Week 12: 3,4,5

3 people are still waiting for their fate, 4 people are in, 5 people are out...and there is only 1 week left to decide it all.  Time to see how we got there.

Skyler vs Brandon: In the battle of ineptitude, Skyler managed to escape from Brandon off of the best game Fournette has had this season. Fournette had 1 touchdown all season before this game, and he got two TD's alone this game.  Skyler also got a solid boost from Jared Cook (the only other guy to get above 20 for his team). The loss eliminates Brandon from the playoffs.

Brady vs Tommy:  Brady was hurting during the early games but Derrick Henry kept him alive, and then George Kittle made it a game, and Cooks and Zuerlein brought it home.  Unfortunately, none of it mattered because Ren won, and his win eliminates Brady.  This was the nail-biter of the night strictly on points.

Ren vs Matt:  In the most important game of the week, Ren's win officially eliminated Brandon, Brady, and Matt in one fell swoop.  This was actually one of the more evenly matched and better scoring games of the week. Jameis put up 30, and another five players of Ren's got in the mid-to-high teens (15-19).  Matt was let down by Amari C0.00per.  If Cooper even hit his average (18.8), he would have won the game for Matt.

Trevor vs Rob: In the second most important game of the week, Rob beat Trevor to move up to the 3 seed and the leader of the division (based on the points tiebreaker).  In a weird twist on normal fantasy football, Saquon Barkley scored his 2nd lowest week on the season (when he was healthy/played) while Baker Mayfield put up his season-high for Rob's big week.  The win clinches a playoff spot for Rob.  The silver lining for Trevor is that he already clinched a playoff spot, and that he still has a shot to win his division next week.

TJ vs Tyler:  TJ keeps beeing projected to win early Sunday, but then something happens, and his projection drops to just barely losing.  Jarvis Landy and Will Fuller combined for 57.8 points which is great -- but the rest of his team combined for another 50ish points.  Interestingly enough, Tyler's players tried to lose the game, but Tucker came through big for him in the end.  Tyler's win keeps him in 7th place and still alive in the playoff hunt.  He kept his season going by getting 20+ points each from Watson, Chubb, and Beckham.  This was the spiritual nail-biter of the night.  Tyler only pulled ahead later in the 4th, but it still wasn't a guarantee because TJ's TE promptly made a catch to keep him alive.

Kyle vs Jordan:  Jordan wasn't projected to win, but Lamar Jackson and Mark Ingram don't care.  They did what they normally do, took over the real game, and led Jordan to a victory, and practically the 1 seed

Award Season

Mario Kart Shout Out: Skyler takes the top spot with only Brady trying to compete.  Long gone are the days of everyone in the league trying to outdo each other.  Hopefully, the app will add multi-player soon.

Highest Scorer of the Week: Jordan managed to narrowly win this over Ren.  Lamar and Ingram are unreal, and they will be scary in the playoffs.

Lowest Scorer of the Week: Brandon was the front runner for this going into Monday night, but the Rams and their -2 points solidified this award Monday night.

Luckiest Team of the Week: Skyler won this award, and it wasn't even close.  He was the 3rd lowest scorer of the week, but he somehow managed to play the lowest scorer of the week and got an undeserved win.

Unluckiest Team of the Week: Brady outscored 7 other people, but still lost -- plus he got unlucky that his fate wasn't in his hands' thanks to Matt.

MVP of the Week: This should probably go to Lamar Jackson because he dominates but in a week of firsts (that's some foreshadowing for you on the next award), this award will go to a kicker - Justin Tucker.  His last field goal put Tyler up for good in a game that he had to win to keep his playoff hopes alive.

LVP of the Week: I have always used this spot to shout out players who score 5 points or less, but this week, I will give it to 1 man.  1 is a compliment because he scored 0.00 and 3 teams playoff lives depended on him, and he couldn't come through in the clutch.  Congrats to Amari Cooper for being the only man to pull off the solo LVP award this season.

