NFL Runnerbowl I

Rookies Corner

2008-04-09T00:07:00.000-07:00

This is for all runners who are new to this challenge. Please take a look around this blog to see how things work. Please note that some rules will change this year. For the new blog, please visit http://runnerbowl08.blogspot.com/

Elite Bowl Winners

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Congratulations all the runners who made it to the

first ever ELITE Bowl!

Great job on the win, NFC!!!

Runerbowl I MVP

2008-02-04T12:39:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Cordobucs for being name Runnerbowl I MVP!!!

Runnerbowl I Champions!!!

2008-02-03T23:59:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Cordobucs, Gacho, Slow_poke, Ribbie, and TrainerTodd for being the Champions of Runnerbowl I!!!

See who made it the Runnerbowl!!!

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The New York Jets and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will go head-to-head from Sunday, January 27th to Sunday, February 3rd in the first ever Runnerbowl!!!

Rosters
New York: 5 runners (mocciat, iMoney, mdrez, AntGiorna, mattwink)
Tampa Bay: 5 runners (Cordsd, Gacho, Slow_poke, Ribbie, TrainerTodd)

Playoffs - Round 3 Results

2008-01-21T11:18:00.000-08:00

Conference Championships Results

AFC Championship Game

29 - #1 Miami Dolphins
34 - #3 New York Jets

NFC Championship Game

74 - #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
66 - #4 Atlanta Falcons

Playoffs - Round 3 Schedule

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Conference Championships... (Sunday January 13th through Saturday January 19th)

AFC Championship Game

#1 Miami Dolphins vs. #3 New York Jets
Miami: 7 runners (missyvon, Tommaso, patcini, fish4129, Holden13, leninwtigger, Skill2)
New York: 5 runners (mocciat, iMoney, mdrez, AntGiorna, mattwink)

NFC Championship Game

#2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. #4 Altanta Falcons
Tampa Bay: 5 runners (Cordsd, Gacho, Slow_poke, Ribbie, TrainerTodd)
Altanta: 3 runners (rwalker21, Hebrews12.1, twood)

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Conference Championship invitations have been sent! Congratulations! Please contact me if you do not receive your invite.

Playoffs - Round 2 Results

2008-01-13T11:08:00.000-08:00

AFC

27 - #1 Miami Dolphins
17 - #5 Oakland Raiders

22 - #2 Jacksonville Jaguars
26 - #3 New York Jets

NFC

54 - #1 Arizona Cardinals
60 - #4 Atlanta Falcons

60 - #2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
42 - #3 Dallas Cowboys

Playoffs - Round 2 Schedule

2008-01-07T11:05:00.000-08:00

Conference Playoffs... (Sunday January 6th through Saturday January 12th)

AFC Matchups:

#1 Miami Dolphins vs. #5 Oakland Raiders
Miami: 7 runners (missyvon, Tommaso, patcini, fish4129, Holden13, leninwtigger, Skill2) Oakland: 3 runners (noels71, pjray55, timk25)

#2 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. #3 New York Jets
Jacksonville: 3 runners (rcrampt76, SVC76, freap24)
New York: 5 runners (mocciat, iMoney, mdrez, AntGiorna, mattwink)

NFC Matchups:

#1 Arizona Cardinals vs. #4 Altanta Falcons
Arizona: 3 runners (1Miletogo, neilm202, MadeUpName)
Altanta: 3 runners (rwalker21, Hebrews12.1, twood)

#2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. #3 Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Bay: 5 runners (Cordsd, Gacho, Slow_poke, Ribbie, TrainerTodd)
Dallas: 7 runners (Cyberswami, Trooper665, TobyTyke, chaddie13, Shannon29, dr.alexe, LaFleur)

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Divisional playoff invitations have been sent! Congratulations! Please contact me if you do not receive your invite. And REMEMBER if you are on a playoff team but logged no miles in Week 17 you have been dropped for the playoffs!

Playoffs - Round 1 Results

2008-01-06T10:59:00.000-08:00

AFC

32 - #3 New York Jets
0 - #6 Tennessee Titans

25 - #4 Indianapolis Colts
34 - #5 Oakland Raiders

NFC

38 - #3 Dallas Cowboys
17 - #6 San Francisco 49ers

34 - #4 Atlanta Falcons
20 - #5 New York Giants

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Playoffs - Round 1 Schedule

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Wildcard Week (Sunday December 30th through Saturday January 5th)

AFC First round bye:

#1 Miami Dolphins - 7 runners (missyvon, Tommaso, patcini, fish4129, Holden13, leninwtigger, Skill2)
#2 Jacksonville Jaguars - 3 runners (rcrampt76, SVC76, freap24)

Matchups:

#3 New York Jets vs. #6 (wildcard) Tennessee Titans
New York: 5 runners (mocciat, iMoney, mdrez, AntGiorna, mattwink)
Tennessee: 2 runners (KnifeWrench, bobby1970)

#4 Indianapolis Colts vs. #5 (wildcard) Oakland Raiders
Indianapolis: 5 runners (Peoples, FatRunner, mawz76, countryartis, ddamery)
Oakland: 3 runners (noels71, pjray55, timk25)

NFC First round bye:

#1 Arizona Cardinals - 3 runners (1Miletogo, neilm202, MadeUpName
#2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 5 runners (Cordsd, Gacho, Slow_poke, Ribbie, TrainerTodd)

Matchups:

#3 Dallas Cowboys vs. #6 (wildcard) San Francisco 49ers
Dallas: 7 runners (Cyberswami, Trooper665, TobyTyke, chaddie13, Shannon29, dr.alexe, LaFleur)
San Francisco: 4 runners (luckydog33, Supermushi, angelflight6, ericcruzer)

#4 Atlanta Falcons vs. #5 (wildcard) New York Giants
Altanta: 3 runners (rwalker21, Hebrews12.1, twood)
New York: 4 runners (Batwing, FeelingGoofy, mangualp, QbyLaxCoach)

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Playoff invitations have been sent! Congratulations! Please contact me if you have not received your invite. And REMEMBER if you are on a playoff team but logged no miles in Week 17 you have been dropped for the playoffs!

Suggestions?!

2008-01-01T00:09:00.000-08:00

Please leave your comments about what you think worked and what didn't for the challenge. Be sure to provide some suggestions about how to improve it for next year. Thanks all!

Final Standings

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AFC
#1 Miami Dolphins (13-3) (PF - 287)
#2 Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4) (PF - 332)
#3 New York Jets (11-5) (PF - 269)
#4 Indianapolis Colts (11-5) (PF - 267) ****************************
#5 Oakland Raiders (10-6) (PF - 248)
#6 Tennessee Titans (9-7) (PF - 253)
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#7 Houston Texans (8-8) (PF - 244)
#8 Kansas City Chiefs (8-8) (PF - 220)
#9 Cincinnati Bengals (7-9) (PF - 214)
#10 Pittsburgh Steelers (7-9) (PF - 210)
#11 New England Patriots (7-9) (PF - 207)
#12 Denver Broncos (6-10) (PF - 193)
#13 San Diego Chargers (6-10) (PF - 159)
#14 Cleveland Browns (3-13) (PF - 134)
#15 Buffalo Bills (3-13) (PF - 126)
#16 Baltimore Ravens (2-14) (PF - 126)

NFC
#1 Arizona Cardinals (15-1) (PF - 430)
#2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-3) (PF - 420)
#3 Dallas Cowboys (12-4) (PF - 259)
#4 Atlanta Falcons (10-6) (PF - 419)
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#5 New York Giants (10-6) (PF - 286)
#6 San Francisco 49ers (10-6) (PF - 260) ****************************
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#7 Green Bay Packers (10-6) (PF - 253)
#8 Carolina Panthers (9-7) (PF - 278)
#9 St. Louis Rams (8-8) (PF - 259)
#10 Philadelphia Eagles (8-8) (PF - 206)
#11 Detroit Lions (8-8) (PF - 194)
#12 Washington Redskins (7-9) (PF - 217)
#13 Seattle Seahawks (6-10) (PF - 221)
#14 Chicago Bears (6-10) (PF - 166)
#15 New Orleans Saints (1-15) (PF - 107)
#16 Minnesota Vikings (0-16) (PF - 72)

Week 17 - RESULTS!!!

