week 13

[paladisiac]

It's down to this. If you don't know by now, i'm not gonna tell ya. (ok, maybe i will below...)

The Playoffs
The teams that haven't yet clinched a spot that still have a shot are: Elysian Fields 22, Rooting Rebels, Liberty Vultures, Lost and Found...some Help! and W.S.D.M. Two of these five teams will go on. Lost and Found and Rooting Rebels are the "win you're in" teams. Congrats to all who've made it, or will after week 13.

Free Sic Um win of the week:
The Marauders 666 cruises into the playoffs. This should be an easy V entering as a top 2 seed.

Lost and Found...some Help! @ Beast From the Northeast
Lost and Found rode some seasonal bests from a few of his players to surpass 550 points last week. He's been able to score 400+ since week 10 and will need it against a beast that sprang for ~450 last week. Lost and Found comes in nearly completely healthy -- good time to do so only needing a win to be in. All other playoff hopefuls will be rooting for Beast.

Raven Maniacs @ W.S.D.M.
But Raven shouldn't fret -- he beat lost and found head-to-head. W.S.D.M., however, will need a win and a Lost and Found loss. Given his lag in points to the two DIV 2 teams, he's hoping for a Liberty loss as well. He has continual ?-marks at who to start at DE and secondary WR, but Bell should be back and he's otherwise relatively strong.

Rooting Rebels @ Liberty Vultures
With a win, you're in, no matter which team you are. A loss spells doom for Liberty; whereas the Rebels could survive a loss in this divisional showdown with a Lost and Found defeat. Liberty scored well but had no chance last week against two 520+ pointers. The Rebels were ONE POINT shy of clinching the division and preparing for week 14. Neither team has scored less than 397 since week 9, the Rebels being the hotter team over that stretch.

[paladisiac]

assuming the "win you're in" teams win, am i the only playoff team from last year not to make it this year? i remember z, lost, rooting & i made the playoffs in 2004, but don't remember the other 2 teams.

[paladisiac]

weird that losing a kicker, yet still having a good backup, drops you *15ppg*. that's nuts and is happening with lost and found...

[rperricone]

I made the playoffs and lost in the first round last year

[jwsmen]

I would like to offer a hearty congratulations to Beast from the Northeast for setting a most competitive lineup in week 13 even though he was eliminted from playoff contention and could have improved his draft pick standing by taking another loss.

While tanking could occur during any week of the season, it is more likely to happen late in the year and the owners who have already played against a team who decides to tank do face a disadvantage.

I am pleased to see that Beast accepted his duty as spoiler and forced LAFSH to earn a playoff birth. (which we failed to do.) I am sure that Rooting Rebels is thankful as well but with the level of competition in this league, it is nice to see a fight to the finish from all teams, both contenders and pretenders this season.

Heck, Jeff even picked up a kicker in week 13 in case Joe Nedney was still hurt and Paul Edinger even punted twice to earn 13 extra points.

It is play like this that makes this league a premier one in EFS.

[paladisiac]

i agree with Jason. Looks like all (but army?) eliminated teams did their best to win one last game. (i personally didn't want to end below .500)

[paladisiac]

Free Sic Um win of the week:
Ha! Sic Um could claim spoiler if there was something to spoil for Marauders 666, winning 420-368 with Lance Briggs and Lee Evans 3 TDs leading the way.

Lost and Found...some Help! @ Beast From the Northeast
Beast mini-roared into week 13 with 413 points. Decent, and definitely more than lost and found's disappointing 331. Charles Tillman and Larry Johnson led the way for Beast, while Lost saw poor performances from his QB, receivers and kickers to fall to 10-8.

Raven Maniacs @ W.S.D.M.
W.S.D.M. wins by home field advantage, with disappointments at RB and receiver, to improve to 10-8, which is the magical record of note since Lost and Found found a loss.

Rooting Rebels @ Liberty Vultures
With a win, you're in, no matter which team you are. A loss would've spelled doom for Liberty, but his team responded to the week 13 challenge posting the week's high of 508 points, claiming the division and the points prize in the process. Rooting rebels slipped to 10-8, the magical record of note...

The Playoffs
The teams that had a shot were: Elysian Fields 22, Rooting Rebels, Liberty Vultures, Lost and Found...some Help! and W.S.D.M. Two of these five teams would go on. Liberty beat Rebels to claim the DIV2 crown. Elysian lost, leaving Rebels, Lost and Found and W.S.D.M. at 10-8. Only one could go on. In a 3-way tie for a wildcard, the PPG leader goes on, and that's Rooting Rebels, another DIV2 monster.