Game Previews

North

Skyler 9-3 (2) vs Brady 4-8 (10):  Skyler has three players on Thanksgiving and six players in primetime.  Brady has three players on Thanksgiving and no players in primetime.

Brandon 4-8 (9) vs Tommy 8-4 (5):  Brandon has no players on Thanksgiving and three players in primetime.  Tommy has five players on Thanksgiving and two players in primetime.

South

Trevor 8-4 (2) vs Matt 4-8 (8):  Trevor has no players on Thanksgiving and two players in primetime.  Matt has six players on Thanksgiving and one player in primetime.

Ren 7-5 (6) vs Rob 8-4 (3):  Ren has five players on Thanksgiving and no players in primetime.  Rob has one player on Thanksgiving and four players in primetime.

West

Kyle 2-10 (11) vs TJ 2-10 (12):  Kyle has three players on Thanksgiving and one player in primetime.  TJ has three players on Thanksgiving and one player in primetime.

Tyler 6-6 (7) vs Jordan 10-2 (1):  Tyler has four players on Thanksgiving and two players in primetime.  Jordan has three players on Thanksgiving and two players in primetime.

Playoff Scenarios

Jordan:  The only way he could lose the one seed is if he loses, Skyler wins, and if Skyler outscores Jordan by 126 points.  So he's not losing the one seed.

Skyler:  Currently the 2 seed, could get the 1 seed (see above), and would only drop to the 3 seed if he loses and Rob or Trevor win, and then he loses to that winner on the points tie-breaker.  He could drop to the 4 seed (or even the 5 seed) if Tommy wins, Skyler loses, and Tommy outscores Skyler by about 90 points.

Rob:  Currently the 3 seed, could get the 2 seed (see above) and could drop between 4 and 6 depending on if people match/pass him on wins, and also if people pass him on points (almost impossible given his points lead)

Trevor:  Currently the 4 seed, could get the 2 seed if he wins, Skyler and Rob lose, and he outscores Skyler by about 70 points.  He could drop to 6 depending on the points tie-breaker.

Tommy: Currently the 5 seed, could drop to the 6 see if he loses and Ren wins.  He could move up to the 2 seed if Skyler, Rob, and Trevor lose, and if he outscored Skyler by about 90 points.

Ren: Currently the 6 seed, could move up to the 4 seed if he wins, and a couple of the 8 win teams lose, and if Ren outscores them enough to move up on points.  He could drop out of the playoffs if he loses and Tyler wins.

Tyler: Currently the 7 seed, could move up to the 6 seed if he wins and Ren loses.

Everyone else: Eliminated

That's all for this week.  Good luck to everyone, except Brady, next week.

Week 11: Three Teams Lock Up Playoff Spots

Three teams (Jordan, Skyler, Trevor) have locked up playoff spots, and still only two people have been eliminated.  After the wins/losses this week, the number of wins to lock in a playoff spot is 8.  8 wins gets you in, 7 means you can get in if you have the tiebreaker on points, and 6 is likely eliminated.  As soon as Ren wins a game, 6 wins will not be enough to get in.

Skyler vs Tommy: Tommy put on a clinic.  He beat everyone by 30 this week (spoiler alert on highest scorer of the week), and Skyler was his victim this week. Four players over 20, and two of them over 30 will really do the trick.  Skyler didn't have a bad week, but it wasn't a great week outside of Dak. This was the defacto bonanza as it was the highest-scoring game of the week.  Tommy was the one who dragged this matchup to the bonanza title.

Brady vs Brandon: Brady didn't quite put on the clinic Tommy did, but he had a top 3 week, and went against a lower-scoring team this week to get the win, and kept his season alive with the win.  Brady got a huge game from Josh Allen and a really good game from Michael Gallup.  Brandon suffered from a big bye week pile up, but looks to bounce back next week.

Rob vs Matt: In the nail-biter of the night, Rob was able to ride Rivers and Kelce to a victory.  The victory puts Rob into the 7 win group, and with his large margin in the "points for" column, it will be nearly impossible for Rob to miss the playoffs at this point.  His win keeps him in the hunt for the division win, as well as a bye week.  Matt's loss puts a damper on his playoff potential.  It was also the battle of ineptitude as they combined for the lowest scoring matchup.

