In a low-scoring week, Nigel was able to field a strong performance in every box to score a 343 and win the week. Nigel‘s team was led by L. Jackson, Carr, Jacobs, J. Robinson, J. Williams, Thielen, Andrews and Tucker. His wildcard was Claypool who scored nine points.
Our runner-up was Brenda, who also scored a 343 thanks to a lineup featuring J. Allen, Carr, Cook, Patterson, J. Williams, Kupp, M. Brown, Theilen and Kelce, but she gambled on a former Arkansas Razorback (Burks) as her wildcard, and he only scored four points, so Nigel wins the tiebreaker.
This is Nigel’s first weekly win ever since joining the league in 2019, and Brenda‘s first payday since Week 12 of last season. Congrats to Nigel and Brenda on their strong showings in Week 3.
The Rookie Report:
For the second time in three weeks, Brett (293) earns bragging rights among our first-year owners.
Welcome Back
Week 3 brings a close to the option to add owners, and we’re pleased to welcome Mike, a two-time league champion (2004 & 2006), back to the fold after missing the first two weeks of the season. Glad to have you back sir for another campaign.
Family Affair
Many of our owners share family ties with one another, including one family that has had three generations play in the league. Here are some of the current blood lines in the league:
Spouses:
JohnK and Brenda
David and Kerry
Kel & Karen (who opt to keep a united front by fielding one team)
Fathers/Sons:
Jack/Jake
Tom/Trent* (Tom’s dad Roger was a long-time owner in this league)
Kraig/Dylan
Siblings:
Eric and Kraig
Cousins/Nephews:
JohnK and David
JohnK/Brenda and Trent
Eric and Dylan
The Leaderboard:
This feature will debut in Week 4.
Monday Evening Quarterback:
The average score for this week was 265.
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 (44), Rodgers (32), Cousins (30)
Box B: Lawrence (40), Brissett (30)
Box C: Chubb (25),
Box D: Singletary (31), B. Hall (23), Pierce (22)
Box E: Stevenson (35), Gordon (23)
Box F: Herbert (59)
Box G: Lamb (32), AJ Brown (31), McLaurin (27)
Box H: Cooper (36), Sutton (28), D. Johnson (24)
Box I: D. Smith (51), Boyd (43), Doubs (29)
Box J: Njoku (35), Pitts (24)
Box K: Zeurlein (55), Koo (38), Piniero (38), Prater (38)
Box L: Eagles (30),
If you picked the top scorers in every box, 550 points were possible this week.
The Extremes:
Highest scoring player: Lamar Jackson (71)
The Ravens QB sliced up the Patriots defense for 5 TDs
Lowest scoring player: Joey Slye (-1)
On a day when the Commanders were sacked 9 times, Joey didn’t even get to attempt a PAT
For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 3: Results/Tally/Teams
Housekeeping:
Payment:
So far 35 of 36 owners have sent payment. Thanks to all who have already paid.
$35 covers your entry and the first 50 trades of the season.
Looking Ahead:
That’s it for Week 3.
Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors.
Thursday Night Game:
Miami at Cincinnati
In addition to the Thursday Night Game, we also have an early Sunday morning kickoff from London:
Minnesota vs. New Orleans
Good luck to all in Week 4, final week of play list #1.
John K.