** The Lions went 0 for 5 on fourth down conversion attempts on Sunday night, the second-worst mark by any team in the last 25 years. The only other team to do worse? That would be the Lions, in 2022.
** The Eagles are the third-best team in the league at stopping fourth downs, with an opponent success rate of just 33% (6 of 18). But most of the conversions have come on the road. In Philly, teams have only had a successful 4th down one time in 8 tries, a success 12.5% rate.
** Sunday was also the Eagles fourth win in a row, and their second four-game winning streak of the season. Over the last four, they have averaged just 14.5 points surrendered on defense.
** The Birds’ own #4? That would be longtime K Jake Elliott, who is 6 for 7 on field goals and 14 for 14 on extra points at home this season. Not bad so far.
** The Eagles have won their last four games played on the 4th of the month, dating all the way back to the Super Bowl win in 2018. Their next game on the 4th? That would be the season finale, against Washington on Jan. 4.
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, 24.67 pts — started by Jonathan
RB: Sean Tucker, 31.87 pts — on Bob’s bench
TE: George Kittle, 19.47 pts — started by Mike
K: Will Lutz, 18.00 pts — started by Mike
DEF: Pittsburgh, 22.00 pts — stated by Joel
D: Myles Garrett, 10.50 pts — started by Jonathan
Aaaaaaaah, so close to getting all of the top performers started. And a tough break for Bob leaving Tucker on the bench, but he did have the #2 RB on the week in his lineup (Christian McCaffrey, 31.27 pts).
One week after RB Jonathan Taylor set the new high for fantasy points by a single player in a single week this season, Bills QB Josh Allen pushes the mark just a little higher. His six-TD performance (three rushing, three passing) could have been even better if not for a pair of interceptions. But sometimes to put up big numbers, you have to risk a few interceptions. Do you hear that, Jalen Hurts?
Garrett, who had five tackles and four sacks on Sunday, has 28.50 fantasy points in his last three games alone. That’s better than all but 50 players total for the season so far. Also, Cleveland has lost all three of those games.
“Names you know” edition3rd place: Teddy Bridgewater, -0.10 pts — on the wire
2nd place: Mac Jones, -0.30 pts — started by Paul
1st place: Mecole Hardman, -0.78 pts — on the wire
Hardman — who caught the game-winning TD for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl just two seasons ago — has managed only 12 catches in the NFL since then. He signed with the Bills last week and managed a fumble on his only punt return of the day to end up in the red for fantasy points.
Jones, the backup 49ers QB, took three kneel downs to end San Francisco’s win. And I would have bet you $100 that Teddy Bridgewater retired five years ago. He is, in fact, playing for Tampa Bay now. The last time I mentioned him in this blog was 2021 … as part of the three worst QBs of the week.
Ravens WR LaJohntay Wester was actually the worst position player of the week (-0.84 pts), but you don’t know him, so that didn’t really work with the subhead. So pretend like I never mentioned him.
** Frustrated Cleveland Browns fans started a “We Want Shedeur” chant in the first half of the team’s game against the Ravens on Sunday. And after starter Dillon Gabriel was injured, they got their wish: QB Shedeur Sanders made his debut in the second half, with the team leading 16-10.
And how did the overhyped rookie do? The team gained 44 yards on 26 plays in the second half and lost 23-16. And Sanders went 4 for 16 for 47 yds with 1 interception, a QB rating of 13.5. For comparison, your QB rating on Sunday (zero completions for zero yds with no turnovers) was 39.58 — almost three times better.
No sure I’d chant to see a QB who is one-third as good at his job than me, but you be you, Cleveland.
** Adidas has a commercial they’ve been running for two months now where QB Trevor Lawrence and WR/DB Travis Hunter hang out, dance to some 80s music and walk onto the field together with the tag line “We all need someone to make us believe.” They played it several times on Sunday … even though Hunter is out for the year with a leg injury and Lawrence is the 27th rated passer in the league.
I wonder if they know the commercial feels like a desperate plea for help now.
** ESPN Chris Berman hosts the “fastest minute of football” each week on Monday night, where he recaps the biggest stories from the league. This week, that 60-second montage included 20 seconds of … the Canadian Football Championship. Sure, that was more important than the Rams/Seahawks game.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders won, by the way. They came back from a 7-1 deficit at the end of the first quarter. Nope, not a typo. Canadian football is not real football.
Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett connected on 47 of 57 pass attempts in his team’s blowout loss to the 49ers on Sunday, setting a new NFL record for the most completions in a game. Brissett is a 10-year journeyman quarterback with modest stats, making him an unlikely title holder for a passing significant mark. Here are some other names of daily random players who have carved out places in the league’s record book:
** Rushing attempts in a game: RB Jamie Morris, 45
— Morris played for three years in the NFL, totaling only 777 rushing yds across 33 games. But in a 1988 loss to the Bengals, he handled the ball on 45 of Washington’s 69 plays, rushing for 152 yards. His longest carry only went for 12 yds.
