BFL-Final Week

What a season it's been. After the Colts disgusting and planned loss this week I'm pretty glad that we're nearing the end. So, without further adieu, my final picks of the 2009 NFL season:

Indianapolis @ Buffalo
Jacksonville @ Cleveland
San Fransisco @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh @ Miami
NY Giants @ Minnesota
Atlanta @ Tampa Bay
New Orleans @ Carolina
New England @ Houston
Chicago @ Detroit
Baltimore @ Oakland
Green Bay @ Arizona
Washington @ San Diego
Tennessee @ Seattle
Philadelphia @ Dallas
Kansas City @ Denver
Cincinnati @ NY Jets- Score 46

Carlos' Picks:


Indianapolis @ Buffalo
Jacksonville @ Cleveland
San Fransisco @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh @ Miami
NY Giants @ Minnesota
Atlanta @ Tampa Bay
New Orleans @ Carolina
New England @ Houston
Chicago @ Detroit
Baltimore @ Oakland
Green Bay @ Arizona
Washington @ San Diego
Tennessee @ Seattle
Philadelphia @ Dallas
Kansas City @ Denver
Cincinnati @ NY Jets-Score 52

As Carlos said in his email to me, "With how they're coaching it's almost impossible to get a good idea of how to pick." How true, how true!

I want to give a big THANKS to Greis for hosting the BFL this year and handling all of the little things like the spreadsheet (holy cow that's a lot of work!) and being flexible when I'm late with our pics or left something out. You're the best Greisy!

Follow us on Sunday on the spreadsheet!

BFL-Christmas Edition

I've got to hurry on this one. It's Christmas Eve, you know. We're on our way to a movie...

My Picks:

Friday:
San Diego @ Tennessee

Sunday:
Buffalo @ Atlanta
Kansas City @ Cincinnati
Oakland @ Cleveland
Seattle @ Green Bay
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Houston @ Miami
Jacksonville @ New England
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans
Carolina @ NY Giants
Detroit @ San Fransisco
St. Louis @ Arizona
NY Jets @ Indianapolis
Denver @ Philadelphia
Dallas @ Washington

Monday:
Minnesota @ Chicago Score: 50

Carlos' Picks:

Friday:
San Diego @ Tennessee

Sunday:
Buffalo @ Atlanta
Kansas City @ Cincinnati
Oakland @ Cleveland
Seattle @ Green Bay
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Houston @ Miami
Jacksonville @ New England
Tampa bay @ New Orleans
Carolina @ NY Giants
Detroit @ San Fransisco
St. Louis @ Arizona
NY Jets @ Indianapolis
Denver @ Philadelphia
Dallas @ Washington

Monday:
Minnesota @ Chicago Score: 48

Head on over to Greis' place to see all of our picks or follow the spreadsheet here.

BFL-Down to the Wire

We're in the home stretch folks. Less than a month to go before the regular season ends and I want another win. Granted, I'm doing way better with 2 wins on the season (compared to my one win in the last week of the season last year,) but I still want one more. Three would be nice, don't you think?

My picks:
Thursday:
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville
Saturday:
Dallas @ New Orleans
Sunday:
Atlanta @ NY Jets
San Fransisco @ Philadelphia
Houston @ St. Louis
New England @ Buffalo
Chicago @ Baltimore
Miami @ Tennessee
Cleveland @ Kansas City
Arizona @ Detroit
Oakland @ Denver
Cincinnati @ San Diego
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay @ Seattle
Minnesota @ Carolina
Monday:
NY Giants @ Washington Score-42

Carlos' picks:

Thursday:
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville
Saturday:
Dallas @ New Orleans
Sunday:
Atlanta @ NY Jets
San Fransisco @ Philadelphia
Houston @ St. Louis
New England @ Buffalo
Chicago @ Baltimore
Miami @ Tennessee
Cleveland @ Kansas City
Arizona @ Detroit
Oakland @ Denver
Cincinatti @ San Diego
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay @ Seattle
Minnesota @ Carolina
Monday:
NY Giants @ Washington Score-46

Wanna join us? Greis is our commissioner and you can follow us here!

