Ah man…another catch up week as I keep getting killed at work toward the mid-week time I try to get these done…had the player portion finished for a combined 2 week report…but then still did not finish it last week…QB’s tie in Week 7…then explode in Week 8…UO Knows Backs…and Rookies break out…Initialed Wideouts come thru…New Kicker Blood…141 is NOT the Magic Number…More Champ v Chump history made…Survivors…lets go…
Ryan Tannehill (AND)
After throwing for a career high 65 attempts in Week 6…Philip Rivers slowed it down…leading the league with his 58 attempts (2nd highest in his career) against the Raiders in Week 7…he completed 38 of those passes (65.5%) for 336 yards and 3 Touchdowns in the losing effort…He connected on 2 2-Point tries to Ladarius Green in the final 6 minutes to counteract 2 Interceptions thrown to finish at 30 points…Ryan Tannehill got to work early against the Texans in Week 7 tossing 4 Touchdowns…3 of them for 50 yards or better…all in the 1st half…he would throw only 1 incompletion on the day with 7:51 to play in the 4th quarter finishing 18 of 19 for 282 yards and no give-aways…the result was the 2nd Perfect Passer rating (153.8) of the 2015 Season…and a matching 30 point score…tie goes to perfection…it is the 1st Quarterback of the Week award for Tannehill…the 1st Quarterback trophy and 2nd trophy on the year for Armed N Dangerous…
Lamar Miller (UOG)
2 Running Backs hit the 30 point barrier in Week 7…continuing his delayed start on the Rookie of the Year race…Todd Gurley carried 19 times for 128 yards (6.73 ypc) against the Browns…including the 1st 2 Touchdowns of his NFL career…he pulled in 4 of his 5 targets on the day for an additional 35 yards to end his day with his TBFL Career High 31 Points…after being traded for 2 Time Award Winner Freeman…Lamar Miller set a Career High getting 12.5 ypc on 14 carries to lead the league in Week 7 with 175 yards…including an 85 yard Touchdown just before half time…he added another 61 yards on 3 Receptions incuding another 54 yard Touchdown…then took off the 2nd half against the Texans sitting on his 38 point total…it is the 1st Runing Back of the Week award for Miller…the 4th Running Back award earned by now a 3rd different Running Back for UO Grandmasters…their 5th trophy overall on the year…
T.Y. Hilton (WAR)
3 Wide Receivers managed 25 points or better in Week 7…continuing on our Miami train…Jarvis Landry caught all 5 of his targets from Tannehill including 2 Touchdowns from 10 and 50 yards out to reach the Quarter Century mark…In the battle with the Jets…Rob Gronkowski set a career high with 11 Receptions on his 16 Targets (68.8%) for his 3rd 100 Yard game on the Season…the 15 yard Touchdown with 1:13 to play sealed the game and brought him to 27 points on the day…Targetted 15 times as the Colts trailed the Saints at home…T.Y. Hilton only managed to haul in 4 Receptions (26.7%)…but he made them count with Touchdowns of 46 and 87 yards in the 3rd Quarter…on his way to 150 yards on the day (37.5 ypc) and a 31 point outing…It is the 1st Receiver of the Week award for Hilton…the 1st Receiver award and 3rd trophy overall this season for the Warriors…
Blair Walsh (AND)
3 Kickers reached our target goal of 11 points in Week 7…Dan Carpenter followed the Golden Path taking 5 Kick Opportunities split with 3 Field Goals and 2 Extra Points to end right at 11 points…Stephen Gostkowski managed 6 Kick Opportunities…getting 3 Field Goals and 3 Extra Points to go 1 point further with 12…Blair Walsh found his way to 7 Kick Opportunities against the Lions…he was perfect on 5 Field Goals including bonus earners of 51 and 53 yards…but then split a pair of Extra Points with a hit and a miss to stay at 17 points for the week…it is the 1st Kicker of the Week award for Walsh…only the 4th Kicker to win the award after 7 weeks and ties Stephen Gostkowski from Week 2 as the highest Kicker total on the year…it is the 3rd overall trophy on the year for Armed N Dangerous…
St Louis Rams (RNT)
