One team is looking to stay perfect while another is looking to get their first win. Then there's everyone in between. That's where we are before Week 4 kicks off tomorrow night. Here are the Matchups and Predictions for the upcoming week.
Arturo's Beans (2-1) vs
Woe Is Me (0-3)
Matchup Stats
All Time Record: We are tied 4-4
Last Matchup: I beat Kenny 104-76.5 in The Wane McGarrity Championship Game
Key Players
Arturo's Beans: Matthew Stafford (Jets) Randall Cobb (Bears) Brandon Marshall (Packers) Keenan Allen (Jaguars) LeSean McCoy (49ers) Vernon Davis (Eagles)
Woe Is Me: Colin Kaepernick (Eagles) Calvin Johnson (Jets) Vincent Jackson (Steelers)
Wild Cards
Arturo's Beans: Hangover effect from last week's disaster. Tough Matchup for Joique Bell. Brandon Marshall's health
Woe Is Me: No Demaryius. Status of Arian Foster determines if Alfred Blue plays. Multiple shots in the dark plays.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: I win 95-82
I say: Kenny wins, when you score 32 fucking points in a week, you tend to lose a lot of confidence and faith in your team. Now I don't believe I'll score that low again, but I'll believe it when I see it about reaching my projection. This is the biggest rivalry of the league and this is our 9th matchup with the series tied. This is probably, outside of last year's championship, the biggest game of the rivalry as Kenny's season is basically on the line. It's hard enough to start 0-3, but 0-4? That'll be damn near impossible to overcome. My gut tells me though, somehow, things will work out and Kenny will get his first win here. I envision underperformances galore on my side. I hope I'm wrong naturally, but my confidence is at an all time low right now. Picking purely on a gut feeling.
The Bad Robofies (2-1) vs
Next!!! (1-2)
Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Dad leads series 2-1
Last Matchup: Dad beat Leland 69-68.5 in Week 6 of the 2013 Season
Key Players
The Bad Robofies: Tom Brady (Chiefs) Alfred Morris (Giants) Jimmy Graham (Cowboys)
Next!!!: Aaron Rodgers (Bears) Doug Martin (Steelers)
Wild Cards
The Bad Robofies: Brady's struggles. No Gio Bernard. Production from receivers
Next!!!: Unpredictability at all positions outside of Rodgers.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Leland wins 87-83
I Say: Dad wins. This is very difficult to predict. Leland has a team full of high risk high reward players who's floor is low but ceiling is high. It's not entirely inconceivable that guys like Brandin Cooks and Justin Hunter go off or just have off games. Honestly, Dad's team isn't much easier to predict. I just feel he's got a couple better concrete plays. Just picking an upset here, but wouldn't be surprised who wins honestly.
Rocket Man (2-1) vs
Shock The Monkey (1-2)
Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Mark leads series 1-0
Last Matchup: Mark beat Eugene 114.5-98 in Week 4 of the 2013 Season
Key Players
Rocket Man: Kirk Cousins (Giants) Julio Jones (Vikings) Victor Cruz (Redskins) Jeremy Maclin (49ers) DeMarco Murray (Saints) Martellus Bennett (Packers)
Shock The Monkey: Matt Ryan (Vikings) Michael Crabtree (Eagles) Matt Forte (Packers)
Wild Cards
Rocket Man: Cousins over Cam. Lamar Miller encore
Shock The Monkey: Forte's struggles. RB, TE, weakness
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Eugene wins 102-90
I Say: Eugene wins. Last time these two played each other, Mark was in the middle of his 5 game winning streak. Different circumstances here as Eugene is clearly the more dominant team. He should be able to handle this matchup with ease, as he has a lot more weapons at his disposal than Mark.
Channel 4 News Team (2-1) vs
Winter is Here (1-2)
No Matchup Stats
Key Players
Channel 4 News Team: Philip Rivers (Jags) Cordarrelle Patterson (Falcons) Arian Foster* (Bills)
Winter is Here: Drew Brees (Cowboys) DeSean Jackson* (Giants) Rob Gronkowski (Chiefs) Reggie Bush (Jets)
Wild Cards
Channel 4 News Team: AJ Green, Peyton Manning on bye. Health of Arian Foster. Reliance on older veteran receivers. Running back depth weak.
Winter is Here: Marshawn Lynch on bye. DeSean Jackson status. Running back production. Eddie Royal WR #3.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Albert wins 90-89
I Say: Alex wins, though a lot hinges on Arian Foster's health. I think if Foster sits yet again, Albert is going to lose by a wider margin. Both teams have injury/bye week problems. I think there is a little more promise on Alex's side. Of course if for some reason DeSean Jackson doesn't play, that could turn the tide as well.
JTG's Warehouse (2-1) vs
Dr. Light's Robots (1-2)
Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Drew leads series 3-2-1
Last Matchup: Drew beat Matt 94.5-93.5 In Week 12 of the 2013 Season
Key Players
JTG's Warehouse: Jay Cutler (Packers) Julian Edelman (Chiefs) Kelvin Benjamin (Ravens)
Dr. Light's Robots: Jordy Nelson (Bears) Andre Johnson (Bills) Jamaal Charles (Patriots)
Wild Cards
JTG's Warehouse: WR Production, RB Production
Dr. Light's Robots: Jamaal Charles' Health. Donald Brown workload.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Matt wins 105-81
I Say: Matt wins, Got to agree with Yahoo here as Matt looks like he has the better team. Drew losing Adrian Peterson was huge, and I just don't see a Chris Ivory, CJ Spiller combo making up for this slack. I think Matt's able to even his record at 2-2 here.
Bigger Balls (3-0) vs
Hoosier Daddy (1-2)
Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Ryan leads series 3-0
Last Matchup: Ryan beat Mayra 95-86.5 in Week 7 of the 2013 Season
Key Players
Bigger Balls: Andrew Luck (Titans) Dez Bryant (Saints) Antonio Brown (Bucs) Le'veon Bell (Bucs)
Hoosier Daddy: Nick Foles (49ers) Alshon Jeffrey (Packers) Pierre Garcon (Giants) Roddy White (Vikings) Eddie Lacy (Bears) Rashad Jennings (Redskins)
Wild Card
Bigger Balls: Production from Sproles/Bradshaw
Hoosier Daddy: Roddy White 100%. Eddie Lacy's struggles. Alshon Jeffrey's health.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mayra wins 99-94
I Say: Ryan wins, going a bit of an upset here as I think Ryan actually has the personnel to pull this off. It sucks that he has two Thursday Night plays, where guys typically play worse, but I still think Garcon and Jennings won't be that bad. Remember, I believed Ryan had one of the better teams in the league after the draft, so it's fathomable he can be the one to stop the streak.
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