Week thirteen's player of the week was DK Metcalf for Alice in Horns. Metcalf scored 3 touchdowns on 6 catches. He also racked up 134 yards. His 34.4 point outburst was actually the third highest scoring total of the week. Brock Purdy (Turd Ferguson) scored 37.46 fantasy points and Geno Smith (The Killing Fields) scored 35.96. But neither player was started by their respective teams, so neither one qualifies for player of the week.
Instead of starting out talking about my matchup, like I normally do, I'll talk about the games with actual playoff implications first.
Alice in Horns (8-5) 201.08 vs Show me the TDs (8-5) 154.60
Show me the TDs has fallen out of sole possession of second place, as Alice in Horns completely blew them away. Alice's team continues to impress, despite getting hit with a slew of injuries. Her team is now second in the league in scoring at 160.38 points per game. This is the fourth time Alice has scored 190 or more points in a game. By comparison, my team has not reached 190 points even one time. This is definitely a team to be reckoned with, and may be my new favorite to win it all this season.
Alice's team has too many standout performers this week to list, so I'll just give a shout out to the top 3: the aforementioned DK Metcalf, Jordan Love (29.68) and Alvin Kamara (25.9). Overall, four players scored 20 or more points for Alice, while two others had 18.
Show me the TDs could have beaten a number of teams this week, as they had a solid week scoring wise. Deebo Samuel (33.8), Mike Evans (27.2), and Tua Tagovailoa (23.2) led the way in the loss.
TDs or Bust (8-5) 165.07 vs BDB's Jet Setters (7-6) 103.73
This was a pivotal game as both teams came in at 7-5, desperately needing a win to control their playoff destiny. Perry's team came out swinging, though. It's going to be tough for BDB to pull their way into the top 4 as they now sit in 7th place.
Trevor Lawrence had a big fantasy game (29.12), but left with an injury. This will be a situation to monitor for TDs or Bust. Sam LaPorta (24.5) and Antoine Winfield Jr (23.5) were the other high men for Perry's team. On the flip side of things, BDB has a horrendous day offensively, as two players posted goose eggs and only four scored in double figures.
To make the playoffs, BDB will likely have to win out. They do have some favorable matchups ahead with Tbone (4-9) and Turd Ferguson (7-6) rounding out their schedule.
TDs or Bust has a similarly favorable schedule with My Team (4-9) and The Killing Fields (7-6) waiting in the wings.
Turd Ferguson (7-6) 162.16 vs Bluth Company (6-7) 121.16
Another pivotal matchup, as both teams came in with 6-6 records. Bluth Company, who had been the second highest scoring team in the league coming in, picked a bad time to have a poor game. They now drop to 6-7, and honestly I am not sure if they can mathematically make the playoffs at this moment. Lots of rough performances up and down the board, aside from Christian McCaffrey (20.8) and CJ Stroud (18.06).
Turd Ferguson has been on a hot streak lately, winning two in a row and four out of six overall. Dak Prescott continued his fantasy MVP level style of play with 34.26 points. His starting receiver core of Cooper Kupp, AJ Brown, and Chris Olave all scored 12.9 or more fantasy points each. That is a great dynasty receiving core.
Turd Ferguson has an absolutely must win game on their schedule next, as they face off against first place ned's rollers. This could be the game of the week next week. Bluth has an equally tough game against second place Alice. If either team loses, they can basically forget making the playoffs, if they haven't already.
The Killing Fields (7-6) 134.6 vs Dynastic Dan (5-8) 103.78
It's going to be tough for Killing Fields to make the playoffs, but this win against Dynastic Dan was a great start for them. They are hanging in there at 7-6 with a matchup against 4-9 Thunder Thighs next week. This could be an 8-6 team going into the final week of the season against another team that will be scrapping for their playoff life, TDs or Bust.
James Conner and his 22.5 points led the way offensively for the Killing Fields. Once again, this team killed it on the defensive end as their starters combined for 57 points.
Since Dynastic Dan was already eliminated from the playoffs, I decided to try and have a little fun and throw out as many rookies out there as I could. I just had a good feeling about them. And you know what? It almost panned out. The rookies held their own quite well. Da'Von Achane (23.8) and Zach Charbonnet (16.4) had great games. Quentin Johnston. Tucker Kraft, Anders Carlson, and Lukas Van Ness all overperformed, beating their projected point totals. It was the non-rookie veterans that shit the bed this week. Justin Herbert (7.98) and the IDP, who combined for 18 points (7 of them from Van Ness) were what cost the team this week. If I get normal production from any of these guys, I probably win. Next week I look to play spoiler against 8-5 Show me the TDs and avenge a tough loss from earlier in the year.
Thunder Thighs (4-9) 166.74 vs My Team (4-9) 162.82
On the surface this game only looked to be important as far as draft order was concerned, but it turned out to be a pretty entertaining game. Definitely the closest matchup of the week. Both teams churned out great performances as their teams overperformed big time.
Nico Collins (29.6) and DeVonta Smith (20.1) led the way for Thunder Thighs. My Team was paced by Joe Mixon (26.7) and Chuba Hubbard (22.4).
Both teams now sit at the bottom of the standings in a three way tie for last with TBone's Terrific Team. My Team and Thunder Thighs split their season series, so if they end up in a two-way tie at the end of the season, My Team will come away with better draft positioning because they've been outscored by Thunder Thighs this year. Thunder Thighs has also won the season series with TBone's team, in case they wind up tied at the end of the year. Tbone currently leads My Team 1-0 this season, but they square off against each other in the final week of the season. That game could determine who walks away with the #1 pick in next year's draft.
ned's rollers (10-3) 165.32 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-9) 131.38
This was a fairly inconsequential game. Ned has a two game lead for first place, so even if they'd lost they still would have been in first. TBone won't make the playoffs and could be in contention for the #1 pick in next year's draft.
This was never a close game. Jalen Hurts (25.92) and CeeDee Lamb (26.6) were the high men for ned's team. Tyreek Hill (29.8) and Derrick Henry (24.5) had big games for TBone. This team has a solid core that could compete next year. They just have absolutely nothing at tight end, as all three of their tight ends on the roster had goose eggs this week. Brutal. Luckily only two were started. They also don't get much from their IDP ever. Hopefully, armed with a high draft pick TBone can turn things around next season.
Below is a peek at our updated standings. Please click the image to enlarge it. I have no idea how to make it any bigger without totally screwing the margins. Ned can clinch the #1 seed with a win next week. The rest of the playoffs are anybody's guess. Looking at strength of schedule, I'm guessing the top 4 will hold with Alice, TDs or Bust, and Show me the TDs making the postseason and everyone else missing out. It is possible that any combination of The Killing Fields, Turd Ferguson, or BDB can sneak in there as well. Any given Sunday, amiright?
Please remember the tiebreakers in this league. I keep fearing it will come down to one, and I'll have to adjust Yahoo's standings accordingly - and someone won't be happy about it. I've warned you multiple times!
If two teams finished tied in the standings, the team who won the season series between the two teams holds the tiebreaker. If they split the season series, it comes down to points. This works not only for playoff positioning but draft positioning as well (but in reverse). The team that loses the season series or scores the fewer points (the worse team) picks higher in the draft.
If three or more teams finish tied in the standings, it solely comes down to points. Easy enough.
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