Playoffs Week 1 Results

You want to know why the playoffs are so great? Nobody is safe. Fantasy Football can be such a crap shoot sometimes that it doesn't matter if your team has been dominant all season long. You could have the best matchups of the week - but if your players don't ball out, they could lose. It is a wonderful thing, very similar to March Madness.

We have experienced this before... last year the clear-cut top two teams failed to make the championship, and by clearcut - I mean they had a combined 3 losses, and in terms of points scored 3rd place was nearly 200 points away. Did that matter? Nope. It only matters what you do when you are in the playoffs. It is very similar to filling a hole....

It doesn't matter if you have the biggest shovel. Maybe it is wrapped in cellophane, maybe you are leaving it bare. The biggest may not always fill the hole the best. Sometimes a smaller shovel will be able to fill it better with technique. As long as that little shovel just keeps working eventually that hole will be filled and maybe even overflow - if the job is done right, most holes do overflow. The biggest shovel should fill the hole the best most of the times, but sometimes it just won't be right for the job. Essentially, it only takes one time for the small shovel to fit better. That one time gives any team in the playoffs a chance.

Let's get to the playoffs....

Matchup of the Week

5. Hoosier Daddy v 4. Dixie Normous

There is something to be said about teams that play Dixie Normous. Have you ever seen the movie The Cooler? It has William H. Macy and his job in the casino is to move around and sit by people who are doing really well. Then the person just goes cold and they stop winning. Dixie Normous is the cooler. Dixie finished with a record of 8-5 in the regular season, while managing to score the 3rd fewest points in league. There is something to be said about teams when they face him, take Hoosier Daddy for example. Projected to score 130 points and couldn't manage to break 90 points - the curse of Dixie. Dixie is looking to try and be the first back-to-back champion in the league and if his cooling abilities continue to work, there is a strong chance of it!

Results: Dixie Normous wins
Prediction: Hoosier Daddy wins... WRONG!!
Mystery Guest: Hoosier Daddy wins... WRONG!!

1. Wings of Dickarus v 8. Biggus Dickus

Wings of Dickarus came into this first week of the playoffs after an abysmal showing in the final week of the regular season. This week he was able to beat Biggus Dickus - who has been in a slump on the back half of the season. Both teams made crucial mistakes with roster decisions, both missing on the correct quarterback to start. Wings had the match-up locked up before the Monday Night Game and still had Ertz to go on MNF. It is good feeling when you have the bigger shovel and it properly fills the hole - have a nice offseason little shovel!

Results: Wings of Dickarus wins
Prediction: Wings of Dickarus wins... RIGHT!!
Mystery Guest: Biggus Dickus wins.... WRONG!!

2. PEN15 Wrinkle v 7. Hernandez Hit Men

What happens when you are team that could have easily been eliminated, but somehow finish as the 2nd seed (not a typical scenario)? You get obliterated by the 7th seed. HHM is one of the hottest teams coming into the playoffs and now will be carrying the belt into the 2nd round of the playoffs. Having 5 players break the 20 point barrier and two of them eclipse 30 points is a perfect formula for dominating the playoffs. On the flip side, in a week when the 49ers were in a thrilling shootout Kittle and Breida were only able to score a combined 25.5 points, which only really equates to 17.5 points when you take the 49ers defense into consideration. It was a good season for Wrinkle, but in the end he will fall short of the trophy ceremony.

Results: Hernandez Hit Men wins
Prediction: Hernandez Hit Men wins... RIGHT!!
Mystery Guest: Hernandez Hit Men wins... RIGHT!!

3. Aaron Rodgers Blow Llamas v 6. Florida State Seminal Vesicle

It was a rough week for ARBL, who lost to FSSV for the 2nd time this season. Both meetings were very similar, with one distinct difference - ARBL was unable to put anything resembling a fight. Outside of Watson and Golladay there was not a lot of production. FSSV didn't have a huge week, but he was still able to showcase the depth that is needed to make a deep run in the playoffs. The name of the game is "Survive and Advance" and that is exactly what FSSV did.

Results: Florida State Seminal Vesicle wins
Prediction: Florida State Seminal Vesicle wins... RIGHT!!
Mystery Guest: Florida State Seminal Vesicle wins... RIGHT!!


Season: 51-37
Mystery Guest: 46-42

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