When the season started nobody knew anything but one thing. Good lord was Eugene's team going to SUCK hardcore. I mean, why bother even trying? It was obviously going to have to be a punt year for a team that gambled it all last season only to finish a disappointing 3rd place. The draft is already legendary, 7 picks in rounds 12-14....7! Half of a team. Even with Aaron Rodgers and Julio Jones, there's only SO MUCH they can do. How was this team going to get more than maybe 2 miracle wins at most? We're 3 weeks in and for the 2nd time out of the 3 weeks, Eugene not only scores the most points of the week, but wins his 2nd blowout of the week award as well. This is seriously unbelievable. Just shows the unpredictability of the game we play. How's he doing it? Well Aaron Rodgers and Julio Jones? Yeah, they're the #1 QB and WR respectively. Eugene surrounded them with guys who might not be superstars but can get the job done at any time. Guys like James Jones, Doug Baldwin, John Brown, Mark Ingram, Jason Witten. It's a total team effort, and if not for some lucky decisions by me, Eugene could easily be 3-0. Speaking of 3-0...that's what Dad is. Dad, in the past, is notorious for being a low scoring team who got "lucky" wins. This year? He's 3-0 and the #1 seed because of...POINTS! He's actually scored over 100 all 3 weeks and is doing it with Marshawn Lynch not really contributing much, playing QB Carousel with Stafford and Cam Newton, and an Andre Elllington injury. Every time I doubt Dad, he proves me wrong. Will this last for dear underdogs, or will fate eventually catch up with them? Who honestly knows, but for now the underdogs rule the roost in the Wane McGarity Bowl.
Kumamon Express (3-0) 119.06
Dr. Light's Robots (1-2) 95.68
Don't let the score fool you. Matt was in the midst of an improbable comeback last night as Jeremy Maclin had been shut down with 0 points, while Jamaal Charles was efficiently chipping away at a 28 point deficit. I was watching my win turn into the nightmarish possibility of a gut wrenching loss until Maclin FINALLY caught a pass near the end of the 3rd quarter before scoring a TD on the next play and ending up with a TON of garbage points to the tune of 141 yards, 1 TD and 24 points. Thank heavens for that as Jamaal Charles put up 3 rushing scores and nearly 29 points in a valiant effort. Matt suffered a huge blow Sunday with the loss of Ben Roethlisberger. He left the game in the 3rd and looks like he'll be out a minimum of 4 weeks, possibly 6. Another devastating injury in what seems like a series of them this season. We talked about Matt's start Thursday and it's obvious the not bad but not great start was a sign of things to come. Surprisingly the Pats put up 50 points but no TD's for Julian Edelman. He had a good but not great game with 85 yards. Same with Donte Moncrief, a TD saved what was a low yardage game. Jonathan Stewart continues to be disappointing as he had a great matchup and finished with only 52 rushing yards. For me, DeAndre Hopkins (101 yards and a score) and Greg Olsen (134 yards and 2 scores) carried the load for my team as I got less than stellar games from Matt Forte, Jordan Matthews, Danny Woodhead, and that usual Dickless cocksucker who will never be referred to by his real name again. A win's a win though, and last year I didn't get win #3 until Week 12, so it's nice to be competitive again. Next week is HUGE game is it's not only against my Dad, but it's the battle of the last two undefeated teams left. Don't let Matt's 1-2 record fool anyone, he's had a tough schedule. His losses are against me and Mayra and we are a combined 5-1 so it's nothing to be alarmed about (well, besides the Big Ben injury). He'll take on Leland's struggling winless team next week.
Game MVP
Greg Olsen (Kumamon Express)
8 Receptions, 134 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 29.40 Points
Rocket Man (2-1) 149.52
No Soup For You (0-3) 99.70
Eugene's 149.52 is the most points scored this entire young season as he just continues to get the job done. When your top two players combine for 74.32 points (beat Kenny's entire team) all it takes is modest contributions from the rest of your squad to get the job done. Aaron Rodgers was magnificent with over 300 passing yards, 5 TD's and zero picks. Julio held up his end of the bargain as well with 164 yards and 2 TD's. Just amazing. James Jones was once again amazing (139 yards and a score) and if Devante Adams is going to miss multiple weeks, Jones will be even MORE valuable. Eugene got a diamond in the rough with Dion Lewis. He punched in another TD, as did Mark Ingram. Just an all around flawless performance. For Leland, he was doomed from the get go as DeMarco Murray was a late scratch. Leland also benched his 3rd round pick Brandin Cooks for Allen Hurns (and it worked! Hurns had a deep score and finished with 14 points to Cooks 11). The RB situation is still so ugly for Leland. Murray not living up to that #2 overall status at all and who knows how long it'll take Todd Gurley to make an impact (he did nothing, with only 9 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards). Matt Ryan was great with 285 and 2 TD's but both TD's were to Julio Jones. Great Keenan Allen showed up again with 133 receiving yards and 2 receiving TD's. Calvin continues to just be another WR, i mean 8 catches for 77 is OK, but this is MEGATRON. Where are the long bombs!? Leland just seems to have an unbalanced roster right now and it's led to the 0-3 start. He'll do his best to get win #1 against Matt next week. Eugene will hope to keep the magic going as he takes on Alex in what is a winnable matchup.
