SteveB Starts 2022 with a Win

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 17Results/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.