After two weeks, we have three teams at 2-0, six teams at 1-1, and three teams at 0-2. It's a real sad bell curve, but it is still a bell curve. Speaking of bells and curves, Bell was trying to get Kyle back in the game until that curveball of a fumble showed up -- I'll see myself out. Time for the game recaps.
Skyler vs Brandon: The highest-scoring team in the league took on the highest-scoring of the first week losers. What ended up happening was a proper 40 point whooping in the opposite direction. Skyler only had one player who didn't score in double digits, and two of his players had 25+ points each. Brandon had some solid performances, but no breakout players. His QB getting hurt early certainly dashed his dreams of starting 2-0.
Tommy vs Brady: The 3rd place team took on the last-place team, and the last place team pulled an upset and took a knee at the end to rub it in. Brady didn't know who to drop for his defense, but he didn't need to end up dropping anyone to beat Tommy by 40. Tommy's major letdowns were McCaffrey, Jackson, and Hockenson. Brady's team was led by the Matt Ryan and Julio Jones stack, with Emmanuel Sanders as a 3rd wheel. In fact, those 3 alone had 78 points and would have almost beat Tommy by themselves (86 points).
Ren vs Matt: This was the 3rd 40 point beatdown of the night. In a battle of undefeated teams, Matt walks away victorious with Mahomes doing Mahomes things, and Boyd and Godwin coming along for the ride. Technically, Matt played with 9 people, but with 0J H0ward, he essentially beat Ren with 8 guys. Ren was let down by Alsh0n, and only 3 people total scored double digits for him.
Rob vs Trevor: These guys didn't get the memo about 40 point wins, and instead it was a relative nail biter with a 30 point margin. Trevor actually had a decent week, but just had a bad matchup. Rob had some good players, some great players in Jones and Kelce, and then an otherworldly performance from the Patriots defense with 44 points. The only person who has been started in the last two weeks that outscored the Patriots defense was Watkins last week. Trevor had some really good performances but ended up being let down by 3 guys who got single digits, and unfortunately, in the battle of 0-1 teams, he drops to 0-2.
Tyler vs TJ: To make up for the last game not being a 40 point win, this game went for the 60 point margin. Tyler had one great performance from OBJ, and some really good performances from the rest of his team. TJ, on the other hand, was all about Murphy's Law this week. TJ had 68 points, from 9 people, so the average was single digits for everyone. Yet, that was with 22.5 points from Saquon. Nj0ku didn't do TJ any favors, and Brees had negative points before he was taken out of the game. That's probably the worst part for TJ's team -- knowing that his starting QB is out, and his starting TE is in the concussion protocol.
Jordan vs Kyle: The game of the week came down to 2.4 points until Bell fumbled about 5 yards from the goal line. After the fumble, Jordan ended up winning by less than 5 points. I'm sure it was quite intense for them up until the end. They both had their ups and downs with good scorers and poor scorers, but the combo of Lamar Jackson and Kenny G and some scrubs were enough to overcome the quality combo of Goff, Bell, and some other scrubs.
Awards Season
High Scorer of the Week: Rob gets the nod this week after scoring 156 points -- 12 points more than the next highest player.
Low Scorer of the Week: TJ and his crater of a week take this spot for the week.
Luckiest Team of the Week: Jordan puts in double the work this week to lock down this award. He was the lowest-scoring team to win this week (7th leading scorer), and because he survived a late scare from Bell.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: This award came down to the finalists of Trevor and Kyle -- Trevor because he was the highest score to lose, and Kyle because he was so close, and yet so far. In the end, I will give the award to Trevor because had Kyle won, it would have been Jordan down here with Trevor. So with Trevor being the constant, he gets the win.
MVP(s) of the Week: The Patriots DST as the highest scorer of the highest-scoring team, and Lamar Jackson for scoring 31% of Jordan's points, and giving him just enough of a cushion to hold onto the win.
