NFL Week 14 Preview
Current Playoff Seeding
Playoffs
Cooper Troopers (Fhima’s) [11-2] (1838 total points scored) *clinched 1 seed and first round bye
The Pullies (Shepherd Goods) [9-4] (1691 pts) *clinched playoffs
$traight Cash Homie (Nolo’s) [7-6] (1672 pts)
SG Choppers [8-5] *clinched playoffs (1735 pts)
Wait ‘Til Next Year [8-5] (1610 pts) *clinched playoffs
Sporty Strauss [7-6] (1500 pts)
Consolation
Las Cabras [6-7] (1580 pts) *eliminated from playoffs (I think based on tie-breakers)
Minnesota Moose Knuckles [6-7] (1686 pts)
Wins Up Doc [5-8] (1618 pts) *eliminated from playoffs
Matty Ice Owls [5-8] (1553 pts) *eliminated from playoffs
DTC Porkchop Express [4-9] (1505 pts) *eliminated from playoffs
Ornery Otters [2-11] (1492 pts) *clinched the 12 seed
Week 13 Matchups
Cooper Troopers (1) vs Wait Til’ Next Year (5)
The Pullies (2) vs Las Cabras (7)
$traight Cash Homie (3) vs Sporty Strauss (6)
Shepherd Goods Choppers (4) vs Win’s Up Doc (9)
Minnesota Moose Knuckles (8) vs Matty Ice Owls (10)
DTC Porkchop Express (11) vs Ornery otters (12)
It is the final week of the NFL regular season and there is a lot to be decided for playoff seeding. Here are the only things we know for sure heading into week 14. Cooper Troopers has clinched the 1 seed and will have a first round bye and the Ornery Otters have clinched the 12 seed. Outside of that, no spots are locked in we have a lot of BYE positioning in both the NFL bracket and the consolation bracket. The Pullies, SG Choppers, and Wait Til’ Next Year have all clinched the playoffs and this week where they end up. For The Pullies it’s simple, win this week and they have the bye. For SG Choppers it’s more complicated, they need to beat Win’s Up Doc, hope for Las Cabras to beat The Pullies, and maintain their points lead of 44 over The Pullies.
The Nolo’s division comes down to the winner of $traight Cash Homie vs. Sporty Strauss. The loser of that game is at risk of missing the playoffs if Las Cabras or Minnesota Moose Knuckles win and tiebreakers don’t go there way.
In the consolation side of the bracket, Win’s Up Doc and Matty Ice Owls are both hoping to play their way into the consolation bye to set them up to earn season long points. This is especially big for Win’s Up Doc as he currently holds an NBA Bye, every point in NFL will matter for him.
Should be a crazy week!
Here are the tie-breakers rules:
1. Head-to-head record vs. all teams tied with
2. Most fantasy points for entire season
3. Least fantasy points against for entire season
Potential Head to Head tie-breaker Records
The Pullies & SG Choppers: 1-1 (if tie it goes to total points scored - SG Choppers 1735 vs. Pullies 1691)
$traight Cash Homie: 1-1 vs Minnesota Moose Knuckles, 1-0 vs. Las Cabras, 1-0 vs. Sporty Strauss (but play this week)
Sporty Strauss: 1-1 vs. Minnesota Moose Knuckles, 1-0 vs. Cabras, 0-1 vs. $traight Cash Homie (but play this week)
Las Cabras: 1-0 vs. Minnesota Moose Knuckles, 0-1 vs. $traight Cash Homie, 0-1 vs. Sporty Strauss, 2-0 vs. Win’s Up Doc, 0-1 vs. Matty Ice Owls
Minnesota Moose Knuckles: 1-1 vs. $traight Cash Homie, 1-1 vs. Sporty Strauss, 0-1 vs. Las Cabras, 0-1 vs. Win’s Up Doc, 1-0 vs. Matty Ice Owls (but play again this week)
Win’s Up Doc: 0-2 vs. Las Cabras, 1-0 vs. Minnesota Moose Knuckles, 1-0 vs. Matty Ice Owls
Matty Ice Owls: 1-0 vs. Las Cabras, 0-1 vs. Win’s Up Doc, 0-1 vs. Minnesota Moose Knuckles (but play this week)
Potential Playoff Tie-breakers:
SG Choppers Win and The Pullies Lose: The Pullies and SG Choppers both at 9-5 would go to highest total score (SG Choppers lead by 44 points)
Sporty Strauss Lose, Cabras Win, Minnesota Moose Knuckles Win: All teams would be at 7-7. Total head-to head records would be Sporty Strauss 2-1, Las Cabras 1-1, Minnesota Moose Knuckles 1-2. Strauss would advance.
Sporty Strauss Lose, Cabras Lose, Minnesota Moose Knuckles Win: Both teams (Strauss and Hall) would be at 7-7, head-to-head between Sporty Strauss and Minnesota Moose Knuckles is 1-1. Minnesota Moose Knuckles would advance based on total points.
Sporty Strauss Lose, Cabras Win, Minnesota Moose Knuckles Lose. Strauss and Cabras both at 7-7, Sporty Strauss advances with 1-0 head-to-head record.
$traight Cash Homie Lose, Cabras Win, Minnesota Moose Knuckles Win: All teams would be at 7-7. Total head-to head records would be $traight Cash Homie 2-1, Las Cabras 1-1, Minnesota Moose Knuckles 1-2. Jack would advance.
$traight Cash Homie Lose, Cabras Lose, Minnesota Moose Knuckles Win: Both Jack and Hall would be 7-7 with a 1-1 head-to-head record. The team with the highest points total would advance (Moose Knuckles leads by 14 points)
$traight Cash Homie Lose, Cabras Win, Minnesota Moose Knuckles Lose: Both Jack and Cabras would be 7-7, Jack advances with a 1-0 head-to-head record.
Week 14 Matchup of the Week (For the Nolo’s Division)
$traight Cash Homie [7-6] (3) +19 vs Sporty Strauss [7-6] (6)
QB1 – Kirk Cousins (@DET) vs Dak Prescott (HOU)
QB2 – ??? Lamar (inj) Wolford (inj) Mills (benched) (?) vs Trevor Lawrence (@TEN)
RB1 – Tony Pollard (HOU) vs Najee Harris (BAL)
RB2 – Miles Sanders (@LAR) vs Dameon Pierce (@DAL)
WR1 – Tyreek Hill (@LAC) vs Tee Higgins (CLE)
WR2 – JaMarr Chase (CLE) vs George Pickens (BAL)
TE – Dawson Knox vs Evan Engram (@TEN)
FLEX1 – Josh Palmer (MIA) vs Zonovan Knight (@BUF)
FLEX2 – James Conner (NE) vs Nico Collins (@DAL)
D/ST – Giants (PHI) vs Ravens (@PIT)
$traight Cash Homie: Advantage at 7/10 positions
Sporty Strauss: Advantage at 3/10 positions
Last year it came down to these two for the final spot in the NFL Playoffs. This year $traight Cash Homie gets a chance at redemption. Jack’s only real concern is his Superflex (QB2) position after the injury to Lamar Jackson. He gets a great matchup this week against Sporty Strauss who is missing 3 starters to byes this week.
The winner of this matchup wins the division and gets the 3 seed. The loser waits to see what happens with Minnesota Moose Knuckles and Las Cabras and hopes that the tiebreakers work out in their favor.