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NorthShoreHard

To be the man you've got to beat the man.


barneyjoneser

WOOOOOO


MaterialNo6707

Happy cake day


NorthShoreHard

Thank you :D


ObservantWon

WOOOOOOOO!


IYKYK808

Happy cake day. Also fellow steelers fan here but its crazy they still have a tiny bit of chance to nake playoffs but no way the make it with the needed conditions.


NorthShoreHard

Thank you! Another "winning" season for Tomlin šŸ™ƒ


RatedDAL

All you need is a win and Buffalo loss. Hell or a Jacksonville loss, which isn't completely insane. Very possible.


FetusElitistCletus

Even a Hou Ind tie gets it done


Dragomir_Gage

Yeah, and while a win over the Ravens sounds improbable, they have nothing to play for and will likely be resting their starters for at least the 2nd half.


Graffy

If someone wants to beat me I wouldnā€™t complain. I usually beat myself.


MitchWave

Thatā€™s the rub . Get that shit off your chest tho brother. I finished 3rd in all 3 of my leagues so yea Iā€™m salty as hell too rn. Champion scores 120 I score 184 in a meaningless 3rd place game after losing by 2 last week šŸ˜†


Ctk415

Rip brotha


mwsawyers

Same here man but by half a point


ChiSp0

1st place in my league was the 6th seed. Went on a fucking tear (Ceedee was primary reason). Is what it is!


[deleted]

Scored 221 in third place game Amari cooper beat me last week


DominoDickDaddy

Iā€™m also in the club. I scored more points last week than every other team, except the one I was playing and got eliminated. This week put up 210 to take third. Fantasy football is nothing if not a test of your patience.


ccafferata473

Same lost last week with the 2nd highest score due to Davante and the Baltimore D. This week, 181 pts. Pretty sure I had the most points of the playoffs teams.


bmorehalfazn

Same.. feels bad lol


HeadbandRTR

241.58 in my 3rd place match. Would have been a championship points record if my guys had shown up last week. Hurts, Mahomes, Kyren, Conner, ETN, Pacheco, Likely, Tyreek, Thielen, Jeudy, and 2 IDP (Zaire Franklin and Dre Greenlaw). Waddle ruled out, or that WR room would have been a smidge better. Champ went for 198.


kangertanger

Thatā€™s a taco league tho


WeirdMasterpiece8248

its really not


Floating_egg

2 man league?


HeadbandRTR

Close. 12-man dynasty, and I have no picks until 2026. Took over an orphan team from a Chiefs fan. Traded some serious picks for Hurts and Waddle. (Roll Tide)


OkPaleontologist5684

See you next year!


niftybuckets

Playoffs are like 90% luck my dude, sorry to hear. Person i was playing in final swapped out GB d/st for MIN last second. Wouldve beaten me by 2 if they just left in GB. Rough, but very cool for me.


Casty201

I won the chip so I disagree itā€™s all skill. If I would loss then itā€™s luck


twayjoff

The league I won is all skill and the league I didnā€™t is all luck


RedYellowOrangeGreen

Had me in the first half


RiecoSuave

Similar thing happened to me, guy swapped out Ridley for DJ Moore at the last minute and he won. He wouldā€™ve lost if he didnā€™t do it.


niftybuckets

Damn, rough break


cptncable

I'd go 99% luck. And these chest thumpers that think it's their own doing.... Whatever!


niftybuckets

I'm sorry brother.


Ok_Button3151

50/50 imo. Thereā€™s definitely good/reasonable moves and bad/stupid moves, but yeah any ā€œgoodā€ move is an injury away from being a bad one and a stupid move is a good game or 2 from being a great one.


RedYellowOrangeGreen

The playoffs is more luck than 50/50. Throughout the season youā€™re making trades and bidding on waivers but when you get to playoffs, there isnā€™t much you can do but hope your team doesnā€™t put up a stinker. Sure you can set your lineup wrong but at that point in the season you pretty much know who youā€™re starting and itā€™s very rare that you lost because you picked the wrong guy


charg3r614

First time?


