"The Fifth Down" NFL Playoff Challenge 2026

Scoring System

What to Predict?

Predict the winners and series results from the first round through the finals.

Bonuses

• Perfect Round Bonus: Additional points for correctly predicting all winners or exact results in a round.
• Late Penalty: Submissions accepted up to 24 hours after tournament start. Each 24-hour delay costs 15 points.

Wild Card Round

• Correct series winner: 1 points
• All winners correct in one conference: 4 points
• All winners correct in both conferences: 6 points
• Exact match score: 6 points

Divisional Round

• Correct series winner: 2 points
• All winners correct in one conference: 4 points
• All winners correct in both conferences: 6 points
• Exact match score: 6 points

Conference Championship

• Correct series winner: 4 points
• All winners correct in both conferences: 4 points
• Exact match score: 6 points

Superbowl

• Correct series winner: 8 points
• Exact match score: 6 points
• Correct MVP prediction: 10 points