CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
Championship: Wizard of Roz Slaps T.D. Parker
Wizard of Roz 143.75 vs T.D. Parker 86.30
Wizard of Roz got 35.80 points from Julio Jones and 30.15 from Matthew Stafford, stomping T.D. Parker, 143.75 to 86.40. Wizard of Roz has done a good job of putting teams away early, collecting eight blowout wins on the year. Wizard of Roz has been a powerhouse and has now won five straight. This beating avenges a 145.80 to 133.10 loss to T.D. Parker back in Week 11. T.D. Parker finished the regular season in first place with a record of 10-3. They also ranked first in the league with 138.96 points per game. In their only other postseason game of the season, T.D. Parker beat DiRoc, 169.80 to 126.55.
Smooth Moves by Wizard of Roz
- Julio Jones put up 35.80 points, which was the sixth-highest score in the league this week.
- A good team always has a good general and Matthew Stafford proved that this week. He had the fifth-highest QB score in the league this week with 30.15 points.
- The 22.70 points scored by Latavius Murray was the third-highest score of any RB in the league this week.
- With 16.70 points, Emmanuel Sanders ranked ninth in the league in scoring among WRs this week.
- Delanie Walker had the second-highest TE score in the league this week with 14.90 points.
Toyota Roster Tune-up
- Remember that time you thought, “I don’t need help from your stinking articles. I can beat Wizard of Roz on my own.” How’d it work out for you?
- All nine players in the starting lineup scored less than their projected points.
- This is one of those mistakes that you continuously think about for ten years. Did not start Blake Bortles, who scored 43.90 points to rank second in the league in scoring.
- Cam Newton had the highest projected points in the matchup with 30.41, but fell short by scoring 15.70 points.
- Julius Thomas could not reach his projected point total, scoring only 22.2% of his 14.43-point projection with 3.20 points.
What If
- If Wizard of Roz played T.D. Parker every week, they’d be 6-9 this season.
- Besides T.D. Parker, Wizard of Roz would have beaten only three other teams this week.
- If they played the same schedule as T.D. Parker, Wizard of Roz would be 11-2.
- If Wizard of Roz had played every team in the league each week, they would be 104-63-1.
- T.D. Parker would have lost to four other teams besides Wizard of Roz this week.
- And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Wizard of Roz would have lost to T.D. Parker 169.80 – 136.80.
- T.D. Parker would be 9-4 if they played the same schedule as Wizard of Roz.
- T.D. Parker would be 109-52 if they played every team every week.
Game Notes
- Three of the four losses for T.D. Parker this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
- Four of the starters for Wizard of Roz scored higher than the leading scorer for T.D. Parker.
- Wizard of Roz won again and is on a five-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league.
- T.D. Parker had their lowest output of the season with 86.40 points.
- Not going to name names, but some people here aren’t pulling their weight. Forget it, Doug Martin needs to step it up! He scored 8.50 points against a projected 14.90 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in five straight games.
- Wizard of Roz is now 8-1 in blowout games, including wins in their last five such contests.
- T.D. Parker falls to 2-1 in blowout games this season.
- With 15.80 points, T.D. Parker got the highest combined scoring output from the TE position for any team this week.
CONSOLATION BRACKET
Consolation: DiRoc Gets Victory Against Crows Before Hoes
Crows Before Hoes 108.10 vs DiRoc 143.45
DiRoc picked up 30.10 points from Allen Robinson and 26.35 from Russell Wilson to beat Crows Before Hoes 143.75 to 108.10. This win avenges a 156.55 to 152.35 close loss to Crows Before Hoes back in Week 3. With Mason Crosby delivering zero points for DiRoc, the outcome could have been worse.
Smooth Moves by DiRoc
- With 30.10 points, Allen Robinson ranked fourth in the league in scoring among WRs this week.
- The 22.40 points scored by Javorius Allen was the fourth-highest score of any RB in the league this week.
- What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and A.J. Green have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked ninth in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 16.70 points.
- The St. Louis Rams Defense scored 17.00 points and beat their scoring projection by 157.2%, which led the team.
- Even with a zero from starter Mason Crosby, DiRoc was still able to win.
Toyota Roster Tune-up
- Fantasy Football is a mental sport. Using your brain is a great way to ensure success.