Trevor vs Ren: Trevor has a great week with solid weeks from just about everyone on his team, and a great game from a few players.  He stays in 3rd, but has a good chance to move up for the 2 seed with Skyler's loss.  His win also guarantees that he will make the playoffs.  Ren's loss keeps Matt, Brandon, and Brady's playoff chances alive.

Jordan vs TJ: The matchup between the number 1 seed and number 11 seed went about as well as you could expect.  His Raven's stack of Jackson and Ingram are going to be a big problem come playoff time.  We can only hope that they somehow crap the bad against the same team, but they don't have a bad matchup in the playoffs.  With Skyler's loss, he has a one-game lead for the 1 seed, as well as a substantial points lead over the two teams with 8 wins. For him to miss out on a bye week, he would have to lose out, and have Skyler and Trevor win out.

Kyle vs Tyler:  In the upset of the week, Kyle pulls the upset, and actually was a top 4 scoring team this week.  If he keeps it up, he will be a solid team in the consolation bracket.  Tyler is a game behind Ren in the wildcard, but would pass him on the tiebreaker if he can catch up on wins.  Sadly they are not in the same division, and it won't come down to a head-to-head matchup.

Award Season

Mario Kart Shout Out:  TJ wins the award this week.  It was a tough week on the scores, but TJ gets the top spot.

Highest Scorer of the Week: As was previously discussed above, Tommy put the beat down on everyone this week, and won this award by 30 points.

Lowest Score of the Week: It's deja vu all over again for Tyler.  Somehow he wins this award two weeks in a row.  Deshaun Watson craps the bed and only has one more bad matchup this season.  Otherwise, Tyler with Watson should be fine.

Luckiest Team of the Week: Rob wins the award this week by being the lowest-scoring winner, and by doing so in the nail-biter of the night.

Unluckiest Team of the Week: Skyler is the highest-scoring loser, but he finished in 6th, so it wasn't that unlucky.  Instead, it will go to Matt who almost won, but was betrayed by the Mahomes throwing the ball too many times to Kelce.

MVP of the Week: This one will actually go to Travis Kelce.  He was the one who got Rob the narrow victory in an important game.

LVP(s) of the Week: Sammy Watkins, Kaimi Fairbairn, TJ Hockenson, Greg Zuerlein, Mohamed Sanu, Josh Lambo, Raheem Mostert, Marquise Brown, the Steelers DST, Brian Hill, Joey Slye, the Redskins DST, Ronald Jones, Adrian Peterson, Matt Prater, the Vikings DST, James Conner, Kenny Golladay, Tyreek Hill, Damien Williams, Gerald Everett, Juju Smith-Schuster, Deshaun Watson, and the Cowboys DST.

Game Previews

North

Skyler 8-3 (2) vs Brandon 4-7 (9): Skyler has one player on Thursday night and no players in primetime.  He has six players on bye. Brandon has one player on Thursday night and four players in primetime.  He has two players on bye.

Brady 4-7 (10) vs Tommy 7-4 (5): Brady has no players on Thursday night and five players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. Tommy has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime.  He has two players on bye.

South

Matt 4-7 (8) vs Ren 6-5 (6): Matt has one player on Thursday night and one player in primetime.  He has three players on bye. Ren has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime.  He has two players on bye. This will be one of the two biggest games of the week as 3 people could be eliminated depending on the outcome.

Trevor 8-3 (3) vs Rob 7-4 (4): Trevor has three players on Thursday night and one player in primetime.  He has three players on bye. Rob has two players on Thursday night and three players in primetime.  He has three players on bye. This looks to be the weekly bonanza, and one of the two biggest games of the week. If Trevor wins, he wins the division and locks up a top 3 seed.

West

TJ 2-9 (12) vs Tyler 5-6 (7): TJ has one player on Thursday night and one player in primetime.  He has three players on bye. Tyler has two players on Thursday night and two players in primetime.  He has no players on bye.

