TeamRankings 2021 NFL Subscriber Contest Update

We're awarding over $3,300 in prizes in our NFL Subscriber Contest this season. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire)

 

Week 18 and Overall Contest Recap

That’s a wrap for the 2021 NFL regular season and our second annual Subscriber Contest!

Week 18 was a wild one with seven upsets, led by Jacksonville’s shocking win (+15.5) to keep the Colts out of the playoffs.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a 2-way tie between Corkball Mike and Shawnanddotdotdot in Week 18, so the tiebreaker will be determined in the Wild Card Round.

Here are the final overall standings. With a 3-way tie for fifth place, the prize was split, resulting in seven overall prizes. Congrats to the winners!

Final RankPrizeLeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCdaxelc118.01816
2$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus115.52115
3$250 Amazon GCKyle davis111.02014
4$250 Amazon GCSugarBears106.01422
5$100 Amazon GCDALLASKOWBOZS105.52114
5$100 Amazon GCcarolinabrian105.52115
5$100 Amazon GCscz44105.51916

Week 18 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
PHI6.579LOST
SF4.565WON
PIT4.560WON
ATL4.559LOST
CIN2.552LOST
MIA6.552WON
JAX15.545WON
LV2.545WON
SEA6.543WON
HOU10.542LOST
NYJ16.541LOST
NYG6.531LOST
CHI2.525LOST
DEN9.518LOST
DET2.516WON
CAR7.513LOST

Week 16 Contest Recap

Week 16 had seven upsets, led by the Texans (+9.5) and Bears (+6.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a 2-way tie for first place in Week 16, so the winner will be decided by the Week 17 SNF tiebreaker. The tied entries were Buzz and hook, and hook won the tiebreaker.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCkyle davis99.01812
2$250 Amazon GCFlaccius98.01814
3$250 Amazon GCdaxelc94.01416
4$250 Amazon GCAvery90.01812
4$250 Amazon GCcarolinabrian90.01914

Week 16 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
MIA3.5104WON
DET5.580LOST
BUF2.578WON
WAS10.556LOST
CHI6.554WON
PIT8.553LOST
IND0.546WON
CAR10.544LOST
DEN1.541LOST
NYG10.541LOST
TEN3.538WON
NYJ0.535WON
MIN2.525LOST
HOU9.525WON
CLE7.521LOST
BAL2.520LOST

Week 15 Contest Recap

Week 15 was a week of thrilling upsets, led by the Lions (+13.5) and Saints (+10.5). For entrants bold enough to pick the big upsets, they earned a huge boost in the overall standings.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a 6-way tie for first place in Week 15, so the winner will be determined by the Week 16 TNF tiebreaker. The tied entries were Eight Eight, MrVincredible, Trnsap, TWOCLAW, unreal01, and Vincentdv, and Eight Eight was the winner of the tiebreaker.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccius94.51713
2$250 Amazon GCdaxelc94.01414
3$250 Amazon GCKyle davis93.01612
4$250 Amazon GCAvery90.01810
5$250 Amazon GCAdamB84.01020

Week 15 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
LV5.5152WON
NE2.589LOST
PIT2.585WON
SEA6.562LOST
CIN1.561WON
NYJ8.554LOST
DET13.542WON
HOU3.541WON
ATL8.539LOST
NO10.539WON
CHI3.533LOST
NYG10.531LOST
LAC3.529LOST
WAS4.529LOST
BAL4.525LOST
CAR10.518LOST

Week 14 Contest Recap

Week 14 was a quiet one for upsets, with only three led by the Falcons (+3.5) and Rams (+2.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a 14-way tie for first place in Week 14, with the winner determined by the TNF tiebreaker. The tied entries were Bryan4887, clukeys, DC327, Dip, Fins Fan, GM4343, horsedewormer, knoxgijoe, Kyle davis, N2B, Rich Ehrlich, Ron G327, SASSYFIED, and Sschi12. Clukeys was the tiebreaker winner.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccius89.01612
2$250 Amazon GCAvery88.5179
3$250 Amazon GCdaxelc86.01214
4$250 Amazon GCKyle davis85.01412
5$250 Amazon GCcarolinabrian80.51513

Week 14 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
BAL2.5100LOST
ATL3.597WON
WAS3.590LOST
LV9.577LOST
SF1.563WON
LAR2.557WON
PIT3.555LOST
JAX9.553LOST
NYJ5.553LOST
HOU7.550LOST
DET7.548LOST
NYG10.547LOST
BUF2.537LOST
CHI12.532LOST

