Did you survive? With six teams off this week and injuries always mounting, it's difficult to piece together a quality fantasy team. Add to the fact that this is a 14 team league and we're lucky if we're starting actual starters. This game we play is not easy.
It doesn't stop. We have six more teams off and yet another fun filled Thursday night game to get things started in Week 9. This weeks teams include some high flying offenses which should bring the scoring down a bit.
The THURSDAY night game is between CINCINNATI and MIAMI.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 9: DENVER, SAN FRANCISCO, DETROIT, JACKSONVILLE, ARIZONA AND NEW YORK GIANTS
Onto the games:
I promised a fire sale and I did what I wanted. I started six new players against Joel this week and guess what...it all went wrong! Who ever would have thought that? I jumped out behind Colin Kaepernick who continued to be a 1st half monster as he tallied 29 points. The 49ers D added 10, but the rest of my team went to sleep. I did leave some juicy points on the bench and other peoples rosters so there's that. Joel gave me every opportunity to win as he had three guys post 0's and another score just 1 point. Stevan Ridley scored 13 and Cardinals D added 11, but Joel was still 39 points short with three players playing Sunday night. Aaron Rodgers did his part scoring 29, but it all came down to Mason Crosby who had 10 points as he lined up a needless 45 yard FG late in the fourth quarter. Tied at 64-64 the outcome was on the line. Make it: Joel wins, Miss it: I win. He made it.
Final Score: Nikachu 68 Escaped Lunatics 64
Just like in real life where Tony Romo and Matt Stafford put on a show, Alex (Romo) and Luke (Stafford) also put on a show. While the rest of the league struggled to put together any type of quality scoring, these two went off. There were 10 total double digit scorers and two of the top three highest score totals of the week. On the field, Stafford edged Romo, in this game it was the same with Stafford putting up 33 and Romo scoring 30. Both had a big running effort as Luke had the edge again with Gore narrowing out Alf 17-15. Alex won the battle of the kickers 17-10 but Luke took home the D edge 10-8. It all came down to the WRs. Alex had a decent effort from Wes Welker with 11 and Luke got 13 from Emmanuel Sanders. All nice and well...but holy hell did you see Megatron?? Luke went back to his dominant Lions combination of Stafford and Calvin Johnson and witnessed the WR haul in 329 yards and a TD which was good for 25 points. All together his two Lions amassed 58 points. Wowza. Luke again takes home $10 which I believe he owes at least 25% of that to the good city of Detroit (gotta start somewhere to re-build).
Final Score: Deathtongue 114 The Worthless Peons 92
In a tale of two worlds, Adam has been rolling right along while Jody can't catch a break. Without his one shining star, Philip Rivers, things didn't look good for Jody to earn win #1 on the season. That's when Andy Dalton took it upon himself to give his team a chance. He threw five TDs en route to 35 points and when Adam's QB, Tom Brady, scuffled to just 8, things got interesting. Jody also had good days from Ryan Succop who booted in 12, Demaryius Thomas who tallied 11 and MJD who had a solid 10 points. Adam flexed his muscles and showed his well balanced team in his attempt to win. With some help from his one Bengals player(s) the defense mustered 21 points, Run DMC put up 19, Terrance Williams hauled in 16 and Jamaal Charles stayed quiet but still scored 10. Vernon Davis and Matt Prater added a combined 17 and Adam kept on winning while Jody kept on losing.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 93 DoggNutz 78
Nick G was looking to break his pesky 2 game losing streak, but it wouldn't be easy against fellow division mate Ben and his high flying Mannings. Peyton did his duty compiling 28 points against the worthless Redskins D, but his six other Sunday players scored just 29 points. Nick G got 26 from Jordy Nelson, 17 from Mike Glennon and 13 from AP on Sunday night to build a 11 point lead. With only Steven Hauschka left for Nick G and Marshawn Lynch left for Ben, nothing had been decided. Seattle as a whole laid an egg on MNF including Lynch and Hauschka who scored two points apiece. Good enough for Nick G.
Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 71 The Magic Wands 59
Ike and Mike....aw who am I kidding now that it's near Halloween...Mike and Ike tangled in a pretty good battle. Mike continue to score points with 22 from Dez Bryant, 14 from Jimmy Graham and 16 from Matt Ryan. Ike countered with 31 from his RB tandem of Eddie Lacy and Knowshon Moreno (wow Ike I just realized you depend on a Bama and UGA boy...for shame you Auburn grad). He still trailed by 27 with just Russell Wilson left. After a slow start Wilson threw a TD pass and then he connected on an 80 yard bomb to cut the lead to just 8 points. Then Seattle went dormant again and Ike got stuck.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 80 Myra's College Fund 72
More MNF drama during a surprisingly good game. John and Nick B battled and this was quite unsightly save for the QB play. There were 114 total points scored in this game and 70 of them came from Drew Brees and Cam Newton. On the other side there were eight players who totaled 3 points! Yikes. John had the better QB and the only other double digit performer in DeAngelo Williams so he won. Nick had a chance with Seattle's D on Monday, but they came up 6 points short.
Final Score: The Situation 60 The Knacks 54
You remember how Matt bottomed out last week with just 26 points?? Well I guess Nate felt sorry for him and returned the favor against him...and then some. Nate had nobody exceed six points en route to just 20 team points! Matt got 15 from Reggie Bush, 14 from the Broncos D and 12 from Eli Manning to win easily.
Final Score: Rainbows & Puppies 53 The Bounchers 20
Standings after Week 8:
Back Wall Division:
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 7-1 (#1 Overall Seed)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 6-2 (#3 Overall Seed)
The Magic Wands (Ben) 5-3 (#4 Overall Seed)
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 4-4 (T-#6 Overall Seed)
Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-5
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 3-5
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-8
Critter Corner Division:
Deathtongue (Luke) 6-2 (#2 Overall Seed)
Nikachu (Joel) 5-3 (#4 Overall Seed)
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-4 (T-#6 Overall Seed)
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-4 (T-#6 Overall Seed)
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 4-4 (T-#6 Overall Seed)
The Bounchers (Nate) 3-5
The Situation (John) 2-6
Week 9 Schedule:
Adam 7-1 vs. Nick B 4-4
Nick G 6-2 vs. Ike 3-5 (Game of the Week)
Luke 6-2 vs. John 2-6
Ben 5-3 vs. Alex 3-5
Joel 5-3 vs. Nate 3-5
Jason 4-4 vs Matt 4-4
Mike 4-4 vs Jody 0-8
A very insteresting set of games where once again the favorites have full chance to run away and hide from the teams behind them. This league could also get really interesting if we see some upsets.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 7 Results
Sorry for the delay this week. I had the day off and with my mother over to watch baby Nick I was thrust into errand after errand after errand. Included in that was finally getting a new laptop as my other one finally bit the dust. So after spending all day loading everything onto it and bookmarking all my favorite fantasy football websites I'm ready to type just in time to get some dinner.
Thursday night brings us another fabulous game between CAROLINA and TAMPA BAY.
Week 8 also marks the biggest Bye Week of them all with six teams missing in action.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 8: HOUSTON, BALTIMORE, INDIANAPOLIS, CHICAGO, SAN DIEGO AND TENNESSEE...adjust accordingly.
Onto this weeks slate of action:
First up was a battle for at least a share of first place in the Critter Corner Division between Luke and I. This was no contest. Behind the dynamic duo of Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson, Luke scored more than enough to win. His two Lions roared for 61 combined points and just for fun (well $10 in this case) he also got 21 from Frank Gore and 10 each from his two Patriots (defense and kicker). I was led by Colin Kaepernick who scored 21 but lost Doug Martin for the season along the way. Congrats to Luke on top scoring team of the week.
Final Score: Deathtongue 109 Escaped Lunatics 60
Nick B needed a win to keep pace with Luke as he went up against Nate. This was a blowout as well. The key to Nick's season (just like many others, but his in particular) is keeping his starting lineup healthy. Without Danny Amendola again and CJ Spiller still banged up, Nick was already at a disadvantage. He also lost Cam Newton for a short bit during his game as well. Newton did wind up with 16 points to lead his fantasy team, but Nate stole the show. He got 29 from a rejuvenated RGIII, 27 from Vincent Jackson, 12 from the Cowboys D, 11 from Danny Woodhead and 10 from Jermichael Finley (before losing him to injury). On the downside he also lost Arian Foster to an injury which didn't cost him this game, but probably $10.
Final Score: The Bounchers 101 The Knacks 48
Our 'game of the week' was our third 'dud of the week.' Adam took Matt behind the woodshed thanks in large part to one of the worst performances we usually see each year. When your top scorer has 7 points and you lose your starting QB to injury while your defense puts up negative points things aren't going your way. Adam needed little help as he had six players score between 10-16 points. It was a well balanced rout.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 81 Rainbows & Puppies 26
Fresh off his first loss of the season, Nick G looked to rebound against Mike who was just hoping somebody would not have a career week against him. At least this one had a semblance of drama. Mike did his thing getting 25 from Matt Ryan, 12 from Fred Jackson and 11 from Robbie Gould. Meanwhile Nick G couldn't get anything going. His five early players put up a whopping 24 points, but then Andrew Luck got Nick G right back into the game Sunday night. He posted 31 points leaving Nick G down 18 with both his RBs left to play. Mike knew how this was going to end. But then something weird happened. Brandon Jacobs was ruled inactive leaving Nick G with just Adrian Peterson left to play. Still Mike had to be worried. MNF. AP. Versus the Giants. This was going to be ugly. It was ugly. The Vikings forgot that AP was the best player on the planet and passed the ball with horrible efficiency. AP scored just 3 points and Mike somehow survived a scoring explosion.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 73 The Lollipop Kids 58
The third of the 5-1 Back Wall Division teams, Ben ran into a buzz saw this week as the blowouts continued. Ike authored this domination behind 22 from AJ Green, 21 from Russell Wilson, 15 from Eddie Lacy and 14 from Jordan Reed. Ben did get another great week from Peyton Manning who scored 30 and 15 from Marshawn Lynch, but it was more (or less) of the same from his remaining players. His others six players mustered just 12 points.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 88 The Magic Wands 57
Jody was looking to break the curse of his worst season ever in the FCNPFFL against Alex this week, but it wound up being more of the same. Even with a decent scoring week behind 19 from CJ2K, 18 from Philip Rivers and 11 from Demaryius Thomas, he still didn't stand a chance. Alex got 3 TDs from Matt Forte en route to 34 points, 17 from Tony Romo, 13 from the Chargers D and 10 from Steve Smith to win going away.
Final Score: The Worthless Peons 94 DoggNutz 71
Our last game of the week was yet another Hardi on Hardi battle this time a father/son affair as John took on Joel. As was the story of the week, this was not a competitive game. John was led by Ryan Tannehill who posted 17 and he got 13 from the Panthers D, but just 15 more points from his last six players. Joel got his normal 26 from Aaron Rodgers, but with two healthy and scoring RBs is now finding his groove. Ryan Mathews and Stevan Ridley combined for 28 points to assist Rodgers and get Joel his third consecutive victory.
Final Score: Nikachu 74 The Situation 45
Standings after Week 7:
Back Wall Division
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 6-1
Lillipop Kids (Nick G) 5-2
Magic Wands (Ben) 5-2
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 3-4
Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-4
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 3-4
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-7
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 5-2
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-3
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-3
Nikachu (Joel) 4-3
The Bounchers (Nate) 3-4
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 3-4
The Situation (John) 1-6
Schedule for Week 8:
Adam 6-1 vs Jody 0-7
Nick G 5-2 vs Ben 5-2 (Game of the Week)
Luke 5-2 vs Alex 3-4
Jason 4-3 vs Joel 4-3
Nick B 4-3 vs John 1-6
Nate 3-4 vs Matt 3-4
Mike 3-4 vs Ike 3-4
This is shaping up to be moving week here in the FCNPFFL. Four of the seven games pit teams with identical records against each other. All four of the games are divisional matchups as well which just adds to the intrigue. This is the proverbial two game swing games with a ton of players on Bye and injured...wheeeee!
Thursday night brings us another fabulous game between CAROLINA and TAMPA BAY.
Week 8 also marks the biggest Bye Week of them all with six teams missing in action.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 8: HOUSTON, BALTIMORE, INDIANAPOLIS, CHICAGO, SAN DIEGO AND TENNESSEE...adjust accordingly.
Onto this weeks slate of action:
First up was a battle for at least a share of first place in the Critter Corner Division between Luke and I. This was no contest. Behind the dynamic duo of Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson, Luke scored more than enough to win. His two Lions roared for 61 combined points and just for fun (well $10 in this case) he also got 21 from Frank Gore and 10 each from his two Patriots (defense and kicker). I was led by Colin Kaepernick who scored 21 but lost Doug Martin for the season along the way. Congrats to Luke on top scoring team of the week.
Final Score: Deathtongue 109 Escaped Lunatics 60
Nick B needed a win to keep pace with Luke as he went up against Nate. This was a blowout as well. The key to Nick's season (just like many others, but his in particular) is keeping his starting lineup healthy. Without Danny Amendola again and CJ Spiller still banged up, Nick was already at a disadvantage. He also lost Cam Newton for a short bit during his game as well. Newton did wind up with 16 points to lead his fantasy team, but Nate stole the show. He got 29 from a rejuvenated RGIII, 27 from Vincent Jackson, 12 from the Cowboys D, 11 from Danny Woodhead and 10 from Jermichael Finley (before losing him to injury). On the downside he also lost Arian Foster to an injury which didn't cost him this game, but probably $10.
Final Score: The Bounchers 101 The Knacks 48
Our 'game of the week' was our third 'dud of the week.' Adam took Matt behind the woodshed thanks in large part to one of the worst performances we usually see each year. When your top scorer has 7 points and you lose your starting QB to injury while your defense puts up negative points things aren't going your way. Adam needed little help as he had six players score between 10-16 points. It was a well balanced rout.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 81 Rainbows & Puppies 26
Fresh off his first loss of the season, Nick G looked to rebound against Mike who was just hoping somebody would not have a career week against him. At least this one had a semblance of drama. Mike did his thing getting 25 from Matt Ryan, 12 from Fred Jackson and 11 from Robbie Gould. Meanwhile Nick G couldn't get anything going. His five early players put up a whopping 24 points, but then Andrew Luck got Nick G right back into the game Sunday night. He posted 31 points leaving Nick G down 18 with both his RBs left to play. Mike knew how this was going to end. But then something weird happened. Brandon Jacobs was ruled inactive leaving Nick G with just Adrian Peterson left to play. Still Mike had to be worried. MNF. AP. Versus the Giants. This was going to be ugly. It was ugly. The Vikings forgot that AP was the best player on the planet and passed the ball with horrible efficiency. AP scored just 3 points and Mike somehow survived a scoring explosion.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 73 The Lollipop Kids 58
The third of the 5-1 Back Wall Division teams, Ben ran into a buzz saw this week as the blowouts continued. Ike authored this domination behind 22 from AJ Green, 21 from Russell Wilson, 15 from Eddie Lacy and 14 from Jordan Reed. Ben did get another great week from Peyton Manning who scored 30 and 15 from Marshawn Lynch, but it was more (or less) of the same from his remaining players. His others six players mustered just 12 points.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 88 The Magic Wands 57
Jody was looking to break the curse of his worst season ever in the FCNPFFL against Alex this week, but it wound up being more of the same. Even with a decent scoring week behind 19 from CJ2K, 18 from Philip Rivers and 11 from Demaryius Thomas, he still didn't stand a chance. Alex got 3 TDs from Matt Forte en route to 34 points, 17 from Tony Romo, 13 from the Chargers D and 10 from Steve Smith to win going away.
Final Score: The Worthless Peons 94 DoggNutz 71
Our last game of the week was yet another Hardi on Hardi battle this time a father/son affair as John took on Joel. As was the story of the week, this was not a competitive game. John was led by Ryan Tannehill who posted 17 and he got 13 from the Panthers D, but just 15 more points from his last six players. Joel got his normal 26 from Aaron Rodgers, but with two healthy and scoring RBs is now finding his groove. Ryan Mathews and Stevan Ridley combined for 28 points to assist Rodgers and get Joel his third consecutive victory.
Final Score: Nikachu 74 The Situation 45
Standings after Week 7:
Back Wall Division
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 6-1
Lillipop Kids (Nick G) 5-2
Magic Wands (Ben) 5-2
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 3-4
Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-4
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 3-4
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-7
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 5-2
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-3
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-3
Nikachu (Joel) 4-3
The Bounchers (Nate) 3-4
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 3-4
The Situation (John) 1-6
Schedule for Week 8:
Adam 6-1 vs Jody 0-7
Nick G 5-2 vs Ben 5-2 (Game of the Week)
Luke 5-2 vs Alex 3-4
Jason 4-3 vs Joel 4-3
Nick B 4-3 vs John 1-6
Nate 3-4 vs Matt 3-4
Mike 3-4 vs Ike 3-4
This is shaping up to be moving week here in the FCNPFFL. Four of the seven games pit teams with identical records against each other. All four of the games are divisional matchups as well which just adds to the intrigue. This is the proverbial two game swing games with a ton of players on Bye and injured...wheeeee!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 6 Results
Nearly halfway through another regular season and things are now starting to get interesting. Players are dropping like flies, Bye Weeks are in full swing and even the best players look human (Jimmy Graham, 0 catches and an injury). Let the trading begin! Don't be a fool and sit on Randall Cobb only to watch him break his leg and cost you a win. Trade your players! Stupid Jason.
As always there is a THURSDAY game this week between SEATTLE and ARIZONA.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 7: NEW ORLEANS and OAKLAND
Onto the games:
There were two games of note with four of the five best records squaring off. One lived up to the advanced hype while the game between Ben and I was a dud. Sure it was close, but the scoring was much lower than expected. None of our players scored in double figures in the 1pm games which was bad news for me as I still had to face Peyton Manning. That turned out to be a non-issue as Colin Kaepernick outscored Manning 22-17. What kept Ben in the lead was the 24 point performance from Marshawn Lynch. My hopes were resting on Dez Bryant and when he was somehow shutdown by the Redskins, Ben had secured a victory.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 62 Escaped Lunatics 58
Our final undefeated team coached by Nick G went to war in a high scoring affair against Adam. This game was good and it contained our top scoring team of the week to boot. Fresh off the scrap heap, Nick G added Brandon Jacobs and he rumbled for 22 points. He turned out to be the highest scoring player for Nick G this week. He did get 35 total points from his DeSean Jackson/Jordy Nelson combo as well. Adam was led by Vernon Davis who had a monster 1st half en route to 30 fantasy points. Jamaal Charles continued his solid season with 22 points and Tom Brady pulled a rabbit out of the hat late to score 17 points. Down 20, Nick G looked to be in great shape with both Andrew Luck and Antonio Gates yet to play. Unfortunately they both bombed greatly under the lights of MNF combining for just 11 points and Nick G was dealt his first defeat. Adam walks away with $10 and becomes the first repeat high scorer of the season.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 97 The Lollipop Kids 88
Another great game that wasn't decided until late Monday night saw Luke looking to take a full game lead in the Critter Corner Division against Matt who was looking to creep within a game of first. Each team had good games and flat out disappointments scattered within their lineups. Matt Stafford won the QB battle for Luke outscoring Joe Flacco 27-23. Matt got 17 from Fitz and 16 from Reggie Bush while Luke got 13 from Gostkowski, 12 from Gio and 10 from Gore. Luke saw Megatron struggle again scoring just a single point, but the was one more point than fellow WR James Jones scored as he left injured. Matt got 1 point from TE Greg Olsen who outscored Torrey Smith who was stuffed this week going scoreless. When the dust settled, Matt trailed by 3 points with Trent Richardson left to play. Easy win?? No of course not. TRich struggled all night and late into the 3rd quarter still had just one fantasy point. Then he got loose on one drive to put together three more points and Matt escaped with a one point win.
