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NewEngland Deflators
 Liberty City Outlaws
77.28 PTS (3-2) 73.10 PTS (1-4)
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NewEngland Deflators Beats Liberty City Outlaws, Moves to Fourth Place

NewEngland Deflators benefited from 26.04 points from Aaron Rodgers and 15.00 from Stephen Gostkowski to get the win over Liberty City Outlaws 77.28 to 73.10. Liberty City Outlaws is starting to unravel after losing their fourth in a row. Ezekiel Elliott led Liberty City Outlaws with 17.67 points while Matthew Stafford racked up 11.16. NewEngland Deflators (3-2, 422.51 points) climbs into fourth place and Liberty City Outlaws (1-4, 421.52 points) stays locked in the cellar.

Smooth Moves by NewEngland Deflators

  • You defeated Liberty City Outlaws and showed your league you mean business. Show that to the rest of the world—by being in the Toyota Hall of Fame.
  • The 15.00 points scored by Stephen Gostkowski was the second-highest K score of the week and is the third-highest K score in the league this season.
  • NewEngland Deflators won despite having only 2 of their 10 starters exceed their projected points.
  • Take that, you RB-loving traditionalists! NewEngland Deflators won even though both of their RBs scored below their projected points.
  • NewEngland Deflators managed their team well, winning with four players on the bench and not playing this week.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • In Fantasy Football, you win some, you lose some. Not for Toyota Hall of Famers. They mostly just win. But still.
  • Left Mike Wallace on the bench, where he scored 13.87 points and beat his projected point total by 198.3%, the fifth-highest percentage in the league this week.
  • Whoever gave you this advice, you might want to lose their number. Picked up and started the Detroit Lions Defense, which then scored below their 10.32-point projection with 6.00 points.
  • Martellus Bennett scored 3.53 points against a projected 5.74 and has now underachieved in every game this season.
  • 8 of the starters on Liberty City Outlaws underperformed versus their projections.

What If

  • If NewEngland Deflators played Liberty City Outlaws every week, they’d be 3-2 this year.
  • Besides Liberty City Outlaws, NewEngland Deflators would have beaten only one other team this week.
  • Had they played each other last week, NewEngland Deflators would have defeated Liberty City Outlaws 98.65 – 90.14.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 1-3 if they played the same schedule as Liberty City Outlaws.
  • NewEngland Deflators would be 12-23 if they played every team every week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would have lost to five other teams besides NewEngland Deflators this week.
  • Liberty City Outlaws would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule as NewEngland Deflators.
  • If they played every team every week, Liberty City Outlaws would be 12-23.

Game Notes

  • The 77.28 points scored by NewEngland Deflators is the lowest winning score in the league this season.
  • NewEngland Deflators scored 77.28 points against a projected 100.29 and has underachieved every week this season.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough are supposed to get going. However, Liberty City Outlaws stalled out again and extended their losing streak to four games.
  • NewEngland Deflators won by 4.18 points, covering the 1.22-point spread.
  • Delanie Walker scored a season-low 1.67 points and underachieved for the third straight week.
  • Just because Robert Horry has seven NBA championship rings, doesn’t mean he’s one of the greats. Despite being on the winning team, LeSean McCoy scored 7.03 points against a projected 11.80 and has now underachieved in four straight games.
  • Although NewEngland Deflators won, it was no thanks to James White, who scored 4.10 points and has now scored below his projection in three straight weeks.
  • Remember when they needed to remind Forrest Gump to STOP? Well, they may need to remind this group of runnings backs to GO. With 11.13 points, NewEngland Deflators got the lowest combined scoring output from the RB position for any team this week.
Millennium Falcons
 Forte Shades of Jay
109.13 PTS (4-1) 93.72 PTS (2-3)
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Millennium Falcons Stuns Forte Shades of Jay for Fourth Consecutive Win

Millennium Falcons, with “Eye of the Tiger” playing in the background, logged the highest score they’ve earned all season and defeated Forte Shades of Jay 109.13 to 93.72, overcoming a 10.59-point spread. Millennium Falcons has built consistency and is on a four-game win streak. Leading Forte Shades of Jay, T.Y. Hilton (24.80 points) and Adam Vinatieri (18.00) both ranked highly overall for the week. Forte Shades of Jay (2-3, 476.25 points) drops to sixth place and Millennium Falcons (4-1, 447.04 points) remains in second place.

