CREATIVE MISFORTUNE'S FANTASY BOWL III ~
(AFC #2 playing at Baltimore Ravens)
vs
(NFC #6 playing at Philadelphia Eagles)
Misfortune Bowl III Preview:
The Chicago Bears stumbled into the fantasy playoffs as the lowest seeded of the NFC teams and entered the fantasy playoffs with a 7-4 regular season record. The Bears have since turned on the fantasy scoring and crushed the Green bay Packers in their Wild Card game by 69 points, winning 93-24. Next up they faced the top-seeded New Orleans Saints in the Divisional round and New Orleans' minimal 6-point bye-week advantage. The Bears hit the century mark in that contest and easily overcame the Saints' high-powered offense and their bye-week advantage to claim a 119-104 victory. Chicago, rolling with the sudden emergence of their offense, came into the championship game against the Seattle Seahawks confident they could advance to their first ever Fantasy Bowl. When the dust settled, the contest ended up being very close as the 6th-seeded Bears knocked off the Seahawks 96-91. Chicago heads into Fantasy Bowl III averaging 102 points in the playoffs, but they will have to play lights out this weekend if they hope to win the title. Chicago's championship aspirations, both in the Fantasy Bowl and in real-life, hinge on how well they perform next week against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philly.
While the Bears didn't exactly fly into the fantasy playoffs, the New England Patriots head into the championship game with a solid 10-3 overall record and victories over two AFC West teams- the Kansas City Chiefs and the nigh unstoppable Denver Broncos.
The Patriots gained an impressive 22-point bye-week advantage for their Divisional round matchup against the Chiefs and they needed almost every single one of those points as they barely won the game by the score of 111-107. New England won a surprising defensive struggle in the AFC Championship game against the Denver Broncos as the Broncos struggled in real-life against their division rival, the San Diego Chargers. Not only did the Chargers create some questions about Denver's run to the Super Bowl, they ended Denver's fantasy hopes as well by only allowing the Broncos to rack up 64 fantasy points. The Patriots also fell in real-life to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, but managed to score enough points in that loss to defeat Denver as these two great AFC fantasy teams battled to a final score of 82-64. New England will be making their first appearance in the Fantasy Bowl.
Tough, real-life road battles await both the Fantasy Bowl participants when they take the field this Sunday. The New England Patriots will be traveling to Baltimore to play a game with huge playoff implications against the Ravens while the Chicago Bears travel to Philadelphia to take on the high-flying Eagles...
Check back next Wednesday, Christmas Day, to find out who will be crowned Creative Misfortune's 2013 Fantasy Football champion!
Championship Game awards:
High score of Championship weekend goes to the Chicago Bears, who scored 96 fantasy points.
Low score falls to the Denver Broncos at 64 fantasy points.
Closest Game of the Week: The 6th-seeded Bears barely upset the 2nd-seeded Seahawks by 5 points to punch their ticket to the Fantasy Bowl.
Fantasy Star of the Week: Seattle Seahawks Defense, 24 points. The Seattle defenders shut-out the New York Giants over the weekend in an outstanding effort to propel their team into the Fantasy Bowl, but the offense, led by Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch, couldn't generate enough yards and touchdowns to guarantee the Seahawks a victory.
Conference Championship Game Results - Week 15
AFC #2 New England Patriots (playing at Miami Dolphins) at
AFC #1 Denver Broncos (playing vs San Diego Chargers)
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 82, Denver Broncos 64
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (20), Julian Edelman (19), Danny Amendola (13)
Denver's Key Performers: Peyton Manning (17), Andre Caldwell (17), Matt Prater (9)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing at Cleveland Browns) at
NFC #2 Seattle Seahawks (playing at New York Giants)
Fantasy Score: Chicago Bears 96, Seattle Seahawks 91
Chicago' Key Performers: Jay Cutler (19), Brandon Marshall (15), Alshon Jeffrey (13)
Seattle's Key Performers: Defense (24), Marshawn Lynch (17), Russell Wilson (15)
Creative Misfortune Fantasy Playoff Seeds and Prior Week Results
AFC Seeds
Division Champions ~
1. Denver Broncos (8-3, 1178 pts)
2. New England Patriots (8-3, 884 pts)
3. Cincinnati Bengals (8-3, 850 pts)
4. Indianapolis Colts (6-5, 802 pts)
Wild Cards ~
5. Kansas City Chiefs (7-4, 825 pts)
6. Miami Dolphins (6-5, 734 pts)
NFC Seeds
Division Champions ~
1. New Orleans Saints (9-2, 958 pts)
2. Seattle Seahawks (9-2, 883 pts)
