NFL Knockout Pool: Congrats to our winner, brandonheat!

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Congratulations to brandonheat, the winner of the 2017 NFL Knockout Pool!!

  :joystick: So how does it work?  Each week in the NFL season (which begins Thursday, September 7th, and Sunday, September 10th), you pick a team that you think will win that week. (Each week's matchups will appear at the bottom of this post)  If they win, you survive into the next week, and come back to pick another team for that week.  If they lose or tie, you're knocked out of the pool.  If you forget to make a pick in a week and don't have a bye left (I'll get to that in a moment), you're out.  Once you've picked a team, you cannot choose them again.  The last person still in the pool wins the prize.  (See Post #2 below for rules specific to entering and making picks)

:whee:  Speaking of the prize...  Here's what you can win.  Free to enter, nothing to lose, 13 new sealed games to win.  

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:ps4: Call of Duty Ghosts

:xb1: Project Cars

:ps4: Guilty Gear X Revelator

:xb1: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

:ps4: Ratchet & Clank

:xb1: Toy Soldiers War Chest: Hall of Fame Edition

:ps4: Dragonball 2 Xenoverse

:xb1: Recore

:ps4: XCOM 2

:xb1: Doom

:ps4: Hitman: The Complete First Season Steelbook Edition

:xb1: Yooka-Laylee

:3ds: Codename S.T.E.A.M.

:whistle2:k What was that about byes?  Everyone in the contest gets one bye.  You can announce that you're using your bye in any week if you don't have confidence in any of your remaining teams, and it will automatically move you into the next week, or you can keep it as an insurance policy to save you if you forget to make a pick.  Any time someone doesn't get a pick in on time, their bye will be used automatically if they still have it left.  Once a bye is used, it's gone.  Also, a bye will not save you if you pick a losing team.

:D/ This all sounds great, but you know what would be REALLY cool?  A second, bonus contest within a contest!  OK, you've got it!  The people have (not) spoken, and I've listened.  I've got a $20.00 Playstation Store card up for grabs.  To enter the bonus contest, along with your Week 1 pick, post the team that you think will be the last remaining unbeaten team this year, along with the team you think will be the last to win their first game.  If you correctly pick both, you'll go into a drawing with anyone else who correctly picked both.  If you're the only one, you win!  If multiple people get both right, I'll draw a winner from that group.  UPDATE: The bonus contest is now locked.  Here are the entries:

Hestar...............................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
jnam101006......................(LTL) Falcons.....(LTW) Bills
Briandiesel........................(LTL) Cowboys.....(LTW) Jets
MrExtreme08.....................(LTL) Falcons.....(LTW) Bears
Pirate331...........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
flipdog...............................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Browns
prnceofpwng.....................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
4thHorseman.....................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
Thatguy1513.....................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
funkydunkleman.................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Bears
kube00..............................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
Voken................................(LTL) Raiders.....(LTW) Browns
mundial1345.....................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) 49ers
valo2027...........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
shane211..........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
Knightsdwn.......................(LTL) Giants......(LTW) Browns
ilikecheese9000................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
irishsoccer........................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Browns
Lubis................................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Browns
Methoes...........................(LTL) Steelers....(LTW) Broncos
Dawg Pound.....................(LTL) Packers.....(LTW) Jets
GoldenBriggsy..................(LTL) Raiders.....(LTW) Jets
fatboyjam.........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
Donken............................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Chargers
WeaponX2099.................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
naterios31........................(LTL) Raiders.....(LTW) Browns
heatdolphin45...................(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Browns
Imd...................................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
xcef2008..........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
spacegundam0079...........(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
Mjkjets..............................(LTL) Steelers....(LTW) Browns
RenoTurk11......................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
Quintessence....................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
tcbys..................................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
kinectimals84....................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Giants
ThunderChunky62............(LTL) Seahawks....(LTW) Jaguars
pablo escobar...................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
GlitchyPotato...................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
smackattack.....................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
Science............................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
mchittumjr.........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
lcsportfan..........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
tejadab.............................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers
merpgriffin........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
lvjordan238.......................(LTL) Raiders.....(LTW) Jets
cleaver..............................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
Visc....................................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Browns
spree4567.........................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
thedolphinsrule.................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
AvengedBacklog...............(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) Jets
FrankieFiero......................(LTL) Patriots....(LTW) 49ers

