Week 14 - Playoff Predictions

Sorry I'm late posting this one. Got swamped with work and didn't get to post before my flight home. Fell asleep super early and so here we are. Also, I can't believe all the Kims (including honorary Jon "Lee" Kim) missed the playoffs.

Instead of doing in-depth matchups for this week (especially since David Y and Chris's matchup has already begun) I'll do a few quick playoff predictions.

Winner - Dan Park
He finally gets the monkey off his back and captures his first title. His team has never scored under 85 points and now that Mahomes is back, Browns have an easy schedule, Golladay is looking like a true WR1, and Ertz has been picking up his production (minus the stinker last week in Miami), it will be hard to derail this team. He's got a few other wild cards in the mix: Kareem Hunt could be useful down the stretch, Sterling is finally back healthy, and Rudolph has been a monster in the past 3 weeks (10+ per game). It'll take a heroic effort to derail Dan's season.

Runner Up - Eric
Mr. Opposite ended with the 2nd highest score of the year and he'll make the finals again thanks to a solid team at every position. His biggest issue is at QB where he'll need to find the right streamer every week but he's got 3 WRs that are arguably top 15 options on every given week, Cook, assuming he is healthy, has never scored under 10 points, and he's got some interesting RB2 options, all with the possibility of posting RB1 numbers on a given week.

Biggest Disappointment - Cho
Cho rode the New England D for the first 7 weeks while they feasted on a soft schedule but his end of season run was disappointing to say the least. He went 3-3, averaging 84 points a game. Luckily, he hung on to his first round bye but a slew of untimely injuries may derail his quest at a 3-peat. New England does get Cincinnati and Buffalo to end the fantasy season so if they can conjure up some 25+ point magic again, maybe Cho makes me look like a fool.

Dark Horse - David Y
David's success is purely dependent on the Cowboys as he has their 3 best skill position players. The Cowboys will be fighting for their playoff lives meaning we should expect heavy doses of Amari and Zeke in the coming weeks. The Rams and Eagles are nothing close to the shutdown defenses they were of the past 2 years so they should both be able to put up significant points. His biggest question is at RB2 where he's hoping for a lottery ticket to hit, but the rest of his roster is solid enough to win the league.

For all people in the consolation bracket, don't give up! The Kim Bowl will determine the winner of the $25 gift card.

Good luck to all!

Simon