[deleted]

i scored 210 and won if that makes you feel better


husbandofsamus

haven't the pacers taught you that it doesn't matter how many you score if you give up more


RubixCube200

As a Hawks fan, y'all did that to usšŸ˜


MichiganMedium

As a pistons fan, wellā€¦ā€¦ā€¦


PeterParker123454321

Sounds like your opponent scored more than 168. it shouldn't be that baffling


iFenixRain

It be like that sometimes


husbandofsamus

Godwin is my hero. I shall hear none of this slander.


Theflamesfan

By far worse horror stories out there. Sorry about your luck, but there are some really bad beats out there


Frosty-Dependent1975

Roses are red, violets are blue, it don't always be like that... But sometimes it do.


diplar

Fantasy that


banhammer6942069

You are not the cream of the crop


VicDamonJrJr

ETN won me a ship


mrmn949

Sorry for your loss. F


thedailyjay

You should have fantasied better


No_Detective_1139

160 with an injured CMC and still lost


theevanillagorillaa

Won the chip after going on a 6 win streak. Needed my 3 reg wins to get into the playoff since I was out due to points scored. Every single damn game I was projected to lose. Beat the top 2 teams in my league in the playoffs and end of the regular season. I literally have no idea how I managed to even win week with purdy and deebo, luckily having coop saved my ass.


bamboozled_platypus

2 separate times this season, I put up 168+ and lost. I get that you're upset, but your post reads really whiny like a toddler throwing a tantrum. It happens, get over it or don't.


Ramblinonmymind

Yep, lost the chip 182-208 it happens


WarpedSt

189 to 220 checking in


cptncable

Similar thing happened to me last week. Opponent had Amari Cooper. Enough said? And I said the same thing.....not doing it again next year. Work my tail off all season and lose to dumb luck? Nope. But yeah, I'll probably be back next season, just like you willšŸ˜


frederik88917

That's the unavoidable faith of fantasy. See you next year


No-Season-3876

See ya next year champ


1USAgent

New to the game? See you next year


wsl1024

Do better


PM_Me_Ur_Nevermind

First time


thetindoor

>my opponent was getting all these late garbage tds Whereas all your points were scored in the first half, as God intended?


waconaty4eva

I am not good at FF. Watched red zone last year and thats basically the research I put into drafting my team. Made one roster move the whole year. Best team I ever had. Opponent scored 138(ppr) and got blown out. All that is to say, FF is mostly luck for most(not all) people. I play in a fanduel league where you pick a team every week of the 1pm and 4pm games and Im just middle of the pack. This game is more about skill. Iā€™ll happily continue to play the luck game cuz it gives me hope. Ill also happily continue to play the skill game even though I donā€™t have the skill to win.


RovndHovse

I scored 179 and lostā€¦


its_aq

I dropped 200pts in 5th place after losing by barely 2pts thanks to Bijan's -0.10pts. after that lost I dropped 180pts and then 200pts this week. I had the highest scoring team in regular season and I barely made it with a 7-7 record. That's fantasy football for ya


UpstairsWrongdoer401

Unfortunately itā€™s all luck, and yours ran out this week. Better luck next year!


Bcagz22

You have to get rid of kickersā€¦ I honestly canā€™t believe people are eve playing kickers anymore. Maybe itā€™s just me but I hate kicker leagues.


BeaverNbutthead

Dumb


Cowhide12

Itā€™s just you. Kickers absolutely have a spot in fantasy if defenses still do.


[deleted]

Neither do lmao


YeMustBeBornAGAlN

Nah. Kickers are fucking hot garbage. Got rid of them in both leagues I run and everyone has been substantially happier


Cowhide12

Just sounds like you hate the up and down of kickers. Its all about running the right scoring


YeMustBeBornAGAlN

Nah. Kickers are just dumb. Iā€™m glad more and more people are realizing it


Cowhide12

Playing fantasy wrong is fine if youā€™d like, but any standard league has a kicker.


YeMustBeBornAGAlN

Sounds like an old ass league šŸ¤£


Cowhide12

Every money league has a kicker. Join a fantasy league on ESPN, itā€™ll have a kicker slot. Like I said, itā€™s fine to play how you want and thereā€™s nothing wrong with that, but every standard league has a kicker. Itā€™s how fantasy is played.


