Month: November 2021

Week 12 was a nightmare for fantasy football, unless you were a small handful of owners who avoided the trendy picks and pitfalls of the long holiday weekend.

Up until 15 seconds were left in Monday Night Football, Kel&Karen were going to win the week. Then Russell Wilson threw a last-minute touchdown and … Kel’s lifelong friend since elementary school, Brenda, edged them by one point.

Brenda was hoping for Wilson and Lockett to carry her to victory on Monday Night, with a 344, thanks to a roster led by Wilson, Taylor, Fournette, Gaskin, Dillon, Lockett, Thielen, Meyers, Gronkowski, Tucker.

That was just enough to edge Kel&Karen‘s 343, who had to settle for second place thanks to a lineup featuring Allen, Fournette, Dillon, Adams, Diggs, Renfrow, Andrews, and Tucker.

Honorable mention to Kim (317) and CarlP (301), the only other owners to eclipse the 300 mark in Week 12.

This is Brenda‘s first weekly win since Week 14 of the 2014 season. It’s Kel & Karen‘s first payday since Week 11 of 2019. Congrats to Brenda, Kel&Karen on their successful Week 12 showing.

Rookie Report:
Ravi  (284) easily outpaced his fellow rookie owners (Seth and Mel) in Week 12.

The Leaderboard:
Trent and I sit tied atop the leader board, with TroyA a mere 16 points back in third.
1.  JohnK (3112)
1.  Trent (3112)
3.  TroyA (3096)
4. Eric (3072)
5. Major (3024)
6.  Tom (2994)
Jack, Mr. Eames, David and CarlP round out the Top 10.
The NFL season has six weeks left to crown a league champion. Stay tuned.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 259. 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: Stafford (51), Prescott (45), Rodgers (42)Burrow (27)
Box B: Wentz (43), M. Jones (41) Dalton (29),
Box C: Mixon (54), Ekeler (29) ,
Box D: Patterson (53), Mitchell (46), Jav. Williams (33), Gibson (35)
Box E: Hilliard (47), Foreman (20),
Box F: McKissick (33), J. Williams (20), Scott (15)
Box G: Lockett (23)
Box H: Higgins (37), D. Moore (27)
Box I: V. Jefferson (38), Mooney (31)
Box J: Knox (25), Kmet (21)
Box K: Carlson (58), Folk (54), McPherson (36)
Box L: Bengals (29), Broncos (26), Giants (24),

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 516 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Leonard Fournette (71).*
Fournette had 100+ yards from scrimmage and four TDs.

Lowest scoring player: Jake Elliott (0)
Jalen Hurts’ turnovers hurt Elliott’s FG opportunities in Week 12.


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 12: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Trades:
As teams start to exceed 50 trades, just a reminder that all trades over 50 are .50 cents a trade.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 12.

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

Week 13 Bye Teams:
CAR/CLE/GB/TEN

Thursday Night Game:
Dallas  at New Orleans

Good luck to all in Week 13 .

Two-time league champion RandyH prevailed in Week 11 by a single point. His lineup scored a 385, thanks to a team led by Allen, Tannehill, McCaffery, Swift, Ingram, Dillon, Adams, Diggs, Waddle, Kelce and Elliott.

My Week 11 lineup finished just short, with a 384, thanks to a team featuring Newton, McCaffery, Conner, Dillon, Samuel, Diggs, Mooney, Kelce, and Elliott.

This is RandyH‘s second weekly win of the season, and my fourth pay day in 2021. Congrats to Randy on his strong showing in Week 11.

Rookie Report:
Seth  (307) for the second week in a row bested his fellow rookies  Mel and Ravi.

The Leaderboard:
We have a tight race atop the leaderboard, which is also proving volatile. Trent‘s lead has shrunk to one point ahead of a surging TroyA.
1.  Trent (2808)
2.  TroyA (2807)
3.  JohnK (2800)
4. Eric (2776)
5. Major (2746)
6.  Tom (2709)
Jack, Mr. Eames and the husband and wife duo of David and Kerry round out the Top 10.
To copy the old Alcoa TV commercials from the 1980s, it looks like the league might be in for a fantastic finish over the final seven weeks.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 323. 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: Herbert (79), Rodgers (63), Cousins (45), Hurts (36), Brady (35)
Box B: Heinicke (37), Roethlisberger (36), Siemian (35), Flacco (33),
Box C: Ekeler (53), Mixon (38), Cook (31),
Box D: J Williams (26), Gordon (24), Jacobs (24)
Box E: Freeman (31),
Box F:
Box G: Jefferson (60), Evans (30), Lockett (27)
Box H: McLaurin (36), Theilen (33)
Box I: E. Moore (55), Claypool (20)
Box J: Ertz (38), Waller (29)
Box K: McPherson (72), Folk (47), Gould (36)
Box L: Patriots (60),

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 627 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Jonathan Taylor (87).*
Taylor galloped 30 times for 185 yards and five touchdowns.

Lowest scoring player: Buffalo Bills Defense (-1)


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 11: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Trades:
As teams start to exceed 50 trades, just a reminder that all trades over 50 are .50 cents a trade.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 11.

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

Week 12 Bye Teams:
ARI/KC

Thursday Thanksgiving Day Games:
Chicago at Detroit
Las Vegas at Dallas
Buffalo  at New Orleans

Good luck to all in Week 12, and hope all of you enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family, food and football. Enjoy!

Well now this is getting downright embarrassing. For the third time in five weeks, my lineup outscored the field to win the week. (Thank heavens I send out my picks every Sunday morning.)

My Week 10 team scored a 392, thanks to a lineup led by Mahomes, Taylor, Dar. Williams, Dillon, Kupp, Dio. Johnson, Kelce and Elliott.

Taking second was 2005 league champ Kerry, who posted a 385 thanks to a team featuring Mahomes, Taylor, Dar. Williams, Hill, Diggs, Kelce and Elliott.

Kerry‘s success deserves a footnote, as she sent in her team Saturday night, only to have second thoughts on Sunday morning, and emailed to say she was going to keep Mahomes and Hill after all. Good move Kerry.

This is Kerry‘s first pay day since Week 15 of 2020.

As for the three-peat, it’s not that uncommon. In the league’s 28 seasons:

RandyH accomplished the feat in 1997 and 1998, including three in a row Weeks 14-16 in 1997.
CraigS (1999 & 2011)
Dennis (2001)
David (2003)
TroyA (2004, 2009*, 2012* & 2018) including Weeks 13-15 in 2004
Jared (2005)
Mike (2006 & 2018)
CorkyJ (2008)
Michaela (2011)
CarlP (2017)
Jack (2019)
SteveB (2019)
* – TroyA won four weeks in 2009 & 2012.
Only Mike (2006) and TroyA (2009/2018) won the league the year of their three-peats.

Rookie Report:
Ravi  (323) had his best score of the season and claimed bragging rights for Week 10, over Mel and Seth.

The Leaderboard:
Trent retains the top spot, but the rest of the standings got shaken up as Eric climbed into second, but a mere three points separates second and fourth.
1.  Trent (2461)
2.  Eric (2435)
3.   TroyA (2433)
4. Major (2432)
5. JohnK (2416)
6.  Tom (2383)
David, Jack, Kerry and Mr. Eames round out the Top 10.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 314. 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: Prescott (40), Hurts (31), Cousins (28)
Box B: M. Jones (31), Garoppolo (30), Heinicke (29)
Box C: Elliott (25)
Box D: Gibson (28), Carter (25), Singletary (22)
Box E: Stevenson (40)
Box F: B. Scott (32)
Box G: Samuel (50), Lamb (40), Jefferson (40)
Box H: D. Smith (35)
Box I: Bateman (22), C. Davis (22)
Box J: Henry (25), Andrews (23),
Box K: Gonzalez (50), Boswell (30),
Box L: Packers (41), Cowboys (31), Dolphins (30), Eagles (29), 49ers (28), Patriots (26), Colts (22)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 522 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Patrick Mahomes (72).*
Against the Raiders Sunday night Mahomes passed for 400+ yards and 5 TDs.

Lowest scoring player: Matt Ryan (-2)
It was one of those days versus the Cowboys, as Ryan completed 9 of 21 and threw 2 INTs.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 10: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Trades:
As teams start to exceed 50 trades, just a reminder that all trades over 50 are .50 cents a trade.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 10.

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

Week 11 Bye Teams:
DEN/LAR

Thursday Night Game:
New England  at Atlanta

Good luck to all in Week 11 .

Two former league champs, and successful local restaurateurs, battled for the Week 9 crown, with CraigS posting a 363 to edge TroyA by five points.

CraigS‘ team was led by Wentz, Kamara, Taylor, Gaskin, Booker, Kupp, Pittman, Waller, Fairbairn.

TroyA scored a 358, thanks to a lineup featuring Wentz, Kamara, Taylor, Booker, Kupp, Pittman, Kelce and Gonzalez.

