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My Predictions are picked though Week 15 with Tasked completed


@Lindsay - way to go!! I've picked too many books I haven't read yet. I'm a little frustrated with myself.
@Christie - that looked like a good one. I've added it to my TBR.
Another crazy week in football. So many quarterbacks injured, 3 overtimes on Sunday. Even though I picked the Cowboys for the challenge I just could not cheer for them. And I changed channels (to watch the Saints!)when there was just a little time left and Cleveland looked to have it. And then I find out the Cowboys won in overtime. So sad!!



I also think the socks were too much.



My score is updated though week 12


Duration: September 5, 2012 - February 4, 2013
READ: 8/8
✔1. The Ravens are based in Baltimore, Maryland. Read a book set in Maryland.
Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21
✔2. Their colors are Black, Purple, Metallic Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of both.
Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill (purple cover) 10/8
✔3. The team got their name in 1996 when the Browns moved from Cleveland. They were renamed the Ravens in honor of Edgar Allen Poe who spent a good part of his later years in Baltimore. Read any of the stories or poems of Edgar Allen Poe adding up to 50 pgs or more OR read a book where Edgar Allen Poe is a character (fiction or biography).
Steampunk Poe - Edgar Allen Poe 10/29
✔4. The Ravens don't have any Hall of Fame players yet so instead here are 5 of their all-time best players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of these players (first or last): Peter Boulware, Matt Stover, Ed Reed, Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis
The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater (villain is named Matt) 10/2
✔5. Pick a set of initials matching one of the above players and read a book that has words starting with those letters.
Example: If the initials were J.K. you could use the book With Just One Kiss
Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street (M & S used Matt Stover) 9/22
✔6. Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word RAVENS. The initials do not have to be in order.
First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire (R & S in Ravens) 9/13
✔7. The Ravens were established in 1996. Since they are a newer team, read any new release (published in the last 6 months).
Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (published in March 2012) 9/21
✔8. They won a Super Bowl Championship in 2000. Read any book published in that year.
Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns 11/25








CHALLENGE COMPLETE

NFL 2012 - PART 2
Duration: Aug 29, 2012 - Feb 3, 2013
Points: 28 + (81) = 109
Week 13: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens
My Pick: Baltimore Ravens. Lost.
Task:
The Ravens were established in 1996. Since they are a newer team, read any new release (published in the last 6 months).
Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn ★★★ (11/28)
Extra Points:
Their colors are Black, Purple, Metallic Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of both.
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/29)
Points: 3 + 1 = 4.
Week 14: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
My Pick: Detroit Lions (even though I know Packers will win). Lost.
Task:
The official team colors are Blue, Silver, Black and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.
This is How You Lose Her | Junot Díaz ★★★★★ (12/09)
Extra Points:
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word LIONS. The initials do not need to be found in order.
Points: 3
Week 15: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Miami Dolphins
My Pick: Miami Dolphins Won.
Task:
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word DOLPHINS.
A Cold and Lonely Place: A Novel | Sara J. Henry ★★★★ (12/11)
Extra Points:
Pick a set of initials matching one of the above hall of famers and read a book that has words starting with those letters in the title » Dan Marino.
A Midsummers Night's Dream | William Shakespeare ★★★★★ (12/14)
Points: 6 + 1 = 7
Week 16: Oakland Raiders vs. Carolina Panthers
My Pick: Carolina Panthers. Won.
Task:
The Panthers were established in 1995. Since they are a newer team, read any new release (published in the last 6 months).
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan ★★ (12/12)
Extra Points:
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word PANTHERS. The initials do not need to be found in order » A S.
Hotel World | Ali Smith ★★★★ (12/20)
Points: 6 + 1 = 7.
Week 17: Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins
My Pick: Washington Redskins Won.
Task:
The official team colors are Burgundy, Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.
The Maytrees | Annie Dillard ★★ (12/29)
Extra Points:
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word REDSKINS. The initials do not have to be found in order » K, I.
An Artist of the Floating World | Kazuo Ishiguro ★★★★★ (12/29)
The Redskins were originally located in Boston and were named after the city's baseball team at the time, the "Braves." Later, the team employed a number of Native American players as well as a Native American coach who all objected to the name so it was changed to the "Redskins." Read a book where Native American customs and culture are a main part of the book.
Points: 6 + 1 = 7
Week 18: Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
My Pick: Green Bay Packers
Task:
The official team colors are Dark Green, Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.
Extra Points:
They won championships in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1996 and 2010. Read any book published in one of those years.
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word PACKERS. The initials do not need to be found in order
Points: TBD
Week 19: Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots
My Pick: New England Patriots. Won.
Task:
The logo of the team is a minuteman which was a select group of the colonial militia from the Revolutionary War. Read any book with history or historical fiction listed as a genre on its main page OR a book set during or about the Revolutionary War.
Extra Points:
The Patriots are based in New England so read a book set in any New England State: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Their colors are Red, White and Blue so read a book with a cover that is primarily red, primarily blue, primarily white, or any combination of the three.
Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word PATRIOTS. The initials do not need to be found in order
Points: TBD
Week 20: San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons
My Pick: San Francisco 49ers.
Task:
The 49ers are based in San Francisco, California. Read a book set in the state of California.
Extra Points:
The official colors are Red, Metallic Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.
Points: TBD
Super Bowl: San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens
My Pick: San Francisco 49ers.
Task:
The 49ers are based in San Francisco, California. Read a book set in the state of California.
Extra Points:
The official colors are Red, Metallic Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.
Points: TBD

