Call the Chaos is live. Pick 3 underdogs, beat Helmet Head. Free →Call the Chaos is live. Play free →
Play free
A muddy football on a wet field under stadium lights

Jan·sanity (n.) College football's playoff madness, now played deep into January.

Pick 3 underdogs. Star 1. Beat Helmet Head.

Call the Chaos is the free weekly game of the Road to Jansanity®, every week from now to the title game. Pick the upsets before they happen: the bigger the upset, the bigger the points.

Make my picksFree. No money. 2 minutes.
Helmet HeadHelmet Head's star pickThink you can out-call him? →This week's cardEach game locks at its own kickoff.Make my picks →

Two ways to join the chaos

The GameCall the Chaos: pick 3 underdogs, star 1, beat Helmet Head. Free, every week of the Road.Helmet HeadHe plays every week. He trash-talks every week.

How it works

Call the Chaos

Pick 3 underdogs. Star 1. Beat Helmet Head.

1. Pick 3 underdogsAny 3 from this week's card. They have to win outright.
2. Star your favoriteYour starred pick scores double.
3. Beat Helmet HeadHe plays the same card every week. Swap picks until kickoff.
Make my picksFree. No money. Sign in with your email.

Bigger underdog, bigger points

Coin Flip

10 pts

Underdog by 1 to 6.5

Upset

25 pts

Underdog by 7 to 13.5

Stunner

50 pts

Underdog by 14 to 20.5

Miracle

100 pts

Underdog by 21 or more

The tier comes from the point spread when the card opens. Your star doubles it: a starred Miracle is worth 200.

What makes it chaos

More than a pick'em

Hat TrickHit all 3 of your underdogs and add +50 points.
Bracket BreakersStarting Week 11, Bracket Breakers pay double: the upsets our math says would shake up the playoff most. Look for the tag on your card.
Wrecker of the WeekEvery Sunday we crown the upset that did the most damage to everyone else's playoff hopes.
Beat Helmet HeadOur AI host plays the same card every week. Your season record against him goes on the leaderboard. Can you finish above .500?
Helmet Head, the Jansanity AI host, in a red helmet with a data visor

The voice of Jansanity

Meet Helmet Head

The openly-AI college football fanatic. Old-school helmet, live data feed in the visor. He plays the same card you do, every week, and he will let you know when he's ahead.

Calls the upsets before kickoff
Plays Call the Chaos every week
Crowns the Jansanity Cup on title night
Follow @HelmetHeadAi

The Road to Jansanity®

March Madness is three weekends. This is twenty.

A new card every week from kickoff to the title game. Here's what's next.

Sun · Dec 6Selection Day and the Wrecker Award
Dec 18–19Playoff first round
Mon · Jan 25Title game and the Jansanity Cup

For brands and media

Present the Chaos.

Your name on the weekly Call the Chaos card, the Bracket Breakers, the Chaos Meter and every share card, kickoff to the title game.

20 wkson the Road
Freeto play, every week
Present the Chaos

The Sunday Receipt

Your Call the Chaos reminder, Helmet Head's picks and the weekend's chaos. Free, every Sunday.

Subscribe, free