CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl XI

 

1995 was basically a rocking chair year for the Chislers.  They went 13-1 in the regular season winning the North with little trouble.  The Crew were closest to them at 7-7.  Then basically steam rolled through the playoffs beating the Dominators 35-11 and Mooches 49-39.

They would face the Thomsen Twins.  The Twins won their 5th East Division title in 6 years since their inception in the league.  Twins would beat the Favre led Crew easily 27-15 in the first round.  In the semi-final round they would beat the defending champ Geriatrics 34-26. 

Isaac Bruce scored TD in FB XI

The Chislers were able to hold off the Twins winning 42-29. Isaac Bruce of the Chislers scored a TD to help in the cause.  Twins got a disappointing performance from their star running back Marshal Faulk.  With 14 TDs on the season he came up empty in the Fantasy Bowl.  

Crew QB Favre 1995 CFFL MVP
Threw 38 TDs and ran 2 more in.

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl X

1994 marked the 10 anniversary of the Cherry Fantasy Football League.  The Crew would win the North, the Rebels the West and the Twins the East once again.  However the postseason would see them all lose in the first round.  Only the Geriatrics winner of the South, would advance.  They would advance all the way to Fantasy Bowl X.

Fantasy Bowl X would see the first Fantasy Bowl match up between brothers.  The Geriatrics would face their brother, the two time champion Mooches.  The CFFL in it's history would have several brothers in the league.  The Mooches and Geriatrics.  The Bees and the Strikers.  The Crew and Chislers.  The Titans and Dragons.  Very few faced off in the Fantasy Bowl.  Little brother Geriatrics however would get the best of big brother Mooches winning 26-16.

Steve Young earned back to back MVP honors
scoring 182 points (35 TD passes 7 TD runs!)

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl IX

So coming off their second Fantasy Bowl title, in 1993 the Jewels would win only one game going 1-13.  The Twins, who were the top in the East for the past three years would finish last.  It was time for some new blood perhaps in the Fantasy Bowl.  

Pete's Power, formerly known as the Pulverizers were a surprise wild card team finishing 7-7.  They had previous season records of 1-13, 1-12, and 3-10.  They were the times Titans or Jackals. But his season would be different.  They would defeat the Chislers 29-10 in Round 1 and the Crickets 14-5 in the semis getting a date with the Martin Maulers in Fantasy Bowl IX.  

The Maulers were a respected team, with owner Dan Martin tending to draft his team in stairways or other rooms from the crowd, wandering around.  Well what ever he did in 1993 worked as the Maulers finished 8-6 and defeated two time champ Mooches in Round 1 and the Bums in the semis.

Fantasy Bowl IX was a classic to remember.  Too bad we don't have any records to show what a classic it was (unless the Commish recall), but the Maulers would win the Fantasy Bowl trophy defeating the Power 42-40!

Steve Young captured the CFFL 1993 MVP award
with 29 passing TDs and 2 rushing.

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl VIII

1992 saw the Twins win the East yet once again and the Jewels back on top of the North.  They would make it to their 4th Fantasy Bowl, more than any other franchise at the time.  (Wondering if husband owner of the Chislers had anything to do with that...)

The Jewels would defeat the Geriatrics and Terrors on their way to Fantasy Bowl VIII.  They were led by protected player Chip Lohmiller, yes a kicker.  Well I suppose it paid off as the Jewels did make it to the Fantasy Bowl. The Jewels also had the top WR in the league Sterling "Dancing Eyebrows" Sharpe who finished the season with 13 TDs.  They would face Wilken's Whammers led by league MVP Emmitt Smith, who finished the season with 19 TDs.  

Sterling Sharpe scoring one of his 13 TDs for the Jewels

The Jewels would win their 2nd title defeating the Whammers 36-23.  Emmitt Smith would have only one score in the game, Sharpe none, but Lohmiller kicked in 8 points in the victory.  The Jewels, along with the Mooches, would become the only Franchise with 2 Fantasy Bowl trophies.  

