CFFL Playoffs Round 1

Its playoff time!  The CFFL playoffs have begun and if you follow me on Twitter, there has been constant updates during the key night games.  This first round saw a ton of early scoring on Thursday Night and then a game in the balance on Monday night.  Just call me Norm MacDonald.

Lynch in Beastmode!

Animals 35 Sinistars 32
What a game this was as the Number 1 seed Sinistars, who only had one loss all year, took on the Animals, who had to battle to just make it in the playoffs as the final seed.  The Sinistars were heavily favored in this game, but the Animals had been playing playoff football for several weeks now and the Sinistars were really just coasting into the playoffs.  This game didn't get started till later on Sunday.  The game was tied at 12 as the Animals got 6 from "Beastmode" Lynch and Jeffery "I WIN" and the Sinistars got 6 each from "Commissioner" Gordon and DeSean Jackson.

In the second half the Animals took the lead 32-28 as Romo had 2 TD passes and Graham "Bat" Gano had a big game with 12 points.  The Sinistars had some help from their Chief Defense with 6.  With the Sinistars down only 4 points it was Monday Night that decided the game.  The Sinistars waited all night for Stafford to throw a TD pass and with time running out he did.  Unfortunately for the Sinistars this only tied the game and they would lose in OT as none of their back ups scored.  So they decided to go for 2!  If Stafford connected on the 2 point connection the Sinistars would have won the game!  His pass fell incomplete and the Animals knocked off the top seed in the playoffs.

Stafford comes up 1 point short

The Sinistars undoing was the fact the Stafford only threw 1 TD, and Josh Brown of the Giants was shut out on Sunday. (Rumor has it the Sinistars "other league" team lost too on Monday Night to Tucker's 6 FGs...ouch) Not since 2005 has the Number One Seed won the Fantasy bowl.  Chislers finished 13-1 in the regular season and beat the Strikers in Fantasy Bowl XXI.

Wrecking Crew 34  Crush 24

Always Start Tony G at home!

The Crush who thought they were so smart by resting all their starters before the playoffs (ultimately so they wouldn't have to play the Roulette) ended up facing the Crew instead and scored the least amount of points in the playoffs.  The Crush should have took a lesson from the Colts that resting your best players before the playoffs usually spells doom.  This game wasn't close really at all as the Crew lead 12-6 at half getting Marshall and Gonzalez TDs as the only points the Crush got was from the Seahawks shutout.

Bailey with 18!

In the second half the Crew looked like they might be in trouble as Newton had another poor day throwing only 1 TD, but thankfully Team Bailey came up big kicking 18 huge points!  Crush kicker Succop got 8 points and the Crew were shutting out Drew Brees most of the game.  Then in the final plays of the Saints game, Brees managed to get 10 points to pull them with in 10.  They needed 2 TDs from Heath Miller on Sunday night to beat the Crew.  Miller couldn't find the endzone once and the Crush fall to the Crew for the second time this season.

This will ensure that the Fantasy Bowl will once again have a representative from the North as the Animals and Crew will play their rubber match game for a chance to play in Fantasy Bowl XXIX.  A team from the North has played in 17 out of the last 28 Fantasy Bowls!  That's over 60% of the time!  Truly the North is the Championship Division.

Bums 55 Chislers 47

Rivers and Allen were huge late in the season!

This was easily the wildest game of the week!  Where do I even start!  Well lets start on Thursday night.  Things looked good for the Chislers as Rivers hooked up with Keenan Allen twice for an early 20-0 lead.  Looked like the Chislers were on their way to making a run at a threepeat.  They got 15 more from Phil "Survey Says" Dawson to take a 35-17 lead.  Well with in his sweet spot of a 12 point cushion the Chislers needed going into the second half.

The very first play of the second half saw Jamaal Charles take a short pass 49 yards for a TD.  This would be just the beginning.  Another short pass for 39 yard TD. 1 yard TD run.  16 yard TD catch.  That would tie the record for points by a RB in a playoff game at 24.  Charles "In Charge" wasn't done! Charles took yet another pass 71 yards for his 5th TD, setting the single playoff game record for points by a running back.  This also tied the most points by a running back in a game, tying Clinton Portis and Shaun Alexander who both had 30 points in a game.

Charles opens half with TD on first play

And many more

Jugghead and Chisler luck done!

Amazingly the Chislers were able to still tie this game up as their Packer connection of James Jones and Eddie Lacy both scored.  But with the game tied at 47 it would come down to Andy Dalton  for the Bums vs. Emmanuel "Lewis" Sanders on Sunday Night.  Not to mention the Bums would still have 2 more players on Monday.  Malachi threw 2 TDs and Sanders came up empty and the Chislers quest for a third title in a row, something that has never been done in the CFFL's 29 year history, came to an end.


Roulette 39 Killer Bees 24
The Killer Bees couldn't have been a more designed to beat the Roulette.  With Eric Decker and Matt Prater for the Bees would be a big counter to the Roulette's QB Manning.  As it turned out after the Thursday game it was tied at 8 each as Manning only had 2 TD passes and Prater had 8 points.  Could the Roulette be in trouble?

Feely celebrates 13 points

Luck matched Manning's 8 points for the Bees and the Bear defense scored.  Throw in a 2 point conversion by Riley Cooper and it was 24-8.  Again...could the Roulette be in trouble???  Well a team with Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, and Peterson (who was out with an injury) the Roulette looked to an unexpected source for points.  Their Arizona Cardinal connection?  Jay Feely and the Cards defense tallied 19 total points to pull the Roulette up 27-24.

Going into the night games the Roulette got a TD catch from Antonio Brown on Sunday then a punt return to go up 39-24,  and now seemed to have the game in control.  Monday night would see Calving Johnson vs. Nate Burleson.  Yeah I think the Roulette were pretty comfortable with that match up.  Turned out neither would score and the Roulette advance to the second round, and are hoping to get Adrian Peterson back.

Brown seals the deal with 2 TDs

Those are all Playmakers! And show is she!

So there we have it.  Animals at the Crew for the 3rd time this year.  Roulette at Bums in what should be a high scoring affair.  Not sure who wants to play the Bums and Jamaal Charles.  Romo, Newton, Manning and Dalton are the QBs.  Lynch, Gore, Charles and Peterson the RBs. Demaryius, Graham, Megatron, and Fitzgerald the wide outs.  Impressive cast of characters left....

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