The DSFL (Dream Season Football League)

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Here are the thrity-two franchises in their best years in the Dream Season Football League:

AFC

East:
'90 Bills
'72 Dolphins
'68 Jets
'04 Patriots

West:
'98 Broncos
'81 Chargers ('94 team made it to the SB, but the '81 team was better)
'69 Chiefs
'76 Raiders

North:
'88 Bengals
'86 Browns
'78 Steelers
'00 Ravens

South:
'06 Colts
'99 Jaguars
'79 Oilers (Texans teams never made it to the playoffs)
'99 Titans

NFC

East:
'92 Cowboys
'04 Eagles
'86 Giants
'91 Redskins

West:
'08 Cardinals
'89 49ers
'99 Rams
'05 Seahawks

North:
'85 Bears
'91 Lions
'96 Packers
'09 Vikings ('98 is considered a better team, but I like to see a Brett Farve bowl)

South:
'02 Buccaneers
'80 Falcons (like the '81 Chargers, a better team than their SB counterparts from '98 )
'03 Panthers
'09 Saints

Notes: I'm only putting the greatest teams in the Super Bowl era so no '57 Lions, '58 Colts, '64 Browns, '62 Packers, '34 Bears, and '51 Rams on the league. I hope the NFL Network can bring the Dream Seasons back this time put all the franchises on there in their best year (sans Houston Texans since they have yet to make the playoffs replacing them with the Houston Oilers).

Here are the rules of the league:

There will be a 16 game regular season.
Current NFL playoff system with 12 teams (6 teams in each conference) with 8 divison winners, 4 teams with first round byes, and 4 wild cards.
There will be no ties in all games, all teams must win or lose.
There will be no bye weeks.
The last week of the season will be divison games.
32 teams enter and one team will leave as the greatest team of all-time.

The season will start the week after the Super Bowl.

Here's a promo for the DSFL football league:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCjD6u0oy4k[/youtube]

If you want to join in on the action, go to the DSFL Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/home.php?sk=group_103387563073211&ap=1

The league will start on Sunday February 13th (the week after the Super Bowl)

Here's a revised edition of the standings:

AFC

East
1990 Buffalo Bills
1972 Miami Dolphins
1968 New York Jets
2004 New England Patriots

West
1998 Denver Broncos
1981 San Diego Chargers
1969 Kansas City Chiefs
1976 Oakland Raiders

North
1988 Cincinatti Bengals
1986 Cleveland Browns
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers
2000 Baltimore Ravens

South
2006 Indianapolis Colts
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars
2009 Houston Texans
1999 Tennessee Titans

NFC

East:
1992 Dallas Cowboys
2004 Philadelphia Eagles
1986 New York Giants
1991 Washington Redskins

West:
2008 Arizona Cardinals
1989 San Francisco 49ers
1999 St. Louis Rams
2005 Seattle Seahawks

North:
1985 Chicago Bears
1991 Detroit Lions
1996 Green Bay Packers
2009 Minnesota Vikings

South:
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1980 Atlanta Falcons
2003 Carolina Panthers
2009 New Orleans Saints

P.S. I think that the '09 Vikings and the '06 Colts would've beaten their 1970s counterparts because they are too fast, too smart, and too good!

Would they beat them under modern day pass-happy rules, or under 1970's rules, where pass interference was called on the offense half the time? For that matter, which era's rules will be used for the whole league?

Modern rules with a 16-game schedule and a 12 team playoff tournament just like the real NFL.

How about the 1980 Eagles with Coach Dick Vermeil, quarterback Ron Jaworski, Wilbur Montgomery, LeeRoy Harris, Harold Carmichael, etc.?

(I know, I know, the arguments could go on forever. That's part of the fun! And we've got to start playing football soon. Wow, these are going to be some tremendous games.)



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(Next project: radical rule changes to reduce the incidence of brain injury. But for now, we can pretend like helmets protect just fine.)