Emmitt Smith the 1992 CFFL MVP

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl VII

The 1991 season of the CFFL would see the entire North Division make the playoffs, with the Wrecking Crew division champs.  Twins and Mooches would return as East and West Champs and could have been heading to a Fantasy Bowl rematch.  The Mooches certainly would be expected to make it back led by league MVP Jim Kelly.  However both the Twins and Mooches would vacate the playoffs in the first round.

Ultimately facing off in Fantasy Bowl VII would be the Jewels, who have played in two Fantasy Bowls and the Wrecking Crew, playing in their first.  The Crew beat bitter rival Chislers in the first round and the Bums in the semis 55-29.  The Jewels would knock off defending champ Mooches in Round 1 and then the Wening's Wimps (aka Fez's Ferrets) in the Semis. 

Rod Berstine, part of the Crew's
"B Squared Backfield"

Fantasy Bowl VII would pit the great arm of Dan Marino for the Crew versus Mark "Cornholio" Rypien of the Jewels.  The Crew road the backs of their "B Squared Backfield" of Brad Baxter and Rod Bernstine throughout the season. The two backs combined for 19 TDs on the season and both scored TDs in Fantasy Bowl VII.  Chip Lohmiller was the Jewel MVP scoring 149 points.  He would be the only one to score for the Jewels kicking 5 FG and an XP.  Crew would win their first Fantasy Bowl 32-16.

Jim Kelly earned MVP honors with 138 points
which included a 6 TD performance in Week 2!

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl VI

The CFFL entered into a new decade, the 1990s, and in 1990 the CFFL saw the entrance of the Thomsen Twins.  They would quickly become one of the most respected franchises in the league.  In their first year they finished 11-3 winning the East.  Soon at drafts when the Twins would compliment a pick it became known as the "Twins Stamp of Approval".  

The Twins would defeat the Crickets and the Maulers to reach Fantasy Bowl VI in their first year and face the defending Champ Mooches.  The Mooches also went 11-3 that year and had a few nail biters in the playoffs beating the Astros by 3 and then the Whammers by 6.  Fantasy Bowl VI would prove to be one of the most boring Fantasy Bowls ever as the Mooches defeated the Twins 14-2 becoming the first franchise to repeat as Champions.

Cunningham scored 144 points becoming
first 2 time CFFL MVP

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl V

The CFFL concluded the their 5th year as the decade closed out. 1989 the Chislers were back on top of the North.  Astronomicals looked poised to repeat as they finished the regular season with a 11-2 record. They would fall short however by one game losing to the Martin's Maulers in the semis 25-11.  

The Maulers would face Mike's Mooches out of the South as a wild card.  The Mooches, another franchise that liked to put in a lineup and forget it, rolled through the playoffs beating the Crickets 30-22 in Round 1 and then blowing out the Spuds 33-6 in the semis.  They would then beat the Maulers in Fantasy Bowl V 38-27.

Dalton Hillard was MVP scoring 18 TDs in 1989!

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl IV

The league would see many teams changing, teams like the Spuds, Potatoes and Mooches entering the league or changing their name.  But in 1988 the story was what would happen in the post season.  The Crew would capture their first North Division title only to loose to the Jewels in the semi-finals 26-21.  Yes that is right, the Jewels would return to the Fantasy Bowl.

Joining the Jewels would be another female run team, Amy's Astronomicals.  They finished the season 7-6, would defeat the 11-2 Crickets in Round 1 22-16 in overtime and then the Bums 23-8 in the semis.  They would complete their quest beating the defending champ Jewels 40-17!  This would mark the second year in a row a female run team would win a Fantasy Bowl.  

Cunningham was league MVP with 24 TD passes
and 6 rushing TDs!

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl III

1987 would see the CFFL finally reach it's current level of 16 teams.  But the season would see it's season shortened due to labor disputes and a strike among players.  It would only be a 9 game season as the CFFL refused to play "scab" players. 

