A little behind the scenes for everyone, but when I write my blog, I will pull open a version from the last year or two so I can copy the preview section, paste it into this year, and then update the numbers of players on Thursday, in primetime and on bye. I didn't check for 2022 because I thought I missed it (turns out it exists) and I went straight to week 4 of 2021 to copy the information. The title of that week was "Week 4: The South All Lost Again". It seems very fitting given the same exact scenario played out this week. I ended up checking for the 2022 blog because I tried to name all the games in 2022. That trend didn't last long and I'm glad I stopped it.
That's not much of an intro, but it's better than last week.
Game Recaps
Skyler vs Brandon: This was probably the most 'meh' game of the week. It wasn't the closest, and it also wasn't the biggest blowout. It was low-scoring, but it wasn't the battle of ineptitude. There were no primetime games, so the score was decided by Sunday afternoon, and there was no primetime rally to make the game exciting. Skyler had three players in the 20+ point cohort (Richardson, Henry, and Jefferson), while Brandon had one player in the 20+ point oligarchy (Achane).
Brady vs Jordan: This was the best game of the week. It was the bonanza as it had the biggest score, it was the weekly nail biter as it was the closest game of the week, and it was the nightly nail biter as Brady and Jordan had to sweat it out all Monday night. The only thing that was missing was the Monday Nightmare/Miracle with Jordan not able to complete the comeback. Brady started out hot with Goff playing solid and Monty returning to championship-winning form with 34 points, and then managed to keep the lead all week with a 36-point performance from Diggs. Jordan made it close with Fields and AJ brown actually outdoing Brady's top duo and scoring a combined 73 points. DK Metcalf tried to get Jordan the victory, but he fell short of victory by 4.1 points. This game ending in a tie would have been amazing. It has never happened in our league, but we will continue to hope it happens. Brady had two people in the 20+ point vicinity, while Jordan also had two people in the 20+ point intersection. Jordan actually had more people in double digits, but I believe the biggest difference was having a DST in the negative digits.
Scott vs TJ: Another middle-of-the-road game as #1 handled #12 as expected. TJ led for most of the game, with Scott having a brief lead in the middle of Sunday, before TJ took it back for good. Scott had two people in the 20+ point den with Hurts and Andrews, while TJ also had two people in the 20+ point wigwam with McLaurin and the Cowboys DST. The game decider was the fact that Scott had 3 people score double digits, while TJ had 7.
Tyler vs Matt: This was the second-best game of the week, though the next game might dispute that fact. This was the third closest game, and it came down to Sunday Night Football. Matt started with a narrow lead Thursday that Tyler made even closer on Sunday. Sunday afternoon Tyler took the lead and built a cushion with a recently returned from injury Brandon Aiyuk. Before SNF, the projections had this incredibly close, which made sense given the fact Matt had Mahomes and the Chiefs DST going against 'ol Zach 'The Cougar Lover' Wilson and the Jets. Unfortunately for Matt, Mr. Cougar Lover was playing like he was a BYU Cougar again, which meant Matt's DST only scored 6, while Mahomes only scored 15. This was Mahomes' first game since December 5, 2021 where he threw more interceptions than TD's. He had 3 of those games in 2021 (4 if you count the Superbowl in early 2021), 1 of those games in 2020, 0 in 2019, 1 in 2018, and 1 in his only game in 2017. I just wanted to emphasize how rare this type of game was. Due to the Chief's woes, Matt didn't keep his crown, and Tyler became the new King of the Court. Tyler had two people in the 20+ point arrangement (DangeRuss and Aiyuk) while Matt had no one in the 20+ point squad. Despite my gushing and long writing, this was actually the battle of ineptitude as this was the only game that didn't combine for over 200 points.
