AFC Champion - Mashers

The Mashers return to the Super Bowl to defend their title after defeating Philadelphia 23-12. The Mashers put the first score on the board with Sebastian Janikowski's 23 yd fg late in the first qtr for a 3-0 lead. Philadelphia answered right back with a good drive capped off by a 27 yd touchdown strike from Brett Favre to Brad Smith. After the Mashers punted Philly down to their own 8 yard line, the Thugs came up with the play of the first half. After getting a couple of first downs and almost out of time, Favre found Jermichael Finley on a short pass and Finley did the rest. Finley broke away for a 66 yd touchdown to give Philadelphia a 12-3 lead. Philly was unable to convert their 2 point conversion. The Mashers got the second half kickoff and drove right down the field and punched it in from 8yds out on a Ray Rice run to trim the deficit to 12-10. On the very next possession, the Mashers Bradie James intercepted a short pass and returned it down to Philly's 37 yd line. The Mashes took the lead 13-12 on a Janikowski 40 yd fg. The Mashers would add another field goal to take a 16-12 lead. The final nail in the coffin came with 8:42 left when Drew Brees found Daniel Graham across the middle and he was able to get some blocks and avoid Philly's defensive backs as he rumbled 57 yds for the final score. The Mashers were able to hold Philly from making any comeback and they went on to win 23-12. The difference in the game was Drew Brees vs Brett Favre. Although Favre threw 2 touchdown passes, he was only able to complete 6 passes all day. Meanwhile, Brees went 23 of 32 for 275 yards and 1 touchdown.

The Mashers will return to the Super Bowl for a rematch with their opponent two years ago. The Mashers won that Super Bowl over Madison 31-17 under former coach Bill Ferguson.

2009 Philadelphia 12, 2009 Mashers 23

Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 0:36 2009 Mashers S.Janikowski 23 yd. field goal 3-0 MAS
2 12:00 2009 Philadelphia B.Smith 27 yd. pass from B.Favre (Pass failed) 6-3 PHI
2 1:15 2009 Philadelphia J.Finley 66 yd. pass from B.Favre (Pass failed) 12-3 PHI
3 11:42 2009 Mashers R.Rice 8 yd. run (S.Janikowski kick) 12-10 PHI
3 5:42 2009 Mashers S.Janikowski 40 yd. field goal 13-12 MAS
4 11:42 2009 Mashers S.Janikowski 29 yd. field goal 16-12 MAS
4 8:42 2009 Mashers D.Graham 57 yd. pass from D.Brees (S.Janikowski kick) 23-12 MAS