First off, some reminders on waiver rules:
A quick reminder about the playoffs – there is home field advantage in play in the first two rounds. So the better seed gets a 2-point head start.
Playoff Quarterfinal Matchups
The first round playoff matchups all feature rematches of games from the 2009 regular season. One of the games is also a rematch of a first round playoff matchup from 2008.
- (8) Winning Beer Money vs (1) Post Mortem: Winning Beer Money opened the season with a 107.15 – 84.77 win over Post Mortem. Mortem then proceeded to win 11 straight. WBM leads the overall series with PM, 6-3, but they are also only 1-5 in first round playoff games. The good news? When WBM won that lone first round game, they went on to win the championship. Post Mortem is 4-5 in the first round of the playoffs. They were also the #1 seed last year and were promptly eliminated in these very quarterfinals.
- (7) Double D vs (2) Chain Smoking Patch Junkies: Double D blew out CSPJ back in week 5, 84.95 – 45.45 and owns a 4-2 head-to-head lead over the Smokers. CSPJ has never won a playoff game (0-3 all-time) and has not been in the playoffs since 2005. However, they are in this year with the league’s second best record and their franchise’s first division crown. Double D is returning to the postseason after a one year break. They have not won a first round playoff game since 2005, when they won the championship. Their overall first round record is 2-2. If they win in round 1, they have always advanced to the title game.
- (6) Duany Duany Tanning vs (3) SIAP: DDT enters the postseason as one of the league’s hottest teams, while SIAP has lost 3 of their last 4 games. DDT leads the all-time matchup with SIAP, 7-4, but lost in week 4, 83.4 – 72.16. These two met in the postseason in 2004, with SIAP beating DDT, 127.2 – 105 in the semi-finals. DDT is 3-3 in first round playoff action. Most recently, they lost in round 1 as the #6 seed last season. SIAP is in the playoffs for the 9th time, and third straight season. This is their second appearance as a #3 seed. It is also their third West Division title. Wanna know what happened the other two times they won the West? They won the championship. In the first round, SIAP is 6-2.
- (5) Sharp as a Bowling Ball vs (4) Kramerica Industries: This is the only playoff game matching up two division opponents. Kramerica swept SaaBB in their two meetings this season, and has won 5 of the last six against the bowling balls. However, SaaBB’s one win during that stretch came exactly one year ago, in the first round of the 2008 playoffs when they beat KI, 92.83 – 84.13. This is the third straight season that will feature a playoff meeting between these two. Kramerica beat SaaBB in the semi-finals in 2007, 90.12 – 52.21. SaaBB is making their 10th appearance in the PFFL postseason and has only lost in the first round once, wayyyyyy back in 1998 (it should be noted that their record in round 2 is much worse, 1-7). Kramerica is making their fourth trip to the playoffs (and third straight), with a 1-2 mark in round 1 to show for their efforts (on a positive note, KI is 1-0 in round 2).
Toilet Bowl Matchups
Hedfullalicker and Turd Ferguson get byes into the semi-final round of the Toilet Bowl, but the bottom 4 teams in the league square off this week. The last two Toilet Bowl champs, as well as the last two League champs are all in action this week.
- (6) The Hip vs (3) Camel Toe: The Hip won the Toilet Bowl in 2007 and carries an all-time 6-2 record in Toilet appearances, including two previous wins over Camel Toe. For Toe, this is their fourth time in the Toilet round in their fourth season in the league. If they keep this up, we’re renaming this thing the Camel Toe Bowl. Of course, I’m not doing that until they actually win a Toilet Bowl game — they’re 0-3.
- (5) Tappa Kegga Day vs (4) The Jedi Masters: This game features the last two PFFL champions, both of whom have missed the playoffs since their league championship season. The Jedi Masters return to the Toilet Bowl for only the second time, but they’ve been successful here, winning the toilet title last year. TKD is 1-1 in Toilet Bowl action, with their only previous appearance coming in 2004.
Playoff Preview Babe
Miranda Kerr wishes everyone luck in the playoffs!