BFL-A Winner Again!

I did it again!!!!! Two weeks in a row is quite a record for me...especially since it's only the third time in two years that I've won. Any one want to hit the casinos with me? Headless Dad seems to think that I need to be putting my money where my mouth is. Not a bad idea, but my luck? I'd go back to picking a stellar 3 of 16 instead. *sigh* Onward and upward!

My picks?

Thursday:
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland

Sunday:
New Orleans @ Atlanta
Green Bay @ Chicago
NY Jets @ Tampa Bay
Miami @ Jacksonville
Detroit @ Baltimore
Seattle @ Houston
Denver @ Indianapolis
Buffalo @ Kansas City
Cincinnati @ Minnesota
Carolina @ New England
Washington @ Oakland
St. Louis @ Tennessee
San Diego @ Dallas
Philadelphia @ NY Giants

Monday:
Arizona @ San Fransisco Score: 46

Carlos' picks: (I don't have his picks yet...I'll edit when I do.)

Thursday:
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland (loss for late picks)

Sunday:
New Orleans @ Atlanta
Green Bay @ Chicago
NY Jets @ Tampa Bay
Miami @ Jacksonville
Detroit @ Baltimore
Seattle @ Houston
Denver @ Indianapolis
Buffalo @ Kansas City
Cincinnati @ Minnesota
Carolina @ New England
Washington @ Oakland
St. Louis @ Tennessee
San Diego @ Dallas
Philadelphia @ NY Giants

Monday:
Arizona @ San Fransisco Score: 44

Join us over at Greis' place to win you badge, or follow our spread sheet here.

Winner Week!

Yea me!!!! I picked 13/16 last week to be the winner for Week 11 here on the BFL. Finally! Last year it took me until the last week of the regular season to win so I'm feeling lots better about myself. You know, my self worth is totally hinged on whether I can pick the most W-L for the week, right?

Anyway, here are my picks for this week:

Thurs:
NY Jets @ Buffalo

Sunday:
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
St Louis @ Chicago
Detroit @ Cincinnati
Oakland @ Pittsburgh
Tennessee @ Indianapolis
Denver @ Kansas City
New England @ Miami
New Orleans @ Washington
Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Houston @ Jacksonville
San Diego @ Cleveland
Dallas @ NY Giants
San Fransisco @ Seattle
Minnesota @ Arizona

Monday:
Baltimore @ Green Bay- Score-32

Carlos' picks:
Thurs:
NY Jets @ Buffalo

Sunday:
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
St Louis @ Chicago
Detroit @ Cincinnati
Oakland @ Pittsburgh
Tennessee @ Indianapolis
Denver @ Kansas City
New England @ Miami
New Orleans @ Washington
Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Houston @ Jacksonville
San Diego @ Cleveland
Dallas @ NY Giants
San Fransisco @ Seattle
Minnesota @ Arizona

Monday:
Baltimore @ Green Bay- Score-41

So, if you want to join us, go sign up here, or follow our progress here.

Good Luck! or not....I kinda want to win again.

The Last Night

It's been a long month, but I survived.

And apparently so did you, since you're still here reading!

Earlier this evening I skimmed my posts for this month and all in all I'm pretty impressed with myself. I actually wrote more than I didn't, if that makes sense. I'm a better blogger for having done this exercise this year. You hope anyway. Heh.

I also noticed a few loose ends that I should tie up....

• For my last Just Curious I asked about political issues. My big one is still immigration/border control/healthcare. I live in a border state. Just sayin'.
• I mentioned that I had gotten a phone call that you would want to hear about. It was in reference to the massive cluster **** that surrounded my son's last football game. One of the defensive coaches called to talk to me, HD, and HB#2. He apologized for not being aware enough of what was going on with the game to realize what was going on. He said that he was wrong to not stand up for the kids, and after this season he would certainly never make that mistake again. This is one stand up guy. I was hugely impressed that he called and talked to all 3 of us. It was the right thing to do in a crappy situation and we were all thankful that he had called.
• Peter posted some positive news about Anissa yesterday. Keep fighting, Girl!

