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Sponsored by: 🎙️ The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience
Listen to new episodes weekly on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.🏈 Week 16 Pick’em Recap
Week 16 was defined by one brutal landmine and a handful of steady, disciplined wins.
With only five submissions in the pool, every game mattered — and a single miss had the power to swing the entire leaderboard.
While a few matchups played out exactly as expected, one unanimous miss instantly separated the field.The slate closed with a high-scoring Monday Night Football matchup that pushed the tiebreaker well above normal and locked in final placement.
MNF Total: 75 points (49ers 48 – Colts 27).
One of the highest tiebreakers of the season.🏆 Top Finishers
🥇 michaelkap70 — 12 correct picks | TB Δ 29
🥈 conner — 11 correct picks | TB Δ 37
🥉 gregoryjesse — 10 correct picks | TB Δ 27
4️⃣ kj08002 — 9 correct picks | TB Δ 41
5️⃣ kat — 8 correct picks | TB Δ 51
🧮 How Ties Are Broken
1️⃣ Tiebreaker Guess: Closest to the MNF total (75) ranks higher.
2️⃣ Earliest Submission: Used only if tiebreaker deltas are identical.
With such a high-scoring MNF, even strong guesses were separated by wide margins.
📊 Week 16 Game Notes
- 💣 PIT over DET was the landmine of the week — 0% correct and every card took a hit.
- 🚨 JAX over DEN also flipped the board, with only one correct pick.
- 💯 HOU over LAS and CHI over GB were unanimous and kept the field compressed.
- 📈 PHI, CIN, MIN, and SF rewarded discipline with strong hit rates.
- ⚖️ Several games landed in the middle range, quietly separating top finishers.
- 🌙 MNF: San Francisco’s 48-point outburst pushed the total to 75 and finalized the standings.
🏁 Week 16 Final Standings (Top 5)
Rank Player Correct TB Δ 🥇 1 michaelkap70 12 29 🥈 2 conner 11 37 🥉 3 gregoryjesse 10 27 4 kj08002 9 41 5 kat 8 51 👉 See the full season breakdown at the
Season Standings Hub.— The PaperWagers Team
This recap was sponsored by The Jake Bowtell Sports Experience. Listen to new episodes weekly on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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