Super Bowl VI

Camarillo, CA

The suspense was almost unbearable, the final score a little too close to call but at the end - the Monkeys franchise secured their first ever championship title. In a close game that didn't end until the final drive, the Monkeys finally mustered enough points to pull out a 101-93 victory over the defending champions, Fat Jubas.

After what was likely the most dominating regular season in CTDB history, the Monkeys stumbled their way into their first Super Bowl victory. During the regular season, the Monkeys averaged 131 points - almost 30 more points per game than Buffy who was second in overall league scoring. 2006 saw the Monkeys break a number of records including:

1) Highest average score per game
2) Most points scored in a game
3) Highest winning percentage
4) Most high week scores
5) Most points scored in a season

Monkey co-captain, LaDainian Tomlinson, had a season for the ages with 31 touchdowns through 16 weeks and finished with an amazing 431 points through 16 weeks. The next closest was teammate, Peyton Manning, at 376 points.

However, this playoffs was a little different. The Monkeys’ final tally of 101 points was their second lowest all season. LT, for the first time in ten weeks, didn’t score at least 28 points. Monkeys’ receivers Owens, Boldin and Johnson combined for only one touchdown (on a broken play no less) and 23 total points. After a season which saw the Monkeys win by an average score of 30 points per game, the Monkeys seemed to back into this win. The Jubas left over 100 points on the bench with Vince Young and Marc Bulger combining for nearly 80 points.

After Laveraneus Coles was shut down on the final drive in the last game of Week 16, the Monkeys finally were able to pull out their championship shirts and caps. In their post game conference, Tomlinson summed up his emotions - "It feels ridiculously awesome. As good as we were all season, this was a much more difficult playoffs battle than any of us ever imagined. We didn't play our best ball, I didn't get in the endzone but guys find a way to pull it out. After 5 years of early exits, this win is the one that I will cherish. Our team deserves this – this is our trophy."

Monkeys GM, Evan Shiue, spoke to reporters after the victory. "Would we have liked to cruise through this game like we did the rest of the season? Sure. But that's why we play the game. The Jubas played a great game. I need to remember to give Eric a call to thank him for playing Brett this week. But I will not take anything away from this franchise. We are without a doubt, one of the most consistent and top performing franchises in CTDB history. All we were missing was that ring and now we have that. Our front office has done a great job in the draft and our current roster proves that. Our season proves it and now, our championship title proves it."

ESPN Analyst, Chris Berman, was clear in his thoughts about the Monkeys' win. "This championship win secures the Monkeys' place in the elite tier of league teams. This team has year after year put together great teams with great players. The current roster is probably arguably the best roster of all time and the cumulative talent assembled here will difficult to match. The records broken this year are incredible in retrospect. The win was fitting. We are finally crowning a team that absolutely dominated the league – 2006 will always be known as the year of the Monkeys."