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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!

Week 7 Recap & Week 8 Preview

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Week 7 Recap:

Moose (6-1) 123.3 vs. JD (5-2) 97.9

“Marvin is due,” I texted Moose earlier this week in a group text. I was so sure Marvin was due that I bet $10 on DFS and started him. (I won $18, +$8 net). Amari Cooper played and played well for Moose, getting 15.6. Lamar Jackson had his best game of the season with 26.2. Maybe not his best fantasy game, but if you watched that game, he was incredible. Ekeler came up big with 24.3. JD got 30.4 from Darren Waller who Moose traded to him earlier this year in the Breida-Waller-A-Rob trade. I still think everyone is winning that trade still. Brad has a Top 25 Wideout, JD has a Top Tight End, and Moose was able to package Breida to get Odell. JD got an amazing 56.4/97.9 points from his peripherals. Accounting for 57.6% of his points for the week, which is just absurd. Usually if that happens it’s a winning week, but JD had 5 players score below 6 points and couldn’t hang with Moose. Moose is back at #1.

Brad (4-3) 97.3 vs. Mike (3-4) 103.9

Brad couldn’t survive Conner and Godwin’s Bye AND himself this week. Let me tell you all a story. Week before last I picked up Chiefs D/ST to start them @ Denver, since Denver sucks. So I put them in the lineup on Tuesday morning thinking I’m good to go. Then I start looking at defenses and think the Colts look good, so I drop the Chiefs and put in the Colts D/ST against HOU on Wednesday. Then a website I like to follow for fantasy sports comes out with their D/ST rankings for the week. They have Chiefs D/ST ranked 13th, Colts D/ST ranked 22nd and Free Agent Seahawks ranked 12th. Rainy weather, Lamar Jackson was getting sacked a couple times per game and throwing picks and Mark Ingram has always had fumble issues. Made sense. So had I gone with my first instinct, I would have won the game. If I had gone with my second instinct, I would have won the game. But because I changed my mind twice I lose. In Week 3 when I lost, I could have started a different Qb and Rb in the flex and beat Moose. In Week 4 I bench Godwin who was “injured” against a “formidable” slot corner and I lose. I look around the league seeing Kenny get a win while scoring 75.8, Trey getting a win in Week 5 scoring 99.2, JD getting a win scoring 70.9 in Week 4, Chase getting a win in Week 7 scoring 89.5. Joe getting a win in Week 7 scoring 85.4 And yet here I am. With Top 5 Qb, Rb, Wr, TE, with other Top 20 Rb, Wr and I have to start the perfect fucking lineup in order to win games. I have won games I should win and lost games I should lose. 0 Luck in equation. Literally have to make the right fucking decision in order to win. Am I happy I have matched my wins from last year?   Sure. It could be much much worse… but just a fucking inch of breathing room would be fucking great! Mixon got a TD, Jags D/ST got a pick 6 late, Will Fuller pulled a hammy, and Mike’s shitty ass team hands my team its 3rd loss of the fucking season. Should be 6 and fucking 1… Don’t @ Me.

Chase (2-5) 89.5 vs. Katon (1-6) 79.8

Both Chase and Katon lost their Qb’s to injury this week. Chase losing Mahomes on TNF after he threw a touchdown and Katon losing Matt Ryan after scoring a paltry 2.4 points. Honestly the ankle injury probably helped his final fantasy output because the Rams were dominant. He also lost Devonta Freeman to an ejection for throwing a punch at Aaron Donald after Donald lifted him up like he was doing a bicep curl. Delanie Walker exited due to an injury and Melvin Gordon was stuffed at the Goalline and cost the Chargers the game. Solid 26.1 from Zeke and 15 from Brett Maher for Katon. Chase’s team didn’t crack 90, but he did get a huge 32 points from Latavius Murray, which was the difference in this one. He had 6 players score 7.2 or less this week, but the fantasy God’s came him a break after losing Mahomes on TNF for most likely a few weeks.

Tommy (2-5) 101.6 vs. Scotty (5-2) 118.4

Two teams going in opposite directions as Tommy continues his losing streak and Scotty keeps his winning streak alive. Scotty was once again led by Patriots D/ST who scored 25. The Pats D/ST would be currently ranked Qb6, Rb4, Wr3, or TE1. It’s a cheat code and Scotty’s been riding that Game Genie to a solid 5-2 record. Scotty got 20 from Stefon Diggs and 18.3 from Fournette who had that juicy matchup against Cincy and didn’t disappoint. Brighter days are ahead for Tommy’s team, but this wasn’t one of them.