Kyle 2-9 (11) vs Jordan 9-2 (1): Kyle has one player on Thursday night and one player in primetime.  He has three players on bye. Jordan has no players on Thursday night and four players in primetime.  He has two players on bye.

Playoff Scenarios

Jordan: Locked down a top 3 seed, and a win will essentially lock up a bye week.

Skyler: Is in the playoffs, and a win should give him the division title and would lock up a top 3 seed.

Trevor: Is in the playoffs, and a win will give him the division title and would lock up a top 3 seed.

Rob: A win will put him in first in the division, and will guarantee him a playoff spot. A Tyler loss also guarantees him a playoff spot.

Tommy: A win will guarantee him a playoff spot.  A win and a Skyler loss will have him tied for the division lead, but behind on tiebreaker. A Tyler loss also guarantees him a playoff spot.

Ren: A win would eliminate Brandon, Matt, and Brady.  He needs to stay a game ahead of Tyler to avoid being eliminated on tiebreaker.  A loss and a Tyler win would move him from the 6 to the 7 seed.

Tyler: A loss with a Ren win would eliminate him from the playoffs. A win and a Ren loss moves him to the 6 seed.  If he and Ren have the same result, it will come down to week 13.

Matt: A loss will eliminate him from the playoffs.

Brandon:  A loss or a Ren win will eliminate him from the playoffs.

Brady: A loss or a Ren win will eliminate him from the playoffs.

Kyle: Eliminated

TJ: Eliminated

That's all for this week --  good luck to everyone, except Brandon, next week.

Week 10: It was the Best of Times..

...it was the worst of times.  The top 3 seeds won this week, so they further cement themselves as the top 3.  The bottom three seeded teams lost, so they didn't jump up in the standings.  It was mostly the middle teams that ended up being jumbled and moved around, including Ren, who has moved into the playoffs, and Tyler, who has moved out of the playoffs.  Tyler is the lone team at .500, and there are a few teams breathing down his neck to try and make the playoffs.  It should be a fun three-week race to playoffs.

Skyler vs TJ:  TJ was able to keep it close for a while, and even had a lead before going into Sunday night's game, but Skyler was able to pull ahead for good with 70 points from Dak, Dalvin, and Diggs.  Half of TJ's team scored double digits, including 25 points from Jarvis Landry, but he was let down by a couple of LVP performances. Due to the loss for TJ and Rob's win, TJ has been banished to the shadow realm with Kyle.  There are now 6 teams with 6+ wins, and TJ maxes out at 5 potential wins this season.

Jordan vs Tommy:  In a battle between first 1st place and 4th place, 1st place Jordan shows why is the top dog after dismantling Tommy.  Jordan got 60+ points from Lamar Jackson and Tyreek Hill, and for good measure, his kicker outscored 5 different players on Tommy's team.  Tommy left 38 points on the bench in Christian Kirk, which would have made the game a lot more entertaining going into Monday night, but wouldn't have led to a win.

Matt vs Brandon:  In a great game that went back and forth, Brandon finally pulled ahead when it counted thanks to the Seattle duo of Wilson and Metcalf.  Matt stays ahead of Brandon on the tiebreaker, but they currently have the same record and are sitting just outside of the playoffs.  This was big for Brandon as it kept Matt from joining the club of people who are a game ahead of Brandon.  As they combined for the high score (and helped by a back and forth game) this was the weekly bonanza, as well as the nail-biter of the night

Rob vs Brady:  In what was nearly the nail-biter of the night, Brady was not able to come from behind, in part to one of his players getting hurt during the Monday Night Football game. Brady's playoff hopes are still alive, but they are hanging on by a thread.  With a loss, Rob would have been the 6 seed, but his win moves him to the 4 seed and keeps a division title and a first-round bye still in play.  As the league's leading scorer, he would win any tie-breaker -- now all he needs is the right combination of wins and losses to move up.  Also, Rob is the DST whisperer.  His DST got 26 points this week, he has only had three weeks all season where they scored under 20, and only one week where they scored single digits.  His recent trade of the Patriots DST is an interesting move.

