1 DAVE     270 ──  
2 BEN     195 -75  
3 WES     175 -95  
4 JIM     174 -96  
5 TOM     161 -109  
6 CHRIS     160 -110  
7 SCOTT     136 -134  
Last Updated 12/29/18 10:12 PM

3-point bonus for first-round bye included in the Seed Points

x - clinched playoff spot
y - clinched division
z - clinched first-round bye
×  BEN        195  CHRIS         160  DAVE        270  JIM         174
20 Patriots        60 Rams         80 Rams       80 Eagles         --
17 Eagles         -- Patriots         51 Patriots       51 Steelers         --
14 Rams        56 Vikings          -- Saints      126 Patriots       42
12 Steelers         -- Steelers          -- Steelers         -- Saints      108
10 Vikings         -- Packers  --       -- Packers  --      -- Falcons  --      --
8 Saints        72 Jaguars  --       -- Eagles         -- Vikings         --
6 Packers  --      -- Falcons  --       -- Jaguars  --      -- Chiefs       12
5 Falcons  --      -- Texans          5 Vikings         -- Chargers       10
4 Jaguars  --      -- Eagles          -- Chargers         8 Panthers  --      --
3 Chargers          6 Chargers          6 Texans         3 Jaguars  --      --
2 Niners  --      -- Saints         18 Falcons  --      -- Seahawks         2
1 Texans          1 Colts          -- Chiefs         2 Ravens         --
×  SCOTT        136  TOM         161  WES        175
20 Eagles         -- Steelers          -- Patriots       60
17 Steelers         -- Rams         68 Eagles         --
14 Patriots        42 Eagles          -- Vikings         --
12 Vikings         -- Jaguars  --       -- Rams       48
10 Falcons  --      -- Patriots         30 Steelers         --
8 Saints        72 Packers  --       -- Packers  --      --
6 Chiefs        12 Saints         54 Saints       54
5 Panthers  --      -- Texans          5 Chargers       10
4 Seahawks          4 Vikings          -- Falcons  --      --
3 Chargers          6 Falcons  --       -- Texans         3
2 Jaguars  --      -- Chargers          4 Jaguars  --      --
1 Bills  --      -- Niners  --       -- Niners  --      --
  1-6 3 5 10 20   1-6 3 5 10 20
AFC   Seed WC Div'l Conf SB NFC   Seed WC Div'l Conf SB
Team Alive? Seed pts win win win win TOTAL Team Alive? Seed pts win win win win TOTAL
BILLS --   0         0 COWBOYS   4 3     3
DOLPHINS --   0         0 EAGLES     0     0
JETS --   0         0 GIANTS --   0     0
PATRIOTS   4 3         3 REDSKINS --   0     0
BENGALS --   0     0 BEARS   3 4         4
BROWNS --   0     0 LIONS --   0         0
RAVENS     0     0 PACKERS --   0         0
STEELERS     0     0 VIKINGS     0         0
COLTS     0         0 BUCCANEERS --   0     0
JAGUARS --   0         0 FALCONS --   0     0
TEXANS   6 1         1 PANTHERS --   0     0
TITANS     0         0 SAINTS   1 9     9
BRONCOS --   0     0 CARDINALS --   0         0
CHARGERS   5 2     2 49ERS --   0         0
CHIEFS   5 2     2 RAMS   3 4         4
RAIDERS --   0         0 SEAHAWKS   6 1         1
Scoring
Based on where you seed them, each point value for final standings and playoff wins (see further down) will be multiplied by the base values below, just like we do with the NCAA hoops tourney, for those who are familiar with that.

Base value for teams you place at #:
1. x20
2. x17
3. x14
4. x12
5. x10
6. x8
7. x6
8. x5
9. x4
10. x3
11. x2
12. x1

Multipliers based on Final Standings & Playoff Progression:

Playoff seed based on final standings:
#6 seed = x1
#5 seed = x2
#4 seed = x3
#3 seed = x4
#2 seed = x5
#1 seed = x6

Playoffs:
Wins Wild Card playoff game or receives bye = x3
Wins Divisional playoff game = x5
Wins Conference Championship = x10
Wins Super Bowl = x20

So playoff seedings matter, but not as much, on the whole, as winning playoff games. Giving points for a bye week makes sense, since those teams can?t win a wild card game and would otherwise unfairly reward a #3-6 seed for having to play that one extra game.

Examples (Caution! math ahead!):
If you placed the 2010 Packers at the #1 spot (x20), you would get x1 for a #6 seed (20), then x3 for Wild Card Game win (60), x5 for Divisional game win (100), x10 for a Conference title (200), & x20 for the Super Bowl Championship (400) ... 20 + 60 + 100 + 200 + 400 = 780

However, if you placed the 2010 Packers at the #2 spot (x17), you would get all the same multipliers, but they would be worth 17 points each instead of 20 ... 17 + 51 + 85 + 170 + 340 = 663

Similarly, if you placed the 2010 Steelers at the #1 spot (x20), you would get a x5 for their #2 seed (100), then x3 for their bye week (60), x5 for the Divisional playoff win (100), & x10 for their Conference Championship (200) ? 100 + 60 + 100 + 200 = 460

However, if you placed the 2010 Steelers at the #2 spot (x17), you would get ... 85 + 51 + 85 + 170 = 391

If you were foolish and placed the Packers & Steelers at #5 & 6 respectively, you would?ve only scored a combined 580 points or so instead of around 1200. Therein lies the challenge.

The most any one team could score at the #1 slot would be 880 (120 for #1 seed + 60 for bye + 100 for Divisional playoff win + 200 for Conference title + 400 for Super Bowl win)

Does your brain hurt yet? Mine asploded a few paragraphs back.