Now's the time to make your picks in our predictions contest, sponsored by The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.
This is the third of 17 contests. Enter for a chance at a $250 gift card.Last week nearly 1,500 fans took part in the contest. Six of them picked the winners of 12 games correctly, and James Shubert of Akron won our tiebreaker. If you think you can do as well or better, enter the Week 3 contest here. (We'll announce the Week 2 finalist shortly.)
It's pretty simple: we're asking for your straight-up picks, no point spreads. Whoever gets the most becomes a finalist for a $250 gift card to be awarded at the end of the regular season. That person also will be invited to appear on our new weekly predictions show, hosted by Branson Wright. If there's a tie, whoever guesses closest to the total score of the Browns' game without going over will become the finalist. More detail is available in the official rules.
The contest will close just before the start of play on Sunday , and we'll determine the winners next Tuesday morning. Good luck.