 


Week 13 Contest Recap

Week 13 had six upsets, led by the Lions (+7.5) notching their first outright win of the season.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a whopping 23-way tie for first place in Week 13, with the first place teams accumulating 11.0 points. Rodngun and CaveHawks split the tiebreaker.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccius89.01610
2$250 Amazon GCAvery88.5177
3$250 Amazon GCdaxelc84.51113
4$250 Amazon GCFinfan132079.51311
5$250 Amazon GCKyle davis79.01212

Week 13 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
LAC3.5106WON
NE2.597WON
DEN9.592LOST
DET7.592WON
WAS2.592WON
NYJ6.584LOST
SEA3.559WON
CHI7.550LOST
NO4.550LOST
PIT3.543WON
ATL10.536LOST
HOU8.527LOST
NYG2.526LOST
JAX12.524LOST

Week 12 Contest Recap

After several weeks of big upsets, a quieter Week 12 brought only five smaller upsets, with the exception of the Raiders (+7.5) over Dallas on Thanksgiving.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a 3-way tie in Week 12, with APM, DALLASKOWBOZS, and MrVincredible scoring 11.0 points by picking the Raiders and Giants (+3.5). DALLASKOWBOZS was the winner of the TNF tiebreaker.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCAvery81.5157
1$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus81.5159
3$250 Amazon GCFinfan132079.51311
4$250 Amazon GCdaxelc771012
5$250 Amazon GCKyle davis71.51111

Week 12 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
TEN6.5144LOST
PIT4.5141LOST
DET3.577LOST
MIN2.574LOST
IND2.567LOST
CLE3.565LOST
LV7.558WON
LAR0.553LOST
DEN2.541WON
NYG3.541WON
SEA0.539LOST
MIA1.538WON
NO4.536LOST
JAX0.531LOST
NYJ2.530WON

Week 11 Contest Recap

We had our third consecutive week of huge upsets, without Houston (+10.5) and Indianapolis (+7.5) leading the way.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There were only four upsets in Week 11, but that was enough for a 13-way tie for first place with the tied entries taking the Texans and Colts: Beres185, carolinabrian, Denverarlo, Jsuh19, jwcane, Lancer-Strong, Mcgratte, mike Warren, Monstermoose, NUMBER 2, Packer Bandwagon, RUSSP, and zjepson1RUSSP was the tiebreaker winner.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCAvery81.5157
1$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus81.5157
3$250 Amazon GCFinfan132078.01210
4$250 Amazon GCdaxelc77.01010
5$250 Amazon GCTrucko69.51111

Week 11 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
IND7.5132WON
CHI6.5129LOST
DAL2.598LOST
SEA2.587LOST
MIN2.572WON
NO1.572LOST
WAS3.566WON
DET10.559LOST
HOU10.555WON
PIT4.554LOST
LV0.544LOST
JAX6.541LOST
NYG11.534LOST
NYJ2.527LOST
ATL6.521LOST

Week 10 Contest Recap

It was yet another week of big upsets, led by Carolina (+10.5) and Washington (+9.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

Like Week 9, Week 10 featured entrants scoring at least 20 points to pickup ground in the overall standings. There was a 5-way tie for first place with BEAUWEEVIL, daxelc, Eps, Fat Tony, and TWOCLAW scoring 20.0 points by picking the Panthers and Washington. The winner of the tiebreaker was Fat Tony.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCAvery81.5155
2$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus74146
3$250 Amazon GCFinfan132070.5119
4$250 Amazon GCdaxelc66.599
5$250 Amazon GCbirducci64128

Week 10 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
DET9.5165TIE
CLE1.5101LOST
PHI2.594WON
ATL9.592LOST
SEA3.584LOST
LV2.580LOST
MIN2.575WON
NO2.574LOST
CAR10.573WON
JAX10.548LOST
NYJ13.548LOST
SF3.533WON
MIA7.521WON
WAS9.520WON

Week 9 Contest Recap

It’s hard to imagine a week much crazier than Week 9, with seven upsets, including three by underdogs of 7+ points.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

Week 9 featured a 4-way tie for first place, with Avery, daxelc, Etcheverry, and Fatfatjim scoring a whopping 24.0 points by picking the Jaguars (+14.5) and Broncos (+9.5). Daxelc was the winner of the TNF tiebreaker.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCAvery71.0144
2$250 Amazon GCbirducci64.0126
3$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus63.5135
4$250 Amazon GCFinfan132060.0108
5$250 Amazon GCJunior6958.5117

