Month: November 2019

Week 11 Recap & Week 12 Preview

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Week 11 Recap:

D1:

Brad (7-4) 114.4 vs. Katon (2-9) 96

Brad chose the right Qb, starting Josh Allen (33.8) over 4-INT Jameis Winston (17.7) a difference of 16.1. Brad won by 18.4. CMC and Cook combined for 40.2, their lowest combined score since Brad acquired CMC from Joe 4 weeks ago. (53.2, 54, 52.6, 40.2). Katon started the right Qb as well, picking Matt Ryan (19.4) over 4 INT Philip Rivers (15). Unfortunately for Katon, Robert Woods was a late, healthy inactive for the SNF game against the Bears for a “personal issue”. Had Katon caught it at the last minute he would have had to drop someone on bye, Woods himself, or maybe his precious Gronk. We know the last one wasn’t going to happen. Brad still has playoff hopes alive.

Jen (1-10) 87.1 vs. Moose (8-3) 121.3

Jen held a slight lead heading into MNF, but Moose got a solid 19.4 from Ekeler and 18 from Kelce to put Jen away and finish as the week’s #2 scorer. He widens his lead for points leader to 26.7 points with two weeks to go. It appears to be a two-horse race for the Points Leader crown, but not sure if Brad has the matchups to catch up to Moose. Jen pulled a Jen this week. Her first round pick got 0, her flex play left on a stretcher. Her starting Qb had his worst game of the season. This is setting up her Week 12 upset over Brad very nicely!

D2: We wish I was talking about Might Ducks 2

Tommy (4-7) 140.5 vs. Joe (6-5) 48.3

Tommy apparently stole Trey’s winning streak and has been running with it. Jimmy G and Le’Veon Bell combined for 50.7, enough to beat Joe this week. Gurley showed up, Saints D/ST and Lutz combined for 32 and Tommy rolled Joe who had 8/9 starters score 6.5 or less this week. His D/ST scored 33% of his teams total points. Rudolph was hit in the head by a helmet, Connor left with an shoulder issue, Hill left due to a pulled Hammy, Sanu went from 10 targets in Week 10 to 2 targets in Week 11. Joe is hoping Russell Wilson can provide a spark coming off bye this week.

JD (8-3) 94.5 vs. Chase (3-9) 89.6

Last week I described JD scoring on average 4.6 points per game more than Chase on the season. So naturally JD will defeat Chase by 4.9 points this week… Neither team had a great showing, but Dak Prescott went off for JD, getting 36.4 against Detroit. He also got a solid 21.7 from Mark Ingram, but 4 starters scored 2.9 or less this week. Chase got 21.4 from Michael Gallup and 15.1 from Mark Andrews, the prior Moose team members combined for 36.5 of Chase’s 89.6 points (40.7%). JD punches his ticket into the playoffs and will compete for a bye, Chase punches his ticket to the Bottom Bowl.

D3:

Mike (6-5) vs. Kenny (7-4)

Mike gets the W to stay alive! Mike got 3.8 from starting Qb Deshaun Watson and still scored 118 total points with three huge games from his wide receivers. Mike Thomas got 23.6, DJ Chark got 28.6 and Deebo Samuel got 19.6 combining for 71.8 points. Mixon got in on the fun, scoring his first rushing touchdown of the season. Kenny was without Barkley and Howard and despite a solid 25.7 from Kirk Cousins, he had the rest of his starters capped at 11.9 or less including 0 from Jack Doyle, who he started in the Flex. That’s right, Kenny went double tight end in this one. Cue video of Mike dancing in his car to the sound of “Staying Alive! Stay Alive! Ah, hah, hah, hah… Staying Aliiiiiiiivvvvveeeeeee!!!!”

Trey (6-5) 98.1 vs. Scotty (8-3) 112.9

Scotty punches his ticket into the post season, now he sets his sights on a Division Title and a potential bye week. Trey’s name of Flopkins is appropriate as he has now dropped two straight. One of the bright spots for Trey was Marlon Mack’s 19.9 and his awesome double spin move run. But unfortunately he fractured his hand. His peripherals disappointed with a meager 16.3 including 0 from his kicker. He’ll try to turn things around for the final two games. He faces Mike (6-5) and Kenny (7-4), so his destiny is still in his hands, so to speak. Scotty only got 16 from his peripherals but it didn’t matter. He got 21 from Brees, 16.2 from Kamara, 25.1 from Diggs and 18.7 from Sutton.

Week 12 Preview:

D1:

Katon (2-9) vs. Moose (8-3)

Katon is playing to pull an upset. Moose is trying to lock down the D1 crown, points leader and a first-round bye. Katon has Matt Ryan facing pass funnel Tampa Bay. Zeke is @ New England and I think I know who they will be trying to take away from this one. Katon has Rivers, Gordon, and Allen all on bye this week, leaving Katon with limited options that hurt his teams floor and ceiling. Moose comes in with incredible matchups for a few of his stars including Nick Chubb and Odell versus Miami, Montgomery vs. NYG. Lamar Jackson is matchup-proof. Amari Cooper may struggle against New England, but it honestly doesn’t look like it will matter. Moose heavily favored in this one even with Ekeler and Kelce on a bye.

Jen (1-10) vs. Brad (7-4)

You would think with 7 wins and being #2 in Points Scored, Brad would be feeling good about his chances of making the playoffs. Well, it’s a bit more complicated. Brad lost to Moose (8-3), Scotty (8-3), Trey (6-5), and Mike (6-5). If any of these teams have the same record as Brad they own the head to head tie breaker. Now if more than 2 of those teams have the same record at the end of the regular season then it would come down to points/algorithm and Brad would be potentially okay given he is number 2 in that category. In comes Jen striving to get her second win of the year and take down the commish. She has great matchups and a full roster and can actually pull it off. She has Jacoby Brissett (or free agent acquisition) against Houston on TNF. She also has Colts D/ST @ Houston on TNF (Brad dropped two weeks ago). Unless she picks up another. Derrius Guice is back! Now he gets an awesome matchup against Detroit. #10 Rb Chris Carson has a tough matchup against Philly’s run defense, but he’s been pretty matchup proof. He, of course, was traded by Brad to Jen for Tyreek and Kirk. Tyreek is injured on Joe’s team and Kirk is on a bye week. Brad has previous good matchup Winston-Godwin stack, but all of a sudden Atlanta Defense is looking more like New England’s. After giving up an average of 24.8 fantasy points to opposing fantasy quarterbacks before the bye week, they’ve only given up an average of 11.3 points per game post-bye week. Both New Orleans and Carolina had 300 yard passing games, but neither threw a touchdown and had multiple turnovers. Brad’s lone stud this week CMC faces a New Orleans Saints defense with an #3 OPRK against Fantasy Rb’s. CMC is matchup-proof but has had a couple games of mediocrity. Jen has a legitimate chance to take Brad out this week.

D2:

JD (8-3) vs. Joe (6-5)

JD’s team has a slight edge over Joe talent-wise this week, but matchup-wise Joe has the advantage. That is leading me to believe this is going to be a low-scoring affair. JD has #3 Qb Dak @ NE, Ingram @ LAR, Adams @ San Fran. Waller and Ty Williams face the Jets who are beatable. Bills D/ST will be in a game with the lowest points total to open up a game in a couple of decades I would imagine. Joe gets #2 Qb Wilson @ Philly, who have been great against the run, terrible against the pass, but have been steady improving week over week. Joe is hoping to James Connor in a sexy ass matchup against Cincy. I estimate he’ll blow his load on Bo Scoroborougoh this week.

Tommy (4-7) vs. Chase (3-8)

Chase has half of his rostered players on bye this week. Tommy has some questionable matchups. This game is merely for Bottom Bowl seeding, but even that matters. If you start out in the Top 2 games of the bottom bowl, you have a slightly higher chance of getting more balls in the draft lottery for next season.

D3:

Trey (6-5) vs. Kenny (7-4)

Kenny has his Kicker, Rb, and Qb on a bye week and will most likely be spending some FAAB money this week despite him having three defenses. Trey will have Hunter Henry on bye but has Jacob “Short military-style special teams white-guy grinder” Hollister balling out to plug in. Kenny gets #20 Fantasy WR Jarvis Landry vs. Miami. Trey has lost Marlon Mack for a few weeks. This one is tough to write about as both teams will be looking a lot different come Sunday’s 12pm kick off.

Mike (6-5) vs. Scotty (8-3)

Top Wideouts meet Top Running Backs in this Division 3 Bout. Mike has #5 Qb Watson vs. Indy on TNF, Mixon vs. Pits Defense, White vs. Dallas, #1 Fantasy Wr. Mike Thomas vs. Carolina, #5 Fantasy Wr. DJ Chark @ Tennessee, #10 Fantasy Wr. Tyler Lockett. Scotty has Drew Brees vs. Carolina, #15 Fantasy Rb Kamara vs. Carolina, #3 Rb Aaron Jones @ SF on SNF, and #11 Fantasy Rb Leonard Fournette.   Who wins this week? #TeamWR or #TeamRB?!?!?

 

Apocalypse Scenario:

Jen (1-10) beats Brad (7-4)

Trey (6-5) beats Kenny (7-4)

Mike (6-5) beats Scotty (8-3)

Joe (6-5) beats JD (8-3)

Moose (8-3) beats Katon (2-9)

Causing there to be one 9-3 team, two 8-4 teams, and five 7-5 teams all vying for the 6 playoff spots.

#MADNESS

Good Luck This Week

-Commish

Week 10 Recap & Week 11 Preview

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Week 10 Recap:

JD (7-3) 100.1 vs. Scotty (7-3) 90.2

Scotty came in minus Leonard Fournette and Courtland Sutton and it showed. He did get 27.3 from Aaron Jones who ties Christian McCaffrey with 14 touchdowns on the season now. Scotty’s week was summarized by starting two Saints (Brees and Kamara) in a stinker of a game against the Falcons and two Browns (D/ST and Austin Seibert) who won in a low scoring affair against Buffalo. JD did just enough, squeaking by with his lucky ass. #4 Qb Dak Prescott led his team with 28.8 points in a losing effort against Minnesota on SNF. Davante Adams had his best game back since returning from turf toe with a solid 17.6. The Leader of D2 conquers the Leader of D3 the week before divisional games. As I predicted… Scotty is square with the fantasy Gods and must pull out victories himself now…

Joe (6-4) 87.3 vs. Katon (2-8) 91.7

Joe entered Monday Night Football with a paltry 46.3 points, but he had Russell Wilson, 49ers D/ST and Josh Gordon remaining. Joe almost pulled it off with 49ers D/ST getting 21, Wilson getting 16.5 and Gordon getting 3.5. Fell just short. Katon snaps his losing streak and wins his second game of the season! He was led by Melvin Gordon’s 22.7. Nobody else was significant with all remaining starters scoring 12.3 or less. Something to note is that both teams lost their Falcons players to injury in this one. Joe lost Austin Hooper and Katon lost Devonta Freeman. Timelines are a bit muddy this early in the week, so we’ll have to monitor for the divisional games. Great game!

Tommy (3-7) 114.7 vs. Trey (6-4) 80.1

A losing streak and a winning streak collided head on like two freight trains and both streaks were ended. This was in large part to Derrick Henry’s 36.9-point explosion for Tommy. Trey got a respectable 17.3 from Josh Jacobs, but the rest of his team disappointed. All 8 remaining starters scored 10.6 or less including 7/9 scoring in single digits.

Kenny (7-3) 112 vs. Jen (1-9) 88.4

Jen picked up Daniel Jones and started him and got an impressive 33.2 from the rookie, but her injuries have just been devastating. David Johnson finished with -0.6 points, and 6/9 players scored 7 points or less. Kenny lost Emmanuel Sanders to a rib injury, but his $17 purchase of Baltimore D/ST came in handy as they put up a monster 25 against Cincy who started a rookie Qb over Andy Dalton this week.

Moose (7-3) 142.9 vs. Mike (5-5) 100.3

Moose’s Lamar Jackson and Amari Cooper combo combined for 61.4 and his peripherals combined for 40.3, meaning he didn’t need Rb1, Rb2, Wr2, or Flex to win this matchup. Mike was just outmatched with bye weeks and then to top it off Tyler Lockett got injured and wind up hospitalized after the MNF victory over SF. Mike started the wrong flex picking Ted Ginn Jr. over Darius Slayton, but it winds up not mattering as Moose’s team was just too powerful.

