Category: Seeders’ Cup

The Seeders’ Cup VI | Leg 1 Picks

The Analysts’ Picks are in: 

The Strategist: Ravens*/Packers/Vikings
Craft Brew:  Chiefs*/Seahawks/Packers
Big Tuna: Saints*/Chiefs/Seahawks
Roxy Trot: Patriots*/Packers/Seahawks
B-Reezy: Vikings*/Ravens/Packers
Jimmy V: Ravens/Packers/Vikings
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks*/Chiefs/Packers
Little Tuna: Cowboys*/Rams/Patriots
Sponge Mom: 49ers*/Packers/Vikings
The Bookie: Bills*/Seahawks/Packers
Atwork:  Packers*/49ers/Ravens
Woody:  Seahawks/Raven/Chiefs
KateTDid: Colts*/Bears/49ers

* Denotes home team

Spit Box

1.  My "IT DOESN'T MATTER TRIFECTA!!! Stupid Bears. 

2. Trifecta Please. 

3.Final answer!!!

4. Come on Trifecta!!!

5. I am tying KAL KROME's record this week!!

The Results Are In:

The Strategist: Ravens*/Packers/Vikings (7 points)
Craft Brew:  Chiefs*/Seahawks/Packers (5 points)
Big Tuna: Saints*/Chiefs/Seahawks (0 points)
Roxy Trot: Patriots*/Packers/Seahawks (0 points)
B-Reezy: Vikings*/Ravens/Packers (7 points) 
Jimmy V: Ravens/Packers/Vikings (7 points) 
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks*/Chiefs/Packers (5 points)
Little Tuna: Cowboys*/Rams/Patriots (0 points)
Sponge Mom: 49ers*/Packers/Vikings (6 points) 
The Bookie: Bills*/Seahawks/Packers (0 points)
Atwork:  Packers*/49ers/Ravens (7 points) 
Woody:  Seahawks/Ravens/Chiefs (6 points)
KateTDid: Colts*/Bears/49ers (3 points)

* Denotes home team

Bonus Seeder Points

Division Titles (2): Chiefs

Playoff berths (1): Ravens

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Scenarios | The Seeders’ Cup VI | Leg 1

Slate of Games

The Slate of Games for Leg 1:

The Seeders' Cup VI | Slate of Games | Leg 1
Slate of Games for Leg 1 of The Seeders’ Cup VI

Playoff-Clinching Scenarios

Playoff-clinching scenarios per NFL.com and the potential *bonus* Seeders points:

Division title (2 points)

Ravens clinch with (a) Win AND Steelers loss/tie or (b) Tie and Steelers loss

Chiefs clinch with (a) Win AND Raiders loss

Playoff Berths (1 point)

Ravens clinch with (a) Win, (b) Tie AND Texans loss/tie, (c) Tie AND Titans loss/tie, or (d) Texans loss AND Colts loss/tie AND Raiders-Titans tie

Bills clinch with (a) Win AND Raiders loss/tie AND Colts loss/tie

Patriots clinch with (a) NE Win, (b) Tie AND Steelers loss, (c) Tie AND Texans loss/tie, (d) Tie AND Titans loss/tie, or (e) Texans loss AND Colts loss/tie AND Raiders-Titans tie

49ers clinch with (a) Win AND Rams loss/tie or (b) Tie and Rams loss

Seahawks clinch with (a) Win or Tie.

Analyst of the Year | Eliminations

Analysts have to be within 3 Trifectas of the leader, Jimmy V, to remain in the Marathon of the Ass in Week 15.

If Jimmy V earns another Trifecta, (a) Roxy Trot must earn a Trifecta to stay in competition for the Win and (b) B-Reezy and The Bookie are eliminated for the Win.

If Jimmy V‘s Trifecta busts, (a) B-Reezy and The Bookie must earn a Trifecta to stay in contention for the Win.

