One of the most unlikely scenarios played out to reality Monday night as the the Big Carolina Bang and the Newport Beach Nightmare finished tied 25-25. The tie places both teams at 6-7-1, which knocks them both out of the consolation bracket and allows the Wisconsin Cheeseheads (also at 6-7-1) to slip into the consolation bracket as the 8th seed.
Wisconsin beat both Newport and Carolina in head-to-head games earlier in the year. The tie between the Big Bang and the Nightmare is only the 2nd tie in the 5-year history of the league. The other tie was earlier this year between Wisconsin and New York.
The top-tier playoff scenario remains unchanged, even though both Los Angeles and Mercer suffered losses on the weekend. The Riot! lost to Keystone, as the Longfellows posted their highest score of the year — 67. Mercer was clobbered by Wisconsin, who posted the year’s highest score to date — 98.
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
Fantasy Bowl Playoffs:
New York* (11-2-1) vs. Mercer (10-4)
Los Angeles* (10-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-5)
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Consolation Bracket:
Miami* (8-6) vs. Wisconsin (6-7-1)
Butler* (7-7) vs. Pennsylvania (7-7)
* – home team (indicated by asterisk) receives 3½ point home field advantage.
Final scores, Week 14:
Wisconsin 98 — All 8 starters scored, Emmitt had 32
Mercer 38 — Terry Allen shut out for the first time all year
New York 82 — Carl Pickens has 55 points in last 2 weeks
Miami 24 — Didn’t play Eddie George ????????
Keystone 67 — Highest point total of the year
Los Angeles 54 — Bledsoe for Comeback Player of Year?
Butler 51 — No players left on roster from ’96 draft
Pennsylvania 24 — If only they could clone Curtis Martin
Pittsburgh 39 — 1st 7 wks. avg. 48 points; 2nd 7 wks. avg. 37
State College 35 — Two streaks this year: won first 4, lost last 10
Richmond 32 — Michael Irvin has 14 pts total in last 5 weeks
Dallas 16 — Jerry Rice has 26 pts total in last 7 weeks
Newport Beach 25 — Strange way to end the season
Carolina 25 — Ditto
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