Chris, on the other hand, ran into a buzzsaw in our weekly high scorer and $20 prize winner, Tom. Tom got nearly 45 points from Drew Brees and while Chris scored well, it was not nearly enough. C.J. Spiller also had an excellent game as Tom scored one of the league's highest point totals on the season and soundly defeated Chris, who scored 125 points of his own behind Roddy White, Darren Sproles, and possible #1 overall pick next seaason LeSean McCoy. It's a heartbreaker for Chris I'm sure, as he would have beaten almost anyone but Tom this week. But in fantasy football, those are the breaks, and he still has $100 coming to him for the points championship.
Two more game-of-the-year candidates emerged this week. In one, 11th place Uncle Joe and 12th place Jeremie's teams really brought it in an exciting, high-scoring shootout. Uncle Joe got mad points from Matt Stafford and--what's this--a Peyton Hillis sighting? The "bust of the year" candidate rolled out a big game to help propel Joe to a win over hard-luck Jeremie, who did get solid production from Calvin Johnson and Lance Moore.
Another entertaining matchup saw Nick and Paul come within less than two points of each other in a high-scorer. Nick got four touchdowns from Tony Romo and over 200 yards rushing from the suddenly-legit Reggie Bush and defeated Paul. While he got good scores from Aaron Hernandez and Ahmad Bradshaw, that loud groan you heard at about 10:20 Pacific Time was Paul agonizing about Hakeem Nicks dropping 17-18 fantasy points. WTF was that?
Dan T. and Mike, in the game dubbed by Dan as the "has-been against the never was," saw Dan pull off a close victory (lots of close ones this week). Tom Brady and Felix Jones got it done, while Mike got a good game from Arian Foster and from Philip Rivers, the latter of which has been sorely lacking this year.
Finally, Marc and Kevin. Neither broke 90 points so the Commish will spend less than 90 words talking about their game. Kevin won, Aaron Rogers and Steven Jackson. Marc lost, Cam Newton and Michael Bush. Nuff said.
So it's down to this: Eddie needs just one win or one loss from Chris to win the title. The two play this week. Eddie wins and it's all over. Chris wins and a win in Week 17 against Dan Todd combined with a loss by Eddie against Marc will result in a tie, and Chris holds a commanding points lead and would win the tiebreaker. Good luck to both Chris and Eddie this week!
(BTW, a public service announcement that Kevin's Steelers got crushed by Paul's 49ers last night)
THIS WEEK’S $20.00 WINNER:
Tom, 158.78 points
HIGHEST SCORING PLAYER:
Drew Brees (Tom), 44.88 points
TOYOTA “ASS RAPING OF THE WEEK:
Tom beats Chris by 33.78 points
SCORES:
Tom- 158.78, Chris- 125
Dan T.- 99.93, Mike- 97.70
Eddie- 108.96, Dan L.- 91.06
Uncle Joe- 125.84, Jeremie- 124.5
Kevin- 88.9, Marc- 85.66
Nick- 123.86, Paul- 122.08
STANDINGS (Records):
1. Eddie (12-3)
2. Chris (10-5)
3. Marc (9-6)
4. Tom (8-7)
5. Dan T. (8-7)
6. Dan L. (8-7)
7. Mike (7-8)
8. Paul (7-8)
9. Kevin (7-8)
10. Nick (6-9)
11. Uncle Joe (5-10)
12. Jeremie (3-12)
STANDINGS (Points):
1. Chris (1934.41)
2. Tom (1800.33)
3. Nick (1747.21)
4. Dan T. (1728.56)
5. Dan L. (1720.36)
6. Mike (1716.11)
7. Marc (1714.52)
8. Paul (1713.84)
9. Kevin (1697.72)
10. Eddie (1672.18)
11. Uncle Joe (1573.1)
12. Jeremie (1502.46)
THIS WEEK’S MATCHUPS:
Tom (SD Spankfest) vs. Marc (Octomom's Hair Pie)
Paul (Strictly Business) vs. Jeremie (Deez Nutz)
Chris (Wyld Stallyns) vs. Eddie (Full Hairy Jacket)
Dan T. (Inferno) vs. Dan L. (Hebrew Hammer)
Mike (dcwarpath) vs. Nick (Purple People Eaters)
Uncle Joe (Mongrels) vs. Kevin (Motor City Madman)
MATCHUP-OF-THE-WEEK:
Chris vs. Eddie. Nothing needs be said, Eddie wins and its over, Chris wins and the title gets decided in Week 17. Overshadowed by this matchup is the ever intriguing "Battle of the Dan's." If you notice, Dan L. is right behind Dan T. in both the standings and points. Dan L. being right behind anyone should make them nervous!
LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES:
-Marc has been mathmatically eliminated from title contention. The "best owner never to win a championship" will have to wait another season.
-Take note that the action this week is primarily on Saturday, not Sunday. There is a Thursday night, Sunday night, and Monday night game, but all other games are on Saturday. That way you'll be able to watch the kickoff of the NBA season on Sunday without any internal conflict on what to watch. Or you can celebrate Christmas with you're family, your choice.
-The Commish would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. And to Dan L., a happy chaunakkah or bar mitsvah or whatever. In any event, have fun and be safe!