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(Pending stat changes of course) Tappa Kegga Day prevailed over SIAP in the closest championship game in PFFL History this weekend. Just like the NFL’s setting of the playoff table, this game wasn’t decided until the Sunday night game was played. In addition, the Franchise Ratings have been updated, and we now have FOUR 5-star franchises. Read on for the details.

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Championship Result

• #3 seeded Tappa Kegga Day beat #8 seed SIAP, 79.09 – 78.17. SIAP set the perfect lineup, but their second highest scoring player was their backup QB and they received subpar performances from several players who had helped them get to this point. Brandon Jabobs’ injury didn’t help either. TKD was led by Marques Colston and Jason Campbell, and was able to pull off the win despite leaving a bunch of points on the bench. The all-time series between these two clubs is now tied at 8 wins each, but TKD holds a 2-0 advantage in the postseason (both championship games), which is where it really counts. This is also the first time since 1998 that the winning team didn’t score 80 points. SIAP is now 12-6 in the postseason, including 2-2 in championship games. Similarly, TKD is 11-5 in the playoffs and an identical 2-2 in championships.

Championship Record Watch

• With a 0.92 point victory margin, this was the closest Super Bowl in league history. It’s worth noting that the 6 closest championships have occurred in the last 6 years, and this is the 3rd time in 4 years that the big game was decided by fewer than 2 points.
• Matt Schaub’s 27.4 point performance is the 3rd highest individual player performance in a Super Bowl in the player stats era (2004-present)
• The combined point total of 157.26 makes this the fourth lowest scoring championship game ever.
• SIAP’s 78.17 and TKD’s 79.09 are the 9th and 10th lowest point totals in championship history, respectively.
• TKD now has 11 postseason wins, one behind SIAP’s record 12.
• TKD’s .688 playoff winning percentage is 4th best overall and tops among active teams. SIAP is right behind, at .667.
• TKD joins SIAP and The Hip as the only three franchises in PFFL history to win two championships. And yeah… those three teams have won half of the 12 championships to-date.
• TKD won its 100th overall (regular season + playoffs) this week and is the third team to do so.

Toilet Bowl Result

• The Jedi Masters captured their first ever Toilet Bowl championship, beating The Hip.

Franchise Ratings

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• Only twice before had a team reached a perfect 100.0 (the max) on the franchise rating scale. SIAP was the first to hit the mark following their championship season in 2004 and The Jedi Masters hit the mark last year. Well, four teams are rated perfectly today. TKD’s championship run, Post Mortem’s winning season, The Jedi Masters’ high points mark and SIAP’s second place finish (combined with their strong ratings to-date) rank all four as the most valuable franchises in the league.
• DDT surpassed Double D as the fifth most highly rated team in the league — both are four star franchises
• SaaBB’s division championship added a full star to their rating, while The Hip basically held steady and Winning Beer Money lost a half star.
• Hedfullalicker had a great season and is certainly a team on the upswing value-wise, but their lack of playoff success has them right in the middle with 2.5 stars.
• Turd Ferguson and Kramerica Industries both gained a half star, giving their stockholders reason to be optomistic.
• At the bottom, Camel Toe and CSPJ both achieved the lowest possible scores and are zero-star franchises.

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