WEEK THIRTEEN REPORT
   
The regular season is over and it is time to start the playoffs! Once again, the Hair Conference dominated the Lip Conference thoroughly, winning the interleague battle 19-6 and outscoring them by a total of 6,032 points to 5,540 points. The three highest scoring teams in the league were all Hair Conference teams. Nevertheless, three teams from each conference made it to the playoffs. And all six teams in the postseason have earned a cash prize and all six teams have a realistic shot at winning the 2001 Super Bowl Championship.
    
But before we jump ahead to next week, here are the final results for Week Thirteen:
     
NGL© (9-3-1) defeated Corey Dillon The Ball Carrier (7-6), 95-88.
Eighty-Eight, Late! (8-5) defeated The Savants (5-8), 133-90.
Marshall's Maulers (4-8-1) defeated Bullseye (9-4), 71-70.
Dippity-Doo (8-5) defeated The Fruit Baskets (3-9-1), 88-70.
Jo-Boo's Browns Backers (4-9) defeated PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse! (6-6-1), 72-62.
      
 If it's a Week Thirteen then you know someone is going to get the chisel. You know money is on the line, playoff positioning is at stake, and lottery picks have yet to be decided. And you know at least one person will be tasting the MNC for some time to come. First off, PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse! needed only a handful of points from their franchise QB (Peyton Manning) to get the Week Thirteen victory and possibly the Lip Conference championship. Their opponent, Jo-Boo's Browns Backers - who is no stranger to the chisel - only had Miami defense left on their roster. Three interceptions and zero touchdowns later... Lou Holtz winds up with the surprise victory!
 
That's it for this week's Chisel Report... Oh, wait a second! I think someone else got jobbed on Monday night. Oh, yes, now I remember. It was Bullseye, who entered the final game of the week trailing by 11 points in the overall points race. That prize would pay them $200. And they also were in a close contest against Marshall's Maulers for their Week Thirteen matchup. If they could pull off this victory they would win the Hair Conference championship, the best overall record prize, and get a first round bye in the playoffs. All said, there was $325 in prize money just waiting for them to claim -- if they could get the necessary output from their lone player, RB Dominic Rhodes. In case you don't know, Rhodes is no Edgerrin. And his 10 fantasy points left them one point short. Yes, folks, one point short in the overall points prize race. One point short from winning their game. Just one point away from getting a first round bye... from getting the best overall overall record money, from getting the Hair Conference championship money.
 
And quite possibly... one point away from having a chance at winning this year's Super Bowl.
  
 
Here's a recap of where everyone finished the 2001 regular season:
  
Teams in the
2001 Playoffs
Teams with Lottery
Draft Picks in 2002
NGL© - Hair Conference champion, best overall record, and most overall points. They are the #1 seed in the playoffs as they coasted through most of the regular season. Their winnings this year already totals $325 and moves them up to #3 on the all-time career earnings list.
 
Dippity Doo - Lip Conference champion with an impressive 6-2 divisional record. They took advantage of their weaker conference rivals and earned their first ever cash prize and first ever playoff berth. As the #2 seed, they will get a bye during the first round before trying to win their first playoff game ever.
   
Bullseye - Hair Conference runner-up, 2nd best overall record, and 2nd most overall points. They are the #3 seed and have added $190 in winnings to their league-leading earnings total.
   
Eighty-Eight, Late! - They are the #4 seed and finished with the 3rd best overall record and 3rd most overall points. This is their fifth straight playoff appearance as they are the only team in the league to make the playoffs in every year.
 
Corey Dillon The Ball Carrier - Lip Conference runner-up, they are the #5 seed. This is their 2nd straight playoff appearance after missing the postseason in 1998 and 1999.
    
PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse! - They are the #6 seed. They won the 4th most overall points prize and will try to improve on a lifetime 2-3 playoff record.
The Fruit Baskets - Draft pick #1 next year, and their second 10th place finish in five years. We expected much more from the Baskets this year, but Eddie George saw to it that we would be disappointed. Maybe with Marvin Harrison and the #1 pick they will be contenders in '02.
 
Jo-Boo's Browns Backers - Draft pick #2 next year, and to nobody's surprise they finished with a league low 997 overall points scored. That's two years in a row they have failed to score 1,000 points in the regular season. Ouch!
 
Marshall's Maulers - Draft pick #3 next year, with plenty of time to repair Faulk's knee. While they're at it, maybe they can mend Jamal Lewis' knee or fix up LaDainian's aching legs.
 
The Savants - Draft pick #4 next year, they couldn't follow up last year's successful campaign. With their lottery pick, you know they are already salivating at the chance to select James Stewart or Eric Moulds. Have fun, brother!
 
 
O.K., here is the playoff bracket:
    
Playoff Schedule
  
         
 
Alright, now the real season begins! Here is a preview of the first round games:
 
(#4) Eighty-Eight, Late! vs. (#5) Corey Dillon The Ball Carrier
In their first meeting this year, Corey Dillon won 69-60. At the time, both teams were struggling and neither looked like they had a chance to go far this year. My, have things changed! In recent weeks, Dillon & co. have been putting up solid scores while Eighty-Eight, Late! has been enjoying RB Priest Holmes' incredible production. This should be a great matchup, with both teams scoring over the 100-point mark. Smart money is on Eighty-Eight, Late! to walk away victorious as they are simply the hotter squad.
  
(#3) Bullseye vs. (#6) PTP: Peyton's Trailerpark Posse!
These two teams are struggling! Bullseye's roster is a who's who list of the NFL's injury report while PTP is getting virtually no production at running back. On top of that, their franchise QB is throwing more interceptions than touchdowns. I wouldn't expect a very high scoring contest here, but I do expect Bullseye to eek out the win. Despite the injuries, Bullseye has a much better starting seven.
  
That's it for the regular season, so the rosters of teams that did not make the playoffs are now frozen until next year's draft. Good luck to those teams that are still alive!
    
The Commish