Final Score: Rainbows & Puppies 71 Deathtongue 70
Nick B looked to continue his good start to the season (when healthy) as he took on struggling John. Cam Newton lit up the scoreboard for Nick B tallying 37 points which was one more point that John's top two players scored combined. He got 19 from Drew Brees and 17 from Brandon Marshall to keep things close. Nick B had the only other double digit scorer of the game as Phil Dawson kicked in 12 points as Nick B is now in a first place tie in the Critter Corner Division.
Final Score: The Knacks 75 The Situation 60
Poor Mike, how the schedule makers hat him such. Joel finally put it all together this week, getting out all of his frustrations from the season so far. Aaron Rodgers had 24, Stevan Ridley returned to life with 21, Crosby booted in 15 and Ryan Mathews and Da Bears had 10 each. He came up just a point short of tying Adam for top scoring team of the week. Mike did get 22 from Big Ben and 12 each from LeSean McCoy and Robbie Gould, but fell well short of another high scoring opponent (Mike has given up more than 200 more points than Nick B so far through just 6 weeks!!!).
Final Score: Nikachu 96 Bookoo Barbarians 63
Nate and Alex played each other this week in a game that featured five of the 16 players coming from the horrid Cowboys vs Redskins game. Nate got 25 points and one injury from his two guys while Alex got 32 from his three players. Alex also got 11 from the Steelers D and 10 from Wes Welker, but Nate took over the game behind 19 from Vincent Jackson and 17 from Arian Foster.
Final Score: The Bounchers 81 The Worthless Peons 68
Was this weeks game against Ike rock bottom for Jody this season? He again struggled even with MJD finally scoring and putting up 13 points. He had a trio of 0 point scorers and Philip Rivers was held in check with 15. Ike took full advantage getting 26 from Knowshon Moreno, 18 from Russell Wilson and 12 from AJ Green to overcome the rare -4 defense scoring that the Texans suffered.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 73 DoggNutz 41
Standings through Week 6:
Back Wall Division:
The Magic Wands (Ben) 5-1
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 5-1
The Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 5-1
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 2-4
The Worthless Peons (Alex) 2-4
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 2-4
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-6
Critter Corner Division:
Deathtongue (Luke) 4-2
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-2
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-2
Nikachu (Joel) 3-3
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 3-3
The Bounchers (Nate) 2-4
The Situation (John) 1-5
Week 7 Schedule:
Nick G 5-1 vs Mike 2-4 (Game of the Week)
Adam 5-1 vs Matt 3-3
Ben 5-1 vs Ike 2-4
Luke 4-2 vs Jason 4-2
Nick B 4-2 vs Nate 2-4
Joel 3-3 vs John 1-5
Alex 2-4 vs Jody 0-6
The three headed monster in the Back Wall Division all have a chance to go to 6-1. This race should be fun to watch all season. Luke and I battle for first while Nick B can stay with one of us.
As always there is a THURSDAY game this week between SEATTLE and ARIZONA.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 7: NEW ORLEANS and OAKLAND
Onto the games:
There were two games of note with four of the five best records squaring off. One lived up to the advanced hype while the game between Ben and I was a dud. Sure it was close, but the scoring was much lower than expected. None of our players scored in double figures in the 1pm games which was bad news for me as I still had to face Peyton Manning. That turned out to be a non-issue as Colin Kaepernick outscored Manning 22-17. What kept Ben in the lead was the 24 point performance from Marshawn Lynch. My hopes were resting on Dez Bryant and when he was somehow shutdown by the Redskins, Ben had secured a victory.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 62 Escaped Lunatics 58
Our final undefeated team coached by Nick G went to war in a high scoring affair against Adam. This game was good and it contained our top scoring team of the week to boot. Fresh off the scrap heap, Nick G added Brandon Jacobs and he rumbled for 22 points. He turned out to be the highest scoring player for Nick G this week. He did get 35 total points from his DeSean Jackson/Jordy Nelson combo as well. Adam was led by Vernon Davis who had a monster 1st half en route to 30 fantasy points. Jamaal Charles continued his solid season with 22 points and Tom Brady pulled a rabbit out of the hat late to score 17 points. Down 20, Nick G looked to be in great shape with both Andrew Luck and Antonio Gates yet to play. Unfortunately they both bombed greatly under the lights of MNF combining for just 11 points and Nick G was dealt his first defeat. Adam walks away with $10 and becomes the first repeat high scorer of the season.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 97 The Lollipop Kids 88
Another great game that wasn't decided until late Monday night saw Luke looking to take a full game lead in the Critter Corner Division against Matt who was looking to creep within a game of first. Each team had good games and flat out disappointments scattered within their lineups. Matt Stafford won the QB battle for Luke outscoring Joe Flacco 27-23. Matt got 17 from Fitz and 16 from Reggie Bush while Luke got 13 from Gostkowski, 12 from Gio and 10 from Gore. Luke saw Megatron struggle again scoring just a single point, but the was one more point than fellow WR James Jones scored as he left injured. Matt got 1 point from TE Greg Olsen who outscored Torrey Smith who was stuffed this week going scoreless. When the dust settled, Matt trailed by 3 points with Trent Richardson left to play. Easy win?? No of course not. TRich struggled all night and late into the 3rd quarter still had just one fantasy point. Then he got loose on one drive to put together three more points and Matt escaped with a one point win.
Final Score: Rainbows & Puppies 71 Deathtongue 70
Nick B looked to continue his good start to the season (when healthy) as he took on struggling John. Cam Newton lit up the scoreboard for Nick B tallying 37 points which was one more point that John's top two players scored combined. He got 19 from Drew Brees and 17 from Brandon Marshall to keep things close. Nick B had the only other double digit scorer of the game as Phil Dawson kicked in 12 points as Nick B is now in a first place tie in the Critter Corner Division.