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The Seeders’ Cup VI | Slate of Games

The Entrants

The Analysts have submitted papers to Claim the Home Teams. The Claim Box for The Seeders’ Cup VI is:

The Seeders' Cup VI | Home Teams
Home Teams for The Seeders’ Cup VI

Slate of Games

The Seeders' Cup VI | Slate of Games
Slate of Games for The Seeders’ Cup VI

The Seeders Cup VI will test the savviest Analyst’s ability to Pick the playoff-caliber teams’ final seeding for the professional football playoffs! There are no less than 14 head-to-head match-ups between Analysts’ Home Teams competing for playoff berths. The most challenging may be Leg 1 with only 8 total games and 5 head-to-head clashes between the Claimed thoroughbreds. In contrast, Leg 4 could be the spoiler week as nine of thirteen teams face off against the season’s disappointing steeds.

Leg 1 features five head-to-head competitions: Little Tuna at Woody (TNF), The Strategist at The Bookie, Sponge Mom at Big Tuna, Craft Brew at Roxy Trot, and Wise Orangutan at Jimmy V. Leg 2 pits Woody against Atwork, Jimmy V against Little Tuna, and KateTDid against Big Tuna. Leg 3 sends The Bookie to Roxy Trot, Jimmy V to Sponge Mom, Craft Brew to Woody, and Atwork to B-Reezy. Leg 4 has Woody facing B-Reezy and Sponge Mom facing Wise Orangutan.

The Seeders’ Cup bonuses will be determined week-to-week per the NFL playoff-clinching scenarios.

Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold on the Slate of Games. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are many featured games: two Thursday night games, two Saturday games, at least three Sunday night games (subject to flex scheduling in Week 17) and two Monday night games.

Picks

Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may NOT Pick their Claimed team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win.

Email picks in private to The Bookie before each Leg (week) of the Race. For Legs 1 and 2, Picks for Thursday Night games are due by 2pm on Thursdays and Sunday/Monday Picks are due on Saturdays at 2pm. For Leg 3, with Saturday games, ALL Picks are due on Friday evening. For Leg 4, with all games on Sunday, Picks are due on Saturday at 2pm. Receipt of Picks is flexible per The Bookie’s discretion in special circumstances. No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.

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Home Teams | The Seeders’ Cup VI

Home Team Claims

Before the fourth Crown Race, the Analysts have one last opportunity to upgrade the horse they road in on. As in past Home Team swaps, the Analysts Claim new steeds in the order from worst current Home Team record to best:

After each of the four Races in the regular season, Analysts have the option of releasing their Home Team and selecting a new team to symbolize their horse sense from those teams not currently owned by other Analysts. If more than one Analyst releases their Home Team at the end of a Race, the new selections will go in order of the former teams’ win-loss records, from worst to best, using the official tie-breaking rules for team playoff ranks in the professional football league. In other words, the Analyst with the worst former team selects first, and so forth, to the best former team.

Per the Rules, the Claims Order before the start of The Seeders’ Cup VI is:

  1. The Strategist (Panthers, 5-7, 11th Seed NFC)
  2. KateTDid (Colts, 6-6, 9th Seed AFC)
  3. Woody (Bears, 6-6, 8th Seed NFC)
  4. Little Tuna (Cowboys, 6-6, 4th Seed NFC)
  5. Jimmy V (Rams, 7-5, 7th Seed NFC)
  6. B-Reezy (Vikings, 8-4, 6th Seed NFC)
  7. Craft Brew (Chiefs, 8-4, 4th Seed AFC)
  8. The Bookie (Bills, 9-3, 5th Seed AFC)
  9. Atwork (Packers, 9-3, 3rd Seed NFC)
  10. Sponge Mom (49ers, 10-2, 5th Seed NFC)
  11. Wise Orangutan (Seahawks, 10-2, 2nd Seed NFC)
  12. Roxy Trot (Patriots, 10-2, 2nd Seed AFC)
  13. Big Tuna (Saints, 10-2, 1st Seed NFC)

New Claims

The Strategist releases the Panthers and Claims the Ravens.

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Final Results | The Seeders’ Cup V

The Seeders’ Cup V

Trifecta Points

Big Tuna notches another 9 Trifecta points down the home stretch to hold onto his lead in The Seeders Cup. With 3 Trifectas and 17 points total in the race, he Wins his first Cup!

Despite a strong finish with 10 Trifecta points, Wise Orangutan is unable to hold off Craft Brew at the finish line. Both with 14 points total, Craft Brew Places by a nose with 2 Correct Home Team Picks, while Wise O. Shows with 1 Correct Home Team Pick.

