Playoff Bound:

New York, Boston and Syracuse all clinched playoff spots this weekend, with Mercer and Keystone battling it out in the final week of the regular season for the final playoff spot.

Both Boston and Syracuse clinched their divisions this week with wins. The Paterno Division will come down to the final week, as New York and Mercer play head-to-head with all the marbles on the line. A win by Mercer will clinch the division for the Mustangs and the Griffins will get the wildcard playoff slot. A win by the New York and the Griffins clinch the division, with Mercer in the hunt for the wildcard. For Keystone to clinch the wildcard, the Longellows need a win plus a New York win over Mercer plus Keystone need to score 19 more points than Mercer in Week 14.

For the point race, we have the most wide-open field in league history. Six teams have a legitimate shot at the points championship. NYG, BOS, SYR, MER, BOB and KEY are all within 59 points of each other. Interestingly, after these 6 teams there is a 118 point dropoff to the team in seventh place.

For the consolation playoff bracket, either KEY or MER (whichever doesn’t make top-tier playoffs) is in. The rest of the consolation contenders are playing each other this week. The winners of both the RMD vs. NDV game and the FFL vs. BOB game are guaranteed consolation-bracket spots. The fourth spot in the consolation bracket will go to either one of the losers from those two games or GBM or MVO, who both could jump into the mix with wins this week.

Quoteable:

“(*&%@&^#&!*(Faulk*^$^@%#@$ No mortal can recover that fast!! ” — Syracuse owner Doug Weaver.

“I’m thankful that Cleave had a bad week ….and hope he has a couple more.. ” — Keystone owner Terry Muth.

“No Hope my ass!!” — Syracuse owner Doug Weaver.