Well....at least the weeks of six teams being off are done. Raise your hand if you had Peyton Manning and Nick Foles throwing for seven TDs in a game this season. That was simply ridiculous on Sunday, and not just because I happened to be facing Foles. As for the Redskins...I know everyone thought that both Roy Helu Jr. and Darrel Young would score 3 rushing TDs in a game this season before Alfred Morris. Andre Johnson also notched a hat trick of scores following a nine game scoreless streak for him. We all knew it would be Case Keenum that would be on the other end of those receptions as well.
Yeah it was a crazy week. It's basically the norm for fantasy football come November and then when December hits, it goes all bat sh*t crazy. We end up starting one stud RB paired with a former practice squad member in a championship game. But we'll get to that later. First we have to get through November.
Finally a THURSDAY night game with two 2012 playoff teams...that now aren't as good. WASHINGTON and MINNESOTA get some prime time love this week.
The teams are on a BYE WEEK IN WEEK 10 are: NEW ENGLAND, CLEVELAND, KANSAS CITY and NEW YORK JETS.
Now the fun part...the games:
Matt was without Eli Manning this week as he faced me. I can only imagine the back and forth thought process he went through deciding on whether to throw a slightly concussed Nick Foles out there or to stick with the Super Bowl champion quarterback Joe Flacco. He chose wisely. Foles scored 53 points behind his 7 TD passes, but luckily for me I didn't get run out of the building. I had a well balanced attack with five double digit scorers led by Zac Stacy and his 27 points. I somehow held a 14 point lead despite Foles' heroics as Matt still had his two RBs left to play. Trent Richardson continued to struggle with just 4 points on Sunday night, setting up James Starks to play hero or goat on MNF. Officially he was neither. He scored 9 points on his first touch of the game and added one more the rest of the way forcing a tie.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 89 Rainbows & Puppies 89
In yet another Hardi on Hardi battle, this game saw first place Luke take on his dad, John. It has been a season to forget for dad, but this week he brought the full force of his team and needed it all to keep pace with his son. On Thursday, Luke got 20 points from Gio to get rolling. John answered back with 29 from Drew Brees, 19 from Chris Ivory, 14 from the Panthers D and 10 from Garrett Hartley. Luke got 12 from Gostkowski and 10 from LeGarrette Blount, but trailed by 23 with Josh McCown left to play...but unfortunately John still had Brandon Marshall. Luke got 23 from McCown while Marshall tallied 13 as John hung on.
Final Score: The Situation 95 Deathtongue 82
So with nobody wanting to win a game atop the Critter Corner Division, Joel looked to stay hot against Nate. This game was decided by injuries. Early on neither team did much of anything as RGIII gave Nate 14 points while Keenan Allen responded with 14 of his own for Joel. Then the sun set and everything got crazy. Joel saw his two Patriots combine for 47 points in the late afternoon only to be nearly matched by the 39 points that Andre Johnson scored Sunday night. This offset the loss of Arian Foster for Nate who was injured without scoring a point. Joel trailed, but basically had the game wrapped up as he only needed 13 points from Aaron Rodgers and Mason Crosby. Well when Rodgers went down hard on the opening drive for the Packers, everything changed. Rodgers never returned, finishing with just a single point. Crosby did his part scoring 7, but Joel fell just short.
Final Score: The Bounchers 79 Nikachu 74
Did Nick B want to take advantage of the disaster week in the Critter Corner Division? All he had to do was beat the current #1 seed, Adam, while failing to change his lineup leaving three players (of 8) in who were on their BYE week. Not the best strategy. Of those who played, Nick B had some success with 22 from Cam Newton, 14 from Danny Amendola, 13 from CJ Spiller and 12 from Jason Witten. Adam couldn't get much of anything going. Darren McFadden was injured...again. Jamaal Charles was held in check. But then Tom Brady became Tom Brady. He amassed 41 points and all of a sudden we had a game. Down six with two Bears left, things were looking good for Adam and after Robbie Gould connected with his second chip shot of the night late in the game, the victory was sealed. A missed opportunity for sure for Nick B.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 67 The Knacks 64
Our top scoring team of the week was in the game pitting Ben against Alex. I'll give you a hint...it wasn't from the team that started the Raiders defense against Nick Foles and his seven touchdown passes. Six would've been fine Raiders..thanks for nothing you douches. Outside of that mistake, Alex did have a good scoring week from Romo (23) Forte (21) and Alf (18). Ben topped that easily. He got 32 each from Big Ben and TY Hilton, 13 from Marshawn Lynch and 11 from Pierre Garcon to win and take home $10 for his troubles.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 118 The Worthless Peons 74
Ike and Nick G played a real fun game that wasn't decided until the final moments of the MNF game. Nick G got out of the gate with 22 from Adrian Peterson, but Ike responded with 25 from Russell Wilson and 15 from Gronk. Then Nick G got a solid 30 point effort from Andrew Luck to set up Monday night. He had Jordy Nelson and the Packers D left and a 13 point lead while Ike had just Eddie Lacy. Jordy caught an early pass as a big night seemed inevitable, but he was hampered the rest of the way after Aaron Rodgers went down. Meanwhile without a stout passing game, the Packers ran the ball and ran some more. Lacy nearly put the game out of reach with a 56 yard run coming up a yard short of a bonus touchdown, but settled for a 1 yr score. The Packers D had a miserable time slowing down the Bears and ended with just 2 points while Nelson mustered just 4 points. Lacy ran wild and finished with 21 points as Ike escaped with a two point victory.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 77 The Lollipop Kids 75
Last and certainly not least was the game between Mike and Jody. This has been a year to forget for Jody sitting at 0-8 while Mike was just hoping his struggles would continue one more week. Jody left two players in his lineup that didn't play so Mike had to be feeling good. Then the games started. Chris Johnson led the way for Jody with 28 points and Philip Rivers chipped in 24 as well. Tony G and Ryan Succop each added 11 points as Jody surged ahead. Mike had a good showing as well with 25 from Jimmy Graham, 15 from Nick Folk, 12 from LeSean McCoy and 11 from Matt Ryan. He was down just five point with Jarrett Boykin left to play on MNF. Jody had to feel the inevitable was ready to occur, but thanks to the Aaron Rodgers injury...again....another team fell short. Mike only got a single point from Boykin and Jody earned victory #1.
Final Score: DoggNutz 82 Bookoo Barbarians 78
Standings after Week 9:
Back Wall Division
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 8-1 (#1 Overall Seed)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 6-3 (T-#3 Seed)
The Magic Wands (Ben) 6-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 4-5
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 4-5
The Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-6
DoggNutz (Jody) 1-8
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 6-3 (#2 Overall Seed)
Nikachu (Joel) 5-4 (#5 Seed)
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 4-4-1 (T-#6 Seed)
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-4-1 (T-#6 Seed)
The Bounchers (Nate) 4-5
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-5
The Situation (John) 3-6
Week 10 Schedule:
Adam 8-1 vs Mike 4-5 (Game of the Week) (Bet the over)
Luke 6-3 vs Matt 4-4-1 (Matt can bunch up the division with a win)
Ben 6-3 vs Ike 4-5 (Ike can get right back into things)
Nick G 6-3 vs Jody 1-8 (Can Jody play spoiler?)
Joel 5-4 vs Jason 4-4-1 (Two teams in need of a win)
Nate 4-5 vs Nick B 4-5 (Big time game to stay in the hunt)
Alex 3-6 vs John 3-6 (Elimination Game)
This week will tell a lot about the final standings. Almost everyone still has a shot at the playoffs.
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