The defending champion Stooges would return to the playoffs but exit in the 1st round to the Terrors.  But the Jennifer's Jewels would upset the Terrors in the semi-final round 40-38 to make it to Fantasy Bowl III to take on the Bums.  The Jewels would be known to run an unorthodox type team, drafting Refrigerator Perry as a RB, not making any changes in her lineup for weeks.  But whatever she did, it worked as they would beat the Bums in Fantasy Bowl III 35-29.

Jerry Rice was league MVP scoring 
an incredible 23 TDs in the shortened season!

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl II

In 1986, the second year of the CFFL, the league expanded to 14 teams!  It was an onslaught of optometrists and wives...wait what?  Todd's Terrors, Martin's Maulers, Bacardi's Bums, Randy's Rebels (which later would change their name to Cabucki's Crush), Canton's Cobras, Pete's Pulverizers and wives like Amy's Astronomicals (Terrors) and the Jennifer's Jewels (Chislers).  And one neighbor friend of the Crew; Steve's Stooges. 

This created the East Division and the North and South had 5 teams in them!  Winning the North was the Chislers of course, but they would not reach the Fantasy Bowl.  Instead it would be two new teams, Steve's Stooges and Martin's Maulers.  It was a lack luster Fantasy Bowl, won by the Stooges 17-9.  A small side note, owner of the Stooges was Steve Machcinski, the fire fighter that died fighting a fire here in Toledo back on January 26, 2014.

Dan Marino was league MVP with 44 TD passes

 

CFFL History: Fantasy Bowl I

It was 1985.  The President was Ronald Regan.  Coke introduced New Coke, brutal.  Live Aid Concert was conducted in July. And the CFFL was born.  Born out of a book purchased by Wrecking Crew owner Roy Cherry off of a school book order form called Cliff Carpenters' Fantasy Football Guide.  At the young age of 14 he knew he would need to turn this over to his older brother, the current CFFL Commissioner and owner of the Cherry's Chislers Rick Cherry.

A draft that was held the morning of Week 1 of the NFL season with 6 people would require after the draft to make two more teams, Columbus Scrubs and the Toledo Scumbags, out of players remaining.  During the season the only results could be received from the Monday morning newspapers.

Clark's Crickets, owned by "Big Whit" Kevin Clark, were South Division Champs with a 9-5 record.  They would face one of the scrub teams, the Toledo Scumbags, who finished 7-7 as a wild card.  The Crickets would be victorious winning 34-11 in the very first Fantasy Bowl!

Joe Morris led all non kickers with 21 TDs
Wish I remembered which team he played for...

CFFL FB XXXVI Preview

 The stage is set for Fantasy Bowl XXXVI.  Facing off will be one team playing in its first ever Fantasy Bowl and another team playing in a record 12th title game.  This game is truly a David vs. Goliath match up. 

Here is how they got here:

Cherry's Chislers 54  Kretz Krauts 35 - CHICAGO - On the cold windy fields of Soldier Field, the Krauts came in unafraid and unimpressed by the Chislers.  Goosestepping to a commanding 35-20 lead behind an MVP like performance by Aaron Rodgers late Sunday Night.  Montgomery added a TD and Greg the Leg kicked 13 points.  The Chislers got a disappointing performance out of their potent running attack of Cook and Henry.  Cook only had 1 TD, while the Vikings had several redzone drives.  Henry came up empty Sunday night.  

Rodgers threw for 16 points in the snow

It would come down to Monday Night.  Josh Allen and Stephon Diggs.  He would need 16 points to win the game.  Could it be done.  Of course it can.  Allen had 16 points on his own and threw 3 TD passes to Diggs for 3 10 point connections, and the Chislers won going away! 

 

Allen and Diggs hooked up 3 times!

Monclova Dragons 29  Molotov Cocktails 24 - MIAMI - Was it the heat and humidity that slowed down the red hot Cocktails?  Coming from snowy Leningrad, the Cocktails spent 2 weeks in sunny Florida.  Either it was the humidity or the night life at South Beach.  But they didn't put up the points like they usually do.  Dragons needed a big day from Deshaun Watson and got 12 points from him and a surprising 10 points from "Boyd" Crowder.  Rookie RB Taylor scored twice, but with Jacobs refusing to score and getting 0 from their WRs of Hill, Hilton and Andrews the Cocktails were in trouble. 

