Do we pick every week like NFL Pick’em?
This is a playoff bracket contest. Complete the bracket during its Make Picks stage and check the contest’s lock time. For a fresh weekly pick sheet, choose NFL Pick’em.
NFL Playoff Pool: Bracket, Scoring & Setup
Run an NFL playoff bracket pool
Run an NFL playoff bracket pool with your group. Predict game winners through the Super Bowl, with optional seed and winning-margin bonuses.
First 5 member entries free per contest, then $1 per additional member who submits picks. Paid by the commissioner.
Game winners by round
Optional seed and margin bonuses
Super Bowl score tiebreaker
The format
Look beyond the opening round
Choose the winners in each round and work toward your Super Bowl champion. Your early picks shape the later matchups, so look through the whole bracket before submitting.
- Select the NFL Playoffs event when it is available.
- Review the round values and bonus settings.
- Complete the bracket before the contest locks.
At a glance
What your entry includes
- Playoff game winners
- Your Super Bowl champion
- Margin predictions when enabled
- Combined Super Bowl score when enabled
The NFL bracket follows the seeds
The NFL bracket adjusts the divisional matchups using the seeds of your selected wild-card winners. Changing an early pick can change the opponent you see later. Review the path to the championship after making changes.
Decide how much the upsets are worth
Correct game winners earn the points assigned to their round. The league can also award a seed bonus: the winning team’s seed plus the round number, or its seed multiplied by the round number. The commissioner can leave that bonus off.
A separate win-margin option asks you to choose a range for the winning margin. Check both settings before making your picks; choosing an underdog and predicting a close game are separate decisions.
Give the Super Bowl tiebreaker some thought
When enabled, predict the combined score of both teams in the Super Bowl. The prediction closest to the actual total breaks a scoring tie.
Playoffs or weekly Pick’em?
This contest follows the playoff bracket through the Super Bowl. NFL Pick’em gives your group a new set of games to pick each week. Choose the format before sending the invitation so everyone knows what they are joining.
Plan your pool
Compare the formats, prepare an invitation, or read the guides before getting your group together.
FAQ
Questions before you start
Can I set up this contest now?
The league creation page lists the events currently available to add. Choose from that list; a format described here may not be open for setup or picks yet. Check the contest page for its schedule before inviting your group.
What does it cost to run a pool?
The first 5 member entries in each contest are free. The commissioner pays $1 for each additional member who submits picks. Members who join the league but do not submit picks are not counted. The free entries reset for each contest.
Ready to run the league
Start the pool, invite the group
Choose from the events available for setup, name your league, and invite your group. Review the scoring and schedule together before making picks.