ST. LOUIS — NFL teams know their 16 opponents for the 2014 season. But the order and specific date of they play those games haven’t been announced.
The St. Louis Rams, owned by Stan Kroenke, are having a unique contest: They are offering $100,000 if someone can correctly forecast their schedule before it’s released by the NFL. All 16 games and the bye week must be picked in order. And the day of game — Thursday, Sunday or Monday — must also be chosen.
It helps that Week 17 games are against divisional teams, so there are six options for that week: Home or away games against Arizona, San Francisco and Seattle.
Plus, Rams Executive Vice President of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff tweeted some scheduling guidelines.
A few helpful reminders for Guess our Games: Every team has to play Thurs night, Week 17 is always a division game & byes are Week 4 to 12
— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) April 14, 2014
A few random schedule tips:
1. Played TB Week 16 past two seasons
2. Played SEA or SF past 5 seasons in Week 17
3. Opened vs. AZ in 10 & 13— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) April 14, 2014
More random schedule tips:
1. 4 of last 5 trips to SEA in Dec.
2. Played SF Week 13 last 2 seasons
3. AZ Road Trip Nov. or later since 2006— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) April 14, 2014
No, there’s no $1 billion on the line like Warren Buffett and Quicken Loans offered for a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket, but winning the $100,000 won’t be easy, either.
The deadline is 4 p.m. MDT Monday, though it will end earlier if the NFL releases the schedule before then. But an NFL official tweeted Monday the schedule will not be released this week as some had predicted.
contrary to some tweets, the #NFL '14 schedule will not be released this week. we will announce when we will announce it
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) April 14, 2014
Unlike Buffett’s contest in which there were some prizes, if no one guesses the Rams’ schedule correctly, there will be no prize awarded.