Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Week 16: Semifinal boxscores

EGGERS 61, BULLDOGS 47

Bulldogs (47)
Roethlisberger PIT  3
Martin TB   6
Hightower NO   17
D. Thomas DEN   zero
A. Robinson JAX    13
Catanzaro AZ     8

Eggers (61)
Stafford DET    13
Peterson MIN   11
L. Murray OAK  9
Hopkins HOU   11
Sanders DEN    6
Gostkowski NE  11

QUAGS 50, BRAWLERS 43

Quags (50)
Bortles JAX 22
Woodhead SD   zero
D. Johhson AZ   9
Crabtree OAK  6
Watkins BUF  3
Gano CAR   10

Brawlers (43)
Wilson SEA   11
Freeman ATL  6
Lacy GB    6
Gronkowski NE   3
Baldwin SEA   11
Boswell PIT    6

Week 17: Finger Bowl 22 preview

HURRICANE QUAGS (8-7-1) at HAM N EGGERS (11-5) 


At Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Playoff records: Quags 4-5; Eggers 5-8-1

Finger Bowl records: Quags 1-0; Eggers 0-4

Head to head: Eggers 58, Quags 30 (Week 8)

The skinny: Quags returns to the Finger Bowl for the first time since winning his only other appearance in 2007, beating the Sodor Rail-Layers 47-42. ... The Eggers have lost the last four Finger Bowls despite scoring an average of 44.5 points in those games. ... Quags is the fifth different opponent for the Eggers in the Finks League championship. ... Eggers owner Mike Miazga has tied Mike Wilcox and Staff Goff with his fifth consecutive playoff appearance and tied Goff and Matt Simo with his fifth Finger Bowl appearance.

Projected starters: Quags -- Bortles, Woodhead, D. Johnson, Crabtree, Watkins, Gano; Eggers -- Stafford, AP, L. Murray, Hopkins, OBJ, Gostkowski.

The pick: Eggers 55, Quags 40

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Week 16: Semifinal previews

HAM N EGGERS (10-5) at CANTON BULLDOGS (10-4-1) 

At Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio

Playoff records: Eggers 4-8-1; Bulldogs (Dah Commish franchise) 6-3

Head to head: Bulldogs 61, Eggers 21 (Week 7); Eggers 60, Bulldogs 31 (Week 12)

The skinny: The Eggers are the four-time Finger Bowl runner-up and will make their fifth consecutive playoff appearance. ... Owner Mike Miazga will make his eighth playoff appearance. ... Dah Commish appears in his sixth postseason with the Bulldogs. ... The Bulldogs set a new franchise record for Dah Commish in his 22nd season with his best record in league history. Four other teams owned by Dah Commish had 10-5 finishes during the regular season. ... Dah Commish won a division title for the third time. ... The Eggers won 10 games for the third time in their history.

Projected starters: Eggers -- Fitzpatrick, L. Murray, Peterson, Hopkins, Sanders, Gostkowski; Bulldogs -- Big Ben, Martin, Hightower, A. Robinson, M. Bryant, Catanzaro.

The pick: Eggers 50, Bulldogs 45

HURRICANE QUAGS (7-7-1) at DUBLIN BRAWLERS (12-3) 


At Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland

Playoff records: Quags 3-5; Brawlers 3-1

Head to head: Brawlers 36, Quags 19 (Week 2); Brawlers 56, Quags 43 (Week 9)

The skinny: Quags was the only losing team to reach the Finks League playoffs with a 7-8 record in his first season in 2005, now Quags becomes the only team with a .500 record to reach the Finks postseason. Quags lost in the semifinals that season, but placed third. ... Quags makes his fifth playoff appearance after finishing fourth in 2014. The Brawlers make their third playoff appearance and are in the postseason for the first time since 2010. ... The Brawlers won their second division title since 2010 when the Dubliners placed second. ... Both Quags and the Brawlers have won only one Finger Bowl title, Quags in 2007 and the Brawlers in 2008.

Projected starters: Quags -- Winston, Bernard, D. Johnson, Watkins, Crabtree, Gano; Brawlers -- Wilson, Ivory, Freeman, Gronk, Baldwin, Boswell.

The pick: Brawlers 55, Quags 25

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Week 14 preview: Clearing up playoff picture

With two weeks remaining in the regular season, three of the four playoff spots have been wrapped up between Stabler Division champion Bulldogs and Starr Division finalists Eggers and Brawlers.

To be decided is the Starr champion and the Stabler runner-up. The Stabler runner-up will be decided between Quags (5-7-1) and Prayer (4-8-1). Those two teams play against each other in the Week 15 regular season finale.