<table cellspacing="0" class="GoTWTable" cellpadding="5" width="600"><tr><td class="GoTWImageCell" valign="top" width="160"><img src="http://www.thecfl.net/images/pressman/shumpert.png" height="240" width="160"><br><span class="GoTWImageCaption">Seattle NT Dominic Shumpert<br>Defensive Player of the Week<br>5 tackles, 2 assists, 1.5 sacks<br>in divisional playoff game</span></td><td class="GoTWMainCell" valign="top" width="280" colspan="2"><span class="GoTWTeamName">Seattle Thunderbirds</span> (12-6)<br>at<br><span class="GoTWTeamName">Boise Stampede</span> (13-4)<br><p class="GoTWText" align="justify">The Ring of Ice Division will be sending a team to the CFL Bowl for the first time since the CFL's inaugural season of 2003. Boise entered the playoffs as the #2 seed in the Western Conference, while Seattle made it as the #6 seed. In the past two weeks Seattle has knocked out the Ring of Fire Division champions (Honolulu) and the Cavalry Division champions (Denver). Seattle is now attempting to win their 3rd road playoff game in a row, something that has been done only once before (Santa Cruz in 2004). Both Boise and Seattle are currently on 7-game winning streaks.</p><span class="GoTWNotes">Weather forecast: 68 degrees, fair.<br>Point spread: Boise by 3</span></td><td class="GoTWImageCell" valign="top" width="160"><img src="http://www.thecfl.net/images/pressman/vankirk.png" height="240" width="160"><br><span class="GoTWImageCaption">Boise WR Roscoe Vankirk<br>9 catches for 173 yards<br>in divisional playoff game.<br>Long of 53</span></td></tr></table><br><table cellspacing="0" class="GoTWTable" cellpadding="5" width="600"><tr><td class="GoTWImageCell" valign="top" width="160"><img src="http://www.thecfl.net/images/pressman/sorota.png" height="240" width="160"><br><span class="GoTWImageCaption">Tampa Bay CB Leland Sorota<br>2 tackles, 1 assist,<br>2 INTs, 3 passes defended<br>in divisional playoff game</span></td><td class="GoTWMainCell" valign="top" width="280" colspan="2"><span class="GoTWTeamName">Tampa Bay Torpedoes</span> (13-5)<br>at<br><span class="GoTWTeamName">Hartford Attack</span> (15-2)<br><p class="GoTWText" align="justify">Tampa Bay is also attempting to win their 3rd straight road playoff game in order to reach the CFL Bowl. Hartford is a heavy favorite, having won 12 straight games and 15 of 16. This year they averaged 30.2 points scored per game (2nd highest in CFL history) and only allowed 14.0 points per game (10th-T fewest in CFL history). Hartford QB James Oberg had the best year of his career with 4,513 passing yards (1st in CFL), 33 TDs (1-T in CFL), 5 INTs (2nd fewest among starters), and a rating of 108.5 (2nd in CFL). The Tampa Bay secondary will have to come up big again like it did last week (5 interceptions of Detroit QB Titone).</p><span class="GoTWNotes">Weather forecast: 35 degrees, rain.<br>Point spread: Hartford by 7</span></td><td class="GoTWImageCell" valign="top" width="160"><img src="http://www.thecfl.net/images/pressman/oberg2.png" height="240" width="160"><br><span class="GoTWImageCaption">Hartford QB James Oberg<br>30,568 career passing yards<br>207 career TD passes<br>Both are most in CFL history</span></td></tr></table>

Great write-up as always...

My pass defense has been playing out of their mind in the playoffsm, they'll have to keep it up to beat Hartford.

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An interesting note about Roscoe Vankirk's long of 53 yards last week: he actually caught two 53 yard passes in the game.

hmm... Seattle vs. Tampa Bay in the championship would bump up my draft pick by 2 spots. Go T-Birds! Go Torpedoes!