Week 12 ended with the Young Gunz still on top with a 2 game lead and a total points edge on the pack. That record for best record might be equaled within a year of being set. By the way, if you think I might be "jinxing" the Young Gunz, all I can say is it has nothing to do with who their week 13 opponent is. As a reminder, the trade deadline is Week 14's lineup deadline. After 1:00 PM on December 9th, no more trades will be allowed. So get that transaction wire buzzing while you still can.

  Don't forget to keep an eye on the old web site (http://swffl.50megs.com). It has updated archives and historical records. I will also add some web-exclusive materials there, like the complete 2012 Draft analysis, as I develop them. Anybody with ideas, send them to me and I will see what I can do.

Key Matchups to watch this Week

  The Black & Blue Attack will try to complete the season sweep of the Bishops of Battle as both teams try to distance themselves from the basement. The Good Fellas will try to sweep the Body Shop and tighten their increasingly tenuous hold on that last Elite spot. In a battle of Elite Teams, the Jelly Beans will try to sweep the Fightin' Irish and keep their hopes of back-to-back championships alive and maybe notch the 200th SWFFL victory. The Roxborough Wranglers will try tom complete the sweep of the M. Takers and maybe climb out of the basement. The Dream Team will try to sweep the Young Gunz (did not realize we handed them one of their losses) and maybe give the rest of the league some hope.

  Spock was 2 of 5 last week making him 26/50 (52%) for the year. His lock's appear above. Norm was 2 of 5 making him 21/50 (42%) on the year. Norm's Lines (my estimates) appear below:

  Two games were over on Sunday. The other three had some pretty serious Monday night Madness.

  The Fightin' Irish completed the season sweep of the Bishops of Battle and gobbled (pardon the superfluous Thanksgiving reference) up their league leading 4th "Helmet". All in all, another good week for the Irish (both the NCAA and SWFFL versions). The Irish were led by Peyton, Megatron, Dre Johnson and the PATRIOTs as they further secured their Elite Spot. The Bishops were led by Rodgers and Welker in the loss.

  The Black & Blue Attack completed the season sweep of the Body Shop in large part due to the performances of the Falcon double-bubble, Ray Rice and the 49ERs. The Shop was led by Foster, Shorts and Nelson in the loss. The Shop now has lost 4 of 5 and they need to turn it around to get back in the Elite.

  The Young Gunz completed the season sweep of the Roxborough Wranglers as their 14.6 point lead proved to be too much for DeSean Jackson on Monday night. DeSean hit the locker room due to injury and with him went most of the hopes of the rest of the league in catching the Gunz. The Gunz kept their roll going in large part because of Brees. The Wranglers wasted a fantastic Turkey day performance by Brady.

  The Dream Team avoided the sweep by the Good Fellas as Olsen was not able to make up a 14.8 point lead on Monday. Dear old Dad put a real crimp in the youngsters Championship plans with fine Turkey day games by Stafford and Bryant. Romo basically matched Bryant point for point on Thanksgiving and Torrey Smith did well for the Fellas on Sunday. A Miller start over Hernandez would have tightened up the Fellas grip on a Elite spot, which seems to be slipping the last couple of weeks.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Jelly Beans and the M. Takers. The Beans avenged their early season loss as Henery overcame Maclan and a 2.7 point lead. This one sort of went back and forth but in the end Maclan came up one reception short (which he would have probably gotten if the EAGLES didn't keep fumbling the ball away in the second half). The Beans were led by Kaepernick and Marshall as they grabbed second place all alone and also added their 199th SWFFL victory. The Takers were led by a brilliant Turkey day performance by RG3 and a decent game by Richardson on Sunday. A VIKINGs start would have given the Takers the season sweep.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Dream Team (Norm): Suspicously Absent

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 12

MVP: R. Griffin III (46.2) M. Takers       Best on Bench: Cam Newton (40.4) M. Takers      Low Scorers: Roxb. Wranglers (111.5)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Roxborough Wranglers (94%) Low: Jelly Beans (79%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB - Griffin(329.2),Brees(320.1),Rodgers(307.6),Brady(282.5)
RB - Martin(264.7),Peterson(228.6),Foster(209.5),Rice(186.8)
WR - Green(245.0),Marshall(236.7),Johnson(222.7),Wayne(212.5)
TE - Gronk(187.8),Gonzales(176.2),Graham(162.5),Witten(159.0)
PK - Bryant(139),Gostowski(131),Tynes(129),Tucker(127)
ST - BEARS(152),PATRIOTS(140),BRONCOS(125),TEXANS(104)