...and we are just living in it. They were the two highest scorers this week (each over 170), and have scored nearly 100 points more than the 3rd highest-scoring team. They are still in 3rd and 4th though because of some unlucky losses. In other sad news, Kyle has been eliminated from this year's playoff contention with his loss to Brady. Let's get to the game reviews.
Skyler vs Matt: Skyler was able to hang on to a win, even though Matt's DST (Pittsburgh) put up some really good numbers on Miami on Monday night. Neither team really had any great performances, but Dalvin Cook and Julio Jones were each team's best players. Skyler moves up to second thanks to Trevor's loss.
Tommy vs Rob: This week'spillaging, plundering, raiding biggest win goes to Rob over Tommy with a 70 point win. Rob didn't have a single person score over 30, but had five people who put up 20+ points. Tommy had two people combine for over 56.9 points. The other seven of his starters combined for less than that. That kind of inconsistency will do you in. The win puts Rob at 3rd overall, and first in his division (170 points over Trevor). If Rob can catch up to Skyler and/or Jordan in wins, he will be in a great position to get a top 2 seed and get a bye week. Rob is currently the only person in the league over 1200 points.
Brandon vs Tyler: Tyler put a proper beat down on Brandon, and yet this was still the weekly bonanza. With 3 players going over 30 points (and 1 over 40), Brandon didn't have much of a chance. The other 6 players on his team combined for 65ish points. The benefit here is Tyler has several players that can win him a week, but if they all miss, you get unlucky and drop a week. That's the kind of move that can cause you to drop a week and drop you back in the standings, and if it happens in the playoffs, there's no coming back from it. All that being said, if he can catch up to Skyler and/or Jordan in wins, he will be in a great position to get a top 2 seed and get a bye week. Tyler is in the same division as Jordan, so if he can get past Jordan, he has a real shot at the 1 seed.
Brady vs Kyle: Based on the standings last week, this was the front-runner for the battle of ineptitude -- and it lived up to the hype. This was the lowest-scoring game of the week, as well as the nail-biter of the (Monday) night. Kyle had an interesting trade this week -- he traded away Le'Veon Bell and Zach Ertz for Ezekiel Elliot (on bye). That trade cost him 2.4 points, which thankfully wasn't enough to make a difference this week in the win column. With his loss, he is playing for the consolation bracket, and the potential #1 pick next year. Brady doubled up his season-long victory total by riding on the back of Tevin Coleman and his 4 touchdowns.
Ren vs TJ: Ren's win this week keeps him in the top 6, as well as in the 1,000 point club (the same people in the top 6). Ren got his win by getting a good game out of Jameis Winston, and a great game from Latavius Murray. Amazingly, TJ had a 30 point game from the newly reinstated Drew Brees, but wasn't able to overcome Ren's solid-to-really-good week.
Trevor vs Jordan: In what was billed as the potential game of the week, this one didn't live up to the hype. Trevor's team didn't show up today, but he did make some moves to get Le'Veon Bell and Zach Ertz. It could work out for him long term, but we'll have to wait and see what happens. Jordan got the W behind some really good performance by having five people over 20 points each. The win keeps him in first overall, and has him in the driver seat for his division.
Award Season
Mario Kart Shout Out: Number 11 in the standings, but number 1 in Mario Kart, give it up for TJ.
Highest Scorer of the Week: This contest was the second closest game this week, but Tyler's kicker is able to get him the win as the Highest Scorer of the Week. This is his second time winning the award this season.
Lowest Scorer of the Week: TJ almost won this award, but he got bailed out on Monday night. The actual winner is Trevor, as he is the only one to not break 100 this week.
Luckiest Team of the Week: This award will go to Brady. There were only 4 teams he could have beat this week, and played one of them. I know he doesn't care how he won, he's just happy that he won.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: Brandon was the 5th highest scorer of the week, but still came away with a loss because he played the highest scorer of the week.
MVP of the Week: Tevin Coleman wins the award this week for getting 37.80 points (not the leading player) on Brady's team (not the highest scorer). Brady only won by 6 points in a week that he needed a win for his playoff hopes, and Tevin Coleman was the man to take him to the promised land.
LVP(s) of the Week: The Jets DST (4), Corey Davis (2.9), Darrel Williams (1), TJ Hockenson (3.1), Brandin C00ks, the Packers DST (5), Ty Johnson (4.8), Greg Olsen (3.3), Frank Gore (3.4), Demarcus Robinson (2.6), Gerald Everett (3.5), Kyle Rudolph (4.7), Larry Fitzgerald (2.8), Joey Sly3.
Game Previews
Skyler (2) vs Rob (3): Skyler has one player on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has no players on bye. Rob has no players on Thursday night and eight players in primetime (not all of his starters are on primetime, but I've decided to include bench players as well). He has two players on bye. Based on the standings, this looks like the potential game of the week. This also has the potential to be the nail-biter of the night will all of the primetime players.
Matt (8) vs Tommy (7): Matt has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye. Tommy has two players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has two players on bye.
TJ (11) vs Trevor (5): TJ has one player on Thursday night and two players in primetime. He has four players on bye. Trevor has one player on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has no players on bye.
Jordan (1) vs Ren (6): Jordan has one player on Thursday night and five players in primetime. He has one player on bye. Ren has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has five players on bye.
