MLBPPWORLD FANTASY WEEK 7 RECAP
NBA is Better (BrewersFuzz) 124 The Revengers (GoTwins24) 89
Summary: NBA is Better bounced back from a disappointing loss in a big way. They only scored 1.5 more points than they did last week, but it was more than enough to get the job done. Kareem Hunt was the story of the week, putting up a monstrous 33.5 points in a dominant primetime performance. Hunt's domination put the game out of reach, but it was the work of Adam Thielen and Tom Brady that put NBA is Better in position to win. Thielen minimized the impact of opposing QB Kirk Cousins with 21.5 points, and Tom Brady scored 21 despite limited opportunities thanks to two special teams touchdowns. Deandre Hopkins did just enough to be considered as a decent performer, scoring 12.5 points. David Njoku appears to be on the upswing thanks to his second consecutive week with 13+ points. The only real negatives for NBA is Better were Duke Johnson Jr. and Allen Robinson. Johnson received a limited amount of touches, only receiving one handoff and catching four passes. Allen Robinson appears to not be fully healthy as he was limited in practice all week, and this limitation was clear this week as he was held to one catch for four yards. NBA is Better will hope to get Robinson up to speed as the rest of the lineup soars. It's been a season to forget for last year's runner-up, who was once again led by the Texans defense, who scored 18 points. The Revengers have struggled to find a player who can score over 20 points in a week aside from Antonio Brown, but they almost found an answer this week, picking up Marlon Mack prior to the matchup. However, they started Corey Clement over Mack, which cost them 28 points. In addition, Mitchell Trubisky outscored Kirk Cousins by 14 points, but was also left on the bench. The roster decisions were not entirely poor, as the decision to start Tarik Cohen in favor of Jordan Howard granted them 7.5 points. Kenyan Drake managed to surpass the ten-point mark for just the third time this season. Perhaps the Dolphins will begin to increase his usage, but it is far too late for the Revengers at this point. They will now have to only look to play spoiler for the rest of this season, a task that hardly seems accomplishable as the team currently stands.
You've Been Juiced! (LetsGoMets77) 88 Atomic Pickles (AgentP) 124.5
Summary: The Atomic Pickles gained a key victory to surpass the .500 mark thanks once again to their dynamic QB/RB1 duo of Patrick Mahomes and Todd Gurley. The pair has shown no signs of regression, combining for 60 points yet again this week. However, it wasn't just this duo that shined as recently acquired RB Tevin Coleman padded the margin of victory with 15 points Monday night. Mike Evans had a bit of a bounce-back week, scoring 13.5 points following his disappointing 7-point output last week. Zach Ertz has been one of the most dependable players in the league for the last two seasons, and he continued that trend with a 17.5 point game in Philadelphia's stunning loss against Carolina. These performances were enough to cover disappointing outings from the rest of the lineup. Jacksonville's defense will be something to keep an eye on going forward due to their recent struggles. The once league-best fantasy defense has scored 5 total points in the last three weeks and has failed to surpass the 15-point mark all season. If they return to form, they will fill out an already elite lineup. You've Been Juiced! failed to impress after a hot streak thanks in part to Pittsburgh's bye week. Due to the bye, Ben Roethlisberger, Juju Smith-Schuster, and James Conner all missed the matchup. The trio's production was severely missed, as every replacement could not match their recent production. Andy Dalton managed to score only 7 points, a low total for QBs this season. Austin Ekeler was the most solid out of the three replacements, scoring 8.5 points, but it can be assumed that James Conner would manage to outscore this total. Finally, Marquise Goodwin did not come close to Juju Smith-Schuster's season average, only scoring a mere 3 points. Mark Ingram struggled in his second game of the year, scoring only five points. Latavius Murray was the only bright spot position player wise, scoring over 20 points for the second week in a row. After a rough start to the season, Minnesota's defense has appeared to return to form, which will help add some extra points to a solid lineup. Overall, it is very difficult to win with three crucial players on bye, and You've Been Juiced! can probably view this as a one-off loss.
