The Playoffs start tonight/this weekend for many of us, please share what you are facing to get in (1 Viewer)

[Ministry of Pain]

Bye weeks issues are hurting all of us, Nico Collins is on almost all of my rosters this year
Courtland Sutton is especially painful on a Bye week, he's been a double digit machine since Week 8, go back to Week 3 and he's only had 2 real dud performances

Many of us are somewhere around 7-6 or 6-7, some of you ned to win and also get help, some of you need to win and close a points gap for total points scored that could also eliminate you
I know many of you MUST WIN this weekend to ensure you are getting into the Playoffs

Tell us about it and how we can be of assistance
Most of my 10-team leagues we still have at least 8 teams alive in the Final week with the bottom 3-4 trying to fill up the final couple spots

-Work those defenses and kickers, that could be the difference. Doubtful you are going to find a savior on waivers this week

 

[BoltNlava]

Nothing tonight. Sunday on the other hand... What a time for a lot of players to be off at the same time. Damn week 14 byes. The NFL hates your FF team. Proof positive!

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Jordan Love
Monty
JAMO

Leaning on all 3 tonight, hoping for a shootout

 

[TheWinz]

I need to score 137 to advance in the FBG Sleeper league. I have chosen to start Jameson Williams over Nick Chubb. Hoping for a long TD catch.

 

[efactor]

In my local 14 teamer, I need to outscore a team I am not playing by 17 points to get the last WC on total points. We are pretty liberal with playoff spots and top 3 from each division get in. But this year, nearly all the better teams are in one division. I typically do very well in this league and there is a lot of fun trash talk, so if I miss out, the abuse will be heaped upon me plenty.

In another, win and in. If I lose, have a decent shot at playoffs on a WC, but not guaranteed.

In another, win and in. Lose and most likely out since the other team is playing one of the bottom feeders

In yet another, win and in. Also in if I lose but don't get outscored by 25 points by a team I am not playing


Strange season. 4 leagues and could be in all 4 playoffs or could be bounced in every league. Won't be dull anyway

 

[efactor]

Jordan Love
Monty
JAMO

Leaning on all 3 tonight, hoping for a shootout

Love
LaPorta
Gibbs

Shootout would be good with me too

 

[zoonation]

Top 7 teams in my main league are all 8-5 (6 playoff spots). Never seen that before. I am currently in 2nd. Win and I stay in second and get a first round bye. Lose and there is a scenario where I miss the playoffs entirely given the way the matchups worked out this week.

 

[VikingFrog]

Somehow, someway my teams are made up of no bye players (except for Nix, and it’s Superflex and my other two QBs are serviceable)… and I’m going against two league mates decimated by byes.

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

I have Kraft going against McManus in my main league. All TD's and no FG's for GB would be great, especially if one of those TD's are sent Kraft's way. Det is as stout as they come against TE's, so hopefully their defense is as beat up as advertised.

My journey to 180 pts needed in the FBG League also starts with Kraft. Would be a good night to have a career game here in more ways than one!

 

[ShamrockPride]

Leagues start playoffs with all these byes going on? That's wild.

 

[themeistersinger]

14 roster spots, and I have 3 guys on Bye - Bo Nix, Jonathan Taylor and Terry McLaurin. I'm currently 8-5 after starting 0-3, and in a 4-way tie for first. I need a win and 2 specific teams to lose to grab the division title. But the guy I'm facing this week, even though eliminated from the playoffs, has a near-perfect slate of matchups for his star players:
Sam Darnold vs Falcons
Alvin Kamara at Giants
Rico Dowdle vs Bengals
Justin Jefferson vs Falcons
Malik Nabers vs Saints
Tee Higgins at Cowboys

If I lose I could be in a scrum at 8-6 - possibly 7 teams can finish with that record or better and only 6 make the playoffs.

I could really use at least 20 points from Goff tonight.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Jacobs 3 TDs, roughly 24 pints so you can't complain but you would assume 100 yds and some catches, pretty normal Sunday performance for him lately
Glad I got off to a good start in leagues with him as my lead RB

Monty was his usual self, squeezed about 12-13 out of JAMO filling in for Nico/Sutton, take your pick this week.
Jordan Love was just average for such a shootout last night

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Leagues start playoffs with all these byes going on? That's wild.

