Leto Log

I always wanted to know what would happen if there was a tie score in the fantasy football playoffs. Well, now we know. Yahoo employs a complicated multi-criteria tie-breaker system that is so arbitrary, it’s essentially a coin toss.

Max Pain (Dave S.) won the toss in the Franny Conference this week, leaving Nicki’s Ninjas (Nichole H.) with a bad taste in her mouth. The teams played to a 78-78 tie, so Yahoo decided the outcome with this system:

1. Most touchdowns scored by entire starting roster.
2. Most fantasy points by starting quarterback(s).
3. Most fantasy points by starting defensive team(s).
4. Most fantasy points by starting defensive player(s).
5. Most fantasy points by starting defensive back(s).
6. Most fantasy points by starting defensive linemen.
7. Most fantasy points by starting wide receiver(s).
8. Most fantasy points by starting running back(s).
9. Most fantasy points by starting tight end(s).
10. Most fantasy points by starting kicker(s).

Both teams scored the same number of touchdowns, so the system moved to criterion 2, the QB points. The Ninjas’ starting QB, Kurt Warner, had a sub par game against Minnesota and Max Pain’s Peyton Manning played against Detroit. That all added up to a few more points for Manning and gave Max Pain a chance to play for the conference championship.
The tiebreaker sucks, but now we know, we will probably use that system in the championship game, when we will figure out the score by hand.

Max Pain will face Care Bears (Cara H.) in the Franny Conference championship. In the Martin Conference, Mudslingers (Mark M.) will take on Shack Attack (Rachelle S.).

Here are the scores from last week:

Martin Conference

Yaugdawg 78
Mudslingers 102

THE DOMINATION SQUAD 92
Shack Attack 96

Consolation matches

I’m Gonna Win! 59
Midnight Riders 82

Rick’s Pics 84
Legion of Doom 85

Franny Conference

Care Bears 130
Team Smack Down 75

Max Pain 78
Nickis Ninjas 78

Consolation matches

The Little Tykes 97
Hosty’s Hogs 72

BIG BAD BULLIES 61
The Shadysiders 93