Friends in Football,
For the fifth time in nine seasons, BFIG is headed into Week 17 with multiple survivors standing. Will we have our fourth-ever playoff tiebreaker to crown a champ?
That question will be answered by the likes of the 3-13 Colts, 4-12 Texans, 5-10 Niners, 6-9 Dolphins, 8-7 Bills, and maybe, just maybe, the 0-15 Browns.
We're nearly assured of a playoff tiebreaker for Second Chance and BRANDO. But deep into Sunday's Panthers-Bucs game, it sure didn't look that way.
Down 19-15 (lol) with 39 seconds left, the biggest play of Carolina's season - and an incredibly high-leverage play for survivor - started like this:
... and still somehow ended like this:
... which gave us another edition of this:
... and saved 80 percent of BRANDO, 40 percent of Second Chance, and one of our remaining six BFIG survivors.
BFIG is at 6, Second Chance stayed put at 20, and BRANDO is at a healthy 125 heading into Week 17.
RAPIDFIRE Q&A TO ANSWER YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS
Commish, do I get to play in the HasselBracket Playoffs Pick'em?
YES. When you paid for the NFL SZN, you got everything we do through the Super Bowl. VALUE. Join here - winner gets $5,000.
Commish, can friends sign up now and play in HasselBracket?
YES. Give them a taste! Get 2 to join and I'll give you next year's NFL SZN for free. Send your referral link
Commish, how do playoffs tiebreakers work in BFIG/Second Chance/BRANDO?
You pick the winner of each game, and assign a confidence ranking to each pick. Most correct picks wins; ties broken by confidence ranking; if still tied, we run it back the following week. See all BFIG season recaps.
Commish, did you think this many people would still be left?
No.
Commish, do all the favorites always win every week, allowing a bunch of people to keep surviving?
No.
Commish, when do payments go out?
The week after the Super Bowl. Everyone who placed in a competition will get a "how you want yo' money?" email from me in January.
Commish, how many Bud Light Limes did you drink this year?
Four.
Commish, was that enough?
Absof***inglutely not. We're done here.
HOUSEKEEPING
- Week 17 games don't start till Sunday, so picks remain open till 9:50am PT on Sunday.
- Every competition page always shows winners in the gray "Competition summary" sidebar (bottom of screen on mobile). Commish updates these summaries as the season goes.
- HasselBracket - our annual playoffs pick'em - is open! Champ gets $5K. JOIN HASSELBRACKET >>
- If you're wondering about our other SZNs (like The Bachelor), Commish will be sending an update soon
- Your profile now shows your pick history. Check it out!
- Commish and GM play in all SZN competitions, but we can't win any money. This isn't DraftKings amateur hour.
- The Green Bay Packers should fire Mike McCarthy
- Commish loves you