Joe (5-2) 85.4 vs. Kenny (4-3) 84.1

Kenny has scored 103 or less in 6 out of 7 games this season. He is 4-2 in those games, so despite the close score he can’t really complain about losing. He’s had his fair share of luck. He definitely could complain about scoring 127.6 and losing in Week 5, but this week an 84.1 is going to be a loss most weeks. Joe started the wrong Qb, starting Daniel Jones who got 10.3 while Stafford went off for 31.4 on his bench. He didn’t have to be perfect. Kenny got 24.9 from Goff but had 6 players scoring in single digits. If he had started Cousins over Goff he would have won, since Cousins dropped 32.1 on his bench.

Jen (1-6) 72.1 vs. Trey (4-3) 149.2

Jen had 6 players score 5 or less. She was carried by Brissett’s 30.6. Cardinals pulled the David Johnson is “Active” but didn’t tell anyone that he would only be used in emergency. Jerks. Trey went off this week for his best game of the season with Aaron Rodgers getting 48.6, Hopkins getting 23.2, and Josh Jacobs getting 17.6. These three combined to beat Jen’s team 72.1 to 89.4. Not bad considering Trey had Mike Evans and Curtis Samuel on bye this week.

Week 8 Preview:

***Game of the Week***

Scotty (5-2) vs. Brad (4-3)

The two teams projected the most in week 8, square off in a big matchup. Brad has scored the 2nd most points in the league through 7 weeks (891.9) and Scotty has scored the 3rd most (867.8). Both teams are looking to be fully healthy and with no major bye weeks, as long as Alvin Kamara can come back for Scotty.  Both teams have great matchups too. This could easily be another 150-148 type game that Scotty has been apart of this season. Scotty features Qb #8 Tom Brady vs. Cleveland, Rb#7 Fournette vs. NYJ, Rb#5 Aaron Jones @ KC, #14 Rb Alvin Kamara vs. Arizona, #7 WR Stefon Diggs vs. Washington on TNF, #11 Courtland Sutton @ IND, #14 TE TJ Hockensen vs. NYG, #1 Pats D/ST vs. Cleveland, and Matt Bryant vs. Seattle at home. Brad has the butter spread this week, with players playing on TNF, 12pm Sunday, 3:05 Sunday, SNF, and MNF. Brad will feature Qb#3 Russell Wilson vs. Atlanta, RB#2 Dalvin Cook vs. Washington on TNF, #15 Rb James Conner vs. Miami on MNF, #1 Wr Chris Godwin @ TEN, Tyreek Hill vs. GB on SNF, #17 WR Allen Robinson vs. LAC. #5 TE Evan Engram @ Detroit, Steeelers D/ST vs. Miami on MNF, and Robbie Gould vs. Carolina. If Kamara sits again then Scotty will need to rely on Tevin Coleman to step up vs. Carolina. Should be a great game!

Joe (5-2) vs. Trey (4-3)

Joe loses Kerryon Johnson for the year, so his 1.3-point victory over Kenny came at a price. He’ll now rely on Duke Johnson as he doesn’t have another running back on his roster besides #1 Rb CMC and Duke. Trey has #7 Qb Aaron Rodgers at KC on SNF, #12 Rb Josh Jacobs @ HOU, #16 Marlon Mack vs. DEN. #10 Fantasy Wideout DeAndre Hopkins, #21 Wr John Brown, vs. PHI, and #11 TE Hunter Henry @ Chicago. Joe right now is starting Jameis Winston, #4 Cooper Kupp vs. CIN, #1 TE Austin Hooper, and his two stud D/ST play each other. Should be a good game!

***Rivalry Game***

Katon (1-6) vs. Mike (3-4)

It certainly seems to be raining shit on Katon right now. In comes Mike Grote with #2 Fantasy Qb Deshaun Watson vs. an Oakland team that just made Aaron Rodgers look like a GOD. Then they traded one of their cornerbacks away after the game. Mike will have #2 Wr Mike Thomas vs. Patrick Peterson in the Dome, #5 WR DJ Chark vs. NYJ, and #12 WR Tyler Lockett @ Atlanta. Katon has Zeke on a bye, Melvin Gordon @ Chicago and do I need to go on?