Jimmy V ends the season with two Trifectas and 12 points total for fourth place in The Seeders’ Cup. The Bookie bolts from the back of the pack to secure fifth place with an 11-point Trifecta in the home stretch, just ahead of Sponge Mom in sixth who closed with a 9-point Trifecta.

Rounding out the field, The Strategist (5) edges out early leader B-Reezy (4) for seventh and Roxy Trot (3) holds off Atwork (2) for ninth place. Little Tuna (0) follows at the rear.

The Seeders' Cup V | Standings | Final Results
Final Results of The Seeders’ Cup V

Tiebreakers

The Seeders' Cup V | Tiebreakers | Final Results
Final Results for Tiebreakers of The Seeders’ Cup V

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The Seeders’ Cup V | Leg 4 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

Atwork: Packers*/Seahawks/Bears
B-Reezy: Bears/Saints/Rams
Big Tuna: Rams/Patriots/Texans
Little Tuna: Rams/Patriots/Saints
Craft Brew: Rams*/Chiefs/Patriots
Roxy Trot: Patriots/Rams/Saints
Jimmy V: Patriots*/Rams/Texans
Sponge Mom: Rams/Patriots/Texans
Wise Orangutan: Rams/Chiefs/Texans
The Strategist: Seahawks/Chiefs/Steelers
The Bookie: Rams/Patriots/Chiefs

*Denotes Home Team

Spit Box:

Spit Box: Closed for the Holidays!

The Results Are (Coming) in:

Atwork: Packers*/Seahawks/Bears
B-Reezy: Bears/Saints/Rams (3)
Big Tuna: Rams (3)/Patriots (3)/Texans (2) | 9 points
Little Tuna: Rams (3)/Patriots (3)/Saints
Craft Brew: Rams* (3)/Chiefs (4)/Patriots (3) | 11 points
Roxy Trot: Patriots (3)/Rams (3)/Saints
Jimmy V: Patriots* (3)/Rams (3)/Texans (2) | 9 points
Sponge Mom: Rams (3)/Patriots (3)/Texans (2) | 9 points
Wise Orangutan: Rams (3)/Chiefs (4)/Texans (2) | 10 points
The Strategist: Seahawks/Chiefs (4)/Steelers | 5 points
The Bookie: Rams (3)/Patriots (4)/Chiefs (3) | 11 points

*Denotes Home Team

Seeder Points (Subject to Change):

Chiefs| Home-field | 4 points

Patriots | Bye Week | 3 points

Rams | Bye Week | 3 points

Texans | Division Title | 2 points

 

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup V | Leg 3

The Seeders’ Cup V

Trifecta Points

The far turn shakes up the leader board and establishes a clear front runner down the home stretch!

Big Tuna moves up the board to first place with 8 Trifecta points. He also has built a strong tiebreaker portfolio in the first three weeks.

Wise Orangutan slips past B-Reezy for second place. Both have 4 Trifecta points, but Wise O. now has the first tiebreaker after Leg 3’s Home Team clash.

Each with 3 Trifecta points, Jimmy V (6 Seeder points) edges into fourth place over Roxy Trot (4 Seeder points) in fifth and Craft Brew (2 Seeder points) in sixth place.

Atwork stands alone in seventh place with 2 Trifecta points.

At the back with 0 Trifecta points, Sponge Mom, Little Tuna, The Strategist and The Bookie will need miraculous sprints down the stretch to reach The Winner’s Circle!

The Seeders' Cup V | Standings | Leg 3
Standings after Leg 3 of The Seeders’ Cup V

Tiebreakers

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The Seeders’ Cup V | Leg 3 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

Atwork: Packers*/Bears/Eagles
B-Reezy: Chiefs*/Bears/Chargers
Big Tuna: Saints*/Bears/Rams
Little Tuna: Chargers/*/Saints/Panthers
Craft Brew: Rams*/Bears/Patriots
Roxy Trot: Texans*/Bears/Rams
Jimmy V: Patriots*/Bears/Rams
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Texans/Chargers
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Saints/Rams
The Strategist: Chargers/Bears/Rams
The Bookie: Steelers*/Rams/Chiefs

*Denotes Home Team

* denotes Home Team

Spit Box:

Spit Box: Closed for the Holidays!

