2018 - Week 12

Did you know that there is only one more game before the fantasy football playoffs? I sure didn't.

It's time to get serious. Although... hopefully you were already serious since these games were critical for deciding who the final 4 teams will be in the playoffs!

---- Current Standings ----

1	9-3	HL3	Gordon Freeman	Coach Nicholas
2	9-3	CRAB	Mixon's I am not a Crab	Coach Patrick
3	8-4	RISH	Green Bay Mermen	Coach Anna
4	8-4	SUCH	Sports and Such	Coach Brandon
5	8-4	TACO	Taco Tuesdays	Coach Shane
6	6-6	GOOD	The Good Commish	Coach Skyler
7	5-7	MoSW	Ministry of Silly Walks	Coach Kristin
8	4-8	Side	PNW Western WA East Siders	Coach Brandon
9	3-9	EGG	Seattle Handegg Squad	Coach Andre
10	0-12	HAM	Hamtown Hamboys	Coach TJ

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League Wide Winners and Losers

All-Star Players

SUCH	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Car	46.7 pts (+26.0, over projected)
RISH	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	Pit	37.9 pts (+21.2, over projected)
Side	Eric Ebron	TE	Ind	21.5 pts (+12.6, over projected)
RISH	Saquon Barkley	FLEX	NYG	33.2 pts (+11.2, over projected)
EGG	Corey Davis	WR	Ten	23.5 pts (+11.1, over projected)

Bust Players

CRAB	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	10.8 pts (-13.6, under projected)
TACO	Michael Thomas	WR	NO	7.8 pts (-12.7, under projected)
HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	11.5 pts (-10.5, under projected)
GOOD	Andy Dalton	QB	Cin	8.1 pts (-9.5, under projected)
TACO	Evan Engram	TE	NYG	0.0 pts (-9.5, under projected)

Best of the Bench

Side	Deshaun Watson	Bench	Hou	29.4 pts (+12.5, over projected)
CRAB	Kirk Cousins	Bench	Min	27.4 pts (+7.0, over projected)
EGG	Dak Prescott	Bench	Dal	27.4 pts (+10.2, over projected)
EGG	Kenyan Drake	Bench	Mia	26.6 pts (+15.0, over projected)
CRAB	Lamar Miller	Bench	Hou	23.7 pts (+9.9, over projected)

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Green Bay Mermen vs PNW Western WA East Siders

WINNER: Green Bay Mermen

PROJECTED SCORE: 137.2 - 121.3

FINAL SCORE: 170.9 - 128.5

Star Players:

RISH	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	Pit	37.9 pts from 189 yds; 1 TD; 13/17 REC
RISH	Saquon Barkley	FLEX	NYG	33.2 pts from 142 yds; 2 TD; 7/8 REC
Side	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dal	25.3 pts from 143 yds; 1 TD; 26 RUNS

Underachievers:

RISH	Titans D/ST	D/ST	FA	-2.0 pts (-8.9 projected) from 34 PA; 4 SCK;
Side	Adrian Peterson	RB	Wsh	6.4 pts (-7.1 projected) from 44 yds; 0 TD; 12 RUNS
Side	Robbie Gould	K	SF	3.0 pts (-5.1 projected) from 1/1 field goals; 0/1 XP

Coach Anna's team is becoming impressive just at the right time! Saquon and JuJu are putting up impressive performances, getting Anna just in reach of the playoffs.

The Mermen looking like powerhouses

Coach Brandon lost another one that was projected to be much closer than it actually was. This week though I'm pretty certain it's because Greg the Leg Zuerlein was on a bye week.

Sometimes you just have bad luck. Sometimes you just have persistent bad luck.

Seattle Handegg Squad vs The Good Commish

WINNER: Seattle Handegg Squad

PROJECTED SCORE: 122.9 - 133.4

FINAL SCORE: 146.4 - 127.3

Star Players:

GOOD	Adam Thielen	WR	Min	26.5 pts from 125 yds; 1 TD; 8/9 REC
GOOD	Leonard Fournette	RB	Jax	25.8 pts from 108 yds; 2 TD; 18 RUNS
EGG	Corey Davis	WR	Ten	23.5 pts from 135 yds; 1 TD; 4/4 REC

Underachievers:

GOOD	Andy Dalton	QB	Cin	8.1 pts (-9.5 projected) from 100 yds passing; 1 TD; 1 INT
GOOD	David Johnson	RB	Ari	9.9 pts (-7.6 projected) from 79 yds; 0 TD; 17 RUNS
GOOD	Mark Ingram II	FLEX	NO	8.6 pts (-6.1 projected) from 66 yds; 0 TD; 2/2 REC

All but 2 of coach Andre's players scored between 16 - 23 points! With no breakout players, but no busts either, the Seattle Handegg Squad pulled out the upset victory.

