CFFL Playoffs Round 1

Well what a first round!  Two games that really weren't close and two that were decided on the final night of the week!

Chislers 31 Wrecking Crew 30

Nelson dropping passes

GREEN BAY, WI - It was the longest rivalry in the CFFL and pitted brother vs. brother.  It lived up to the billing but wasn't the high scoring shoot out that would have been expected.  If this was a week to beat the Chislers this would have been the week as the Green Bay Chislers came out flat as Nelson (Dropping passes), Lacy, Crosby and the Green Bay D would only manage 13 points.  It looked like the Chislers might be in trouble as the Crew's only player playing in the early games, Gano, tied all of the Chislers points at 13.  The Crew would get one more to make the score 19-13 going into Sunday and Monday night.  It appeared the Crew were in good shape and the Chislers, who had been playing playoff football for 5 weeks just to get in were spent.

Bryant was game MVP

"Not so fast my friend" as Lee Corso would say.  Sunday night would have Dez Bryant going for the Chislers.  He would end up catching 3 TDs to put the Chislers up by 12 going into Monday night and done for the week.  The Crew would have to rely on the Chicago Crew, now down to just two (Cutler and Bennet) and Jimmy Graham.  It was truly a dumpster fire once again in Chicago as the Bears looked terrible and Jimmy Graham barely was on the field and for some reason not even in when the Saints were in the Redzone.  However late in the game Cutler was able to throw a TD pass and then convert a 2 point conversion to Bennett to close within 5 of the Chislers.  Certainly in striking distance.  The Bears would have one final drive down the field and would result in another Cutler TD pass but not to Bennett...could they go for 2 once again and throw to Bennett??  Nah, they just kicked the XP leaving the Crew 2 points shy of winning the game.

"Frustrating end to the season, but all the respect in the world to my Brother and the Chislers," said owner of the Crew, Roy Cherry.  The Crew's hopes of a repeat are no longer and the Chislers move on in their "One for the Thumb" quest.

Cutler was a dumpster fire

Crush 26 Krauts 14

Berlin after the Krauts playoff loss

BERLIN, GERMANY - You didnt' want to be anywhere near the Krauts camp on Tuesday morning after this one.  If you did you might not ever leave Germany....The Krauts were completely shut down and for the first week all season Rodgers was shut out.  Hell of a time to do that, in the playoffs!  Only Tucker (8) and Roddy "Rowdy" White (6) would score for the Krauts.  Maclin would come up empty on Sunday night.  Despite that the Krauts still lead 14-8 over the Crush, but the Crush would be coming into Monday night with Brees and Jeffery.

The Monday night game was a complete mess in the beginning and it looked like the Krauts just might have a chance as the second half wound down and Brees had only 1 TD pass and the score now was 14-12 with the Krauts hanging onto a slim lead.  Brees would hit his second TD with 32 seconds left in the half to put the Crush up for good 16-14, knocking off the #1 seed Krauts in Berlin.  They would add another TD Pass from Brees and a TD catch from Jeffery to make it 26-14.

Brees led Crush to victory

The Kraut head coach couldn't be reached for comments as he quickly hit the showers...

Mafia 31 Bums 11

Evans been big for the Mafia

TAMPA, FL - The Mafia would have little trouble with the Bums, who were yet another team that was let down by their superstar.  This year the Bums' RB Jamaal Charles would come up empty after a 5 TD performance in last years first round playoff game vs. the Chislers.  Mafia would be led by Matt Ryan's 8 points and Mike Evans' 6.  Evan's TD was his 11th of the season and 9th in the past 7 weeks.  He is currently in the running for Mafia MVP honors.  Greg Jennings scored a rare TD as well.  Could the Mafia be a team of destiny?  Forgettaboutit!

Animals 37 Killer Bees 19
CHARLOTTE, NC - The Killer Bees and Andrew Luck's magical season came to an end to the hands of the Animals.  The Animals got no scoring from their RB or QB but still managed to rack up 37 points.  This was in large part to the 18 points scored by "Bend it like" Beckham.  Demaryius Thomas would also add a late TD and this game was over before Monday night kicked off where the Animals would get 7 more from kicker Graham.

Beckham scored 3 times!

The Bees haven't been the same since the injury bug bit them.  Bradshaw went out early in the year with a broken foot after providing Luck a great sideways 10 point connection.  "Orange" Julius Thomas was also nicked up and hadn't been the same since his injury.

Round 2 Match ups:

Well 3 out of the four division winners bowed out early this year leaving only the Mafia left.  Goes to show you it don't matter how you get in, just get in!  Interesting enough is that both match ups are match ups between teams that played the home and home series earlier this year...

Cabucki Crush vs. Mark's Mafia
The Mafia swept the regular season home and home series with the Crush, including an OT victory in which both teams were tied at 35.  While the Crush have Brees he hasn't been the threat he has been in the past.  Neither team posts any stand out stars.  Closest would be Brees for the Crush and Evans for the Mafia.  Should be another close one between these two West Division Rivals.

Cherry's Chislers vs. Alex Animals

The Cherry's of the CFFL

The Chislers who dispensed of his little brother last week will now try to dispense of his son.  Real nice guy!  Chislers won't be counting on another dismal performance form his Green Bay Chislers two weeks in a row.  This means the Animals will have their hands full despite having swept them in the home and home series.

This game will guarantee that the Fantasy Bowl will have a team owned by a Cherry in it for the 4th year in a row, and a Cherry owned team in it 7 out of 8 past Fantasy Bowls. Not to mention this will also guarantee that the Fantasy Bowl had a representative from the North Division  12 out of the past 14 seasons!  Now that's domination!  In other words only 2 years over the past 14 was there not a team from the North playing in the Fantasy Bowl!

Ferrets and Crew of the North!