Bemidji NFL Eliminator Football League

..... and we have a winner in Week 14.   Brandy's Thursday night win with Tennessee was the winning ticket for her as the other two teams lost in close games this afternoon.

Brandy takes home a sweet chunk of change at $808 and Chuck, Eric and Jared split the $202 and take home $67 each.

Thanks for playing everyone.   We'll be in touch next year -


Winner this week:
Tennessee (1):   Brandy

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Are you ready for some football!!!!   Week 14 is here for the final 4 in the league and one of those four will know her fate tonight!

Picks this week include:
Denver (1):      Chuck
Pittsburgh (2):  Eric, Jared
Tennessee (1):  Brandy

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen  here.

Seattle got the win this afternoon so everyone moves on.   Not too many weeks left for the season - is everyone going to make it to the end?

Moving on -
Seattle:  (4)  Brandy, Chuck, Eric, Jared

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Here we go ..... week 13 is underway for the final four players ...  and this week we have one team picked for all four ... you'll either all move on or all split the pot!

Seattle (4)  Brandy, Chuck, Eric, Jared

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Everyone hung on in week 12 and gets to move on.  Jared squeaked in a win with Indy at the last second and breathed a big sigh of relief!

Teams winning this week include:
Baltimore     (3)  Brandy, Chuck, Eric
Indianapolis (1)  Jared

Onward to week 13!

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!    Is everyone stuffed and resting on the couch like Tim and I are?   We traveled to Deer River and are now home watching the Cowboys & Redskins game.

We're in week 12 and down to the final 4 players - Brandy, Chuck, Eric and Jared.   None have won in the league before and guessing all could think of something to spend the first or second place $$ on?!?!?!?

Teams picked this week include:
Baltimore     (3)  Brandy, Chuck, Eric
Indianapolis (1)  Jared

To see the player/team spreadsheet click here.

We're down to the final 4 folks ....  I confirmed with Brandy that she was holding her breath til the last seconds of that game!   So ... the 4 moving on include:

New Orleans (3)  Chuck, Eric, Jared
Pittsburgh (1)       Brandy

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

We're getting down to the nitty gritty folks.   Five people are left starting week 11 of the 202 that started the season.   Let's see who moves on .....

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Teams picked this week include:
Carolina        (1)  Connie
New Orleans (3)  Chuck, Eric, Jared
Pittsburgh     (1)   Brandy

....   and then there were 5.   We're down to the final 5 players folks after week 10.  The Atlanta and NY Jets losses kicked 3 out leaving 5 moving on.

Those moving on include:
Green Bay:      (1)  Jared
LA Chargers:  (1)  Chuck
New Orleans:  (2)  Brandy, Connie
Washington:    (1)  Eric

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Week 10 has begun!   We're over half way through the season and down to the final 8 players remaining in the league.   Six different teams were picked this week and I think all teams will have played by Sunday afternoon.

To see the player/team spreadsheet click here.

The teams picked include:
Atlanta:           (1)  Jeff
Green Bay:      (1)  Jared
LA Chargers:  (1)  Chuck
New Orleans:  (2)  Brandy, Connie
NY Jets:          (2)  Tricia, Wendy
Washington:    (1)  Eric

Good luck everyone!

Week 9 is in the books with 8 players continuing on for a shot at the $.
To see the player/game spreadsheet go here.
Players moving on to week 10 include: Carolina: (3)  Brandy, Eric, Trisha Chicago: (4)  Chuck, Connie, Jared, Wendy
Kansas: City (1)  Jeff

Here we go with week 9.  Several different teams were picked again this week.
To see the player/game spreadsheet go here.

Picks for the week include:
Carolina: (3)  Brandy, Eric, Trisha
Chicago: (4)  Chuck, Connie, Jared, Wendy
Dallas: (1)  Linnea
Kansas: City (1)  Jeff
Washington:  (1)  Aaron
Team previously/already picked: (1)  Rachel

..... W's across the board ....everyone moves on to week 9 ....

All 11 remaining players left in the league got the "W" this week and move on to week 9.  Everyone is holding strong for a shot at the $ ....

This weeks winning picks/teams were:
Chicago (2):  Aaron, Eric
Houston (2)  Jared, Linnea
Kansas City (4) Brandy, Connie, Rachel, Trisha
New England (2) Jeff, Wendy
Pittsburgh (1) Chuck

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Week 8 is off and running for the 11 remaining players in the league.  This week the picks are spread over 5 teams.   Will there be a shake up this week?  We have two people playing tonight .... good luck everyone!

This weeks picks/teams are:
Chicago (2):  Aaron, Eric
Houston (2)  Jared, Linnea
Kansas City (4) Brandy, Connie, Rachel, Trisha
New England (2) Jeff, Wendy
Pittsburgh (1) Chuck

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Week 7 closed out last night with the Atlanta win.   One player lost their game so we are now down to 11 players moving on to week 8.  

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Winners this week include:
Atlanta:  Chuck, Jared
Indianapolis:  Connie, Rachel
Kansas City:  Aaron, Eric, Wendy
LA Chargers:  Brandy
LA Rams:  Jeff, Linnea, Trisha

Week 7 is here - 12 of our 202 players are hoping for a win to stay in the running for the $808 1st place winnings!

To see the player/team spreadsheet click here.

Six teams were picked this week including:
Atlanta (2)           Chuck, Jared
Indianapolis (2)   Connie, Rachel
Kansas City (3)   Aaron, Eric, Wendy
LA Chargers (1)  Brandy
LA Rams (3)       Jeff, Linnea, Trisha
Philadelphia (1)  Sylvia

Good luck everyone!

Week 6 closed out last night with those picking Green Bay breathing a HUGE sigh of relief at the buzzer ....   The league lost one player this week with the Carolina game bringing our players moving on to week 7 at 12.

To see the player/team spreadsheet click here.

Those moving on include:
Green Bay:  Brandy, Connie, Jeff
Houston:  Aaron, Rachel, Houston
Minnesota:  Chuck, Eric, Jared, Linnea, Sylvia, Wendy

Hello football fans -  Here we are at week 6 with 13 players remaining of the 202 that started!   It's been another crazy season and I have to say it wasn't too fun being a part of the "one and done" club this year lol  .....

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Teams picked include:
Carolina (1):       Damon
Green Bay (3):    Brandy, Connie, Jeff
Houston (3):       Aaron B, Rachel, Trisha
Minnesota (6):    Chuck, Eric, Jared, Linnea, Sylvia, Wendy

Good luck everyone!!!!

Week 5 is in the books.  2 of our players lost out with their Tennessee pick leaving 13 moving on.

To see the player/team spreadsheet click here.
Winners moving on include:
Carolina (4)  Aaron, Jared, Rachel, Wendy
New England (6) Brandy, Chuck, Connie, Eric, Linnea, Trisha
New Orleans (3) Damon, Jeff, Sylvia

Week 5 for the final 15 players if off and running with 6 of the players playing tonight -


The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

The teams picked this week include:
Carolina (4) Aaron, Jared, Rachel, Wendy
New England (6) Brandy, Chuck, Connie, Eric, Linnea, Trish
New Orleans (3) Damon, Jeff, Sylvia
Tennessee (2) Lyle, Peter

Several back and forth games this week with 4 people bowing out with their Phili and Atlanta picks leaving 15 people left.

Winners still moving on in include:
Green Bay (2) Rachel, Trisha
Jacksonville (6) Aaron, Brandy, Chuck, Connie, Jeff, Peter
Kansas City (1) Damon
LA Chargers (5) Eric, Jared, Linnea, Sylvia, Wendy
New Orleans (1) Lyle

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

SKOL!!!!!   Let's hope the Vikes have a better showing tonight!

The game is underway for the 19 remaining players in the league.   Click here
to see the player/team spreadsheet.

The teams picked in week 4 are:
Atlanta (1) Chantel
Green Bay (2) Rachel, Trisha
Jacksonville (6) Aaron B, Brandy, Chuck, Connie, Jeff, Peter
Kansas City (1) Damon
LA Chargers (5) Eric, Jared, Linnea, Sylvia, Wendy
New Orleans (1) Lyle
Philadelphia (3) Diane, John, Mark

I don't even know what to say re: week 3 .....   what an UGLY week.   The league lost an additional 64 players .... yes 64!!!!   That leaves only 19 that get to move on to week 4.   CRAZY!

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

With only 19 left I'm going to switch and start listing the remaining players/winners from week to week....

This weeks winners are:
Chicago (5)  Brandy, Diane, Jeff, Peter, Trisha
Philadelphia (4)   Aaron B, Chantel, Connie, Eric,   
Kansas City (5)  Chuck, Jared, Linnea, Mark, Sylvia
LA Rams (3)  John N, Rachel, Wendy
Seattle (1)  Lyle
Miami (1)  Damon

Week 3 is here for the 83 players still in the league.   Based on the picks this week Vikings fan better hope for a great game!!!

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here.

Picks for the week are below - good luck everyone!

Chicago = 5
Green Bay = 1
Houston = 1
Jacksonville = 9
Kansas City = 5
LA Rams = 3
Miami = 1
Minnesota = 49
New England = 3
Philadelphia = 4
Seattle = 1
No pick = 1

Five of the teams picked for week 2 lost which results in the league losing 14 more players.   The league is now down to 83.   (That seems crazy with us starting with over 200 and we are only on week 2!)

(Thank goodness no one went out on a limb on the crazy Vikings/Packers game!)

The spreadsheet can be seen here.