That's a good squad effort

Coach Skyler missed his chance at the playoffs with the loss today, but having all 3 underachievers will do that to you.

Playoff hopes snatched right out from under him

Sports and Such vs Gordon Freeman

WINNER: Sports and Such

PROJECTED SCORE: 117.8 - 141.2

FINAL SCORE: 131.7 - 131.5

Star Players:

SUCH	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Car	46.7 pts from 237 yds; 2 TD; 17 RUNS
HL3	Nick Chubb	FLEX	Cle	27.8 pts from 128 yds; 2 TD; 3/3 REC
HL3	Andrew Luck	QB	Ind	23.6 pts from 343 yds passing; 3 TD; 2 INT

Underachievers:

HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	11.5 pts (-10.5 projected) from 95 yds; 0 TD; 13 RUNS
HL3	Greg Olsen	TE	Car	3.1 pts (-7.7 projected) from 11 yds; 0 TD; 2/4 REC
SUCH	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	11.9 pts (-7.4 projected) from 198 yds passing; 1 TD; 0 INT

Look at that score!

Look at it again! That's a really close game and an upset victory for coach Brandon. 46.7 points of it came from the running back that the Seahawks couldn't stop. This victory puts Sports and Such in the hunt for the playoffs. If they win next week they are in.

Close game victory hats!

Coach Nick had some bad luck. In the end, maybe it was because Christian McCaffrey got all the carries so Greg Olsen couldn't do anything at all in his game.

It sucks losing a game as close as this

Mixon's I am not a Crab vs Taco Tuesdays

WINNER: Mixon's I am not a Crab

PROJECTED SCORE: 124.1 - 119.3

FINAL SCORE: 121.1 - 73.9

Star Players:

CRAB	Joe Mixon	RB	Cin	22.5 pts from 155 yds; 0 TD; 14 RUNS
CRAB	Matt Ryan	QB	Atl	20.7 pts from 377 yds passing; 2 TD; 1 INT
TACO	Drew Brees	QB	NO	20.4 pts from 171 yds passing; 4 TD; 1 INT

Underachievers:

CRAB	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	10.8 pts (-13.6 projected) from 98 yds; 0 TD; 14 RUNS
TACO	Michael Thomas	WR	NO	7.8 pts (-12.7 projected) from 38 yds; 0 TD; 4/6 REC
TACO	Evan Engram	TE	NYG	0.0 pts (-9.5 projected) from 0 yds; 0 TD; 0/0 REC

Coach Patrick continues his winning streak with another win thanks to Mixon and Ryan. Coach Patrick is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs.

Coach Patrick pulling out the win while cooking Thanksgiving dinner

Something went wrong with coach Shane's team this week. All around his players seemed a bit lackluster. That's not good timing since Taco Tuesday needs to win next week to make it into the playoffs.

Taco Tuesday needs a bit more hot sauce to spice up the team

Ministry of Silly Walks vs Hamtown Hamboys

WINNER: Ministry of Silly Walks

PROJECTED SCORE: 81.4 - 79.8

FINAL SCORE: 86.6 - 60.7

Star Players:

MoSW	Stefon Diggs	WR	Min	22.9 pts from 89 yds; 1 TD; 8/11 REC
HAM	Russell Wilson	QB	Sea	22.0 pts from 339 yds passing; 2 TD; 0 INT
MoSW	Philip Rivers	QB	LAC	20.7 pts from 259 yds passing; 3 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

HAM	Duke Johnson Jr.	FLEX	Cle	4.9 pts (-7.5 projected) from 39 yds; 0 TD; 1/2 REC
HAM	Jordan Howard	RB	Chi	2.5 pts (-7.5 projected) from 15 yds; 0 TD; 7 RUNS
MoSW	Jaguars D/ST	D/ST	FA	0.0 pts (-7.3 projected) from 24 PA;

Despite two of her players not even playing in the game (you lied to us ESPN fantasy football app!) coach Kristin got another win this week against the Hamboys.

Coach Kristin was very afraid of being the Hamboys' first victim this season 

Coach TJ doesn't read the blog.