***Rivalry Game***

Chase (2-5) vs. Moose (6-1)

Super Bowl 10 Rematch! Last year Chase was dominant, and Moose squeaked into the playoffs and ran the table. This year Moose is dominant, and Chase is barely surviving. Chase will be streaming Qb’s until he can get Patrick Mahomes in a few weeks. Moose will be without #1 Fantasy Qb Lamar Jackson and #3 Fantasy Wr Amari Cooper. Chase will be without Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews, and Michael Gallup, the latter two will be denied a revenge game against their former team. Moose will have 4-TD Marvin Jones Jr. vs. NYG, Odell Beckham Jr. @ NE, Travis Kelce vs. GB on MNF with Matt Moore throwing him the football. Chase will have Golden Tate @ DET, Julio Jones vs. SEA with Matt Ryan/Schaub? Throwing him the football. Sony Michel faces Cleveland, Vikings D/ST is against Washington on TNF.

JD (5-2) vs. Jen (1-6)

JD limps into this contest having lost 2 in a row after starting 5-0. JD is 8th in total PF with 731.1 and Jen is 10th with 699.7. JD has had the least amount of Points Against at 629 on the season, while Jen has had the most at 943.9. That’s right. JD has averaged 89.9 points against him, while Jen has averaged 134.8 a difference of 44.9 points per game. This is looking at one of the luckiest teams in the league vs. the unluckiest team in the league. JD has Dak and Mark Ingram on byes this week. Chris Thompson is banged up, Davante Adams is banged up, Damien Williams has been losing snap count % and Mahomes is now hurt. He does have #2 Fantasy TE Darren Waller @ HOU, JuJu in a confidence-boosting game against Miami. Jen has a solid lineup with Jacoby Brissett playing great (up to Qb#14), Chris Carson ranked #9 Fantasy Rb, David Johnson is a bit banged up, so it’s worth monitoring this week. He was active last week, but wasn’t really. She has Frank Gore vs. PHI, Calvin Ridley vs. Seattle and F1 Terry McLaurin @ MIN. Despite the records, Jen comes in heavily favored in this one. Jd will be competing with Chase and a couple other teams for QB streamers this week.

Kenny (4-3) vs. Tommy (2-5)

Tommy has lost 3 in a row and Kenny has been alternating wins and losses since Week 2. Kenny has the matchups this week. I think with Cousins vs Washington on TNF, Barkley @ Detroit, and Kenny Golladay vs. NYG, Kenny has the edge. Tommy has Wentz and Goedert @ Buffalo, Le’Veon @ JAX, Derrick Henry vs. TB (Who has been terrific against the run), and Todd Gurley vs. CIN (Who is the worst against the run). Big game from Gurley, but will it be enough? I predict a close, lower scoring game.

Good Luck Everybody!

 

Week 4 Recap & Week 5 Preview

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Week 4 Recap:

JD (4-0) 70.9 vs. Mike (1-3) 66.7

This turned out to be the game of the week by a margin of 4.2 points. Just goes to show you, you’d rather be lucky than good. But ideally, you’re both. JD had 25 from Davante Adams before he got injured and the rest of his team scored 8.1 or less. Mike actually had two players in double digits, with Michael Thomas getting 13.1 and Deshaun Watson getting a humbling 11.6. Absolutely disgusting and you both deserved to lose.

Moose (3-1) 137.7 vs. Joe (2-2) 144.2

Well you can’t win them all. But scoring 137.7 you should win most. Moose has now averaged 141 points per game through 4 weeks. Joe comes out of nowhere to beat Chase and Moose in back to back weeks. He’s led by Cooper Kupp with 24.5 and Christian McCaffrey with 27.9. Solid outings from Kerryon Johnson with 17.5 and Austin Hooper just kept catching them for a 9 catch- 130 yards yard performance vs. Tennessee Defense. Moose got Lamar Jackson’s 24.4, a monster 42.5 from Nick Chubb, 26.2 from #3 Fantasy Rb Austin Ekeler, but his wideouts disappointed combining for only 12.4 points. Biggest difference in this matchup was Joe’s 15 points from his Defense to Moose’s 0 as Green Bay’s defense looked like swiss cheese to Philly’s Jordan Howard.

