NFL Extra Points Credit Card Will Award Super Bowl XLVI Tickets This Week in Indianapolis
Football fans will be able to receive the ultimate reward – tickets to Super Bowl XLVI as part of a promotion offered by the NFL Extra Points Credit Card.
NFL Extra Points Rewards Pass street teams will roam various locations throughout the Greater Indianapolis area Feb. 1-4, handing out free NFL Extra Points Rewards Pass credentials and awarding NFL prizes to consumers. Fans will be encouraged to wear NFL Extra Points Rewards Pass credentials throughout Super Bowl week. Those identified by an NFL Extra Points Prize Patrol team member as wearing an NFL Extra Points Rewards Pass credential will be eligible to win a pair of tickets to Super Bowl XLVI or a $25 NFLShop.com gift card.
Consumers must be 18 or older to participate. For Official Rules, visit www.extrapointsgiveaway.com.
The NFL Extra Points credit card is issued exclusively by Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States. Read more
New York Giants’ Jason Pierre-Paul Takes Top Spot on Monthly Rising Star Rankings
Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, or better known to fans as JPP, has earned the top spot on Brand Affinity Technologies’ monthly ranking of Rising Sports Stars, which calculates those with the most significant leap in popularity during the previous thirty days. Pierre-Paul helped the New York Giants secure a playoff spot with an astonishing five sacks and a blocked field goal in Dallas last month leading the team to victory.
Marques Colston slides in at number two with 331 yards and three touchdowns for the New Orleans Saints. Kevin Love’s fast start carried over from last season, averaging 26 points and a robust 14.7 rebounds per game last month. The full list and additional details are available at: http://brandaffinity.net/RisingStars/jan2012/.
Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT) calculates daily consumer affinity based on a proprietary combination of media exposure, performance, awards, popularity, engagement, and fan base, among other indicators, for more than 45,000 athletes and celebrities. The list identifies sports stars with the greatest leap in popularity over the prior 30 days. A meteoric rise may indicate a standout on-the-field performance, off-the-field achievement, or emergence from utility player to celebrity. Read more
Bud Light Fan Camp Makes Stop in Cleveland to Provide Browns Fans a Taste of the NFL
Bud Light is bringing Browns fans a taste of an NFL training camp when the Bud Light Fan Camp mobile experience arrives in Cleveland on Saturday, October 15.
Bud Light Fan Camp will be held at the Cleveland Browns Practice Facility located in Berea from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 15, where teams of four will be challenged to compete against each other in a variety of traditional and non-traditional NFL skills tests, each with a Bud Light twist. Fan Camp events include:
- Quick Kick: Kick footballs through inflatable uprights.
- Precision Pass: Try to hit passing targets.
- EA SPORTS Gaming Zone: Two four-person teams battle in an EA SPORTS Madden NFL 12 competition.
- Flag Frenzy: Try to gain the most points in a game of four-on-four flag football.
- Cannon Catch: Catch line drives and loft passes. Read more
Top 25 Team Rankings of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll
Harris Interactive College Football Poll(SM) shows the Top 25 results compiled from rankings submitted by the Harris Interactive panel of former coaches, players and administrators, and current and former members of the media. LSU secures the top ranking while Alabama edges Oklahoma for the number two spot. Wisconsin and Boise State round out the top 5.
