Wheeling and Dealing: McNabb, Randy Moss traded

There’s been more wheeling and dealing as the roster protection deadline gets closer. Late Thursday, it was reported that the defending champion Philadelphia Griffins shipped WR Randy Moss to the Orange County Beach Dudes. It’s the third pre-season deal for the Dudes, who will add Moss to a lineup that also includes recent acquisitions Kevin Jones and Marion Barber. “We are moving up!” claims Dude co-owner Ross Hessler.

On the east coast, “Here come the Frog Lickers!” is the proclamation from Frelinghuysen owner David Zilberfarb, who made his third pre-season move by landing QB Donovan McNabb in a trade with the Keystone Longfellows. KEY gets the #12 overall pick and could potentially move up a pick in the 2008 draft depending on how KEY and FFL finish in the final 2007 standings. McNabb will lead a roster that also includes recent acquisitions Shaun Alexander and Donald Driver.

Details, as always, are on the transactions page (linked at left). And rumor has it, more potential trades are on the front burner as the Sunday noon (EST) deadline approaches.

BOB trades Shaun Alexander to FFL

The Big Oregon Bang pulled the trigger on the offseason’s biggest trade so far, sending RB Shaun Alexander to the Froglickers. The price for Shaun Alexander: moving up 10 picks in the first round, to the #2 overall slot. It would seem the Big Bang are yet again targeting another high-profile rookie running back, as they did last year with Laurence Maroney. Now the question is: who will be available at #2 — Adrian Peterson or Marshawn Lynch? At this point, only the Orange County Beach Dudes know.

And speaking of the Dudes, they also pulled off a trade with the very-active Froglickers. Orange County sends WR Donald Driver to the Froglickers for RB Kevin Jones and a 2008 4th-round pick.

Both these trades were posted Wednesday. Earlier this week, the Dudes traded QB Jon Kitna to Syracuse for RB Marion Barber. Blizzard owner Doug Weaver is done playing the platoon game with Cowboys running backs, apparently settling on Julius Jones.

Fantasy Football Flyer expects there will be more trades reported before Sunday’s noon deadline for roster protections. The transactions page is linked in the main menu at left.

2007 Draft Lottery Results

The 2007 draft lottery was held the weekend of July 14 at defending champion Nick Fisher’s house. Several FFL owners were present to witness one of the few documented failures of the famed Lieberman luck. Richburgh, with the most chances, finished with the 4th pick. The Orange County Beach Dudes are the happy owners of the first pick overall.
The first seven picks will go in this order:

  1. OCD Beach Dudes
  2. FFL Froglickers
  3. NCT Thorobreds
  4. RIB Raptors
  5. BOS Wildcats
  6. MIM Mud
  7. SYR Blizzard

2007 Draft Lottery Chances

Here are the chances for the 2007 draft lottery, to determine the order of the first 7 picks in the first round of the 2007 draft.

TEAM
[A] Record (Points) through Week 11
[A] Lottery Chances
[B] Total Points Weeks 11-15
[B] Lottery Chances
Total Lottery Chances
RIB 2-9
14
254
7
21
OCD 4-7 (421)
12
183
3
15
NCT 4-7 (510)
8
220
5
13
FFL 4-7 (471)
10
177
1
11
BOS 5-6 (498)
4
228
6
10
SYR 5-6 (467)
6
182
2
8
MIM 6-5
2
218
4
6

NOTE: Draft lottery teams are also only teams that can protect 6 players
(5 + prospect).

2007 Divisions

Division assignments are based on 1) top money winner to low money winner; then 2) high points of remaining teams through low points of remaining teams.
  • Paterno Division PHI, KEY, MER, BOS, SYR
  • Cappelletti Division DAL, HVV, NCT, RIB, OCD
  • Engle Division BOB, MIA, MIM, FFL

2007 Regular Draft Order

Worst record to top money winnings. *First 7 picks of 1st round to be determined by lottery.
  1. *RIB Raptors (3-11)
  2. *OCD Beach Dudes (5-9, 556 pts.)
  3. *SYR Blizzard (5-9, 572 pts.)
  4. *FFL Froglickers (5-9, 574 pts.)
  5. *NCT Thorobreds (5-9, 638 pts.)
  6. *BOS Wildcats (6-8, 631 pts.)
  7. *MIM Mud (7-7)
  8. MER Mustangs (consolation points winner)
  9. MIA Muffdivers (consolation bracket runner-up)
  10. HVV Violence (consolation bracket winner)
  11. KEY Longfellows (4th place playoffs)
  12. BOB Big Bang (2nd place playoffs)
  13. DAL Armadillos (3rd place playoffs, 2nd place points)
  14. PHI Griffins (1st place playoffs, 1st place points)

2006 Final Points by Position

TEAM Quarterbacks Running Backs Receivers* Kickers TOTAL
BOB Big Bang 126 379 310 101 916
BOS Wildcats 102 208 313 124 747
DAL Armadillos 178 382 292 99 951
FFL Frog Lickers 125 236 167 123 651
HVV Violence 170 350 206 120 846
KEY Longfellows 203 298 318 102 921
MER Mustangs 196 296 273 122 887
MIA Muffdivers 84 378 222 110 794
MIM Mud 153 242 229 136 760
NCT Thorobreds 124 341 209 117 791
OCD Dudes 141 95 306 123 665
PHI Griffins 223 453 267 117 1060
RIB Raptors 85 212 293 117 707
SYR Blizzard 75 196 249 141 676
*WRs and TEs HIGH LOW

2006 Division Standings – Final (Regular Season)

DIVISION STANDINGS – FINAL REGULAR SEASON

Team Overall

Record

Division

Record

Points For
(rank)
Points
Against (rank)*
Streak Next Game
C A P P E L L E T T I   D I V I S I O N
BOB Big Bang 8-6-0 5-3-0 707 (5) 614 (13) W1 vs. KEY
HVV Violence 7-7-0 6-2-0 704 (6) 661 (t6) W2 vs. MIM
MIM Mud 7-7-0 3-5-0 648 (8) 646 (10) L2 vs. HVV
FFL Froglickers 5-9-0 3-5-0 574 (12) 628 (11) L1 vs. OCD
SYR Blizzard 5-9-0 3-4-0 572 (13) 760 (3) L5 vs. RIB
E N G L E   D I V I S I O N
KEY Longfellows 12-2-0 5-1-0 771 (3) 623 (12) W1 vs. BOB
DAL Armadillos 10-4-0 5-1-0 740 (4) 540 (14) W4 vs. PHI
BOS Wildcats 6-8-0 2-4-0 631 (10) 661 (t6) L2 done
RIB Raptors 3-11-0 0-6-0 593 (11) 837 (1) L1 vs. SYR
P A T E R N O   D I V I S I O N
PHI Griffins 10-4-0 5-3-0 841 (1) 690 (5) W3 vs. DAL
MER Mustangs 9-5-0 5-3-0 794 (2) 654 (t8) W1 vs. MIA
MIA Muffdivers 6-8-0 3-5-0 685 (7) 724 (4) W1 vs. MER
NCT Thorobreds 5-9-0 4-4-0 638 (9) 762 (2) L1 done
OCD Beach Dudes 5-9-0 3-3-0 556 (14) 654 (t8) L1 vs. FFL
Division Winner
Wild Card

2006 Points – Final

Rank Team Final Record Points Finish
1 PHI Griffins 12-4 1060 Fantasy Bowl Champions
2 DAL Armadillos 11-5 951 Third Place Playoffs
3 KEY Longfellows 12-4 921 Fourth Place Playoffs
4 BOB Big Bang 9-7 916 Second Place Playoffs
5 MER Mustangs 9-6 887 Consolation Points Winner
6 HVV Violence 8-7-1 846 Consolation Bracket Winner
7 NCT Thorobreds 5-9 802 season done
8 MIA Muffdivers 7-9 794 Consolation Bracket Runner-Up
9 MIM Mud 7-7-1 760 season done
10 BOS Wildcats 6-8 747 season done
11 RIB Raptors 4-12 707 season done
12 SYR Blizzard 6-9 676 season done
13 OCD Beach Dudes 5-11 665 Ultimate Cellar Dweller
14 FFL Froglickers 6-9 651 season done

2006 Schedule Grid, Scores, Results

2006 schedule grid, scores and results, regular season and playoffs.

Schedule Grid (2006):

TEAM NCT BOB BOS PHI HVV KEY OCD MIM RIB MER FFL MIA SYR DAL
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Wk 1 > PHI HVV KEY NCT BOB BOS MER FFL DAL OCD MIM SYR MIA RIB
2 > BOB NCT DAL MER FFL RIB MIA SYR KEY PHI HVV OCD MIM BOS
3 > MIA KEY FFL OCD MIM BOB PHI HVV SYR DAL BOS NCT RIB MER
4 > MER FFL DAL MIA SYR RIB MIM OCD KEY NCT BOB PHI HVV BOS
5 > OCD MIM PHI BOS FFL MER NCT BOB MIA KEY HVV RIB DAL SYR
6 > MIM SYR OCD DAL KEY HVV BOS NCT FFL MIA RIB MER BOB PHI
7 > HVV FFL MER MIA NCT DAL SYR RIB MIM BOS BOB PHI OCD KEY
8 > PHI HVV RIB NCT BOB SYR MER FFL BOS OCD MIM DAL KEY MIA
9 > KEY BOS BOB HVV PHI NCT DAL MIA MER RIB SYR MIM FFL OCD
10 > RIB PHI MIM BOB MIA OCD KEY BOS NCT SYR DAL HVV MER FFL
11 > OCD MIM RIB MER SYR DAL NCT BOB BOS PHI MIA FFL HVV KEY
12 > BOS OCD NCT RIB DAL FFL BOB SYR PHI MIA KEY MER MIM HVV
13 > MER RIB HVV KEY BOS PHI MIA DAL BOB NCT SYR OCD FFL MIM
14 > MIA SYR KEY OCD MIM BOS PHI HVV DAL FFL MER NCT BOB RIB
15 > xx KEY xx DAL MIM BOB FFL HVV SYR MIA OCD MER RIB PHI
16 > xx PHI xx BOB MIA DAL RIB xx OCD xx xx HVV xx KEY
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TEAM NCT BOB BOS PHI HVV KEY OCD MIM RIB MER FFL MIA SYR DAL
KEY: WIN LOSS TIE

Regular Season 2006 Schedule/Scores:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Post-Season Schedule/Scores:

Week 15

Fantasy Bowl XV — Semifinals — Team (#seed, record)

Consolation Bracket — Semifinals

“Official Cellar Dwellar” Bracket “The only way out is to win”

Other scores:

NCT Thorobreds 44;   BOS Wildcats 30

Week 16

Fantasy Bowl XIV

Third Place Game

Consolation Bowl

Official Cellar Dwellar  [NOTE: loser of this game is the Official Cellar Dwellar]

Other Scores:

NCT 51

BOS 44

MIM 39

SYR 19

FFL 12

MER 12

Week 17

BOB Big Bang 93

NCT Thorobreds 69

KEY Longfellows 62

PHI Griffins 60

HVV Violence 55

MER Mustangs 47

DAL Armadillos 46

BOS Wildcats 42

MIM Mud 42

MIA Muffdivers 41

OCD Beach Dudes 37

SYR Blizzard 28

RIB Raptors 23

FFL Froglickers 22

2006 Final Rosters

Final 2006 Team Rosters

2 max. players IR/inactive

PATERNO DIVISION ENGLE DIVISION CAPPELLETTI DIVISION
MER Mustangs

  • QB: Drew Brees*
  • QB: Brett Favre
  • QB: Jay Cutler
  • RB: Fred Taylor*
  • RB: Chester Taylor [p]*
  • RB: Warrick Dunn
  • RB: Maurice Morris
  • WR: Steve Smith*
  • WR: Rod Smith*
  • WR: Lavernues Coles
  • WR: Travis Taylor
  • TE: Tony Gonzalez*
  • K: John Hall
  • K: Adam Vinatieri

MIA Muffdivers

  • QB: Matt Hasselbeck
  • QB: Brad Johnson
  • RB: Brian Westbrook*
  • RB: Willie Parker*
  • RB: Kevan Barlow
  • WR: Torry Holt*
  • WR: Braylon Edwards [p]*
  • WR: Kevin Curtis
  • WR: Santonio Holmes
  • WR: Roddy White
  • TE: Todd Heap*
  • TE: Heath Miller
  • K: John Kasay*
  • K: Sebastian Janikowski

NCT Thorobreds

  • QB: Ben Roethlisberger
  • QB: Mark Brunnell
  • QB: Vince Young
  • RB: Clinton Portis*
  • RB: Larry Johnson*
  • RB: LenDale White
  • RB: Correll Buckhalter
  • RB: Damien Nash
  • RB: Sammy Morris
  • WR: Santana Moss*
  • WR: Plaxico Burress*
  • WR: Brandon Jones
  • WR: Antwaan Randle El
  • K: Matt Stover [p]*
  • K: Morten Andersen

OCD Beach Dudes

  • QB: Tom Brady*
  • QB: Jon Kitna
  • RB: Michael Robinson
  • RB: Chris Brown*
  • RB: Curtis Martin
  • RB: J.J. Arrington
  • RB: Najeh Davenport
  • RB: Justin Fargas
  • WR: TJ Houshmandzadeh*
  • WR: Donald Driver
  • WR: Eddie Kennison
  • WR: Keenan McCardell
  • WR: Muhsin Muhammad
  • WR: Peerless Price
  • K: John Carney

PHI Griffins

  • QB: Peyton Manning*
  • RB: LaDainian Tomlinson*
  • RB: Cedric Benson [p]*
  • RB: Wali Lundy
  • RB: Vernand Morency
  • RB: Noah Herron
  • RB: Ron Dayne
  • RB: T.J. Duckett
  • WR: Randy Moss*
  • WR: Terrell Owens
  • WR: Larry Fitzgerald*
  • WR: Bernard Berrian
  • TE: Jeremy Shockey
  • K: Josh Brown
BOS Wildcats

  • QB: Matt Leinart
  • QB: Rex Grossman
  • RB: DeShaun Foster [p]*
  • RB: Carnell Williams*
  • RB: DeAngelo Williams
  • RB: Maurice Jones-Drew
  • RB: Greg Jones
  • RB: Chris Perry
  • WR: Chad Johnson*
  • WR: Reggie Wayne*
  • WR: Reche Caldwell
  • WR: Jerricho Cotchery
  • WR: Wes Welker
  • TE: Ben Watson
  • K: Nate Kaeding

DAL Armadillos

  • QB: Marc Bulger*
  • QB: Chad Pennington
  • RB: Jamal Lewis*
  • RB: Frank Gore*
  • RB: Ahman Green
  • RB: Michael Bennett
  • WR: Marvin Harrison*
  • WR: Terry Glenn*
  • WR: Isaac Bruce
  • WR: Amani Toomer
  • WR: Robert Ferguson
  • TE: Randy McMichael [p]*
  • K: Martin Gramatica
  • K: Shaun Suisham

KEY Longfellows

  • QB: Donovan McNabb*
  • QB: Damon Huard
  • QB: Jeff Garcia
  • RB: Rudi Johnson*
  • RB: Tatum Bell*
  • RB: Mike Anderson
  • RB: Mewelde Moore
  • RB: Tiki Barber
  • WR: Roy Williams*
  • WR: Joe Horn
  • WR: Keyshawn Johnson
  • WR: Chad Jackson
  • WR: Marques Colston
  • WR: Devery Henderson
  • K: David Akers

RIB Raptors

  • QB: David Carr
  • QB: Steve McNair
  • RB: Duece McAllister [p]*
  • RB: Thomas Jones*
  • RB: Domanick Davis*
  • RB: Michael Pittman
  • WR: Joey Galloway*
  • WR: Derrick Mason
  • WR: Bobby Engram
  • WR: Marty Booker
  • TE: Jason Witten
  • TE: Chris Cooley
  • K: Neil Rackers
  • K: Jeff Reed
BOB Big Bang

  • QB: Eli Manning [p]*
  • QB: Philip Rivers
  • RB: Shaun Alexander*
  • RB: Steven Jackson*
  • RB: Laurence Maroney
  • RB: Jerious Norwood
  • RB: Musa Smith
  • WR: Lee Evans*
  • WR: Antonio Bryant
  • WR: Mark Clayton
  • WR: Greg Jennings
  • WR: Reggie Williams
  • TE: Antonio Gates*
  • K: Jay Feely

FFL Froglickers

  • QB: Michael Vick*
  • QB: Jake Delhomme*
  • RB: Kevin Jones*
  • RB: Ronnie Brown*
  • RB: Reggie Bush
  • RB: Brandon Jacobs
  • RB: Michael Turner
  • WR: Hines Ward*
  • WR: Ernest Wilford [p]*
  • WR: Michael Jenkins
  • WR: Keary Colbert
  • TE: L.J. Smith
  • K: Shayne Graham
  • K: Josh Scobee

HVV Violence

  • QB: Carson Palmer*
  • QB: David Garrard
  • QB: Byron Leftwich
  • RB: Edgerrin James*
  • RB: Corey Dillon*
  • RB: Mike Bell
  • RB: Travis Henry
  • RB: Ladell Betts
  • WR: Andre Johnson*
  • WR: Darrell Jackson [p]*
  • WR: Drew Bennett
  • WR: Mike Furrey
  • TE: Desmond Clark
  • K: Ryan Longwell
  • K: Jason Elam

MIM Mud

  • QB: Trent Green*
  • QB: Alex Smith
  • QB: Tony Romo
  • RB: Willis McGahee*
  • RB: Reuben Droughns*
  • RB: Joseph Addai
  • RB: Sam Gado
  • RB: Leon Washington
  • WR: Anquan Boldin*
  • WR: Donte Stallworth*
  • WR: Troy Williamson [p]*
  • WR: Matt Jones
  • WR: Mark Bradley
  • TE: Alge Crumpler
  • K: Robbie Gould

SYR Blizzard

  • QB: Daunte Culpepper*
  • QB: Jake Plummer
  • QB: Jason Campbell
  • QB: Brad Gradkowski
  • RB: Lamont Jordan*
  • RB: Julius Jones*
  • RB: Marion Barber [p]*
  • RB: Ryan Moats
  • RB: Anthony Thomas
  • RB: Cedric Houston
  • WR: Deion Branch*
  • WR: Chris Chambers*
  • WR: Javon Walker
  • WR: Reggie Brown
  • TE: Kellen Winslow
  • K: Jeff Wilkins

2006 Transactions

Transactions archive from 2006 season.

Pre-season:

Traded Draft Picks (2007 and beyond)

  • PHI has MER’s 2007 (1) – Chester Taylor deal
  • PHI has MIM’s 2007 (2)** – Reuben Droughns deal
  • MIM has FFL’s 2007 (2) – Ernest Wilford deal
  • OCD has KEY’s 2007(1)*** – Tiki Barber deal
  • RIB has PHI’s 2007 (2 or 4)**** – Terrell Owens deal

** – MIM has their own 2007 2nd-round pick and FFL’s 2007 2nd-round pick. PHI gets the better of these two picks in this deal.

*** – IF Tiki Barber does NOT retire after the 2006 NFL season, KEY will also trade OCD an additional player, to be named later.

**** – RIB gets PHI’s 2nd-round pick should Owens score 60+ points weeks 8-14 of 2006. If Owens scores less than 60 points weeks 8-14, RIB gets PHI’s 4th-round pick.

2006 Top Players

The complete list of 42 players from 2006 finishing with 100+ points as a starter.
  Pos.
Player
NFL
FFL
Overall stats
Points
1 RB Tomlinson, LaD. SDC PHI Griffins 1815 rush, 508 rec, 33 TDs 335
2 RB Johnson, Larry KCC NCT Thorobreds 1789 rush, 410 rec, 19 TDs 260
3 QB Manning, Peyton IND PHI Griffins 4397 pass, 36 rush, 35 TDs 225
4 RB Jackson, Steven STL BOB Big Bang 1528 rush, 806 rec, 16 TDs 220
5 RB Parker, Willie PIT MIA Muffdivers 1494 rush, 222 rec, 16 TDs 198
6 RB Gore, Frank SFO DAL Armadillos 1695 rush, 485 rec, 9 TDs 183
7 QB Bulger, Marc STL DAL Armadillos 4301 pass, 44 rush, 24 TDs 175
8 QB Brees, Drew NOS MER Mustangs 3850 pass, 20 rush, 24 TDs 172
9 QB Palmer, Carson CIN HVV Violence 4036 pass, 35 rush, 28 TDs 162
10 RB Barber, Tiki NYG KEY Longfellows 1662 rush, 465 rec, 5 TDs 150
11 RB Westbrook, Brian PHI MIA Muffdivers 1217 rush, 699 rec, 11 TDs 150
12 WR Harrison, Marvin IND DAL Armadillos 1366 rec, 12 TDs 147
13 RB Johnson, Rudi CIN KEY Longfellows 1308 rush, 124 rec, 12 TDs 144
14 QB McNabb, Donovan PHI KEY Longfellows 2647 pass, 212 rush, 21 TDs 144
15 K Wilkins, Jeff STL SYR Blizzard 35 XPs, 32 FGs 135
16 QB Brady, Tom NEP OCD Beach Dudes 3533 pass, 102 rush, 24 TDs 133
17 WR Owens, Terrell DAL PHI Griffins 1180 rec, 13 TDs 131
18 WR Wayne, Reggie IND BOS Wildcats 1310 rec, 9 TDs 121
19 K Carney, John NOS OCD Beach Dudes 46 XPs, 23 FGs 117
20 RB McAllister, Deuce NOS RIB Raptors 1061 rush, 198 rec, 11 TDs 117
21 K Gould, Robbie CHI MIM Mud 41 XPs, 26 FGs 116
22 WR Holt, Torry STL MIA Muffdivers 1188 rec, 10 TDs 114
23 WR Driver, Donald GBP OCD Beach Dudes 1288 rec, 16 rush, 8 TDs 113
24 K Vinatieri, Adam IND MER Mustangs 38 XPs, 25 FGs 113
25 WR Johnson, Chad CIN BOS Wildcats 1370 rec, 24 rush, 7 TDs 112
26 WR Smith, Steve CAR MER Mustangs 1054 rec, 61 rush, 9 TDs 112
27 K Brown, Josh SEA PHI Griffins 36 XPs, 25 FGs 110
28 K Kaeding, Nate SDC BOS Wildcats 51 XPs, 20 FGs 110
29 K Kasay, John CAR MIA Muffdivers 28 XPs, 24 FGs 110
30 K Rackers, Neil ARI RIB Raptors 32 XPs, 28 FGs 110
31 QB Vick, Michael ATL FFL Froglickers 1975 pass, 897 rush, 15 TDs 110
32 WR Evans, Lee BUF BOB Big Bang 1197 rec, 7 TDs 106
33 RB Henry, Travis TEN HVV Violence 1092 rush, 64 rec, 5 TDs 105
34 RB Lewis, Jamal BAL DAL Armadillos 1132 rush, 115 rec, 9 TDs 105
35 K Stover, Matt BAL NCT Thorobreds 35 XPs, 24 FGs 105
36 WR Williams, Roy DET KEY Longfellows 1310 rec, 2 rush, 7 TDs 105
37 RB Taylor, Chester MIN MER Mustangs 1214 rush, 288 rec, 6 TDs 104
38 RB Taylor, Fred JAC MER Mustangs 1146 rush, 242 rec, 6 TDs 104
39 QB Romo, Tony DAL MIM Mud 2641 pass, 93 rush, 16 TDs 103
40 QB Roethlisberger, B. PIT NCT Thorobreds 2929 pass, 98 rush, 18 TDs 102
41 WR Jackson, Darrell SEA HVV Violence 909 rec, 10 TDs 101
42 K Elam, Jason DEN HVV Violence 2 rush, 31 XPs, 23 FGs 100

Griffins – Armadillos Finish 1-2 in Points Race

The Philadelphia Griffins swept up both league trophies in 2006, winning the points race with 1060 points. It’s the 4th time in league history the same team has swept both top awards (Thorobreds in 2005, Wildcats in 1997, and Cheeseheads in 1994). It’s the Griffin’s record 6th point championship — twice as many as Boston (with 3), while no other FFL team has more than one points championship.

Dallas finished second in points with 951, a dramatic turnaround from 2005 when the Armadillos finished dead last in points (601). Keystone with 921 and Oregon with 916 finished a close 3rd and 4th. Mercer finished with 887 points, dropping from 2nd to 5th place over the past two weeks, but will take the consolation points award. The Froglickers, with 651, finish last in points.

And RB Tiki Barber saved his best for last — his 41 points in week 17 was the high individual performance in the league this year.

Griffins edge Big Bang 70-68 in Fantasy Bowl XV

The Philadelphia Griffins, who lost the 2003 Fantasy Bowl to Oregon by 2 points, turned the tables this year and won Fantasy Bowl XV and the league championship with a 70-68 win over the Big Oregon Bang. The story for the Griffins was RB Ron Dayne, who posted a career game and 26 points. The story for the Big Bang was missed opportunities — Mark Clayton (11 points), Philip Rivers (8) and Laurence Maroney (6) all were on the bench, and any single one of them in the starting lineup would have given Oregon the slight edge.

The Dallas Armadillos easily defeated Keystone 90-52 to capture third place. Dallas’ 90 points was the high score of the week, and vaults the Armadillos into second place overall in points going into the final weekend.

The Happy Valley Violence beat MassIll 56-18 to win the consolation bracket. And in the Cellar Dweller finals, Richburgh defeated Orange County 53-47, leaving the Beach Dudes as the 2006 Ultimate Cellar Dweller.

Griffins and Big Bang will battle in Fantasy Bowl XV

The Philadelphia Griffins and Big Oregon Bang will battle for the league championship in Fantasy Bowl XV. The Griffins beat Dallas 89-75. PHI and DAL were the two highest scoring teams of the week.

In the other semifinal, Oregon beat Keystone 48-35 and the Big Bang will return to the Fantasy Bowl for the second consecutive year and 3rd time in the past 4 years.

These teams met in recent history — in 2003, the Big Bang beat the Griffins in Fantasy Bowl XII by an 89-87 score. It was the highest scoring Fantasy Bowl, and also the closest margin of victory in the Fantasy Bowl history.

In the consolation bracket, Happy Valley will face Miami for the consolation bracket title. Happy Valley and MassIll finished their game in a 31-31 tie, but as the higher seed, HVV moves on.

The Blizzard and the Froglickers both made it out of the Cellar Dwellar bracket, so Richburgh will face Orange Country for the Ultimate Cellar Dwellar.

Week 16 Playoff Schedule:

PHI vs. BOB – Fantasy Bowl XV

KEY vs. DAL – Third-Place Game

HVV vs. MIA – Consolation Bracket Final

RIB vs. OCD – Loser is Ultimate Cellar Dwellar

MER, MIM, BOS, NCT, SYR, FFL – seasons finished.
Points still count through Week 17 games.

Griffins and Big Bang are division winners; Armadillos grab wild card

The Philadelphia Griffins (10-4) and Big Oregon Bang (8-6) won their divisions in the final week of the season, and the Dallas Armadillos (10-4) grabbed the wild card slot. These three teams will join Engle Division winner and top-seed Keystone (12-2) in the playoffs for Fantasy Bowl XV.

Mercer (9-5) is the top-seed in the consolation bracket where they will join Happy Valley (7-7), MassIll (7-7), and Miami (6-8).

PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:

KEY vs. BOB – Fantasy Bowl semifinal
PHI vs. DAL – Fantasy Bowl semifinal

MER vs. MIA – Consolation semifinal
HVV vs. MIM – Consolation semifinal

RIB vs. SYR – CellarDweller semifinal
OCD vs. FFL – CellarDweller semifinal

BOS, NCT – seasons finished

THURSDAY GAMES: Thursday games happen every week now through week 16. And starting week 15 there are Saturday games as well. Please submit lineups accordingly, esp. if you have players in these games. NFL schedule week 13 onward.

TRANSACTIONS REMINDER: Teams can no longer add RBs, WRs or TEs. Teams can add QBs or Ks through week 16, but only if the team drops a QB or a K.

Playoff picture remains murky

Six teams will fight for 3 playoff spots going into the final week

With Week 13 in the books, the races are still tight. Keystone is the only team assured of a top-tier playoff spot — Philadelphia, Mercer, Dallas, Oregon, MassIll and Happy Valley are all in the running for top-tier playoff spots.

In the Cappelletti Division, both leaders lost: MIM fell to DAL 63-42 while BOB lost to RIB 46-41. Meanwhile, HVV won big over BOS, 62-34. It’s possible the Cappelletti Division could end in a 3-way tie … a scenario that currently looks most favorable to the Violence under tiebreaker rules.

In the Paterno Division, PHI takes a 1-game lead over MER. MER, however, holds the tiebreaker edge over PHI, so this race will go down to the final week as well.

DAL, a winner over MIM, remains in a strong position for the Wild Card slot, but could also find themselves outside looking in if they end up tied with PHI for the Wild Card, as PHI holds the tiebreaker edge over DAL.

THURSDAY GAMES: Thursday games happen every week now through week 16. And starting week 15 there are Saturday games as well. Please submit lineups accordingly, esp. if you have players in these games. NFL schedule week 13 onward.

Keystone clinches division and #1 seed

Keystone rebounded after their first loss of the season, beating the Froglickers 49-26 and clinching the Engle Division title as well as the #1 seed throughout the playoffs. The Griffins needed a come-from-behind win to remain tied with Mercer at 8-4 atop the Paterno Division. And both the Mud and Big Bang remain tied at 7-5 atop the Cappelletti Division.

THURSDAY GAMES: Thursday games happen every week now through week 16. And starting week 15 there are Saturday games as well. Please submit lineups accordingly, esp. if you have players in these games. NFL schedule week 13 onward.

Playoff Outlook:

Engle – KEY (11-1) has clinched division and #1 seed throughout playoffs. DAL (8-4) is in the running for Wild Card. BOS (6-6) and RIB (2-10) out of top-tier contention.

Paterno – MER and PHI are tied at 8-4. MIA (5-7), NCT and OCD (both 4-8) are out of top-tier contention.

Cappelletti – BOB and MIM are tied at 7-5. HVV and SYR (both 5-7) are not technically eliminated in the division race but would need to win final two games and get a lot of help. Neither would content for the Wild Card. HVV’s 5-2 record in the division could help. FFL (4-8) is out of top-tier contention.

Wild Card – This will be between 3 teams: Dallas, and the 2nd place teams in the tied divisions (MER/PHI and BOB/MIM). Head-to-head tiebreakers will be key. MIM’s season is basically on the line this week in their game vs. DAL. PHI has beaten DAL this year (week 6), while MER lost to DAL this year (week 3). BOB did not play DAL this year and the two are currently fewer than 20 points apart in the point standings.