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NFL PLAYOFF POOL

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"STUMPS" THE EXPERTS CONTEST
 
The 2004/05 NFL Playoff Pool Contest will be an accumulation of picks over the 11 playoff games starting Jan.8 and going through the Super Bowl (Feb. 6). This contest will be run quite differently from in past years. This is how it will work.
 
The "Meister Brothers" (Pool and Web) are going to play Bookie and put both a POINTSPREAD NUMBER and an OVER/UNDER NUMBER on each playoff game. You simply have to pick against their two numbers. They will also pick as well. Unlike our regular pool, you will NOT be picking a team to win by a certain number of points. You will simply pick a winner based on the pointspread, and you will pick whether you think the two teams' combined points will be OVER or UNDER the Meisters' number. Here is an example...let's say the Cincinnati Bengals are playing the New Orleans Saints for the Super Bowl. Look at the numbers below and see the corresponding explanation.
 
CINCINNATI BENGALS
                                                     53.5
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS  5.5
 
As you can see, the Saints are favoured by 5.5. Therefore, if you pick the Saints, in order to be right, they must win by 6+ points. If you pick the Bengals, you will still be right even if the Saints win by between 1 and 5 points.
 
As you can also see, the OVER/UNDER number is 53.5. If you pick OVER, the two teams must combine for 54+ points. If you pick UNDER, the two teams must not combine for more than 53 points. For your pick, simply say OVER, or UNDER. You do not need to guess an actual number of points.
 
The Meisters will collaborate and assign these two numbers to every playoff game. A template containing this information will be emailed to you each playoff week. A space for your pick will be provided. Simply hit and reply and send your picks back to Webmeister.
 
An increasing point system will be attached to your CORRECT picks as follows...
 
Wildcard Weekend (Jan. 8/9)
 
> Correctly picked pointspread - 5 points
> Correctly picked over/under - 3 points
 
Conference Semi-finals (Jan. 15/16)
 
> Correctly picked pointspread - 7 points
> Correctly picked over/under - 5 points
 
Conference Championships (Jan. 23)
 
> Correctly picked pointspread - 9 points
> Correctly picked over/under - 7 points
 
Super Bowl (Feb. 6)
 
> Correctly picked pointspread - 11 points
> Correctly picked over/under - 9 points
 
1st prize - $5 bill
2nd prize - $2 Tim Horton's gift certificate
3rd prize - $1 Tim Horton's gift certificate
 
If there are ANY questions about this format, please email either Poolmeister (crozzbie@aol.com) or Webmeister (pcroz4@yahoo.com).
This contest idea came after days of conferencing. Admittedly it is a trial, but we wanted to do something totally different this year.
 
Numbers have been set for the Super Bowl (Feb. 6). Please peruse the game below in preparation for your template email, which will be in your inboxes today. The second team is the home team. The pointspread is beside the favoured team, meaning if you pick the favoured team, they have to win by more than that number. The number in between is the over/under number, and you simply must pick over or under. All picks must be in by 5 p.m. ET Sunday, February 6 or you will be disqualified from the contest. GOOD LUCK POOLIES!
 
Sunday, February 6
 
SUPER BOWL XXXIX
 
Philadelphia Eagles
                                              51.5
New England Patriots  7.5
 
 
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WHO/WHAT ARE WE PICKING?

POOLIE

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LADY DI

74
Eagles
Under
 
 
20

DANA

77
Eagles
Over
11

REVKEV

66
Patriots
Over
0

B-MAC

66
Eagles
Under
20

MURRMAN

64
Patriots
Over
0

KENDALL

57
Patriots
Over
 
0

OL' BEAR

84
Patriots
Under
 
 
9

WOODSIE

77
Eagles
Over
 
11

SHAWN

87
Eagles
Under
 
20

A.LO

51
Patriots
Under
9

MEISTER

59
Patriots
Over
 
 
0

RALPH

73
Patriots
Over
0

K-DOGG

61
Patriots
Under
 
 
9

HEAD-TO-HEAD CONTEST
2004 WINNER: WOODSIE

TEAMS
 
Steve - Dallas Cowboys                               Paul - Chicago Bears
Diana - Seattle Seahawks                            Brynden - Atlanta Falcons
Dana - Denver Broncos                                K. Schular - Oakland Raiders
Patti - Tennessee Titans                              Shawn - San Francisco 49ers
Dave - Minnesota Vikings                            Woodsie - Indianapolis Colts
K. Crosby - Cleveland Browns                      Murrman - Kansas City Chiefs
Kendall - New England Patriots                    Amy - Washington Redskins

WEEK 1 MATCHUPS                                     WEEK 2 MATCHUPS
 
Kendall (27) vs. Woodsie (24)                       Woodsie (31) vs. Patti (17)
Brynden (21) vs. Shawn (19)                         K-Dogg (12) vs. Steve (19)
Steve (17) vs. Bear (35)                                 Paul (21) vs. Dana (6)
Murrman (24) vs. Dana (34)                           Bear (16) vs. Shawn (27)
Diana (21) vs. Amy (16)                                  Kendall (23) vs. Diana (10)
Patti (17) vs. K-Dogg (20)                               Brynden (34) vs. Schular (13)
Schular (21) vs. Paul (16)                              Amy (14) vs. Murrman (17)
 
WEEK 3 MATCHUPS                                     WEEK 4 MATCHUPS
 
Shawn (0) vs. Diana (34)                               Amy (13) vs. K-Dogg (17)
Steve (21) vs. Amy (18)                                  Brynden (27) vs. Paul (9)
Murrman (21) vs. K-Dogg (10)                        Shawn (14) vs. Patti (17)
Paul (22) vs. Schular (30)                              Dana (16) vs. Schular (17)
Patti (12) vs. Brynden (6)                              Woodsie (24) vs. Murrman (27)
Dana (23) vs. Woodsie (45)               Kendall (31) vs. Bear (27) (from Week 3)
Bear (27) (carried over to Week 4 matchup) (Off: Steve, Diana)
 