Watson came up big for Dragons

Sunday night brought Tannehill and Gostkowski to the table needing 18 points to complete the comeback.  Last week Tannehill scored a record 26 points.  Could he do it again?  Tannehill threw a TD pass and then ran one in. They only needed 6 more points!  Another Tannehill run, or a FG from Gostkowski and a TD pass and it was over.  Time was running out.  The Dragons held firm and kept them out of the end zone rest of the way to win and advance to their first Fantasy Bowl in 21 years! 

Tannehill came up 6 points short 

Fantasy Bowl XXXVI

Monclova Dragons at Cherry's Chislers (-17)

Soldier Field, Chicago

Forecast: Partly Cloudy 32 degrees

This could be one of the most lopsided Fantasy Bowls to date.  In one corner we have the 6 time champs playing in their 12th Fantasy Bowl, coming off a 30 point performance from Allen and Diggs.  In the other corner are the Dragons, playing in their first Fantasy Bowl, limping into the title game with injuries and suspensions.  Let's break down the match up for Fantasy Bowl XXXVI.

QB:  Chislers are led by Josh Allen, who was not on anyone's radar during the draft, but as a former Chisler back up last year, he certainly was on the Chislers radar.  He ranks 2nd in the league with 194 points and has scored 20 and 16 points past two playoff games, which already ranks 4th most points in the post season all time with one more game to go.  The question will be how long the Bills will keep Allen in the game.

Deshaun Watson leads the Dragons into flight and had an up and down season.  Only 6 weeks was Watson able to score in double digits.  He will need a huge game once again if the Dragons are going to have a chance.

Advantage:  Chislers

RB:  This was a strong point of the Chislers all year with a one two punch of Cook and Henry.  Cook and Henry are #2 and #3 in RB scoring in the league.  King Henry the Rat Tail can easily score 2 TDs.  However the Chislers have been thrown a curve ball as Dalvin Cook will not be available for the game as he is dealing with a family emergency.  Cam Akers is nursing an injury and may not be ready.  So the Chislers may be going single back formation.

Dragons' RBs have been bitten by the injury bug as Raheem Mostert was placed on IR leaving only
D'Andre Swift and Malcom Brown.  Swift, a rookie this year, has shown signs of greatness, but he also has some clunker games.  Which Swift will show up?  Will Brown get some playing time?  Lots of questions for the Dragons.

Advantage:  Chislers

WR: Chislers seem loaded at WR with studs like AJ Brown and Stephon Diggs.  Brown has 10 TDs on the season and is a beast.  He can score at a moments notice.  Diggs, surprisingly only has 8 scores on the season, three last week.  But what makes him dangerous is the 10 point connection he creates with Allen.  Tyler Lockett is another threat but hasn't scored since Week 11.  They have viable back ups too, with Ebron, Beasley "Reese" and "Christina" Agholor.

This game might be different had the Dragons had all their WRs available.  Aiyuk, who was starting to come on toward end of season, will be out.  Will Fuller was a great 10 point connection with Watson, but was suspended.  DeVante Parker has been out last two weeks and will have to play hurt.  Then you got Curtis Samuel and Dan Arnold.  Eh boy.

Advantage: Chislers

Kicker/ ST/D:  Chislers will be going with Sanders kicking and the Chiefs D/ST, which are always a threat to run back a punt or kick.  Dragons appear to be starting Cairo Santos "Todd Chontos" and the Ravens D, which are a threat for a defensive score.  

Advantage:  Even.

Outlook:  It's hard for me to make a case for the Dragons.  Their only hope might be if the Chislers end up having some players rest.  Watson will need to keep up with Allen, Swift with Henry, and hope that no TD passes Allen throws goes to Diggs.  Then maybe, just maybe the Dragons pull off the upset.  But I fully expect the Chislers to win their 7th title and build an addition to his house for all their trophies... Chislers 48-27

CFFL Playoffs Round 1

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 

Well the CFFL playoffs are starting to look like the FBS Playoffs.  Basically not sure why we are playing the games.  Just stick Cocktails and Chislers in the Championship game like Clemson and Alabama.  None of the games were really close.  Only one came down to needing one score.  Rest were basically blow outs.  

