Playoffs Round One
Two division winners advance in round one, but the top two seeds fall in upsets. The Bandits and Contributors took care of business as the defeated the Filiricans and Machine. Meanwhile the Wapati and Fish pulled off the upsets of the top seeds this year, the Demons and Death. The Demons had the top record this year during the regular season, while the Death took home the high scoring average award. But it was all for naught, as the Wapati/Fish proved that anything goes in the postseason.
The Maulers took home the win in the first scrub bowl with an impressive 87 point week, the top score in the league including playoff teams.
Here is a review of the action in round one of the playoffs:
Wapati
73 Demons 59
Boyd/Butch have a solid week while the
Demons had a down week, and it adds up to a victory for the suddenly surging
Wapati team. The Wapati were led by a big game from Garcia with 27, while newly
acquired Muhammad chipped in 14. Staley had a nice day in Seattle with 12 and
Portis had a workmanlike 7 point game. Next up for the Wapati is the tough
Bandits, so no time to rest for Boyd/Butch as they will need another solid
effort to reach the Championship game. Eric/Tom had a relatively easy go of
things during the regular season, and really had the team scoring well down the
stretch. This week things came to a crashing halt and the team fell short
against the Wapati. Maddox was back at the controls this week for the Demons,
and that was not a good thing. Maddox looked like a solid play against the
Texans, but he was horrible as he fumbled the ball and threw INT's leaving him
with just 3 points. Unfortunately for the Demons, no one else was able to pick
up the slack. Martin had 10, while WR's Rice/Ward went for 9/8, but this still
left them out of the game. A good year for the Demons, but this week is
certainly not what was expected after the great regular season.
Bandits 74 Filiricans 45
Al gets a solid week, not a spectacular week
like he had been doing, and it was more than enough over the struggling
Filiricans. Al had Priest perform like he has all year as he had top player
honors with 18 and Toomer added a solid 12 points as they made up for a bad week
from Vick who had just 2. Newly acquired Pitt Def was the star for the Bandits
this week as the held the Texans to an obscene 33 yards total offense as they
posted a 21 point game. Al's Bandits are the top seed left now, and certainly
will be a tough opponent for anyone. Johnny/Matt had to see this coming. Their
Filiricans have struggled mightily the last month, and Faulk is just not himself
this season. Add it all up, and it was just to much to overcome for the 'Ricans.
Miami Def had 18 and Akers had 10, but Booker was the lone offensive player to
score more than 4. This was a very up and down year for Johnny/Matt, and the
last month was tough watching their stud Faulk sit idle while the team
struggled.
Fish
80 Death 71
Wayne/Jim get a big game from McAllister and
plenty of help as they defeat the Death. The Fish had a rough last month as they
watched the Contributors over take them for the C Division title, but they will
get their chance for revenge as they advance to the 2nd round against the
Contributors. This week saw McAllister lead the way, while Coles helped out with
16, Green with 14 and surprise TE Jolley with a big game with 10. The Fish had
the top score among playoff teams, so they certainly have things going well and
will be a tough opponent for the next few weeks if they keep up the good play.
The Commish's Death suffer a loss after a solid regular season. Nothing horrible
this week for the team, but nothing great either and they come up a little
short. Tomlinson wasted all his points last week as he could only manage 11
after a 37 point game last week. Manning was ordinary with 8, while Garner and
the WR's had respectable games, but nothing spectacular. Add it all up, and it
was an ordinary week and not enough against the solid Fish team. Disappointing
end to what seemed to be something special for the Commish.
Contributors 76 Machine 58
McSwain's team puts up the points and
advances on with the win over the Machine. The Contributors had struggled at
times this year to score points, but this week was not one of them. A nice game
from McCardell with 17, and solid games from Smith and Bruce to go with nice
games from their TE, K and Def, and it was more than enough to turn back the
Machine. McSwain faces off with the Fish next week, and will have Bulger back at
QB, which could be a big factor in their bid to advance on. Frank's team got a
nice 16 game from Taylor, but only Carney with 13 could manage a 10+ game.
Harrison dropped a TD pass and had just 8 points, something Frank didn't need.
Culpepper was okay with 8, but a 0 from his Wash def was the final nail in the
coffin. A solid year for the Machine, but it was just to little this week for
them to advance on.
Scrub
Bowl Winner: Maulers 87 Points
Merv/Mike get another solid week as their
team has finally arrived after months of struggling. A huge 35 point game from
the KC defense, along with a nice 15 game from McNair led the way. The only
close competition they had was from the Luck, who could have won the game if
Brian had paid attention during the week. Brian started Conway who was
questionable and not expected to play. Warrick was left on the bench with 2 TD's
and 18 points, while Conway indeed didn't play. But since Conway was
questionable, no back up is used and the need points from Warrick could not be
used. The Tide were the next closest with 67.
Week
#14 Awards:
Top QB:
Garcia, Wapati 27 Points
Top RB: Williams, Luck 27 Points
Top WR: Owens, Tide 23 Points
Top TE: Sharpe, Luck 13 Points
Top K: Carney, Machine 13 Points
Top Def: Kansas City, Maulers
35 Points
Week #14 Preview
Last week's record: 1-3
Year to Date: 43-41
Wapati @ Bandits
Wapati need another big game from Garcia,
while RB's Portis/Staley need to find the end zone. WR Smith has been quiet for
much of the year, and maybe the break out player they need to pull off another
upset. The Bandits just need to keep things going, and with Priest anything is
possible with this team. Vick should recover nicely this week, and anyone of the
remaining Bandits is more than capable of having a big day. Gonzo against the
Donkey Def has the makings of a big game. Despite Al's plea not to jinx him, it
is to hard to pick against him at this point.......
Pick:
Bandits
Fish @ Contributors A
battle between teams that slugged it out for the C Division title the last month
of the season. The Fish had the higher scoring team during the regular season by
far, but fell short in the team points race. The Fish have a solid team that can
get big games from anyone, and the question is for them who is the PTPer this
week, and how big a game do they have. They can always take the conventional
approach which they have done many times this year, and just get 10+ from nearly
everyone.
Pick: Fish
Scrub
Bowl Score Predictions:
Hitmen 42 Manatees 56
Tide 77 Maulers 62
Cossacks 77 Luck 74
Cows 53 Destroyers 60
Good luck to everyone in week #15! I am outta
here......
The
Commish
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