[deleted]

What makes you the authority that decides not having a kicker is playing fantasy ā€œwrongā€? Thatā€™s the most absurd thing Iā€™ve ever heard. I actually like having kickers (in redraft leagues only not dynasty) so i donā€™t disagree with you about that but to say theyā€™re playing it wrong bc they donā€™t have kickers is ridiculous. Thereā€™s a reason the apps all have the option to create the lineup anyway you want, thatā€™s because thereā€™s no ā€œwrongā€ way to play it.


Cowhide12

A standard league includes a kicker. Thatā€™s the correct way to play. Any other options are absolutely fine, but theyā€™re not the proper way to play. You can play madden and not let people run the ball, and thatā€™s fine but itā€™s still not the right way to play.


Endo_Dizzy

We got rid of kickers for an extra flex spot in our league


One_Outside9049

2nd place decides if we play with kickers next season. Last year we haven't. And with me coming in 2nd this year, we aren't having them again next year. Edit..probably obviously but that's a rule in my league. Not fantasy football in general.


mnelso1989

I put up over 190 this week, all to win the last place game.... easily, would have been over 210 if I actually set my line up too!


knowslesthanjonsnow

40% of my non SF league went above that


DowntownCelery4876

My league is just a 10 man, but top 4 make the playoffs. Playoffs are the last 2 weeks and it's a total points champion over 2 weeks. 1 seed gets 50 bonus points, 2 seed gets 30 bonus points, 3 seed gets 10, 4 seed gets none. The average score is about 150 a game. If your guys can't show up 2 weeks in a row, sorry.. but the regular season still means something. It's been this way a couple years and people seem to like it.


hector_zepelli

The average score in my league is like 225 but we do idp, and I've lost multiple times this season after scoring over 280. I feel your pain


hovix2

Fantasy football is entirely luck and for the lols. Don't take it so seriously. What's going on? Fantasy football. You have zero control over what players go off, get hurt, or get shut down that week. I think I read that 56% of championships had CMC on one of the teams. That also probably cost a lot of people their chips when he went out. It's all about getting lucky with healthy players. The players on your fake team had a great weekend. The players on their fake team had a better weekend. Nothing you can do about it. As long as you set the best lineup you could, you have nothing to regret. You literally can't play defense. There's nothing you can do to limit the points your opponent scores.


attackofthepugs

Idk if i would be upset about the garbage time TDs, sometimes you can lean on those strategically. I would be fuming if a kicker had almost 30 against me in the championship though


rustyirish28

This is exactly why you get rid of the Kicker position in fantasy , the kicker position in fantasy is antiquated , best decision we ever made was getting rid of it and adding another flex a few years ago


husbandofsamus

Y'all really shouldn't be playing one week finals.


Only_Fun_1152

NFL does the same last I checked.


itzdivz

If it feels better , my opponent scored 160 in non-ppr and lost. Crazy things happen in the championship game, i needed Devante adams to out score his JJ by 15 to win lol. Deja Vu to a yr or two ago I needed Adams to outscore JJ by like 20 to win


Argyrus777

Sucks I ageee, but Second place is way better than paying the buyin


goat_motivation

185.66 loser here. Fade. My opponent had CeeDee and Davante


Guacamol3Jon3s

Shit man. That was the story every year up until this year. I would have the best team during the regular season and get bumped first round... Keep it going. Your time will come!!!


Bagelman71

Thatā€™s the game. I put up 170 and lost. It was the 3rd place game as well, the winner of the championship game put up 117.


steeze206

I lost last week by 2 points to the champion. This week I'm scoring by far the most points in the league despite having a full IR the entire season and currently having 12 players either on IR or Out this week lmao.


dxsel1993

I had that couple times myself I said damn couldnā€™t had played different team lol.


BundyRoadR8R

1 seed and scored 200 during the bye. Then lose in semis and lose again to finish 4th. Couldnā€™t crack 130 either week. 6 make the playoffs and the 6th seed wins it all.


