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Oh yes. Tough to pass on some ugly cold windy days in Wisconsin :)
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50 mil Defensive Challenge - Final Results

This 10.0 in-season Challenge is about defense and getting the highest paid D into the playoffs.
The winner receives a ( 6 ) team pack value $35.95
Rec. 50 mil Team Defense Cost % of payroll Coach
3-13 USPS Ground 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars $30,264,212 60.5 kunaimike
8-8 Does a pretty good defense matter 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers $25,285,000 50.6 lb_bunk80
11-5 gimpy QBs 1960 New York Titans $23,953,000 47.9 tomhanrahan
5-11 M 1980 Dallas Cowboys $23,559,000 47.1 greenies
5-11 MAY CHALLENGERS II 2016 Arizona Cardinals $23,335,000 46.7 coolmay_one
10-6 Vikings, JJ McCarthy=Alex Smith 2023 Minnesota Vikings $21,776,620 43.6 levibunkers
10-5-1 Nigerian Nightmares 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers $21,431,076 42.9 danpsull71
9-7 PLAYOFF DEF 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers $21,431,076 42.9 slingers25
9-7 North Fork Express 1972 Denver Broncos $20,787,000 41.6 cellkev
7-9 Bham Vulcans 1962 New York Titans $20,115,000 40.2 democolson
12-4 Offensive DEF 2020 Cleveland Browns $17,946,657 35.9 slingers25
5-11 Crestwood Colts 1961 Oakland Raiders $16,190,000 32.4 democolson

Congrats to Coach lb_bunk80, What a great job of getting the highest paid Defense into the 50 mil Playoffs with 50.6 % of the payroll applied to that 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers D. Good Luck in the playoffs
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NFL 50 mil Challenge 10.0



Season and League History updates
A F C
East
North Fork Express 9-7-0 cellkev
Boom 6-10-0 CaleKolb
One for the Brand 5-11-0 DCarden34
USPS Ground 3-13-0 kunaimike

Central
FireAntz523 13-3-0 RunsWithBeer
Does a pretty good defense matter 8-8-0 lb_bunk80
Bham Vulcans 7-9-0 democolson
M 5-11-0 greenies

West
gimpy QBs 11-5-0 tomhanrahan
Glam Paupers 10-6-0 danpsull71
PLAYOFF DEF 9-7-0 slingers25
LS6 454 V8 7-9-0 666ace


N F C
East
C.R.E.A.M. 12-4-0 bg3OG
Fun Bunch 10-6-0 cellkev
MAY CHALLENGERS II 5-11-0 coolmay_one
The Tragically Hip 3-12-1 666ace

Central
Nigerian Nightmares 10-5-1 danpsull71
Vikings, JJ McCarthy=Alex Smith 10-6-0 levibunkers
Moon Landing Was Rea 10-6-0 kunaimike
SolarStorm53LXXVIII 6-10-0 ldillard

West
Offensive DEF 12-4-0 slingers25
10 Yard Fight 8-8-0 DCarden34
PonyVII60-9 7-9-0 jmvandorn
Crestwood Colts 5-11-0 democolson


50 mil Accolades Dept :

Top 5 Offenses
Team PPG YPG
C.R.E.A.M. 45.6 534.6
Fun Bunch 39.6 481.7
FireAntz523 37.7 479.1
Glam Paupers 35.9 473.0
Offensive DEF 35.4 454.3

Top 5 Defenses
Team PPG YPG
gimpy QBs 18.4 363.9
North Fork Express 20.1 326.0
PLAYOFF DEF 21.5 354.9
USPS Ground 21.5 347.8
Bham Vulcans 22.2 379.4


and our 10.0

Coaches and QBs for the 50 mil Playoffs

AFC
cellkev ... '44 Frankie Filchock
RunsWithBeer ... '11 Aaron Rodgers
tomhanrahan ... '83 Jim Zorn & company
slingers25 ... '94 Dave Krieg
danpsull71 ... '12 Robert Griffin III
lb_bunk80 ... '90 Bernie Kosar FA pickup

NFC
bg3OG ... '11 Aaron Rodgers
cellkev ... '85 Ken O'brien
levibunkers ... '14 Alex Smith
kunaimike ... '91 Warren Moon
slingers25 ... '11 Aaron Rodgers
danpsull71 ... '95 Jim Harbaugh

8/17/2025 11:58 AM (edited)
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The 50 mil League Championship Game

