Hey all,
lots of things to talk about this week from Edlemans injury and Arizonas toughness to the Raiders and Bengals return to the mean, but I thought Id start with some housekeeping.
6 Teams make the playoffs with the top two teams (division winners) getting the first week off as a BYE week.
As far as I can tell there is still a way for everyone to get into the finals but the Jackhammers and the Fumblers would need a 6 and 4 team (Jabronies, Badgers, Muffins, Deflatgate, Thubderballs) to lose all of their next 3 matches. That doesnt mean its hopeless, I have to say I think my Muffins are not a lock for the next 3. But Im close to calling them out.
Interestingly the Deflators who are riding the top of the Blue division have scored the fewest points in the league and have had the fewest points scored against them (The Muffins have the 2nd fewest scored against them FYI). But, outside of this week, they have scored more points every week then the one before. Losing Edleman probably cost them that pattern this week but they had Larry Fitz on the bench which could have continued it. The Thunderballs (Currently 2nd in that division) have score the most points season long.
The Jabronies, at 7 and 3, can lose their next 3 and still get into the playoffs on points, so I think we can say they are locked in.
The Texas Pugs (who have yet to win a home game) and the Beagles dont need anyone to lose all their matchups, but they probably do need to win at least 2 of their next 3 to get to .500 to stand a chance.
Also, our trade deadline is next Wednesday, the 25th.
Well, folks, the Sherriff is dead. Well, not dead, he just hurt his foot. But he was dead to fantasy this week, (was that a minus score?) Whetehr he will reward the fantasy faithful or not...oh, i see we all left him on te wire. Guess that's not us anyway

I still hoe to see him ocme bakc and finish off with mroe then just a yardage record though myself.
As for this weeks matchups, a lot of teams crashed back under the 120 make this week. But I hear scores were low across the board even in 1 week fantasy, logic didnt win out this week for a lot of people and outside of the Saints Defense being fantasy gold (because of all the points opposing players score against them) not much remained true. Unfortunately the Defensive co-ordinator of the saints has been fired now, so we might not even be able to rely on that either.
English Muffins Vs Texas Pugs
Both teams suffered some regression to the mean this week, as they were part of the lowest scoring matchup even if neither was the lowest coring team. Andy Dalton, actually did melt under the prime time lights as much as Tyler Eifert, who dropped 3 first down catches. It injured but turn out not to kill the Muffins week as D.Adams was the recipient of enough volume during the packers melt down to pile on solid performances elsewhere. Also Carlson Palmer is a stud and was drafted in the 12th round if you want to know

. For the Pugs they suffered from Big Bens return since he seemed to have more trouble handing the ball off with his foot injury then he did throwing it, so D.Williams wasnt able to live up to the hype generated form last week. Crabtree did his usual Crabtree thing, targets, catches, but wasnt able to make the plays to overcome a Raiders team that looked overwhelmed a little by the Vikings. Blake Bortles
well
bortled, its a verb now, look it up (no, dont.) Anyway, 18 points would have been considered god not so long ago for the Jaguar QB but expectations have changed, in fantasy anyway. No one lost this game, but no one won it either. Its worth saying that they hand more than enough points on the bench this week, but it would have required making bad bets to get them. It seems like a disappointing fall after last weeks high for the Pugs but I think threat they have shown is the ability to beat anybody in the right week, certainly shouldnt be counted out just yet.
English Muffins, 114. Texas Pugs, 84.
Kentucky Aardvarks Vs Sanchez Butt-Fumblers
Nail Biter fo the week aware goes to the Varks and Fumblers. Both teams beniftted form the Saints defense this week as the Fumblers picked up and started the one week Stud Kirk Cousins while the Aardvarks aprceated the continued good production from Jordan Reed. The Fumbelrs made some good moves this wek to push for the win but the eternal hope that they are keeping alive for Jordan Cameron may have doomed them. 1 point even from a TE is a bitter pill to swallow for their continued dedicate in a game won by 2. On the other hand Lafell amy be due even more targets with Edleman pout and their running back core of Irvoy and Martin came back to life a little this week. Still a tough road ahead but it looks like they have what ti takes to fight it. The Varks got away with one this week as well, Tavon Austin put up only 3 points this week. Up till now they have been able to gamble fairly effectively on his good games btu ti nearly caught up with them this week as did sitting McCoy for McFadden. Sometimes good gamblers can go bad. Not that theyll be crying over a win that took them to .500 and kept them in contention any.
Kentucky Aardvarks, 117. Sanchez Butt-Fumblers, 115.
Stoney Jabronies Vs Honey Badgers
If I were to guess I would have guessed this matchup had our highest score of the week, or was at least our highest scoring matchup, but Id have been wrong. The Jabronies were the ones in the end to hang on to solid production, tip themselves over into the safeish category and stay over 120. Both teams suffered a goose egg from a wr this week, (tells you something about two teams when they still score enough to win most matchups and post a goose egg, right?) The Jabronies saw John Brown post his second 0.0 even though he played this week. While the badgers suffered from Peytons breakdown, and Emmanuel Sanders not getting much going with the new QB, Brock Osw
.just Brock will do