Coach TJ looking at the fantasy app

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Week 13

Mixon's I am not a Crab (9-3)	vs.	Green Bay Mermen (8-4)
Gordon Freeman (9-3)	vs.	Ministry of Silly Walks (5-7)
Taco Tuesdays (8-4)	vs.	Sports and Such (8-4)
The Good Commish (6-6)	vs.	PNW Western WA East Siders (4-8)
Seattle Handegg Squad (3-9)	vs.	Hamtown Hamboys (0-12)

2018 - Week 11

I don't know if you had the chance to watch the game between the Rams and the Chiefs on Monday night, but it was great. Super exciting. Great football.

But that's enough football for now; it's turkey week!!!

I am... so sorry about this gif

---- Current Standings ----

1	9-2	HL3	Gordon Freeman	Coach Nicholas
2	8-3	CRAB	Mixon's I am not a Crab	Coach Patrick
3	8-3	TACO	Taco Tuesdays	Coach Shane
4	7-4	SUCH	Sports and Such	Coach Brandon
5	7-4	RISH	Green Bay Mermen	Coach Anna
6	6-5	GOOD	The Good Commish	Coach Skyler
7	4-7	MoSW	Ministry of Silly Walks	Coach Kristin
8	4-7	Side	PNW Western WA East Siders	Coach Brandon
9	2-9	EGG	Seattle Handegg Squad	Coach Andre
10	0-11	HAM	Hamtown Hamboys	Coach TJ

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League Wide Winners and Losers

All-Star Players

HL3	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	43.5 pts (+25.0, over projected)
MoSW	DJ Moore	WR	Car	28.7 pts (+18.6, over projected)
MoSW	Stefon Diggs	WR	Min	31.6 pts (+15.0, over projected)
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	30.0 pts (+14.4, over projected)
HL3	Jared Goff	QB	LAR	35.1 pts (+13.7, over projected)

Bust Players

Side	Carson Wentz	QB	Phi	0.8 pts (-19.5, under projected)
RISH	Zach Ertz	TE	Phi	3.5 pts (-15.9, under projected)
TACO	Todd Gurley II	RB	LAR	12.4 pts (-14.0, under projected)
GOOD	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	TB	8.1 pts (-12.2, under projected)
EGG	Dalvin Cook	RB	Min	2.0 pts (-12.1, under projected)

Best of the Bench

CRAB	Phillip Lindsay	Bench	Den	26.6 pts (+14.2, over projected)
Side	Kenny Golladay	Bench	Det	25.3 pts (+9.7, over projected)
HL3	Andrew Luck	Bench	Ind	23.9 pts (+5.3, over projected)
SUCH	Aaron Rodgers	Bench	GB	21.6 pts (+1.6, over projected)
HL3	Ben Roethlisberger	Bench	Pit	20.7 pts (+2.1, over projected)

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Gordon Freeman vs Taco Tuesdays

WINNER: Gordon Freeman

PROJECTED SCORE: 139.4 - 130.3

FINAL SCORE: 169.5 - 115.4

Star Players:

HL3	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	43.5 pts from 215 yds; 2 TD; 10/14 REC
HL3	Jared Goff	QB	LAR	35.1 pts from 413 yds passing; 5 TD; 0 INT
TACO	Drew Brees	QB	NO	30.5 pts from 363 yds passing; 4 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

TACO	Todd Gurley II	RB	LAR	12.4 pts (-14.0 projected) from 94 yds; 0 TD; 12 RUNS
TACO	Demaryius Thomas	FLEX	Hou	0.0 pts (-11.0 projected) from 0 yds; 0 TD; 0/1 REC
HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	10.9 pts (-10.2 projected) from 49 yds; 0 TD; 9 RUNS

Coach Nick is preserving his place in the top of the league with another 1st place win. Tyreek Hill got 43.5 points. That... that is a lot of points. He's just chowing down on points.

Despite the fact that the Rams scored 54 points, our good friend Mr. Gurley II couldn't get his share of those sweet digits. He should have eaten more tacos before the game.

Ministry of Silly Walks vs The Good Commish

WINNER: Ministry of Silly Walks

PROJECTED SCORE: 116.1 - 131.0

FINAL SCORE: 153.9 - 143.0

Star Players:

MoSW	Stefon Diggs	WR	Min	31.6 pts from 126 yds; 1 TD; 13/18 REC
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	30.0 pts from 120 yds; 1 TD; 6/7 REC
MoSW	DJ Moore	WR	Car	28.7 pts from 157 yds; 1 TD; 7/8 REC

Underachievers:

GOOD	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	TB	8.1 pts (-12.2 projected) from 167 yds passing; 1 TD; 3 INT
GOOD	Ricky Seals-Jones	TE	Ari	1.5 pts (-7.6 projected) from 5 yds; 0 TD; 1/3 REC
GOOD	Adam Thielen	WR	Min	15.6 pts (-6.3 projected) from 66 yds; 0 TD; 7/12 REC

On Friday Coaches Kristin and Skyler had this conversation:

CK: Oh, I have to play you this week.
CS: Don't worry, the football gods know that wives always win in fantasy football.
CK: Haha.
CS: Haha.

I am here to inform you that the football gods know that wives always win in fantasy football. Coach Kristin in the upset!

Mixon's I am not a Crab vs PNW Western WA East Siders

WINNER: Mixon's I am not a Crab

PROJECTED SCORE: 141.9 - 130.1

FINAL SCORE: 130.5 - 114.7

Star Players:

Side	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dal	33.1 pts from 201 yds; 1 TD; 23 RUNS
CRAB	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	28.7 pts from 127 yds; 1 TD; 10/15 REC
Side	Julio Jones	WR	Atl	23.8 pts from 118 yds; 1 TD; 6/9 REC

Underachievers:

Side	Carson Wentz	QB	Phi	0.8 pts (-19.5 projected) from 156 yds passing; 0 TD; 3 INT
CRAB	Dion Lewis	FLEX	Ten	4.2 pts (-10.5 projected) from 32 yds; 0 TD; 1/2 REC
Side	Trey Burton	TE	Chi	1.9 pts (-6.7 projected) from 9 yds; 0 TD; 1/1 REC

Even though Coach Patrick only had one of the star players in the game, his average player did much better than Coach Brandon. Those non-crab Mixon's sure are sustainable.

Fun fact of the week! Both teams in this matchup underplayed their projections. But as Coach Brandon's luck goes, he underperformed more. (How does a QB get less than 1 point?)

Sports and Such vs Hamtown Hamboys

WINNER: Sports and Such

PROJECTED SCORE: 125.8 - 70.1

FINAL SCORE: 123.1 - 61.0

Star Players:

SUCH	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC	35.9 pts from 478 yds passing; 6 TD; 3 INT
HAM	Davante Adams	WR	GB	26.6 pts from 166 yds; 0 TD; 10/12 REC
HAM	Russell Wilson	QB	Sea	18.6 pts from 225 yds passing; 2 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

SUCH	Tarik Cohen	RB	Chi	6.0 pts (-7.8 projected) from 50 yds; 0 TD; 7 RUNS
HAM	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB	2.3 pts (-7.4 projected) from 13 yds; 0 TD; 1/1 REC
HAM	Chris Boswell	K	Pit	2.0 pts (-5.6 projected) from 0/0 field goals; 2/2 XP

I'm just noticing now that a lot of the games this week have a WILD SYMMETRY when it comes to the order of start players and underachievers in each game. Neat!

Patrick Mahomes threw 6 touchdowns! Nice one Coach Brandon!

Coach TJ doesn't care.

Green Bay Mermen vs Seattle Handegg Squad

WINNER: Green Bay Mermen

PROJECTED SCORE: 135.1 - 116.2

FINAL SCORE: 118.2 - 102.8

Star Players:

RISH	Saquon Barkley	FLEX	NYG	35.2 pts from 152 yds; 3 TD; 2/3 REC
EGG	Aaron Jones	RB	GB	27.3 pts from 103 yds; 2 TD; 11 RUNS
RISH	Cam Newton	QB	Car	24.5 pts from 357 yds passing; 3 TD; 1 INT

Underachievers:

RISH	Zach Ertz	TE	Phi	3.5 pts (-15.9 projected) from 15 yds; 0 TD; 2/3 REC
EGG	Dalvin Cook	RB	Min	2.0 pts (-12.1 projected) from 10 yds; 0 TD; 9 RUNS
RISH	Titans D/ST	D/ST	FA	-4.0 pts (-9.5 projected) from 38 PA;

Coach Anna won mostly thanks to Saquon! His performance was better than cranberry sauce that keeps its canned shape. (maybe).

Coach Andre's team struggled again. Maybe he should just feed his players a hearty Thanksgiving meal to power them up!

----- Coming up next -----

Week 12

Gordon Freeman (9-2)	vs.	Sports and Such (7-4)
Taco Tuesdays (8-3)	vs.	Mixon's I am not a Crab (8-3)
Green Bay Mermen (7-4)	vs.	PNW Western WA East Siders (4-7)
The Good Commish (6-5)	vs.	Seattle Handegg Squad (2-9)
Ministry of Silly Walks (4-7)	vs.	Hamtown Hamboys (0-11)

2018 - Week 10

This week, every team that was projected to win, won. I guess that's just science for you!

