Week 11

No real update this week... just that 3 more players have been eliminated.

Jking, JayDub, and GRIER have been added the list of players who won't be making it into the postseason.

Week 12 starts Thanksgiving day at noon:30. Be sure to have your picks in before that first games kicks off or you will take a loss. Good luck everyone.

Mid Week 10 Update... Week 9.9

So week 10 , for all intents and purposes, is just about over. There's only one more game to go this week, as the last game of the week has turned into quite a laugher and that game has some Frenzy playoff implications. With the Eagles win If the Eagles win, Carp will has officially be been eliminated from playoff contention as he is will be 4 games back in his division and in the Wild Card with only 3 games left in the regular season. This week also had other playoff implications... The loss by the Ravens to the Falcons and the non-pick by Foxalicious coupled with wins by the Jets, Dolphins, Patriots, and Colts made BigGuy and Foxalicious the first to be eliminated from playoff contention. Sorry guys, but better luck next year. That same loss by the Ravens also knocked down our last remaining unbeaten player. <3 KeV <3 took her first loss of the season and with it lost her perch atop the overall standings as mhelsdon got a big win out of the Patriots pushing her into that top spot, ever so briefly. But the win by the Eagles has vaulted family into that #1 seed.

The result from the other game that affected the Frenzy had the 49ers beating the St. Louis Rams.

This week is another short week as there is another Thursday Night Football game, so get your picks in by 8:20pm Thursday. Good luck to everyone still involved in a tight race... all four of the divisions are still up for grabs with only 3 weeks left in the Frenzy regular season.

BrainTeaser, week 10

The answers to week 10s BrainTeaser are:
Cattle Drivers: Cowboys
Army Insects: Giants (G.I. Ants)

Three players answered it correctly:
thehaier
JKing
RWKIDD

Nice job.

Week 9

This topsy-turvy 2010 NFL season continues... week 9 is just about in the books with one half of football left to play and the Steelers look to have the Bengals pretty well in hand at 20-7. Yet again... there were some surprising results and there were some not so surprising results.

The Saints pounded the Panthers who (even with the Bills being winless) have to be the worst team in football right now. At least the Bills are playing "well." They're just not getting the breaks... or playing any defense. 7 players picked the Saints and picked up Ws because of it; LRobbins, Wissinger, SAW, kinger 1, BERT#1, Foxalicious, and <3 KeV <3. Bret Favre was able to bring the Vikings back from a 14 point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat the Cardinals in OT, and the Ravens handled the Dolphins with relative ease, 26-10.

In a game in which the winner was not surprising, but the manner in which they laid the wood was, the Packers absolutely destroyed "America's Team." Puh-leeeaase. 45-7? Really?! How long until Wade Phillips is no longer employed? because of that. In another blow out, in which the winner was not surprising but the final score kinda was- the Giants jumped out to quick 21-0 lead on the Seahawks and went on to finish that game victors by a score of 41-7.

In a TOTAL SHOCKER, and handing Gridiron Guru his first lost of the season, "Walter" Peyton Hillis ran for 184 yards and 2 TDs against the Patriots, and the Rookie out of Texas, Colt McCoy, & the Browns downed the Patriots fairly handily, 34-14. This game also handed GoDawgs his 3rd loss of the season and he finds himself in a pretty deep hole with only 4 games left in the Frenzy regular season. Another fairly surprising result came out of Philadelphia, as Michael Vick and the Eagles beat the Colts, 26-24. The Colts now sit at 5-3, tied with the Titans for the lead in the AFC South. The Colts' third loss also matches JayDub's third loss of the season.

With 9 NFL weeks and 8 Frenzy weeks played, there is only one unbeaten player in the Frenzy... <3 KeV <3 continues to roll.

This week, week 10 of the NFL regular season, starts some schedule changes. All of you need to be aware. Picks are due by the time the first game of the week starts. This week begins Thursday Night Football. MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR PICKS IN BY 8:20 pm, Thursday November 11. And for the next several weeks keep an eye on the NFL schedule as Thanksgiving always has a game that starts at noon and there are other Thursday and Saturday night games through the coming weeks. Good luck to everyone moving forward as now is the time to start making a playoff push.

