Dallas and New Chester will compete for the FFL Championship in our league’s 30th edition of the Fantasy Bowl.

The Armadillos dispatched the defending champion Mud 98.5-56, while the Thorobreds managed a come-from-behind win to edge the top-seeded Froglickers 78-74.5.

The Froglickers will face the Mud in the game for 3rd place, while the 3rd-seeded Big Bang will meet the 5th-seeded Griffins in the game to determine 5th place.

In the points race, Dallas enters the final two weeks of the season holding a 114.5-point lead. Dallas is looking to become the first team in league history to win the “Grand Slam” twice — winning the Fantasy Bowl and the points championship in the same year. Dallas accomplished that feat in 2014, which is also the last time Dallas won the Fantasy Bowl.

The Mercer Mustangs — a 6-7 team that missed the playoffs — has moved into 2nd place overall in points after posting a best-of-week 121 points. The Froglickers, Thorobreds, and Boxboro Blowfish (another non-playoff team) are all within striking distance of 2nd place.

Playoff schedule:

FANTASY BOWL XXX
#2 Dallas Armadillos (11-3) vs. #6 New Chester Thorobreds (9-6)

THIRD PLACE GAME
#1 Frelinghuysen Froglickers (10-4) vs. #4 Chicago Mud (8-5-2)

FIFTH PLACE GAME
#3 Big Oregon Bang (7-7) vs. #5 Philadelphia Griffins (7-7)