Dragons 36  Wrecking Crew 32 - GREEN BAY, WI -  Dragons pull the upset off against the Crew!  Crew were basically limping into the playoffs, with CMC missing 10 games Deebo Samuel out and cut and then CEH goes down with an injury late in the game with the ball inside the 5, needing one more TD for the win!  Kyler Murray did his part scoring 18 points and throwing one to Hopkins for a 10 point connection.  The Dragons got a surprising 2 TDs from rookie D'Andre Swift.  They now advance to the Semifinals for the second year in a row.  Crew lose in first round, second year in a row...

Swift for the Dragons telling the Crew crowd "shhh"

Chislers 42  Whales 25 - CHICAGO, IL-  Chislers coasted to a victory over the expansion team Whales.  This game got out of hand early as Chislers Allen scored 20 points on Saturday and then Henry and Cook both scored.  Even the great Patrick Mahomes couldn't bring back the Whales, even though he scored 13 points.  Who would have thought to start Bell and Bernard over Carson and Davis at RB for the Whales?  No one.  However if he had the Whales win by 1.  Disappointing production form their starting RB for sure.  

Allen and the Chislers looking pretty unstopable

Krauts 50  Sinistars 39 - SEATTLE - The Krauts may have something to say about the above comment about Clemson and Alabama being Chislers and Cocktails.  They may be peaking at the right time.  Nothing like trading a player away, getting a draft pick for him and then beating the team they traded him to in the playoffs.  Krauts traded Sinistars Davante Adams for a 2nd round pick.  Krauts got 10 from Rodgers, 12 from Montgomery and 12 from Pollard, an unlikely duo at RB to score 24 points!  Sinistars were really let down by their team MVP Russell Wilson, who only scored 4 points.  

Rodgers leading league MVP

Cocktails 56  Killers 27 - TAMPA - Killers didn't have a chance in this one, when Cocktail QB Tannehill scores 24 points setting the record for most points in a playoff game by a QB.  The previous record was 22 by Kirk Cousins in 2015 for the Mafia.  Josh Jacobs "Jingleheimer Schmidt" and Taylor both had TD runs in the win.  Killers rode his Buccaneers all the way to the playoffs, but ultimately relying on that many players from one team was hard to overcome.  Brady had 8 and Fournette did have 12 points.

Tannehill sets playoff record!

Round 2 Preview: 

Kretz Krauts at Cherry's Chislers (-12) - Boy the Krauts are getting no respect coming into Soldier Field as 12 point dogs to the Chislers.  Chislers are attempting to make it to their 12th Fantasy Bowl.  Krauts are looking to make their 3rd appearance in the Fantasy Bowl. 

We all know what the Chislers are about.  QB Josh Allen and that running attack of King Henry and Prince Cook plus AJ Brown and Stephon Diggs "Dig Dug".  It seems this team can score at will.  

The Krauts are a dangerous team that is hungry.  Having traded away Adams for a 2nd rounder and Gurley for a 3rd to the Killers, they could make it to the Fantasy Bowl and have extra picks in next year's draft.  This is completely opposite of what normally happens!  They are going to need to get production out of their RB duo of Montgomery and Pollard like they did this past week to have a chance.

Prediction:  Well I would take the Krauts plus the points, but I don't think they have enough consistent fire power to keep up with the Chislers to win.  Chislers win 43-33.

Henry and the Chislers looking to stiff arm the Krauts 

Molotov Cocktails at Monclova Dragons (+2) - The Cocktails get to stay in sunny Florida for one more week and just have to move across the state from Tampa to Miami to take on the Dragons.  With the Cocktails coming from Russia, there is a chance of having too much fun at South Beach, but with the threat of being shipped to Siberia if they lose, maybe not...(maybe that is why the line is so short. What does Vegas know?)