Brad (2-2) 96.1 vs. Trey (2-2) 108.5

Let this game provide lessons to us all. Lesson #1 Start Your Studs (If They Are Active). Lesson #2 Know Who Your Studs Are.  Lesson #3 Be Consistent. Brad lost because he misinterpreted an injury status, benched a Stud that he didn’t respect like a stud, and got cute by playing matchup solely over talent. Trey got 30.4 on TNF from Aaron Rodgers, 18.5 from the other Bucs receiver, Mike Evans, and got a solid 35.5 from his peripherals. Chris Godwin’s stats through 4 weeks: Mike Evans stats through 4 weeks: Godwin- 26-386-4 on 33 targets, Evans- 18-368-4 on 35 targets. Godwin has outscored Evans ¾ weeks. And he will be in my starting lineup every single fucking week from here on out… (pending injury and bye week of course).

Scotty (3-1) 123.4 vs. Jen (0-4) 98.6

Jen remains beaten despite getting a solid 19.1 from Chris Carson who she acquired via trade from Brad this week. Carson was credited for 21 broken tackles, which is the most ever recorded in a single game, since people have been tracking broken tackles. Jen getting returns on her investments. Of course, as good as that move was from a management stand point, she started a player that was inactive. This is hugely egregious, and you just hate to see it. Unless of course, you’re Scotty who I’m sure loved to see it. Scotty’s kicker outscored his Qb 4-3.7, but Leonard Fournette’s 225-yard rushing explosion helped lead the way. His 30.3 fantasy points combined with Courtland Sutton’s 20.6 and NE D/ST’s 26 was enough to get the job done. NE D/ST’s 89 fantasy points through 4 weeks would have them ranked as Rb #4, Wr#1, and Qb#5. That’s right. A Defense and Special Teams unit has outscored every single wide receiver in fantasy points through 4 weeks of the season. Their schedule over the next 4 weeks is @ Washington (Keenum? Haskins? McCoy?), NYG (Rookie Daniel Jones), @ NYJ, and Cleveland (Who doesn’t have an offensive line). Jesus Scotty. That’s all I have to say. Jesus…

Kenny (3-1) 103 vs. Chase (1-3) 71.3

The old #1 Overall Pick vs. #12 Overall Pick. First vs. Last. It’s not surprising that the team with the top draft pick, thus better drafting position won this matchup. What IS surprising is that he won without the #1 overall pick, Saquon Barkley. His replacement, who Kenny smartly had for just this occasion, scored 24.2. Golladay scored 20.7 and Kenny got 31.3 from his peripherals. Chase got solid production out of Mahomes with 21 and LeSean McCoy got 15.7, but 7 players scored 6.9 or less. Including only 14.5 from his 3 peripherals. Chase would love more consistency from Odell and Julio right now.

Katon (1-3) 109.4 vs. Tommy (2-2) 131.3

Katon is definitely the best 1-3 team. He got 24.6 from Robert Woods, who was due. 23.4 from Philip Rivers and 18 from Bears D/ST. Keenan Allen disappointed with 6.8 vs. Miami and even his kicker was missing extra points. Tommy got a solid 21.8 from *checks notes* Todd Gurley, 19.7 from Carson Wentz, then he started Derrick Henry, AJ Brown, and Corey Davis from the Titans who combined for 55.9 against Atlanta. 14 from Wil Lutz helps.

Week 5 Preview:

Battle of the Bad!

Jen (0-4) vs. Mike (1-3)

Something’s got to give! Jen is averaging 93.2 points per game, Mike is averaging a slightly better 96.7. Both Qb’s have juicy matchups with Jen getting Brissett @ KC on SNF and Mike gets Deshaun Watson vs. Atlanta. Both could be in shootouts. Jen’s David Johnson gets @ Cincy on a short week. Cincinnati is giving up an average of 34.4 fantasy points to opposing running backs, making DJ a Top 10 play and Chase Edmunds an intriguing flex play. (not for Jen). Jen gets Kittle back post bye vs. Cleveland and Mike gets Mike Thomas vs. Tampa Bay. Both teams will have a key player featured on Thursday Night Football, Jen having Chris Carson vs. the Rams and Mike having Tyler Lockett vs. the Rams. Who will win?!

Trey (2-2) vs. Chase (1-3)

Chase has to face the ghost of season past, squaring off against Aaron Rodgers, who beat him in Super Bowl 10. Rodgers will be @ Dallas. Trey has 2 Top 20 Rb’s in Jacobs and Mack. Jacobs faces Chicago defense. And Mack is banged up after exiting Week 4’s contest early with an ankle injury. A surprise for Trey has been Seahawks Tight End Will Dissly who is now ranked 5th amongst fantasy tight ends and has scored a touchdown in 3 straight weeks and has 4 in 4 games. Wilson had this to say about Will Dissly, “We go to Bible study together, we talk, we’re connected pretty good, and I just really admire him.” No better way to look for a tight end then see the one praising Jesus with the Quarterback. Speaking of needing Jesus, let’s look at Chase’s team. Mahomes faces Indy and is #1 Fantasy Qb as he should be. Sony Michel has 0 broken tackles this season. Julio faces Houston, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown is @ Pittsburgh, and Odell Beckham Jr. has a MNF game against a well-rested and surprisingly effective 49ers defense. They’ve had 2 weeks to prepare for the Browns terrible offensive line. Let’s see if Odell and MNF Odell once again.

Joe (2-2) vs. Scotty (3-1)

Joe coming off a big win over the best team in the league, while Scotty waltzes in after facing the worst team in the league. Joe is led by #1 Fantasy Rb Christian McCaffrey, #2 Fantasy Wr Cooper Kupp, #3 TE Austin Hooper. Scotty has 3 Top 11 Running backs in 7. Kamara, 10. Fournette, and 11. Aaron Jones. Of course, the biggest difference maker for Scotty has been Pat’s D/ST. If you include them Scotty is starting 4 Running Backs in the Top 11 at the position. Is Scotty for real at 3-1? Or will Joe bring them both to 3-2 after this week?

Moose (3-1) vs. Tommy (2-2)

Moose has #2 Qb Lamar Jackson, #3 Rb Austin Ekeler, #4 Rb Nick Chubb (#5 if you include Pats D/ST), #8 Wr Amari Cooper, #4 Tight End Travis Kelce. Kelce has been slacking. He plays the Colts this week, think he’s due for a 12-146-2 stat line. Tommy has #6 Qb Carson Wentz, #6 Rb Derrick Henry and #3 Kicker Wil Lutz. You see the difference? Moose wins.

JD (4-0) vs. Katon (1-3)

Looking at these teams you would think their records would be swapped, but let’s dig in. JD has #4 Fantasy Qb Dak Prescott against Green Bay at home. #5 Fantasy Running back Mark Ingram @ Pit, and #5 Tight End Darren Waller vs. Chicago. Davante Adams is listed as questionable, but I doubt he plays as he battles the painful turf toe. Katon has whew… #5 Fantasy Qb Matt Ryan, #8 Fantasy Rb Ezekiel Elliot facing a Green Bay running defense that has been fleeced by Dalvin Cook, destroyed by Jordan Howard, ram shackled by Phillip Lindsay. Oh, and one more thing… Zeke is due. Katon gets Melvin “Fucking” Gordon back against a Denver defense that just gave up 225 yards rushing to Leonard Fournette. He has #1 Fantasy Wideout Keenan Allen in that same Denver matchup, and Bears D/ST face Oakland in London. Katon is going to beat the living shit out of JD this week and hand JD his first loss of the season. BEAT… THE…LIVING…SHIT… out of him. It’s going to be worse than Louisiana’s dominance over Texas so far this season 😉

Brad (2-2) vs. Kenny (3-1)

Oh yeah, I have a team too. The worst part of my team is the manager. So that’s both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is I have one of the Top 5 teams in the league. The bad thing is my own self-sabotage might cost me a playoff spot. I feature #3 Fantasy Qb Russell Wilson, #2 Fantasy Rb Dalvin Cook, #2 Fantasy Wideout Chris Godwin, and #1 Fantasy Tight End Evan Engram. Matchups aren’t bad, aren’t good. Kenny has Barkley out due to that high ankle sprain and Kenny Golladay is out due to bye week. He’s looking at starting Jordan Howard in the flex vs. the Jets. He’ll have Andy Dalton vs. Arizona, Wayne Gallman vs. Minnesota, and Phillip Lindsay vs. the Chargers in LA. Adam Thielen came out and said they need to pass the ball better. Well here is their chance facing a Giants team that’s ranked 29th against fantasy wideouts. Should be a good game but look for Brad to start at the very least, the wrong flex.

Thanks and Good Luck This Week!