---- Current Standings ----

1	8-2	HL3	Gordon Freeman	Coach Nicholas
2	8-2	TACO	Taco Tuesdays	Coach Shane
3	7-3	CRAB	Mixon's I am not a Crab	Coach Patrick
4	6-4	RISH	Green Bay Mermen	Coach Anna
5	6-4	GOOD	The Good Commish	Coach Skyler
6	6-4	SUCH	Sports and Such	Coach Brandon
7	4-6	Side	PNW Western WA East Siders	Coach Brandon
8	3-7	MoSW	Ministry of Silly Walks	Coach Kristin
9	2-8	EGG	Seattle Handegg Squad	Coach Andre
10	0-10	HAM	Hamtown Hamboys	Coach TJ

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League Wide Winners and Losers

All-Star Players

RISH	Zach Ertz	TE	Phi	40.5 pts (+26.5, over projected)
GOOD	David Johnson	RB	Ari	37.3 pts (+20.1, over projected)
HL3	Nick Chubb	FLEX	Cle	35.9 pts (+18.9, over projected)
Side	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dal	36.7 pts (+18.7, over projected)
EGG	Aaron Jones	RB	GB	32.2 pts (+18.2, over projected)

Bust Players

Side	Jets D/ST	D/ST	FA	-7.0 pts (-16.7, under projected)
RISH	Jarvis Landry	WR	Cle	4.2 pts (-10.2, under projected)
EGG	Seahawks D/ST	D/ST	FA	-6.0 pts (-10.1, under projected)
MoSW	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	11.6 pts (-9.7, under projected)
HAM	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB	2.4 pts (-9.4, under projected)

Best of the Bench

Side	Mitchell Trubisky	Bench	Chi	36.0 pts (+15.9, over projected)
HL3	Ben Roethlisberger	Bench	Pit	35.8 pts (+17.0, over projected)
RISH	Allen Robinson	Bench	Chi	31.3 pts (+19.7, over projected)
RISH	Matt Breida	Bench	SF	28.2 pts (+15.8, over projected)
Side	Eric Ebron	Bench	Ind	28.1 pts (+19.3, over projected)

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Gordon Freeman vs PNW Western WA East Siders

WINNER: Gordon Freeman

PROJECTED SCORE: 146.5 - 128.1

FINAL SCORE: 179.7 - 139.3

Star Players:

Side	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dal	36.7 pts from 187 yds; 2 TD; 19 RUNS
HL3	Nick Chubb	FLEX	Cle	35.9 pts from 209 yds; 2 TD; 3/3 REC
HL3	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	32.7 pts from 137 yds; 2 TD; 7/10 REC

Underachievers:

Side	Jets D/ST	D/ST	FA	-7.0 pts (-16.7 projected) from 41 PA; 1 SCK;
HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	14.3 pts (-8.9 projected) from 73 yds; 1 TD; 13 RUNS
Side	Adrian Peterson	RB	Wsh	8.9 pts (-5.8 projected) from 69 yds; 0 TD; 19 RUNS

Coach Nick was 0.3 pts away from repeating the league high score! How does he do it? Well, it helps when even your underachiever scores 14.3 points...

Coach Nick trying to stay humble

Coach Brandon's defense racked up -7 points. He had the Carolina Panther's defense on his bench. Obviously he picked the wrong defen… Nope! The Panthers got -9 points. The East Siders should just stop playing defenses.

DONT!

Green Bay Mermen vs The Good Commish

WINNER: Green Bay Mermen

PROJECTED SCORE: 127.7 - 124.8

FINAL SCORE: 146.3 - 145.9

Star Players:

RISH	Zach Ertz	TE	Phi	40.5 pts from 145 yds; 2 TD; 14/16 REC
GOOD	David Johnson	RB	Ari	37.3 pts from 183 yds; 2 TD; 21 RUNS
GOOD	Leonard Fournette	FLEX	Jax	27.9 pts from 109 yds; 2 TD; 5/5 REC

Underachievers:

RISH	Jarvis Landry	WR	Cle	4.2 pts (-10.2 projected) from 22 yds; 0 TD; 2/5 REC
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	8.1 pts (-8.8 projected) from 51 yds; 0 TD; 3/6 REC
GOOD	Cody Parkey	K	Chi	0.0 pts (-8.5 projected) from 0/2 field goals; 2/4 XP

This game was exciting! It came down to literally the last minute of the Monday night game! A single extra catch on either side would have tipped the game.

