week 12

The second week of the LasVegas Bracket was not quite as dramatic as week 11. However, the teams scored the most points for a given week in NFL history, and the FFOC scores reflected this. The main contributors were Michael Turner, Matt Cassell, Randy Moss and Drew Brees who all scored over 30 points this week. The biggest disappointment had to be Donovan McNabb who was benched at half time after scoring only .8 points for his owners.
Many owners had players playing Monday night as evidence from the cut line. It moved almost 20 points from 91 to 108.92 just from the monday night game. Although many benefited from good games by Brees, Rodgers, L.Moore and Jennings, some people who were comfortably sitting at 110+ before the game ended up missing the cut. I bet there are a few owners who still haven't realized they missed the cut and are telling their friends they have a 1:281 chance to become a millionaire.
Why is that? Because 7 teams who just missed the cut had the Packers defense and the -7 points they brought to the table. If I were almost 30 points above the cut line with only 1 game to go and my defense yet to play, I'd wouldn't be worried about the cut line either. However, one beauty of this game, giving negative points for poor defensive performances, cost these owners a chance to stay alive. GoFavreYourself was probably the most upset of these owners as he/she missed the cut by 2.16 despite having Michael Turner and Matt Cassell in his/her lineup. Looks like they got Favred.
B Dawgz faced similar fate as they missed the cut by 4 and had the Arizona defense who scored -6. The "Forgot to stay on top of things" award goes to Surfside Scooters who started Brandon Jacobs (having Chester Taylor on the bench) and missed the cut by 2.8 points. The Giants have led to the award winner both weeks, as owners who started Carney last week and missed the cut were hit with this dubious honor.
On another note, Chad S. had 4 of his 8 Cocktails and Dreams teams advance. Donald T apparently also has multiple teams still alive, but I'm not aware of his team names. Major props to both of you!
Week 13 is going to be the first true test as only the top 50% (141) will advance. Add that to the fact there are 3 Thursday games, and you have an interesting week. Many owners will have to endure a long wait if they have a majority of their team playing early this week. While owners who don't have anyone playing, will be rooting for low scoring games and will be watching to see the point totals put up.

Two weeks down, three to go til Vegas! Good luck to all who are left.