Posting this late on Thursday…so the time stamp will be a big fat liar…Finished up the Turkey Week player awards…Our Week 13 trophies…and the final Team of the Week and Chump awards for the 2014 Season…
Week 12 Awards
Drew Brees (FUD)
Peyton Manning faced fierce competition at home from the Dolphins…but still managed to complete 28 of 35 (80.0%) for 257 yards and 4 Touchdowns…no give-aways left him with a Passer Rating of 135.4…and ended with the Sunday lead at 30 Points…Drew Brees took the field against the Ravens on Monday Night…He managed only 3 Touchdown Passes and was a little less accurate going 35 of 45 (77.8%) but led all Week 12 Quartebacks with 420 Passing Yards…just edging out Peyton with 33 points…It is the 1st Player of the Week award for Brees…the 2nd Quarterback Award for Fudgie Whales (Flacco…Week 6)…and their 4th overall trophy on the year…
Justin Forsett (AND)
C.J. Anderson also kept pace with the Dolphins at home as he took the most carries of any Running Back in Week 12 (27) for 167 Rushing Yards (6.2 yards per carry) and the 4th Quarter Touchdown run that finally allowed Denver to take over the lead…he finished as the Sunday leader with 28 points…Facing off against our Quarterback of the Week on Monday Night…Justin Forsett proved even more efficient…piling up a league leading 182 yards on 22 carries (8.3 yards per carry)…including 2 Touchdowns to finish the Week at 32 points…It is the 1st Player of the Week award for Forsett…the 1st Running Back award and 7 overall trophy on the year for Armed N Dangerous…they are a Kicker award away from hitting for the cycle…
DeMaryius Thomas (HUR)
Week 12 saw a tie at the top of the Wide Receiver list…Again against the Dolphins…DeMaryius Thomas hauled in 10 of his 13 Targets (76.9%) for 87 yards…including 3 of Peyton’s Touchdown passes to finish Sunday afternoon at 36 points…Odell Beckham took the field against the Cowboys on Sunday Night…he also managed 10 catches…but totalled 146 yards (14.6 yards per catch)…including Touchdown receptions of 3 and 43 yards to tie with 36 points…MyFantasyLeague voters love the endzone and give the award to Thomas…it his his 3rd Player of the Week award…and the 3rd trophy on the year for Hurricanes…
Steven Hauschka (FUD)
3 Kickers reached our Spinal Tap goal in Week 12…Adam Vinatieri followed the Golden Path with 3 Field Goals and 2 Extra Points to reach 11 points…Justin Tucker needed 6 Kick Opportuinities…getting 4 Extra Points and 2 Field Goals including a 55 yard bonus earner to end with 11 on Monday Night…Steven Hauschka also had 6 chances…Arizona blocked a 49 yard try at the end of the 1st Half…but he recovered hitting 1 Extra Point and 4 more Field Goals including a 52 yard bonus shot to end on 13 points…It is the 1st Player of the Week award for Hauschka…and the 5th trophy on the year for Fudgie Whales…they are a Running Back trophy short of hitting the cycle…
Buffalo Bills (HUS)
No defenses went to the Red Zone again in Week 12…and 2 Defenses abused their poor competition to hit the 20 point barrier…The Colts gave up an early Field Goal…but then stuffed the Jaguars for the rest of the game…They had 4 Sacks and a pair of turnovers to end in the Sunday lead at 20 points…The Bills Road/Home Game on Monday Night against the Jets followed the same gameplan…only an early Field Goal was allowed…but they ragdolled the Jets Quarterbacks for 7 Sacks and an Interception…they added a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown to end the week at 29 points…it is the 1st Player of the Week award for the Bills and the 3rd trophy on the year for Husslers…
Week 13 Awards
Andrew Luck (UOG)
3 former award winners battled it out with 30+ point totals in Week 13…Big Ben Roethlisberger threw a League high 58 passes…completing 32 for a Leage high 435 yards and 2 Touchdowns against the Saints..he threw 2 Picks…but also 2 2-Point Conversions to end on 31 points…Playing him Head-2-Head…Week 12 Winner Drew Brees went 19 of 27 for 257 yards (9.52 yards per attempt) and 5 Touchdowns to edge Big Ben out in the Final Score and with 32 Points…In a near identical stat line..Andrew Luck went 19 of 27 with 5 Touchdowns against the Redskins…but he had a 13.7 yard per attempt avearage to finish with 370 yards and 38 points…It is Luck’s 3rd award on the year…and the 3rd trophy on the year for UO GRandmasters…
LeVeon Bell (BAT)
