2022 Power Rankings-Week 11

## Introduction

It doesn't seem real that we are in week 11. The regular season is almost over. At the same time, it still feels like we have a lot of life left to live. Right at the brink of the trade deadline, both 9th and 10th place teams got much-needed victories to keep slim playoff hopes alive. As a result, there were no sellers on Saturday and the trade window closed without any drama. Even though things are quiet on that front, there will be a lot of noise today as incredibly close matchups will shape the way the final month of LOC will play out.

## Matchup Recap

* The Stupid Idiots stays hot and moves into a bye spot with a victory over ma ma momma said (7-5). Next Matchup: N/A
* Papa's Posse pulls an upset and is now 3-1 over their last four against The Shotti Bunch (6-11). Next Matchup: N/A
* Paddock 9 somehow pull off a double-header sweep against a team that cannot stay on track in RIPDab (10-8). Next Matchup: N/A
* Pain Train snaps a five-game skid dating back to September, 2020, in a commanding victory against Duck Punchers (7-11). Next Matchup: Week 14
* Multiverse of Mattness keeps his season on life support with a season sweep of Sweet Dee (8-8). Next Matchup: N/A

## Stat Chat

* The blowout of the week has involved either Mattness or Papa's Posse for nine straight weeks.
* For the first time in league history, the last place team (Mattness, 2099.89) it outscoring the first place team (Duck Punchers, 2081.83).
* Ma ma momma said becomes the 4th team to reach 90 combined losses.
* Duck Punchers is at risk of losing back-to-back for the first time since 2020. From week 4, 2018, to week 9, 2020, Duck went 31 regular season weeks without losing back-to-back games. Since then, he has now gone another 25 weeks without losing back-to-back. It is the fourth time in franchise history that he has gone over 16 weeks (more than a full season) without losing back-to-back games. The record is held by ma ma momma said at 40 weeks.
* Duck Punchers logs the 16th highest score by a losing team in regular season history.

## Playoffs??

Mathematically, all ten teams are still alive for the playoffs. A seven-win team had never missed the playoffs until 2020, when Momma's 7-6 record was only good enough for 7th place. Then last year we added the 14th game. Now, it seems like 8 is the safest of win totals, meaning that Duck Punchers can likely rest easy if he secures a win in week 11 against Stupid Idiots. Mattness, meanwhile, likely needs to win out to even have a shot at the 6th seed.

### Magic Number

A Winning Magic Number is the number of consecutive upcoming games a team must **win** to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. These take into account scoring differentials deemed to be significant.

Even though momma and Papa do not play each other, they control their own destiny for the 6th seed because they each face fellow 5-5 teams one time within the next four weeks. By winning out, both teams would clinch playoff berths and likely doom Pain Train to the Consolation Bracket.

^ - Means Team will Finish Better Than this Playoff Spot

X - Means Team Cannot Win This Playoff Spot

Number - Indicates the total number of upcoming games the team must win in order to guarentee this spot.

DNCD - Means team Does Not Control Its Destiny, and thus even after winning all remaining games they need help from other teams, be it with scoring or victories.

* - Indicates First Round Bye

### Elimination Number

An Elimination Number is the number of consecutive upcoming games a team must **lose** to guarantee losing a given playoff spot.

^ - Means Team will Finish Better Than this Playoff Spot

X - Means Team Cannot Win This Playoff Spot

Number - Indicates the total number of upcoming games the team must lose in order to guarentee losing this spot.

MW - Means team Might Win this spot even if they lose the rest of their games.

* - Indicates first round bye

## Week Ten Scenarios

* **Duck Punchers** clinches a playoff berth with:
	+ **Win** and **Losses by** Pain Train, Shotti, Papa and momma

## Power Rankings-Week 11

I've done a lot of these this weekend, don't have a whole lot to say. Let's power through.

### 1(1). Duck Punchers

Lost by 22 but still put up 250 and could have won if he just trusted in the Fantasy Sun GAWD Amon-Ra. We all love a big juicy booty but you gotta trust your guys, right? Hard lesson learned as now Jerry's fat ass is sitting in the IR spot and Amon-Ra is back in for a pivotal tilt against rival Idiots.

### 2(2). The Stupid Idiots

This guy is hot as balls. Another 73 points from Justin Fields, who has gone full Lamar Jackson over the last two weeks. That's now five games in a row over 35 points, three games in a row over 40, and back-to-back over 70. What does he have in store against shitty Atlanta today?

### 3(4). Pain Train

Has still not won consecutive games in 2022 but now pulls his favorite matchup of the season: Paddock 9, with a chance to end his playoff hopes. It seems the version of Pain Train that has won five games is a different team than the one that has lost five, so let's see who shows up today.

### 4(3). The Shotti Bunch

Yeah, he played like shit in week 10. But he gets Mattness this week who is just about the unluckiest fucking team in LOC history so I'm prepped for the 300 burger. One question I have for Shotti is why he gives so much of a fuck about keeping Calvin Ridley that he'd rather start a kicker on the bye than drop Ridley to pick up a sub? Getting Lamar and Tucker back will be a huge boost to this team.

### 5(6). Papa's Posse

Seemed like it might be time to hang up the helmet for 2022 until a season ending injury to Ertz and a Philly meltdown on Monday Night Football cost Shotti the win. He'll have to deal with more byes this week, being without Brady and Evans, but he has our boy Kirky so he should be fine.

### 6(5). RIPDab

Sad! Looks like it could be a long, depressing end to the season for RIPDab who peaked when he beat stupid ass Matt a couple weeks ago. He's lost Goedert and Kupp and Herbert, but hey he could be getting Hollywood Brown back so that's good!

### 7(7). ma ma momma said

He'll probably win this week because he's playing a bad team but that doesn't mean I have to give him any credit.

### 8(7). Sweet Dee

4-6 in 9th place, same as last year. I didn't check this but I'm guessing same as the year before, and the year before, and the year before, and the...

### 9(9). Multiverse of Mattness

Won but so did everyone else so who cares?

### 10(10). Paddock 9

Just beat Pain Train and I'll move you ahead of me. Happy birthday.

## Matchup of the week

Pain Train vs. Paddock. A rivalry like no other.

Anyway, I'm burned out. Time to nap.