Archive: Author: commish

Not a lot of surprises in week 11, and we may know even less about who’s playoff-bound. The MotW determined which of Surfers and TGIF would be eliminated and, unfortunately, TGIF got the axe. Surfers still have an uphill battle to make playoffs, and a lot of it relies on other teams. Shittysauruses are in a similar situation – they were able to beat Nibblonians but even if they beat Giant Octopus this week they’ll still be hoping for some major blunders from the other teams. Bunnies have a rollercoaster left as they face the #12 team in week 12 but the #1 team in week 13. You can nearly pencil in two more wins for Nibblonians who face the #11 and #12 teams to close out the season. Wholelottasmoke has the toughest remaining schedule with Mega (#2) and Surfers (#4) left, but could make playoffs even while dropping these two games. Pumaskulls are the closest to a lock for playoffs, despite their 125 average over the last three games. Pumaskulls have the fourth lowest winning score, averaging 145 points in the games they win. Shittysauruses is averaging the same 145 points in their *losses* this season (2nd in the league).

There’s no meaningless games next week as every team but Giant Octopus and Mega Shark needs every win. Shenanihads can still play potential spoiler if they can keep up their hot streak and take out the streaky Nibblonians. Surfers are another hot and cold team that the Boomers could catch off guard. Shittysauruses will have to hope they can catch up to Mahomes-less Giant Octopus, and TGIF hopes take down the lagging Pumaskulls.

On a normal week you’d feel pretty great about scoring 163 points, but not this time. There’s currently four teams all within a half of a point of each other that will be impatiently waiting for stat corrections later this week. The most important of these games is Fluffy vs Shitty where the winner gains a significant chance of making the playoffs. That wasn’t the only surprise of Week 10 – Shenanihads finally exploded in the Matchup of the Week. Their 170 points was 40 points higher than their previous best score, and the second highest score of the week. Their timing is perfect as they’ll face down three teams all vying for a playoff spot over the last three weeks. Where they once had a “free” win lined up, the Bunnies, Nibblonians, and Shittysauruses will now have a legitimate threat to overcome. Wholelottasmoke has one win over the teams below him, but is facing Pumaskulls (#6), Mega Shark (#2), and Surfers (#5) to close out the season. With 5 (6?) teams fighting for 4 spots, Smoke could find itself outside the playoffs if they don’t win at least 2 out of 3.

Random Notes:

• Giant Octopus had the top score for the fourth week in a row, and is averaging 195 points over the same stretch.
• Mega Shark hasn’t scored less than 149 points since week 5.
• TGIF had their best score of the year, but may not matter after stat corrections.
• Fluffy hasn’t scored this well since week 3.
• Atoms are now tied with Shenanihads for most games under 100 points (4).
• Wholelottasmoke dominated the IDP position with 62 combined points.
• Melvin Gordon is averaging 21 points a game, but the Surfers overall are averaging 131.5 points with him in the line-up, and 170 points with him out.

Playoffs are only 3 weeks away, but aside from the top two spots it’s anyone’s game. Without knowing how stat corrections go I won’t bother speculating, but look for a post later this week going over potential playoff scenarios.