Week 3 Recap:
Division 1:
Kenny (2-1) 125.0 vs. Katon (2-1) 122.9
Heading into Monday Night Football Kenny was down 99.9 to 122.9 with only Ezekiel Elliot left to play. Zeke had scored 4.9 and 16.7 in his first two weeks, so it wasn’t looking good for Kenny. Then the Cowboys fed him early and often on his way to 17 carries, 95 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 3 catches for 21 yards. (25.1 fantasy points). This game was very top heavy with most of the scoring coming from only a few players on each team. Kenny had 6 players score 7.7 or less, but had three players Josh Allen (40.1), Zeke (25.1), and Mike Williams (32.7) combine for 97.9 points. Katon had 5 players score 11 or less, but had four players Tom Brady (33.6), Mike Evans (17.6), Travis Kelce (16.9), and James Robinson (22.4) combine for 90.5. An epic end to the Division 1 first round of games. Look forward to seeing these teams meet again in Week 14.
Scotty (2-1) 145.3 vs. Trey (0-3) 102.9
Scotty outscored Trey in nearly every category, Qb, Rbs, Wrs, and Tight End. Scotty had big weeks from Justin Herbert (30.8), Najee Harris (24.2), Davante Adams (28.2), DJ Moore (19.5), and Mark Andrews (16.4). Trey wind up with 23.5 from Jalen Hurts on MNF, but this game was already out of reach. Big disappointments for Trey this week including Johnathan Taylor (7.7), Robert Woods (5.3), Courtland Sutton (6.2), TJ Hockensen (2.0). His lone bright spots were Den D/ST (19.0), Brandon McManus (16.0) and Antonio Gipson’s 18.9. But 15.3 of that came on one 73 yard reception. On the flip side Scotty should be optimistic about his team’s prospects considering Najee Harris had 14 receptions and 102 yards receiving. That’s right, a running back had 14 receptions this week.
Division 2:
Jen (2-1) 106.8 vs. Tommy (1-2) 86.9
Low scoring affair for Jen vs. Tommy this week. Jen had four players score between 18.9 and 19.7, which accounted for 72% of her point total this week. Lamar Jackson (19.2), Ekeler (19.7), CEH (18.9), and Brandin Cooks (19.2). Biggest story for Tommy this week was injuries. CMC exited the Thursday Night Football game with a hamstring injury. AJ Brown left Colts game with a hamstring injury. Rob Gronkowski missed some time in the Rams game due to a shot to the ribs. Tyler Lockett missed some time in the Minnesota game. One note of positivity was Tommy’s top scorer, Jamar Chase (20.5), who has now scored at least 1 touchdown in every NFL game he’s ever played in. (Geaux Tigers).
Mike (1-2) 115.2 vs. JD (2-1) 120.9
Mike had scored a respectable 115.2 after the Sunday games. Got solid production from most of his starters Wilson (16.5), Henry (20.9), Edmonds (11.0), DK Metcalf (22.7), Adam Thielen (14.0), D’Andre Swift (20.2), Carlson (12). The only two players that underperformed were his Tight End Jonnu Smith (0.9) and his D/ST Washington (-3.0). JD came into MNF having scored a respectable 92.9 with Barkley (18.4), Melvin Gordon (14.7), Diggs (8.0), Higbee (12.5), and Alexander Mattison (23.1). He needed 22.3 from Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to overtake Mike and claim victory. With Zeke’s early involvement it appeared JD might now get there, but Dak kept being aggressive into the second half throwing for 3 touchdowns and 20 points, with CeeDee adding 8. Enough for JD to move to 2-1 and drop Mike to 1-2.
Division 3:
Chase (2-1) 119.9 vs. Brad (2-1) 119.1
There are two ways I can take this loss. I can say I was less than one point from being 3-0. OR. I can say I was less than one point from being 1-2. Both are true statements. This was a phenomenal game. Chase had advantages at Wide Receiver, Tight End, and D/St. Brad had advantages at Quarterback and Running Back. Interesting tidbit, both teams’ kickers missed long field goals. There was a myriad of ways this game could have been less close. Chase had 3 players finish with 90+ yards, but less than 100 including Claypool (9 catches, 96 yards, 14.1 points), Kittle (7 catches, 92 yards, 13.6 points), and #1 Wr Cooper Kupp (9 catches, 96 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.1 points). I spent up to pick up Panthers D/ST which resulted in a 2-point difference from my team’s total score. Also, I was torn on who to start in the flex. I liked Hunt despite the poor matchup against the Bears. Matthew Berry went on a long speech about why I should start Kenyan Drake against his former team the Dolphins. Fantasy Pros Who to Start told me put in Tyler Boyd over Hunt. But I just like having him in the Flex. I know what he’s capable of. I made the right calls and still lost on Sunday Night Football with some last-minute catches from Kittle at the end of the game. Kittle had a 9 yard rush in that game, so losing by 0.8 one could say was a direct result of that running play. You can make all the right calls and still fall just short. Sometimes fantasy is like that sometimes. Looking forward to the rematch in Week 14!
