Month: October 2020

Andrew and Heather had strong showings in Week 7, with Andrew earning the win by a mere four points (394-390). Andrew‘s team was led by Wilson, Watson, Kamara, Swift, B. Scott, Adams, Golladay, Higgins, Lutz and the Bills D.

Heather posted a 390, thanks to a team featuring Herbert, Kamara, Swift, B. Scott, Adams, Golladay, Fairbairn and the Bills D.

Honorable mention to Eric, who was just off the pace with a 387 this week. All three were rewarded by moving up this week’s leaderboard.

It was Andrew’s first weekly win since Week 15 of 2017, and Heather‘s second payday of the 2020 campaign. Congrats to Andrew and Heather on their strong showings this week.

The Leaderboard:
The names on the leaderboard got resorted this week, with  Andrew and Heather taking over the top spots.

Andrew (1475)
Heather (1406)
Major (1367)
Trent (1347)
Eric (1342)
Mr. Eames, TroyA, Kim, JohnK and Kerry round out the Top 10. The changes on the leaderboard this week underscore how volatile things can be from week to week, with more than half a season to go.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 301. For those of us who were disappointed with our scores this week  here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:

Box A: Brady (63), Brees (37), Ryan (30), Tannehill (30)
Box B: Burrows (58), Wentz (45)
Box C:  Robinson (49), Edwards-Helaire (26), Conner (24)
Box D: Gibson (39), Fournette (26)
Box E: Wilson (56), Gallman (20)
Box F:
Box G: Lockett (80), Godwin (34)
Box H: AJ Brown (55), Moore (43), Boyd (40), McLaurin (40), K. Allen (35), Smith-Schuster (28)
Box I:  D. Johnson (40), Beasley (35), Higgins (27)
Box J: Gronkowski (25)
Box K: Bass (71), Prater (50), Gonzalez (45)
Box L: Chiefs D (47)
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 

634 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:

Highest scoring player: Justin Herbert (81)

Lowest scoring player: Gallup and Lamb (-1)*

Cam Newton scored a (-4) but wisely, no one played him in Week 7.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 7: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

We have 29 owners so far. If we had one more owner we’ll have 30 owners and we could add one more pay out spot.

Thanks to everyone who has sent payment already. I’m waiting on payment from two owners. $30 covers your initial lineup and first 50 trades.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 7.

Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Week 8 kicks off Thursday night with Atlanta at Carolina.

Bye Week: Arizona/Houston/Jacksonville/Washington

Stay safe and well.

Good luck to all in Week 8.

We had a lot of owners on many of the same players … and that’s usually a prescription for a bad week. Kim was able to avoid those pitfalls and score a 391, thanks to a lineup featuring Mahomes, Watson, Henry, J. Taylor, Theilen, Claypool, Kelce, and Tucker.

Second place came down to the tie-breaker, with Nigel edging Andrew (29-8) thanks to a lineup with L. Jackson, Cousins, Edwards-Helaire, Jones, Jefferson and Kelce that scored 355.

Andrew had to settle for third, scoring a 355 thanks to a roster led by Mahomes, Watson, Gaskin, Golladay, Jefferson, Kelce, Tucker and the Dolphins D.

This is Kim‘s first weekly win since Week 9 of 2014. Nigel earns a pay day for the first time in his two seasons in the league. Congrats to Kim and Nigel on their strong showings in Week 6.

The Leaderboard:
The top three spots held steady, though Andrew closed significantly on Major.

Major (1083)
Andrew (1081)
Trent (1049)
Heather (1022)
John K. (1016)
Kim, Jack, Kerry, Michael and Mr. Eames round out the Top 10. A mere two points separates first and second, while third through fifth are 33 points apart.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 284. For those of you who were disappointed with your scores this week  here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:

Box A: Ryan (62), Tannehill (57), Newton (34)
Box B: Rivers (48), Garoppolo (41), Wentz (35)
Box C:  Conner (30)
Box D: K. Drake (61), R. Jones (35), Sanders (27)
Box E: Swift (48), Lindsay
Box F: McKissic (25)
Box G: J. Jones (55)
Box H: Fuller (43), A. J. Brown (31)
Box I:  Patrick (29), Samuel (26)
Box J: Gronkowski (31)
Box K: McManus (72), Koo (50), Santos (38)
Box L: 
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 

661 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Derrick Henry (98)*


Lowest scoring player:  Aaron Rodgers and Dan Bailey( 0)


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 6: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

We have 29 owners so far. If you know someone who might like to play, it’s not too late to invite them, and with 30 owners we would add one more pay out spot.

Thanks to everyone who has sent payment already. I’m waiting on payment from two owners. Thanks to Chris and Eric for payment this week. $30 covers your initial lineup and first 50 trades.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 6.

Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Week 7 kicks off Thursday night with the NY Giants at the Philadelphia Eagles.

Bye Week: Minnesota/Miami/Indianapolis/Baltimore

Stay safe and well.

Good luck to all in Week 7.

For the second time in five weeks, Major owns the week. Major posted a 423 thanks to a lineup led by Mahomes, Watson, Kamara, M. Davis, Gaskins, Hopkins, Lamb, Kelce, Fairbairn and the Rams D.

Jessica had her best week of the young season, posting a 414, thanks to a roster featuring Wilson, Watson, Kamara, Gurley, Gaskins, Hopkins, Kelce, Fairbairn and the Ravens D.

This is Major‘s second weekly win in three weeks, and Jessica‘s first payday since Week 1 of 2018. Congrats to Major and Jessica on the strong Week 5 showing.

