THE LONGEST WEEK OF FOOTBALL
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Week Twelve in the Subsim Fantasy Football League this year, it just seemed to drag on. Depending on which timezone you were in, you could have woken up to football Thursday morning and watched three different games, done some Black Friday shopping and watched another game, then watched the regular Sunday games, and followed it up without Peyton and Eli on Monday.
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Black Cats were hosting the Helmand Nighthawks this week in what was expected to be a pivotal divisional match up. Instead, Coach FYC and his team ate all the turkey pregame and turned this one into a snooze fest. Joe Burrow (QB) Justin Jefferson (WR) and Aaron Jones (RB) were all in a turkey comatose when the Nighthawks ran onto the field. Mister Chris and his team lead by Jared Goff (QB) didn't have to see the field alight with gravy, but they sprinkled in some spicy plays to run out easy winners 148-87.
In Texas, The Gins of Hochuli were hosting the Drunk Monkeys in what was expected to be a Monkey win. Except someone forgot to tell Cameron McCafferty (RB) and Coach Casey. McCafferty (RB) was able to handle all courses dished out by the Monkeys as they gorged themselves to a positive finish. Final score at Sugarland saw the Guns of Hochuli 130 defeat the Drunk Monkeys 95.
The deeper we went into the weekend, the closer the scores started to get. In Oregon, the Who Dat Nation Rises were hosting the Boss Team for a bottom of the division match up that could still shuffle their way into the playoffs. Tony Pollard (RB) was exception for the Nation, but Tyree Hill (WR) was just slightly better. Justin Fields (QB) strode out Monday night poised to thieve the turkey drum leg and the game from the Bosses, but once he threw his second interception to the same player, Field (QB) was not going to have the high scoring night that he was expected to have. In an upset win, the Bosses accounted for the Who Dat Nation Rises 123-89.
Our final game of the week was an international game, a rarity on Thanksgiving weekend with the Banter Brigade hosting the Australian Taipans. This was edge of your seat game folks. The Bosses came out Thursday behind Jaymhr Gibbs (RB) but it was Trevor Lawrence (QB) that excelled that put this game on the all the networks. The Tipans were able to come back skippered by Patrick Mahonnes (QB) but when Mahonnes didn't throw the last 2 yards to reach 300 yards, the Brigade was still in front, and the Taipans were in trouble. In a case of last man standing DJ Moore (WR) finally put the Taipans ahead on Monday night to seal a closer than needed to be victory for the Taipans. Final score at Twickenham the Banter Brigade narrowly loose to the Australian Taipans 122 - 147.
So with just a handful of games left in the regular season, lets run down the board.
In the Sub Simmers Division, the Helmand Nighthawks lead at 8-4 and are currently the #2 seed in the league. The Bosses are a game back at 7-5, the Black Cats at 5-7 and the surprising Who Dat Nation Rises at 3-9.
In the Surface Skimmers Division, the Taipans are at 10 - 2 and have the #1 seed int he league. The Guns of Hochuli are at 8-4 and the Banter Brigade at 5-7 and the Drunk Monkeys at 2-10.Teams are a little more spread out this season, but it ain't over yet.
Next week's match of the day is in South Carolina as the Black Cats host the Who Dat Nation Rises. With both teams facing the prospect of elimination from the play offs, both teams need to win the game to stay in contention. Only one will get stay alive as we start approaching mathematical impossibility for one of these teams.
Each week, the Associated Subsim Writers (ASW) will nominated their Most Valuable Torpedo (MVT) of the week, the single player who proved decisive in their teams performance.
Winning it for the second time this year, for the effort of 114 yards and 2 touchdowns, and 5 receptions for 25 yards, for a total of 36.90 points, the Week Twelve MVT goes to Cam McCafferty (RB) of the Guns of Hochuli.