Twelve weeks are in the books. We've made it through Thanksgiving, and what a Thanksgiving it was. Two 400+ yard passing games, a 4 touchdown passing game, a 3 touchdown passing game, two defensive touchdowns in 5 seconds and a 'unintentional' kick to the groin.
This THURSDAY the NFL gives us some great leftovers with NEW ORLEANS vs. ATLANTA
Don't forget to set your lineup for that shootout.
Onto the games:
Ben and I were both sitting at 6-5 and both projected to score 90+ points in what I dubbed the game of the week. By the time you were hitting the pumpkin pie on Thursday it appeared we were both headed for triple digits. Matthew Stafford torched the Texans suddenly porous defense for 30 points and Ben was off and running. I countered with the RGIII and Alf show as the Redskins duo blistered Dallas for 57 total points including 40 from Griffin. Ben didn't relax as he had Dan Bailey kick in 13 points keeping him close. Then I took over with the Patriots defense putting up 19 points versus the Jets that night. With a big lead, my team went into prevent mode and watched Ben creep to within 9 thanks to 11 from Demaryius Thomas and 10 from CJ Spiller, but he never could get enough points to get over the top. Torrey Smith put the game away with 9 points and also got me to 100 giving me the top scoring team in the league this week and my 3rd $10 prize of the season.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 100 Magic Wands 79
Two teams heading in the opposite direction pitted Nate against Alex. Still undefeated and riding an eight game winning streak (after a week 3 tie), Nate looked to put the final nail in Alex's coffin as he had slipped to under .500 with a current 3 game losing streak. Dez Bryant started things off for Nate with 25 points on Thanksgiving and Drew Brees tacked on 23 to extend the lead. Alex got 21 from Joe Flacco and 14 from TY Hilton to get closer and when the Packers defense scored -3 points all it took for a big upset was one big run by Alex Green in that same game. That didn't happen and Alex fell just 3 points short keeping Nate without a loss. His magic worked again as even though he had the 4th lowest scoring team of the week it was still enough to win again. That's 9 in a row and he now has the opportunity to match the 10 game win streak (in one season) of Jody in 2004. Jody had a streak of 17 of 18 wins in that time frame as he won 7 of 8 to end 2003 and the first 10 of 2004. Doing my research I did find that yours truly had a 12 game win streak over the span of two seasons as I won my final 4 games in 2006 and first 8 games of 2007. Nate is now 13-1-1 in his last 15 games dating back to the end of last season.
Final Score: The Bounchers 66 Worthless Peons 63
Ike was a huge favorite this week against John who has had nothing go right for him. On a current 5 game losing streak, John was still giving a full effort in trying to avoid the Toilet Bowl. Ike was having none of that this week. After falling flat last week, he left nothing to doubt getting 38 from Tony Romo and 23 from Arian Foster on Thanksgiving. Little did we know, but that was already enough to win this week. He got 16 from Jordy Nelson and 10 from Jamaal Charles but finished 2 points short of my score after Vernon Davis was again MIA for the 49ers. John was led by Matt Schaub who scored 18 and Ahmad Bradshaw scored 15 in the 1st half against the Packers.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 98 The Situation 56
Matt and Adam played what turned out to be the game of the week thanks to Cam Newton rolling through Philadelphia on Monday night. At 5-5-1 and 6-5 respectively, Matt and Adam both needed a win in a desperate way. Matt responded with 6 of his 8 players in double figures with 22 from Andy Dalton leading the way. Cecil Shorts III stayed remarkably hot with 19 points, Stevan Ridley posted 15, Ray Rice put up 13 thanks to a 4-29 conversion, Connor Barth booted in 11 and Malcolm Floyd hauled in 10. That balanced attack seemed to shell shock Adam as he only had two players get to double figures on Sunday with Justin Blackmon leading the way with 11 points. Then along came Monday night and Cam Newton. He toyed with the Eagles throwing 2 touchdowns and
Final Score: Rainbows & Puppies 96 Biggums' 'Basers 93
Joel officially wrapped up the Critter Corner Division crown in his first ever season as he more than doubled up Nick B....congrats! With 19 from the 49ers D, 17 from Rodgers, 15 from TRich and 11 from Justin Tucker, Joel got back to his winning ways. He scored 89 points in total, but was was even more impressive was that his bench, led by Bryce Brown's 31 points, scored 91!!! By deftly using the waiver wire, Joel has built up a great bench of players after being thin all season long. Nick B could have used some of those players. A pickup of Bryce Brown this week may not have gotten him a win, but it would have made things more interesting. Instead he had only one double digit scorer with 17 from Andrew Luck.
