As
predicted, we didn’t really get much of clarity in the playoffs picture after
two expansion teams beat their respective top-three opponents in week 11. The top-ranked Ferries are probably the
closest thing to being one-leg-in, but no team can afford a cruise-control just
yet. The tightest playoffs chase
in PSAS history will come down to this last two weeks and almost everyone is in
a must-win mode now. Unfortunately
something called luck will play a big part, and there will be some hearts
broken during the holidays.
(1) SanFranciscoFerries
(7-4) vs (11) Aethernauts (5-6)
The Nauts
take a crack at trying to stop the Ferries' streak. These two were second and first in scoring respectively last
week, so expect a closer-than-the-rankingz-suggest kinda game here.
This
speedboat seems just unstoppable.
In week 11, they slaughtered the Raiders like animals ala Anakin Skywalker
and extended their winning streak to seven. Atop the standing and third on points scored, the Ferries
are the closest team to clinching a playoff spot and a first-round bye. The match against the Sand People once
again showcased a good all-around game, starting with Russell Wilson who's
clearly a notch above Rivers and his rival Kaepernick this season. Harry Douglas is proving to be a
reliable long-term receiver option in Atlanta, and he and Torrey Smith add
firepower to the Boatmen's formidable four-back-based offense. Speaking of, the backfield did show
some concerning signs, with Moreno deferring Denver’s goal-line carries to Monte
Ball and Bush having some fumbling issues. With both Russell Wilson and Cincy defense on bye, the
Ferries will rely more on the receivers led by Gronk to carry them past surging
AEthernauts this week. This is a
tough game. Ferries will wrap up
the regular season with a Stylez treatment next week, so win here and they will
all but clinch the first-round bye.
The Nauts
did everything in week 11 to keep their slim chance for playoffs arrive,
regardless of how slim that is.
Cam and Lynch-mob’s big games were complimented by decent outputs by all
phases of the game, though the receivers did leave something to desire
for. The Nauts aren’t giving up at all, going all
in on Tampa’s
Rainey to fill-in for Lynch’s bye this week.
With Andre Brown playing the way he is, the Space Traveler’s backfield is as good as the
Ferries. Obviously, the Nauts need
more than win all their games to make it to the playoffs, but the intention to
keep doing their part is commendable.
If they can pull off this upset, things just may come their way this
time.
-SFF -3
(t-2) Trichotillomaniacs (6-5) vs (4) Polk
High Panthers (7-4)
Two playoff-hopefuls square off in a bounce-back week. A virtual must win
game for both teams will be hard-fought.
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The Trichs hiccupped in week 11 when they really couldn't afford
it especially against a team outside of the playoffs picture in the
Goslings. It was an all-around
unimpressive showing by the Hairpullers. The problems was poor
matchup with Niners facing underrated Saints D, Denver’s showdown with the
Chiefs, and Carolina D playing the Pats.
Marshall and Allen have quieted down at the same time, resulting in
the General’s team failing to crack 100 for the first time since week 3. The matchups this week is more
favorable, and it’s hard to imagine so many of their players low-balling all at
once again this week. They have
their share of injury concerns, with Julius Thomas battling some foot
issues again. But they’ve got
depth to cover for it, so as long as Kap and Co get things done on MNF showdown
against weak Washington defense, they should be able to fight the Mighty Ones
this week. With the season-finale
against another contender in Girlz, the cards are in the General’s hands.
Al Bundy’s squad just can’t stop the skid and have now dropped
three in a row, getting gobbled up by the rest of the pack in the process. The latest one was tough, because it
was probably one AJ (0.7pts) reception away from that W that is all of a sudden
difficult to come by in Atlanta.
Megatron once again went over 30 pts, but that was pretty much it in week
11. Their switch to two-TE
formation wasn’t effective in the loss, but they are probably forced to go with
both T-Gonz and Reed again with Cincy’s AJ and Law Firm as well as F-Jax on
bye. They’ve wanted a win for
awhile, and it won’t come easy this week with juggernaut Trichs looking for
their own bounce-back.
-Trix -3.5
(t-2) ThePelicanBrief (7-4) vs (t-6)
GrossmanSachs (6-5)
This
battle of two contenders will be another hard fought one.
The
Pelican chased out the Tiger in week 11 thanks to retro-CJ?K performance
again. The rest of the Thrillers
were just ok, with Brady being the only other skilled position player scoring in double digits. Hakeem
Nicks is neck-to-neck with D-Bowe for the disappointment of the year award, and
the Pelican’s
patient with him may be running out.
The ever-reliable Seattle D is on bye this week, so the Legal Thrillers
need the likes of Vernon Davis and Wes Welker to step up and get to the endzone
to fight-off the Comish’s troops.
The
Bankerz have long been in a must-win mode and have now picked up three wins in a
row. The stylez treatment last
week came with a style again in them scoring over 120 pts; they are now second
in scoring and hold the crucial tie-breaking edge over the rivals. Still the Comish can’t afford to rest here,
especially against another playoff-hopeful. Gio Bernard is on bye this week, so the bankerz will rely on
S-Jax and DMC handcuff Jennings to carry the load. This teams boast one of the best in terms of the strength of
lineup and depth, so as long as there isn’t a case of infectious low-balling, the points and W should come their way.
