Good game Hitmen....game was much closer than the score would indicate, we got some very short fields in the 4th.

GG it got really lopsided in the 2nd half. Well deserved victory and good luck the rest of the way. Always got to root for the team that beat me.

Claymore will probably blank out and go back to no Punt Block rule days - hit one off GDB style and get bounced and on my side by a modern day miracle I get by CJ and job to AI in the Title Game. If you thought I went bonkers last year lol j/k

Peeping the 43 points. I don't think I can figure this out to advance. Goal: Avoid a clowning. :)

Make that 48...

LOL

You held me to 10 points earlier this season so I don't see that you have much to figure out really.

I have to figure out how to score more than 10 points because I can't count on my defense to hold you to 13 points again!

The most important thing to remember in a Conference championship game or title game is that its just another game.....don't out-think yourself and do some wacky B.S. that you didn't do all season long!

Go with what got you there and K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple stupid)!

In the end, it all comes down to who gets the rolls and who doesn't!

The other thing to remember is I haven't won a Title here in like 9 seasons so if I lose tonight.....I'm taking my league and going home!!!!

Sage advice. I did just that in the only Super Bowl I've been lucky enough to make, and my 14-1-1 team lost by 42!

Not that I'll have to worry about that with Toronto anytime soon.

The last 2 title games I'm made here....I lost by 32 and 26 so I get it!!!

Losing when you get so close sucks!!!

I just treat it like another game now...nothing I do with help change what my team can do...Luck is a factor and you can't do anything about it.

You can have the perfect gameplan...be the more talented team...and if Lady luck isn't there....you lose period!!!!

Some owners can never quite accept that but it's a hugh factor and can't be game planned for. Luck is a factor in every game but when you get to the final couple games...the talent level of the teams and owners is so close that Luck becomes a bigger factor!

So good luck everyone....because you will need it!!!

Prime example of how luck is everything in big games.

Total Yards

Outgained Buffalo 429-308

Offensive Plays

Ran more plays 79-48 (+31)

Rushing

Buffalo outgained me 170-126 but he ran 33 times to my 24 and my average was better 5.25 to 5.15

Passing

Outgained Buffalo 314-138 (303-138 net)

3rd down conversion

Dakota 6/16 to Buffalo 2/12

Time of possession

36:41 Dakota
23:19 Buffalo

Result

28-20 Buffalo

Why?

Points off turnovers

Buffalo 15
Dakota 7

Buffalo got 2 short fields to Dakota 1 and all 3 times resulted in TDs.

No luck in this one!

Edit to add:

Smirt is almost impossible to beat unless you get real lucky....his unique style is based on the WR/CB overload concept. All 33 rushing attempts were made by 198 pound WRs and 56 of his 61 tackles were made by DBs playing the secondary and linebacker.

Unless you adopt his style, you are at a handicap going in. All my rushing attempts were made by RBs playing at 217 pounds and 25 of my 43 tackles were made by LB and DL players playing at normal weight.

Smirt has an almost unbeatable system and you need to make zero mistakes to beat him. I made too many mistakes and it cost me.

Route switch offs on our very first few passes. I thought it was done from there and a blow out as our passing would not connect and you have a juggernaut.

You kicked it out. I played with my passing negated; probably because yours was much more potent therefore I lost same play dice rolls that you run on your side of the ball. Mine route switched off aka FL Hitch going to the harmless route.

Good game.