NFL Pickem Week 17 Recap

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🏈 Week 17 Pick’em Recap

Week 17 delivered a mix of clean consensus wins and a couple of brutal traps — exactly the kind of slate that punishes hesitation and rewards conviction.
With only three submissions in the pool, every single game carried outsized weight, and one complete miss swung the entire leaderboard.

The week came down to Monday Night Football, where Atlanta edged the Rams in a tight finish and locked in the final tiebreaker total.

MNF Total: 51 points (Falcons 27 – Rams 24).
The tiebreaker played a role in final placement this week.

🏆 Top Finishers

🥇 michaelkap70 — 13 correct picks | TB Δ 3

🥈 conner — 10 correct picks | TB Δ 17

🥉 iamthebest — 9 correct picks | TB Δ 1

🧮 How Ties Are Broken

1️⃣ Tiebreaker Guess: Closest to the MNF total (51) ranks higher.

2️⃣ Earliest Submission: Used only if tiebreaker deltas are identical.

With a tight MNF finish, even small tiebreaker gaps mattered.

📊 Week 17 Game Notes

• 💯 DAL over WSH, SEA over CAR, PHI over BUF, SF over CHI, DEN over KC, and NE over NYJ were unanimous — no room to gain ground.
• 💣 ATL over LAR was the landmine of the week — 0% correct and every card took a hit.
• ⚠️ JAX over IND, MIN over DET, BAL over GB, and NO over TEN all landed at just 33.3%, quietly separating the field.
• 📈 MIA, NYG, HOU, CLE, and CIN came through at a steady 66.7% hit rate.
• 🌙 MNF: Atlanta’s 27–24 win over Los Angeles pushed the total to 51 and finalized the standings.

🏁 Week 17 Final Standings

Rank	Player	Correct	TB Δ
🥇 1	michaelkap70	13	3
🥈 2	conner	10	17
🥉 3	iamthebest	9	1

👉 See the full season breakdown at the
Season Standings Hub.

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— The PaperWagers Team

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