Coach Anna pulled out the win in part by an AMAZING tight end. I mean. 40 points!? Did Philadelphia just not have any other players to throw the ball to? Crazy.

Here is Zach Ertz pretending to be an eagle

Look. Cody Parkey missed 4 kicks. Not just missed. He hit the pole 4 times. If he could have made one of those kicks... that would have been nice.

This game was agonizingly close

Taco Tuesdays vs Hamtown Hamboys

WINNER: Taco Tuesdays

PROJECTED SCORE: 135.5 - 83.0

FINAL SCORE: 126.2 - 96.1

Star Players:

TACO	Drew Brees	QB	NO	28.9 pts from 265 yds passing; 4 TD; 0 INT
TACO	Michael Thomas	WR	NO	27.0 pts from 70 yds; 2 TD; 8/8 REC
HAM	Russell Wilson	QB	Sea	26.2 pts from 176 yds passing; 3 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

HAM	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB	2.4 pts (-9.4 projected) from 14 yds; 0 TD; 1/1 REC
TACO	James White	RB	NE	7.6 pts (-8.6 projected) from 26 yds; 0 TD; 1 RUNS
HAM	Jordan Howard	RB	Chi	4.2 pts (-7.6 projected) from 32 yds; 0 TD; 11 RUNS

Coach Shane didn't quite make his projection this week, but it was enough to beat the Hamboys.

Even a sloppy taco is a good taco

Coach TJ doesn't care.

Sports and Such vs Ministry of Silly Walks

WINNER: Sports and Such

PROJECTED SCORE: 115.0 - 99.9

FINAL SCORE: 125.1 - 92.2

Star Players:

SUCH	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Car	36.8 pts from 138 yds; 3 TD; 14 RUNS
MoSW	Kerryon Johnson	RB	Det	24.9 pts from 89 yds; 2 TD; 14 RUNS
SUCH	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC	20.1 pts from 249 yds passing; 2 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

MoSW	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	11.6 pts (-9.7 projected) from 96 yds; 0 TD; 16 RUNS
MoSW	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Buf	0.0 pts (-8.9 projected) from 0 yds; 0 TD; 0/3 REC
MoSW	Devin Funchess	FLEX	Car	6.2 pts (-6.7 projected) from 32 yds; 0 TD; 3/5 REC

Coach Brandon also managed to beat his projection this week. His consistent players were consistent and it was enough to buoy him to a win.

A solid victory

Coach Kristin struggled. It seems like whichever QB she leaves on her bench is the one that will do well. And two of her players ended up with 0 points.

That sucks

Mixon's I am not a Crab vs Seattle Handegg Squad

WINNER: Mixon's I am not a Crab

PROJECTED SCORE: 146.3 - 109.0

FINAL SCORE: 123.9 - 107.1

Star Players:

EGG	Aaron Jones	RB	GB	32.2 pts from 172 yds; 2 TD; 15 RUNS
CRAB	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	26.2 pts from 102 yds; 2 TD; 12 RUNS
CRAB	Antonio Brown	WR	Pit	21.6 pts from 96 yds; 1 TD; 6/6 REC

Underachievers:

EGG	Seahawks D/ST	D/ST	FA	-6.0 pts (-10.1 projected) from 36 PA; 2 SCK;
CRAB	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	10.6 pts (-7.5 projected) from 46 yds; 0 TD; 6/7 REC
EGG	Kenyan Drake	RB	Mia	5.8 pts (-7.5 projected) from 38 yds; 0 TD; 8 RUNS

I guess the projection of 146.3 points was a bit high for coach Patrick this week, but it didn't stop him from getting a healthy victory to keep up with the other front runners in the league.

Coach Andre can't catch a break this season. Even though he has a good set of players, he can't seem to get those victories.

There's always next season

----- Coming up next -----

Week 11

Gordon Freeman (8-2)	vs.	Taco Tuesdays (8-2)
Mixon's I am not a Crab (7-3)	vs.	PNW Western WA East Siders (4-6)
The Good Commish (6-4)	vs.	Ministry of Silly Walks (3-7)
Green Bay Mermen (6-4)	vs.	Seattle Handegg Squad (2-8)
Sports and Such (6-4)	vs.	Hamtown Hamboys (0-10)

2018 - Week 9

 The last several weeks of posts have been excellent! From anime, to corgi butts, dancing and autumnal themes, along the way we've had some great gifs. Thank you to all the special guests on the blog!


