Perfectly Balanced | Week 18

Oh hell yeah, Two Man Nation! It's the unprecedented week 18 showdown for all the marbles! Dreams are dashed, Sam Darnold soils the sheets, Big Sloppy secures the championship ring then Murf smooches it, and Midland City remains the classiest franchise in 2MD history as Tom laughs at the cosmic joke of it all.Hope you enjoyed this season as much as we did, and we'll see you soon for season 10 (aka, 2MDX)!P.S. Stay tuned for any number of bonus off-season pop-up episodes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 FINAL STANDINGS🕺 Big Sloppy (9-9)🕺 Midland City (9-9)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,948)🕺 Midland City (2,839)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Midland City completes their improbable (inevitable?) climb to the top of the standings, and Big Sloppy holds on to the overall point lead at the finish line of this historic season, so you know what that means... Murf & Tom have a week 18 dance with destiny! Fuck the math, the 2MD replacements draft is live!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Midland City (9-8)🕺 Big Sloppy (8-9)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,825)🕺 Midland City (2,733)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Tom delivers his largest margin of victory this season in a win or go home matchup for Midland City, John Lithgow inspires Murf to fire off a GIF hex from the sky, the blue painter's tape is out and about, and the week 18 whispers become week 18 howls, so stay tuned!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Midland City (8-8)🕺 Big Sloppy (8-8)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,671)🕺 Midland City (2,543)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Tom battles a cold, Midland City is deeply unwell after a pivotal loss pushes the storied franchise to the brink of elimination, and Murf suggests the Men in Black pay Caleb Williams a visit. Also, with the week 18 replacements game on the line, Tom asks Murf the biggest question of the season: "Was your dream just a dream?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Big Sloppy (8-7)🕺 Midland City (7-8)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,525)🕺 Midland City (2,346)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Midland City wins big while catching a whiff of two hundo, Murf serves as Tom's therapist, Tom serves as Murf's emotional support, and the 2MD theme song is (finally) born. Gotta have faith...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Midland City (7-7)🕺 Big Sloppy (7-7)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,336)🕺 Midland City (2,164)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Midland makes some unforgettable magic atop the broad shoulders of Josh Allen, Murf fears Tom's newfound mystical momentum, and the debut performance of McCaffrey on Ice takes a tragic turn.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Big Sloppy (7-6)🕺 Midland City (6-7)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,165)🕺 Midland City (1,953)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Big Sloppy rides Saquon to the doorstep of 2MD promised land, Midland City orders a very special Uber Eats delivery with Tom declaring it's "hex or go home" time, and Murf struggles with the basic mathematics of it all.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Big Sloppy (7-5)🕺 Midland City (5-7)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (2,014)🕺 Midland City (1,800)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (0)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

Another lopsided win from Big Sloppy pushes the entire Midland City organization into a dark night of the soul, Murf spices the 2MD stew to taste, and Tom reveals that Tobe Hooper & Steven Spielberg's 1982 film Poltergeist does not hold up. Will there be a half-court heave into the waiver pool for McCaffrey? Stay tuned...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Big Sloppy (6-5)🕺 Midland City (5-6)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (1,848)🕺 Midland City (1,665)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (2)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

A shellacking by Big Sloppy on the field is overshadowed by Murf's ominous dream, Tom continues to swat hexes away from Midland City's locker room with authority, and 2MD takes a moment to mourn the passing of fitness legend Richard Simmons.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Big Sloppy (5-5)🕺 Midland City (5-5)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (1,640)🕺 Midland City (1,538)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (2)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD

This week's matchup turned into an instant 2MD Classic! Midland City gets the W after an outrageous finish on the Sunday Night River, an unhinged scene-chewing Al Pacino stops by the studio, and Murf & Tom contemplate the universal truths of fantasy football.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~🏈 STANDINGS🕺 Midland City (5-4)🕺 Big Sloppy (4-5)🏈 TOTAL POINTS🕺 Big Sloppy (1,428)🕺 Midland City (1,412)🏈 WAIVER MOVES🕺 Midland City (2)🕺 Big Sloppy (0)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2MD PODCAST LINKSInstagram | @twomandanceYouTube | Two Man DanceTikTok | @twomandanceTip Jar | Listener Support Page#2MD