Final Score: Nikachu 89 The Knacks 42
Luke was looking to keep his playoff standing against Nick G who was in the role of spoiler this week. With 21 from Peyton, 15 from Gore, 14 from Reggie Bush and 11 from the Steelers D, Nick G was going make Luke earn a 7th victory on the season. With Colin Kaepernick now manning the ship for Luke, he led the way with 22 points, Doug Martin rolled in 17 and Luke made a smart decision starting Julian Edelman at wide receiver as he scored 14. It was the other wide receiver spot that proved to be his downfall. He has two J. Jones on his team. Julio Jones is the superstar, but up until game time was questionable to play. He was listed as active, but Luke decided to keep James Jones in the lineup and lost because of it. Julio erupted for 21 points while James posted a doughnut and Luke fell by just 8 points.
Final Score: Lollipop Kids 84 Deathtongue 76
Jody had the same opportunity as did Luke, trying to earn his 7th win of the season against Mike who has a team on the outside looking in. Just like Nick G., Mike was going to make it tough for the supposed favorite. Tom Brady cruised past the Jets and posted 42 fantasy points with 3 passing touchdowns, including two bonus scores, and a rushing touchdown. SJax and Andre Johnson continued to haunt me (after trading them away mid-season) with 25 total points as well. Jody got 18 from BJGE and 12 from Josh Freeman and trailed by 14 points going into MNF with only Steve Smith left. Even though Cam Newton topped 300 yards passing and threw for two scores, he ignored Smith for the most part as he could only put up 4 points and Jody fell short. This also leaves Jody at 99 wins for his career, as #100 might be the difference in making the playoffs or not.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 80 DoggNutz 70
Standings after Week 12:
Nate 11-0-1 (#1 overall seed, clinched Back Wall Division)
Joel 9-3 (#2 overall seed, clinched Critter Corner Division)
Jason 7-5 (#3 seed; head to head victory over Ike; 967 points)
Ike 7-5 (#4 seed; 956 points)
Matt 6-5-1 (#5 seed)
Luke 6-6 (#6 seed; 972 points)
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Adam 6-6 (926 points)
Jody 6-6 (898 points)
Ben 6-6 (849 points)
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Nick G 5-7
Alex 5-7
Mike 4-8
Nick B 3-9
John 2-10
Week 13 Schedule:
Nate 11-0-1 vs. John 2-10 (Looks too easy Nate)
Joel 9-3 vs. Luke 6-6 (Will Joel eliminate his brother??)
Jason 7-5 vs. Adam 6-6 (Co-Game of the Week)
Ike 7-5 vs. Matt 6-5-1 (Co-Game of the Week)
Jody 6-6 vs. Alex 5-7 (Win #100 on the line again)
Ben 6-6 vs. Nick B 3-9 (Should be a lock for Ben)
Nick G 5-7 vs. Mike 4-8 (On the schedule)
Scenarios??? Let's take a stab at that:
Nate: Locked as #1 overall (Bye week 1st round of playoffs)
Joel: Locked as #2 overall (Bye week 1st round of playoffs)
Jason: (Win and finish #3; lose and finish anywhere from #4-out of the playoffs)
Ike: (Win and finish #3 or #4; lose and finish anywhere from #4-out of the playoffs)
Matt: (Win and finish either #3 or #4; a loss would require 3 of the 4 6-6 teams to lose to get in)
Luke: (Win to have a shot; holds head to head tiebreaker over Jody, but not Ben or Adam)
Adam: (Win and should be in with head to head tie break over Luke and points over Jody/Ben)
Jody/Ben: (Win and help; behind everyone at 6-6/7-5 in points)
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