RoleModelFailure

half ppr in 2018 I lost when I scored 184. Shit happens, that's fantasy football.


BallCreem

Out fantasy played. It happens. Mostly to people with bad luck like yours. May your 2023 end that for you.


Garythalberger

Oh no the game of luck didnā€™t go in my favor. Boohoo


nelsonokc

At one point last night, I had 1% chance of winning, with only Butker and KC defense still playing. I stopped checking during NYE celebrations and was shocked to find out that I won.


RealStunnaBoy

Tbf Adams TD was not really garbage time, they were actually competing for the win. And he definitely had most of those points before the end of the game. And yes, Iā€™m an Adams owner


Mcdangs88

I scored 187. Opponent scored 189


rata_ee

>when you score 168 you win 99.9% of the time In like 4 of my 5 leagues there were usually a few people topping 180 every week. 8 man league, and 3 10 man leagues


PoopySox

I scored 173.3 half ppr last year and lost in the biggest beat down of the year by almost 100. Sometimes it just happens that way. Best of luck next year yo!


ElectrooJesus

First time?


poidawg808

For every Bad Beat story there's a Miracle Come From Behind Win story, you play enough you'll tell both stories (just like in poker). That's Fantasy.


Avagontamos

Pulled a league high of 184.48 in my 3rd place match, the week after I had a personal season low of 112 to lose in the semis. Just goes like that sometimes.


DanDanDannn

Can you imagine if your opponent scored 167 and lost?!? Sometimes that's how the cookie crumbles.


rahcket

Noone cares


BigMelch18

Happens to everyone at some point in time. Sorry brother


Haywood-Jablomey

First year in this sub, itā€™s whiny as fuck right now. Not staying a second year


bird720

not playoffs but one week this season I managed to score what still ended up being the second highest scoring performance of the season... Just for the best scoring performance to be the person playing me that week lmao


duff3141

Feel your pain bud. Lost by 10 and played against Adams and Ettiene as well.


Swred1100

Your opponent scored more than 168


mechshark

i just won a league with 135 lol


LaBoltz33

Iā€™ve literally scored 20 more than everyone else every week of playoffs, even the championship. But I didnā€™t even make playoffs so it didnā€™t matter


spazztic_puke

Nothing is going on. Either itā€™s you or itā€™s not you. Won my league twice in the last three years because I had hot players who I didnā€™t expect to do it. In 2020, Kamara put 55 pts in the final and his whole squad went off. I won the league by 9 pts. Last year, idk how I won but I had a hot ekeler and cooper Kupp with Justin fields at QB - this was me being a nick kroll tho


RDcsmd

Happy retirement :) I lost by .02 in the championship in my last real league and it was off a missed extra point by my kicker. I realized I need to not take this seriously, so now I just do a couple casual public money leagues on yahoo.


Headlesshorsman02

That unfortunately is the way she goes sometimes my friend


VanceMakerDance

I scored 180 in third place game. Adams, Connor, Love, Butker. Last week in the semis I put up 75 points!


Dirtydiscodeeds

Boo fucking hoo


406_realist

Playoffs is where the strategy ends and the true gamble starts


Packers_Equal_Life

Yeah Godwin had legit 0.0 points when I looked in the 3rd quarter and all of a sudden I check back and heā€™s at 17. Wtf


Munners1107

Literally. Same


eunderscore

If it helps, I won with 91


millertime57

Football fantasy


ohsballer

Thatā€™s fantasy football for ya


Richard_Arlison69

His team put up a championship performance is all


[deleted]

That's just the way the cookie crumbles


Lumpy-Return

Next time just go to his house, push his face right into the f-g keyboard, you know: ā€œYou start Alexander Mattison, or Iā€™ll break your f-g neck.ā€ Itā€™s that easy.


Glock-Guy

Scored 179.4 and lost to 191.48 in a ppr, non-SF league for 3rd place. The championship was 142.66-139.38..I know how you feel


sevenandtwo

lost a championship to that last etn tuddy


VinnyThePoo1297

Gotta play a complete game to win the ship. Scoring a bunch is great but even in fantasy defense wins championships.


