{"id":451,"date":"2010-01-08T21:33:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T02:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=451"},"modified":"2010-01-11T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T16:26:51","slug":"bsb-nfl-playoff-challenge-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"BSB NFL Playoff Challenge: Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of Playoff Eve, the First Annual BSB NFL Playoff Challenge officially has 7 contestants.\u00a0 [Editor’s Note:\u00a0 two more entries were added Saturday morning.\u00a0 They have been added to this preview at the bottom and will be included in all updates moving forward.\u00a0 Also, quick addendum to the scoring.\u00a0 I forgot to mention the fact that the Conference Championship Games will have 2x points and the Super Bowl will be 4x points.\u00a0 The best possible scores have been updated below.]\u00a0 <\/em>The following are the official entries.\u00a0 In addition to the actual picks, I listed the teams\u00a0to which the person gave the most points of any of the competitors (“most trust in”) and those to which they gave the least (“least trust in”).\u00a0 In other words, any team on a competitor’s “most trusted” list means that no one has that team listed higher on their list.\u00a0 I also calculated each competitor’s best possible total score at the end and their best possible score for this round.\u00a0 And, finally, I looked at what the biggest “swing game” of the week would be for each person, which I just defined as the game with the biggest differential between the points given to the teams.\u00a0 Yes, I have no life…<\/p>\n

INA:
\n<\/u><\/strong>SD 12, Indy 11, Dallas 10, NE 9, NO 8, GB 7, Philly 6, Cincy 5, B’more 4, Minn 3, Zona 2, Jets 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 SD, Dallas, NE
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Jets<\/p>\n

Best Possible Total Score: 164
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score: 31
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a013<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 NE (9)\u00a0vs. B’more\u00a0(4)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 Ina has a lot of points in the top 3 AFC teams (12, 11, and 9), so she should get a lot of points from the AFC.\u00a0 She also has the highest “best possible” for this round, as she has some big points in her Wild Card teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DOOGAN:<\/u><\/strong>
\nIndy 12, SD 11, Dallas 10, NE 9, NO 8, Zona 7, Philly 6, GB 5, Minn 4, B’more 3, Cincy 2, Jets 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 Indy, Dallas, NE, Zona
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Jets, GB<\/p>\n

Best Possible Total Score:\u00a0 161
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0\u00a029
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 14<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 NE (9) vs. B’more (3)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 Doogan, like Ina, has a lot of points in the top 3 AFC teams.\u00a0 But, it looks like Doogan’s fate may be decided by the Arizona Cardinals, as he put them at 7, while no one else had them higher than 4.<\/p>\n

DAVID:<\/u><\/strong>
\nIndy 12, NO 11, SD 10, GB 9, Philly 8, Dallas 7, Minn 6, Jets 5, NE 4, Zona 3, B’more 2, Cincy 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 Indy, GB, Philly, Jets
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Cincy<\/p>\n

Best Possible Total Score:\u00a0 162
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 26
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 13<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 GB (9) vs. Zona (3)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 David is trusting in the top seeds, as his 12 and 11 teams are the two #1 seeds, and his 10 is with #2 SD.\u00a0 His fate will probably be decided next week, as we see if the top teams can win at home.\u00a0 Interestingly, in a group of mostly Philly fans, David is one of only two entries that have the Eagles ranked higher than Dallas (the only other one is a non-Eagles fan).<\/p>\n

JOSH:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Indy 12, NO 11, Dallas 10, SD 9, NE 8, Minn 7, GB 6, Jets 5, Philly 4, Zona 3, B’more 2, Cincy 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 Indy, Dallas, Jets
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Cincy,\u00a0SD<\/p>\n

Best Possible Total Score:\u00a0 165
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 29
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Games:\u00a0 Dallas (10) vs. Philly (4); NE (8) vs. B’more (2)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 Josh played the Wild Card Round strategically, as he has wide gaps in all four games this weekend.\u00a0 In fact, if he gets all four of these games right, he will still have his top 8 ranked teams still left.<\/p>\n

SCOTT:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Indy 12, SD 11, NO 10, Dallas 9, Minn 8, Philly 7, NE 6, GB 5, Zona 4, Cincy 3, B’more 2, Jets 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 Indy
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Jets, GB<\/p>\n

Best Possible Score:\u00a0 157
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 23
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 14<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 NE (6) vs. B’more (2)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 Scott, like David, has a lot of trust in the big boys, who play next week.\u00a0 He has very few points wrapped up in the wild cards, so his fate will be determined more next week than this one.<\/p>\n

ALEXI:
\n<\/u><\/strong>NO 12, SD 11, Minn 10, GB 9, Indy 8, Philly 7, NE 6, Dallas 5, Cincy 4, Zona 3, Jets 2, B’more 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 NO, Minn, GB
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 B’more, Dallas, Indy<\/p>\n

Best Possible Score:\u00a0 161
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 26
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 11<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 GB (9) vs. Zona (3)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 Alexi is the other entry that has the Eagles ranked higher than Dallas.\u00a0 But, Alexi is a Ravens fan and is the only one to give the Ravens a 1.\u00a0 Maybe he knows something that we don’t.\u00a0 Alexi’s fate will almost certainly be determined by the Colts.\u00a0 He has them at 8, and no one else has them even lower than 11.<\/p>\n

BRY:
\n<\/u><\/strong>SD 12, Indy 11, Dallas 10, GB 9, Philly 8, NO 7, B’more 6, Jets 5, Cincy 4, NE 3, Zona 2, Minn 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 SD, Dallas, GB, Philly,\u00a0Jets
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Minn,\u00a0NO<\/p>\n

Best Possible Score:\u00a0 164
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 30
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 17<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 GB (9) vs. Zona (2)<\/p>\n

Thoughts:\u00a0 Bry is putting a lot of eggs in\u00a0NFC teams that did not get the bye, as he has the lowest values assigned to both New Orleans and Minnesota–who got\u00a0the 1.\u00a0 He also has a lot more\u00a0confidence in Baltimore and a lot less confidence in New England than anyone else.<\/p>\n

Well, here we go.\u00a0 We’ll update the standings some time next week and maybe give a “Challenge Preview” for the Divisional Round.<\/p>\n

LATE ENTRIES (that were submitted prior to any of the games being played):<\/em><\/p>\n

O’NEILL:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Indy 12, NO 11, SD 10, GB 9, Minn 8, NE 7, Dallas 6, Jets 5, Philly 4, B’more 3, Cincy 2, Zona 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 Indy, GB, Jets
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Zona<\/p>\n

Best Possible Score:\u00a0 163
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 27
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 GB (9) vs. Zona (1)<\/p>\n

WATERS:<\/u><\/strong>
\nNO 12, SD 11, Indy 10, GB 9, B’more 8, Dallas 7, Cincy 6, Zona 5, Jets 4, Philly 3, NE 2, Minn 1<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Trust In:\u00a0 NO, GB, B’more, Cincy
\nLeast Trust In:\u00a0 Minn, NE, Philly<\/p>\n

Best Possible Score:\u00a0 164
\nBest Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 30
\nWorst Possible Wild Card Score:\u00a0 14<\/p>\n

Biggest Swing Game:\u00a0 B’more (8) vs. NE (2)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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