Week 9 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
HOU6.5183LOST
KC0.5152WON
SF2.5125LOST
CLE2.588WON
NYG2.577WON
CHI6.575LOST
ATL5.569WON
CAR3.566LOST
MIN5.565LOST
DEN9.555WON
NYJ10.552LOST
PHI1.542LOST
TEN7.542WON
JAX14.519WON

Week 8 Contest Recap

A wild Week 8 brought six upsets, headlined by the Jets (+9.5) taking down Cincinnati.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a 4-way tie for first place, with the tied entries of Chez81, Mikep757, Onepocket711, and SM making up major ground in the overall starts by scoring 15.0 points, picking the Jets plus either the Packers or Patriots (+5.5). SM was the tiebreaker winner.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccidus58.0124
2$250 Amazon GCJunior6953.0106
3$250 Amazon GCbirducci51.0106
4$250 Amazon GCMile High Magic50.5115
5$250 Amazon GCkiedro50.0124

Week 8 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
DET3.5173LOST
NE5.5120WON
PIT3.5117WON
MIN2.5115LOST
GB5.595WON
NO4.593WON
IND1.576LOST
CAR2.566WON
WAS3.564LOST
JAX3.561LOST
CHI3.554LOST
NYG9.553LOST
MIA13.529LOST
NYJ9.522WON
HOU14.519LOST

Week 7 Contest Recap

Week 7 featured only four upsets, but included two big upsets with the Bengals (+6.5) and Titans (+5.5) claiming wins.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a whopping 31-way tie for first place, as the Bengals/Titans combo was a popular one. CLC-TX was the tiebreaker winner.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccidus53.5113
2$250 Amazon GCbirducci51.0104
2$250 Amazon GCJunior6947.595
2$250 Amazon GCBarker46.084
5$250 Amazon GCHammer2244.5113

Week 7 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
TEN5.5183WON
IND3.5145WON
CIN6.5131WON
PHI2.5127LOST
DEN3.5121LOST
SEA4.5114LOST
MIA2.5108LOST
NYJ7.559LOST
WAS9.548LOST
NYG2.541WON
DET15.531LOST
CHI12.528LOST
HOU18.523LOST

Week 6 Contest Recap

The Week 6 slate featured five upsets, led by Tennessee’s dramatic MNF upset (+5.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

There was a six-way tie for first place, with the winners picking the Titans, plus either the Raiders or Jaguars (+3.5): Erik2444, Hammer22, jbjj1424, JimD, Ralley, and Xdoge. Xdoge was the tiebreaker winner.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccidus44.593
2$250 Amazon GCbirducci41.084
2$250 Amazon GCFinfan132041.084
2$250 Amazon GCJunior6941.084
5$250 Amazon GCHammer2239.0102

Week 6 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
LAC3.5186LOST
ARI2.5117WON
DET3.5117LOST
MIN1.5111WON
JAX3.5104WON
NE4.597LOST
HOU9.583LOST
TEN5.559WON
SEA4.555LOST
LV3.553WON
PHI7.551LOST
NYG10.551LOST
CHI4.547LOST
WAS6.532LOST

Week 5 Contest Recap

Despite several close calls, it was a quiet Week 5 with only three upsets led by the Bears (+5.5) and Eagles (+3.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

This week’s tie included only two entries that picked the Bears/Eagles combo: Bigb8832 and Dalewarner. Dalewarner won the tiebreaker.

The overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccidus41.082
1$250 Amazon GCJunior6941.082
3$250 Amazon GCbirducci37.573
4$250 Amazon GCrswanson7536.573
5$250 Amazon GCFinfan132035.573

Week 5 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
BUF2.5155WON
NYJ3.5123LOST
SF5.5115LOST
CIN3.5113LOST
DEN1.570LOST
PHI3.564WON
CLE1.563LOST
CHI5.560WON
NYG7.560LOST
DET7.559LOST
JAX4.545LOST
HOU9.542LOST
WAS1.542LOST
MIA10.541LOST
IND6.534LOST
SEA1.524LOST

Week 4 Contest Recap

Week 4 had six upsets, including a pair of upsets by the New York teams. The Giants (+7.5) and Jets (+7.5) pulled off big upsets for their first wins of the year.

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

Seven entries tied with a max possible 15.0 points. The tied entries were clukeys, Eight Eight, Finfan1320, Gump, Junior69, Kyle davis, and SpincycleGump claimed the tiebreaker with a Week 5 TNF total points prediction of 45 (actual points scored was 43).

