Week 14 and on to the playoffs we go

 First let me start with Congratulations to every team except Alex. You are all not in last place. Congrats Alex this is the earliest someone has every clinched the raffle but Chris made a late run and escaped his dire fate. 

Now bigger congrats to Ryan and Roger for securing Wildcard berths this year. It was a tough year for many teams making late charges for the playoffs but you guys were able to be the best nondivision winners. 

Matt and Doug were the division winners that get to take on Ryan and Roger. Roger and Matt face off for the 3rd time this year while Ryan and Doug square off. Doug team has been decimated by injuries but he has found a way to get in and is hoping to slow down Ryan. 

Roger looking for his first playoff win takes on his division winner. A player who thinks I told him not to add anymore players because the rest of the league will revolt if he wins. So he has an empty bench spot and apparently going to start Derrick Carr this week. Roger you better win, I might tell him it is okay he should add a player and maybe replace Carr. 

Also Congrats to Steve for locking down the 2 seed. He will play the winner of Matt and Roger.

The winner of Ryan and Doug take on Frank in the next round. 

Good luck to everyone that made the playoffs

Week 13 The playoffs are a week away and basically everyone has a chance

 Well that was an exciting week of Fantasy Football if you want chaos. 

Chris was able to to pull off his best week of the year and knock Rich out of the playoffs. With the loss Rich has only one hope to make the playoffs. Brendan, Roger, and Dan all have to forget to set lineups so Sorry Rich you gave it a good try.

Alex lost to Steve so Steve clinched a playoff spot. He clinches the 2 seed with a win or loss by Matt. Tie breaker is too close to call so well see how that breaks down.

Ryan lost his match up to Doug which basically clinches the Division for Doug if he sets a lineup this week. It also means that Ryan needs a win or loss by 2 of Brendan, Roger and Dan. Ryan cannot win his division. 

Speaking of Connor. He defeated Dan to keep the slim hope alive but he needs to outscore Doug by around 100 and have Doug lose this week so he is not making the playoffs. Dan on the other hand needs a win and losses by Brendan and Roger or a win and Ryan loss and hope the tiebreaker fall his way. 

In the closest match up of the week Matt was able to overcome an injury to his QB and defeat Brendan by 1 point to clinch a playoff spot. If he wins this week against Alex a Steve loss to Brendan could get him the number 2 seed and a bye. 

Roger went Down to Frank this week but outscored Dan by enough to take over the first tie break so he has the inside track for the 2nd wildcard spot. 

To summarize the last playoff spot 

Rich can get if no one sets a line-up

Brendan gets it if he wins and Roger and Dan lose this week

Dan gets it with a win and Roger loss or Roger win were Dan outscores Roger by enough points or by winning the tiebreaker

Roger gets it if none of the above happens. 

So goodluck everyone who has some thing to play for this week.

Playoffs after week 12

 Borrowed Matt's Surface during the Thursday night game. Oddly last time I broke my laptop I borrowed his surface to write my law school journal application in iceland. So thanks for that. Making this one quick here are the playoff scenarios as I see them, may not be 100% accurate. 

Alex, Chris gone.

Rich needs 2 wins and Dan to lose two in a row, one of Roger or Matt to lose 2 in a row and Brendan to lose 1 and out not outscore Rich by 34 over the next two weeks. ESPN puts it at 3% which might be high.

On the flip side of the east Division, Frank is in as long as I set a lineup based on the points scored I have over Brendan. A bye is clinched with a win or lost by Matt based on tiebreakers.

Brendan gets in with 2 wins, 1 win and 2 loses by Dan and Roger and a lose by Rich or outscoring Rich by 34 points. Realistically that is the only tie breaker Brendan can win if full lineups are set each week. ESPN says 23% which is probably fair. 

Next to the North Doug wins the north if he wins 1 more week and is not outscored by Connor by 84 points the next 2 weeks. He is on a 5 game losing streak but connor is on a 4 game so like Doug's chances

Connor needs 2 more wins than Doug so this week against Dan is a must win since that tiebreaker is unlikely to go his way.

In the West Steve gets a spot with a win or a lost by 2 of Dan, Brendan, and Roger since he has tiebreakers against everyone who's last name is not Brennan. He plays Alex this week so he is in.

Ryan gets a spot with 2 wins or 1 win and a lost by 2 of Dan Brendan and Roger, Ryan likely losses all tiebreakers except to Brendan. 

Ryan gets a bye if wins out and Steve losses a game. Steve gets it is wins out. Matt gets it if he wins out and Steve and Ryan lose a game. 

Matt wins his division with 2 wins 1 win and 1 Roger loss or 2 Roger losses, Roger wins it if the opposite of that occurs.

Dan gets the 2nd wildcard with 2 wins, 1 win and losses by Brendan and Roger (while holding the tie break 4 point edge on Roger right now)