CFFL Round 2 and Fantasy Bowl Preview

The stage is set.  Round 2 is complete and we head into Fantasy Bowl Week.  Fantasy Bowl XXXIII will be played entirely on December 31.  Here is how the teams got there...

Animals 28  Roulette 10
MOSCOW - In the cold of the Russian air, the Roulette's luck had run out and they lost all their chips with an Animal spin of the wheel.  Even had the Roulette started Jimmy G and his 14 points instead of Hundley, they still would have lost.  Not much production from the Roulette team, deflated once again with the loss of Rodgers.  Their only points came from their kicker Vinatieri. 

It was a happy Cam day for the Animals

It was a happy Cam day, as Newton ran one in for a TD, leading the Animals to their first ever Fantasy Bowl.  Ingram added a TD and Hauschka added another 10 points.  Then the defense capped it off with a TD of their own, almost to the surprise of the Animals owner Alex.  The game wasn't really close all day as it was an easy win for the Animals, punching their ticket to another all Cherry Fantasy Bowl...

Killers 35  Titans 31 (OT)
TAMPA -  Truly the best game of the two as the Killers had to hang on to the end to survive this one in over time.  The Titans came to this game with the big guns;  Tom Brady, Kareem Hunt, Julio Jones, while the Killers had Blake Bortles.  Certainly the Titans would prevail.  Tom Brady got his two TDs, Hunt got his TD.  Jones got his TD, oh wait... not he didn't, or did he.  He caught a pass right on the goal line, but the refs marked it down on the one inch line.   No soup for you!  Titan kicker Lutz would  kick 11 points however. 

Baldwin what he thought was the game winner

The Game would be tied at 25 a piece when Doug Baldwin scored for the Killers late to make the game 31-25 with plenty of players to play yet on Christmas Day.  The day started with Lamar Miller for the Killers.  He would not find the end zone at all.  Then the night game.  It was the Titans' Ertz and Eagle D vs. the Killers' Agholor.  Time was ticking away for the Titans as Ertz could not manage to get a TD catch, but either did Agholor.  With time running out and the Killer's beginning to celebrate on the side lines, the Eagle D picked up a fumble with no time left and ran it in for a TD tying the game 31-31!  Killer's being the home team would rely on their back up kicker Tavecchio.  He barley kicked enough points, with the game winner ultimately being a 3rd quarter 25 yard FG Christmas Night. 

Titans' Eagles D scored to put game into OT.

Fantasy Bowl XXXIII Preview

Alex's Animals (9-7) at Cam's Killers (10-6)

Fantasy Bowl XXXIII will pit the sons of the founding fathers of the CFFL.  Animals, son of the Chislers and Killers, son of the Wrecking Crew.  This is the first trip for the Animals and the Killers with his being the very first year the Killers were in the League.  This marks the 18th Fantasy Bowl where a Cherry was in the Fantasy Bowl and 4th time it has been an all Cherry Bowl. 

Owners of the Animals and Killers 

The first all Cherry Fantasy bowl was in 1991 as the Crew defeated the Jewels 32-16 in FB VII.  The second was in 2003 pitting the brothers against each other as the Crew beat the Chislers 36-33 on a last minute Ahman Green TD run for the Crew in FB XIX.  The Chislers would get their revenge in 2011 as they beat the Crew 55-39 behind Stafford's (yes Stafford, not Rivers) record breaking 21 points in a Fantasy Bowl. 

But enough about the history of the Cherry's in the Cherry Fantasy Football League.  I know.  You all want to hear more about the Cherry owned storied franchises, but I need to talk about next weeks' Fantasy Bowl Match up...

QB - The Animals will hope to have happy Cam once again.  He will be on the road against the Falcons, with both teams playing for a playoff spot.  The Killers will likely go with Blake Bortles, who lately has been coming up big for the Killers.  They play the Titans who will be playing for a playoff spot.
Edge:  Animals

Will it be happy Cam in the Fantasy Bowl?

RB - The Animals will likely go with Ingram and Collins once again.  Ingram is a threat to score every week.  Collins has been a nice addition as of late, and could add another TD.  The Killer's however are not that great at RB, and can't seem to get the right combination between Miller, Gore, and Cohen.  It will be a tough call.  Gore has only scored 4 times this year, but one was last week.  Miller has 6 TDs but nothing since Week 12.
Edge:  Animals

Ingram has been solid for the Animals this year

WR - Name wise, the Animals seem to have the edge, with Mike Evans, Tyreek Hill and Thielen.  All seem like they should score at any given time.  However Evans has only scored 5 times, Thielen 4 this year.  Hill does have 7.  When you look at the Killer's WR corp of Agholor, Baldwin, Landry and Kelce, you think meh...But Agholor, Landry and Kelce all have 8 TDs a piece.  Agholor might not score as the Eagles have every thing wrapped up. 
Edge:  Slight edge to Killers

Kelce is hoping for a big game in FB XXXIII

Special Teams/ Defense - Animals have Hauschka and the Killer's have Forbath.  Defense will be the Titans vs. Falcons.  Not much to write home about with either one of those Defenses.  But Forbath has been solid all year, scoring double digits 8 times, including 10 points the past three straight weeks. 
Edge:  Killers

Outlook:  This should be a close one.  I could see another OT game in which case the Killers would have the advantage as the home team.  The difference will be happy Cam or sad Cam.  If Happy Cam it will be 10 points for Cam, including a run.  Sad Cam will just be 4 points and the loss.  I see happy Cam this week and the Animals winning their first Fantasy Bowl.
Animals 32-30

I like Animals...