A great week of Super League action as the race for the playoffs continued. Some teams further cemented themselves while others continue to flounder and create quite a stressful upcoming few weeks. Let’s dive into this week’s action.
Team Unsure of Where They Stand in The League Flip-Flop Again in Dominant Fashion
NIM continued their winning ways nabbing another double win this week. They made an extremely odd (and some would say drunk) trade late Friday night shipping off a key cog in CMC. However, they didn’t show any signs of loss this week as they put up the second highest points in the week and improved their record to 14-8. Barring a catastrophic collapse, they’ve locked themselves in for the inaugural playoffs. Their reliance on the RB position once again paid massive dividends as their top two backs combined for 59.36 points. The craziest part is they left a good amount of points on their bench. Newly acquired Keenan Allen even played AND didn’t get hurt. Many may remember he was a former Batgirl but unfortunately never suited up in the famed Pink & Black. The Bitchin’ Batgirls had a tough week but once again with MANY bright spots. They fuckin’ kids are gonna be alright. They picked up Najee Harris in a trade late Saturday night, allowing them to move on from team legend James Conner. Many were heartbroken about his departure as he has been one of the team’s most important players. However, Najee Harris looked fucking good, eh? A lot of talk around the league from haters & losers about how TBB ain’t this TBB ain’t that has been quelled recently by some incredible performances by the youngsters. Once again a lot of points were left on the bench but who fucking cares? If I was a Batgirls fan, I would want to see progress and with the likes of Christian Watson, Treylon Burks, James Cook & (you guessed it) CAM AKERS all having great weeks, there’s some semblance of a team being built. They also have Kyle Shurmur.
TVB Blues Continue
TVB lost in HEARTBREAKING fashion to longtime rival, Sad Dads. Sad Dads well-known baby boy Brandon Aiyuk’s two touchdowns on Monday night ended up being enough to seal the deal. The thing that must kill TVB the most is the fact that they finally went out and got a QB but then Jimmy G decides to put on the performance of his life. If Jimmy G starts, TVB wins. That fucking blows. The median win was also just barely snatched away from them. CMC continues to somehow get out carried by Elijah Mitchell but this week that most likely had to do with the 49ers curb stomping Arizona. This was an incredibly important matchup for both teams. Sad Dads now take a commanding lead ahead of TVB and have firmly inserted themselves into the playoff conversation and potentially have played themselves into a first-round bye. TVB will need to regroup and take this loss in stride. At least Najee Harris may have found himself! Oh wait, he’s gone.
Battle of the Bottom Tier
A laughably bad and low scoring matchup between the Cigs and the Spicy Boys. Two perennial shitshows made this one of the tighter matchups this week. Both teams recently put on fire sales before the trade deadline and are now starting many team’s backups. Someone needs to tell the Trans Cigs that Clyde Edwards-Helaire is not the starting running back anymore. Both teams left two solid performers on their bench, but it just really didn’t matter. These teams fucking stink. The loser of this game was always going to end up at the bottom of the league in terms of points for the week and unfortunately for the Trans Cigs, it ended up being them. They now have officially lost 11 straight & have seen their record of 7-3 back in week 5 flip all the way to 7-15. A colossal collapse. They are also now officially the lowest scoring team in the league & have a high chance of finishing in the bottom 2 by the end of week 14. The Spicy Boys, however, still find themselves in an interesting position. They’re in a playoff spot at the moment but do have two very solid teams on their tail. I think more than likely they fall out of that 5th/6th spot but you truly never know.
Choke Job?
What the fuck is going on with CTB..? Concerns in the organization are continuing to grow louder as the weeks pass. They now sit on the edge of the playoff and have lost 4 straight. Their 2nd most points for haven’t done much for them this season as a once lock for playoffs now may have to grind out some results over the next 3 weeks. Really poor performances all around ended up contributing to this loss as only 3 players ended up scoring double digits. However, it can be noted that they were without a few extremely important pieces in Tyreek Hill & Jeff Wilson (who literally might be a league winner). Not to mention, they started an injured tight end while Greg Kittle put up 24.40.. TOUGH SCENE. Onto TPSK. Very happy for them. I’ve been very hard on this team solely due to the odd moves they’ve made that have seen them go from looking like a contender to the worst team in the league in a short amount of time. However, they came back in style this week putting up the 3rd most points in the league with the help of some incredible output from the running back position. JT’s resurgence the past few weeks could prove vital as we hit the consolation playoffs though the loss of Wan’Dale Robinson could end up being quite costly.
