Madden Day is tomorrow!  I don’t know about you but I’m pumped!  Can’t wait to get the Birds and get into some games.  If you’re planning to get Madden 10 and want to join the league sign in the comments and one of us will get an invite out to you!

The final playoff game of the season was yet another hard fought battle of the playoffs. With the Eagles’ (Full Tilt) high powered offense lead by LT vs the Rams’ (TeeTocks) passing attack of Peyton Manning, this made for a great game.

With the Rams getting the opening kickoff, they drove down the field to open up the scoreboard. The Eagles began to have a similar drive but with an interception thrown by Bulger, the Rams took advantage and quickly ran up to a 14-0 lead. On the Eagles second drive they made short work of the Rams’ defense, or lack there of and proceed to get on the board making them one touchdown behind. The Rams would drive down once again to score another TD on the catch of TE, Tony Gonzalez. LT would finish off the first half with a rushing TD and the halftime score would be 21-14. Eagles started out the second half with a drive that was cut short by another INT by Rhonde Barber and the Rams scored another TD on the proceeding drive. With the score 28-14, the Eagles were in desperate need to score quickly and they delivered. A Rams’ cornerback made a key mistake in diving for no reason and the Eagles receiver took it to the house. 28-21, this game is far from over. Eagles try for an onside kick but get penalized for touching the ball too soon. With precious time coming off the clock, the Rams use of clock management was weighing heavy on the outcome of the game. 1st and Goal, the Rams fake the run and with two Defensive Tackles barely missing a sack on Manning, he throws a TD the Tight End. Score 35-21. The Eagles waste no time once more and drive down the field for another TD…35-28. Another Eagles onside attempt thwarted by a catch by a Rams player. With the Rams getting 1st downs and no more timeouts left for the Eagles, the Rams run out the clock and win the game and the GHR Superbowl Championship.

Thanks to all who participated in the season. I personally had a blast playing with each person, even the ones that beat me. Lots of great competition and good attitudes from everyone in the League.

And then there were two. The GHR Madden League has just 1 game left to play. Last weekend #2 seed TeeTocks won a tight game against #3 seed Maverick. A last second field goal put a smile on TeeTocks’ face and a frown on Maverick’s. Last night, #1 seed Full Tilt faced off against #4 seed JD. JD gave Tilt his only regular season loss and was looking to sneak into the championship game. Each team had a kick-off return for a TD. And each team had a single defensive stop. Luckily for Tilt, his stop came with 45 seconds left. After a great pick the game ended 45-42. Tilt vs. Tocks coming soon.

With the League slowly chugging along toward the end of the Regular season, two significant games took place this past week. This week could be deemed the GHR Host Showdown…if Sam and Alfred played each other then it could really be called that but I’ll cut Sam some slack since MS got all RROD happy on him lately.

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Football doesn’t start out with a bang like the GHR Madden League did on opening night. The league is now full, and the games have begun. As I write this post Weasel and JDsBlackBox are playing a match now. Currently JD is up 7-0. Teetocks began placing his mark on the competition by dismantling Weasel last night by over 60 points. He also pulled a double-header last night by facing tough competition from T3 disciple. JD also won a nail biter vs. FullTilt. He ended the game with a two-point conversion at the last second. Maverick picked apart Marauder’s overrated defense in an Exhibition match last night too. Chuckdogg is a tad bit weary of his draftees, so if you have some players that you want to trade, contact Chuckdogg’s agent. Keep the challenges coming, so the League can keep on moving. Remember, there are playoffs too so everyone still has a chance. Hike!