Pittsburgh Franchise Football League 2011 News & Notes

Week 16

 

PFFL 2011 Postseason

WEEK 17 - PFFL Total Point Championships

The final week of the PFFL season determines the Total Point Champions. The three teams with the most points in each conference win their individual Conference Total Point Title. The individual team with the most points of the three win the 2011 PFFL League Total Point Title. The second and third place finishers in each Conference also receive considerations.

A detailed breakdown of the seeds, byes, and matchups of the postseason can be found in the Playoff Formats page and the postseason brackets Playoff Brackets  CT Brackets

PFFL Championship Game

Championship Game Final Score West Central East Schleprock 171 Park Valley 163 Capital 110

We directed that coming into this game Capital had a problem at running back and the fact that they played just two RBs and one of them was Jackie Battle, says it all. Hey, my Commish West team played Jackie Battle this week and we weren't even in the consolation tournament. So how did Capital... never mind. Even if they had played Gerhart again who came through for them in their previous two playoff games it would have meant just 5 more points. Add in the fact that their overachieving WRs underachieved this week and as predicted they finish 3rd and as it turns out by a wide margin. They got away with a lot of inefficiencies to this point but they were just way overmatched this time. The fact that they got this far with the personnel they had is a huge victory in itself.

When SF narrowly beat Seattle 19-17 Park Valley had to feel relieved they could now play Rodgers in confidence. And they had to feel ecstatic over their last minute decision to take out Lance Moore and put in James Jones. His two TDs along with Rodgers five contributed heavily to their final total of 163 going into Monday night. A number that would force Schleprock's two remaining players to have good games or else. But what is little talked about in fantasy football predictions but was discussed in last weeks game analysis was the defenses. Every offensive position player for the Valley except Nate Burleson had 20 or more points and Burleson had a solid 15 himself. But they got just 2 total points out of their kicker and defense compared to 24 for Schleprock. Kicking is a complete crap shoot as we know but defenses are at least somewhat predictable. The Valley had a decent one in Chicago but a horrible matchup in Green Bay. Ironically it was Rodgers points and stellar play that took away Chicago's defensive points. Considering the game margin was just 8 points and Schleprock got 11 kicking points and 13 out of Pittsburgh's defense who had a great matchup at home against ST. Louis, it's clear what the real difference in this game was. With both teams posting efficiency ratings in the upper 90's and the Valley's PP lower than the Rocks starter points, at least they don't go away knowing there was more they could have done. It was just a matter of matchups or if you prefer timing and it just wasn't their time.

It must have felt like deja vu for Schleprock when the Valley made the switch from Lance Moore to James Jones and he puts up 21. Especially for the fact that Moore got hurt and left the game with just 7 points. Back in 2006 when they went by the name Donators they lost the championship game by one point to the Downtowners because of a late substitution. That game also was decided on Monday night and decided very late in the game as was this one: The Rock were down 44 going into the final NFL game of the 2011 playoffs but had some serious talent left in Brees and Colston. Obviously Brees would get his points so you figure the key to the game would be Colston and how many he would get. It didn't come right away as the first New Orleans score was a rushing TD but early in the 2nd quarter there it is: a Brees to Colston hookup for a TD. The score now read 163-139 with most of the game remaining. Brees and Colston whittled away at the remaining 24 point lead through out the night and although the actual game was a blowout at this point, with just 4 minutes remaining the PFFL Championship Game was still in doubt. But what turned out to be the deciding key of the game was Marino's record Brees was chasing. Had he not had that motivation this game could have turned out different. But Brees seemed determined to break the record on Monday night football and national TV. With about 4 minutes left in the game a pass over the middle to Colston finally put Schleprock ahead. The record was broken shortly after that in the same drive with a TD pass to Sproles extending the lead to the final margin of 8 points. So Congratulations to Marty, no not that Marty, the nice one Little Marty, on winning the PFFL 2011 Championship!

CT Championship Game Results East West Central Commish East 138 B&B 135 Bartertown 124

PFFL Total Point Championship

EAST Franchise PF 1 Cleantown 2145 2 Cousins Mc 2038 5 Capital 2019 4 IC Lightning 1978 7 Commish East 1975 3 Dego's R Us 1958 8 T Bones 1946 6 Syndicate 1906 10 Midquippa 1831 12 Nasty Aggravators 1769 9 The Jolly Roger 1706 11 Weekend Warriors 1703 Average 1915 CENTRAL Franchise PF 1 Park Valley 2188 7 TD's 2114 2 Arnie's Army 2039 9 Bartertown 1974 3 JR's Boys 1921 12 Twisted Helmets 1915 4 H Hammers 1905 11 Snake & Shake 1868 8 Sharks 1827 5 Frannie's Train 1821 6 TnT 1818 10 Little Johnny & Will's 1802 Average 1934 WEST Franchise PF 2 Schleprock 2208 1 Bid 66 Bandits 2203 3 Brookline 2108 8 Smiley's Snipers 1983 4 Detroit Lions 1944 5 Irish Talbots 1892 9 Archie's 1856 6 B&B 1831 11 French River 1802 7 MNE 1786 10 Endzonerz 1760 12 Commish West 1657 Average 1918