This is only the 3rd appearance in the semifinals for the Dragons as they try to make it to their first ever Fantasy Bowl. They have a tall task at hand playing the Cocktails and will need a big game from QB Deshaun Watson.  Would be nice to get similar production from RB Swift as well.

Cocktails seem to be on a mission and look to return to the Fantasy Bowl for the third time in a row.  I wouldn't expect Tannehill to score 24 points again, but the Cocktails can get points from anywhere.  Jacobs, Taylor, Tyreek Hill, Hilton, Andrews...

Prediction:  Easily take the Cocktails and lay the short 2 points.  Cocktails will prove to be too much for the Dragons and win easily as we will have a rematch of FBXXXIV between Chislers and Cocktails (Chislers won 46-31).  

Cocktails flipping right into the Fantasy Bowl

CFFL Week 14 and Playoff Preview

Wow!  What a Monday Night Football game last night!  Reminiscent of  Rams/Chiefs MNF in 2018.  This game had everything.  Big plays, smash mouth running, comebacks on both sides.  Lamar Jackson coming out of the locker room after taking a wicked shit to play Super Man!  Tucker game winning 55 yard FG. And to top it off the shitshow lateral at end of the game that ended up being one of the worst beats this year in gambling.  Ravens up by 3 against Browns.  Spread was +3 for Browns, so a push if you took Browns.  Browns lateral the kick off a hundred times backwards and eventually out of the end zone.  Score lands at 47-42, 5 points! Ouch!

There were lots of final game ramifications in last nights game as well as in the CFFL and playoff seeding.  Here is what happened.  

Juggernauts 57  Krauts 34 - This game was close at one point.  After 18 wasted points from Aaron Rodgers the Krauts led the Juggs 34-23 going into MNF.  Juggs needed 12 points from any of their players playing last night; Jackson, Hunt, Higgins.  Juggs said hold my beer.  Jackson would go off for 16 points, but Hunt would score 12 as well, and even Higgins got in the fun scoring a TD!  The win drops the Krauts to the 7th seed and instead of playing the Killers, they now will be playing the defending champ Sinistars.  

Jackson scores 16 in the season finale for Juggs

Killers 28  Crush 20 - This game was 22-20 going into Sunday Night.  Crush needed a TD from either Claypool or Johnson to take the lead.  Seemed reasonable, but the Steeler WRs forgot how to catch passes.  So even though the game was over heading into MNF, the Killers could improve their seeding from 4th to 3rd with a "Hollywood" Brown score.  It wasn't looking like it was going to happen, but late in the game Brown would catch a 44 yard TD to give the Killers the point advantage over the Dragons.  Hell it wasn't even over yet.  With the Dragons having the Ravens D, and the shenanigans at the end of the game, they could have picked up ball and scored, but got a safety instead and fall 2 points short or the Killers.  Killers might not have wanted this, as they now take on the red hot Cocktails.

Brown scores for the Killers!

Chislers 55 Animals 50 - In another game that got interesting during Monday Night, the Animals needed 3 TDs from Chubb and Landry to pull off the comeback upset.  Earlier in the game the Chislers seemed to score at will, getting points from all of their players except Lockett, including 12 from King Henry and 8 from their D (KC).  Chubb would score twice in the first half of the MNF game and it looked like the Animals might pull it off.  Unfortunately, Chubb would not see the endzone again, but instead Hunt would twice.  Chislers luck once again prevails.

King Henry the Rat Tail

Around the league...Ferrets had their way with a struggling Crew team 51-29.  Gus Edwards added 2

Taylor playing well for hot Cocktails

scores late to pour salt in the proverbial wound.  Crew were resting most of their players in the second half and had little interest...Mayhem finish the season with a win over the Bees, who seemed to have faded at the end and fell out of the playoff race.  Rivers managed two TDs for the Mayhem...Titans beat their brother Dragons 16-13 with a partial lineup, no kicker, no defense.  Dragons needed a Ravens ST/D score to win the game, but only got a safety...Cocktails smoked the Sinistars 57-29 and seem to be hitting on all cylinders right now.  Taylor, Hill and Hilton all had 12 points each...Whales had little difficulty with the Legion winning 28-9 even though Mahomes had an average game scoring only 8.  Legion really faded towards the end of the season...

