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The Texas Militia finished off the Brown Springs Bruisers to take home their 4th TFL Championship in 7 years. Sounds like a Dynasty!

The Virginia Venom (8-3) have reclaimed the #1 ranking after the Tennessee Outlaws (7-4) fell to the Columbus Trojans (5-6).

Biggest Movers - This weeks biggest movers were the Glendale Grizzlies (5-6) moving up 3 spots to number 11 and the Florida Fists (4-7) dropping 2 spots to number 14.

Blowout Special - This weeks blowout was by the Brown Springs Bruisers (7-4) with a score of 81.9-50.1 over Midway Monsters (5-6). A31.8 point ASS WHUPPIN!!!

Game of the Week - The Game of the Week goes to the matchup between the Clear Creek Wildcats (6-5) and the Texas Militia (6-5). TheWildcats completed the season sweep of the Militia by the slimmest of margins. Final Score : Militia - 76.1, Wildcats - 78.7

Playoff Update -

American Conference
This weeks matchup between the Tennessee Outlaws (7-4) and the Brown Springs Bruisers (7-4) will be for the American Conferences's South Division Championship. The Outlaws, Venom, and Bruisers have clinched playoff berths while the 4th spot is a little tougher to figure out. If the Monsters beat the Trojans, Monsters are in. If the Trojans beat the Monsters and the Grizzlies beat the Thunder, Grizzlies are in. And last but not least, If the Trojans beat the Monsters and the Thunder beat the Grizzlies, the Trojans are in.

• 4. Midway Monsters @ 1. Virginia Venom
• 3. Brown Springs Bruisers @ 2. Tennessee Outlaws

  National Conference
  The Satsuma Samurai and Clinch Mountain Hicks have clinched playoff berths. The Clear Creek Wildcats and the Bean Station Beavers both control their own destiny (win and in) while the Texas Militia will need to win (vs. Black Bulls) and hope for a loss by either the Beavers (vs. Diesels) or the Wildcats (vs. Samurai).

• 4. Clear Creek Wildcats @ 1. Clinch Mountain Hicks
• 3. Bean Station Beavers @ 2. Satsuma Samurai

The Outlaws are wanted men!

There is a new #1 this week and it's the Tennessee Outlaws (7-3). After a 124.8-80 victory over the Midway Monsters (5-5) and an upset win by the Glendale Grizzlies (4-6) over the Virginia Venom (7-3), the Outlaws move into the #1 spot for the first time this season.

Biggest Movers - This weeks biggest movers were the Tennessee Outlaws (7-3) moving up 3 spots to number 1 and the Afton Thunder (4-6) dropping 4 spots to number 10.

Blowout Special - This weeks blowout was by the Mosheim Widowmakers (4-6) with a score of 92.8-44.1 over Afton Thunder (4-6). A 48.7 point ASS WHUPPIN!!! (Honorable Mention to the Grizzlies and Outlaws who both also won by over 40 points this week.)

Game of the Week - The Game of the Week goes to the matchup between the Satsuma Samurai (7-3) and the Texas Militia (6-4). The Militia took some retribution (for an early season loss to the Samurai) as the hostile crowd in Santa Fe was just too much for the Samurai to overcome in this weeks closest game. Final Score : Militia - 85.9, Samurai - 81.1

Playoff Update - If the season ended today, here is what the playoffs would look like:

American Conference

• 4. Midway Monsters @ 1. Virginia Venom
• 3. Brown Springs Bruisers @ 2. Tennessee Outlaws

National Conference

• 4. Texas Militia @ 1. Clinch Mountain Hicks
• 3. Bean Station Beavers @ 2. Satsuma Samurai

Trojans Take Down #1

The Columbus Trojans took down the #1 Virginia Venom this week and stayed in the American Conference playoff race. If the Trojans manage to get into the playoffs, they will be a nightmare matchup for whoever they face as they are so unpredictable and are capable of scoring an insane amount of points. Time will tell.

Biggest Movers - This weeks biggest movers were the Afton Thunder (3-5) moving up 3 spots to number 9 and the Murfreesboro Diesels (3-3) dropping 3 spots to number 8.

Blowout Special - This weeks blowout was by the upstart Afton Thunder (3-5) with a score of 114.2-90.5 over Tennessee Outlaws (5-3). A 23.7 point ASS WHUPPIN!!!

Game of the Week - The Game of the Week goes to the matchup between the Clear Creek Wildcats (4-4) and the Clinch Mountain Hicks (6-2). The Hicks topped the Wildcats 98.2-95.5 in this weeks closest game.

Special Notice - Congrats to the Afton Thunder (3-5) who are in the middle of a three game winning streak and now right in the thick of the playoff race. The Thunder started 0-5 and kept plugging away until good things started happening and now they are staring at a possible playoff birth if they can win out. No quit in the Thunder! Good Job.

Quiet again.

The much anticipated Alamo Showdown left much to be desired this year and will remain quiet for another year after the Texas Militia (3-3) upset the Tennessee Outlaws (4-2) 91.8-77.

