Super Bowl XXII Tournament 2024
Super Bowl XXII Champ Fearless Tuna (6-8-1)
| First R. (Wk 13) | Wild Card (Wk 14) | Divisional (Wk 15) | Conference (W 16) | S. Bowl (Wk 17) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (9) F Tuna 24 | ||||
| (1) Hoosier D 17 | (9) F Tuna 25 | |||
| (7) B Swerski 32 | (5) Cap Jack 22 | |||
| (9) F Tuna 30 | (2) Drum Boy 25 | (9) F Tuna 21 | ||
| (8) C Insano 22 | (6) Double D 24 | (6) Double D 17 | ||
| (3) Mr. T 19 | (7) B Swerski 25 | |||
| (5) Cap Jack 24 | (6) Double D 27 | |||
| (4) MJD H 22 | (9) F Tuna 39 | |||
| (8) Rad Dad 29 | (2) Shaylene 30 | |||
| (1) MWL JG 15 | (8) Rad Dad 30 | |||
| (7) NYC S Rat 5 | (2) Shaylene 30 | |||
| (9) Roadrun 20 | (2) Shaylene 14 | (4) Nighthawk 10 | ||
| (8) Rad Dad 30 | (6) Rickster 27 | (2) Shaylene 19 | ||
| (3) Stinkerb 25 | (6) Rickster 17 | |||
| (5) Young T 24 | (4) Nighthawk 23 | |||
| (4) Nighthawk 30 |
(The Super Bowl Tournament is a single elimination tournament. Win and you move on, lose and you’re eliminated. Higher seed means you have home field advantage and advance in case of a tie. Note: Final tournament brackets are no longer set but adjusted each week so lowest seed plays highest seed.)
Super Bowl XXII Match (Week 17):
A Winner At Last – After playing in the Super Bowl Tournament for 22 seasons and being a 4-time finalist, Fearless Tuna has finally done it. He has finally won the Super Bowl Head to Head Championship and raised the trophy in celebration. And in so doing, he has also made history. Fearless Tuna becomes the first player to win the tournament with a losing record, the first player to survive the First Round and win it, and the lowest seeded player to ever win it. He also broke a 21 year old record with a new highest score ever in a Super Bowl Final match with 39 Points. The previous record was held by Papa J-Bird who scored 33 Points back in 2003. Fearless Tuna’s run through the tournament was truly memorable, knocking off higher seeded players five times in a row, all the while knowing that he faced elimination if any of his matches ended up in a tie. Just ask 8th seeded Rad Dad how tough that situation is to overcome. On the week when it mattered the most, with the championship on the line, Fearless Tuna stepped up and posted his biggest score of the season with 39 Points as he won the MVP Award. His opponent, Shaylene, had a tremendous run through the tournament as well and scored a very strong 30 Points. She is very much to be applauded for making it all the way to the final and giving it her best. But it was not quite enough to overcome the unstoppable momentum of Fearless Tuna, who ended on a 6-game winning streak after starting the season winless in his first 9 games. It was definitely a turnaround and tournament run for the ages.
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(9) Fearless Tuna def. (2) Shaylene 39-30
What’s at stake: A spot in The Football Club Hall of Fame as the 2024 Super Bowl Champion.
Super Bowl Tournament history: The Super Bowl Championship match between Fearless Tuna and Shaylene has to be one of the most unlikely finals of all time. Nobody expected either of these two players to advance all the way to the championship round, but here they are. Fearless Tuna is now a 4-time Super Bowl finalist, having lost all three of his previous appearances to the eventual champions. He lost in 2023 (which was just last season) to My Wife Loves Jimmy G by 5 Points. Before that, he lost in 2010 to The Rickster by 8 Points. And before that, he also lost in 2005 to The Rickster by 12 Points. As you can see, Fearless Tuna has gotten a little closer to victory every single time he has reached the final. And this time, he is facing off against a family member, his stepmom Shaylene. As far as Shaylene goes, she made it to the Divisional Round last year before losing to Viking Blood. And in 2022, she was knocked off in the First Round by her grandson Young Tuna. So she has never made it past the Divisional Round when playing solo (in some past seasons she has joined forces with Roadrunner and they played together). To analyze how this season’s championship match might turn out, let’s take a look back at the performances of the two players this season in Head to Head Weekly and then the Super Bowl Tournament. Fearless Tuna was the worst player this season in Head to Head Weekly, posting a career low record of 1-8-1. And he didn’t pick up that lone victory until the final week of the regular season. But since then, he has been on an absolute tear, pulling off four consecutive stunning upsets in the tournament. In succession, he knocked off #8 seed Captain Insano, #1 seed Hoosier Daddy, #5 seed Captain Jack Sparrow, and #6 seed Double-Double. That has been quite a path to the final for Fearless Tuna, and now he is just one win away from finishing off a miracle run for the ages. Shaylene, on the other hand, had a fantastic regular season, finishing as the Division Four champion with a record of 6-4. In the tournament, she has also done well, defeating #7 seed New York City Sewer Rat, #8 seed Rad Dad, and #4 seed Nighthawk. During the Super Bowl Tournament, Fearless Tuna has posted an average score of 25.6 Points per week. In contrast, Shaylene has posted a lower average score of 19.8 Points per week. Based on their average scores during the tournament, I would have to establish Fearless Tuna as a clear 5 Point favorite, despite being the lowest seed in the entire tournament. He has just been playing too strong lately and it does not seem likely that he is going to let this golden opportunity to finally raise the Super Bowl Head to Head trophy slip away. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how it all plays out on the field this Sunday and who becomes our 2024 Super Bowl Head to Head Champion. No matter what, a member of the Tuna family is guaranteed to be the next champion.