Superbowl 10.0 @ The Orange Bowl
8/15/2025

42 12-4 C.R.E.A.M. bg3OG
48 11-5 gimpy QBs tomhanrahan

2025 gimpy QBs
 14 7 0 21 6 48
2025 C.R.E.A.M.
 0 21 0 21 0 42
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Quarter
GIM 12:34 TD Homer Jones 16 yd. pass from Garoppolo (Groza kick) 7-0
GIM 6:01 TD Eddie Price 35 yd. run (Groza kick) 14-0

2nd Quarter
C.R 13:33 TD Earl Campbell 1 yd. run (Butler kick) 14-7
GIM 9:55 TD Mervyn Fernandez 13 yd. pass from Nall (Groza kick) 21-7
C.R 4:16 TD Jerry Rice 18 yd. pass from Rodgers (Butler kick) 21-14
C.R 0:04 TD Flipper Anderson 44 yd. pass from Rodgers (Butler kick) 21-21

4th Quarter
GIM 12:14 TD Eddie Price 2 yd. run (Groza kick) 28-21
GIM 9:36 TD Joe Don Looney 2 yd. run (Groza kick) 35-21
C.R 5:02 TD Flipper Anderson 18 yd. pass from Rodgers (Butler kick) 35-28
C.R 1:41 TD Justin Jefferson 21 yd. pass from Rodgers (Butler kick) 35-35
GIM 0:21 TD Eddie Price 3 yd. run (Groza kick) 42-35
C.R 0:00 TD DeSean Jackson 37 yd. pass from Rodgers (Butler kick) 42-42
OT 1
GIM 12:32 TD Eddie Price 1 yd. run 48-42


PLAYER OF THE GAME
'51 Eddie Price (2025 gimpy QBs)

Congratulations Coach tomhanrahan
8/17/2025 1:09 PM (edited)
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The 10.0 NFL 50 mil Challenge is over, our big game was settled Friday afternoon.
A Big Congrats to,
tomhanrahan our 10.0 Champ and now a 2 time League Champ. Great coaching Tom

Our Roster of 50 mil League Champs

Season 1- Italian Army (11-5) danpsull71
Season 2- Bham Bats (12-4) democolston
Season 3- FrozenTurf LetItGo! (14-2) tomhanrahan
Season 4- Roadkill Stew (11-5) danpsull71
Season 5- Green Machine (11-5) cellkev
Season 6- The Hooverville Beautification Society (11-5) danpsull71
Season 7- The Illustrious Guttersnipes (9-7) danpsull71
Season 8- SolarStorm50.XXXIV (13-3) ldillard
Season 9- MAY CHALLENGERS coolmay_one
Season 10- gimpy QBs (11-5) tomhanrahan

50 mil Super Bowl Winning QBs
Season 1 - '75 Ken Anderson
Season 2 - '81 Ken Anderson
Season 3 - '56 Charlie Conerly
Season 4 - '95 Jim Harbaugh
Season 5 - '90 Reich, '90 Hostetler, '80 Dils ...
Season 6 - '74 Sonny Jurgensen
Season 7 - '17 Alex Smith
Season 8 - '16 Sam Bradford
Season 9 - '12 Russell Wilson
Season 10 - '46 Schwenk, '04 Nall, '16 Garoppolo

8/20/2025 10:13 AM (edited)
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NFL 50 mil Challenge 11.0



Season 11.0

Teams, Coaches and Quarterbacks

A F C
East
North Fork Express cellkev '14 Ben Roethlisberger
X greenies '88 Steve Young & company
Titanic Icebergs - Buffalo DCarden34 '18 Russell Wilson
MAY CHALLENGERS IV coolmay_one '71 Roger Staubach
Central
Bham Fire democolson '81 Ken Anderson
Gimpy REPEAT! tomhanrahan '83 Jim Zorn & company
De More Like No kunaimike '13 Peyton Manning
C.R.E.A.M. bg3OG '11 Aaron Rodgers
West
SLAUGHTER HOUSE slingers25 '22 Jacoby Brissett
FireAntz51123 RunsWithBeer '11 Aaron Rodgers
Penny Dreadfuls danpsull71 '12 Robert Griffin III
Montana at Old Met lb_bunk80 '85 Joe Montana

N F C
East
SolarStorm11LIV ldillard '16 Sam Bradford
Grandpa's Vikings levibunkers '72 Fran Tarkenton
Roll’in Thunder cellkev '44 Frankie Filchock
No Max Distance kunaimike '84 Neil Lomax
Central
PonyVII5091 jmvandorn '19 Aaron Rodgers
No Snow 4 U tomhanrahan '83 Lynn Dickey
Playoffs, PLAYOFFS ? slingers25 '71 Roger Staubach
'61 Mike Ditka CaleKolb '15 Ryan Fitzpatrick
West
Rice Delivery danpsull71 '52 Tobin Rote
Da Polar Bears - Detroit DCarden34 '51 Frankie Albert
Mobile Leprechauns democolson '72 Norm Snead
TRY IT OUT AGAIN napolean '10 Tom Brady





