Week 13 - We Made It

Last week, Dan almost made me pay up with a 200 point showing, and worst of all, he did it against me. Unfortunately, Russell couldn't take advantage of a terrible Philly secondary and Dan only scored in the 170s... only...

Somehow, we've made it through the regular season of the fantasy playoffs. Although there have been some interesting situations (more Tuesday games than I can count, a Wednesday afternoon game, and a WR playing QB that was a TERRIBLE fantasy player), it was a pretty normal fantasy seasons. Some unfortunate injuries, just like every year, derailed a few teams (CMC, Saquon, Dak, OBJ) but overall, COVID didn't really seem to make or break the season for anybody.

I was hoping for an intense MOTW to end the season but with Biggie 70 points behind Cho, the chances of him winning AND outscoring Cho by 70 is slim to none. Even the top 2 seeds look pretty locked unless Jon loses and Mike wins as Mike probably can't catch up on points. Here's the way the teams COULD go into the playoffs (I assume anything greater than a 60 point difference will not be made up in 1 week) with my predicted scenario bolded:

1: Dan or Jon

2: Dan, Jon, or Mike

3: Jon, Mike, or Simon

4: Mike or Simon

5: Eric or Cho

6: Eric or Cho

Once the seeding is completed, I'll do a playoff preview for next week's post.

For the people in the bottom half of the bracket, don't forget to compete for your $25 gift card. David Kim is on a mission to win it as he's climbed from 12 to 8 in a matter of weeks. We'll see if he can keep this hot streak going and not walk away empty handed.

Good luck to all!

SPECIAL PAYOUT NOTE:

Going forward, I will also be updating the table below to keep everyone reminded of the payout structure at the given moment in case there is an abrupt end to the season. Anything grey and crossed out are no longer possibilities and the highlighted text is what the current payout would be if an abrupt cancellation were to happen:

Cancelled or season shortened abruptly after <10 regular season games: All money is returned to owners.
Cancelled or season shortened abruptly after 10-12 regular season games: Top 6 seeds (playoff teams) receive $150, Bottom 6 seeds receive $50. (If the season is cancelled before games are played this week)
Cancelled or season shortened abruptly after 13 regular season games (aka we are in the fantasy playoffs): Seeds 1 and 2 receive $250, Seeds 4-6 receive $175 (If the games this week are completed)
Cancelled or season shortened abruptly after 14 regular season games (aka second round): All 4 remaining seeds receive $300
Cancelled or season shortened abruptly after 15 regular season games (aka championship): 2 teams in championship will receive $550 each. 2 teams in consolation will receive $50 each.
Season shortened prior to start of season 11+ games: We will have to adjust to however Yahoo changes things. If there is a way to adjust it myself, I will work backwards and make room for the playoffs as we currently do (3 of the last 4 weeks, not including the final week of the season). For example, if the season is cut to 12 games, I would try to adjust it so that the regular season is weeks 1-8, and the playoffs are weeks 9-11.
Season shortened prior to start of season <11 games: With the randomness of fantasy football, any fantasy regular season that is less than 7 weeks is too short to determine a proper winner. If this happens, I will return HALF the money back to all participants and we will be playing the shortened season for a smaller prize (Total prize pool of $600).