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December 19, 2014
The Holiday Season is upon us, and for many, the holidays are a time of rituals and traditions. Here at Waiting For Next Year, we believe in tradition as well, and one of our personal favorites is the annual WFNY 12 Days of Christmas contest series! This is now the seventh year in a row we have done this contest, as hard as that is to believe.
How does it work? It’s simple. Every week day from now through Christmas, we will have a different contest with a different prize package to give away to you guys. It’s our small way of showing our appreciation and saying thanks for hanging in there with us for another year. Each day will feature a different, unique contest. Some will require getting a correct answer, some will be selected randomly among all entries, and some will feature haiku writing, of course. So check back every day for your chance to win one of our prize packs!
Previous Day’s Winner
Congrats to Pete Rich who channeled the power of the random number generator and willed himself to a win. It’s hard to really tell what qualities the random machine looks for in a winning submission, but he/she really enjoyed Pete’s answer to the contest: “Keep building a team around him. Replacing him after 3 games puts the next QB in the exact same situation. Let’s get the rest of the team square and see what he can do. We arent in a position to draft the big 2 this year and the FA class is arguably headlined by Brian Hoyer. See what the available QB’s look like draft/FA time for the 2016 season if he lays an egg next season.”
So congrats to Pete and another thank you to everyone who entered!
Today’s Prize Pack
On Day Ten, WFNY is once again looking to provide a basic commodity to one lucky winner. So we have a gas card from Get Go ready for you. And after you fill up your tank with all that gas, where are you going to drive to? Why not drive to Two Bucks and get yourself a nice lunch or dinner? Sounds like a plan to me! So today’s prize package is a Get Go gas card and a gift card to Two Bucks.
Today’s Contest
Well, we only have three more contests to go, and this is the last one that falls over a Browns game day. With that in mind, I think it’s time for one more guessing game for the Browns. So here’s the question: The Browns play the Panthers this Sunday. Who wins the game, and what will the score be? The winner of this contest will selected from those who pick the winning team. The winner will be the person closest to the Browns’ point total. If nobody picks the winning team and/or there is a tie, the random number machine will be used to select the winner. All entries must be received prior to kickoff of the Browns vs Panthers game.
To enter, simply leave a comment in the Comments section below1 with the answer to today’s question. For example, if I were entering the contest, I would say: “I think the Browns will play much better than last week (heaven help us if they actually play worse), but still fall short in the end. I say 23-10 Carolina.”
See? It’s that easy. So what are you waiting for? Go get your best guesses in below, and good luck!
The Fine Print (in normal sized font) and Rules
Only one entry per person per day is allowed. This is very important. Anyone who submits more than one entry is immediately disqualified. Only one winner per household per year is allowed. Winners will be notified via email. Prizes will not necessarily be delivered by Christmas, but we will try our best to make it happen.
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29 Comments
I feel the Panthers will easily win 17-10. The only reason it looks close is a TD in the final seconds.
The Browns pull off a 13 – 3 snoozefest
Browns 24-13
Browns with 2 field goals loose 14 to 6
Panthers win 20-10.
Browns 11, Panthers 5.
Browns 3, Panthers 17
The day begins with Cam Newton coming out to play under center for the Panthers much to the chagrin of Brown’s fans who know exactly what Derek Anderson is capable of doing. However, after just 2 short series, Cam goes to run for a 1st down and is summarily sandwhiched between Kirksey who had gotten pancaked backwards into him and Mingo who mis-read Cam’s run, but ended up being in the perfect spot when Kirksey accidentally took out Newton’s legs. Thus, the day was over for Mr. Newton and the serious one would take over.
By this time, the Panthers had built a seemingly insurmountable lead of 3-0 (due to the previous 5 game history), but unbeknownst to he crowd, the real fireworks of scoring would just begin now.
The Browns strike first with a Justin Gilbert (returning from injury) interception return for a touchdown to take a 7-3 lead. The Panthers then go 3-n-out delivering the most potent offensive weapon of all, a 50 yard muffed punt play on Jim Leonard. With the ball on the CLE-11, Rivera does the smart thing (for once) and refuses to let Derek Anderson touch the ball. He doesn’t even let him take the handoff, choosing to direct-snap it to Stewart who walks in for a touchdown when Sheard ran 20 yards upfield by himself on the snap. 7-10 Panther lead.
The Panthers extend their lead when JFF tries to extend a play but gets spun around. Thinking that he is facing the LOS, he throws the ball away. However, it was thrown backwards and stayed in bounds, which allowed Kuechly to pick the ball up and waltz into the endzone. 7-17 Panthers.
At this point, Pettine and Shanahan go to a pure read-option game the rest of the way. It leads to mostly 3-n-outs, but the Browns manage to not fumble the ball anymore.
On the other side, Riverboat Ron doesn’t realize that he is playing with fire. He allows Derek Anderson to be Derek Anderson. Brown’s fans recognize this version of the guy when his team needs to win this game to stay in the playoff hunt. He goes into full late-2007 Cinci mode and throws 3 more interceptions. Robertson and Gilbert (again!) return theirs for touchdowns. The Browns sit on the ball late and manage to squeak out of the game with their 8th win, assuring themselves of a .500 record (at least). 21-17 Browns!!!
Ditka four hunnert and ninenny two ta zip
Oh, and this defense won’t go quietly. 16-13 Browns
for the Browns:
3 FGs and a safety
or a TD, 2pt conversion, and a safety?
or a TD, failed conversion, FG, and a safety?
….
or 4 safeties and a FG?
Uhhh isn’t a TD, 2 pointer and a safety only 10 points?
meant a FG on the end, obviously đ
….whoops đ
Panthers win 19-7.
5 safeties and an extra point (Browns will find a way to get a PAT without scoring a touchdown)!
I’m going to stay optomistic and say the Browns win 20-17
Probably.
Browns win 27-17
My brain still hurts from last week…
Browns 10 – Panthers 17
I was thinking you were going for the ol’ Belichik/Flutie dropkick
Panthers 17 – Browns 0
The season apparently ended after the Colts game and no one told us….
Browns win 23-17 and Jhonny Manziel makes everyone excited.
9-6 Panthers win. I sleep through most of the game.
Browns 24, Panthers 19. Johnny plays OK but is quickly hailed in CLE as the best QB we’ve had since 1999.
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I’m red-eyeing Saturday night from LAX to tailgate and then swear directly at Derek Anderson, and then flying directly back to LAX afterwards. No, seriously. I’m doing those things.
That being the case, and this being my only Browns game this year, they had better win. Browns 21-20 on last second field goal (from the 30 – anything longer than that and the reverse is true)
Panthers 24, Browns 13 – That’s improvement, right?
Browns win, 17-6.
Panthers win 20-3
The season is over, and the team knows it. Panthers win 23-10, with the Browns TD coming from the defense.
That said, if we do win, I’m petitioning GV Art and Design to print us up some “NFC South Champions” t-shirts.