CFFL Fantasy Bowl XXXVI

 FANTASY BOWL XXXVI

Cherry's Chislers 69  Monclova Dragons 28

CHICAGO, IL - Fantasy Bowl XXXVI was a match up between the Dragons, playing in their very first Fantasy Bowl ever against the mighty Chislers, who were playing in their 12th Fantasy Bowl, most of any team in the CFFL.  The result was exactly what you would expect.

The Dragons won the South at 7-7 behind the leadership of Deshaun Watson.  It was a struggle all year for the Dragons, and up until nearly the end of the regular season, the South was still up for grabs.  The Dragons would upset the Crew in round 1 36-32 behind 2 TD from rookie RB D'Andre Swift.  In the semis they pulled off another upset, beating the red hot Cocktails, 29-24.  They would need another monumental upset to win Fantasy Bowl XXXVI against the Chislers.

D'Andre Swift played will in the playoffs for the Dragons

The Chislers, led by Josh Allen and the RB duo of Henry the Rat Tail and Dalvin Cook, would win the North for their 15th Division Title.  The playoffs were a breeze for the Chislers beating the expansion Whales 42-25, behind 20 points from Allen, and then the Krauts 55-35 (Allen had 16 more plus Diggs had 3 TDs).  

Josh Allen, not happy about being benched

The Chislers would completely surprise the world by benching many of his starters, including Allen who had 20 and 16 points the past two games.  "We just want to show the world we can win with anyone in our line up" Chisler owner Rick Cherry declared.  But per usual, Chisler Luck would prevail as Justin Herbert, in for Allen, would out score Allen 19-12 in points...

This game was over before you could get up and get a beer or have some halftime popcorn.  It was 20-6 at half time as another back up, "Billy" Mattison, in for Dalvin Cook, scored two times in the first half.  Things would only get worse for the Dragons in the second half.

"Billy" Mattison scored twice for the Chislers

The scoring rained down on the Dragons, as Herbert would throw 3 TD passes, run one in and throw a 2 point conversion.  Derrick "King Rat Tail" Henry ran all over the Dragons and scored twice.  To add insult to injury, Chislers also got a TD from AJ Brown and then 2 TDs from Tyler Lockett.  Lockett hadn't scored a single point since Week 11!  

Herbert earned FB XXXVI MVP Honors

The one small, and I mean small, bright spot for the Dragons was Deshaun Watson.  He was able to score 12 points in the second half, but needed help from the rest of the team to at least make it a game.  Either way it would have been hard to score 70 points just to win.

The Chislers would go on to win their 7th Fantasy Bowl, more than any other CFFL franchise (Crew next with only 3).  They scored the 2nd most points in the regulars season with 635 and broke the record for most points in the post season (165) and points in a Fantasy Bowl (69).  

This team was based on a ground and pound with Henry and Cook and they were able to grab Diggs then Allen, in a draft where not many were expecting that type of performance out of Allen.  The Chislers are always looking for those "diamonds in the rough" and seem to be able find them all the time.

Congratulations to the Chislers winning their 7th Fantasy Bowl Trophy!