Ren vs Tyler: Ren had a solid game, and Tyler had a floor game (but with only one LVP), which meant that Ren was able to comfortably win the game.  The loss puts Tyler just outside of the playoffs and puts Ren from just outside of the playoffs to 5th place.  This was the biggest game as far as team movement, and how much it hurt/helped each team involved.  They are still only a game apart, so it isn't the end of the world, but it makes for an entertaining narrative.

Trevor vs Kyle:  In the nail-biter of Sunday night, Trevor and Kyle Rudolph were able to put up enough points to top Kyle and Ezekiel Elliot (who was actually drafted by Trevor, and failed to score double digits for the first time all year -- so maybe he has been a secret agent this whole time?).  The win keeps Trevor in 3rd place, with the potential to battle for a bye week in the last 3 weeks.  Despite the disparity in the rankings, this ended up being the battle of ineptitude as they combined for the lowest-scoring game of the week.

Award Season

Mario Kart Shout Out: Skyler had the most points by a narrow margin, and gets the weekly shout out.

Highest Scorer of the Week: Jordan held off Brandon by 2.5 points to win this coveted award, and further cement his hold on the number 1 seed.

Lowest Scorer of the Week: As was mentioned in the game recaps, Tyler had a floor game this week for his team, and unfortunately for him it was also the floor game of the league.  Tyler beat out Kyle for this award by .5 points.

Luckiest Team of the Week:  Trevor wins as the lowest-scoring winner, and was helped by the fact that Kyle Rudolph somehow outdueled Zeke on Sunday night.  What a world we live in.

Unluckiest Team of the Week: Matt wins the award this week for several reasons:  He was the highest-scoring loser, he lost late on Monday night, and he was in the nail-biter of the night.  Better luck next week Matt.

MVP of the Week: In a somewhat contested race, Lamar Jackson wins the award this week.  He nearly scored 40 for Jordan, who was the best team this week.  Others in contention included someone from Brandon's team and someone from Rob's team who helped them pull through the narrow victory.  They each had at least 2 candidates, so it made sense to just give it to Lamar Jackson.

LVP(s) of the Week: David Johnson, Frank Gore, the Saints DST, Matt Breida, the Panthers DST, Emmanuel Sanders, Mike Gesicki, Greg Zuerlein, Cooper Kupp, Zach Pascal, Jared Goff, and the Giants DST.

Game Previews

This week sees a return to division games, which makes them a little more intense and important.

North

Skyler 8-2 (2) vs Tommy 6-4 (6):  Skyler has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime.  He has two players on bye. Tommy has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. 

Brady 3-7 (10) vs Brandon 4-6 (9):  Brady has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. Brandon has no players on Thursday night and three players in primetime.  He has six players on bye. 

South

Rob 6-4 (4) vs Matt 4-6 (8):  Rob has two players on Thursday night and three players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. Matt has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime.  He has two players on bye.

Trevor 7-3 (3) vs Ren 6-4 (5):  Trevor has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. Ren has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime.  He has one player on bye.

West

Jordan 8-2 (1) vs TJ 2-8 (11):  Jordan has one player on Thursday night and three players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. TJ has three players on Thursday night and two players in primetime.  He has three players on bye.

Kyle 1-9 (12) vs Tyler 5-5 (7):  Kyle has one player on Thursday night and three players in primetime.  He has one player on bye. Tyler has two players on Thursday night and three players in primetime.  He has two players on bye.

Playoff Scenarios

Skyler:  With a win, he will lock up the North Division and will secure at least the 3 seed for the playoffs.

Tommy:  A win would keep him in the top 6 and a chance to win the division, a loss could see him drop out of the top 6, but he cannot secure a playoff spot or be eliminated this week.

Brandon: A win would keep him alive, a loss with wins by Tommy, Rob, and Ren would eliminate him from the playoffs.

Brady:  A loss will eliminate him from the playoffs.  If he wins and Tommy, Rob, and Ren all win, he would still be eliminated.  So Brady needs a win, and would like to see Skyler, Trevor, and Matt win to keep as many paths to playoffs alive as possible.

