Post by tav7623 on Dec 23, 2014 19:27:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the MFL Playoffs Round 2 recap thread, this week in the MFL saw 4 teams face off to see which 2 would get the chance to duke it out next week in the MFL Championship game. Now that the dust has started to settle the last two teams standing are Go Blue Girl who beat Grave Robbers in a 56 pt blowout and MadMan Gamer who just barely managed to beat The Fighting Kittens, advancing by the skin of their teeth 100.58 - 99.54. Meanwhile the other 4 playoff teams (Free Josh Gordon, Free Adrian Peterson, Dark's Dragons, & Rock Terror) faced off against each other this week to see who would duke it out in the final week of the season for the 5th & 7th seeds.
#2 Go Blue Girl (Joanna) vs. #3 Grave Robbers (Girl Graves)
Go Blue Girl benefited from 26.80 points from Odell Beckham Jr. and 21.00 from Lamar Miller to wallop Grave Robbers 126.12 to 70.06. Blow out would be an undestatement here, as this 56.06-point margin of victory was the 10th-largest of all matchups this season. Go Blue Girl has been unstoppable and has now won six straight. Go Blue Girl goes to 2-1 head-to-head this season against Grave Robbers, including a Week 12 shellacking (124.66 to 85.72) the last time the teams met. Adding insult to injury, Grave Robbers got zero points from A.J. Green. Grave Robbers concluded the regular season with a record of 9-5, good for third place. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly worse (fifth with 99.15). In their only other postseason game of the season, Grave Robbers beat Rock Terror, 102.28 to 87.58.
#4 MadMan Gamers (MadMan Gamer/Tav7623) vs. #8 The Fighting Kittens (Smoke/SmokeTNT)
MadMan Gamers took advantage of 23.30 points from Marshawn Lynch and 19.58 from Matt Ryan to sneak past The Fighting Kittens, 100.58 to 99.54. Like Kevin Dyson getting tackled at the one-yard line in Super Bowl XXXIV, The Fighting Kittens fell just short, suffering a 1.04-point loss to MadMan Gamers in the playoffs. This is a repeat performance for MadMan Gamers over The Fighting Kittens, after a 95.22 to 88.92 win in Week 7. The margin could have been bigger, MadMan Gamers had a starter score zero points (Martellus Bennett). The Fighting Kittens concluded the regular season in eighth place with a record of 6-8. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly better (seventh with 95.28). In their only other postseason game of the season, The Fighting Kittens took down Free Josh Gordon, 96.00 to 78.00. This season, The Fighting Kittens had the league's best average scoring margin, defeating opponents by 43.01 points per game.
#1 Free Josh Gordon (Dusty) vs. #5 Free Adrian Peterson (Jerry)
Free Josh Gordon benefited from 19.80 points from C.J. Anderson and 15.50 from Matt Forte, edging Free Adrian Peterson, 85.02 to 82.30. Like Kevin Dyson getting tackled at the one-yard line in Super Bowl XXXIV, Free Adrian Peterson fell just short, suffering a 2.72-point loss to Free Josh Gordon in the playoffs. The GM of Free Josh Gordon can sleep well tonight after getting revenge for a Week 8 162.18 to 131.04 loss to Free Adrian Peterson. With T.Y. Hilton delivering zero points for Free Josh Gordon, the result might have been worse.
#6 Rock Terror (CA Bain) vs. #7 Dark's Dragons
Down by 16.16 points on Monday night, Dark's Dragons got 20.44 to pull off an upset of Rock Terror, 96.84 to 92.56. They benefited from a team-leading 21.20 points from Antonio Gates and 20.44 from Peyton Manning. The GM of Dark's Dragons hasn't needed nail clippers all season, biting their nails through two close wins this season. This close win came when it counted, serving as revenge for a Week 4 112.78 to 75.18 pasting by Rock Terror. With Terrance West delivering zero points for Dark's Dragons, the margin could have been bigger.
