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Game Introduction |
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NFL Locks was the second official game to moved to the website in replacing a game that used to be run through Yahoo!. Survival Pickem was the preceeding official game run through Yahoo! prior to the 2011-2012 ASFL2 season. NFL Locks was created to provide a game which featured more of a challenge and less luck for success (compared to Survival Pickem), as well as helping to avoid a game full of tiebreakers. NFL Locks replaced Survival Pickem's place in Tier 4 of the official games list. Around the same amount of championship points are to be handed out with the change in games, but the switch has allowed for them to be awarded in a more traditional fashion compared to the league's other games.
The basic premise is the same as Survival Pickem's, pick the winner you're most confident in for the given week. But, NFL Locks expands that premise to require each participant to pick between three and five winners each week while also eliminating the limit of one pick per team per season. When picking your games for each week, you also need to assign a weight to each pick, worth between one and five points with no duplicate weights allowed. If your pick is correct, the weight value is added to your point total. If your pick is incorrect, the weight of the pick is counted against you.
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Game Timeline |
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| Prior Season Archived: | Early July, Y1 |
| New Season Open for Sign Ups: | Late July/Early August Y1 |
| Game Start: | ~September 7th, Y1 |
| Game Finish: | ~December 31st, Y1 |
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Game Scoring |
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| Correct, non-OT Pick: | 15 Pts |
| Correct Pick in OT: | 10 Pts |
| Incorrect Pick in OT: | -5 Pts |
| Incorrect, non-OT Pick: | -15 Pts |
| Margin of Victory of X for a Correct Pick: | X Pts |
| Margin of Defeat of X for an Incorrect Pick: | -X Pts |
| Weight of Y* for a Correct Pick: | Y Pts |
| Weight of Y* for an Incorrect Pick: | -Y Pts |
*The weight of each pick will always be between one and five points, with no pick having the same weight each week. |
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Participating |
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In order to participate in the game, you need to click the "Sign Up" link on the game page. From there, enter your information as you submitted it to the members database (if applicable).
Once registered, use the "Submit Your Picks" page to enter your picks for the week. The numbers on the left side of the drop downs for each pick indicate the weight of your pick. You aren't required to pick five games each week, but for each pick less than three made in a week, you'll receive -15 penalty points from your score.
From there, you can check your progress by using the "Game Standings" page. The overall game standings and weekly game standings are available. As are the championship point standings and the projected championship points earned from the game.
To help you make your picks, the game provides, detailed NFL Standings, a grid displaying the results and schedule for all games in the season, and a stats section which features pick percentages and average weights for each game along with other information on team scoring breakdowns and member points breakdowns.
Non-ASFL2 Members are allowed to participate in the game, but are not counted for championship points purposes. They're listed on the standings pages by default (aside from those involving championship points), but can be removed by clicking the "Member?" or "M?" heading. |
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More Information & Scoring Examples |
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The deadline to pick a team in any given week is the scheduled start time of their game as listed within the NFL Locks schedule. If you notice what you feel is an incorrect time, please email the commissioner as soon as possible. The commissioner may ask for a member or two to help keep the game updated. Those who assist will be given bonus points as a reward. The game concludes with week 17 of the NFL regular season; the playoffs are not factored in.
Negative points for a game are possible, but you're guaranteed to score -15 points for each pick less than three you make in a week.
| Scoring Example #1 |
| Predicted Result: |
A > B; Weight = 1 |
Actual Score: |
A 17, B 20 |
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| Result Points: |
-15 - Incorrect, non-OT Pick |
Margin Points: |
-3 - Margin of Victory of X for an Incorrect Pick |
Weight Points: |
-1 - Weight of Y for an Incorrect Pick |
Game Score: |
(-15) + (-3) + (-1) = -19 Points |
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Scoring Example #2 |
| Predicted Result: |
C > D; Weight = 2 |
Actual Score: |
C 7, D 17 (OT) |
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| Result Points: |
-5 - Incorrect Pick in OT |
Margin Points: |
-10 - Margin of Victory of X for an Incorrect Pick |
Weight Points: |
-2 - Weight of Y for an Incorrect Pick |
Game Score: |
(-5) + (-10) + (-2) = -17 Points |
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Scoring Example #3 |
| Predicted Result: |
E > F; Weight = 3 |
Actual Score: |
E 35, F 10 |
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| Result Points: |
15 - Correct, non-OT Pick |
Margin Points: |
25 - Margin of Victory of X for a Correct Pick |
Weight Points: |
3 - Weight of Y for a Correct Pick |
Game Score: |
15 + 25 + 3 = 43 Points |
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Scoring Example #4 |
| Predicted Result: |
G > H; Weight = 4 |
Actual Score: |
G 34, H 31 (OT) |
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| Result Points: |
10 - Correct Pick in OT |
Margin Points: |
3 - Margin of Victory of X for a Correct Pick |
Weight Points: |
4 - Weight of Y for a Correct Pick |
Game Score: |
10 + 3 + 4 = 17 Points |
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Scoring Example #5 |
| Predicted Result: |
I > J; Weight = 5 |
Actual Score: |
I 17, J 17 (OT) |
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| Result Points: |
-5 - Incorrect Pick in OT |
Margin Points: |
0 - Margin of Victory of X for an Incorrect Pick |
Weight Points: |
-5 - Weight of Y for an Incorrect Pick |
Game Score: |
(-5) + 0 + (-5) = -10 Points |
Week Score: |
(-19) + (-17) + 43 + 17 + (-10) = 14 Points |
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NFL Locks ASFL2 Scoring |
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