Two weeks in a row of utter domination! Sofa King Great lives up to their name and
are sofa king up the competition. This
week James had two (!) 30 point performers (Justin Herbert, 32 points and
Davante Adams, 32 points), plus had 5 of 6 remaining players score in double
digits (most notably Christian McCaffrey with 17 points), to finish with 132
points! The King dominated in the
head-to-head game winning by a 52-point margin over Big Sack No TD’s, and outscored
the next highest scoring team, Wyld Ass Monkeys, by 17 points. Well done SIR!
In league standings, we have just two undefeated teams
remaining (Joe’s Pats and Sofa King Great), and just one winless team (Big Sack
No TD’s). Attack of Mahomes and American
BadAss are both 2-1, with the rest of the teams sitting at 1-2. The North division leads the total win count
8-7, while the South division leads in points scored 1,328 to 1,267.
This week we’ll take a look at the top five from each position, see just how good of a game the Dolphins had from a fantasy perspective, and of course, hand out this week’s Best Bench.
BIG TIME
- De’Von Achane, RB – Free Agent – 50 pts – An amazing performance from a guy who wasn’t even on anyone’s roster. In the first two games this year he had all of 1 carry for 5 yards and 1 catch for 4 yards. Boy did that change on Sunday, when he went off for 203 rushing yards and 2 TD’s, plus 30 yards receiving and another 2 TD’s. This is the first time a free agent has scored over 50 points, and he joins only 7 other players in league history to score at least that many points. (The record belongs to Alvin Kamara who scored 55 points in Week 16, 2020).
- Raheem Mostert, RB – 76 – 38 pts – Normally a 38-point runningback performance would be the best on the team. But there were a lot of points to go around for Miami versus Denver. Not to be outdone by his teammate, Mostert racked up 82 rushing yards and 3 TD’s, plus 60 receiving yards and 1 TD. 88 points between the two Miami backs is incredible…more on the Dolphins’ score below.
- Buffalo, DEF – American BadAss – 34 pts – The Bills walked all over Washington, giving up only 3 points, plus snagged 4 interceptions, and get this, 9 quarterback sacks!
- Davante Adams, WR – Sofa King Great – 32 pts – Adams was targeted a crazy 20 times, and hauled in 13 for 172 yards and 2 TD’s.
- Justin Herbert, QB – Sofa King Great – 32 pts – Herbert crossed the 400-yard passing mark (405 yards) plus threw 3 TD’s and had zero interceptions.
COME ON MAN
- Derrick Henry, RB – American BadAss – 2 pts – Through the first half, Henry had -7 yards rushing. That's negative seven yards. Ultimately he finished with 20 yards on 11 carries, for an awesome 1.8 yard per carry average. Yucky.
- Dallas, DEF – 76 – 1 pt – The Cowboys looked helpless on
Sunday against the
Chiefs49ersCardinals. Yes, you read that right…the Cardinals. The only positive defensive stat registered by Dallas was 2 sacks, while giving up 28 freaking points. Did I mention this was against the Cardinals? - Hunter Henry, TE – Joe’s Pats – 1 pt – After finding the endzone in each of the first two weeks, Hunter didn’t have much of an impact this week, catching 2 passes for just 17 yards.
- Jacksonville, DEF – Big Sack No TDs – 0 pts – The Jags defense recorded no defensive stats against Houston en route to losing 37-17. Oof.
TOP FIVES
Three weeks into the season, so it’s time to take a look
at the top five from each position.
