The Eggers were declared the winner over the Tractors, 46-31, in the Finks League third-place match despite the postponed Monday Night Football game featuring the Bills. Tractors K Bass BUF will not receive any points from the postponed game.
TRACTORS (31)
QB Purdy SF 11
RB Foreman CAR zero
RB B. Robinson WAS 3
WR Ty. Hill MIA 6
WR Aiyuk SF 11
K Bass BUF ppd
EGGERS (46)
QB Herbert LAC 9
RB Jacobs LV 6
RB Z. Knight NYJ zero
WR Adams LV 19
WR Smith-Schuster KC zero
K Maher DAL 12
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- In the all-Quagliano family showdown, father Dick nipped son Anthony for a 39-38 victory in Finger Bowl 29 for the 2022 Finks League title at Hard Rock Stadium.
After leading Hurricane Quags in its week 16 semifinal, RB Ekeler LAC scored a team-high 17 points to earn MVP. Ekeler rushed for 122 yards and scored two touchdowns. Canes owner Dick Quagliano earned his second Finger Bowl title since winning in 2007 in Finger Bowl 14 with a 47-42 victory over the Sodor Rail-Layers.
Anthony's Boom Town Blue Jays were doomed by injured QBs, but nearly pulled off the victory when WR AJ Brown PHI came up short with 97 receiving yards.
The matchup became the second narrowest margin of victory for a Finger Bowl game following the only tie in championship history when Paul Klatt's Virtual Poets won a tiebreaker over Chris Traczek's Helena Handbaskets in 1998.
Quags regains possession of the Abe Gibron Trophy, which was recovered in a closet of their Barrington home after it went out of circulation during the pandemic.
JAYS (38)
QB Hurts PHI DNP
RB McCaffrey SF 11
RB Walker SEA 5
WR AJ Brown PHI 9
WR Waddle MIA zero
K Carlson LV 13
QUAGS (39)
QB Fields CHI 8
RB Etienne JAX 11
RB Ekeler LAC 17
WR J. Jefferson MIN zero
TE Kelce KC zero
K Butker KC 3
Hurricane Quags (11-5) at Boom Town Blue Jays (13-2-1)
at Morrison Stadium, Omaha, Neb.
Playoff records: Jays' Anthony Quagliano 5-0; Quags 6-11
Head to head: Quags 49, Jays 38 (week 1)
The skinny: The first Finger Bowl family showdown in Finks League history will take place between father Dick Quagliano and his son Anthony, who owns the Jays. Mike Miazga's wife, Kristin Herigodt, joined the Finks League in 2008 and won the Finger Bowl in her first season but that husband-wife team has never met in a Finger Bowl. In Finks League's first few seasons, Dah Commish never faced his brother Mike in any Finger Bowl final.... D.Q. will attempt to win his first Finks League championship since 2007. WR Moss NE was named Finger Bowl MVP in that season. The Canes beat the Sodor Rail-Layers 47-42 in that first title game for D.Q. His son, A.Q., still has not lost a playoff matchup and has won titles in 2018 and 2019. A.Q. makes his third Finger Bowl appearance in the last five years. ... D.Q.'s previous Finger Bowl appearance were second place finishes in 2015 and 2017. Both the Jays and Quags claimed division titles this season.
Projected starters: Quags -- Fields, A. Jones, Ekeler, J. Jefferson, Kelce, Butker; Jays -- Hurts, McCaffrey, Walker, Hopkins, AJ Brown, Carlson.
The pick: Quags 45, Jays 32.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Too many scoreless performances sunk the Ham N Eggers as the division champion Hurricane Quags won 39-12 in the Week 16 semifinals.
RB Ekeler LAC scored 12 points on two rushing TDs and WR J. Jefferson MIN added 11 to lead Quags (11-5). The leading scorer for the Eggers (12-3-1) was K Tucker BAL with nine points.
EGGERS (12)
QB Herbert LAC 3
RB Jacobs LV zero
RB L. Murray DEN zero
WR Adams LV zero
WR C. Watson GB zero
K Tucker BAL 9
QUAGS (39)
QB Fields CHI 3
RB A. Jones GB zero
RB Ekeler LAC 12
WR J. Jefferson MIN 11
TE Kelce KC 5
K Butker KC 8
OMAHA, Neb. -- K Bass BUF's missed 38-yard field goal for the Moline Tractors helped make the difference as the division champion Boom Town Blue Jays held on for a 32-31 victory in the Week 16 semifinals.
Both teams left points on the bench, but QB Tagovailoa MIA scored 10 points to lead the Jays (13-2-1). RB Henry TEN led the Tractors (7-9) with 11 points.
TRACTORS (31)
QB Purdy SF 9
RB Henry TEN 11
RB B. Robinson WAS zero
WR Ty. Hill MIA 5
WR Aiyuk SF 3
K Bass BUF 3
JAYS (32)
QB Tagovailoa MIA 10
RB McCaffrey SF 6
RB Walker SEA 5
WR Hopkins AZ zero
WR A.J. Brown PHI 5
K Carlson LV 6
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.
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