No need to worry about scenarios and who gets in who doesn't next week. Though seeding is still up for grabs, we officially know which 6 teams are in the playoffs. Since Albert and Alex both won to get to 7 wins and Drew and Leland both lost, it officially eliminates everyone else in contention as there's no way the 6 teams out of playoff contention can get to 7 wins so your playoff teams are Ryan, Eugene, Mike, Mayra, Alex, Albert. 5 of those 6 teams weren't in the playoffs last year, Eugene is the only returning playoff team. Pretty crazy. The byes are pretty much a forgone conclusion too as Ryan and Eugene basically have those locked up. Whether it's the #1 or #2 seed remains to be seen but they can be rest assured they can take a well deserved break in Week 14. So here's the results of Week 12.
SCLSU MudDogs (7-5) 125.80
Bigger Balls (7-5) 92.06
HUGE WIN for Alex here, not only because of his Week 1 loss to Mayra in which he put up BIG POINTS only to lose because Mayra was the highest scorer that week, but this win officially clinches a playoff spot for him. What a great job by Alex in managing his team as he was the only team out of the league to start fresh from scratch and not keeping anyone, which was a huge disadvantage to start the season. Also, luckily that loss against Ryan won't bite him the ass, as he makes the playoffs regardless of that loss. Alex has been on fire the past three weeks, putting up big points each week. Once again leading the way was Drew Brees who was MAGNIFICENT with 310 passing yards, 4 passing TD and a rush TD on his way to nearly 37 points. That combined with his Thanksgiving plays and guys like Carlos Hyde, Delanie Walker, and Julian Edelman all chipping in with at least 12 points a piece helped secure the easy win. All of Alex's guys scored at least 7.3 points. For Mayra, a little disappointing considering the fast Antonio Brown start. Unfortunately only Matt Ryan put up more than 20 points as 5 of her 8 players scored under 10 points, including disappointing performances from Amari Cooper, Matt Forte, and Lamar Miller. When your big guns can't get it done, it's really hard to win. The loss officially takes her out of bye consideration, but she at least also clinches a playoff spot and she'll definitely be one of the top teams in the playoffs. Seeding still matters for both of these teams as Alex and Albert face each other, while Mayra takes me on to finish off the regular season.
Game MVP
Drew Brees (SCLSU MudDogs)
310 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD's, 1 Fumble Lost, 1 Rushing TD, 36.50 Points
Hoosier Daddy (10-2) 115.84
Shock The Monkey (4-8) 100.76
The score got closer than it was thanks to a outta nowhere performance for Mark for Tyreek Hill who had 3 TD's (1 Rushing, 1 Receiving, and a Punt Return) and scored an amazing 28 points. Sucks it was ultimate for nothing, but valiant effort from Mark nonetheless. Outside of that and Latavius Murray though, Mark just didn't have the firepower to compete with Ryan. Michael Crabtree bounced back from a horrific game and went 8 for 110 and Mark Ingram was AMAZING with 167 total yards and 2 TD's. That Ingram/Elliott combo can kill you by themselves on some weeks. I talked about Zeke and Big Ben's big games Thanksgiving night so Ryan didn't need much more from the rest of his team but it is concerning that Greg Olsen had yet another quiet game. He hasn't really provided the punch Ryan was hoping for when he traded for him. Also Thomas Rawls was supposed to be an X Factor but he was basically a non factor this week. He still should be the guy, but it's going to be really disappointing if he doesn't have the impact Ryan is expecting him to have. So Ryan officially clinches a bye and should end up clinching the #1 overall seed next week when he faces Drew. Mark's just playing out his disappointing season and he'll take on Matt next week.
Game MVP
Mark Ingram (Hoosier Daddy)
146 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 21 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 29.2 Points
BigBadBob (1-11) 123.84
Bay Area Tanners (4-8) 109.16
Well...it was bound to happen...law of averages..and I'm really not surprised it's against me since that's the way this season has gone. I'd be more upset had Drew beaten Albert, because this would've cost me a playoff chance, but since at the end of the day this game is meaningless to me it doesn't hurt that bad. Don't get me wrong, I hate that it happened but a small part of me is glad Dad won't have to go winless all year...just wish I wasn't win #1. Look up the record book on our league page yourself. You'll see I have the highest Points Against Per Game in the entire 7 year history of the league this year. Just how things are going to be and sure enough this is Dad's highest scoring week of the season by far. Thanks to Cam Newton, Devonta Freeman, Willie Snead (getting a bullshit TD Pass..I mean good god that's how bad it's been) and Devonte Adams Dad was finally able to secure Win #1. No ranting..no threatening to quit..I'm too exhausted from this season to do any of that. There's just literally nothing I can do when I beat my projected points week after week yet play a team who goes bonkers scoring wise. What killed me was receiver play (Cooks getting not only getting a zero but getting 0 targets and Sterling Shepard not catching one pass and just having a 22 yard run). Mike Evans was great, Eli was decent but still against the Browns underwhelming, and Brandon Marshall was great compared to what he has been but it wasn't enough to overcome 2.2 points combined from 2 guys. So congrats to Dad for finally getting a win in the book. He'll take on Mike next week while I finish my season off against Mayra.