The early overall leaderboard is below.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCFlaccidus41.080
2$250 Amazon GCbirducci37.571
2$250 Amazon GCJunior6937.571
4$250 Amazon GCrswanson36.571
5$250 Amazon GCMile High Magic35.080

Week 4 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
DET3.5205LOST
SEA3.5157WON
CAR5.5125LOST
ARI5.5117WON
BAL1.5111WON
LV3.581LOST
MIN1.577LOST
NYJ7.568WON
PIT6.559LOST
IND1.555WON
ATL1.547LOST
NYG7.547WON
PHI7.535LOST
JAX7.532LOST
NE6.531LOST
HOU16.528LOST

Week 3 Contest Recap

Week 3 saw six upsets hit, led by the Chargers (+6.5) and Bengals (+4.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

A whopping 16 entries tied with the max possible 11.0 points after picking the Chargers and Bengals. The tied entries were Bigfoot717, BigTone, birducci, Chris B, cjstark72, CLC-TX, DALLASKOWBOZS, Danny Stackhouse, Discrunner, Flaccidus, Gostivarcb, Gostivarcb, Lance Meinzer, Macario, McLovin, Mr. Rick Bivins, and rswanson75.

The winner after two tiebreakers was BigTone.

The early overall leaderboard is below, with plenty of time for new entries and slow starters to catch up.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCrswanson7531.060
2$250 Amazon GCbirducci30.060
3$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus28.060
4$250 Amazon GCMr. Rick Bivins24.551
5$250 Amazon GCMile High Magic24.060

Week 3 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
CIN4.5177WON
GB3.5166WON
TB0.593LOST
PHI3.591LOST
NO2.581WON
CHI7.578LOST
WAS8.575LOST
MIN1.565WON
LAC6.564WON
ATL2.557WON
IND5.557LOST
JAX7.544LOST
NYJ10.542LOST
DET8.540LOST
MIA3.536LOST
HOU8.522LOST

Week 2 Contest Recap

Week 2 was another one for the underdogs with five upsets, led by Las Vegas (+5.5) and Tennessee (+5.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

Six entries tied with the max possible 11.0 points after picking the Raiders and Titans. The tiebreaker was carried over to Week 3 with the TNF total points prediction. The tied entries were Bo Jackson, Dknight, Flaccidus, Jetsjetsjets, rswanson75, and SugarBears. SugarsBears won the tiebreaker by predicting 33 points, right on the nose.

The early overall leaderboard is below, with plenty of time for new entries and slow starters to catch up.

Current RankPrize (Rank After Wk 18)Current LeadersPtsWL
1$500 Amazon GCrswanson7520.040
2$250 Amazon GCbirducci19.040
2$250 Amazon GCDknight19.040
4$250 Amazon GCFlaccidus17.040
4$250 Amazon GCkcgamegirl2417.040

Week 2 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PicksResult
CIN3.5220LOST
DAL2.5155WON
PHI3.5142LOST
CAR3.598WON
MIN4.596LOST
LV5.577WON
MIA3.568LOST
TEN5.564WON
JAX5.550LOST
NYG3.547LOST
BAL3.547WON
DET10.547LOST
IND3.544LOST
NYJ5.537LOST
HOU12.531LOST
ATL12.519LOST

Week 1 Contest Recap

Week 1 featured a whopping eight upsets, let by the Steelers (+6.5) and Raiders (+4.5).

Subscriber Contest: Weekly Results & Season Leaders

11 entries tied with a max possible 11.0 points by picking the Steelers and Raiders in Week 1, so the tiebreaker carried over to Week 2 with the TNF total points prediction. The tied entries were Beres185, birducci, Bryan4887, DocEric, Irish1, luis catatao, Mr. Rick Bivins, MRL, Trucko, tsquarted1518, and YankeeViking. Luis catatao was the tiebreaker winner.

272 out of 519 entries picked at least one upset correctly. Great work! The overall leaderboard scores in 2020 were below 90 points, so you certainly have time to catch up if you haven’t accumulated points or entered the contest yet.

Week 1 Pick Distribution

If you’re curious, here’s a breakdown of the picks from last week’s contest:

TeamSpreadTimes PickedResult
WAS1.5136LOST
LV4.5118WON
PHI3.586WON
NYJ4.574LOST
PIT6.566WON
ARI2.557WON
IND2.555LOST
MIA2.554WON
CLE6.549LOST
CIN2.536WON
NO3.536WON
NYG2.536LOST
HOU2.526WON
DET7.523LOST
CHI7.513LOST
DAL7.511LOST