2 Defenses reached 20 points or better for Week 7…The Rams got things started at 1pm by bending but not breaking against the Browns…McCown completed 26 of 32 pass attempts for 270 yards…but he fumbled 2 balls away including a 20 yard Touchdown return…he was sacked 4 times…and ultimately had to be pulled in the 4th quarter…2 more fumbles forced from the Browns and only 6 points allowed in 2 Quarters set the 27 point plateau…At 4pm the Giants took the field against back-up Quarterback Matt Cassel…getting his 1st start as a Cowboy…they only managed 1 Sack…but did force a Fumble and 3 Interceptions including a 58 yard Pick-6 to take the lead in the 3rd Quarter…they added a 100 yard Kickoff Return in response to giving up a Touchdown in the 4th…ending just short at 21 points…It is the 1st Defense of the Week award for the Rams…the 3rd Defense award with 2 different teams for Runs N Throses…their 3rd trophy overall on the year…
Drew Brees (BBA)
TDQBITU® looked to set the high bar at 33 points on Thursday Night against the Dolphins…but ultimately the Week 8 Quarterback competition came down to 2 Signal Callers going Head-2-Head to see who would blink 1st…Drew Brees and Eli Manning apparently used their Cheat Codes to get the opposing Defenses set to All-Star Game mode as they completed passes at will throughout the contest…Brees threw 50 times..completing 39 of those passes (78.0%) for 505 yards..the 2nd most of his career…and tied the NFL Record with 7 Passing Touchdowns…giving up 2 Interceptions on the day to finish with 51 points…Manning threw 41 times…completing 30 of those passes (73.2%) for 350 yards and a career high 6 Touchdowns with 0 giveaways…good enough for the top Passer Rating on the day (138.2) but fell short with 41 points…Still a new Team record for Husslers (37 Tom Brady…2014 Week 8)…it is the 1st Quarterback of the Week award for Brees who finishes 1 Point short of the TBFL Quarterback Scoring Record (52 Michael Vick…2010 Week 10)…for the Army it is their 5th overall trophy on the year…now just a RB award short of completing the cycle…
Todd Gurley (BAT)
Only 2 Rookie Running Backs found the 20 Point Plateau in Week 8…Charcandrick West got the early morning start across the pond in Wembley Stadium…carrying 20 times for 97 yards (4.85 ypc) including an 8 yard Touchdown against the Lions…he was targetted 6 times by Alex Smith…pulling in 4 Receptions for an additional 25 yards from scrimmage…finishing the day with his career high 21 points…continuing his Rookie of the Year assault…Todd Gurley matched the 20 carries…piling on a league leading 133 yards (6.65 ypc) including a 71 yard Touchdown against the 49ers…his 4th straight game over 125 yards…Gurley added 3 more Receptions on 3 Targets for 13 yards to edge out West with 23 points…It is the 1st Running Back of the Week award for Gurley and Bay Area Thrashers…it is Thrashers 4th overall trophy on the year…
Odell Beckham Jr (RNT)
While 11 different Receivers found their way to 20+ in Week 8…only 2 made it to 30 points…Julio Jones led the League with 12 Receptions on 13 Targets…totaling up 162 yards and the Overtime Forcing Touchdown with :17 seconds to play in the loss to the Buccaneers…an errant fumble costs him 1 point bringing his total on the day to 33…In the mayhem in New Orleans…Odell Beckham Jr benefited as the only recipient of 3 Touchdowns…1 for every 3 of his 9 Targets…8 Receptions for 130 yards (16.25 ypc) padded his total to his TBFL career high 39 points…It is the 1st Wide Receiver of the Week award for Beckham and Runs N Throses….it is the Throsers 4th overall trophy on the year…
Justin Tucker (FUD)
4 Kickers reached our 11 point goal in Week 8…Week 7 Winner Blair Walsh took the Golden Path with 5 Kick Opportunities…3 Field Goals and 2 Extra Points to reach 11…3 Time Winner Stephen Gostkowski took 6 tries to reach the same level…getting 4 Extra Points with 2 Field Goals…1 of which went for 52 yards…Dan Bailey was the most efficient scorer reaching 13 points on only 4 Kick Opportunities…all 4 Field Goals with 1 bonus earner from 52 yards…Justin Tucker managed 7 Kick Chances against the Chargers…hitting on 2 Extra Points and 5 Field Goals to win the week with 17 points…tieing Gostkoski and Walsh with the most kicker points this season…It is the 1st Kicker award for Tucker…the 3rd trophy overall on the year for Fudgie Whales…
New England Patriots (PGL)
Week 8 was a crap shoot for Defenses…as 5 hit 2-Digit scoring…and 3 cost their team points…ultimately costing X-Factor a win in their contest with Bay Area Thrashers…the Patriots took the Dolphins to the woodshed on Thursday Night…and no other team ever really challenged them for the title…After his Perfect Rating in Week 7…Tannehill came back to earth…HARD…getting sacked 5 times…giving up 2 Interceptions and a Fumble out of the back of the End-Zone for a Safety…save for a 1 yard Touchdown run from Lamar Miller…the Dolphins were held scoreless for 3 quarters as the Patriots reached 19 points…It is the 1st Defense of the Week award for the Patriots and Playground Legends…it is the Legends 6th trophy overall for the year…and they are now just a Wide Receiver award away from completing the cycle…
Teams of the Weeks
Blue Suede Shoes were in order for Week 7 as the Top-2 scoring teams faced off against each other…Hurricanes hit 2-Digit scoring at every position and managed 100% Roster efficiency to reach their highest score of the season at 141 points…but it was not enough…UO Grandmasters matched the 2-Digit at every position outcome reaching 150 points…still leaving 6 points on the bench…It is the Grandmasters 3rd Team of the Week award on the Season…their 16½ time winning the award as a Franchise…
After finishing Week 7 with a Bench Roster that would have won their game for the 2nd time this season…Bubba Army got the right players loaded up in Week 8…using Brees and his award winning play to finish in the Sunday lead with 141 points…but it was not enough…Runs N Throses trailed by 21 going into Monday Night action with the combo of Cam and Olsen to play…thru 44:39 seconds of play…both players were stifled…but then the Magic Connection happened bringing them the lead…the Overtime period finally capping them out at 161…Throsers highest score of the Season…it is Shawn’s 1st Team of the Week on the year…their 19th time winning the award as a Franchise…
Chumps of the Weeks
As mentioned in the Week 2 Report…I did not think Sub-40 scores were still possible in this Modern Age PPR system…but now we have a 2nd offender just 5 weeks later…forgetting to swap out your Bye Week defense is bad…but would still have been no help…as the Starters and Bench combined scored only 63 points…still not enough to escape this award…Jason has to be looking at his pre-draft roster of Keenan Allen (17)…Allen Robinson (21)…& Devanta Freeman (14) and wonder where things went wrong…it is the 1st Chump Score earned by the Whales since Week 5 of the 2011 Season…ending the League Leading streak of 53 straight weeks without earning a Chump Score…it is only the 9th time earning it as a Franchise…
After a few weeks off…Money Inc finds themselves at the bottom of the scoring heap again in Week 8…When it rains it pours…and hails…and fucking floods on Tim…as this now makes the 3rd time in 7 Weeks he has been the COTW that played the TOTW…the 4th time it has happened this season…7 0’s on the bench means they reached 95.7% Roster Efficiency from their 69 possible points…still not enough to escape this position in Week 8…there were just no players here to build a score with…it is their 4th Chump Score on the season…Their 18th earned as a Franchise…
Chump Survivor
Average scoring for Week 7 dropped a huge 10 point chunk to 105…Fudgie Whales fell harder than that with their 1st Chump Score earned since 2011 removing them from the 2015 Chump Survivor competition…this is the earliest the Whales have ever left the competition…finishing in Week 9 of 2014…and Back-2-Back as finalists in 2012-2013…
For Week 8…Average Scoring fell 2 more points to 103…All 6 of our previously ejected teams finished as the bottom 6 teams for the week…meaning the previous Team of the Week UO Grandmasters was left as the bottom rung among the Top Tier…leaving with the highest evicted score on the year at 101 points…
Notes & Numbers
Fudgie Whales 137-37 loss to Warriors makes only the 5th TBFL game played with a 100 point Margin of Victory…our 2nd for this season…
Runs N Throses TOTW victory over COTW Money Inc sets a record 4th time it has happened this Season…having occured 3 times in 1999 and 2007…RNT was the only active team that had never participated in a TOTW v COTW contest…reaching their 1st in their 218th Regular Season game…
