Eight years. Eight years after winning their last Super Bowl, the Anderson Brewmeisters finally did it again. Eight years after trading away the quarterback who got them their last Super Bowl win and giving the reigns to Peyton Manning, Manning finally erased the stigma of being "the greatest quarterback never to have won a Super Bowl," by leading his Brewmeister teammates in a thorough whipping of longtime rivals Jody's Colossal Waste of Time, 35 - 7 in Super Bowl XI.

Peyton Manning celebrates his second of three touchdown passes in Anderson's victory over Jody.

Once again following the familiar script, the Brewmeisters fell behind early, when C.W.O.T. quarterback Carson Palmer found running back Steven Jackson on a 12 yard touchdown pass midway through the first quarter. But, just as the C.W.O.T. offense looked to be moving into the fast lane, they got blindsided by the Brewmeister bus, with Peyton Manning at the wheel. (Editor’s note: The Brewmeister bus is intended to refer to actual events).

Finding a way to get the anemic receiving game involved in the offense, Peyton hit wideout Steve Smith with an 11-yard scoring strike. Smith, playing his best game in ten weeks, would finish with 137 yards recieving on nine receptions, and 10 points for the Brewmeisters. The C.W.O.T. got the ball back, but Palmer threw the first of his two interceptions, and the Brewsky offense went right back to work. Alternating between passes to Smith, and hand-offs to running back Brian Westbrook, Manning moved the Brew down the field, and hit paydirt again with a 7-yard toss to Kevin Curtis. Curtis, who finished with 7 points, hauled in six passes for 78 yards to go with his TD. A third Manning touchdown pass in a 311-yard day put him at 15 points to lead all players, and put the Brewmeisters lead at 21-7.

Steve Smith had his best game in months, helping the Brewmeisters win their first League title since 1999.

Meanwhile, the Brewmeisters' San Diego defense was putting the clamps on the Buffalo Bills – er, C.W.O.T. offense, to the tune of 20 takeaway points. Their first quarter score would also be their last, as Palmer threw another interception in a 1-point total, and #2 RB Earnest Graham was held to 21 yards rushing and 2 points. Jackson’s 8 points would be high score for the time-wasters, with receiver Santonio Holmes’ 7 being the only other C.W.O.T. score over 4. Jody’s Buccaneer defense did a credible job in stripping 14 from the Brew Krew offense, but absent any significant offensive firepower, it came to naught.

It is more a testament to the vagaries of this game than to anyone’s coaching ability that a team which reaches the Super Bowl almost every other year can be winless in the big game. In a show of good sportsmanship, it is rumored that the Brewmeisters’ junior owner is hosting the C.W.O.T. owner for dinner and a stein of St. Arnolds.

Congratulations Anderson Brewmeisters – 2007 FLF Champions!

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