Month: September 2023

First the Miami Dolphins posted 70 points on Sunday. Then Taylor Swift showed up for the late game in Arrowhead.

Not to be outdone, 11 of our owners scored 400+ points in Week 3.
What a week for offense and pop culture. (And defense if you played the Bills or Browns.)

In the end, former league champion Kerry posted a 468 to put an exclamation mark on the week, thanks to a lineup featuring Mahomes, Goff, McCaffery, Walker, Mostert, Jefferson, K. Allen, Aubrey and the Chiefs D.

Sunday night, I thought Kraig had the week won with a 462, which most weeks would seal the deal. Alas, he had to settle for runner up, thanks to a team led by Tagovailoa, Goff, McCaffery, Walker, Mostert, Jefferson, K. Allen, Pittman, and Kelce.

A quick footnote on Kerry‘s win. Typically last-minute lineup changes backfire, but with seven minutes to go before kickoff, Kerry sent a “last-minute change” email adding K. Allen and Nacua to her lineup, in place of Collins and Atwell. That move added 73 points to her Week 3 score! Kudos Kerry.

This is the first weekly win for Kerry, since Week 15 of the 2020 campaign, and the first pay day for Kraig, since joining the league last season. Congrats to both on their strong showings in Week 3.

Honorable mention goes to Trent (457), Austin (440), David (436), TroyA (433), Eric (428), CarlP (418), JamesT (417), Ravi (408) and CraigS (403), all of whom scored more than enough points to win a typical week.

The Rookie Report:

In week 3, Austin (440) earned bragging rights among the new owners. Congrats Austin who has now won three weeks in a row to open his inaugural season.

The Ultimate Bridesmaid:

Last week I recapped the league champions over the 30 seasons we’ve run this league. But one owner deserves honorable mention for his amazing consistency, despite never winning it all.

Since joining the league in 2002. Eric has taken 8th once (2004), fifth two times  (’05 and ’20), fourth four times (’09, ’10, ’12, ’14), finished third three times (’11, ’15, ’21) and placed second a record eight times (’02, ’03, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’13, ’16, ’22).

He’s only finished out of the money three times (2017-2019). Pretty impressive.  And one of these seasons, I believe he will finally claim the ultimate prize.

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, and Trent’s brother Craig has also played in years past.)

Siblings:
Eric and Kraig

Cousins/Nephews:
JohnK and David
JohnK/Brenda and Trent

The Leaderboard:
This feature will debut in Week 4.

Most Popular Plays:
Here are the five most commonly played players this week:
1. McCaffery (31) 92%
2. Cowboys D (25) 69%
3. Mahomes (23) 64%
4. J. Jefferson (23) 64%
5. Tucker (22) 61%

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 374.
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 (59)
Box B: Stroud (38), Purdy (38), Pickett (34), Garoppolo (31)
Box C: Etienne (33), Pierce (21)
Box D: Conner (37), Mattison (26)
Box E: Archane (100),
Box F: McKinnon (21)
Box G: Adams (63) AJ Brown (38) St, Brown (31), Olave (29)
Box H: M. Williams (41), Cooper (41), Kirk (23)
Box I: Thielen (47), M. Brown (25), Pittman (26),
Box J: La Porta (36), Engram (19)
Box K: Gay (86), McPherson (68), Boswell (53), Myers (51), Bass (44), Gano (38), Ryland (33)
Box L: Bills (46), Browns (41) Saints (24), Patriots (23)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 710 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: De’Von Achane (100)
The Dolphins RB scored four TDs and posted 100 fantasy points, but not a soul played him in Week 3.

Lowest scoring player: Rashid Shaheed (-1) 
Yes, the former Weber State Wildcat had a 76-yard punt return for a TD, but that is credited to the Saints D/special teams unit. He was unable to haul in either of the two passes thrown his way.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 3: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Payment:
So far, 33 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. 

Week 4 Thursday Night Game:

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

Good luck to all in Week 4, last week of the current playlist.

Veteran owner Heather was already over 400 points going into Monday night, so no surprise the Saints D only padded her lead. In the end, Heather scored a season-best 425 thanks to a lineup led by Mahomes, G. Smith, McCaffery, J. Cook, B. Robinson, Metcalf, Evans, Nacua, Tucker and the Saints D.

CarlP survived watching his Steelers win a wild one on Monday night to claim second place with a 378, thanks to a roster featuring Mahomes, Goff, McCaffery, Mostert, K. Allen, Evans, Tucker and the Cowboys D.

It was a strong showing for Weber State Wildcats in fantasy football, as third place went to yet another WSU colleague, Ravi (372).

This is Heather‘s first weekly win since Week 17 of 2020, and CarlP’s first pay day since Week 7 of last season. Congrats to Heather and CarlP on their strong Week 2 showings.

The Rookie Report:

In week 2, Austin (353) earned bragging rights among the new owners, edging Zach (352) by just one point. In fact, three of our four rookie owners finished in the top 11. Congrats Austin on a strong Week 2.

Past League Champs
In 29 seasons, we have had 17 different owners crowned league champion. In 2023, we have nine former league champions playing, including
Andrew (2020),
CraigS (2001),
Dennis (1999/2008)
Kerry (2005),
Major (2016),
Mike (2004/2006)
RandyH (1998/2017),
yours truly (2012/2021) and
TroyA, who has won the league a record nine times. (2002/2009/2011/2013-2015/2018/2019/2022).

