cover32’s 2017 NFL Postseason Pick’ems: Final results

The cover32 NFL Postseason Pick’ems Challenge has come to a close, after a highly contested battle that proved to be as unpredictable as the Super Bowl itself. With some dominating early out of the gates — much like the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s championship finale — only to see their lead dissipate as others made an improbable comeback. After the points have been tallied and the standings finalized, only one contender can be crowned the champion and claim the title of the pick’ems challenge. A winner has been declared and the sun has set on this year’s challenge, only to eventually rise again with the dawning of a new season.

In a postseason challenge of our own, we have created a playoff tournament bracket in which members of the national staff will compete and give you their picks for each round all the way to the Super Bowl. A running tally of each round will be kept and updated weekly to see which of the team’s writers knows the most about the NFL and can pick’em the best. Each week the cover32 national content team will also make a bonus suicide pick and give you their thoughts on why they believe it is the lock of the week.

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cover32’s 2017 NFL Playoff Pick’ems

Wild Card Round: 3 points
Divisional Round: 5 points
Championship Round: 15 points
Super Bowl: 30 points

First Place
Brandon Scott: 130 points

Wild Card Round: Texans (W), Seahawks (W), Steelers (W), Packers (W) — 15 points
Divisional Round: Steelers (W), Packers (W), Falcons (W), Patriots (W) — 25 points
Championship Round: Patriots (W), Packers (L) — 30 points
Super Bowl: Patriots (W), 27-20 — 60 points

Second Place
Shane Davies: 117 points

Wild Card Round: Texans (W), Seahawks (W), Steelers (W), Giants (L) — 12 points
Divisional Round: Chiefs (L), Giants (L), Falcons (W), Patriots (W) — 15 points
Championship Round: Patriots (W), Giants (L) — 30 points
Super Bowl: Patriots (W), 28-21 — 60 points

Third Place
Jacob Infante: 117 points

Wild Card Round: Raiders (L), Seahawks (W), Steelers (W), Packers (W) — 12 points
Divisional Round: Steelers (W), Packers (W), Seahawks (L), Patriots (W) — 15 points
Championship Round: Patriots (W), Packers (L) — 30 points
Super Bowl: Patriots (W), 27-21 — 60 points

Fourth Place
Justin Ekstrom: 115 points

Wild Card Round: Texans (W), Seahawks (W), Steelers (W), Packers (W) — 15 points
Divisional Round: Steelers (W), Packers (W), Falcons (W), Patriots (W) — 25 points
Championship Round: Patriots (W), Packers (L) — 15 points
Super Bowl: Patriots (W), 30-26 — 60 points

Fifth Place
Austin Erwin: 63 points

Wild Card Round: Raiders (L), Seahawks (W), Dolphins (L), Giants (L) — 3 points
Divisional Round: Chiefs (L), Cowboys (L), Falcons (W), Patriots (W) — 15 points
Championship Round: Patriots (W), Falcons (W) — 45 points
Super Bowl: Falcons (L), 31-28 — 0 points

Sixth Place
Miles Dittberner: 32 points

Wild Card Round: Raiders (L), Seahawks (W), Steelers (W), Packers (W) — 12 points
Divisional Round: Steelers (W), Cowboys (L), Falcons (W), Patriots (W) — 20 points
Championship Round: Steelers (L), Cowboys (L) — 0 points
Super Bowl: Steelers (L), 30-17 — 0 points

– Miles Dittberner, is the National Editor of cover32 and also covers the Minnesota Vikings. Like and follow on Facebook and Twitter.

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