Month: January 2022

My cousin David, fresh off a convincing win by his Cowboys, finished off the 2021 season by winning Week 18 with a 361, thanks to a lineup led by J. Allen, Tannehill, Taylor, Penny, Kupp, AJ Brown, St. Brown, Andrews, Maher and the Bills D.

Jack takes second, with a 345, thanks to a roster featuring J. Allen, Tannehill, Taylor, Penny, Kupp, AJ Brown, St. Brown, Andrews and Patterson.

This is David‘s second win of the season, and Jack‘s first payday since Week 16 of 2019. Congrats to David and J ack on the strong conclusion to the 2021 season.

Rookie Report:
Seth  (337) scored yet another top 5 finish to clinch his rookie of the year honor. Congrats Seth.

The Leaderboard:

In 28 years of running the league, 2021 marks only the second time that I have won the league. I’m honored to be joining the short list of champs who have won the league title 2+ times: TroyA, RandyH, Mike and Dennis.

TroyA takes second, barely holding off Eric.
1.  JohnK (5080)
2. TroyA (5035)
3.  Eric (5024)
4.  SteveB (4898)
5. Tom (4883)
6.  RandyH (4833)
Major (4819), David (4790), Jack (4789), and Seth (4787) round out the Top 10.

Sunday 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: Prescott (54), Cousins (40)
Box B: Goff (31), Lawrence (30)
Box C: Conner (33)
Box D: Gibson (49)
Box E: Hubbard (20)
Box F: L. Murray (46), D. Johnson (34)
Box G: Lockett (40), Evans (31),
Box H: Aiyuk (29), Landry (29)
Box I: Gage (42), Lazard (31), Claypool (20)
Box J: Schultz (21)
Box K: Koo (37), Carlson (35), Butker (33), Boswell (30)
Box L: Vikings (30), WFT (30), Jags (26), Chiefs (24)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 548 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:



Highest scoring player: Rashaad Penny (61).*
The Seahawks RB galloped 23 times for 190 yards, including a 62-yard TD run.*

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 18: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

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

Amounts Won/Owed

Please double check my calculations and let me know if you see any scoring errors for Week 18. Thanks.

All good things must come to an end. That includes the 2021 fantasy football season.
Thanks to all of you for playing this season. I hope you had some fun along the way.

No more regular season games for eight months.

Enjoy the postseason and off season. Stay safe and well.

I’ll be in touch in mid-August to see if you all are interested in playing again in 2022.

SteveB got the new year off on the right foot, thanks to a lineup that scored 403 points in Week 17. Steve‘s team was led by Brady, Lance, Taylor, Penny, Scott, Metcalf, St. Brown, Tucker and the Saints D.

Mike popped a 372 to take second, thanks to a lineup featuring Stafford, Lance, Penny, Michel, Scott, Samuel, Maher and the Patriots D.

This is SteveB’s first weekly win since Week 13 of 2019, and Mike‘s second payday of the season. Congrats to SteveB and Mike on their strong showing this week.

Rookie Report:
Seth  (317) finished in the top 10 again this week, as he starts to look more and more like a seasoned veteran, outdistancing Mel and Ravi . Mel on autopilot still earned a 291 and top 10 finish in Week 17.

The Leaderboard:
With one week to go, we had a shakeup atop the standings, as TroyA moved into second place and within striking distance of another crown. Eric tumbled to third, while SteveB surged into fourth place.
1.  JohnK (4779)
2. TroyA (4727)
3.  Eric (4700)
4. SteveB (4566)
5. Tom (4548)
6.  Trent (4532)
RandyH, Major, Kerry and Seth round out the Top 10.
Next week will determine the champion for 2021, and the final money positions. Plenty of drama left in this season.

Monday/Tuesday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 272 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: Burrow (85), Wilson (42), Herbert (33)
Box B: M. Jones (37)
Box C: Harris (68), A. Jones (37), Ekeler (34), Montgomery (28)
Box D: Mitchell (39), Dillon (32)
Box E: D. Williams (39), Foreman (37), Stevenson (36) Singletary (35)
Box F:
Box G: Chase (108)
Box H: Metcalf (39), Aiyuk (24), Kirk (24)
Box I: Meyers (29)
Box J: Fant (30)
Box K: Prater (42)
Box L: Bears (35) Steelers (29), Titans (25)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 607 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Ja’Marr Chase (108).*
The Bengals rookie wideout caught 11 passes for 266 yards and 3 TDs. While his QB also scored 85, and not a single owner played either one of this lethal tandem.

Lowest scoring player: Mike Glennon (-8)
An ugly season for the NY Giants got even uglier Sunday, as Glennon threw for -10 yards. Yes, you read that correctly, -10.


For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 17: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Trades:
As teams exceed 50 trades, just a reminder that all trades over 50 are .50 cents a trade.
For those of you who are ready to put your team on autopilot, just let me know you want to let it ride.

Saturday games:

Kansas City at Denver
Dallas at Philadelphia

Good luck to all in Week 18.