Professor DW’s Exclusive Football
Postseason Challenge!

Welcome to the 2024-25 Professor DW’s  “EXCLUSIVE” Postseason Pro Football Pick ‘em Challenge! You’re one of 19 who qualified for the chance at $1,000+ in prizes to outfit your “Den of Football Insanity!”. A full description is below in the official rules with a straight pay-out option for the winner to consider.

The Postseason tournament is 4 rounds over 5 weeks tournament. You will make your selection of teams as usual but there will be additional questions for you to answer each week. Such as which team will win the coin flip, or which QB will have the most passing yardage.

Each prediction or question will all be worth 1 point. There will be a total of 10 points you can earn each of the first three weeks for a total of 30 points.

Then on Super Bowl Sunday there will be 25 points available, 5 for selecting the Super Bowl Champion and 1 point for all 20 questions for a grand total of 55 points being a perfect score. Anyone can make a big run on Super Sunday if you remain in the mix through the 1^st 3 weeks.

Please refer to all the Rules and Information below Round 1’s entry form. Be sure to read each question carefully before answering. If you are unsure read the rules first below and if you still have a question e-mail Paul at paulbelisportsnetwork@gmail.com but must be prior to the deadline to enter.

Eligible Participants in Professor DW’s Postseason Tournament are listed in order they qualified:
William Russell, Lee Stockwell, Katie King, Mike Lowder, Cliff Nichols, Wes Swick, Skip Smith, Brian Perman, Roy Clark, Jeff Johnson, Carter Fabritius, Stephen Gruginski, Alicia Clark, Jennifer Kickner, Mark Westley, Shawn O’Neill, Bob Kickner, Kevin Hamrick, and Matthew Evans.

Round 2 Divisional Round Results

Place	Name			Tie-Breaker	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Super Bowl	Final Results
T1	Jeff Johnson (Chehalis)			530	6	5			11
T1	Roy Clark			674	6	5			11
T3	Jeff Johnson (Tumwater)			555	6	4			10
T3	Alicia Clark			657	5	5			10
T3	Stephen Gruginski			487	5	5			10
T3	Wes Swick			546	5	5			10
T7	Mark Westley			207	6	3			9
T7	Jennifer Kickner			692	5	4			9
T7	Brian Perman			525	4	5			9
T7	Skip Smith			647	3	6			9
11	Matt Evans			450	4	4			8
T12	Bob Kickner			647	4	3			7
T12	Kevin Hamrick			588	4	3			7
T12	Lee Stockwell			570	4	3			7
T12	Cliff Nichols			420	2	5			7
16	Shawn O’Neill			did not enter	0	5			5
17	Mike Lowder			275	3	0			3
18	Katie King			did not enter	0	2			2
19	Carter Fabritius			did not enter	0	1			1
20	William Russell			did not enter	0	0			0

 

Round 2 Picks

Jeff Johnson (Chehalis)   KC   Det   Philly   Buff   Hous   Gibbs-Det   KC   61+   Hous   Wash
Jeff Johnson (Tumwater)   KC   Det   Philly   Balt   Hous   Barkly-Philly   Det   41-60   Wash   Balt
Mark Westley            KC   Det   Philly   Balt   Hous   Gibbs-Det   Det   41-60   Hous   Balt
Roy Clark                  KC   Det   Philly   Buff   Hous   Gibbs-Det   Det   41-60   Hous   Hous
Alicia Clark              KC   Det   Philly   Balt   Hous   Gibbs-Det   Det   61+   Rams   Hous
Jennifer Kickner     KC   Det   Philly   Balt    Rams   Barkly-Philly    Det   61+    Wash   Balt
Stephen Gruginski   KC   Det   Philly   Balt    Hous   Barkly-Philly   Philly   61+   Hous   Rams
Wes Swick                 KC   Det   Philly   Buff   Hous   Barkly-Philly   KC   41-60   Rams   Balt
Bob Kickner                KC   Det   Philly   Balt   Hous   Gibbs-Det   Philly   41-60   Hous   Balt
Brian Perman          KC   Det   Philly   Balt   Hous   Gibbs-Det   Det   61+   Hous   Hous
Kevin Hamrick       KC    Det    Philly   Balt   Rams   Gibbs-Det   Det   41-60   Hous   Hous
Lee Stockwell          KC   Det   Philly   Balt   Rams    Barkly-Philly   KC   41-60   Wash   Balt
Matt Evans           KC   Det    Philly    Buff   Rams   Gibbs-Det   Philly   41-60    Rams   Hous
Mike Lowder      No Entry
Skip Smith             KC   Det   Philly   Buff   Hous   Barkly-Philly   Det   41-60   Wash   Hous
Cliff Nichols             KC  Wash   Philly   Buff   Rams   Robinson-Wash   Philly   61+   Rams   Rams
Carter Fabritius    KC   Det   Rams   Balt   Philly   Henry-Balt   Det   41-60   Hous   Buff
Katie King                  KC    Det   Rams   Balt   Hous   Gibbs-Det   KC   41-60   Wash   KC
Shawn O’Neill        KC   Det   Rams   Buff   Hous   Barkly-Philly   KC    61+   Philly   Rams
William Russell   No Entry

