Gg Gold....my defense held up and Tony Dean didn't turn the ball over which allowed us to do enough to win.
It's been 6 long seasons since we have been to the big dance! Ecstatic that Tony Dean gets a shot at his 4th ring as he approaches retirement!!!
Milestone alert
QB Tony Dean surpasses 8,000 yards passing alltime in the playoffs (Alltime record) and is 3 TD passes behind Jon Snow for Alltime postseason TD passes.
WR Jet Black has 9 postseason TD receptions and is 4 behind Alltime leader WR Brian Darden who played 8 seasons with the Baltimore Stars before retiring young.
WR Anthony Faulks is 3rd Alltime in postseason return yards but miles behind WR Aaron Paul who played 10 seasons with the New Jersey Generals before retiring. He was drafted in 1979 but missed the entire 1980 season, probably to film Breaking Bad...Greg would know better.
CB Paul Sabella sets the Alltime postseason record for tackles with 128 surpassing CB David Peralta (126) who played 8 seasons with the Detroit Wheels winning a title in '77 and played 3 seasons with the Houston Gamblers winning titles in '82 & '84.
CB Thomas Huston is 2nd Alltime in postseason knockdowns with 39. He is 2 behind fellow Houston alum SS Phillip King who played 13 seasons with the team and won 4 rings (82,84,85,88) before retiring after a season with Arizona in 1992.
Interesting fact!!! 8 of the top 10 Alltime leaders in postseason knockdowns played for the Houston Gamblers.
CB Paul Sabella's defended 109 passes in the postseason and his 33.0 catch allowed percentage is best Alltime for anyone who defended a minimum 100 passes or 90 passes. He is 2nd Alltime for anyone one who defended 80 passes, 70 passes, 60 passes & 50 passes. Only CB Rodney Preston who defended 83 passes has a better percentage at 32.5. Preston spend 10 seasons with the New York Stars before retiring after 1 season with San Jose in 1986.
QB Tony Dean has made 25 postseason starts which ties DT James Lockette for most Alltime. Lockette played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Generals where he won titles in '81 & '83 before retiring in 1989. When Dean takes the field in World Bowl XX, he will set the record for postseason starts.
CB Paul Sabella has played 1,845 postseason snaps which is 4th Alltime and 161 plays behind Alltime leader LT Don "Donkey" Kong who played 12 seasons for the New Jersey Generals. He won titles in '81 & '83 before retiring after the 1992 season. Sabella should move into 3rd Alltime needing just 6 plays during World Bowl XX and is 102 plays behind 2nd place.
If you can't tell, I'm excited to be back in the Championship game! It's been so long since I've actually won a Championship in any league that I can't even remember when or what team actually did it!
OK. I only play in 5 leagues now and it's been 4 seasons and 10 games since my last title in the Quick and the Dead league. In real time, a full league season takes between 62-66 days depending on the number of weeks of free agency and late free agency. The Quick and the Dead cycles at 62 days per season so that's equals out to roughly 285 days since my last title......AND I HAVENT WON IT YET.....AT ALL!!!
I'm looking forward to playing the Federals/Crazyrazor in the big game. I wish him luck and let the Chips fall where they may!!!
This may be my last good shot to win another title.....so many great owners in this league and I feel several steps behind all the time....I'm gonna need my luck to hold out 1 more game!