BrainTeaser, week 9

The answers to week 9s BrainTeaser are:
Hostile Attackers: Raiders
Credit Card Users: Chargers

Only three players answered it, and they all got it right:
mhelsdon
Fumble
thehaier

Nice job.

Week 8 Update

Week 8 is complete and there's some news in the NFL. Shawne Merriman has officially been waived by the Chargers and subsequently picked up by the Bills. Randy Moss, after only 4 weeks with the Vikings, has been cut and he now finds himself with the Titans. To me, that's the biggest move of the season so far. I know Moss isn't what he once was, but when Kenny Brit gets back the Titans will have two legitimate deep threats which you would think would open up the box more for the already beastly Chris Johnson... watch out for that team! Bret Favre now has eight stitches in his chin, to go along with the two broken bones in his ankle and the tendonitis in his elbow... Take the hint old man! You're body can't take much more of this. And in the most odd turn of events... Donovan McNabb is either lazy or just stupid. You decide. According to his head coach, Rex Grossman knows the 2 minute offense better than McNabb... wait-no, McNabb just wasn't in shape to run the 2 minute offense.

On to results; for the second year in a row the Detroit Lions downed the Washington Redskins. With that "upset"(because, really, how GOOD are the Redskins), GRIER and Carp have fallen to 4 losses and that's hard to come back from in the Frenzy... especially when two players are still undefeated. That loss also dropped Mark to 3-3. In the game of the week, Houston at Indy, the Colts pretty much marched all over the Texans D, winning 30-17, and keeping thehaier (5-1) & family (5-1) in the Wild Card slots by virtue of points differential over Fumble and Jojo Oienx who each got victories out of the Patriots and the Dolphins, respectively. Also getting the W from the Patriots were LRobbins, mhelsdon, Go Mountaineers, and <3 KeV <3. mhelsdon and <3 KeV <3 maintain their positions atop their divisions with that victory. In London, San Francisco got their second win of the season, beating the Broncos 24-16 and dropping Wissinger to 3-3. The Steelers got pretty much shutdown by the Saints, 20-10. Although Cam2109 picked the Steelers this week, and subsequently took the L, he remains atop the Kent Division with a 4-2 record. Kinger 1 and BERT#1 are able to keep hope with a win out of San Diego. They are both 3-3 and clinging to stay within striking distance. Luckily for them, they are in the Kent Division, too, where the leader has 2 losses. However, BigGuy, who also took the Chargers and is 3-3 finds himself 3 games back in the division and 2 games back in the Wild Card. Finally, JKing, who seems to have an affinity for Bret Favre and the drama that follows him, picked the Vikings and lost 28-18, dropping her to 4-2.

6 games down, 5 games left to pick to get into the playoffs. At this point, no one is eliminated but the future looks grim for several. Key games in the NFL this week include Miami (4-3) @ Baltimore (5-2), Tampa Bay (5-2) @ Atlanta (5-2), and even though the records would indicate otherwise, Pittsburgh (5-2) goes to Cincinatti (2-5) for an always tough divisional matchup. Make sure you get your picks in (if you want). You can't win without making a pick. Good luck everyone... but not too much.

BrainTeaser, week 8

The answers to week 8s BrainTeaser are:
Rodeo Horses: Broncos
Native American Leaders: Chiefs

Congrats to those who answered correctly (even if it took you more than once):
Cam2109
thehaier
LRobbins
Fumble
BigGuy
<3 Kev <3
and... mhelsdon (on her second try)

Week 7 Results

So I didn't get around to detailing what happened in week 6, but, oh well. Now if I didn't discuss some of what happened in week 7 I wouldn't be worthy of running this game.

Week 7 was more than interesting. One winless team is no longer winless and the other winless team, maybe shouldn't be winless. And that doesn't even touch on what the Browns did to the DEFENDING SUPERBOWL CHAMPS.

