Welcome to Pro Gridiron Showdown 2011, the game where each week you pick the professional football teams that you think will win in each match-up. For each team that you pick correctly, you’ll earn points for that pick. Over the course of the season points will accumulate and at the player with the most points at the end of the 2011 season will take home the grand prize! Not only that but Pro Gridiron Showdown 2011 is completely free to play and signing up takes less than a minute! So what are you waiting for, sign-up and play Pro Gridiron Showdown 2011 today!
The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are:
The Grand Prize winner will receive a Sony Playstation3 Game System with a Madden 2011 video game as well as a $50.00 gift certificate (total value: $475.00) courtesy of Taco Bell/Pizza Hut. Must be 18 years or older and live in the KSNW DMA to be eligible, some restrictions may apply.
The weekly winner will receive a $25.00 gift card (total value: $25.00) courtesy of Taco Bell/Pizza Hut. Must be 18 years or older and live in the KSNW DMA to be eligible, some restrictions may apply.
See the Official Rules for more details.
1. Register to Play
If you haven't registered to play Pro Gridiron Showdown before sign-up to play here. If you've played Pro Gridiron Showdown in the past, login with the e-mail address and password that you signed up with originally. Upon logging in, you will be directed to the member homepage.
2. Make Your Picks
Players must make two sets of picks:
Weekly Picks: Select the teams you think will win for each week in the Pro Football season. THESE SELECTIONS MUST BE ENTERED ONE HOUR BEFORE THE FIRST GAME IS PLAYED FOR THAT WEEK. You will need to return to the site each week to make your weekly picks. Note: Some weeks will begin on a Thursday or Saturday. This includes Week 1 (9/8); Week 10 (11/10); Week 11 (11/17); Week 12 (11/24); Week 13 (12/1); Week 14 (12/8); Week 15 (12/15) and Week 16 (12/22).
Tiebreak Pick: Make your tiebreak pick each week by guessing the total number of points of the final game for that week without going over. The final game of the week is usually the Monday Night game. THESE SELECTIONS MUST BE ENTERED ONE HOUR BEFORE THE FIRST GAME IS PLAYED FOR THAT WEEK.
The season is seventeen weeks long beginning on 9/8/2011 and ending on 1/1/2012. It consists of the following weekly schedule.
3. View Your Standings
Once all games have been played in a week you can go to the Standings page to view the overall player rankings.
The weekly winner of the Contest (if applicable) is determined by counting up the number of games in which each player has correctly chosen the winning team (The team that had the higher actual point total is considered the winning team. Point spreads are not counted.) The Grand Prize winner of the Contest (if applicable) is determined by the number of games each player has correctly chosen throughout the course of the entire Contest. Other Prizes (if applicable) will be awarded to players with the next highest total of correctly chosen winning teams.
In the event of a tie in total wins predicted in a given week, we will look at the total points the player estimates for the specified tiebreak game. The player with the closest estimate without going over will be that week's winner. In case there is a tie after total wins and total tiebreak points for the season, then the overall winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible tie score contestants. In the case of a tie in total season wins predicted, the Grand Prize winner and other prize winners (if applicable) will be selected in a random drawing from all tie score contestants.
The American Professional Football Association was formed in 1920, the league later changed it's name to the the National Football League in 1922.
Before 1974 goal posts were flush with the goal line. Goal posts were moved to end of the goal line in 1974 to reduce the risk of injuries to players.
In professional football the home team is required to provide 36 footballs for outdoor games and 24 footballs for indoor games. Each ball must be available for pressure testing by the refrees two hours before the start of the game.
The dimensions of a standard football field are 360 feet long by 160 feet wide.
The term "pigskin" comes from the early days of football when materials such as pigs' bladders were used. Footballs today are made from tanned leather that help players grip the ball.
