First Round: Utica 38 Dallas 22

Strat decided to mess with Texas. Tommy threw 2 INT's when guessed wrong, one of them a pick 6 that totally turned the tide in favor of the team from the Mohawk Valley. Utica took the opening kickoff and marched down the field capped off by a 21 yard Le'Ron McClain scamper. Dallas answered back with Ricky Williams hitting pay dirt. AFter a couple of punts, Ike Taylor stepped in front of a Joe Flacco bomb and returned it to the house 60 yards. Utica then even had their own misfortune help, Rodgers was caught behind the line on 3rd and long but after fumbling he picked it up and ran 32 yards. Utica got another first down after recovering their own fumble! It was mostly Utica the rest of the way.
Tommy deserved so much better, he is one of the best coaches I have played against in the TFL.

Utica awaits the Staten Island vs Orlando winner.
I will be away from the 11th to the 20th, so the next round may have to wait until then.

First Round: Staten Island 26 vs. Orlando 15

Staten Island got all of the rolls tonight in a 26-15 decision over conference foe Orlando coached by Fox Valley's Erik Swan. The game can be summed up in one phrase: "The curse of Tony Romo". Orlando's Tony Romo had a game for the ages: 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles, QB Rating of 28.7, 5 rushes for 4 yards. The one positive was that he did not lose the grip on the ball on the extra point.

Erik called a great game but there is no way to overcome a QB implosion like that. Staten Island's QBs were not so stellar either and I have to admit after watching Tony's rolls, I called a lot more running plays tonight. Erik deserved better but there's a good chance that we'll see him in the playoffs next year with his QB Peyton Manning. I think you have all heard of him. I appreciate that Erik stepped in to pinch coach after Kerry and I had technical difficulties.

First Round: Flagstaff 27 at Los Angeles 26

It was game of many different momentum swings. Flagstaff fans were estactic with the opening drive, but this proved to be the only offense of the first half for the Savages the final minutes before halftime. The Savage's defence gave up a lot of yards, but turned it up in the red zone, and was able to keep the opposition to only field goals. This ended up being the key to the game.

The third quarter started off well for the Savages with a fortunate bounce of the ball on the opening kickoff leading to a quick touchdown. After, Los Angles, once again dominated both sides of the ball, going up by 5, 26-21 half way to the 4th quarter. Finally the Savages seemed to get some energy, and were able to put together a drive to go up by 2. The final minutes can down to the Savage defence having to do what it failed to do all game, stop the offence of LA. In the end, the savages were able to put together a good series, and the Savages when a playoff game for the first time in team history.

First Round: Richelieu Berzerkers 10 at Woodbridge Barons 3

A game featuring the top 2 defenses in Tradition Football lived up to its billing as no offensive touchdown were scored in the game.

Until the middle of the 4th quarter Woodbridge held on to a 3-0 lead obtained on a 30 yards Scott Suisham field goal in the 2nd quarter.

Berzerkers drove deep in Woodbridge territory and tied the game on Olindo Mare's 22 yards field goal. On the first play from scrimmage after kickoff, Philip Rivers tried to go deep to Terrell Owens but Antoine Winfield stepped in front of the throw and returned it the other way for a 50 yards touchdown. Richelieu's defense was able to hold off the Woodbridge offense the rest of the way.

Philip Rivers had a miserable day against the Richelieu secondary completing only 8 of his 26 passes for 106 yards and 3 interceptions and a 5.1 rating.

Richelieu was lucky to hold the powerful running attack of the Barons to only 89 yards thus forcing Rivers to throw more often than he wanted. Jason Campbell spread it out amongst 9 receivers to complete 24 of 39 passes for 188 yards although he did throw a couple of picks including one in the end zone near the end of the first half.

POSTSEASON MATCHUPS

Utica Spartans (Brian Fullem) vs Dallas Texans (Thomas Manna)
Staten Island Gems (Bob Murdock) vs Orlando (Kerry Bowles by proxy)

Richelieu Berserkers  (Sylvain Munger) vs Woodbridge Barons (Dave Pajak)
Flagstaff Savages (Chris von Albrecht) vs Los Angeles Assassins (Curtis Vogel)

2009 Regular Season - League Leaders

League Leaders Report
Player	Team Name	Passing Attempts
Jay Cutler	Michiana	650
Peyton Manning	Fox Valley	573
Kurt Warner	Los Angeles	563
Donovan McNabb	Miami Valley	551
Matt Ryan	Flagstaff	548
Marc Bulger	New England	525
Drew Brees	Goose Bay	517
Matt Cassel	Florida	514
Tony Romo	Orlando	504
Jason Campbell	Richelieu	502
Player	Team Name	Passing Completions
Jay Cutler	Michiana	351
Peyton Manning	Fox Valley	335
Kurt Warner	Los Angeles	333
Donovan McNabb	Miami Valley	300
Matt Ryan	Flagstaff	298
Jason Campbell	Richelieu	296
Aaron Rodgers	Utica	289
Drew Brees	Goose Bay	282
Tony Romo	Orlando	282
Jeff Garcia	Las Vegas	281
Player	Team Name	Passing QB Rating
Peyton Manning	Fox Valley	81.2
Jeff Garcia	Las Vegas	80.0
Aaron Rodgers	Utica	79.8
Philip Rivers	Woodbridge	79.0
Jason Campbell	Richelieu	77.9
David Garrard	Staten Island	76.6
Trent Edwards	Maricopa County	75.4
Donovan McNabb	Miami Valley	74.8
Kurt Warner	Los Angeles	74.4
Joe Flacco	Dallas	73.3
Player	Team Name	Passing TDs
Peyton Manning	Fox Valley	27
Aaron Rodgers	Utica	25
Philip Rivers	Woodbridge	25
Ben Roethlisberger	Northwest	23
Tony Romo	Orlando	22
Jeff Garcia	Las Vegas	21
Drew Brees	Goose Bay	20
David Garrard	Staten Island	19
Donovan McNabb	Miami Valley	19
Jason Campbell	Richelieu	19
Player	Team Name	Passing Yards
Peyton Manning	Fox Valley	3916
Donovan McNabb	Miami Valley	3495
Kurt Warner	Los Angeles	3474
Jay Cutler	Michiana	3454
Matt Ryan	Flagstaff	3308
Jason Campbell	Richelieu	3300
Tony Romo	Orlando	3287
Philip Rivers	Woodbridge	3283
Drew Brees	Goose Bay	3278
Eli Manning	Alta Loma	3248
Player	Team Name	Passing Yards Per Pass
Philip Rivers	Woodbridge	7.0
Peyton Manning	Fox Valley	6.8
Ben Roethlisberger	Northwest	6.7
Jason Campbell	Richelieu	6.6
Jeff Garcia	Las Vegas	6.6
Eli Manning	Alta Loma	6.5
Tony Romo	Orlando	6.5
Joe Flacco	Dallas	6.5
Donovan McNabb	Miami Valley	6.3
Drew Brees	Goose Bay	6.3
Player	Team Name	Receiving Average
Justin Gage	Flagstaff	19.7
Terrell Owens	Woodbridge	17.9
Lee Evans	Las Vegas	17.8
Michael Jenkins	Dallas	15.3
Antonio Bryant	Fox Valley	15.3
Matt Jones	Staten Island	15.0
Andre Johnson	Alta Loma	14.8
Reggie Wayne	Florida	14.8
Antonio Gates	Alta Loma	13.9
Steve Breaston	Dallas	13.8
Player	Team Name	Receiving Receptions
Derrick Mason	Michiana	111
Laveranues Coles	Staten Island	90
Wes Welker	New England	86
Steve L. Smith	Richelieu	84
Dwayne Bowe	Las Vegas	83
Greg Jennings	Utica	82
Steve Breaston	Dallas	78
Roddy White	Fox Valley	75
Tony Gonzalez	Woodbridge	74
Dallas Clark	Miami Valley	73
Player	Team Name	Receiving TDs
Greg Jennings	Utica	13
Bernard Berrian	Northwest	10
Roddy White	Fox Valley	10
Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona	10
Dallas Clark	Miami Valley	10
Lee Evans	Las Vegas	9
Terrell Owens	Woodbridge	9
Tony Gonzalez	Woodbridge	9
Steve L. Smith	Richelieu	9
Laveranues Coles	Staten Island	9
Player	Team Name	Receiving Yards
Steve L. Smith	Richelieu	1137
Greg Jennings	Utica	1106
Derrick Mason	Michiana	1098
Wes Welker	New England	1079
Steve Breaston	Dallas	1078
Terrell Owens	Woodbridge	1076
Antonio Bryant	Fox Valley	1069
Justin Gage	Flagstaff	1023
Roddy White	Fox Valley	1015
Brandon Marshall	Motor City	955
Player	Team Name	Rushing Attempts
Adrian L. Peterson	Motor City	389
DeAngelo Williams	Flagstaff	380
Ryan Grant	Arizona	361
Matt Forte'	New England	340
Steven Jackson	Northwest	338
Chris D. Johnson	Goose Bay	334