First, lets look at the UNsurprising results... Out of thirteen games yesterday, three (3) had not particularly surprising results. In a game that no one in the Frenzy had anything to do with, the Steelers were able to edge out the Dolphins in Miami, 23-22. The Patriots went out West and held off the Chargers late surge, 23-20, giving BigGuy his second win of the season. The Packers were able to defend their home turf, 28-24, pushing family to 4-1 and dropping Carp to 3-3 and Go Mountaineers to 3-2 and the Falcons, who jumped out a 24-3 lead on the Bengals coasted to a 39-32 victory, which allows Cam2109 to remain atop the Kent Division with a 4-1 record.

Games that were surprises... and that had no effect on the Frenzy standings-The Raiders scored 59 points on the Broncos IN DENVER, winning 59 to 14. The Chiefs continue their little run, pushing their record to 4-2 with a 42-20 win over the Jacksonville "We-Can't-Fill-Our-Seats-So-We-Keep-Putting-A-Tarp-Over-Them" Jaguars. Also, the previously winless Panthers beat the once proud 49ers and Mike Singletary must be feeling the heat on his seat.

In the games that do matter, the WINLESS Bills went to Baltimore and jumped out to a 24-10 late second quarter lead only to watch the Ravens battle back with 24 unanswered points to take a 34-24 lead in the 4th quarter. For the second week in a row, though, they gave up the lead and allowed the Bills to force overtime where the Ravens ultimately won 37-34. With the Ravens win 8 players notched victories but certainly didn't pad their stats like they expected to. But look on the bright side, you eight. The Browns went into the New Orleans Superdome and put up 30 points on the Saints (thanks in large part to 4 Drew Brees interceptions, 2 of which were returned for touchdowns)... Browns-30, Saints-17. That shocker gave Wissinger, RWKIDD, SAW, and JayDub their second losses of the season and Kinger 1 & BERT#1 their third losses. Also, the Eagles managed to give 27 4th quarter points and lost 37-19 to the Titans who have quietly put together a nice season so far at 5-2.

So there you have it. In this topsy-turvy 2010 NFL season there's NO standout team right now. The top two favored teams this week (Saints, 14 point favorites, and Ravens, 13.5 point favorites) were given quite a battle. One team survived and the other buckled. The week's not over yet as we have the Cowboys & Giants going at it tonight... the way this year is going the 1-4 Cowboys will probably win 35-10 or something.

Week 8 starts Sunday at 1:00pm. Get your picks in or take the sure loss. Good luck.


BTW-No one got the BrainTeaser right this week:
Expensive British Cars: Jaguars
Greek Mythological Giants: Titans

BrainTeaser, week 6

The answers to week 6s BrainTeaser are:
Lone Star State Residents: Texans
Young Male Horses: Colts

Only Mark got the BrainTeaser right this week. If I could come up with a fair prize I might give him one... but I can't... so I won't.

Congrats, though.

Week 5... In Review

Now a little more than a quarter of the way through the NFL season and almost halfway through the Frenzy season and there is some separation starting to develop. In the NFL there is no longer any unbeaten team as the Colts were able to hand the Chiefs their first loss. However, in the Frenzy there are 5 players who remain undefeated. There are two players with only 1 win and everyone else is lumped in between.

Week 5 winners, other than the Colts 19-9 victory (and those who picked the Colts-Carp & GRIER), were the Ravens, 31-17 (Gridiron Guru, thehaier, GoDawgs, mhelsdon, & <3 KeV <3), Jets, 29-20 (Fumble), and Giants (Jking) who shockingly won big, 34-10. Everyone else, who picked what seemed to be sure things, lost as the Raiders shocked the Chargers, the Redskins took down the Packers, and the Cardinals surprised the Saints.

There's 4 days until week 6 kicks off, so you have about 96 hours to get your selection in. Have fun.

BrainTeaser, week 5

The answers to week 5s BrainTeaser are:
Sunburned People: Redskins
Suntanned People: Browns

Those who got the Teaser right:
Cam2109
Fumble
Jking
thehaier

Congrats!

BrainTeaser, week 4

The answers to week 4s BrainTeaser are:
Black Birds: Ravens
Dollar For Corn: Buccaneers

Those who got the Teaser right:
Cam2109
Fumble
thehaier

Congrats!