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8/22/2025 10:06 PM (edited)
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NFL 50 mil Challenge 11.0 - Final Standings

A F C
East
North Fork Express 13-3-0 cellkev
MAY CHALLENGERS IV 8-8-0 coolmay_one
Titanic Icebergs - Buffalo 3-13-0 DCarden34
X 2-14-0 greenies
Central
Gimpy REPEAT! 13-3-0 tomhanrahan
C.R.E.A.M. 12-4-0 bg3OG
Bham Fire 10-6-0 democolson
De More Like No 7-9-0 kunaimike
West
Penny Dreadfuls 11-5-0 danpsull71
FireAntz51123 11-5-0 RunsWithBeer
SLAUGHTER HOUSE 7-9-0 slingers25
Montana at Old Met 4-12-0 lb_bunk80


N F C
East
Roll’in Thunder 11-5-0 cellkev
SolarStorm11LIV 10-6-0 ldillard
No Max Distance 9-7-0 kunaimike
Grandpa's Vikings 6-10-0 levibunkers
Central
Playoffs, PLAYOFFS ? 11-5-0 slingers25
No Snow 4 U 10-6-0 tomhanrahan
PonyVII5091 6-10-0 jmvandorn
'61 Mike Ditka 4-12-0 CaleKolb
West
Rice Delivery 11-5-0 danpsull71
TRY IT OUT AGAIN 7-9-0 napolean
Mobile Leprechauns 4-12-0 democolson
Da Polar Bears - Detroit 2-14-0 DCarden34

Season and League History updates to come:
Our 11.0 Playoffs begin 9.14.25
Good Luck

Top 5 Offenses
C.R.E.A.M. 44.0 552.5
FireAntz51123 41.9 502.1
Penny Dreadfuls 38.7 487.1
North Fork Express 37.5 487.3
Bham Fire 36.0 445.9


Top 5 Defenses
Playoffs, PLAYOFFS ? 18.9 335.9
Rice Delivery 19.9 327.6
PonyVII5091 19.9 342.8
Gimpy REPEAT! 20.6 348.8
SLAUGHTER HOUSE 22.6 362.8

9/14/2025 12:36 PM (edited)
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and the 11.0

Coaches and QBs for the 50 mil Playoffs

AFC
cellkev '14 Ben Roethlisberger
democolson '81 Ken Anderson
tomhanrahan '83 Jim Zorn & company
danpsull71 '12 Robert Griffin III
bg3OG '11 Aaron Rodgers
RunsWithBeer '11 Aaron Rodgers

NFC
kunaimike '84 Neil Lomax
cellkev '44 Frankie Filchock
tomhanrahan '83 Lynn Dickey
slingers25 '71 Roger Staubach
danpsull71 '52 Tobin Rote
ldillard '16 Sam Bradford
9/18/2025 8:27 PM (edited)
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Hey Jimbo, We opened the 50 mil Playoffs today and had a couple of upsets !!!

Wildcard Round 9/14
#5 FireAntz51123 at
#4 C.R.E.A.M.		 45
42
#6 Bham Fire at
#3 Penny Dreadfuls		 45
7

#5 No Snow 4 U at
#4 SolarStorm11LIV
31
49

#6 No Max Distance at
#3 Roll’in Thunder
34
15


Divisional Round 9/16
#6 Bham Fire at
#1 Gimpy REPEAT!		 24
30
#5 FireAntz51123 at
#2 North Fork Express		 45
51
#6 No Max Distance at
#1 Rice Delivery		 16
21
#4 SolarStorm11LIV at
#2 Playoffs, PLAYOFFS ?		 49
7


Conference Championship Games 9/18

AFC

34 :: #2 North Fork Express 13-3
'14 Ben Roethlisberger
at
40 :: #1 Gimpy REPEAT! 13-3
'83 Jim Zorn & company

NFC

31 :: #4 SolarStorm11LIV 10-6
'16 Sam Bradford
at
14 :: #1 Rice Delivery 11-5
'52 Tobin Rote
9/26/2025 11:00 PM (edited)
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The Big Game


