NFL Fantasy Finale

This is the first time I attempted to sign up for a fantasy league in NFL. My season ended on the very first day of the NFL Season. Tom Brady got injured and had a season ending surgery and all hopes of Patriots having a good season were almost over. Tom Brady was also my first draft pick and my hopes were “almost” over.

I did not even bothered to look into the scores every week and couldn’t realize that I had 4 losses in the first 4 weeks. Suddenly, this Kurt Warner guy started me keeping in the game. I kept changing the team each week and suddenly I had a winning streak of 6 games and had my play-off hopes alive.

I won the play-offs, and then this week was the final week of the season for fantasy league. Kurt Warner who was responsible for keeping me in the league was a doubtful pick for this week. Simply because, Cardinals were playing Patriots and Patriots has to win the game to go to the Playoffs. Patriots are my favorite team and Kurt Warner is my favorite player this season simply because, he kept me in the league. So, I did not change Kurt Warner with Chad Pennington (BAD MOVE for this Week).

I had the best defensive units in the league, STEELERS and TITANS. I kept changing them every week depending upon which one they are playing against and every week they gave me more than 15 points. In fact, my defensive unit was my high scoring player.
Guess What, It is Final Week, and Steelers are playing against Titans. So, Which one to pick? Tough Choice, It’s like mother picking out of their two children. Finally, I picked Steelers because they are rated number 1 defensive team, and guess what they scored only 1 Point in the game (same score as of Kurt Warner), and Titans scored 23. (another BAD MOVE for this Week)

I also had two very good kickers in the team who on an average gave me minimum of 8 points every time I selected them. R. Longwell from Vikings and Carney from Giants. I picked Longwell for this week (Another bad move for this week).

I had 4 wide receivers and had to pick 3 out of 4. I had Bowe, Evans and L.Moore throughtout the season except few final games. I had M.Muhammad from Carolina panthers on the bench and in last 6 days, I just could not decide which one out of first three I need to drop to put M.Muhammad in. Unfortunately, I kept Muhammad on the bench for the finale and this was one more bad move. Muhsin Muhammad scored 8 points only but that is more than total of 6 points scored by three of my wide receivers (Bowe, Evans and Moore).

Now, Before I say, whether I won the game or not, let me give the name of the players my Opposite Team has. Opposite Team has best quarterback of NFL, Tony Romo. He scored 18 points as opposed to my Kurt Warner who scored only 1.

Opposite team has defensive unit of Vikings which scored 8 points as opposed to Steelers that scored only 1 point for me.

Opposite team has running back of T.Jones (number 1 in this season) and Kevin Smith who together scored 25 points.

Opposite Team had score of 56 Points and I had 16 points and only two players to play the game. Difference of 40 Points.

But the Running back which I had was (Steve Slaton) who scored 9 points and gave me hope. Like we all do, when the chips are down is go for the Hope and Pray. After all this was fantasy league and I fantasias that only one player that I have left, my running back will score some 4 touchdown (highly unlikely).

That player before I give the name out was going to play against the best defensive team, New York Giants. It is highly unlikely that someone would score 4 touchdowns against Giants defense. I would say, not even the whole team could score 4 touchdowns against Giants but this one player for me, scored 3 touchdowns in the first half against NY Giants. Player name, Ladies and Gentleman is : DeAngelo Williams.

DeAngelo Williams scored 34 points and gave me most unlikely victory and chance to win for a Super Bowl Tickets.