I hope everyone enjoyed that three week window of getting to start your full lineup without having to worry about Bye Weeks. Between Week 4 and Week 12 there will be at least two teams missing from the schedule. I say it every year, but this will be the time of the year will the depth of your team and your ability to make the proper waiver moves/trades will pay off.
And injuries...oh I can't forget the injuries. They will still be around to throw a wrench into any best laid plan.
Thursday night marks yet another installment of night time football. This week we will be treated to two struggling offenses/defenses when SAN FRANCISCO takes on ST. LOUIS.
BYE WEEKS for Week 4 are: GREEN BAY and CAROLINA
We had five 2-0 teams looking to go to 3-0 and with none of them playing each other it was a viable option.
The first team attempting to stay undefeated was Nick B who was my Week 3 opponent. Cam Newton was the only player to show up for The Knacks this week as he scored 32 of the teams' 48 total points. CJ Spiller went down injured and Danny Amendola was still not replaced in the starting lineup. On my side I had my own game day injury as Daryl Richardson re-aggravated his injury on the first play of the game holding him scoreless. Luckily TE Jordan Cameron has gone to the Norv Turner school of tight ends and come out valedictorian. He scored three touchdowns for 22 points and along with 13 from Justin Tucker and 10 from the Patriots D, I got just enough to overcome another shoddy outing by Colin Kaepernick.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 71 The Knacks 48
Adam sat 2-0 and on paper had the stiffest test going up against Mike who had already had weeks of scoring the most and second most points in the league. Unfortunately that left him 1-1, but certainly fired up to take down the 'Basers. Adam was going to have none of that, knowing he needed to score a lot he got massive days from most everyone. Jamaal Charles was beat by LeSean McCoy heads up on Thursday 20-21, but the tone was set for Adam. He got 18 from Tom Brady, 17 from Matt Prater, 14 from Eric Decker, 13 from the Bengals D and 10 from a still healthy Darren McFadden. Mike tried to keep pace as Jimmy Graham scored 20 and Matt Ryan tossed for 18, but his other five players scored just 4 total points. For the second week in a row Mike 'gave up' the most points and Adam takes home $10 and a 3-0 record for his troubles.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 99 Bookoo Barbarians 63
Next up Ben had his chance to stay undefeated going up against a struggling squad from Jody who was looking for win #1. Through Sunday's games it was more of the same for both teams. Jody saw Philip Rivers be his top scorer with just 13 points and while MJD helped with 11 points, there wasn't much to be happy about. Ben had his top Sunday scorer be the Browns D with a paltry 9 points. Jody held a 40-28 lead with one game to be played...MNF. With only Peyton Manning left to play for Ben and Jody having one of his targets in Demaryius Thomas and the Raiders kicker, Sebastian Janikowski this looked to be headed down to the wire. The Peyton crushed the soul of Jody as he threw three 1st half TDs to everyone not named Demaryius. Even a Thomas caught one as Julius scored again, but Jody got left out of the party. The Raiders also never attempted a field goal at the high elevation for SeaBass to show off. All in all Ben outscored Jody 28-9 and took home his third victory.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 56 DoggNutz 49
It turned out the Nick G had the closest game of any of the 2-0 teams as he went toe to toe with win-less John this week. Behind 36 points from Drew Brees and 12 from DeAngelo Williams, John took early control of the game. The Packers D scored 14 and AP ran for 13 to get Nick G started. In the afternoon, Andrew Luck scored 16 and Matt Bryant booted in 10 and suddenly Nick G took a slim lead. With just a five point lead and stud WR Brandon Marshall left to play for John, it certainly appeared that Nick G was going to be handed his first defeat. The Bears destroyed the Steelers on Sunday night scoring 40 points, but Marshall was basically a non-factor. He hauled in just 52 yards receiving good for just 3 points and John fell just short. For those keeping track at home...the big pre-draft trade now has Nick G at 3-0 while Mike is 1-2 even though Mike has scored 21 more points.
Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 72 The Situation 70
Last 2-0 team going this week was Luke who battled our defending champion Nate. Luke rode his Stafford/Megatron pairing again this week to the tune of 39 total points while Nate had the error prone RGIII on the other side score just 16 points (oh to have had that 57 yard TD back). Nate did get 24 points from the all or nothing DeMarco Murray and 10 from the Cowboys D. It must be killing a Redskins fan to have to watch Cowboys help his team so much. Luke countered with 14 each from Gio Bernard and Stephen Gostkowski to run away and hide. Luke makes it 4/5 teams to hit the 3-0 mark this week.
Final Score: Deathtongue 88 The Bounchers 66
Joel looked for win number one has he took on Matt who was without Reggie Bush and a benched Larry Fitzgerald. Matt also had his #1 draft pick, Trent Richardson, traded mid-week to add to the early season drama. His team responded poorly to all the troubles, especially Eli Manning who mustered just 5 points. Only his kicker scored double figures and as I've said for 15 years...that's never a good sign. Joel took advantage in this runaway win with 20 from the Bears D, 16 from Aaron Rodgers and 10 from his kicker Blair Walsh to get off the mat (pun intended) for his first win.
Final Score: Nikachu 64 Rainbows & Puppies 44
Our final game of the week pitted two 0-2 teams, Ike and Alex, against each other. Ike sat an injured Ray Rice, but had his backup Bernard Pierce and his starting QB Russell Wilson for backup Alex Smith to try and send a message that no job is safe. Pierce did well with 12 points, but Alex Smith got outscored by Wilson 24-16. Outside of those two, nobody else found double digits for Ike as his scoring slump continued. Alex had better success with his squad as Tony Romo got going with 22 points, Matt Forte scored 15, ALF had 13 and Wes Welker chipped in 11 on MNF to get Alex his first win.
Final Score: Worthless Peons 77 Myra's College Fund 52
Standings after Week 3:
Back Wall Division:
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 3-0
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 3-0
Magic Wands (Ben) 3-0
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 1-2
Worthless Peons (Alex) 1-2
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-3
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 0-3
Critter Corner Division:
Deathtongue (Luke) 3-0
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 2-1
The Knacks (Nick B) 2-1
The Bounchers (Nate) 1-2
Nikachu (Joel) 1-2
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 1-2
The Situation (John) 0-3
Week 4 Schedule:
Adam 3-0 vs. Ben 3-0 (Game of the Week)
Luke 3-0 vs Nick B 2-1
Nick G 3-0 vs Jody 0-3
Jason 2-1 vs Nate 1-2
Mike 1-2 vs Alex 1-2
Joel 1-2 vs Ike 0-3
Matt 1-2 vs John 0-3
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