Week 5 Recap:
Katon (4-1) 124.1 vs. Brad (2-3) 119.2
Brad loses in a nail biter. Katon had solid performances except from his Cardinals as James Conner got hurt and only got 4.6 and Matt Prater only scored 1 fantasy point. He was carried by Ja’Marr Chase’s 49.7 points. Went HAM on Brad. For Brad the big story was Anthony Richardson getting hurt… again. This time a bad shoulder injury that will include an IR stint and possibly be season ending. The other big story for Brad is he wasn’t out of this going into Sunday Night Football with his tight end Jake Ferguson playing and only being down 9.2 points. But the Niners decided to make an example out of the Cowgirls and well here we are.
Scotty (4-1) 119.8 vs. Mike (1-4) 110.8
Scotty bounces back from his Week 4 loss to Brad with a victory over Mike. Tyreek Hill got back to his normal self, scoring 33.1 points. Tua added 19.8 and Alvin Kamara got 17.2. Scotty also had big performances out of Steelers D/ST (19) and his kicker Butker (10). For Mike he got a huge 37.5 from Zach Moss despite JT being back in the lineup. Gutsy call and it paid off, but no one else on his team stepped up. He wind up with 5 players in single digits and the loss. He should be getting reinforcements back next week since he had 4 starters on a bye and 1 missing due to injury. Admirable effort to almost overcome those adversities.
Joe (3-2) 128.1 vs. Chase (3-2) 88.0
Sam LaPorta > Travis Kelce?!!? LaPorta got 18.2 from 2 touchdowns with Amon-Ra out of the game for the Lions. Kelce hurt his ankle and missed part of the game, but came back in and scored a touchdown. But as of this writing Sam LaPorta is the #1 Fantasy TE, not Kelce. (Yes I know Kelce missed Week 1). Joe got his best performance of the season out of Joe Burrow with 26.3. Ja’Marr Chase said he’s always fucking open and Burrow heard him loud and clear. Joe got only 12.8 from CMC, but almost everyone got double digits except for his kicker. Just a solid week. For Chase Josh Allen went off in London to the tune of 30.6 points. But Khalil Herbert got hurt on TNF and everyone else kind of shit the bed. 7/9 players scored less then 8 points. Ouch.
Jen (0-5) 113.1 vs. Trey (1-4) 154.1
Something had to give. Both teams entered week 5 0-4. Someone had to win. Jen put up a good fight with Brock Purdy getting 26 and Travis Etienne Jr. going off in London to the tune of 37.4 points. But her beloved JJ got injured and is now on IR. Terribly luck for Jen who has had injuries to Deshaun Watson, Javonte Williams, Tee Higgins, and now Jefferson. 0-5 is a tough hole to climb out of, but anything can happen. For Trey the big story was his Fields-DJ Moore stack on TNF. They finally arrived to the tune of 84.9 points. With DK Metcalf on bye Trey turned to Zay Flowers who put up a solid 9.8 and his Niners defense shut down the Cowboys with 17 fantasy points. Sneaky start Jaleel McLaughlin put up 16.4 points. The new Darren Sproles for Sean Payton?
JD (2-3) 88.8 vs. Kenny (4-1) 116.1
K-Dub gets the Dub against the defending champ. JD is still without Saquon Barkley and had his other two running backs out on bye. So he filled in with Free Agent Darling Kyren Williams and backup Devin Singletary. Singletary goose egged and Williams had his lowest scoring game of the season. You should have known better than to start K. Williams against K. Williams. Adams also didn’t do much on MNF for you. Going into MNF JD was down by 33.8, which is within Adams’ range, but it wasn’t meant to be. It wind up being a defensive battle. Pickens and Kittle both balled out with 26.6 and 26.2 points respectively. But these two accounted for 59% of JD’s total point output. Kenny had big games from Jalen Hurts (30.2), Stefon Diggs (23.1), and Gabe Davis (22). Davis has scored a touchdown in 4 consecutive weeks and is now WR#13 on the season so far.