Conference Round Matches (Week 16):
(9) Fearless Tuna def. (6) Double-Double 21-17
(2) Shaylene def. (4) Nighthawk 19-10
Divisional Round Matches (Week 15):
(9) Fearless Tuna def. (5) Captain Jack Sparrow 25-22
(6) Double-Double def. (7) Bob Swerski 27-25
(2) Shaylene ties (8) Rad Dad 30-30
(4) Nighthawk def. (6) The Rickster 23-17
Wild Card Round Matches (Week 14):
(9) Fearless Tuna def. (1) Hoosier Daddy 24-17
(7) Bob Swerski def. (2) Drummer Boy 32-25
(6) Double-Double def. (3) Mr. T 24-19
(5) Captain Jack Sparrow def. (4) MJD Hogg 24-22
(8) Rad Dad def. (1) My Wife Loves Jimmy G 29-15
(2) Shaylene def. (7) New York City Sewer Rat 14-5
(6) The Rickster def. (3) Stinkerbell 27-25
(4) Nighthawk def. (5) Young Tuna 30-24
First Round Matches (Week 13):
(9) Fearless Tuna def. (8) Captain Insano 30-22
(8) Rad Dad def. (9) Roadrunner 30-20
First Round Bye Weeks (Week 13):
(1) Hoosier Daddy (6-2-2)
(2) Drummer Boy (7-3)
(3) Mr. T (6-3-1)
(4) MJD Hogg (6-4)
(5) Captain Jack Sparrow (6-4)
(6) Double-Double (5-5)
(7) Bob Swerski (4-6)
(1) My Wife Loves Jimmy G (6-2-2)
(2) Shaylene (6-4)
(3) Stinkerbell (5-4-1)
(4) Nighthawk (4-4-2)
(5) Young Tuna (5-5)
(6) The Rickster (5-5)
(7) New York City Sewer Rat (4-5-1)
(Note: Players with a bye week will first play during the Wild Card Round. Top seed will play against the lowest ranked player to advance, second seed will play against the next lowest ranked player to advance, and so on.)
Tournament Entry Tiebreakers:
(#1) Head to Head record vs. each other
(#2) Division record (for players in same division)
(#3) Strength of schedule
(#4) Head to Head record vs. common opponents
(#5) Conference record
Tournament Seedings:
Conference One–
(1) Hoosier Daddy (6-2-2) (Division Two Champion) (tiebreaker #3 over Drummer Boy)
(2) Drummer Boy (7-3) (Division One Champion)
(3) Mr. T (6-3-1)
(4) MJD Hogg (6-4) (tiebreaker #3 over Captain Jack Sparrow)
(5) Captain Jack Sparrow (6-4)
(6) Double-Double (5-5)
(7) Bob Swerski (4-6)
(8) Captain Insano (2-7-1)
(9) Fearless Tuna (1-8-1)
Conference Two–
(1) My Wife Loves Jimmy G (6-2-2) (Division Three Champion)
(2) Shaylene (6-4) (Division Four Champion)
(3) Stinkerbell (5-4-1)
(4) Nighthawk (4-4-2) (tiebreaker #3 over Young Tuna)
(5) Young Tuna (5-5) (tiebreaker #2 over The Rickster)
(6) The Rickster (5-5)
(7) New York City Sewer Rat (4-5-1)
(8) Rad Dad (3-6-1)
(9) Roadrunner (3-7)