Final Score: The Knacks 75 The Situation 60
Poor Mike, how the schedule makers hat him such. Joel finally put it all together this week, getting out all of his frustrations from the season so far. Aaron Rodgers had 24, Stevan Ridley returned to life with 21, Crosby booted in 15 and Ryan Mathews and Da Bears had 10 each. He came up just a point short of tying Adam for top scoring team of the week. Mike did get 22 from Big Ben and 12 each from LeSean McCoy and Robbie Gould, but fell well short of another high scoring opponent (Mike has given up more than 200 more points than Nick B so far through just 6 weeks!!!).
Final Score: Nikachu 96 Bookoo Barbarians 63
Nate and Alex played each other this week in a game that featured five of the 16 players coming from the horrid Cowboys vs Redskins game. Nate got 25 points and one injury from his two guys while Alex got 32 from his three players. Alex also got 11 from the Steelers D and 10 from Wes Welker, but Nate took over the game behind 19 from Vincent Jackson and 17 from Arian Foster.
Final Score: The Bounchers 81 The Worthless Peons 68
Was this weeks game against Ike rock bottom for Jody this season? He again struggled even with MJD finally scoring and putting up 13 points. He had a trio of 0 point scorers and Philip Rivers was held in check with 15. Ike took full advantage getting 26 from Knowshon Moreno, 18 from Russell Wilson and 12 from AJ Green to overcome the rare -4 defense scoring that the Texans suffered.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 73 DoggNutz 41
Standings through Week 6:
Back Wall Division:
The Magic Wands (Ben) 5-1
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 5-1
The Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 5-1
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 2-4
The Worthless Peons (Alex) 2-4
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 2-4
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-6
Critter Corner Division:
Deathtongue (Luke) 4-2
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-2
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-2
Nikachu (Joel) 3-3
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 3-3
The Bounchers (Nate) 2-4
The Situation (John) 1-5
Week 7 Schedule:
Nick G 5-1 vs Mike 2-4 (Game of the Week)
Adam 5-1 vs Matt 3-3
Ben 5-1 vs Ike 2-4
Luke 4-2 vs Jason 4-2
Nick B 4-2 vs Nate 2-4
Joel 3-3 vs John 1-5
Alex 2-4 vs Jody 0-6
The three headed monster in the Back Wall Division all have a chance to go to 6-1. This race should be fun to watch all season. Luke and I battle for first while Nick B can stay with one of us.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 5 Results
Through four weeks this league was starting to break like a bad Hollandaise sauce. We still had three undefeated teams and five teams overall with just one loss or less. On the other side of the ledger we had six teams with one win or less including two without a win. Only six teams make the playoffs meaning we could be getting perilously close to having some of our league eliminated by Halloween. That would be awful. We have always prided ourselves in being pretty competitive with usually 10-12 teams still vying for the playoffs with a week or two remaining. I don't have the same feeling for this season.
Week 5 was a big week for this league. All the top teams were playing the current cellar dwellers. If we didn't act fast to get another Hollandaise sauce ready for plating, our final meal that is this season could be ruined.
As a reminder the NFL is bringing us more fun THURSDAY night action between the CHICAGO BEARS and the lowly NEW YORK GIANTS. This looked better on paper around Labor Day that is does now.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 6: ATLANTA FALCONS and MIAMI DOLPHINS
Onto the action:
At 3-1 I had a chance to bury 1-3 Ike a little deeper in the league, but Ike was getting healthy just as I was without any running backs. Thursday night I took a lead behind Josh Gordon who posted 11. Ike answered back on Sunday with 25 from Russell Wilson and 18 from Ray Rice. I had a great effort from Justin Tucker who scored 17 but saw my RBs score just 4 points to leave me way behind. Then Dez Bryant took over. He scored 19 points and I drew nearly even with the Sunday night game left for us. We both had our defenses playing and the 49ers for me crushed the Texans for him as I ran away with the game with a 17-0 advantage in that category.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 84 Myra's College Fund 66
My win meant that Luke needed to beat his brother Joel this week to stay atop the Critter Corner Division and stay undefeated as well. We had another on the field QB battle squaring off in fantasy world as Joel had Aaron Rodgers going up against Matt Stafford for Luke. Joel won that category 21-17 thanks in large part to Luke losing Stafford's main squeeze Megatron who didn't play. Of course it was a Pyrrhic victory as James Jones scored 20 points nearly matching Rodgers. Joel was in trouble but he FINALLY got production from David Wilson who scored early only to lose him to injury! He did get another stellar performance from Julius Thomas who scored 20 points and newly acquired Austin Pettis tallied 15. Luke was now 17 back with just Frank Gore to play while Joel still had two players. It didn't look good. But Gore didn't go down quietly as he scored 14, but was benched as the 49ers were blowing out Houston. Joel had the game in hand...until Ryan Mathews got injured and scored 0 points. Nick Novak missed a field goal, leaving the door open, but recovered scoring just 3 points and knocked Luke off.
Final Score: Nikachu 71 Deathtongue 68
In another battle with on the field/fantasy world pairings, undefeated Ben took on one win Alex with Peyton Manning squaring off against Tony Romo. In the fantasy world, Romo out-dueled Manning 49-41, getting Alex back into the game after Ben was spotted a 17-0 lead thanks to the Browns D on Thursday. Ben had a trio of 10 points scorers as well, but Alex was able to keep pace with four guys scoring between 9-12 points. When the dust settled from this high scoring, back and forth affair, it was Alex that not only scored enough to knock of Ben, but he outscored the entire league and earned himself $10 (becoming the fifth different team to lead the league in scoring). Two undefeated teams down, one to go.
Final Score: Worthless Peons 103 The Magic Wands 94
Nick G created quite the stir when he traded away the bulk of his early picks in order to move up to #1 overall to draft Adrian Peterson. At 4-0 he looks like the smartest guy in the room. This week without AP it was up to Matt to even up the league by giving Nick G his first loss. Eli Manning had a decent day for Matt with 21 points, but only Caleb Sturgis also added double digits with just 10 points for the Puppies. Nick G didn't get the production from his backup backs without AP as Brandon Jacobs and Rashad Jennings mustered just 5 points. He did get 22 from Andrew Luck and 14 from DeSean Jackson to make this game incredibly close. After Antonio Gates scored 4 points Sunday night (along with the 4 from Jennings) Nick G had tied the game with his kicker left to play. Matt Bryant tallied 4 points as well on Monday night to keep the Lollipop Kids perfect through five weeks.
Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 62 Rainbows & Puppies 58
Adam was looking to rebound from his first loss of the season while Jody was just looking to notch win number one. Early Sunday Jody had two double digit scorers with 11 each from Chris Johnson and the Rams D. Adam did a bit better with three players topping that led by 17 from Matt Prater, 16 from Jamaal Charles and 12 from the Bengals D (who shut down his own QB, Tom Brady with just 8 points). When the sun set and the moon came out, Jody came to life with 25 from Philip Rivers and 12 from SeaBass to take the lead by six. Adam had two players left to just one from Jody and while Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez were the biggest names, Jacquizz Rodgers stole the show scoring 17 points and leading Adam to a come from behind victory.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 88 DoggNutz 77
On paper the high scoring squad coached by Mike looked to be a heavy favorite over the wildly inconsistent Nick B team, but that's why they play the games! With a healthy, full lineup Nick B came to play getting 18 from CJ Spiller (healthy enough), 14 from Jason Witten, 12 from Cam Newton and 10 from Rashard Mendenhall. Through Sunday's games, Mike had just a lone player hit double figures as LeSean McCoy netted just 13 points. He needed a Peyton Manning type effort from Matt Ryan to get back into this game, but Ryan scored just 21 points leaving him 15 short.
Final Score: The Knacks 78 Bookoo Barbarians 63
With one win combined in the meeting between Nate and John, its fitting this is the last game of the week to discuss. It did after all give us two of our three lowest scoring games of the week. John got 22 from Drew Brees and 12 from Nick Folk to outscore Nate who got 15 from Garrett Hartley and 10 each from Foster/Murray.
Final Score: The Situation 63 The Bounchers 50
Standings after Week 5:
Back Wall Division:
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 5-0
Magic Wands (Ben) 4-1
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 4-1
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 2-3
Worthless Peons (Alex) 2-3
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 1-4
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-5
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 4-1
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-1
The Knacks (Nick B) 3-2
Nikachu (Joel) 2-3
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 2-3
The Situation (John) 1-4
The Bounchers (Nate) 1-4
Schedule for Week 6:
Nick G 5-0 vs Adam 4-1 (Game of the Week)
Ben 4-1 vs Jason 4-1
Luke 4-1 vs Matt 2-3
Nick B 3-2 vs John 1-4
Joel 2-3 vs Mike 2-3
Alex 2-3 vs Nate 1-4
Ike 1-4 vs Jody 0-5
Now this is a weekly schedule that could go a long way to determining our division winners. Four of the top five records squaring off.
Week 5 was a big week for this league. All the top teams were playing the current cellar dwellers. If we didn't act fast to get another Hollandaise sauce ready for plating, our final meal that is this season could be ruined.
As a reminder the NFL is bringing us more fun THURSDAY night action between the CHICAGO BEARS and the lowly NEW YORK GIANTS. This looked better on paper around Labor Day that is does now.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 6: ATLANTA FALCONS and MIAMI DOLPHINS
Onto the action:
At 3-1 I had a chance to bury 1-3 Ike a little deeper in the league, but Ike was getting healthy just as I was without any running backs. Thursday night I took a lead behind Josh Gordon who posted 11. Ike answered back on Sunday with 25 from Russell Wilson and 18 from Ray Rice. I had a great effort from Justin Tucker who scored 17 but saw my RBs score just 4 points to leave me way behind. Then Dez Bryant took over. He scored 19 points and I drew nearly even with the Sunday night game left for us. We both had our defenses playing and the 49ers for me crushed the Texans for him as I ran away with the game with a 17-0 advantage in that category.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 84 Myra's College Fund 66
My win meant that Luke needed to beat his brother Joel this week to stay atop the Critter Corner Division and stay undefeated as well. We had another on the field QB battle squaring off in fantasy world as Joel had Aaron Rodgers going up against Matt Stafford for Luke. Joel won that category 21-17 thanks in large part to Luke losing Stafford's main squeeze Megatron who didn't play. Of course it was a Pyrrhic victory as James Jones scored 20 points nearly matching Rodgers. Joel was in trouble but he FINALLY got production from David Wilson who scored early only to lose him to injury! He did get another stellar performance from Julius Thomas who scored 20 points and newly acquired Austin Pettis tallied 15. Luke was now 17 back with just Frank Gore to play while Joel still had two players. It didn't look good. But Gore didn't go down quietly as he scored 14, but was benched as the 49ers were blowing out Houston. Joel had the game in hand...until Ryan Mathews got injured and scored 0 points. Nick Novak missed a field goal, leaving the door open, but recovered scoring just 3 points and knocked Luke off.
Final Score: Nikachu 71 Deathtongue 68
In another battle with on the field/fantasy world pairings, undefeated Ben took on one win Alex with Peyton Manning squaring off against Tony Romo. In the fantasy world, Romo out-dueled Manning 49-41, getting Alex back into the game after Ben was spotted a 17-0 lead thanks to the Browns D on Thursday. Ben had a trio of 10 points scorers as well, but Alex was able to keep pace with four guys scoring between 9-12 points. When the dust settled from this high scoring, back and forth affair, it was Alex that not only scored enough to knock of Ben, but he outscored the entire league and earned himself $10 (becoming the fifth different team to lead the league in scoring). Two undefeated teams down, one to go.
Final Score: Worthless Peons 103 The Magic Wands 94
Nick G created quite the stir when he traded away the bulk of his early picks in order to move up to #1 overall to draft Adrian Peterson. At 4-0 he looks like the smartest guy in the room. This week without AP it was up to Matt to even up the league by giving Nick G his first loss. Eli Manning had a decent day for Matt with 21 points, but only Caleb Sturgis also added double digits with just 10 points for the Puppies. Nick G didn't get the production from his backup backs without AP as Brandon Jacobs and Rashad Jennings mustered just 5 points. He did get 22 from Andrew Luck and 14 from DeSean Jackson to make this game incredibly close. After Antonio Gates scored 4 points Sunday night (along with the 4 from Jennings) Nick G had tied the game with his kicker left to play. Matt Bryant tallied 4 points as well on Monday night to keep the Lollipop Kids perfect through five weeks.
Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 62 Rainbows & Puppies 58
Adam was looking to rebound from his first loss of the season while Jody was just looking to notch win number one. Early Sunday Jody had two double digit scorers with 11 each from Chris Johnson and the Rams D. Adam did a bit better with three players topping that led by 17 from Matt Prater, 16 from Jamaal Charles and 12 from the Bengals D (who shut down his own QB, Tom Brady with just 8 points). When the sun set and the moon came out, Jody came to life with 25 from Philip Rivers and 12 from SeaBass to take the lead by six. Adam had two players left to just one from Jody and while Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez were the biggest names, Jacquizz Rodgers stole the show scoring 17 points and leading Adam to a come from behind victory.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 88 DoggNutz 77
On paper the high scoring squad coached by Mike looked to be a heavy favorite over the wildly inconsistent Nick B team, but that's why they play the games! With a healthy, full lineup Nick B came to play getting 18 from CJ Spiller (healthy enough), 14 from Jason Witten, 12 from Cam Newton and 10 from Rashard Mendenhall. Through Sunday's games, Mike had just a lone player hit double figures as LeSean McCoy netted just 13 points. He needed a Peyton Manning type effort from Matt Ryan to get back into this game, but Ryan scored just 21 points leaving him 15 short.
Final Score: The Knacks 78 Bookoo Barbarians 63
With one win combined in the meeting between Nate and John, its fitting this is the last game of the week to discuss. It did after all give us two of our three lowest scoring games of the week. John got 22 from Drew Brees and 12 from Nick Folk to outscore Nate who got 15 from Garrett Hartley and 10 each from Foster/Murray.
Final Score: The Situation 63 The Bounchers 50
Standings after Week 5:
Back Wall Division:
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 5-0
Magic Wands (Ben) 4-1
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 4-1
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 2-3
Worthless Peons (Alex) 2-3
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 1-4
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-5
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 4-1
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-1
The Knacks (Nick B) 3-2
Nikachu (Joel) 2-3
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 2-3
The Situation (John) 1-4
The Bounchers (Nate) 1-4
Schedule for Week 6:
Nick G 5-0 vs Adam 4-1 (Game of the Week)
Ben 4-1 vs Jason 4-1
Luke 4-1 vs Matt 2-3
Nick B 3-2 vs John 1-4
Joel 2-3 vs Mike 2-3
Alex 2-3 vs Nate 1-4
Ike 1-4 vs Jody 0-5
Now this is a weekly schedule that could go a long way to determining our division winners. Four of the top five records squaring off.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 4 Results
Now we start to see separation. If your team is good, you know it. If your team is bad, you know it. The holes are apparent, your sleepers have either come through or are in a deep coma and it is time to shake things up. With injuries continuing to mount (welcome back DMC) and Bye Weeks up to four teams this week...it is time to PANIC!!! if you are struggling.
I for one will be looking to make a move, so feel free to reach out and say hello.
As always there is a Thursday night game and this week brings us the BILLS vs the BROWNS. Somebody got to the meeting late when it came time to choose that one.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 5: WASHINGTON, PITTSBURGH, MINNESOTA and TAMPA BAY (extended vacation for Josh Freeman!)
The was no shortage of drama from Week 4 so let's get right to it:
Nate and I went down to the final seconds of MNF to decide our game. But before we get to that, I had three players on Thursday night and they got me a quick 26-0 lead. Arian Foster got Nate back into it with 20, but Jordan Cameron came through with 12 to extend my lead. RGIII for Nate and Dez Bryant for me canceled each other out and it left me with a slight 8 point lead heading into Monday night. Nate had Garrett Hartley left for the Saints and he kept creeping closer with each TD that they scored. Down three points late in the night, Hartley lined up for a go ahead 43 yard FG and slid it wide left leaving Nate four back. He wound up getting a chip shot FG later, but it wasn't enough.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 71 The Bounchers 69
We had more exciting MNF drama between Mike and Alex thanks to those high flying Saints. Alex jumped out to a huge lead behind 22 from Matt Forte, 21 from Tony Romo, 19 from the Colts D and 17 from Wes Welker. He was in the running not only for a blowout victory, but top scoring team of the week. This would be fitting because Mike has been scored upon more times than (insert funny celebrity joke). Mike vented his frustrations as he trailed even with a 28 point effort from Matt Ryan and a 22 point effort from Victor Cruz. Needing 30 points to win he had Darren Sproles and Jimmy Graham left to play. They scored, scored, scored and scored again to combine for 37 points and Mike stole away a victory in the only way he can..scoring a ton of points.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 107 The Worthless Peons 99
As for our four remaining undefeated teams. Ben and Adam locked horns both sitting at 3-0 looking to stay atop the Back Wall Division. Ben followed his weekly script which was to rely on the golden right arm of Peyton Manning who scored 32 more points. Marshawn Lynch added 16 and the Browns D pitched in 10 points. Adam has his own golden boy QB in Tom Brady who posted 23 points and his sidekick Jamaal Charles scored 16 while Matt Prater booted in 12. The other 5 guys for Adam notched 23 while Ben got 24 from his remaining players. So just like in real life, notch another victory to Peyton Manning as his top scoring performance carried Ben to 4-0.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 82 Biggums' 'Basers 74
Staying in the Back Wall Division where Nick G continued to score points at a blistering pace (without facing the schedule that Mike has faced). He took on Jody who was looking for win #1 and came out swinging. He got 35 from Philip Rivers, 21 from Tony G, 17 from Demaryius Thomas and 12 from Anquan Boldin. Unfortunately he saw his RB duo of CJ500 and MJD continue to struggle as they mustered just 4 total points. Nick G only had one RB score this week and Mr. Adrian Peterson scored 32 points. Andrew Luck helped out with 22, Antonio Gates scored 21, the Redskins D pitched in 15 and Matt Bryant gave Nick G his final cushion with 10.
Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 106 DoggNutz 90
Our last undefeated team, Luke, looked to stay alone in 1st in the Critter Corner Division against Nick B who has let his team fall apart without making any moves. Cam Newton didn't play as well as Danny Amendola again so this was basically a BYE Week for Luke. He did enough with 19 each from Matt Stafford and Frank Gore to win and go to 4-0.
Final Score: Deathtongue 73 The Knacks 30
Back to the high scoring. So we've had 107, 106, 99 and 90 points...but those all were beaten in the matchup between John and Matt. While John did have the top scoring player of the week in this game as Drew Brees torched the Dolphins for 36, the rest of his squad went MIA (see what I did there?). His other 7 players scored just 27 points. Matt got 21 from Reggie Bush, 20 from Flacco (even w/ 5 INT's), 17 from Torrey Smith, 16 from the Broncos D, 12 from TRich and 10 from LFitz to coast to a victory. It wasn't until the MNF game was well in hand that his two Dolphins got him an extra $10. A late TD by Charles Clay jumped Matt over everyone for top score of the week.
