Playoff Race Update
Commentary: Oh, what a week. Week 16 proved to be the most devastating of the season for the FMFL. As a result, for the first time in league history, no franchise is safe going into Week 17. No division has been clinched. The current overall leader could miss the playoffs entirely – that’s how close all of the races are this year. There are currently eleven franchises within $600 of the overall lead. Here’s a breakdown of each division race going into the final week:
East: It’s a two-horse race with Bud Fox holding onto a $300 lead over Chris B. Corey. There are no wild card bets left in this division, so Chris will either have to win $500 or hope Bud falters so that he can overtake him.
North: T-Ferg has enjoyed the top spot for much of the season in the North, and he currently has a $700 lead over Kimmy Gibbler. However, T-Ferg also has his wild card bet, and he’s only $300 off the overall lead. He will have an interesting decision to make this week.
South: For the last month or so, this has been a see-saw battle between Boss Hardigan and the Notorious ABT. ABT lost his wild card last week and gave the top spot back to the Boss, for now. Boss Hardigan also still can wager his wild card. To add to the intrigue, OJ and Waldo Geraldo Faldo are just $400 back, so they aren’t out of this yet. Face is still alive and kicking, but he’ll need some big time help to contend for the division crown.
West: Babe excelled in Week 16 by playing it conservative and now has the division and overall lead. Mr. Marbles and Chalky Studebaker, $400 and $600 behind him, both have their wild card bets. Shecky is also $500 back, and has a shot if he has a big week, but would also need Marbles and Chalky to lose their wild card bets.
Wild Card Race: Of the aforementioned eleven franchises within $600 of the overall lead, at least one won’t make the playoffs (ten total playoff teams – four division winners and six wild cards). And it could be more than one, with Face and Kimmy Gibbler definitely within range to overtake someone who stumbles and snatch a postseason berth. Larisa Oleynik is still alive, too, but will need a massacre week league-wide to move up. Judging on how this last week went, it’s not out of the question.
