...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.
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.
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