Blizzard, Raptors and Mud grab division titles; Dallas gets wildcard

Ron Yeany

Griffins, Violence, Wildcats and Froglickers in consol. bracket

The final week of the fantasy league’s regular season went right down to the wire, with the Monday night NFL game determining all playoff spots with one exception: the Syracuse Blizzard, with a 34-27 win over the Froglickers, clinched the Cappelletti Division after the Sunday games.

Richmond clinches the Engle division by virtue of the 3rd tiebreaker. Both teams finished 10-4, split their two head-to-head games, and both have the same division record. Richmond wins the division by 5 points. Dallas gets the wildcard slot.

Graynbald clinched the Paterno division with a win over Mercer 64-50, and will be the top seed in the playoffs and will face Dallas in the first round. Syracuse and Richmond will face off in the other playoff game.

The two teams out of the playoffs are the teams who were 1-2 in total points last week. Philadelphia lost to Orange Co. 72-50, and Happy Valley lost to Boston 102-38. PHI gets the top seed in the consolation bracket, and will play the fourth-seeded Froglickers. HVV gets the second seed in the consolation bracket, and will play (for the second week in a row), the third-seeded Wildcats.

The resurgent Boston team scored over 100 points for the second consecutive week, matching a feat done only once before in league history — the Griffins posted back-to-back 100 point weeks in Weeks 13 and 14 of 1998. Boston’s late surge has also pushed the team to 2nd in overall points.

The teams currently in 1st, 2nd, and 4th in overall points all missed the playoffs this year.

Week 15 Schedule

Fantasy Bowl XIII — Semifinals

  • #1 seed GBM Mud (10-2-2) vs. Wild Card DAL Armadillos (10-4)
  • #2 seed RMD Raptors (10-4) vs. #3 seed SYR Blizzard (10-4)

Consolation Bracket — Semifinals

  • #1 seed PHI Griffins (9-4-1) vs. #4 seed FFL Froglickers (6-7-1)
  • #2 seed HVV Violence (9-5) vs. #3 seed BOS Wildcats (7-7)

“Official Cellar Dwellar” Bracket — Semifinals

  • #1 seed NDV 2x4s (0-14) vs. #4 seed KEY Longfellows (6-8)
  • #2 seed MER Mustangs (2-12) vs. #3 seed MIA Muffdivers (5-9)
    [NOTE: losing teams move on to play for Official Cellar Dwellar]