Week 11
Minnesota 2-7 at Seattle 5-5 (We are favored by 4?)
Not sure why we are road favorites here, but as the game plays out we earn it. The Seahawks are geared up to stop Peterson and they do it well, holding him to 25 yards on 26 carries. Matt Cassel steps up big time, completing 31 of 40 for 310 yards, 2 TD's and no interceptions. We lead 22-14 with 1:26 to go, but Seattle goes 80 yards in 5 plays, makes the 2 point conversion and we are going to OT. After an exchange of punts, Marshawn Lynch (16-160, 2 TD's) pops a 20 yard run for the winning TD. We lost this on coaching, as Frazier went for 2 after a 4th quarter TD and failed. If we had kicked they would have never been able to tie it!
Final: Seattle 28 Minnesota 22
Week 12
Minnesota 2-8 at Green Bay 9-1 (Pack favored by 11)
We play turnover free football, but the running game is anemic for the second week in a row as Peterson is held to 64 yards on 23 carries and Cassel can't repeat the magic from last week, going 18-35, 136. Rogers double checks our secondary to the tune of 341 yards, with 7 catches by Jordy Nelson. Cordarrelle Paterson has 6 catches for us, but they only amount to 36 yards, we need to get him deep! Safety Harrison Smith leads our D with 9 tackles, 4 assists and a sack.
Final: Green Bay 27 Minnesota 17
New signee C Dan Koppen is now disgruntled with PT since John Sullivan is back from injury. You are happy someone picked you up, right Dan?
WR Jarius Wright is out 5 weeks with a broken ankle, hurting our already thin and untalented receiving corps. I sign free agent rookie Elijah Winslett 18/40 out of Stanford for depth and activate Jerome Simpson who is healthy enough to play.
Current Standings We are in running for the top pick
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2013 Regular season standings
AC North W L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 8 3 0 .727 245 187 5-3 2-1
Baltimore 5 6 0 .455 179 232 5-4 3-1
Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 236 171 4-4 2-3
Cincinnati 2 8 1 .227 179 284 1-6-1 1-3
AC south w L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
Houston 10 1 0 .909 316 148 6-1 3-0
Tennessee 6 5 0 .545 219 226 5-3 1-2
Jacksonville 5 6 0 .455 206 264 4-3 2-1
Indianapolis 3 8 0 .273 168 280 2-5 0-3
AC East W L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
New England 10 1 0 .909 285 135 6-1 3-1
New Jersey 5 6 0 .455 189 169 4-4 2-2
Miami 4 7 0 .364 164 206 3-4 1-1
Buffalo 2 8 1 .227 170 272 2-6-1 1-3
AC West W L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
Denver 7 4 0 .636 243 163 4-3 2-1
Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 245 229 5-3 2-1
San Diego 6 5 0 .545 216 180 4-4 2-1
Oakland 3 8 0 .273 143 289 1-7 0-3
NC North W L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 10 1 0 .909 349 193 8-0 4-0
Chicago 7 4 0 .636 272 204 5-3 3-1
Detroit 6 5 0 .545 240 250 4-4 1-3
Minnesota 2 9 0 .182 197 226 2-7 0-4
NC south w L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
New Orleans 8 3 0 .727 238 183 5-2 2-1
Carolina 7 4 0 .636 226 217 5-3 2-0
Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 185 265 3-5 2-3
Tampa Bay 4 7 0 .364 215 244 3-5 1-3
NC East W L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
Dallas 6 5 0 .545 227 241 4-4 2-2
Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 214 249 4-3 3-2
New York 5 6 0 .455 269 223 4-4 2-2
Washington 2 9 0 .182 155 284 2-6 1-2
NC West W L T Pot IF PA Conf Div
San Francisco 8 3 0 .727 276 153 5-2 3-0
Seattle 6 5 0 .545 242 211 4-3 2-1
St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 165 230 3-4 1-2
Arizona 3 8 0 .273 171 236 1-7 0-3