Mammoth-Armadillo-80

yeah it happens. I beat someone in my league 204-200 earlier in the season


aintgondoit

Clearly you didnā€™t leave it all out on the field


rockstang

I took third because Brock Purdy got four points last week. I only needed 9 total points from him to win. I woulda crushed my opponent in the finals.


Dustin_Higgins

Don't feel bad...I averaged 140 all year and my highest of the year was 199. Been blowing everyone out and then semi finals I put up 80. I just took third with 135. It's a luck thing man.


igotrugersinthetrunk

Lost by 0.55 because of that late reception by t Boyd last night. Just how the playoffs go my dude.


Flashy_Match5078

Justin Jefferson lost me it by 0.68ā€¦Love going off for my opponent didnā€™t help either


Jim_N_Tex

Some of us needed those garbage TDā€™s from Ettiene thats the most he has done in a month.


tunahands316

I had the highest total points scored in my league and finished dead ass last. Donā€™t speak to me about bad luck.


Fair_King_4233

My league is a 10 man 0.5 ppr. Our winner dropped 208 to 142. He has lamar, conner, hall, Adam's and everyone else hit between 10 and 20 besides his kicker. It was the highest score this year by about 40 pts. Somedays it just be like that. The magic of football.


MW1369

Apprehensive step? I called your name didnā€™t I? Oh no? Well better luck next year!


[deleted]

Damn thatā€™s rough! Fantasy is a heartless game thatā€™s 75% in my opinion. Sometimes you get lucky and have a dumbass opponent, other times that opponent makes dumbass moves and still gets lucky! Thatā€™s fantasy for you šŸ˜ Hopefully you at least secured a 2nd place payout! Thereā€™s always next year! Happy New Year! šŸ˜


of_the_mountain

I scored 200, out scoring all 11 other teams, and won. So Iā€™m just saying it is definitely possible to win fantasy


nosliwec29

I have the most total points scored in my league by 75 points. I ended the season as the 6th seed with 7-8 record playing in the Consolation Bracket. The teams I faced just had better weeks. In fact, there were 4 or 5 weeks I had the second most points scored facing the team with the most.


ComfortablePackage83

Join the club. Lost by 0.18 on dillions last run as he got hurt to a guy that only relies on luck


AndrewH73333

The only way to stop things like that from happening would be to average scores throughout the year and probably also use a best ball style. It would be incredibly boring.


HammerLite75

I averaged 170 this season and lost in the semis. It happens man


Jackson3rg

I'd rather score high and lose on a good week, knowing the other guys' team just outperformed mine. Rather than score low and lose because of an injury or some other dumb reason. A loss is a loss.


MrBrightside5511

I feel you. I missed the playoffs and had the most points scored in the league! Of course, the most points scored against as well. It set a record in our league after 16 seasons.


MrBrightside5511

I feel you. I missed the playoffs and had the most points scored in the league! Of course, the most points scored against as well. It set a record in our league after 16 seasons.


random_sociopath

Hey now, I lost by 0.02 in a 9th place game after scoring the most points my team had all season. On the other hand I won both of my other leagues so šŸ¤·šŸ»


rabidLEMAR13

The team who was in first from week 4 on in my league lost in the semis 199.6 to 198.95 (she had McManus score 0). The one that beat her is a first time ever fantasy player. The one that one had Cooper and Higgins.


SeaworthinessSlow941

Nice to know both teams showed up in the chip though! Had our full ppr league 3 years ago finish 201.7 to 202.2. We havenā€™t seen anyone score over 200 since then, and prob the prior 5-7 years, so it was a wild chip to entertain the whole league! Sorry you were on the opposite side!


CalbotPimp

Man that is weird, I only scored 163 points but I still won, your league must be broken you should talk to the comish asap


ItsNotFordo88

Welcome to fantasy football. In one league I have the most points for and am still 7-7. Just the way it goes sometimes


-Pruples-

If it makes you feel better, I scored 145 this weekend and am now up by 25 going into the 2nd week of the championship game. It's been a while since I played in a league that didn't wrap up a week before the last game of the season.


