Well this could get interesting...
We have 4 1/2 of the 6 playoff spots locked up...yes I included a 1/2 in that...you'll see later.
Before we get to that (this is usually my most fun post of the season...for the tiebreaker scenarios) let's look ahead to the NFL slate in Week 13. It's Thanksgiving week so you know that means 3 NFL games on THURSDAY!!!
For THURSDAY: DALLAS, DETROIT, GREEN BAY, OAKLAND, PITTSBURGH and BALTIMORE all play. Check you lineups and adjust accordingly.
NO BYE WEEKS!!!!!!!! Waivers will be done normally...as will K/DT add drops. Feel free to email or tweet (Ben) your wants and needs.
Onto the games:
My season has crumbled, but I got another chance to break my pesky losing streak against another Hardi...this time 1st place Luke. Matt Stafford paced the way for Luke with 22, but he didn't get his usual output from Megatron. Kendall Wright helped with 12 the Rams scored 10, but neither was enough. My team unloaded 7 weeks of frustration by finally fulfilling their potential. Kaep led the way with 25, Flash Gordon posted 21, Zac Stacy had 14 before being injured, Antonio Brown tallied 12 and the 49ers kicked in 11 points to boot. Luke would now need some help to clinch the division title.
Final Score: Escaped Lunatics 106 Deathtongue 65
Joel looked to stay within reach of his brother for the Division crown going up against Nick B who left two players in on a BYE. That didn't matter as Cam Newton led all scorers with 22, Jason Witten added 14 and Mendenhall put up 12. Joel hit near rock bottom with his QB getting benched and four players scoring 0 or fewer points (Stevan Ridley I'm looking at your butter covered fingers). Now Joel is just looking for a playoff spot and that is in doubt. Nick B stays alive.
Final Score: The Knacks 64 Nikachu 39
Two of the league's hottest teams not named (Biggums' 'Basers) squared off in what turned out to be a disappointing affair. Drew Brees was the games top scorer with 21 for John who was looking to win his 5th straight while Nate got 17 from Danny Woodhead as he was looking to win his seventh game in eight tries. Johns' next best was Brandon Marshall with 13 while Nate got 11 from Nick Novak. John countered with 10 from Gostkowski so it came down to RGIII on MNF. He needed 23 to win for Nate and mustered just 7 points. The streak lives on for John. With the losses by Nate and Joel, Luke clinches the Back Wall Division!!
Final Score: The Situation 59 The Bounchers 44
Now the door was open for Matt to climb right back into the thick of the playoff chase in the Back Wall Division as he drew Jody who, record aside, is playing much better ball now. This continued as Jody got 35 from Philip RIvers and 18 from MJD to pace the way. Matt got 16 from Eli Manning, 15 from Fitz and 11 from the Broncos D, but couldn't keep pace as Jody as now won 3 of 4 after starting 0-8 like Tampa Bay!!
Final Score: DoggNutz 83 Rainbows & Puppies 66
Adam, if he hadn't done so yet, clinched everything this week with his 8th straight win. He dominated Nick G with 27 from Brady, 25 from Charles, 18 from the Steelers D and 10 from Pierre Thomas. Nick G got 18 from AP, 15 from Andrew Luck and 10 from Rashad Jennings. Even with the loss, Nick G is in the playoffs, but a big congrats goes to Adam for winning the regular season!
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 94 The Lollipop Kids 61
Ben needed a win to get into the drivers seat for the overall #3 seed against Mike. In a rare bit of fantasy karma, Mike finally went up against a dud of an opponent. Only Peyton Manning and his 14 points went into double figures for the Wands who were anything but Magic. Mike got 15 from Matt Ryan, 14 from Andre Brown, 12 from Jimmy Graham and 10 from Greg the Leg to win going away and keep his season alive. Ben is safely in the playoffs though, even with the loss.
Final Score: Bookoo Barbarians 65 The Magic Wands 43
Last game...but top scoring team of the week! Ike went off on Alex...poor poor Alex having to take a beating while working in St. Thomas. Ike keeps his slim playoff hopes alive behind an explosion of points. 28 from Knowshon, 25 from Alex Smith, 20 each from Lacy and Tavon Austin and 12 each from Gronk and the Ravens. He earns $10 for his troubles and for Myra.