-Commish

 

Week 3 Recap & Week 4 Preview

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King Mustafa (3-0) 130.8 vs. Brad (2-1) 100.2

Amari Cooper lead Moose’s team with 23.2 points.  Lamar Jackson had to play against an actual defense and scored 21.2 points.  Moose’s outbidding Brad for Packers D/ST proved to be highly effective as they scored 17 against Joe Flacco’s Broncos.  Brad got 24.9 from Dalvin Cook and 24.7 from Evan Engram, but started the wrong Qb as Russell Wilson went off on his bench.  Winston decided to target Mike Evans early and often, leaving Chris Godwin as an afterthought and Brad had 6 players in single digits.

Trey (1-2) 130.3 vs. Mike (1-2) 133.5

What turned out to be the best game of the week was a close one!  Trey got an incredible 43.2 from Mike Evans to the tune of 8 catches, 190 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Marlon Mack was serviceable with 15.6 points and free agent acquisition Will Dissly continued to impress with 14.6.  Mike was lead by Deshaun Watson’s and Tyler Lockett’s 28.8 points each.  Joe Mixon showed up for Mike with his best game of the season, scoring 16.3 points against a formidable Bills Defense.  Bitter loss for Trey, potential season-saving win for Mike.

Chase (1-2) 116.6 vs. Joe (1-2) 141.2

Chase seemed to have a shot going into SNF with Odell Beckham Jr. squaring off against Cooper Kupp and Greg Zuerlein.  Patrick Mahomes “regression” from 50 touchdowns has him on pace for 6,384 yards and 58 touchdowns through 3 weeks of the NFL season.  He scored a cool 30.7 for Chase.  Julio continued to Julio with 25.  O.J. Howard showed up for 7.8 fantasy points.  Joe was lead by Jameis Winston with 28.5, Christian McCaffrey’s 31 (who ripped off a 76 yard touchdown run), and Cooper Kupp’s 29.6.  Kupp looks fully recovered from the ACL tear that ended his 2018 season.  Shouldn’t have come across as a surprise considering the Browns Defense was without their starting SS, FS, CB, and LB.  Joe gets his first win of the season.

Kenny (2-1) 90.4 vs. Scotty (2-1) 113.7

Kenny didn’t just lose this game against Scotty, he lost #1 Overall Pick Saquon Barkley for 4-8 weeks due to a high ankle sprain.  This absolutely sucks as Barkley is a lot of fun to watch and things were looking for the G-Men with Daniel Jones taking over.  He got a surprising 26.6 from Phillip Lindsay who scored a pair of touchdowns and 18.8 from Adam Thielen.  Scotty was led by an inspirational performance from Alvin Kamara who scored 31.7 fantasy points.  Brady got 23.1 and #1 Patriots D/ST got 15.

Katon (1-2) 150.3 vs. Jen (0-3) 68.7

At one point in this match it looked like Katon had a chance to beat Jen by 100 points.  Keenan Allen went off for 38.8, Chicago D/ST got 25 and Matt Ryan got 25.3 for Katon.  Jen’s highest scorer was “Scary” Terry McLaurin with 15.4.  7 players scored in single digits.  But not sure what we expect after she lost her 2nd, 5th, 6th and 14th round picks to injury so far.

JD (3-0) 136.8 vs. Tommy (1-2) 115.3

Tommy was in trouble since TNF when Henry put up a modest 11 points.  Greg Olsen led his team in scoring with 21.9 points.  Hilton and Edelman both got knocked out of their games, but put up serviceable 15 and 15.7 fantasy points, respectively, before exited their contests.  JD moved to 3-0 on the season with 22.5 from Dak Prescott, 36.1 from Mark Ingram who is Rb#3 to start the year, and 22.3 from Darren Waller acquired via the 3-way trade.  Had this been a kicker bowl it would have been an epic 1-2 final score with Tommy taking it.

Week 4 Preview

***Game of the Week***

JD (3-0) vs. Mike (1-2)

JD and Moose are the only undefeated teams remaining, but JD will be tested this week by Mike’s group.  Jd has Dak Prescott facing the Saints in New Orleans on SNF.  Saints have given up rushing touchdowns to Watson, Goff, and 2 to Russell Wilson last week.  Prescott is a must start in this one.  Mike features Deshaun Watson going up against Carolina.  Kyle Allen is starting for Carolina, so should be a competitive game.  Mark Ingram faces Cleveland for JD and #5 TE Darren Waller faces Indianapolis.  Mike has Justin Jackson vs. Miami, Michael Thomas against Dallas, and Tyler Lockett vs. Arizona’s lack of a secondary that just got torched by Curtis Samuel and DJ Moore.  Brandin Cooks faces TB who gave up a lot of points to Sterling Shepherd and Evan Engram last week.  This game will come down to Monday Night Football with JD having JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyler Boyd and Mike will have Joe Mixon and Vance McDonald.  I just feel bad that these two will be glued to their televisions and having to listen to Booger McFarland say the stupidest shit imaginable.  Look for JD to come out swinging with Davante Adams against Philly on TNF.

