Board 8 > Board 8 National Football League League (B8NFLL) Season 8: Regular Season Part 2

(+) Yeah! (+)

With the Raiders and Bears wins today, the Tennessee Titans are the only team yet to record a winning record

With the Patriots and Raiders entering the playoffs today, the Richmond Bears and Las Vegas Pumpkins are the only two teams without a playoff berth to their name.
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End of Season Leaders

Passer Rating - Peyton Manning (Lions) - 104.9
Passing Yards - Sam Keller (Dolphins) - 4004
Passing TDs - Keller and Ben Olson (Giants) - 33
Passing INTs - Ben Roethlisberger (49ers) and Omar Jacobs (Ravens) - 6 and 24 respectively
Completion % - Manning - 66%

Rushing Yards - Tatum Bell (49ers) - 2559
Rushing Attempts - Bell - 533
Rushing TDs - Bell - 21
Rushing YPC - LaMarcus Coker (Broncos) - 4.9

Receptions - Ashley Lelie (Lions) - 104
Receiving Yards - Lelie - 1628
Receiving TDs - Antwaan Randle El (Giants) - 14
Receiving YPC - Lelie - 15.6

Pancake Blocks - Daniel Inman (Redskins) - 93
Sacks Allowed - Andre Gurode (Colts) - 21

Tackles - Antonio Pierce (Jets) - 162
Sacks - Frank Okam (49ers) and John Mixon (Rams) - 15
Interceptions - Bob Sanders (Jaguars) - 8
Forced Fumbles - Justin Houston (Seahawks) and Dan Morgan (Bears) - 5
Fumble Recoveries - Odell Thurman (Chiefs) - 6
Defensive TDs - Chad Greenway (Lightning), Calais Campbell (Dolphins), and Damione Lewis (Bengals) - 2

Field Goals - James Wilhoit (Bengals) - 34
Field Goal % - Jeff Reed (Colts) - 90%

Punting Avg. - Dustin Colquitt (Patriots) - 46.0
Punts - Ryan Plackemeier (Ravens) and Kyle Richardson (Browns) - 88

Kick Return Avg. - Darrent Williams (Wildcats) - 27.2
Kick Return TDs - 13 tied at 1

Punt Return Avg. - Greg Lewis (Jaguars) - 18.1
Punt Return TDs - Lewis, Darren McFadden (Cowboys), and Selwyn Lymon (Bills) - 3
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To Do:
- Come up with (when applicable) and post end-of-season award ballots
- Send out stat PMs
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Nice to see some g men up there again
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Oh darn, was really hoping for the 1 seed. Oh well, good season. Excited for the Pats first playoff game.

GO PATS!
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Wow, I did not realize Lelie was having so strong of a season.
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First winning season!! Moving in the right direction at least. Next up, playoff spot next season!
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#RingMyBELL for MVP
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Big Ben vs Big Ben
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ScareChan posted...

#RingMyBELL for MVP

You would be the first user and team to have multiple MVPs
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Wait that's a lie. Wildcats have Vick and Washington
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Ben Olson for MVP tbh
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I think Olson is probably the third-best QB from this season. It's a toss-up between him and Drew Brees.
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fire sale for draft picks
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Trade deadline was the end of the regular season, which I realized I neglected to mention to our lone newcomer.
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oh hahaha my bad


post-season fire sale for draft picks? >__>
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What was the reason Griffin played btw? Was Grossman injured in game again?

I have very little idea if someone was injured in-game. I can see if someone is on the post-game injury report, but that isn't quite the same thing. All I can do is speculate.
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Oh, and Tatum Bell's rushing yard total is both an NFL and a B8NFLL record
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Falcons - 10
Chiefs - 31

That's for taking LaRue Rucker in last seasons draft!

Im quite happy with how the season turned out, I thought my ceiling was 2-3 wins. And here we are, a solid 8-8 and 1 Omar Jacobs interception away from the playoffs (possibly).
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Congrats everyone who made the playoffs!
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Emeraldegg posted...

Congrats everyone who made the playoffs!

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DoubleTangicide posted...

Emeraldegg posted...

Congrats everyone who made the playoffs!

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End of Season Award Ballots

This is completely optional but also shouldn't take much of your time.

The following posts contain various NFL awards, such as Coach of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, and MVP. Each category consists of five candidates except for one. Most of the categories are from the game, so there will be a Madden and User winner. Some categories are ones that I created, so there will be only a User winner and I come up with the nominees myself. In rare cases, I will substitute one player from a category for another if I deemed someone was unworthy/unfairly snubbed.