Titsburgh Feelers (Queso James) 114.5 Los Angeles Aodgers (Kungfupandacam) 135.5
Summary: The Los Angeles Aodgers were able to dig themselves out of a major deficit thanks to a solid team performance, grabbing a major bounce-back victory. After a sluggish start to the game, Cam Newton led the Panthers and the Aodgers on the comeback trail, surprisingly scoring 24 points. Speaking of surprises, Dion Lewis followed a 1-point performance by scoring 18, a crucial performance that the Aodgers couldn't have gone without. Despite being included in trade rumors, Michael Thomas had his best game since Week 3, scoring 15.5 points. In another surprise, TE George Kittle appeared to be fully healthy, scoring 17.5 points, his second-highest total of the season. Arguably, the most crucial outing came from new WR Jarvis Landry, who impressed his new team with 20 major points. Washington's defense was also a pleasant surprise for the Aodgers, scoring nearly 20 points, by far their highest of the season. Ito Smith and Justin Tucker were the only letdowns, scoring 4 and 5 points respectively. Ultimately, it was a week of surprises for the Aodgers, who will be extremely glad to have pulled out the win. The Feelers were left shocked after the defeat. The Feelers led by 60 points before the Sunday game even kicked off thanks to Denver's dominant defensive outing. After scoring only 1 point in the last three weeks, the Broncos tore apart Josh Rosen and the anemic Cardinals offense for 36 fantasy points. In addition, Emmanuel Sanders had his second consecutive 20+ point performance, one that included a touchdown pass. However, QB Andrew Luck was the only other player who followed their momentum, scoring 22 points in the Colts' blowout win over Buffalo. Outside of these three players, not a single player scored over ten points. Ezekiel Elliot was the most underwhelming of them all, scoring a mere 4 points, his only single-digit game of the season. Joe Mixon also inexplicably struggled, also putting up his lowest scoring output of the year with 6.5 points. Taylor Gabriel has been great this season, but the Patriots successfully game-planned against him, holding him to a mere 3.5 points. Overall, the Feelers will look for a better team effort next week.
Kerryon My Wayward Son (Dishnet34) 115.5 Cool Brees (ZeroGibson13) 76.5
Summary: After scoring the lowest point total of the season, Kerryon My Wayward Son scored more than enough to win this time around thanks to a solid team effort. They were led by the Rams defense, which scored 26 points, by far their highest output of the season. LA's defense was the only 20+ point scorer, but several players surpassed the ten point mark. Phillip Lindsay returned to his early season form, surpassing the double-digit mark for the first time since Week 4. AJ Green deferred from many underperforming Bengals players by scoring 14.5 points. Despite this, Green's outputs have been relatively low by his standards this year, but fortunately for Kerryon My Wayward Son, there has been plenty of leeway for him to find his footing. TJ Yeldon has been a pleasant surprise in Leonard Fournette's absence, continuing this trend with a 14.5 point game. Kenny Golladay and Stefon Diggs were uncharacteristically underwhelming, combining for only 11 points, by far their lowest combined total of the season. Overall, it was a crucial victory for Kerryon My Wayward Son, and they can safely say that the bad taste of last week has been washed away. Cool Brees has been by far the unluckiest team in the league this season, entering this week with a 2-4 record despite occupying the top spot in the power rankings for every week of the season. This week, however, was a different story. Cool Brees scored their lowest amount of points since the first leg of last year's championship game. Surprisingly, the top five layers in the lineup had decent weeks. Drew Brees and Alvin Kamara combined for 30 points, lower than usual, but still a solid combination. Tyreek Hill and Brandin Cooks, members of two of the most explosive offenses in the league, also put forth a decent combined effort, totaling 29.5 points. Finally, Christian McCaffrey was passable, recording an unspectacular ten points.. Unfortunately, the rest of the lineup failed to surpass the double-digit mark. Ricky Seals-Jones only scored 2 points, and Matt Breida actually lost his team a point thanks to an early injury. Breida wasn't the only member to lose points as the usually solid Bills defense lost 2 points. Ultimately, while Cool Brees received solid performances from a few players, their performances weren't enough to mask a poor performance from the end of the lineup.