Round 3 Matchups
MFL 2014 Championship game aka Midnight Bowl V
#2 Go Blue Girl vs. #4 MadMan Gamers
Battle for 3rd Place
#3 Grave Robbers vs. #8 The Fighting Kittens
Battle for 5th Place
#1 Free Josh Gordon vs. #7 Dark's Dragons
Battle for 7th Place
#5 Free Adrian Petterson vs. #6 Rock Terror
#2 Go Blue Girl (Joanna) vs. #3 Grave Robbers (Girl Graves)
Go Blue Girl benefited from 26.80 points from Odell Beckham Jr. and 21.00 from Lamar Miller to wallop Grave Robbers 126.12 to 70.06. Blow out would be an undestatement here, as this 56.06-point margin of victory was the 10th-largest of all matchups this season. Go Blue Girl has been unstoppable and has now won six straight. Go Blue Girl goes to 2-1 head-to-head this season against Grave Robbers, including a Week 12 shellacking (124.66 to 85.72) the last time the teams met. Adding insult to injury, Grave Robbers got zero points from A.J. Green. Grave Robbers concluded the regular season with a record of 9-5, good for third place. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly worse (fifth with 99.15). In their only other postseason game of the season, Grave Robbers beat Rock Terror, 102.28 to 87.58.
#4 MadMan Gamers (MadMan Gamer/Tav7623) vs. #8 The Fighting Kittens (Smoke/SmokeTNT)
MadMan Gamers took advantage of 23.30 points from Marshawn Lynch and 19.58 from Matt Ryan to sneak past The Fighting Kittens, 100.58 to 99.54. Like Kevin Dyson getting tackled at the one-yard line in Super Bowl XXXIV, The Fighting Kittens fell just short, suffering a 1.04-point loss to MadMan Gamers in the playoffs. This is a repeat performance for MadMan Gamers over The Fighting Kittens, after a 95.22 to 88.92 win in Week 7. The margin could have been bigger, MadMan Gamers had a starter score zero points (Martellus Bennett). The Fighting Kittens concluded the regular season in eighth place with a record of 6-8. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly better (seventh with 95.28). In their only other postseason game of the season, The Fighting Kittens took down Free Josh Gordon, 96.00 to 78.00. This season, The Fighting Kittens had the league's best average scoring margin, defeating opponents by 43.01 points per game.
#1 Free Josh Gordon (Dusty) vs. #5 Free Adrian Peterson (Jerry)
Free Josh Gordon benefited from 19.80 points from C.J. Anderson and 15.50 from Matt Forte, edging Free Adrian Peterson, 85.02 to 82.30. Like Kevin Dyson getting tackled at the one-yard line in Super Bowl XXXIV, Free Adrian Peterson fell just short, suffering a 2.72-point loss to Free Josh Gordon in the playoffs. The GM of Free Josh Gordon can sleep well tonight after getting revenge for a Week 8 162.18 to 131.04 loss to Free Adrian Peterson. With T.Y. Hilton delivering zero points for Free Josh Gordon, the result might have been worse.
#6 Rock Terror (CA Bain) vs. #7 Dark's Dragons
Down by 16.16 points on Monday night, Dark's Dragons got 20.44 to pull off an upset of Rock Terror, 96.84 to 92.56. They benefited from a team-leading 21.20 points from Antonio Gates and 20.44 from Peyton Manning. The GM of Dark's Dragons hasn't needed nail clippers all season, biting their nails through two close wins this season. This close win came when it counted, serving as revenge for a Week 4 112.78 to 75.18 pasting by Rock Terror. With Terrance West delivering zero points for Dark's Dragons, the margin could have been bigger.
Round 3 Matchups
MFL 2014 Championship game aka Midnight Bowl V
#2 Go Blue Girl vs. #4 MadMan Gamers
Battle for 3rd Place
#3 Grave Robbers vs. #8 The Fighting Kittens
Battle for 5th Place
#1 Free Josh Gordon vs. #7 Dark's Dragons
Battle for 7th Place
#5 Free Adrian Petterson vs. #6 Rock Terror