Week One Results 
Just Getting Started
 
KansasCityKing: Pittsburgh Steelers
kube00: Carolina Panthers
Hestar: Atlanta Falcons
jnam101006: Buffalo Bills
Pirate331: Buffalo Bills
flipdog: Dallas Cowboys
prnceofpwng: Atlanta Falcons
WalkingWiki: Buffalo Bills
4thHorseman: Pittsburgh Steelers
Thatguy1513: Buffalo Bills
Voken: Pittsburgh Steelers
mundial1345: Carolina Panthers
valo2027: Baltimore Ravens
shane211: Pittsburgh Steelers
knightsdwn: Pittsburgh Steelers
dorath: Carolina Panthers
ilikecheese9000: Carolina Panthers
irishsoccermbw: Pittsburgh Steelers
Lubis: Pittsburgh Steelers
Methoes: Pittsburgh Steelers
Dawg Pound: Carolina Panthers
Darklurkr23: Jacksonville Jaguars
GoldenBriggsy: Carolina Panthers
fatboyjam: Atlanta Falcons
WeaponX2099: Atlanta Falcons
naterios31: Carolina Panthers
heatdolphin45: Atlanta Falcons
Imd: Pittsburgh Steelers
xcef2008: Atlanta Falcons
spacegundam0079: Carolina Panthers
Mjkjets: Los Angeles Rams
RenoTurk11: Pittsburgh Steelers
Quintessence: Pittsburgh Steelers
ThunderChunky62: Buffalo Bills
pablo escobar: Atlanta Falcons
smackattack: Carolina Panthers
Science: Atlanta Falcons
mchittumjr: Buffalo Bills
lcsportfan: Pittsburgh Steelers
cleaver: Buffalo Bills
Visc: Atlanta Falcons
spree4567: Buffalo Bills
thedolphinsrule: Atlanta Falcons
AvengedBacklog: Pittsburgh Steelers
FrankieFiero: Carolina Panthers
miketheplantguy: Oakland Raiders
brandonheat: Atlanta Falcons
ransack: Buffalo Bills
Mr. Sybok: Atlanta Falcons
joshg27: Pittsburgh Steelers
redsoxfan808: Pittsburgh Steelers
sm04as: Carolina Panthers
goldeneye64: Pittsburgh Steelers
Tyga24: Atlanta Falcons
hostyl1: Los Angeles Rams
funkydunkleman: Denver Broncos
 
 
One and Done
 
Briandiesel: New England Patriots
MrExtreme08: Cincinnati Bengals
JintaKaito: New York Giants
Donken: New England Patriots
tcbys: New England Patriots
kinectimals84: Houston Texans
GlitchyPotato: New England Patriots
tejadab: Houston Texans
lvjordan238: Houston Texans
merpgriffin: Los Angeles Chargers
 
Week 2 Results
Winners
 
KansasCityKing: BYE (no pick) 
kube00: Seattle Seahawks
Hestar: Carolina Panthers 
jnam101006: Oakland Raiders
Pirate331: Oakland Raiders 
flipdog: BYE (no pick)
prnceofpwng: Oakland Raiders 
WalkingWiki: Seattle Seahawks 
4thHorseman: Oakland Raiders 
Thatguy1513: Oakland Raiders
funkydunkleman: BYE (no pick)
Voken: Oakland Raiders
mundial1345: Detroit Lions 
valo2027: Seattle Seahawks
shane211: Oakland Raiders
Knightsdwn: BYE (no pick)
dorath: Arizona Cardinals 
ilikecheese9000: Baltimore Ravens 
irishsoccermbw: Oakland Raiders
Lubis: Baltimore Ravens
Methoes: Oakland Raiders
Dawg Pound: Oakland Raiders
Darklurkr23: BYE (no pick) 
GoldenBriggsy: Seattle Seahawks 
fatboyjam: Oakland Raiders
WeaponX2099: Baltimore Ravens 
naterios31: Baltimore Ravens
heatdolphins45: Oakland Raiders
Imd: Baltimore Ravens
xcef2008: Arizona Cardinals
spacegundam0079: Oakland Raiders
Mjkjets: Oakland Raiders
RenoTurk11: Oakland Raiders 
Quintessence: Seattle Seahawks
ThunderChunky62: Seattle Seahawks
pablo escobar: Oakland Raiders 
smackattack: Oakland Raiders 
Science: Seattle Seahawks
mchittumjr: Carolina Panthers 
lcsportfan: Oakland Raiders 
cleaver: Oakland Raiders
Visc: Seattle Seahawks
spree4567: Oakland Raiders 
thedolphinsrule: BYE (no pick)
AvengedBacklog: Oakland Raiders 
FrankieFiero: Oakland Raiders 
miketheplantguy: Baltimore Ravens 
brandonheat: Oakland Raiders 
ransack: Arizona Cardinals
Mr. Sybok: Oakland Raiders 
joshg27: Carolina Panthers 
redsoxfan808: Oakland Raiders 
sm04as: Seattle Seahawks
goldeneye64: BYE (no pick) 
Tyga24: Oakland Raiders
hostyl1: Seattle Seahawks