The overall point earner wins the PFFL Total Point Championship - The top 3 finishers in each conference earn consideration

There wasn't much drama last year as the JR's Boys took a 50-point lead into week 17 and won the PFFL Point Title by a final margin of 38. This year however the current point leader Schleprock comes into the final week with a mere 5-point lead over Bid 66 Bandits and Park Valley is well within range 20 back. Cleantown will win the East but they fell too far behind to challenge for the overall. The Valley would need a total collapse to lose the Central and Schleprock and the Bandits will fight it out not only for the overall but the West Title as well.

Sandlot Defending League Champion M4

Welcome to the 2nd season of the PFFL Sandlot League

 

PFFL Stuff

The Score: Another 120+ week - five straight actually - but the yearly average remains unchanged. The week was actually slightly higher than the beginning yearly average of 120.1 but the overall yearly average remains dead on 2007's high of 120.1. Week 17 will determine if 2011 sets a new high or not but the odds say not. Week 17 has traditionally been low scoring with a 108.8 overall average and never has a 120+ week been recorded in the final week. Week 16 Year Beginning East Central West Overall 2011 5-Year Ave 120 121 123 121.3 120.1 116.9 ● Reminder: The upcoming week is the final week of the PFFL season, week 17. Every game is played on Sunday only this week. ●  The Playoff Tournament will be held on Wednesday, January 4. The Final League Meeting will be held on the following Wednesday, January 11. The Playoff Tournament format is two conferences with separate drafts and a maximum of 12 teams in each. Spots are given on a first-come-first-serve basis. Playoff Information  2011 Playoff Tournament Site ● The 11-week regular season average was 118. The postseason average of weeks 12 thru 16 was 124. ● Commish East won the Consolation Tournament with the last pass by Brees on Monday night, a TD to Sproles. There still has never been a repeat Champion in the PFFL but we can no longer say that about a repeat CT Champion. Known as Commish I back in 1998 when they won it for the first time this is now the second such title for the Commish East team. ● The first and second place finishers in the Championship Game both won weekly firsts in their efforts. Park Valley a first in the Central and Schleprock from the West won Team of the Week Honors as well. ● The Bid 66 Bandits didn't win the Championship but they were the overall best team in the postseason with a weekly average of 153.2 in weeks 12 thru 16. Schleprock was second best with 152.8 and the Championship Game runner up Park Valley wasn't far behind at 151.4. ● Deuces were wild for Schleprock this year. They win the PFFL Championship with the 2nd rank and from the 2nd draft position. It is just the second time a team drafting from the second hole has won but the fourth time for the #2 rank.   HAPPY NEW YEAR!

League Total Point Rankings Rk Franchise PF 1 2 Schleprock 2208 2 1 Bid 66 Bandits 2203 3 1 Park Valley 2188 4 1 Cleantown 2145 5 7 TD's 2114 6 3 Brookline 2108 7 2 Arnie's Army 2039 8 2 Cousins Mc 2038 9 5 Capital 2019 10 8 Smiley's Snipers 1983 11 4 IC Lightning 1978 12 7 Commish East 1975 13 9 Bartertown 1974 14 3 Dego's R Us 1958 15 8 T Bones 1946 16 4 Detroit Lions 1944 17 3 JR's Boys 1921 18 12 Twisted Helmets 1915 19 6 Syndicate 1906 20 4 H Hammers 1905 21 5 Irish Talbots 1892 22 11 Snake & Shake 1868 23 9 Archie's 1856 24 10 Midquippa 1831 25 6 B&B 1831 26 8 Sharks 1827 27 5 Frannie's Train 1821 28 6 TnT 1818 29 10 Little Johnny & Will's 1802 30 11 French River 1802 31 7 MNE 1786 32 12 Nasty Aggravators 1769 33 10 Endzonerz 1760 34 9 The Jolly Roger 1706 35 11 Weekend Warriors 1703 36 12 Commish West 1657   Average 1922

PFFL Defending League Champion Snake & Shake

Welcome to the 20th Season of the PFFL!