Final Score: Rainbows & Puppies 109 The Situation 63
Last up pitted winless Ike against one win Joel. Ike saw his kicker, David Akers, lead all scorers with 17 points and with assists from Knowshon Moreno (13) and 12 each from Russell Wilson and Reggie Wayne he got that first win. Joel saw Kembrell Thompkins lead his team with 14, but Stevan Ridley and David Wilson continue to drag him down. EJ Manuel proved to be a poor replacement for Aaron Rodgers as he scored just 8 points.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 67 Nikachu 54
Standings after Week 4:
Back Wall Division
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 4-0
Magic Wands (Ben) 4-0
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 3-1
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 2-2
Worthless Peons (Alex) 1-3
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 1-3
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-4
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 4-0
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 3-1
The Knacks (Nick B) 2-2
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 2-2
The Bounchers (Nate) 1-3
Nikachu (Joel) 1-3
The Situation (John) 0-4
Week 5 Schedule
Nick G 4-0 vs Matt 2-2 (Game of the Week)
Ben 4-0 vs Alex 1-3
Luke 4-0 vs Joel 1-3
Jason 3-1 vs Ike 1-3
Adam 3-1 vs Jody 0-4
Mike 2-2 vs Nick 2-2
Nate 1-3 vs John 0-4
A pretty ugly lineup where this league can split either further apart or get more competitive.
I for one will be looking to make a move, so feel free to reach out and say hello.
As always there is a Thursday night game and this week brings us the BILLS vs the BROWNS. Somebody got to the meeting late when it came time to choose that one.
BYE WEEKS FOR WEEK 5: WASHINGTON, PITTSBURGH, MINNESOTA and TAMPA BAY (extended vacation for Josh Freeman!)
The was no shortage of drama from Week 4 so let's get right to it:
Nate and I went down to the final seconds of MNF to decide our game. But before we get to that, I had three players on Thursday night and they got me a quick 26-0 lead. Arian Foster got Nate back into it with 20, but Jordan Cameron came through with 12 to extend my lead. RGIII for Nate and Dez Bryant for me canceled each other out and it left me with a slight 8 point lead heading into Monday night. Nate had Garrett Hartley left for the Saints and he kept creeping closer with each TD that they scored. Down three points late in the night, Hartley lined up for a go ahead 43 yard FG and slid it wide left leaving Nate four back. He wound up getting a chip shot FG later, but it wasn't enough.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 71 The Bounchers 69
We had more exciting MNF drama between Mike and Alex thanks to those high flying Saints. Alex jumped out to a huge lead behind 22 from Matt Forte, 21 from Tony Romo, 19 from the Colts D and 17 from Wes Welker. He was in the running not only for a blowout victory, but top scoring team of the week. This would be fitting because Mike has been scored upon more times than (insert funny celebrity joke). Mike vented his frustrations as he trailed even with a 28 point effort from Matt Ryan and a 22 point effort from Victor Cruz. Needing 30 points to win he had Darren Sproles and Jimmy Graham left to play. They scored, scored, scored and scored again to combine for 37 points and Mike stole away a victory in the only way he can..scoring a ton of points.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 107 The Worthless Peons 99
As for our four remaining undefeated teams. Ben and Adam locked horns both sitting at 3-0 looking to stay atop the Back Wall Division. Ben followed his weekly script which was to rely on the golden right arm of Peyton Manning who scored 32 more points. Marshawn Lynch added 16 and the Browns D pitched in 10 points. Adam has his own golden boy QB in Tom Brady who posted 23 points and his sidekick Jamaal Charles scored 16 while Matt Prater booted in 12. The other 5 guys for Adam notched 23 while Ben got 24 from his remaining players. So just like in real life, notch another victory to Peyton Manning as his top scoring performance carried Ben to 4-0.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 82 Biggums' 'Basers 74
Staying in the Back Wall Division where Nick G continued to score points at a blistering pace (without facing the schedule that Mike has faced). He took on Jody who was looking for win #1 and came out swinging. He got 35 from Philip Rivers, 21 from Tony G, 17 from Demaryius Thomas and 12 from Anquan Boldin. Unfortunately he saw his RB duo of CJ500 and MJD continue to struggle as they mustered just 4 total points. Nick G only had one RB score this week and Mr. Adrian Peterson scored 32 points. Andrew Luck helped out with 22, Antonio Gates scored 21, the Redskins D pitched in 15 and Matt Bryant gave Nick G his final cushion with 10.
Final Score: The Lollipop Kids 106 DoggNutz 90
Our last undefeated team, Luke, looked to stay alone in 1st in the Critter Corner Division against Nick B who has let his team fall apart without making any moves. Cam Newton didn't play as well as Danny Amendola again so this was basically a BYE Week for Luke. He did enough with 19 each from Matt Stafford and Frank Gore to win and go to 4-0.
Final Score: Deathtongue 73 The Knacks 30
Back to the high scoring. So we've had 107, 106, 99 and 90 points...but those all were beaten in the matchup between John and Matt. While John did have the top scoring player of the week in this game as Drew Brees torched the Dolphins for 36, the rest of his squad went MIA (see what I did there?). His other 7 players scored just 27 points. Matt got 21 from Reggie Bush, 20 from Flacco (even w/ 5 INT's), 17 from Torrey Smith, 16 from the Broncos D, 12 from TRich and 10 from LFitz to coast to a victory. It wasn't until the MNF game was well in hand that his two Dolphins got him an extra $10. A late TD by Charles Clay jumped Matt over everyone for top score of the week.
Final Score: Rainbows & Puppies 109 The Situation 63
Last up pitted winless Ike against one win Joel. Ike saw his kicker, David Akers, lead all scorers with 17 points and with assists from Knowshon Moreno (13) and 12 each from Russell Wilson and Reggie Wayne he got that first win. Joel saw Kembrell Thompkins lead his team with 14, but Stevan Ridley and David Wilson continue to drag him down. EJ Manuel proved to be a poor replacement for Aaron Rodgers as he scored just 8 points.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 67 Nikachu 54
Standings after Week 4:
Back Wall Division
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 4-0
Magic Wands (Ben) 4-0
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 3-1
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 2-2
Worthless Peons (Alex) 1-3
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 1-3
DoggNutz (Jody) 0-4
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 4-0
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 3-1
The Knacks (Nick B) 2-2
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 2-2
The Bounchers (Nate) 1-3
Nikachu (Joel) 1-3
The Situation (John) 0-4
Week 5 Schedule
Nick G 4-0 vs Matt 2-2 (Game of the Week)
Ben 4-0 vs Alex 1-3
Luke 4-0 vs Joel 1-3
Jason 3-1 vs Ike 1-3
Adam 3-1 vs Jody 0-4
Mike 2-2 vs Nick 2-2
Nate 1-3 vs John 0-4
A pretty ugly lineup where this league can split either further apart or get more competitive.
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