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Congratulation to Vinny’s Gang and Fantasy Bowl XVIII MVP Matthew Stafford for winning Fantasy Bowl XVIII and taking home the second straight Winkenbach Trophy. It was the third Winkenbach for Vinny’s Gang, and they were the first back to back champions since The Wondrful Gazonks did it in 1998 and 1999.
It was a disappointing finish for the San Quentin Saints who had the league best regular season record at 14-2. They once again fell short in the Fantasy Bowl and are 0-3 in Fantasy Bowl games.
Fantasy Recap – Fantasy Bowl XVIII
Vinny’s Gang (63) at San Quentin Saints (46)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Dec 26, 2011) In a week 16 UFFLE matchup, Vinny’s Gang beat a strong San Quentin Saints team by a score of 63 to 46, extending the winning streak for Vinny’s Gang to 6 games.
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Vinny’s Gang were led to their 17 point victory by a 27 point effort from Matthew Stafford, who tore apart the San Diego Chargers defense for 373 passing yards and 3 passing TDs in addition to 5 rushing yards. With this performance, Stafford was the number 5 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 16. They also got help from a 10 point effort from Miles Austin, who snuck past the Philadelphia Eagles defense for 40 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.
“We were really on our game,” Vinny’s Gang coach Jon Steffan said.
San Quentin Saints were helped out in a losing cause by a 18 point effort from Ray Rice, who got by the Cleveland Browns defense for 87 rushing yards in addition to 48 receiving yards. They also got help from a 16 point effort from Calvin Johnson, who beat the San Diego Chargers defense for 102 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.
“There were too many defensive lapses,” San Quentin Saints coach Sean Boggess said.