Tyler (4) vs Brady (10): Tyler has no players on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Brady has five players on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has five players on bye. This game has the potential to be the battle of ineptitude simply because of the large number of players (and how important those players are) on bye.
Kyle (12) vs Brandon (9): Kyle has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has four players on bye. Brandon has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Based on the standings, this has the potential to be the battle of ineptitude.
That does it for this week. Good luck to everyone, except Rob, next week.
Skyler vs Matt: Skyler was able to hang on to a win, even though Matt's DST (Pittsburgh) put up some really good numbers on Miami on Monday night. Neither team really had any great performances, but Dalvin Cook and Julio Jones were each team's best players. Skyler moves up to second thanks to Trevor's loss.
Tommy vs Rob: This week's
Brandon vs Tyler: Tyler put a proper beat down on Brandon, and yet this was still the weekly bonanza. With 3 players going over 30 points (and 1 over 40), Brandon didn't have much of a chance. The other 6 players on his team combined for 65ish points. The benefit here is Tyler has several players that can win him a week, but if they all miss, you get unlucky and drop a week. That's the kind of move that can cause you to drop a week and drop you back in the standings, and if it happens in the playoffs, there's no coming back from it. All that being said, if he can catch up to Skyler and/or Jordan in wins, he will be in a great position to get a top 2 seed and get a bye week. Tyler is in the same division as Jordan, so if he can get past Jordan, he has a real shot at the 1 seed.
Brady vs Kyle: Based on the standings last week, this was the front-runner for the battle of ineptitude -- and it lived up to the hype. This was the lowest-scoring game of the week, as well as the nail-biter of the (Monday) night. Kyle had an interesting trade this week -- he traded away Le'Veon Bell and Zach Ertz for Ezekiel Elliot (on bye). That trade cost him 2.4 points, which thankfully wasn't enough to make a difference this week in the win column. With his loss, he is playing for the consolation bracket, and the potential #1 pick next year. Brady doubled up his season-long victory total by riding on the back of Tevin Coleman and his 4 touchdowns.
Ren vs TJ: Ren's win this week keeps him in the top 6, as well as in the 1,000 point club (the same people in the top 6). Ren got his win by getting a good game out of Jameis Winston, and a great game from Latavius Murray. Amazingly, TJ had a 30 point game from the newly reinstated Drew Brees, but wasn't able to overcome Ren's solid-to-really-good week.
Trevor vs Jordan: In what was billed as the potential game of the week, this one didn't live up to the hype. Trevor's team didn't show up today, but he did make some moves to get Le'Veon Bell and Zach Ertz. It could work out for him long term, but we'll have to wait and see what happens. Jordan got the W behind some really good performance by having five people over 20 points each. The win keeps him in first overall, and has him in the driver seat for his division.
Award Season
Mario Kart Shout Out: Number 11 in the standings, but number 1 in Mario Kart, give it up for TJ.
Highest Scorer of the Week: This contest was the second closest game this week, but Tyler's kicker is able to get him the win as the Highest Scorer of the Week. This is his second time winning the award this season.
Lowest Scorer of the Week: TJ almost won this award, but he got bailed out on Monday night. The actual winner is Trevor, as he is the only one to not break 100 this week.
Luckiest Team of the Week: This award will go to Brady. There were only 4 teams he could have beat this week, and played one of them. I know he doesn't care how he won, he's just happy that he won.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: Brandon was the 5th highest scorer of the week, but still came away with a loss because he played the highest scorer of the week.
MVP of the Week: Tevin Coleman wins the award this week for getting 37.80 points (not the leading player) on Brady's team (not the highest scorer). Brady only won by 6 points in a week that he needed a win for his playoff hopes, and Tevin Coleman was the man to take him to the promised land.
LVP(s) of the Week: The Jets DST (4), Corey Davis (2.9), Darrel Williams (1), TJ Hockenson (3.1), Brandin C00ks, the Packers DST (5), Ty Johnson (4.8), Greg Olsen (3.3), Frank Gore (3.4), Demarcus Robinson (2.6), Gerald Everett (3.5), Kyle Rudolph (4.7), Larry Fitzgerald (2.8), Joey Sly3.
Game Previews
Skyler (2) vs Rob (3): Skyler has one player on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has no players on bye. Rob has no players on Thursday night and eight players in primetime (not all of his starters are on primetime, but I've decided to include bench players as well). He has two players on bye. Based on the standings, this looks like the potential game of the week. This also has the potential to be the nail-biter of the night will all of the primetime players.
Matt (8) vs Tommy (7): Matt has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye. Tommy has two players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has two players on bye.
TJ (11) vs Trevor (5): TJ has one player on Thursday night and two players in primetime. He has four players on bye. Trevor has one player on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has no players on bye.
Jordan (1) vs Ren (6): Jordan has one player on Thursday night and five players in primetime. He has one player on bye. Ren has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has five players on bye.
Tyler (4) vs Brady (10): Tyler has no players on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Brady has five players on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has five players on bye. This game has the potential to be the battle of ineptitude simply because of the large number of players (and how important those players are) on bye.
Kyle (12) vs Brandon (9): Kyle has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has four players on bye. Brandon has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Based on the standings, this has the potential to be the battle of ineptitude.
That does it for this week. Good luck to everyone, except Rob, next week.
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