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8 - Buffalo Bills
10 - Philadelphia Eagles

16 - Carolina Panthers
41 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

24 - Cincinnati Bengals
13 - Miami Dolphins

25 - Dallas Cowboys
11 - Washington Redskins

8 - Detroit Lions
20 - Green Bay Packers

16 - Jacksonville Jaguars
10 - Houston Texans

18 - Kansas City Chiefs
14 - New York Jets

1 - Minnesota Vikings
13 - Denver Broncos

11 - New England Patriots
32 - New York Giants

14 - New Orleans Saints
9 - Chicago Bears

11 - Pittsburgh Steelers
5 - Baltimore Ravens

1 - San Diego Chargers
10 - Oakland Raiders

13 - Seattle Seahawks
22 - Atlanta Falcons

14 - San Francisco 49ers
1 - Cleveland Browns

11 - St. Louis Rams
31 - Arizona Cardinals

18 - Tennessee Titans
22 - Indianapolis Colts

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Week 17 Game MVPs coming soon!...

Week 16 - RESULTS

2007-12-25T13:24:00.000-08:00

24 - Atlanta Falcons
25 - Arizona Cardinals (OT: extra point from MadeUpName)

9 - Baltimore Ravens
15 - Seattle Seahawks

6 - Cleveland Browns
22 - Cincinnati Bengals

24 - Dallas Cowboys (OT: extra point from TobyTyke)
23 - Carolina Panthers

13 - Denver Broncos
1 - San Diego Chargers

22 - Green Bay Packers
14 - Chicago Bears

14 - Houston Texans
30 - Indianapolis Colts

8 - Kansas City Chiefs
11 - Detroit Lions

22 - Miami Dolphins
16 - New England Patriots

23 - New York Giants
4 - Buffalo Bills

14 - New York Jets
23 - Tennessee Titans

12 - Oakland Raiders
8 - Jacksonville Jaguars

19 - Philadelphia Eagles
0 - New Orleans Saints

10 - Pittsburgh Steelers
15 - St. Louis Rams

42 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8 - San Francisco 49ers

10 - Washington Redskins
3 - Minnesota Vikings

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Your Week 16 Game MVPs...

Cordsd - 15th consecutive // 15 time winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Batwing - 5th consecutive // 8 time winner- New York Giants
hat-trick - 5th consecutive // 5 time winner- Denver Broncos
MadeUpName - 4th consecutive // 7 time winner - Arizona Cardinals
TobyTyke - 3rd consecutive // 14 time winner - Dallas Cowboys
FatRunner - 9th time - Indianapolis Colts
Tommaso - 4th time - Miami Dolphins
RapBurns - 4th time - St. Louis Rams
iMoney - 3rd time - New York Jets
ultjurist - 3rd time - Detroit Lions
BerndS- 3rd time - Washington Redskins
Ottowa Tom - 2nd time - Cincinnati Bengals
timk25 - 2nd time - Oakland Raiders
mccook - 2nd time - Seattle Seahawks
ziwi - Philadelphia Eagles
lil_weber - Green Bay Packers

Week 15 - RESULTS

2007-12-19T12:20:00.000-08:00

44 - Arizona Cardinals
2 - New Orleans Saints

32 - Atlanta Falcons
35 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

16 - Baltimore Ravens
18 - Miami Dolphins

6 - Buffalo Bills
11 - Cleveland Browns

9 - Chicago Bears
7 - Minnesota Vikings

11 - Cincinnati Bengals
18 - San Francisco 49ers

13 - Denver Broncos
18 - Houston Texans

13 - Detroit Lions
10 - San Diego Chargers

23 - Green Bay Packers
16 - St. Louis Rams

20 - Indianapolis Colts
15 - Oakland Raiders

18 - Jacksonville Jaguars
11 - Pittsburgh Steelers

18 - New York Jets
16 - New England Patriots

13 - Philadelphia Eagles
25 - Dallas Cowboys

15 - Seattle Seahawks
21 - Carolina Panthers

25 - Tennessee Titans
35 - Kansas City Chiefs

19 - Washington Redskins
32 - New York Giants

The question on everyone’s mind?... Can Cordsd keep it going for the two weeks left of regular season?

I think so! Great job Cordsd!!!

Without further ado... here are the Week 15 Game MVPs...

Cordsd - 14th consecutive // 14 time winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Batwing - 4th consecutive // 7 time winner- New York Giants
hat-trick - 4th consecutive // 4 time winner- Denver Broncos
MadeUpName - 3rd consecutive // 6 time winner - Arizona Cardinals
TobyTyke - 2nd consecutive // 13 time winner - Dallas Cowboys
TeeW - 2nd consecutive // 4 time winner - Carolina Panthers
FFT - 2nd consecutive // 4 time winner - San Francisco 49ers
missyvon - 2nd consecutive // 3 time winner - Miami Dolphins
SVC76 - 5th time - Jacksonville Jaguars
digforfire - 4th time - San Diego Chargers
brandonclay - 3rd time - Cleveland Browns
Fayded - 2nd time - Kansas City Chiefs
noels71 - 2nd time - Oakland Raiders
219owen - New England Patriots
MarkAnthony - Chicago Bears
davemuel - Green Bay Packers

Team ROSTERS (by Nike ID)

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Limit 20 members per team

After limit is reached, you can request to be put on the waiting list for a team in case someone drops out

***Team rosters last updated 12/18/07***

Arizona Cardinals (4): 1Miletogo, neilm202, MadeUpName, lemmingboy

Atlanta Falcons (4): rwalker21, Hebrews12.1, twood, Flaf2007

Baltimore Ravens (2): adinec, BmoreRunner

Buffalo Bills (4): Ckumrock, BQJ, big R, MJDubbs

Carolina Panthers (5): JenW, jrb94, TeeW, merbedpt, ktefa

Chicago Bears (9): rgoodwin1979, JCB, Principal, tc17, Pocko, sjoobn, MarkAnthony, barepheet, Daymon44

Cincinnati Bengals (7): texasbuckeye, astuder, jmbennington, pokeyreese0, crouch15, immattr, Ottawa Tom

Cleveland Browns (7): Heydoo, nwhittaker, brandonclay, gskouby, whoisthegoat, DaveM, lgtimerunner

Dallas Cowboys (11): evan326, Cyberswami, Trooper665, TobyTyke, Theballoon, GraysonMc, chaddie13, Shannon29, dr.alexe, Abbull_3000, LaFleur

Denver Broncos (7): BMiller, Rabano, Ozzier26, Dena 14, hat-trick, TyWebb, metalbroncs

Detroit Lions (6): ultjurist, AimeeG, Hiswarrior, Strikers, Qrtr Flash, McClain26

Green Bay Packers (10): lil_weber, KSUWcrew, pchase26, runningal429, BigDamnHero, reach, Don Elk Rive, staffelm, davemuel, WIRedSoxFan

Houston Texans (6): RGKruchten, JohnForbes, LauraForbes, damon1212, hoppintb, fuegote

Indianapolis Colts (5): Peoples, FatRunner, mawz76, countryartis, ddamery

Jacksonville Jaguars (5): rcrampt76, SVC76, freap24, Veruca, RunAngieRun

Kansas City Chiefs (4): shamksu, GFoland, Fayded

Miami Dolphins (9): Skill2, missyvon, Tommaso, patcini, fish4129, Holden13, chelsea1968, leninwtigger, WhoDunIt!?

