Match-Up Build-Up Week 11

Week 11 has arrived and the stakes are clearly visible. Most of the match-ups feature strong teams against below average ones, with the exception being TPD vs Tavon. So this week we will breakdown the teams still fighting for a playoff spot.

-The Real McCoy- (9-1) 
It has been a charmed season for McCoy yet again. He was down entering Monday Night Football last week, but Kittle came through, securing 9 catches, after previously receiving more than 5 catches in a game just once, leading to a come back victory over UB. They are now one win away from breaking the longest winning streak in MFFL history, set last season at 9 by The Morgans. They have scored the most points in the league, but it is a bit misleading as they once again did not score the most points in the league last week, meaning they've scored the most points in a week just twice all season, while still somehow being on a 9 game win streak. They far and away have had the easiest schedule in the league. Teams are averaging a pitiful 116 points per game against them. Every other team but one, the morgans, are average over 130 ppg scored against them. That is a truly startling statistic, and it speaks to how helpful their schedule has been even with their large point totals each week. The playoffs are all but a certainty at this point. They will be hoping to secure the top spot in order to avoid The Morgans or TPD. We have seen this script before with this franchise, they will be hoping for more playoff success this time around. What a year it has been.

-The Glorious Morgans- (8-2) 
They predictably bounced back last week after a poor showing the week before, winning a crucial game against TPD. It makes them the front runner for the Eastern crown. Similar to McCoy they received an atypical TE performance, with Ertz securing 14 catches for 150 yards and 2 TDs. It was a true godsend, as they would have lost the match-up without such an explosion from a TE. Still, the rest of the squad was impressive and they proved a major point. If not for their collapse against McCoy, this team would have been considered the best at this stage of the season, but outside of TPD, each team has fallen victim to playing poorly against McCoy, so do not read much into it. They are once again steam rolling towards the playoffs with a potential repeat clash against TPD. After sweeping TPD in the regular season last year, TPD got one back in a playoff victory with some smooth managerial decisions. Facing TPD for a 3rd time again this year is probably the last thing they want at this point. The Ertz explosion may have covered up the fact that for two straight weeks they haven't been as good. We'll see if the trend continues. A late season slowing was what hindered them last season too.

-The Perpetual Dynasty- (7-3) 
TPD left a large amount of points on their bench last week. They had every opportunity to beat The Morgans but failed to do so. It was a disappointing defeat but one the will in all likelihood be irrelevant towards their rest of season outlook. They are loaded with studs at WR and RB, and perhaps have the best rest of season outlook considering their depth, and the fact that they have not wasted some of their best players weeks, (looking at you 41 point Ertz) as teams ahead of them may have to deal with. No one wants to play this team late in the year, evidenced by TPD's two straight ships. They have a crucial game this week against the team directly below them in the standings. A win in that game would almost certainly nail down a playoff spot, even though it would not be a full certainty. 

-Tavon and Only- (6-4) 
Tavon has put up impressive point totals and would seem to be the default favorite to obtain the 4th playoff spot. Unfortunately for them, three of their next four games are against the three teams directly ahead of them in the standings. They may get bounced by the fact alone, even if they perhaps deserved better based on their performance this season. If they somehow make the playoffs it will be truly earned based on their schedule to finish the year.

-El Pollo Loco- (5-5)
It has been an up and down season for Loco once again. They are hoping the East picks itself apart and leaves a playoff slot available to them in doing so. They play McCoy and the Morgans in two of their last four games, so like Tavon, securing a playoff spot would be much earned on their parts.

-La Flama Blanca- (5-5)
Truly barley holding their head above water, LFB will benefit from a soft schedule the next two weeks. They need to keep winning in order to have any hope of the playoffs. Making it is all that matters, as they can blow up any week and beat any body. The playoffs are a whole different animal compared to the regular season, and la flama could possibly prove that point were they to make the playoffs.

UB is technically not out of it, but it would take a miracle. Rationally there are 6 teams fighting for 4 spots. Here we go, week 11 style.