Fantasy Football Tuesday: Week 17 (Championship) Edition

It's time for Fantasy Football Tuesday: Week 17 Edition aka "The Championship Edition". It was an interesting Week 17. The two teams that were playing in the highlight leagues won which meant one team in the highlight leagues won a championship. I also won a championship in a non-highlight league which brings the total to two championships for the second straight year. Here's the breakdown of Week 17 and a recap of the 2008 season in the three highlight leagues...

Breakdown:

In the Speed Kills league, the K.C. Masterpieces finished with an improbable second straight fantasy football championship as they squeaked past Domination by the score of 53.07 to 44.26. Both teams were rather flat as they both had starters that had short performances or didn't play due to injury. It was very much a war of attrition and it indeed came down to the final game on the schedule as Jay Cutler and Eddie Royal may have not led the Broncos in the playoffs but they did secure a championship for the Masterpieces, a second straight in the Speed Kills league. The leading scorers for the Masterpieces were Eddie Royal, Jay Cutler, Chris Cooley, and Ronnie Brown. After Week 17 and the championship game, the Masterpieces have a record of 11-6.

In the Young Guns league, the Kansas City Perkalators and the Tulsa bullMoosen squared off in the second week of a two week battle for the top spot in the consolation bracket (aka 5th place). The second week score was 120-73 with the Perks getting the advantage. In total over the two weeks, the final score was 220-189 with the Perks getting the win. Leading scorers for the Perkalators were Philadelphia DEF, LaDanian Tomlinson, Philip Rivers, and Bernard Berrian. After week 17, and the final game of the season, the Perkalators finish a record of 9-5-1.

Final recap of the 2008 season:

In the Speed Kills league, the K.C. Masterpieces (11-6) finished the regular season in 4th place and won three games in the playoffs to secure their second straight championship. The fact that this team was able to repeat as champion was shocking with the loss of 1st round pick (7th overall) Tom Brady to a season ending injury in Week 1. The team was able to rally and coupled with a good rest of the draft along with some key free agent pickups, the Masterpieces picked up where Seattle Perkalators left off with a championship. Out of the 15 players initially drafted, 10 were left in the end. Steal of the draft was QB Jay Cutler (10th round #114 pick). Transaction of the year was the waiver wire pickup of WR Eddie Royal. Offensive player of the year was Eddie Royal. Defensive players of the year were the Tampa Bay DEF. Most points scored in a week: 127.69 (Week 10)

In the League of Fantasy Footballers, the Kansas City Chefs (9-6) finished the regular season in 3rd place, lost in the first round of the playoffs and finished in 5th place after winning the 5th place game. This team was both a disappointment and a surprise. They lost their starting QB to injury (Matt Hasselbeck) along with several other key players during the year. The times the team had off weeks were unfortunately weeks they couldn't afford to do it. The Chefs held the #2 overall pick and selected RB Adrian Peterson. Out of the 18 players initially drafted, 13 were there in the end. Steal of the draft was QB Philip Rivers (11th round #102 overall). Transaction of the year was waiver wire pickup of RB Jerious Norwood. Offensive player of the year was Philip Rivers. Defensive players of the year were Tennessee DEF. Most points scored in a week: 152.63 (Week 10)

In the Young Guns league, the Kansas City Perkalators (9-5-1) finished the regular season tied for 3rd in Division 1 and won two games in the consolation bracket to finish 5th overall in the league. This team started off on fire but cooled off in the middle of the season. In the end, the team picked up the pace to finish strong and win the consolation bracket. The Perks held the #1 overall pick and selected RB LaDanian Tomlinson. Out of the 16 players initally drafted, 11 were there in the end. Steal of the draft was QB Philip Rivers (10th round #100 overall). Transaction of the year was waiver wire pickup of Philadelphia DEF. Offensive player of the year was Philip Rivers. Defensive players of the year were Philadelphia DEF. Most points scored in a week: 120 (Week 17).

That's all for this season. Hope all of you have a happy new year!