MOTW - Week 12 (Thanksgiving!)

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Hope you're having a great time eating turkey with your friends and family and getting to relax during this holiday season (unless you're Mike. I hope you're eating enough fried chicken to make up for the lack of turkey).

We'll take a look at a key matchup that will have major playoff implications (like every MOTW after week 10).

MOTW

7. Dont Stop BellLeveon (Eric) vs. 8. Ben There Raped That (Paul)

Paul looked like he might be out of the playoffs with his dreaded 7th loss last week as Sanu couldn't pull through on Monday night. However, if he can keep winning, make up a bit of point differential and Jon or Mike choke under pressure in the last 2 weeks, he still has a shot (albeit a long one). His first task? Take down Eric who is directly ahead of him in the standings.

QB: Wentz has been on fire lately, scoring over 20 points in every week since week 5, but is taking on a Bears defense that has been quite feisty. I'll still give him the edge over Rivers but it'll be quite close as Rivers should be in a position to score a lot of points against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving. Edge: Eric

WR: AJ Green should feast on the terrible Browns, with the only potential of slowing him down being the same situation. Alshon is actually a great defense against Wentz, and Keenan Allen has double point potential with Rivers. While the talent gap isn't that large (Fitz has quietly been one of the best receivers this year, top 10 in points at the position), the situation dictates a better potential day for Paul. Edge: Paul

RB: None of the other RBs are even worth mentioning in the same breath as Le'veon. Don't be surprised if he scores more than the other 3 RBs combined. Edge: Eric

TE: Gronk is easily a top 3 TE and Clay, even with Tyrod back, won't get close to his numbers. Edge: Eric

K/DEF: Philly defense came up huge for Paul last week to even make his matchup close and he'll need another big day against Trubisky to keep his hopes alive. Lutz should provide a lot of scoring in a Saints game that looks to be as exciting as their matchup with the Redskins last week. Edge: Paul

Winner: Eric

While Paul's WRs will try hard to keep this close, the stars (Le'veon, Gronk, and Wentz) are just too much for him to overcome. It will be a close matchup, within 10 points, and won't be decided until the Sunday night game but Eric will keep his playoff hopes alive while crushing Paul's.

Good luck to all and Happy Thanksgiving once again!

Simon Kim