This activity involves participants predicting the outcomes of National Football League (NFL) games each week and assigning a confidence value to each selection. This value, typically ranging from 1 to the number of games played that week, indicates the participant’s level of certainty in that particular game’s outcome. For example, a participant might assign a confidence value of ’16’ to the game they are most confident their chosen team will win, and ‘1’ to the game where they are least sure of the prediction.
Participation in these contests enhances engagement with professional football and offers a competitive element beyond simply watching the games. Historically, these prediction-based contests have fostered camaraderie and friendly rivalry among participants, often within workplaces or social groups. The element of strategic resource allocation, inherent in the confidence weighting, elevates the challenge beyond mere win-loss prediction. The person with the highest cumulative score at the end of the season wins the pool.