All you have to do is PM me back with the categories and your choice of winner. You may only select one one player for each category.

After about two weeks (I plan on making the deadline Sat, July 22nd), I will open up all the PMs, tabulate the results, and reveal the winners, including how many votes they received. I currently intend on doing a live reveal show before posting them in the topic, but we'll see if anybody shows up.

While I can't enforce this, I urge those who wish to participate to pick the player they deem is most worthy of the award and not pick (or refuse to pick) the player for the team that they play for (aka don't be a homer or hater).
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Coach of the Year
Patriots' Dante Scarnecchia (12-4, 87 team rating)
Cowboys' Gunther Cunningham (12-4, 91 team rating)
Giants' Richard Smith (12-4, 88 team rating)
Lions' Steve Mariucchi (11-5, 87 team rating)
Dolphins' Vinny Testaverde (12-4, 91 team rating)

Returner of the Year
Giants' Antwaan Randle El (55 KR for 27.1 avg, 1 TD, 57 PR for 14.6 avg, 1 TD)
Cowboys' Darren McFadden (35 KR for 25.3 avg, 66 PR for 13.5 avg, 3 TD)
Jaguars' Greg Lewis (40 KR for 22.0 avg, 33 PR for 18.1 avg, 3 TD)
Falcons' Jayson Swain (45 KR for 25.8 avg, 1 TD, 53 PR for 14.6 avg, 1 TD)
Bills' Selwyn Lymon (56 KR for 21.5 avg, 1 TD, 47 PR for 15.3 avg, 3 TD)

Punter of the Year
Pioneers' Chris Hanson (79 punts for 44.5 avg, 34.1 net avg, 32 inside opp. 20)
Patriots' Dustin Colquitt (74 punts for 46.0 avg, 35.7 net avg, 29 inside opp. 20)
Lightning's Kyle Basler (80 punts for 45.0 avg, 34.6 net avg, 30 inside opp. 20)
Pumpkins' Kyle Larson (76 punts for 45.0 avg, 35.6 net avg, 30 inside opp. 20)
Falcons' Micah Knorr (87 punts for 45.2 avg, 36.4 net avg, 31 inside opp. 20)

Kicker of the Year
Chiefs' Cedric Grier (26-30 FGAs, 36-36 XPAs, 6-8 from 50+)
Bengals' James Wilhoit (34-38 FGAs, 13-14 XPAs, 4-5 from 50+)
Colts' Jeff Reed (30-33 FGAs, 34-34 XPAs, 2-2 from 50+)
Falcons' LaRue Rucker (33-39 FGAs, 29-30 XPAs, 5-8 from 50+)
Browns' Taylor Melhaff 30-35 FGAs, 25-26 XPAs, 3-3 from 50+)
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Defensive Back of the Year
Redskins' Adam Archuleta (104 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INTs, 2 FRs)
Jaguars' Bob Sanders (47 tackles, 1 sack, 8 INTs, 1 FF)
Bills' SS Lewis Baker (115 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INTs, 1 FF, 1 FR)
Jaguars' Michael Lewis (101 tackles, 5 sacks, 4 INTs, 2 FFs, 1 FR)
Cowboys' Troy Polamalu (111 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INTs, 3 FFs, 1 FR)

Linebacker of the Year
Dolphins' MLB Al Wilson (123 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 FF, 5 FRs)
Jets' MLB Antonio Pierce (162 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INTs, 2 FFs, 1 FR)
Lions' MLB Danny Clark (129 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT, 3 FFs, 5 FRs)
Panthers' MLB Jonathan Vilma (128 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INTs, 2 FFs, 4 FRs)
Colts' MLB Nick Barnett (118 tackles, 1 sack, 7 INTs, 2 FRs)

Defensive Lineman of the Year
Packers' DT Jimmy Kennedy (55 tackles, 13 sacks, 4 FFs, 3 FRs)
Rams' DT John Mixon (44 tackles, 15 sacks, 4 FFs, 1 FR)
Bengals' DT Mario Fatafehi (63 tackles, 10 sacks, 2 FFs, 4 FRs)
Giants' DE Reggie Hayward (47 tackles, 8 sacks, 3 FFs, 3 FRs)
Dolphins' DE Travis Johnson (47 tackles, 14 sacks, 2 FFs, 1 FR)

