• FP 2016 Upset Special Challenge: Week Sixteen

    by
    Patrick Sullivan
    Published on 12-22-2016 07:47 PM
    13 Comments Comments

    I fear my Lions are about to face a day of reckoning.

    RichG sez:

    NAME TTL
    Biggie 9.400
    Chris 7.355
    Hobbes27 7.250
    Raven 7.245
    Brian 6.295
    Amy 6.205
    Matt K 5.250
    xmenehune 4.170
    Rich G 4.160
    ScottDCP 4.150
    Ragar 4.130
    Afrocomb 3.140
    jhinkamp 3.115

    Week Sixteen Reckons. Errr.... Beckons.

    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 #16 Upset Special Possibilities

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


    Saturday 1:00 Games
    • Vikings (+7) @ Packers
    • Titans @ Jaguars (+3)
    • Redskins @ Bears (+4)
    • Dolphins (+4) @ Bills
    • Falcons @ Panthers (+3)
    • Chargers @ Browns (+5.5)
    • Jets (+16.5) @ Patriots

    Sunday 4:15 Games
    • Colts (+4) @ Raiders

    Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM)
    • Broncos (+4.5) @ Chiefs

    Monday Night Football (8:30 PM)
    • Lions (+7) @ Cowboys

    Biggie's Week #16 Upset Special: Shoulda made the TNF game available.... Iggles were a near lock to win as a home 'dog... Gimme the Colts (+4)

    Comments 13 Comments
    1. Afrocomb's Avatar
      Gimme the Brincos, just so I get to type Brincos!
      Reply
    1. Patrick Sullivan's Avatar
      Brincos, indeed....
      Reply
    1. hobbes27's Avatar
      I've been slumping as of late, but I'll go against the Cowgirls again and pick the Lions
      Reply
    1. Amy's Avatar
      I'm not really liking any of them, so give me the Dolphins
      Reply
    1. Matt Kocsan's Avatar
      Ehhhhhhhhhhh. Give me the Browns. For reasons.
      Reply
    1. Rich Gapinski's Avatar
      This is the week they do it. Browns
      Reply
    1. chris's Avatar
      bears
      Reply
    1. Brian Williams's Avatar
      I'll join Rich and Matt and call for the Christmas Miracle. Give me the Cleve Brownies (+5.5)
      Reply
    1. Raven's Avatar
      Broncos +4.5
      Reply
    1. Matt Kocsan's Avatar
      It looks like Rich, Brian, and I all gain 1.055 on the Browns, and Amy nets 1.04 on the Dolphins.
      Reply
    1. Patrick Sullivan's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Matt Kocsan View Post
      Ehhhhhhhhhhh. Give me the Browns. For reasons.
      Quote Originally Posted by Rich Gapinski View Post
      This is the week they do it. Browns
      Quote Originally Posted by Brian Williams View Post
      I'll join Rich and Matt and call for the Christmas Miracle. Give me the Cleve Brownies (+5.5)
      Quote Originally Posted by Matt Kocsan View Post
      It looks like Rich, Brian, and I all gain 1.055 on the Browns, and Amy nets 1.04 on the Dolphins.
      IF you were going to bet on the Browns, week 16 was the right time. I doubt very much the Steelers would have allowed CLE a win next week in Pittsburgh had the Browns entered the game at 0-15.

      I watched with great attention the 2008-9 week 17 Packers-Lions game. The Pack had NOTHING to play for, but they played everybody and everybody played hard.You could tell GB had no interest in being the squad that allowed an 0-15 team their only win in a season.
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    1. Matt Kocsan's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Sullivan View Post
      IF you were going to bet on the Browns, week 16 was the right time. I doubt very much the Steelers would have allowed CLE a win next week in Pittsburgh had the Browns entered the game at 0-15.

      I watched with great attention the 2008-9 week 17 Packers-Lions game. The Pack had NOTHING to play for, but they played everybody and everybody played hard.You could tell GB had no interest in being the squad that allowed an 0-15 team their only win in a season.
      Having been in Europe the last three months and refusing to pay to watch the Browns, this was the first Cleveland game I'd seen in months this past Saturday. I don't know what Pittsburgh would have done, but I can tell you that San Diego—also with nothing to play for—really, truly contested that game. There were some brutal hits exchanged, especially considering both teams were eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago. Nobody wants to be the team that allowed a win to a 1-15 team. I'm sure Dolphins fans can recall the same thing from their 2007 season.
      Reply
    1. Rich Gapinski's Avatar
      NAME TTL
      Biggie 9.400
      Chris 7.355
      Brian 7.350
      Hobbes27 7.250
      Raven 7.245
      Amy 7.245
      Matt K 6.305
      Rich G 5.215
      xmenehune 4.170
      ScottDCP 4.150
      Ragar 4.130
      Afrocomb 3.140
      jhinkamp 3.115
      Reply