What a wild ending to the 2018 CFFL season for some teams. Dragons....what the hell happened? Crush and Ferrets...make my preseason prediction a reality...Cocktails just couldn't over throw the Krauts yet again...
Key Games from Week 14:
The South had the most drama of any division to end the season. The Dragons had been sitting at the top of the division for the entire season, literally. Since Week 1! Only to find themselves at home in December.
Titans 29 Dragons 19 - Just win Dragons. Just win and you are in. Easier said than done when you your starting RBs are Peyton Barber "Distant cousin of Tiki and Ronde" and Tevin Coleman. Philip Rivers had a disappointing day throwing for only 1 score as well. That would spell doom as the Titans roared back in the second half with 2 TDs from "Aunt" JuJu! The win, amazingly enough would propel the Titans into the playoffs as the Division winner of the South as the game below unfolded.
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| Aunt JuJu came up big for the Titans! |
Mayhem 49 Killer Bees 31 - Things were looking pretty bleak for the Mayhem after the Killer Bees took an early 31-13 lead not to mention the Mayhem had left 24 points on the bench from Derrick Henry! Yes 24 points! This game would have been over before the 4:00 games even kicked off if that was the case... But be that as it may the Mayhem had to look else where for the points. They looked no further than Dallas. Where Dak Prescott and Amari "Former Stiff" Cooper connected for not one, not two, but three 10 point connections giving the Mayhem the victory after all was lost. Their win knocked out the Killer Bees and put the Titans into the playoffs. Mayhem was certainly everywhere.
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| You are looking at 30 points! |
In the East the Cocktails were looking for their first Eastern Bloc Division title and had been neck and neck with the Krauts all season, despite having a much superior offense. But it all came down to the final game of the season....
Roulette 42 Cocktails 35 - The Cocktails certainly have seemed to slow down somewhat as their high flying Chief offense has fell on some difficult times. First with the cutting of Hunt and then Hill's tweaked ankle. I mean if slowed down means scoring 35 total points...But that was enough slowing down for the Roulette who took advantage of the situation. They still needed to get scores out of almost every player, including 12 from Carson Wentz. It was enough to defeat the Cocktails, but not enough at the time to prevent them from winning the East. The Krauts still needed to win and it wasn't looking good for those crazy Germans...
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| Wentz threw for 12 points in his final game of the season |
Krauts 18 Juggernauts 16 - In a low scoring defensive battle the Kruats appeared to be on their way to a loss giving the Cocktails their first division crown. It was reported the Cocktails had the champagne already on ice before the game was even over. A little premature maybe? The Kraut / Bear Defense would get a safety that would prove to be the difference. With the game 16-14 in favor of the Juggs time was running out. Only a minute was left in the game. The corks were ready to pop for the Cocktails...until...suddenly Kraut QB Kirk Cousins tossed a TD pass for the victory 18-16 giving the Kruats their 7th division crown 4th out of the last 5 years.
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| Cousins tosses the game winning TD! |
Crush 45 Killers 39 - This game was a shoot out with the Killers team finally hitting on all cylinders. It only took them 14 weeks to figure that out as three players put up double digits, Brees (10), Julio Jones (12), and kicker Hauschka (11). It wouldn't be enough though as the "Good ole Tom" Brady's 12 points led the team to victory.
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| Good ole Tom |
Bums 28 Sinistars 23 - Just win Sinistars. Just win! Well team leader and 2017 CFFL Player of the Year Russell Wilson was set to show the world why he should be the 2018 league MVP once again by bringing the Sinistars from behind to win the division. Down 28-22 late in the game, just 2 TD passes from Wilson would seal the victory. Wilson scored 1 point. ONE point! Not gonna do it son.
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| Wilson had a rough day |
Don't worry, nothing mattered in the North. Chislers and Animals had playoffs locked up and the Ferrets had little trouble defeating a Crew team that had completely given up on their coach and owner...
Playoffs - Round 1
Well here we go! Onto the playoffs (what is that like anyway???) Will it be the Cocktails and the Chislers in the Fantasy Bowl? Or will it be the Ferrets and Crush as predicted in preseason?
The 7-7 Sinistars travel to Chicago to take on the 12-2 Chislers. The Chislers bring their Ram attack offense that lately hasn't been as potent as it was earlier. The Rams take on the Eagles Sunday night so this game will be determined late. The Sinistars are no easy out for the Chislers. Earlier in the year they continuously posted multiple players with 12 points. However with the injury to Conner they have taken a step back. Look for the Rams/Chislers offense to get it back into high gear and win. But it will be closer than you think.
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| Chislers will be looking for a lot of these two guys |
By the way..Chislers 25th playoff appearance. Since 1998 only missed the playoffs twice. Makes me sick. This leagues Patriots.
Bet: Sinistars +13
Ferrets at Krauts (-7)
The 8-6 Ferrets make the long trip to Berlin to take on the 11-3 Krauts in a Fantasy Bowl XXIII rematch. Krauts defeated the Ferrets 38-28 in that game. This will be a tough one for both teams as they wonder which version of their QB will show up. Ferrets will have "Home" Ben and Krauts will have Cousins at home as well. RBs are pretty even too with a slight edge maybe to the Krauts. Ferrets have been somewhat disappointed by their duo of Elliott and Johnson, while the Krauts have been pleasantly surprised with Fournette and Mixon.
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| Ferreets hope for Home Ben |
Gonna be a close one. Going to go out on a limb here and say the Ferrets win outright.
Bet: Ferrets +7
Animals at Crush (-2)
The defending champ Animals at 10-4 travel west to sunny southern California to take on the red hot 7-7 Crush. Its going to depend on if it will be a Happy Cam or a Sad Cam this week. Cam Newton takes on the Saints but at home...could be a Happy Cam Day. That game is Monday night with the Crush having Michael Thomas that night. Could very well come down to the final game of the week. The Animals better be tied or only behind slightly to make sure they have the chance to sustain a Thomas TD.
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| Thomas plans on flexing his muscles Monday Night |
Another close one that should come down to MNF. Unfortunately for the Animals their quest for back to back championships ends here.
Bet: Crush -2
Cocktails at Titans (+13)
The 10-4 mighty Cocktails will travel to Northwest Ohio to take on the 7-7 Toledo Titans in the Glass Bowl. This game could be over before the weekend with the Chiefs playing Thursday night. They are at home facing the Chargers. It appears the Cocktails will go all in on the Chiefs and try to end this game early going with 6 Chiefs in their starting lineup including Mahomes, Kelce, Ware and Hill if he is good to go. The Titans will need a huge game from Watson to make this even a game.
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| Cocktails = Chiefs, Chiefs = Cocktails |
Not even close. Cocktails roll as the Titans don't have the offense to keep up.
Bet: Cocktails -13
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| RIP George H.W. Bush |
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