Trevor: A win would keep him at the top of the division and in the race for a bye week.  A loss would open the door for Rob to take the division lead.  He cannot secure a playoff spot, division title, or be eliminated this week.

Rob: A win would keep him in contention for the top of the division and in the race for a bye week.  He would still have a shot at the division title with a loss and a Trevor win, but it would be an uphill battle.  Even with a loss, he should stay at least as the 6 seed. He cannot secure a playoff spot, division title, or be eliminated this week.

Ren: A win would keep him in contention for the top of the division and in the race for a bye week. With a loss, he could drop out of the top 6. He cannot secure a playoff spot, division title, or be eliminated this week.

Matt: A win would keep him alive, a loss with wins by Tommy and Ren would eliminate him from the playoffs.

Jordan: With a win or a Tyler loss, he will lock up the West Division and will secure at least the 3 seed for the playoffs.

Tyler: Needs a win to keep up in the wild card race.  A loss would not eliminate him from the playoffs, but it would be near impossible to get in if he loses and Tommy, Rob, and Ren all win.

TJ:  Eliminated last night with his loss and Rob's win.

Kyle: Previously eliminated.

This should be a fun week for the playoffs.  Remember that the trade deadline is the 24th.  Good luck to everyone in their playoff race, except Tommy.

Week 9: Skipping it this Week...

...because no one wants to read this crap.  That's more or less what Kyle tells me every week about my post.  Now that he no longer defeated, I was thinking I would skip it this week. On a more serious note (because this fantasy football is very serious), there were some surprising upsets that will make the playoff race more interesting.  So let's get to the game recaps.

Skyler vs Rob:  Skyler was able to survive an early game INT from Dak and was able to walk away with a win.  He was led to victory by Tyler Lockett and the recently acquired Derrick Henry.  Rob had a solid week from every player, except for the Patriots -- they were averaging 25 points per week and decided to only put up 5 this week.  This was their first game all season where they got under double digits.  By a margin of 2 points, this was the bonanza of the week.

Matt vs Tommy: Matt continues to wrack up losses without Mahomes, and Julio being on bye certainly didn't help his cause.  Even with those key pieces missing, he still had a great week -- Tommy just had a better one by a narrow margin.  McCaffrey led him yet again to the promised land, but he had some help from some unusual suspects in Duke Johnson and Marvin Jones, who combined for 45 points.  That was all with Adam Thielen getting hurt early in the game and causing Tommy to play short-handed.  Tommy would have had high-scorer of the week on lock if not for the Thielen injury.  This ended up being the nail-biter of the night after a late score by Amari Cooper gave Tommy a big scare.

TJ vs Trevor: TJ started strong with a great game from Jimmy G, but his team fell apart after that, and he lost by 30.  Trevor didn't have his best week of the year, but he got it done this week with a combination of solid (over 15 points) games from half of his team.  The win gets him from 7th to 3rd, and in the driver seat for his division and a playoff spot.  This ended up being the weekly battle of ineptitude.

Jordan vs Ren:  Ren ran into the bye week from hell, and his team wasn't able to overcome.  He scored less than 90 points this week but has been averaging around 125 points per week before this game.  Jordan holds onto the number 1 spot with his victory this week.

Tyler vs Brady:  For a while, this was the nail-biter of the night, but Brady was able to keep Tyler an arm's length away in addition to Tommy and Matt stealing the award away late.  Brady was able to lead wire to wire as he got the early lead with the 49ers/Cardinals game and kept it through the week -- Tyler never led once in this matchup.  Tyler was always looking up at Brady this whole week.  I may have been asked to state in as many ways as possible how this scenario happened.  I can neither confirm nor deny it.  This win keeps Brady's playoff hopes alive for a little longer.

