PICKS & RESULTS (NFL WEEK #18 DOOMSDAY SUNDAY)

WARNING! BEFORE POSTING PICKS THIS WEEK, IT IS HIGHLY IMPERATIVE THAT ALL HANDICAPPERS FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PUSILLANIMOUS RULE AND CHECK THE BELOW LIST OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY WEEK #18'S PUSILLANIMOUS RULE. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE PUSILLANIMOUS RULE COULD RESULT IN DISQUALIFIED PICKS.

PUSILLANIMOUS RULE BRIEFLY EXPLAINED: The Pusillanimous rule is only in effect on the last weekend of the regular season. It was designed to keep participants with favorable playoff qualifications from locking in those favorable qualifications by duplicating the picks of participants nearest to their favorable playoff qualifications. Please be aware that no warnings will be issued to any participants this weekend if their picks are subject to disqualification for failure to adhere to the Pusillanimous Rule. In other words, it is the sole responsibility of each participant to understand the Pusillanimous Rule and post their respective picks accordingly. Provided below is list of participants who cannot duplicate the picks of their closest pursuers.

STIPULATIONS OF THE PUSILLANIMOUS RULE (SECTION VIII of the Official rules): Participants whose names are on the left side of the below list and whose names are in BOLD, CANNOT duplicate the picks of those participants who are listed to the right of their respective names. Specifically, if front-runners (names in BOLD) post picks AFTER any participants listed to the right of their respective names, those front-runners CANNOT duplicate neither one nor both of the best bets from their nearest pursuers, nor an ENTIRE parlay combination from their nearest pursuers, nor the exact-score picks of their nearest pursuers. The Pusillanimous rule ONLY applies if the front-runners (names in BOLD) post AFTER those participants listed to the right of their respective names. However, if a front-runner (name in BOLD) posts his picks BEFORE the participant who trails him for his playoff qualification, the Pusillanimous rule WILL NOT APPLY. Also, just to be clear about the duplication of parlay combinations, front-runners are allowed to duplicate one or two picks of a trailing participant's parlay combination, but CANNOT duplicate his ENTIRE parlay combination, to mean all three parlay picks. Also, a front-runner cannot duplicate a pursuer's best bets whatsoever, meaning the front-runner cannot use a pursuer's best bet picks as neither best-bet selections nor as selections within his parlay combination.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AFFECTED BY THE PUSILLANIMOUS RULE: