REGULAR SEASON OVER
...final seeding set.
Week Fifteen the Subsim Fantasy Football league and it is the last week of the regular season. The last chance to make or break a fantasy season. We only had one seeding set before the start of the week and now we have them all. Lets go around the grounds and get the details on who's in, and the shock of who's out.
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Let's do this the right way and start with the games that have implications.
We'll start in Australia with the Taipans hosting the Bosses. Earlier this year the Taipans lost a thriller to the Bosses and were looking for revenge after scoring over 160 points last week....and still loosing. This week, the Taipans scored over 160 points again...and still lost. The Bosses came to play seeking the #1 seed and between La Mar Jackson (QB) and Mike Evans (WR) they put up almost 90 points on their own. The Taipans best show up was Baker Mayfield (QB) but they needed more than him. In a shoot out, and not as close as last time, the Boss defeat the Taipans 182 - 164. (All those points and they still lost - again.)
That was the first piece of the equation, the second and most important was the match of the day in England with the Helmand Nighthawks hosting the Wasted Potential. The Waste needed a win to secure the #1 seed in the league and home field advantage throughout. The Nighthawks needed a win...and some help, if they were going to make the Championship playoffs. This was a low scoring game with the best performers being Tee Higgins (19.8) for the Nighthawks and Sam Darnold (QB) scoring 13.24 for the Wasted Potential. The Nighthawks were lucky and had the luck of a failure by the Wasted Potential to help them to a 93 - 67 win.
That was the important part of the equation for the Nighthawks, and now the help they needed was to come at Twickenham with the Banter Brigade hosting the Who Dat Nation Rises.
It didn't come.
For the second time in two (2) weeks, the Who Dat Nation Rises put up over 200 points. This was always going to be a big ask for the #8 team but the Banter's best player was Jaycee Gibbs (RB) for 28 points was never going to be enough. In an extraordinary turn of speed in the last two (2) weeks, the Who Dat Nation Rises easily accounts for the Banter Brigade in a lopsided scoring, defeating them 217 - 118. The 217 points scored by the Nation is the highest score this season.
Our final game of the week was in Carolina with the Black cats hosting the Drunk Monkeys. In a battle for the #6 and #7 seeds, this was another lopsided game with Devonte Adams (WR) leading the way for the Cats. The Monkeys had Amon St. Brown (WR) help out with 48 points but was let down by a lack of scoring from the remainder of the team. This one got away early with the Black cats running out convincing winners 183 - 138.
So, with the regular season over, let's go to the final standings.
The Boss team and the Wasted Potential finish on top of the league with the best records of 11-4, and each team will win their division. The Boss team holds the count back decider, so they earn the #1 seed and get to stay at home throughout the playoffs. The Wasted Potential's loss in the last week relegates them to the #2 seed.
The Taipans have known for three (3) weeks they were the #3 seed.
And now comes the shock.
In the past two weeks, the Who Dat Nation Rises have outscored their opponents. Their furious points spree has given them two decisive wins lifting them to 9-6, the same record as the Taipans - but the Taipans hold the tie breaker. The Who Dat Nation Rises into the Championship bracket as the #4 seed.
Which means, the Helmand Nighthawks who finish the season at 8-6, earn the #5 seed. The Nighthawks have had the toughest schedule this year and for the first time in years, do not make the championship playoff.
The win in the last week is inclusive for the Black Cats who finish the season at 6-9 as the #6 seed. The Drunk Monkeys at 4-11 have the #7 seed, and the Banter brigade with 2-13 are the #8 seed.
Next weeks games.
The Bosses stay at home and welcome the Who Dat nation Rises. The Bosses have outscored everybody this year - except the Nation in the last two weeks. For a pair of ghost teams this will be an outstanding battle at Wembley.
The Wasted Potential, with Coach Casey in their first year with a new team advance to the championship against a known opponent, the Australian Taipans.
Also playing at Wembley this year, the Helmand Nighthawks as the #5 team will be hosting the Banter Brigade, while in Carolina the Black cats will welcome the Drunk Monkeys.
It doesn't matter what happens next week, we'll be there to cover all the games including the two scheduled for Saturday.
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.
We could have taken one of two players just form the same team for this award, but we went with another player who secured their team one home field game in the play offs. For the effort of 9 receptions for 198 yards, 2 touchdowns and a 2 point conversion, for a total of 48.8 points, the Week Fifteen MVT goes to Devonte Adams (WR) of the Black Cats.
