Week 16: Semifinals

 Moline Tractors (7-8) at Boom Town Blue Jays (12-2-1)

at Morrison Stadium, Omaha, Neb. 

Playoff records: Dah Commish 7-4; A. Quagliano 4-0

Head to head: Jays 66, Tractors 56 (week 8); Jays 50, Tractors 42 (week 9)

The skinny: The Jays won the tiebreaker to win the Boselli Division over the Eggers by division tiebreaker. The Jays finished 6-1-1 while the Eggers went 5-2-1. The division title came down to the winner of the Week 15 matchup between the two teams, won 56-16 by the Jays. ... The Jays' 12 wins tied the league record for wins in a season, along with this year's Eggers edition. ... Dah Commish will make his first playoff appearance since 2015.... The Tractors make an unlikely playoff appearance despite having the sixth best record in the league. The Tractors started the season 4-0 only to lose seven of their last nine games and lost both starting QBs to injury in Week 14. 

Projected starters: Tractors -- Purdy, Henry, B. Robinson, Ty. Hill, Aiyuk, Bass; Jays -- Hurts, McCaffrey, Pacheco, AJ Brown, Andrews, Carlson.

The pick: Jays 42, Tractors 25.

Ham N Eggers (12-2-1) at Hurricane Quags (10-5)

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Playoff records: Miazga 9-11-1; Quags 5-11

Head to head: Eggers 33, Quags 14 (week 3)

The skinny: This semifinal features a matchup of consecutive playoff teams. The 2021 runner-up Eggers had a chance to set a new league record of 13 wins in a season, but lost its regular season finale. Miazga's 2017 Eggers also won 12 games. ... The Eggers won eight consecutive games before their Week 15 loss. ... The Eggers make their record-tying 12th playoff appearance, tying owner Stan Goff. ... Quags finished fourth in 2021. The Canes seek their first postseason win since 2017. Quags makes his fifth playoff appearance in eight years. 

Projected starters: Eggers -- Herbert, Jacobs, Z. Knight, Adams, C. Watson, Tucker; Quags -- Fields, A. Jones, Ekeler, J. Jefferson, Kelce, Butker.

The pick: Eggers 45, Quags 40.