RESULTS – 2017 NFL Divisional Playoff and Free-For-All Contest
There were some great games played this weekend and the Conference Championships are now set.
The home teams were victorious on Saturday with blowout wins and the visiting teams were victorious on Sunday in close games. As predicted, the best game (in my opinion) of the weekend was between Green Bay and Dallas.
NFC Results
On Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks were unable to stop Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons and lost the game by a final score of 36-20. Ryan completed 70% of his passes for 338 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. The Seahawks’ Thomas Rawls was unable to duplicate his rushing performance from last week’s wild card game, gaining only 34 yards on 11 carries, and Russell Wilson threw two interceptions. The Falcons will move on to the NFC Championship game to face the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon.
The Packers were visiting Dallas and the rookie duo of Elliott and Prescott. The Packers jumped out to a 21-3 lead half-way through the second quarter, but the Cowboys came back to tie it up with the rushing of Elliott (125 yards for the game) and the excellent play of Prescott, Jason Whitten, and Dez Bryant. Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott hung in there with the seasoned veteran, Aaron Rodgers, and led the team to a 31-31 tie with 35 seconds left in the game. But as Rodgers has done for a long time, he took his team down the filed in a hurry and was able to get close enough for Mason Crosby to hit a 51-yard winning field goal as the last second ticked off the clock.
The Packers will travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons, where Green Bay lost 33-32 back in October. This could be another close, high-scoring game. Both quarterbacks have been looking great so far and playing very well under the pressure.
AFC Results
Saturday night was just another notch on the belt for the New England Patriots, who have been making playoff winning look easy for a very long time. Tom Brady was knocked around a lot during the game and actually underperformed statistically. He completed less than 50% of his passes and threw two interceptions, which matched his total for the entire regular season. But those interceptions came off of tipped passes and he ultimately found his targets when it mattered most. Houston was unable to find an answer on offense and quarterback Brock Osweiler threw three interceptions in the game. The final score was 34-16 and the Patriots will host the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday evening.
In Kansas City, with a rescheduled game start time, the “Killer Bees” dominated once again. Ben, Bell, Brown, and...Boswell? Unable to score any touchdowns, the Steelers called on kicker Chris Boswell six times to get points on the board. Boswell hit all six field goals, including 3 over 40 yards. Le’Veon Bell had another dominating performance, piling up 170 rushing yards on 30 carries. The Chiefs were on the Steelers’ heels for the entire game, but fell short by a 2-point conversion to tie the game in the closing minutes.
Pittsburgh will be heading to New England to take on the Patriots. New England beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh 27-16 back in October. However, the Steelers did not have Roethlisberger and the Patriots still had Rob Gronkowski. This should be a great game regardless, and whatever the outcome, it should set up a great Super Bowl against the NFC champion.
With that, let’s get to the Free-For-All contest results!
Rewards, Winners, and Payouts
We had a total of 45 contestants this week, which is 13 more than the previous high! The totals earned from the Preview post were 40.319 SD and 295.874 STEEM. I sold the SD for STEEM at a price of around $0.135 per STEEM and received 289.403 STEEM, bringing the total to 585.277. I removed 35.277 STEEM to be carried over for the Super Bowl contest, so the rewards for the current contest totaled 550 STEEM.
The payout for each of the five statistical categories was 110 STEEM. These were the final stats and the winners for each category:
| Category | Results | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Jones Receiving Yds. | 67 | @titusfrost |
| Brady Comp. Percentage | 47.4 | @hanshotfirst |
| Chiefs Yards Allowed | 389 | @jacobts |
| Elliott Yds. Per Carry | 5.7 | @darth-azrael, @shenanigator |
| Total FG Attempts | 21 | @bola |
Statistics are from NFL.com
The following contestants have received 110 STEEM each:
@titusfrost
@hanshotfirst
@jacobts
@bola
Due to the tie in the Ezekiel Elliott, Yards Per Carry category, these two contestants have received 55 STEEM each:
All transfers have been made and here is the proof of payout:
Only two contests left for the NFL season!
With 45 contestants this week, the distributions didn’t get around to as many people as a percentage. I’ll try to pick better categories with a higher chance of ties for the next two contests so that more users will have a chance to win some of the rewards. The lowest payout this week is valued at over $9 at current STEEM prices, while the highest payouts are valued at over $18.
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Thank you, SIR! I appreciate the follow, SIR!
That's the spirit, you might have a general in you as well :)
Whoo Hoo...Matty Ice! I had him on my fantasy team this year along with Julio Jones. I've followed him since college. Hoping Antonio Brown (from my alma mater) has a great game. Are you doing a contest this week too?
