A full description of the awards can be found here.

Midway through the 2009 NFL Season, there are multiple storylines which are fascinating to follow. And so it is with our Pick 'em League. What I like about this particular format is that every game is important - the Rams-Lions game of a few weeks ago counts just as much as the upcoming Colts- Patriots game Sunday night. Most of our league did fairly well with half of us scoing 9 or 10 points. So not a lot of jostling in the rankings, save for the top spot.

No awards this week for the A Team (no one chose the Bucs over the Pack), the Homer, Buckeye, Doogie or Wojo.

Speaking of the Wojo, here is your fair warning. The Bears travel to San Fran THIS THURSDAY NIGHT. Make sure to get in your picks before then, at least for that game. Unless you want a Wojo cluttering up your mantle.

FRASIER

A second half clinic by the Steelers denies Sherasbear of her second Frasier and instead we have a four way tie led by bowling255, Ochosucko, Brandi1leigh, Momo of the Winter who each post a 10-3 mark. For Brandi, it's her second consecutive victory, the first one to go back to back this year. We'll get to Momo in a moment.

MEATHEAD

HeyStu's Sports Machine needs a little maintenance as 6-7 places him on the radar but in a different way than he would like.

GUIDING LIGHT

Momo of the Winter (elpaquilloloco) has been the most consistent this year, scoring in double figures seven of the nine weeks, including his current string of three 10 win contests. Good enough to help him leapfrog into sole possession of first place.

HANK HILL

Some weeks the Frasier winner also picks up this hardware. This wasn't one of those weeks. IndianaMom and T_Brennan barely broke even at 7-6. Consider that of the six games where the spread was under five points, only one favorite (Pittsburgh) prevailed. Bones, it took long enough but you have won your first Lester this year. Sorry it's taken so long, sweetheart and sorry it wasn't for a better reason.

BOBBY EWING

NYGBRIAN246 deserves credit for going from 5-8 a week ago to reversing those numbers and going 8-5 this week.

GILLIGAN

In the last few weeks there have been fewer games flip at the end of the contest and this week there was but one and 10 people felt the ill effects, namely the 10 choosing Eli and the Giants who should have defeated Philip Rivers and the Chargers. After all the Giants had 1st and goal at the 4! Oh well, what can you do? Sounds like I was one of the ten, right? I'm not! But those who are include Brandi1leigh, Lords of the Goalposts, bouges13, FinalSequel, Priest=Aura, T_Brennan (have mercy, you've won 2 this week!) IndianaMom, Hellfish & Son, Fireballil's Team and HeyStu's Sports Machine.

VAN DYKE

Being a fan is never easy. Fish's Somewhat Accurate Picks (fishzone) our favorite dj from Michigan has suffered through some lean days following his beloved Lions. So when do you go by your head and when do you go with your heart? Admittedly he has done better this year but four times he has chosen his team over the team that actually won. Three of the four qualify him for the Van Dyke Week 2 Vikings, Week 6 Packers, Week 8 Rams (OK we'll give you that one) and again this week Seahawks. Now Fish, if you were languishing in the middle or near the bottom, I'm like Joy Behar "So what? Who cares?"

Well, Fish, you should if you want the big enchilada. You are only three points behind Mumu of the North.

Hey I gotta go and make my pick for THURSDAY Night so I better end this. Les Nessman at your service saying "Good..

OOOps, almost forgot, (wink wink) Just one more thing.

COLUMBO

Just can't get the New York football Giants out of my head. After Week Five folks were talking an all-Manning Super Bowl. Eli hasn't won since, going 0-4. I went back and tried to find even one person who was 4-0 during that stretch in those games but I couldn't. everyone had NY for at least one game. OK, enough with the positive. I wondered if I could find just one person to go 0-4 during that span, meaning despite the freefall, has anyone punched their tab in all four games? I was right, I couldn't find one. I found 12! How different would the standings look if OchoSucko, Brandi1leigh, Lords of the Goalpost, bouges13, Sherasbear, T_Brennan (Yes Bones, the trifecta!), Hellfish & Son, Finalsequel, IndianaMom, Buskieboy, Fireballil's Team or Better Late than Never didn't drink Eli's kool aid? I know I'd be sucking wind in the standings like it was 2008 all over again, that's for sure.

This is Les Nessman saying "Good day and may the Good News be yours."

STANDINGS AFTER WEEK NINE

1. 92 MOMO of the WINTER

2, 91 PRIEST=AURA

3. 89 FISH'S SOMEWHAT ACCURATE PICKS

4. 88 OCHOSUCKO

4. 88 BRANDI1LEIGH

6. 87 LORDS of the GOALPOSTS

7. 85 NEWS BEACON of the OHIO VALLEY

7. 85 HEYSTU'S SPORTS MACHINE

9. 84 BOUGES13

9. 84 KEGTOWN COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS

11 83 SHERASBEAR

11 83 T_BRENNAN

13 82 HELLFISH & SON

14 81 FINALSEQUEL

14 81 INDIANAMOM

16 79 BUSKIEBOY

16 79 FIREBALLIL'S TEAM

18 78 123HOME123

19 77 BOWLING255

20 76 THE GRAPHERS

21 73 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

22 68 NYGBRIAN246