2020 Finale!

Just two teams remain!  Sprouts made quick work of my Longshanks boys with a dominating 127-62 victory.  Sprouts had big games from Kyler Murray (35 points), David Montgomery (27 points) and Deandre Hopkins (23 points).  In the other semifinal, aka ‘The Hand Bro Showdown’, Attack of Mahomes took care of Sofa King American 84-52.  The loss brought Sofa King’s 8-game winning streak to an end.  (Win streaks are not a stat I’ve kept track of, but 8 has to be one of the longest in league history).  

Attack of Mahomes and sprouts have played once this season… back in Week 6 with AoM pulling out a narrow 91-88 victory.  On the season, AoM is averaging 93 points per game while sprouts is averaging 101.  However, over the last three weeks it’s AoM averaging 102 per week with sprouts averaging 97.  Should be an even matchup…the Yahoo! projections has the game within 2 points.  Timmy finished 3rd last season and is going for his 2nd championship, as he last held the crown in 2009.  Russ finished in 9th last season, and is going for his first championship, with his best finish being 2nd in 2010.  Way to turn it around this season, Russ!  And congratulations to both teams for making it to the championship game!

The other big congrats this week go to Joe’s Pats, who finally, after 14 weeks of play managed to have everything come into alignment, much like the alignment of Jupiter and Saturn, and post 135 points to take the Weekly High Score prize!  Joe had 20+ point games from four different players (Tom Brady 26, Calvin Ridley 25, Darren Waller 24 and Melvin Gordon 20).  The 135 points posted is the fourth highest score we have seen all season. This is Joe’s first high score this season and marks the 7th different team to claim a high score prize this season.  Well done senor!  Better late than never!

BEST BENCH

Some Best Benches are impressive because of the number of improvement points, and some Best Benches are impressive because of the number of players involved in the improvement.  Then you have a Best Bench like this week which is impressive in both!  With a 52-point improvement possibility (3rd highest this season), and an incredible 5 player swap, the Best Bench for Week 15 goes to --- the Coors Light Drunk Guys!  Shawn could have more than doubled his point total this week with this laundry list of roster changes:  M. Jones Jr. for J. Jones +17, J.D. McKissic for T. Gurley +15, Cleveland for Houston +10, J. Landry for D. Metcalf +8 and D. Brees for A. Rodgers +2.  This is the 2nd Best Bench this season for the Drunk Guys.  Two teams have yet to have a Best Bench this season…will both make it through unscathed?

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a Happy New Year!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!