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Official 2024-2025 FBG Subscriber Playoff Contest (5 Viewers)

Do the winners usually get every team right along the way?
So far I’ve only lost Herbert for the next round, although I have Minnesota winning tonight and losing next week so that might change.
 
Still not a fan of this format. After Herbert tossed up a stinker my team is covered. Effectively eliminated from winning after the first game.
 
Wildcard round
Josh Jacobs - rb - GB 21.10 x 1 = 21.10
Puka Nacua - wr - LAR 0.00 x 1 = 0.00
Bucky Irving - rb - TB 16.30 x 1 = 16.30
Mike Evans - wr - TB 22.20 x 1 = 22.20
Jayden Daniels - qb - WAS 22.32 x 1 = 22.32
Terry McLaurin - wr - WAS 21.90 x 1 = 21.90


Divisional round
Jameson Williams - wr - DET 0.00 x 2 = 0.00
Patrick Mahomes - qb - KC 0.00 x 2 = 0.00
Travis Kelce - te - KC 0.00 x 2 = 0.00
Justin Jefferson - wr - MIN 0.00 x 2 = 0.00
T.J. Hockenson - te - MIN 0.00 x 2 = 0.00
Minnesota Vikings - td - MIN 0.00 x 2 = 0.00


Championship round
Lamar Jackson - qb - BAL 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Derrick Henry - rb - BAL 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Mark Andrews - te - BAL 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Jahmyr Gibbs - rb - DET 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Amon-Ra St. Brown - wr - DET 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Sam LaPorta - te - DET 0.00 x 3 = 0.00


Super Bowl
Josh Allen - qb - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
James Cook - rb - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Khalil Shakir - wr - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jalen Hurts - qb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Saquon Barkley - rb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
A.J. Brown - wr - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
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TOTAL 103.82
 
Still not a fan of this format. After Herbert tossed up a stinker my team is covered. Effectively eliminated from winning after the first game.

Same, salary cap or just picking a team that lasts the entire playoffs is preferable. Also, I never liked these contests that put so much emphasis on getting the superbowl teams right.

But hey, this contest is essentially free, so I'll take it.
 
anyone have Dobbins in their line up and showing 0 points scored?
I know it’s only 26 yards rushing, but every point counts.

ETA: Nevermind. Posted my current standings but it keeps changing every time I refresh the page even though there’s no game going on right now.
Dobbins score is fixed now (2.6). Thanks FBG.

I’ve dropped to 1223rd place and have now lost 2 players from next week (McConkey and Mayfield). Already feeling cooked.

But again, it’s FREE and I only did one pass at this since just guessing the brackets correctly thru the Super Bowl is enough of a giant dart throw, so I didn’t over think which players from those teams I picked (only picked the studs, of course).
 
121.42 pts, 224th, players remaining (3, 4, 6)

Likely my best spot in the standings as I expect to fall off the mark quite a bit after losing 5 future players.

Kind of agree with Bass that the previous contest parameters were more fun and you didn't feel like you were out of the running after the WC games. Still, I do enjoy this contest. It is very difficult.

In its current format I believe it is much harder to get to SB weekend and feel like you might have a chance. You might be able to predict every game winner correct to keep your player choices viable each week but one wrong game prediction probably spells doom. Three wrong game predictions like I had this past weekend makes my contest entry a guaranteed loser.

@Joe Bryant Thanks for giving subscribers another free fantasy contest to participate in! Always appreciated!
 
I didn't score a bunch, but haven't lost any players yet...meh.
Ditto. Went super conservative in that I didn't put anybody but BUF/BAL/KC/DET/PHI players in the Divisional Round or beyond. What really hurt me in Round 1 was using Herbert and Darnold. Should have known better. :<_<:
 
My life in this contest should end today but I am very impressed with Jayden Daniels. He’s a winner and clutch. Detroit should win but there are no guarantees.

Large contest like this, I prefer an entry that will do exceptionally well riding an underdog vs duke it out vs 2000 other Detroit entries. That’s how I came in 2nd back when Green Bay played Pittsburgh.

Super Bowl
Patrick Mahomes - qb - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Xavier Worthy - wr - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jayden Daniels - qb - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Brian Robinson Jr. - rb - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Terry McLaurin - wr - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Zach Ertz - te - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
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TOTAL 96.28
 
My life in this contest should end today but I am very impressed with Jayden Daniels. He’s a winner and clutch. Detroit should win but there are no guarantees.

Large contest like this, I prefer an entry that will do exceptionally well riding an underdog vs duke it out vs 2000 other Detroit entries. That’s how I came in 2nd back when Green Bay played Pittsburgh.

Super Bowl
Patrick Mahomes - qb - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Xavier Worthy - wr - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jayden Daniels - qb - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Brian Robinson Jr. - rb - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Terry McLaurin - wr - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Zach Ertz - te - WAS 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
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TOTAL 96.28
I am the only one with this final 6. Problem is, I have already lost 2 players each in rounds 2 & 3.

Super Bowl
Josh Allen - qb - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
James Cook - rb - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jalen Hurts - qb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Saquon Barkley - rb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
DeVonta Smith - wr - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Dallas Goedert - te - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
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TOTAL 97.02
 
Super Bowl
Patrick Mahomes - qb - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jalen Hurts - qb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Saquon Barkley - rb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
A.J. Brown - wr - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
DeVonta Smith - wr - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Philadelphia Eagles - td - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00


Only one with this SB. Detroit losing makes this comp interesting.
 
