Thursday, December 19, 2024

3FL Notes: S24: Week 16 (Semifinals) Preview

Our second highest scoring playoff week ever saw two games come down to the very end of the Monday night games. And the 5th, 6th and 8th seeds advanced to the semifinals. Anything can happen in the 3FL playoffs!

All individual team pages (see links on the sidebar) and the 3FL Records have been updated and show statistics through the end of the 2024 regular season. This year's additions to the records page are in bold. Through 1,914 regular season games we have scored a combined 267,299 points.

Don't forget, the four teams still in the championship bracket will have only one player add available this week. There are seven scheduled game times to watch, including matchups on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.



Week 15 Recap

Top Scoring 3FL Team: the HAW - 127 points

Player MVPs:
Jared Goff (QB/Det/tH) - 40 points  (Tie, 5th all-time, playoffs)
Lamar Jackson (QB/Bal/P) - 39 points
Josh Allen (QB/Buf/R) - 37 points



Playoff Predictions Tally

Yahoo! Projections: 2/4 - 50%



Week 16 Information

Thursday Night: Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers
Saturday Early: Houston Texans @ Kansas City Chiefs
Saturday Late: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens
Sunday Night: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys
Monday Night: New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers



Semifinal Games
(Winners play in 3FL SuperBowl XXIV, losers play for 3rd Place)

#2 Predacons vs. #6 Dumbbums
After a wild quarterfinal round the Preds are now the highest seed remaining and the only team in this round with more than seven regular season wins. They looked strong last week, but can they keep it up? The 'Bums used a MNF comeback to secure their spot in the semis and are projected to score a lot of points again. But their comeback attempt will have to happen on Sunday night this week, with two active players closing out this matchup.

#5 the HAW vs. #8 Renegades
The curse strikes again! The eighth seeded Renegades took down the highest scoring team in our history, using a trio on Monday night to erase a 23 point deficit. Meanwhile Jared Goff put his name in the record books for the CAPS last week with a tie for the fifth-most points ever scored in a playoff game. He might not get again 40, but the HAW will need their QB to step up to stop the Renegades from continuing their run. But would it really be an upset victory if the last seeded team is actually favored by a TD?

Consolation Games
(Winners play for 5th Place, losers play for 7th)

#1 Marauders vs. #4 Yuengling Brewers
Wow. The Marauders were really poised for a championship repeat after breaking records and entering the playoffs winning six games in a row. They even scored 100+ points again. But instead of defending the title they find themselves in the consolation bracket against the Brew Crew, who played against the top scoring team of week 15. This will be a good matchup between our last two SuperBowl winners with Coach Hoss having a slight edge (and a chance at a MNF comeback).

#3 Baltimorons vs. #7 Misfits, Inc.
There are a lot of red letters beside player names on these two teams. It's going to be interesting to see how the starting lineups get filled, but it's looking like it might be closer than it appears at this writing. And if FitzCorp does a few swaps from the bench they just might find themselves playing to win the consolation bracket next week.

Good luck this week! The SuperBowl awaits!!

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