So that was probably the weirdest week of NFL/Fantasy Football that there's ever been. And if it weren't 2020, I would say that ever will be. But based on how the NFL is dealing with COVID-19, it seems VERY possible that we'll top how weird that was.
No one really needs recaps from last week. The anticipated I-Ry v. Boobies (heh) matchup wound up being a pillow fight compared to the HRG v. Pickles showdown. But HRG (thanks to Tyreek and Derrick Henry) did what he needed to do to win. Pickles is eliminated from the playoffs.
I-Ry's win keeps him in the third spot (both he and RTTM are 8-4, but RTTM has more points). Boobies (heh) is still in the 4th spot, but that's not where he wanted to be.
Not when this week he gets HRG, who's in 5th and wants that final playoff spot. This one is the Game of the Week (NBC called me about flexing it to Sunday night). A win over Boobies (heh) this week will push HRG into that final spot with one game to go, thanks to his point total. In Week 14, HRG gets DVD.
Provost topped the Effect, sending him to 10-2. He was locked into the playoffs anyway. RTTM couldn't beat Hardcore, but he's still strongly in a playoff spot. His points will likely get him in, even if he loses out. Provost and RTTM play each other this week in a possible finals preview.
A HRG win over Boobies (heh) this week moves HRG to 4th and in, and drops Boobies to 5th and out. Should that happen, they both have Week 14 matchups with opponents not in the playoffs.
RTTM has more points than I-Ry by 36.5, so he's likely to stay ahead, even if they both have the same outcome.
DVD can still get in, but his road is quite a bit tougher. He needs to win out (against I-Ry and HRG). He ALSO needs I-Ry to lose in Week 14 (to The Effect) AND make up the current 30-point differential on I-Ry. He's not concerned about the point differential if Boobies (heh) loses out (to HRG and Hardcore) but he'd have 35 points to make up if they end up with the same 8-6 record.
The real kick in the crotch is for Pickles, who's 4-8 and has the third most points scored. He's going to miss the playoffs, but has a real shot to win the Loser Bowl and get the extra scratcher boost next year. His problem has been consistency. He's either in the 120s or higher (except last week at 110), or down in the 80s or lower. It's a weird year (as if I haven't said that enough already).
Hardcore, Falco and The Effect are basically hoping for just enough to avoid being the Worst. Because it's gonna be one of these three (probably The Effect).
Let's see what happens in Week 13! Gonna be fun!
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