It wasn’t pretty.  Played on a rain-soaked field in Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, Super Bowl XII looked not so much like a showcase of the league’s two best teams, but more like a survival contest.  And, like many previous Super Bowls, the suspense (as well as many of the fans) left well before the final gun.  But there were several interesting side-bars, including a few notable individual performances; and, in the end, the Thomas Bock Boys took the Lombardi trophy home to Bockville for the second time, courtesy of a 32 – 19 win over Jody’s C.W.O.T.

The postseason strategy of the Time Wasters seemed to be “play small,” and hope the competition would do the same.  It had worked to perfection in their two previous match-ups, against the Abstract Machines and Naughty Figs, and to some extent it was also successful in this game.  The C.W.O.T. offense came away from their first two possessions with John Carney field goals (Carney would ultimately add two PATs and score 8 points). 

Ricky Williams, subbing for the injured Marion Barber, finished with 84 total yards and a TD for the Bock Boys.

Thomas countered with a 7 point, 71 yard TD reception from Antonio Bryant.  Bryant would finish with 7, as a fumble negated his additional 2 yardage points.  Jody’s RB Steven Jackson tried to carry the load for the C.W.O.T. offense, and managed 6 points while failing to reach the endzone.  But the C.W.O.T. receiving corps was pretty much a waste of time.  Calvin Johnson posted 3 points, and it went downhill from there, with Roddy White making only 3 catches for 24 yards and a single point, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh failing to make any contribution.

When Bock Boys’ lone set back Ricky Williams out-pointed the other Miami (and C.W.O.T.) RB Cedric Benson 6 – 3 (correction: Ronnie Brown.  Benson was on the bench with his 7 points.), the Boys began to open up a lead.  Quarterback David Garrard, the game’s eventual MVP, passed for 329 yards and a score, and rushed for another, while tossing only one interception, for a game high 11 points.  Thomas’ Cowboys defense kept the Jodys in check, scoring 11 takeway points. 

At the end of the 3rd quarter, and with six players for each team in the books, the Time Wasters were down 20.  To make matters worse, the deck was stacked in favor of Thomas, as Jody had quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing to Bock Boys receivers Donald Driver and Greg Jennings (and sure enough, Jennings was there to catch one of Rodgers’ two TD tosses).  Moreover, every yard thrown by Rodgers meant points off Jody’s Bears defense, and every pic (there was one) by ‘Da Bears took 2 points from Rodgers’ score.

David Garrard was named Super Bowl XII MVP after leading his team to its second league title.

The fans could see it coming and, not anxious to suffer through a sixth C.W.O.T. Subpar Bowl loss, began heading for the parking lot.  To their credit, the Jodys managed to outscore the Bock Boys 15 – 8 in the final quarter, with Rodgers posting 9 and the Bears D taking 6 away from Thomas.  But at game’s end, the Pewter and Black could only agonize over Jody’s tough luck in leaving Benson’s, Antonio Gates’, and Santonio Holmes’ combined 23 points (net: 19 lost) on the bench, as they had to watch yet another Lombardi trophy being awarded to the other team. 

Persons on the field reported hearing Jody ask Thomas if he could just hold the trophy for a moment.  To which, Thomas is alleged to have replied, “Touch the trophy and I’ll give you a “Shiner” that’ll match your jersey color.”  Whether true or not, both owners graciously shook hands and brought the 2008 FFL season to an official close.

Congratulations Thomas' Bock Boys – 2008 FLF Champions!

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