-GS -2.5
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(5) Phat Girlz (7-4) vs (t-9) The
Goslings (6-5)
The Goslings try to put an end to the Girlz’ four-week winning
streak and destroy Monique’s hope.
Monique barely got her girlz running past the Bloodz and, thanks
to some other six-win teams stalling, got her team back in the in-crowd for the
playoffs spot. Stafford hooked up
with Megatron a couple of times for another nice fantasy game. Clay gave the girlz some production out
of the TE position that has been amiss for awhile, and Tate is holding himself
together in the feature role in Houston.
The outcome was still a close one that could have gone either way, so we
must say Monique’s squad’s still walking on a thight one. The reality is still that the Girlz
need to win out with the total scoring in bottom five of the league. Looks like Sproles will be unavailable
yet again, but the Girlz have won games without much out of him even when he
was playing. Not that it matters
for them if they lose this week, but next up are the Trichs.
The Baby Birds handed the Trichs a tough loss in week 11 and
kept their own playoffs appearance a mathematical possibility. Shady McCoy led the way with 28pts, and
Luck in comeback mode was decent, way better than Geno Smith on the bench. It was mostly nice showings save for
maybe Jonathan Stewart, who’s essentially Carolina’s fourth running option
behind Cam, DeAngelo, and Tolbert and doesn’t really seem reliable for the
critical period of fantasy football season. Goslings squad have talent, it’s just hard to predict where
the points will come from beyond Luck, McCoy, Nelson and Bell at this
point. With McCoy on bye, the
Birds hope the points will come from some place against the Girlz this
week.
-PG -6
(t-6) TakingTigerMountain (6-5) vs (13) HomeSpunNeckBloodz (4-7)
The Bloodz gets in the way of the Mountain’s quest for the
playoffs.
The Mountain Men were handed an ill-afforded loss by the
Pelicans in week 11 despite Antonia Brown having a monster game. In fact Brown is having a great fantasy season,
currently ranking fifth in pts among all wide-receivers.
Ryan Mathews was also solid again last week. However, these two couldn’t overcome the Saints trio being
contained by a good 49ers defense.
This is Brees-Graham team, and when they are held to less than 20 pts it
gives their opponent a chance. The
Saints play the Thursday game this week, so Brees-Graham-Pierre need to put the
Mountain on the right track early on with good performances. Currently the last team out in standings, the Mountain Men
is in near-desparation.
The Bloodz got another tough one in week 11, losing to the Girlz
by mere 1.23 pts. This was the
smallest margin so far this season, and it’s been that kind of a season for the
Centrifuge. Forte and V-Jax were
in elite forms, but Newly-minted Houston titration barely got 20 pts between
them and Witten-substitute Eifert and Royal were almost non-factors. Two IDP goose-eggs were the daggers,
especially Kendricks’s DNP.
Sherman is an elite corner, and as such is prone to the opposing QB not
throwing his way at all. Playing
for pride and the thrill of ringing the spoiler-alert, the spinnerz will take
on TTM this week and the bankerz next week to try to be the next team to wreck
havoc on the playoffs picture.
-TTM -3.5
(8) Tusken Raiders (6-5) vs (t-9)
Dijonnaise All-Stars (6-5)
Two 6-5 teams battle to knock each other out of the playoffs
race.
The Raiders of Tatooine couldn’t stop the Ferry and have now
dropped three of the last four games in this critical juncture of the
season. The Sand People didn't get
much of production from anybody in the starting lineup except QB Foles while
leaving a whopping 62 pts on the bench.
But who could predict Monte Ball and not Jamaal Charles getting to the
end twice in the KC-Denver matchup? With Philly on bye,
both Foles and D-Jax will be out this week, and once again it’s on RGIII to
keep the Raiders raiding. With a
match still left against Polk High next week, they can still win out the rest and get some help
to get to the playoffs.
Colonel’s troops are now a long-shot to make the playoffs
despite beating then-top-ranked Panthers in week 11. The win in itself was somewhat miraculous, with an IDP
Burfict leading the team in pts with 17.15, a RB getting a goose-egg and still
coming up with a win.
Realistically, the Mustard Yellow need to win out the rest of the season
and hope all eight win teams will get to the playoffs, as they really don’t
have enough firepower to win any tie-breaker at this point. Knocking out the Tusken Raiders will do
good both for the team’s slim hope and motivation.
-TR -6.5
(12) BldgDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng (4-7) vs (14) Pr1m0rdi4lLyfestylz (0-11)
In this battle of two lost seasons, the German Philosophers will
pick up a win.
Week 11 was yet another loss despite the Boys going over 100 pts
in Romo-Dez absence. Rice finally
looked like his 2012 self with a strong game and Ivory picked up where he left
off before the bye and got 17.40 pts, but Cam and the Nauts were just too much
to handle. They face the Stylz
this week, so the Boys are not even bothering to re-insert the Boys back into
lineup. It’s probably all
irrelevant anyways.
Currently holding the longest regular-season losing streak of
PSAS history at 19 dating back to week 6 of 2012 season, they’ll likely go down
as the first win-less squad on the PSAS record book. Counting consolation tournament of last year, they’ve lost
21 games in a row now. Maybe one
day Demaryius will single-handedly win a game for the Stylz.
-BDT -20
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