Week 6 Update (It's a miracle - week 7 hasn't even started yet!):
Sheriff (4-2) 102.80 - Nakor (6-0) 112.14 - There's just no stopping him! Not even with the bye week impact, not even when he only plays 1 TE in his team because he doesn't have a backup, not even when you score over 100 points against him when he has all these things going against him. There's just no stopping him! Oh wait a minute, there is, and it's PLAYING DENARIUS MOORE INSTEAD OF MILES AUSTIN!!! Then you might just do it, but only just. So Nakor's run goes on, and the next victim awaits! To be fair, the game still had life going into MNF, but it relied on Ryan Mathews getting injured before he racked up 10 yards from scrimmage (not beyond the realms of possibility actually!) or for him to become a fumbling machine. Alas, no joy! Clearly I don't run as good as I'd like to!
Camel (4-2) 107.22 - Tighty (2-4) 68.08 - Boom! The No 1 Pick is back! Aaron Rodgers rattles up 39.22 points with his ridiculous 6TD haul vs the Texans and almost singlehandedly beats Tighty's team score. To be fair, if you look at the match up and cover the QB scores, the figures don't look vastly different between the two teams, with surprisingly few double digit contributions on either side. However, Camel's TE's both managed to contribute 9 points, whilst Tighty's only conjured up 7 in total, which also made a difference. Both could have expected better from RB, with poor days for Trent Richardson (albeit he left with an injury) and Jamaal Charles (he played with a Brady Quinn!) Camel was so disheartened, he traded Richardson away a few days later!
AWOL (1-5) 72.44 - Linux (1-5) 109.72 - He's only gone and done it!!! Yes, after 5 failed attempts previously, Linux has finally got an entry in the Win column, overcoming no-one in the process which means he's yet to still beat a team with an active manager!
Yes, he did have the advantage of playing a team with only 1 RB, but he did have to overcome the fact that DUSTIN KELLER actually played (scoring a massive 0.6 points!) However, his score of 109.72 was a respectable one, albeit the contribution from the top half of his line up (all double figures, 82 points) was a lot healthier than that from the bottom half (all single figures, 28 points). Could this be the start of the comeback? He's upto 10th and has two more teams in his sights this week!
Bobby1 (4-2) 74.70 - ChipRich (3-3) 104.56 - Something of a shock result as most of Phil's skill players decided to take an unscheduled bye week, allowing ChipRich to grab a comfortable win despite a few of his own players, particularly the TE's, pulling in sub-par scores. The usually reliable Lynch (5pts), Julio Jones (6) and Tony Gonzalez (4) were among the culprits. The J Jones to own in this matchup turned out to be James, who's 15 pts was one of 5 double point hauls from Rich's team. He moves back to .500 with the win. Phil stays one game ahead at 4-2.
Marky/sharplea (1-5) 106.22 - LeKnave (4-2) 127.14 - More disappointment for Taco Style as they rattle up 100+pts again and still fall well short of LeKnave's score. Lot's of healthy contributions from all around LeKnave's team, with the exception of QB where both his rostered players scored <7. Still, when you get the rest of your team chipping in plenty of points, it doesn't really matter. It's a bit of a shame too, as it means Shonn Greene's ridiculous 34point haul (more than his combined total from Wks1-5!) didn't make a difference to the result, so no chance to use such classics as 'the opposition were left Greene with envy!'
jek187 (2-4) 90.56 - Horneris (4-2) 123.68 - As Brent pointed out earlier in the week,
Got to say I was expecting much more of a fight from Jek this week
He certainly did appear to enjoy winning this game and, ironically, the biggest factor was another massive score from the fabulous RG3, from Jek's own Redskins! AJ Green, predictably, scored heavily (despite the Bengals being poor overall) and Jeremy Maclin also scored well (thanks largely to the one decent pass which Vick managed to throw this week [/rant]). No doubt the biggest surprise of the week in the Fantasy game was Matt Ryan failing to pile up points against the Raiders, and as well as Gates did in his return to form game, he was never going to make up the 50odd points needed on Monday. Horneris moves to 4-2. Jek looks in danger of slipping out of playoff contention!
Week 6 overall showed the first signs that the league is starting to separate a little. There is now a queue of 5 teams on 4-2 behind runaway leader Nakor, but only ChipRich below them is within one game. The other teams, all on 2-4 or 1-5 need to stay in touch over the next few weeks. Not a week to trouble the record books either!
Week 7 brings a respite for the long-suffering Eagles fans like myself as we get the mercy of a bye week. Within the league, the standout game is the in-form battle between Horner and LeKnave, both of whom are in the melee at 4-2 (Sheriff vs Camel is another matchup of 4-2 teams) and Nakor gets to beat up on another team in a top vs bottom clash vs WPIL. If there's any matchup for WPIL to stay AWOL for another week, it's that one!
The action begins tonight with a tasty NFC West smashmouth matchup between the 49ers and Seahawks. Both teams big on DEF, so not likely to be one for the casual fan, but a fascinating game awaits, I think!
YTD Records:
Highest Team Score:1) 166.80 - B Side's (Week 5)
2) 149.94 - Sheriff's Stars (Week 2)
3) 143.84 - B Side's (Week 4)
Lowest Team Score:1) 47.90 - WeHateDallas (Week 5)
2) 56.32 - Taco Style FF (Week 3)
3) 59.44 - PancakeBlock (Week 5)
Lowest Winning Team Score:1) 80.20 - Siberian Alcoholics (Week 5) vs Taco Style FF
2) 81.34 - Taco Style FF (Week 2) vs PancakeBlock
3) 84.10 - Sheriff's Stars (Week 4) vs Ruxin's Ravens
Highest Losing Team Score: 113.48
1) 113.48 - Robbies Gould en Shower (Week 5) vs Middleton Tyas Mayhem
2) 109.08 - Taco Style FF (Week 1) vs Robbies Gould en Shower
3) 108.96 - Carisbrooke Chodes (Week 2) vs Sheriff's Stars
Largest Winning Margin:1) 73.34 - B Side's (Week 5) vs Ruxin's Ravens
2) 64.96 - Carisbrooke Chodes (Week 5) vs WeHateDallas
3) 62.18 - B Side's (Week 4) vs Carisbrooke Chodes
Narrowest Winning Margin:1) 0.38 - B Side's (Week 3) vs Siberian Alcoholics
2) 1.14 - Sheriff's Stars (Week 4) vs Ruxin's Ravens
3) 1.54 - PancakeBlock (Week 3) vs Dr Mantis Toboggan MD
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