I know we shouldn't rely on the default projections, because they're historically garbage, but this week had some really bad ones. Some came in 30 points under projection, some were 80 points over, and then there was TJ, whose projection was off by 0.37. Hopefully, they get their act together soon, but who knows with how weird this week was.
Skyler vs Chad: This was one of the ugliest games of the week, where Chad kept his foot on Skyler's neck and didn't let up once. At no point did Skyler lead. This was the second week in a row where Skyler's starting QB got hurt and left in the middle of a game. He had no one score 20+ points, and only three people hit double digits. When Allen Robinson is your best player, you know it's a long week. Meanwhile, Chad had three people score 25+, including Amari Cooper (25+), Jaylen Hurts (38+), and Tyreek Hill(42).
Tommy vs Brady: This 22-point win for Tommy was the third closest game of the week, which goes to show just how bad the blowouts were. Brady was bit by the injury (Jeudy) and ejected (Evans) bugs this week, while Tommy got a nice boost from newly acquired James Robinson. Their QB's (Carr for Tommy, and Stafford for Brady) were the only 20+ point scorers, but the big difference came from Tommy have 5 double-digit scorers, while Brady only had 3.
Brandon vs Matt: Brandon bowed out early this week and sat 4 people, which made this the easy blowout of the week (a gap of 115). Brandon had no 20-point scorers, Matt had 4 (Mahomes, Buccs, Chubb, Waddle) get over 20, with Waddle also scoring 40+. Looks like everything is coming up Lundin these days.
Rob vs Trevor: In Lee Corso's voice "Not so fast my friend, everything might be coming up Lundin, but Rob had the best week". Rob had five people score 20+ (Williams, Murray, Jones, St. Brown, and Diggs), with St. Brown and Diggs combining for 84+ points. Trevor had two players score 20+ (London and Buffalo), and with the 4th highest score of the week, had no shot. This was easily the bonanza though as they combined for 350 points.
Tyler vs TJ: TJ won by 14, and his defense scored him -5, and he only had one player score 20+ (Christian Kirk). Tyler had two guys score 20+ (Kupp and Andrews), but the rest of his team was 'bleh' while 7 of 9 for TJ had double digits. Even though this was within 14, it wasn't the nail-biter of the week.
Kyle vs Jordan: This game was determined by fewer than 7 points, and won the award for the nail-biter of the week, and was also the nightly-nail biter as both had players going on tonight. Jordan and Jefferson got it close for a minute, but Kyle and Brown were able to put it away, even with a scare visit to the blue medical tent. Each team only had one 20+ point scorer. Herbert led the way for Jordan with 29+ points, but Kyle got a victory thanks to Lamar (48+) and the crazy Ravens/Dolphins game. I should add that this was the battle of ineptitude, as it was the only game that failed to break 200 points combined. AKA put their scores together and they still lose to Rob this week.
I can't remember the last time we had all games where leads didn't change on Monday.
Award Season
MVP: Lamar's big game gets Kyle the big win, and he is the sole undefeated team in the West
LVP: Davante Adams had a stat line of 2/12/1 in the first game his grandparents have watched him play as a pro. I've put up better flag football numbers before, and I was on the offensive line! The last time he had a game this bad was all the way back on October 22, 2017 against the Saints when Hundley was his QB, and he went for 2/12/0.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: Trevor with the 4th highest score, but still lost.
Luckiest Team of the Week: Kyle gets this for the narrow and late win, and for being the 9th lowest scorer (could have been 10th) and still finding a way to win
High Scorer of the Week: Rob broke 200. It doesn't happen often, but it's amazing when it does. Rob and Ren both did it in 2013, and then it didn't happen again until 2018. Brady broke it in 2018, Tyler in 2019, Tyler in 2020 (in an inconsequential game), and Skyler in 2021, and now Rob in 2022. He was the first person to do it in league history, and is the second person to join the 2x200 club. 2 of the 6 people who broke the 200-point plateau won the championship the year they broke 200. I think most of us would take a 33% chance of winning the trophy right now. Congrats Rob on being one of the two front runners for the title this year.
Lowest Scorer of the Week: Rob Brandon wins on a technicality, but Rob Brandon had to sit 3 4 people to narrowly win this award over Skyler by less than a point (who sat one player to counteract Brandon's tanking), but we all know Skyler has the worst team of the week (again).
King of the Court: Tommy beat Brady to keep hold of his belt for another week.
Game Previews
*Written before week 2 is final. I will update for standings and for projected matchup awards once it is final.
Skyler (12) vs Brady (8): Skyler has 0 players on Thursday and 2 players in primetime. Brady has 0 players on Thursday and 3 players in primetime. This is the battle of ineptitude front-runner given their current standings.
Tommy (3) vs Chad (5): Tommy has 3 players on Thursday and 0 players in primetime. Chad has 2 players on Thursday and 0 players in primetime. Analysis A) they both beat me and I hate them, Analysis B) they are potential playoff teams, Analysis C) almost there, Analysis D) eez nuts.
Matt (1) vs Trevor (6): Matt has 1 player on Thursday and 0 players in primetime. Trevor has 0 players on Thursday and 2 players in primetime. Given their standings, this is a strong candidate for the weekly bonanza. That being said, any game Matt is in will likely be the bonanza. He is the only team to have over 300 points for the year, and he's currently at 340.
Rob (4) vs Brandon (11): Rob has 1 player on Thursday and 2 players in primetime. Brandon has 0 players on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. [Insert not that funny of a joke here about tanking].
TJ (9) vs Kyle (2): TJ has 0 players on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. Kyle has 1 player on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. I'm calling my shot -- Kyle has Zeke on MNF, it's projected to be a close game, and he's going against TJ. What I'm saying is congrats on the Monday Night Miracle, and starting 3-0 for the first time in your career.
Jordan (7) vs Tyler (10): Jordan has 0 players on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. Tyler has 0 players on Thursday and 0 players in primetime. Some people need participation trophies to feel included, other people are snowflakes who are offended when life isn’t fair to them. The winner of this match will get an imaginary ice trophy to commemorate the union of those people.
Good luck to everyone but Brady this week.
*Footnote - I receive a 'complaint' about referencing something I shouldn't in the title, and I would say read Genesis 3:13. Also, by including scripture references, this can count as ministering to Chad, so let's hope he doesn't catch on.
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