Moose (5-0) 149.1 vs. Tommy (1-4) 111.1
Remember when I lost to Moose by 0.3? Pepperidge Farms remembers. Moose moves to 5-0 despite shit games from Lamar Jackson (9.9) and Tony Pollard (6.4). He was carried by Breece Hall’s big day where he rushed 22 times for 177 yards and a touchdown for 31.9 fantasy points. Also rookie phenom De’Von Achane got 26.0. Puka kept Puka’ing with Kupps return and they both got solid outputs. He also added 24 from Saints D/ST who beat up the Pats. Of course Moose did wind up losing Achane to a knee injury in this one, but with the news of JJ’s departure he could easily plug in Jordan Addison who should see an increased target load. Tommy’s team did pretty good with 111.1, but no one went off. His top scorer was DeAndre Hopkins who had his best game of the season, scoring 21 points, but Moose had three players who scored more. Tommy can’t wait to have Austin Ekeler back next week to see if he can turn this thing around.
Week 6 Preview:
Brad (2-3) vs. Joe (3-2)
These teams are very evenly matched entering this Week 6 matchup. Brad scored a total of 572 points. Joe scored a total of 569.7 points. With Anthony Richardson heading to IR Brad turns back to his Week 1 starter Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence is Qb#16 on the year and has done alright, scoring more points in each of the past 4 weeks. He gets an Indy defense that can be passed on. For Joe he has Joe Burrow who looks like his old self. We’ll see if he gets Tee Higgins back this week or if the team plays it safe since their bye week is next week and let the fractured rib get a couple extra weeks to heal before putting him back out there. Seattle is #22 OPRK against opposing fantasy quarterbacks, but they looked great against the Giants prior to their Week 5 bye. At RB Brad has #23 Dameon Pierce with a tough matchup against the Saints and #7 David Montgomery against a middle of the pack Tampa Bay Bucs. Montgomery has scored a td in every game he’s played so far this year and has 6 total on the season despite only playing in 4 games. He seemingly took over that Jamaal Williams role like Brad was hoping and praying for when he drafted him. For Joe he has “He Who Remains” #1 RB CMC. One of the few non-injured first round picks still around. He does get a really tough Browns defense, but the way the Niners are playing it doesn’t really matter. Browns might not have their starting Qb again and might have to turn to PJ Walker, which can be deflating for the defense. Joe also gets Alexander Mattison vs. the Bears #30 OPRK. With JJ’s injury look for the Vikings to try and Establish the Run and start with Mattison. Cam Akers has been creeping though and 29% snap share last week against KC. Joe will also feature a third RB in Raheem Must-Start. With Achane’s injury #3 Mostert is set up for success, but Jeff Wilson might be returning from IR to steal the fun. They have a CAKE matchup against the Panthers defense who have been decimated by injury and currently sit at #31 OPRK. At WR (Brad’s strength) Brad has #7 AJ Brown versus Sauce Gardner and the Jets, #10 Adam Thielen against Miami, and #19 Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Tampa Bay. Brad’s hoping to have Amon-Ra back at least otherwise he’ll have to turn to #16 Calvin Ridley against Indy who he scored a touchdown against back in Week 1. For Joe he has Jaylen Waddle against Carolina and #22 Christian Kirk vs. Indy. A weakness for Joe but Kirk has been coming on strong and Waddle is due for a blow up game. Brad’s peripherals are nothing special with Ferguson against LA Chargers, Philly D/ST against Zach Wilson’s Jets, and McManus in the Indy game. Joe has #1 TE LaPorta against Tampa Bay, Cincy D/ST against Seattle, and Justin Tucker @ Tennessee. Should be a great Super Bowl 5 rematch.
Jen (0-5) vs. Kenny (4-1)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Look it doesn’t look good for Jen. But she has #7 Qb Brock Purdy vs. Cleveland, #5 RB Travis Etienne versus Indy. That’s what we know. We’ll have to monitor to see if she has Javonte Williams on TNF (he practiced fully today and all indication he’s good to go), Tee Higgins (like I said in recap they may elect to sit him since next week is bye week just to not risk him getting more hurt. But he’s a free agent after this year, so they could say eff it, play hurt, I don’t know we’ll see), Darren Waller (popped a NP today due to groin, but I think its more maintenance related), and Roschon Johnson (is in the concussion protocol, but has a chance to be cleared prior to Sunday’s game). For Kenny he has #2 Jalen Hurts against the NY Jets. He also has #9 RB D’Andre Swift in that same game. Jets are better defending the pass then the run, but we’ll see. #13 RB Brian Robinson JR is @ Atlanta who have shut down enemy backs (#3 OPRK). #2 WR Stefon Diggs gets the NY Giants on Sunday Night Football. How many prime time games do we have to endure watching the Giants get blown out by teams? Jesus! #17 Deebo Samuel is the in the Cleveland game. #15 Mike Evans gets Detroit. Cowboys D/ST gets LA Chargers coming off of a bye week. If Jen wins this one it would be a huge upset. Anything can happen.
