Commish Commentary Week 6: Last Shall Beat First

Normally I would fill this first paragraph with some general observation about things that happened in the NFL this week, but for the first time all season I basically didn't watch any games at all, and I have no idea who even won them. The NFL is funny in that when I look over our scores I can't help but wonder how some of these things could even happen.

How was Michael Thomas held to 1 point in a game where NO scored 52?
How did Ellington end up with 0 touches on a team that hasn't run the ball all season?
How did Davante Adams score 11 points when Rodgers passed for only 18 yards?

Ok, I might have a decent guess on the Green Bay one.

Recaps

Travis's Team(94.32) > Rodgers That 🏈💪(68.62)

What a weird week for Travis's team. Despite playing four dudes who combined for 4.4 points (!!) he cruised to a near 30 point victory on the backs of Houston's DEF, Hyde, and Mike Evans. This was a down week for many of Rodgers That's players, but it all could have been saved if it weren't for the season ending injury her star QB suffered near the beginning of his game. It's a brutal way to lose your playoff spot, and now her team is on the outside looking in and hoping for some QB help. Maybe drafting Cam wasn't such a bad idea after all.

- low score of the week, Rodgers That

Perezoso Majestuoso(115.18) > 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ (71.62)

"Fool me once, strike one. But Fool me twice.... strike 3" - Michael Scott

Triple Facepalm is way past the strike limit on "MVP" Matt Ryan, who has failed to break 20 points once all season. Maybe it's Julio's nagging injuries, or Freeman's improved run game, or the loss of OC Shanahan, but this dude just isn't throwing touchdowns anymore, and that has lead to a 3 game losing streak for team face palm, who only had their Defense outscore projections this week. On the other side of the ball, the Fournette/Bell duo has put up 45+ points 3 weeks in a row, which has allowed Perezoso to chain 3 wins together (what a coincidence, right?) and slide right into 3rd place. With Rob Kelley and Diggs expected back from injury soon, this is not a team anyone wants to face.

- Pickup of the week, Jerick McKinnon (facepalms) : with scores of 20 and 19 the last two weeks, he is definitely the guy to own going forward in the Vikings backfield, and should be a weekly starter

Greg's Grand Team (105.04) > 🤓🖒🏈(83.08)

Well, after a short-lived stint in 2nd place, GGT is back on top of the standings in a week where his QB was only his 5th highest scorer. (again, how did the Saints score so many points when their offense put up so little in Fantasy?) Brate is starting to look like a real top tier TE, and Gurley proves again that even when he doesn't reach the endzone he can still put up points. For 🤓🖒🏈 , another excellent game from Ertz and McCaffrey weren't enough to carry her other struggling RBs as Duke Johnson seems to have remembered he's part of the Cleveland Browns. To add insult to injury, she also had 2 RBs on her bench who both scored more than 14 points, which would have been enough to boost her to victory. Still 🤓🖒🏈 is firmly in the playoff hunt, and has a lot of good starters to get her there.

Zane's Team (125.00) > Colton's Team(110.94)

Zane's team was half a point away from breaking our high score record in a week where Colton felt the bitter sting of watching all your players show up and still lose. Big weeks from Fantasy staples Brown and Gronk lead Zane's team along with a timely pickup of Perine for Zeke's bye week. His new leader Watson is also looking like the best rookie QB this season. On Colton's side, 110 is his high score of the season; lead by a ridiculous 5 FG game from Succop. Engram also put up a good game as the only player left on the Giants who catches footballs. If there's any solace in this loss, it's that swapping defenses didn't cost him the game: Detriot (17 points) instead of Atlanta (3) still would have left him .06 points shy of victory.

- High score of the week, Zane's Team
- Highest Scoring Loser, Colton's Team

Last Shall Be First (90.70) > Chunky Salsa (89.14)

Alright, if you skipped down to this one, I don't blame you. What a matchup. I was on the edge of my seat (ok, actually under the covers in bed) watching this game unfold as Murray and Decker continued to rack up points on Monday night while the Titan's DEF trended lower and lower. Then, with less than 2 minutes left in the game, the unthinkable happened. Brisset tossed the ball to Doyle, which he promptly fumbled in the redzone, giving Chunky Salsa a one point lead with the game about to end.... only for the call to be REVERSED seconds later, sealing his(my) fate. Last Shall Be First can be proud of stealing Murray off waivers, and thank Cousins and Demarius for finally both showing up this week. Chunky Salsa got a combined 50 (!!) points from his starting RBs, but it wasn't enough as his QB went down to injury early in his game Sunday. So it's back to second for Chunky, and a much needed first win for our last place team.

- lowest scoring winner, Last Shall Be First