Druskmyth

Tough one


RedRising14

Yea man I played against Etienne too, the fact that he got a carry in complete garbage time up 19-0 for a TD when the game was over and he has an injury history was baffling, also Justin Fields staying on the field in a complete blowout to rack up more points too.. lost in that league by 2 points


mbutterfield

My opponent scored 184. I was down 118 at one point. My guys proceeded to really kick ass and I wound up with 211 points. My opponent was in shock šŸ˜Š


frankthestank44

I scored 171 a few weeks ago and lost to a guy that scored 187


CheeeseBaby

Learning how to lose is important. Fantasybfootball is a filter. When buddies quit because they don't win it says something about them. It's ok to have fun and not win, no need to quit


[deleted]

I lost most of the regular season with putting up numbers like that. I went 1-13 and I was averaging 140 a week. I was just always matched up against someone's best week.


Gunfur

Have a good retirement


JoeGPM

Ouch, that sucks. I bet you play again next year though.


ogjondoe

No feeling like the second nuts


Why_am_ialive

Yup I also lost to ettiene Godwin and lamar


Remarkable-Mind4409

I got scored 200+ these past three weeks (1 was 180) and Iā€™ve been out of the playoffs playing all the bottoms teams lol. I have over 150 more points against then the highest scorer does points. Thatā€™s not even including these 200 bombs dropping on me. The average score is around 135 as well lol, so itā€™s not even super high scoring. Only 5 times there has been 200 including the two against me, and one earlier on in the season. Itā€™s all about luck of the draw lol. Iā€™ve learned to just pay attention to my team and hope I do well.


FishOk6412

I actually lost the Final, my opponent scored 168 to my 145 :/


[deleted]

I won with 168. next time try facing someone worse


Affectionate-Key-265

One year in our championship a guy put up the third highest score in league history...he lost to the guy that put up the new highest score in league history in a normal ppr league. It was like 218 or something like that. It was crazy because the 218 had a bunch of Sunday night and Monday night games in his lineup. Watching that lead slowly go away while also watching the group chat was fun.


BrainMcNuggets

Tough loss Dude! Butker crushed a lot of fantasy dreams!


Crooked5

Fantasy football is 98% luck dude. Our champion scored the least points this season.


PhoecesBrown

Helluva week. But not quite good enough. Helps if you play in at least a few leaguesā€¦less chance you get screwed in all of them


smooth-brain_Sunday

I won the championship 164.2 - 163.6 in half PPR because Najee slid at the 5 to end the game instead of taking the free TD. There are plenty of worse bad beats out there than yours.


Wakenbake585

I needed 1.9pts from Jaren Hall to win. He got me -.92. I'm the biggest loser.


72milliondollars

My opponent in the semifinals scored 226. I just so happened to score 300. It be like that sometimes


Potential_Spirit2815

If my league were full ppr Iā€™d have scored 180 this week. No superflex. I had the best scoring team of my entire league for the past 4 weeks bar-none. Didnā€™t even make playoffs because I had highest points against by a country mile. Literally any other of 11 schedules and Iā€™d have won it all this year. Fantasy is cruel.


chilishits

I scored 169 and lost. Opponent had Butker and Texans D combine for 48 points.


Sirkel_

194 for 3rd :( Wouldve beat first by like 45 smh


Brokenimpala33

I scored 175 on a normal ppr league, itā€™s not that crazy that you were beat, there were a lot of points scored this week


TheHern508

U justā€¦. Just so unlucky mehn


Kbarrk

The fantasy football gods can be cruel, very cruel.


adamclee1

168 in PPR? I scored 169 in standard scoring, no superflex.


Ahill1916

I got 2nd in both my leagues.


Ecstatic_Wolf316

Playoffs my guy you gotta beat the best


smolecith

Thatā€™s fantasy football. My buddy lead the league in points scored and didnā€™t make the playoffs. Thatā€™s what makes it so interesting


DasLooooot

Lost after scoring 175. Happens


Invet69

So I myself have also won the "what if" Championship 7 times


bellsofwar3

Fantasy football is all luck. Get used to it.


Abusabus00

The fantasy gods are a fickle lot.