Tuesday, December 13, 2016

2016 RD2: Upsets-ville

What a week, as nearly every top seed — minus Pogiboys, who was barely a home team — won their matchups in upsets that rocked the post-season! Let’s take a look at which of these underdogs could be on their way to the Super Bowl!

#4 MoRRie’s Pogiboys (9-4) vs #6 Another Bad Creation (8-5)
By the time Chris Hogan hit MNF, Alvin had already wrapped up his upset win, behind LeSean McCoy and Blake Bortles. Now they’ll face off against our defending champs, who sleepwalked through a 55-32.5 win versus P Funk All Stars. With that dirty week off the board, ABC will need more heroics from last year's playoff MVP, Kirk Cousins, to lead the way. Or will the only top seed left in the tournament -- and winner of four straight -- Pogiboys dish out enough firepower against a ABC team that hasn’t gone over 67 points in two weeks. A playoff win here would be nice for Alvin, as ABC has eliminated Pogiboys in the first round in 2012 and 2015.

#7 Fockers (7-6) vs #8 Detroit Players (7-6)
The Fockers blasted #2 seed Sweep The Leg Zabka by over thirty points behind LeVeon Bell’s 49 big ones. Detroit Players meanwhile, escaped a matchup with 100 Acre Wood Pooh Bears behind Breshad Perriman’s 6.5 point MNF effort, securing a tight three point victory. Which of these 7-6 teams will move onto the Super Bowl? The big names are all on Hong’s side — Bell, Andrew Luck, Dez Bryant, Jimmy Graham, Demaryius Thomas — but there’s always a chance that Jameis Winston can produce a miracle upset, but he’ll need Jeremy Hill to continue his strong running efforts. The Players haven’t had much playoff success since 2008 — when they won the title — but with a long awaited post-season win under their belts, they could be gaining momentum for another ring.

Toilet Bowl RD2 Matchups [Edit: Corrected 12/18/16]
#10 Mandalorian Warriors (6-7) vs #16 Shoguns of Harlem (3-10)
#12 Squirtle Squad (4-9) vs #14 Hungry Hungry Ouroboros (4-9)

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