...and I don't feel fine. The title isn't all about me though. We had the Titans game postponed a few weeks, the Patriots game postponed a day and a last-minute scare for New Orleans. The NFL has threatened teams with forfeits if they have a similar situation as the Titans. Hopefully, it never comes to that. Taking a left-hand turn here, but Liverpool also lost 7-2 and is having an outbreak of coronavirus of their own. Between the Jazz, the Titans, Liverpool, and BYU's schedule, and even BYU's new and then canceled Army game, Coronavirus is out to get me and make sure I don't get sports to enjoy.
Game Recaps
Skyler vs Brandon: This had a shot as the nail-biter, but then Tonyan went berserk and put the game away for Brandon at halftime. Brandon got a great game from Tonyan and really good games from everyone else. Skyler finally had a respectable game, but he still couldn't win. OBJ went off, and Chris Carson carried his weight in the losing effort, but it wasn't enough. At least Skyler doubled his score from last week. Brandon stays in first with this beat down he administered. This was the weekly bonanza as it was the only score that combined for 300+ points.
Tommy vs Trevor: This was another nail-biter candidate, and it likely would have delivered if not for a late injury for Tommy. James White and Tyreek Hill went off enough in the early game today to give Trevor a big enough lead that Julio couldn't overcome before he got hurt. This ended up being the battle of ineptitude thanks to the low score of both teams. Trevor is happy to escape with a win after a serious injury to Ekeler and a moderate injury to Fant. This gets the Monday Night Miracle -- but it's a small miracle, like finding your keys miracle, not being cured of cancer.
Chad vs TJ: This game didn't look like it would be close, and then Aaron Jones put on his medium boy pants and made it the nail-biter of the week. Unfortunately, he didn't put on his big boy pants and give TJ the win or the Monday Night Miracle. It's TJ and a Monday night though, so is anyone surprised? Chad had a quartet of players who nearly scored him 100 points, including Melvin Gordon who put up 25+ on Thursday night to get Chad started on the right foot. Sorry TJ, but I'm bringing back the Monday Nightmare just for you, and because it's October.
Brady vs Jordan: Brady put a beatdown on Jordan and now has a winning streak. Jordan left a few points on the bench, but it wasn't enough to have made a difference. Other than 1-2 starters, Jordan had a really solid week from everyone else -- solid isn't often good enough in this league though. Brady got 80+ points from Kittle and Mixon -- two guys he was looking at trading earlier this week. Sometimes the trades you don't make are more important than the trades you do make.
Matt vs Tyler: This game looked close until the Cowboys with Dak, Zeke, and Amari went bananas and gave Matt the boost he needed to seal the victory. Aaron Rodger tried to bring Tyler back on Monday Night, but Ridley put up a terrible game and made sure Tyler didn't have a real chance for a comeback. Tyler was also let down by a Chubb injury that should last several weeks. Matt's win and several other people's losses puts him in 7th up from 12th, and knocking on the door of the wildcard.
Rob vs Kyle: Another week, another tank job, and Rob is finally in last place by .04 points -- aka 1 passing yard. This week it was Adam Thielen and Allen Robinson that made Rob cry "Cousin" (instead of uncle, since Kyle is his cousin -- I know, incredibly clever). and sit Kelce and not try and find a replacement for Adams. Kyle didn't have any major disappointments, as none of his players scored less than 5 points.
Award Season
Eliminator: Tommy already won, but he is keeping the streak going. I was thinking of dropping this award, but since he keeps getting it right, I'll keep shouting him out.
Pick 'em: Tommy won this week here as well. He keeps crushing it in the competitions that don't matter as much.
Highest Scorer of the Week: Brady managed to hold onto this award this week over Brandon's late efforts with Tonyan.
Lowest Scorer of the Week: Rob and his quitting ways take the most shameful spot.
Luckiest Team of the Week: Trevor was the second-lowest scorer of the week (of teams trying to win), and he still managed to win this week.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: Skyler wins this award for being the 4th highest scorer, and still losing. Given he won the luckiest team a few weeks ago, this just offsets that.
MVP of the Week: Dalvin Cook was Chad's leading scorer, and did just enough for Chad to keep the win away from TJ.
LVP of the Week: The Chargers DST for TJ. They were 4 points and 35 yards away from 4 fantasy points which would have got TJ the narrowest of wins. Instead, they only got TJ 3 points.
Game Previews
Skyler (11) vs Trevor (3): Skyler has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. Trevor has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has one player on bye.
Brandon (1) vs Tommy (9): Brandon has no (healthy) players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye. Tommy has one player on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye.
Jordan (10) vs Chad (2): Jordan has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye. Chad has no players on Thursday night and two player in primetime.
TJ (8) vs Brady (6): TJ has no players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye. Brady has no players on Thursday night and no players in primetime. He has one player on bye.
Kyle (4) vs Matt (7): Kyle has two players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. Matt has one player on Thursday night and two players in primetime. They have the best-combined rankings, so this has the early nod for the weekly bonanza.
Tyler (5) vs Rob (12): Tyler has two players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has one player on bye. Rob has no players on Thursday night and several players in primetime -- how many depends on health and who he chooses to start. He has two players on bye. Based on their potential schedules, this could be the nail-biter. Based on the standings, this could be the battle of ineptitude.
Fun Facts
The North went 2-2, the South went 3-1. and the West went 1-3 this week. It looks like the North's demise was over-exaggerated.
Teams 7-12 are all 1-3. So no one is out of the playoff race yet. 140 points separate the top from the bottom of that range. That's a wide gap, but it's still something that can be overcome in 9 weeks time.
Best of luck to everyone, except Trevor, next week.
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