Minnesota Vikings (2): Cyclolink, CardinalBlue

New England Patriots (7): Balof, Annoula, cobra.dsk, CMS14, 219owen, jdouce, MarcoM

New Orleans Saints (8): Scromp, TexasEx02, MKemp1222, joegreen, KansasKajun, JeremyRLampo, gatorsNsaint

New York Giants (4): Batwing, FeelingGoofy, mangualp, QbyLaxCoach

New York Jets (9): abelisle, Giant Squid, mocciat, nenriqu, iMoney, mdrez, AntGiorna, mattwink, Clozeline

Oakland Raiders (5): noels71, pjray55, timk25, RobinVanHorn, Poca820

Philadelphia Eagles (13): MAT2006, hmonkeyruns, klyde, rubina97, NewNike32107, runningjewel, Mulvaney, PYaiser, Jeepster84, GregReed, Hazmania, MelReed, ziwi

Pittsburgh Steelers (11): AndreCh, 10-NoTrump, jpmorris77, mattlash, Mark Mihalik, blueCarrot, horngodess, SIGG, harleydog, Sarabearah, TJWaage

St. Louis Rams (2): RapBurns, bgood14

San Diego Chargers (5): Sharonstep, ginab, Phax, Borntoburn, digforfire

San Francisco 49ers (6): luckydog33, Supermushi, angelflight6, FFT, ericcruzer, NoShow

Seattle Seahawks (8): mccook, yurasi, meltdown, Sea Chicken, AmyMT, doogins73, breckfast, Rev44

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10): JohnnyRay, Cordsd, Gacho, Babyblue, Slow_poke, NewbieFL, ddewey, Ribbie, Mindbomb, TrainerTodd

Tennessee Titans (2): KnifeWrench, bobby1970

Washington Redskins (6): BerndS, Icoach57, monodomo, debpatrick, Stonewall, Gif

The Playoff Picture

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I want the playoffs to be about the teams that did the best in this challenge. So for that reason I will use the top 4 teams from each conference (regardless of division) for the playoff spots plus an additional 2 teams from each conference as wildcard spots.

For any ties in standings at the end of the season I will use whoever has the higher PF (points for) throughout the season. In the event of a tie for PF, I will go to PA (points against) and whichever team has less points against them will rank higher.

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Playoffs will last 3 weeks and WILL include Sundays. (REMEMBER: Playoffs are played within your own conference)...

Week 1: December 30th - January 5th
Week 2: January 6th - January 12th
Week 3: January 13th - January 19th
OFF WEEK : January 20th - January 26th
NFL Runnerbowl : January 27th - February 2nd

In Week One of the Playoffs the schedule for each conference will be as follows...
*Teams ranked as #1 and #2 for each conference will have a bye week.
*Team ranked #3 will play against Team ranked #6(wildcard) AND Team ranked #4 will play against Team ranked #5(wildcard)

In Week Two of the Playoffs the schedule for each conference will be as follows...
*Team ranked #1 for each conference will play the lower ranked team that won in Week 1 of their conference's Playoffs.
*Team ranked #2 for each conference will play the other team that won in Week 1 of their conference's Playoffs.

In Week Three of the Playoffs...
*The winning team from each game in Week 2 of their conference's Playoffs will play against each other to determine who will make it to the NFL Runnerbowl

********** I hope that makes sense to everyone. If you have any questions or see any mistakes, please post here and we can straighten things out.

mawz76

Week 14 - RESULTS

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49 - Arizona Cardinals
12 - Seattle Seahawks

20 - Carolina Panthers
16 - Jacksonville Jaguars

8 - Chicago Bears
18 - Washington Redskins

10 - Cleveland Browns
14 - New York Jets

14 - Dallas Cowboys
15 - Detroit Lions

18 - Indianapolis Colts
6 - Baltimore Ravens

15 - Kansas City Chiefs
14 - Denver Broncos

23 - Miami Dolphins
3 - Buffalo Bills

3 - Minnesota Vikings
18 - San Francisco 49ers

5 - New Orleans Saints
28 - Atlanta Falcons

23 - New York Giants
14 - Philadelphia Eagles

21 - Oakland Raiders
18 - Green Bay Packers

10 - Pittsburgh Steelers
18 - New England Patriots

9 - San Diego Chargers
23 - Tennessee Titans

15 - St. Louis Rams
12 - Cincinnati Bengals

17 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9 - Houston Texans

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Let's give a big hand to our Week 14 Game MVPs...

Cordsd - 13th consecutive // 13 time winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
KnifeWrench - 6th consecutive // 8 time winner- Tennessee Titans
Batwing - 3rd consecutive // 6 time winner- New York Giants
hat-trick - 3rd consecutive // 3 time winner- Denver Broncos
Hebrews12.1 - 2nd consecutive // 5 time winner - Atlanta Falcons
MadeUpName - 2nd consecutive // 5 time winner - Arizona Cardinals
jdouce - 2nd consecutive // 3 time winner - New England Patriots
TobyTyke - 12th time - Dallas Cowboys
FatRunner - 8th time - Indianapolis Colts
mocciat - 4th time - New York Jets
FFT - 3rd time - San Francisco 49ers
TeeW - 3rd time - Carolina Panthers
Don Elk Rive - 2nd time - Green Bay Packers
missyvon - 2nd time - Miami Dolphins
Gif - Washington Redskins
Ottowa Tom - Cincinnati Bengals

Week 13 - RESULTS

2007-12-03T15:11:00.000-08:00

26 - Atlanta Falcons
11 - St. Louis Rams

3 - Buffalo Bills
10 - Washington Redskins

17 - Cincinnati Bengals
13 - Pittsburgh Steelers

10 - Cleveland Browns
31 - Arizona Cardinals

23 - Denver Broncos
14 - Oakland Raiders

10 - Detroit Lions
2 - Minnesota Vikings

26 - Green Bay Packers
15 - Dallas Cowboys

19 - Houston Texans
33 - Tennessee Titans

31 - Jacksonville Jaguars (OT: extra point from rcrampt76)
30 - Indianapolis Colts

13 - New England Patriots
12 - Baltimore Ravens

21 - New York Giants
8 - Chicago Bears

12 - New York Jets
14 - Miami Dolphins

7 - San Diego Chargers
11 - Kansas City Chiefs

16 - Seattle Seahawks
20 - Philadelphia Eagles

13 - San Francisco 49ers
19 - Carolina Panthers

17 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9 - New Orleans Saints

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It was a great week! Many players stepped up their mileage, although we lost a few runners and several were on injured reserve.

TobyTyke's season-long Game MVP streak has come to an end. He was ousted from his usual #1 spot by staffelm of the Green Bay Packers. However TobyTyke just reached a new milestone in Week 13... 5000 miles!!! That's gotta feel good!

Here are all of our wacky and wild Week 13 Game MVPs!!!...

Cordsd - 12th consecutive // 12 time winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
AndreCh - 5th consecutive // 9 time winner- Pittsburgh Steelers
KnifeWrench - 5th consecutive // 7 time winner- Tennessee Titans
GregReed - 4th consecutive // 4 time winner- Philadelphia Eagles
digforfire - 3rd consecutive // 3 time winner- San Diego Chargers
Batwing - 2nd consecutive // 5 time winner- New York Giants
hat-trick - 2nd consecutive // 2 time winner - Denver Broncos
Supermushi - 5th time - San Francisco 49ers
staffelm - 4th time - Green Bay Packers
MadeUpName - 4th time - Arizona Cardinals
Hebrews12.1 - 4th time - Atlanta Falcons
rcrampt76 - 4th time - Jacksonville Jaguars
Tommaso - 3rd time - Miami Dolphins
debpatrick - 2nd time - Washington Redskins
jdouce - 2nd time - New England Patriots
AimeeG - Detroit Lions

NEW RULE

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Beginning with Week 5...

Non-acceptance of a weekly match-up will be the same as logging 0 miles!

*Example 1: A runner logged 23 miles in Week 4, then does not accept the Week 5 challenge. She will be logged as having 0 miles and it will count against her team's average.

**Example 2: A runner logs 23 miles in Week 3, then 0 miles in Week 4 . He is placed on the bench for Week 5. However, he does not accept the Week 5 challenge. He will be logged as having 0 miles again. He will be on the bench again for Week 6, to be dropped unless he posts miles that week.

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Updated 0 MILEAGE REGULATION:

1st week with no miles logged/non-acceptance of challenge: the runner will be included in their team's average

2nd consecutive week with no miles logged/non-acceptance of challenge: the runner will be 'benched' and they won't be included in their team's average.

