Hunky HasselBracketeers,
A ton of you have had the ball eight times, and scored eight times.
It's the most un-Hasselbeck thing you could do. You're just dancing all over this competition's namesake.
But then again, that means you picked the Packers twice... and they won twice... which is A VERY Hasselbeck thing to do!
Here's how the leaderboard shakes out with three picks to go:
Some quick Commish thoughts:
- With 99 perfect slates, it's almost assured we'll need a Super Bowl tiebreaker to determine our champ.
- That said, we all know the one thing that'd put a huge dent in our perfection numbers: A Patriots loss on Sunday.
- The most interesting pick in the whole competition is going to be how the 8-0s pick Patriots-Steelers. Very few of them (Steelers fans excluded) think Pittsburgh is gonna win, or perhaps more tellingly, would place an individual bet on Pittsburgh to win. But might some of them pick the Steelers anyway?
- No matter who makes the Super Bowl, the line is going to be tight. The Pats would be 3-point favorites over the Falcons and probably 5-point favorites over the Packers. Any other matchup would be within a 3-point spread.
- That means the Super Bowl won't have massive upset potential, causing something like 60 8-0s to be reduced to five. But it DOES mean the Super Bowl will be a pick that requires conviction. Commish likes it that way.
- @zma6 - listed in our "notables" above - finished second in 2014's Second Chance Pool, and won a Two-Week Survivor this year. Dude is ridiculous.
- The Packers will win the Super Bowl. You know, in case you've forgotten.
Rules are linked on the competition page, as always. If we have multiple 11-0s, then the first tiebreaker is Super Bowl score prediction (closest wins). If that's tied, we move to Super Bowl total offensive yards.
A SMATTERING OF AWESOME COMMENTS FROM THE DIVISIONAL ROUND
@23champ (Falcons, Patriots, Steelers, Cowboys): "Do I get R-E-L-A-X Rodgers, or State Farm Rodgers where he throws a golf club through his window? Either way, the chances of me going 4-0 this week are slimmer than my chances of getting laid this 2017. But you're telling me there's a chance? Haha, f*** sports and my life."
Commish says: You understand what is happening here, right, 23champ? People who pick against the Packers never get laid. Did you get laid this week? Thought so. Pick the Packers on Sunday and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. You're welcome.
@bek901 (Falcons, Patriots, Steelers, Packers): "Green Bay Packers... Bud Light Lime Green Bay Packers!! Bud Light Lime!! GREEN BAY PACKERS!! BUD LIGHT LIME!!"
Commish says: See? SEE?!?! bek901 went 4-0. I bet bek901 had a great weekend. I bet bek901 had good luck just rain down on her this week.
@cuttydoesit (Falcons, Patriots, Steelers, Cowboys): "Another week of 4-0 hot takes!!! The Patriots are a duh. Even though I already gave my hot Brocketship take last week, I did not take into account that Connor Cook was in turn being the person I bet on, oops. Having said that, have to triple the bet on the pats this week and turn a profit on the raiders loss last week. Next easiest game would have to be the cowboys. RIP commish, but Jordy got Marilyn Manson'd with the rib shot and my only advice to Montgomery is dont get on the treadmill on the sideline after ripping your knee in half, didnt workout for my boy too well. Im taking the steelers solely because ben roethlisberger is 51% robot and wont be effected (affected?...THEE chico st university) by cold conditions, and alex smith is 100% hot steaming garbage in the playoffs. Lastly going to bet on the Falcons because MATT ryan is qb. Do you know how bad matts are lately in the playoffs (mcgloin, stafford, moore)? No way he goes down, it follows the rule of 4 when picking these things, dont bet 4 home teams, dont bet 4 favorites, and dont bet against 4 matts."
Commish says: You all thought I was featuring comments. Lol. I'm just finding ways to wave my cheese flag. It tastes fantastic, btw. When's the last time you waved a delicious flag?
@grahamgarland (Seahawks, Patriots, Chiefs, Packers): "I will name my first born son Brock if the Texans beat the Patriots."
Commish says: I was rooting for the Texans. This is why. You all know that nothing is more etched in stone than published SZN comments, right? Like, there's a SZN grim reaper that finds you, Final Destination style, if you don't follow through. Only except wearing all black and looking creepy, he looks just like the "RAAAADGERSSS" dude in the State Farm commercials.
@hugh1334 (Seahawks, Patriots, Chiefs, Packers): "Picking the Green Bay Packers with hopes that my boyfriend won't turn into a moody lil bitch if they lose..."
Commish says: I've never had a girlfriend say this about me. Promise.
@Pushmataha (Seahawks, Patriots, Steelers, Packers): "Dak is literally the greatest player ever... to come out of Starkville. Unfortunately you cannot get hawter than the Pack. Long live Dak and Beats by Dre but I will be blasting Bieber's "Sorry" all day Monday morning at work and lightly ringing my cowbell in sadness."
Commish says: If we had a weekly POETRY award, this would win. Impressive work, Pushmataha. Let's see more from you!
@studentbodyright (Seahawks, Patriots, Steelers, Packers): "Rodgers breaks JoJo's heart."
Commish says: Ooooooooooooooh boiiiiii did he break her heart. Sorry not sorry, JoJo! If you don't know what we're talking about, you're missing out on the single biggest cultural landmark of our time.
GO MAKE YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND PICKS
Picks lock Sunday at noon PST. Go make your picks. Remember, it's non-elimination - best record wins - so keep picking even if you've dropped a game (or four).
And if you picked the Falcons. Well. Don't say the Commish didn't warn you, and I'm sorry for your upcoming lack of getting laid.