Happy Tuesday and welcome to Week 9 recap of fantasy football! I know everyone is staying strong and powering through the byes. This week is the height of bye week, with six teams on bye, so hopefully everyone feels comfortable enough with their team, has scoured the waiver wire for some last-minute pickups that could help your team, or has started some preliminary trade negotiations! I had a few trades go through this week, which was very fun to figure out. If you think you have something that somebody else would want and you think you can improve your team by getting something from them, reach out and ask! You never know what could happen.
Link’s Dawg Pound played Team John’s Winners this week, and John’s Winners got off to a strong start on Thursday. Kyler Murray torched the 49ers defense all night and kept the game close in a loss, throwing for two touchdowns and 241 yards, rushing for another 34, and collected 23 fantasy points along the way. David Montgomery also put together a good day behind two 1-yard touchdown runs, getting up to 19.6 fantasy points, his second-highest total of the season. Links Dawg Pound suffered another injury, which has frankly been the problem the entire year. Jacoby Brissett sprain his ankle in a loss to the Steelers, leaving after only throwing for 59 yards and 2.8 fantasy points. Juju Smith-Schuster also struggled, only getting 16 yards out of three catches and no touchdowns, garnering 1.6 fantasy points. Despite all of the issues, Links Dawg Pound had a chance Monday night when the Cowboys and Michael Gallup took on Saquon Barkley and the Giants. While they put forth a good effort, getting the Dawg Pound to within 9 points of John’s Winners, the Winners came out on top, 70.7-61.4.
I am the Goat faced Nothin Runs Like a Deere, who is still fighting for top positioning in the league. I am the Goat had several high-profile picks at the start of the season, including Aaron Rodgers, Leveon Bell, and Zach Ertz, all of whom have historically been the best at their positions. Unfortunately none of them have been able to consistently produce at the same time every week, which has led to some struggles by the Goat. This week, Zach Ertz finally got on track, catching six balls for 103 yards and a touchdown, good for 16.3 fantasy points. The other two players, however, failed to live up to expectations. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were blitzed by the LA Chargers and lost 11-26. Rodgers threw for one touchdown and 161 yards, only enough for a measly 12.9 fantasy points. Leveon Bell was going up against the Miami Dolphins, who have occasionally resembled a Division II football team, but he found no room to run, failing to score a touchdown while breaking double digits with 12.1 fantasy points. Nothin Runs Like a Deere, on the other hand, has the number 1 fantasy wide receiver in football, Mike Evans. While Evans has occasionally throw up some stinkers, such as his game against New Orleans, he has been awesome more frequently than not. Evans caught twelve receptions for 180 yards and a touchdown this week, claiming that top wide receiver spot and 24 fantasy points. Deshaun Watson also thoroughly enjoyed his time in London, as his Texans walloped the Jaguars 2603 and Watson threw for two touchdowns and 201 yards, rushed for another 37, and got 19.7 fantasy points. While I am the Goat put up a respectable showing with 80.8 fantasy points, Nothin Runs Like a Deere got the top score of the week 115.2 and easily got the W.
Low Fat Greek Goedert went up against Provo Cougars Go Cougs this week, two of the top teams in the League, and it promised some fireworks for sure. Unfortunately, by Thursday night those were largely snuffed out, as Greek Goedert, expecting decent production from Tevin Coleman and the San Francisco defense, stumbled from the get-go, as the two combined for 5.6 fantasy points. Meanwhile, Go Cougs benefited form an awesome game from Tyler Lockett, who was Russell Wilson’s favorite target in a high-scoring affair, catching 13 receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns, mustering 27.2 fantasy points for the Cougs. Monday night was also very good for the Cougars, as Dak Prescott and Zeke Elliott waltzed over the New York Giants to the tune of a combined 35.4 fantasy points. Lamar Jackson was his fantastic self for Greek Goedert, as he dealt the Patriots their first loss of the season behind 163 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 61 yards and another two scores, good for 28.6 fantasy points, but it wasn’t enough to beat Provo Cougars, who ended Greek Goedert’ s seven-game winning streak. Provo Cougars Go Cougs wins 102.5-74.
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| Russell Wilson is on an MVP level right now. |
England Excessive Force and Lookin 2 Winovich went head to head in a matchup of the funniest team logos. Both teams looked strong heading into the matchup, and neither one disappointed as the Sunday went on. Jameis Winston shockingly didn’t throw an interception this game, although he did lose a fumble, and broke the 20-point plane with 20.2 fantasy points for Lookin 2 Winovich. Devin Singletary also finally lived up to the hype as Buffalo blasted the Redskins 24-9. Singletary ran for 95 yards and a touchdown while gaining another 45 yards through the air, making it an even 20 fantasy points on the day. Even boom-or-bust Marvin Jones boomed this week, catching 8 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown for Detroit in their loss to the Raiders, which translates to 18.6 fantasy points. On the other side, Jimmy Garoppolo was an astute start for England Excessive Force, as he threw for four touchdowns and over 300 yards in his win against the Cardinals, collecting 28.9 fantasy points along the way. Melvin Gordon also came alive for the first time this season, racking up 22..9 fantasy points with two touchdowns, 80 yards rushing and 29 yards receiving. While Lookin 2 Winovich went into Monday night ahead, the New York Giants’ inability to score touchdowns was the difference in this matchup, as the Giants kicked four field goals, enough for twelve points from Excessive Force’s kicker. England Excessive Force wins 110.1-100.8.
Goin’ In Blind faced Albuquerque Cat Killas in what amounted to a bye week, as Albuquerque Cat Killas seems to have stopped trying. Five of his active roster players were either on bye or out for the week, meaning that he only hit 21.8 fantasy points for the week. Christian McCaffrey nearly doubled that on his own for Goin’ In Blind, as he hit 34.6 fantasy points with 146 yards rushing. 20 yards receiving, and three touchdowns as he continues his quest for the MVP. Several other players also contributed to Goin’ In Blind breaking 100 points, as Josh Allen showed he’s a competent quarterback with 17.1 points, Carlos Hyde took it to Jacksonville with 14 points, and George Kittle caught his second touchdown of the season on his way to 13.9 fantasy points. Goin’ In Blind sleepwalks to the win, 101.1 to 21.8.
This week saw Low Fat Greek Goedert fall to 7-2, putting her in a tie with Goin’ In Blind and Provo Cougars Go Cougs. However, by virtue of her 943 points on the season she remains comfortably in first place. Goin’ In Blind is second, with Provo Cougars Go Cougs in third. As an interesting point, if the season ended today the Reindeer Gamers would be the last spot in the playoffs at 5-4 and 864.7 points scored. Better Luck Next Time would be out of the playoffs at 5-4and 864.6 points scored. A TENTH OF A POINT can make the difference between the playoffs and ended the season early, so work hard to squeeze any advantage you can out of your roster! Nothin Runs Like Deer had the high score of the week with 115.2 points, Better Luck Next Time was second with 111.3 points, and England Excessive Force was third with 110.1. Provo Cougars Go Cougs, Goin’ In Blind, and Lookin 2 Winovich also broke 100 points on the week.
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