This is CraigS’ first weekly win since Week 3 of 2020, and TroyA’s second pay day of the 2021 campaign. Congrats to CraigS and TroyA on their strong showings in Week 9.

Rookie Report:
Seth  (318) finished in the top five overall and earned bragging rights over Mel and Ravi this week.

The Leaderboard:
Trent and Major flip flopped positions atop the leaderboard, while Eric and Tom held steady.
1.  Trent (2140)
2.  Major (2110)
3.  Eric (2108)
4. Tom(2084)
5. TroyA (2050)
6.  JohnK (2024)
Michael, CraigS, Mr. Eames and David round out the Top 10.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 274. 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: Herbert (54) , Cousins (30), Hurts (28)
Box B: Ryan (44), Mayfield (34), Garoppolo (34), Bridgewater (32)
Box C: Chubb (64), Patterson (37)
Box D: J Williams (26), Gordon (24), Jacobs (24)
Box E: Conner (71),
Box F: Hines (20)
Box G: K. Allen (35), M. Brown (33), Jefferson (30)
Box H: A. Robinson (17)
Box I: D. Smith (35), Patrick (34), Kirk (26)
Box J: Kittle (32),
Box K: Boswell (50), Gay (34), Gano (31)
Box L: Patriots (40), Browns (36), Titans (24)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 556 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: James Conner (71).*
Only one owner saw fit to play Conner in Box E, as he scored three TDs vs. the 49ers.


Lowest scoring player: Sam Darnold (-3)
The Patriots D made Darnold’s life miserable, as he threw three INTs including a pick six and lost a fumble.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 9: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

I’ve received payment of $35 from all of our 31 owners. Thank you.

Trades:
As teams start to exceed 50 trades, just a reminder that all trades over 50 are .50 cents a trade.

New Play List Coming:
New play list goes into effect for Weeks 10-14.
All moves created by players changing box assignments are free.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 9.

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

Week 10 Bye Teams:
CHI/CIN/HOU/NYG

Thursday Night Game:
Baltimore at Miami

Good luck to all in Week 10 .

With minutes to play in the Monday night game, the winner of the game and our league was very much in doubt. The Chiefs win was enough to give me a one-point win over Trent.

My team scored a 346, thanks to a lineup featuring Mahomes, Burrow, Taylor, D. Williams, Booker, Kupp, D. Johnson, Pittman and Gonzalez.

Trent posted a 345, thanks to a roster led by J. Allen, Burrows, Taylor, Hubbard, Booker, Kupp, Woods, Gonzalez and the Bills D.

This is my second weekly win in the past three weeks, while Trent earns his third pay day of the 2021 season. Congrats to Trent on his strong showing.

Rookie Report:
Mel  (255) earned a low-key win over Seth and Ravi this week.

The Leaderboard:
The top three spots on the leaderboard remained unchanged this week, while Tom and David climbed and Michael dropped a notch. Only seven points separates Major and Trent, while David edges Liam by a single point .
1.   Major (1829)
2.  Trent (1822)
3.  Eric (1795)
4.  Tom(1755)
5. Michael (1737)
6.  Davis (1720)
Liam, John K, TroyA and CarlP round out the Top 10.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 282. 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: Brady (52), Rush (39), G. Smith (32)
Box B: White (57), Fields (51),
Box C: Ekeler (41), N. Harris (32)
Box D: Gordon (31)
Box E: Carter (57)
Box F: Dillon (15)
Box G: Samuel (43) Lockett (42) , Cooks (32), K. Allen (28), Metcalf (28)
Box H: AJ Brown (61), Cooper (39), Lamb (29), Dio. Johnson (26)
Box I: Parker (24)
Box J: Hockenson (26)
Box K: Slye (44), Bullock (34), Folk (29)
Box L: Eagles (34)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 520 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: A. J. Brown (61).*
Brown slashed the Colts for 155 yards and a TD, but only one owner played him in Week 8.

Lowest scoring player: Austin Seibert (-1)
Seibert and his Lions had little to show for Sunday’s action.


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 8: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

I’ve received payment of $35 from 30 of our 31 owners so far. Thank you.

Trades over 50
Our first team exceeded 50 trades this week. Just a reminder, each trade over 50 costs .50 cents each.

Looking Ahead:

That’s it for Week 8.

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

Week 9 Bye Teams:
DET/SEA/TB/WFT

Thursday Night Game:
NY Jets at Indianapolis

Good luck to all in Week 9 – final week of the current play list.