Detroit Phantoms (DTigers115) 85 King of the North (PhilliesFan134) 95
Summary: King of the North continued their run with a late victory over the Detroit Phantoms. The game was sealed late Monday night thanks to a final drive outburst from Saquon Barkley, who finished the game with 21.5 points after a slow start. For a while, it appeared that the game might end in a tie, but a late Barkley touchdown clinched his team the victory. Joe Flacco was a great streaming option for starter Aaron Rodgers, scoring 19 points against a weakened New Orleans secondary. However, the most crucial performance came from Baltimore WR John Brown, who scored 22.5 points after scoring only 10 total points in the last two weeks. Without this spectacular performance, King of the North surely would have lost this major matchup. Adrian Peterson was the final piece to the victory, scoring a passable 9.5 points. It wasn't all positives for King of the North as Kenny Stills suffered a groin injury. Stills is already ruled out for next week, but his production can easily be replaced. Christian Kirk was slightly disappointing, but he couldn't be expected to perform well due to his offense's struggles. The biggest concern for King of the North remains the tight end position. Cameron Brate was once again underwhelming, only scoring a point-and-a-half. With limited tight end options available this season, King of the North will hope that Brate can surpass OJ Howard in Tampa's offensive hierarchy. It was a missed opportunity for the Detroit Phantoms, who will be wishing to have had a higher scoring output in this key game. The only remarkable players for the Phantoms were the Detroit tandem of Matthew Stafford and Kerryon Johnson, who combined for 34 points. However, Johnson's impact would have been even greater had he managed to score a touchdown. Josh Gordon was the only other decent player thanks to his 12-point performance against Chicago. the Phantoms will still be waiting for Gordon's breakout game, which may be hard to come by with New England's target distribution. Aside from Kerryon Johnson, the Phantoms' running backs were a major disappointment, combining for only 8 points. Alex Collins regressed to his previous form after a promising 17-point outing last week. The Phantoms will hope for a return to more consistent form. Bilal Powell has been one of the most frustrating fantasy players throughout his career, and this was once again the case after his 2.5 point performance. Closing out the disappointments was WR Keenan Allen, whose struggles in 2018 continued with an unremarkable 9.5 points. Allen has only surpassed the ten-point mark three times this season after an outstanding 2017 campaign. The Phantoms will hope that his upcoming bye week will help clear his head. Ultimately, the Phantoms are still over .500, but they will have to face Cool Brees in an under-the-radar matchup next week.
Team Griffith (jag123jg) 76.5 Toby's Long Face (Q. Kimmel) 100
Summary: Toby's Long Face survived a late injury to TE Rob Gronkowski thanks largely to Gronkowski's teammate James White. White has been quietly dependable so far this season, as he is yet to score under 10 points. His 25 point outburst this week happened to be his second-highest of the season and ended up being an absolute necessity for Toby's Long Face. QB Matt Ryan ended his first half in a big way, scoring 19 points. New England's defense bounced back after losing two points last week by scoring 14 this week, thanks largely in part to two special teams touchdowns. Travis Kelce was passable, scoring 11.5 points. It was enough to win this week, but Toby's Long Face will hope to see higher outputs from Kelce heading forward if they are to bolt into contention. Jordan Reed was the only real let-down, as has been the case all season, scoring only 5 points. Washington's offense will need to improve in order for Reed's performance to increase. Despite the letdown, the aforementioned strong performances were all Toby's Long Face need to secure a stress-free victory. Team Griffith failed to successfully follow up a major win last week. Odell Beckham Jr. and T.Y. Hilton were outstanding, combining for 40 points. Carson Wentz was also great once again, scoring 18. However, injuries to Sony Michel and Lesean McCoy derailed Team Griffith's chances this week. The injuries caused the usually dependable pairing to combine 1.5 points. Their injuries could spoil any hope Team Griffith had to salvage their season, and replacements may have to be found as time is not on Team Griffith's side. Tyler Boyd also disappointed, recording 18 fewer points this week. It was a disheartening loss for Team Griffith, especially due to injuries.
Standings: Alvin Lockhart Division Kerryon My Wayward Son 5-2 Detroit Phantoms 4-3 You've Been Juiced 4-3 Titsburgh Feelers 3-4 Team Griffith 2-5 The Revengers 2-5
Gilgamesh Star Division King of the North 5-2 Atomic Pickles 4-3 Los Angeles Aodgers 4-3 NBA is Better 4-3 Toby's Long Face 3-4 Cool Brees 2-5
Power Rankings (Based on Total Points Scored) 1. Atomic Pickles (807) 2. Cool Brees (788) 3. Titsburgh Feelers (767.5) 4. Los Angeles Aodgers (761.5) 5. NBA is Better (759.5) 6. Detroit Phantoms (728) 7. Kerryon My Wayward Son (718) 8. You've Been Juiced! (713) 9. Team Griffith (705) 10. Toby's Long Face (703) 11. King of the North (692) 12. The Revengers (684)
Best of luck in Week 8!
_________________ The source of my emotional anguish:
ZeroGibson13 wrote: So far your Game 1 and 2 predictions have been the opposite of right, so I'm gonna predict the Indians have a 3-1 lead after Game 4. ...
BrewersFuzz wrote: AND THEN IN A SHOCKING TURN OF EVENTS CLEVELAND BLOWS THE 3-1 LEAD THIS TIME
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