wiegie Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Read the instructions before making your pick. It has reached that special time of year in Michigan again. The summer is drawing to a close and the faintest signs of autumnal color may already be glimpsed on verdant leaves. The first frost of the season is not far away, though the waters of the big lakes are yet placid. The sounds of children splashing playfully along the shorelines is being replaced by the sounds of hunters in the woods. The Canadian geese have arrived, if only for a short while as they follow the sun southward. And for a few fleeting moments the hopes of Detroit Lions fans have again arisen with the advent of September. For surely they think, this season will be different, the inevitable will surely be avoided. Alas, these dreams are destined to wither and crumble as certainly as the leaves of summer will fall to carpet the forest floor. All that remains is the question which has haunted the minds of generations long past... When? ------- So, here again is the contest: In which week will the Detroit Lions first lose by more than 20 points? --Also include your answer to the tie-breaker: How many points will Detroit score in the game in which they first lose by more than 20 points? --Further note that by tradition, if no team defeats the Lions by more than 20 points then no one will win the contest. (In year's past, Spain would have automatically won the award, but, alas, he is no longer with us.) --There is only one postcard, so the first person to guess the correct week/score combination will win the award. (NOTE: I am busy and unlike in past years, I will not go back and check to see if people have selected duplicate entries, so make sure you are NOT picking something that has already been selected. --If you make a mistake, do NOT edit your entry, instead post a new entry (and then please go back and delete the bad entry). --The contest deadline is kickoff time of the Lions first game (September 12th at 1:00 pm EDT) Please note that the actual postcard seems to have been destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I will send an alternative prize as appropriate. The Edmund Fitzgerald Award Presented Annually by wiegie in Commemoration of the Futility of the Detroit Lions in Memory of Spain Award Recipients 2002 Paul Ott Carruth 2003 Hugh One 2004 RFFL Chump 2005 Sunysteelfly 2006 Tbimm 2007 Broncos 2008 Timmypg 2009 Awahl63 For your benefit, here is the Lions schedule for this year: Wk Date Opponent Time (ET) 1 Sun, Sep 12 at Chicago 1:00 PM 2 Sun, Sep 19 Philadelphia 1:00 PM 3 Sun, Sep 26 at Minnesota 1:00 PM 4 Sun, Oct 3 at Green Bay 1:00 PM 5 Sun, Oct 10 St. Louis 1:00 PM 6 Sun, Oct 17 at NY Giants 1:00 PM 7 Bye 8 Sun, Oct 31 Washington 1:00 PM 9 Sun, Nov 7 NY Jets 1:00 PM 10 Sun, Nov 14 at Buffalo 1:00 PM 11 Sun, Nov 21 at Dallas 1:00 PM 12 Thu, Nov 25 New England 12:30 PM 13 Sun, Dec 5 Chicago 1:00 PM 14 Sun, Dec 12 Green Bay 1:00 PM 15 Sun, Dec 19 at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM 16 Sun, Dec 26 at Miami 1:00 PM 17 Sun, Jan 2 Minnesota 1:00 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 2, 13 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 (And just so everyone knows, the mystery gift that Furd so graciously donated last year was a brand-new Joey Harrington jersey.) (Note: this year's winner should not expect anything even near as cool as I tracked down another Edmund Fitzgerald postcard and will likely send it out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 3 Sun, Sep 26 at Minnesota 1:00 PM... tie breaker=Lions score 7 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 4 and 9 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) (And just so everyone knows, the mystery gift that Furd so graciously donated last year was a brand-new Joey Harrington jersey.) (Note: this year's winner should not expect anything even near as cool as I tracked down another Edmund Fitzgerald postcard and will likely send it out.) No wonder it was a mystery. Week 1 2 Philly 12 points. Edited September 8, 2010 by Randall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 4, 17 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 4 at Packers, Lions score 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 week 2 - 14 pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 1: 10pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 1 Lions score 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 (edited) Week 4, 13 points Sun, Oct 3 at Green Bay Edited September 8, 2010 by Venus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scourge Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 9: 6 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tford Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 1: 10 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 6. 10 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboyz1 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 11 AT Dallas Det scores 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 week 3 Lions score 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 1: 10 points Taz already has this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 1 14 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennykravitz2004 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 week 10. 7 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 4, 14 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 4 Sun, Oct 3 at Green Bay 1:00 PM Lions score three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyOne Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Week 4, 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosGatosEnFuegos Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Week 4 Lions score 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Week 4, 17. Said by DowboysDiehard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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