Michael Turner	Orlando	319
Steve Slaton	Los Angeles	315
Clinton Portis	Alta Loma	302
Marshawn Lynch	Richelieu	300
Player	Team Name	Rushing Average
Derrick Ward	Fox Valley	6.0
Clinton Portis	Alta Loma	5.6
Steve Slaton	Los Angeles	5.5
Brandon Jacobs	Woodbridge	5.4
DeAngelo Williams	Flagstaff	5.4
Larry Johnson	Utica	5.1
Sammy Morris	Staten Island	5.0
Steven Jackson	Northwest	4.9
Le'Ron McClain	Utica	4.7
Frank Gore	Miami Valley	4.7
Player	Team Name	Rushing TDs
Steve Slaton	Los Angeles	14
Clinton Portis	Alta Loma	13
Le'Ron McClain	Utica	13
Adrian L. Peterson	Motor City	12
Chris D. Johnson	Goose Bay	12
Brandon Jacobs	Woodbridge	12
Marshawn Lynch	Richelieu	10
Steven Jackson	Northwest	10
Frank Gore	Miami Valley	9
DeAngelo Williams	Flagstaff	9
Player	Team Name	Rushing Yards
DeAngelo Williams	Flagstaff	2038
Steve Slaton	Los Angeles	1726
Adrian L. Peterson	Motor City	1710
Clinton Portis	Alta Loma	1691
Steven Jackson	Northwest	1667
Ryan Grant	Arizona	1638
Chris D. Johnson	Goose Bay	1543
Michael Turner	Orlando	1441
Brandon Jacobs	Woodbridge	1390
Derrick Ward	Fox Valley	1361
Player	Team Name	Special - Interceptions
Gerald Sensabaugh	Maricopa County	10
Darrelle Revis	Richelieu	7
Chris Hope	Richelieu	7
Asante Samuel	Michiana	7
James Sanders	Richelieu	6
Brian Dawkins	Staten Island	6
Carlos Rogers	Las Vegas	6
Jacques Reeves	Florida	6
Clint Ingram	Motor City	6
Terence Newman	Goose Bay	6
Player	Team Name	Special - Kicker Points Scored
Matt Prater	Flagstaff	137
Mason Crosby	Staten Island	132
Ryan Longwell	Los Angeles	122
Olindo Mare	Richelieu	119
Shaun Suisham	Woodbridge	117
David Akers	Fox Valley	117
Stephen Gostkowski	Motor City	114
Shayne Graham	Utica	113
Jason Hanson	New England	111
Neil Rackers	Dallas	110
Player	Team Name	Special - Kickoff Return Average
Clifton Smith	Staten Island	30.2
Allen Rossum	Utica	28.2
Chris Carr	Florida	27.8
Ellis Hobbs	Michiana	27.7
Glenn Holt	Woodbridge	27.6
Rock Cartwright	Arizona	25.2
J.J. Arrington	Richelieu	25.2
Domenik Hixon	Miami Valley	25.1
Brian Witherspoon	New England	24.8
Eddie Royal	Orlando	24.4
Player	Team Name	Special - Punt Return Average
Davone Bess	Las Vegas	13.8
Mark Jones	Flagstaff	13.5
Allen Rossum	Utica	13.3
Johnnie Higgins	Motor City	12.3
Leon Washington	Richelieu	10.8
DeSean Jackson	Michiana	9.8
Maurice Jones-Drew	Woodbridge	9.1
Will Blackmon	Arizona	8.7
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	Florida	8.6
Josh Cribbs	Maricopa County	8.0
Player	Team Name	Special - Punting Average
Shane Lechler	Motor City	47.8
Andy Lee	New England	47.5
Chris Kluwe	Alta Loma	47.2
Sam Koch	Miami Valley	44.5
Mike Scifres	Michiana	44.4
Dave Zastudil	Florida	44.3
Jason Baker	Arizona	44.0
Josh Bidwell	Goose Bay	43.9
Dustin Colquitt	Staten Island	43.5
Nick Harris	Maricopa County	43.3
Player	Team Name	Special - Sacks
Mario Williams	Fox Valley	14
Justin Tuck	Los Angeles	12
LaMarr Woodley	Woodbridge	12
John Abraham	Las Vegas	10
Reggie Hayward	Utica	10
Darren Howard	Maricopa County	9
DeMarcus Ware	Maricopa County	9
Albert Haynesworth	Los Angeles	9
Leonard Little	Staten Island	9
Jared Allen	Arizona	9
Player	Team Name	Special - Tackles
Eric Barton	Fox Valley	141
Gary Brackett	Dallas	132
Barrett Ruud	Flagstaff	132
Takeo Spikes	Alta Loma	130
Jonathan Vilma	Arizona	128
Stephen Cooper	Staten Island	125
DeMeco Ryans	Miami Valley	116
Jon Beason	Michiana	116
Bart Scott	Woodbridge	115
Jerrod Mayo	Richelieu	115

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