And in other news, I found the best nightgown at Target the other day! It's like one of those spaghetti-strap tanks (with a built in bra!) but it comes down below my knees. It is really cute, soft, and the best part? It was $4.98. Seriously. (Gillian O'Malley, size Large, if you're interested in getting me a gift. Preferably any color except pink, since that's what I bought.) Next time you're in Target go grab one for yourself. You'll love me next spring when you pull it out, assuming that you live somewhere cold and won't be wearing it this winter. Otherwise you'll love me now. It's that comfy.

Oh, and I finally won the BFL this week! After my awful finish last week I came back for the big win, choosing 13/16 games correctly. Yea me! Stay tuned for the winner's badge-as soon as Greis sends it, it will go up.

I guess that is enough random for tonight. Did you complete NaBloPoMo? If so, let me know in the comments. It's huge thing to complete. I'm tired.

I'll check in later this week, I promise, but I'm way behind on cleaning, decorating, and getting ready for a certain big boy's first sleep over.

Oh yeah, and there's that little thing of grocery shopping...

BFL-Thanksgiving Edition

I'm thankful for football. I'm thankful that Greis won last week (since I didn't). I'm thankful for the new hope and promise that a new week brings, that I might *someday* win the coveted badge.

Ahem. On to this weeks picks:

My picks:

Thurs:
Green Bay @ Detroit
Oakland @ Dallas
NY Giants @ Denver

Sunday:
Tampa @ Atlanta
Miami @ Buffalo
Cleveland @ Cincinnati
Seattle @ St. Louis
Carolina @ NY Jets
Washington @ Philadelphia
Indianapolis @ Houston
Kansas City @ San Diego
Jacksonville @ San Fransisco
Chicago @ Minnesota
Arizona @ Tennessee
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore

Monday:
New England @ New Orleans, score-58


Carlos' picks:

Thurs:
Green Bay @ Detroit
Oakland @ Dallas
NY Giants @ Denver

Sunday:
Tampa @ Atlanta
Miami @ Buffalo
Cleveland @ Cincinnati
Seattle @ St. Louis
Carolina @ NY Jets
Washington @ Philadelphia
Indianapolis @ Houston
Kansas City @ San Diego
Jacksonville @ San Fransisco
Chicago @ Minnesota
Arizona @ Tennessee
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore

Monday:
New England @ New Orleans, score-62

On a personal note, Carlos' dad is in the hospital. Would you join me in sending up a few prayers for healing for his dad, and strength for Carlos? Thanks.

Head on over to Greis' house to join us, or follow our spreadsheet.

BFL

Man, did I suck last week. However, our very own Carlos picked 10 winners and ran away with the badge this week! Go Carlos!

My picks:

Miami @ Carolina
Washington @ Dallas
Cleveland @ Detroit
San Fransisco @ Green Bay
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Atlanta @ NY Giants
New Orleans @ Tampa Bay
Buffalo @ Jacksonville
Indianapolis @ Baltimore
Seattle @ Minnesota
Arizona @ St Louis
NY Jets @ New England
Cincinnati @ Oakland
San Diego @ Denver
Philadelphia @ Chicago

Monday: Tennessee @ Houston score-38

Carlos' picks:


Miami @ Carolina
Washington @ Dallas
Cleveland @ Detroit
San Fransisco @ Green Bay
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Atlanta @ NY Giants
New Orleans @ Tampa Bay
Buffalo @ Jacksonville
Indianapolis @ Baltimore
Seattle @ Minnesota
Arizona @ St Louis
NY Jets @ New England
Cincinnati @ Oakland
San Diego @ Denver
Philadelphia @ Chicago

Monday: Tennessee @ Houston score-38

Go on over to Greis' place to join up, and follow us on our spreadsheet!

Good luck, everyone!

BFL-with Thursday games!

