2025 FBG Subscriber Contest (5 Viewers)

[kajaet]

I knew I was done this week with no QB. Going into Monday Nights game I wanted 3 things, An Eagles win, A fantasy win, And enough Devonta points to stay alive in this. I got 2 of the 3 and finished short of the third by 0.4 points. Good luck the rest of the way. My enjoyment of this contest rarely lasts this long, if ever.

 

[Puppies]

I believe our illustrious host's team was eliminated in week 10, so congrats to those left here who have a shot at winning a lifetime subscription.
@Joe Bryant - is this open to all 1100 remaining entries, or just the 23 forum survivors?

Not sure what you mean. @TheWinz is our boss here on this.

Am I mistaken, or do I remember you saying as a bonus, that you would put all the teams that outlasted your Subscriber Contest team into a drawing for a free 1-year membership?

 

[Charles in Houston]

Talk about crazy...

Who else was watching the end of last night's game when with 33 seconds left, Philadelphia on a 4th and 6 from the Green Bay 36 yard line decided to go for it, resulting in an incomplete pass and a turnover on downs? What was that coach thinking ? ! ? !

That gave Green Bay the opportunity with 27 seconds remaining . . . if they could just move the ball 30 yards, they would set up a possible game tying 52 yard field goal attempt!
I had already posted in this forum at that time that I was out, only to watch in disbelief as the Jalen Hurts pass on 4th down fell incomplete, suddenly giving me a slight chance to possibly avoid elimination.

If Green Bay and instead managed to move down the field and end the game instead with a Jordan Love TD pass, I almost certainly would have made up enough points to advance to week 11.
And even if they only managed instead to kick a field goal and send the game into OT, I would have still have a chance with Dallas Goedert on one side and Jordan Love on the other to possibly score enough in OT to also have a chance to advance.

Crazy stuff...
But it was not meant to be.

Puppies, sorry to see you go. I was sweating last night too. Ahead by 5-ish at the beginning of the game, and in the absence of Golden playing, I was waiting for Goedert to catch up to my low 5.40 flex number before he could contribute. I was loving the low/no scoring while waiting for Goedert to get his name called. In the end, it pushed me up to 140+, which proved to be enough.

But, in a week where all 3 of my QBs conspired to take a collective bye, it wasn't Goedert that actually counted me in. I think I would have won by less then one point, even without him. The miracle that kept me alive was in the early Sunday game I was watching, my Texans comeback against the Jags. Didn't know it at the time, though I cheered my team's game win. With 7 seconds remaining in the game, the Texans ST/D, which I OWN, blocked a pass, intercepted the ball, and ran it back for an otherwise meaningless touchdown after game time had expired on the clock about a half hour earlier (it seemed like). Yes, of course I said to self - I'll take every bit I can get 'cause this week I need it. Without those last second totally improbable 8 points, I'd be watching from the sidelines the rest of the year. Glad I spent the extra change on the Texans ST/D, as it was exactly this kind of scenario that I was hoping to experience.

Again Puppies, sorry and I hope we still get to enjoy your chatter. I may join you next week on the sidelines, or thereafter, but for week 10, I get to add one more feather to my hat.

 

[Joe Bryant]

I believe our illustrious host's team was eliminated in week 10, so congrats to those left here who have a shot at winning a lifetime subscription.
@Joe Bryant - is this open to all 1100 remaining entries, or just the 23 forum survivors?

Not sure what you mean. @TheWinz is our boss here on this.

Am I mistaken, or do I remember you saying as a bonus, that you would put all the teams that outlasted your Subscriber Contest team into a drawing for a free 1-year membership?

I'm not sure but if I said it here of course I'll honor it.

 

[TheWinz]

I believe our illustrious host's team was eliminated in week 10, so congrats to those left here who have a shot at winning a lifetime subscription.
@Joe Bryant - is this open to all 1100 remaining entries, or just the 23 forum survivors?

Not sure what you mean. @TheWinz is our boss here on this.

Am I mistaken, or do I remember you saying as a bonus, that you would put all the teams that outlasted your Subscriber Contest team into a drawing for a free 1-year membership?

Hi Folks,

Added another bit of fun.

Anyone who survives longer than my team goes into a drawing to win a Footballguys Lifetime Subscription.

