Semifinals Final Scores

Well kiddos, the first round of playoffs are done.  What an exciting week. It all came down to a Monday Night game, the way it should be.

Without further ado.

Tim vs. Peter

While Tim had a 3 point advantage against him, he was the favorite for this game, with a high powered offense and one of the healthiest teams in the league.  That is until Jennings went down.  Suggs came up with a goose egg for him on Sunday Night, and Big Ben turned into a Big dud.  If Ben could have only run for one more yard, (instead of the ZERO he had), Tim would have had another 7 points to at least make this game look respectable.  But Ben could only pick up a 7 point gain for Tim instead of 14, and with a weak defensive showing, his dance was short lived.  The breakdown is as follows.

Tim 47 Offense, 17 Defense
Peter 50 Offense, 24 Defense, +7 TD from Israel, +3 HFA.

Final score
Peter 43
Tim 23


Chuck vs. Joe D

Chuck was leading going into tonight's Monday Night game.  He dodged a bullet once with Ray Rice doing diddly poo for Joe on Sunday Night.  Could he dodge it again with Frank Gore.  Sure, Gore only ran for 90 yards. Not good enough to start or make a scoring difference.  But championships are not made on Monday Night.  They just come to fruition.  They are planted in week 2, getting a extra RB named Sproles.  They are planted in week 6, getting a conehead defensive guy from the west coast.  And it was this said conehead that had Joe sweating until the later part of the game.  We don't know what was said on the sidelines, and we don't know if we care.  But what we do know is that whether Joe gave him the same medication Ryan Braun is using, or some great Lombardi quotes, Aldon Smith stepped up big and grabbed a victory away from Chuck in the final minutes of the game tonight.  With 2.5 sacks, (and maybe 3 after the stat corrections after looking at the highlights) Smith solidified Joe D's appearance in the 2011 GFFL Championship Game.  And Chuck, who has successfully upset the higher seed in the past, will have to wait for next year to give it a go again. Even though Wallace is credited with a safety on the books, and there is no scoring on the big board, in our game it doesn't matter due to Smith's stats.  Joe went from 3.5 sacks, to 6 sacks. taking away 21 points. Here is the breakdown.

Chuck 77 offense, 24 defense
Joe D 82 offense, 21 defense, +3 HFA. (not including wallace's safety at the moment.  need to review)

Final Score
Chuck 56
Joe D 61


So, that sets the stage for next week's 2011 GFFL Championship Game!!!

Joe D will be hosting Peter J for the title.

As we all know, there is no HFA in the Title game, but a tie would result in a Joe D victory with him being the higher seed. So, there is a built in +1 for the higher seed.

Early predictions in Vegas have Joe D as the favorite as the winner of the Triple Crown and Peter in shambles on defense.  But, maybe this is finally the week that AP and CJ2K actually do what they were supposed to do all season long. Either way, it will be one interesting game, with someone having a nice Christmas present under the tree.

And the team that would have been in this game if they were in the playoffs this week but are on the sidelines??

Joe A with an impressive 132 total points scored would have beat anybody this week.  Even Joe D with a freak safety.  Good luck and sweet dreams.