Brad (6-4) 152.8 vs. Chase (3-7) 123.9

Chase started off strong in this matchup getting 2 touchdowns from Mark Andrews and 2 touchdowns from Golden Tate including a 61-yard touchdown to give him the big play bonus. Brad’s team kept grinding with Christian Kirk scoring his first three touchdowns of the season all this week against Tampa Bay. There was a slight chance of a Monday Night Miracle with Matt Breida left for Chase down 32, but Breida injured his ankle and didn’t get the carry share needed to support that type of monster outing. Brad got a combined 52.6 from Cook+CMC.

Week 11 Preview:

***Divisional Games***

We all saw the Browns defeat the Ravens earlier this season. The Falcons defeated the Saints this past weekend. The Seahawks defeated the previously undefeated Niners last night on MNF. Divisional Games are a different breed of competition. Those on the outside looking in can play spoiler and set themselves up nicely for next season. Also, there are 8 teams .500 or better. LFG:

D1:

Brad (6-4) vs. Katon (2-8)

Brad comes in scoring the second most points so far this season (19.8 points behind #1 Moose). Katon just ended a 6-game losing streak to pick up his first win since Week 3, his last divisional game. This game is headlined by 4 potential first round picks in next year’s fantasy draft. Brad with #1 Rb Christian McCaffrey and #2 Dalvin Cook and Katon with #7 Zeke and Melvin Gordon. Both teams also have options at Qb. Brad has Josh Allen vs. Miami or Jameis Winston vs. NO. Katon has Philip Rivers in a shootout on MNF against Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs or can roll with Matt Ryan vs. Carolina. At Wide Receiver the story is similar as well. Brad has #4 Chris Godwin who has scored single digits in 3 straight weeks. Katon has #12 Keenan Allen who scored in double digits for the first time in 7 weeks last week. Then WR #2 is a bit different. Brad has #19 Allen Robinson and Katon has #31 Robert Woods. At Flex position Brad is choosing between Will Fuller/Hollywood Brown/Christian Kirk and Katon looks all set with Larry Legend @ SF due to the injury to Devonta Freeman. Brad has Steeler’s D/ST vs. Cleveland and their weak offensive line. Katon has Bears D/ST for the Rams weak offensive line that just had two more injuries. Looks like Mack is gonna eat this week. ESPN has Brad predicted to win by 20, but I think this is going to be a close one. Any given Sunday…

Jen (1-9) vs. Moose (7-3)

Jen limps into Divisional Play barely being able to put a starting lineup together. Bye weeks and injuries have completely debilitated this team. Jen currently ranks last in Points Scored this season with 944.5, averaging 94.5 per game. Moose currently ranks first in Points Scored this season with 1313.2, averaging 131.3 per game. Jen hopes to get Derrius Guice, Terry McLaurin, and George Kittle back this week for some much-needed reinforcements. Moose has no byes and no health issues for this week. #2 Fantasy Qb Lamar Jackson squares off against Deshaun Watson on Sunday, in what should be a fun game to watch between two of the young superstars at Qb. Moose can’t be too excited about Kareem Hunt coming back and taking work away from Chubb, but #6 Fantasy Rb Chubb is still the clear #1 back for Cleveland. #5 Fantasy Rb Austin Ekeler faces KC on MNF. Amari Cooper gets a date with Slay and Detroit. ESPN opens Moose to win by 39 points. But Jen has a couple of positions to lock down prior to the first kickoff of the week. Moose is the obvious favorite, but any given Sunday…

D2:

Tommy (3-7) vs. Joe (6-4)

Tommy breaks his losing streak the game before heading into divisional play. Reminder that Tommy beat Joe in Week 1 151.4 to 117.6. Now Derrick Henry had a 30-point game in that one and this go-around Tommy will be without his Titans. Henry, AJ Brown, and Corey Davis all have byes this week. He’s not out of this one though as Edelman faces Philly’s pass funnel defense and his two Jets players square off against Washington’s inept franchise. Joe is hoping to have James Connor back for TNF against the Browns. He’ll be without #1 Fantasy Qb Russell Wilson and Josh Gordon due to bye week. Joe gets to watch MNF yet again with a chance to win the game as he’ll have Tyreek Hill playing on MNF against the Chargers. Will Tommy win his second in a row? Will Joe need another Monday Night Miracle? Find out this week!

JD (7-3) vs. Chase (3-7)

JD has scored 45.8 more points than Chase this season. That’s all that separates a 7-3 team and a 3-7 team. That and the fact that JD has had 921.9 points against compared to Chase’s 1105.2 points against. That’s an average of 18.3 points per game. That’s like Chase having to face an additional Nick Chubb every week (averages 18.1). Fantasy is a cruel bitch that will chew you up and spit you out. But now Chase gets to play spoiler. He picked up Brian Hill prior to kickoff this week after the news of Ito Smith going to IR paving the way for Brian Hill to be the primary backup. Then, in true Chase fashion, Devonta Freeman injuries his foot. Chase gains an instant starter out of Hill who will face a Carolina Defense that gave up 4 rushing touchdowns to Tevin Coleman in Week 8 and 3 rushing touchdowns to Aaron Jones in Week 10. Chase will have several decisions to make at Rb1, Rb2, and Flex this week. JD’s decisions will be limited due to Davante Adams and DK Metcalf having a bye. JD does have Darren Waller and Tyrell Williams going up against Cincy’s defense or lack thereof. The drama will unfold and climax on MNF when JD’s Damien Williams and Chase’s Patrick Mahomes will star in a division game of their own against the LA Chargers. Should be another great game!

D3: ***Games of the Week/Season, Etc.***

Mike (5-5) vs. Kenny (7-3)

Mike has every one of his starters playing in away games except for his kicker, Matt Gay, who plays New Orleans at home. #3 Fantasy Qb Deshaun Watson @ BAL in a potential shootout, #30 Fantasy Rb Joe Mixon @ Oakland. Speaking of #30, that’s how many carries Mixon had last week to go with 2 catches. (insert eyes looking to the left emoji). #33 Rb James White is @ Philly in a SB Revenge game. #1 Fantasy WR Mike Thomas is @ Tampa Bay who was just torched by Christian Kirk. Thomas is on pace to beat Marvin Harrison’s 143 catch reception record this season and now he gets a favorable matchup against a secondary that just cut a starting cornerback. #9 DJ Chark is @ Indianapolis, but we’ll have to monitor how he transitions from Minshew throwing his way a lot to Foles who seemed to favor Dede Westbrook. Will be interesting to see if Chark’s production falls with the switch. With Lockett banged up and on a bye, Chase Edmunds banged up and on a bye, Brandin Cooks banged up and Darius Slayton on a bye, it looks like Mike will turn to Ted Ginn Jr. Shit against Tampa Bay you should start as many pass catching options as you can. Ginn hasn’t done shit, but his lone touchdown this year came in Week 5 against… Tampa Bay. K-Dub is without #1 Overall pick Saquon Barkley this week, but he gets back #12 Philip Lindsay and #16 Jordan Howard who were out on byes last week. Lindsay gets Minnesota who shut down Zeke on SNF and Howard gets New England, fresh off a bye and ready for blood after losing to Baltimore before the break. Golladay faces Dallas, but the thing to monitor with him is whether or not Stafford suits up. Right now, Kenny has Emmanuel Sanders in the starting lineup vs. Arizona, but we’ll have to see if he can suit up after sustaining a rib injury and exiting early on MNF against the Seahawks. He has Zach Ertz also against New England, Jarvis Landry against Pittsburgh, and Rams D/ST against Chicago. Goff and Trubisky have been playing so bad and their offensive lines have been so bad I wouldn’t be surprised if this game’s final is 9 to 8 with a safety in play somewhere. This game could come down to MNF with Kenny having #1 Kicker Harrison Butker @ LA Chargers. If Sanders can’t go, Kenny may have to turn to Kenyan Drake who had a solid game against San Fran a couple of weeks ago on TNF. Coin Flip.

Trey (6-4) vs. Scotty (7-3)

Will Trey get the coveted 7th win? Or will Scotty move to 8-3, clinching a playoff spot and furthering his chance for the D3 Crown. Both teams are without major weapons in their arsenal. Trey is without #7 Qb Aaron Rodgers and Scotty is without #3 Rb Aaron Jones.  Trey will turn his attention to the RAAAAAIIIIIIDDDDDEEEEERRRRSSSSS with Derek Carr and #9 Josh Jacobs scheduled to play an 0-9 Bengals team that’s starting a rookie. Trey will also feature #13 Marlon Mack against Jacksonville. Trey will also have #11 Wr DeAndre Hopkins at Baltimore who all of a sudden has a solid secondary with the addition of Marcus Peters, getting Jimmy Smith back healthy and having Marlon Humphreys and etc. #2 Mike Evans squares off against the Saints who may be without Marshon Lattimore. We’ll have to monitor that closely. Evans was blanked in Week 5 against Lattimore being held to 0 catches. Trey also gets a solid Flex play in Devin Singletary @ Miami. He’s hoping #8 TE Hunter Henry can bring it home for him on MNF against KC. Scotty is hoping for a bounce back game from Drew Brees and #19 Rb Alvin Kamara. They should bounce back as Tampa Bay has been absolutely destroyed by the passing game. They commit to stopping the run and let teams pass all over them. It’s a pass funnel and it’s crazy. #24 Rb Tevin Coleman faces Arizona. Coleman faced them two weeks ago and didn’t do shit. #10 Wr Stefon Diggs gets Chris Harris this week as Denver visits the Vikings in Minnesota. #15 Courtland Sutton is in that same game against a Vikings team that almost gave up 3-100-yard pass catchers last week. (Cooper-147, Cobb- 106, and Gallup-76). Scotty will roll with #10 Rb Leonard Fournette in the flex @ Indy. Last season in his lone game against Indy he went for 24-53-1 rushing and 5/5 56-1 receiving. Not a good sign for Trey. Scotty has #1 Patriots D/ST @ Philly. Both teams coming off a bye, so we’ll see what they have in store. Trey will have Ka’imi Fairbairn @ BAL and Scotty will have Matt Prater vs. DAL. ESPN has this one as slightly favored to Trey, but man how close is close.

 

Divisional Games are getting started right with just some incredible matchups. I don’t need to reiterate the importance of these weeks when it comes to playoff implications, but man oh man we are in for a doozy.

Good Luck, Everybody!

-Commish B-Razzle Dazzle

Week 9 Recap & Week 10 Preview

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Week 9 Recap:

What a week! After Week 9 we have 8 teams at 5-4 or better. 4 of those teams are in Division #3: Kenny and the Rest, who will subsequently beat the shit out of each other over the final 3 games of the season. Looking like it’ll be one of those years that 7-6 won’t be good enough for some team(s) to make the playoffs.

Kenny (6-3) 120.2 vs. Moose (6-3) 117.7

It was the game of the week and it WAS the game of the week. Kenny squeaks by Moose by 2.5 points. Kenny was led by Kenny Golladay’s 25.8, Kirk Cousins 21.3, and Harrison Butker’s 18! Moose got a monster 28.5 from Lamar Jackson who led his Ravens team to victory over the vaunted Pat’s Defense. Montgomery got 20.8, and Amari Cooper got a 40+ yard touchdown and finished with 15.6. Kenny won this game like he’s won many games this season. Superior peripherals with his TE, D, K combing for 31.3 while Moose’s combined for 21. Kenny also left a lot of firepower on his bench and got 0 from Adam Thielen, but still found a way. Moose could have pulled out a victory had he started Marvin Jones or DJ Moore over Odell. Can’t beat yourself up, must start the best player/matchup and hope for the best. Great game.

Brad (5-4) 118.8 vs. JD (6-3) 95.9

Brad’s bitch fest last week coupled with his reverse jinx during the write up landed with him getting the victory over JD. CMC’s 40.3 was the big difference maker. JD got 24.6 from Damien Williams mainly due to a 90+ yard touchdown that accounted for a 20-point play. Brad picked the right defense and got 21 from Steeler’s D/ST thanks in large part to a pick six of Brian Hoyer who entered the game for Brissett once he got injured. Brad and JD both had 5 players score in single digits.

Mike (5-4) 121 vs. Tommy (2-7) 102.7

Tommy put up a fight but was outdone by a monster 35.4 point outing from Tyler Lockett. Mike also got 21.2 from Preston Williams who then tore his ACL and is now out for the season. He gave you all he had Mike. Watson was solid and steady with 19.7. Tommy got 23.1 from Derrick Henry and 20 from Hou D/ST but couldn’t do enough as his losing streak extends to 5 games. Tommy was 2-2… and now after 9 weeks is looking at a Bottom Bowl ticket. He can still play spoiler to those in his division over the last 3 weeks of the season. (Total of 4 weeks remaining).

