Playoff teams set: DAL HVV SYR and BOS; Griffins will finish with their first losing season EVER

There will be no drama in the final week of the regular season — the 4 playoff teams are set. The Dallas Armadillos, who wrapped up their division 2 weeks ago, will be joined by the Happy Valley Violence, who ironically beat Dallas this week 76-71. Dallas at 9-3-1 has the league’s best record. Happy Valley stands at 9-4 heading into the final week.

The two highest-scoring teams of Week 13 are also the final two playoff participants. Syracuse posted a huge 105-37 win over the Froglickers, and in the process notched the league’s highest score in nearly 3 years. Boston knocked MassIll out of playoff contention with a 90-31 win over the Mud. A Blizzard win in Week 14 would clinch the division. A Blizzard loss coupled with a Wildcats win would give the division title to Boston. Since both teams are already in the playoffs, the division loser will get the Wild Card slot.

In the overall points race with 4 weeks remaining, Boston has increased it’s lead slightly, but Syracuse has taken 2nd place in points at 44 behind Boston. Dallas is 3rd and Happy Valley in 5th — all within 86 points of the leader. The 4th-place points team at 60 behind the leader is the 5-8 Philadelphia Griffins who, with a 61-33 loss to Oregon this weekend, will finish with the franchise’s first losing season ever. Prior to this season, the Griffins were the last remaining team in the 20-year history of our league to never suffer a losing season.

Week 13 Transactions

• 12/8: DAL places TE Fred Davis on IR; adds RB Isaac Redman, PIT
• 12/7: KEY drops QB Vince Young; activates QB Michael Vick off IR
• 12/7: PHI drops QB Matt Cassel; adds QB Rex Grossman, Redskins
• 12/6: BOS places RB Matt Forte on IR; adds RB Kahlil Bell, Bears
• 12/4: BOS drops K Robbie Gould; adds K Rob Bironas, Titans
• 12/4: BOS drops RB Taiwan Jones; adds WR Dexter McCluster, Chiefs

Week 12 Transactions

• 11/30: KEY drops RB Joe McKnight; adds QB Vince Young, Eagles
• 11/30: BOB activates RB Peyton Hillis off IR; drops WR Braylon Edwards
• 11/28: BOS drops QB Matt Leinart; adds QB Matt Moore, Dolphins

Dallas wins division, Violence increases lead, Wildcats lead wild Paterno division by half game over MIM and SYR

We haven’t seen too many divisions clinched in Week 11, but Dallas has captured the Cappelletti Division crown. The 8-2-1 Armadillos lead 5-6 Miami by 3.5 games with only 3 games remaining. Dallas captures the division despite a 39-20 loss to the Muffdivers this week. New Chester’s 47-28 loss to FFL knocks them back to 4-6-1 and eliminated from playoff contention. Mercer and Keystone, both with only 3 wins, have been eliminated for a couple of weeks.

Happy Valley’s resurgence continues. The Violence are now on a 3-game winning streak and have jumped 1.5 games ahead of 5-5-1 Orange County in the Engle Division standings. The Beach Dudes have lost 4 of their last 5 games. Oregon (4-6-1) and Richburgh (4-7) are technically still in the race — at least for one more week.

The Paterno Division remains a tightly contested slugfest, featuring 4 of the top 6 scoring teams through the first 11 weeks. Boston sits atop the division at 7-3-1, but they are just a half game ahead of both MassIll and Syracuse, both with 7-4 records. Philadelphia — second overall in points — is not technically out of it at 5-6. But the Griffins and the Froglickers (also at 5-6) would need some miraculous circumstances to make the playoffs at this point.

Week 11 Transactions

• 11/23: FFL drops QB Jay Cutler; adds RB Toby Gerhart, Vikings
• 11/23: NCT drops WR Austin Collie; activates RB Felix Jones off IR
• 11/22: MIM drops TE Dallas Clark; places RB Fred Jackson on IR; adds WR Santana Moss, Redskins
• 11/22: KEY drops WR Devin Hester; adds RB Joe McKnight, Jets
• 11/21: DAL drops K Rob Bironas; adds K John Kasay, Saints
• 11/20: KEY places QB Michael Vick on IR; adds RB Kevin Smith, Lions

Brady now a Froglicker; Rice heads to Wildcats; Reggie Bush to Blizzard

The first trade at the 2011 trading deadline is a blockbuster: the Boston Wildcats have shipped QB Tom Brady to the Frelinghuysen Froglickers for RB Ray Rice. The teams also announced an additional player and a draft pick will be named later as part of the deal. “Tom Brady helped the Wildcats to two Fantasy Bowl Champsionships,” Wildcats owner Ron Yeany said, “but we felt we couldn’t keep Tom after this season and so we’ll move forward with Cam Newton as our franchise quarterback.” Boston is in a tight race in the Paterno Division as the season hits the home stretch. The Froglickers appear to be building for 2012, and have acquired the franchise’s highest-profile signal caller since the Steve Young glory days.

Syracuse — a half game ahead of Boston in the Paterno Division — also made a move at the trading deadline, acquiring RB Reggie Bush from Keystone for a 2012 1st-round draft pick. Blizzard owner told Fantasy Flyer that he felt the team had a hole to fill at running back for the playoff run. Syracuse has been beset by injuries at the position, with Darren McFadden on the bench for several weeks and Knowshon Moreno now on IR.

The Wildcats and the Blizzard play one another in a pivotal week 11 game that will give one team a big advantage in the division race. The Paterno Division — with 4 of the 7 top-scoring teams at the trade deadline — is one of the most competitive races we’ve seen in recent league history.

Week 10 Transactions

• 11/17: NCT places RB Felix Jones on IR; activates RB Tashard Choice off IR
• 11/17: SYR places RB Knowshon Moreno on IR
• 11/17: KEY adds WR Devin Hester, Bears
• 11/17: KEY trades RB Reggie Bush to SYR for 2012(1) draft pick
• 11/17: NCT places RB LaDainian Tomlinson on IR; adds WR Preston Parker, Bucs
• 11/17: MIM places TE Dallas Clark on IR; adds WR Titus Young, Lions
• 11/17: BOS trades QB Tom Brady and a player to be named later, to FFL for RB Ray Rice and a draft pick to be named later.
• 11/16: FFL drops RB Earnest Graham; adds K Alex Henery, Eagles
• 11/16: BOB drops RB Curtis Brinkley; adds QB Tarvaris Jackson, Seahawks
• 11/15: HVV drops QB John Beck; adds RB Lance Ball, Broncos
• 11/15: BOS drops WR Darrius Heyward-Bey; adds WR Damian Williams, Titans
• 11/15: DAL drops K John Kasay; adds K Rob Bironas, Titans
• 11/15: BOS drops WR Doug Baldwin; adds QB Matt Leinart, Texans