The 50 mil League Championship Game

Superbowl 11.0 @ The Orange Bowl
9/20/2025
2025 Gimpy REPEAT!
2025 SolarStorm11LIV
2025 Gimpy REPEAT!
 14 3 14 7 -- 38
2025 SolarStorm11LIV
 7 7 0 28 -- 42
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Quarter
SOL 12:38 TD Eric Bieniemy 14 yd. run (Wersching kick) 0-7
GIM 9:03 TD Devery Henderson 34 yd. pass from Garoppolo (Groza kick) 7-7
GIM 1:17 TD Eddie Price 19 yd. run (Groza kick) 14-7

2nd Quarter
SOL 6:20 TD Steve Van Buren 3 yd. run (Wersching kick) 14-14
GIM 1:45 FG Lou Groza 30 yds. 17-14

3rd Quarter
GIM 8:05 TD Mervyn Fernandez 12 yd. pass from Schwenk (Groza kick) 24-14
GIM 2:22 TD Eddie Price 3 yd. run (Groza kick) 31-14

4th Quarter
SOL 12:57 TD Alvin Harper 2 yd. pass from Bradford (Wersching kick) 31-21
GIM 5:01 TD Joe Don Looney 2 yd. run (Groza kick) 38-21
SOL 4:10 TD Randy Moss 51 yd. pass from Bradford (Wersching kick) 38-28
SOL 2:01 TD Steve Van Buren 8 yd. pass from Bradford (Wersching kick) 38-35
SOL 1:04 TD Steve Van Buren 33 yd. run (Wersching kick) 38-42
PLAYER OF THE GAME
'49 Steve Van Buren (2025 SolarStorm11LIV

A Big Congrats goes to our 50 mil Champ ldillard, with another 50 mil Ship... at 4:10 4 qtr ... It certainly looked like the outstanding Gimpy defense were busy setting up the Gatorade bucket ???

Awesome Game ... a Classic
9/27/2025 11:04 PM (edited)
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Here is an ANALYSIS of the Effectiveness of spending on Defense in our $50mil leagues
Data: Taking all teams from the last 4 seasons (8 thru 11; that is 96 teams total). The critical value is pts allowed per game (PA/G) during the regular season. Input values are $ spent on DEF, and the 6 DEF ratings.
Results: To no one's surprise, more costly DEFs hold opponents to fewer pts. The only specific DEF rating for which I found a correlation was Red Zone; higher Red Zone ratings returned less value for the $ spent.
A simple formula for predicting PA/G would be: 42 minus 1 for every $1 million in DEF cost, plus 1 for every 12 pts of Red Zone rating. For example, a DEF costing $20 mil with RZ of 36 should project to allow 42 - 20 + 3 = 23 pts per game.
9/25/2025 9:15 AM
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NFL 50 mil Challenge 12.0



Season 12.0

Teams, Coaches and Quarterbacks

AFC
East
40 PraiseYah '22 Tua Tagovailoa
SolarStorm11LIV ldillard '16 Sam Bradford
Philadelphia Wrecker slingers25 '95 Troy Aikman
Soggy Bottom USA DCarden34 '82 Fuller / '84 Luther
Central
My Name is Earl cellkev '53 Otto Graham
WEHS Lions democolson '81 Ken Anderson
PonyVII501285 jmvandorn '11 Aaron Rodgers
Doug Is Back In Florida kunaimike '14 Garoppolo & company
West
My gimpy qb Vikings mid 80's-early 90's lb_bunk80 '98 Gannon & company
Hostel Horrors danpsull71 '44 Frankie Filchock
666 Sun Devils 666ace '19 Lamar Jackson
Antonio Gates HOF CaleKolb '90 Boomer Esiason


N F C
East
C.R.E.A.M. bg3OG '11 Aaron Rodgers
Birmingham Vulcans democolson '20 Aaron Rodgers
Mile High High 666ace '55 Otto Graham
Spine PraiseYah '96 Steve Young
Central
Gimpy the 3rd tomhanrahan '83 Jim Zorn & company
North Fork Express cellkev '85 Ken O'brien
Mistake by the Lake - Cleveland DCarden34 '46 Paul Governali
Third of a Third danpsull71 '19 Lamar Jackson
West
Dante's Inferno kunaimike '04 Daunte Culpepper
FireAntz51240 RunsWithBeer '11 Aaron Rodgers
THE JUICE BABY slingers25 '05 Brad Johnson
Going Long lb_bunk80 '45 Sid Luckman


As always we have a great variety of QBs.
Can, A-Rod get the 50 mil monkey off his back and finally win a 50 mil Championship ???

10/22/2025 10:23 PM (edited)
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proposal: banning 2011 Aaron Rodgers from future 50Mil leagues. Overused, overpowered IMHO :)
10/22/2025 12:34 PM
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