** Receiving yards in a game: WR Flipper Anderson, 336
— A year after Morris’ record, Anderson had 15 catches for 336 yds and one TD in a Rams victory over the Saints. Anderson was a solid player — he had two 1,000+ yds seasons in 10 years in the league — but never made a Pro Bowl.
** Touchdown passes in a game: QB Joe Kapp, 7
— Eight players have done this (Including the immortal Nick Foles), but Kapp may be the most random. He played five non-consecutive years in the NFL and seven in the Canadian Football league, but put on a masterpiece of passing in 1969 in a Minnesota Vikings win over the Baltimore Colts. He only had 12 more TD passes in the other 12 games he played that year.
** Tackles in a game: LB David Harris, 20
— The Jets linebacker had an 11-year NFL career and was named second-team all Pro in 2009. But two years earlier, as a rookie, he dropped Washington players 20 times in a 23-20 overtime loss. Harris had five times as many tackles that day as his team had wins for the season — they finished 4-12.
The Cowboys spent a late-round draft pick to snag linebacker Logan Wilson from the Bengals earlier this month. Beat reporters wrote that the reason behind the acquisition was an attempt to shore up the interior defense of the team. But, in reality, the opportunity to add him to the roster for his cultural contributions was too great to pass up. Just look at what the letters in his name rearranged say about him:
LB Logan Wilson
** No balling, slow
** Lo, signal blown
** Gonna blow ills
** An oblong swill
** Wins? No. All glob
Go ahead, look up a picture of him. The first thing I thought when I saw his funny-shaped head was “what an oblong swill that guy is.”
** Went 1-2 against Dad this week, thanks to the Commanders somehow blowing that game in Spain early Sunday morning. That puts Dad down six in our picks for the season. I knew I shouldn’t have gone for two.
** The Bears are in first place in their division. Pretty sure that’s one of the signs of the apocalypse.
** Stolen from social media — Since Oct. 13, the Washington Commanders and Washington Wizards have played 19 games and have a 1-18 record. The Washington Natinals haven’t won during that stretch either...
Week 11 standings
Family Cup standings
House Doyle: 23-10
House Garrity: 19-14
House Quinn: 12-21
House Shane: 11-20-2
With three weeks left in the regular season, Mike, Lexi and Shelly have all but wrapped up their playoff spots. Jonathan — the highest scorer in the league by far — would just barely sneak in as the fifth seed right now, behind Ollie. And despite a 6-5 record tied for 6th place, Grandmom would be out, on account of her low point total.
Pop and Shane still technically have a shot at the postseason, but it would take a Minnesota miracle to happen. Tommy’s team and Emma’s cursed squad will be playing in the consolation round in a few weeks.
Awesome Cup standings
1 — Still The Best (Jonathan), 1,386.22 pts
2 — Saquontum Leap (Capt. Awesome), 1,362.85 pts
3 — One Plus One is Three SBs (Pop), 1,359.83 pts
4 — Goederts and Monsterts (Bob), 1,294.44 pts
5 — City Hands (Mike), 1,278.56 pts
6 — Schwarbombs (Jo), 1,162.03 pts
7 — Vert der Ferks (Ant) 1,158.62 pts
8 — The Fightin Pickles (Sam), 1,093.44 pts
9 — DeVonta’s Inferno (Mom D), 1,087.66 pts
10 — Blue Collar Killers (Jeff), 1,047.20 pts
11 — The B Sharps (Paul), 972.86 pts
12 — All Rogers No Sauce (Joel), 881.55 pts
I managed to leapfrog Pop but lost ground on Jonathan, even though his best player (RB Jonathan Taylor) was on a bye this week. Bob and Mike are still just barely hanging on to the podium stand, while Joanna and Ant are shouting distance away.
Mom D asked if her team’s 57.70 pts performance this week was the worst ever in league history. Bad news, it’s not even bottom five this season. Sam had the worst luck of the year in week 9, when he started three players who scored a combined 0.10 pts and left two others starting despite their byes. The worst ever score in the league came from Joey Awesome, who started all Cowboys reserves for the entire season. It’s like he wasn’t even trying.
Speaking of the Cowboys, it’s Dallas week again. The Eagles play in Dallas at 4:25 p.m., opposite the Browns/Raiders, Jaguars/Cardinals and Falcons/Saints contests. If it’s not the national game, someone should be put in jail.
Bills play on Thursday, and four teams have a bye. Get your rosters set early.
