Late Drive Earns Rams Super Bowl Victory

February 13, 2022
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It took a precise 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Stafford with 1:25 remaining for a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals to give the Rams their first NFL title since the 1999 season — and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951.

Game completed Sunday:
LA 23 CIN 20
4 players (Kelly, Michael, Terry, Wes) had winning team correct

Our Game

Congratulations to Kelly! Kelly won the NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! champion for the third time in six years, capping off a great campaign with our best prediction for Super Bowl Sunday. Rounding out the prize podium are Terry, Michael and Wes, all players who happened to choose the Rams to come out on top in a tense Super Bowl.

I hope all players enjoyed this NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! and the chance to match wits with other football fans! Thank you for playing! ~ Michael

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022

Final
🥇 Kelly Chaplin 263
🥈 Terry Appleby 197
🥉 Michael Poplawski 179
🍍 Wes Zetaruk 177
5 Ed Mick 148
6 John Woycheshin 138
7 Richard Owens 131
8 Logan Zetaruk 130
9 Ed Ho 127
10 Doug Wansbrough 97
11 Casey Farrell 92
12 Joel Palmer 79
13 Petr Havlik 65
14 John Lo 61
Super Bowl
1 Kelly Chaplin 85
2 Michael Poplawski 75
3 Terry Appleby 65
4 Wes Zetaruk 60
5 Ed Mick 25
Casey Farrell 25
7 John Woycheshin 20
Richard Owens 20
Logan Zetaruk 20
10 John Lo 15
11 Ed Ho 0
Doug Wansbrough 0
Joel Palmer 0
Petr Havlik 0
Conference Championships
1 Terry Appleby 100
2 Wes Zetaruk 48
3 Ed Ho 40
Doug Wansbrough 40
5 Kelly Chaplin 36
Ed Mick 36
John Woycheshin 36
8 Logan Zetaruk 34
9 Richard Owens 32
Michael Poplawski 32
11 Casey Farrell 16
12 John Lo 8
13 Joel Palmer 6
Petr Havlik 6
Divisional Playoffs
1 Kelly Chaplin 76
2 John Woycheshin 40
3 Richard Owens 39
4 Logan Zetaruk 37
5 Petr Havlik 30
6 Ed Ho 29
7 Doug Wansbrough 25
8 Ed Mick 23
Joel Palmer 23
10 Casey Farrell 19
11 Wes Zetaruk 11
12 Michael Poplawski 10
13 John Lo 5
14 Terry Appleby 4
Wild Card Games
1 Kelly Chaplin 66
2 Ed Mick 64
3 Michael Poplawski 62
4 Ed Ho 58
Wes Zetaruk 58
6 Joel Palmer 50
7 John Woycheshin 42
8 Richard Owens 40
9 Logan Zetaruk 39
10 John Lo 33
11 Casey Farrell 32
Doug Wansbrough 32
13 Petr Havlik 29
14 Terry Appleby 28

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

NFL Playoffs

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Super Bowl Predictions

February 13, 2022

SUPERBOWL2022LVIThe bookmakers may have the Los Angeles Rams as favourites to win today’s Super Bowl in their home stadium, but our players have made the Cincinnati Bengals their choice to take home their first NFL Championship.

Good luck, and enjoy the game!

Standings through Conference Championships Super Bowl Prediction
1 Kelly Chaplin 178 LA by 6
2 Terry Appleby 132 LA by 10
3 Ed Ho 127 CIN by 7
4 Ed Mick 123 CIN by 2
5 John Woycheshin 118 CIN by 3
6 Wes Zetaruk 117 LA by 11
7 Richard Owens 111 CIN by 3
8 Logan Zetaruk 110 CIN by 3
9 Michael Poplawski 104 LA by 8
10 Doug Wansbrough 97 CIN by 10
11 Joel Palmer 79 CIN by 12
12 Casey Farrell 67 CIN by 2
13 Petr Havlik 65 CIN by 17
14 John Lo 46 CIN by 4

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022 Super Bowl Predictions

NFL Playoffs

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Super Bowl Prediction Form Now Available

February 9, 2022

SUPERBOWL2022LVIThe Super Bowl Prediction Form is now available; please submit your prediction by 10 AM on Super Bowl Sunday.