God Funkin’ Damnit
I have come to learn that Free Deshaun is inevitable. They are a powerhouse and no one in the league is close. It will take a monumental performance from one of these playoff teams to knock them off. It’s fucking infuriating. Down games from Josh Allen, Devante Parker & even Josh Jacobs proved null as Kelce, Adams & Pollard combined for 109.25 points. ABSURD. The Funkles on the other hand had a solid week and one that helped them grind out a median win. Kirk Cousins abysmal performance against Dallas destroyed JJeff’s output which turned out to be costly. Also, I think the conversation around D’Andre Swift possibly just not being that good needs to start soon. They’re still one of the better teams in the league. Joey B is looking like himself once again and JJeff isn’t going to fall flat like that most weeks. They’re still a threat with that WR depth.
Week 11 Picks: 3-2
Picks to Date: 32-26
Post Week 11 Power Rankings as of 11.23.22
- Free Deshaun (17-5) ↔
- The Funky Uncles (15-7) ↔
- 9 Inch males (14-8) ↔
- Sad Dads (14-8) ↑1
- The Violent Beauregardes (10-12) ↑1
- Choking the Belichicken (10-12) ↓2
- The Spicy Boys (11-11) ↔
- The Bitchin’ Batgirls (6-14) ↔
- Portuguese Short Kings (6-14) ↑1
- Transgender Cigs (7-15) ↓1
Week 12 Quick Picks – TURKEY BOWL EDITION
TBB (Mac n Cheese) vs. TVB (Stale Rolls) – I mean… Nah, TVB wins
Free Deshaun (Turkey) vs. CTB (Stuffing by My Aunt) – CTB needs the win. Ben is out for blood. Free Deshaun might be too much to handle
Funkles (Fried Turkey) vs. Spicy Boys (Apple Pie with Organic Apples) – Funkles bounce back in violent fashion
TCs (Cigs) vs. TPSK (Some like ethnic dish) – TPSK resurgence continues
GAME OF THE WEEK: Sad Dads (Sloppy Steaks) vs. NIM (Banana)
- Cracker of a matchup. Last week we had 1 v 2. This week we get 3 v 4. This shouldn’t matter much in terms of playoff position though the winner of this game does have the opportunity to leapfrog the Funkles. I like the 9 Inch Males in this one.
NAME KEY:
- Batgirls – Mac n’ Cheese: Not always apart of the spread but when it is, you’re fucking hype and it’s delicious.
- TVB – Stale Rolls: Now these would have been good if your grandmom wasn’t a cheap fuck and didn’t buy them last week but now they’re falling apart. You’ll still eat them.
- Free Deshaun – Turkey: Boring but always good and a staple.
- CTB – Stuffing by Eddie’s Aunt: You see stuffing, you’re hype. Stuffing is delicious. But then you realize your aunt overthinks everything and tried to be cute by adding fucking sausage and cranberries. A once good dish has now fallen dramatically.
- Funkles – Fried Turkey: Turkey but like way fucking better and more fun.
- Spicy Boys – Apple Pie with Organic Apples: Apple Pie rocks but like organic apples really could fuck it all up.
- TCs – Cigs: I mean it’s self explanatory.
- TPSK – Some Ethnic Dish: I mean Mata is Portuguese, so I guarantee they got some fire dishes going on at Thanksgiving. Might be good, might be bad.
- Sad Dads – Sloppy Steaks: “Big rare cut of meat with water dumped all over it, water splashing around the table.”
- NIM – Banana: You’re wondering why is a Banana listed as a Thanksgiving food. It’s not a Thanksgiving food. But who doesn’t love a fucking 9 inch Banana down the hatch.
Thanksgiving fucking blows. Enjoy your few days off. American Revolution II on Friday. Come on.
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