The DSFL SCHEDULE:

Sunday Mornings: The weekly highlights of DSFL
Tuesdays: Updates on weekly stats
Thursdays Afternoon: Game of the Week
DSFL Regular Season (Feb. 13-June 5th)
DSFL Playoffs (June 12th-June 26th)
The Dream Bowl (July 3rd)
DSFL All-Time All-Star Game and the DSFL Awards (July 10th)

Here's the schedule for the first week of the DSFL Season starting on Feburary 13th, 2011:

99TEN @ 78PIT Heinz Field
99JAC @ 06IND Lucas Oil Stadium
91DET @ 09NO Superdome
04PHI @ 03CAR Bank of America Stadium
92DAL @ 02TB Raymond James Stadium
68NYJ @ 09HOU Reliant Stadium
69KC @ 00BAL M&T Bank Stadium
98DEN @ 88CIN Paul Brown Stadium
09MIN @ 86CLE Cleveland Browns Stadium
72MIA @ 80ATL Georgia Dome
91WAS @ 86NYG Giants Stadium
89SF @ 08ARI University of Phoenix Stadium
99STL @ 05SEA Qwest Field
85CHI @ 96GB Lambeau Field
90BUF @ 07NE Gillette Stadium
81SD @ 76OAK Oakland Coliseum

GAME OF THE WEEK: 1991 Detroit Lions vs. 2009 New Orleans Saints

My predictions for the upcoming for the DSFL Season: Year One

AFC

AFC WEST
1. 1998 Broncos
2. 1976 Raiders*
3. 1981 Chargers
4. 1969 Chiefs

AFC EAST
1. 2007 Patriots
2. 1972 Dolphins*
3. 1990 Bills
4. 1968 Jets

AFC NORTH
1. 1978 Steelers
2. 2000 Ravens
3. 1988 Bengals
4. 1986 Browns

AFC SOUTH
1. 2006 Colts
2. 1999 Titans
3. 2009 Texans
4. 1999 Jaguars

NFC

NFC WEST
1. 1989 49ers
2. 1999 Rams*
3. 2005 Seahawks
4. 2008 Cardinals

NFC EAST
1. 1992 Cowboys
2. 1986 Giants
3. 2004 Eagles
4. 1983 Redskins

NFC NORTH
1. 1985 Bears
2. 1996 Packers*
3. 2009 Vikings
4. 1991 Lions

NFC SOUTH
1. 2009 Saints
2. 2002 Buccaneers
3. 1998 Falcons
4. 2003 Panthers

DSFL PLAYOFFS:

AFC

First Round:
72 Dolphins over 06 Colts
98 Broncos over 76 Raiders

Second Round:
78 Steelers over 98 Broncos
07 Patriots over 72 Dolphins

Championship:
78 Steelers over 07 Patriots

AFC CHAMPIONS: 1978 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

NFC

First Round:
96 Packers over 09 Saints
92 Cowboys over 99 Rams

Second Round:
89 49ers over 92 Cowboys
85 Bears over 96 Packers

Championship:
89 49ers over 85 Bears

NFC CHAMPIONS: 1989 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

THE FIRST DREAM BOWL IN MIAMI, FL:
89 49ers over 78 Steelers

DB MVP: Joe Montana, QB, (89SF)

WEEK 1: FEB. 13TH-FEB 19TH

SUNDAY FEBURARY 13TH: Highlights of this week's games
TUESDAY FEBURARY 15TH: Top 10 Weekly Stats
THURSDAY FEBURARY 17TH: 1991 Lions @ 2009 Saints--Game of the Week
FRIDAY FEBURARY 18TH: Preview of Week 2 Games

Here's the schedule for the first week of the DSFL Season starting on Feburary 13th, 2011:

99TEN @ 78PIT Heinz Field
99JAC @ 06IND Lucas Oil Stadium
91DET @ 09NO Superdome
04PHI @ 03CAR Bank of America Stadium
92DAL @ 02TB Raymond James Stadium
68NYJ @ 09HOU Reliant Stadium
69KC @ 00BAL M&T Bank Stadium
98DEN @ 88CIN Paul Brown Stadium
09MIN @ 86CLE Cleveland Browns Stadium
72MIA @ 98ATL Georgia Dome
83WAS @ 86NYG Giants Stadium
89SF @ 08ARI University of Phoenix Stadium
99STL @ 05SEA Qwest Field
85CHI @ 96GB Lambeau Field
90BUF @ 07NE Gillette Stadium
81SD @ 76OAK Oakland Coliseum

GOTW: 91 Lions @ 09 Saints