QB - Patrick Mahomes - KC/10 - $20
QB - Justin Herbert - LAC/12 - $15
QB - Aaron Rodgers - PIT/5 - $10
RB - Chase Brown - CIN/10 - $26
RB - James Conner - ARI/8 - $21
RB - Isiah Pacheco - KC/10 - $18
RB - Jordan Mason - MIN/6 - $11
RB - Jacory Croskey-Merritt - WAS/12 - $6
RB - Woody Marks - HOU/6 - $5
WR - CeeDee Lamb - DAL/10 - $35
WR - Stefon Diggs - NE/14 - $13
WR - Emeka Egbuka - TB/9 - $10
WR - Marquise Brown - KC/10 - $6
WR - Hunter Renfrow - CAR/14 - $4
WR - Elic Ayomanor - TEN/10 - $2
TE - Tyler Warren - IND/11 - $14
TE - Mason Taylor - NYJ/9 - $7
TE - Cole Kmet - CHI/5 - $5
PK - Brandon Aubrey - DAL/10 - $8
PK - Chris Boswell - PIT/5 - $4
TD - Pittsburgh Steelers - PIT/5 - $6
TD - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - TB/9 - $4

Total value: 250

Puppies,

You are correct, but it wasn't just a 1 year membership - it was a lifetime membership (but only one). Also, this added bonus has nothing to do with the side bet I am tracking.
FTR - Joe's team was eliminated in week 10, so there will be 1148 subscriber's names put into the drawing (actually a few less, as I know a handful of folks with multiple subscriptions). Sucks I got booted the same week, so I don't get a shot.

 

[Puppies]

Talk about crazy...

Who else was watching the end of last night's game when with 33 seconds left, Philadelphia on a 4th and 6 from the Green Bay 36 yard line decided to go for it, resulting in an incomplete pass and a turnover on downs? What was that coach thinking ? ! ? !

That gave Green Bay the opportunity with 27 seconds remaining . . . if they could just move the ball 30 yards, they would set up a possible game tying 52 yard field goal attempt!
I had already posted in this forum at that time that I was out, only to watch in disbelief as the Jalen Hurts pass on 4th down fell incomplete, suddenly giving me a slight chance to possibly avoid elimination.

If Green Bay and instead managed to move down the field and end the game instead with a Jordan Love TD pass, I almost certainly would have made up enough points to advance to week 11.
And even if they only managed instead to kick a field goal and send the game into OT, I would have still have a chance with Dallas Goedert on one side and Jordan Love on the other to possibly score enough in OT to also have a chance to advance.

Crazy stuff...
But it was not meant to be.

Puppies, sorry to see you go. I was sweating last night too. Ahead by 5-ish at the beginning of the game, and in the absence of Golden playing, I was waiting for Goedert to catch up to my low 5.40 flex number before he could contribute. I was loving the low/no scoring while waiting for Goedert to get his name called. In the end, it pushed me up to 140+, which proved to be enough.

But, in a week where all 3 of my QBs conspired to take a collective by, it wasn't Goedert that actually counted me in. I think I would have won by less then one point, even without him. The miracle that kept me alive was in the early Sunday game I was watching, my Texans comeback against the Jags. Didn't know it at the time, though I cheered my teams game win. With 7 seconds remaining in the game, the Texans ST/D, which I OWN blocked a pass, intercepted the ball, and ran it back for an otherwise meaningless touchdown after game time had expired on the clock about a half hour earlier (it seemed like). Yes, of course I said to self - I'll take every bit I can get 'cause this week I need it. Without those last second totally improbable 8 points, I'd be watching from the sidelines the rest of the year. Glad I spent the extra change on the Texans ST/D, as it was exactly this kind of scenario that I was hoping to experience.

Again Puppies, sorry and I hope we still get to enjoy your chatter. I may join you next week on the sidelines, or thereafter, but for week 10, I get to add one more feather to my hat.

Thank you. I'm not going anywhere. I routinely still track my team even if eliminated, to see how it would have one had it not been eliminated.
The first year I played this contest, back in 2011, I didn't have to do that because I made the playoffs and then somehow managed to finish 4th overall in the contest. But I have not been able to make the playoffs again since that first year. I really thought I had a good chance to change that this year. Since that first year, I've made it to week 13 once, week 12 twice, week 11 once, and week 10 three times. This is a really fun contest, and the odds are stacked against you, so even lasting to week 10 is nothing to be ashamed of.

One year when I got bumped early I tracked all the other teams that were active and posting here in this forum, and created what I called the "Phantom Standings" where I listed all the scores of the teams each week that had already been eliminated to track how they would have done. It was crazy, but a lot of fun, and I think it kept people interested when they might not have been otherwise. Back then it was easy to do, because there was a grid that showed each team's entire season on one screen (similar to what @Army Eye has provided here) for us after that feature went away.

I'll probably still be lurking here and I'm sure I'll chime in from time to time.

Good luck the rest of the way!

 

[Puppies]

Hi Folks,

Added another bit of fun.

Anyone who survives longer than my team goes into a drawing to win a Footballguys Lifetime Subscription.