3rd consecutive week with no miles logged/non-acceptance of challenge: the runner will be suspended and removed from the NFL!

---SCORING Rules---

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FOR PRESEASON:

Each Monday during preseason I will post the current standings for the teams in each Conference. The Final Preseason Standings will be calculated from the entire 4 weeks of preseason and will be posted on Monday, Septemper 3rd.

The ranking is determined by the average mileage of each team. I take the total miles run by each team and divide that by the number of runner's on the team who have accepted the preseason challenge.

If you have a teammate who has logged 0 miles it negatively affects your average. That is why I encourage everyone to use trash talk and the "NFL Runnerbowl Forum" in the forums to push your teammates. Anyone who hasn't logged any miles by the end of preseason will be dropped from the challenge.

I chose to create a team challenge for preseason to let everyone see who is on their team and to see what kind of mileage they are putting up.

FOR REGULAR SEASON:

Each of the 17 weeks you will need to accept a different challenge (except for your bye week). They will be individual most miles challenges where you and your teammates will be running against another team. This will follow the actual 2007 NFL schedule. This is why it will benefit you to know who is on your team. (See the "Team Rosters" post on this blog.) The runner with the most miles in each match-up will be considered game MVP and of course, win that trophy.

The scoring will be the same... it will be each team's average mileage based on those who have accepted the weekly match-up. However in regular season, each team's average will be their final game score for each match-up.

(Example: In Week One New Orleans is playing Indianapolis. Let's say that New Orleans average mileage when the challenge closes is 27 miles and Indianapolis' average mileage is 17 miles... the final score of the game would be New Orleans- 27 and Indy-17 . New Orleans record would be (1-0) one win, zero losses and Indy's record would be (0-1) zero wins, one loss at the end of Week One play.

A major difference during regular season is regarding a teammate putting up no mileage in consecutive weeks...

1st week with no miles logged: the runner will be included in their team's average
2nd consecutive week with no miles logged: the runner will be 'benched' and they won't be included in their team's average.
3rd consecutive week with no miles logged: the runner will be suspended and removed from the NFL!
***Also note that if a player wishes to be placed on the INJURY LIST they must let me know BEFORE the match-up begins, either in the forum or by PM. Otherwise, not accepting a weekly challenge will be the same as logging 0 miles!

I encourage everyone to use 'trash talk' in the challenges and the "NFL Runnerbowl Forum" I have started in the Nikeplus forums to motivate and push each other, as well as talk smack to the other teams. I want this to be a fun challenge that encourages participation.

QUESTIONS???

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If anyone has any questions for me... here is the place to ask 'em.

DRAFT ROOM

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If you haven't signed up through either the forum or the public invite... just leave a comment here with your Nike+ ID and team of choice.

Don't forget to keep coming back to the blog for updated info!

Week 12 - Results

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7 - Baltimore Ravens
8 - San Diego Chargers (OT: extra point from digforfire)

8 - Buffalo Bills
23 - Jacksonville Jaguars

11 - Denver Broncos
13 - Chicago Bears

19 - Green Bay Packers
9 - Detroit Lions

14 - Houston Texans
7 - Cleveland Browns

24 - Indianapolis Colts
55 - Atlanta Falcons

18 - Miami Dolphins
19 - Pittsburgh Steelers (OT: extra point from AndreCh)

7 - Minnesota Vikings
18 - New York Giants

7 - New Orleans Saints
9 - Carolina Panthers

11 - New York Jets
16 - Dallas Cowboys

21 - Oakland Raiders
9 - Kansas City Chiefs

14 - Philadelphia Eagles
12 - New England Patriots

13 - Seattle Seahawks
14 - St. Louis Rams (OT: extra point from RapBurns)

23 - San Francisco 49ers
31 - Arizona Cardinals

22 - Tennessee Titans
12 - Cincinnati Bengals

14 - Washington Redskins
26 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 12 Game MVPs...

TobyTyke - 11th consecutive week // 11 time winner - Dallas Cowboys
Cordsd - 11th consecutive // 11 time winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
AndreCh - 4th consecutive // 8 time winner- Pittsburgh Steelers
KnifeWrench - 4th consecutive // 6 time winner- Tennessee Titans
GregReed - 3rd consecutive // 3 time winner- Philadelphia Eagles
lgtimerunner - 2nd consecutive // 2 time winner- Cleveland Browns
digforfire - 2nd consecutive // 2 time winner- San Diego Chargers
FFT - 2nd consecutive // 2 time winner- San Francisco 49ers
SVC76 - 4th time - Jacksonville Jaguars
Batwing - 4th time - New York Giants
RapBurns - 3rd time - St. Louis Rams
mdelmuro - 2nd time - New Orleans Saints
hat-trick - Denver Broncos
timk25 - Oakland Raiders
twood - Atlanta Falcons
Don Elk Rive - Green Bay Packers

Week 11 - Results

2007-11-20T13:01:00.000-08:00

22 - Arizona Cardinals
15 - Cincinnati Bengals

15 - Carolina Panthers
22 - Green Bay Packers

11 - Chicago Bears
14 - Seattle Seahawks

9 - Cleveland Browns
14 - Baltimore Ravens

10 - Kansas City Chiefs
16 - Indianapolis Colts

17 - Miami Dolphins
15 - Philadelphia Eagles

17 - New England Patriots
7 - Buffalo Bills

8 - New Orleans Saints
21 - Houston Texans

11 - New York Giants
16 - Detroit Lions

17 - Oakland Raiders
7 - Minnesota Vikings

18 - Pittsburgh Steelers
23 - New York Jets

14 - San Diego Chargers
29 - Jacksonville Jaguars

14 - St. Louis Rams
31 - San Francisco 49ers

25 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
36 - Atlanta Falcons

17 - Tennessee Titans
11 - Denver Broncos

14 - Washington Redskins
17 - Dallas Cowboys

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Cordsd and TobyTyke are still tied for most consecutive weeks as Game MVP. They have won the award in every match-up for their teams this season! Inspiring!

Here are all of your Week 11 Game MVPs...

Cordsd - 10th consecutive // 10 time winner - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TobyTyke - 10th consecutive week // 10 time winner - Dallas Cowboys
Sea Chicken - 6th consecutive // 7 time winner- Seattle Seahawks
RobinVanHorn - 4th consecutive // 5 time winner- Oakland Raiders
AndreCh - 3rd consecutive // 7 time winner- Pittsburgh Steelers
FatRunner - 3rd consecutive // 7 time winner- Indianapolis Colts
KnifeWrench - 3rd consecutive // 5 time winner- Tennessee Titans
staffelm - 3rd consecutive // 3 time winner- Green Bay Packers
GregReed - 2nd consecutive // 2 time winner- Philadelphia Eagles
1Miletogo - 3rd time - Arizona Cardinals
RGKruchten - 2nd time - Houston Texans
FTT - San Francisco 49ers
jdouce - New England Patriots
digforfire - San Diego Chargers
lgtimerunner - Cleveland Browns
QrtrFlash - Detroit Lions

Week 10 - Results

2007-11-13T15:51:00.000-08:00

31 - Atlanta Falcons
13 - Carolina Panthers

4 - Buffalo Bills
15 - Miami Dolphins

15 - Chicago Bears
23 - Oakland Raiders

15 - Cincinnati Bengals
17 - Baltimore Ravens

9 - Cleveland Browns
15 - Pittsburgh Steelers

16 - Dallas Cowboys (OT: extra point from TobyTyke)
15 - New York Giants

13 - Denver Broncos
16 - Kansas City Chiefs

7 - Detroit Lions
23 - Arizona Cardinals

13 - Indianapolis Colts
12 - San Diego Chargers

14 - Jacksonville Jaguars
15 - Tennessee Titans (OT: extra point from KnifeWrench)

4 - Minnesota Vikings
20 - Green Bay Packers

14 - Philadelphia Eagles
9 - Washington Redskins

16 - San Francisco 49ers
13 - Seattle Seahawks

21 - St. Louis Rams
12 - New Orleans Saints

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Here are your Week 10 Game MVPs... keep cranking out those miles for your teams!

