Week 12 Insider

Week 12 Insider

By Josh Perdew

Welcome sports fans! Let me start off by saying Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and for those of you who are away from your families and friends, thanks for your service. To each of you who might be traveling this week, have a safe trip and a great holiday to all.


Week 12 is here and the playoffs are locked for the Appalachian Division. Congratulations go out to the Workhorses, Fanatix, Bruisers, and Big “D”. Seedings are unknown at the moment due to the remaining games which any of these teams can take the top four spots. The two best names in the game, Kavanators and Pulverizers will be heading to the Gunner Bowl bracket in a couple of weeks joining Boot Hill Balut, but who will join the trio is still a mystery. One team in the Global Division is locked into a playoff spot as Temps Texas Boys are trying to win its 3rd Ballistic Bowl in 5 years. Zima Ruskies, Frost Furries, D Crownholders, and Pardues Brusiermakers are fighting for the remaining 3 playoff spots. One team will be eliminated from the playoffs and join the Gunner Bowl bracket. The fans in Boot Hill are ready to riot if Coach Rhodes can’t make a run at the Gunner Bowl title. It seems as if this team had its eyes on that trophy since Week 6. Boot Hill captured the Ballistic Bowl title last season and the fans are accustomed to winning. Coach Rhodes has experienced some of the worst luck and some devastating injuries this season.


The Global Division games this week are crucial games for a spot in the playoffs.

Zima Ruskies vs. Boot Hill Balut
If Zima wants his shot at the playoffs, they must beat the Boot Hill team that is steadily improving its scoring over the past few weeks. They are currently on a 3 game losing streak but in 2 of 3 lost, the team has scored 150 plus points. Zima is riding a 2 game winning streak in which he won due to his opponents scoring less than 125 in each. He will need big games from his stars like Tomlinson and Witten, as well as great defensive play by Allen and Harrison. The Balut will look to end his streak with Gore on the ground and Johnson through the air. McNabb will be the difference as he battles the Redskins at home and drops a 40 point bomb. With a Balut win, Zima might end up outside the playoff picture and joining the Gunner Bowl. Balut-179 Zima-158

D Crownholders vs. Frost Furries
Frost is currently sliding down the division standings after dropping 4 of its last 5 games. In his defense, he lost 2 of those games after scoring a 150 plus points including a nail biter against Big “D”. He needs a bounce back week to solidify his playoff spot and he might not get it this week. His studs in Brees and Colston are playing a tough game against New England. D Crownholders are coming off a tough lose to Zima and looking to rebound as well. The matchup of the week will be Crownholders leader in Tom Brady vs. one of the games best defenders in Sharper. If Brady can connect with Moss and Welker, and avoid the big mistakes to Sharper, he will lead this team to victory. Neither of these teams is safely locked in the playoffs and could be eliminated next week. This is one of the most important games of the year for both of these teams.
Both of these guys might be focused more on Balut/Zima and forget about their own game. This will be a defensive battle and the Crownholders will come out victorious with D Ware getting 3 sacks, 2 FF, and 5 tackles and leading the team with 30 points. Crownholders-139 Frost-132

Pardue Bruisermakers vs. Temp’s Texas Boys
Temp has a spot locked and Pardue will join him with a win this week. Temp has won 4 of his last 5 and is squad is lead by WR Larry Fitzgerald and some solid defensive players in Ray Lewis and Patrick Willis. He is coming off a big win against defending champion Boot Hill with a 190 point beat down. Pardue has also won 4 of his last 5 games and is putting up solid numbers each week. This team is clearly lead by perhaps the best running back in the game today in Adrian Peterson. AP is in line for another outstanding performance this week against the Bears. He will drop 38 points and lead his team to victory. Pardue-176 Temp-163



This week’s games in the Appalachian Division are merely for seeding purposes.

Texas Bruisers vs. Whitmore Workhorses
This game is a big battle for positioning as these 7-4 teams go at it for the second time this season. Week 4’s showdown saw Whit beat the Brusiers 145-113. I don’t see that happening this week without Ronnie Brown in the lineup. Whit will be lead by Manning’s 32 points and the Bruisers will be lead by Schaub’s 34. Whitmore has been exposed by the Pulverizers and the Brusiers will follow that up with a monster game from his defensive team. Bruisers-184 Whit-136

Fields Fanatix vs. Perdew Pulverizers
The Pulverizers have owned the Fanatix in the regular season. Perdew is 3-0 vs Fields in the regular season since joining the league in 2008. These teams met in Week 4 of this season and Perdew laid 190 points on his ass. A massive 45 point victory will be repeated again this week as Wes Welker leads the team with 33 points and M Jones Drew gets his solid 31. Fields will get an outstanding game from his defense but his “O” will fail to put up the numbers. Steven Jackson is running against a top 12 defense in Seattle and Randy Moss will be held down by the Saints corners. Perdew-175 Fields-130

Big “D” vs Kav’s Kavanators
Kav is looking for a good show before heading to the Gunner Bowl bracket in a few weeks. Big “D” is fighting for a better seed in the Ballistic Bowl bracket. Kav doesn’t have a clue what he is doing and he will show it again this week. Kav puts up his highest score of the season last week and still loses! Earlier in the season, he couldn’t seem to get the best option on the field. He finally did and dropped a heartbreaker to Fields. Maybe he should stop trash talking, shut his mouth, and concentrate on his team! He has clearly lost focus and if he continues down this path, he will have a quick exit from the Gunner Bowl bracket as well. Big “D” on the other hand has locked a spot in the playoffs due to the tie breaker. The Pulverizers could get the tying record but would lose to the head to head tiebreaker. Big “D” will get a great performance from Aaron Rodgers vs. Detroit and a good performance from kicker Robbie Gould since the Chicago offense can’t score touchdowns. This game will be pathetic. Big”D”-159 Kav-93