A quiet week with the trade deadline looming, this week will be the last chance for teams to dramatically alter their rosters. Besides waiver claims, free agent additions, and later season emergences, teams are nearing their final form. Trades must be agreed to via the Y! infrastructure by 11:59pm PT on Saturday 11/14 (2:59am EST on 11/15) to count. All teams are eligible to make deals, as the playoff bracket and consolation bracket are both in play.
As for who can make each bracket- Carmel and South Philly are the only two teams with 0% odds of contending for the Larkspur Bowl, reaching seven losses in nine weeks. Both have the opportunity to claw out of the sarlacc and win draft position in for 2021 over the remaining four weeks. Savannah is hanging on to a potential playoff berth by the skin of their teeth, but would likely need to win out while scoring major points in the season's last month... barring a reversal in their matchup with Ohio.
Everyone else is in play; Hill Valley stumbled this week against HCM City but keeps the top seed; Those Lead Farmers are in a virtual dead heat with the NJ Sanitation Crew for the #2 seed and the bye that comes with it. Lagging behind in points but even at 6 wins are the Manitoba Moose Crew; losing three straight is bad, but their strong week 9 performance should give them confidence- they are in with a split down the stretch.
With five wins are the Mar-A-Lago Grabbers, the Phoenix Uprising, and the Pawnee Pride; As it stands, one those three would miss the playoffs, and the defending champs are unlikely to take a point tiebreaker against anyone this season. That means they will like need to finish the season 3-1 to have a shot at defending their title. Phoenix has won four straight to pull themselves back from the brink, while Mar-A-Lago leads the league in points.
The four win teams are lead by South Park, second in points and surging. They will need help to make the playoffs as they only have one matchup left with a team ahead of them in the standings (PHX in wk 11) but running the table would also be enough. Deputy and Ohio have both let strong starts get away from them, and see their seasons in peril. Meanwhile, the Snipers were on a bit of a roll before dropping a heartbreaker to Jersey- pending a major reversal, they have a very thin path to the big dance.
RESULTS
Week 9 Matchups
POWER OUTPUT
- MAL 247: The best Grabbers in the country had a huge offensive day but get some bad news in the form of Big Ben hitting the COVID list after the game.
- SPC 239: The Cows have won when they had to, and have just a tiny bit of leverage in ascertaining a playoff spot. Win out, they're. 3-1, and they should have a strong bid.
- JSC 226: In a statement game, Jersey has declared themselves a contender; with 193+ points in 8 of 9 matchups and multiple weapons, they'll have a shot at glory in 2020.
- MMC 221: A second straight loss despite 207+ points is just the market correcting itself. The Moose Crew should not panic at the deadline, as they are at the doorstep already.
- BIN 220: A momentum killer, the Snipers would have defeated nine other teams this week, but it wasn't their week, with multiple IDPs barely registering a point.
- PHX 210: Officially the hottest team in football, they've eked out a month of wins despite losing Odell Beckham and George Kittle. Running backs are suspect.
- CRT 198: A nice win against their fellow cellar dweller, the Rudy-Toos will have to put a few more games like this together just to get into the consolation in this season from hell.
- HCM 189: Coming off a dud, HCM was shaky in this one- but still got enough to get the job done, thanks to Josh Allen and a number of standout defensive performances.
- HVM 181: The offense played as advertised, but the defense was a major let down in a game that could have effectively secured a bye week. Week 10 is ravaged by byes for the McFlys.
- PAW 179: Tom Brady had the scales tilted his way and laid an egg; Worse than an egg really, a negative number that badly muddles Pawnee's playoff chances.
- OTB 171: Gutting out a win despite playing down a DL, the Tommy Boys will rue that decision if stat corrections end up flipping this margin. Savannah demands a recount!
- SAV 168: Intentionally playing with a hole at linebacker and then losing a must-win game by three points is just a really 2020 way to go. CMC & ALJ on the bench, STG is ZZZ.
- DVH 158: Bye weeks decimated this lineup and the game proved unwinnable, but sinking under .500% the Van Halens' will need to win 3 or 4 games
- PRH 139: The Rum Ham came back from the dead but instead of being a bloodthirsty zombie they have engaged in some prolonged football savasana. Namaste!
TEAM OF THE WEEK
- QB KYLER MURRAY (40.92) - JSC
- RB DALVIN COOK (47.40) - SPC
- WR DAVANTE ADAMS (34.10) - JSC
- TE TRAVIS KELCE (27.30) - MMC
- DL EMMANUEL OGBAH (15.50) - MAL
- LB DARIUS LEONARD (26.15) - PHX
- CB TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE (26.40) - JSC
- SS JABRILL PEPPERS (25.30) - MAL
- PK JASON SANDERS (14.00) - BIN
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
Hill Valley and Mar-A-Lago headline week ten, the leader in wins against the leader in points. If the Grabbers drop the McFlys, the first round byes are very much in play; the winner of HCM City vs Manitoba will be in prime position, while the loser could end up all the way down at number six by the end of the week. Finally, South Park has chance to get all the way back to .500% but will need to knock off Ohio to do it- it's a pivotal game for both team's playoff hopes.
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