It's your own Commissioner Goodell back at it this week to take a look at our standings and gifitize the results.

---- Current Standings ----

1	7-2	TACO	Taco Tuesdays	Coach Shane
2	7-2	HL3	Gordon Freeman	Coach Nicholas
3	6-3	CRAB	Mixon's I am not a Crab	Coach Patrick
4	6-3	GOOD	The Good Commish	Coach Skyler
5	5-4	SUCH	Sports and Such	Coach Brandon
6	5-4	RISH	Green Bay Mermen	Coach Anna
7	4-5	Side	PNW Western WA East Siders	Coach Brandon
8	3-6	MoSW	Ministry of Silly Walks	Coach Kristin
9	2-7	EGG	Seattle Handegg Squad	Coach Andre
10	0-9	HAM	Hamtown Hamboys	Coach TJ

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League Wide Winners and Losers

All-Star Players

TACO	Michael Thomas	WR	NO	39.1 pts (+21.3, over projected)
HAM	Duke Johnson Jr.	FLEX	Cle	29.6 pts (+20.4, over projected)
GOOD	Bears D/ST	D/ST	FA	29.0 pts (+20.3, over projected)
TACO	Tevin Coleman	FLEX	Atl	32.6 pts (+20.0, over projected)
SUCH	Vikings D/ST	D/ST	FA	23.0 pts (+17.8, over projected)

Bust Players

CRAB	Kirk Cousins	QB	Min	6.9 pts (-14.7, under projected)
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	2.6 pts (-14.1, under projected)
SUCH	Tarik Cohen	RB	Chi	2.3 pts (-13.9, under projected)
Side	Adrian Peterson	RB	Wsh	6.3 pts (-11.2, under projected)
GOOD	Adam Thielen	WR	Min	12.7 pts (-10.6, under projected)

Best of the Bench

CRAB	Matt Ryan	Bench	Atl	28.0 pts (+9.7, over projected)
HL3	Ben Roethlisberger	Bench	Pit	25.2 pts (+8.1, over projected)
CRAB	Dion Lewis	Bench	Ten	22.2 pts (+10.4, over projected)
Side	Deshaun Watson	Bench	Hou	20.3 pts (+1.8, over projected)
Side	Calvin Ridley	Bench	Atl	19.7 pts (+9.6, over projected)

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Taco Tuesdays vs Ministry of Silly Walks

WINNER: Taco Tuesdays

PROJECTED SCORE: 118.1 - 104.8

FINAL SCORE: 172.4 - 89.6

Star Players:

TACO	Michael Thomas	WR	NO	39.1 pts from 211 yds; 1 TD; 12/15 REC
MoSW	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	33.1 pts from 141 yds; 3 TD; 17 RUNS
TACO	Tevin Coleman	FLEX	Atl	32.6 pts from 156 yds; 2 TD; 5/7 REC

Underachievers:

MoSW	Saints D/ST	D/ST	FA	-6.0 pts (-9.1 projected) from 35 PA; 1 INT;
MoSW	Kerryon Johnson	RB	Det	7.4 pts (-5.4 projected) from 44 yds; 0 TD; 12 RUNS
MoSW	Devin Funchess	FLEX	Car	8.4 pts (-5.2 projected) from 44 yds; 0 TD; 4/5 REC

Coach Shane got really close to the league high score (180) this week, and thanks to Michael Thomas and Tevin Coleman he certainly racked up the highest score we've seen in a few weeks.

Coach Shane right now

Fun fact: Coach Kristin would have scored higher last week if she had played the Saints D/ST instead of the Jags D/ST and this week she would have scored higher if she would have played the Jags D/ST instead of the Saints D/ST.

The Saints were on bye last week and the Jags were on bye this week. Bad luck coach Kristin.

The Football Gods ruling against Coach Kristin

Sports and Such vs Green Bay Mermen

WINNER: Sports and Such

PROJECTED SCORE: 120.9 - 111.6

FINAL SCORE: 138.9 - 89.4

Star Players:

SUCH	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Car	32.7 pts from 157 yds; 2 TD; 17 RUNS
SUCH	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC	26.8 pts from 375 yds passing; 3 TD; 1 INT
SUCH	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Hou	26.5 pts from 105 yds; 1 TD; 10/12 REC

Underachievers:

SUCH	Tarik Cohen	RB	Chi	2.3 pts (-13.9 projected) from 13 yds; 0 TD; 6 RUNS
SUCH	Marquise Goodwin	FLEX	SF	2.3 pts (-7.3 projected) from 13 yds; 0 TD; 1/4 REC
RISH	LeSean McCoy	RB	Buf	6.9 pts (-5.6 projected) from 29 yds; 0 TD; 10 RUNS

Coach Brandon had all the star players. He ran away with this matchup thanks to well overachieving his projection.

