CFFL Week 14

Cutler looking for his bong

While most of the divisions were already decided, there was one more to be determined and the wildcard spots were all up for grabs, and boy did the Chislers throw a wrench into it all!

Wrecking Crew 43 Animals 28
ORCHARD PARK, NY - The North Division was the final division that was up for grabs and it came down to the final game of the season between the Wrecking Crew and the Animals.  The Crew won a close one in Week 1 thus the winner of this game would be North Division Champs.  The Crew started out with the Chicago Crew on Thursday night and managed to get 20 points from Cutler and Bennett.  They were dealt a big blow however as Barndon Marsahll was lost for the season with a collapsed lung.

The Animals hit back with Malachi Dalton matching Cutler's 14 points but then got TDs from "Bend it Like" Beckham and "Private" Benjamin.  Crew would answer with 12 big points once again from their defense the Rams for the victory and earned their 8th North Division Title.  Animals ended up the 5th seed in the playoffs at 9-5 and is the 4th year in a row the Animals made the playoffs after making it only twice in their first 9 years in the league.

Rams D dominating!

Chislers 41 Ferrets 30

Nelson puts the Chislers back in the playoffs

CHICAGO, IL - In the wildest comeback of the season the Chislers came from 26 down to win by 11 and win their 5th game in a row to make the playoffs after starting 3-6 on the season!  The Ferrets for the second week in a row would score its highest point total (30) and lose.  It looked good for the Ferrets as Teddy "Two Gloves" scored 8 points, scored 8 points, and Hurns and Megatron caught TD passes.  So it came down to Monday night as the Green Bay Chislers (Nelson, Lacy, Crosby, GB D) took the field down 30-4.  It started shaky as Green Bay marched down the field using Nelson and Lacy, but scored with Starks.  Was it going to be one of those kind of night.  NAH!  Chislers would fire back with 2 TDs from Lacy, 2 from Nelson and 13 points from Crosby.  It wasn't even close.

They needed the win since at 7-7 they would not make it. This makes the 22nd year the Chislers have made the playoffs and have only missed the playoffs once in past 17 years!  With their Green Bay fire power they have to be one of the odds on favorite to win it all this year.  The Ferrets?  What can I say.  They are the complete polar opposite of what the Chislers are.  While everything the Chislers touch turns to gold the Ferrets touch turns to shit.  Players suck, get hurt or get benched (Kaepernick, Kirk Cousins, The Redskins...etc..)

The win essential knocked out the Roulette, but was close and could have knocked out the Crush...

Krauts 28 Roulette 12

Julio Jones needed one more to get in playoffs

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - In the bleak grey capital of the Motherland the Krauts stormed in like it was 1941 all over again led by Aaron Rodgers' 12 points on Monday night that turned out to not even be needed as the Roulette managed to score only 12 points.  Manning had zip, zilch, nada.  This was truly disappointing to a team that had such promise all year round.  But even with the loss to the Krauts, who enter the playoffs the number one seed and winners of 8 in a row, the Roulette were still not out of it.  They had Julio Jones who was having a monster game Monday night in Green Bay and scored a late TD to pull the Roulette to only 4 points of the Crush.  One more TD by Julio Jones and the Roulette would beat the Crush in the total points tie breaker and make the playoffs.  Julio Jones would come so close, inside the 5 late in the 4th quarter only to get hurt and not return.

The Roulette and Manning would sit home for the holidays.  The Krauts return the playoffs after missing the past 2 years and with Aaron Rodgers on a hot streak will be hard to beat.

Mafia 48 Sinistars 30

Matt Ryan had a season high 16 points

TAMPA, FL - The Mafia had nothing to play for with the West Division wrapped up.  Sinistars just needed to win and they would be in.  They had Brady, Gronk, and Murray.  Surely they would pull this out and make the playoffs for the second year in a row, a feat they had only accomplished once in franchise history (2007-2008).  Well it wasn't in the cards for the Sinistars and they got sinibombed.  They did manage to get a 10 point connection from Brady and Gronkowski to pull the game to with in 2, 32-30 but couldn't managed another one.  It wouldn't have mattered anyway if they did as Matt Ryan scored a season high 16 points on Monday night.  The Mafia return the playoffs after 4 years and were preseason favorites to win Fantasy Bowl XXX.

Bums 45 Crush 21

Charles thrives in the playoffs!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Bums did what the Sinistars couldn't do.  They needed a win to get in, while the Crush didn't necessarily need the win to get in.  The Bums took care of business led by 14 from Russell Wilson and 12 from Jamaal Charles, who always seems to thrive in December.  They made the playoffs as the 7th seed wildcard team.  Could have been the 6th seed but the Chislers kept racking up points and eventually passed them in total points scored which moved the Chislers to the 6th seed and knocked the Bums down a spot.

Around the league....Bees enter the playoffs as the South Champ as they defeated the Dragons 25-17 behind Luck's 14 points and Gostkowski's 11, eh that's all they scored.  This is the second year in a row for the Bees as South Division Champs...The Titans finished their season with their 3rd win of the year over the Mayhem 23-21.  Another typical season for the Titans who manged only 4 wins in past two seasons...Cocktails finished strong beating Juggernauts 50-32.  Romo had 12, Bell had 18 and two scores by the Brown D.  They missed the playoffs and had the number 2 ranked offense.  Lots of teams are glad the Cocktails missed the playoffs...

Bell scores 3 times for Cocktails!

So the Playoffs are set as we begin the Road to Fantasy Bowl XXX!!

#8 Crush (8-6) at #1 Krauts (11-3)
Krauts winner of 8 in a row and led by Aaron Rodgers and are poised to make a run deep in the playoffs.  Berlin will be rocking! This will pit Brees for the Crush vs Rodgers.  Brees has not been himself this year.  Crush almost played their way out of the playoffs losing the final week.

Krauts playoff parade in Berlin

#7 Bums (8-6) at #2 Mafia (10-4)
A Western Division match up between the Bums and the Mafia.  Bums will lean on Jamaal Charles while Mafia can't expect 16 points from Ryan every week, but do have Forte and Mike Evans.  Bums won over the Mafia in Week 2 30-7 while the Mafia beat the Bums 23-13 last week.

Bums fan checking to see if they made playoffs

#6 Chislers (8-6) at #3 Wrecking Crew (9-5)
Well the most storied and longest rivalry in all fantasy sports puts Brother vs. Brother in Round 1.  Chislers snuck into the playoffs by winning 5 in a row and are peaking at the right time with their Green Bay Chislers.  Crew have been lucky with their Defense (Rams scoring 24 points in past two weeks) and depend on the Chicago Crew, which has been erratic lately.  These teams split the regular season with the Crew winning Week 2 50-29 while the Chislers won last week 32-25. They have met in the playoffs 4 times including  two Fantasy Bowls.

Another Brother vs. Brother battle

#5 Animals (9-5) at #4 Killer Bees (8-6)
The Animals come in as a wildcard but are as good as any division champ and have maybe the most potent WR corp; Beckham, Benjamin, Brown and Demaryius Thomas.  The Bees ride the shoulders of Andrew Luck but have stumbled as of late.

Cheerleaders ready for the playoffs!!