TobyTyke - 9th consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Sea Chicken - 5th consecutive // 6 time winner- Seattle Seahawks
texasbuckeye - 3rd consecutive // 6 time winner- Cincinnati Bengals
RobinVanHorn - 3rd consecutive // 4 time winner- Oakland Raiders
FatRunner - 2nd consecutive // 6 time winner- Indianapolis Colts
AndreCh - 2nd consecutive // 6 time winner- Pittsburgh Steelers
patcini - 2nd consecutive // 4 time winner- Miami Dolphins
KnifeWrench - 2nd consecutive // 4 time winner- Tennessee Titans
staffelm - 2nd consecutive // 2 time winner- Green Bay Packers
MadeUpName - 3rd time - Arizona Cardinals
Fayded - Kansas City Chiefs
rwalker21 - Atlanta Falcons
mdelmuro - New Orleans Saints
GregReed - Philadelphia Eagles

Week 9 - Results

2007-11-05T14:18:00.000-08:00

27 - Arizona Cardinals
44 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

13 - Baltimore Ravens
16 - Pittsburgh Steelers

14 - Carolina Panthers
15 - Tennessee Titans

13 - Cincinnati Bengals
5 - Buffalo Bills

16 - Dallas Cowboys
10 - Philadelphia Eagles

17 - Denver Broncos
13 - Detroit Lions

17 - Green Bay Packers
15 - Kansas City Chiefs

20 - Houston Texans
16 - Oakland Raiders

15 - Jacksonville Jaguars
7 - New Orleans Saints

16 - New England Patriots
10 - Indianapolis Colts

1 - San Diego Chargers
0 - Minnesota Vikings

14 - Seattle Seahawks
8 - Cleveland Browns

42 - San Francisco 49ers
27 - Atlanta Falcons

8 - Washington Redskins
16 - New York Jets

On a bye week: Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, N.Y. Giants, St. Louis Rams

***** Week 7 IND @ JAC Rematch:
9 - Indianapolis Colts
14 - Jacksonville Jaguars

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Good job all you Week 9 MVPs out there!

Cordsd and TobyTyke have done it again! They remain the Game MVPs for every match-up they've had! We commend them on their commitment to the League and to their teams!

1st and 10... Let's do it again!

Cordsd - 9th consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TobyTyke - 8th consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Ozzier26 - 4th consecutive // 6 time winner- Denver Broncos
Sea Chicken - 4th consecutive // 5 time winner- Seattle Seahawks
texasbuckeye - 2nd consecutive // 5 time winner- Cincinnati Bengals
RobinVanHorn - 2nd consecutive // 3 time winner- Oakland Raiders
FatRunner - 5th time - Indianapolis Colts
AndreCh - 5th time - Pittsburgh Steelers
SVC76 - 3rd time - Jacksonville Jaguars
Knife Wrench - 3rd time - Tennessee Titans
iMoney - 2nd time - New York Jets
Sharonstep - San Diego Chargers
staffelm - Green Bay Packers
2STLTH_GTi - San Francisco 49ers

Nike+ Post (10/30/07)

2007-11-01T17:06:00.000-07:00

Last week was a sad week in the NFL Runnerbowl challenge!

We had 36 runners log 0 miles and have it count against their teams in Week 8.

We lost another round of players due to the 0 mileage regulation.

Since the start of this challenge (including Preseason)... we have lost 141 runners!!!

We will lose up to 20 more at the end of Week 9 if they post 0 miles!

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I encourage everyone to push their teammates... PM them, post in the NFL Runnerbowl Forum, use trash talk to tell them to get off their butts and log some miles.

I also urge anyone who knows ahead of time that they will not be running to request a spot on the "injured reserve" list... that way you will not hurt your team's score and will not be benched and/or dropped from the challenge. You can PM me, post in the NFL Runnerbowl forum, or post on the blog if you'd like to be placed on the list. But remember, you may remain there for no more than 3 consecutive weeks.

I will be initiating Operation Active Recruit or OAR in order to find some rookies for our teams. I suggest you guys do the same! We are halfway through the season and these next weeks may be your only chance to make it to the playoffs. For the chance to make it to the first ever Nike+ NFL Runnerbowl!

So get out there and put in some work!

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this challenge so far! And to those of you who we've lost along the way... we hope to see you back next year!

mawz76

Week 8 - RESULTS

2007-10-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

9 - Buffalo Bills
13 - New York Jets

12 - Cleveland Browns
13 - St. Louis Rams (OT: Extra point from RapBurns)

3 - Detroit Lions
5 - Chicago Bears

4 - Green Bay Packers
8 - Denver Broncos

2 - Houston Texans
1 - San Diego Chargers

9 - Indianapolis Colts
17 - Carolina Panthers

22 - Jacksonville Jaguars
31 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

5 - New Orleans Saints
18 - San Francisco 49ers

7 - New York Giants
17 - Miami Dolphins

17 - Oakland Raiders
6 - Tennessee Titans

6 - Philadelphia Eagles
3 - Minnesota Vikings

12 - Pittsburgh Steelers
15 - Cincinnati Bengals

9 - Washington Redskins
11 - New England Patriots

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Here are our wonderful Week 8 Game MVPs!!!...

Cordsd - 8th consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ozzier26 - 3rd consecutive // 5 time winner- Denver Broncos
CMS14 - 2nd consecutive week- New England Patriots
texasbuckeye - 4th time - Cincinnati Bengals
PYaiser - 4th time - Philadelphia Eagles
Supermushi - 4th time - San Francisco 49ers
patcini - 3rd time - Miami Dolphins
mocciat - 3rd time - New York Jets
RobinVanHorn - 2nd time - Oakland Raiders
RapBurns - 2nd time - St. Louis Rams
RGKruchten - Houston Texans
ddamery - Indianapolis Colts
JCB - Chicago Bears

Week 7 - RESULTS

2007-10-25T16:16:00.001-07:00

19 - Arizona Cardinals
12 - Washington Redskins

37 - Atlanta Falcons
4 - New Orleans Saints

0 - Baltimore Ravens
13 - Buffalo Bills

9 - Chicago Bears
8 - Philadelphia Eagles

15 - Kansas City Chiefs
11 - Oakland Raiders

0 - Minnesota Vikings
11 - Dallas Cowboys

15 - New England Patriots
16 - Miami Dolphins

22 - New York Jets
5 - Cincinnati Bengals

11 - Pittsburgh Steelers
8 - Denver Broncos

10 - San Francisco 49ers
15 - New York Giants

23 - St. Louis Rams
12 - Seattle Seahawks

34 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12 - Detroit Lions

16 - Tennessee Titans
14 - Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars: To be replayed during Week 9 due to accidental challenge deletion

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Awesome running all you Game MVPs for Week 7!!!

It looks like TobyTyke and Cordsd are still in it to see who can get the most consecutive! WOW!

Cordsd - 7th consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TobyTyke - 7th consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Sea Chicken - 3rd consecutive // 4 time winner- Seattle Seahawks
Ozzier26 - 2nd consecutive // 4 time winner- Denver Broncos
Pocko - 2nd consecutive // 3 time winner- Chicago Bears
Hebrews12.1 - 3rd time - Atlanta Falcons
abelisle - 2nd time - New York Jets
MadeUpName - 2nd time - Arizona Cardinals
Knife Wrench - 2nd time - Tennessee Titans
CMS14 - New England Patriots
FeelingGoofy - New York Giants
sarahkumari - Kansas City Chiefs
sabos11 - Buffalo Bills

Week 6 - RESULTS

2007-10-17T10:38:00.000-07:00

22 - Carolina Panthers
27 - Arizona Cardinals

8 - Cincinnati Bengals
15 - Kansas City Chiefs

23 - Houston Texans
28 - Jacksonville Jaguars

22 - Miami Dolphins
10 - Cleveland Browns

4 - Minnesota Vikings
12 - Chicago Bears

8 - New England Patriots
9 - Dallas Cowboys

5 - New Orleans Saints
17 - Seattle Seahawks

28 - New York Giants
20 - Atlanta Falcons

18 - Oakland Raiders
6 - San Diego Chargers

10 - Philadelphia Eagles
17 - New York Jets

18 - St. Louis Rams
2 - Baltimore Ravens

11 - Tennessee Titans
24 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

15 - Washington Redskins
12 - Green Bay Packers

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Here are the Week 6 Game MVPs!

Great job... especially to TobyTyke and Cordsd for keeping the momentum going throughout the challenge!

TobyTyke - 6th consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Cordsd - 6th consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sea Chicken - 2nd consecutive // 4 time winner- Seattle Seahawks
Batwing - 2nd consecutive // 3 time winner- New York Giants
texasbuckeye - 3rd time - Cincinnati Bengals
rcrampt76 - 3rd time - Jacksonville Jaguars
patcini - 2nd time - Miami Dolphins
TeeW - 2nd time - Carolina Panthers
Pocko - 2nd time - Chicago Bears
BerndS - 2nd time - Washington Redskins
iMoney - New York Jets
noels71 - Oakland Raiders
RapBurns - St. Louis Rams

Week 5 - RESULTS

2007-10-08T10:58:00.000-07:00

22 - Arizona Cardinals
19 - St. Louis Rams

25 - Atlanta Falcons
14 - Tennessee Titans

1 - Baltimore Ravens
9 - San Francisco 49ers

17 - Carolina Panthers
12 - New Orleans Saints

8 - Chicago Bears
9 - Green Bay Packers

8 - Cleveland Browns
10 - New England Patriots

14 - Dallas Cowboys
11 - Buffalo Bills

12 - Detroit Lions
17 - Washington Redskins

30 - Jacksonville Jaguars
11 - Kansas City Chiefs

11 - Miami Dolphins
15 - Houston Texans

19 - New York Jets
18 - New York Giants

6 - San Diego Chargers
12 - Denver Broncos

16 - Seattle Seahawks
11 - Pittsburgh Steelers

12 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13 - Indianapolis Colts

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Here are your Week 5 Game MVPs...
Way to push out those miles to support your team!

Cordsd - 5th consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TobyTyke - 5th consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Ozzier26 - 3rd time - Denver Broncos
Supermushi - 2nd consecutive // 3rd time winner- San Francisco 49ers
brandonclay - 2nd consecutive week - Cleveland Browns
Sea Chicken - 2nd time - Seattle Seahawks
Batwing - 2nd time - New York Giants
SVC76 - 2nd time - Jacksonville Jaguars
Hebrews12.1 - 2nd time - Atlanta Falcons
debpatrick - Washington Redskins
adriedel - Chicago Bears
JenW - Carolina Panthers
MadeUpName - Arizona Cardinals
missyvon - Miami Dolphins

Week 4 - Results

2007-10-02T09:10:00.000-07:00

1 - Baltimore Ravens
9 - Cleveland Browns

10 - Chicago Bears
16 - Detroit Lions

8 - Denver Broncos
13 - Indianapolis Colts

11 - Green Bay Packers
9 - Minnesota Vikings

20 - Houston Texans
16 - Atlanta Falcons

14 - Kansas City Chiefs
25 - San Diego Chargers

10 - New England Patriots
13 - Cincinnati Bengals

25 - New York Jets
10 - Buffalo Bills

17 - Oakland Raiders
20 - Miami Dolphins

9 - Philadelphia Eagles
10 - New York Giants

15 - Pittsburgh Steelers
18 - Arizona Cardinals

13 - Seattle Seahawks
14 - San Francisco 49ers (OT: extra point from Supermushi)

26 - St. Louis Rams
17 - Dallas Cowboys

15 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20 - Carolina Panthers

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Kudos to all the Game MVPs from Week 4. Some of you helped ensure a win for your team! Keep up the good work!

AndreCh - 4th consecutive week - Pittsburgh Steelers
TobyTyke - 4th consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Cordsd - 4th consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Soccerbaybe - 3rd consecutive week - San Diego Chargers
Tommaso - 2nd consecutive week - Miami Dolphins
PYaiser - 2nd consecutive // 3rd win - Philadelphia Eagles
John Forbes - 2nd time- Houston Texans
ultjurist - 2nd time - Detroit Lions
kelliump - 2nd time - Minnesota Vikings
Supermushi - 2nd time- San Francisco 49ers
brandonclay - Cleveland Browns
mawz76 - Indianapolis Colts
ugacross - New England Patriots
abelisle - New York Jets

Week 3 - Results

2007-09-24T01:17:00.000-07:00

21 - Arizona Cardinals
7 - Baltimore Ravens

9 - Buffalo Bills
10 - New England Patriots (OT: extra point from cobra.dsk)

17 - Carolina Panthers
20 - Atlanta Falcons

11 - Cincinnati Bengals
12 - Seattle Seahawks

9 - Cleveland Browns
10 - Oakland Raiders

12 - Dallas Cowboys
8 - Chicago Bears

16 - Detroit Lions
17 - Philadelphia Eagles (OT: extra point from PYaiser)

17 - Indianapolis Colts (OT: extra point from FatRunner)
16 - Houston Texans

35 - Jacksonville Jaguars
10 - Denver Broncos

24 - Miami Dolphins
22 - New York Jets

6 - Minnesota Vikings
9 - Kansas City Chiefs

10 - New York Giants
20 - Washington Redskins

13 - San Diego Chargers
8 - Green Bay Packers

5 - San Francisco 49ers
14 - Pittsburgh Steelers

17 - St. Louis Rams
21 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

15 - Tennessee Titans
4 - New Orleans Saints

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Here are your awesome Week 3 GAME MVPS... Thanks for the motivation!

FatRunner - 3rd consecutive week - Indianapolis Colts
AndreCh - 3rd consecutive week - Pittsburgh Steelers
Cordsd - 3rd consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TobyTyke - 3rd consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys
Soccerbaybe - 2nd consecutive week - San Diego Chargers
rcrampt76 - 2nd time- Jacksonville Jaguars
1Miletogo - 2nd time - Arizona Cardinals
PYaiser - 2nd time - Philadelphia Eagles
shamksu - Kansas City Chiefs
Tommaso - Miami Dolphins
cobra.dsk - New England Patriots
RobinVanHorn - Oakland Raiders
KnifeWrench - Tennessee Titans
Hebrews12.1 - Atlanta Falcons
mccook - Seattle Seahawks
BerndS - Washington Redskins

Questions from Forum Thread 9/17/07

2007-09-19T12:46:00.000-07:00

Question from hmonkeyruns, posted Sept. 17, 2007 12:16 PM...

I have a question about the rules: If a player is benched because of running 0 miles, do his/her miles count if they run the next week?

Answer from mawz76, posted Sept. 17, 2007 12:48 PM

Hi hmonkeyruns! Great question! My putting a player on the bench just protects a team from having that player adversely affect their average if they post 0 miles for a second week. However, If that teammate posts miles in that week after their 0 mileage one, they are automatically taken off the bench and their miles will count for that same week.

Thanks for asking... I will post your question and the answer on the blog because I think some others were confused as well.