Week 4 Round Up

Week 4 is over and some of the games lived up to their hype (BAL/PIT) and some did not (NE/MIA). Some other games were much closer than they should have been... The Saints squeaked by the Panthers, 16-14 on a last minute field goal. The Niners got beat by the Falcons by that same score in that same manner, so now they are 0-4. Although they tried their hardest, the Packers couldn't give their game to the Lions after being up 28-14, winning by only two points, 28-26. Behind a last minute TD pass by Kyle Orton the Broncos beat the Titans 26-20. The Chargers beat the Cardinals to death, 41-10, and Sanchise and the Jets put it on the dreadful Bills, 38-14. In a bit of a shocker the Colts left too much time on the clock when they scored their game tying TD and the Jags came back and hit the third longest FG in league history, 59 yards, to down the Colts 31-28.

In The Return of McNabb, the Redskins were able to hold on to a 17-12 victory after knocking Michael Vick out of the game early in the second quarter. Kolb came in and couldn't do a whole lot as he resembled a furry woodland creature staring into the beaming brightness of a monster machine bearing down on him... and the Redskins defense isn't even good. What's he going to do when he faces teams like the Packers, Bears, and Giants? That young man needs to grow up quickly (in a football sense).

In what was supposed to be a nice divisional matchup between the New England Patriots and the Miami Dolphins the Patriots managed to score on a kickoff return, blocked fg return, interception return, and the more traditional methods of running and passing with the offense. Oh, yeah, they also had a blocked punt. At the half the score was 7-6, Miami. At the end the score was 41-14, New England... and Randy Moss had ZERO catches. There's even only one time that I can remember he was targeted (tuck that away in the back of your mind).

The Game of The Week lived up to its hype, as the Steelers and the Ravens usually do. And, as usual, the game was a clash of the defensive Titans. The score was 10-7, Ravens, at halftime, and neither team scored in the third quarter. In the fourth, Charlie Batch marched the Steelers 93 yards, converting several key 3rd downs, for a touch down. On the next drive the Ravens moved the ball well and on 4th and goal from the two yard line tried to throw a fade to Anquan Boldin in the back of the endzone but it fell incomplete out of bounds with just over 2:00 left. The Ravens D was able to come up with a stop and the Steelers had to punt it away. For some reason the Steelers, on the next drive, backed down into a sort-of quasi-prevent defense and 3 plays later the Ravens were back in the redzone with just over 30 seconds left. On the next play Joe Flacco found a wide open TJ Houshmandzadeh in the end zone for what would end up being the game-winning touchdown. The Steelers had one more chance to move the ball but Charlie Batch, on the first play of the drive, tried to force a throw and Ray Lewis made a diving catch for the interception to ice the game. It was a great game, but the Steelers now get Big Ben back after serving his 4 game suspension for being an idiot and he will most likely be there on December 5th when the Steelers go into Baltimore with revenge on their minds.

In other league news, Michael Vick will be out indefinitely as he as an injury to his rib cartilidge (which just doesn't sound like it feels very good), Ray Rice is still using his knee fairly gingerly, Ben Roethlisberger is coming back (after the Steeler's BYE week), The 49ers fired their offensive coordinator (although that happened last week), and the Patriots have traded Randy Moss to the Vikings. That should help them out a lot, and New England will the plug the hole as they usually do.

The Frenzy standings have been updated to reflect the results of these games and this early in the season there's a lot of jockeying for position. Week 5 is now here and it kicks off Sunday at 1:00pm. You all have until then to make your pick for week 5. Enjoy.

Week 4 Preview

Week 4 is almost here. The two key matchups of the week... Baltimore at Pittsburgh, football the way it was meant to be played... and Washington at Philadelphia, The Return of McNabb.

In other games, the Saints welcome the Panthers in a divisional matchup. Also, a divisional game, New England travels to Miami on Monday Night Football. Denver @ Tennessee, 0-3 SF @ Atlanta, the Colts @ Jacksonville, Detriot @ Green Bay, the Jets @ the Bills, Arizona @ San Diego, Bengals @ Browns, and Giants & Bears round out the Frenzy teams' games this week. Minnesota finds themselves on BYE.