Scotty (7-2) 70 vs. Chase (3-6) 60.4

Scotty lost Week 5 despite scoring 155.2 points, but here in Week 9 gets the victory while scoring 70. I think this is the Fantasy God’s way of saying, “We’re even Bitch!”. Scotty will be on his own from here on out. Just a disgusting game. Both teams combined for 130.4, which Trey surpassed by himself this week. Some take-aways for both teams. Sutton got 14.3 with Brandon Allen at Qb. Good Sign for Scotty moving forward. And for Chase. Julio’s bye week is over. So that’s a positive. The real story of this matchup wasn’t this matchup. It was Chase having a shot at winning $700 from his Pick Em League. He just needed the under, with the O/U being set at 49.5. It started out low scoring and the Giants were in control early, up 12-3 until… it happened. A black cat ran on the field. It ran around for a few minutes and as mysteriously as it appeared, it disappeared. The Cowboys went on to get 10 unanswered points and went into half time up 13-12. 25 points at half time. When the O/U set at 49.5. Then in the waning seconds of the game, Daniel Jones fumbles the ball and Dallas defense scoops it up and runs the fumble all the way back for a touchdown. An absolute nightmare. Sports. The stakes. The cat. The heartbreak. Bad beat for sure.

Katon (1-8) 90.5 vs. Trey (6-3) 139.6

Trey has been on FIRE! Trey has scored 149.2-142.6-139.6 his last 3 weeks.   Big Thanks to Josh Jacobs and Mike Evans. Jacobs got 27 this week and Evans got 31.8. Katon did get Melvin Gordon’s 24.1, but 5 of his starters scored 6 or below.

Joe (6-3) 126.9 vs. Jen (1-8) 72.5

Joe traded away CMC, but he got Russell Wilson and Tyreek Hill in that deal, who combined for 68. When Jen traded Tyreek Hill to Brad for Carson, she didn’t think she’d be facing him in Week 9 against Joe, but here we are. Jen got 15.1 from Chris Carson, which isn’t bad considering he played Tampa who’s been extremely good against the run this year. But Frank Gore disappointed with a mere 1.5 points. In addition to her losing the matchup, it looks like Gardner Minshew will be a backup to Nick Foles, Mark Walton was suspended 4 games, and Jacoby Brissett sprained his MCL. George Kittle also banged up his knee on TNF but was able to finish the game and played well. Jen’s horrific luck streak continues this season. Just Brutal.

Week 10 Preview:

Last Week before Divisional Matchups!

***Game of the Week***

JD (6-3) vs. Scotty (7-2)

First place team in Division 2 squaring off against First place team in Division 3. Scotty may be 7-2, but he has the hardest remaining schedule in the league having to face JD (6-3), Trey (6-3), Mike (5-4) and Kenny (6-3). JD catches Scotty in a good and bad week. It’s a good week because Brady, Fournette and Courtland Sutton have a bye. It’s a bad week because Brees and Kamara play Atlanta. Yikes. JD has Dak Prescott on SNF against NFC North contender Minnesota Vikings. He has Mark Ingram against Cincy’s 32nd ranked fantasy run defense and now they are starting a backup Qb over Andy Dalton. JD got Davante Adams back last week, but he disappointed as DK Metcalf went off on his bench. This is going to be a great game and could have playoff seeding consequences.

Moose (6-3) vs. Mike (5-4)

Although this one looks close on paper (record-wise) Mike’s team lacks depth and in week’s like this that matters. Mike will be without #2 Qb Deshaun Watson, #30 Rb James White, #8 Wr DJ Chark Jr. He’ll be searching the waiver wire for a starting Qb while on the flip side Moose has Fantasy Qb #3 Lamar Jackson. He’s only #3 because he’s had his bye already. He faces a depleted Cincy defense. Lamar Might get 25 in the first half and then rest in the second half. Moose has a favorable match with David Montgomery vs. Detroit who he’ll hope will be without Snacks Harrison for a third game in a row. Jet’s D/ST face the NY Giants in what could be the most disgusting game of the year. I will say, at least the Giants have looked somewhat competitive. The Jets looked very outmatched by… the Dolphins. Moose is heavy favorite in this one despite Mike having Mike Thomas vs. Atlanta.