. But on the bright side his finger injury looks like it wont keep him out next week, according to his coach anyway. F the Badgers had only realized Landry Jones would go down with one of the nastiest looking ankle sprains Ive ever seen and Ben would jump in to put up 31 poitns
well they still would have lost but they could have won if they played Harris at flex as well
lets just say they couldnt have won, but are not likely to stay down for long either.
Stoney Jabronies, 125. Honey Badgers, 114.
Jackhammer Vs MX Thunderballs
Highest and lowest scores of the week in the same game. I still think its better to just stink it up the week you face the highest scoring team, but maybe thats just me. The Jackhammers did make some moves this week though, betting on some high upside WRs to combat their weakened RB core. Unfortunately even good gambles can go bad and Desean Jackson wasnt able to make up for his absence this week. Antonio Andrews and Shan Vereen scored a combined 4 points, (none of that from Andrews) and James Jones suffered from the Pakcers break down as well posting yet another WR goose egg, making it 3 for the week league wide. Hurns who didnt look like he would play at all posted good numbers on the bench as did Rishard Mathews, but no one had enough to take down the Thunderballs this week anyway. Its worth pointing out as well that the Thunnderballs could have scored more, not that anyone would have kept Alshon Jeffery out of their lineup, but he only scored a head scratching 5 points this week. The cure of course, as it is for everything, is to have Big Ben throwing to Antonio brown (on your team) and C.West put up a 30 point game against the break, broken, suddenly woefull Denver D. Thomas getting most of the new Denver qbs attention didnt hurt either. Also Derek Carr player and so did Justin Forsett, and Greg Olsen, I should mention him to. Hard to see the Thunderballs not keeping the momentum going.
Jackhammer, 74. MX Thunderballs, 144.
Bush Did Deflategate Vs Dakota Beagles
Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Jonathan Stewart, Jarvis Landry
pretty good. So Dez doesnt look himself and only put up 9 points, Romos coming back next week. So Edleman goes down this week and only puts up 9, the Deflators have Larry Fitz on their bench. All in all, 9 might be the deflators lucky number. Also Peterson ran for an 80- yard touchdown, pretty cool

. The deflator are perhaps only the second team this week that didnt seem to suffer too much from some team regression. The Beagles on the other hand got hit by it pretty well with Andy Dalton at qb and Chris Johnson using 25 carries to get 5 points. Jeremy Langfords number continue to impress though, enough people are wondering if Forte will come back any time soon, and while Benching Lynch for Johnson didnt work out, its was one of those games where nothing would have, it turns out. Plus even a bad day for Randall Cobb got him double digits. Lynch still owns the Seahawks backfield despite some sources saying he wouldnt and I think the Beagles, like the Bungles (bengals) might see some more regression going forward as their numbers start to rise, not that the Beagles will care much about the Bungles or Bengals moving forward as Phil Rivers comes back next week fresh of his BYE.
Bush Did Deflategate, 132. Dakota Beagles, 101.