Round 3 Questions now up, deadline remains 9am Saturday, Jan 25, 2025

Enter Your Picks

 

Official Rules for Professor DW’s Postseason Tournament Football Challenge

Eligibility 

1. This contest is 100% free of charge and you must be at least 18 years of age to participate.
2. Employees and active contractors of Eli Sports Network are not eligible to win. They may participate and we will note those ineligible to win.
3. Contestants are allowed 1 entry per person.

Entries and scoring points

Select the teams you believe will win the game with no point spread, just need to pick the winning team.

Questions: Some of the questions will be easy and maybe 50/50 such as the coin flip will be heads or tails. Or how many penalties will be called in the game 12.5, over or under. We added the .5 so there is no tie.

Other questions may have more than 1 correct answer so be sure to read each question and make your best prediction. Each correct answer will get a point. For example, which team kicked the longest field goal and if more than one team kicked a 55-yard field goal then picking any of those teams will earn you the point.

Other questions may be limited to the choices listed. For example, which QB will throw for the most yards? We may list only 4 names which means the competition is between just those 4 so if an unlisted QB throws for more yards than any of the 4 listed, that does not count and the winning point is awarded to only the names we list.

Tie-Breakers

There is the usual tie-breaker of predicting the total amount of points scored in all 13 postseason games. You must fill that out with your 1^st entry. The Price is Right rule is in effect which is you cannot go over. The closest without going over will be declared the winner. This means if you guess 500 and the total is 499 you’re over and if the person you were tied with guessed 1 they would win because they didn’t go over.

In the unlikely event there is still a potential for a tie, the contestant selecting the winning team will be declared the winner. If there is still a potential tie each affected contestant will then receive a secondary tie-breaking question. The only chance of this happening is for contestants to first guess the same amount of total points scored in all 13 games and then each selecting the same team to win. But we will keep offering tie-breaker questions until there are different answers and no chance of a final tie.

The questions have been determined for each week with a caveat that all questions prior to the week may be tweaked if for instance there is an injury and a player is no longer available and the question was which QB would throw the most TD’s in a week and that QB was injured and not playing.

Players may enter any or all of the weeks. For weeks they do not enter they get 0 points. If you miss the 1st week you will not be able to enter a tie-breaker number. So if you end up in a tie for any of the prizes you will automatically lose the tie-breaker to the player who entered a tie-breaker regardless of if their guess is over or not. 

Post Season Grand Prize and Consolation Prizes

1. Winners are responsible for claiming all winnings and taxes.

The Grand Prize Champion will receive the Football Fan Dream Package

*A 55″ Flat Screen TV
*Kegerator and Keg Beer cooler
*Pop Popcorn like at the Stadium with a new Stadium/Movie Theater Popcorn Popper
*And light up your Football den of Insanity with a lit Neon sign of your favorite Team!

Total Value is more than $1,000 at the beginning of the contest in September of 2024.

Grand Prize Option: The Grand Prize Winner may choose to take a $750 cash prize instead of the prize package. Winner is not guaranteed a minimum or maximum value. Prices on winning prizes may fluctuate at the time of purchase. Prizes will not be purchased until winner notifies ESN of their Grand Prize choice. The $750 option remains regardless of total value of prize package.

Consolation Prizes:

2nd place $75 
3rd place $50
4th place $25

Judges Decision is Final

Any and all decisions not covered within the rules will be made by the judges and that will be the final ruling.

Receiving and Forfeiture of Prizes

Contestants must provide proper address to ESN to receive their prize via certified mail. Or they must make arrangements to pick up their prize in person at the offices of the Eli Sports Network at 219 North Tower, Suite 310, Centralia, WA 98531.