Scotty (4-1) vs. Trey (1-4)
1 Loss versus 1 Win. Both are at pretty much full strength. Scotty has his Dolphins stack of #3 QB Tua and #1 WR Tyreek in juicy ass matchups against the Carolina Panthers. They better get their combined 50 points in the first half otherwise they aint getting it. Scotty will also have his patience duo of Alvin Kamara and Johnathan Taylor both in this matchup. JT gets a tough Jacksonville assignment, but tougher still is whether or not he can win a snap share over Zach Moss who has been playing out of his mind. AK has a juicy matchup against the Texans. For Trey he has his own stack of #5 Justin Fields and #3 WR DJ Moore. He also gets DK Metcalf back from his bye week. #8 RB Bijan Robinson gets Washington Commanders defense that just got shredded by the Bears. At RB2 Trey has Jaleel McLaughlin in right now but with Javonte Williams back it’ll be tough to determine how many opportunities he gets, but he’s certainly been maximizing the opportunities he’s received so far. His other option will be to pivot to another rooke in Emari Demercado. With James Conner on IR it’ll be a fight between Keontay Ingram and Demercado. Ingram has been injured, so his status will have to be monitored. Unfortunately for Trey McLaughlin plays on TNF, so he’ll need to decide before then. Scotty has #18 WR Marquise Brown vs. LA Rams and Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Las Vegas. AJ Dillon was able to run okay against the Raiders, but the Pats offense has been atrocious. Where is the Rhamonster from last year? Will he make a cameo this week? As of this writing Scotty doesn’t have a D/ST so we’ll have to see who he goes with since #4 Steelers are on a bye. Good looking matchup.
Moose (5-0) vs. JD (2-3)
Can the Super Bowl champ do what no one else has been able to do so far this season? Can JD beat Moose? Moose has #10 Qb Lamar Jackson coming off of a rough game against Tennessee’s pass funnel defense. The thing about Jackson’s “bad game” last week is the Wideouts had a ton of drops. He actually looked pretty good. I think he bounces back with a 20 point game this week. At RB Moose has #12 Tony Pollard on MNF against LA Chargers. Dallas is hoping their second prime time game on the West Coast in a row goes differently then their first one when they were beat down by the Niners in San Fran. He also has #16 Breece Hall against the #1 OPRK Philly Run D. Jalen Carter has been a monster in the middle and the Jets’ just lost a star lineman to IR. But Hall has the explosive firepower to rip one at any moment. With Achane going to IR, he’s a must start. At Wide Out Moose has #5 WR Puka Nacua and his 1st round pick Cooper Kupp going up against a Cardinals secondary that just gave up 15 receptions on 19 targets for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns to Ja’Marr Chase last week. So look for them to split that and get 20-25 each? Moose also gets Jordan Addison in an increased role. #3 Saints D/ST get Houston and #7 Kicker Jake Moody gets Cleveland. Did I even mention Mark Andrews? #4 Tight End against Tennessee? For Dizzle he is hoping, praying, wishing that Barkley is back, but with him playing SNF he’ll need to know ahead of time otherwise he has to deploy his other trio of Top 10/25 running backs. He has #10 Kenneth Walker @ Cincy, #6 Kyren Williams vs. Arizona’s #29 OPRK run d, and #25 Rachaad White against Detroit’s solid run defense. At Wideout he’ll have #11 Davante Adams against New England and #25 Devonta Smith vs. Jets. I feel like the Jets matchup is a great opportunity for Smith to breakout. He’s been quiet the past few weeks and is due. AJ Brown might be dealing with Sauce, so look for Smith to get an uptick in targets. JD also has #6 George Kittle, #2 Bills D/ST against the Giants in a smash spot, and #6 Kicker Tyler Bass in the same SNF game. Can JD do it? Will it be the Defending Champ or the “Future Defending Champs”?