Biggest Movers - This weeks biggest movers were the Columbus Trojans (3-3) moving up 4 spots to number 4 and the Clear Creek Wildcats (3-3) sliding down 4 spots to number 8.

Blowout Special - This weeks blowout comes once again courtesy of the Columbus Trojans (3-3) with a score of 111.2-60.1 over Clear Creek Wildcats (3-3). A 51.1 point ASS WHUPPIN!!!

Game of the Week - The Game of the Week goes to the matchup between the Mosheim Widowmakers (3-3) and the Murfreesboro Diesels (3-3). The Widomakers topped the Diesels 93-87.9 in this weeks closest game.

Special Notice - This week marked the start of the season for the Afton Thunder (1-5) and the New Orleans Black Bulls (1-5) as both teams notched their first win of the 2008 season. This coming week will see one of these teams open up a two game winning streak as they go head-to-head. Congrats and good luck to both.

2008 Alamo Showdown

It's time for the 2008 Alamo Showdown!

Texas Militia (2-3) vs. Tennessee Outlaws (4-1)

The Alamo Showdown is the annual rivalry game between the Texas Militia and the Tennessee Outlaws. This game started in 2002 and has been played every year since. The Texas Miltia is the TFL's all-time winningest franchise with a record of 55-19. The Tennessee Outlaws are the TFL's second winningest franchise with a record of 46-28. Expect both teams to pull out all the stops to take this one home.

Inter-conference Play

Inter-conference play opens this weekend and some interesting matchups are a result. 

The East Division leads the way so far.

 With the first four weeks in the books and 1/3 of the season behind us, the TFL rankings are starting to be more accurate. Again, this system takes into account  Average Score (60%), Highest Score plus Lowest Score (20%), and Winning PTC (20%).

We have a new number 1 team in the TFL and its the Virginia Venom. With the Venom (3-1) topping the previously undefeated and current number 3 Tennessee Outlaws (3-1) by a count of 104.2-91.8 and the previous number 1 Clear Creek Wildcats (3-1) falling to the Florida Fists (2-2) by a count of 91.9-77, the Venom moved into the number 1 spot (up 2 spots from last week) with a ranking of 123.4. 

Biggest Movers - This weeks biggest movers were the Clinch Mountain Hicks moving up a whopping 6 spots to number 4 and the Glendale Grizzlies sliding down 6 spots to number 12. 

Blowout Special - This weeks top scorer was the Columbus Trojans (2-2) with a score of 126.7 which is the highest score in the TFL this year. The lowest score of the week belongs to the Mosheim Widowmakers (2-2) with a score of 36.5 which is the lowest score in the TFL this year  and to top it off the Trojans and Widowmakers went head-to-head this week making for a 90.2 point ASS WHUPPIN!!!

Game of the Week - The Game of the Week goes to the matchup between the then number 2 Tennessee Outlaws and the then number 3 Virginia Venom. On paper it was the GotW going in and it lived up to the hype with both teams topping the 90 point plateau and the Venom topping 100. 

Upcoming Game of the Week - The Venom are again involved in the Game of the Week when they face the 4th ranked Brown Springs Bruisers. With both teams averaging near 90 points per game (Venom avg 95.1, Bruisers avg 89.5) this one should provide some fireworks.

Biggest Surprise - Has to be the Texas Militia starting 1-3 and carrying a 10th place ranking after a third of the season. Check back in a few weeks (preferably after week 7!!) and we will be talking about the turn-around of this proud franchise as they are currently averaging 87.6 points per game which is 4th in the league. With the Alamo Showdown lurking they need to find some consistency quick and we expect they will, putting things back to normal in the Lone Star State.

Toughest Divisions - By averaging the TFL ranking of every team in each division, here is how the Divisions shake out:

1. EAST (National Conference) 106.25
2. SOUTH (American Conference) 104.45
3. WEST (National Conference) 95.81
4. NORTH (American Conference) 93.36

Cause he totaled 5 TDs vs. NE!

Matthew Berry, ESPN

So what to make of Ronnie Brown's amazing five-touchdown game? Yup, five. He rushed for four, and then to complete his LaDainian Tomlinson impression, he threw for one, too. Not counting the 19 yards passing (too few for a fantasy point), he had 122 total yards on 18 touches. OK, the obvious stuff first: You've seen his best game of the season. His value will never be higher (and the Patriots have a lot of work to do). Brown clearly looked healthy, which was nice to see. But going forward, teams are not going to take the Dolphins as lightly as New England did. (Or his fantasy owners did, for that matter; only 16 percent of Brown's owners started him.) And remember, Ricky Williams had 119 yards on 18 touches -- numbers almost identical to Brown's, just without the scores. A lot of Williams' output came in the second half, but still. So where does that leave us? I'd be dangling Brown to see what I could get. For value comparison, here's a list (in no particular order) of running backs I'd rather have than Ronnie Brown the rest of the season: Brandon Jacobs, Steven Jackson, Thomas Jones, Willis McGahee, Darren McFadden, Jonathan Stewart, Jamal Lewis, Michael Turner, Chris Johnson and Matt Forte. Here are some guys I don't like as much as Brown: Williams, Larry Johnson, Kevin Smith, Justin Fargas, Chris Perry, LenDale White and Reggie Bush.