Remember you have until the first game kicks off to make your selection for the week. Good Luck.

That about is sums it up. Week 3 is over and the NFL standings are upside-down. 3-0 teams include the Chiefs, the Bears, and the Steelers, who during a normal season wouldn't be a surprise. But this year they are down to their 4th quarterback. Go figure. But they DO have a hell of a defense. That's going to be a scary team when Big Ben gets back. Among the surprises at the bottom of their divisions... the "Superbowl bound" Dallas Cowboys at 1-2 and the shocking 0-3 49ers who have lost to both the Seahawks and Chiefs. Now, there are some regular bottom-dwellers who have assumed their rightful positions at the bottom of their divisions; The Bills, the Browns, the Raiders, and the Lions.

Now on to the Frenzy results for week 3. We are now starting to get some separation in the standings... not by wins & losses, but by points differential as the Ravens squeaked by the Browns 24-17. Not to discount the Browns because they are a professional football team, but, really? The Browns? Squeaking? That's scary for Ravens fans as the Ravens will have to go into Pittsburgh now for week 4. The Baby Horses beat the Daddy Horses 27-13. The Patriots D is really suspect as they just allowed the Bills to put 30 on 'em... but when you score 38 points you can do that and still win. The Vikings got off the schnied with a 24-10 win over the Lions. In the game of the week (at least according to the poll) the Falcons (and 45% of voters) ended up on the right side of the scoreboard, beating the Saints 27-24. The Eagles, who decided that Kevin Kolb is NOT the future of their franchise (at least not the immediate future), went with Michael Vick and it paid huge dividends this week. They downed the Jags 28-3. And last but not least, the Striped Cats beat the Black Cats 20-7.

Week 4 is now upon us and everyone has until Sunday, 10/3, to get your picks in for this week. If I don't get a pick you'll take a loss and no points will be recorded. Good Luck!

BrainTeaser, week 3

The answers to week 3s BrainTeaser are:
Proud Americans: Patriots
747s: Jets

Those who got the Teaser right:
Gridiron Guru
mhelsdon
Cam2109
BigGuy

Recognition is still your prize... Congratulations!

Week 2... In review

Week two is in the books and with it, the first week of the frenzy. There are some surprising 2-0 teams and some surprising 0-2 teams. Actually, I would say that just about all of the 2-0 teams are surprises. Who would have thought the Bears and Chiefs would bs 2-0? Or how about the Texans or the Buccaneers? I think the only ones who aren't surprises are the Packers and the Saints. I would say the Steelers, but they are down to their 4th quarterback. Who would think they'd be 2-0? That's a credit to their defense.

The Dolphins beat the Vikings, sending them to 0-2 and it looks like there won't be a Superbowl this year as Jerry Jones is getting ready to burn down the new Cowboys stadium. That's right the Bears beat the Cowboys, making them 0-2.

The Eagles almost blew a 10 point lead in the last 2 minutes to the DETROIT LIONS! But they held on for the 35-32 win on the legs of a revived Mike Vick. The Redskins, however weren't so lucky as they blew a 17 point second half lead and lost in overtime. The Ravens looked offensive. And not in a good way. Flacco threw four interceptions and the line was not holding up for him at all... Not mention a BS tripping call and don't, anyon,e even think about touching a quarterback. But, I digress... Ugly football leads to losing more often than not.

As far as the frenzy is concerned, we had a few people who didn't get their pick in and, accordingly, they are 0-1 with no scoring being recorded. The Packers and Chargers won big, the Patriots got doubled up, the Giants lost big, The Ravens were ugly, the Redskins blew a big lead, and the Saints won.... and lost. The won their game against the Niners 25-22, but lost star RB Reggie Bush for at least 6 weeks with what appears to be a broken leg. So, after week 2 there are a bunch of people tied and the standings reflect that.

The selection window for week 3 is now open and you all have until Sunday at 1:00pm to make your picks. Good luck everyone.