Katon (4-1) vs. Tommy (1-4)
The Battle of the two men who could crush me with one hand! #9 Qb Patrick Mahomes will get things started against Denver on Thursday Night Football. Joining him will be Katon’s #11 RB Isaih Pacheco. He runs angry and Denver has been getting demolished from the running game. Start Pacheco, McKinnon, Clyde, if they active La’Michael Perine start him too. Katon also has #19 RB Joe Mixon who did a great job watching Ja’Marr Chase score touchdowns last week. Speaking of Ja’Marr Chase, Katon also has the #6 WR going up against Seattle and their 30th OPRK against fantasy wide receivers. I will say the secondary looked great against a Giants team without an offensive line or a notable wide receiver. Katon also has Michael Pittman against Jacksonville and as of right now Jakobi Meyers in a revenge game against New England. Of course New England didn’t resign him they gave the exact same contract to JuJu Smith-Schuster. I’m sure Meyers isn’t motivated to beat his former team. Or his Quarterback who is also a former patriot. I’m sure these two aren’t going to draw up something special. Look for #5 TE TJ Hockenson to get an uptick in targets with JJ on IR. So does Tommy have a chance? YES! Why? He gets the prodigal son back! Happy Austin Ekeler week Tommy! Ekeler has said on his podcast there is a 99% chance he is playing on Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys. Tommy also has #4 Qb Kirk Cousins against a porous Chicago defense. Losing JJ hurts, but Cousins can make the throws. It’s up to Osborn, Addison, and Hockenson to make the plays. OF course Tommy is hoping Hockenson isn’t the one catching passes this weekend. Tommy also has #15 Josh Jacobs against New England. Jerry Jeudy in that TNF game against KC. DeAndre Hopkins gets Baltimore in London. Don’t sleep on Dolphins D/ST against rookie Bryce Young and the Panthers. Especially if they get Jaelan Phillips back, the star pass rusher who has missed time due to an Oblique injury. Katon is heavily favored. What does Tommy need to win? He needs Cousins to go off in a shootout but to direct most of his targets to Addison, Osborn, and his running backs. He needs Ekeler to play great on his first game back. Then he just needs to pray that Katon’s team doesn’t pop off. Good luck!
Mike (1-4) vs. Chase (3-2)
This matchup is all about PRIME TIME. We have BIG players playing on Sunday Night Football for Chase and BIG players playing on Monday Night Football for Mike. We won’t crown a winner until the fat lady sings. We even have a player on TNF for Chase and a player in the London game bright and early on Sunday. Let’s dive in. Mike has #5 Justin Herbert on MNF against Dallas. Brock Purdy did pretty well against them. Herbert did break his finger on his non-throwing hand. He’ll also be targeting #8 WR Keenan Allen in that MNF game. Mike will have #4 Zach Moss against Jacksonville but with the news of JT getting more carries Mike will have to limit his expectations. With that being said… Moss has been balling. I don’t know how they bench this guy. He just tore up the Titans defense who were pretty good against the run. Mike also has #13 Derrick Henry against Baltimore in that London game. He has Garrett Wilson against Philly. #9 WR Nico Collins gets New Orleans and possibly some Marshon Lattimore coverage. Mike also Zach Ertz against the Rams which is a pretty good matchup. Lions D/ST is ranked 13th and play Baker Mayfield. Mike is deep at WR, but he has the wrong Lions Running Back 😉. Chase’s turn! #1 Qb Josh Allen faces Giants on SNF along with #17 RB James Cook. Word on the street is Travis Kelce is a “GO” tomorrow night against Denver. Look for him to be his normal self. With Herbert’s injury Chase will be rely on Jerome Ford to lead his RB2 spot against a tough San Fran defense. This feels like a trap game for the Niners. Going to the Midwest after embarrassing the cowboys on national television. Emotions running high. Then they get into a mud fight/drag out defensive battle against the Browns. Deshaun Watson isn’t looking good to play so PJ Walker might be in at Qb. Which also impacts Chase’s Amari Cooper. Niners should be fine. Speaking of Niners Chase has #14 WR Brandon Aiyuk. He should be ranked higher as he missed a week, but he’s averaging 16.6 points per game and he looks good doing it. Kittle caught all the tds last week but that won’t happen every week. So there you have it. Mike. Chase. Two men enter, one man gets the win. And for Mike’s case, he needs to start getting some if he wants a chance to make the playoffs.
Thanks for reading and good luck!
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