MOTW - Week 12

Only 3 teams are completely out of the running, although they still have a shot at winning some money through pick-ems. Just a reminder: pick-ems run through the playoffs. David's a long shot as he has to reel off 2 straight BIG wins (to make up the point differential) and hope for some help elsewhere.

Let's take a look at a big matchup between one team that's streaking and another that's had a long tumble from clinching a bye to barely making the playoffs.

MOTW
6. Jacked Up! (Cho) vs. 3. its my vick in a box (Biggie)
QB: Luck has looked human without his top receiver around and with Mathieu and Peterson bothering T.Y. all day, I don't know where all his throws are going to end up. Meanwhile, Manning gets to face an old nemesis and try to make up some ground that he lost in the TD record chase last week. If Cam can throw for 3 TDs, I'm sure Manning will carve this defense up. Speaking of which... Edge: Biggie
WR: Welker is going to go off this game. Imagine how much anger he must have that his old club wouldn't match the measly 2 year, $12 million dollar salary that the Broncos offered him. I'm sure he's enjoying playing with the far superior QB in Manning (no bias here), but I expect Welker to go OFF this game. GAMECHANGER. At the other spots, it looks pretty bleak. I mentioned the troubled T.Y. is going to have this week and I don't really feel like spending more words than necessary on the four receivers who shall be known as Pierr-icho Bow-glas. Edge: Cho
RB: Moreno + Ridley could either be a genius play or a terrible one as this game figures to be a shootout. Will this allow the backs to get free against soft boxes or will the pass happy attacks make them non-factors? Meanwhile, Murray should pick up the slack for Biggie's team as Bell continues to have a sub-par game (what do you mean Bell is good? He hasn't broken 100 yards and is almost as dependent on TDs as Tolbert). Edge: Even
TE: GRONK IS BACK! He's such a beast that Kuechly just had to straight out tackle him illegally in order to prevent him from catching an uncatchable ball. Olsen is becoming one of Cam's favorite red zone threats but he can't match the GRONK. Edge: Cho
K/DEF: Both defenses are playing turnover prone QBs so they should feast on the turnovers. Both kickers are in a dome. Hmm... this one's too tough to call. Edge: Even

Winner: its my vick in a box (Biggie)
I know, I know. The count favors Cho. But there's only one word that matters here. Manning. Also, it bothers me that "its my vick in a box" isn't "it's my vick in a box."

GAMECHANGER record through week 11: 4-9

MOTW record through week 11: 6-7

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim