Week 16: Semifinal previews

Hurricane Quags (8-6-1) at Serkus Act (11-4)

At Newman Field, Baraboo, Wis.; Home of the Circus World Museum

Playoff history: Quags is 3-3 and makes his fourth playoff appearance. Quags won the 2007 Finger Bowl. Serkus owner Goff is 6-8 in the playoffs and makes his ninth postseason appearance. He is looking for his third Finger Bowl title. Goff's semifinal game will tie Traczek for the most playoff games by a Finks owner. Traczek is 5-9-1 in the postseason.

Previous meetings: Serkus 51, Quags 40 (Week 7); Quags 64, Serkus 49 (Week 13)

The skinny: Goff won this year's Harvey-Ponz Award after winning five games in 2013. Goff won his fourth division title and tied his franchise record with 11 wins on the season. Serkus went 11-4 in 2005, but did not win in the postseason. Goff is trying to match Simo for a record fifth appearance in the Finger Bowl. ... Quags went 8-6-1 for the second consecutive year and clinched a playoff berth with a win in Week 15. He did not qualify for the playoffs last season as the third place team in his division. Quags has carried five RBs for the most of the season, including suspended RB Peterson MIN. ... Serkus may be without top scorer RB Murray DAL, who suffered a broken hand in Week 15.

Probable starters: Quags -- Luck IND, J. Bell DET, Mason STL, Bryant DAL, M. Evans TB, Hauschka SEA. Serkus -- Stafford DET, Foster HOU, Murray DAL, Beckham Jr. NYG, Sanders DEN, Parkey PHI.

The pick: Serkus 50, Quags 45.

Decatur Staleys (10-5) at Ham N Eggers (9-6)

At Sanka Coffee Field, Elmhurst, Ill.

Playoff history: Staleys owner Dah Commish is 5-2 in the postseason, but makes his first playoff appearance under the new moniker as a Leatherhead football team after 17 years of Shakespeare themes. Dah Commish is in the playoffs for the fifth time and has won two Finger Bowl titles. Eggers owner Miazga makes his seventh playoff appearance and has reached the postseason for the fourth consecutive time. He is 3-7-1 in the postseason.

Previous meeting: Staleys 61, Eggers 37 (Week 13)

The skinny: The high-scoring Eggers broke Simo's longtime record for points in a season with 853, averaging an amazing 56.9 points per game. The Eggers scored 70 points or more in four consecutive weeks from Week 5-8 and scored a season-high 80 points in Week 5 against the Khans. In Miazga's 17 years, this is his first division title. He has won the last three times in the semifinals. ... After losing RB Rice BAL to begin the season due to an NFL suspension, Dah Commish made a league-leading transactions this season and even traded top point producer QB Luck IND (171 Finks points) to Quags in Week 12. The Staleys defense led the league in fewest points allowed this season with 557. The No. 2 defense belonged to defending champion Khans (611). This is the third time in four years that a Dah Commish owned team finished with a 10-5 record. 

Probable starters: Staleys -- Roethlisberger PIT, Anderson DEN, Ingram NO, J. Graham NO, Jeffery CHI, Tucker BAL. Eggers -- P. Manning DEN, Forte CHI, Charles KC, D. Thomas DEN, A. Brown PIT, Gostkowski NE.

The pick: Eggers 55, Staleys 40.