LVP(s) of the Week: TJ's team (except Saquon), Desean Jacks0n, TJ Hockenson (1.7)[TJ seem's to be a theme this week], Alsh0n Jeffery, 0J H0ward, Sam Ficken (3), Duke Johnson (3.1), The0d0re Gin Juni0r, Matt Prater (1), Cowboys (5), Jared Cook (4.5) Harrison Butker (4), and Broncos (5).
Game Previews
Skyler vs Brady: In a battle of 1-1 teams who just made a big trade, this game will only have one primetime matchup -- which is Brandin Cooks, he was just traded, on Sunday night. I'm already seeing a revenge game for a late win.
Tommy vs Brandon: In another battle of 1-1 teams, the game starts with a couple of Thursday night players, and then wraps up with 2 primetime players for Brandon.
Matt vs Trevor: 2-0 takes on 0-2. If Matt wins this game, he will be the lone undefeated team in the South division. As of this moment, Matt has no primetime players, and Trevor could start the week early on Thursday with his TE, and he could end the week with a primetime player. Though to be fair, those two players could easily be replaced with bench/waiver players.
Rob vs Ren: In yet another matchup of 1-1 teams, it looks like Rob is the lone team with a primetime player. The winner has an outside shot of ending the week as the division leader. Early projections don't look kind to Rob, but I believe they update them Tuesday morning, so it doesn't really matter.
TJ vs Kyle: This is a "loser leaves town" situation as they are both 0-2 after a bad week for each of them. TJ has two guys on Sunday night primetime, and Kyle has 3 primetime players -- 1 of them on Monday night, AKA TJ's kryptonite. Sunday night will be a big night for them. It should be a fun game for everyone involved.
Jordan vs Tyler: This looks to be the early choice for the game of the week as both teams are 2-0 and looking to take an early lead in the division race. Jordan has no primetime players, but Tyler has 4. Look for Jordan to take an early lead and for Tyler to try and make a furious comeback. 3 of Tyler's 4 players will also be on Sunday night.
Sunday is looking to be a big night for everyone -- unless there are some major substitutes, every game will be affected by someone going on Sunday night.
Best of luck to everyone this week except for Brady.
Skyler vs Brandon: The highest-scoring team in the league took on the highest-scoring of the first week losers. What ended up happening was a proper 40 point whooping in the opposite direction. Skyler only had one player who didn't score in double digits, and two of his players had 25+ points each. Brandon had some solid performances, but no breakout players. His QB getting hurt early certainly dashed his dreams of starting 2-0.
Tommy vs Brady: The 3rd place team took on the last-place team, and the last place team pulled an upset and took a knee at the end to rub it in. Brady didn't know who to drop for his defense, but he didn't need to end up dropping anyone to beat Tommy by 40. Tommy's major letdowns were McCaffrey, Jackson, and Hockenson. Brady's team was led by the Matt Ryan and Julio Jones stack, with Emmanuel Sanders as a 3rd wheel. In fact, those 3 alone had 78 points and would have almost beat Tommy by themselves (86 points).
Ren vs Matt: This was the 3rd 40 point beatdown of the night. In a battle of undefeated teams, Matt walks away victorious with Mahomes doing Mahomes things, and Boyd and Godwin coming along for the ride. Technically, Matt played with 9 people, but with 0J H0ward, he essentially beat Ren with 8 guys. Ren was let down by Alsh0n, and only 3 people total scored double digits for him.
Rob vs Trevor: These guys didn't get the memo about 40 point wins, and instead it was a relative nail biter with a 30 point margin. Trevor actually had a decent week, but just had a bad matchup. Rob had some good players, some great players in Jones and Kelce, and then an otherworldly performance from the Patriots defense with 44 points. The only person who has been started in the last two weeks that outscored the Patriots defense was Watkins last week. Trevor had some really good performances but ended up being let down by 3 guys who got single digits, and unfortunately, in the battle of 0-1 teams, he drops to 0-2.