Offensive Lineman of the Year
Falcons' OT Chris Samuels (82 blocks, 5 sacks allowed)
Redskins' OT Daniel Inman (93 blocks, 5 sacks allowed)
Packers' C Jeff Faine (83 blocks, 2 sacks allowed)
49ers' OT Mark Tauscher (89 blocks, 2 sacks allowed)
Patriots' OT Maurice Williams (81 blocks, 3 sacks allowed)
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Tight End of the Year
Panthers' Chris Cooley (77 receptions for 698 yards, 3 TDs)
Wildcats' Dane Guthrie (80 receptions for 665 yards, 4 TDs)
Lions' Doug Jolley (63 receptions for 602 yards, 6 TDs)
Bears' Eric Johnson (56 receptions for 461 yards, 9 TDs)
Jets' Teyo Johnson (62 receptions for 680 yards, 8 TDs)

Wide Receive of the Year
Giants' Antwaan Randle El (79 receptions for 1081 yards, 14 TDs)
Lions' Ashley Lelie (104 receptions for 1628 yards, 11 TDs)
Buccaneers' David Givens (73 receptions for 1072 yards, 13 TDs)
Titans' Keary Colbert (78 receptions for 1034 yards, 12 TDs)
Dolphins' Kelly Campbell (90 receptions for 1330 yards, 11 TDs)

Running Back of the Year
Jaguars' Adrian Peterson (395 carries for 1985 yards, 12 TDs, 6 fumbles, 34 receptions for 277 yards, 1 TD)
Redskins' Kevin Jones (404 carries for 1811 yards, 10 TDs, 4 fumbles, 22 receptions for 185 yards, 1 TD)
Hawks' LaDainian Tomlinson (316 carries for 1464 yards, 15 TDs, 4 fumbles, 28 receptions for 210 yards, 1 TD)
Jets' Romance Taylor (408 carries for 1805 yards, 13 TDs, 7 fumbles, 68 receptions for 558 yards, 3 TDs)
49ers' Tatum Bell (533 carries for 2559 yards, 21 TDs, 3 fumbles, 24 receptions for 261 yards, 2 TDs)

Quarterback of the Year
Giants' Ben Olson (292-489, 3173 yards, 33 TDs, 12 INTs)
Jets' Drew Brees (273-416, 2958 yards, 23 TDs, 9 INTs)
Lions' Peyton Manning (272-407, 3286 yards, 29 TDs, 10 INTs)
Dolphins' Sam Keller (332-501, 4004 yards, 33 TDs, 20 INTs)
Buccaneers' Tom Brady (296-467, 3392 yards, 26 TDs, 4 INTs)
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Defensive Rookie of the Year
Browns' OLB Aaron Curry (62 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR)
Wildcats' MLB Bobby Wagner (62 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INTs)
Titans' DE Chris Long (49 tackles, 9 sacks, 2 FFs, 1 FR)
Pumpkins' OLB Jason Worilds (59 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 3 FRs)
Packers' OLB Maurice Davidson (52 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INTs, 2 FRs)

Offensive Rookie of the Year
Lightning's WR Antonio Brown (38 receptions for 477 yards, 9 TDs)
Titans' TE Dwayne Allen (65 receptions for 571 yards, 2 TDs)
Bears' HB Knowshon Moreno (89 carries for 355 yards, 4 TDs, 14 receptions for 112 yards)
Hawks' WR Reuben Randle (33 receptions for 455 yards, 5 TDs)
Pioneers' QB Russell Wilson (232- 413, 2453 yards, 10 TDs, 16 INTs, 83 carries for 489 yards, 2 TDs)

Defensive Player of the Year
Dolphins' MLB Al Wilson (123 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 FF, 5 FRs)
Jets' MLB Antonio Pierce (162 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INTs, 2 FFs, 1 FR)
Lions' MLB Danny Clark (129 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT, 3 FFs, 5 FRs)
Panthers' MLB Jonathan Vilma (128 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INTs, 2 FFs, 4 FRs)
Colts' MLB Nick Barnett (118 tackles, 1 sack, 7 INTs, 2 FRs)

Offensive Player of the Year
Jaguars' Adrian Peterson (395 carries for 1985 yards, 12 TDs, 6 fumbles, 34 receptions for 277 yards, 1 TD)
Lions' Ashley Lelie (104 receptions for 1628 yards, 11 TDs)
Jets' Romance Taylor (408 carries for 1805 yards, 13 TDs, 7 fumbles, 68 receptions for 558 yards, 3 TDs)
Dolphins' Sam Keller (332-501, 4004 yards, 33 TDs, 20 INTs)
49ers' Tatum Bell (533 carries for 2559 yards, 21 TDs, 3 fumbles, 24 receptions for 261 yards, 2 TDs)
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Most Valuable Player
Jaguars' HB Adrian Peterson (395 carries for 1985 yards, 12 TDs, 6 fumbles, 34 receptions for 277 yards, 1 TD)
Lions' WR Ashley Lelie (104 receptions for 1628 yards, 11 TDs)
Jets' HB Romance Taylor (408 carries for 1805 yards, 13 TDs, 7 fumbles, 68 receptions for 558 yards, 3 TDs)
Dolphins' QB Sam Keller (332-504, 4004 yards, 33 TDs, 20 INTs)
49ers' HB Tatum Bell (533 carries for 2559 yards, 21 TDs, 3 fumbles, 24 receptions for 261 yards, 2 TDs)

