Written by Cory Puffett
Published December 17, 2014 to Puff on the NFL

In the final game of A Football Life’s second season, Danny Hatcher repeated as league champion thanks to some very timely performances by his players. His team put up 140 points in his semifinal matchup and did it again in the title game.

Jamaal Charles had a short day but Odell Beckham, Jr.’s big game against the Redskins helped Danny off to a quick start early. The Bengals defense blanked the Browns and put up 23 fantasy points and Matt Ryan nearly equaled that with a solid performance against the Steelers.

To Eric’s credit, his team fought hard. His wide receivers slightly outscored Danny’s, as did his running backs and his kicker. His advantage their was not enough, however, to overcome the 9-point gap at QB, 10-point gap at TE and 16-point gap at team D/ST.

Still, Eric had a terrific season. After starting 0-2 his team won 8 of 12 before the championship loss. He managed that run despite having the second hardest schedule based on opposing points scored.

Danny, on the other hand, had the league’s easiest schedule by that standard. But nobody can say he failed to earn his spot in the playoffs. He had the second highest point total in the league this regular season and his squad stepped it up big time in the playoffs.

Congratulations to Danny Hatcher, the champion of A Football Life in the league’s first two seasons. The quest to dethrone him will begin in 37 ½ weeks when the 2015 AFL draft begins at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, 2015.

Here is the box score for the championship game (team names have been changed to the names of their owners):

Sabol Bowl II

Eric Meyer (8-5) vs Danny Hatcher (11-2)

MVP: Odell Beckham

Season Summary

2015 AFL Draft Order

1. Nolan Soter

2. Will Massimini

3. Andrew Perez

4. Anthony Battle

5. Brandon Saunders

6. Saswat Misra

7. William Battle

8. Evan Ash

9. Sean Kennedy (replaced by Adam Perez)

10. Cory Puffett

11. Eric Meyer

12. Danny Hatcher

Trophies Earned

Sabol Trophy - Danny Hatcher

Snyder Award - Nolan Soter

Don Shula Trophy - Danny Hatcher

Tom Landry Trophy - Eric Meyer

Tom Landry Banner - Danny Hatcher

John Elway Banner - Cory Puffett

Lawrence Taylor Banner - Eric Meyer

Jerry Rice Banner - Sean Kennedy

Manager Awards

Mickey Loomis Award - Evan Ash

Les Snead Award - Cory Puffett

Dennis Dixon Award - William Battle

Takeo Spikes Award - Saswat Misra

Dick Vermeil Award - Eric Meyer

Davante Adams Award - Eric Meyer

Air Coryell Award - Sean Kennedy

Mike Shanahan Award - Danny Hatcher

Joe Gibbs Award - Evan Ash

Tom Moore Award - Cory Puffett

Hank Stram Award - Danny Hatcher

Curly Lambeau Award - Anthony Battle

Mike Ditka Award - Evan Ash

Mark Moseley Award - Andrew Perez

Buddy Ryan Award - Sean Kennedy

Peyton Manning Awards - Danny Hatcher (3x), Anthony Battle (3x), Cory Puffett (2x), Eric Meyer (2x), Sean Kennedy, William Battle, Saswat Misra

Tom Brady Awards - Eric Meyer (3x), Evan Ash (2x), Cory Puffett (2x), Danny Hatcher (2x), Anthony Battle (2x), Saswat Misra, Nolan Soter

Norm Van Broklin Awards - Cory Puffett (4x), Sean Kennedy (3x), Saswat Misra (2x), Danny Hatcher, William Battle, Evan Ash, Brandon Saunders

Adrian Peterson Awards - Nolan Soter (3x), Andrew Perez (3x), Will Massimini (2x), William Battle (2x), Cory Puffett, Danny Hatcher, Evan Ash, Saswat Misra

Flipper Anderson Awards - Eric Meyer (4x), Andrew Perez (2x), Evan Ash (2x), Anthony Battle (2x), Brandon Saunders, Sean Kennedy, Saswat Misra

Shannon Sharpe Awards - Evan Ash (5x), William Battle (2x), Cory Puffett (2x), Sean Kennedy, Brandon Saunders, Danny Hatcher, Will Massimini, Anthony Battle

Scott O'Brien Awards - Saswat Misra (3x), Andrew Perez (3x), Evan Ash (2x), Anthony Battle (2x), Nolan Soter (2x), Danny Hatcher, Will Massimini, Cory Puffett, Eric Meyer

Chuck Noll Awards - Sean Kennedy (2x), Will Massimini (2x), Cory Puffett (2x), Andrew Perez, Saswat Misra, Danny Hatcher, Evan Ash, Eric Meyer, Anthony Battle, Brandon Saunders

Player Awards

LaDainian Tomlinson MVP - DeMarco Murray

Drew Brees Award - Andrew Luck

Johnny Unitas Award - Cam Newton

Jim Brown Award - DeMarco Murray

Cookie Gilchrist Award - Marshawn Lynch

Jerry Rice Award - Demaryius Thomas

Don Hutson Award - Demaryius Thomas

Rob Gronkowski Award - Rob Gronkowski

Tony Gonzalez Award - Rob Gronkowski

Justin Tucker Award - Stephen Gostkowski

Lou Groza Award - Stephen Gostkowski

'85 Bears Award - Buffalo Bills

'98 Seahawks Award - St. Louis Rams

Gale Sayers Rookie of the Year - Cody Parkey