Kyle vs Rob: This was the underrated game of the week. The score graph on the website had more random bumps and dips than a BYU super soaker -- which isn't actually a real thing, but I'll move on. This was the second-highest-scoring game and the second-closest game of the week. Kyle had the lead going into Sunday night while Rob still had Geno yet to play. Unfortunately for Rob, Geno got hurt in the middle of the game (but eventually came back), and the DST did a lot of the heavy lifting, so Rob didn't have many opportunities to keep Kyle defeated as Geno was limited, and needed to do limited throwing. Kyle's big hitters came to play as he had four people in the 20+ point range (Herbert, Kamara, Jacobs, and the Ravens DST), while Rob only had one player with 20+ point energy (K Williams).
Trevor vs Tommy: This was the biggest blowout of the week. Tommy was the highest scorer, and Trevor decided to concede and didn't even pick up a kicker. Trevor was actually leading for a while, even with Josh Allen scoring 44+ points, and then CMC decided to score not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 touchdowns for Tommy and put this game to bed. As someone who watches a lot of 49er football, CMC and the 49ers are very fun. Trevor was kept in the game early on with Puka Nacua getting his first career TD as a walk-off win in OT, but was let down by some mediocre games from almost everyone else. Trevor only had Puka in the 20+ point area, while Tommy only had two people in the 20+ point league. Fortunately for Tommy, they both scored 44+ points!
Award Season
MVP: In the closest game of the week, Montgomery gets this for 34.10 point game
LVP: On the flipside of this game, the Steelers DST get this award for scoring -2 points. Just to make this clear -- 32 teams played this week and if Jordan had played any of the 29 right teams, he would have at least tied. 26 of those 29 teams would have gotten him a win. Before this game, their minimum was 3 sacks and one turnover a game. If they hit their season minimum, Jordan wins.
Unluckiest Team of the Week: Sticking on the Jordan topic, Jordan was the 5th highest scorer and still lost -- add in DK not doing anything in the second half and losing by 4 points, he takes this award with ease.
Luckiest Team of the Week: Tyler would have beaten 2 teams this week, and luckily enough he played one of them.
Lowest Scorer of the Week: From King of the Court and Undefeated to Lowest Scorer of the Week, Matt had a far fall this week.
Highest Scorer of the Week: Tommy won this award by being the highest scorer by 10+ points.
King of the Court: Tyler takes the crown off of Matt and will look to defend his Kingdom against canine invaders next week.
Golf Week Review
Kyle straight-up dominated this week. He tied for the most single-day wins, and his grand total was 3 strokes better than second-place TJ. Between the golf win and the fantasy win, everything looks to be on the upswing for Hit Squad.
Game Previews
Note - I only include players on bye if they look like they were regular starters, so the number you see below might not match what you believe it should be.
Skyler (2) vs Trevor (8): Skyler has 0 players on Thursday night and one player in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Trevor has 0 players on Thursday night and 0 players in primetime. He has 0 players on bye.
Brandon (11) vs Tommy (2): Brandon has 1 player on Thursday night and 0 players in primetime. He has two players on bye. Tommy has 0 players on Thursday night and 2 players in primetime. He has 0 players on bye.
Tyler (4) vs Rob (7): Tyler has 0 players on Thursday night and 4 players in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Rob has 0 players on Thursday night and 0 players in primetime. He has 0 players on bye, and 0 QB's or DST's on his roster. This game is for the king of the court.
TJ (1) vs Brady (3): TJ has 1 player on Thursday night and 3 players in primetime. He has 3 players on bye. Brady has 2 players on Thursday night 1 one player in primetime. He has 1 player on bye.
Jordan (10) vs Scott(12): Jordan has 1 player on Thursday night and 3 players in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Scott has 1 player on Thursday night and 0 players in primetime. He has 2 players on bye. This is the front runner for the battle of ineptitude
Kyle (9) vs Matt (5): Kyle has 1 player on Thursday night and 1 player in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Matt has 0 players on Thursday night and 0 players in primetime. He has 0 players on bye
Good luck to everyone this week. Extra luck to Trevor's bad luck of playing the toughest schedule/the toughest opponent each week.
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