And the craziness continues! In an absolute first for Sacred Sundays, the Week 3 High Score was a tie between Big Sack No TD’s and Joe’s No Pats who both scored 102 points. But the thing making this week’s tie unique is it was also the result of a tie game! Five times previously we have had a tie for the weekly high score, but it always involved teams in different matchups. Never before have we seen an outcome like this! Joe got to 102 with solid runningback play (Jonathan Taylor 25 pts, Zach Charbonnet 22 pts), plus had four other players score double digits. Jens got to 102 in spite of his tight end logging zero (Isaiah Likely), but had big games from Saquon Barkley (28 pts) and Lamar Jackson (25 pts). Nice job both of you!
For a quick trip down memory lane, here are the last times there was a tie for the Weekly High Score Prize:
- Week 11, 2019 – Scottish Rebels 109 (over CLDG), Vandelay Industries 109 (over Attack of Mahomes).
- Week 6, 2016 – Scottish Rebels 111 (over sprouts), Big Sack No TDs 111 (over Joe’s Pats).
- Week 13, 2012 – BoomGoesTheDynamite 120 (over CLDG), American BadAss 120 (over Sofa King Good).
- Week 15, 2008 – AmericanBadAss 98 (over CLDG), Chief Dredd 98 (no opponent)
- Week 5, 2007 – Scottish Rebels 90 (over Sofa King), Joe’s Pats 90 (over Chief Dredd)
In league standings, there are still two undefeated teams sitting at 3-0: NASCAR Café Honey Mustard in the North Division and American BadAss in the South. On the flip side there are still two winless teams, as Joe and Jens tied, so both Joe's No Pats and Big Sack No TDs sit at 0-2-1. In the oddest twist of all, Big Sack No TD’s is the highest scoring team so far (308 pts), yet has not logged a victory. Weird, but What do you know? The North Division leads the South in wins (8-6) and in total points scored (1,310-1,282).
This week I've got a quick check in on the fantasy scoring by NFL team because you will not believe which team was 2nd in scoring for Week 3, plus we give out the highest Best Bench of the season so far. Onward!
BIG TIME FOOTBALL
- Jauan Jennings, WR – Free Agent – 38 pts – Here is everyone’s top waiver claim this week. Jennings was an absolute monster against the Rams, hauling in 11 passes for 175 yards and 3 TDs!
- Dak Prescott, QB – sprouts – 32 pts – Dak threw the ball an impressive 51 times, but only completed 28 of them (54.9% completion rate). He did make the most of those completions, as he finished with 379 yards and 2 TDs, plus added a rushing TD. Dak currently ranks as the 5th best quarterback in fantasy.
- Derrick Henry, RB – Scottish Rebels – 32 pts – The big man can still rumble down the field, as he finished with 151 rushing yards and 2 TDs, plus added 23 yards on one catch. He is now the 3rd ranked RB.
- Josh Allen, QB – Scottish Rebels – 30 pts – Allen had a massive game, 263 yards and 4 TDs, leading the Bills to touchdowns on their first 5 drives. And he did all of that without even playing in the fourth quarter.
- Saquon Barkley, RB – Big Sack No TDs – 28 pts – Saquon found the endzone three times…twice for TDs and once for a 2-pt conversion. (It’s the 2nd 2-point conversion he has this season.) Turns out Quon can still get it done as well, as he currently ranks as the top scoring runningback in fantasy.
- Kyren Williams, RB – American BadAss – 28 pts – Williams found the endzone three times, with all three being TDs! He did it while getting 89 yards on the ground and 27 yards through the air.
- Jayden Daniels, QB – Sofa King – 27 pts – Daniels did everything he could to try to eek out a victory for the King, racking up an impressive stat line: 254 yards, 2 TDs plus 39 yards rushing and a rushing TD. He did it on 21 of 23 passing (91.3%), which set a rookie record for highest completion percentage in a game.
COME ON MAN!
