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Hines Ward

The bad memories of Super Bowl XIII are gone - Hines Ward and the Dragons are Super Bowl champs

DeAngelo Williams did all he could to get the Thugs back into Super Bowl XVI after a disappointing Sunday, but it wasn't enough to hold off a balanced attack by the Dragons, who were victorious 61-47.

Up by a slim two-point margin heading into Monday night, Dragons owner Jon Kinsman was relieved when quarterback Aaron Rodgers tossed a 2nd quarter touchdown to extend their lead. Rodgers added an additional touchdown, but it was canceled out by the Thugs' Ryan Grant on the receiving end. When YFFL Rookie of the Year Matt Forte rumbled into the endzone in the fourth quarter, it all but secured the title for Kinsman and the Dragons.

6 of the 8 Dragons players scored 8 or more points and were led by Super Bowl XVI MVP Matt Stover, who conjured images of Gary Anderson with a 15 point effort to put the Thugs into an early hole on Saturday night. Bobby Sansone's unorthodox move to bench YFFL MVP runner-up Kurt Warner looked like it was going to pay dividends after Warner struggled in the New England snow, but Matt Schaub was unable to find the endzone, capping off a disappointing Sunday in which receivers Dwayne Bowe and T.J. Houshmandzadeh also failed to get on the scoreboard.

The win is a historic one for Kinsman and the Dragons, who became the first owner to win 4 Super Bowl titles and the first team to win three.

2008 YFFL Award Winners

Drew Brees

Brees

Most Valuable Player

Drew Brees - Llamas (20 of 24 possible points)

After an inauspicious 4 game start to his career as a Llama, Brees has been everything owner Kevin Sansone would have wanted. 2008 was his crowning achievement, scoring a league-high 178 points behind eight 300+ yard passing days en route to an AFC East championship.
Matt Forte

Forte

Rookie of the Year

Matt Forte - Dragons (22 of 24 possible points)

Forte led all rookies with 90 points and brought stability to the Dragons running game for the first time since Tiki Barber retired, helping them win the NFC East title and contend for a Super Bowl.
Lance Moore

Moore

Thomas Jones

Jones

Macor Misa (Tie)

Lance Moore - Huskers (17 of 24 possible points)

Left undrafted, the Huskers found Moore sitting on the waiver wire during Week 4 and he came up big with 16 points. He never left the lineup for the rest of the season as he compiled 66 points in the high octane Saints offense.

Thomas Jones - Boys (17 of 24 possible points)

After a season where he scored only 1 touchdown, it looked like it might be the end of the road for Thomas Jones. Boy, were we wrong. Jones came within 6 points of leading all running backs in points as he more than doubled his previous career high with 110 points.
Kevin Sansone

Sansone

Owner of the Year

Kevin Sansone (23 of 24 possible points)

How do you follow up a 2007 Owner of the Year award? Another solid draft, 20 wins and two division championships. Kevin is the first owner in 10 years to win this award in back-to-back seasons and is already in the running for 2009.

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