The Leaderboard:
This feature will debut in Week 4.

Most Popular Plays:
Here are the five most commonly played players this week:
1. Christian McCaffery (30)
2. Cowboys D (23)
3. Patrick Mahomes (22)
4. Justin Tucker (21)
5. Justin Jefferson (19)

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 326.
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: D. Jones (64), Cousins (60),
Box B: Stroud (39), Mayfield (36), Howell (34), Tannehill (33), J. Dobbs (33)
Box C: B. Robinson (46), Barkley (36)
Box D: D. Swift (53), Conner (25)
Box E: Z. Moss (36),
Box F: Ford (37), K. Williams (35)
Box G: D. Smith (48) Lamb (42), Higgins (36)
Box H: Pickens (48), Lockett (34), Kirk (33)
Box I: G. Davis (32), Addison (31)
Box J: Engram (15)
Box K: Aubrey (45), Moody (42) Boswell (38), Piniero (35), McManus (27)
Box L: Steelers (32), Buccaneers (29), Saints (21)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 563 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Daniel Jones (64)
The NY Giants QB scored more points than any other player in Week 2, but not a soul played him.

Lowest scoring player: Breece Hall (-1) 
The Week 1 hero turned Week 2 goat as he failed to amass enough stats to overcome the Jets loss to the Cowboys. His running mate, Dalvin Cook, only posted one point better, with a zero.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 2: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Payment:
So far, 33 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 2.
Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Week 3 Thursday Night Game:

NY Giants at San Francisco 49ers 

Good luck to all in Week 3.

Almost as fast as Aaron Rodgers’ NY Jets debut lasted, Week 1 is in the books, and last year’s league runner up Eric, gets off to a strong start with a 319 to earn the first weekly win of the 30th season of this league..

Eric‘s team was led by Hurts, Carr, McCaffery, T. Hill, Hockenson, Folk and the Commanders D.

Taking second to open the season is sophomore owner Kristie, who posted a 310, thanks to a lineup featuring Hurts, Garopollo, McCaffery, Jefferson, K. Allen, Elliott and the 49ers D.

This is Eric‘s first weekly win since opening day of the 2021 season, and Kristie‘s first pay day ever. Congratulations to Eric and Kristie on a solid opening week.

Honorable mention to Tom (302), the only other player in Week 1 to exceed 300 points.

Hello Rookies:
This year we have four rookie owners.

Please welcome in alphabetical order: Austin, Ernesto, Ryan, and Zach.

Austin, Ryan and Zach are friends of long-time owner Trent.

Ernesto is a colleague at Weber State, and CarlP‘s neighbor.

Welcome all.

In week 1, Austin (266) earned bragging rights among the newbies. Congrats Austin on a great first week.

The Leaderboard:
This feature will debut in Week 4.

Monday Evening Quarterback:

The average score for this week was 253.
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: Tagovailoa (61), Cousins (34), Lawrence (30)
Box B: M. Jones (39), Love (33), Purdy (29), Mayfield (28)
Box C: A. Jones (39), Etienne (36), B. Robinson (36), Chubb (35)
Box D: B. Hall (34), Montgomery (19)
Box E: Allgeier (36),
Box F: J. Kelly (23), K. Williams (21)
Box G: Ridley (38), Diggs Olave (31), St. Brown (26)
Box H: Aiyuk (52)
Box I: Meyers (39), Pittman (36), Addison (27)
Box J: Engram (15)
Box K: Elliott (65), Maher (47), McLaughlin (40), Prater (37), Moody (36) Hopkins (35), Bass (34)
Box L: Cowboys (69), Jets (34) Browns (28), 49ers (28)

If you picked the top scorers in every box, 566 points were possible this week.

The Extremes:


Highest scoring player: Tyreek Hill (75)
The Dolphins wideout caught 11 passes for 215 yards and 2 TDs in a victory over the Chargers.

Lowest scoring players: Tee Higgins(-1) Sky Moore (-1)
Higgins was targeted eight times by Joe Burrow, and failed to catch a single pass. Sky Moore’s coming out party was an 0-for game in prime time.

Daniel Jones and Ryan Tannehill (who both scored 0) are grateful for Tee Higgins’ and Moore’s even more lowly Week 1 performance.

For complete scores and results, see the links below:
Week 1: Results/Tally/Teams

Housekeeping:

Payment:
So far, 32 of 35 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 1.
Please double check my work and let me know if you see any scoring errors. 

Thursday Night Game:

Minnesota at Philadelphia 

Good luck to all in Week 2.

The preseason is over. The teams have cut down to their 53-man rosters, and we are days away from the kickoff of the 2023 NFL season.

The Detroit Lions open at Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, Sept. 7. That’s also the start of a new fantasy football season.

You can check out the play list for Weeks 1-4 and submit your lineup for Week 1.

Entry fee is $35 for an opening lineup and the first 50 trades of the season.

Major thanks to the 30 owners who have already sent payment for the 2023 campaign.

So far, I’ve heard from 35 owners who have expressed an interest in playing.

This includes defending champion TroyA, as well as at least four rookie owners for this season.

I’m still waiting to hear back from a handful of past owners. We still have time to invite additional friends and family who might interested in playing in the league. The more, the merrier.

I’ll send an email to everyone as well, with how to send payment.

Good luck to all.

John K.