Playoff Round 1 Picks:

In the oh so wise words of my house:

That’s right lords and lady, with the 13-week regular season in the books it is time for that oh so
wonderful time of the year (not Christmas, those are the final picks of the year!) the playoffs!
Last week yours truly came in at 4-3 in the pick’em, with the only other team competing due to
a “Thanksgiving day lock” being Kyle at 2-5. Last week I incorrectly said I was one game ahead
of him on the season, but now I ACTUALLY am, at 52-39 on the season.
Congratulations to Ryan, whose 1734.05 points in the regular season edged out the
competition and won him his $40 back!
A little reminder on our playoff rules, the highest points total across weeks 14-17 (regardless if
you’re in a matchup) wins draft picks for next year. The loser’s bracket points winner gets the
#1 pick, winners bracket #2 and Sacko #3. So if you’re knocked out this week or on a bye, make
sure to set those lineups people cause it all counts! I will update the tallies in each week’s
picks. Remember all – there is only one war that matters. The Playoff War. And it is here!

Crows Before Hoes vs. The Kingslayers:

In a last minute field goal by Seattle to end Monday Night Football last week, Ryan simulataneously had
his playoff spot saved and I had my bye week foiled, so it’s only fitting we face off this week. In what is a
very even matchup on paper, with great quarterbacks in tough spots and a fairly even amount of good
and bad in each lineup, I expect this one to be close. It’s been quite awhile since I squeaked out of
round 1 of the playoffs without a bye, but if there was ever a time to do it, it’s against a one armed
opponent! Crows Before Hoes with the W!
 WinterIsHereBitches! vs. DaBears&MaidenFair:
This week’s second winner’s bracket matchup features two of the most evil characters in the
GoT series in the Night-KingMarti vs. MattyFinger. Despite sleeping through the majority of the
draft and suffering through Saquon Barkley as his #1 pick, Matty-Y has shown a Littlefinger-
esque scrappiness in elevating himself to the winner’s bracket. All season long I have
underestimated MattyFinger (to the detriment of my picks), and if there’s one thing he’s been
doing week in and week out, its playing the game better than most of us could dream.
DaBears&MaidenFair ends the Night-King Marti’s quest for a repeat!

Boomroasted vs. The No Arm Raven:

Just 3 days after missing out on the winner’s bracket by a field goal, Kenny was forced to watch
in anguish as the Cowboy’s sucked balls on Thursday Night Football. Luckily for him, our
resident Ramsay Bolton has a cure-all for sucky balls, he lops them off! Thanks to garbage time
(post-loppage), Kenny stayed in the hunt and is looking to capitalize on Kevin’s late-week
Le’veon Bell injury. Though Ramsay and Bran never had a true Game of Thrones showdown, I
bet the sadistic little shit would have had a whole lot of sick ideas lined up for a kid in a wheel
chair. Boomroasted with the W!
 Hodor vs. Game of Jones :
This loser’s bracket matchup features Game of Throne’s two scrappiest fighting side-kicks in the
battle of Bronn vs Tormund. Despite limping through his final two match-ups with sub 100
point scores, our red-headed lover from the North is still in love with his fantasy squad. And if
Tormund has taught us anything, it’s that his love sees no flaws. Game of Jones with the W!

Theons Missing Membr vs. The Imp Pimp:

This is our seasons Battle of the Sacko. A proper write-up will come for the week 14 finale of
this oh so important battle of 13th vs. 14th place!