Football Pool VIII

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I'm almost done catching up the final tallies from last season so watch for those, but it's time to start again!

As usual there will be two separate competitions going on through the season. There will be the regular Weekly Pool where you pay in each week you play and we have a weekly winner. There will also be the Cumulative Pool which has a one time entry fee and runs all season with one winner at the end. Rules and information for each follow:

The Weekly Pool:
This contest is run week by week, each is a separate competition. You don't have to enter each one. Simply post your picks and pay your fee when you want to play.

Each week you want to play, post which team you think will win each game that week here in this thread. Then guess what the total combined score (TCS) of the two teams in the Monday Night game will be. (If there is not a Monday Night game then guess the TCS for whatever the final game being played that week is.) Send $5 to bookworm with your TCS in the donation comment. Please clearly indicate what week your payment and TCS is for such as "Week 1 TCS: 42" in the comment. Then sit back and watch how the games turn out.

The player who predicted the most correct winning teams wins that week and collects the pot of entry money. If there is a tie the winner will be the player who sent in the TCS prediction that was the closest to the actual total combined score of the game. TCS predictions are first come first claim. If someone else already guessed what you send in you will be asked to pick another score. (If you end up going to the tiebreaker and the other person who sent that TCS doesn't you will be allowed to use your original prediction.) Picks posted after the game has kicked off will most likely not be counted toward your score, so be sure to stay on top of things and get your entry in on time.

Be sure to remember to send your TCS prediction with your $5 entry fee! The scores for each week are tallied after the Monday Night game, so there will not be advance notification of potential ties and a last minute chance to get a tiebreaker sent in before the final game. Send it in at the beginning of the week so everyone has one and we don't need to do last minute scrambling to sort it out. If you do not end up sending in a TCS and you go to the tiebreaker, the other player will win by default no matter what their guess was. If all players in the tiebreaker fail to send in a TCS prediction they will have to split the prize money. But let's just avoid all that by always sending the TCS with the money, then we'll always be good to go.
The Cumulative Pool:
This contest is a supplement to the Weekly Pool. Anyone that wants to get in pays a one time entry fee of $10 to bookworm now and the person that has predicted the most total wins correctly at the end of the season wins the pot.

This allows every week to count for something. If you're just doing the Weekly Pool you either win or you lose, and if you lose there's no compensation. This can be very frustrating if you lose by only one or two games, or lose on the tiebreaker. You got so close, but you don't get anything to show for it. If you're in the Cumulative Pool, those close losses aren't in vain. They will be added up at the end of the season for the total win contest.

To play, each week you post the teams you think will win each game, just like in the Weekly Pool. The only difference is you don't send in a weekly fee with this one, this was a one time payment. You don't have to post picks each week if you don't want to for some reason, but be aware that because this is one continuous contest that runs through the entire season missing a week significantly lowers your chance of winning.

If you enter this contest and are also playing the Weekly Pool your picks for that will count for this. Unless you want to make a different set of picks for this contest for some reason. If so, be sure to clearly indicate which picks are for which pool.
If you are just playing the Cumulative Pool and not the Weekly, please clearly designate your picks as "Cumulative Pool only" when you post them. This will help me keep things straight when doing the scoring.
If you want to participate in the Weekly Pool no notice is required, you can simply pay your fee and post your picks when we get started. (Week 1 begins September 8th)

If you want to participate in the Cumulative Pool you must announce your intention to play and send in your entry fee by season kickoff. You can't enter after the season starts.

You can participate in either or both of these contests, they are completely separate. Let me know if there are any questions. This adds some extra fun to the football season, I hope we have good participation. :)
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I'm in as always. \:D/
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Week 1:
Packers @ Jaguars (bookworm/Skylerbuck)

Week 2:
Saints @ Giants (bookworm/EK)
Packers @ Vikings (bookworm/Jehoshaphat)

Week 3:
Lions @ Packers (AE/bookworm)

Week 4:
Lions @ Bears (AE/KF)
Bills @ Patriots (Dan/Ryder)
Giants @ Vikings (EK/Jehoshaphat,bookworm)

Week 5:
Giants @ Packers (EK/bookworm)

Week 6:
Jaguars @ Bears (Skylerbuck/KF)
Bengals @ Patriots (Top/Ryder)

Week 7:
Bears @ Packers (KF/bookworm)

Week 8:
Seahawks @ Saints (gia,Eugene/bookworm)
Patriots @ Bills (Ryder/Dan)
Vikings @ Bears (Jehoshaphat,bookworm/KF)

Week 9:
Lions @ Vikings (AE/Jehoshaphat,bookworm)
Bills @ Seahawks (Dan/gia,Eugene)

Week 10:
Seahawks @ Patriots (gia,Eugene/Ryder)
Bengals @ Giants (Top/EK)

Week 11:
Jaguars @ Lions (Skylerbuck/AE)
Bears @ Giants (KF/EK)
Bills @ Bengals (Dan/Top)

Week 12:
Vikings @ Lions (Jehoshaphat,bookworm/AE)
Jaguars @ Bills (Skylerbuck/Dan)

Week 13:
Lions @ Saints (AE/bookworm)

Week 14:
Vikings @ Jaguars (Jehoshaphat,bookworm/Skylerbuck)
Bears @ Lions (KF/AE)
Seahawks @ Packers (gia,Eugene/bookworm)

Week 15:
Lions @ Giants (AE/EK)
Packers @ Bears (bookworm/KF)