Coach Brandon's defense was the 4th star player

Coach Anna's players didn't have enough oomf to make it onto the star players board and didn't have enough whomp whomp to make it on the underachievers (except Shady). The Green Bay Mermen got overshadowed this week.

Shade

Gordon Freeman vs Hamtown Hamboys

WINNER: Gordon Freeman

PROJECTED SCORE: 132.9 - 90.5

FINAL SCORE: 137.8 - 107.7

Star Players:

HAM	Duke Johnson Jr.	FLEX	Cle	29.6 pts from 86 yds; 2 TD; 9/9 REC
HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	29.3 pts from 163 yds; 1 TD; 24 RUNS
HL3	Jared Goff	QB	LAR	29.3 pts from 391 yds passing; 3 TD; 1 INT

Underachievers:

HL3	Jared Cook	TE	Oak	4.0 pts (-7.5 projected) from 20 yds; 0 TD; 2/2 REC
HL3	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	12.5 pts (-6.7 projected) from 85 yds; 0 TD; 4/5 REC
HAM	Packers D/ST	D/ST	FA	-2.0 pts (-5.2 projected) from 31 PA; 2 SCK;

Coach Nick knows how to sub out injured players.

Coach TJ doesn't care.

Mixon's I am not a Crab vs The Good Commish

WINNER: Mixon's I am not a Crab

PROJECTED SCORE: 136.8 - 126.4

FINAL SCORE: 130.4 - 113.5

Star Players:

CRAB	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	33.6 pts from 116 yds; 3 TD; 19 RUNS
GOOD	Bears D/ST	D/ST	FA	29.0 pts from 9 PA; 2 TD; 3 INT; 1 FR; 4 SCK;
CRAB	Travis Kelce	TE	KC	28.9 pts from 99 yds; 2 TD; 7/9 REC

Underachievers:

CRAB	Kirk Cousins	QB	Min	6.9 pts (-14.7 projected) from 164 yds passing; 1 TD; 1 INT
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	2.6 pts (-14.1 projected) from 16 yds; 0 TD; 1/10 REC
GOOD	Adam Thielen	WR	Min	12.7 pts (-10.6 projected) from 27 yds; 1 TD; 4/7 REC

Even with Mixon out this week, Coach Patrick's not crabs put up a high score thanks to Kamara and Kelce. The not crabs were losing most of the weekend, but by the end of the day Sunday it was clear that they were the better team.

Despite appearances, not a crab

Coach Skyler started off great with high scores from his TE and D/ST. But then everyone else came up short.

At least my defense was a super star

PNW Western WA East Siders vs Seattle Handegg Squad

WINNER: PNW Western WA East Siders

PROJECTED SCORE: 125.4 - 98.2

FINAL SCORE: 110.5 - 80.6

Star Players:

Side	Julio Jones	WR	Atl	25.1 pts from 121 yds; 1 TD; 7/10 REC
Side	Brandin Cooks	WR	LAR	23.4 pts from 114 yds; 1 TD; 6/8 REC
EGG	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	21.2 pts from 152 yds; 0 TD; 6/10 REC

Underachievers:

Side	Adrian Peterson	RB	Wsh	6.3 pts (-11.2 projected) from 33 yds; 0 TD; 9 RUNS
Side	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	Chi	8.0 pts (-10.0 projected) from 135 yds passing; 1 TD; 1 INT
EGG	Kenyan Drake	RB	Mia	7.5 pts (-7.1 projected) from 35 yds; 0 TD; 3 RUNS

Julio finally got a touchdown. That's almost certainly why Coach Brandon won this week.

The joy of victory

One of Coach Andre's injured players didn't play and a few others didn't play much. Even Tom Brady only managed to barely avoid an embarrassing week. Better luck next week.

I thought Tom Brady was supposed to be good

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Week 10

Gordon Freeman (7-2)	vs.	PNW Western WA East Siders (4-5)
Taco Tuesdays (7-2)	vs.	Hamtown Hamboys (0-9)
The Good Commish (6-3)	vs.	Green Bay Mermen (5-4)
Mixon's I am not a Crab (6-3)	vs.	Seattle Handegg Squad (2-7)
Sports and Such (5-4)	vs.	Ministry of Silly Walks (3-6)