Smooth Moves by Millennium Falcons

  • Millennium Falcons is a winning name, which might be why you just won. Next step is figuring out if Millennium Falcons is a Toyota Hall of Fame name.
  • Carson Wentz had 35.26 points, the second-highest QB score of the week and the sixth-highest QB score in the league this season.
  • Millennium Falcons appears to be some sort of fantasy prophet in the making. Duke Johnson Jr., who was picked up by Millennium Falcons, scored 12.20 points against a projected 7.78, topping his projection by 56.8%.
  • Miss Cleo, is that you? The 9.53 points scored by Devin Funchess, who Millennium Falcons picked up this week, beat his projected point total of 5.78 by 64.9%.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and Odell Beckham Jr. have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked seventh in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 13.27 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Life, like Fantasy Football, is full of wins and losses. The Toyota Hall of Fame, however, is pretty much only full of wins.
  • Amari Cooper has now underachieved in four straight games after scoring a matchup-low 0.53 points against a projected 6.77.
  • Millennium Falcons had a better day at the QB position, topping Forte Shades of Jay 35.26 – 11.52.
  • The RBs on Forte Shades of Jay let them down, getting outgunned by the RBs on Millennium Falcons 32.07 – 12.87.
  • The 1.57 points scored by Carlos Hyde was a season-low for both scoring and for his performance against projections. He reached only 13.9% of his 11.28 projected points this week.

What If

  • Millennium Falcons would be 3-2 if they played Forte Shades of Jay every week.
  • Millennium Falcons would have beaten three other teams besides Forte Shades of Jay this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Forte Shades of Jay, Millennium Falcons would be 2-2.
  • If Millennium Falcons had played every team in the league each week, they would be 15-20.
  • Forte Shades of Jay would have lost to three other teams besides Millennium Falcons this week.
  • Timing really is everything. Millennium Falcons would have lost to Forte Shades of Jay 102.84 – 100.81 had they played each other last week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Millennium Falcons, Forte Shades of Jay would be 2-2.
  • If they played every team every week, Forte Shades of Jay would be 16-19.

Game Notes

  • Despite being on the winning team, Mason Crosby had a season-low 3.00 points against a projected 9.51 and has now underachieved in every game this season.
  • Don’t you hate that person that always has to one-up everybody? Forte Shades of Jay scored 93.72 points and lost. It is the fifth-highest losing score in the league this season.
  • Millennium Falcons is on the longest active win streak in the league, winning four straight games.
  • With 109.13 points, Millennium Falcons had their highest score so far this season.
  • The RBs on Forte Shades of Jay collectively had their worst week of the season with only 12.87 points.
  • T.Y. Hilton scored 24.80 points, the fifth-highest WR score in the league this season, but it was not enough to get the win for Forte Shades of Jay.
  • In the loss, Adam Vinatieri scored 18.00 points, the second-highest K score in the league this season.
  • Jimmy Graham scored 8.47 points, the 10th-highest TE score in the league this season, but it was not enough to tip the scales in favor of Forte Shades of Jay.
ChrisChristiesNachos
 Georgia Bullies
109.83 PTS (3-2) 63.65 PTS (1-4)
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ChrisChristiesNachos Tramples Georgia Bullies who Drops Third in a Row

ChrisChristiesNachos benefited from 31.37 points from Melvin Gordon and 26.82 from Philip Rivers, bulldozing Georgia Bullies 109.83 to 63.65. Georgia Bullies has had some misfortune after losing their third in a row. Following a 127.72 to 109.33 loss against Syracuse Express, Georgia Bullies saw their scoring drop substantially this week. ChrisChristiesNachos (3-2, 503.19 points) remains in third place while Georgia Bullies (1-4, 446.95 points) stays down in seventh place.

Smooth Moves by ChrisChristiesNachos

  • Winning make you feel warm and fuzzy? Coincidentally, Toyota Hall of Fame inductees get a gold jacket that is both warm and quite fuzzy.
  • Not quite the best, but pretty darn effective. Melvin Gordon had the second-highest RB score of the week and the eighth-highest RB score in the league this season with 31.37 points.
  • Zach Ertz had 10.07 points, the second-highest TE score of the week and the eighth-highest TE score in the league this season.
  • Philip Rivers ranked 10th in the league in scoring with 26.82 points, his highest output of the season.
  • Miss Cleo, is that you? The 13.00 points scored by the Kansas City Chiefs Defense, which ChrisChristiesNachos picked up this week, beat their projected point total of 9.63 by 35.0%.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • Loss is a four-letter word to Toyota Hall of Famers. And win is a three-letter word. Hall of Famers are great at Fantasy Football AND counting.
  • Should have started Jameis Winston, who underachieved, but still outscored the starting QB with 16.46 against a projected 21.60.
  • The Houston Texans Defense was last in the league in scoring and had a season-low -2.00 points.
  • 8 of the 10 starters scored less than their projected points.
  • A heated blanket would be a great gift for Jay Ajayi during this cold streak. He scored below his projection in three straight games after scoring 4.83 points against a projected 10.33 this week.

What If

  • If ChrisChristiesNachos played Georgia Bullies every week, they’d be 3-2 this season.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos would have beaten four other teams besides Georgia Bullies this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Georgia Bullies, ChrisChristiesNachos would be 1-3.
  • If ChrisChristiesNachos had played every team in the league each week, they would be 20-15.
  • Georgia Bullies would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, ChrisChristiesNachos would have lost to Georgia Bullies 109.33 – 88.81.
  • If they played the same schedule as ChrisChristiesNachos, Georgia Bullies would be 2-2.
  • If they played every team every week, Georgia Bullies would be 16-19.

Game Notes

  • 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. Georgia Bullies was last in the league in scoring and had their lowest score of the season with 63.65 points.
  • How nice of you to offer a free win! This was the second time this season that Georgia Bullies lost by the biggest margin of the week.
  • The margin of victory of 46.18 points was the largest in the league this week and fifth-biggest in the league this season.
  • “They ain’t nothing but paper champions. That’s all they are, and that’s all they’re ever going to be.” Did Lee Flowers say that or everybody in this league? Georgia Bullies scored 63.65 points against a projected 103.56 and has underachieved every week this season.
  • We don’t condone cheating, but this group of wide receivers might want to spray Stickum on their gloves. The 8.27 total points by the WRs on ChrisChristiesNachos was their lowest WR output this season.
  • What good are running backs if they are running backwards instead of forwards? The 13.33 total points by the RBs on Georgia Bullies was their smallest RB output this season.
  • ChrisChristiesNachos beat Georgia Bullies at the top, with two of their starters outscoring the leading point-getter for Georgia Bullies.
  • Georgia Bullies has now lost three games in a row.
Rock Crushers
 Syracuse Express
136.10 (2-3) 132.01 PTS (4-1)
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Rock Crushers Narrowly Defeats Syracuse Express to Capture Fifth Place

Rock Crushers left it all on the field in this one and registered the highest point total this week, stealing one from Syracuse Express 136.10 to 132.01. This one just as easily could have been decided by a coin flip. The 4.09-point margin of victory was the smallest in the league this season. Deshaun Watson lit up the scoreboard, posting the second-highest score this season with 42.54 points for Syracuse Express. Rock Crushers (2-3, 519.75 points) climbs into fifth place while Syracuse Express (4-1, 662.79 points) stays in first place.

Smooth Moves by Rock Crushers

  • A win like that is a great first step, Rock Crushers. A baby step toward the ultimate achievement: becoming a Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • Leonard Fournette set the league season high for total points in a week with 43.30.
  • With 9.00 points, Kyle Rudolph had the third-highest TE score of the week and the ninth-best TE score in the league this season.
  • Even the Wright brothers would be proud of this aerial performance. A.J. Green had 28.60 points, the highest WR score of the week and the third-highest WR score in the league this season.
  • What do Apache helicopters, F-117 Nighthawks and DeSean Jackson have in common? They are all dangerous aerial weapons. He ranked eighth in the league in scoring among WRs this week with 12.07 points.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

  • After any loss, it’s good to reflect on the choices you’ve made. One you’ll never regret is being a Toyota Hall of Famer.
  • Syracuse Express picked up Ka’imi Fairbairn, who then fell short of his 7.96-point projection by scoring 2.00 points.
  • With 1.77 points, Todd Gurley II was last in the matchup in scoring and got only 12.9% of his projected point total, which is his lowest percentage of the season.
  • It was a bad week at RB for Syracuse Express, who was outscored at the position 60.74 – 25.67 by Rock Crushers.
  • Even though Syracuse Express lost, only 4 of their 10 starters scored less than their projected points.

What If

  • Rock Crushers would be 2-3 if they played Syracuse Express every week.
  • Rock Crushers would’ve been undefeated if they played every team in the league this week.
  • If they played the same schedule as Syracuse Express, Rock Crushers would be 2-2.
  • If Rock Crushers had played every team in the league each week, they would be 19-16.
  • Syracuse Express would have beaten every other team in the league besides Rock Crushers this week.
  • And they say procrastination doesn’t pay off! Had they played each other last week, Rock Crushers would have lost to Syracuse Express 127.72 – 77.57.
  • If they played the same schedule as Rock Crushers, Syracuse Express would be 3-1.
  • If they played every team every week, Syracuse Express would be 30-5.

Game Notes

  • This matchup featured the two highest-scoring teams in the league this week.
  • The margin of victory of 4.09 points was the smallest in the league this season.
  • Syracuse Express had the highest losing score in the league this season with 132.01 points.
  • Syracuse Express scored 132.01 points against a projected 109.17 and beat their scoring projection for the fourth time this season, including the last three weeks in a row.
  • With a combined 60.74 points from their RBs, Rock Crushers got their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season.
  • The 44.27 points by the WRs on Syracuse Express was the season-high for combined points from the position.
  • Eat. Sleep. Beat the streak. Rock Crushers was finally able to overcome their three-game losing streak with the win.
  • Syracuse Express saw their four-game win streak come to an end.
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