Joe (0-3) 94.6 vs. Mustafa (2-1) 121.0
Rough week for Joe. He got solid production from Patrick Mahomes (22.9), Justin Jefferson (25.3), and Justin Tucker (16), but everyone else scored 8.9 or less including his Tight End Robert Tonyan (1.1) and D/ST San Francisco (1.0) combining for 2.1 points. Normally a defense shitting the bed isn’t a death sentence, but this week one could argue it was close. That’s because Moose got 21.0 points from NO D/ST. That’s a 20 point swing in a 26.4 point game. Moose got 21.4 from Ryan Tannehill, 19.3 from Alvin Kamara, 15.0 from Keenan Allen, 11.2 from Odell Beckham Jr, and 14 from Tyler Bass. Total Peripherals? Joe- 18.1, Moose- 42.9.
Week 4 Preview:
Katon (2-1) vs. Chase (2-1)
This is what the people want to see. Two heavy weights going at it. This looks to be a phenomenal matchup. There are so many story lines I don’t even know where to begin. Katon has scored the most after 3 weeks with 399.1 Points For, Averaging 133 per game. Chase has scored the 3rd most with 372.5, Averaging 124.2. Katon has #1 Fantasy Qb Tom Brady in his return to New England on SNF. Oh boy. Chase has #2 Kyler Murray @ LA Rams in a battle for first place in the NFC West. Katon has 11. Joe Mixon vs. Jacksonville on TNF and 18. David Montgomery vs. Detroit. Chase has his Chubb Duo, 10. Nick Chubb @ Minnesota, and new starter Chuba Hubbard @ Dallas, who looks to take the bulk of the work with CMC once again on the mend. Katon has 18. Mike Evans @ NE, JuJu @ GB. Chase has Calvin Ridley vs. Washington and Chase Claypool @ GB. At Tight End there are juggernauts. Katon with #1 Travis Kelce @ Philly. Chase with 9. George Kittle vs. Seattle. In the Flex, Katon has 18. James Robinson on TNF. Chase has #1 Wr Cooper Kupp vs. Arizona. Biggest games for this matchup are obviously Arizona vs. Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay @ New England on Sunday Night Football. Great freaking matchup.
Jen (2-1) vs. Brad (2-1)
Great game in Week 4 between Jen and I. Brad comes in after scoring his most points so far this season but losing his first game by 0.8. Jen comes in eking out a win a low scoring affair after scoring her least points so far this season. Jen has been a little up and down this season scoring 117.9-141.4-106.8. Brad has been hyper consistent scoring 117.5-115.1-119.1. This week Jen has a few tough matchups including 9. Lamar Jackson @ #1 OPRK Denver, 5. Brandin Cooks @ #3 OPRK Buffalo, and 19. Amari Cooper vs. #7 OPRK Carolina. She also has some positive matchups like 5. Austin Ekeler vs. #19 OPRK Las Vegas, 25. CEH @ #21 OPRK Philly who just gave up a big game to Zeke Elliot. A couple key difference makers for Jen are her peripherals. 13. Noah Fant gets #32 OPRK Baltimore and 5. Bills D/ST gets Davis Mills at Qb. Brad’s “Big 3” all have tough matchups in this one. 6. Matt Stafford faces #8 OPRK Arizona, 2. Aaron Jones faces #4 OPRK Pittsburgh, and 13. Tyreek Hill is @ #1 OPRK Philly who did a good job limiting Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb in Week 3. Brad will need his supporting cast to step up in this one. 13. Chris Carson has scored 11.2, 15.1, and 15.2 to start the season. Allen Robinson has scored 6.5, 9.4, and 3.7 to start the season. Potential bounce back game against Detroit, but who will be throwing him the ball? I need A-Rob to step up. Can’t rely on 9. Kareem Hunt boom weeks every week for victories.
