Week 12

With only four teams going into the playoffs (and Thomas and Hong already locking in their spots), it was a wild week as four games went to the wire. Who will be able to challenge Tae and Jon for the last two playoff spots? Can Thomas go undefeated in the regular season? Is Hong really this good? We'll find out with just two more weeks to go!

The Dog Whisperer (2210) vs Team Rich (2041)
Rich's team has scored more points than both Tae and Jon but sit two games behind them. If they can win both games and Jon or Tae lose one, then they should be in. It looks like the team is hitting its stride too, as Carson Palmer (391) and Tom Brady (422) finally have some help in the form of Chester Taylor (248) and Rudi Johnson (236). The question is, can any of the WRs step up? Aside from Kellen Winslow, the team isn't getting great receiving production. As for the Dogs, they're going to have QB issues from here on out as Marc Bulger (-2) suffers another concussion. Buoyed by Frank Gore's big week (603), Jon's team will need to fight their way into a playoff spot.

Call Me Mr G (1657) vs Ask About Me (1562)
The dream is over. After losing three straight games, Will is three games out and won't be playing for a playoff spot. With both DeShaun Foster (-13) and Titans D (-35) notching negative efforts, the game was close but not overly competitive. Jermaine won mainly behind the throwing arm of Philip Rivers (385), who managed to outduel Matt Schaub and Jon Kitna. In the end, well, it was a good run wasn't it Will? At least they have one more thing to play for. Will plays Thomas in two weeks, the last game of the regular season. Only they can toe the line between an undefeated season for Thomas (well, unless Rich gets a win this week).

El Nino's (2714) vs Bad News Bruins (2639)
Tae deserved to win this game. With this win, they would have easily slid into a playoff spot. Instead, Hong flexed his muscles in a high scoring affair. In what might have been the highest scoring matchup of the year, Hong had three players go over 300 points -- Wes Welker, Antonio Gates, Fred Taylor -- and got 477 points from Larry Fitzgerald. Tae had QBs Brett Favre (464) and Kurt Warner (451) go wild, proving that experience will beat Eli Manning and Sage Rosefels (combined 147 points) every time. Donald Driver had an outstanding game (344) but in the end, Tae fell just a bit short in a very exciting game between two top teams.

Vultures (2134) vs StickIT2Em (1506)
So much for a giant upset. Ben forgot to put in his lineup, again, and Thomas rolls to a win. That's all.

Renegadez (2188) vs Redskins (2099)
While neither team has a chance of making the playoffs, there's no quit in either Rene or Chris. In a battle for bragging rights, Rene cashed in on the resurgence of Drew Brees (432) and Jamal Lewis (364) to sneak by Chris. Chris finally had Peyton Manning throw for a good game (372) but it wasn't nearly enough, despite the good play of Green Bay surprise running star Ryan Grant (354) and the Cowboys D (360). Both of these teams are just playing the string out but there's no quit in them as they'll battle till the end.

Next Week: Vultures vs Team Rich, who can knock Thomas out? Only two more shots, let's go Rich!