Good luck mawz76

Week 2 - Results

2007-09-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

9 - Atlanta Falcons (1-1)
15 - Jacksonville Jaguars (2-0)

15 - Buffalo Bills (2-0)
14 - Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1)

8 - Cincinnati Bengals (1-1)
9 - Cleveland Browns (1-1)

14 - Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
17 - Miami Dolphins (2-0)

10 - Green Bay Packers (0-2)
11 - New York Giants (1-1) (OT: extra point from Batwing)

16 - Houston Texans (1-1)
17 - Carolina Panthers (2-0)

13 - Indianapolis Colts (2-0)
0 - Tennessee Titans (0-2)

8 - Kansas City Chiefs (0-2)
14 - Chicago Bears (1-1)

7 - Minnesota Vikings (0-2)
15 - Detroit Lions (2-0)

7 - New Orleans Saints (0-2)
14 - Tampa Bay Bucanneers (2-0)

14 - New York Jets (2-0)
5 - Baltimore Ravens (0-2)

14 - Oakland Raiders (1-1)
10 - Denver Broncos (0-2)

29 - San Diego Chargers (2-0)
11 - New England Patriots (0-2)

12 - Seattle Seahawks (0-2)
22 - Arizona Cardinals (2-0)

13 - San Francisco 49ers (1-1)
11 - St. Louis Rams (0-2)

15 - Washington Redskins (1-1)
14 - Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)

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Props to the Week 2 GAME MVPS...

texasbuckeye - 2nd consecutive week - Cincinnati Bengals

Ozzier26 - 2nd consecutive week- Denver Broncos

FatRunner - 2nd consecutive week - Indianapolis Colts

SVC76 - Jacksonville Jaguars

mocciat - 2nd consecutive week - New York Jets

AndreCh - 2nd consecutive week - Pittsburgh Steelers

soccerbaybe - San Diego Chargers

TeeW - Carolina Panthers

Pocko - Chicago Bears

TobyTyke - 2nd consecutive week - Dallas Cowboys

ultjurist - Detroit Lions

Batwing - New York Giants

RashRajaBell - Philadelphia Eagles

Supermushi - San Francisco 49ers

SeaChicken - Seattle Seahawks

Cordsd - 2nd consecutive week - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1 - Results

2007-09-10T00:01:00.000-07:00

6 - New Orleans Saints (0-1)
10 - Indianapolis Colts (1-0)

11 - Atlanta Falcons (1-0)
9 - Minnesota Vikings (0-1)

18 - Carolina Panthers (1-0)
15 - St. Louis Rams (0-1)

9 - Denver Broncos (0-1)
11 - Buffalo Bills (1-0)

11 - Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)
13 - Houston Texans (1-0)

20 - Miami Dolphins (1-0)
16 - Washington Redskins (0-1)

14 - New England Patriots (0-1)
15 - New York Jets (1-0)

13 - Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) (OT: extra point from PYaiser)
12 - Green Bay Packers (0-1)

12 - Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
6 - Cleveland Browns (0-1)

0 - Tennessee Titans (0-1)
18 - Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)

13 - Chicago Bears (0-1)
16 - San Diego Chargers (1-0)

18 - Detroit Lions (1-0)
12 - Oakland Raiders (0-1)

22 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)
14 - Seattle Seahawks (0-1)

13 - New York Giants (0-1)
14 - Dallas Cowboys (1-0)

11 - Baltimore Ravens (0-1)
13 - Cincinnati Bengals (1-0)

18 - Arizona Cardinals (1-0)
8 - San Francisco 49ers (0-1)

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Congratulations to Week 1 GAME MVPS...

1Miletogo - Arizona Cardinals

kelliump- Minnesota Vikings

texasbuckeye - Cincinnati Bengals

splashet - Carolina Panthers

teach2nd - San Diego Chargers

Ozzier26 - Denver Broncos

Hiswarrior - Detroit Lions

John Forbes - Houston Texans

patcini - Miami Dolphins

mocciat - New York Jets

FatRunner - Indianapolis Colts

TobyTyke - Dallas Cowboys

PYaiser - Philadelphia Eagles

AndreChe - Pittsburgh Steelers

Cordsd - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

rcrampt76 - Jacksonville Jaguars

PRESEASON RESULTS...

2007-09-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here are the Final Preseason Results...

CONGRATULATIONS to the runners for Buffalo and Atlanta... now let's see if you can keep it up for regular season! Good luck to everyone

NFC Standings

85.06 - Atlanta Falcons
77.79 - Detroit Lions
76.45 - Dallas Cowboys
71.66 - Seattle Seahawks
70.23 - Carolina Panthers
64.01 - Green Bay Packers
59.14 - New York Giants
59.13 - Washington Redskins
52.94 - Chicago Bears
50.52 - Arizona Cardinals
47.85 - Philadelphia Eagles
46.98 - San Francisco 49ers
39.38 - New Orleans Saints
30.80 - Minnesota Vikings
20.67 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18.80 - St. Louis Rams

AFC Standings

100.72 - Buffalo Bills
81.41 - Oakland Raiders
78.59 - New York Jets
76.92 - San Diego Chargers
76.39 - Houston Texans
68.69 - Jacksonville Jaguars
59.52 - Pittsburgh Steelers
56.59 - Cincinnati Bengals
54.84 - Kansas City Chiefs
53.47 - Indianapolis Colts
53.40 - Miami Dolphins
52.88 - New England Patriots
48.64 - Baltimore Ravens
45.38 - Denver Broncos
27.23 - Cleveland Browns
8.43 - Tennessee Titans

*****Remember these are each team's average miles based on the runners who accepted the preaseason challenge.

*****I have dropped from the challenge those runners who posted 0 miles during preseason as well as those who did not accept the preseason challenge (with the exception of those who signed up within the final 3 days of preseason... they will be invited to Week 1 for their teams.)

NEW SIGN-UPS

2007-08-24T11:38:00.001-07:00

Be sure to read all the rules under the blog post "The Challenge". Then check out the team rosters to see how many players your team has. If they have 20 you will be put on the waitlist in case someone doesn't accept the challenge or is dropped for posting 0 miles. Or you can join another team.

The roster is at http://runnerbowl07.blogspot.com/2007/07/team-rosters-by-nike-id_451.html

NIKE ID... IMPORTANT!!!

2007-08-08T09:42:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

If you have not received a preseason invite yet it may be because the Nike ID you gave me is incorrect or not getting the invite for some reason.

Please either comment here or PM me in the forum and let me know the ID you signed up with AND your email address that is registered with Nike+ so I can add you to the preseason.

Thanks and great job so far to everyone who has put up some mileage in the preseason!

Questions from Forum Thread 8/5/07

2007-08-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Below is a post by brianmack in the Runnerbowl thread and my response...

(POST: August 5th, 2007)
mawz,

I'm a little unclear about something. Is this going to be a public or private challenge? I would imagine the only way to run something like this is to do a private challenge, but managing that many individual challenges would be a pain in the (rear).

Also, will you be sending out all pre-season and regular season challenges all at the same time, or will you issue them weekly? My vote is for all at the same time in case people forget to check their challenges 3 months from now.

Thanks for putting this together.

Brian

(REPLY: August 6th, 2007)
Hey Brian,

Those are good questions. I have set up a public invite for sign-ups only. Once a person joins, they post their team in trashtalk and then I add them to their team's list and remove them from the public invite.

But basically this is a private challenge. It probably will be a pain in the rear... but I love football and a challenge so I'm up for it. Besides, it motivates me to keep running.

Preseason has been issued and consists consists of two separate challenges -- one for AFC teams and one for NFC teams -- each lasting 28 days (August 6th to Sept. 2nd).

When regular season starts I plan to issue challenges 4 weeks at a time. So Wks 1-4, then Wks 5-8, then Wks 9-12, then Wks 13-17. Each weekly match-up will have it's own challenge and will be individual-run not team-run. This way it will be easier to see who's doing what distance and teammates can push each other. (If you forget who's on your team the rosters will always be posted on the blog). Whomever runs the most in each match-up will be that game's MVP and of course win a trophy. But the final scores and overall standings will be posted on the blog.

You had a concern about people not checking their challenges. Hopefully people will be active and engaged in this challenge. But we will see what happens. Most likely if someone doesn't accept the challenge for a week it won't matter because the final score is based on each team's average mileage, NOT total mileage. However, if a teammate accepts the challenge and posts no mileage... it WILL figure into the average (as 0 miles) for the final score. So we may have some upsets!... and some upset runners... but football is a team effort and so is this challenge, so I want to see you guys pushing your teammates.

Hope that answered your questions... I will post this on the blog as well. I'm sure others were wondering some of these things as well.

Good luck to your Bears (although my Colts will whoop 'em every time!!!)

mawz76

Preseason!!!

2007-08-04T02:47:00.000-07:00

Who wants it more?

The votes are in... 74% of you wanted our preseason to last 4 weeks, so...

