Split Decision!!

For the first time since Week 6-2016 we have a shared top spot, with two teams tying for the Weekly High Score Prize.  In 2016 it was my Scottish Rebels tying with Jens’ “Joe Blows” at 111.  Prior to that there was a tie in Week 13 of 2012 with Jen’s BoomGoesTheDynamite tying American BadAss at 120.  Prior to that the only other instance of a tie for the Weekly High score I found was a crazy one back in Week 3-2008 when there was a three-way tie between Sofa King Good, American BadAss and Midnight Maulers at, get this, 88 points!  So ties at the top are not a common occurrence, and this week it’s Vandelay Industries tying me at 109!  Rob had a great performance from Lamar Jackson (32 points), along with Saints players coming in big (Michael Thomas 17 pts and Saints D 19 pts).  For my team, there was nice all-around scoring with 5 players posting double digits, led by D.J. Chark with 22 points and Christian McCaffrey with 19.  This mark’s Vandelay Industries first Weekly High score prize this season, and they become the 6th different team to take home a prize so far.  Nice work Rob!  This is my 1&halfth prize as I had the top spot in Week 5.

In league standings, it has become a three spot race as three of the playoff spots are already claimed by Attack of Mahomes, American BadAss and Vandelay Industries.  Joe’s Pats is the only team mathematically eliminated so far.  It leaves six teams competing for the final three spots in the playoffs.

One Win & In = Golf and Fishing; Just need to win one of the next two games to assure a playoff spot.  It appears likely even two losses would still result in a playoff berth depending on the outcome of other games and tie-breakers.

Two Wins & In = sprouts and Longshanks; Winning the next two games assures a playoff spot.  Splitting the next two games may still result in a playoff berth depending on the outcome of other games and tie-breakers.  Two losses will most likely result in elimination, although there is a slim chance.

Two Wins & Some Help = Coors Light Drunk Guys, Big Sack and Young Guns; Each of these teams needs to win both of their remaining games plus have two losses from either sprouts or Longshanks.  Not winning both of the final two games will result in elimination from playoff contention.

In running through the analysis this week, there were multiple scenarios where five teams finished with records of 6-7.  So I suspect it is highly likely we will be using multiple tiebreakers to determine the playoff spots. 

Remember that throughout the playoffs all teams are still eligible to win the Weekly High Score prize, so make sure to check your roster every week.  This week (Week 12) marks the last of the bye weeks, so that should help keep those rosters full. 

Just a short one this week, but it’s never complete without the…
BEST BENCH
There weren’t a whole lot of bench points out there this week, and several teams gave a valiant effort… Joe’s Pats had 27 and sprouts had 31, but none were better than this week’s winner… Young Guns!  With a half-roster swap, Young Guns could have improved by 38 points!  C. Hyde for D. Williams +12, Baltimore for Minnesota +8, D. Moore for J. Smith-Schuster +7 and T. Williams for T. McLaurin +2.  Young Guns joins three other teams, Attack of Mahomes, Longshanks and Joe’s Pats, as a two-time Best Bench winner this season.

These next two weeks will determine everything for the playoffs!  Get those waivers in and get ready for Week 12!