Heading into the final week of the season on a three-game losing streak is never a good thing for a team's playoff hopes. Because of the three consecutive losses I suffered, I needed a couple things to happen in order to make the postseason. First things first, I had to come away with a victory, which I did, as you can see below.
Better Than Millen (me) |
82.28
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STUD: |
RB LenDale White |
22.6 |
DUD: |
D/ST Packers |
0 |
BENCHED: |
QB Gus Frerotte |
20.5 |
OPTIMUM: |
102.5 |
RATING: |
80% |
Maize 'n' Blue Jays (THE_J) |
70.06
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STUD: |
RB Matt Forte |
18.5 |
DUD: |
K Robbie Gould |
2 |
BENCHED: |
QB Joe Flacco |
25.7 |
OPTIMUM: |
88 |
RATING: |
79% |
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Now that I took care of my business, I had to root against Underdogs, who had a 7-5 record going into Week 13. My record was 6-6, so in order to achieve a tie, Underdogs had to lose. Thanks to Just go away Favre, who beat Underdogs 104.12-99.5 despite having Brian Westbrook on the bench, that's exactly what happened. I now have the same record as Underdogs, and I believe I have the edge in the tiebreaker. I would like to flat out say that I am in the playoffs, but it's not as simple as that.
The other 7-5 team going into Week 13, Detroit's Few Good Men, actually got beat by 2-10 Rudys Warhawks by a surprising score of 111.8-64.78. That means that Detroit's Few Good Men has the same record as me, but since he beat me earlier this season, I believe he holds the tiebreaker. Even so, that may not matter since he lost to Underdogs in Week 4. I'm not exactly sure how a three-way tie would be broken, but I believe I have a playoff spot no matter what. I guess we'll find out for sure in the morning when everything is updated. Once that happens, I will put up a new post about the playoffs.
Moving on to the POD overflow league, I won 110.88-73.66 to move into a tie with two other teams for the second best record in the league. I don't believe I will win the tiebreaker to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs, but again, we'll have to see how everything shakes out. In the SBN/AOL league, I won 82.05-52.65 to clinch a division title. As it stands right now, I have the best record in the league, and with only one week left in the regular season, I will probably end up with a first-round bye.
It seems like there is a pattern with the three leagues I am in based on when the leagues drafted. The official POD league drafted before the other two, and I am on the edge of not making the playoffs. In the POD overflow league, which drafted second, I won my division. Finally, in the SBN/AOL league, which drafted third, I have the best record. Just as I thought before the season even started, I drafted better each time through. I guess I'll have to keep that in mind next year to ensure that I don't pick Terrell Owens over a good quarterback ever again. That's what happened in the official POD league draft, and it really set me back as I haven't had a solid QB all season long. I guess the phrase "practice makes perfect" even applies to fantasy football.
Anyways, a look at how the rest of Week 13 went in the official POD league can be found after the jump.
Underdogs (Sig Sauer) |
99.5
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STUD: |
WR Larry Fitzgerald |
18.5 |
DUD: |
WR Donnie Avery |
0.2 |
BENCHED: |
WR Donald Driver |
14.3 |
OPTIMUM: |
117.7 |
RATING: |
84% |
Just go away Favre (ahtrap) |
104.12
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STUD: |
QB Aaron Rodgers |
33.52 |
DUD: |
D/ST Cardinals |
-1 |
BENCHED: |
RB Brian Westbrook |
37 |
OPTIMUM: |
150.62 |
RATING: |
69% |
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Motown Madmen (Jettero2112) |
90.74
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STUD: |
QB Drew Brees |
18.84 |
DUD: |
WR Randy Moss & TE Kevin Boss |
4.5 |
BENCHED: |
TE Jason Witten |
17.5 |
OPTIMUM: |
111.34 |
RATING: |
81% |
SnotKnocker's (Ace BangerTheGuru) |
60.18
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STUD: |
D/ST Titans |
20 |
DUD: |
K Neil Rackers |
2 |
BENCHED: |
QB Kurt Warner |
21.4 |
OPTIMUM: |
84.4 |
RATING: |
71% |
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Calvin and the Chipmunks (mgersz) |
147.24
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STUD: |
QB Tony Romo |
31.64 |
DUD: |
TE Owen Daniels |
2.5 |
BENCHED: |
WR Amani Toomer |
14.5 |
OPTIMUM: |
165.14 |
RATING: |
89% |
The Gosder Cherilus Posse (The Prodigy) |
109.78
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STUD: |
QB Jay Cutler |
27.08 |
DUD: |
WR Vincent Jackson |
0 |
BENCHED: |
RB Ronnie Brown |
11.28 |
OPTIMUM: |
127.76 |
RATING: |
85% |
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Detroit's Few Good Men (ReichardZ) |
64.78
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STUD: |
K Rob Bironas |
21 |
DUD: |
TE Greg Olsen |
0.7 |
BENCHED: |
RB Justin Fargas |
12.5 |
OPTIMUM: |
93.18 |
RATING: |
69% |
Rudys Warhawks (isjim) |
111.8
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STUD: |
QB Donovan McNabb |
37.8 |
DUD: |
WR Chris Chambers |
0.2 |
BENCHED: |
WR Derrick Mason |
15.1 |
OPTIMUM: |
126.7 |
RATING: |
88% |
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LA Leos (sgdbw90) |
56.2
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STUD: |
RB Peyton Hillis |
18.9 |
DUD: |
QB Peyton Manning |
0.8 |
BENCHED: |
RB Mewelde Moore |
7.6 |
OPTIMUM: |
62.6 |
RATING: |
89% |
West Coast Lions (LVLionfan) |
74.56
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STUD: |
WR Bernard Berrian |
20.2 |
DUD: |
WR Plaxico Burress |
0 |
BENCHED: |
QB Matt Ryan |
19.98 |
OPTIMUM: |
97.98 |
RATING: |
76% |
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