Power Rankings
1. Burdettinators, 6-5 (1): A game Burdettinators could ill afford to lose, they dug deep and found just enough points to bring home a huge victory, against a key playoff race opponent. Though it was a week below their standards, they have a roster brimming with talent, that will always give them a certain floor. They are putting immense pressure on the other wildcard teams ahead of them.
2. The Tuckfards, 8-3 (3): Credit where credit is due. I don't even begin to understand it, nor do I want to, but they just keep rolling out impressive performances. Barring a complete meltdown, they are almost assured to have a playoff berth one way or another this season, my only issue is the sustainability. This team relies on 3 players to get the bulk of their points, then the rest of the roster to bring it home. This team is extremely vulnerable when either the 3 don't perform or the rest don't perform, which has been their undoing in the past.
3. The Dream Team, 9-2 (2): Again, don't smash the panic button, this team moving down for the 2nd week is not signifying a TDT descent. More acknowledging other teams ascent. While this team has cooled off significantly (6 100+ point games in Weeks 1-6, 1 in Weeks 7-11) they still have a very good roster that will always keep them in a game. I'm just not sure if this team has the same explosiveness they did earlier in the season. They get Arian Foster back this week, but their next few weeks will dictate if they will make an impact in the playoffs or not.
4. Bear Necessities, 7-4 (4): This is one of the most up and down teams in the LOC, and it really cost them last week. In a game against Coach Burdett, they lost a fairly low scorer, and it has made making the playoffs a lot more difficult. While they still hold the 3rd seed, they are under immense pressure to keep hold of it. This rag-tag bunch of waiver warriors is at a crossroads. They need to regain their form quick in order to keep their great season on track.
5. Gridiron Gang, 7-4 (5): Cardiac Kids. Shades of 2011. In a gritty, low-scorer against a team they struggle against (prior to this game 2-8 vs IKNAN), they've buried the hatchet against a team who delivered a few dirty wins of their own. These are the games you need to win if you want success in fantasy (and make no mistake, luck is a huge part of it). They cannot rest on their laurels though. Due to a lower point total than most other teams, they need to keep the wins going. Otherwise this team's early season mishaps will come back to haunt them immensely.
6. Tom's Tyrants, 5-6 (6): This team has been running away from the fork as fast as it could for a few weeks now. And boy, they set the land speed record this week. They just edged out a close one with divisional opponent FF. Every game is a must win game for TTY at this point, and that might not even be enough. But credit to them, they keep on winning, and could easily make a case to be a bit higher on this list. If they can some how make playoffs, they will be only the second ever team in LOC history to make playoffs having had 5 losses within the first 8 weeks of the season (Gridiron Gang 3-5 Week 8 2011). Tom's Tyrants were 2-5 in Week 7. Remarkable turnaround.
7.IKNAN, 6-5 (7): This team is now the owner of a 3 game losing streak. 3 weeks ago, they were challenging for first place in their division. Now, they are fighting just to remain in the playoff race. An extremely tough loss to take this week, but a stat line that has not been out of the ordinary of late for the coach. The coach showed signs of life this week, and it nearly paid off. This team will need the coach now more than ever if they are going to rally the troops and charge into the playoffs.
8. Forge Flyers, 2-9 (8): Forge Flyers had a very nice week and in all honesty, were extremely unfortunate to lose. Thus has been the story of their season. With only 3 games to go, time is slipping away for them to avoid the Toilet Bowl.
9. ADRZ, 3-8 (9): For a second week in a row Coach Wells coached a good week out of his team. With the big names back, they are back to putting up decent numbers. They should be good for another win or two in the final weeks of 2014.
10. Jeff's Seals, 2-9 (10): They rebounded from a mortifying week 10, and for a long time looked like they might cause an upset. It wasn't meant to be, and they stumbled. Teams should not look at Jeff's Seals as a bye week, as they have shown they can put up numbers.
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