• FP 2016 Upset Special Challenge: Week Fourteen

    by
    Patrick Sullivan
    Published on 12-09-2016 11:42 AM
    15 Comments Comments
    R.I.P. John Glenn. You were something else.



    Last week's winners:

    Lions (+5.5): jhinkamp
    Chiefs (+4): hobbes, Amy, chris
    Bucs (+4): Matt, Biggie

    Standings (once available) will be posted in the thread.

    Rules:
    • One pick per week
    • Your chosen team must be at least a (+3) underdog (Only games listed in this column are eligible)
    • Your chosen team must win the game outright (no 'pushes' or 'covers')
    • Season winner is the one with the most upsets correctly chosen between Week #1 through the Conference Championship Games (20 weeks all together)
    • There will be a points system to determine a winner in the event of a tie
    • Points will be accumulated by adding the game spreads for your correct picks (if you take Carolina (+4.5) and Carolina wins, you will be awarded a win and 4.5 points). Be careful making picks based on the number of points possible. Points only count if you are tied for the total wins lead when the whole contest is finished.
    • The No Upsets Option: Predict correctly that 'No Upsets' will occur in any given week and you will be awarded one win and a point total equal to the sum of all the spreads in that week's Upset Special. If you wish to exercise the 'No Upsets' Option, that prediction is due by 5 minutes prior to kickoff of the first game of the week in question. This includes Thursday Night Football or Saturday games. The 'No Upsets' option is confined to the Upset Possibilities listed in this article.
    • Picks are due no later than 5 minutes before the scheduled start of the broadcast time for your game. The FootballPros.com time stamp on your post is gospel.
    • Spread lines, once posted, will remain static throughout the week. This isn't The Sports Book at Caesar's Palace, after all.
    Let's. Get it. ON!!

    Week #14 Upset Special Possibilities

    Odds by OddsShark.
    All times Eastern.
    Underdogs in bold.

    Sunday 1:00 Games
    • Vikings @ South Jacksonville High Jaguars (+3.5)
    • Bears (+7.5) @ Lions
    • Bengals @ Browns (+5.5)
    • Texans (+6.5) @ Colts
    • Steelers @ Bills (+3)

    Sunday 4:15 Games
    • Falcons @ Rams (+6.5)
    • Seahawks @ Packers (+3)

    Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM)
    • Cowboys @ Giants (+3.5)

    Monday Night Football (8:30 PM)
    • Ravens (+7) @ Patriots

    Biggie's Week 14 Upset Special: Trust the home 'dog? Trust the home 'dog. Gimme the Packers (+3)

    Comments 15 Comments
    1. Afrocomb's Avatar
      Jags
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    1. Patrick Sullivan's Avatar
      I wish I still had the time. I'd like to go back throughout Upset Special history and see how many times folks have actually bet on SouthJax.
      Reply
    1. Rich Gapinski's Avatar
      NAME TTL
      Biggie 8.370
      Hobbes27 7.250
      Brian 6.295
      Amy 6.205
      Raven 6.195
      Chris 5.255
      Matt K 5.250
      xmenehune 4.170
      Rich G 4.160
      jhinkamp 3.115
      Ragar 3.100
      ScottDCP 2.090
      Afrocomb 2.090

      Sorry folks, my week beginning with getting stuck at O'Hare left me behind all week. Closing year end isn't fun when days are taken away. Anyhow, I am going to try to get back to wining ways by running with ...... Nobody...... NO UPSETS
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    1. Raven's Avatar
      Ravens +7
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    1. Amy's Avatar
      I will go with the Bills.
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    1. hobbes27's Avatar
      Okay I've said it earlier this year that I can't see the Browns going winless, so give me them here.
      Reply
    1. Ragar's Avatar
      homer pick Packers
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    1. Brian Williams's Avatar
      Trust the home dog. I'll take the Rams (+6.5) for now, until something better stands out.
      Reply
    1. ScottDCP's Avatar
      Packers. Next week the Browns. Buffalo is going over the rest of the season, and I blame Rex Ryan's public support of Donald Trump. Also the fact they are hideously injured and tired of it all.
      Reply
    1. xmenehune's Avatar
      MNF w/BAL
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    1. chris's Avatar
      giants
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    1. Matt Kocsan's Avatar
      I'm rolling the dice with the Ravens, too, guys.
      Reply
    1. Brian Williams's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Brian Williams View Post
      Trust the home dog. I'll take the Rams (+6.5) for now, until something better stands out.
      At least Jeff Fisher got his extension last week.
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    1. Patrick Sullivan's Avatar
      Me, Ragar, & Scott all scored when we took the Packers. chris nailed his NYG pick. There are a couple peeps on the Ravens tonight, too.

      NAME TTL
      Biggie 9.420
      Hobbes27 7.250
      Brian 6.295
      Chris 6.290
      Amy 6.205
      Raven 6.195
      Matt K 5.250
      xmenehune 4.170
      Rich G 4.160
      Ragar 4.130
      ScottDCP 3.120
      jhinkamp 3.115
      Afrocomb 2.090
      Reply
    1. Patrick Sullivan's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Brian Williams View Post
      At least Jeff Fisher got his extension last week.
      Uhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

      Yeah. About that.

      The Scrams fired Fisher today./

      Took 'em long enough.
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