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Rules / How to Play

• Selections:
• Pick every game each week against the spread. The player choosing the most games correctly for the week gets 1st place, the player with the next highest total of correct picks for the week gets 2nd, etc. etc.
• Default picks, which will change weekly, will be entered for any player that fails to submit picks by that week's deadline. The defaults will alternate in the following 4-week rotation: favorites, underdogs, home teams, away teams
• Ties will be decided based on the sum total of points scored during the Monday night game. (Actually it's based on the last game listed on the pick page. If there are two Monday night games only one of them is used for the tiebreaker. And even when there is no Monday night game - for instance the last week of the season often doesn't have a Monday night game - the last game listed on the pick page is used for the tiebreaker)
  • For the top prizes the player coming closest without going over the total score wins. If all player's involved in the tie go over, that player coming closest wins.
  • For the booby prize the player whose choice is the most over the total score 'wins'. If all player's involved in the tie chose tiebreakers which are under the total score the player whose score is the furthest under 'wins'.
• Spreads from the Wednesday morning edition of the Yahoo Sports NFL odds site (https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/odds/) will be used. "No-line" games are excluded and will not count toward a player's score. However spreads are not "official" until I send out the weekly email on Wednesday morning.
• Selections may be entered at the website, via email (to darmstrong@rcn.com), or by hardcopy. Due to the vagaries of the Internet, players are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to submit picks, as network problems may prevent access to the website. Any email which was sent before the deadline will be accepted, regardless of when I receive it, however only emails sent to the address above will be accepted.
• Results will be emailed weekly.
• The deadline for submission of picks will be listed on the selection page on the website and will be STRICTLY enforced this year
  
• Scoring:
  • A 'push' loses on both accounts. That means if the favorite wins by the spread exactly, everyone loses regardless of whether they picked the favorite or the underdog.
  • Weekly and Season Total prizes to be determined by number of participants.