WEEK 5 MATCHUPS                                     WEEK 6 MATCHUPS
 
Woodsie (35) vs. Schular (14)                       Amy (13) vs. Paul (10)
Dana (20) vs. Brynden (10)                            Diana (20) vs. Kendall (30)
Bear (34) vs. Amy (10)                                   Schular (3) vs. Dana (31)
Diana (27) vs. Steve (10)                               Murrman (16) vs. Patti (10)
Shawn (31) vs. K-Dogg (23)                           Steve (20) vs. Brynden (21)
Patti (48) vs. Kendall (24)                              Bear (38) vs. Shawn (14)
(Off: Paul, Murrman)                              K-Dogg (34) (carried over to Week 8)
                                                                    (Off: Woodsie)
 
WEEK 7 MATCHUPS                                 WEEK 8 MATCHUPS
 
Brynden (10) vs. Murrman (56)                  Dana (28) vs. Brynden (41)  
Patti (3) vs. Bear (20)                                 Shawn (13) vs. Paul (23)
Schular (26) vs. K-Dogg (31)                      Amy (14) vs. Kendall (20)
Dana (10) vs. Steve (20)                             Diana (23) vs. Steve (31)
Diana (17) vs. Paul (7)                               Schular (14) vs. Bear (13)
Kendall (13) vs. Woodsie (24)                    Murrman (45) vs. Patti (27)
(Off: Shawn, Amy)                       Woodsie (35) vs. K-Dogg (34) (from Week 6)
                                                                 (Off: K-Dogg)
 
WEEK 9 MATCHUPS                                 WEEK 10 MATCHUPS
 
Bear (28) vs. Woodsie (31)                         Patti (17) vs. Paul (19)
Dana (31) vs. Diana (42)                            Steve (21) vs. Woodsie (49)
Shawn (27) vs. Murrman (31)                    Bear (31) vs. K-Dogg (10)
Steve (3) vs. Kendall (40)                          Brynden (24) vs. Diana (12)
Amy (17) vs. Schular (27)                           Murrman (20) vs. Kendall (29)
K-Dogg (13) vs. Paul (28)                           Shawn (27) vs. Amy (10)
(Off: Brynden, Patti)                                  (Off: Dana, Schular)
 
WEEK 11 MATCHUPS                                WEEK 12 MATCHUPS
 
Woodsie (41) vs. Paul (10)                         Paul (7) vs. Steve (21)
Murrman (19) vs. Kendall (27)                    Diana (9) vs. Schular (25)
Steve (10) vs. Shawn (3)                            Kendall (24) vs. Brynden (24)
Brynden (14) vs. K-Dogg (7)                       K-Dogg (48) vs. Dana (24)
Bear (22) vs. Dana (34)                              Amy (7) vs. Patti (21)
Patti (18) vs. Diana (24)                              Murrman (31) vs. Bear (27)
Amy (6) vs. Schular (17)                             Woodsie (41) vs. Shawn (17)
 
WEEK 13 MATCHUPS                               WEEK 14 MATCHUPS
 
Brynden (0) vs. Bear (14)                           Bear (23) vs. Diana (27) 
Kendall (42) vs. Paul (24)                      
Woodsie (51) vs. Patti (24)                          Schular (10) vs. Brynden (35)
Schular (27) vs. Murrman (34)                    Murrman (49) vs. Paul (3)
Dana (17) vs. Shawn (6)                             Shawn (31) vs. Kendall (35)
Amy (31) vs. Steve (43)                               Amy (14) vs. Woodsie (23)
Diana (39) vs. K-Dogg (15)                          Dana (20) vs. Patti (38)
                                                                  Steve (13) vs. K-Dogg (7)
 
WEEK 15 MATCHUPS                                 WEEK 16 MATCHUPS
 
Patti (35) vs. Schular (40)                             Schular (30) vs. Steve (13)
Steve (7) vs. Murrman (45)                           Dana (37) vs. Kendall (23)
Diana (14) vs. Woodsie (20)                         Woodsie (34) vs. Shawn (7)
Brynden (34) vs. Amy (26)                            Murrman (31) vs. Diana (24)
K-Dogg (0) vs. Kendall (28)                           Bear (31) vs. Paul (13)
Paul (5) vs. Shawn (16)                                Patti (16) vs. Brynden (13)
Bear (28) vs. Dana (17)                                 Amy (10) vs. K-Dogg (7)
 
WEEK 17 MATCHUPS
 
Kendall (21) vs. Bear (18)
Diana (28) vs. Brynden (26)
Patti (24) vs. Steve (24)
K-Dogg (22) vs. Dana (33)
Schular (6) vs. Shawn (7)
Woodsie (14) vs. Amy (21)
Murrman (17) vs. Paul (14)
 
 
 

H2H STANDINGS

POOLIE
W
L
T
For
Against
WOODSIE
13
3
0
522
311
MURRMAN
13
3
0
483
304
KENDALL
12
3
1
437
343
BRYNDEN
9
6
1
343
304
DIANA
9
7
0
371
330
K. SCHULAR
9
7
0
320
354
POOLMEISTER
8
7
1
283
382
BEAR
8
8
0
405
300
DANA
7
9
0
381
410
PATTI
6
9
1
344
374
SHAWN
5
11
0
259
361
K-DOGG
4
12
0
276
382
PAUL
4
12
0
231
374
AMY
3
13
0
250
353