FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, NO REPEATERS — None of this year’s Fantasy Bowl playoffs teams (BOB, PHI, NCT, and BOS) were in the top-tier playoffs last year, and this is the FIRST time in league history that all four teams from the previous year failed to make the Fantasy Bowl playoffs. Last year’s playoff teams were Syracuse, Graynbald (now MIM), Richmond (now RIB), and Dallas.

AND A 1, AND A 2, AND 3 AND 4 AND — Remember last year when the top 4 highest scoring teams of the year failed to make the Fantasy Bowl playoffs? Perhaps it’s further evidence of how odd 2004 really was. This year it’s the exact opposite: the top 4 highest scoring teams in the regular season are the four teams in the hunt for the league champsionship.

WILDCATS ARE THE WILD CARD — The Boston Wildcats will return to the Fantasy Bowl playoff bracket for the first time since 2001, holding on for a 58-50 Week 14 win over the MassILL Mud to clinch the final playoff spot as the wild card team. Boston (9-5) will face the #1 seed, Big Oregon Bang (11-3). In the other Fantasy Bowl semifinal, the #2 seed Philadelphia Griffins (10-3-1) will face #3 New Chester Thorobreds (10-4).

CONSOLATION BRACKET:
#1 seed Keystone Longfellows (8-6) vs. #4 seed MassILL Mud (7-7)
#2 seed Happy Valley Violence (8-6) vs. #3 seed Mercer Mustangs (7-6-1).

CELLAR DWELLARS:
OCD Beach Dudes (5-9) vs. MIA Muffdivers (3-11)
SYR Blizzard (4-10) vs. DAL Armadillos (3-11)