Thursday, December 3, 2020

XII: Week Twelve Recap

We have reached the final week of the regular season! Four teams have clinched playoff spots and will squabble for byes: HCM City and Hill Valley have the edge at 9-3, and with wins this week can rest assured their week 14s will be without tension. At 8-4 New Jersey has a path to the bye but it goes through both teams- they would need to defeat the Lead Farms and see the McFlys lose to nail down a top two seed. Meanwhile Manitoba is in but at 8-4 they will be playing in week 14, could finish anywhere from #3 to #6. With wins Phoenix and Binghamton will be in, but either team could fumble their spot to give Mar-A-Lago or the defending champion Pawnee Pride an in. 

Pawnee's lackluster season may forego a playoff spot, but they're not going down without a fight; THey put up a huge 299.2 score that is good for 4th all-time (and pending stat corrections, the third time a team got to 299 without breaking 300) but is likely to little too late to supplant Mar-A-Lago or Phoenix on tiebreak. Still, I'm saying there's a chance.

Everyone else has been eliminated from contending for LBXII, including the current points leader, the South Park Cows. In six of the team's seven losses their opponents scored 249, 266, 231, 234, 234, and 217 yesterday from an equally desperate Sniper squad. Their other loss saw them fall to the Pride 175-174 in week seven. A single point there and South Park at 6-6 would just need to defeat Carmel this week and see Phoenix or Binghamton fall to make a run. Alas, it is not to be.

Streaky Ohio is also eliminated, although, like the Cows, they have a ticket to the consolation bracket in hand. Carmel and Deputy both control their own destinies on getting the the draft selection stage at 4-8, while Savannah and South Philly would both need to win (and score a lot of points) to play beyond this week.

RESULTS

Week 12 Matchups

 

POWER OUTPUT - DEFENSIVE MVP EDITION

  1. PAW 299: CB LOGAN RYAN (17TH ROUND PICK)
  2. PHX 261: SS BUDDA BAKER (6TH ROUND PICK)
  3. HCM 245: SS JUSTIN SIMMONS (15TH OUND PICK)
  4. HVM 229: LB BOBBY WAGNER (6TH ROUND PICK)
  5. BIN 217: CB MALCOLM BUTLER (FA ADDITION)
  6. MMC 214: LB LAVONTE DAVID (8TH ROUND PICK)
  7. PRH 204: LB DEION JONES (13TH ROUND PICK, TRADE ACQ)
  8. SPC 200: SS JORDAN POYER (13TH ROUND PICK)
  9. CRT 199: LB TJ WATT (11TH ROUND PICK)
  10. SAV 196: SS SANIEL SORENSEN (FA ADDITION)
  11. OTB 160: LB ROQUAN SMITH (9TH ROUND PICK)
  12. MAL 156: CB CARLTON DAVIS (FA ADDITION)
  13. JSC 145: LB JAYON BROWN (13TH ROUND PICK, FA ADD)
  14. DVH 134: LB BLAKE MARTINEZ (7TH ROUND PICK)

TEAM OF THE WEEK

  • QB PATRICK MAHOMES (37.58) - PHX
  • RB DERRICK HENRY (42.20) - HCM
  • WR TYREEK HILL (60.80) - PAW
  • TE EVAN ENGRAM (19.50) - DVH
  • DL JOEY BOSA (45.50) - PAW
  • LB ERIC KENDRICKS (27.00) - MMC
  • CB TROY HILL (23.50) - SPC
  • SS JEREMY CHINN (38.75) - HVM
  • PK YOUNGHOE JKOO (21.00) - HCM

UPCOMING MATCHUPS

The big game is Jersey and HCM City, a clash of Titans that might be repeated in the next few weeks. After that, playoff bound Hill Valley sees a desperate Pawnee Squad, while Manitoba and Phoenix jostle for seeding. The Uprising could fall out of the playoffs with a loss, wins by Binghamton and Mar-A-Lago, and the latter outscoring them by ~36+ pending stat corrections. The Snipers' hold on the six seed is more tenuous, win and in, but a loss open the door for Mar-A-Lago or Pawnee to surge past them. The Grabbers draw the 14th ranked Rum Ham to close the season; Assuming they can take care of business, they'll be rooting hard for the Tommy Boys.

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