1 SCOTT  1,308 ──  
2 CHRIS  1,307 -1  
3 LUMPY  1,165 -143  
4 WES  1,151 -157  
5 ANDY  1,100 -208  
6 JEFF  1,067 -241  
7 TOM     968 -340  
8 YUNCHI     952 -356  
9 BEN     903 -405  
10 DAVE     877 -431  
11 JIM     788 -520  
Last Updated 2/3/13 9:06 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
×  ANDY     1,100  BEN         903  CHRIS     1,307  DAVE         877  JEFF                    1,067  JIM                       788
20 Packers   --   140 Broncos  --    180 Texans   --   140 Patriots   --   260 Patriots   --         260 Packers   --         140
17 Texans   --   119 Patriots   --    221 Niners   --   391 Giants  --      -- Giants  --            -- Patriots   --         221
14 Patriots   --   182 Steelers  --       -- Packers   --    98 Packers   --    98 Packers   --          98 Saints  --            --
12 Giants  --      -- Texans   --      84 Patriots   --   156 Texans   --    84 Eagles  --            -- Steelers  --            --
10 Ravens  y   410 Ravens  y    410 Falcons  --   140 Niners   --   230 Ravens  y         410 Giants  --            --
8 Niners   --   184 Bengals  --       8 Ravens  y   328 Eagles  --      -- Niners   --         184 Texans   --          56
6 Saints  --      -- Chargers  --       -- Broncos  --    54 Steelers  --      -- Texans   --          42 Niners   --         138
5 Steelers  --      -- Bills   --       -- Giants  --      -- Ravens  y   205 Broncos  --          45 Ravens  y         205
4 Falcons  --     56 Chiefs  --       -- Eagles  --      -- Saints  --      -- Saints  --            -- Lions   --            --
3 Chargers  --      -- Raiders  --       -- Steelers  --      -- Lions   --      -- Steelers  --            -- Chargers  --            --
2 Eagles  --      -- Titans   --       -- Bears   --      -- Chargers  --      -- Falcons  --          28 Falcons  --          28
1 Broncos  --       9 Jets   --       -- Lions   --      -- Jets   --      -- Lions   --            -- Titans   --            --
×  LUMPY     1,165  SCOTT       1,308  TOM        968  WES      1,151  YUNCHI                       952
20 Packers   --   140 Patriots   --    260 Texans   --   140 Patriots   --   260 Patriots   --         260
17 Patriots   --   221 Packers   --    119 Packers   --   119 Niners   --   391 Giants  --            --
14 Giants  --      -- Ravens  y    574 Giants  --      -- Packers   --    98 Packers   --          98
12 Ravens  y   492 Texans   --      84 Saints  --      -- Texans   --    84 Niners   --         276
10 Niners   --   230 Giants  --       -- Ravens  y   410 Steelers  --      -- Texans   --          70
8 Broncos  --     72 Niners   --    184 Patriots   --   104 Broncos  --    72 Saints  --            --
6 Saints  --      -- Saints  --       -- Bears   --      -- Ravens  y   246 Falcons  --          84
5 Panthers  --      -- Broncos  --      45 Niners   --   115 Saints  --      -- Steelers  --            --
4 Steelers  --      -- Steelers  --       -- Broncos  --    36 Bears   --      -- Ravens  y         164
3 Bengals  --       3 Falcons  --      42 Falcons  --    42 Eagles  --      -- Chargers  --            --
2 Raiders  --      -- Bills   --       -- Bengals  --      2 Giants  --      -- Cowboys  --            --
1 Texans   --       7 Titans   --       -- Lions   --      -- Lions   --      -- Lions   --            --
  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 --   0     0
DOLPHINS  --   0         0 EAGLES --   0     0
JETS  --   0         0 GIANTS --   0     0
PATRIOTS  -- 2 8   5     13 REDSKINS -- 4 3     3
BENGALS -- 6 1     1 BEARS  --   0         0
BROWNS --   0     0 LIONS  --   0         0
RAVENS y 4 3 3 5 10 20 41 PACKERS  -- 3 4 3       7
STEELERS --   0     0 VIKINGS  -- 6 1         1
COLTS  -- 5 2         2 BUCCANEERS --   0     0
JAGUARS  --   0         0 FALCONS -- 1 9 5     14
TEXANS  -- 3 4 3       7 PANTHERS --   0     0
TITANS  --   0         0 SAINTS --   0     0
BRONCOS -- 1 9     9 CARDINALS  --   0         0
CHARGERS --   0     0 49ERS  -- 2 8   5 10   23
CHIEFS --   0     0 RAMS  --   0         0
RAIDERS --   0         0 SEAHAWKS  -- 5 2 3       5
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.