BrainTeaser, Week 2

The answers to week 2s brainteaser are:
Seven Squared: 49ers
Marine Mammals: Dolphins

Everyone who submitted a guess got them both right:
Gridiron Guru
LRobbins
thehaier
Carp
GoDawgs

Recognition is your prize... Congratulations!


-The Commish

NFL-Week One

So week 1 of the 2010 NFL regular season is in the books and there was a lot of ugly football. Perhaps shortening the preseason to 2 games isn't a good idea as clearly many of the offenses were not up to par yet.

There are now 16 teams who are 1-0 and 16 teams who are 0-1. Amidst those games were several surprises. The two biggest surprises that I can think of are the Seahawks and the Chiefs over the Niners and the Chargers. I guess Tom Brady and Wes Welker are back to being 100% even if Randy Moss is squabbling about his money, as they gave the Bengals a beat down. The score, 38-24, is closer looking than the game really was. Somewhat surprisingly, but not a total shocker, the Texans jumped out to quick 10-0 lead over the Colts and were able to hold on to it 34-24 on the back of RB Arian Foster and his 231 yd, 3-TD performance. Pittsburgh picked up a victory at home in overtime over the Falcons and Washington outlasted the Cowboys in DC.

That's just a quick rundown of some of the NFL scores from week 1. Week 2 will be upon us before we know it and with that the start of the 2010 NFL Three Team Football Frenzy will officially begin. Get yourselves registered or your teams changed by midnight Saturday and get your week 2 pick in by the time games start Sunday. Good luck everyone.

Welcome Football!

It's finally here! The 2010 NFL Season has begun... with a bit of a thud. The two highest scoring offenses in the NFC last year put up a grand total of 23 points. The Saints beat the Vikings last night 14-9, and with that, the season has started. Favre threw for 170+ yards, a TD, and an interception. Drew Brees threw for 230+ yards and a TD.

Now I have to wait til Monday to watch my boys take on the J-E-T-S, Jets! Jets! Jets! and that mouthy Rex Ryan.

NFL 2010

Football Fans,

That's right! In just under 24 hours the 2010 NFL Season will begin. A lot of people are saying it'll be a doozy. Some are saying it will be a blow out. I don't care because either way it will mean that Football is officially back!

Week one of the NFL regular season will start tomorrow around 8:00 pm with a rematch of last years NFC championship game, which by all means should have been a Vikings victory. But I guess 5 turnovers has a way of getting in the way of winning. Yes... Brett Favre is back, no, wait, no he's not... yes he is. No he's not. Yes--- I DON'T CARE. GO AWAY ALREADY. I guess we'll see how is surgically repaired ankle will hold up. The Saints, somehow (being Superbowl Champions and all), have been flying pretty much under the radar this offseason, but with no major changes to the core of the team, look to be as strong, maybe even stronger than last year. With Harvin battling migraines, Rice out for 6 weeks on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list with a hip injury, Brett Favre yet ANOTHER year older and, let's face it, banged up already, and a fairly weak O-line, this game between the Saints and the Vikings could get real ugly real fast. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

The Frenzy doesn't start for another week, so if you want to play, you have until 9/18 to register and/or change the teams you've already chosen. Everyone has until 9/19 @ 1:00 pm to make their pick for NFL week 2 (Frenzy week 1) which is when the Frenzy begins. So use this week as the final evaluation of your teams, and choose wisely. Good luck everyone.

A CHAMPION IS CROWNED!!!2009CAM2109

After week 17 of the NFL Regular season and the second half of the championship round we have a new champion. Taking the crown for the 2009 Frenzy is Cam2109 with a 0-(-38) win over LRobbins. The Eagles tanked big time against the Cowboys and the Steelers squeaked out a win over Miami helping Cam2109 on to victory. He will keep the "trophy" for the next year.

In the consolation bracket Jeff C got a HUGE win out of the Vikings, 44-7, which was more than enough to keep Jay Dub out of the money with his 23-20 win, scoring that round in favor of Jeff C. 37-3.

Thanks for all of your participation. I look forward to challenging you all again next year. Until then...