If a contestant has not provided proper mailing or delivery instructions or have arranged to personally pick up their prize(s) by the following deadline then they automatically forfeit all prizes and compensation due them from winning the FREE Professor DW Football Challenge Contest.

Deadline to claim all prizes is February 28, 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Round-by-Round formats with proposed questions for each round, subject to change and be updated.

Week 1 Entry form (Deadline to Enter 9am Saturday, January 11, 2025)
Game 1 select winner (Houston Texans)
Game 2 select winner (Baltimore Ravens)
Game 3 select winner (Buffalo Bills)
Game 4 select winner (Philadelphia Eagles)
Game 5 select winner (Washington Commanders)
Game 6 select winner (LA Rams)
Question 1: Which team will score the most points? (Houston Texans with 32)
Question 2: How many Home teams will win their Game? (5)
Question 3: Which of the following QB’s will throw for the most yardage? (limited only these choices) (CJ Stroud with 282)
Question 4: How many total field goals will be converted successfully in all 6 games? (20)

Week 2 Entry form (Deadline to Enter 9am Saturday, January 18, 2025)
Game 7 select winner (Kansas City Chiefs)
Game 8 select winner (Washington Commanders)
Game 9 select winner (Philadelphia Eagles)
Game 10 select winner (Buffalo Bills)
Question 1: Lowest scoring team? (Houston Texans)
Question 2: Running Back with the most yards running and receiving? (Saquon Barkley)
Question 3: Most lopsided win goes to which team? (Washington Commanders)
Question 4: Team with the most turnovers? (Detroit Lions)
Question 5: Longest Play for a touchdown? 1-20 yards, 21-40 yards, 41 to 60 yards, 61+ yards (61+)
Question 6: Team with the most accepted penalties against them? (Houston Texans)

Week 3 Entry form (Deadline to Enter 5pm Saturday, January 25, 2025)
Game 11 select winner
Game 12 select winner
Question 1: Highest scoring game combined score?
Question 2: Which position will score the most touchdowns combined? (QB throwing a TD pass does NOT count.) QB, RB, Rec, TE, Other
Question 3: Will there be a 2-point play scored in either game? (2-point PAT or a safety or a drop-kick)
Question 4: Team with most QB to a single receiver yards? (This means which QB connects with one of their teammates the most could be a receiver, RB tight end. For example, Mahomes hits Kelce for 124 receiving yards. You just need to pick the team that has the highest total.)
Question 5: Quarterback with the most Touchdowns? (Throwing, Running or Receiving)
Question 6: Which defense will have the most sacks?
Question 7: Longest field goal will come from which team?
Question 8: Will any team miss a 1-point PAT? Yes or No

Week 4 Entry form (Deadline to Enter 5pm Saturday, February 8, 2025)
Game 13 select the Super Bowl Winner (5 points)
Question 1: Coin Flip? Heads or Tails
Question 2: QB with the most Passing Yardage?
Question 3: RB with the most rushing yardage?
Question 4: Rec/TE with the most receiving yardage?
Question 5: Which team scores 1^st?
Question 6: Which position scores the 1^st TD? (RB, REC, TE, QB, Other (defense, special teams)
*QB must run or catch a TD pass to score, throwing does not count.
Question 7: Total number of penalties accepted in the game over or under 12.5?
Question 8: Will the Football ever touch the goal post during a live play? (Field goal or PAT attempt, kick-off, errant throw or fumble any way the ball hits one of the uprights or crossbar during a live play.)
Question 9: Will either Coach throw their red flag to challenge a call? Yes or No
Question 10: Longest field goal will be? 0-39 yards, 40-49 yards, 50-59 yards, 60+ yards
Question 11: Which team will boot the longest punt?
Question 12: Which team will have the longest punt return?
Question 13: Which team will have the longest Kick-off return or will all Kick-offs be a touchback?
Question 14: Will there be a legal pass attempt by anyone not a quarterback?
Question 15: How many combined total punts in the game?
Question 16: Will the game go to overtime? Yes or No
Question 17: Will total points scored by over or under TBD?
Question 18: Will there be an attempted fake punt or an onside kick? Yes or No
Question 19: Will the winning team take a knee on the final play of the game? Yes or No
Question 20: Which position will win the Super Bowl MVP? QB, RB, Receiver, Tight End, Defensive Player, Special Teams Player?

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