 
Losers
 
Nobody  :D/  :applause:
 
Week 3 Results
On To Next Week!
 
 
kube00: Los Angeles Rams 
Hestar: BYE (no pick)
jnam101006: New England Patriots   
WalkingWiki: Green Bay Packers 
4thHorseman: Green Bay Packers
mundial1345: Dallas Cowboys     
ilikecheese9000: Green Bay Packers 
irishsoccermbw: Green Bay Packers 
Lubis: New England Patriots 
Methoes: New England Patriots  
fatboyjam: New England Patriots  
naterios31: BYE (no pick)  
Imd: Green Bay Packers 
xcef2008: BYE  
Mjkjets: New England Patriots 
RenoTurk11: New England Patriots  
pablo escobar: New England Patriots    
Science: Green Bay Packers 
mchittumjr: New England Patriots  
lcsportfan: Green Bay Packers 
cleaver: New England Patriots 
Visc: New England Patriots 
spree4567: Green Bay Packers
AvengedBacklog: Green Bay Packers 
FrankieFiero: Los Angeles Rams 
miketheplantguy: Kansas City Chiefs  
brandonheat: New England Patriots 
Mr. Sybok: Green Bay Packers 
redsoxfan808: Green Bay Packers 
sm04as: Green Bay Packers 
goldeneye64: Green Bay Packers 
hostyl1: BYE (no pick) 
 
 
There's Always Next Year
 
KansasCityKing: OUT (no pick, no Bye)
Pirate331: Pittsburgh Steelers  
flipdog: OUT (no pick, no Bye) 
prnceofpwng: Pittsburgh Steelers 
Thatguy1513: Miami Dolphins 
funkydunkleman: OUT (no pick, no Bye) 
Voken: Miami Dolphins 
valo2027: Pittsburgh Steelers 
shane211: Miami Dolphins 
Knightsdwn: Oakland Raiders 
dorath: Denver Broncos
Dawg Pound: Denver Broncos 
Darklurkr23: OUT (no pick, no Bye) 
GoldenBriggsy: Miami Dolphins 
WeaponX2099: Denver Broncos 
heatdolphins45: Miami Dolphins 
spacegundam0079: Miami Dolphins
Quintessence: Miami Dolphins 
ThunderChunky62: Pittsburgh Steelers 
smackattack: Pittsburgh Steelers
thedolphinsrule: OUT (no pick, no Bye)
ransack: Denver Broncos
joshg27: Denver Broncos 
Tyga24: Pittsburgh Steelers
 
Week 4 Results
Survivors
 
Hestar: Cincinnati Bengals  
4thHorseman: BYE  
mundial1345: New Orleans Saints   
ilikecheese9000: Arizona Cardinals  
irishsoccermbw: Seattle Seahawks  
Lubis: Seattle Seahawks 
Methoes: Seattle Seahawks  
fatboyjam: Seattle Seahawks  
naterios31: Green Bay Packers    
xcef2008: Seattle Seahawks  
Mjkjets: Seattle Seahawks  
RenoTurk11: Seattle Seahawks   
pablo escobar: Seattle Seahawks      
cleaver: Seattle Seahawks    
spree4567: Seattle Seahawks   
FrankieFiero: Arizona Cardinals 
miketheplantguy: Seattle Seahawks   
brandonheat: Green Bay Packers    
sm04as: Arizona Cardinals  
goldeneye64: Arizona Cardinals  
hostyl1: Green Bay Packers  
 
 
Casualties
 
kube00: New England Patriots 
jnam101006: Jacksonville Jaguars   
WalkingWiki: Jacksonville Jaguars        
Imd: New England Patriots       
Science: Jacksonville Jaguars  
mchittumjr: Atlanta Falcons   
lcsportfan: New England Patriots   
Visc: Jacksonville Jaguars   
AvengedBacklog: Atlanta Falcons       
Mr. Sybok: New England Patriots  
redsoxfan808: Atlanta Falcons  



 
Week 5 Results
Let those who are in favour with their stars
Of public honour and proud titles boast
 