| Highlights of October 9 Harris Interactive College Football Poll | ||||||
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| 1 | LSU (71) | 6-0 | 2,813 | Beat Florida 41-11 | at Tennessee | |
| 2 | Alabama (17) | 6-0 | 2,728 | Beat Vanderbilt 34-0 | at Ole Miss | |
| 3 | Oklahoma (24) | 5-0 | 2,714 | Beat Texas 55-17 | at Kansas | |
| 4 | Wisconsin (1) | 5-0 | 2,432 | Idle | Indiana | |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 5-0 | 2,353 | Beat Fresno State 57-7 | at Colorado State | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 2,300 | Beat Kansas 70-28 | at No. 20 Texas | |
| 7 | Stanford (1) | 5-0 | 2,297 | Beat Colorado 48-7 | at Washington State | |
| 8 | Clemson | 6-0 | 2,090 | Beat Boston College 36-14 | at Maryland | |
| 9 | Oregon | 4-1 | 1,898 | Beat California 43-15 | No. 19 Arizona State | |
| 10 | Michigan | 6-0 | 1,723 | Beat Northwestern 42-24 | at No. 22 Michigan State | |
| 11 | Arkansas | 5-1 | 1,691 | Beat Auburn 38-14 | Idle | |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 6-0 | 1,621 | Beat Maryland 21-16 | at Virginia | |
| 13 | Nebraska | 5-1 | 1,292 | Beat Ohio State 34-27 | Idle | |
| 14 | Illinois | 6-0 | 1,255 | Beat Indiana 41-20 | Ohio State | |
| 15 | South Carolina | 5-1 | 1,195 | Beat Kentucky 54-3 | at Mississippi State | |
| 16 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 1,121 | Beat Connecticut 43-16 | Idle | |
| 17 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 1,018 | Beat Missouri 24-17 | at Texas Tech | |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 945 | Beat Miami (FL) 38-35 | at Wake Forest | |
| 19 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 731 | Beat Utah 35-14 | at No. 9 Oregon | |
| 20 | Texas | 4-1 | 562 | Lost to Oklahoma 55-17 | No. 6 Oklahoma State | |
| 21 | Baylor | 4-1 | 560 | Beat Iowa State 49-26 | at No. 23 Texas A&M | |
| 22 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 495 | Idle | No. 10 Michigan | |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 3-2 | 346 | Beat Texas Tech 45-40 | No. 21 Baylor | |
| 24 | Houston | 6-0 | 274 | Beat East Carolina 56-3 | Idle | |
| 25 | Florida | 4-2 | 206 | Lost to LSU 41-11 | at Auburn | |
| Number of first place votes shown in parentheses. | ||||||
Other teams receiving votes: Auburn 192; South Florida 89; Penn State 88; Notre Dame 87; Washington 67; Wake Forest 40; North Carolina 33; Georgia 32; SMU 30; Texas Tech 19; TCU 15; Rutgers 10; Cincinnati 8; Louisiana-Lafayette 2; Southern Miss 2; Florida State 1.
Poll Methodology and Process
The 2011 Harris Interactive College Football Poll is comprised of former players, coaches, administrators and current and former members of the media who have committed to submit rankings for the top 25 college football teams each week. These panelists were randomly selected from among more than 300 nominations submitted by the 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) offices and the independent schools. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and independent institutions. Today, 115 poll participants submitted their top 25 college football team rankings. Harris Interactive applies a standard statistical practice that allows it to identify potential instability, error or bias associated with unusual ranking patterns. Those rankings that are identified through the analysis are verified to ensure that each panelist’s intent is accurately reflected.
ESPN and Bing Team Up to Highlight Decisive Moments in the Lives and Careers of World Champion Quarterbacks
ESPN unveils gridiron magic in its new feature series ‘I Am a World Champion,’ presented by Bing.
ESPN and Bing have joined forces to present a multifaceted program that includes a unique feature series highlighting champion quarterbacks and their decisive moments in life and football, as well as an on-site activation as part of ESPN The Magazine’s annual NEXT event during Super Bowl weekend.
Only 28 men have ever led their team to a Super Bowl victory and walked off the field a world champion quarterback. Beginning today, ESPN is launching a new feature series called “I Am a World Champion,” presented by Bing, offering a first-person narrative from the signal callers who helped define the biggest game in American sports. This original content will showcase the travails and triumphs told in the quarterback’s own voice, such as Terry Bradshaw’s relationship with Chuck Knoll and the many daunting life obstacles Doug Williams overcame to reach glory. The first installment, featuring Bradshaw, is now available online at http://espn.go.com/nfl/superbowl/quarterbacks and airs today at 4 p.m. EST during NFL Live, with additional segments running throughout the week on both NFL Live and afternoon editions of SportsCenter. Also, as the official Decision Engine of ESPN The Magazine’s 2011 NEXT event, Bing will be presenting an open-to-the-public panel of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks including Joe Montana, Doug Williams and Kurt Warner on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. CST.
“We’re excited to team up with ESPN Films to showcase the decisive moments in the lives and careers of these legendary quarterbacks,” said Danielle Tiedt, general manager of Bing. “It’s been an inspirational journey to work with ESPN to bring this unique content to life reflecting the key life and career decisions that made these men into legends.”
“Our collaboration with Bing gave us an opportunity to create a series of truly inspiring features, which offer a new perspective on the lives and careers of a few of the men who have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy,” said Ed Erhardt, president of ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales. Read more