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NFL Playoff Exacta

Win prizes on every single playoff game — not just at the end.

NFL Playoff Exacta is a custom NFL playoff competition unlike anything else. Predict the score of all 13 games, and compete for prizes every weekend from Wild Card through the Super Bowl. $30 to enter. Everything goes back to the players.

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13
Games
Predict every game from Wild Card to Super Bowl
$0
Kept
100% of buy-ins go back to players as prizes
Ways to win
Win per game AND compete for overall season prizes

How to Enter

  1. 1
    Fill out your picks
    Predict the score of every game — all 13 from Wild Card through the Super Bowl. You must enter a score for both teams in every game. No ties allowed.
  2. 2
    Your bracket fills in automatically
    As you enter Wild Card scores, the app figures out who you're predicting to advance and fills in the Divisional matchups. Your entire bracket is set before the playoffs start.
  3. 3
    Pay your $30 buy-in
    Submit your buy-in to the commissioner. Your entry isn't official until payment is received.
  4. 4
    Watch the prizes roll in
    Check the Leaderboard after each game goes final. Use the Explore page to see exactly how everyone picked and where you stand.
Your commissioner will share a private invite link to enter your picks for your league.

Prize Pool

Every dollar of the $30 buy-in goes back to players as prizes — paid out by the commissioner. The more people that enter, the bigger every prize gets.

Prize Distribution (% of total pot)
Per Game (Wild Card – Conference)
1st Place4.75%
2nd Place1.00%
Super Bowl
1st Place8.00%
2nd Place2.00%
Overall Season
Overall Winner10.00%
2nd Place5.00%
3rd Place3.00%
4th Place2.00%
Overall Loser1.00%

Estimated prizes rounded to the nearest dollar. Ties split evenly. All prizes collected and paid by the commissioner — BuzzerPicks does not handle funds.

Tips for New Players

  • Your bracket is chain-linked. Pick a team to win in Wild Card and they carry forward automatically. Getting early rounds right is critical.
  • Score precision matters. Two players can pick the same winner — whoever is closer to the actual final score wins. Think about the score, not just the winner.
  • Even the loser gets a prize. There's 1% of the pot for finishing dead last. You're never out of the running for something.
  • The Commissioner is final. Any disputes are arbitrated by the Commissioner, who is — per the official rules — omnipotent and invincible.

Full Scoring Rules

Each game runs two competitions simultaneously: a per-game prize and your contribution to the overall season rating.

Per-Game Tie-Breaking Sequence

1st and 2nd place are determined in this order:

  1. 1.You predicted both teams in the game and picked the winner
  2. 2.Closest to the total combined score
  3. 3.Closest to the home team's score
  4. 4.You predicted only one team and picked the winner
  5. 5.Then closest to total score, then closest to home team score
  6. 6.You predicted both teams but picked the loser
  7. 7.Then closest to total score, then closest to home team score
  8. 8.You predicted only one team and it lost
  9. 9.Then closest to total score, then closest to home team score
  10. 10.Nobody had either team — everyone is eligible and tie-breakers above apply
Overall Season Rating Points

Accumulated across all 13 games to determine the overall winner and loser prizes.

50 pts
Both teams in game, picked the winner
35 pts
One team in game, picked the winner
25 pts
Both teams in game, picked the loser
10 pts
One team in game, picked the loser

An additional 1–N points are awarded per game for score accuracy, where N is the number of players. Closest total score gets N points, next gets N-1, down to 1.

Ready to run a league?

Create a league from your dashboard and share the invite link with your players.

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