Bengals
Caged By League Error
The
team that stood the most to lose by having the AFC playoffs
replayed was T.O.'s Bengals. Cincy had already secured a
seat in the AFC Championship when the error was reported
to PFL Online Commissioner The Swammi. The Bengals were
lining up to play AFC Cinderella story Alex Penrod before
The Swammi voided all playoff games Penrod has played. Ordering
a replay of all AFC playoff games with the exception of
the 4-5 seeds erased T.O.'s 38-0 win over Mike Dixon.
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T.O. finished with a 12-4 record in the PFL Online.
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This
meant
that T.O. Would now play Ice Ellis providing the Jags would
win vs. Nate Diezy. The two teams met late in the season
with Bengals taking the win. However, that would not be
the case when the two met for the right to go to the AFC
Championship game. Ellis pulled out the win and moved on
to defeat Mike Dixon and advance to PFL Online Superbowl
I.
To
his credit, T.O. Was nothing less than cooperative when
the decision went down. When asked about T.O.'s response
to replaying the playoffs Swammi stated, "T.O. Was
very cooperative, even though I'm sure he knew had the most
to lose. When I explained the situation to him, he never
even raised a concerned. He was very understanding, which
really disappointed me when things didn't work out in his
favor. He truly showed he is a class act. If I were to have
another league, he is the kind of baller I would want to
be the first to sign up."
What
was equally impressive was T.O.'s work with the lowly Bengals.
He and Jay Kearney both epitomized the saying, its not the
team, its the scheme. After starting 0-2, T.O. Went 12-2
down the stretch to win the AFC North division.