Honorable mention to Mr. Eames, who scored a 402, and still didn’t sniff the money. Kind of like his NY Yankees this postseason.

Mr. Smith Is Back in Washington
For those of you from Utah (and those of you who are Utes, 49ers, Chiefs or Washington Football Team fans) it was great to see Alex Smith take the field Sunday, almost two years after he suffered a gruesome injury that nearly cost him his leg.

Welcome back.

The Leaderboard:
A week ago former league champ Major (’16) debuted atop the leaderboard for 2020, for his Week 5 performance only solidified that position. Andrew and Trent climbed to second and third respectively.

Major (810)
Andrew (726)
Trent (723)
John K. (722)
Heather (709)
Jack, CarlP, Mike, CraigS and Tom round out the Top 10. Only 17 points separate second and fifth place.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 335. For those of you who were disappointed with your scores this week  here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:

Box A:  K. Murray (46), Tannehill (43), Roethlisberger (40), Brees (40), Goff, (39)
Box B: Carr (56), Herbert (46), Minshew (34)
Box C:  Carson (41), Mostert (34), Jacobs (30)
Box D: Sanders (49), Montgomery (28), R. Jones (28), D. Johnson (26)
Box E: Mattison (31)
Box F:
Box G: Claypool (59), Fulgahm (57), Theilen (37), Ridley (36), Hill (30)
Box H: Moore (38), Crowder (36), AJ Brown (31)
Box I:  Cooks (53), M. Williams (48), E. Sanders (37)
Box J: J. Smith (26), Gesicki (24), Waller (21)
Box K: Gano (60), Sanders (53), Lutz (49), Koo (43), Succop (37), Slye (29)
Box L: 
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 

564 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: DeShaun Watson and Mike Davis (51)*

Getting the boot

* Graham Gano scored 60 points, but no one played him in Week 5.


Lowest scoring player:  Jimmy Garoppolo (-4)


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 5: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

We have 29 owners so far. If you know someone who might like to play, it’s not too late to invite them, and with 30 owners we would add one more pay out spot.

Thanks to everyone who has sent payment already. I’m waiting on payment from four owners. $30 covers your initial lineup and first 50 trades.

Playlist for Weeks 5-9

Looking Ahead:

Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Week 6 kicks off Sunday. No Thursday night game this week.

Bye Week: Seattle/New Orleans/Las Vegas/LA Chargers

Stay safe and well.

Good luck to all in Week 6.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and for Eric, he was able to see past the popular choices and find an outstanding lineup in Week 4. Eric scored a 387, thanks to a lineup featuring J. Allen, Fitzpatrick, Kamara, M. Davis, J. Robinson, Cooper, R. Anderson, Kittle and Carlson.

Michael posted a 347 to take second, thanks to a roster led by Murray, Fitzpatrick, Cook, Gordon, K. Hunt, R. Anderson, Andrews, and Sanders.

This is Eric‘s first weekly win since Week 17 of last season, and Michael‘s second payday of the young season. Congrats to Eric and Michael on strong showings in Week 4.

Our Week 4 leaderboard also featured several former league champs RandyH (’98/’17), CraigS (’01) and Mike (’04/’06), topping the 300 point mark, along with rookie owner Liam. Nice job gentlemen.

The Leaderboard:
Week 4 features the debut of the overall season standings for 2020. As a reminder, we toss out the highest score and two lowest score, and take the average of the other 14 weeks of the season.

Former league champ Major (’16) debuts atop the leaderboard for 2020.

Major (403)
Eric (370)
JohnK (360)
Andrew (355)
Trent (355)
Michael, Heather, Jack, Liam and CarlP round out the Top 10. With 13 weeks to go, there is plenty of time for these names and spots to change.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 270. For those of us who were disappointed with our scores this week  here are some players who were played by one or fewer owners:

Box A:  Prescott (87), Brady (59), J. Allen (40) , Wentz (35)
Box B: Herbert (51), Bridgewater (42), Minshew (38), Carr (36)
Box C:  Mixon (79),
Box D: Gordon (43), Gibson (38),
Box E: R. Jones (39)
Box F:
Box G: O. Beckham, Jr. (67), Evans (38),
Box H: Chark (37), Fuller (35), Kupp (33), McLaurin (31)
Box I:  Crowder (27)
Box J: Tonyan (48), Waller (24)
Box K: McManus (55), Sanders (47), Blankenship (31)
Box L: Chiefs (28)
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 619 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: George Kittle (65)*

* Dak Prescott scored 87 points, but no one played him in Week 4.


Lowest scoring player:  Brian Hoyer (1), Robbie Gould (1), Zuerlein (1)


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 4: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

We have 29 owners so far. If you know someone who might like to play, it’s not too late to invite them, and with 30 owners we would add one more pay out spot.

Thanks to everyone who has sent payment already. I’m waiting on payment from four owners. $30 covers your initial lineup and first 50 trades.

Thanks to Nigel and JohnS for sending payment this week.

New Playlist for Weeks 5-9

Week 5 ushers in a new playlist. Just a reminder that you are not charged a trade for any moves forced by a player changing box assignments.

Please note in Box C, I reserve the right to reinstate Nick Chubb or Austin Ekeler if they recover from their injuries prior to Week 10.

Looking Ahead:

Well, despite the COVID-19 disruption, we survived Week 4. Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Week 5 kicks off Thursday with Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears

Bye Week: Green Bay/Detroit

Stay safe and well.

Good luck to all in Week 5.