A Football Life, Conference Championships

We had an exciting week of conference championship games and now it comes down to one final matchup, one more game to decide who truly led A Football Life in 2013.

Both games came down to the Monday night matchup between the Bears and Cowboys and each was decided by less than three points.

In the AFC Championship, Danny H. was out of players but held a secure 40.6 point lead over Evan A. But with DeMarco Murray, Alshon Jeffery and Dan Bailey still at his disposal, Evan was projected to score more than 150 points and beat Danny by roughly 20. But neither Murray nor Jeffery could duplicate the point totals they enjoyed last week and when it was Joseph Randle, not Murray, who scored the Cowboys’ final touchdown, Danny clinched his spot in the league championship.

Anthony B. held an 83.3 – 72.7 lead going into Monday night. He still had Dez Bryant while Brandon S. had Jason Witten and Robbie Gould. This game also went down to the wire, but there were no shortage of scoring opportunities for Gould and when the Cowboys yanked their starters in the final minutes of the game, there was no chance Anthony could close the narrow gap on Brandon.

Danny and Brandon faced off in the final championship of our old league and now will play in the inaugural championship of A Football Life.

Here are the box scores for each game (team names have been changed to the names of their owners):

Conference Championships:

AFC Championship Game

Danny H. (11-2) at Evan A. (11-2)

Position	Pts		Position	Pts
QB Nick Foles, PHI	19.9		QB Peyton Manning, DEN	33.9
RB Jamaal Charles, KC	30.6		RB DeMarco Murray, DAL	18.1
WR Andre Johnson, HOU	20.6		WR Victor Cruz, NYG	6.2
WR Antonio Brown, PIT	21.7		WR Alshon Jeffery, CHI	15.8
TE Rob Gronkowski, NE	4.0		TE Heath Miller, PIT	6.8
Flex Shane Vereen, NE	27.3		Flex LeSean McCoy	37.4
D/ST St. Louis Rams	-0.6		D/ST Baltimore Ravens	9.6
K Mason Crosby, GB	11.0		K Dan Bailey, DAL	4.0
Total	134.5		Total	131.8

NFC Championship Game

Brandon S. (6-7) at Anthony B. (8-5)

Position	Pts		Position	Pts
QB Drew Brees, NO	30.8		QB Alex Smith, KC	15.1
RB Chris Johnson, TEN	11.5		RB Frank Gore, SF	12.7
WR Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	20.4		WR Calvin Johnson, DET	6.1
WR Torrey Smith, BAL	3.5		WR Dez Bryant, DAL	8.0
TE Jason Witten, DAL	7.4		TE Garrett Graham, HOU	16.5
Flex Cecil Shorts, JAC	8.1		Flex Steven Jackson, ATL	9.9
D/ST Cincinnati Bengals	-1.6		D/ST Seattle Seahawks	7.0
K Robbie Gould, CHI	13.0		K Phil Dawson, SF	16.0
Total	93.1		Total	91.3