QB - Patrick Mahomes - KC/10 - $20
QB - Justin Herbert - LAC/12 - $15
QB - Aaron Rodgers - PIT/5 - $10
RB - Chase Brown - CIN/10 - $26
RB - James Conner - ARI/8 - $21
RB - Isiah Pacheco - KC/10 - $18
RB - Jordan Mason - MIN/6 - $11
RB - Jacory Croskey-Merritt - WAS/12 - $6
RB - Woody Marks - HOU/6 - $5
WR - CeeDee Lamb - DAL/10 - $35
WR - Stefon Diggs - NE/14 - $13
WR - Emeka Egbuka - TB/9 - $10
WR - Marquise Brown - KC/10 - $6
WR - Hunter Renfrow - CAR/14 - $4
WR - Elic Ayomanor - TEN/10 - $2
TE - Tyler Warren - IND/11 - $14
TE - Mason Taylor - NYJ/9 - $7
TE - Cole Kmet - CHI/5 - $5
PK - Brandon Aubrey - DAL/10 - $8
PK - Chris Boswell - PIT/5 - $4
TD - Pittsburgh Steelers - PIT/5 - $6
TD - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - TB/9 - $4

Total value: 250

I Found it Way back on page 16 of this thread...... (posted back on September 3rd) Post #767

@Joe Bryant . . . I didn't want you to think I made that up.

I watched your team most weeks to see if it was still around.
Unfortunately, my team missed the cut this week too (by 5.9 points), so I won't be in the drawing.

Good luck to those who will be

 

[Charles in Houston]

Talk about crazy...

Who else was watching the end of last night's game when with 33 seconds left, Philadelphia on a 4th and 6 from the Green Bay 36 yard line decided to go for it, resulting in an incomplete pass and a turnover on downs? What was that coach thinking ? ! ? !

That gave Green Bay the opportunity with 27 seconds remaining . . . if they could just move the ball 30 yards, they would set up a possible game tying 52 yard field goal attempt!
I had already posted in this forum at that time that I was out, only to watch in disbelief as the Jalen Hurts pass on 4th down fell incomplete, suddenly giving me a slight chance to possibly avoid elimination.

If Green Bay and instead managed to move down the field and end the game instead with a Jordan Love TD pass, I almost certainly would have made up enough points to advance to week 11.
And even if they only managed instead to kick a field goal and send the game into OT, I would have still have a chance with Dallas Goedert on one side and Jordan Love on the other to possibly score enough in OT to also have a chance to advance.

Crazy stuff...
But it was not meant to be.

Puppies, sorry to see you go. I was sweating last night too. Ahead by 5-ish at the beginning of the game, and in the absence of Golden playing, I was waiting for Goedert to catch up to my low 5.40 flex number before he could contribute. I was loving the low/no scoring while waiting for Goedert to get his name called. In the end, it pushed me up to 140+, which proved to be enough.

But, in a week where all 3 of my QBs conspired to take a collective by, it wasn't Goedert that actually counted me in. I think I would have won by less then one point, even without him. The miracle that kept me alive was in the early Sunday game I was watching, my Texans comeback against the Jags. Didn't know it at the time, though I cheered my teams game win. With 7 seconds remaining in the game, the Texans ST/D, which I OWN blocked a pass, intercepted the ball, and ran it back for an otherwise meaningless touchdown after game time had expired on the clock about a half hour earlier (it seemed like). Yes, of course I said to self - I'll take every bit I can get 'cause this week I need it. Without those last second totally improbable 8 points, I'd be watching from the sidelines the rest of the year. Glad I spent the extra change on the Texans ST/D, as it was exactly this kind of scenario that I was hoping to experience.

Again Puppies, sorry and I hope we still get to enjoy your chatter. I may join you next week on the sidelines, or thereafter, but for week 10, I get to add one more feather to my hat.

Thank you. I'm not going anywhere. I routinely still track my team even if eliminated, to see how it would have one had it not been eliminated.
The first year I played this contest, back in 2011, I didn't have to do that because I made the playoffs and then somehow managed to finish 4th overall in the contest. But I have not been able to make the playoffs again since that first year. I really thought I had a good chance to change that this year. Since that first year, I've made it to week 13 once, week 12 twice, week 11 once, and week 10 three times. This is a really fun contest, and the odds are stacked against you, so even lasting to week 10 is nothing to be ashamed of.

One year when I got bumped early I tracked all the other teams that were active and posting here in this forum, and created what I called the "Phantom Standings" where I listed all the scores of the teams each week that had already been eliminated to track how they would have done. It was crazy, but a lot of fun, and I think it kept people interested when they might not have been otherwise. Back then it was easy to do, because there was a grid that showed each team's entire season on one screen (similar to what @Army Eye has provided here) for us after that feature went away.

I'll probably still be lurking here and I'm sure I'll chime in from time to time.

Good luck the rest of the way!

Hear hear, to you and to Army Eye for sure!