Kenny (2-1) vs. JD (2-1)
The last matchup of two winning teams squaring off this week. Very evened matchup on paper. You have two mobile quarterbacks in 8. Josh Allen vs. Houston for Kenny and 14. Dak Prescott vs. Carolina for JD. Both teams have first round Running Backs that have been underperforming the first two weeks of the season that came back and had their best games last week with Kenny’s 7. Zeke Elliot vs. Carolina and JD’s 26. Saquon Barkley @ New Orleans. Both teams have solid Wide Receiver combos. Kenny has 8. Godwin @ NE, 2. Mike Williams vs. LV on MN. JD has Stefon Diggs vs. Houston and 17. CeeDee Lamb vs. Carolina. We’ll have to keep an eye out on the injuries in this matchup. Kenny will be keeping an eye on Josh Jacobs who has missed the past two games with several ailments. JD will be looking at the statuses of Tee Higgins on TNF against Jacksonville, Dalvin Cook (since JD has Mattison), and Elijah Mitchell who missed last week due to a shoulder injury.
Moose (2-1) vs. Trey (0-3)
Don’t let his record fool you. His team is bad too. Trey has had a rough start to 2021. Johnathan Taylor is ranked Running Back #31. Antonio Gipson is ranked Rb #17, but take away one play from last week and he’d be in the 30’s as well. Robert Woods has scored games of 10.9-9.5-5.3 while Cooper Kupp has been going crazy. Courtland Sutton is 37th and hasn’t scored a touchdown. TJ Hockensen is good! #4 Tight End! But last week he only scored 2 points. ESPN gives Trey a 6% chance of making the playoffs. It doesn’t help when your points against is sitting at 424.7 after 3 weeks. Averaging 141.6 against him each week. Can he get a spark this week? Moose has Ryan Tannehill @ NY Jets. It’s a good matchup, but will they need to throw? Alvin Kamara gets the G-Men. Moose has an interesting decision to make at Rb #2. He has Mike Davis vs. Washington, Ty’Son Williams @ Denver, or maybe Cordarrelle Patterson who is currently Running Back #12. Waller is Tight End #3 in a key divisional game on Monday Night Football against the LA Chargers. Which brings us to Keenan Allen for Moose. Looking like it’s going to be a good game, but Trey need his playmakers to start making some plays.
Joe (0-3) vs. Mike (1-2)
Joe couldn’t get things going without Dalvin Cook in Week 3. Combine being last place in the league in points scored, 4th worst in terms of points against, add some bad luck, and Joe finds himself 0-3. On the flip side Mike has had terrible luck the last two weeks. He is currently #2 Points Scored with 391.0, averaging 130.3 and yet has 1 win to show for it. That’s what happens when you lose 142.7-156.3 and 115.2-120.9. On paper this week Mike looks heavily favored. 10. Russell Wilson and 16. DK Metcalf gets San Fran, 1. Derrick Henry is at the Jets. 3. D’Andre Swift is @ Chicago who just got fleeced by Kareem Hunt (similar skillset). 9. Adam Thielen faces Cleveland. Even #1 Kicker Daniel Carlson has a good matchup for Mike. Joe has 3. Mahomes @ Philly who gave up a solid 20 to Dak Prescott last week, 20. Dalvin Cook and 10. Justin Jefferson is versus Cleveland, Julio Jones is @ Jets with AJ Brown slated to miss the contest. A lot of things will need to go right for Joe to win this. This is a matchup of two teams with very bad luck so far this season. Will one of their lucks change? Will Jefferson or Thielen score more? Will the Titans ram Derrick Henry down the Jets throat or will they try to get their struggling passing game going to the benefit of Julio Jones? Could this week be a pivotal moment in the season for one of these teams?
Scotty (2-1) vs. Tommy (1-2)
Interesting matchup in Week 4. Scotty comes in riding high after a killer Week 3. Tommy comes in after being killed in Week 3. Scotty hopes to have D. Henderson back for his matchup against Arizona. Tommy is looking to be without #1 Draft Pick CMC and AJ Brown. I’m sure Gronk will be questionable, Lockett might be questionable. This team is just beat up. Scotty has 13. Justin Herbert vs. LV on MNF, 8. Najee Harris @ Green Bay, Trey Sermon vs. Seattle, 6. Davante Adams vs. Pittsburgh, 11. DJ Moore @ Dallas. Tommy has Aaron Rodgers vs. Pittsburgh, Miles Sanders vs. KC, 4. Jamarr Chase vs. Jacksonville. Things don’t look good for Tommy. It’s fantasy football, anything can happen.
Best of Luck this week!
-Commish B Razzle Dazzle
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