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 7^th 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