BOSSES LOST, WASTE WINS
...unlike last week..
Week Twelve in the Subsim Fantasy Football league, and it's the Monday night before we get to turkey day. But before we sit down, we've gotta pluck the weekend games and work out, who's been stuffed.
It's a short working week before the longest weekend of the year so let's cranberry the games, right after this important message.
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Where doe we start? Let's start with our luck luster match of the day.
The Drunk Monkeys were hosting the Wasted Potential in what was initially predicted to be a low scoring defensive game - which is the reason we picked it. During the week Coach Casey made some team changes, went to the waiver wire and suddenly it's no longer close. Coach Thad did no favor by starting San Francisco (DEF) who scored -2 points, but the Waste was somewhat lucky. If they didn't have Sam Darnold (QB) throw for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns, this would have been the game we were expecting on paper. Monkeys suffer a huge loss and with it comes bad news as they succumb to the smell of the Waste 147 - 78.
In Twickenham, the Boss team were hosting the once glorious Who Dat Nations Rises. The Nation have wallowed this year while the Bosses have appeared at the top of the league for most of the season. Not today though. resting their key players - 1, 2, 3 4 of them. Lamar Jackson (QB) was their sole stand out but on the other side of the ball, who were those guys wearing the Dallas (DEF) jerseys that scored 22 points. Wow. In a huge upset - maybe the biggest of the year, the Who Dat Nation keep their aspirations for the Championship alive by knocking off the #1 seed 138 - 72.
Across town the Helmand Nighthawks welcomed the Black Cats to Wembley Stadium The Nighthawks are limping their way into the playoffs. But there was no limping this weekend as the Nighthawks provided a statement game with Saquon Barkley (RB). The Cats were not helped by the loss of three (3) players but AJ Brown (WR) showed up to put a respectable 29 points on the board. Coming in strong when they need it the most, the Helmand Nighthawks hand the Black Cats a much needed loss to break the three way 5-6 divisional tie in the Sub Simmers division. Final score at Wembley, the Nighthawks throttle the Cats 137 - 89.
Our final game of the week was a nail biter as the Australian Taipans host the cellar dwellers of the league, the Banter Brigade. The Banter have two wins on the season and one of them came against the Taipans. The Taipans have had another week of injuries and waiver wire replacements trying to piece a team together. This week both the Taipans running backs combined for a season low score of 6 points. The Banter likewise had a brain meltdown with Kyler Murray (QB) only scoring 8 points. On Monday night the Taipans lead by 8 points with the Banter's Justin Tucker (K) the last remaining player. A 49 field goal by Tucker (K) put the Banter within 2 points of the Taipans with 12 minutes to play. That would be the last time that Tucker touched the ball and the Taipans get very lucky to narrowly defeat the Banter 112.96 - 111.60.
With that briefing out of the way, let's look at the league standings.
The win by the Wasted Potential puts them at sole possession of the league at 9-3 and guarantee them a Championship play off appearance. The win also eliminates both the Drunk Monkeys and the Banter Brigade from the Championship playoffs.
The loss by the Boss team puts them at 8-4 and they have sole possession of the SubSimmers Division. The Taipans are also 8-4, and both of these two teams can still win the league, and also fall out of the Championship bracket. Nothing is guaranteed yet.
...and now it gets a little murky. The Nighthawks and the Who Dat Nation come in at 6-6 with their divisional rival the Black Cats one game back at 5-7. With these three (3) teams within a game of each other, it's too close to call who is in, and who is out.
Bringing up the tail and the cellar of the Surface Skimmers Division are the Black Cats at 4-8 and the Banter Brigade at 2-10.
Get ready for the longest weekend of football as we start our broadcast in Oregon. In a "must win" situation for both teams, the Who Dat Nation Rises host the Helmand Nighthawks. A win for either team will go a long way towards cementing a Championship playoff, but both teams are dependent upon other games so their fate won't be known until at least the following week.
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 team's performance.
Not hard to find this week's winner. For the effort of 255 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns and 4 receptions for 47 yards, for a total of 52.20 points, the Week Twelve MVT goes to Saquon Barkley (RB) of the Helmand Nighthawks.
