wiegie Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 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 11th 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. (Please note that this alternative prize will not nearly be as cool as the Joey Harrington jersey that Furd donated for the 2009 contest.) 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 2010 HowboutthemCowboys For your benefit, here is the Lions schedule for this year: WEEK DATE OPPONENT NETWORK TIME (ET) 1--Sunday, September 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers FOX 1:00 p.m. 2--Sunday, September 18 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS CBS 1:00 p.m. 3--Sunday, September 25 at Minnesota Vikings FOX 1:00 p.m. 4--Sunday, October 2 at Dallas Cowboys FOX 1:00 p.m. 5--Monday, October 10 CHICAGO BEARS ESPN# 8:30 p.m. 6--Sunday, October 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS FOX 1:00 p.m. 7--Sunday, October 23 ATLANTA FALCONS FOX 1:00 p.m. 8--Sunday, October 30 at Denver Broncos FOX 4:05 p.m. 9--Sunday, November 6 *** BYE WEEK *** 10--Sunday, November 13 at Chicago Bears FOX 1:00 p.m. 11--Sunday, November 20 CAROLINA PANTHERS FOX 1:00 p.m. 12--Thursday, November 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS FOX# 12:30 p.m. 13--Sunday, December 4 at New Orleans Saints FOX 1:00 p.m. 14--Sunday, December 11 MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOX 1:00 p.m. 15--Sunday, December 18 at Oakland Raiders FOX 4:05 p.m. 16--Saturday, December 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS CBS 4:05 p.m. 17--Sunday, January 1 at Green Bay Packers FOX 1:00 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billay Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Won't happen this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drafter Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 7- Atlanta Lions score 17 Thanks Wiegie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 The only chance of this happening is week 17 against the Packers when the Lions rest their starters while the Pack has a must win to sneak in as a wildcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 13--Sunday, December 4 at New Orleans Saints FOX 1:00 p.m. Lions score 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 4--Sunday, October 2 at Dallas Cowboys FOX 1:00 p.m they score 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 13 @ NOS, 14 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosGatosEnFuegos Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 7 - ATL Falcons Detroit scores 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Won't happen this year. --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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 7 vs. ATL Lions score 9 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingfootball Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 7 Atlanta Lions score 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Rugby Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 4 Lions score 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcswildcat Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 16. Lions score 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 week 4 lions score 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeteebee Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 week 12 14 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansFan Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 7, Lions score 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Pretty sure it will be week 9....but I am going to say... Week 12 Lions score 18 Edited to change score Edited September 7, 2011 by skylive5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Pretty sure it will be week 9....but I am going to say... Week 12 Lions score 14 Look 2 posts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 7--Sunday, October 23 ATLANTA FALCONS FOX 1:00 p.m, Lions score 20 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 10 Lions score 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'm with billay, I look for big things from the kitties this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattsass Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 13 13 points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 6, Lions score 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Week 10, Lions will score 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Sunday, November 13 at Chicago Bears FOX 1:00 p.m. (week 10) Lions score 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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