Week 16:
Vikings @ Packers (Jehoshaphat/bookworm)

Week 17:
Packers @ Lions (bookworm/AE)
Bears @ Vikings (KF/Jehoshaphat,bookworm)
For the first time since I've been tracking there is something every single week! \:D/
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Broncos vs Panthers

It's football season. \:D/
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Week 1:

Thursday:
Panthers @ Broncos
Sunday:
Buccaneers @ Falcons
Packers @ Jaguars
Bengals @ Jets
Vikings @ Titans
Bills @ Ravens
Chargers @ Chiefs
Browns @ Eagles
Bears @ Texans
Raiders @ Saints
Dolphins @ Seahawks
Giants @ Cowboys
Lions @ Colts
Patriots @ Cardinals
Monday:
Steelers @ Redskins
Rams @ 49ers
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Week 1:

Thursday:
Panthers @ Broncos
Sunday:
Buccaneers @ Falcons
Packers @ Jaguars
Bengals @ Jets
Vikings @ Titans
Bills @ Ravens
Chargers @ Chiefs
Browns @ Eagles
Bears @ Texans
Raiders @ Saints
Dolphins @ Seahawks
Giants @ Cowboys
Lions @ Colts
Patriots @ Cardinals
Monday:
Steelers @ Redskins
Rams @ 49ers
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Week 2:

Jets @ Bills
CAR
BAL
DET
KC
MIA
NO
PIT
DAL
GB
AZ
SEA
IND
ATL
JAC
CHI
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Week 3

Thursday:
Texans @ Patriots
Sunday:
Cardinals @ Bills
Broncos @ Bengals
Vikings @ Panthers
Lions @ Packers
Redskins @ Giants
Ravens @ Jaguars
Browns @ Dolphins
Raiders @ Titans
Rams @ Buccaneers
49ers @ Seahawks
Jets @ Chiefs
Steelers @ Eagles
Chargers @ Colts
Bears :( @ Cowboys
Monday:
Falcons @ Saints
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Week 3:

Thursday:
Texans @ Patriots
Sunday:
Cardinals @ Bills
Broncos @ Bengals
Vikings @ Panthers
Lions @ Packers
Redskins @ Giants
Ravens @ Jaguars
Browns @ Dolphins
Raiders @ Titans
Rams @ Buccaneers
49ers @ Seahawks
Jets @ Chiefs
Steelers @ Eagles
Chargers @ Colts
Bears @ Cowboys
Monday:
Falcons @ Saints
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CIN vs MIA
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Week 4:

Thursday:
Bengals @ Dolphins
Sunday:
Colts @ Jaguars
Titans @ Texans
Bills @ Patriots
Seahawks @ Jets
Panthers @ Falcons
Raiders @ Ravens
Browns @ Redskins
Lions @ Bears
Broncos @ Buccaneers
Cowboys @ 49ers
Rams @ Cardinals
Saints @ Chargers
Chiefs @ Steelers
Monday:
Giants @ Vikings
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Thursday:
Bengals @ Dolphins
Sunday:
Colts @ Jaguars
Titans @ Texans
Bills @ Patriots
Seahawks @ Jets
Panthers @ Falcons
Raiders @ Ravens
Browns @ Redskins
Lions @ Bears
Broncos @ Buccaneers
Cowboys @ 49ers
Rams @ Cardinals
Saints @ Chargers
Chiefs @ Steelers
Monday:
Giants @ Vikings
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2 late 2 join?
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Technically it's never too late, but since there's only one more game left most would consider it too late for this week since it's impossible to win. You can jump in starting next week though if you want; just send me the money when I post the next game list and then post your picks.
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Thursday
ARI vs SF

Sunday
WAS vs BAL
NE vs CLE
PHI vs DET
CHI vs IND
TEN vs MIA
HOU vs MIN
NYJ vs PIT
ATL vs DEN
CIN vs DAL
BUF vs LA
SD vs OAK
NYG vs GB

Monday
TB vs CAR
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Week 5:

Thursday:
Cardinals @ 49ers
Sunday:
Titans @ Dolphins
Redskins @ Ravens
Jets @ Steelers
Patriots @ Browns
Texans @ Vikings
Eagles @ Lions
Bears @ Colts
Falcons @ Broncos
Chargers @ Raiders
Bengals @ Cowboys
Bills @ Rams
Giants @ Packers
Monday:
Buccaneers @ Panthers
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DEN vs SD
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Week 6:

Thursday:
Broncos @ Chargers
Sunday:
Ravens @ Giants
Bengals @ Patriots
Browns @ Titans
Rams @ Lions
Panthers @ Saints
49ers @ Bills
Steelers @ Dolphins
Jaguars @ Bears
Eagles @ Redskins
Chiefs @ Raiders
Cowboys @ Packers
Falcons @ Seahawks
Colts @ Texans
Monday:
Jets @ Cardinals
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GB vs CHI Yay for Bears QB legend Matt Barkley.
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Week 7:

Thursday:
Bears @ Packers
Sunday:
Giants @ Rams
Browns @ Bengals
Vikings @ Eagles
Raiders @ Jaguars
Bills @ Dolphins
Ravens @ Jets
Colts @ Titans
Redskins @ Lions
Saints @ Chiefs
Chargers @ Falcons
Buccaneers @ 49ers
Patriots @ Steelers
Seahawks @ Cardinals
Monday:
Texans @ Broncos
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