Announcing the Humor Bowl

Super Bowl season is here, and Bleacher Report has joined the media fray with a competition called “The Humor Bowl.”

From now until Super Sunday, every sports media outlet will be covering the Super Bowl to death—so we thought we’d do something a little different by highlighting the creative instincts of the Bleacher Report writing community.The result? The Humor Bowl.

The rules of the competition are pretty straightforward:

We’re looking to crown the best, most creative, belly laugh-inducing Super Bowl article on Bleacher Report—or anywhere else for that matter.

The subject matter is not limited to just this year’s Giants/Pats match-up—you can write about any Super Bowl throughout history, or open things up to a take on Super Bowl culture, parties, betting, tailgating, etc. Articles poking fun at the over-the-top media coverage of all things Super Bowl are especially encouraged.

To enter the competition, go to http://bleacherreport.com/articles/new and submit your piece. Make sure to tag it with “Humor Bowl” so we can take note of your entry.

Between now and Super Bowl Sunday, the piece tagged with “Humor Bowl” that generates the most views will be declared the winner. The winning writer gets a $100 certificate to blow on overpriced merchandise at NFLShop.com.

The contest is already chalk full of strong entries, so the bar has definitely been raised for whomever wants to walk away with a C-Note to use toward his or her favorite jersey, helmet, Fat Head, or beer holder.

Come over to check out the competition and get ready for some gut-wrenching laughs on Bleacher Report’s Humor Bowl page.

Think you can do better? Submit your own take.

Just don’t be left in the dust—because just like the Giants and Patriots, you also have to play to win.