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:
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(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.
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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.
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Here's a recap of where everyone finished the 2001 regular season:
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Teams in the
2001 Playoffs
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Teams with Lottery
Draft Picks in 2002
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- 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.
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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!
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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
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