3. Green Bay Packers (7-4, 904 pts)
4. Philadelphia Eagles (6-5, 877 points)
Wild Cards ~
5. Detroit Lions (7-4, 899 pts)
6. Chicago Bears (7-4, 874 pts)
Wild Card Game Results - Week 13
AFC #6 Miami Dolphins (playing at New York Jets) at
AFC #3 Cincinnati Bengals (playing at San Diego Chargers)
Fantasy Score: Miami Dolphins 101, Cincinnati Bengals 66
Miami's Key Performers: Ryan Tannehill (21), Brian Hartline (18), Defense (17)
Cincinnati's Key Performers: A.J. Green (14), BenJarvus Green-Ellis (13), Defense (12)
AFC #5 Kansas City Chiefs (playing vs Denver Broncos) at
AFC #4 Indianapolis Colts (playing vs Tennessee Titans)
Fantasy Score: Kansas City Chiefs 81, Indianapolis Colts 69
Kansas City's Key Performers: Alex Smith (21), Jamaal Charles (17), Junior Hemingway (10)
Indianapolis' Key Performers: Adam Vinatieri (20), Donald Brown (12), Andrew Luck (10)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing at Minnesota Vikings) at
NFC #3 Green Bay Packers (playing at Detroit Lions)
Fantasy Score: Chicago Bears 93, Green Bay Packers 24
Chicago's Key Performers: Alshon Jeffrey (36), Josh McCown (22), Matt Forte (15)
Green Bay's Key Performers: Defense (8), James Jones (7), Mason Crosby (6)
NFC #5 Detroit Lions (playing vs Green Bay Packers) at
NFC #4 Philadelphia Eagles (playing vs Arizona Cardinals)
Fantasy Score: Detroit Lions 118, Philadelphia Eagles 77
Detroit's Key Performers: Reggie Bush (21), Matthew Stafford (19), Defense (19)
Philadelphia's Key Performers: Nick Foles (23), Zach Ertz (18), Defense (11)
Top Seeds Playing for Bye-Week Advantage*
AFC #1 - Denver Broncos (playing at Kansas City Chiefs)
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 114
Denver's Key Performers: Eric Decker (41), Peyton Manning (32), Knowshon Moreno (14)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 114/4 = 28.5 = +28 points
AFC #2 - New England Patriots (playing at Houston Texans)
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 88
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (20), Rob Gronkowski (18), Stephen Gostkowski (13)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 88/4 = 22.0 = +22 points
NFC #1 - New Orleans Saints (playing at Seattle Seahawks)
Fantasy Score: New Orleans Saints 24
New Orleans' Key Performers: Jimmy Graham (10), Drew Brees (7), Darren Sproles (4)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 24/4 = 6.0 = +6 points
NFC #2 - Seattle Seahawks (playing vs New Orleans Saints)
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 96
Seattle's Key Performers: Russell Wilson (28), Zach Miller (14), Doug Baldwin (13)
Divisional Matchup Bye-Week Advantage: 96/4 = 24.0 = +24 points
*Bye-week Advantage - To reflect the benefit gained by the top 2 seeds in each conference getting a bye week before they host Divisional Playoff games, the four teams who earn these bye weeks in the fantasy standings will play Week 13 to gain bonus points that will be added to their score in the Divisional Playoff round. For every 4 points they score in their Week 13 game, they will receive 1 bonus point in their Divisional round matchup.
Since there are no bye weeks between the Divisional games and the Championship Games, bonus points will only be a factor in the Divisional playoff games.
Divisional Game Results - Week 14
AFC #6 Miami Dolphins (playing at Pittsburgh Steelers) at
AFC #1 Denver Broncos (BWA*: +28) (playing vs Tennessee Titans)
Fantasy Score: Denver Broncos 160, Miami Dolphins 85
Miami's Key Performers: Ryan Tannehill (23), Charles Clay (21), Daniel Thomas (16)
Denver's Key Performers: Peyton Manning (31), Bye-Week Advantage (28), Eric Decker (17), Matt Prater (17)
AFC #5 Kansas City Chiefs (playing at Washington Redskins) at
AFC #2 New England Patriots (BWA*: +22) (playing vs Cleveland Browns)
Fantasy Score: New England Patriots 111, Kansas City Chiefs 107
Kansas City's Key Performers: Jamaal Charles (27), Defense (26), Alex Smith (13)
New England's Key Performers: Tom Brady (22), Bye-Week Advantage (22), Shane Vereen (21), Julian Edelman (14)
NFC #6 Chicago Bears (playing vs Dallas cCwboys) at
NFC #1 New Orleans Saints (BWA*: +6) (playing vs Carolina Panthers)
Fantasy Score: Chicago Bears 119, New Orleans Saints 104
Chicago's Key Performers: Josh McCown (38), Matt Forte (23), Alshon Jeffery (14)
New Orleans' Key Performers: Drew Brees (28), Marques Colston (24), Jimmy Graham (17), Bye-Week Advantage (6)
NFC #5 Detroit Lions (playing at Philadelphia Eagles) at
NFC #2 Seattle Seahawks (BWA*: +24) (playing at San Francsico 49ers)
Fantasy Score: Seattle Seahawks 79, Detroit Lions 49
Detroit's Key Performers: Joique Bell (15), Jeremy Rose (12), Defense (10)
Seattle's Key Performers: Bye-Week Advantage (24), Marshawn Lynch (13), Luke Wilson (13), Russell Wilson (9)
Tomorrow, The Art of Creative Misfortune Power Rankings.
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