Completed 12/1/2012
Reserving my Raider Nation space.
Option 1
Duration: 9/5/12 - 2/3/13
completed 8/8
1.
Angelfall - Susan Ee 10/1 ★★★★★
2.

3.
Dragon Actually no time period but medieval and swords and shields were used - G.A. Aiken 12/1 ★★★1/2
4.
Jim in Rapture - J.R. Ward 9/17 ★★★★★
5.
W.B. Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 11/14 ★★★★
6.
Diana Rowland - Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - 10/2 ★★★★★
7.
Neil Gaiman - Stardust - 10/31 ★★★★
8.
The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley (1983) hopefully this was correct! re-read 10/9 (still amazing!!)

prediction though out week 17 and tasks completed though week 17
my orinanal posted
Total of 71 points

My original post is updated with all tasked and dates and scores

Boy, isn't that the truth? LOL

All Picks and Tasked Completed
Orginal post updated though Week 15 With Scores



I know the answer to this. Yes. I hadn't known that and was choosing one extra task only, but in the middle of the game I figured out that we can do all 8 tasks in a week, but it was such a job fitting my books into the extra tasks, so I gave up midway, lol. I'll probably try retrofitting again closer to Super Bowl.

74 points so far...on to the playoffs

Option 1: Fans on the Sidelines : Baltimore Ravens
Duration: September 5, 2012 - February 4, 2013
READ: 8/8
✔1. The Ravens are based in Baltimore, Maryland. Read a book set in Maryland.
Bad to the Bone - Jeri Smith-Ready 11/21
✔2. Their colors are Black, Purple, Metallic Gold and White. Read a book whose cover is primarily one of these colors or a combination of both.
Hard Bitten - Chloe Neill (purple cover) 10/8
✔3. The team got their name in 1996 when the Browns moved from Cleveland. They were renamed the Ravens in honor of Edgar Allen Poe who spent a good part of his later years in Baltimore. Read any of the stories or poems of Edgar Allen Poe adding up to 50 pgs or more OR read a book where Edgar Allen Poe is a character (fiction or biography).
Steampunk Poe - Edgar Allen Poe 10/29
✔4. The Ravens don't have any Hall of Fame players yet so instead here are 5 of their all-time best players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of these players (first or last): Peter Boulware, Matt Stover, Ed Reed, Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis
The Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater (villain is named Matt) 10/2
✔5. Pick a set of initials matching one of the above players and read a book that has words starting with those letters.
Example: If the initials were J.K. you could use the book With Just One Kiss
Secret of the Mummy - Bjorn Street (M & S used Matt Stover) 9/22
✔6. Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word RAVENS. The initials do not have to be in order.
First You Run - Roxanne St. Claire (R & S in Ravens) 9/13
✔7. The Ravens were established in 1996. Since they are a newer team, read any new release (published in the last 6 months).
Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (published in March 2012) 9/21
✔8. They won a Super Bowl Championship in 2000. Read any book published in that year.
Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns 11/25








CHALLENGE COMPLETE



Total point for the season: 87
Oginal post is updated as well
Option 2: Players on the Field
Duration: 9/5/12 - 2/3/13
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WEEK 1
Steelers @ Broncos: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 6. Read any book whose author's initials can be found in the word STEELERS. The initials do not have to be in order. Tessa Radley Billion-Dollar Baby Bargain (Billionaires and Babies, #7) - Finished 9/9/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 2
Jets @ Steelers: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 2. Their official colors are Black, Gold and White. Read a book whose color is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.