Interesting observation by Chris Mortensen in the War Room today: David Lee is the quarterbacks coach for the Dolphins. Last year, he was the offensive coordinator for Arkansas and used the McFadden-as-a-passer play a decent amount. Miami has been working on that play a lot. In other words, Ronnie may get a few more touchdown passes before it's all over. Oh, and somewhere, someone played against Ronnie Brown, Michael Turner and the Philadelphia defense this weekend. Whoever you are, my heart goes out to you.

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The TFL Rankings are very different from the Power Rankings offered by this site. The TFL Rankings are a mathematical formula used to reach a ranking which uses Average Score (60%), Highest Score plus Lowest Score (20%), and Winning PTC. (20%). I prefer this to many Power Rankings as it put emphasis on wins and after all, this is a head-to-head league and not rotary. This is not to be confused with a Power Rank and is not how i think the teams will finish the season. Its just how they stack up right now based on points AND record. Have fun with it!

For those who would like to know, the formula is (avg score x 6) + [(high score + low score) x 2] +[ (winning % x 200) x 2] ÷ 10.

For more information on this Ranking, visit Oberon Mt. Fantasy Power Rating Formula

NFL.com -- 

Tom Brady suffered a serious knee injury against the Chiefs that will end his 2008 season, reports NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.

Meanwhile, free-agent quarterback Chris Simms is scheduled to arrive in New England Monday morning for a workout and a physical, Schefter reports. If all goes well, Simms could be a Patriot by the end of the day. Kansas City and Tennessee, each of whom had quarterbacks suffer significant injuries on Sunday, also have contacted Simms.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick had little to add about Brady during his postgame press conference, saying he had no update on the status of the injury and that tests were being done. We now have the video of Brady’s injury.

Brady left Sunday’s 17-10 win over the Chiefs early in the first quarter with a left knee injury and was replaced by Matt Cassel. Brady was injured when he stepped up in the pocket to make a throw, and collided with Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard, who was down on the field in front of him. Brady’s left knee buckled as he followed through on his throw, and he went down holding the area immediately below his kneecap.

Brady was helped up off the field, and walked gingerly with the help of trainers to the sideline. He was later led down a staircase into Gillette Stadium by team personnel.

Cassel replaced Brady on the Patriots’ next drive. Brady was 7 of 11 passing for 76 yards before leaving the game. Cassel finished 13 of 18 passing for 152 yards and a touchdown.

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 The 2008 TFL Schedule has been released!

 we are a head-to-head points based with the starting positions being:

1 QB
1 RB
1 RB/WR
2 WR
1 TE
1 K
1 D

There will be 2 conferences, each with 2 divisions. you will play each team in your division 2 times and every team from the other division in your conference plus 2 inter-conference match-ups. Playoffs will be the division winners from each division and two wildcard teams from each conference for a grand total of 8 teams. playoffs will be like the NFL where you play only the teams in your conference (in the playoffs) to make the Championship Game.

points are as follows (but are subject to change before the draft (no changes after the draft):
Scoring for Offensive Categories
FG - Field Goals 3 points
Plus 1 point for a FG of 40 to 49 Yds
Plus 1 point for a FG of 50 to 99 Yds
FL - Fumble Lost, Including ST plays -1 points
MFG - Missed Field Goal -1 point
Plus -1 point for a MFG of 0 to 39 Yds
Pa2P - Passing Two-point Conversion 2 points
PaInt - Passing Interception -1 points
PaTD - Passing TD 4 points
PaYd - Passing Yards 0+ PaYds = .1 points for every 3 PaYds
Re2P - Receiving Two-point Conversion 2 points
ReTD - Receiving TD 6 points
ReYd - Receiving Yards 0+ ReYds = .1 points for every 1 ReYd
Ru2P - Rushing Two-point Conversion 2 points
RuTD - Rushing TD 6 points
RuYd - Rushing Yards 0+ RuYds = .1 points for every 1 RuYd
XP - Extra Points 1 point

Scoring for Defensive Categories
DFR - Defensive/ST Fumble Recovered (ID/DT/DST) 2 points
DTD - Total Defensive and Special Teams TD 6 points
Int - Interceptions 2 points
PA - Points Against, Total Points Scored 0 - 0 PAs = 10 points 
2 - 6 PA = 7 points 
7 - 13 PA = 4 points 
14 - 17 PA = 1 point 
22 - 27 PA = -1 point 
28 - 34 PA = -4 points 
35 - 45 PA = -7 points 
46 - 99 PA = -10 points 
SACK - Sack 1 point
STY - Safety 2 points