SMG Playoffs - Rd 2

Fat Jubas (8-5) vs Fobsters (7-6)
This is quite the matchup. A win here would put the Fobsters in their first ever Super Bowl, and would be a real achivement after fighting uphill ever since Jimmy entered the league in 2005. They've gotten steadily better and are now actual contenders for the crown, despite constant battles with an empty backfield. For the Fat Jubas, another Super Bowl appearance, especially if it was versus the Monkeys, would be special because they've were pretty terrible just one year ago. They had the first overall pick in this year's draft, and going from worst to a division is certainly a sign of an epic turnaround.

Over the past four weeks, the Jubas have scored 97-52-127-69 (not including last week's possibly record breaking 175 points on a bye). They've been like that all season, boom or bust, with not much consistency. Their opponent is quite consistent, as the Fobsters rarely have terrible outings, with 94-89-105-117 over their last four games. We predict a blow out, but which way?

QB: It's Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning! Tonight on MNF! Okay, it's not Monday night, but Brady versus Manning is always an event. Normally we'd call this a wash but Tom Fantastic hasn't had an interception in seven games and has ripped off 30-40-41-41 in the last five weeks. While Manning is no slouch, he's been just average mostly, with a mid-twenties average. Edge: Fobsters

RB: Mike Tolbert hasn't been a great fantasy back but he's been big when it's mattered. For a guy who rarely gets large yardage numbers, Tolbert still squeaks into the double digits most weeks by gathering up short distance touchdowns. He'll be the Fobsters' only RB this week, as there are real dependable backs behind him. On the other side of the ball, Fat Jubas have Chris Johnson and Darren McFadden. Both are capable of huge games at any given time, but they also have been a bit susceptible to some real low weeks. CJ went for twenty seven last weekend (on a bye) but had only 7-1-14-17 before that. Hardly premiere numbers. McFadden could be the key here, as he's getting hot again. 39 and 17 points after slumping to 9 and 3 points previously. Compared to Jimmy's one back express, Eric's team is gonna run circles around the competition. Edge: Fat Jubas

WR/TE: Jason Witten was the big hero of last weekend for the Fobsters with 21 pts, and he'll be solid once again for certain. Jimmy can't afford a back to back weak game from Calvin Johnson and it probably won't happen. Going with four WRs will increase the chances that at least Santonio Holmes and/or Mike Williams put up some positive numbers.

For Eric, Marques Colston has been outstanding. He's been in double digits since WK7, and is coming off of 18-13-13-27 points. He's Optimus Prime to Johnson's Megatron. And to match up with Witten, Eric has Vernon Davis, who's had 15-20 points recently, and should continue to be productive. Starting two TEs, Eric won't need Tony Gonzalez to score more than a handful of points, which he's very capable of doing. Despite the four on three advantage, we kind of lean toward Eric's side of things. Edge: Fat Jubas

K/Def: Jubas' Shayne Graham is slightly better than the Fobsters' Matt Bryant, but who cares? The real difference maker here will be Pittsburgh Defense, which has the ability to go huge some games. They could rip apart a Jets' offense that has struggled recently, and we're almost guaranteeing that the Fobsters' Packers Defense is going to get shellacked by the New England offense. They're not gonna hold back Brady in any which way. Edge: Fat Jubas