Extra Point: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. - A Season of Love - Set in Bird in Hand, (Lancaster) Pennsylvania Finished 9/22/12
Total Points:6+1=7
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WEEK 3
Steelers @ Raiders: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. - The Scent of Cherry Blossoms: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country - Set in Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania Finished 9/18/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 4
Patriots @ Bills: (Won)
My Prediction: Patriots
Task: 3. The logo of the team is a minuteman which was a select group of the colonial militia from the Revolutionary War. Read any book with history or historical fiction listed as a genre on its main page
Extra Point:4. The Patriots have 4 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches a hall-of-famer (first or last):
Nick Buoniconti, John Hannah, Mike Haynes, Andre Tippett A Plain and Simple Heart (Character Name: John) Finished 10/1/12
Total Points: 6+1=7
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WEEK 5
Eagles @ Steelers: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 2. Their official colors are Black, Gold and White. Read a book whose color is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them.

Extra Points:1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. A Season for Tending - Finished 10/7/12 - Mostly Set in Harvest Mills, PA, but takes bit in Morgansville PA as well. It also Mentions (Lancaster)
Total Points:6+1=7
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WEEK 6
Steelers @ Titans: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task:4 The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson
A Plain and Simple Heart (Character Name: John) Finished 10/1/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 7
Steelers @ Bengals: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson A Season for Tending (Character Name: John) Finished 10/7/12
Extra Points:1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. A Secret Identity - Finished 10/19/12 - Mostly Set in Bird in Hand, PA (Lancaster).
Total Points: 6+1=7
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WEEK 8
Redskins @ Steelers:
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson Wildflowers from Winter: A Novel - (Character Name: Dan) Finished 10/12/12
Extra Point: 3. The Steelers logo is based on the Steelmark logo and was created by U.S. Steel Corp. The three diamonds stand for the 3 materials used to create steel: yellow for coal, orange for ore and blue for steel scrap. Read a book with all 3 colors on the cover

Total Points:6+1=7
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WEEK 9
Steelers @ Giants: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. A Secret Identity - Finished 10/19/12 - Mostly Set in Bird in Hand, PA (Lancaster).
Extra Point: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson

Total Points: 6+1=7
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WEEK 10
Chiefs @ Steelers: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 3. The Steelers logo is based on the Steelmark logo and was created by U.S. Steel Corp. The three diamonds stand for the 3 materials used to create steel: yellow for coal, orange for ore and blue for steel scrap.
Extra Point: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John, Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson - (Character Name: John) Finished 10/19/12
Total Points:6+1=7
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WEEK 11
Ravens @ Steelers: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 2. Their official colors are Black, Gold and White. Read a book whose color is primarily one of these colors or a combination of them. -

Total Points: 3
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WEEK 12
Steelers @ Browns: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. - The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country - Set in Apple Ridge, (Lancaster) Pennsylvania - Finished 11/8/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 13
Steelers @ Ravens: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. - The Christmas Singing: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country - Set in Apple Ridge, (Lancaster) Pennsylvania -Finished 11/15/12
Extra Point: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson -The Blue Enchantress - (Character Name: Henry) - Finished 11/30/12
Total Points:6+1=7
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WEEK 14
Chargers @ Steelers: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. - NEW! The Dawn of Christmas (not on Goodreads by itself) - Set in Apple Ridge, (Lancaster) Pennsylvania - Finished 11/18/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 15
Steelers @ Cowboys: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 1. The Steelers are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read a book set in the state of PA. - Christmas in Apple Ridge: Three-in-One Collection: The Sound of Sleigh Bells, The Christmas Singing, NEW! The Dawn of Christmas - Set in Apple Ridge, (Lancaster) Pennsylvania - Finished 11/18/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 16
Bengals @ Steelers: (Loss)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson -The Red Siren - (Character Name: Henry) - Finished 11/26/12
Total Points: 3
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WEEK 17
Browns @ Steelers: (Won)
My Prediction: Steelers
Task: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Bill Dudley, Joe Green, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, John Henry Johnson, Walt Kiesling, Jack Lambert, Bobby Layne, Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, Dan Rooney, John Stallworth, Ernie Stautner, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Rod Woodson -The Blue Enchantress - (Character Name: Henry) - Finished 11/30/12
Extra Point: 4. The Steelers have 20 Hall of Fame players. Read a book with a character whose name matches one of the players (first or last): John Henry Johnson - Courting Cate - (Character John Treger)
Total Points:6+1=7
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Season Total: 87 Points
My Predictions Score Key: Touchdown(6)+ Extra Point(1)=Won, Field Goal(3)=Loss/Lose

Houston 19, Cincinnati 13
Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10
Seattle 24, Washington 14

I will update my post this week hopefully with next weekend too. And one of the books I am having trouble finishing.=/
PS...I would love to see the Pats lose this round.=/
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the schedule ends on Monday 11/26 (week 12). We're going to need week 13 soon in order to pick a winner.