Today we look at the teams who have made the playoffs with a chance to win it all in 2022! Second Deck and the Quasars have both earned first-round BYES. Matt with a dominant 11-1 start is no doubt relieved he locked it up early cause he’s now on a two-game skid and could use the week off to regather. Trending the other way headed in the BYE is Sanchez, who has just won four in a row, including a King of the Week in 13.
The teams who did not earn a BYE make up the 3-6 seeds, and will feature some familiar foes…
2. M.C. QUASARS VS. 6. SC4_SKIPPERS
Trigger, much like Matt is backing into the playoffs a little. The Dutchmen did grab a win over Second Deck in Week 14, but he’d lost three straight before that. As for Jones, he’s got one of the hottest teams in the league right now, closing out the regular season with a dominant three-game run that included two King of Week marks.
This will mark the third matchup of the year between these two teams, as Trigger and Jones faced off as Rivals this week, with the Dutchmen taking both matchups, with a 254-point victory in Week 3, and a 197-point advantage in Week 10.
The Week 14 Matchup: As of now Jones is still rostering 4 quarterbacks for some reason and had Cooper Kupp and Darren Waller sitting on his IR. Trigger’s been rolling with Trevor Lawrence all year, who has a tough matchup vs the Cowboys this week. As of press time, Jones is rolling with Dak in his lineup, so this could make the Jags v Cowboys a must-watch this weekend. Additionally, the Dutchmen will need to find a way to overcome injuries to Tee Higgins and Deebo Samuel, and CMac continues to ride that Questionable designation into the new week.
This is the 4th time these two franchises have met in the playoffs (2011, 2013, 2015), with Jones up 2-1 in the series to this point.
Biggest Game: Jones beat Trigger for the 2011 Championship.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Trigger: Roquan Smith (LB1)
Jones: Josh Jacobs (RB1), Justin Jefferson (WR1)
Can Trigger pull off a three-peat against the red-hot Skippers?
4. QANON VS. 5. RED BANK MALLRATS
The 4v5 matchup sees another duo meet for the third time this year, and the second week in a row. The Mallrats lucked into a Week 6 victory, while Kaiser thoroughly dismantled them in Week 14.
QAnon enters the playoffs on a league-best five-game win streak, in which he’s averaging 2098 points per game. That streak includes W’s against three current playoff teams, and resulted in an 8-6 finish after their 1-5 start.
The Mallrats also finished 8-6, but that was after a 3-0 start, and they while they averaged 2034 in victories over C Tan and Tim Brady in Weeks 12 & 13, they dropped the Dump of the Week in 14.
The Week 14 Matchup: If the Dutchmen v Skippers QB matchup (plus two more Cowboys) isn’t enough to make you watch the Cowboys v Jags, this match (currently) features seven more guys who will be featured in that game. The story will likely be based on the QB match though, as Herbert was sent to Kronner from Kaiser in a trade earlier this year. When these teams met last week, Tua and Herbert actually played each other on SNF. It was basically the only part of the matchup the Mallrats did well in. Tight End Dallas Goedert could be back this week, as it’s been four weeks since he was put on the IR, which would be a boost to the Mallrats, who got 0 points from their TE spot in Week 14. Kaiser will be favored to win again this week.
This is the third time these two franchises have met in the playoffs (all since 2019), with the series tied at this point at 1-1.
Biggest Game: Kaiser beat Kronner for the 2019 Championship.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kaiser: Maxx Crosby (DL1)
Kronner: N/A
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