But that's not a problem, is it Han?
Anyway, here's the usual team-by-team breakdown heading into the final week of the season:
Leviathans: Clinch the #1 seed with a win, unless Adam also wins and outscores Levi by 59 points or more. Take the #2 seed with a loss and Atomnation win --- or Atomnation outscoring them by 59+ points.
Suspended Atomnation: As noted above, can claim the #1 seed with a win and by outscoring The Leviathans by 59+ points. A win without an insane number of points will give Adam the #2 seed. A loss also gives Adam the #2 seed, unless Mex also wins and outscores Adam by 24 or more points, in which case he takes the #3 seed.
~ AirMex ~: Proud owner of an INSANE 7-game win streak, AirMex is ON FIRE! They're the hottest team in the league right now, coming off a 92-54 win over the league-leading Leviathans and a 104-84 win over Merrill.
Mex can grab the #2 seed with a win and an Atomnation loss if Mex outscores Adam by 24+ points. Otherwise, a win puts sets up Mex as the #3 seed. With a loss, Mex could end up anywhere between the #3 seed to the #5 seed (and out of the playoffs), depending on whether Taylor and Jody win, and on how many points they score.
Air Apparent, Hollow Graham's, Los Diablos: There's a fair chance at least one of these guys will win their matchup this weekend. If only one team gets the W, that team is in the playoffs. If two or three of them get wins, the final two playoff spots will be determined by points and whether Mex wins his game.
In the unlikely event that ALL THREE of these teams lose this weekend to finish 7-7, the door is opened for Merrill to claim the final playoff spot. Speaking of which . . . .
Merrill's Marauders: The ONLY way the Marauders get into the playoffs is if Taylor, Jody and Kubicek all lose, and Merrill wins. Technically we need to be concerned about points, but since Merrill leads all of these guys by 63 points or more, that's not likely to be an issue.
Merrill is also at the tipping point, in that his chances of winning the title are roughly the same as his chances of slipping into the losers bracket and losing the Toilet Bowl.
Golden Graham's, Psychotic Ninjas: Not technically, OFFICIALLY eliminated yet, but the path to the playoffs for either of these teams only exists in a fantasyland which can only be realized by a miracle (like, say, starting four Jonas Grays in the same week). For either of these teams to claim the #4 spot will require, AT A MINIMUM:
- A win in week 14.
- Losses by Air Apparent, Hollow Graham's and Los Diablos
- A loss by Merrill, and outscoring Taylor by 87 points, OR
- Outscoring Merrill by 150+ points.
The good news for each of these teams is that there are much more realistic scenarios which will lead them to next year's #1 overall pick. The bad news for each of these teams is that it's about equally likely that they lose the Toilet Bowl and have to play out next season using a name picked out by Levi.
Screaming Eagles, Orion River Horses: Between these two teams, , Merrill's Marauders, Golden Graham's and Psychotic Ninjas, three of them will finish in the loser's bracket. The Eagles and River Horses are guaranteed to play in the loser's bracket with a loss; they can play their way into the race for 2015's #1 pick with a win depending on whether any of the 6-7 teams lose and how the points fall.
Let's hope that at least one of the Ninjas and River Horses (okay --- the Ninjas) play their way out of the loser's bracket and avoid the past champions' curse. Speaking of which:
Strike Team: Guaranteed to start the postseason at the bottom of the loser's bracket, Aaron is still trying to recover from his 2012 TTFFL title.
Good luck everyone! I'd really love to see the Golden Graham's or Ninjas beat the odds and make the playoffs; it would be epic.
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