Predict the NFL Season and win $50 Cash (free entry)
A season-long contest. Guess what's going to happen this year, we'll see how it turns out.
Free entry, but winner gets $50 and another prize or two, plus bragging rights... good luck!
This contest is modeled after Sean McIndoe's NHL Prediction Contest from this article in the Athletic (paywall).**
You'll have to guess which QBs will have the best (and worst) seasons, who will make and miss the playoffs, which coaches will keep their jobs, and more. 9 total questions, most points wins.
The only catch? You can't get any questions wrong.
** Email me and I'll get you a free 30-day pass to The Athletic
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DEADLINE: 5:30pm New York Time on Sep 10, 2021.
RULES
For each question, you must post at least one answer or as many as five, or anything in between. It’s up to you.Your first right answer on a given question is worth one point. A second right answer is worth two more points, a third right answer is worth three more, and so on. In other words, getting just one right answer is worth one point, two right answers add up to three (1+2), three right answers is worth six (1+2+3). Four answers gets you ten points, while going five-for-five is worth the maximum score of 15. There’s an incentive here to go for as many answers as you can.But … and this is the big one … having even one wrong answer means you get nothing for that question. Each question is all-or-nothing, meaning going four-for-five is the same as going zero-for-five. So how many answers do you try? Just how confident are you? That’s where the strategy comes in.Make sure to read the questions carefully; if you list a guy who wasn’t eligible, he won’t earn you any points (but won’t negate the rest of your answer).The winner is the person with the most points across all questions. The deadline is just before the first game of the season at 5:30 p.m. ET on September 10, 2021. If you change your mind or post multiple answers, your most recent one will be considered your official entry.
QUESTIONS
1. Name up to five teams that will definitely make the playoffs this year.2. Name up to five teams that will definitely NOT make the playoffs this year.3. Name up to five QBs who will definitely finish the regular season in the top 10 most touchdown passes.4. Name up to five QBs who will start Week 1 for their team but will NOT appear in all 17 of that team’s regular-season games (due to benching, injury, etc.).5. Name up to five players who will score at least 12 combined rushing/receiving touchdowns in the regular season.6. Name up to five kickers who will attempt at least 1 FG or XP for the same NFL team for 17 games.7. Name up to five coaches that will definitely NOT be fired or otherwise leave their job before the first day of the 2022 league year (March 16), NOT including any coach who was hired to their current job after January 1, 2021.8. Name up to five team defenses who will finish the regular season in the 10 fewest total yards allowed.9. Name up to five players who are on an NFL team's 53-man roster at the start of the season that will definitely CHANGE TEAMS by the end of the first full day of free agency (by 11:59pm March 17) — they must be on a new roster whether via trade or signing with a new team (not a free agent or retired).