** Rushing attempts in a game: RB Jamie Morris, 45
— Morris played for three years in the NFL, totaling only 777 rushing yds across 33 games. But in a 1988 loss to the Bengals, he handled the ball on 45 of Washington’s 69 plays, rushing for 152 yards. His longest carry only went for 12 yds.
** Receiving yards in a game: WR Flipper Anderson, 336
— A year after Morris’ record, Anderson had 15 catches for 336 yds and one TD in a Rams victory over the Saints. Anderson was a solid player — he had two 1,000+ yds seasons in 10 years in the league — but never made a Pro Bowl.
** Touchdown passes in a game: QB Joe Kapp, 7
— Eight players have done this (Including the immortal Nick Foles), but Kapp may be the most random. He played five non-consecutive years in the NFL and seven in the Canadian Football league, but put on a masterpiece of passing in 1969 in a Minnesota Vikings win over the Baltimore Colts. He only had 12 more TD passes in the other 12 games he played that year.
** Tackles in a game: LB David Harris, 20
— The Jets linebacker had an 11-year NFL career and was named second-team all Pro in 2009. But two years earlier, as a rookie, he dropped Washington players 20 times in a 23-20 overtime loss. Harris had five times as many tackles that day as his team had wins for the season — they finished 4-12.
The Cowboys spent a late-round draft pick to snag linebacker Logan Wilson from the Bengals earlier this month. Beat reporters wrote that the reason behind the acquisition was an attempt to shore up the interior defense of the team. But, in reality, the opportunity to add him to the roster for his cultural contributions was too great to pass up. Just look at what the letters in his name rearranged say about him:
LB Logan Wilson
** No balling, slow
** Lo, signal blown
** Gonna blow ills
** An oblong swill
** Wins? No. All glob
Go ahead, look up a picture of him. The first thing I thought when I saw his funny-shaped head was “what an oblong swill that guy is.”
** Went 1-2 against Dad this week, thanks to the Commanders somehow blowing that game in Spain early Sunday morning. That puts Dad down six in our picks for the season. I knew I shouldn’t have gone for two. ** The Bears are in first place in their division. Pretty sure that’s one of the signs of the apocalypse.
** Stolen from social media — Since Oct. 13, the Washington Commanders and Washington Wizards have played 19 games and have a 1-18 record. The Washington Natinals haven’t won during that stretch either...
Week 11 standings
Family Cup standings
House Doyle: 23-10
House Garrity: 19-14
House Quinn: 12-21
House Shane: 11-20-2
With three weeks left in the regular season, Mike, Lexi and Shelly have all but wrapped up their playoff spots. Jonathan — the highest scorer in the league by far — would just barely sneak in as the fifth seed right now, behind Ollie. And despite a 6-5 record tied for 6th place, Grandmom would be out, on account of her low point total.
Pop and Shane still technically have a shot at the postseason, but it would take a Minnesota miracle to happen. Tommy’s team and Emma’s cursed squad will be playing in the consolation round in a few weeks.
Awesome Cup standings
1 — Still The Best (Jonathan), 1,386.22 pts
2 — Saquontum Leap (Capt. Awesome), 1,362.85 pts
3 — One Plus One is Three SBs (Pop), 1,359.83 pts
4 — Goederts and Monsterts (Bob), 1,294.44 pts
5 — City Hands (Mike), 1,278.56 pts
6 — Schwarbombs (Jo), 1,162.03 pts
7 — Vert der Ferks (Ant) 1,158.62 pts
8 — The Fightin Pickles (Sam), 1,093.44 pts
9 — DeVonta’s Inferno (Mom D), 1,087.66 pts
10 — Blue Collar Killers (Jeff), 1,047.20 pts
11 — The B Sharps (Paul), 972.86 pts
12 — All Rogers No Sauce (Joel), 881.55 pts
I managed to leapfrog Pop but lost ground on Jonathan, even though his best player (RB Jonathan Taylor) was on a bye this week. Bob and Mike are still just barely hanging on to the podium stand, while Joanna and Ant are shouting distance away.
Mom D asked if her team’s 57.70 pts performance this week was the worst ever in league history. Bad news, it’s not even bottom five this season. Sam had the worst luck of the year in week 9, when he started three players who scored a combined 0.10 pts and left two others starting despite their byes. The worst ever score in the league came from Joey Awesome, who started all Cowboys reserves for the entire season. It’s like he wasn’t even trying.
Speaking of the Cowboys, it’s Dallas week again. The Eagles play in Dallas at 4:25 p.m., opposite the Browns/Raiders, Jaguars/Cardinals and Falcons/Saints contests. If it’s not the national game, someone should be put in jail.
Bills play on Thursday, and four teams have a bye. Get your rosters set early.
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