Final Score: Myra's College Fund 123 Worthless Peons 50
Standings Through Week 12:
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 11-1 (Clinched #1 Overall Seed...Critter Corner Champ)
Deathtongue (Luke) 7-4-1 (Clinched #2 Overall Seed...Back Wall Champ)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 8-4 (Clinched playoff spot, #3 seed w/ win or Ben loss...wins H2H tiebreaker)
The Magic Wands (Ben) 8-4 (Clinched playoff spot, #3 or #4 seed, loses H2H tiebreak with Nick G)
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The Situation (John) 6-6 (Win and in against Joel)
Nikachu (Joel) 6-6 (Win and in against John)
The Bounchers (Nate) 6-6 (Win and in against Matt)
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The Knacks (Nick B) 5-6-1
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 5-7
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 5-7
Booboo Barbarians (Mike) 5-7
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 5-7
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The Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-9
DoggNutz (Jody) 3-9
Joel and John control their own destiny for the 5 seed (or potential 6 seed if Nate wins...I'll figure that out later)....loser is eliminated (points) I believe barring somehow only 2 teams finishing 6-7 and they win H2H
Scenarios for the non 6 win teams.....
If Nate wins they're all eliminated simple as that.
Nick B: Win and Nate loses and in with the 1/2 game tiebreak)
Mike: Win and Nate and Nick B lose and in (unless I outscore him by 29 points and my tiebreakers come through)
Jason: Win and Nate and Mike lose (or outscore him by 29+ points (I'd beat Nick) AND not have Ike outscore me by 13 points.
Ike: Nate lose...Win (over Mike), I beat Nick B and Ike outscores me by 13 points
Matt: Is eliminated, but controls the fate for everyone above
Schedule for Week 13:
Adam 11-1 vs Alex 3-9 (Nothing matters)
Luke 7-4-1 vs Nick G 8-4 (only important to Nick G)
Ben 8-4 vs Jody 3-9 (only important to Ben)
John 6-6 vs Joel 6-6 (Father v Son Win and in; Lose and out; Happy Thanksgiving!!! Game of the Week)
Nate 6-6 vs Matt 5-7 (Nate win and in, Matt win and fun happens!)
Nick 5-6-1 vs Jason 5-7 (Elimination game at best for each)
Ike 5-7 vs Mike 5-7 (Same boat as Nick B v Jason...win and need help)
So yeah....Go Matt...but no thanks for those two losses by 7 total points all the good it did you!
Happy Thanksgiving to all, but the Hardi household should be fun come Sunday!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 11 Results
I probably use this line every year around this time, but.....'And down the stretch they go'. While our top five teams seem pretty set in stone, barring an unwelcome three game losing streak, we had at least seven teams vying for the final playoff spot. You know how they say, 'Gotta be in it to win it.'
Your weekly friendly reminder about THURSDAY NIGHT football takes us to the NFC South as ATLANTA and NEW ORLEANS square off.
On a bright note...this upcoming week marks the final week of BYE WEEKS. This week CINCINNATI, SEATTLE, BUFFALO and PHILADELPHIA get to take a some time to heal.
This league has no trading deadline, but still requires a 48 hour voting window. Feel free to make some trades.
Onto the games:
I had my final shot at salvaging my season against Nate. I got the jump with two long TDs from Antonio Brown who scored 21 points, but Nate took control shortly thereafter behind fill-in RB Bobby Rainey who scored three times and amassed 34 points. He also got 17 from fellow Bucs player Vincent Jackson and ran away behind 29 from RGIII. With 11 from the Bears D and 10 from Nick Novak, Nate secured $10 for top scoring team of the week as his run to the playoffs continues.
Final Score: The Bounchers 115 Escaped Lunatics 67
Who likes kissing their sister?? Apparently Luke and Nick B do because as of now...they're tied. (Of course CBS and the NFL could add/subtract a point on Wednesday...who knows). Luke continues to ride his Stafford/Megatron combo as they combined for 60 total points. Nick B got 24 from Michael Floyd and 12 from the Seahawsk D, but needed a huge night from Cam Newton to get back into the game. Newton tallied 28 points and left the game knotted at 83. Nick B failed to replace his TE who was on a BYE week while his backup TE scored a single point on the bench. Oh what could have been for the Knacks.
Final Score: Deathtongue 83 The Knacks 83
Matt needed a win (like everyone else), but he was going up against a suddenly hot squad coached by John. This was another nail biter. Matt saw Nick Foles stay hot with 24 points and he got 10 from Fitz while John was led by Drew Brees with 18. Chris Ivory added 15 and Delanie Walker put up 12 way back on Thursday. Going into MNF John trailed by just a point but he had the Panthers strong D and Pats kicker Stephen Gostkowski while Matt had Panthers TE Greg Olsen. This game stayed tight throughout as Olsen scored, the Panthers D held NE in check, but when they scored it was from the foot of Gostkowski. A very muddled affair. When the dust settled, John emerged with a two point victory.
Final Score: The Situation 64 Rainbows & Puppies 62
Ben and Joel met in what appeared to be a great game on paper even with Joel missing Aaron Rodgers. Ben was led by Marshawn Lynch with 23 who has been equally as valuable as his QB Peyton Manning who mustered 'just' 18 points. Joel got 17 from backup QB Jason Campbell and 13 from Ryan Mathews. Unfortunately for Joel he had no other double digit scorers while Ben got 16 from Dan Carpenter. His last chance with his two Patriots came up woefully short as Ridley and Dobson were held to just 10 total points when he needed at least 28.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 81 Nikachu 63
Ho-hum another week and another win for Adam. He was led by the Bengals D who scored 21. Ike got 20 from Russell Wilson and 11 from Garrett Hartley. His WR combo of AJ Green and Riley Cooper went drastically cold, scoring only 2 total points (Josh Gordon had 20...inside joke y'all). On MNF Ike had Gronk left, but Adam still had Brady and a six point lead. Unless everything went to Gronk Adam was going to win. Brady 17, Gronk 9.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 74 Myra's College Fund 60
Nick G went to the church of Mike and was rewarded with a strong scoring week. Oh Mike how giving you are. Nick G got 27 from Rashad Jennings, 20 from Andrew Luck and 12 from Steven Hauschka to roll easily over Mike even with 23 from Shady McCoy and 22 from Matt Ryan.
Final Score: Lollipop Kids 90 Bookoo Barbarians 68
Jody continues to play hard down the stretch as he dominated Alex this week. He got 20 from a resurgent CJ2K and 17 from Philip Rivers along with a well balanced 5-8 points from his other six players. Alex got 16 from Matt Forte, 14 from the Bills D, but a big fat 0 from Geno Smith who matched Tony Romo while Romo was probably chillin' on a Caribbean island somewhere with a cold drink in hand.
Final Score: DoggNutz 77 The Worhless Peons 55
Standings after Week 11:
Back Wall Division
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 10-1 (Overall #1 Seed)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 8-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Magic Wands (Ben) 8-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 4-7
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 4-7
Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-8
DoggNutz (Jody) 2-9
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 7-3-1 (#2 Seed)
The Bounchers (Nate) 6-5 (T-#5 Seed)
Nikachu (Joel) 6-5 (T-#5 Seed)
The Situation (John) 5-6
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 5-6
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-6-1
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-7
Schedule for Week 12
Adam 9-1 vs Nick G 8-3 (Game of the Week)
Ben 8-3 vs Mike 4-7
Luke 7-3-1 vs Jason 4-7
Nate 6-5 vs John 5-6
Joel 6-5 vs Nick B 4-6-1
Matt 5-6 vs Jody 2-9
Ike 4-7 vs Alex 3-8
So the correct answer to last weeks question was: 2. Only 2 5-6 teams.
Your weekly friendly reminder about THURSDAY NIGHT football takes us to the NFC South as ATLANTA and NEW ORLEANS square off.
On a bright note...this upcoming week marks the final week of BYE WEEKS. This week CINCINNATI, SEATTLE, BUFFALO and PHILADELPHIA get to take a some time to heal.
This league has no trading deadline, but still requires a 48 hour voting window. Feel free to make some trades.
Onto the games:
I had my final shot at salvaging my season against Nate. I got the jump with two long TDs from Antonio Brown who scored 21 points, but Nate took control shortly thereafter behind fill-in RB Bobby Rainey who scored three times and amassed 34 points. He also got 17 from fellow Bucs player Vincent Jackson and ran away behind 29 from RGIII. With 11 from the Bears D and 10 from Nick Novak, Nate secured $10 for top scoring team of the week as his run to the playoffs continues.
Final Score: The Bounchers 115 Escaped Lunatics 67
Who likes kissing their sister?? Apparently Luke and Nick B do because as of now...they're tied. (Of course CBS and the NFL could add/subtract a point on Wednesday...who knows). Luke continues to ride his Stafford/Megatron combo as they combined for 60 total points. Nick B got 24 from Michael Floyd and 12 from the Seahawsk D, but needed a huge night from Cam Newton to get back into the game. Newton tallied 28 points and left the game knotted at 83. Nick B failed to replace his TE who was on a BYE week while his backup TE scored a single point on the bench. Oh what could have been for the Knacks.
Final Score: Deathtongue 83 The Knacks 83
Matt needed a win (like everyone else), but he was going up against a suddenly hot squad coached by John. This was another nail biter. Matt saw Nick Foles stay hot with 24 points and he got 10 from Fitz while John was led by Drew Brees with 18. Chris Ivory added 15 and Delanie Walker put up 12 way back on Thursday. Going into MNF John trailed by just a point but he had the Panthers strong D and Pats kicker Stephen Gostkowski while Matt had Panthers TE Greg Olsen. This game stayed tight throughout as Olsen scored, the Panthers D held NE in check, but when they scored it was from the foot of Gostkowski. A very muddled affair. When the dust settled, John emerged with a two point victory.
Final Score: The Situation 64 Rainbows & Puppies 62
Ben and Joel met in what appeared to be a great game on paper even with Joel missing Aaron Rodgers. Ben was led by Marshawn Lynch with 23 who has been equally as valuable as his QB Peyton Manning who mustered 'just' 18 points. Joel got 17 from backup QB Jason Campbell and 13 from Ryan Mathews. Unfortunately for Joel he had no other double digit scorers while Ben got 16 from Dan Carpenter. His last chance with his two Patriots came up woefully short as Ridley and Dobson were held to just 10 total points when he needed at least 28.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 81 Nikachu 63
Ho-hum another week and another win for Adam. He was led by the Bengals D who scored 21. Ike got 20 from Russell Wilson and 11 from Garrett Hartley. His WR combo of AJ Green and Riley Cooper went drastically cold, scoring only 2 total points (Josh Gordon had 20...inside joke y'all). On MNF Ike had Gronk left, but Adam still had Brady and a six point lead. Unless everything went to Gronk Adam was going to win. Brady 17, Gronk 9.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 74 Myra's College Fund 60
Nick G went to the church of Mike and was rewarded with a strong scoring week. Oh Mike how giving you are. Nick G got 27 from Rashad Jennings, 20 from Andrew Luck and 12 from Steven Hauschka to roll easily over Mike even with 23 from Shady McCoy and 22 from Matt Ryan.
Final Score: Lollipop Kids 90 Bookoo Barbarians 68
Jody continues to play hard down the stretch as he dominated Alex this week. He got 20 from a resurgent CJ2K and 17 from Philip Rivers along with a well balanced 5-8 points from his other six players. Alex got 16 from Matt Forte, 14 from the Bills D, but a big fat 0 from Geno Smith who matched Tony Romo while Romo was probably chillin' on a Caribbean island somewhere with a cold drink in hand.
Final Score: DoggNutz 77 The Worhless Peons 55
Standings after Week 11:
Back Wall Division
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 10-1 (Overall #1 Seed)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 8-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Magic Wands (Ben) 8-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 4-7
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 4-7
Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-8
DoggNutz (Jody) 2-9
Critter Corner Division
Deathtongue (Luke) 7-3-1 (#2 Seed)
The Bounchers (Nate) 6-5 (T-#5 Seed)
Nikachu (Joel) 6-5 (T-#5 Seed)
The Situation (John) 5-6
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 5-6
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-6-1
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-7
Schedule for Week 12
Adam 9-1 vs Nick G 8-3 (Game of the Week)
Ben 8-3 vs Mike 4-7
Luke 7-3-1 vs Jason 4-7
Nate 6-5 vs John 5-6
Joel 6-5 vs Nick B 4-6-1
Matt 5-6 vs Jody 2-9
Ike 4-7 vs Alex 3-8
So the correct answer to last weeks question was: 2. Only 2 5-6 teams.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 10 Results
Okay quick recap today because I'm swamped with stuff to do at work and couldn't get anything done this morning before work with Jessica laid up.
We still have BYE WEEKS this week with: DALLAS and ST. LOUIS taking the week off.
Of course there is a THURSDAY night game...this week we get INDIANAPOLIS and TENNESSEE.
Note from last weeks games: The Ravens lost a sack after further review and thus I lost a point, lost my tie to Matt and lost the game. Fun.
Onto the games:
My free falling squad took on Joel who was without Aaron Rodgers as he kindly tried to level the playing field. Everything was going fine as I got 13 from Le'Veon Bell and 12 from Zac Stacy but he took the lead for good after Julius Thomas posted 18 while Ryan Mathews and the Cardinals D added 11 each in the afternoon.
Final Score: Nikachu 74 Escaped Lunatics 61
Luke looked to stay on top of the Critter Corner Division against Matt who was riding high after winning on Wednesday. He got 28 points from the suddenly hot Nick Foles and 10 from Reggie Bush. It wasn't enough though as Luke stormed back with 38 from his Stafford/Megatron connection and 13 from Gio.
Final Score: Deathtongue 71 Rainbows & Puppies 61
Don't look now, but Nate is making a charge to the playoffs. He busted up Nick B this week who is in his own free fall at the moment. RGIII led all scorers in this game with 30 and he was helped by DeMarco Murray and Andre Johnson who added 14 each. Nick B was led by his kicker, Phil Dawson, with 11 and that is never a good sign.
Final Score: The Bounchers 67 The Knacks 32
Another week...another victory for Adam. Even without Tom Brady he still rolled as he turned to Case Keenum who put up 21 points. Just when Mike tightened things up with 15 from LeSean McCoy and 13 from Matt Ryan...Adam got a boost from another backup as Pierre Thomas stepped right in with Run DMC and Jamaal Charles out to score 21 points. Sometimes it's your year.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 68 Bookoo Barbarians 51
After Jody earned his first victory, he was hoping to start a winning streak against Nick G who had begun to stumble. Nope, sorry, didn't happen. Nick G put it all together and blasted Jody and also earned $10 as top scoring team of the week. AP got it started with 19, Steven Haushcka added 19 of his own, Andrew Luck put up 18 and DeSean Jackson added 17. Jody got 14 from Philip Rivers, 13 from Marques Colston and 12 from MJD in a losing effort.
Final Score: Lollipop Kids 97 DoggNutz 61
Ben and Ike met in a game that turned out to be just a 1 point affair. Peyton Manning obviously led the way in this game as he scored 34 points for Ben and Marshawn Lynch added 21. Ike got 24 from his Seahawk, Russell Wilson and 22 from AJ Green, but left Riley Cooper and his 18 points on the bench. He also saw his kicker not even step on the field. Even though Ben left Kyle Rudolph active again and Lamar Miller failed to increase his one point advantage on MNF, he secured a close win.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 83 Myra's College Fund 82
As noted in our league poll, John earned his 3rd straight victory as he destroyed Alex. Drew Brees and his 39 points almost outscored Alex alone as he mustered just 42 total points. John also got 21 from Brandon Marshall. Alfred Morris led the way for Alex with 13.
Final Score: The Situation 71 Worthless Peons 42
Standings after Week 10:
Back Wall Division:
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 9-1 (#1 Seed Overall) (Clinched Playoff spot)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 7-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Magic Wands (Ben) 7-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 4-6
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 4-6
The Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-7
DoggNutz (Jody) 1-9
Critter Corner Division:
Deathtongue (Luke) 7-3 (#2 Seed)
Nikachu (Joel) 6-4 (#5 Seed)
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 5-5 (T-#6 Seed)
The Bounchers (Nate) 5-5 (T-#6 Seed)
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-6
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-6
The Situation (John) 4-6
Week 11 Schedule:
Adam 9-1 vs Ike 4-6
Luke 7-3 vs Nick B 4-6
Nick G 7-3 vs Mike 4-6
Ben 7-3 vs Joel 6-4 (Game of the Week)
Matt 5-5 vs John 4-6
Nate 5-5 vs Jason 4-6
Alex 3-7 vs Jody 1-9
All five of the 4-6 teams have a chance to be mathematically in the playoffs with a win this week. How awesome would a 7-way 5-6 chase for the final playoff spot be with just two weeks to go???
We still have BYE WEEKS this week with: DALLAS and ST. LOUIS taking the week off.
Of course there is a THURSDAY night game...this week we get INDIANAPOLIS and TENNESSEE.
Note from last weeks games: The Ravens lost a sack after further review and thus I lost a point, lost my tie to Matt and lost the game. Fun.