Hestar: New York Jets      
mundial1345: BYE    
ilikecheese9000: Minnesota Vikings   
irishsoccermbw: BYE   
Lubis: New York Jets  
Methoes: Philadelphia Eagles        
xcef2008: Minnesota Vikings   
Mjkjets: Indianapolis Colts   
RenoTurk11: BYE          
cleaver: BYE     
spree4567: Philadelphia Eagles        
brandonheat: Philadelphia Eagles     
sm04as: Philadelphia Eagles  
goldeneye64: New England Patriots
 
 
 
When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate 
  
4thHorseman: Buffalo Bills            
fatboyjam: Pittsburgh Steelers   
naterios31: Pittsburgh Steelers            
pablo escobar: Pittsburgh Steelers          
FrankieFiero: Buffalo Bills  
miketheplantguy: Pittsburgh Steelers       
hostyl1: Pittsburgh Steelers 


Week 6 Results

Humming
 
mundial1345: New England Patriots     
ilikecheese9000: Washington Redskins    
irishsoccermbw: Houston Texans      
Methoes: Houston Texans         
xcef2008: Houston Texans    
Mjkjets: Washington Redskins            
brandonheat: Houston Texans     
sm04as: Houston Texans   
goldeneye64: Washington Redskins 
 
 
Bumming
 
Hestar: Baltimore Ravens           
Lubis: Atlanta Falcons     
RenoTurk11:Atlanta Falcons           
cleaver: Atlanta Falcons      
spree4567: Atlanta Falcons 
 
Week 7 Results
Smart and Attractive

mundial1345: Seattle Seahawks      
ilikecheese9000: Dallas Cowboys     
irishsoccermbw: Dallas Cowboys       
Methoes: BYE (no pick)         
xcef2008: New Orleans Saints     
Mjkjets: Tennessee Titans             
brandonheat: Tennessee Titans      
sm04as: Tennessee Titans    
goldeneye64: Dallas Cowboys 
 
 
Dumb and Ugly
 
Nobody!   :shame:

Week 8 Results

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

mundial1345: Philadelphia Eagles      
ilikecheese9000: Atlanta Falcons      
irishsoccermbw: Philadelphia Eagles        
Methoes: Atlanta Falcons          
xcef2008: Philadelphia Eagles     
Mjkjets: Philadelphia Eagles             
brandonheat: Minnesota Vikings       
sm04as: Minnesota Vikings     
goldeneye64: Minnesota Vikings 
 
 
Going Hungry
 
No one!

Week 9 Results

Extra Life



       
mundial1345: Jacksonville Jaguars      
ilikecheese9000: Oakland Raiders     
irishsoccermbw: Los Angeles Rams         
Methoes: New Orleans Saints                
Mjkjets: New Orleans Saints             
brandonheat: BYE        
sm04as: New Orleans Saints          
 
 
Game Over
 
xcef2008: Buffalo Bills
goldeneye64: Houston Texans



Week 10 Results

Good News (Everyone)!

mundial1345: Minnesota Vikings     

ilikecheese9000: Detroit Lions      
irishsoccermbw: Detroit Lions         
Methoes: Detroit Lions               
Mjkjets: Detroit Lions             
brandonheat: Detroit Lions         
sm04as: Detroit Lions
 
Bad News
 
No One 

Week 11 Results

The Final Four 

  
mundial1345: Pittsburgh Steelers               
Methoes: Jacksonville Jaguars                           
brandonheat: Jacksonville Jaguars       
sm04as: Jacksonville Jaguars  
 
 
The Oh-So-Close Three
      
ilikecheese9000: Kansas City Chiefs      
irishsoccermbw: Kansas City Chiefs                       
Mjkjets: Kansas City Chiefs

Week 12 Results
"All Together Now"

mundial1345: Washington Redskins               
Methoes: Carolina Panthers                           
brandonheat: Cincinnati Bengals        
sm04as: New England Patriots 
 
 
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
 
No One


 
Week 13 Results

Good Times
       
mundial1345: Los Angeles Rams                                           
brandonheat: Los Angeles Chargers        
sm04as: Los Angeles Rams 
 
 
Bad Times (You know I've had my share)
                
Methoes:No pick, no bye 

Week 14 Results

AND OUR WINNER IS.....
 
brandonheat: Dallas Cowboys
 
 
Our Runners up
 
mundial1345: New York Jets                                           
sm04as: Cincinnati Bengals



 
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Some quick housekeeping:

  • You MUST enter before Week 1 to be part of this contest.  NO new entrants after Week 1.
  • I will lock the pool to new picks sometime Sunday mornings.  Please make sure to have your pick in before then.  I need time to double-check everyone's picks and make the list, which I'll post in the thread as a new post as well as updating the OP.  I don't like being a bad guy to stragglers, but once the thread is locked, it's locked.  Pro Tip: Follow this thread.  Getting notified when new posts come in is a good reminder to post your own picks.  Don't be that guy who gets booted for forgetting to make a pick.
  • If you're picking one of the teams in the Thursday night game, 6:00 pm EST on that particular Thursday is the deadline to get that pick in.  
  • If everyone remaining in the pool gets knocked out in the same week, those players will all be resurrected and come back the following week as if their last pick won. 
  • If there are multiple people remaining after the final weekend of the regular season, here's how it will work in the playoffs: everyone gets a clean slate, all playoff teams are available to pick.  Moving forward through the playoff rounds, you will not be able to choose a team you've already picked in a previous round.  Picks will be submitted via PM to me instead of being posted in the thread, secret ballot style.  If we reach the Super Bowl with multiple people remaining, I will come up with a tiebreaker system to ensure we have just one winner.
 
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Week 1. Panthers over Niners

Last team to lose The patriots
Last team to get a win San Francisco 49ers

Week 1. Panthers over Niners

Week 2: Seahawks over Niners

Week 3: Rams over the Niners

Week 4: Pats over Panthers
 
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Nice. I'll enter when it gets a bit closer. I know a few I'm sure will win in week one, but I'd rather not blow them too early. lol

 
Week 1:

New England Patriots will beat the Chiefs

Last undefeated: Dallas Cowboys

Last team to finally get a win: New York Jets

 
Pro Tip, especially if you're new to this contest:  Follow the thread.  Every year it happens- people enter with the best intentions to come back each week and make their next pick, then it slips their mind and they get knocked out for missing a week.  Having that little red number appear above notifications when new posts are coming into the thread is a good way to remind yourself to get your own pick in.

 
Thanks for starting this up again another year. I think ill continue my tradition of being knocked out early.

Week 1 - Steelers

Last Undefeated - Patriots (though as a Chiefs fan, I hope they lose week 1)

Last to Win - Browns
 
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4thHorseman said:
Thanks for starting this up again another year. I think ill continue my tradition of being knocked out early.

Week 1 - Steelers

Last Undefeated - Patriots (though as a Chiefs fan, I hope they lose week 1)

Last to Win - Browns
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As a Steelers fan, I'm hoping you buck your own tradition at least until Week 2.

 
Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers

Last team to lose (Oakland Raiders)

Last team to get a win (Cleveland Browns)

 
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dorath said:
If I can still get in, I pick Panthers over the 49ers.
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You're in, no problem. Still two more weeks until the season begins, so there's still plenty of time for people to enter.

I started this thread waaaaayyy earlier than I should have. I'm like a little kid waiting for Christmas when it comes to the start of football season.

 
Week 1: Pittsburgh Steelers

Last Undefeated Team: Seattle Seahawks

Last Team to Win: Cleveland Browns

Thanks for running this contest again!

 
I meant to edit my first post with my picks and hid it instead by mistake.  Not sure how to unhide it, I didn't make any picks in that post so I'll just create a new one.  

Week 1 - Carolina Panthers

Last undefeated team - Green Bay Packers

Last team to win - New York Jets

 
That's OK, it's actually easier for me with a new post.  Especially if this contest (hopefully) picks up some momentum as we get closer to the start of the season and a bunch of new entries come in.  I think there were two or three people who posted saying they would make picks later, so I have been checking back on the earlier posts to see if they've been edited, but it's better to just make a new post.

 
Week 1: Atlanta Falcons

Last undefeated team: Patriots
Last team to get a win: j-e-t-s
 
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Thank you for another great contest.

Week 1- Rams

Last team to lose- Steelers

Last team to win- Browns

 
Giving this thread a small bump to say there are 6 days left to enter.  If you've been thinking about it, but haven't entered yet, don't wait until the last minute!  Jump in now!  You don't need to know a lot about football to enter this contest.  It's really more about luck than being a pigskin expert.

Not that long ago, this annual contest used to have hundreds of people competing for the prize.  So far this year, there are 38 people entered.  I don't know if it's because the contest forums are drying up, or if the 13 games I'm giving away this year just aren't that exciting of a prize, but either way, the odds of winning one of these contests have never been better.

 
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