Tyler vs TJ: To make up for the last game not being a 40 point win, this game went for the 60 point margin. Tyler had one great performance from OBJ, and some really good performances from the rest of his team. TJ, on the other hand, was all about Murphy's Law this week. TJ had 68 points, from 9 people, so the average was single digits for everyone. Yet, that was with 22.5 points from Saquon. Nj0ku didn't do TJ any favors, and Brees had negative points before he was taken out of the game. That's probably the worst part for TJ's team -- knowing that his starting QB is out, and his starting TE is in the concussion protocol.
Jordan vs Kyle: The game of the week came down to 2.4 points until Bell fumbled about 5 yards from the goal line. After the fumble, Jordan ended up winning by less than 5 points. I'm sure it was quite intense for them up until the end. They both had their ups and downs with good scorers and poor scorers, but the combo of Lamar Jackson and Kenny G and some scrubs were enough to overcome the quality combo of Goff, Bell, and some other scrubs.
Awards Season
High Scorer of the Week: Rob gets the nod this week after scoring 156 points -- 12 points more than the next highest player.
Low Scorer of the Week: TJ and his crater of a week take this spot for the week.
Luckiest Team of the Week: Jordan puts in double the work this week to lock down this award. He was the lowest-scoring team to win this week (7th leading scorer), and because he survived a late scare from Bell.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: This award came down to the finalists of Trevor and Kyle -- Trevor because he was the highest score to lose, and Kyle because he was so close, and yet so far. In the end, I will give the award to Trevor because had Kyle won, it would have been Jordan down here with Trevor. So with Trevor being the constant, he gets the win.
MVP(s) of the Week: The Patriots DST as the highest scorer of the highest-scoring team, and Lamar Jackson for scoring 31% of Jordan's points, and giving him just enough of a cushion to hold onto the win.
LVP(s) of the Week: TJ's team (except Saquon), Desean Jacks0n, TJ Hockenson (1.7)[TJ seem's to be a theme this week], Alsh0n Jeffery, 0J H0ward, Sam Ficken (3), Duke Johnson (3.1), The0d0re Gin Juni0r, Matt Prater (1), Cowboys (5), Jared Cook (4.5) Harrison Butker (4), and Broncos (5).
Game Previews
Skyler vs Brady: In a battle of 1-1 teams who just made a big trade, this game will only have one primetime matchup -- which is Brandin Cooks, he was just traded, on Sunday night. I'm already seeing a revenge game for a late win.
Tommy vs Brandon: In another battle of 1-1 teams, the game starts with a couple of Thursday night players, and then wraps up with 2 primetime players for Brandon.
Matt vs Trevor: 2-0 takes on 0-2. If Matt wins this game, he will be the lone undefeated team in the South division. As of this moment, Matt has no primetime players, and Trevor could start the week early on Thursday with his TE, and he could end the week with a primetime player. Though to be fair, those two players could easily be replaced with bench/waiver players.
Rob vs Ren: In yet another matchup of 1-1 teams, it looks like Rob is the lone team with a primetime player. The winner has an outside shot of ending the week as the division leader. Early projections don't look kind to Rob, but I believe they update them Tuesday morning, so it doesn't really matter.
TJ vs Kyle: This is a "loser leaves town" situation as they are both 0-2 after a bad week for each of them. TJ has two guys on Sunday night primetime, and Kyle has 3 primetime players -- 1 of them on Monday night, AKA TJ's kryptonite. Sunday night will be a big night for them. It should be a fun game for everyone involved.
Jordan vs Tyler: This looks to be the early choice for the game of the week as both teams are 2-0 and looking to take an early lead in the division race. Jordan has no primetime players, but Tyler has 4. Look for Jordan to take an early lead and for Tyler to try and make a furious comeback. 3 of Tyler's 4 players will also be on Sunday night.
Sunday is looking to be a big night for everyone -- unless there are some major substitutes, every game will be affected by someone going on Sunday night.
Best of luck to everyone this week except for Brady.
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