Welcome to Preseason!!! This is your chance to show the other teams in your conference exactly what you're made of.

Make sure to join the team that you've signed up for or else you will be dropped from the challenge.

The preseason challenge will last 28 days (from August 6th through September 2nd) and will be a most miles competition. This will be your opportunity to see who the top runners are and size up some of your competition, so be sure to check the leaderboard.

On September 3rd, I will post the preseason standings for each conference based on each team's average mileage.

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I will continue to take new runners throughout the season, but a team will never have more than 20 players on it's roster.

There are 17 weeks of regular season NFL games... I will create a separate challenge for every match-up each week. I will not be placing you in teams in regular season challenges, so it will benefit you to learn who your teammates are and to push one another to win, Win, WIN!!!!!

Keep in mind that the actual winner of each match-up will be determined by both team's average mileage, not by total miles. I will post the weekly standings both here and in the Nike+ forum.

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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to head over to the "Questions???" post and ask them there.

Nike+ Post (7/30/07)

2007-07-30T23:05:00.000-07:00

We have reached the two per team minimum, so I will be sending out the preseason invites this weekend. Be sure to get your vote in on the blog.

If you have requested a team and don't see your name on the team roster under the post entitled "Team ROSTERS", please send me a PM (private message).

Thanks and get ready to run!
mawz76

Nike+ Post (7/21/07)

2007-07-21T21:06:00.000-07:00

We almost have the minimum of two per team, so I should be sending out the invites for week 1 very soon.

Also, check the blog... at the bottom there is a poll about whether or not to have some kind of preseason challenge.

http://runnerbowl07.blogspot.com/

Thanks,
mawz76

Gallery Invite!

2007-07-20T18:13:00.000-07:00

IMPORTANT!!!

If you have arrived here from looking at the public invite in the gallery... after you join the challenge you need to go to the trash talk section to leave the name of the team you'd like to run for.

After you do that, I will add your Nike+ ID to that team's list and remove your name from the challenge you joined in the gallery (which I am only using for sign-ups). You will receive a new invite when I send out official ones in the next couple of weeks.

Also, if you have signed up through the forum, do not add yourself to the public invite... I've already got you on the list!

If you have any questions private message me in the forum or send me a email from here. I apologize for the confusion... good luck!

Nike+ Post (7/20/07)

2007-07-20T08:01:00.000-07:00

We had a recent surge of sign-ups... GREAT!!! Once we have at least two members per team I will send out the invites. If we get enough people I may create some sort of preseason challenge to give everyone an idea what your competition will be like.

Thanks to everyone above who has joined!

HaPPY RuNNiNG!!!
mawz76

Nike+ Post (7/14/07)

2007-07-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. I've got everyone above added to the list under the team they requested. I have sent some of you private messages, so be sure to check your forum inbox.

Sign up has slowed down a bit, but we've still got a lot of time. It seems there are no Houston, Seattle, or St. Louis fans out there!!! What's up with that?

Good luck and HaPPY RuNNiNG!!!
mawz76

NFL Teams by Division

2007-07-09T18:52:00.000-07:00

AFC NORTH - Challenge Group 1
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC SOUTH - Challenge Group 2
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans

AFC EAST - Challenge Group 3
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets

AFC WEST - Challenge Group 4
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers

NFC NORTH - Challenge Group 5
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
GreenBay Packers
Minnesota Vikings

NFC SOUTH - Challenge Group 6
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC EAST - Challenge Group 7
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins

NFC WEST - Challenge Group 8
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams

Nike+ Post (7/9/07)

2007-07-09T18:43:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! Thanks for signing up for the challenge! Thanks Cyberswami, for your post.

Let me clear up some of the confusion... Once I have at least 2 people signed up for each team, I will send out the invites. But keep in mind, the challenge doesn't start until the regular football season starts. So the Week 1 challenge will run from September 3 to September 8.

If 20 people sign up for each team, that will be a total of 640 runners. I will be creating a separate challenge for each of the NFL Divisions (I will post a list of those divisions below).

If you have requested to join, don't worry I have put your name into a spreadsheet and that is where I will keep track of team rosters, mileage, standings, etc.

Some of you have asked why I'm not counting Sundays. A couple of concerns were people having marathons or long runs on those days and them not being counted. I think it will help to level the playing field for those with less running experience and besides, you should all be at home watching football on Sundays

Also, it will give me a chance on Sundays (after the last televised NFL game is over, of course) to calculate totals and send out the next weeks invites which, with 640 runners, is sure to be a challenge in itself.

And last, to you presumptuous Football fans, I'm not a guy!!!.....Keep the sign-ups coming!!!................and HaPPY RuNNiNG!!!

Running Dates and BYE Weeks

2007-07-09T18:19:00.000-07:00

Week 1: September 3 - 8

Week 2: September10 - 15

Week 3: September 17- 22

Week 4: September 24 - 29 ***bye***Jacksonville, New Orleans, Tennessee, Washington

Week 5: October 1 - 6 ***bye***Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oakland, Philadelphia

Week 6: October 8 - 13 ***bye***Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco

Week 7: October 15 - 20 ***bye***Carolina, Cleveland, Green Bay, San Diego

Week 8: October 22 - 27 ***bye***Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Kansas City, Seattle

Week 9: October 29 - November 3 ***bye***Chicago, Miami, NY Giants, St. Louis

Week 10: November 5 - 10 ***bye***Houston, New England, NY Jets, Tampa Bay

Week 11: November 12 - 17

Week 12: November 19 - 24

Week 13: November 26 - December 1

Week 14: December 3 - 8

Week 15: December 10 - 15

Week 16: December 17 - 22

Week 17: December 24 - 29

Playoffs - Round 1: December 31 - Jan 5
Playoffs - Round 2: January 7 - 12
Playoffs - Round 3: January 14 - 19

Nike+ NFL FAN Runnerbowl: January 28 - February 2

Winner of 1st annual Nike+ NFL FAN Runnerbowl will be announced February 3rd (Superbowl Sunday)

NFL Teams by Conference

2007-07-09T17:56:00.000-07:00

***The two runner per team minimum has been reached. Check the blog post "Team ROSTERS" to see the current list of runners!***

LIST OF TEAMS, Alphabetically by Conference:

AFC
Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Denver Broncos
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Diego Chargers
Tennessee Titans

NFC
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
St. Louis Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Redskins

The Challenge

2007-07-09T16:43:00.000-07:00

Are you ready for some football.........?

Here is a competitive challenge for all you football fans out there, a chance for you to take your favorite NFL team all the way - even if your team doesn’t actually make it to the Superbowl, they still have a chance to win the Nike+ NFL Fan Runnerbowl!!!

TEAMS

There will be 20 runners admitted to each of the 32 NFL teams which are listed in the following post.
If the limit for the team has been reached, you can request to be put on the wait list in case a runner decides to withdraw.

SCHEDULE

Each week your team will be pitted against another team.
This will follow the actual schedule of the NFL, so everyone will have a bye week.
You can find the 2007 schedule at http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/schedules or http://www.nfl.com/schedules

SCORING

The team who has the highest team average of miles for that week (which will be your final ‘score’) wins that match-up.
In case of a tie, the winner will be determined by the top individual runner of each team. Whichever one the greater distance adds an extra point to their final score and wins it for their team.
Each running week starts Monday and goes through Saturday. (This gives me a chance on Sundays to calculate the scores and post them the following morning.)

WEEKLY RESULTS and STANDINGS

Every Monday morning, I will post the results for the previous week and the overall standings. (Please note that I live in the Pacific Standard time zone)
I will post these results here and on the Nike+ forum in a different post entitled " Nike+ Runnerbowl Updates"

PLAYOFFS

Once the regular NFL season ends we will have our own playoffs (which will consist of three weeks of match-ups) based on the rankings of the top 16 teams, 8 from each conference (AFC and NFC). **See the following post if you are unsure what conference you fall under.
Once we have a winner from each conference from the playoffs, we will have our...

1st Annual Nike+ NFL FAN Runnerbowl!!!