Is there a way to tell how many entries have Washington in the Super Bowl? Rooting for WAS - KC

Have 6 alive in Championship round. So far so good.
BUF Allen, Cook
PHI Hurts, Barkley
KC Marquise, Kelce
 
Is there a way to tell how many entries have Washington in the Super Bowl? Rooting for WAS - KC

Have 6 alive in Championship round. So far so good.
BUF Allen, Cook
PHI Hurts, Barkley
KC Marquise, Kelce

Looks like no Washington SB matchup has over 8 entries. There are zero on the top list.
Do you have the most common SB team matchups?

I do!

913 BUFDET
686 BALDET
494 DETKC
234 BUFPHI
180 BALPHI
106 KCPHI
72 DET
49 BUFDETKCPHI
42 BALBUFDETKCPHI
37 BALDETKCPHI
34 BUFDETKC
32 DETKCPHI
29 BALDETKC
29 BUFMIN
24 BALBUFDETKC
22 BALBUFDET
22 BALBUFDETPHI
19 BALMIN
18 BUFDETPHI
17 BALDETPHI
10 KCLAR
9 PHI
9 DETPHI
9 BUFGB
9 KCMIN
 
The links from last year to see all teams with a given Super Bowl matchup still work for this year's contest, e.g. here is BAL-TB and here is BAL-only.

Checking the SB matchups I care most about, the counts are:
19 BAL-MIN
9 BAL-TB
8 BAL-LAR
6 BAL-GB
6 BAL only (including me)

If I hit on my bracket (BAL in SB, not DET or PHI in SB, TB beats WAS), the Super Bowl will be 1 of these 4 matchups, and my competition with a complete Super Bowl 6 will be the 5 other BAL-only entries plus one of these groups of between 6 and 19 entries.

Here are all the entries with just 1 SB team (excluding LAC & PIT, who I can't look up since they've already lost):
72 DET
9 PHI
6 BAL
5 BUF
4 KC
1 HOU
1 DEN
Using the link formats I posted earlier for two-team and single-team Super Bowl matchups, these are the number of entries whose SB6 is still alive:

234 BUF-PHI
106 KC-PHI
9 PHI solo
5 BUF solo
4 KC solo
2 BUF-WAS
2 KC-WAS

I haven't gone through them to check scores so far and number of CC round players. Also, teams with less than 6 live SB players could still contend, especially if WAS makes it.
 
My only player this week is AJ Brown
:(

I had only 2 players going this week since I lost my LAC , MIN and TB players.
And now I lost DET in the Super Bowl.

This was over before it even started for me.

Lots of fun though. We all know is job 1 is picking your full playoff bracket correctly. If you don’t get that right, the rest is moot.
 
My only player this week is AJ Brown
:(

I had only 2 players going this week since I lost my LAC , MIN and TB players.
And now I lost DET in the Super Bowl.

This was over before it even started for me.

Lots of fun though. We all know is job 1 is picking your full playoff bracket correctly. If you don’t get that right, the rest is moot.
You are correct when picking the top teams especially #1 seeds making the SB. Need to hit most every round or get real lucky with your super 6.

That’s not the case when a team like Washington makes it. If that happens this year, appears only 4 teams have them in the finals paired with KC or BUF. Your odds of being relevant is lower but when the longshot hits, you don’t need to be perfect through the first few rounds.
 
Hard to say if I'm alive or not. I know I'm ahead of my unique Super Bowl 6. I leaned into the @ZWK idea that you want to predict fewer games. This gave me a productive 2nd round. Although I'm very thin in round 3 with 3 Lions and no QBs.

Championship round
Jared Goff - qb - DET 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Jahmyr Gibbs - rb - DET 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Amon-Ra St. Brown - wr - DET 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Isiah Pacheco - rb - KC 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
A.J. Brown - wr - PHI 0.00 x 3 = 0.00
Dallas Goedert - te - PHI 0.00 x 3 = 0.00


Super Bowl
Patrick Mahomes - qb - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Xavier Worthy - wr - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Travis Kelce - te - KC 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jalen Hurts - qb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Saquon Barkley - rb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
DeVonta Smith - wr - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
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TOTAL 273.72
 
Super Bowl
Josh Allen - qb - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
James Cook - rb - BUF 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Jalen Hurts - qb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Saquon Barkley - rb - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
DeVonta Smith - wr - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00
Dallas Goedert - te - PHI 0.00 x 5 = 0.00

Only entry with this SB6. Currently in 1216th with 247.30 points.
 
Quiet thread. I'm in 2924th place with 312.1 points, ahead of only 372 other entries. I do have Hurts, Barkley, Smith, and Goedert though, so maybe I move up a few spots? The highest team with 6 SB players is in 197th place, about 140 points behind the current leader, who still has Mahomes and Kelce.
 
Quiet thread. I'm in 2924th place with 312.1 points, ahead of only 372 other entries. I do have Hurts, Barkley, Smith, and Goedert though, so maybe I move up a few spots? The highest team with 6 SB players is in 197th place, about 140 points behind the current leader, who still has Mahomes and Kelce.
I think when Detroit lost, it blew up ALOT of brackets, at least it did mine...lol. I have Mahomes and Kelce and am all the way back in 307th place with 630 points, with like 87 or so of those in front of me still with players in SB. Maybe I can crack top 100 if Mahomes and Kelce score TD's, but way to far back (need 160 just to catch up to first) to place.
 

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