Game MVP
Aaron Rodgers (Rocket Man)
333 Passing Yards, 5 Passing TD's, 16 Rushing Yards, 39.92 Points
BigBadBob (3-0) 129.80
Channel 4 News Team (0-3) 103.64
Amazingly, Dad put up the 2nd most points in the league and because of that he sits atop the leader of the league with an undefeated 3-0 record. Dad's decision to play Cam Newton over Matthew Stafford this week was a great one. Cam had 315 Passing Yards with 2 Passing TD's and added a rushing TD to boot for a total of 31.90 points while Stafford finished with a mere 11.08. I think it's safe to say Cam's Dad's starter going forward. Randall Cobb has been every bit of awesome as everyone thought he'd be with Jordy Nelson out. He had 91 yards and 3 TD's for 31.80 points. Larry Fitzgerald did it AGAIN, proving last week wasn't a fluke with 134 yards and two TD's for nearly 30 points. Those guys along with Travis Kelce (80 yards and a two pt conversion) scored the bulk of Dad's points. This was basically without Marshawn Lynch who only played a few snaps before leaving the game with an injury. Luckily for Dad, it wouldn't matter. So Albert's season has been so bad that not even 227 yard, 2 TD, 39.70 point performance from A.J. Green could save him from a blowout. He had a great game from Carson Palmer but again, just like Leland with Eugene, Palmer's two TD's went to Dad's guy, Fitzgerald. Travis Benjamin scored again but had minimal yardage and also lost a fumble. Sammy Watkins got hurt as well, as he's been beyond a bust this season. Albert's running back duo of Doug Martin and T.J. Yeldon are so awful they couldn't even combine for 10 points, and though Gronk had 101 yards, in a game where 50 points were scored, Albert has to be disappointed that Gronk didn't find the endzone. There's just not enough firepower on his squad to make up for Gronk's lack of scoring. Albert will see if he can get win #1 against Kenny, who's team may be severely injury depleted (though Albert won't have Gronk). Dad takes on me in the showdown of the season so far. Someone's losing their first game in Week 4.
Game MVP
Randall Cobb (BigBadBob)
7 Receptions, 91 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TD's, 31.80 Points
Bigger Balls (2-1) 88.98
Woe Is Me (2-1) 70.30
Finally, Kenny loses a week that he should've lost, though it was an ugly game overall for both squads. Yep...Le'Veon Bell was definitely worth the wait, he had 132 total yards and a TD for nearly 23 points. The other part of Mayra's two headed Steelers Snake, Antonio Brown, had 11 catches for 108 yards. The only thing Mayra has to worry about is how Brown's production is going to be affected by the Big Ben injury. With Mike Vick at QB, there's a chance Brown loses a little bit of stats. Ryan Tannehill was GOD AWFUL for 3 quarters, but garbage time got him nearly 300 yards and 2 TD's (did throw 3 Picks though) and Jarvis Landry contributed 67 yards, 8 receptions, and a two point conversion. Carlos Hyde has looked human after that great Week 1 start as he was held under 10 points while Tyler Eifert surprisingly got blanked. Kenny's roster is a jumbled mess and this week he got 2 zeroes from his 49ers combo of Torrey Smith and Vernon Davis. He got another zero from Devante Adams who reinjured his ankle at the beginning of last night's game. Just a death knell as there's no way to survive 3 0's. Russell Wilson was just okish with less than 250 yards and a score along with 28 rushing yards. I knew Kenny would hate that guy at QB, but he drafted him anyway. LeSean McCoy caught a quick TD, but only finished 26 total yards and now there's talk that HE'S going to miss next week as well. T.Y. Hilton had 94 yards but only 4 catches. The lone bright spot was Latavius Murray who had 139 rushing yards and a score. Ameer Abdullah also chipped in a TD, but much to Kenny's frustration they still use Joique Bell and Theo Riddick wayyyy to much. In all honesty Kenny should be 0-3, so he shouldn't be that mad he lost this week. Unfortunately, those injuries are piling up big time and he really needs Arian Foster as soon as possible to come back. He'll take on Albert next week in what might be a trap game, while Mayra takes on Ryan's team.