Good luck!

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Bengals and Rams Ride Comebacks to Book Super Bowl Tickets

January 30, 2022
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Conference Championship Takeaways: Rams Claw Back, Burrow Magic, Mahomes Disappears…plus, Stafford survives a B-minus day, Rams pass rush shows up in time, the rookie kicker can’t miss, Chiefs lose the clock games, a cursed halftime show and more!

Games completed Sunday:
CIN 27 KC 24
2 players (Terry, Wes) had game winner correct
2 players (Terry, Wes) had game score correct within 3 points

LA 20 SF 17
9 players had game winner correct
5 players had game score correct within 3 points

Our Game

Terry’s perfect Conference Championship Weekend has vaulted him from last place into second place. Kelly continues to lead the way, while Ed Ho and Ed Mick maintain their prize spots after three rounds of four in our game.

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022 Conference Championships

Overall
1 Kelly Chaplin 178
2 Terry Appleby 132
3 Ed Ho 127
4 Ed Mick 123
5 John Woycheshin 118
6 Wes Zetaruk 117
7 Rick Owens 111
8 Logan Zetaruk 110
9 Michael Poplawski 104
10 Doug Wansbrough 97
11 Joel Palmer 79
12 Casey Farrell 67
13 Petr Havlik 65
14 John Lo 46
Conference Championships
1 Terry Appleby 100
2 Wes Zetaruk 48
3 Ed Ho 40
Doug Wansbrough 40
5 Kelly Chaplin 36
Ed Mick 36
John Woycheshin 36
8 Logan Zetaruk 34
9 Rick Owens 32
Michael Poplawski 32
11 Casey Farrell 16
12 John Lo 8
13 Joel Palmer 6
Petr Havlik 6
Divisional Playoffs
1 Kelly Chaplin 76
2 John Woycheshin 40
3 Rick Owens 39
4 Logan Zetaruk 37
5 Petr Havlik 30
6 Ed Ho 29
7 Doug Wansbrough 25
8 Ed Mick 23
Joel Palmer 23
10 Casey Farrell 19
11 Wes Zetaruk 11
12 Michael Poplawski 10
13 John Lo 5
14 Terry Appleby 4
Wild Card Games
1 Kelly Chaplin 66
2 Ed Mick 64
3 Michael Poplawski 62
4 Ed Ho 58
Wes Zetaruk 58
6 Joel Palmer 50
7 John Woycheshin 42
8 Rick Owens 40
9 Logan Zetaruk 39
10 John Lo 33
11 Casey Farrell 32
Doug Wansbrough 32
13 Petr Havlik 29
14 Terry Appleby 28

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

NFL Playoffs

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Conference Championships Predictions

January 30, 2022

NFL Playoffs

Kansas City is a heavy favourite to reach Super Bowl LVI while Los Angeles is favoured to meet them.

Good luck, and enjoy the games!

Standings Predictions
1 Kelly Chaplin 142 KC by 6 • LA by 6
2 Ed Mick 87 KC by 12 • LA by 5
Ed Ho 87 KC by 7 • LA by 3
4 John Woycheshin 82 KC by 7 • LA by 1
5 Rick Owens 79 KC by 12 • LA by 7
6 Logan Zetaruk 76 KC by 6 • LA by 7
7 Joel Palmer 73 KC by 21 • SF by 4
8 Michael Poplawski 72 KC by 10 • LA by 7
9 Wes Zetaruk 69 CIN by 3 • SF by 3
10 Petr Havlik 59 KC by 10 • SF by 4
11 Doug Wansbrough 57 KC by 3 • LA by 7
12 Casey Farrell 51 KC by 4 • SF by 2
13 John Lo 38 KC by 10 • SF by 3
14 Terry Appleby 32 CIN by 3 • LA by 3
Picks
KC 12 CIN 2
LA 9 SF 5

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022 Conference Champiionships Predictions

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

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Conference Championships Prediction Form now available

January 26, 2022

NFL PlayoffsThe Conference Championships Prediction Form is now available; please submit your entry by the deadline time shown on the Form.