The players/teams out this week include:

Baltimore (1) Dan
NY Jets (2) Jan, Russ
Phili (3)  Abby, Andrew, Mary
Pittsburgh (1) Cassidy
Washington (4) Bonnie, Courtney,  Daryl, Shannon
No pick (3) Annette, Brett, Jeff

For those that survived another week and have moved on to week 3 be sure to get your picks in before kickoff Thursday .... Good luck!

**Update**   
There was a correction on week 2.   A player had picked New Orleans and I had marked it as New Orleans on the left but incorrectly marked New England under the teams.  This has been corrected and changed the week 2 picks to below (adding 1 to New Orleans and removing the pick for New England)

Thanks for looking things over and letting me know! 

Teams picked this week include:
Atlanta (1)
Baltimore (1)
Chicago (1)
Dallas (2)
Denver (4)
LA Chargers (19)
LA Rams (34)
New Orleans (19)
New York Jets (2)
Philadelphia (3)
Pittsburgh (1)
San Fran (3)
Washington (4)
No Pick (3) 

Week 2 has kicked off with 97 remaining players (see the update post to week 1 for more information regarding this change).   Here's hoping for a big win for the Vikings!   SKOL!

To see the player/game spreadsheet click here.
Be sure to check your name/game to make sure everything looks correct -

Teams picked this week include:
Atlanta (1)
Baltimore (1)
Chicago (1)
Dallas (2)
Denver (4)
LA Chargers (19)
LA Rams (34)
New England (1)
New Orleans (18)
New York Jets (2)
Philadelphia (3)
Pittsburgh (1)
San Fran (3)
Washington (4)
No Pick (3)

**Update**   All - There were two players that had paid & picked (both had picked Baltimore) that I hadn't added to the spreadsheet.  Therefore, we actually have 202 players that started and 97 that remain.   Also, I missed "crossing off" one of the players that had lost in week one and that has now been updated/marked green on the spreadsheet. (It was counted in the teams that lost below.) 

Thanks for looking things over and letting me know!

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Well that wasn't a great start or a fun week for over half of the starting players (including me)!   105 of the 202 players got the big boot on week 1.   ....   and what an awful way to lose for the Pittsburgh players with the tie against Cleveland :(

The spreadsheet with the players and picks can be seen here.

For the 97 remaining players be sure to get your pick in before kickoff on Thursday.

The teams that lost / players out this week include:
Atlanta: (2)
Detroit (19)
Indi (3)
LA Chargers (1)
New Orleans (62)
Pittsburgh (15) 
Tennessee (3)

Please let me know if you see anything that doesn't look correct.

Well that wasn't a great start or a fun week for over half of the starting players (including me)!   105 of the 200 players got the big boot on week 1.   ....   and what an awful way to lose for the Pittsburgh players with the tie against Cleveland :(

The spreadsheet with the players and picks can be seen here.

For the 95 remaining players be sure to get your pick in before kickoff on Thursday.

The teams that lost / players out this week include:
Atlanta: (2)
Detroit (19)
Indi (3)
LA Chargers (1)
New Orleans (62)
Pittsburgh (15) 
Tennessee (3)

Please let me know if you see anything that doesn't look correct.

Welcome Back Everyone and welcome to all the new players!!!!    It's time for year 9 of our Eliminator Football League;   Shout out to our past winners including:  Megan Gullickson (Year 1);   Shannon Andrea (Year 2); Tom Gullickson (Year 3); Andy Peterson/Wendy Boyer (Year 4); Dave Evenson (Year 5); Shelly Nistler (Year 6), Lindsey Gullickson/Nicole Evenson (Year 7), and Matt Carlson (Year 8).
  
We have 200 players this year which means someone will come away with a big pot at the end!
 
Rules:
* Pick each team 1 time only
* Your team must win that game to move on to the next week. 
* Tie game = loss 
* The Team you pick must be submitted PRIOR to kickoff of 1st game of the week  (usually Thursday)

Payout: We have a 100% payout - 1st place receives 80% of the winnings ($800) and 2nd place receives 20% of the winnings ($200)
In the event of a tie at the end of the regular season (i.e. whoever is left all win the last regular season game or whoever is left all lose) they will split the pot.

Weekly Updates: The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email is sent out each week with everyone's picks just after kick off of the first game of the week (after i've had time to put everyone's picks on the spreadsheet).   The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email is sent out Tuesday evening with the weekly results.

Spreadsheet: With this many players I won't list everyone's picks here yet but you can see who everyone picked on the player/team spreadsheet that can be found here (click url)

Atlanta = 2
Baltimore = 43
Carolina= 2
Cincinnati = 2
Detroit = 19
Green Bay = 22
Indianapolis = 3
Jacksonville = 7
LA Chargers = 1
LA Rams = 4
Minnesota = 8
New England = 5
New Orleans = 62
Philadelphia =2
Pittsburgh = 15
Tennessee = 3

The spreadsheet can be seen at:  league spreadsheet
Check the spreadsheet to see if you've been marked as paid yet.