Fun Fact: 14 Weeks = 27% of the Year. Welcome to FPF Week 12 of 14 (23%)!

Good Weekend Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to week 12 of the FPF mayhem! AT LEAST WE TRIED is still undefeated, FLAMINGOS are still at risk for Elimination, but the rest of the division is constantly changing and fighting for the best positions come postseason. We still have 3 weeks left of the season, but most teams only have 2 games left to play. If you’re like me and play on multiple teams, your chances of that coveted Championship increase, but the wear and tear does as well.

Let’s check in on what happened last week and the small upcoming Week 12 with only 4 games!

FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH:

AT LEAST WE TRIED took out BLOCK PARTY in week 10 as predicted and then played 2 games in Week 11 – both of them wins. 8 games into the season and they still haven’t allowed 100 points on defence! A truly spectacular performance! Next week they will have to go against the new and improved HALF N’ HALF, which will truly be a clash of the titans!
With 4 games left to play THUNDER VILLAINS have a chance to go 9-1. They will have to prove themselves against BANDIT(E)s and AIGRE-DOUX, 2 teams that have passed BLOCK PARTY, and are currently hunting for a top 4 spot and bye week. If they lose against AIGRE-DOUX, they will be knocked down to 4th place (with the assumption that they beat ECLIPSE), and any other win will most likely prevent them from finishing in the top 4. THUNDER VILLAINS have a strong team and should be able to pull through the last slog of their schedule with only 1 loss, but I worry that their continued reliance on the Jeremie – Terry wombo combo may start becoming too predictable….. But, also maybe, it’s just that GOOD!? Let’s see how the VILLAINS bring the THUNDER this week and start their gauntlet against ECLIPSE.

FLAMINGOS got their first win against DREAMKILLERS in Week 10! With games against PERFECT STRANGERS, AIGRE-DOUX, and AT LEAST WE TRIED, it will be a struggle for the FLAMINGOS to get another win. But that’s what they’ll need to do if they want a chance at escaping the Elimination Zone and passing SHOW ME YOUR TDs. SMYTDs were beaten by A.L.W.T. last week and are playing P’TITS VITES this week, so, also have a chance to get a second win and put them out of risk of being bumped down. Everything is coming to a close as the season wraps up, Week 12 is underway and the fight to the finish is real.

Every season the top players are highlighted and talked about in articles, and although we may try to give a shout out to everyone, sometimes we miss. So today is an honorable mention for those awesome players who get the job done, but aren’t in the Top 5:

Will Champagne is my first shout out of the day. While FLAMINGOS have been struggling to get out of the Elimination Zone, Will Champagne has been putting up some IMPRESSIVE numbers! Being a Top 10 offensive player while your team has only won a single game is a great performance in my books! 7 TDs and 197 yards in 16 catches means that almost every 2nd catch for Will is a TD! Let’s see if he can keep his pace up for the last 3 games.

Although Noémy Fortin Hurtubise is the lead for Female QB, Chelsea Britton has been doing a great job in keeping up with the top 10. With 16 TDs, 103 Rushing Yards (#8 Overall), and with only a handful of sacks and INTs, Chelsea has the chance to push into the 20+ TD range in the next 2 games and have a truly amazing season!

ECLIPSE has run the gambit of the top team: HALF N’ HALF, AT LEAST WE TRIED, BLOCK PARTY, AIGRE-DOUX, and are playing THUNDER VILLAINS and the TOTS in their last 2 games. They were almost able to take the win over PERFECT STRANGERS last week, but fell short 20-25 (Damn 10:30 games…). With 2 wins, they should be guaranteed a playoff spot… but I would rather be safe than sorry and get their win against THUNDER VILLAINS this week. The team has struggled to put up more TDs than turnovers, so will need to focus on lowering turnovers and taking their time on offense. They have a lot of talent on this team, so will need to rely on their defense and female players to continue to allow Dov Vas chances to score.

Out of nowhere! DREAMKILLERS almost overtook HALF N’ HALF! On a last second TD, HALF N’ HALF were able to take the lead and put the game away 30-26 and keep their lead going! With AIGRE-DOUX coming up next, will DREAMKILLERS be able to keep the momentum going?! Noémy Fortin Hurtubise was on a tear with 4 TDs, 190 Yards and only 1 Turnover! Finishing 4-6 would give them better seeding and a much better shot of not facing a top team right away!

P’TITS VITES take on SHOW ME YOUR TDs this monday. As each team is trying to put some distance between themselves and the bottom spot, this game might determine who gets the 10, 11, or 12th spot. P’TITS VITES have more than double the points scored that SHOW ME YOUR TDS has: 177 vs 80. Chelsea Britton has the edge over Antoine Levesque in this encounter and defensively P’TITS VITES have a decent amount of PICK-6’s that should make any team pause. Ultimately, SHOW ME YOUR TDS is the underdog here and will need to pull out all the stops to finally find their 2nd win, because I don’t think it’s coming from PERFECT STRANGERS.

ZACK’S TOP WEEKLY PICKS:

QB (1): **Gabriel Poulin (HALF N’ HALF) – 28 Attempts / 19 Completions (67.86%), 216 Yards, 5 TDs, 1 INTs, 0 Sacks // 1 Rushing Attempts, 4 Yards

QB (2): Xavier Parent (BANDIT(E)) – 22 Attempts / 14 Completions (63.64%), 111 Yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 0 Sacks

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WR (1): Esther Morin-Struthers (DREAMKILLERS) – 6 Targets / 6 Receptions (100%), 93 Yards, 2 TDs

WR (2): Aryane Boucher (HALF N’ HALF) – 5 Targets / 4 Receptions (80%), 78 Yards, 2 TDs

WR (3): Erika Magini (AT LEAST WE TRIED) – 6 Targets / 4 Receptions (66.67%), 82 Yards, 2 TDs

WR (4): Xavier Maranda-Levesque (PERFECT STRANGERS) – 6 Targets / 6 Receptions (100%), 67 Yards, 2 TDs

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DB (1): Alexis Ferrand (PERFECT STRANGERS) – 2 Tackle, 2 INT, 2 TD

DB (2): Antoine Gaudet (AT LEAST WE TRIED) – 3 Tackles, 1 INT, 1 PD, 1 TD

DB (3): Leanne Vincent (P’TITS VITES) – 5 Tackles, 1 INT, 1 PD

DB (4): Matthew Peacock (ECLIPSE) – 2 INT, 1 PD

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RUSHER (1): Renée Kosikowski (PERFECT STRANGERS) – 1 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 1 PD

RUSHER (2): Alexia Roy (SHOW ME YOUR TDS) – 0 Tackles, 3 Sacks

GAMES OF THE WEEK:

DREAMKILLERS vs AIGRE-DOUX (DREAMKILLERS UPSET SPECIAL??)

ECLIPSE vs THUNDER VILLAINS

P’TITS VITES vs SHOW ME YOUR TDS

BLOCK PARTY vs HALF N’ HALF

Prediction Record: 13-6

That’s it for this week! We are fast approaching the end of the season, and the last few games for players to compete for Awards! If there is an idea or upcoming milestone you might want me to write about/cover in my articles, don’t be a stranger, let me know! If you want to see more accurate info about your teams, your players, your rivalries – send them to me! Comments, Criticisms, and Concerns are welcome… unless it’s about my Capitalization of random words. I stand by them! Also, check out the new episode of Calling the Audible – the official FPF podcast – available on Youtube and …. Probably somewhere else too!