There is a motto in the CFFL that continues to hold true..."Just get in". That being just get in the playoffs because anything can happen. And it did this week. All of the division champions lost giving very little meaning to winning your division other than pride and a mark in the almanac. None of the games were really close. Top seed Crew with the number one offense and a record of 12-2 certainly would have no problem with Arizona playing the lowly Lions, right? And the number 2 seed Killers, with the second best offense in the league, certainly wouldn't have any issues with the Buccaneers playing at home to the struggling Saints, right? As the famous Lee Corso would say, "Not so fast my friend!"
Sinistars 24 Wrecking Crew 18 - Unfortunately for the Crew they entered the playoffs limping, with Conner banged up and Harris out with a hammy. But they still had plenty of fire power and favorable matchups. Conner would play and against the Lions, no problem. Well Murray would only score 4 points and Conner zilch. What about "A, B," CeeDee Lamb? Cowboys had plenty of trips to redzone, but no. Mike Williams? Same. Deebo "Dabo Sweeny" Samuel would score once, but really needed one more TD to give them a chance. Sinistars started out hot with 12 points from Kelce early and really struggled to find points but scored enough. Neither of his Bronco Backs scored (Williams and Gordon). The Sinistars move on to face the Animals, another North opponent.
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| Kelce scored 12 for the Sinistars |
Whales 38 Killers 15 - Whales put the pressure on the Killers early in this game with 13 points from Mahomes including a 10 point connection to Tyreek Hill to tale an early 19-6 lead. Killers were still very confident with Mixon, Brady and Evans still to go. Mixon would get banged up during the game and the Buccaneers would completely get shut out. Evans got hurt too during the game. It was a disaster for the Killers. The Whales on the other hand rolled with A.J. "Tree Trunks" Dillon and Jeffery Wilson both scoring on the ground (seems better than Rashard Penny). 7 points from Robbie Gould would round out a pretty decent performance. They now have to travel to dreary miserable Berlin to face the Krauts.
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| Mahomes gets 13 points early for Whales |
Krauts 42 Cocktails 24 - The Krauts finally made the long cold march into Russia and came out victorious! They were firing on all cylinders this week. Aaron Rodgers scored 12 (the Sgt. Hulka Toe doesn't seem to be a bother) and Mark Anderws "Sisters" had 12. Shultz and Prater would have 6 each and they quickly were putting this game out of reach. Cocktails got 6 from Taylor early, but really couldn't find too many points elsewhere. He had a nice counter to Rodgers with MVS but Jacobs let them down with no points and only 8 from Stafford. He would have needed a 20 point performance from Stafford to win, but that was before Gibson for the Krauts drove the final nail in the Cocktails coffin. Krauts welcome the Whales to Berlin in the semis.
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| Rodgers' 12 points leads the Krauts |
Animals 31 Titans 12 - The Titans didn't really put up much of a fight against the Animals scoring only 12 points. 6 from Tanehill and 6 from Davante Adams. Barkley just hasn't been the same since his injury. His starting kicker was Buccaneers kicker Succop, and we all know what happened to the Bucs. Animals went with Cousins and luckily that decision (instead of Hurts) didn't HURT him. Hurts scored 16 points Tuesday night. Hunter Henry had 2 scores in the victory and Chubb "chubb, chubb, chubb" scored once. The Animals will host the Sinistars in the semis.
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| Cousins didn't do much but he did enough |
The playoffs continue and the Chinese Wuhan Virus seems to be reeking havoc, potentially in the CFFL, even if most if not all of the players are fine and vaccinated, but just test positive...whatever. But in any case it may come down to whose bench is the deepest and strongest. Or it might not matter at all if you have several cases of Chinese Wuhan Virus. But in any case we move on and play the games!
Playoffs Round 2:
Sinistars at Animals - The Animals were the top wild card seed and now assume the role of top seed in the playoffs. They are led by Kirk Cousins, or maybe Jalen Hurts. Not sure who yet, but he does have options. Cousins is probably the more consistent player, but Hurts is a risk reward player. You start him and you risk getting nothing or double digits! Running backs are strong with Chubb anchoring the ground game and has 8 TDs on the season. Robinson might get the start over Freeman. "Mrs. Sue" Higgins and the TE tandem of Gronkowski and Henry could be dangerous. Gronk should bounce back.
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| "Put me in coach!" |
Sinistars better hope to score more than 24 points to win this game. Raiders / Broncos game could be huge for the Sinistars if they start Carr as they will likely start the Bronco Backs of Williams and Gordon. I would imagine they will get back on track and at least score a few. But will they start Mac Jones again instead of Carr. Jones plays the Bills and last time they played he threw the ball like 2 times...Kelce and K.I. T.T. "Boy" L.E. are still dangerous. However, Kelce has been put on the Chinese Wuhan Virus list at this time. He is fully vaccinated and may make it back for the game but still to be determined. Sinistars hope to get another early 12 point head start on Thursday as Kittle plays Thursday night.
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| Sinistars hoping for a big game from this clown |
This game should be a close one. I give the edge slightly to the Sinistars with more potential for points. If those Bronco Backs get rolling and Kelce ends up playing they certainly have the edge. I suspect that Hurts will get the start instead of Cousins who plays against the Rams. If Hurts can keep up his double digit scoring for another week that will give the Animals a Chance.
Prediction: Sinistars 31-27
Whales at Kruats - The Whales, based on the west coast, traveled all the way to sunny warm Tampa to beat the Killers and now have to travel to Berlin to take on the Krauts where the weather is expected to be in the 30s with chance of snow showers. They are facing their own Chinese Wuhan Virus issues with Tyreek Hill on the list. With him on the list and potentially not playing that takes his 10 point connection away. Antonio Brown might be back and could be a good replacement. Its really going to be on the shoulders of Mahomes. He must have a massive game for the Whales to have a shot. I can't see another 12 point performance from running backs of Wilson and Dillon.
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| "Come on Tyreek!" |
Aaron Rodgers leads the Kruats on Christmas Day and is hoping for Christmas Day Magic. He will clearly set the tone of the week for the game. If he has a big game it could be difficult for the Whales to mount a comeback. Mark Andrews is clearly the second best player on this Krauts squad. He scored twice last week and has 9 scores on the season. Gibson has 8 TDs on the season and is a solid back. However outside of that it may be hard to find consistency. We could see a change in the backfield with Penny instead of Montgomery. Schultz and Aiyuk are hit and miss.
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| Rock on Aaron! |
It will be Mahomes vs Rodgers. Who will out score who? Whoever seems to get the edge with QBs will be the team with the best chance to pull out the win and move onto the Fantasy Bowl. This game is pretty even, but Andrews and Gibson give the edge to the Krauts. What will Santa bring on Christmas day? Lump of coal for Rodgers or a bright shiny new bike?
Prediction: Krauts 36-24
Merry Christmas everyone!!
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