Week 12 Results: Playoff Clarity

It took until the 2nd to last week, but we FINALLY have some clarity in the playoff picture at least in who's in. It's not "official" but 5 of the 6 slots are determined. Mayra and Albert will be getting byes, while Matt, Alex, and Drew have punched their playoff tickets as well. That final 6th spot will be between Dad and Eugene. The problem is Dad needs ME to beat Eugene and he has to beat Alex in order to get in. That's a pretty much near impossible task for me to do, but I'll do my best and put out my best team possible to help my Dad out. Here are the results for Week 12.

Arturo's Beans (3-9)                  101.5
Next!!! (3-9)                                  99

FUCKING FINALLY

Game MVP

C.J. Anderson (Arturo's Beans)

167 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 4 receptions, 28 receiving yards, 26 Points

Winter Is Here (7-5)                110.5
Rocket Man (6-6)                      84.5

HUGE win for Alex after last week's debacle and more proof that this team can pretty much matchup with the best of them. I can't believe that Eugene's Dream Team needs a Week 13 win to clinch a playoff spot but that's what it's going to come down to. Totally disappointing games from Jeremy Maclin, Calvin Johnson, and Randall Cobb who only combined for 22 points. Aaron Rodgers also had a disappointing game by his standards with barely a little over 200 yards passing and 2 TD's. Julio Jones FINALLY woke up with a TD, and DeMarco Murray had another solid game but the rest of Eugene's team didn't really bother to show up. This team at its peak is damn near unstoppable...we just haven't seen it yet. For Alex it erases the ramifications of last week's loss to Leland. Drew Brees FINALLY gave Alex what he's been looking for all season. 420 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD's, and 27 points which is his best game of the season. T.Y. Hilton also had another huge game with 122 and a score while that Eddie Lacy trade continues to pay off huge dividends as Lacy had 138 total yards and two TD's (1 rushing, 1 receiving) for 26 points. Alex goes over 110 points despite single digit games from Marshawn Lynch, Gronk, and Mark Ingram and Percy Harvin barely registering a catch. It's a deep team and definitely one of the favorites to win it all. Seeding is still up for grabs, as he still has a losable matchup against my dad, which means he can still finish 6th, but all that matters is that he's in and once you're in the playoffs ANYTHING can happen. Eugene has two shots still to make the playoffs. Beat me and he's in. That's simple enough and more than likely that will happen. If not though, he'll have to rely on Alex to beat my Dad so he gets in. Should be interesting to say the least.

Game MVP

Drew Brees (Winter Is Here)

420 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD's, 1 INT, 15 Rushing Yards, 27.5 Points (Best Game Of Season)

JTG's Warehouse (7-5)               117.5

The Bad Robofies (6-6)              92.5

Ah..this will more than likely put the end to Dad's 3 year playoff streak. Dad basically had to win out to make the playoffs but Drew's team was just too much this week. I'm pretty sure Drew is pretty happy he made the trades for Demaryius Thomas and Justin Forsett. Demaryius had 87 yards and 3 TD's while Justin Forsett put the nail in the coffin with a career performance of 182 rushing yards and 2 TD's. Drew's QB situation STILL sucks (he'll more than likely turn to Ryan Tannehill now) as Cutler was pathetic but so was RGIII. Drew also picked up the win without Julius Thomas who should hopefully be back soon. Double digit games from Golden Tate, Julian Edelman, and Rashad Jennings help round out Drew's winning performance. For Dad...he just didn't have the firepower to keep up. It's pretty much been the story of Dad's fantasy football career. Dad's always near the bottom of scoring but in years past he's always managed to pull off crazy wins. This year, the wins just weren't falling. Brandon Marshall overall was not a great pickup and he came up short when Dad needed him the most. He only had 32 yards. Gio Bernard also was underwhelming and it's obvious Jeremy Hill is just as prominent in the Bengals game plan if not even more. Alfred Morris had one of his best games (125 and a score) and Jimmy Graham added two TD's (one was admittedly after the game was beyond done). At least Brady vs Russell Wilson wasn't a factor, Brady scored 19.5 while Wilson had 19. The window for Dad isn't completely shut..he's got a small sliver of a chance. He'll need me to beat Eugene (LOLLLLL) and then he'll have to beat Alex on top of that. Hey....any chance is better than no chance. For Drew, seeding is still up for grabs. He'll get an easy 8th win against Kenny.

Game MVP

Justin Forsett (JTG's Warehouse)

182 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD's, 2 receptions, 8 receiving yards, 31 Points

 

 

Bigger Balls (12-0)                  94

Woe Is Me (3-9)                      50

Game MVP

Dez Bryant (Bigger Balls)

7 receptions, 86 receiving yards, 2 receiving TD's, 23.5 Points

Channel 4 News Team (10-2)               108.5
Hoosier Daddy (4-8)                               77.5

Albert officially clinches a bye as he easily disposes of Ryan. Running back still seems to be a weak spot on this team without Arian Foster playing. He'll need him back for the playoffs that's for sure. It's good thing he has a bye, so hopefully by the time he plays a meaningful game again, he'll have a healthy Foster. Peyton was back to being Peyton with 4 TD's and 28 points and the Old Man Receiving Core of Anquan Boldin and Steve Smith led the way with 34 points. A.J. Green also had a great game with 12 cactches for 121 yards. Albert has a weird team, despite being 10-2 he seems to have the squad with the most questions left out of the playoff teams. He'll take on Mayra in a tune-up possibly Finals preview, while Ryan takes on Matt to put the finishing touches on his season.

Game MVP

Peyton Manning (Channel 4 News Team)

257 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD's, 1 2Pt Conversion, 28 Points

 

Dr. Light's Robots (8-4)                    110
Shock The Monkey (3-9)                   60

Matt's pretty much locked and loaded into the #3 seed and the only thing to take out of this is that if Odell Beckham Jr. is indeed a top flight fantasy wide receiver like he has been the past couple of weeks, then Matt stumbled onto to a great waiver wire pickup that might give him a shot to compete with the big dogs. Matt might be the new darkhorse to win it all. He quietly separated himself from the pack and he'll look for win #9 against Ryan while Mark finishes his season off against Leland (dammitt..that means one of them is getting a 4th win...NOOOOOOOO).

Game MVP

Odell Beckham Jr. (Dr. Light's Robots)

10 receptions, 146 receiving yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 31 Points