The Spoiler and Predators have clinched playoff spots out of the Original Division, with the defending champion Predators capturing the top overall seed and a first-round bye. Two Extra Crispy Division teams - The Megatons and Cougars - have clinched playoff berths and now are fighting for a division title in their remaining games.
Finally, the Gauchos and Houston Fuzz will play the role of the spoiler (not Kelvin's team) and attempt to make reaching the postseason even tougher for their opponents.
After three exciting Thanksgiving Day games, we have some action in all four Week 12 match-ups. Here are the results heading into Sunday's games:
- 51-7: The Megatons def Allie-Gators. Drew Brees' (21-points) performance in Dallas was off the hook. The 3rd-and-10 pass on the game-winning drive to Robert Meachem was simply amazing. He's not the Super Bowl MVP. Miles Austin (24-points) also had a big day against New Orleans with a 60-yard TD reception.
- 35-35: Parking Thugs tied Cougars. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (21) and Santonio Holmes (14) came through for the Thugs. Calvin Johnson (19) and Mark Sanchez (12) helped the Cougars tie things up at 35 a piece.
- 28-0: Backdoor Bandits def Gauchos. The Jets' 89-yard kickoff return blew things open for a 28-0 lead.
- 53-23: Delta Marauders def Houston Fuzz. Tom Brady (47-points) had a tremendous day in Detroit to lead the Patriots to victory. Jason Witten (9) and Marques Colston (10) have given the Fuzz some life.
- 9-0: The Spoiler def Predators. NY Jets' LaDainian Tomlinson (5) and Dustin Keller (4) have The Spoiler out in front by 9-points. The Predators have yet to take the field.
GAME of the WEEK
THE MEGATONS
(7-4, Extra Crispy Division)
vs
ALLIE-GATORS
(4-6-1, Original Division)
DWAYNE BOWE
The Megatons
Dwayne Bowe leads The Megatons into battle against the Allie-Gators in Week 13. With a 51-7 lead, The Megatons are hoping to continue their winning streak and their division title. In his last two road games at Denver and Oakland, Bowe has a total of 249 receiving yards and 3 TDs. He has 10 TDs in his last 6 games. This guy is muy caliente!
Matty "Ice" has a home date against Green Bay. The trio of Knowshon Moreno, Brandon Jacobs, and Steven Jackson will hope to play as well as the Gators combo of Cedric Benson and MJD and then some. Of the three, Jackson is closing in on 1,000 yards at 811 to date. Moreno has 3 receiving TDs. And between all three they have scored 11 times rushing.
SIDNEY RICE
Allie-Gators
A new coach. Sidney Rice off the shelf and back into action. This can only mean good things for Brett Favre and the Vikings, right? One thing is for certain, it can only get better in Minnesota. And the Allie-Gators stand to capitalize on these developments as they enter play 44-points down to The Megatons in Week 12. The Gators must win and are in need of help out of the Houston Fuzz and Gauchos in their match-ups with the Bandits and Marauders to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Jay Cutler and Ryan Fitzpatrick have been solid at QB. Both QBs have thrown for about 2,000 yards each. Fitzpatrick has thrown 18 TDs to 9 INTs, while Cutler has thrown 12 to 10. Both have rushed for close to 180 yards each.
Greg Jennings, Reggie Wayne, and Maurice Jones-Drew continue to be solid starters in the Gator line-up. This is a huge match-up and pits two of the BCFFLs savviest owners against each other. We'll see who comes out on top!
ORIGINAL DIVISION SHOWDOWN
"The Rematch!"
PREDATORS
(9-2, Original Division)
vs
THE SPOILER
(7-4, Original Division)
PEYTON MANNING
Predators
The Predators dropped 170-points on The Spoiler in a Week 7 victory, securing 1st place in the division and they've never looked back. This week The Spoiler looks to avenge that loss and build some momentum heading into the postseason. It will not be easy.
Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers lead the Predators and most QBs around the league for that matter. They're set to square off against one another this weekend in a huge Sunday night contest. Both QBs have thrown over 3,000 yards this season. Manning has 20 TDs and 7 INTs. Rivers has 23 TDs and 9 INTs. Both have qb ratings around 100.
Arian Foster has rushed for over 1,000 yards this season and his counterpart, Peyton Hillis, is closing in 1,000 with 774 through 11 weeks. They have a combined 20 TDs. And both are decent receivers with nearly 350 yards each and 3 TDs.
At WR, you can't forget about Andre Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald. The Predators missed out on Turkey Day with Deion Branch's 41-point outburst. But Andre has 813 receiving yards and 4 TDs this season, and Fitzgerald is getting back into it with nearly 700 receiving yards and 5 TDs himself.
There is no wonder this team is tops in the league at 9-2 and defending BCFFL Champion.
BRANDON LLOYD
The Spoiler
The Spoiler have a couple of decent QBs of their own with Kyle Orton and Aaron Rodgers. Orton's thrown for over 3,000 yards and Rodgers is close with 2,600+. Both have outstanding TD:INT ratios of 19:9 and 17:6 for Rodgers and Orton, respectively.
Rashard Mendenhall had an off week at home against Oakland, but he looks to get back on track in Week 12. Jeremy Maclin has the lightning bolt Michael Vick throwing the ball and so he's always on the lookout for a big day. And the rough and tumble Giants DST can make things very interesting points-wise any given week.
The Spoiler hope for revenge from their Week 7 defeat this year and want to make a statement heading into the playoffs with a big win over the #1 team in the league and their division rival in Week 12.
COUGARS
(7-4, Extra Crispy Division)
vs
PARKING THUGS
(4-7, Extra Crispy Division)
ADRIAN PETERSON
Cougars
Tied at 35, the Cougars are fighting for the win over the Parking Thugs in Week 12 so they can get that important first round bye in the playoffs, or at least stay even with The Megatons in the Extra Crispy Division.
Adrian Peterson has not made much noise lately and the Cougars have to be pinning much of their title hopes on his back. Frank Gore looks like his ankle will be ready for Monday night against Arizona and any extra points the Cougars might need to pull out a victory.
Percy Harvin and Eli Manning are the only other real threats in the Cougars line-up besides Gore/Peterson, so the Cougars need Minnesota to come alive and bury Washington on the road this Sunday.
LeSEAN McCOY
Parking Thugs
The Thugs have all their fingers and toes crossed that they can get over on the Cougars, but more importantly, that the Fuzz and Gauchos somehow beat the Bandits and Marauders, and possibly The Megatons winning in Week 12. Got that?
LeSean McCoy has been a revelation in Philadelphia. The RB out of the University of Pittsburgh was showcased last Sunday night on a 4th down TD run for Philadelphia. With Vick threatening to run at any moment, McCoy has a little bit of extra room to work carrying the ball.
Brett Favre and Josh Freeman have been workmanlike at QB, though Freeman has been having the better season. The Bucs QB has 14 TDs and 5 INTs while Favre has 10:17. Both have thrown for over 2,000 yards.
This should be an interesting finish and if the Thugs can win, they may be playing for a postseason slot in Week 13.
DELTA MARAUDERS
(5-5-1, Extra Crispy Division)
vs
HOUSTON FUZZ
(2-8, Extra Crispy Division)
MIKE WALLACE
Delta Marauders
The Delta Marauders have had quite the roller coaster season but now, at 5-5-1, they have a decent shot at making the playoffs. All they need to do is win and they're in.
WRs Mike Wallace and Roddy White play key roles in the Marauders line-up. Wallace has 8 TDs and nearly 800 receiving yards. White has over 1,000 yards receiving and 7 TDs.
Matt Forte and LeGarrette Blount lead the rushing attack and Ben Roethlisberger has yet to play as well. Blount and Forte both have 4 rushing TDs while Forte has 3 receiving as well.
MATT SCHAUB
Houston Fuzz
The Fuzz can play the spoiler this week and perhaps keep the Delta Marauders from clinching a playoff spot for another week. Leading the way is the Fuzz's #1 overall pick, Matt Schaub. The Texans' QB has passed for 2,574 yards and has a 13:7 TD to INT ratio.
The Fuzz send out John Kuhn, Tim Hightower and Ronnie Brown at RB and that's about all that's left in this match-up with the Marauders. At the moment, the Fuzz are down 30 and have 6 players left for Week 12. It will be nothing short of miraculous if they can pull this off.
BACKDOOR BANDITS
(6-5, Original Division)
vs
GAUCHOS
(3-8, Original Division)
MICHAEL VICK
Backdoor Bandits
Second only to Peyton Manning in Pro Bowl voting, Michael Vick is reborn in Philadelphia. Winning seems to be a great antidote to bad press. I mean, if a guy like Vick is over in Philly, I guess it's official that he is back. Coming off two strong starts including a 70-pointer against Washington, Vick has the rest of the BCFFL on notice that the Backdoor Bandits are never officially beaten until Vick has taken his final snap of the day. That is, unless you're on the Bandits by more than 70-points. Vick is capable of anything!
With a 28-0 head start on the Gauchos, the Bandits have to like their chances even more to clinch a playoff spot this weekend.
Chris Johnson, Michael Turner, and Darren McFadden are the RBs for the Bandits. This year's #1 overall pick, CJ28, has 968 rushing yards and 9 TDs for the Titans. Michael Turner has 6 TDs and 864 rushing yards for Atlanta. And D-Mac has 4 TDs and 771 rushing yards for the Raiders.
DeSean Jackson and Mike Williams have 11 TDs between the two of them at WR and both are closing in on 700 receiving yards. DJ is about to break 100 rushing yards and has a TD carrying the ball.
RAY RICE
Gauchos
The Gauchos have officially been initiated back into the ranks of the BCFFL with a very challenging season of action. At 3-8, the Gauchos are limping to the finish line. For now, the Gauchos can only play the role of spoiler and keep the Bandits from clinching a playoff spot until Week 13 with a win.
While Ray Rice and Jamaal Charles have done well rushing the ball this season (both over 700 yards) they have had a tough time scoring TDs: only 5 between the two of them. That explains some of the power outage.
At QB, the Gauchos are going to have to have a better plan in the draft next summer. Not taking a QB in the BCFFL draft of all fantasy drafts has proven to be a killer. Matt Hasselbeck has regained his form under Pete Carrol and has been carrying the Gauchos from week to week. But there are no suitable back-ups and David Garrard was traded for Chad Henne earlier this season in a deal involving other players with the Predators.
Randy Moss has fizzled out on whatever team he currently plays for, if he's even still in the NFL. Anquan Boldin has been solid in Baltimore, but little else is there for the Gauchos to fall back on. Things have gotten so tough that in Week 12 the Gauchos are starting two DSTs: Rams and Ravens. But then the Gauchos can take those kinds of risks as the spoiler.
Good luck to all as we conclude our Week 12 match-ups and push towards the playoffs!
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