Week 14's player of the week is Josh Allen for Dynastic Dan. He scored 4 touchdowns and had 43.84 fantasy points in Buffalo's win over Cincinnati. Unfortunately, Allen's heroic performance couldn't lift me to a victory, as the rest of my team fizzled out in a loss to Alice.
This was a week of parity, as we saw a handful of upset wins. Alice's win over Dynastic Dan was a big one. Alice has nothing left to play for this year, while I am fighting for the top seed in the playoffs. Unfortunately, this loss drops me to #2 in the standings for the first time in what seems like 2 seasons. Remember how I said in my last recap that I didn't like my team this year, and that I was worried I'd be one and done in the playoffs? It's this kind of performance, which is becoming all too common for my team, that makes me think that. Hats off to Alice though for avenging her loss in the playoffs last year. This win breaks an overall 4 game losing streak to Dynastic Dan (playoffs and regular season).
Another big upset was TBone knocking off ned. Remember, TBone started 0-9 this season. They've won three of their last five games to right the ship a little bit. Won't make the playoffs this year obviously, but things look a lot brighter for TBone going into year 4 of the league next season. On the flip side, this was a potentially devastating loss for ned. He is still the #4 seed in the playoffs, but barely. He holds both the points and head to head tiebreakers against Show me the TDs, but HAS to win against Teflon Don in week 15, or he is out. If he wins, he's in. Must be a frustrating game for ned, as he had the win in the bag until Jalen Hurts's last minute interception cost him two points. He ended up losing by less than two. And he forgot to put a defensive lineman in, too. Coulda woulda shoulda been a win for ned.
Another upset: Bluth against Skattebo Doesn't Know. This loss knocks defending champ Mike out of playoff contention. Bluth has quietly put together a competitive season, marred by a few ugly losses. Bluth will most benefit out of anyone from the expanded playoff field next season. I think he turns it around. On the flip side, we won't see Mike winning this season. Still no repeat champs in the Rad Dynasty. I think if ned wins the title, he can be considered the first true dynasty in the league, with titles in 2 of the first 3 seasons of the league. Otherwise, if Dan or Perry win, it could signal the start of their dynasties. They've already been dominating the regular season in this league. It seems like one of these teams is due to win it all this year.
You can't really consider this game an upset, because Sean was favored to score more points, but Show me the TDs took down #3 seeded AR12 is Weird. It would still take a miracle for Scotty to miss the playoffs, but Sean's hopes are still alive. He needs to win next week and hope for a ned loss. Or hope for a win, a ned win, and a Scotty loss. This would create a 3 way tie where he would have the chance to edge out Scotty based on points. I guess we'll see what happens. Sean has TDs or Bust on the horizon, and he's been one of the toughest teams in the league for the entire duration of it.
There were two relatively uneventful games: TDs or Bust's annihilation of My Team and BDB's win over Teflon Don.
A look at the standings shows TDs or Bust and Dynastic Dan locked into the playoffs, currently with the #1 and #2 seeds. This is still subject to change though. Week 15 is going to determine a lot. Will ned or Sean make it in? Will Scotty drop out of the playoffs completely? What matchups will we be left with? What will the draft order look like?
If the season were to end today, the order would look like:
1.01: My Team
1.02: Teflon Don (via TBone)
1.03: BDB
1.04: Teflon Don
1.05: Alice
1.06: Bluth
1.07: Skattebo
1.08: show me the TDs (swept by ned)
1.09 to 1.12: (order undetermined) Dynastic Dan, AR12 is Weird, Show me the TDs (via TDs or Bust), Bluth (via ned).
One more week to go before it is playoff time!
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