My picks:

Chicago @ San Fransisco
New Orleans @ St Louis
Tampa @ Miami
Detroit @ Minnesota
Jacksonville @ NY Jets
Buffalo @ Tennessee
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Denver @ Washington
Atlanta @ Carolina
Kansas City @ Oakland
Seattle @ Arizona
Dallas @ Green Bay
Philadelphia @ San Diego
New England @ Indianapolis

Monday: Baltimore @ Cleveland, score- 42

Carlos' picks:

Chicago @ San Fransisco
New Orleans @ St. Louis
Tampa @ Miami
Detroit @ Minnesota
Jacksonville @ NY Jets
Buffalo @ Tennessee
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Denver @ Washington
Atlanta @ Carolina
Kansas City @ Oakland
Seattle @ Arizona
Dallas @ Green Bay
Philadelphia @ San Diego
New England @ Indianapolis

Monday: Baltimore @ Cleveland, score- 42

Head on over to Greis' house to join up, or follow our spreadsheet!

BFL picks

My picks:

Washington @ Atlanta
Arizona @ Chicago
Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Houston @ Indianapolis
Miami @ New England
Green Bay @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City @ Jacksonville
Carolina @ New Orleans
Detroit @ Seattle
Tennessee @ San Fransisco
San Diego @ NY Giants
Dallas @ Philadelphia

Monday: Pittsburgh @ Denver combined score: 56

Carlos' picks:

Washington @ Atlanta
Arizona @ Chicago
Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Houston @ Indianapolis
Miami @ New England
Green Bay @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City @ Jacksonville
Carolina @ New Orleans
Detroit @ Seattle
Tennessee @ San Fransisco
San Diego @ NY Giants
Dallas @ Philadelphia

Monday: Pittsburgh @ Denver- combined score 48

Amazing Greis has the Linky and the Spreadsheet. Go Greis!

BFL-November Begins

My picks:

Miami @ New York Jets
New York Giants @ Philadelphia
Denver @ Baltimore
Houston @ Buffalo
Cleveland @ Chicago
Seattle @ Dallas
St. Louis @ Detroit
San Fransisco @ Indianapolis
Jacksonville @ Tennessee
Oakland @ San Diego
Carolina @ Arizona
Minnesota @ Green Bay

Monday: Atlanta @ New Orleans points: 52


Carlos' picks:

Miami @ New York Jets
New York Giants @ Philadelphia
Denver @ Baltimore
Houston @ Buffalo
Cleveland @ Chicago
Seattle @ Dallas
St. Louis @ Detroit
San Fransisco @ Indianapolis
Jacksonville @ Tennessee
Oakland @ San Diego
Carolina @ Arizona
Minnesota @ Green Bay

Monday: Atlanta @ New Orleans points- 58

Head on over to Amazing Greis' house to join in and check out our spreadsheet on game day to follow all of the action!

BFL

My picks:

Green Bay @ Cleveland
San Diego @ Kansas City
Indianapolis @ St. Louis
Minnesota @ Pittsburgh
New England @ Tampa Bay
San Fransisco @ Houston
Buffalo @ Carolina
NY Jets @ Oakland
Atlanta @ Dallas
Chicago @ Cincinatti
New Orleans @ Miami
Arizona @ NY Giants
Monday:
Philadelphia @ Washington combined score: 38



Carlos' picks:

Green Bay @ Cleveland
San Diego @ Kansas City
Indianapolis @ St. Louis
Minnesota @ Pittsburgh
New England @ Tampa Bay
San Fransisco @ Houston
Buffalo @ Carolina
NY Jets @ Oakland
Atlanta @ Dallas
Chicago @ Cincinatti
New Orleans @ Miami
Arizona @ NY Giants
Monday:
Philadelphia @ Washington, combined score 38

Join our league by visiting Amazing Greis, and follow our spreadsheet here.