2 Running Backs went over 35 points in Week 13…each taking different routes to success…Tre Mason had 8 carries for 177 yards (8.4 yards per carry) and 2 Touchdowns…then caught 3 of his 4 Targets for 47 more yards and another score to reach the Sunday lead with 36 points…LeVeon Bell facing off with the Saints on Monday Night found 95 yards and a Touchdown on the ground …but leaned more heavily on the air game with 8 catches for 159 yards to reach 38 points…Bell is the 3rd Running Back to win the award 3 times this season (Forte & Lynch)…It is the 5th Running Back award and 8th trophy on the year for Bay Area Thrashers…
Calvin Johnson (XFA)
Continuing the trend…30 Points is the target again for this award…Antonio Brown had 8 catches for 97 yards…he added 2 Touchdowns and a 2-Point Conversion to just get over the hump at 31…Julio Jones managed 10 catches for a Career High 189 yards…then added a Touchdown to reach 34 points…Keenan Allen had 11 Receptions on 15 Targets (Both Career Highs) for 121 yards (11.0 yards per catch) and his 1st 2-Touchdown game of the season to reach 35 points…Calvin Johnson had the Most Targets (16) and matched Allen’s 11 Receptions and 2 Scores…but he averaged 13.2 yards per catch to reach 146 yards and take the title with 37 points…Amazingly it is the 1st award of the year for Megatron…the 3rd Wide Receiver trophy and 5th trophy overall for X-Factor…
Matt Bryant (PGL)
6 Kickers turned the dial up to 13 or better for Week 13…Steven Hauschka was the only one to get their on 5 Kick Opportunities hitting 4 Field Goals and an Extra Point to reach 13…Mason Crosby and Dan Carpenter both had 7 Kick Opportunities…both missed a Field Goal try…but hit on 4 Field Goals and 2 Extra Points to also reach 13 points…Cody Parkey and Justin Tucker also twinned up…each had 7 Kick Opportunities and matched each other with 4 Field Goals and 3 Extra Points to reach 15 points…Matt Bryant also had 7 chances…but split his up 5 Field Goals and 2 Extra Points to finish 2 points ahead at 17…He is the 2nd Kicker to claim the title 3 times this year (Vinatieri)…and it is the 4th overall trophy for Playground Legends…
St. Louis Rams (RNT)
Only 1 Defense went into the Red Zone in Week 13 (Chargers)…but only 1 went over 30 points as well…The Rams Defense owned the Line of Scrimmage…allowing under 3 yards per carry (2.90) to Riader rushers…and sacking the Raider Quarterback tandem 6 times…they used the pressure to force 2 Fumble Recoveries and 3 Interceptions including a 43 yard Pick-6 in garbage time…securing a dominant 52-0 shut out to earn the max bonus…37 points is the highest Defensive score this season and the 3rd highest Defensive score of all time…It is the 1st award for the Rams…the 3rd Defensive Award on the year for Runs N Throses from a 3rd different Defense (Dolphins Week 4…Ravens Week 7)…and their 9th overall trophy for the year…
Team of the Week
In the Battle to win the NFC South…err…the Bandit Division…Husslers had to get a win against Money Inc to make their way into their 1st ever TBFL Playoffs…The team responded by hitting on all cylinders…averaging over 21 points per roster position on the way to a Team Record 173 points (previously 144…Week 9)…it is the highest score of any team this season…and ties as the 5th highest TBFL score of all time…It is only the 2nd Team of the Week award in Husslers history (2012 Week 1) and ends a streak of 37 straight games without earning this award…
Chump of the Week
I guess this is fitting…as my record in the Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest this season can attest…I have had a terrible grasp on the NFL landscape all season…other than my M*A*S*H unit Running Back platoon…the rest of the team had been performing at or above average…but Week 13 was unkind to my Rookie Wide Receiver Corp…and the Giants giving a game away to the Jaguars ultimatley left me 2 points behind Armed N Dangerous to claim the last Chump Score of the Season…The Army finishes the year with their 1st ever 4 Chump Season…the 18th overall for their history…
Notes & Numbers
Just a smattering of End of the Season observations…I will do a full All-Star Team breakdown for Championship Week like last season…
Warriors ran out 3 streaks for the year…0-3 to start…7-0 to claim all of their wins…then 0-3 to finish out…
Playground Legends also ran out 3 streaks…4-0 to start…0-5 to claim all of their losses…then 4-0 to finish out…
Armed N Dangerous had 2 anomalies of their own…managing the best Out of Division Record on the year at 6-1…but only going 1-5 against Storm Division opponents…
New Team Records:
BAT sets a new Team Record with 1,558 points (2013…1,532 points)…
WAR sets a new Team Record with 1,479 points (2010…1,433 points)…
HUS sets a new Team Record with 1,394 points (2013…1,241 points)…
RNT sets a new Team Record with 10 wins (2001…9½ wins)…
HUS sets a new Team Record with 7 wins (2011…6 wins)…
HUR sets a new Team Record with 10 losses (2009…9 losses)…