The seeds are set...let the playoffs begin!

After all the scenarios and what-ifs, it came down to wins from Young Guns, Team I.R. & Holdout, and Longshanks!  In a win-to-get-in scenario, those three teams came through in the clutch!  Young Guns breezed to a 30 point win, Team I.R. & Holdout won by 8, and in an emphatic victory, my Longshanks boys posted a 47 point victory to punch a ticket to the playoffs!  It was a blessing in disguise to have Melvin Gordon out with an injury as Philip Lindsay filled in and went crazy for 30 points.  Plus Christian McCaffrey added 21 and Russell Wilson racked up 24 giving me 119 points, 1 single solitary point more than Attack of Mahomes!  This was the first time this season I've claimed a high score prize, and amazingly through 13 weeks the "J" streak has stayed alive.    

Here are a couple tidbits from this week:  

- Attack of Mahomes enters the playoffs as the #1 overall seed, by virtue of having the best record at 9-4, yet has not had a weekly high score.  

-Joe's Pats came into the week red hot, averaging 103.5 points per week, yet barely scored half that with a 56 point performance.

-sprouts finishes as the 5^th highest scoring team, with 1,222 points scored, yet misses the playoffs by one spot. 

So lets get to the playoffs, here is how the seeding breaks down:

#1 – Attack of Mahomes – Timmy (9-4)

                North Division Champion, best record overall.

#2 – Joe’s Pats – Joe (8-5)

                South Division Champion, best record in South Division.

#3 – American BadAss – Jason (7-6)

                South Division Runner-up, Division record of 5-2.

#4 – Team I.R. & Holdout – James (7-6)

                North Division Runner-up, Division record of 4-3.

#5 – Young Guns – John (7-6)

1^st Wildcard team, Head-to-head victory over Longshanks.

#6 – Longshanks – Jerry (7-6)

                2^nd Wildcard team.

Yahoo! has finally enabled playoff seeding, so the site has been adjusted to reflect these seedings.  Attack of Mahomes and Joe’s Pats have 1^st round byes, and matchups will pit American BadAss versus Longshanks and Team I.R. & Holdout versus Young Guns.  (Playoff game note - in the case of a tie game, the winner will be the higher seeded team.)

All teams remain eligible to win the Weekly High Score Prize.  The remaining standings are as follows:

#7 – sprouts – Russ (6-7) – Points scored 1,222.

#8 – Vandelay Industries – Rob (6-7) – Better record.

#9 – Big Sack – Jens (4-9) – Points scored 1,000.

#10 – Coors Light Drunk Guys – Shawn

These standings will determine the draft order for next year, so Shawn Martin, you are on the clock!  Labor Day Weekend!  Mark your calendars.

Back in Week 5 I made my annual playoff predictions, and I'm pleased to report I was correct on 5 of 6.  Long ago on October 10th, the teams predicted to make the playoffs were: Joe's Pats, American BadAss, Young Guns, Team I.R. & Holdout, sprouts and Attack of Mahomes.  So I only missed on sprouts... not bad.  I'll see if I can make it 6 for 6 next year!

Lastly, I leave you with this week's Best Bench, which is a special one because it is a league-leading THIRD time this team has won Best Bench this season.  With a solid 32-point improvement possibility, the Week 13 Best Bench goes to… American BadAss!!  Jason needed four roster moves to make it happen:  K. Fairbairn for W. Lutz +17 (serves you right for having two kickers on your team!), R. Woods for T. Hill +9, K. Rudolph for M. Lacosse (+3) and C. Carson for D. Johnson (+3).  

Now is the time to shine!  Playoffs baby!!