Of course I am. I'll only be done when the season is over.
Excellent!!! I'm ready! My fantasy hockey team is in 1st (12-1) Maybe I'll have some luck here this week!
Do you play in the @sfhl contest?
Didn't know about it until now...I'm there! Thanks!!!
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Salut je espere que je ne vous dérangera pas de voiture trop je Vient juste de voir
Votre profil sur facebook je suis LOPEZ Endrea je vois Que vous etre la bonne personne Qu'il me Faut et Qui mérite this offre. Je suis d'origine francaise Mais je vie en Italie DEPUIS 20ANS une cause de mon mari Qui est d'origine italienne. Je Souffre D'une maladie Qui me conduire jusqu'a la mort et je disposer d'Une somme de 60 € 000 Dont Je Voudrais faire une donation d' une personne de confiance juin et d'honnête en Fasse AFIN Qu'il bon usage. je suis propriétaire d'Une société d'importation d'accessoires automobiles. Donner Une part de 10% aux enfants orphelins de sa région Juste pour la bénédiction du seigneur apres ma mort. J'ai perdu mon mari il y a ACDE 7ans, sur un pas enfant Ce Qui ma beaucoup toucher le coeur et j'ai pas pu me remarier jusqu'a Ce jour Parce que je aime trop mon mari. Je Voudrais Faire de This Somme un don avant MA mort puisse mes de Que Son Compté jours faute de this maladie au Quelle je ne est pas pu Avoir de remède pour ma maladie. Je Voudrais savoir par la suite si vous Voulez Vraiment beneficier of this don. voici mon adresse mail: [email protected]
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Thank you @ats-david and @blocktrades.
Thanks for being a long-time supporter of these contests. It's appreciated very much.
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Votre profil sur facebook je suis LOPEZ Endrea je vois Que vous etre la bonne personne Qu'il me Faut et Qui mérite this offre. Je suis d'origine francaise Mais je vie en Italie DEPUIS 20ANS une cause de mon mari Qui est d'origine italienne. Je Souffre D'une maladie Qui me conduire jusqu'a la mort et je disposer d'Une somme de 60 € 000 Dont Je Voudrais faire une donation d' une personne de confiance juin et d'honnête en Fasse AFIN Qu'il bon usage. je suis propriétaire d'Une société d'importation d'accessoires automobiles. Donner Une part de 10% aux enfants orphelins de sa région Juste pour la bénédiction du seigneur apres ma mort. J'ai perdu mon mari il y a ACDE 7ans, sur un pas enfant Ce Qui ma beaucoup toucher le coeur et j'ai pas pu me remarier jusqu'a Ce jour Parce que je aime trop mon mari. Je Voudrais Faire de This Somme un don avant MA mort puisse mes de Que Son Compté jours faute de this maladie au Quelle je ne est pas pu Avoir de remède pour ma maladie. Je Voudrais savoir par la suite si vous Voulez Vraiment beneficier of this don. voici mon adresse mail: [email protected]
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Thank You @ats-david and the Kansas City Chiefs for giving up them yards. Congrats to all the winners!
You're welcome. Don't spend it all in one place!
Powered Up! Gracias D.
Woo-hoo! Thanks! :)
No problem. Enjoy!
Nice. Thanks for all the steem.
You're welcome. Good job on the guess - you almost nailed it.
Thank you again for running this! So much fun! I was rooting for incompletions and field goals. I love that quirky stuff. Was there anybody close to me in my category (Brady completion %)? I'd be willing to split 60/40 or something with them.
There really wasn't anyone close. The next one after you guessed 55% - and that was @shenanigator, the winner of the Ezekiel Elliott YPC category (that was a tie).
If I tossed 40 Sp back at you is there someone in the contest who deserves it (anyone who came close in any category). I really love playing it. It's fun to win but I don't need the whole thing. When I play hold'em with my buddies and I am lucky enough to be first when we are heads up, I always split. I figure the more happy people the better. But... if that messes with the idea of this game or creates extra work for you, then I'll find something to do with it. ;)
If you really want to split with somebody, there was one user - @nextgen622 - who came within one yard in the KC Yards Allowed category and was 0.1 away from guessing Elliott's YPC average. They guessed 388 (result was 389) and 5.8 (result was 5.7).
But that's entirely up to you if you want to share it. You won, so the STEEM is now yours.
Thanks for the info. That is perfect! I will send him 40.
Upvoted, Soccer or Football, team sports are my passion