A new champion is crowned in Week 16 of the Dog League. (Reminder: the Dog League is a custom fantasy football league run on NFL.com)
Fifth Place Game: #5 Tug of War(125.46) vs #6 Leaping Girl(97.84)
ANALYSIS
Deshaun Watson(36.46 points) led the way, as Tug of War waltzed to an easy win and the first pick in next year's draft. Struggling stars Alvin Kamara(22.5 points) and Zach Ertz(23 points) both delivered as well, providing more than enough secondary scoring. This is Leaping Girl's seventh consecutive playoff loss, with only Russell Wilson(28.54 points) scoring reasonably high. Now picking last in the 2019 Draft, the future is not bright for the perennial last place team.
Third Place Game: #1 Ridiculous Rascals(136.64) vs #3 Bark Force(116.42)
ANALYSIS
Ridiculous Rascals recovered face by demolishing Bark Force, as Antonio Brown(30.5 points) delivered his biggest game of the season. However, it was the last minute addition of Kyle Rudolph(24.2 points), added mostly as a joke around Christmas, who provided an incredible outburst of scoring. Bark Force got another big game out of Patrick Mahomes(28.22 points), as well as an outstanding effort from injury substitute Jamaal Williams(21.6 points), but it wasn't enough. The once odds-on favorite took a nosedive in both playoff games, and most now pick fifth next year, while Rascal receives the second pick.
Championship Game: #2 Tailwaggerz(115.5) vs #4 Rare Woofs(103.08)
ANALYSIS
Missing Todd Gurley, Rare Woofs were too inconsistent to get the job done. Players like Tarik Cohen(1.9 points), Rob Gronkowski(0 points) and the Broncos defense(1 point) all were at their worst. On the other hand, Andrew Luck(21.58 points) and Chris Carson(23.6 points) played well, and nearly pulled off the upset. For Tailwaggerz, waiver addition Ben Roethlisberger(29.6 points) and late starter Damien Williams(18 points) made them look like geniuses. Tailwaggerz have had an incredible season, as despite a slow start, losing their first two games, they bounced back to win seven in a row and they never looked back. After finishing last in the regular season twice in a row, they narrowly missed out on the regular season championship, but that matters very little. They took out the two expansion teams to claim their first title, becoming the first team other than Tug of War to do so. With this win, Tailwaggerz will go down as one of the best teams in Dog League history, consistently scoring over 90 points in almost every game. Here's your championship squad:
Tailwaggerz Final Roster
QB Ben Roethlisberger
QB Jared Goff
RB Damien Williams
RB Derrick Henry
RB Dalvin Cook
RB James Conner
RB David Johnson
RB Jaylen Samuels
WR T.Y. Hilton
WR Davante Adams
WR Alshon Jeffery
WR Tyler Lockett
TE Jared Cook
K Greg Zuerlein
DEF Houston Texans
Congratulations to Tailwaggerz, your 2018 Dog League Champions!!!
Thank you all for sticking it out with me, and tuning in to this iteration of the Dog League. For those of you who enjoy it, there will be some potentially fun changes coming next year, so stay tuned. For those of you who enjoy my Universe Mode content, there will be a preview post in the next few days, before the first episode of Raw on January 1st, 2019. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and I hope you enjoyed the 2018 Season of the Dog League. For Tailwaggerz, Rare Woofs, Ridiculous Rascals, Bark Force, Tug of War and Leaping Girl, we'll see you next year!
- Henry
Fifth Place Game: #5 Tug of War(125.46) vs #6 Leaping Girl(97.84)
ANALYSIS
Deshaun Watson(36.46 points) led the way, as Tug of War waltzed to an easy win and the first pick in next year's draft. Struggling stars Alvin Kamara(22.5 points) and Zach Ertz(23 points) both delivered as well, providing more than enough secondary scoring. This is Leaping Girl's seventh consecutive playoff loss, with only Russell Wilson(28.54 points) scoring reasonably high. Now picking last in the 2019 Draft, the future is not bright for the perennial last place team.
Third Place Game: #1 Ridiculous Rascals(136.64) vs #3 Bark Force(116.42)
ANALYSIS
Ridiculous Rascals recovered face by demolishing Bark Force, as Antonio Brown(30.5 points) delivered his biggest game of the season. However, it was the last minute addition of Kyle Rudolph(24.2 points), added mostly as a joke around Christmas, who provided an incredible outburst of scoring. Bark Force got another big game out of Patrick Mahomes(28.22 points), as well as an outstanding effort from injury substitute Jamaal Williams(21.6 points), but it wasn't enough. The once odds-on favorite took a nosedive in both playoff games, and most now pick fifth next year, while Rascal receives the second pick.
Championship Game: #2 Tailwaggerz(115.5) vs #4 Rare Woofs(103.08)
ANALYSIS
Missing Todd Gurley, Rare Woofs were too inconsistent to get the job done. Players like Tarik Cohen(1.9 points), Rob Gronkowski(0 points) and the Broncos defense(1 point) all were at their worst. On the other hand, Andrew Luck(21.58 points) and Chris Carson(23.6 points) played well, and nearly pulled off the upset. For Tailwaggerz, waiver addition Ben Roethlisberger(29.6 points) and late starter Damien Williams(18 points) made them look like geniuses. Tailwaggerz have had an incredible season, as despite a slow start, losing their first two games, they bounced back to win seven in a row and they never looked back. After finishing last in the regular season twice in a row, they narrowly missed out on the regular season championship, but that matters very little. They took out the two expansion teams to claim their first title, becoming the first team other than Tug of War to do so. With this win, Tailwaggerz will go down as one of the best teams in Dog League history, consistently scoring over 90 points in almost every game. Here's your championship squad:
Tailwaggerz Final Roster
QB Ben Roethlisberger
QB Jared Goff
RB Damien Williams
RB Derrick Henry
RB Dalvin Cook
RB James Conner
RB David Johnson
RB Jaylen Samuels
WR T.Y. Hilton
WR Davante Adams
WR Alshon Jeffery
WR Tyler Lockett
TE Jared Cook
K Greg Zuerlein
DEF Houston Texans
Congratulations to Tailwaggerz, your 2018 Dog League Champions!!!
Thank you all for sticking it out with me, and tuning in to this iteration of the Dog League. For those of you who enjoy it, there will be some potentially fun changes coming next year, so stay tuned. For those of you who enjoy my Universe Mode content, there will be a preview post in the next few days, before the first episode of Raw on January 1st, 2019. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and I hope you enjoyed the 2018 Season of the Dog League. For Tailwaggerz, Rare Woofs, Ridiculous Rascals, Bark Force, Tug of War and Leaping Girl, we'll see you next year!
- Henry
Comments