Player of the Week:  Aaron Rodgers, QB, Krauts - 18 points

Now its off to the playoffs.  If I was to predict the Fantasy Bowl right now I would say it will be between Chislers and Cocktails.  At least they are both the odds on favorite to win it all.  However they may meet in the second round!  Let's take a look at Round One action next week:

Monterey Bay Whales at Cherry's Chislers (-14) - In their first year in the league, the Whales make the playoffs and for their efforts they get the Chislers.  Chislers are the number 1 scoring team in the league and have 6 titles under their belt and looking for a 7th.   

Diggs and Allen of the Chislers

Chislers have a powerful running attack of Cook and King Henry.  Add in Allen and Diggs and this team is very dangerous.  Oh and don't forget A.J. Brown who is a beast and has 9 TDs on the season already.  

Whales will need a monster game from Mahomes to make this a game.  They just don't match up at all in any other position. WRs of Robby Anderson, Woods and Hockenson?  Carson at RB has 9 scores on the year though.

Prediction:  Swallow the points and take the Chislers.  Chislers win comfortably 52-23

Kretz's Krauts at Stamm's Sinistars (-6) - An Eastern Bloc rubber game. Sinistars won the match up in Week 2 44-24 while the Krauts were victorious in Week 13 34-28. This should be a good one as the Sinistars begin their defense of the their Fantasy Bowl Title.  

Sinistars are led by Russell Wilson and have done a nice job of piecing together various combinations of running backs between Gibson and Robinson.  Key to this game could be the counter to Krauts' QB Rogers as Sinistars have Davante Adams!  

Adams and Rodgers face off

Krauts as mentioned have Aaron Rogers who is leading all players in scoring this year.  That Adams counter could be problematic.  Montgomery anchors the running game and it's an eclectic mix at WRs as always.

Prediction:  This game could be close, but ultimately the Sinistars prevail.  Take the points and the Krauts.  Sinistars win a close one 32-29

Molotov Cocktails at Cam's Killers (+12.5) - In another first round mismatch, the red hot Cocktails come into town to play the Killers who managed to win the West led by mostly Buccaneers.  It's going to be hard to make a case for the Killers to pull off the upset here.

Killers led by many Buccaneers including the GOAT, Good Ole Tom.  11 point connections out there between Brady and Gronk with kicker Succop.  They are going to need some production out of the running game of Gurley and Murray to make this a game.

TY has found new life with the Cocktails

Cocktails have had the Midas touch lately.  TY Hilton had been garbage all year and was a free agent when the Cocktails picked him up and he has scored 3 times in past two weeks.  Tyreek Hill is just a scoring machine and has 16 TDs on the season already!  

Prediction:  Killers are no match for the Cocktails.  Lay the points and take the Cocktails -12.5 as they win big 48-23.

R.C. Wrecking Crew at Monclova Dragons (+8.5) - Not a very stellar performance for either team entering the playoffs.  Crew got buried by the Ferrets and the Dragons scored only 13 points to lose to a team with a partial lineup.  Crew certainly have the advantage as they have the third highest scoring offense and have a lot of talent.  Dragons up and down, but with Watson, can put up some points.

Dragons need a big game from Watson, who has the potential to score double digit points.  Rest of the team is nursing some injuries and suspensions which could make the lineup a bit thin.

Crew hope these two can connect!

Crew are hoping to get McCaffrey back.  He has been out a lot this year with injuries, but when he plays he scores.  Murray will look to hit Hopkins for 10 points and Metcalf is a beast.  

Prediction:  Crew should win this one relatively easily if they can get back on track.  Take the Crew, lay the 8.5.  Crew win 38-28

Baby its cold outside...