Super Bowl XIIII

There’s foregone conclusions and then there’s what the Tiiite End Jammers accomplished this year: Inarguably the greatest single season in CTDB history. Sure, Chunky Monkeys had a similar one loss season in 2006, but they had to sweat out a tough Super Bowl. The Jammers have also earned the “greatest single season” title because this year basically came out of nowhere.

• Tiiite End Jammers vs Fob Stars, 116.2 - 88.2

Prior to last year’s 8-5 record and first round playoff exit, the Jammers had been in the Toilet Bowl for three straight years, and it would have been four times, if the Toilet Bowl had been around in 2009. Their last playoff appearance before 2013 was way back in 2008. And their last playoff win? 2003, when they won their first championship. That’s a lot of losing before this year’s explosion.

So yeah, this season was extra special because it was a lightning bolt across the sky, with Lei and his fan base re-invigorated by an incredible regular season and then an avalanche of a post-season that culminated in a Super Bowl drubbing. The numbers are impressive.

Thirteen century games, a nine game winning streak to open the season, back-to-back weeks of 170+ points, a season low score of only 94.3 (albeit in their lone loss), and a regular season scoring average of 133.7, almost 30+ points higher than their next closest PF competitor. Pair that high scoring output with the easiest schedule in the league — opponents averaged a paltry 89.1 ppg — and it’s no wonder Jammers went 12-1, with the only smear on their 2014 campaign being a shocking WK10 loss to last place Athena Nike. We haven’t seen a team so consistently smash the competition, ever.

We already covered in the Super Bowl preview how Jammers have outrageous players at running back and receivers, but it was quarterback Russell Wilson who led the way during the championship game with 43.8 points. He almost tripled Tom Brady’s meek 14.1 points. Of course, this team was still ground powered, with Le’Veon Bell and DeMarco Murray leading the way during the regular season. Heck, the third RB on the roster, Lamar Miller, scored more fantasy points on the bench than either Bell or Murray last week. That’s depth.

With Antonio Brown, Demaryius Thomas, and Jeremy Maclin, Jammers also had the best WR corps in the game, and again, that’s not accounting for Mike Wallace, who would have had quite the fantasy playoffs if he had started. I don’t know how many more praises to sing for this team. The bench also featured DeAndre Hopkins, and GM Lei wisely benched Jay Cutler earlier in the season. We have to give ourselves a clap on the back for giving Jammers the highest grade in the 2014 draft. Note that Wilson was a free agent pickup after Cutler and Robert Griffin both flamed out.

In the end, congrats to Jammers, and their terrific storyline for the conclusion of our fourteenth season!

A few words about Fobsters, who ran head on into the impenetrable wall that was the 2014 Jammers. This was Fobsters second Super Bowl appearance in five years and it was a very successful season all around. Jimmy’s team only went 5-8 during the regular season — like most of his division mates — but really kicked his game into overdrive for the last two months of the season. Starting in WK10, they put up 137.9, 102.1, 125.2, 121.3, 123.5, and 131.0 points until a weak showing in the Super Bowl. Still, behind a rejuvenated Tom Brady, a played his way into shape Eddie Lacey, and the super WR duo of Jordy Nelson and Dez Bryant, plus unearthing rookie Kelvin Benjamin,  the future is bright for Fobsters. Maybe next time it’ll be a Super Bowl win for them?