- Did not start Kirk Cousins, who led the league in scoring with 46.85 points.
- 7 of the 9 starters scored less than their projected points.
- Who needs offense when the defense is so dominant!? Crows Before Hoes got outscored 17.00 – 6.00 by DiRoc at the DEF position.
- Greg Olsen fell short of his scoring projection with 8.00 points, just 46.9% of his projected 17.06.
What If
- DiRoc would be 7-8 if they played Crows Before Hoes every week.
- DiRoc would have beaten only three other teams besides Crows Before Hoes this week.
- Had they played each other last week, DiRoc would have defeated Crows Before Hoes 126.55 – 111.90.
- DiRoc would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule as Crows Before Hoes.
- DiRoc would be 93-74-1 if they played every team every week.
- In addition to DiRoc, Crows Before Hoes would have lost to just three other teams this week.
- Crows Before Hoes would be 6-7 if they played the same schedule as DiRoc.
- If they played every team every week, Crows Before Hoes would be 98-63.
Game Notes
- Maybe the league is colluding against them. All five of the losses for Crows Before Hoes this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
- The margin of victory for the matchup ended up being the smallest in the league this week at 35.65 points.
- DiRoc is leveraging their draft well. This week they got 77.5% of their points from players they drafted.
- DiRoc overachieved and improves to 6-2 when doing so, while Crows Before Hoes fell short of their projection. They are now 3-4 when scoring less than expected.
- With 108.10 points, Crows Before Hoes had the highest losing score in the league this week.
- The 143.75 points scored by DiRoc ranked third in the league this week.
- Hey, a win’s a win. The 143.75 points scored by DiRoc was the lowest winning score in the league this week.
- DeAndre Hopkins did his best in the loss, ranking sixth among all WRs in the league with 26.70 points.
Consolation: HITMEN Squashes The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo 63.25 vs HITMEN 165.65
HITMEN put up the highest point total they’ve scored to date, stomping The Bronx Zoo 165.55 to 63.45. Blow out would be an undestatement here, as this 102.10-point margin of victory was the second-largest of all matchups this season. HITMEN goes to 2-1 head-to-head this season against The Bronx Zoo, avenging a Week 7 shellacking (171.15 to 101.05) the last time the teams met. To make matters worse, The Bronx Zoo had a starter score zero points (Mark Ingram).
Smooth Moves by HITMEN
- Who says kickers aren’t real people? Blair Walsh had the highest score of any K in the league this season with 23.00 points.
- With 32.60 points, Allen Hurns got the ninth-largest point total in the league and beat his projected points by 147.2%, which was the sixth-biggest percentage in the league.
- HITMEN had 7 of their 9 starters exceed their projected points.
- What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Brandin Cooks have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked seventh in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 26.30 points.
- Adrian Peterson put the team on his back with 20.90 points, the sixth-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
Toyota Roster Tune-up
- Now that The Bronx Zoo got that embarrassing loss out of the way, let’s work on our Toyota Hall of Fame potential.
- Left Frank Gore on the bench, where he led the team in scoring with 23.50 points, beating his scoring projection by 89.8%, which also led the team.
- Should have started Davante Adams, who underachieved, but still had the most points of any WR on the team with 7.20 against a projected 11.45.
- The Bronx Zoo would have welcomed more points at WR, where HITMEN topped them 58.90 – 6.50.
- Benjamin Watson was last in the matchup in scoring with 1.50 points against a projected 13.51 and underachieved for the first time this season.
What If
- If HITMEN played The Bronx Zoo every week, they’d be 6-9 this year.
- Besides The Bronx Zoo, HITMEN would have defeated six other teams this week.
- HITMEN would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule as The Bronx Zoo.
- If HITMEN had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-89.
- The Bronx Zoo would have lost to six other teams besides HITMEN this week.
- Timing really is everything. HITMEN would have lost to The Bronx Zoo 131.30 – 116.65 had they played each other last week.
- The Bronx Zoo would be 5-7 if they played the same schedule as HITMEN.
- If they played every team every week, The Bronx Zoo would be 73-88.
Game Notes
- Three of the nine losses for The Bronx Zoo this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.
- HITMEN had a league-high for the week with 165.55 points, which is the ninth-highest score in the league this season.
