Post by tav7623 on Dec 30, 2014 10:45:40 GMT -5
Welcome to the official MFL Playoffs round 3 recap thread, this week in the MFL saw the MFL Championship decided as Go Blue Girl faced off against MadMan gamers. After the dust has settled our new MFL champ is Go Blue Girl who utterly destroyed MadMan Gamers 141 - 82 and became only the third different team to win the MFL Championship since the league's inception in 2010. This week also saw all 4 of this week's games decided by 14 pts or more with the biggest margin of victory going to Go Blue Girl who during her Championship run averaged 129.88 pts each week.
Midnight Bowl V
#2 Go Blue Girl (Joanna) vs. #4 MadMan Gamers (MadMan Gamer/Tav7623)
Go Blue Girl destroyed MadMan Gamers 141.84 to 82.20 while also putting up the eighth-highest point total in the league to date. The playoff win was memorable, with the 59.64-point margin of victory being the ninth-highest recorded in the league this season. Someone check the temperature of Go Blue Girl. They've been on fire, winning their last seven matchups in a row. Go Blue Girl wins their second matchup with MadMan Gamers in as many games, and their head-to-head record improves to 2-1. Their last win was in Week 14 with a final score of 115.98 to 99.06. MadMan Gamers ended the regular season in fourth place with a record of 8-6. From a points per game perspective, they ranked slightly better (third with 102.25). They played in a pair of previous postseason games this year. In their last game, MadMan Gamers slipped by The Fighting Kittens, 100.58 to 99.54. The week before, they defeated Free Adrian Peterson, 97.80 to 72.26.
Battle for 3rd
#8 The Fighting Kittens (Smoke/SmokeTNT) vs. #3 Grave Robbers (Girl Graves)
The Fighting Kittens picked up 22.16 points from Eli Manning and 18.10 from DeMarco Murray to beat Grave Robbers 94.16 to 68.40. The GM of The Fighting Kittens can sleep well tonight after getting revenge for a Week 5 151.28 to 92.58 pasting by Grave Robbers. To make matters worse, Grave Robbers got zero points from Mike Wallace.
Battle for 5th
#1 Free Josh Gordon (Dusty) vs. #7 Dark's Dragons
Free Josh Gordon took advantage of the highest player point total in the league this week from C.J. Anderson (28.70) to beat Dark's Dragons 104.24 to 90.12. The GM of Free Josh Gordon can sleep well tonight after getting revenge for a Week 11 72.06 to 70.40 heartbreaking loss to Dark's Dragons.
Battle for 7th
#5 Free Adrian Peterson (Jerry) vs. #6 Rock Terror (CA Bain)
You might as well call Free Adrian Peterson the "Comeback Kids" after overcoming a 6.94-point differential on Sunday night, taking down Rock Terror, 116.94 to 86.68. Free Adrian Peterson was led by 24.80 points from Antonio Brown and 23.34 from Robert Griffin III. This is a repeat performance for Free Adrian Peterson over Rock Terror, after a 100.16 to 50.32 shellacking in Week 9.
Final Standings (plus final record and points total including playoffs
1.* Go Blue Girl (12-5 1871 pts)
2.* MadMan Gamers (10-7 1738 pts)
3.* The Fighting Kittens (8-9 1619 pts)
4.* Grave Robbers (10-7 1655 pts)
5.* Free Josh Gordon (12-5 1764 pts)
6.* Dark's Dragons (8-9 1427 pts)
7.* Free Adrian Peterson (9-8 1729 pts)
8.* Rock Terror (8-9 1623 pts)
9. The Taint 6-8 1322 pts
10. The Bastaaards (6-8 1273 pts)
11. Of Hogs and Hokies (6-8 1203 pts)
12. Backfield Penetration (1-13 874 pts)
*=Playoff Team
Midnight Bowl V
#2 Go Blue Girl (Joanna) vs. #4 MadMan Gamers (MadMan Gamer/Tav7623)
Go Blue Girl destroyed MadMan Gamers 141.84 to 82.20 while also putting up the eighth-highest point total in the league to date. The playoff win was memorable, with the 59.64-point margin of victory being the ninth-highest recorded in the league this season. Someone check the temperature of Go Blue Girl. They've been on fire, winning their last seven matchups in a row. Go Blue Girl wins their second matchup with MadMan Gamers in as many games, and their head-to-head record improves to 2-1. Their last win was in Week 14 with a final score of 115.98 to 99.06. MadMan Gamers ended the regular season in fourth place with a record of 8-6. From a points per game perspective, they ranked slightly better (third with 102.25). They played in a pair of previous postseason games this year. In their last game, MadMan Gamers slipped by The Fighting Kittens, 100.58 to 99.54. The week before, they defeated Free Adrian Peterson, 97.80 to 72.26.
Battle for 3rd
#8 The Fighting Kittens (Smoke/SmokeTNT) vs. #3 Grave Robbers (Girl Graves)
The Fighting Kittens picked up 22.16 points from Eli Manning and 18.10 from DeMarco Murray to beat Grave Robbers 94.16 to 68.40. The GM of The Fighting Kittens can sleep well tonight after getting revenge for a Week 5 151.28 to 92.58 pasting by Grave Robbers. To make matters worse, Grave Robbers got zero points from Mike Wallace.
Battle for 5th
#1 Free Josh Gordon (Dusty) vs. #7 Dark's Dragons
Free Josh Gordon took advantage of the highest player point total in the league this week from C.J. Anderson (28.70) to beat Dark's Dragons 104.24 to 90.12. The GM of Free Josh Gordon can sleep well tonight after getting revenge for a Week 11 72.06 to 70.40 heartbreaking loss to Dark's Dragons.
Battle for 7th
#5 Free Adrian Peterson (Jerry) vs. #6 Rock Terror (CA Bain)
You might as well call Free Adrian Peterson the "Comeback Kids" after overcoming a 6.94-point differential on Sunday night, taking down Rock Terror, 116.94 to 86.68. Free Adrian Peterson was led by 24.80 points from Antonio Brown and 23.34 from Robert Griffin III. This is a repeat performance for Free Adrian Peterson over Rock Terror, after a 100.16 to 50.32 shellacking in Week 9.
Final Standings (plus final record and points total including playoffs
1.* Go Blue Girl (12-5 1871 pts)
2.* MadMan Gamers (10-7 1738 pts)
3.* The Fighting Kittens (8-9 1619 pts)
4.* Grave Robbers (10-7 1655 pts)
5.* Free Josh Gordon (12-5 1764 pts)
6.* Dark's Dragons (8-9 1427 pts)
7.* Free Adrian Peterson (9-8 1729 pts)
8.* Rock Terror (8-9 1623 pts)
9. The Taint 6-8 1322 pts
10. The Bastaaards (6-8 1273 pts)
11. Of Hogs and Hokies (6-8 1203 pts)
12. Backfield Penetration (1-13 874 pts)
*=Playoff Team