Onto the games:
My free falling squad took on Joel who was without Aaron Rodgers as he kindly tried to level the playing field. Everything was going fine as I got 13 from Le'Veon Bell and 12 from Zac Stacy but he took the lead for good after Julius Thomas posted 18 while Ryan Mathews and the Cardinals D added 11 each in the afternoon.
Final Score: Nikachu 74 Escaped Lunatics 61
Luke looked to stay on top of the Critter Corner Division against Matt who was riding high after winning on Wednesday. He got 28 points from the suddenly hot Nick Foles and 10 from Reggie Bush. It wasn't enough though as Luke stormed back with 38 from his Stafford/Megatron connection and 13 from Gio.
Final Score: Deathtongue 71 Rainbows & Puppies 61
Don't look now, but Nate is making a charge to the playoffs. He busted up Nick B this week who is in his own free fall at the moment. RGIII led all scorers in this game with 30 and he was helped by DeMarco Murray and Andre Johnson who added 14 each. Nick B was led by his kicker, Phil Dawson, with 11 and that is never a good sign.
Final Score: The Bounchers 67 The Knacks 32
Another week...another victory for Adam. Even without Tom Brady he still rolled as he turned to Case Keenum who put up 21 points. Just when Mike tightened things up with 15 from LeSean McCoy and 13 from Matt Ryan...Adam got a boost from another backup as Pierre Thomas stepped right in with Run DMC and Jamaal Charles out to score 21 points. Sometimes it's your year.
Final Score: Biggums' 'Basers 68 Bookoo Barbarians 51
After Jody earned his first victory, he was hoping to start a winning streak against Nick G who had begun to stumble. Nope, sorry, didn't happen. Nick G put it all together and blasted Jody and also earned $10 as top scoring team of the week. AP got it started with 19, Steven Haushcka added 19 of his own, Andrew Luck put up 18 and DeSean Jackson added 17. Jody got 14 from Philip Rivers, 13 from Marques Colston and 12 from MJD in a losing effort.
Final Score: Lollipop Kids 97 DoggNutz 61
Ben and Ike met in a game that turned out to be just a 1 point affair. Peyton Manning obviously led the way in this game as he scored 34 points for Ben and Marshawn Lynch added 21. Ike got 24 from his Seahawk, Russell Wilson and 22 from AJ Green, but left Riley Cooper and his 18 points on the bench. He also saw his kicker not even step on the field. Even though Ben left Kyle Rudolph active again and Lamar Miller failed to increase his one point advantage on MNF, he secured a close win.
Final Score: The Magic Wands 83 Myra's College Fund 82
As noted in our league poll, John earned his 3rd straight victory as he destroyed Alex. Drew Brees and his 39 points almost outscored Alex alone as he mustered just 42 total points. John also got 21 from Brandon Marshall. Alfred Morris led the way for Alex with 13.
Final Score: The Situation 71 Worthless Peons 42
Standings after Week 10:
Back Wall Division:
Biggums' 'Basers (Adam) 9-1 (#1 Seed Overall) (Clinched Playoff spot)
Lollipop Kids (Nick G) 7-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Magic Wands (Ben) 7-3 (T-#3 Seed)
Bookoo Barbarians (Mike) 4-6
Myra's College Fund (Ike) 4-6
The Worthless Peons (Alex) 3-7
DoggNutz (Jody) 1-9
Critter Corner Division:
Deathtongue (Luke) 7-3 (#2 Seed)
Nikachu (Joel) 6-4 (#5 Seed)
Rainbows & Puppies (Matt) 5-5 (T-#6 Seed)
The Bounchers (Nate) 5-5 (T-#6 Seed)
Escaped Lunatics (Jason) 4-6
The Knacks (Nick B) 4-6
The Situation (John) 4-6
Week 11 Schedule:
Adam 9-1 vs Ike 4-6
Luke 7-3 vs Nick B 4-6
Nick G 7-3 vs Mike 4-6
Ben 7-3 vs Joel 6-4 (Game of the Week)
Matt 5-5 vs John 4-6
Nate 5-5 vs Jason 4-6
Alex 3-7 vs Jody 1-9
All five of the 4-6 teams have a chance to be mathematically in the playoffs with a win this week. How awesome would a 7-way 5-6 chase for the final playoff spot be with just two weeks to go???
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 9 Results
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.
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.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
FCNPFFL: Week 8 Results
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.
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 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.
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