The_Twin_Killers (1-0) 107
Take Dat Wit Chu (0-1) 103
Overview: Man, easily hands down the most dramatic and craziest matchup of the 1st round. This is also proof that every little thing and decision in football affects fantasy football big time as I will show in a second. It all started with Leland roaring out to a huge lead thanks to bad ass performances by the Lions D and Rob Gronkowski (2 more TD's and the new all time single season TD record holder) and solid performances by Roddy White, DeSean Jackson, and Matthew Stafford. After all but 1 of Leland's guys went, Kenny was down 106-25. Leland still had Ahmad Bradshaw and Kenny still had 6 players (including both RB's, Larry Fitzgerald, Miles Austin and Aaron Rodgers). Yeah it looked bad, but Kenny has a knack of having his players play late games, so this was nothing new. Fitzgerald was awesome with over 140 yards and a TD, Ryan Mathews wasn't too shabby with 140 total yards, but the big disappointment was Aaron Rodgers. It's not that he was bad (281 and two scores) but he was taken out at the end of the 3rd because they were blowing out Oakland. Kenny was down 29 points going into Sunday nights game with Miles Austin, Dan Bailey, and DeMarco Murray still to go. Tough hill to climb, sure, doable? Yep. The football gods can be cruel though, as just as Murray was on his way to a solid game (5 carries, 25 yards) the unthinkable happened...he broke his ankle. He was done for the game. The other crazy thing was that Ahmad Bradshaw was benched the entire first half for violating curfew rules. He ended up with a miserable game (only 1 point) so he was a non-factor. Kenny struggled with the Laurent Robinson/Miles Austin play all week and ended up going with Miles and it was the wrong move unfortunately. Miles-12 points, Robinson-19. Miles of course had that easy TD, that he couldn't get to that could've sealed the deal as well. So before i reveal the obvious ending let's go through the little things leading up to the dramatic ending the ended up costing Kenny the victory. Remember it's the little things here and there that count.
#1-Baltimore allowing a garbage TD to the Colts at the end of the 4th- This was huge cause Kenny lost 3 points because of this meaningless TD.
#2-The Vikings getting sacked, fumbling at the 1 yard line to end the game- Leland had the Lions D, and it was a given that they were going to lose and in turn Leland would lose points for the D giving up even more points. Instead, the D PICKS UP 3 additional points with a sack and fumble recovery. Very crucial.
#3-Incomplete passes in the endzone from Aaron Rodgers- There were a couple times that receivers dropped passes in the end zone, including a critical pass to Finley where the Oakland corner somehow intercepted the pass and took it away from Finley.
#4-Aaron Rodgers taken out of the game- This is always a problem when your team is playing too good, and it was inevitable that this was going to happen.
#5-Ahmad Bradshaw Benching- Kenny gets a break as Bradshaw is benched
#6-DeMarco Murray Injury- And just like that, the break is taken away, as Murray suffers a season-ending broken ankle.
#7-The Romo TD Pass to Miles that wasn't- It was there, to ice the game and Kenny's fantasy comeback, Miles Austin was wide open and no doubt would have had an easy long TD. Romo overthrew him though.
#8-Kenny not playing Laurent Robinson- Could've been for Holmes, could've been for Austin, Kenny decided against playing Robinson who had a monster game. I would've done the same thing, but no doubt another move that cost him a win.
#9-Dan Bailey's 2 49 yard field goals- Really???? They both were a yard away from being another point???
After alllllllllllllll this, after everything with under a minute left, Romo completes a couple of passes to Miles to cut Kenny's deficit to 4. It set up a Dan Bailey 47 yard field goal that would tied both the real and fantasy game and go to overtime where no doubt, Kenny would've picked up 1 point from either Bailey or Austin. Bailey kicks it and......it's goooooooooooooood!! Kenny tied the game!!! But wait.....the Giants had called timeout to ice the kicker and you can read the writing on the wall. 2nd kick is blocked and after overcoming alllllll the mistakes, and unbelievable luck, Kenny couldn't do it one more time and lost a heartbreaker to Leland by 4 points. One more note, Kenny also thought about using Seattle Defense (who he picked up 2 weeks ago) but he decided on Baltimore. Baltimore-10 Seattle-17..it just wasn't in the cards. Leland now goes on to play me in the next round while Kenny plays the loser of the other 1st round matchup for 5th place. Another disappointing and heartbreaking loss for Kenny who continues to have just the absolute worst luck when it comes to fantasy football. As we jokingly tell each other, "unbelievably believable".
Key Players
Larry Fitzgerald (Take Dat Wit Chu) 149 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD, 20 points
Aaron Rodgers (Take Dat Wit Chu) 281 passing yards, 2 passing TD's, 1 INT, 18 points (in 3 quarters)
Rob Gronkowski (The_Twin_Killers) 160 receiving yards, 2 receiving TD's, 28 points (Set Single Season Receiving TD record for a Tight End)
Detroit Lions Defense (The_Twin_Killers) 28 points allowed, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 3 Fumble Recoveries, 2 Defensive TD's, 27 points
Disappointing Players
Ahmad Bradshaw (The_Twin_Killers) 12 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards 1 point (Benched in 1st half for disciplinary reasons)
Jonathan Stewart (The_Twin_Killers) 29 rushing yards, 27 receiving yards, 4 points
Mike Williams (The_Twin_Killers) 35 receiving yards, 3 points
DeMarco Murray (Take Dat Wit Chu) 25 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards, 2 points (broke ankle in 1st quarter)
Channel 4 News Team (1-0) 108
The Bad Robofies (0-1) 84
Overview: The final score doesn't show how close this really was. Dad was still well into it for Sunday nights game and even after everything he was down 14 going in the Monday Night game with Brandon Lloyd vs Steven Jackson. Albert's guys were just too much, but they weren't the guys you would've have thought that carried his team. Tom Brady was brilliant, as was Steven Jackson, but how about Julio Jones and Dez Bryant. Julio Jones had a HUGE game with 2 TD's and 100 yards receiving and Dez's 50 yard TD help put the game out of reach. The alarming thing was how small Megatron, Arian Foster, and Jermichael Finley were. They combined for 8 points (Finley had 0, not one catch) and for all three, they've been struggling here recently. Of course, they can easily bounce back and the way Albert won despite them being mediocre just shows how deep Albert's team can be. For dad, his guys reverted back to who they used to be. Brees had his usual 21 points, the Chicago Defense provided Dad with 15 points as well. It's not that Victor Cruz and Brandon Lloyd were horrible, but if all they are gonna get you is under 100 yards and no scores, it's going to be tough to win. Chris Johnson had a suckage relapse as well, and Lance Moore and Jason Witten were non-existent. I think dad's volatile team finally caught up with him. I wanna give credit to dad for an excellent rookie season. This was his first time ever playing and he caught on pretty well. He tied me and Ryan for most regular season wins, captures a playoff berth all in his first foray into this crazy game. He can only get better with more experience, and I'm sure Dad's chomping at the bit for next season. As for Albert, he'll face Ryan in the next round ,in what should be an excellent matchup. Albert's quest to repeat lives on.
Key Players
Drew Brees (The Bad Robofies) 337 yards passing, 2 passing TD's, 6 rushing yards, 21 points
Tom Brady (Channel 4 News Team) 357 yards passing, 3 passing TD's 1 INT, 8 rushing yards, 25 points
Julio Jones (Channel 4 News Team) 104 yards receiving, 2 receiving TD's, 22 points
Steven Jackson (Channel 4 News Team) 63 rushing yards, 60 receiving yards, 18 points
Disappointing Players
Calvin Johnson (Channel 4 News Team) 11 rushing yards, 29 receiving yards, 3 points
Arian Foster (Channel 4 News Team) 41 rushing yards, 33 receiving yards, 1 fumble lost, 5 points
Jermichael Finley (Channel 4 News Team) 0 catches, 0 yards, 0 points
Lance Moore (The Bad Robofies) 20 receiving yards, 2 points
Chris Johnson (The Bad Robofies) 23 rushing yards, 43 receiving yards, 6 points
Jason Witten (The Bad Robofies) 12 receiving yards, 1 point
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