Least Valuable Player
Panthers' P Donnie Jones (36 punts for 40.1 avg, 28.8 net avg) (both avg and net average are NFL worst by 1.4 and 1.1 yards respectively among qualified punters)
Bills' K Justin Tucker (19-30 FGAs, 18-26 from below 50, no blocked kicks)
Wildcats' G Mike Wahle (in 16 starts, 17 blocks, 12 sacks allowed)
Ravens' QB Omar Jacobs (238-435, 2458 yards, 8 TDs, 24 INTs, 14 fumbles)
Browns' QB Sam Bradford (242-438, 2372 yards, 15 TDs, 23 INTs, 4 fumbles)

Breakout Player of the Year
1. Packers' C Jeff Faine
- In every full season, he had sub-45 blocks and double digit sacks allowed. This season, he had one of the best block-to-sack ratios with a 83-2 line

2. Rams' DT John Mixon
- He had 0 starts and 4 tackles to his name through his first two seasons, and after being named a starter in this third, he exploded with 44 tackles, 15 sacks, 4 FFs, and 1 FR to be tied for the league lead in sacks, be a DL of the Year candidate, and currently in line to make the Pro Bowl.

3. Vikings' QB Josh Portis
- Sitting behind Donovan McNabb his first two seasons, Portis was surprisingly named the starter out of training camp and became a more efficient version than Michael Vick and Vince Young were in their first several B8NFLL seasons with a stat line of 208-365, 2140 yards, 17 TDs, 13 INTs, 98 rushes for 846 yards, 4 TDs

4. Hawks' C Max Unger
- Getting the starting nod by default after the retirement of Jeff Mitchell, Unger rewarded the Hawks with 63 blocks vs 5 sacks allowed

5. Jets' OLB Novorro Bowman
- Asked to replace the retired Rosevelt Colvin, Bowman produced one of the finest sophomore seasons by any defensive player with 70 tackles, 13 sacks, 1 INT, 4 FFs, and 1 FR. The 13 sacks by an OLB might be a B8NFLL record.

Comeback Player of the Year
1. Lightning QB Alex Walton
- After being named LVP (Least Valuable Player, not Las Vegas Pumpkins) the season before, Walton starting in place for the injured Eli Manning for nearly half of the season showed vast improvement with a stat line of 96-165, 994 yards, 10 TDs, 5 INTs. He went from -9 to +5 in TD-INT ratio.

2. Broncos' HB LaMarcus Coker
- After losing his starting job to Ronnie Brown in S7 and barely playing as a result, Coker likely became the long-term starter for the Broncos after recording 299 carries for 1476 yards, 7 TDs, just 1 fumble, 29 receptions for 277 yards, 1 TD. He led the NFL in YPC with 4.9

3. 49ers' C Roberto Garza
- He missed 10 games to injury in S7 and had a paltry block-sack ratio of 27-11. He started all 16 games this season and had an eye-popping 70-6 block-sack ratio.

4. Cowboys' DT Ryan Walker
- After missing all but four games last season, he bounced back to have his highest out in his career in most meaningful categories with 40 tackles, 12 sacks, and 1 FR

5. Dolphins' QB Sam Keller
- After playing in just 5 of 15 games last season, Keller became an MVP candidate with the highest passing yards, TDs, and completion % of his career (4004, 33, and 65) while not being in the Top 5 for passing attempts
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General Manager of the Year
1. Jukkie
+ Patriots entered playoffs for the first time
+ Offense went from the bottom half of the league to the #8
+ Signed or traded for 5 new starters

- Most productive new acquisition was at the suggestion of another user
- Even with three new starters on defense, the unit regressed from 5th to 11th
- Rookies had a decent amount of playing time but did little with it


2. KCF
+ Drafted and traded for four new members of their secondary after three 90+ members retired and finished with the #5 passing D in the NFL
+ Drafted 3/5 nominees for Offensive RotY
+ In designing all the offseason trades involving HBs, one such yielded an MVP candidate (Jets HB Romance Taylor)