King Mustafa (3-0) vs. Joe (1-2)

Both teams coming off big wins in Week 3 setting up a nice Week 4 matchup.  Lamar Jackson faces Cleveland, who has a good pass rush, but has a myriad of injuries to their secondary.  Nick Chubb faces Baltimore in that same game who just surrendered a pair of touchdowns to LeSean McCoy last week.  Amari Cooper will be matched up against Marshon Lattimore on SNF at the Dome.  Austin Ekeler is in a smash spot @ Miami.  Packers D/ST on TNF should continue to have success against a Philly team minus a lot of weapons.  Joe will have someone at Quarterback versus whoever they play.  Christian McCaffrey is @ Houston.  Cooper Kupp, Joe’s hero and namesake faces Tampa Bay’s defense who just got torched by Danny Dimes.  From Josh Gordon down this lineup is gross and Moose should win.

Scotty (2-1) vs. Jen (0-3)

It doesn’t look good John.  It does. Not. Look. Good.  Jen is predicted a paltry 80.2 points and George Kittle has his bye week.  Scotty has Kamara vs. Dallas on SNF and Aaron Jones vs. Philly on TNF.  Spread out his players like butter on toast.  Mhmmmmm.

Brad (2-1) vs. Trey (1-2)

Brad coming off his worst game of the season vs. Trey coming off his best, despite him not coming away with the W.  Brad will have Russell Wilson @ Arizona, #1 Fantasy Rb Dalvin Cook against a tough Bears D/ST, #1 Fantasy TE Evan Engram vs. Washington.  Trey has A-Rod on TNF, Marlon Mack and Josh Jacobs facing one another, DeAndre Hopkins against Carolina, and Will Dissly @ Arizona.  Brad is hoping James Conner can prove to be a first round pick this week against a Bengals Defense that has been gouged by the run every week.  Brad will have to wait until MNF to see if that happens.  The real story of this matchup is Chris Godwin vs. Mike Evans.  Godwin outscored Evans in Weeks 1 and 2, but Evans exploded last week, leading to Evans being ranked 9th fantasy wideout and Godwin being ranked 21st.  They face a tough Rams Defense led by Wade Phillips.  The Bruce Arians offensive mind vs. the Wade Phillips defensive mind will be an good watch this weekend.

Kenny (2-1) vs. Chase (1-2)

K-Dub loses Saquon, which definitely is a huge hit for his squad.  Despite me giving him crap for having Wayne Gallman on his bench, Kenny proves the wiser as Daniel Jones makes Gallman relevant.  Lindsay will hope to have a repeat performance vs. Jacksonville.  Kenny Golladay faces KC.  Detroit is a slow-paced team and KC is a fast-paced team, so it’ll be interesting to see if the game slows down or if Detroit speeds up.  Kenny has two good defenses to choose from, Charges @ Miami or Rams against a turnover prone Jameis Winston.  Chase has Patrick Mahomes, the God of Wind, @ Detroit.  Dome game?  Yes please.  Chase has *checks notes* two Top 20 running backs in LeSean McCoy and *checks notes again* Rex Burkhead.  Julio Jones faces Tennessee and Odell Beckham Jr. faces Baltimore.  This should be a close game.

Katon (1-2) vs. Tommy (1-2)

Katon coming in hot gets Tommy minus Le’Veon Bell due to bye week.  Tommy will have to monitor Julian Edelman and TY Hilton this week as both were banged up last week.  Todd Gurley sucks, Greg Olsen is a God and Derrick Henry faces Atlanta.  Katon has Zeke @ Saints, who are okay at stopping the run right now as long as you aren’t a Qb.  #1 Fantasy Wideout Keenan Allen is @ Miami, Robert Woods is a sneaky DFS play against Tampa Bay with all the attention on Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp.  Larry Fitzgerald faces Seattle’s garbage ass secondary.  Katon is going to win this one.  Big.

Thanks and Good Luck this Week!

-Commish