CFFL Playoffs

Well Fantasy Bowl XXXI is set!  The Juggernauts will face the Crush in the 31st edition of the Cherry Fantasy Football Fantasy Bowl.  Here's how they got there:

Cabucki's Crush 48 Stamm's Sinistars 28
The Sinistars were looking for more magic out of their little elf Woodhead, who scored 4 times last week.  But unfortunately he must have been tied up making sure Santa made all his deliveries on Christmas Eve because he didn't score once that night.  Neither did Amari Cooper, who wasn't in the line up last week and scored.  This week he is in and doesn't score.  By the end of the first quarter (or the Thursday and Saturday Games) it was 6-6.

Woodhead was too busy being on the shelf

Williams scores one of his two TDs!

The Sinistars would take an early lead with a TD pass to Maclin to make the score 12-7.  However that would really be it for the Sinistars as the Crush began to pour it on.  First it was a TD from Williams to make it 16-12 and then he would score again.  As did Gillislee...who?  Gillislee!  The Crush would get 18 points from their stable of back up running backs.  On the bench was Frank Gore's "Knee" who scored 2 times as well.  There was no shortage of running backs for the Crush this week.

To make matters worse for the Sinistars, The Crush started Blake Bortles while the Sinistars had one of the Allen Brothers...Robinson.  Bortles would end up with 17 big points while Robinson would only benefit from one of the QB's TD passes.  The Crush return to the Fantasy Bowl for the 2nd year in a row.  Last year they squeaked into the playoffs and made it all the way to Fantasy Bowl XXX only to lose to the Chislers 30-13.

Bortles girlfriend, ex? who cares....Lindsey Duke

 Jakes' Juggernauts 42 Mark's Mafia 12
The Juggernauts, after playing second fiddle to the Krauts for years, finally have made it to the Fantasy Bowl and it wasn't very difficult what so ever as this game was never close.  The Juggs, not wanting to miss up on a 10 point connection again, decided to start both Bradford and Matthews this week (last week he did not).  They would hook up for another 10 point connection this week.  Unfortunately it would be their only one.

Bradford hits Matthews for the 10 point connection

Not to fear, the suddenly deadly dual Saints attack of Hightower and Cooks would score 18 points between them.  Add in a Kelce TD and 8 points from kicker Catanzaro "Cantstandya" and this game was a cinch.  It didn't hurt that the Mafia decided to bench the red hot Kirk Cousins, who broke the post season  game for most points by a QB just last week.  He would throw for 17 points this week compared to Roethlisberger's big fat ZERO!  Well in the scheme of things, it didn't really matter because even if he started him they still would have lost.

Hightower and Cooks been on fire!

Fantasy Bowl XXI:  Jakes' Juggernauts at Cabucki's Crush

This is the third trip to the Fantasy Bowl for the Crush and their second trip in a row.  A win will give them 2 Fantasy Bowl Trophies and tie for third most titles in the history of the CFFL.  (Crickets, Jewels, Maulers, Power, Mooches and Krauts).  This is the first trip to the Fantasy Bowl for the Juggernauts and want to put the critics that were critical on draft day to rest.  Lets see how they match up.

Quarterback: Juggernauts' Bradford vs. Crush's Bortles
This is assuming that the Juggs go with Bradford.  This is probably going to be the play since McCarron injured his hand on the final play of last weeks game.  Either way the nod has to go with Bortles who has been lights out lately (thanks to the Allen Brothers).  Since week 13 Bortels has scored 20, 18, 10, and 17 points.
Advantage: Crush

More of Lindsey Duke...hell with Blake...

Running Backs: Juggernauts' Hightower vs. Crush's Gillislee, Williams, Gore
Hightower has been a great pick up for the Juggs and has been playing well, scoring 3 TDs in the past 3 weeks.  Interestingly the Juggs have Le'Veon Bell who is out for the season, and the Crush have his back up DeAngelo Williams.  Williams has filled in nicely in place of Bell and has 11 TDs on the season, 5 coming in the past 3 weeks.  The second back for the Crush is still to be determined.  Will they ride the unknown Gillislee or take the Veteran Gore?  Flip a coin.  I don't see either of them scoring this week, however Williams should be enough
Advantage: Crush

Williams leads the Crush rushing attack

Wide Receivers and Tight Ends:  Juggs' Cooks, Matthews, Kelce, Olsen, Seferian-Jenkins vs. Crush's Gates, Rodgers, Willson? Jeffery? Wright? Royal?
The Crush have a lot of questions for their wide outs.  Jeffery will likely not play once again.  Willson suffered a concussion (bounty) vs. Rams last week and so he is in the dreaded concussion protocol.  On the bench for the Crush is Eddie Royal, who has 1 TD catch all year, back in Week 4, and Kendall Wright, who hasn't caught a TD pass since Week 7.

The Juggs seem a little more solid in this area with strong set of TEs in Kelce and Olsen not to mention Seferian-Jenkins (16 TDs between them).  Cooks has been on fire lately scoing in each of the last 2 games and now has 9 TDs on the season.  So has Matthews, who gives them a nice 10 point connection if they go with Bradford.
Advantage: Juggernauts

Kelce and Olsen, key to a Juggs victory

Kickers:  Juggeranuts' Catanzaro vs. Crush's Gano

Redskin Defense Cheerleader...

Both kickers have scored a lot of points and playing for teams that tend to drive the ball and put up points.  Catanzaro has 137 points on year and Gano 138.  Close as it gets.
Advantage: Draw.

Defense: Juggernauts' Panthers vs. Crush's Redskins
Another close one.  I am leaning toward the Panthers as they play the Buccaneers as they tend to turn the ball over for 6 points.  If any of them will score my money would be on the Panther D.  However any score from either of these defenses would be a bonus and give the team that scored a huge leg up on winning Fantasy Bowl XXXI

Prediction:  Crush 32  Juggernauts 30

This should be a close one.  While the Crush will dominate the running game the Juggernauts will dominate the receiving game.  The difference will come at QB where Bortels out duels Bradford 12-4  and the Crush get their 2nd Fantasy Bowl Title!!

Crush Cheerleader!