|
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Total |
Owner |
|
|
1 |
Kirk Cousins |
QB |
Min |
74 |
Wyld Ass Monkeys |
|
2 |
Justin Herbert |
QB |
LAC |
74 |
Sofa King Great |
|
3 |
Tua Tagovailoa |
QB |
Mia |
68 |
Young Guns |
|
4 |
Jordan Love |
QB |
GB |
65 |
American BadAss |
|
5 |
Patrick Mahomes |
QB |
KC |
64 |
Attack of Mahomes |
|
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Total |
||
|
1 |
Tyreek Hill |
WR |
Mia |
70 |
Wyld Ass Monkeys |
|
2 |
Keenan Allen |
WR |
LAC |
59 |
American BadAss |
|
3 |
Justin Jefferson |
WR |
Min |
54 |
Big Sack No TDs |
|
4 |
Davante Adams |
WR |
LV |
52 |
Sofa King Great |
|
5 |
Mike Evans |
WR |
TB |
50 |
Sofa King Great |
|
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Total |
||
|
1 |
Raheem Mostert |
RB |
Mia |
72 |
76 |
|
2 |
Christian McCaffrey |
RB |
SF |
60 |
Sofa King Great |
|
3 |
De'Von Achane |
RB |
Mia |
50 |
W (Sep 27) |
|
4 |
Kenneth Walker III |
RB |
Sea |
49 |
sprouts |
|
5 |
Brian Robinson |
RB |
Was |
44 |
Young Guns |
|
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Total |
||
|
1 |
T.J. Hockenson |
TE |
Min |
26 |
76 |
|
2 |
Sam LaPorta |
TE |
Det |
23 |
W (Sep 27) |
|
3 |
Hunter Henry |
TE |
NE |
23 |
Joe's Pats |
|
4 |
Travis Kelce |
TE |
KC |
20 |
Attack of Mahomes |
|
5 |
Donald Parham Jr. |
TE |
LAC |
20 |
W (Sep 27) |
|
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Total |
||
|
1 |
Dallas |
DEF |
Dal |
57 |
76 |
|
2 |
Buffalo |
DEF |
Buf |
49 |
American BadAss |
|
3 |
Pittsburgh |
DEF |
Pit |
48 |
Sofa King Great |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
DEF |
Phi |
40 |
sprouts |
|
5 |
New Orleans |
DEF |
NO |
36 |
W (Sep 27) |
|
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Total |
||
|
1 |
Jake Moody |
K |
SF |
40 |
Young Guns |
|
2 |
Jake Elliott |
K |
Phi |
40 |
Sofa King Great |
|
3 |
Brett Maher |
K |
LAR |
39 |
W (Sep 27) |
|
4 |
Brandon Aubrey |
K |
Dal |
38 |
76 |
|
5 |
Tyler Bass |
K |
Buf |
36 |
Wyld Ass Monkeys |
Definitely some surprises in there, like Kirk Cousins as
a top QB, and Raheem Mostert as the top RB.
Plus seeing names like Jordan Love, Kenneth Walker III, De'Von Achane and Sam LaPorta
certainly were not expected. Also there
are only five free agents, so none of these players are really slipping through
the cracks.
BIENVENIDOS A MIAMI
You probably heard about the massive score run up Miami
had this Sunday, defeating the Broncos 70-20.
It ties the third highest score by a team in NFL history (tying a game
in 1955), with the record (73) happening way back in 1940, and second place
(72) happening in 1966. But have you
heard of the unbelievable fantasy impact this game had?
Total fantasy points scored by Miami this week came out
to 189. 189!! Now, this includes scores from
12 players, so that is more than on an active roster. However, even when you strip out the extra
players and put together an active roster of 8 players, they still scored a
whopping 173 points.
Check out this roster:
|
QB |
Tua Tagovailoa |
28 |
|
RB |
Raheem Mostert |
38 |
|
RB |
De'Von Achane |
50 |
|
WR |
Robbie Chosen |
12 |
|
WR |
Tyreek Hill |
24 |
|
TE |
Durham Smythe |
1 |
|
DEF |
Miami |
10 |
|
K |
Jason Sanders |
10 |
|
Total |
173 |
Keep in mind the single team record for the highest
scoring week in Sacred Sundays history is 160, set by Attack of Mahomes in
Week 10, 2019. And if you are talking about single week scores for one NFL
team, this is far and away the most fantasy points in a single week. Looking back through prior seasons, and the
highest total I was able to find was 147.
This was truly a legendary performance.
BEST BENCH
Due to magnificent team management this week (and maybe a few injuries), we had three teams post optimal lineups (i.e. Bench improvement = 0), which were the first of the season. Those teams were Wyld Ass Monkeys, Joe’s Pats and 76. Nary a point to be gained through any substitutions. Then among the rest of the teams, it wasn’t even a close competition for Best Bench this week as the 2nd highest was +18 which couldn't even compete with this week's winner who posted a very solid 40-point-improvement possibility! Needing just three roster moves to do it, the Week 3 Best Bench goes to… American BadAss! The moves Jason needed to make were: Buffalo for Kansas City +21, A. Mattison for D. Henry +10 and D. Metcalf for D. Smith +9. This is the first Best Bench for American BadAss this season, and his first since winning it last year, also in Week 3.
Get those waiver claims in and get ready for Week 4!!
