MOTW - Week 11

And all of my predictions go down the toilet in one week. Jon and Mike somehow keep winning (Jon thinks changing his name every week is going to do something for him) and Biggie's playoff hopes look slim (although not completely gone). Paul is climbing up the boards quickly and is only 1 game back from a playoff spot (including PF tiebreaking scenarios).

So let's focus on a matchup that is basically a playoff game as the loser may have little to no hope of making the actual playoffs.

MOTW
6. Fe-brees (Jon) vs. 10. Fournetteflix &Chill (Biggie)
Biggie may be ranked 10, but he's actually scored more points on the season than his opponent. Biggie will need a win to prevent getting the 7th loss that should all but eliminate him. Jon's barely hanging onto the last playoff spot as he loses tiebreaking scenarios to almost every other team in the league. He'll need to keep winning to hold the teams below him at bay.
QB: Chicago has actually been a formidable defense at home so Stafford may have a hard time putting up points this week. Assuming Biggie uses Alex Smith, who has looked like a legitimate MVP candidate, he should win this matchup handily. Edge: Biggie
WR: Biggie's WRs are barely WR2s or WR3s on their own team, which doesn't bode well for their potential in fantasy. Meanwhile, Jon has 2 clear-cut WR1s on high powered offenses. Edge: Jon
RB: The strongest position of Biggie's team is clearly where Jon's team struggles. Lamar Miller and Doug Martin are great backs, but due to their team offenses struggling at the moment, they don't get many chances to run and when they do, they don't get to see much daylight. Fournette and Ingram should continue their individual marches to 1,000 yard seasons. Edge: Biggie
TE: Both of them suck but one sucks less. Brate has 143 yards and no scores... in the last 4 weeks. Cook at least plays with a competent QB and has gotten 5+ targets in every game but 1. Let's hope the volume pays off. Edge: Jon
K/DEF: Nothing in particular to note other than the fact that Biggie should pick up the Titans' kicker for consistency. Assuming this wild assumption will hold true, I'll take Jon because Pitt > Tenn. Edge: Jon

Winner: Jon
Jon's dominance in the WR category should be enough to make up the difference from the RB spot. I don't see either team breaking 100 points so Jon won't make much headway in his tiebreaker pursuit but he should be able to hold off the teams beneath him for at least 1 more week.

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim