What a week in NFL football.  Tom Brady is back.  Big Ben has been playing well as we all knew he would and Matt Ryan is looking like an MVP.  Who would of thunk it?

Only 13 people played the first week, which is kind of a sad showing.  If the tournament ended today, 10 people would be walking home with prizes, while only 3 would go home with nothing.  Great odds right? 

For the second week, if you are new, you can still join and play.  Just add your two running backs and your quarterback and their scores for the week will be tabulated.  If you are interested in picking one of the running backs from thursday nights game, be sure to make the selection before the start of the game.  Otherwise, you can choose players from the Sunday or Monday games.

Below is an excerpt from last week with the rules.

With the holidays just around the corner and football in full swing, we have decided to bring back the Mini Tournament for all you football aficionados. 

The first week will be the QUARTERBACKS, so choose one from the following list below.  In the comments section, put the quarterback that you believe will have the highest number of total points for the week.  The week starts in two days on October 6 with the Cardinals playing the 49ers.  The week ends on October 10 with the Buccaneers and the Panthers.  I hope you have enough time to crunch the numbers and make that pick.

The following week, October 13-16, we will have the RBs, then the WRs, then the TEs, then finally the Defense.  No kickers again this year.  (Sorry to those who root for kickers).  If you happen to join the contest late, you can leave your pick for THAT weeks position players for the week that you missed.  For example, if you didn't pick a QB, you can pick a QB in addition to the RBs during the RB week and whatever points the QB scores, you will have those points for the QB section.  At the end of the contest, we will calculate the points for every participant and award the following:

1^stplace: $500 Vanilla Visa Gift Card

2^ndplace: $200 Vanilla Visa Gift Card

3^rdplace: $100 Vanilla Visa Gift Card

4^th-1oth place: $50 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards

Only premium members and registered users are allowed to participate.  You must be a premium member prior to the week we pick the Defense to be eligible.  For those counting, that means, prior to November 3. 

The standings after one week are as follows: