Boston beats Dallas by 16 for Points Championship

Boston did not repeat as Fantasy Bowl champions, but the Wildcats will bring home a trophy in the 2011 season: points champions. Boston held on to finish 16 points ahead of Dallas. The Wildcats finish with 1,057 points, and the Armadillos finish 2nd with 1,041 points. Boston held the top points spot for 15 weeks this season (all but weeks 1 and 10).

Philadelphia maintains it’s streak of finishing in the money EVERY season, now 20 years and counting. The Griffins win high points for non-playoff teams, finishing with 1,002. It’s only the second time in league history that 3 teams have finished above 1,000 points in the same season. (In 2002, KEY had 1,032; the Griffins had 1,010; and the Mud had 1,002.)

The highest scoring team of week 17 also edged into the money: the Froglickers win 2nd overall points of non-playoff teams. FFL edges Mercer by 3 points for the final award. FFL scored 94 points to finish with 938 points, while MER scored 82 to finish at 935.

Total Points 2011 Season:

1. Boston 1,057
2. Dallas 1,041
3. Philadelphia 1,002
4. Happy Valley 983
5. Syracuse 981
6. Frelinghuysen 938
7. Mercer 935
8. MassIll 872
9. Orange County 861
10. Oregon 853
11. Miami 786
12. Keystone 745
13. Richburgh 694
14. New Chester 689

New Chester’s 689 points is the highest score ever for a team finishing last in points.

2011 Final Minimum Payouts:

1. Boston – 4th playoffs ($225), 1st points ($230) = total $455
2. Dallas – 3rd playoffs ($250), 2nd points ($200) = total $450
3. Syracuse – 1st playoffs = total $400
4. Happy Valley – 2nd playoffs = total $275
5. Philadelphia – 1st consolation points = total $175
6. Frelinghuysen – 2nd consolation points = $160

2012 Divisions, Draft Order, Lottery Info

Final 2011 standings determine these items for 2012 season.

2012 Divisions:

Rankings to determine division standings (high $ to low money > high points thru wk 14 to low points thru wk 14); 1. BOS, 2. DAL, 3. SYR, 4. HVV, 5. PHI, 6. FFL, 7. MIM, 8. BOB, 9. OCD, 10. MER, 11. MIA, 12. RIB, 13. NCT, 14. KEY

Paterno – BOS, HVV, MIM, MER, RIB
Cappelletti – DAL, PHI, BOB, MIA, NCT
Engle - SYR, FFL, OCD, KEY

2012 Regular Draft Order:

Worst record (points) through week 14 > to > highest money won

1. KEY (5-9, 582 pts)
2. MIA (5-9, 633 pts)
3. MER (5-8-1, 700 pts)
4. BOB (5-8-1, 725 pts)
5. RIB (6-8, 611 pts)
6. NCT (6-7-1, 584 pts)
7. OCD (6-7-1, 717 pts)
8. MIM (8-6, 746 pts)
9. FFL (6th $ won)
10. PHI (5th $ won)
11. HVV (4th $ won)
12. SYR (3rd $ won)
13. DAL (2nd $ won)
14. BOS (1st $ won)

2012 Draft Lottery Chances

The following table details the 2012 lottery chances:

Team	Record thru Week 11	Points Thru Week 11	Chances based on record	Points Weeks 11-15	Chances based on points Weeks 11-15	Total Chances
MIM	7-4	603	2	283	7	9
NCT	4-6-1	433	10	229	4	14
MER	3-7-1	521	14	275	6	20
KEY	3-8	398	16	294	8	24
MIA	5-6	522	6	204	1	7
OCD	5-5-1	561	4	228	3	7
RIB	4-7	476	12	217	2	14
BOB	4-6-1	552	8	244	5	13

Top Players of 2011

Points as a starter:

RANK	POS	PLAYER	FFL	NFL	POINTS
1	QB	Drew Brees	MER	NWO	326
2	QB	Aaron Rodgers	SYR	GBP	299
3	QB	Tom Brady	BOS/FFL	NEP	269
4	QB	Matthew Stafford	HVV	DET	266
5	RB	LeSean McCoy	PHI	PHI	204
6	WR	Calvin Johnson	DAL	DET	196
7	RB	Ray Rice	FFL/BOS	BAL	194
8	QB	Tony Romo	MIM	DAL	193
9	QB	Eli Manning	NCT	NYG	178
10	RB	Maurice Jones-Drew	BOS	JAC	175
11	RB	Arian Foster	HVV	HOU	171
12	K	David Akers	SYR	SFO	167
13	QB	Philip Rivers	DAL	SDC	155
14	WR	Jordy Nelson	FFL	GBP	153
T15	RB	Marshawn Lynch	BOB	SEA	149
T15	K	John Kasay	DAL	NOS	149
17	K	Sebastian Janikowski	KEY	OAK	148
18	QB	Mark Sanchez	MIA	NYJ	147
19	K	Stephan Gostkowski	MIM	NEP	146
20	WR	Wes Welker	OCD	NEP	145
21	TE	Rob Gronkowski	HVV	NEP	144
22	K	Mason Crosby	PHI	GBP	142
23	RB	Michael Turner	PHI	ATL	141
24	K	Neil Rackers	FFL	HOU	138
25	RB	Adrian Peterson	OCD	MIN	137
26	QB	Ben Roethlisberger	BOB	PIT	134
27	K	Matt Bryant	MER	ATL	130
28	TE	Jimmy Graham	DAL	NOS	126
29	QB	Michael Vick	KEY	PHI	122
30	WR	Victor Cruz	OCD	NYG	121
T31	QB	Cam Newton	BOS	CAR	118
T31	WR	Larry Fitzgerald	PHI	ARI	118
33	RB	Frank Gore	MIA	SFO	116
34	WR	Roddy White	SYR	ATL	115
35	WR	Marques Colston	MER	NOS	109
36	RB	Willis McGahee	DAL	DEN	108
37	RB	Reggie Bush	KEY/SYR	MIA	107
38	WR	Vincent Jackson	BOS	SDO	106
T39	RB	Steven Jackson	BOB	STL	103
T39	RB	Matt Forte	BOS	CHI	103
T39	RB	Ryan Matthews	MER	SDC	103
T39	WR	Mike Wallace	NCT	PIT	103
43	WR	Greg Jennings	BOS	GBP	102

Blizzard defeats Violence 59-54 in Fantasy Bowl XX; Boston leads in Points Race

For the second consecutive week, the Syracuse Blizzard pulled off a Monday night, come-from-behind victory. Roddy White’s 8-point effort capped this week’s comeback as  Syracuse captured the franchise’s 3rd Fantasy Bowl championship with a 59-54 win over the Happy Valley Violence. The quarterbacks lead the scoring for both teams: SYR’s Aaron Rodgers had the high score with 25 points, while HVV’s Matthew Stafford notched a team-high 23 points for Happy Valley.

The consolation game was also a tight contest with a come-from-behind victory. The Dallas Armadillos rallied behind 4 players in the Monday night game to beat the Boston Wildcats 76-73 and capture the 3rd-place game. The quarterbacks also lead the scoring for both teams in this game, with DAL’s Matt Ryan notching a 15-point effort while BOS’s Cam Newton scored a team-high 20 points.

With one week to go for the league points championship, three teams have a legitimate shot at the trophy. Boston leads in overall points with 993. Syracuse is 31 points back at 962 and Dallas is 39 points back with 954. Philadelphia (77 pts. back) and Happy Valley (82 pts. back) dropped further off the pace this week and would need some big surprises to finish in the money for the total points race.

Final 2010 Rosters

Team	QB	RB	WR	TE	K
Big Oregon Bang	T JacksonB Roethlisberger	M LynchS Jackson C Williams K Williams P Hillis S Ridley M Hardesty	A.J. GreenD Bowe H Nicks A Benn	A Hernandez	B Cundiff
Boston Wildcats	C NewtonM Moore	K BellM Jones-Drew R Rice K Hunter M Forte R Williams	D WilliamsD Nelson V Jackson D McCluster G Jennings G Little		R BironasJ Hanson
Dallas Armadillos	P RiversM Ryan	B TateR Mendenhall W McGahee B Scott D Carter I Redman J Charles	C JohnsonJ Baldwin J Jones	J GrahamJ Finley F Davis	J Kasay
Frelinghuysen Froglickers	T BradyC McCoy	M TolbertT Gerhart J Snelling R Williams R Jennings	B MarshallD Jackson J Nelson E Decker S Rice	A Gates	N RackersA Henery
Happy Valley Violence	M Stafford	A FosterR Grant B Jacobs D Woodhead L Ball D Ward	J GaffneyR Wayne A Johnson	J WittenR Gronkowski G Olsen T Gonzalez	D Bailey
Keystone Longfellows	M VickC Palmer	C JohnsonK Smith S Greene D Brown R Torain A Green	A BrownM Crabtree M Austin D Moore T Smith	B Pettigrew	S Janikowski
MassIll Mud	T RomoA Dalton	C BensonJ Stewart L Blount J Addai F Jackson	A BoldinS Moss S Smith D Thomas J Ford J Knox T Young K Britt		S Gostkowski
Mercer Mustangs	D BreesM Hasselbeck	A BradshawR Mathews J Kuhn T Jones	D BranchM Colston R Cobb S Johnson M Manningham M Sims-Walker		M BryantO Mare
Miami Muffdivers	M SanchezA Smith	D SprolesF Gore C.J. Spiller P Thomas	D BryantJ Maclin N Washington S Holmes H Ward M Floyd S Breaston		D Carpenter
New Chester Thorobreds	E ManningJ Flacco	F JonesM Barber J Starks M Ingram T Choice L Tomlinson	L MooreM Wallace N Burleson P Burress P Parker		S SuishamR Longwell
Orange Co. Beach Dudes	R FitzpatrickK Kolb	D ThomasD Williams A Peterson J Rodgers J Ringer	B LloydR Meachem V Cruz W Welker M Thomas	O Daniels	N Novak
Philadelphia Griffins	R GrossmanJ Freeman P Manning	B Green-EllisL McCoy M Turner C Ogbonnaya D Karim J Battle K Lumpkin M Leshoure	J JonesL Fitzgerald L Robinson J Simpson		M Crosby
Richburgh Raptors	T TebowM Schaub	D MurrayM Morris M Bush J Best L Stephens-Howling T Hightower	E DoucetM Williams P Harvin M Jenkins	K WinslowV Davis	G Gano
Syracuse Blizzard	C PonderA Rodgers S Bradford	B WellsR Helu D McFadden R Bush S Vereen K Moreno	E BennettP Garcon R White	S ChandlerJ Ballard	D Akers

Violence vs. Blizzard in Fantasy Bowl XX

It was a Monday night nail biter in Syracuse, but kicker David Akers’ 4th-quarter PAT nudged the Blizzard past the Dallas Armadillos 74-73 for a slot in Fantasy Bowl XX. Syracuse will meet the top-seeded Happy Valley Violence, who shut down the defending champion Boston Wildcats 54-46.

It’s the 5th trip to the Fantasy Bowl for the Syracuse franchise, who has a 2-2 record in the title game: wins in 2004 (59-27 over the Mud) and 2000 (62-47 over the Wildcats) and losses in 1997 (49-30 to the Wildcats) and a 47-40 loss to the Bandits in the first Fantasy Bowl in 1992.

Happy Valley makes their second trip to the title game following a 65-46 loss to the Wildcats in the 2008 championship game.

With the 1-point loss, Dallas came oh-so-close to that franchise’s first-ever appearance in the league championship game, although Dallas co-owner Sam McClain lead his previous team — the Los Angeles Riot! — to league championships in 1993 and 1996.

Happy Valley Grabs #1 Seed; Other 3 Playoff Teams All Lose

If you’re only as good as your last game, then the Engle Division winning Violence must be riding high. Happy Valley (10-4) secured the #1 playoff seed and was the only one of the 4 playoff-bound teams to win their final regular season game. The Violence notched the league’s second highest score of the week, beating Oregon 79-62. Happy Valley will face the defending champion Boston Wildcats (8-5-1), who were 86-64 losers to Frelinghuysen. The Froglickers’ 86 points were the week’s highest score. Happy Valley beat Boston 38-35 in Week 12.

The other Fantasy Bowl semifinal will feature the Paterno Division winning Syracuse Blizzard (9-5) vs. the Cappelletti Division winning Dallas Armadillos (9-4-1). Syracuse was a 75-63 loser to the Philadelphia Griffins, while the Armadillos lost to Mercer 63-47. Dallas and Syracuse did not play each other during the regular season.