- The margin of victory of 102.10 points was the largest in the league this week and second-biggest in the league this season.
- The Bronx Zoo has lost four straight games, the longest current losing streak in the league.
- Look here. We’re gonna put any recollection of this week in a box, we’re gonna lock it up, and we’re gonna toss that thing in the ocean. The Bronx Zoo was last in the league in scoring and had their lowest score of the season with 63.45 points.
- The Bronx Zoo got a combined 22.20 points from their RBs, their lowest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
- HITMEN beat The Bronx Zoo at the top, with two of their starters outscoring the leading point-getter for The Bronx Zoo.
- The Bronx Zoo lost in a blowout. They are now 1-3 in blowout matchups this year.
Consolation: HODOR! Beats Up Mother of Dragons
HODOR! 146.55 vs Mother of Dragons 79.10
HODOR! benefited from 33.50 points from Brandon Marshall and 32.10 from Ryan Fitzpatrick, crushing Mother of Dragons 153.10 to 79.10. It was an epic playoff victory, and the 74.00-point margin of victory is the third-highest in the league this season. HODOR! has been coming up strong regularly after winning their last four matchups in a row. HODOR! wins their second matchup with Mother of Dragons in as many games, and their head-to-head record improves to 2-1. Their last win was in Week 13 with a final score of 160.20 to 108.05. The margin could have been larger, HODOR! had a starter score zero points (LeGarrette Blount). Mother of Dragons finished the regular season in ninth place with a record of 6-7. In terms of scoring average, they ranked slightly better (seventh with 121.03). They played in a pair of previous postseason games this year. In their last game, Mother of Dragons took down The Bronx Zoo, 158.55 to 131.30. The week before, they defeated The Sand Snakes, 146.15 to 117.80.
Smooth Moves by HODOR!
- Brandon Marshall felt like the Rodney Dangerfield of football, ‘no respect at all’ with this week’s projected points. He scored the eighth-most points in the league and beat his projected point total by 99.9%, the ninth-highest percentage in the league.
- With 32.10 points, Ryan Fitzpatrick had the 10th-highest score in the league this week.
- A person is known by the company they keep. In this case, HODOR! is looking pretty darn good because they had 7 of their 9 starters exceed their projected points.
- Doug Baldwin scored 27.80 points, the fifth-highest WR score in the league this week.
- There are rumors that the military wants to model a new all-terrain vehicle based off of David Johnson. He had the fifth-highest score among RBs in the league this week with 21.70 points.
Toyota Roster Tune-up
- Losing is a proven way not to win a game. For a more successful season, try not losing.
- Left Jordan Reed on the bench, where he scored the fifth-most points in the league and beat his projected point total by 117.6%, the eighth-highest percentage in the league.
- Should have started Tyrod Taylor, who underachieved, but still outscored the starting QB with 13.65 against a projected 21.74.
- James Starks was last in the league in scoring and had a season-low -0.90 points.
- Mother of Dragons needed more points from the QB position, where HODOR! beat them 32.10 – 11.70.
What If
- If HODOR! played Mother of Dragons every week, they would be 10-6 this season.
- HODOR! would have beaten five other teams besides Mother of Dragons this week.
- If they played the same schedule as Mother of Dragons, HODOR! would be 7-6.
- HODOR! would be 88-80 if they played every team every week.
- Mother of Dragons would have lost to five other teams besides HODOR! this week.
- Timing really is everything. HODOR! would have lost to Mother of Dragons 158.55 – 146.55 had they played each other last week.
- Mother of Dragons would be 5-8 if they played the same schedule as HODOR!.
- Mother of Dragons would be 68-100 if they played every team every week.
Game Notes
- Seven of the eight losses for Mother of Dragons this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average.
- Four of the starters for HODOR! scored higher than the leading scorer for Mother of Dragons.
- HODOR! bested their projected points again, the 10th time this season they have done so, including a streak of four straight games.
- Mother of Dragons had 79.10 points, their season-low.
- The margin of victory of 74.00 points was the biggest of the season for HODOR! and third-largest in the league this season.
- HODOR! got the best total score from their WRs of any team this week with 61.30 points.
- HODOR! is now 3-2 in blowout games, including wins in their last three such contests.
- In games that are blowouts, Mother of Dragons is now 3-4, including losses in their last three such matchups.