Several leagues I have to win in order to make the Playoffs or guarantee a spot hence the thread title
I think you're teasing

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I have Kraft going against McManus in my main league. All TD's and no FG's for GB would be great, especially if one of those TD's are sent Kraft's way. Det is as stout as they come against TE's, so hopefully their defense is as beat up as advertised.

My journey to 180 pts needed in the FBG League also starts with Kraft. Would be a good night to have a career game here in more ways than one!

3/40/TD = pretty good production for low volume. 13 in PPR is decent for the TE spot
I had him on my benches this week.

 

[RaidersAreOne]

Win and I am in. I need one other manager to lose and I am in. If I lose and he wins, he can't score more than 11 points than me this week.

So far I started Jayden Reed who put up a big ZERO and he's projected to win. It'll be close....

 

[jwb]

Leagues start playoffs with all these byes going on? That's wild.

Several leagues I have to win in order to make the Playoffs or guarantee a spot hence the thread title
I think you're teasing

Honestly, I thought the same as Shamrock when I read your thread title. But this clears it up.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Win and I am in. I need one other manager to lose and I am in. If I lose and he wins, he can't score more than 11 points than me this week.

So far I started Jayden Reed who put up a big ZERO and he's projected to win. It'll be close....

34-31, you're starting every Lion and Packer you can find on your rosters BUT most of the players last night didn't go overboard.
Jacobs 3 TDs but not a lot of catches or yds, usually 3 TDs and I'm thinking 30-40+ from a RB

ARSB and JAMO low double digit turnouts. Gibbs and Monty were their usual selves.
Goff was on a lot of benches in my leagues

 

[Pigskin Fanatic]

I have Kraft going against McManus in my main league. All TD's and no FG's for GB would be great, especially if one of those TD's are sent Kraft's way. Det is as stout as they come against TE's, so hopefully their defense is as beat up as advertised.

My journey to 180 pts needed in the FBG League also starts with Kraft. Would be a good night to have a career game here in more ways than one!

3/40/TD = pretty good production for low volume. 13 in PPR is decent for the TE spot
I had him on my benches this week.

Had Tim Patrick on my bench in the FBG league and he's on the waiver in my short bench league. Zero chance I would have considered him, but what a day for timmy.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

So, how did we do?

I have a semi-cushy lead going into MNF in most of the games I needed a win to get in or was in the last Playoff spot
Tua Tags had some late game heroics after looking like a dud until he finished with 300+pass and 2 TDs, woohoo.
Tua managed to clear 30 points in most of my leagues for the 4th game in a row

Adams and Hill finally made large appearances this past week, too bad Miami and the Jets can't play each other every week
Pollard managed to get close to 20, Tracy also approached that 20 mark that pushed them into the weekly Top 10 spots
Brian Thomas after a total blank in the 1st Half managed to somehow gather up 8/86 yds late in that abysmal JAX-TN game

I have to survive CeeDee Lamb tonight and then likely again next week, the teams I beat soemhow also seem like the tems I am facing in the Wildcard round next week
I'll take it

 

[MrJimiT]

Qualified for FBG playoffs by points and standings.

As long as Burrow doesn't go off for 50 pts tonight, I'll be moving past my wildcard round in my work league.

 

[JoeJoe88]

I appeared as if I was cruising into the playoffs in all three of my leagues after the first slate of games ended. And then I got Charbonnet’d. Now I’m down 3 tonight with my Higgins vs his Rush, 0.5 PPR 6 point passing tds league. Winner gets the final playoff spot.

Finished as the 3 seed in my redraft league and the number 1 overall seed in my dynasty(looking to repeat.) Strong roster there with Bijan, Gibbs, Puka and Nico leading the way.

 

[FarFromHome]

Lose and I'm out. Went up against Darnold and Puka. Down 42 with Burrow left. Let's roll Joe

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Lose and I'm out. Went up against Darnold and Puka. Down 42 with Burrow left. Let's roll Joe

He's gotta have a big night for them to compete, Dallas is already off to the races, great opening drive by the Cowboys