BFL picks

My picks:

Houston @ Cincinnati
Detroit @ Green Bay
St. Louis @ Jacksonville
Baltimore @ Minnesota
NY Giants @ New Orleans
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
Carolina @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City @ Washington
Philadelphia @ Oakland
Arizona @ Seattle
Tennessee @ New England
Buffalo @ NY Jets
Chicago @ Atlanta

Monday: Denver @ San Diego-50

Carlos' Picks:

Houston @ Cincinnati
Detroit @ Green Bay
St. Louis @ Jacksonville
Baltimore @ Minnesota
NY Giants @ New Orleans
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
Carolina @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City @ Washington
Philadelphia @ Oakland
Arizona @ Seattle
Tennessee @ New England
Buffalo @ NY Jets
Chicago @ Atlanta

Monday: Denver @ San Diego- 52

Join the BFL! Visit Greis to link up with your picks for this week. Follow our spreadsheet to see how you are doing against all the other bloggers and friends. One of these days I'm gonna get that winners badge!

BFL- Oct. 10th

Congrats to Tom for a perfect score last week! That was impressive...now if I can just get back to my record of 13 wins I'll be happy! My picks are in bold:

Cleveland @ Buffalo
Pittsburgh @ Detroit
Dallas @ Kansas City
Minnesota @ St. Louis
Oakland @ NY Giants
Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia
Washington @ Carolina
Cincinnati @ Baltimore
Atlanta @ San Francisco
Jacksonville @ Seattle
Houston @ Arizona
New England @ Denver
Indianapolis @ Tennessee

Monday Night:
NY Jets @ Miami
Combined MNF Score = 48

Carlos' picks in bold:


Cleveland @ Buffalo
Pittsburgh @ Detroit
Dallas @ Kansas City
Minnesota @ St. Louis
Oakland @ NY Giants
Tampa Bay @ Philadelphia
Washington @ Carolina
Cincinnati @ Baltimore
Atlanta @ San Francisco
Jacksonville @ Seattle
Houston @ Arizona
New England @ Denver
Indianapolis @ Tennessee

Monday Night:
NY Jets @ Miami
Combined MNF Score = 49

Head on over to Greis' page to enter the BFL. Newcomers are welcome!

BFL

We have a new addition this week. A friend of mine from Facebook is throwing his hat in the ring! If you want to also, go on over to Amazing Greis' page and sign up!

My picks:

Tampa Bay @ Washington
NY Giants @ Kansas City
Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Oakland @ Houston
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Seattle @ Indianapolis
Detroit @ Chicago
Baltimore @ New England
Buffalo @ Miami
NY Jets @ New Orleans
St. Louis @ San Francisco
Dallas @ Denver
San Diego @ Pittsburgh

Monday: Green bay @ Minnesota- combined score 32

Carlos' picks:


Tampa Bay @ Washington
NY Giants @ Kansas City
Cincinnati @ Cleveland
Oakland @ Houston
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Seattle @ Indianapolis
Detroit @ Chicago
Baltimore @ New England
Buffalo @ Miami
NY Jets @ New Orleans
St. Louis @ San Francisco
Dallas @ Denver
San Diego @ Pittsburgh

Monday: Green bay @ Minnesota- combined score 39

Follow the wins on our spreadsheet!

BFL-The New Season Begins

Yeah, so I'm a week late. Wanna make something of it? I finally won the last week of the season last year...I'm hoping for a better outcome this year!




Anyone can play! Just post your picks on your blog, with a combined final score for the Monday night game, (this is the tie-breaker,) then head on over to Amazing Greis' place and link up. Since Greis will be on vacation this week, Maura will be taking care of the spreadsheet this week. Make sure you follow everyone on Twitter so we can trash talk all day! BFL Twitter will also broadcast the tweets sent there. If you have any questions let me know...there is still time to enter this week, so get movin! (Also, more info here.)

My Picks are in bold.

Washington @ Detroit
Green Bay @ St. Louis
San Francisco @ Minnesota
Atlanta @ New England
Tennessee @ NY Jets
Kansas City @ Philadelphia
NY Giants @ Tampa Bay
Cleveland @ Baltimore
Jacksonville @ Houston
Chicago @ Seattle
New Orleans @ Buffalo
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Denver @ Oakland
Miami @ San Diego
Indianapolis @ Arizona

Monday Night:
Carolina @ Dallas
Combined MNF Score = 38

Football! (Like we haven't had enough of it this season.)

I was hoping to have photographic evidence to share, but maybe next week.

I am now officially a football mom.