The Results Are (Coming) In:

Atwork: Packers*/Bears/Eagles (1 point)
B-Reezy: Chiefs*/Bears/Chargers
Big Tuna: Saints* (4)/Bears/Rams (5 points)
Little Tuna: Chargers*/Saints (4)/Panthers
Craft Brew: Rams*/Bears/Patriots (2) (3 points)
Roxy Trot: Texans*/Bears/Rams
Jimmy V: Patriots* (2)/Bears/Rams (3 points)
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Texans/Chargers
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Saints (4)/Rams
The Strategist: Chargers/Bears/Rams
The Bookie: Steelers*/Rams/Chiefs*

Clinched Playoff Seed:

Saints: Home-Field (4 points)

Patritos: Division Title (2 points)

Seahawks: Playoff berth (1 point)

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup V | Leg 2

The Seeders’ Cup V

Trifecta Points

The back stretch proves to be more brutal than anticipated as the front-running Home Teams fail to clinch top seeding and only one Analyst nets a Trifecta. The Cup remains wide open as no team has yet to earn a bye week for the playoffs.

The leader board nonetheless changes on tiebreakers!

B-Reezy moves into sole possession of first place on third tiebreaker. With 5 Seeder points, he noses ahead of Wise Orangutan (3 Seeder points). Both have 4 Trifecta points and 1 Correct Home Team Pick.

Roxy Trot (4 Seeder points) noses out Big Tuna (2 Seeder points) for third place on third tiebreaker as well.  Both have 3 Trifecta points, 1 Correct Home Team Pick.

Atwork drops one place  to fifth place (1 Trifecta point), one length lead over the rest of the field.

At the back, Sponge Mom has two head-to-head wins and 5 seeder points, while Little Tuna is the sole Analyst to gain 2 Correct Home Team Picks. The Strategist and Jimmy V have 4 Seeder points to after two legs.

The Seeders' Cup V | Standings | Leg 2
Standings after Leg 2 of The Seeders’ Cup V

Tiebreakers

The Seeders' Cup V | Tiebreakers | Leg 2
Tiebreakers after Leg 2 of The Seeders’ Cup V

Seeder points possible:

Bears: Division title (2 points)

Chargers: Playoff berth (1 point)

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The Seeders’ Cup V | Leg 2 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

Atwork: Packers*/Rams/Patriots
B-Reezy: Bears/Rams/Saints
Big Tuna: Chiefs/Seahawks/Texans
Little Tuna: Chargers*/ Rams/Saints
Craft Brew: Rams*/Seahawks/Texans
Roxy Trot: Texans*/Saints/Bears
Jimmy V: Patriots*/Chiefs/Bears
Sponge Mom: Bears*/Chiefs/Patriots
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks*/Chiefs/Rams
The Strategist: Panthers*/Bears/Rams
The Bookie: Steelers*/Rams/Saints.

*Denotes Home Team

* denotes Home Team

Spit Box:

(1) Tis the season for the NFL to intervene on behalf of the Chea-triots for reasons we will only know after the fix scandal is uncovered by investigative journalism following Bill’s and Tom’s retirements. In the meantime, I predict suspicious flags and replay officiating out of New York to help the Chargers/Patriots/Jets to win.
(2) Let’s see what this week brings me hopefully a Trifecta!!! Have a great weekend😃
(3) Here’s the other two losing picks for this week!
(4) At this point I’m just letting the cat pick them cuz I don’t have a monkey! Throw that kitty litter, George!!!

The Results Are (Coming) In:

Atwork: Packers*/Rams/Patriots
B-Reezy: Bears (2)/Rams/Saints
Big Tuna: Chiefs/Seahawks/Texans
Little Tuna: Chargers* (1)/Rams/Saints
Craft Brew: Rams*/Seahawks/Texans
Roxy Trot: Texans*/Saints/Bears (2) (3 Trifecta points)
Bears (2)Jimmy V: Patriots*/Chiefs/Bears (2)
Sponge Mom: Bears* (2)/Chiefs/Patriots
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks*/Chiefs/Rams
The Strategist: Panthers*/Bears (2)/Rams
The Bookie: Steelers*/Rams/Saints

Clinched Playoff Seed:

Bears: Division Title (2 points)

Chargers: Playoff berth (1 point)

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