Game MVP
Le'Veon Bell (Bigger Balls)
62 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 7 Receptions, 70 receiving yards, 22.70 Points
Hoosier Daddy (1-2) 93.40
Shock The Monkey (0-3) 89.26
This was insane because it literally came down to end as Mark had Peyton Manning and was down less than a point and the Broncos were driving. Peyton hits anyone but Owen Daniels and Mark takes the lead and possibly the game. Peyton got his TD pass that Mark needed..but yup..you guessed it to OWEN DANIELS. Add an extra Golden Tate catch for good measure and Ryan wins by 4 points and gets win #1. Crazy. For Ryan, Frank Gore FINALLY SHOWED UP with 86 yards and two scores. Andrew Luck has looked very mediocre and though he did put up 2 scores, he barely hit 260 passing yards and threw 2 more INT's (7 on the season). Justin Forsett? Makings of a bust, he's done relatively nothing the first three weeks of the season. Mike Evans FINALLY did something and had 101 receiving yards. For Mark, again zero's and Jeremy Hill just killed him. Jeremy Hill is just as bad as you know who. He couldn't even muster 3 points and he doesn't even have 4 combined points the past two games. Thanks to Brandon Weeden not taking any chances and just throwing short passes, Terrence Williams was held to zero points as well. The only one worth talking about was Joseph Randle who EXPLODED in the first half with 3 TD's and 87 yards but was held in check in the 2nd half. Mark's in big trouble and it doesn't get any easier as he takes on Drew next week (even with Tom Brady out). It's basically a must win already for Mark. Ryan finally gets win #1 but he can't celebrate too much as he plays Mayra next week.
Game MVP
Frank Gore (Hoosier Daddy)
86 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD's, 1 Reception, 8 Receiving Yards, 21.90 Points
Sons Of The Harpy (2-1) 123.22
Winter Is Over (2-1) 105.18
With all the talk about Eugene's amazing start, Dad at the #1 spot, Matt and Mayra having great teams and me being undefeated, I feel like Drew's going under the radar right now. In all honestly, he should be 3-0. He picks up another big victory against Alex this week and puts up over 120 points. Guess what, Adrian Peterson? Yeah...he's good again. After that disappointing start week 1, Peterson's had back to back superb games. Peterson had 126 rushing yards and 2 scores to lead the way. Drew's other keeper, Demaryius Thomas? 9 catches for 92 yards and a score (he did fumble though). Tom Brady has been on FIRE, and man am I wishing I went him over Romo now. It could've been a lot scarier, because the Patriots put up 50 points, but Brady still threw for 358 and 2 scores. Amari Cooper had another great game and showed why I wanted him so bad in the draft. He had 8 catches for 134 yards (Did lose a fumble though). Kendall Wright has been an excellent flex play as he piled up 95 yards and a score for over 20 points. Drew still has a RB#2 problem, but Matt proved last season, you can win without a real #2. For Alex, man it's gotta suck to get a 37 point performance from Steve Smith and LOSE. His QB play did him in as Kaepernick was god awful and only a Rushing TD saved his sorry ass as he threw 4 picks! Also, the Saints that Alex relies on, they just aren't cutting it. Brees is hurt, and Spiller and Colston have done nothing. Brandon Marshall might have had the dumbest lateral in NFL history, but he still put up 10 catches for 109 and a score and he's had an excellent bounce back season from last year's injury plagued season. Jimmy Graham wanted the ball and he got it as he got 7 catches for 83 and a score. Eddie Lacy wasn't entirely healthy (James Starks out-touched him) so his line was pretty disappointing considering 38 points were put up. All in All, it's never a bad week when you score over 100, you just gotta have more than 3 guys show up. Drew will take on Mark next week and he'll be without Tom Brady and Kendall Wright, while Alex looks to rebound against Eugene.
Game MVP
Adrian Peterson (Sons Of The Harpy)
126 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD's, 24.60 Points
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