We are BACK! Trade season is over (did it ever start?) and we are just two weeks away from the start of the playoffs. Only Ryan has been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, but the Garvins and Tim are pretty much done for as well. Reminder, the #1 Playoff Tie-Breaker is Points For. Let's get to it, here are your Week 13 POWER RANKINGS!!!
1. Dave (9-3)
Points: 11902.2 (2nd) | All-Play Wins: 83 (2nd)
Heading into the season the prevailing hope in the league was Dave would be to preoccupied with baby duties to field another title contender. Turns out Dave can change diapers while setting his lineup!
This team features start talent and lots and lots of depth. Seriously the bench is better than Ryan's team! Oh and Dave recently got Christian McCaffrey back healthy AND traded for Travis Kelce. With the easiest remaining schedule of the four 9-3 teams, the league's best hope is Dave starts the wrong guy(s) during the playoffs.
Upcoming Schedule: Cha, Andrew / Court
2. Mitch (9-3)
Points: 12618.4 (1st) | All-Play Wins: 91 (1st)
This team could not be more different than my title team a year before, replacing Mason Rudolph and Jarrett Stidham with Lamar Jackson and Jaden Daniels. Flipping CeeDee Lamb for Johnathon Taylor cost me a Win a week ago but I still lead the league in All-Play and Points Scored. Depth will be a huge factor come playoff time, with a bench full of handcuff RBs and no 3rd WB. In my Week 14 Matchup against Eric, both Lamar and Daniels are on BYE meaning I will need some major luck to capture the #1 Seed.
Upcoming Schedule: Jesse, Eric
3. Eric (9-3)
Points: 11205.4 (4th) | All-Play Wins: 72 (5th)
... Speaking of luck! Eric's All-Play record continues to suggest his team isn't all that good. Last week's win over Jesse is an all-timer, winning with 4 empty roster spots and not a single starting QB. This win was in LARGE part due to Saquan Barkley's 400+ Point game, something that doesn't seem sustainable but at this point I'm willing to believe anything with this team.
Eric still takes the #3 spot in these rankings after putting up good scores in back weeks, compiling a combined 19-3 All-Play Record. Will be interesting to see if Eric's luck / momentum continues in the playoffs with injuries to Purdy and Lawrence.
Upcoming Schedule: Tim, Mitch
4. Jason (7-5)
Points: 11517.2 (3rd) | All-Play Wins: 73 (T-3rd)
It's been a rollercoaster of a season for Jason, having not won or lost more than 2 games in a row. The addition of Jalen Hurts at the trade deadline has taken Jason from an average playoff team to a true title contender. Flanking Hurts are Jahmyr Gibbs, Jayden Reed, and Mark Andrewe, all Top 10 at their respective positions. Choosing between Jordan Love (better player) and Derek Carr (better schedule) could very well determine how Jason's season ends.
Upcoming Schedule: Ryan, Justin
5. Jesse (6-6)
Points: 11135.99 (6th) | All-Play Wins: 73 (T-3rd)
After a really rough start to the season, Jesse has caught fire the past several weeks. Bo Nix is currently the QB7 and the trade for Joe Burrow (QB3) give Jesse one of the top QB duos in the league. Garrett Wilson and Bijan Robinson are both top 10 at their position and the rest of the roster is solid enough. A 6-6 record isn't great but Jesse's top 3 All-Play record shows this team's potential to make a playoff run.
Upcoming Schedule: Mitch, Tim
6. Mike (9-3)
Points: 11428.6 (4th) | All-Play Wins: 68 (6th)
More than anyone (yes, even Eric) Mike has benefited from a friendly schedule, having the All-Play Record of a 6-6 team entering Week 13. That said, Wins are Wins and that's all that really matters. Pat Mahomes (QB9) has been fine this year but not what Mike was hoping for. Like Jason, selecting the right QB so slot into his OP slot will likely make or break Mike's season. The trade for CeeDee Lamb looked like a play for next year but Lamb has outscored Johnathan Taylor in back to back weeks.
Upcoming Schedule: Justin, Ryan
7. Justin (6-6)
Points: 11017.4 (7th) | All-Play Wins: 66 (7th)
The most active team at the deadline looks to make a playoff push behind Derrick Henry (RB2) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR2). The rest of the starting lineup is filled with solid contributors and a couple guys you feel are due for a big game in A.J. Brown and Sam LaPorta. But the biggest wild card on this team is Anthony Richardson, who has put up multiple 240+ point games and has also been benched by his own team. If he can catch fire in the playoffs this team could very well make a deep playoff run.
Upcoming Schedule: Mike, Jason
8. Cha (5-7)
Points: 10095 (11th) | All-Play Wins: 54 (9th)
The gap between 7th and 8th in these rankings is enormous and a big reason why the race for the #1 Seed (and the ability to pick your opponent) is so important. Cha has dropped back to back games but is still a game up on Andrew / Court, but he has little chance of winning a tie breaker against any team (reminder: Total Points is the first tie breaker).
Cha's draft strategy (draft all rookies, but specifically the rookies that aren't all that good) unsurprisingly hasn't exactly panned out. Though, I do need to give a shout out to WR10 and LSU Tiger, Brian Thomas. The schedule does give Cha a good chance of making the playoffs but for a team that has a tendency to put up really, really bad scores it's easy to imagine Cha missing the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
Upcoming Schedule: Drew / Taylor, Andrew / Court
9. Andrew / Court (4-8)
Points: 10285.99 (10th) | All-Play Wins: 48 (12th)
Coming off back to back final four appearances, Andrew took a nose dive this year and I think we can all agree 100% of the blame should be placed squarely on the shoulders of rookie co-owner Court. Things are so bad the team traded Joe Burrow a couple weeks ago. Somehow this team is still very much in the playoff hunt with a huge matchup against Cha in Week 14.
Upcoming Schedule: Dave, Cha
10. Tim (3-9)
Points: 9682.6 (12th) | All-Play Wins: 50 (11th)
How the mighty have fallen. Just a year ago Tim was the all-time leader in Wins but has fallen all the way to 3rd and will likely slip to 4th by the end of the year. Quarterback play sunk this team from Week 1 and the rest of the squad has underperformed, *COUGH* Jalen Waddle and Devonta Adams *COUGH*. The good news is, this team has basically 0 keepers outside of De'Von Achane!
Upcoming Schedule: Eric, Jesse
11. Drew / Taylor (3-9)
Points: 10930.2 (8th) | All-Play Wins: 62 (8th)
On paper this team doesn't look terrible. George Kittle is the TE1, Baker is QB5, and the rest of the roster is littered with guys you would think are good fantasy players. Unfortunately the likes of Chris Olave and Travis Etienne have been butt all season.
The Garvin boys won't be making the playoffs there first season together, but maybe that's for the best. The family has already disappointed in the High School Football playoffs this season.
Upcoming Schedule: Cha, Dave
12. Ryan (2-10)
Points: 10291.2 (9th) | All-Play Wins: 52 (10th)
Ryan's Points For and All-Play record aren't the worst in the league but make no mistake, this is the worst team. It starts with Caleb Williams, who has been butt in fantasy and in real life as a rookie. The rest of the team, outside of JJets and Brock Bowers, have been equally as butt as Caleb Williams. This offseason, Ryan will need to evaluate which, if any, of these QBs are worth keeping. None will cost him a top 3 draft pick but it's unclear if any are worth keeping at all.
Upcoming Schedule: Jason, Mike
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