Going into the Monday night game two games with major playoff implications were close.  The final minute of that game left the WMFFL playoff picture radically changed.

Sean Taylor's Ashes trailed the Mansfield Onanists by 5 and had four players playing, Alfred Morris, Dez Bryant, Jordan Reed and Bashaud Breeland.  Four players that should easily overcome 5 points.  At the same time, the the Fighting Squirrels trailed the Crusaders 21-14 with only Kirk Cousins left to play.  A touchdown and 225 yards would earn a victory there.

Anyone that suffered through watching that game knows that the first 58 minutes were painful and mostly uneventful.  Fantasy-wise with 1 minute left to play, the STA still trailed the Onanists by 2 and the Squirrels were still 7 back.  It looked like both would end up falling short.  Then everything changed.  Cousins threw a 28 yard TD with :49 seconds left to end with exactly 225 yards and 1 TD, giving the Squirrels a 22-21 victory.  For Tim, Breeland picked up 3 tackles after the two minute warning, including the last two of the game to give Tim a 9-8 win over Matt.  

The results of those two games changed the landscape of the very tight playoff race.  The Onanists find themselves eliminated from both the playoffs and the Toilet Bowl.  The Fighting Squirrels stay alive for the wild card and Sean Taylor's Ashes sets up a Burgundy Division Championship game with the Norsemen next week.

THe other games all had relevance to the post-season picture as well.  The Gallic Warriors eliminated the Pretend I'm Not Here from the playoffs with a 37-22 win.  The Sacks on the Beach maintained control of the wild card and eliminated the Woodland Rangers with a 73-17 victory.  The MeggaMen continued to demonstrate why they are the team to beat with a 70-32 stomping of the Norsemen.  Finally, in a Toilet Bowl play-in game, the Amish Electricians defeated Whiskey Tango 51-12, guaranting Warren the trip to the Toilet Bowl he barely escaped last year.

This sets-up a final week where every games has some bearing on the playoff picture.  There are four teams still in the race for the final two positions and three teams trying to avoid the final Toliet Bowl spot.  As a result of games this week, the Onanists, the Pretend and the Woodland Rangers all were eliminated from playoff contention.

Playoff Scenarios

Burgundy Division

• Sean Taylor's Ashes - Will clinch with a win or tie.  They can not win the wild card.
• Norsemen - Will clinch with a win.  Could get a wild card with a tie.  Eliminated with a loss.

Wild Card

• Sacks On the Beach - Will win wild card with a Win OR a tie and the Squirrels tie.  They can also get in with a loss or tie if the Squirrels lose and the NOR-STA game is NOT a tie.
• Fighting Squirres - Will win wild card with a Win and a Sacks loss or tie OR a tie and Sacks loss.  Eliminated with a loss.
• Norsemen - Will win wild card with a tie, a Squirrels loss and a Sacks loss or tie

Toilet Bowl

• Amish Electricians - Will play in the Toilet Bowl with a loss OR a tie and both Pretend and Woodland Rangers win or tie.  Eliminated with a win.
• Woodland Rangers - Will play in Toilet Bowl with loss and Amish win or tie OR a tie, Amish win and Pretend win or tie OR both Amish and Pretend win.
• Pretend I'm Not Here - Will play in Toilet Bowl with loss and both Amish and Woodland Rangers win or tie OR a tie and both Amish and Rangers win.  Eliminated with a win.

#1 Seed

• MeggaMen - Will get #1 seed with a win or tie OR a Crusaders loss or tie.
• Crusaders - Will get #1 seed with a win and a MeggaMen loss.

Of interest, with a win the MeggaMen will become the first 12 game winner since 2010 and only seventh ever.