Steemit Winner-Takes-All Football Picks: NFL – Week 2

Let’s bring some football excitement to Steemit for the fall and winter seasons!

Yes, I know – I missed week one. But it’s never too late to start something new and Steemit needs a little more sports in its content diet. What better time to start than during football season and what better way to do it than having a winner-takes-all, weekly NFL picks post?

Here’s how it all works

Every Thursday, I’ll post the weekly schedule from NFL.com. (Note: Thursday night games will not be included in the weekly picks – unless there is a huge uproar over this, of course.)

This is what you’ll need to do:

1. Click on my post, check out the week’s schedule, and use your best football knowledge to try to figure out which team will win each match-up.
2. Once you have decided on your winners for each game, simply type the names of your winning teams in the comment section. At the beginning of your comment, type in bold caps: MY PICKS.
3. Choose what you believe the point total will be for the Monday night game. This will serve as the tie-breaker in the event of a tie (which I’m sure we will often have), so do not forget to submit your points.

Only one set of picks per user. All picks must be submitted by 11:00pm (23:00), New York Time, on Saturday.

This is what I will do:

1. Once your picks and points are submitted, I will go through and verify them by replying CONFIRMED and copy-pasting your submission. I will then take a screen shot of both comments demonstrating that they match. If there are any disputes, the screen shot will be submitted as evidence. Once your picks are confirmed, they cannot be changed – so do not submit until you’re 100% sure of your choices!
2. In the event of a tie, the person closest to the points total for the Monday night game will be the winner. If still tied after the tie-breaker, then the payout will be split between the tying parties.
3. The payout each week will come from the initial SBD author rewards from the post, so there is no cost for submission. I will transfer the full SBD author rewards to the winner(s), I will take a screenshot of the transfers, and I will announce the winner(s) and payout in the following week’s PICKS post.
   [EDIT] Thanks to a generous donation from @bacchist, there will be a guaranteed 5 SBD prize per week for the remainder of the season.

That’s it. It’s simple, it’s fun, and if we get enough interest in this, the rewards can grow rather large from week to week! As mentioned, there’s no cost to play and you don’t even have to know a lot about football to have a chance of winning! Anything can happen from one week to the next, so have fun with it!

Week 2 Schedule

From NFL.com

Sunday, September 18th

Game Time	Visitor	Home
1:00pm ET	49ers	Panthers
1:00pm ET	Cowboys	Redskins
1:00pm ET	Bengals	Steelers
1:00pm ET	Saints	Giants
1:00pm ET	Dolphins	Patriots
1:00pm ET	Chiefs	Texans
1:00pm ET	Titans	Lions
1:00pm ET	Ravens	Browns
4:05pm ET	Seahawks	Rams
4:05pm ET	Buccaneers	Cardinals
4:25pm ET	Jaguars	Chargers
4:25pm ET	Falcons	Raiders
4:25pm ET	Colts	Broncos
8:30pm ET	Packers	Vikings

Monday, September 19th

Game Time	Visitor	Home
8:30pm ET	Eagles	Bears

Monday night tie-breaker: Pick your points total for this game

Good luck to everyone!

*Reminder: Only one pick per user. Don’t forget to pick your points for Monday night. Don’t miss the 11:00pm New York Time deadline on Saturday night. Make sure you upvote the post, since the winner will be paid from the post rewards!

Now let’s have some fun!

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