PICK 'EM PAGE (NFL SUPER BOWL--PLAYOFFS RD #4)

WEEKLY SET OF PICKS REQUIRED FOR SUPER BOWL: The pointspreads to be released for the NFL Super Bowl Round will consist of one game and its corresponding over/under total. There will be 12 overall selections for the Super Bowl round and participants are required to choose every selection. However, participants can only choose one selection from selection #12 (Super Bowl MVP--must choose 12A, 12B, or 12C). IMPORTANT! All picks must be posted on the competition's message board and ONLY within the thread entitled "PICK 'EM THREAD FOR NFL SUPER BOWL (RD #4)".

HIGHLY IMPORTANT NOTICE--PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING SELECTIONS FOR SUPER BOWL!: #1) Pay close attention to the posting deadline for the Super Bowl (5:30 pm). #2) When submitting your selections for the Super Bowl, whether you're posting them on the competition's message board or texting your selections to the Biased Nihilist--SUBMIT SELECTIONS BY LISTING THEM IN NURMERICAL ORDER AS THEY ARE INDICATED IN THE LIST OF SELECTIONS BELOW (For example, start with selection #1, then selection #2, and so on).

SELECTIONS AND SCORING FORMAT FOR NFL SUPER BOWL ROUND (PLAYOFFS RD #4):

#1) 4 pts.......Super Bowl point spread winner
#2) 1 pt........Coin Flip (All participants must choose heads or tails)
#3) 5 pts.......exact score of game (must select winning team of exact score)
#4) 3 pts....Over/under selection
#5) 3 pts....Closest to predicting total combined points of game (Only participant closest to final combined total of game will be awarded 3 pts. In case of ties to closest to total pts, all participants tied will be awarded 3 pts). Important: An additional bonus point will be won if a participant(s) predicts the exact combined total of a game.
#6) 3 pts....Closest to predicting longest field goal of game (Must pick team and official FG yardage. Only participant who selects correct team and comes closest to FG yardage will receive 3 pts. In case of ties to longest field goal, all tied participants will be awarded 3 pts). Important: An additional bonus point will be won if a participant(s) predicts the exact yardage of longest field goal of a game (must have correct team).
#7) 3 pts....Closest to predicting team and yardage of longest scoring play of game (field goals excluded). Participants must select team that will score game's longest scoring play and the exact yardage of longest scoring play. A longest scoring play can be an offensive play, a defensive play, or special-teams play that is not a FG). If participants end up tied for coming closest to longest scoring play for a game, 3 points will be awarded to all of the tied participants. Important! Should a participant predict the EXACT yardage of the longest scoring play (must also select correct team), 5 additional bonus points will be awarded.
#8) 3 pts---player who scores 1st touchdown of the game (player selected must physically run into the end zone for an offensive/defensive TD, or score TD by catching pass in end zone, or recovering fumble in end zone.)
#9) 3 pts---player who scores 1st touchdown in 2nd half (player selected must physically run into the end zone for an offensive/defensive TD, or score TD by catching pass in end zone, or recovering fumble in end zone.)
#10) 2 pts....Offensive team with most total yards
#11) 2 pts....first turnover of the game (select team that will commit the turnover)
#12-A) 2 pts---Super Bowl MVP: Quarterback (must name QB)
#12-B) 3 pts---Super Bowl MVP: Offensive player other than quarterback (must name offensive team)
#12-C) 4 pts---Super Bowl MVP: Defensive player other than quarterback (must name defensive team)

Bonus Points (10 pts).....Preseason Pick of Super Bowl Winner (straight up, no pointspread involved)