- While the Dolphins still retained the top seed in the AFC, they technically regressed to a 12-4 record
- Was not responsible for any of the Defensive RotY candidates
- Lost to Colin Kaepernick


3. Ranlom
+ Reached 8-8 with a talent-starved team with good in-season adjustments
+ From what little his 10 draft picks played, they performed well on the stat sheet
+ Decent production from his trade/FA acquisitions, namely HB Brandon Jackson and WR T.J. Houshmandz

- They were 27th on offense and 13th on defense
- Brandon Jackson, arguably his best acquisition, came at the suggestion of another user
- Did not make the playoffs


To be clear, GM of the Year award is for what the user did and accomplished through the season in question and not for what they did over multiple seasons even if things finally came together this season (aka why I didn't include Wiz for last season). I could have thrown in playoff users who did next to nothing or toss in very active users whose teams significantly regressed or flatlined, but I decided to only go with three. The last time I did that, one of the candidates was a user who ended up with the worst record in the league. At least things are different this time.

Also I have come to the conclusion that Pro Bowlers aren't completely decided until after the Super Bowl, so I have refrained from including them in GM of the Year considerations and won't post them until after the Super Bowl
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KCF0107 posted...

5. Dolphins' QB Sam Keller
- After playing in just 5 of 15 games last season

It should be 5 of 19 if that means anything to anyone. I will later recheck to make sure I got all the stats correct
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I also apologize that the categories also reveal who won (via Madden) some other categories. I remember someone (I think Shattered) was a little bummed last season upon realizing something similar, but that's unfortunately an unavoidable consequence.
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Can I get the top 5 QBs for QB ratings (plus their qb rating), KCF?

1. Peyton Manning - 104.9
2, Drew Brees - 98.8
3. Sam Keller - 97.2
4. Ben Roethlisberger - 92.2
5. Tom Brady - 91.2

By the way, these are passer ratings, which is what I assumed you wanted. The game doesn't have QBR.
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To Do:
- Send out stat PMs
- Reveal award winners (July 22nd)
- Sim playoffs (July 23rd)
- Final update to wiki (July 23rd)
- Post Pro Bowlers (July 23rd)
- Signups for Season 9 (July 23rd or 24th)

It is possible that I might make a new topic in the coming week.
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KCF0107 posted...

1. Peyton Manning - 104.9
2, Drew Brees - 98.8
3. Sam Keller - 97.2
4. Ben Roethlisberger - 92.2
5. Tom Brady - 91.2

By the way, these are passer ratings, which is what I assumed you wanted. The game doesn't have QBR.

Thanks, this is what I wanted!

Also, "total qbr" is the name of ESPN's made up stat. "Quarterback rating" is interchangeable with "passer rating."

And finally, Brady's QB rating seemed low to me based on his stats. So either my math is wrong, the game is wrong, or wikipedia is wrong
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passer_rating#NFL_and_CFL_formula ).

I came up with him having a qb rating of close to 100 based on those stats though I didn't feel like going back and double checking my math.

I don't know what to tell you man, I just copy what the game tells me and go about my way.
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Oh crap. I understand the issue. Brady has 14 INTs. I have already received some PMs for award ballots, so if that affected anyone's votes thus far, feel free to send me revised ballots. I'm going through stats I listed now to make sure that there weren't more errors than Keller and Brady.

I spotted another error, I gave Adrian Peterson 200 extra rushing yards

Yeah, I am going to make a new topic with more accurate stats as early as tomorrow.
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Tom Brady's actual statline
296-467, 3392 yards, 26 TDs, 14 INTs

Adrian Peterson's actual statline
395 carries for 1785 yards, 12 TDs, 6 fumbles, 34 receptions for 277 yards, 1 TD

I think (rather I hope) everything else is correct
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Looks like Brady tried to deflate his stats.

theawesomestevr posted...

"Quarterback rating" is interchangeable with "passer rating."

Mike Vick and Cam Newton would disagree with you.
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Lol I saw 4 INTs and I was like, "Man if anyone can do it brady can"
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Man my team is in dire need to Tebow to come back lost every game but 1 since he got hurt
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New topic
https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/75547780

I will probably keep this one bumped for when signups for next season go up and potential newcomers might want to see how things are set up in the topics.
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Ranlom posted...

Falcons - 10
Chiefs - 31

That's for taking LaRue Rucker in last seasons draft!

Let this be a warning to any potential AFC West rivals: cross the Chiefs and we will destroy you.
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Ranlom posted...

Let this be a warning to any potential AFC West rivals: cross the Chiefs and we will destroy you.

*assuming your top 2 offensive players are out injured
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