Where’s my fantasy football bell curve? Week 2 fantasy recap

Well, week 2 is in the books! We had some odd trends in our league this week, as six players scored over 99 points, one scored over 90, and then we had five score 74 or less. The average score was 88.6, but that doesn’t really capture the sheer breadth of scores we had. As someone who appreciates a good bell curve, I imagine our scores would look pretty weird when compared to the average fantasy population. Anyway, enough stats, lets get to the recap!

Looking 2 Winovich and Tean John’s Winners went at it this week. And the biggest thing we learned isn’t about any of their players. It’s that the Miami Dolphins (the real team) aren’t very good. Last week, Lamar Jackson destroyed them for 33 points and probably should have had more. And then this week, Winovich’s New England defense took the Dophins to the house…twice. Their 35 points behind two touchdowns, four interceptions, and no points allowed was the highest defensive score in fantasy for the past several years, and it propelled Looking 2 Winovich to a score of 120.8 fantasy points. Team John’s Winners held their own, as Odell Beckahm Jr. bounced back from Week 1 with 161 yards and a touchdown for 22.1 points, but Team John’s Winners score of 110.1 was the highest losing score of the week. Lookin 2 Winovich wins, 120.8-110.1.

I am the Goat and Provo Cougars Go Cougs were also pretty competitive. Dak Prescott is trying to prove he’s worth a major contract to the Cowboys, and it’s showing up in the fantasy box score for Go Cougs. Three touchdowns, 269 yards, and an interception, along with 69 yards rushing were a masterpiece for him, culminating in 27.7 fantasy points. On the other side, Julio Jones has always been recognized as one of the best receivers in the NFL, but has struggled to score touchdowns as opposing teams place so much emphasis on stopping him. Well, he got Philly twice on Sunday, scoring two touchdowns along with 106 yards for 22.6 fantasy points. Unfortunately,  I am the Goat’s quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, suffered an elbow injury in the first quarter that will cause him to miss the rest of the season, and that cost I am the Goat this matchup as well. Provo Cougar Go Cougs got I am the Goat’s billy goat gruff, 99.4-90.9.

Back when I was a teenager and playing Risk with friends (#nerdalert), occasionally I would end up rolling one die against my opponent’s one die, and we would both roll a 1. Now, in Risk, the defender wins ties, so someone would win this particular roll. I always pictured the imaginary armies beating each other with the back ends of their spears in that scenario, though, because they’re too incompetent to actually use the correct end of the spears. In the end, one of the guys would trip over his own spear, and that’s how victory would be won for the defender. We had a few of those kinds of fantasy matchups this week, and Nothin Runs like a Deere and Better Luck Next Time definitely had one of those. Both had individual performances that were okay. Nick Chubb scored 15.8 points for Better Luck, and Todd Gurley had 12.7 points for Runs like a Deere. However, Better Luck Next Time was the one who tripped over his own spear, and Nothin Runs Like a Deere squeezed out the W, 73.4-69.6.

Low Fat Greek Goedert and Goin’In Blind pit two high scoring offenses against each other. Alas, Drew Brees went down for the Saints in the first quarter with a thumb injury, and finished the game with NEGATIVE 0.5 points. That set the tone for Goin’ In Blind, who had some decent players like Tyrell Williams, who has been a pleasant surprise for a 14^th-round selection, and Kerryon Johnson, but just couldn’t pull it all together. Low Fat Greek Goedert, on the other hand, bounced back from last week’s rough start. Six players scored in double digits, and Lamar Jackson maintained his top fantasy quarterback status with 30.9 points. This week he added 120 yards rushing and two passing touchdowns to his torrid start to the season. Low Fat Greek Goedert rolled in this one, 103.7-67.3.

Another stinker of a game, England Excessive Force and Albuquerque Cat Killas both just had some bad luck this week. Both teams had three players score under three points, and England Excessive Force’s best individual performance came from Royce Freeman, who got 10.2 points behind 54 yards rushing and 48 yards receiving. Lucky for the Cat Killas, they have an ace in the hole: Pat Mahomes is going to be good, no matter what, so his 31.6 points overcame the other putrid scores to lead the Cat Killas to victory. Albuquerque Cat Killas wins 64.1-50.5.

Dalvin Cook has been AWESOME so far.

Let’s end on a high note, shall we? The Reindeer Gamers have had a tough schedule so far, starting the first two weeks against playoff teams from last season. Links Dawg Pound was determined to show they belonged, and the team brought it. Saquon Barkley continues to prove why he was the top overall pick in fantasy with 135 total yards and a touchdown, good for 19.5 fantasy points, and Kenny Golladay has turned into a No. 1 receiving option in Detroit, with 17.7 fantasy points and a touchdown in his own right. The Reindeer Gamers, however, have gotten massive production out of some players who were not projected to be this productive before the start of the season. Dalvin Cook has been a monster, scoring over 24 points for the second consecutive week, and Chris Godwin, a sixth round pick, scored 18.1 points as well. The Reindeer Gamers successfully overcame a second straight challenge, 109.2-99.6.

Like I mentioned at the beginning, we had some high scores this week. Lookin 2 Winovich had the high score of 120.8 points, Team John’s Winners came in second with 110.1, and The Reindeer Gamers finished third with 109.2. Low Fat Greek Goedert also broke 100 points with 103.7. As things progress, we are starting to see some separation. We have three teams at 2-0, Reindeer Gamers, Provo Cougars Go Cougs, and Nothin Runs Like  Deere. We also have three teams at 0-2, all of whom can certainly come storming back into contention. The rst of the league sits at 1-1 with plenty of jostling among them.

That’s all for this week, let me know if you have any questions!