- Jake Elliott, K – Sofa King – 1 pt – The Eagles couldn’t decide when to kick a field goal, giving up two easy opportunities, causing Elliott to finish with only one made extra point.
- James Conner, RB – American BadAss – 1 pt – It was not for lack of trying… the Cardinals handed Conner the ball 9 times, but he managed just 17 yards for a paltry 1.8 yard per carry average. Yuck.
- Ka’imi Fairbairn, K – J LUV U LONG TIME – 1 pt – The hot kicking had to slow down at some point, but we sure didn’t see this nose dive coming. After averaging, yes averaging 18.5 points over the last two weeks, Fairbairn missed his only attempt (54 yards) and made just a single extra point. Kickers…
- Mike Evans, WR – Luck of the Irish – 1 pt – The big 18-point game in Week 1 feels like a distant memory as Evans fell off the map this week. He managed just 2 catches on 3 targets for only 17 yards.
- Rhamondre Stevenson, RB – NASCAR Café Honey Mustard – 0 pts – Yes he did play, but as Jim Mora would say “He sucked”. The 23 yards he did gain were negated by a lost fumble. D’oh!
- Isaiah Likely, TE – Big Sack No TDs – 0 pts – Which player was possibly a Week 1 ‘One Hit Wonder’? Isaiah, likely. After that monster game against the Chiefs (111 yards and a TD), Likely has been a ghost as he caught just one pass for 4 yards this week.
- Rashid Shaheed, WR – Luck of the Irish – 0 pts – The Eagles put the brakes on the Saints high flying offense, holding them to just 12 points (after scoring 47 and 44 in Weeks 1 & 2), and keeping Shaheed catchless. They did throw his way 5 times, but he failed to catch any of them.
- Mark Andrews, TE – Wyld Ass Monkeys – 0 pts – Being a tight end in Baltimore is a rough gig. Andrews was targeted once but failed to make the catch. Through 3 weeks he has scored 6 points, ranking him as the 25th tight end.
FANTASY SCORING BY NFL TEAM
Week 3 was the highest scoring week so far this season with three NFL teams breaking into triple digits. Two were usual suspects with Buffalo in 1st (127 pts) and Minnesota in 3rd (103 pts). But remarkably the team which was absolutely abysmal in the first two weeks (35 pts and 25 pts, respectively) somehow figured things out and tallied 113 points! I’m speaking of course, about the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers had 11 players score this week, led by Andy Dalton (wtf?!) with 24 pts, Chuba Hubbard with 22, Diontae Johnson with 18, Eddy Pineiro with 13, plus seven others who scored. On the flip side, the Saints only scored 55 points this week after scoring 124 and 109 the last two weeks. They only had six players score, led by their Defense with 15 points. The lowest score this week, which is also the lowest score of the entire season so far, was the New England Patriots (sorry, Joe!) who only tallied 20 points. Oof! They did have 8 players score, but the lead scorer was DeMario Douglas (who only Joe has heard of) with 6 points, followed by Joey Slye with 4 points and Jacoby Brissett with an earth-shattering 3 points.
Here are the top ten:
1) BUF 297
2) NO 288
3) MIN 282
4) SF 258
5) GB 257
6) DAL 255
7) BAL 254
8) ARI 253
9) SEA 245
10) HOU 237
BEST BENCH
There were a couple of 22 point-improvements this week (J LUV and NASCAR Café) but in the end no one really even close to this week’s Best Bench winner. With an impressive 43-point-improvement-possibility, the Week 3 Best Bench goes to… sprouts!! Russ needed just 3 roster swaps to get there: D. Prescott for C.J. Stroud +23, M. Nabers for G. Wilson +10 and Z. Moss for J. Jacobs +10. This is Russ’ first Best Bench this season and is his first since Week 9 last season.
Get those waivers in and get ready for Week 4! Just two weeks away from my way too early Week 5 playoff predictions!!
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