With the new season just over a week away, time for a new thread and new game.
Welcome to NtFL VII:
Rules and stuff from RM (though amended for dates):
This game will use the first 8 weeks of the NFL season, finishing in November. NtFL VIII will start in week 9 for 8 weeks. NtFL IX will be a post-season all in up to the Superbowl.
The first 6 weeks will be a straightforward league. The top 4 in the final table will make the Play-Offs (1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd), to be played in week 7. Finally in week 8, the winners will compete for the NtFL Super Bowl VII crown.
Each week, I'll post 10 matches, taken from the Sunday and Monday fixtures, You will predict the outcome of each match. Your entry for a match needs to look like this, your bit in red:
New England Patriots v Pittsburgh Steelers: Patriots by 20
Or:
Patriots by 20
= So you predict the winning team and the margin of victory. If you get the winning team wrong, you get zero. If you get the winning team correct, you score points relating to how close you were to the margin of victory. If you're absolutely spot on, you get maximum points = 50. For every point you stray, you lose a point from 50. So if you are 8 points out, you score 42. If you are 20 points out, you score 30. If a match is tied after overtime, everyone gets zero. Do not predict a tie.
There are 500 points available each week (10x50) and 3,000 points are available across the 6 weeks of the league. People level on points in the league table will be separated by total number of winners predicted correctly, then best weekly score. If that is level, fuck it, a three way play-off.
You will post your predictions in this thread or by PM. There maybe PM reminders from me but I will post reminders in this thread. I will specify the deadline each week: it will always be SUNDAY, and normally 6pm.
Honours and Records: Updated on page 29.
NtFl I:
1st: Dells Bells - 376pts.
2nd: Subsub Slobberknockers - 325pts.
NtFL II:
1st: Salem Sledgehammers - 269pts. (A perfect season leading from week 1).
2nd: Monday Maaaarnings - 264pts.
NtFL III (post-season all in):
1st: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 394pts.
2nd: Salem Sledgehammers - 325pts.
NtFL IV:
1st: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 316pts.
2nd: Serendips Scrimmagers - 314pts.
NtFL V:
1st: Shed 83ers - 308pts.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 251pts.
NtFL VI (post-season all in):
1st: Subsub Slobberknockers - 426pts.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 410pts.
Regular season points record (6 weeks, out of 3000)
1st: Subsub Slobberknockers. 1,903pts. NtFL I
2nd: Monday Maaaarnings. 1,857pts. NtFL I
Weekly points record (10 games, out of 500):
1st: Subsub Slobberknockers. 420pts. NtFL I, week 3.
2nd: Babylon Brutalists. 419pts. NtFl I, week 4.
Lowest weekly points score (10 games, out of 500):
1st: Salem Sledgehammers. 77pts. NtFL V, week 2.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots. 78pts. NtFL V, week 2.
Both 2/10.
Perfect game:
1st=: Babylon Brutalists. 10/10. NtFL I, week 4.
1st=: Monday Maaaarnings. 10/10. NtFL II, week 5.
Most spot-ons:
1st=: Lash Gashsmashers. 3/10. NtFL I, week 4.
1st=: Monday Maaaarnings. 3/10. NtFL II, week 5.
Previous players and names:
Arthurian Legends
Babylon Brutalists
Basual Donuts
CJ Allstars
Cuntsville Carcinogens
Dells Bells
Lash Gashsmashers
Monday Maaaarnings
Rossco Dukes of HazzARDS
Salem Sledgehammers
Serendips Scrimmagers
Shabskatchewan Bigfoots
Shed 83ers
Subsub Slobberknockers
New players always welcome So sign up and please choose a NFL type name incorporating your username as per the above. It's not the law, so if you don't, it doesn't matter, but hey, just some fun.
I will PM all those above who have not replied to this thread. The game is on.
Not mocking Harper, as per old thread. She tries for something she can't do.
Week 1 fixtures up by the weekend for the following Sunday so plenty of time to check out pre-season form. As always mon the Packers:
I haven't even stuck the fixtures up yet, they'll be up by the weekend. First deadline will be 6pm, Sunday 10 September. So plenty of time to think of a good name, though sure some tF wag can help.