Good luck!

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Divisional Playoffs Generate Late-Game Drama, Rams-49ers and Chiefs-Bengals Matchups

January 23, 2022
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NFL Playoffs Takeaways: That Was It. That Was the Best Game You’ll Ever See. Plus, dopey Stafford takes forever dead, the end for Brady? Legend of Deebo grows, an all-time special teams meltdown, Mike Vrabel can’t catch a break, and much more!

Kelly backed up his Wild Card Games weekend success by leading the way again in the Divisional Playoffs round, being the sole player to predict three advancing teams correctly and three results within three points. At the halfway point of our game, Kelly has a 55-point lead over Ed Ho and Ed Mick, while John Woycheshin currently holds the final prize spot five more points back.

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022 Divisional Playoffs

Overall
1 Kelly Chaplin 142
2 Ed Mick 87
3 Ed Ho 87
4 John Woycheshin 82
5 Rick Owens 79
6 Logan Zetaruk 76
7 Joel Palmer 73
8 Michael Poplawski 72
9 Wes Zetaruk 69
10 Petr Havlik 59
11 Doug Wansbrough 57
12 Casey Farrell 51
13 John Lo 38
14 Terry Appleby 32
Divisional Playoffs
1 Kelly Chaplin 76
2 John Woycheshin 40
3 Rick Owens 39
4 Logan Zetaruk 37
5 Petr Havlik 30
6 Ed Ho 29
7 Doug Wansbrough 25
8 Ed Mick 23
Joel Palmer 23
10 Casey Farrell 19
11 Wes Zetaruk 11
12 Michael Poplawski 10
13 John Lo 5
14 Terry Appleby 4
Wild Card Games
1 Kelly Chaplin 66
2 Ed Mick 64
3 Michael Poplawski 62
4 Ed Ho 58
Wes Zetaruk 58
6 Joel Palmer 50
7 John Woycheshin 42
8 Rick Owens 40
9 Logan Zetaruk 39
10 John Lo 33
11 Casey Farrell 32
Doug Wansbrough 32
13 Petr Havlik 29
14 Terry Appleby 28

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

NFL Playoffs

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Divisional Playoffs Predictions

January 22, 2022

NFL Playoffs

Green Bay is a unanimous favourite to win their game over San Francisco, while the game to watch for us will be the Kansas City-Buffalo matchup Sunday.

Good luck, and enjoy the games!

Game Picks
TEN-CIN TEN 11 CIN 3
GB-SF GB 14 SF 0
TB-LA TB 9 LA 5
KC-BUF KC 8 BUF 6

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022 Divisional Playoffs Predictions

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

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Divisional Playoffs Prediction Form Now Available

January 18, 2022

NFL PlayoffsThe Divisional Playoffs Prediction Form is now available; please submit your entry by the deadline time shown on the form.

Good luck!

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Home Teams and 49ers Advance from Wild Card Weekend

January 17, 2022
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NFL Wild-Card Takeaways: Overwhelming Rams, Cardinals Collapse Now Complete Plus, unprepared Cowboys, Chiefs-Steelers is utterly predictable, Bucs D ready to run it back, Josh Allen steals the Patriots’ souls (again), and more!

Kelly is our leader after the first round of four in our game. Kelly topped the charts thanks to being the only player to have four games predicted within three points of their actual margin, while Ed Mick, MIchael, Ed Ho and Wes Zetaruk are also close behind on the strength of predicting all six game winners.

For download (PDF): NFL Playoffs Prediction Challenge! 2022 Wild Card

Wild Card Games
1 Kelly Chaplin 66
2 Ed Mick 64
3 Michael Poplawski 62
4 Ed Ho 58
Wes Zetaruk 58
6 Joel Palmer 50
7 John Woycheshin 42
8 Rick Owens 40
9 Logan Zetaruk 39
10 John Lo 33
11 Casey Farrell 32
Doug Wansbrough 32
13 Petr Havlik 29
14 Terry Appleby 28

Prizes
🥇 $70.00 🥈 $35.00 🥉 $21.00 🍍 $14.00

NFL Playoffs

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