Game Co-MVP'S
Emmanuel Sanders (BigBadBob)
7 receptions, 162 receiving yards, 1 Receiving TD, 25.70 Points
Devonte Adams (BigBadBob)
5 Receptions, 113 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 25.80 Points
Devonte Adams (BigBadBob)
5 Receptions, 113 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 25.80 Points
Channel 4 News Team (7-5) 118.42
THE SPOILER (5-7) 88.56
This was the crucial matchup for most of us to stay alive in the playoffs and despite a solid start for Drew, he just couldn't keep it up and Albert's guys came through big. After Andrew Luck was ruled out with a concussion, Drew decided to block Albert from Ryan Tannehill and Carson Wentz by picking them up and forcing him to play a lesser option. It was a great strategy...it just COMPLETELY backfired. Albert went with Trevor Siemian who played LIGHTS OUT with 368 yards and 3 scores for over 32 points. LeSean McCoy also was great with 134 Total Yards and 2 scores. Jordan Howard had a nice yardage game and Tyler Eifert added a score for good measure. For Drew, nothing even worth talking about really outside of Kirk Cousins. Huge win for Albert, as I really think he's a darkhorse as far as title contenders go. He did this without Luck and only a half of T.Y. Hilton. He's got an important matchup against Alex with seeding implications on the line, while Drew finishes his season against Ryan.
Game MVP
Trevor Siemian (Channel 4 News Team)
368 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD's, 32.02 Points
Woe Is You (8-4) 112.6
No Soup For You (5-7) 95.88
So the Championship Curse continues as for the 4th straight year last year's champion will miss the playoffs entirely. It just goes to show you why in this game, you can't solely look at teams on paper. I really believed Leland was going to steamroll through the league this season and maybe lose 1 or 2 games along the way. I thought keeping Todd Gurley in the 6th and David Johnson in the 14th round was going to be super deadly. I thought he drafted super well and had no real weaknesses. It just never came together. Gurley was a MASSIVE disappointment and his receivers were inconsistent week to week. When he finally got a dominant receiver in A.J. Green he got hurt. Just one of those seasons. He got a MONSTER game from Michael Thomas (9 for 108 and 2 scores) and Philip Rivers had a solid game with 3 TD's and of course once again like all season David Johnson carried the load with 161 total yards and a score, but the rest of Leland's team did little to nothing. At the very least, you know Leland's keeping David Johnson in the last round again and Michael Thomas becomes an intriguing keeper prospect as well. Leland's good at this game and he'll find a way to compete next season. For Mike, his run has been so impressive considering the major injuries he's deal with. Beckham bounced back from a terrible game last week to for 96 and 2 scores and Jonathan Stewart had his best game of the season with 96 rushing yards and 2 scores. Tim Hightower salved his day with a 50 yard trick play TD off a Willie Snead pass and finished with 105 total yards. Todd Gurley continues to be disappointing but at least put up more than 10 points. Derek Carr put up almost 20 points and Terrelle Pryor had 6 receptions for 131 yards to round out Mike's winning week. Mike's team is the another reason you can't write off a team on how it looks "on paper". His team doesn't look that intimidating, yet he just keeps winning. He plays Dad next week and is in pretty shape to secure the #3 seed in the playoffs. For Leland, he'll finish off his season against his brother who's locked into a bye.
Game MVP
Odell Beckham Jr. (Woe Is You)
6 Receptions, 96 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 24.6 Points
Rocket Man (10-2) 96.92
Light's Broken Bots (4-8) 96.04
Sometimes it's just your year...and sometimes it's not. That basically to applies to both of these teams and Eugene survives a disappointing week and pulls off a bye clinching win by less than a point. For Matt, it's just one of those years again. It just never got going. Gronk's constant injuries, Jamaal Charles never really getting back on the field, Tom Brady's suspension, Josh Gordon basically quitting football, Matt had deal with a ton of roadblocks and it got the best of his squad this year. All day Sunday it was looking like Matt was primed to win even with Gronk getting a zero because he left the game with a back injury. Besides Gronk, all of Matt's players had solid double digit points, led by Tom Brady who had 286 and 2 scores. It was going to come down to the wire with Aaron Rodgers vs Jordy Nelson and unfortunately for Matt, Jordy got his yards (8 for 91) but the TD's went to Devante Adams and Eugene was able to squeak out the narrow win. It wasn't a pretty win for Eugene, as Julio Jones struggled and honestly no one was amazing (Rishard Matthews and Travis Kelce was the best players besides Rodgers putting up 13.9 and 14.10 points up respectively) except you guessed Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers has definitely been Eugene's MVP so far and he put up another monster game with 313 yards 2 scores and 26 rushing yards. This is also the 6th straight game of 25 points or more which is just insane. Luckily for Eugene, he'll get a well deserved break in Round 1 of the playoffs but as what seed is still to be determined. He still has a chance to finish as the #1 seed but worst case scenario he'll finish #2. He'll take on his brother Leland next week, while Matt finishes his season against fellow non playoff team Mark.
Game MVP
Aaron Rodgers (Rocket Man)
313 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD's, 26 Rushing Yards, 25.12 Points
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