Tuesday, November 27, 2018

X: Week Twelve Results

Two more teams clinched playoff spots behind the #1 South Park Cows, as the #2 Orgrimmar Horde and #3 Phoenix Uprising will both participate in the championship tournament. Both teams have been incredibly consistent in their yearly contention, as Orgrimmar has now clinched a berth in five of six seasons, while Phoenix makes it nine in a row- and nine of ten overall. With the Horde holding a 74 point lead over the Uprising, they have the inside track to the second bye with a win in the final week, despite their head to head loss to Phoenix in week five. Neither team can finish worse than fourth overall this regular season.

At 7-5 Hill Valley and Pawnee are nearly assured of a seed as well, and could range all the way up to the two seed if both Orgrimmar and Phoenix fall. The winner of their matchup shouldn't do worse than the #4 seed, while the loser should have the points to edge in as a road team, barring disaster.

Then comes the field at 6-6, jockeying for the sixth and final playoff berth: DVH, BIN, SAV, HCM, and MMC. Deputy currently has a substantial points lead, but will still need to win to get in. A loss to Savannah and the Petes have a good opportunity to nab a second straight playoff appearance for just the first time in franchise history; They'll also have to overcome a ten point deficit to the Snipers, should Binghamton win a game that is meaningless for South Park in all but the most superficial ways. HCM City and Manitoba will need a win, a points windfall, and some help to score a glass slipper. We'll examine playoff scenarios more in depth with a later post!

SCOREBOARD:


POWER OUTPUT:

  1. NYF 251: Everything clicked far too late for the team to make a championship run, but another win clinches a consolation bracket berth and a chance to score the top pick in 2019.
  2. PAW 250: Rattling off three straight wins against 2018 playoff teams is the best way to respond to adversity. The Pride are in- can they roll in with a month's worth of momentum?
  3. PHX 233: Sixth in overall points would be the team's worst finish in the stat since 2009, but you play for the playoffs and the Uprising are there for a ninth year in a row.
  4. ORG 227: The return of the Horde has pushed the divide between the haves and have nots into the light. Orgrimmar has it, and they're a frightening playoff proposition for any team. 
  5. MAL 207: The Grabbers continue to be one of the unluckiest squads in the league, losing despite being top five in points, and now almost certainly not playing past week twelve.
  6. MMC 200: This bounceback appears to be too little too late; The second half swoon killed them, but the week one result reversal looms large on their microscopic playoff odds. 
  7. DVH 200: Winning either of the past two contests would have put Deputy in a great playoff position, but they dropped both and now week thirteen is gonna be SUPER DRAMATIC.
  8. BIN 196: When they've been good they've been very good and when they've lost they've been bad. A high score and a Deputy loss are their direct route to potential playoff glory.
  9. SAV 191: A state adjustment reversal is likely out of reach, and three straight losses makes their five game win streak a distant memory. But they've still got a chance in their final game!
  10. SPC 186: That was the Cows without the Gurley experience. Off his bye, tack 20+ points onto this score and that's likely South Park's worst case scenario in a post season matchup.
  11. PRH 184: He's dead Jim! The team hasn't scored over 200 points since the first half of the season and they're 1-5 over that span. Best case, they avoid last place in their final game.
  12. HVM 181: Picking a very good time for a clunker, the team's #2 scoring team gets a fortunate victory and is all but assured their playoff spot regardless of week 13's outcome.
  13. HCM 173: The regret of this effort is mitigated somewhat by their opponents scoring bonanza, but the Lead Farmer's looked like a dark horse coming into wk 12; Now their chances are slim. 
  14. BKB 163: With a chance to play spoiler to the McFlys the Killa Beez bungled it. Winning their last game would make this season more successful than any Oakwood Driver campaign.

TEAM OF THE WEEK:
QB KIRK COUSINS (DVH) 28.28
RB CHISTIAN McCAFFREY (NYF) 47.70
WR AMARI COOPER (PHX) 42.10
TE ERIC EBRON (NYF) 21.70
DL JJ WATT (PRH) 21.00
DL CAMERON JORDAN (NYF) 21.00
LB ANTHONY WALKER (BIN) 21.50
CB KYLE FULLER (HCM) 23.00
SS JORDAN POYER (ORG) 26.00
K KAI'IMI FAIRBAIRN (NYF) 12.00

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