sprouts hold strong!!

Congratulations sprouts!! One week after having the High Score prize stolen by Michael Vick, Russ shows that the sprouts are for real, and takes the High Score for Week 12 by posting 121 points! In the last two weeks, Russ has now scored 251 points! That, my friends, is how you play the game. Well done, Russ!

In other news, there are only two weeks left of the regular season until the playoffs begin! See below for the full playoff preview…who’s in, who’s out, who’s on the bubble, and who is going to win it all!!!

But before we get into it, a couple quick observations from Week 11…

IS GOOD, I LIKE!!

Greg Jennings, WR – Midnight Maulers – 36 pts – Jennings and Rodgers had an absolute love affair against the hapless Vikings. Jennings went off for 152 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Ben Roethlisberger, QB – Tailgate Approved – 34 pts – Oakland looked like Oakland again, and Big Ben shredded them. All told, Ben accounted for four touchdowns (3 passing, 1 rushing).

Steve Johnson, WR – Scottish Rebels – 31 pts – All week I was debating between Randy Moss and this guy… Uh, yeah, kinda made the wrong choice there.

Drew Brees, QB – Coors Light Drunk Guys – 30 pts – Brees set a franchise record on Sunday for completions, breaking Archie Manning’s record of 1,849. More amazing is the fact that he did it in four seasons, while Manning did it in 11.

Aaron Rodgers, QB – American BadAss – 30 pts – Rodgers was almost laughing at times because it was so easy.. He finished with 301 yards passing and 4 TD’s!

NOT SO MUCH

Randy Moss, WR – Scottish Rebels – 0 pts – The Patriots rarely make a personnel mistake, so when they let Moss go, that should’ve been a hint to everyone.

Randy McMichael, TE – SOFA KING GOOD – 0 pts – I think we can safely say that Randy McMichael is no Antonio Gates.

Zach Miller, TE – American BadAss – 0 pts – Here is something as a fantasy owner you hate to see: 2 receptions, 9 yards. Come on man, can’t you get one more yard?

Dustin Keller, TE – Joe’s Pats – 0 pts – Here’s another one: 2 receptions, 7 yards. Yuck.

Visanthe Shiancoe, TE – Tailgate Approved – 0 pts – What is the deal with tight ends scoring zero points this week? This is getting ri-goddamn-diculous…

Dan Carpenter, K – Frito Pie – 0 pts – For an NFL team to post zero points is weak. Real weak.

Anquan Boldin, WR – Tailgate Approved – 0 pts – You think Boldin got shut out right? Nope, he actually did have 29 yards, but he lost a fumble.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!?!? BOWL

We had the second “What Do You Know?!?!? Bowl” this weekend, and it did not disappoint! Somehow Tailgate Approved overcame zero points from two players (Boldin & Shiancoe) to pull out a two-point victory, 93-91. So Jens takes round two to even the score this year to 1 – 1. Will we see a tiebreaker in the playoffs? Stop laughing, it could happen…

PLAYOFFS??! DON’T TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS!!

Two weeks to go in the season and the playoffs are far from settled… first here is a quick refresh on the playoff rules:

The top two teams in each division receive automatic bids. The next top two teams receive wild card bids. The top seed in each division receives a first round bye.

Divisional Rankings will be determined and ties will be broken in this manner:

1. Overall record

2. Division record

3. Head-to-Head record

4. Total points scored

5. Coin flip

Wild Card Rankings will be determined and ties will be broken in this manner:

1. Overall record

2. Head-to-Head record

3. Total points scored

4. Coin flip

Also remember that throughout the playoffs the Weekly High Score Prize will still be awarded, and all teams are eligible to win.

Now to the scenarios… bear in mind that the South Division is closer than it has ever been at this stage of the season, so there are still lots of possible scenarios for the playoff spots. In fact, only one team is in for sure, and only two have been mathematically eliminated.

Teams that are in:

SOFA KING GOOD - North Division Champ

Teams that are out:

Frito Pie and American BadAss

Teams in control of own destiny:

Lords of Lumberg – Two wins assure a playoff berth, one win probably does.

Joe’s Pats – Two wins assure a playoff berth, one win probably does.

sprouts – One win assures a playoff berth.

Scottish Rebels – Two wins assure a playoff berth, one win might.

Teams needing some help:

Midnight Maulers – Two wins PLUS losses by Scottish Rebels or Coors Light Drunk Guys or Tailgate Approved OR one win PLUS a whole lotta other stuff.

Coors Light Drunk Guys – Two wins PLUS losses by Lords of Lumberg and Joe’s Pats OR one win PLUS two Hail Mary’s and one Our Father.

Tailgate Approved – Two wins PLUS losses by Lords of Lumberg, Joe’s Pats, Coors Light Drunk Guys OR one win PLUS an act of God.

The South Division is still pretty much wide open. Two important games to watch, Tailgate Approved vs. Lords of Lumberg and Coors Light Drunk Guys vs. Joe’s Pats. If Jens and Shawn win those games, there will be four teams tied at 6 – 6 in the South Division. Amazing!!

BEST BENCH OF THE WEEK!

Joe’s Pats put on a pretty good showing this week leaving some points on the bench, but in the end, no one really came close to Yours Truly. With only one roster move, my Scottish Rebels could have improved their point total by 31 points! Steve Johnson for Randy Moss. 31 points.

Okay, only two more weeks until the playoffs!! We’re gonna know a lot more next week (hopefully)…