Kyle vs Brandon: The Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns broke out the champaign tonight because Kyle will not be joining them as a defeated team.  There was some controversy surrounding Brandon starting an inactive player.  As Kyle's best friend, some had called into question the integrity of the move, and there may have been accusations that Brandon promised Kyle a win if Kyle got him into the league this offseason.  But seriously, Westbrook was a late scratch, and no foul play is suspected.  Besides, the last-minute TD by the Dallas DST means Kyle would have won even if Brandon had started Sanu.  The Cowboys DST was Kyle's leading scorer with 22 points, and seven of his nine starters ended with at least 13.9 points.  Outside of Brandon's pair of Seahawks, he had a lousy week and looks to bounce back next week.

Award Season

Mario Kart Shout Out: Brady wins the shout out this week by dominating by several thousand points.

Highest Scorer of the Week: Skyler snuck this out over Tommy with a late TD throw from Dak.

Lowest Scorer of the Week: TJ had a real shot at not getting this award, but then Sterling Shephard was a late addition to the concussion protocol, and it caused TJ to miss out on not winning this award by less than 2 points.

Luckiest Team of the Week: Trevor wins the award as there were 8 teams who scored more than him, but he still had a matchup that got him a win.

Unluckiest Team of the Week:  Matt ends as the third-highest scorer of the week, but still ends up losing.

MVP of the Week: Christian McCaffrey wins the award this week as he led Tommy to a win.  Tommy needed every one of the 37 points as he narrowly beat Matt by 5 points.

LVP(s) of the Week: Steffon Diggs (2.6), the Patriots DST (5), Dan Bailey (5), Adam Thielen (0), Robbie Gould (4), Frank Gore (1.5), Royce Freeman (2.4), Darius Slayton (1.4), Juju Smith-Schuster (4.6), Zane Gonzalez (5), the Broncos DST (4), Tarik Cohen (3.6), the 49ers DST (4), the Bears DST (5), Allen Robinson (1.6), LeSean McCoy (1.9), Aaron Jones (3.9), Mark Andrews (4.1), Dede Westbr00k, Josh Lambo (3), the Seahawks DST (3).

Game Previews

Skyler (2) vs TJ (11): Skyler has one player on Thursday night and six players in primetime. He has one player on bye. TJ has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has two players on bye.

Jordan (1) vs Tommy (4): Jordan has two players on Thursday night and two players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Tommy has one player on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Based on the rankings, this looks to be the game of the week.

Matt (8) vs Brandon (9): Matt has one player on Thursday night and six players in primetime. He has one player on bye. Brandon has no players on Thursday night and three players in primetime. He has four players on bye. Based on the ranking, this looks to be the battle of ineptitude, but I don't actually believe that it will be.  It also looks to be the nail-biter of the night with the number of players in primetime.

Rob (5) vs Brady (10): Rob has one player on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has three players on bye. Brady has no players on Thursday night and four players in primetime. He has three players on bye.

Ren (7) vs Tyler (6): Ren has one player on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has three players on bye. Tyler has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has two players on bye.

Trevor (3) vs Kyle (12): Trevor has three players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has five players on bye. Kyle has no players on Thursday night and two players in primetime. He has five players on bye.

This week is crazier than I expected with the number of players on bye weeks and players in primetime games.  With four weeks left to go, each win is important, and we are coming down to the wire.  Speaking of wins, the top two scorers (Rob and Tyler) are in fifth and sixth place, and two games out of first and second, and one game out of third and fourth.  They have the points to serve as a tie-breaker if they can catch up on wins.

Jordan vs Tommy will be big for the standings race this week.  If Jordan wins, he will stay in first, and if Tyler or Rob win, Tommy will drop down beneath the winner(s).  If Tommy wins, Jordan should stay top 4, and it would keep Tyler and Rob from moving up (though Trevor plays a role in that as well).

Of course, there are other scenarios in play, but those are the main ones.  The people at 7 and below should be cheering for Tyler and Rob.  If Tyler and Rob stay at 5th and 6th, it will keep people from moving up because they are so dominant on points in any tie-breaker scenario.  The lower teams should cheer for Rob and Tyler, while also hoping Trevor and Tommy continue to lose.

Anyway, best of luck to everyone, except TJ, this week.