HB2 started practice in a flag football league last Saturday, had practice on Thursday, and today was to be their first game. Well, no game today because of the tremendous winds that we've been having, but the kids had practice anyway.

He is so excited about all of it. He loves the jersey and the mouthpiece. He loves his new cleats. He actually wants to practice-even at home. (I see afternoons of being chased in the yard in my future!) He really loves it!

(Well, maybe not everything. After the first practice his legs were sore for about 3 days. The whining, OH MY LORD the whining!)

I'm feeling melancholy about this. On the one hand-YaHoo! I now have my very own football player. I can look forward to many a Saturday afternoon hollering for someone to "HIT HIM!" (This already describes my Sundays during NFL season, Saturdays during NCAA season, the 2 weeks after Christmas.....) Although this also means 2 weeks of 2-a-days in August, and practices 5 days a week throughout the season. *sigh* I guess there is always a downside?

The other reason that I'm a little melancholy about it is that OH MY GOSH I HAVE A KID OLD ENOUGH TO PLAY TACKLE FOOTBALL. And, since he is the youngest of the three, I really have to put the illusion away that I have young children. They (the younger 2 anyway) are just boys now.

Mostly though, I am really glad that HB2 has decided on football. Yes, partly because it is my favorite sport; I won't lie. But it is the one thing that he has chosen without following his older brother-his first assertion of independence, if you will. Although he has loved baseball, and probably still will, he is really looking forward to the physicality of football. (And for those of you that know him this is amazing-he is my couch potato kid!)

*****

On that note, I must will announce that I won the final week of the Blogger's Football League! The competition was stiff-it came down to the tiebreaker points between 3 of us. I really had fun this year and look forward to stomping the competition next season! Thanks to Amy in Ohio and Instamom for making it happen each week with Mr. Linky and a rockin' spreadsheet. (I guess I'll let it slide that I didn't get a winner's badge for the final week.) Want to join us? We'll announce the beginning of the season a week or 2 before we begin. See you in August!

(Acutally, BFL will be back in August. I'll hopefully be back with another titillating post tomorrow. Aren't you excited?)

BFL-The Finale!

The final week of the regular season. It all comes down to this.

It's my turn to win!

Chicago vs. Houston
Tennessee vs. Indianapolis
Kansas City vs. Cincinnati
Oakland vs. Tampa Bay
Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh
Carolina vs. New Orleans
NY Giants vs. Minnesota
Detroit vs. Green Bay
New England vs. Buffalo
St. Louis vs. Atlanta

Washington vs. San Francisco
Seattle vs. Arizona
Dallas vs. Philadelphia
Miami vs. NY Jets
Jacksonville vs. Baltimore

Denver vs. San Diego (52)

Everyone's picks should be up at Insta-mom's place later today-see ya there!

To all my BFL pals: Thanks for a great season-I've had great fun, and think we should do it again next year. Maybe we can get our act together before the third week? Love ya!

BFL- Week 15

Before I get too deep in my day, here are my picks for the week. I'm getting really discouraged that I haven't won at least once this year. Will this be the week? I'm actually questioning some of my picks, but as soon as I hit publish I guess I have to stand by them, right? Root for me!

NO@Chi
TB@Atl
Wash@Cinci
Sea@St.L
SF@Mia
Buff@NYJets
Det@Indy
SD@KC
GB@Jax
TN@Hou
MN@AZ
Den@Car
Pitt@Bal
NE@Oak
NYGiants@Dal
Cle@Philly-Tiebreak score-42

Now go check out the other participants in the BFL!

BFL-Week 14

Thursday:
Oak @ SD
Sunday:
Jax @ Chi
Min @ Det
Hou @ GB
Cle @ TN
Cinci @ Indy
Atl @ NO
Philly @ Giants
KC @ Den
Miami @ Buffalo
Jets @ SF
NE @ Seattle
St. L @ Arizona
Dallas @ Pitt
Wash @ Baltimore

Monday:
Tampa @ Carolina
Combined final score: 52

It's my week, I tell you! Insta-mom has the Mr. Linky...See you Sunday!