Tommy (2-7) vs. Trey (6-3)

The biggest losing streak meets the biggest winning streak in Week 10. Tommy has dropped 5 straight averaging 95.1 points per game in that stretch. Trey has won 3 in a row averaging 143.8 in that stretch. In addition to this wide gap, Tommy has Wentz, Edelman, Texans D/ST, Kenny Stills, and Dallas Goedert on bye this week. Trey has Marlon Mack against Miami and that should more than make up for him being without DeAndre Hopkins this week. Mike Evans may get covered by Patrick Peterson this week, but he’s been red hot. Any given Sunday, but this looks like a shoe in for Trey to extend his winning streak for Tommy to continue his losing streak. These teams are going Streaking! Down the Quad, to the gymnasium! The only question is… is KFC still open?

Brad (5-4) vs. Chase (3-6)

Super Bowl 5 Rematch. Battle of Two-Timers. Computer Department vs. Home Theater Department. Last one was a stretch… but you get it. These two have history. Chase has won 3 in a row against Brad over the past few seasons. Chase will be without Sony Michel and Royce Freeman at running back due to bye weeks. Chase should get Patrick Mahomes back this week, a few weeks removed from his dislocated knee cap.   He’s squaring off against the Titans Defense. He also has Latavius Murray with a juicy-ass matchup against Atlanta. Kamara will most likely be back, but Murray has earned more touches after racking up 48 carries, 221 yards rushing, 3 rushing touchdowns, 14 receptions, 86 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in the 2 games Kamara missed prior to the bye week. Atlanta is hot garbage. Speaking of Atlanta, Chase also has Julio Jones who’ll be matched up against Marshon Lattimore. Julio’s last few matchups against the Saints have gone as follows: 5-96-0, 11-147-0, 5-98-0, 7-149-0, 7-96-1, 1-16-0. Pretty solid. Atlanta always plays the Saints tough and they are also coming off of their bye week. Chase has Brown’s D/ST against Brad’s Josh Allen and Buffalo. Winston has scored more than Allen two weeks in a row and seems to have a better matchup this week, but Allen has been extremely consistent for Brad, scoring at least 15.8 in every game except for New England. Chase will also have Matt Breida. Brad drafted Matt Breida and then traded him away in the 3-way trade for Allen Robinson. Moose subsequently traded Breida to Chase in the Odell-package deal. Breida plays divisional rival Seahawks on MNF. Brad has Christian McCaffrey going up against the Packers Defense, which according to Twitter, will be his first bottom half rush defense he has faced all season. He is averaging 30.3 points per game, 7.5 points more than the #2 Running back in fantasy, Dalvin Cook, who averages 22.8 points per game, also owned by Brad in a tough NFC matchup @ Dallas on SNF. Should be a good game.

Jen (1-8) vs. Kenny (6-3)

Jen will have Alshon Jeffrey, Terry McLaurin, Philip Dorsett, Derris Guice on bye. Brissett, David Johnson, and Kittle are all Questionable to play with ailments. Mark Walton got suspended for four weeks and Titans D/ST plays Mahomes’ Cheifs. It’s no cake walk for Kenny; however, as #12 Fantasy Rb Phillip Lindsay is on bye this week along with Zach Ertz, #15 Rb Jordan Howard, and Eagles D/ST. Kenny also has Adam Thielen questionable after he aggravated the hamstring injury. This should set up both teams to start some sleepers in their lineups to make this a fun game to watch. Jen with Jaylen Samuels and Auden Tate (with a new Qb), and Kenny with Kenyan Drake and Emmanuel Sanders, two players that switched teams midseason and are doing well for their new ballclubs. Will be interesting to see if DJ plays for Jen and if so, how they split the Drake-DJ snaps. It could potentially decide this matchup…

Joe (6-3) vs. Katon (1-8)

Joe will be without Duke Johnson(bye), Dede Westbrook(injured and bye), DeSean Jackson (bye and IR), Mohammad Sanu (bye), and potentially James Conner (Questionable- AC- Joint). Katon still has Rob Gronkowski rostered. His LAC trio of Rivers-Gordon-Allen faces Oakland on TNF. Should be a good game. Oakland has been torched in the passing game as of late. Should be a close game. If Conner cant go for Joe… he’ll have to start a running back off the waiver wire. Yikes. Don’t be fooled by Jen’s and Katon’s 1-8 records…

Good Luck Everybody!