Fantasy Bowl XII - The Battle of Los Angeles




For months, AldenLeaguers have battled it out, and now only two remain.
Fantasy Bowl XII is set: The Skyns vs. L.A. Ninjas, a.k.a. Mike Hoskyns vs. Mike Hartman, a.k.a. The Battle of the Los Angeles! May the best Mike win!

Here' s a quick look at the Tale of the Tape:

#2 The Skyns (9-5, 2053.14 pts) vs. #5 L.A. Ninjas (11-4, 1997.54 pts)
Last Meeting: L.A. Ninjas won, 175.96 - 161.41, in Week 6 of the Regular Season.
All-time Meetings: L.A. Ninjas lead, 4 games to 3 (including this year).
All-time Post-Season Meetings: L.A. Ninjas lead 1-0, having beaten The Skyns 151.29-148.77 in the Semi-finals of the 2009 season. The Ninjas went on to lose Fantasy Bowl X to Most Murderous.
All-time Regular Season Record (The Skyns): 68-62
All-time Regular Season Record (L.A. Ninjas): 36-29
All-time Post Season Record (The Skyns): 3-6
All-time Post Season Record (L.A. Ninjas): 5-2

The Skyns: Season Breakdown
The Skyns went 8-5 this season, tied for the 4th best record in AldenLeague, but that's a deceiving notation since the team's 2053.14 points finished 6th all-time in AldenLeague history. The Crittenden Division Champions started off strong with a four-game winning streak, and also went 5-1 in division play, locking up not only the #2 seed overall, but also a bye week in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. In the semi-finals, they topped Sandridge Division Champs The Risen to advance to Fantasy Bowl XII. This is their first-ever Fantasy Bowl appearance.

L.A. Ninjas: Season Breakdown
The L.A. Ninjas finished 3rd out of 4 teams in their division this year, but that is much, much, much more testament to the level of the uber-competitive Westwood Division than it is about the Ninjas. In fact, 9-4 was the 3rd-best record in the LEAGUE as well, and their point total is good enough for 4th place. The post-season has been a time of revenge, as the Ninjas took out two higher-seeded divisional rivals in #4 Syn City (173.55-161.87) and then #1 Boys of Fall (162.91-133.53). This is the Ninjas' second Fantasy Bowl appearance, after their second place finish in 2009's Fantasy Bowl X.

Fantasy Bowl XII Analysis

Current Yahoo! Projection: The Skyns 169.34 - L.A. Ninjas 145.63

QBs:
The Skyns: Drew Brees vs. ATL (17th vs. pass), Joe Flacco vs. CLE (3rd vs. pass)
LA Ninjas: Tom Brady vs. MIA (25th vs. pass), Mark Sanchez vs. NYG (29th vs. pass)

RBs:
The Skyns: Rashard Mendenhall vs. STL (32nd vs. run), Felix Jones vs. PHI (17th), Mike Tolbert @ DET (27th), Daniel Thomas @ NE (19th).
LA Ninjas: LeSean McCoy @ DAL (7th vs. run), Beanie Wells @ CIN (9th), Ahmad Bradshaw @ NYJ (16th).

WRs:
The Skyns: Dwayne Bowe vs. OAK (25th vs. rec), Percy Harvin @ WAS (13th), Laurent Robinson @ PHI (11th), Mike Williams (TB) @ CAR (17th).
LA Ninjas: Brandon Marshall @ NE (32nd vs. rec), Larry Fitzgerald @ CIN (10th), Pierre Garcon vs. HOU (2nd), Denarius Moore @ KC (8th), Robert Meachem vs. ATL (17th).

TEs:
The Skyns: Jimmy Graham vs. ATL (11th vs. TE)
LA Ninjas: Aaron Hernandez vs. MIA (24th vs. TE)

Ks:
The Skyns: Mason Crosby vs. CHI (10th vs. K)
LA Ninjas: Dan Bailey vs. PHI (31st vs. K)

DEF:
The Skyns: Dallas vs. PHI (17th vs. DEF)
LA Ninjas: San Francisco @ SEA (28th vs. DEF)

Injuries:
The Skyns: RB Matt Forte - OUT (knee).
LA Ninjas: RB Beanie Wells - will play (knee), but injury is "limiting explosiveness" according to coach Ken Whisenhunt. WR Denarius Moore (foot) was limited in his game last week, but played.

Start/Bench Decisions:
The Skyns: None projected
LA Ninjas: RB2: Beanie Wells (projected 12.8 fantasy pts) @ CIN, or Ahmad Bradshaw (projected 13.25 fantasy pts) @ NYJ? WR3: Pierre Garcon (projected 9.07 fantasy pts) vs. HOU, Denarius Moore (8.9) @ KC, or Robert Meachem (7.54) vs. ATL?

ACQs Remaining:
The Skyns: 3 remaining
LA Ninjas: 0 remaining

Potential Free Agents:
4 WRs (Eric Weems, Doug Baldwin, Lance Moore, Jabar Gaffney) are projected to score more than The Skyns' WR3 this week.
4 DEFs (Green Bay, Washington, Carolina, Kansas City, Tennessee) are projected to score more than The Skyns' DEF this week.
(LA Ninjas have 0 ACQs remaining, so are ineligible for FA signings this week)

Congratulations to Mike and Mike for making it this far - it should be a heck of a game. May the best Mike win!

Also of Note this Week:
3rd Place Game: Boys of Fall vs. The Risen
Toilet Bowl: Stigs vs. Andy's Red Hots

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