The Niners lost to the Seahawks.
The Seahawks lost to the Saints.
The Saints lost to the Falcons.
The Falcons lost to the Cardinals.
The Cardinals lost to Buccaneers.
The Bucs lost to the Titans.
The Titans lost to the Broncos.
The Broncos lost to the Chiefs.
The Chiefs lost to the Packers.
The Packers lost to the Eagles.
The Eagles lost to the Cowboys.
The Cowboys lost to the Jets.
The Jets lost to the Dolphins.
The Dolphins lost to the Redskins.
The Redskins lost to the Giants.
The Giants lost to the Patriots.
The Patriots lost to the Ravens.
The Ravens lost to the Browns.
The Browns lost to the Steelers.
The Steelers lost to the Ravens.
The Ravens lost to the Chiefs.
The Chiefs lost to the Colts.
The Colts lost to the Raiders.
The Raiders lost to the Vikings.
The Vikings lost to the Bears.
The Bears lost to the Chargers.
The Chargers lost to the Lions.
The Lions lost to the Bills.
The Bills lost to the Browns.
The Browns lost to the Rams.
The Rams lost to the Buccaneers.
The Bucs lost to the Titans.
The Titans lost to the Jaguars.
The Jaguars lost to the Texans.
The Texans lost to the Panthers.
The Panthers lost to the Niners.
And the Bengals haven’t won a game.
So, sorry, but your team can’t win the Super Bowl this year.
QB: Lamar Jackson, 39.42 pts — started by me
WR: Christian Kirk, 30.20 pts — on Sam’s bench
RB: Derrick Henry, 32.00 pts — started by Sam
TE: Mark Andrews, 18.53 pts — started by me
K: Harrison Butker, 16.00 pts — started by Ant
DEF: Pittsburgh, 28.00 pts — started by Jo
D: Jamal Adams, 20.50 pts — on the wire
Jackson on Sunday became only the second QB to post a perfect passer rating twice in one season, but those two incredible days came against the Dolphins and Bengals, so maybe there should be an asterisk against this one. And as incredible as Jackson’s day was — it included an insane video-game-style 47-yard TD run — he may not have even have posted the best run on Sunday.
That belongs to Adams, who blitzed in for a sack of Giants QB Daniel Jones and instead yanked the ball out of his hands, turned and ran 25 yards for a defensive TD. It was both impressive and hilarious, like watching a grown man steal a football from a baby Eli Manning. I could watch it all day.
“RBs that people own” edition
3rd place: David Johnson, -0.27 pts — started by Mom
2nd place: Tony Pollard, 0.40 pts — on the wire
1st place: Giovani Bernard, -0.70 pts — on the wire
There may not be a more frustrating fantasy player than Cardinals RB Johnson, who averaged almost 16 fantasy points a game over the first six weeks of the season and has totaled -0.07 over the last four. That includes two games where he started, one of them being Sunday’s five-rush, two-yards and one fumble performance. Pollard and Bernard are backups that have seen some good games: Johnson was a first-round fantasy draft pick who is becoming a team killer.
** During Saturday’s big LSU-Alabama game, CBS announcer Gary Danielson said one of the keys of LSU’s high-powered passing attack is “working to keep all of their passes between 10 and 2, like on a clock.”
First, thank you for clarifying you were talking about clocks, I thought maybe numbers in general had reversed their order.
Second, except for the occasional West Coast offense quick-out play, which I guess could be considered a 9-to-3 range, everyone tries to throw their passes in that area. You know why? Because it’s a lateral or a fumble otherwise. Danielson basically said the key to their offensive success is understanding the forward pass.
** Speaking of that game, everyone was. The matchup of #2 LSU vs #3 Alabama was dubbed the “game of the century” by local beat writers and national pundits, because we only get to see such a match-up of highly-ranked teams … well, actually, it’s every year now that we have the college football playoff.
The #1 and #4 teams play, then #2 and #3 square off. It's how the playoff is set up. Hell, the last few years we’ve had #1 and #2 play each other in the next game. So, this counts as the game of the century if your century spans from Nov. 1, 2019 to maybe the end of the month.
2014 — Bobcats renamed the Hornets, reclaiming their original name
2014 — Hugo Hornet returns as mascot
2015 — New uniforms unveiled
2016 — New color scheme unveiled
And that’s it.
That’s all that is on a banner outside the court, and it’s stunning. I know the team hasn’t been good, but they did reach the playoffs one year. I would think that's worth mentioning. But apparently the most impressive thing about the team to its owners is that it managed to revert to an old name. It’s a wonder how they haven't won a championship.
Lost in all the excitement of the Cowboys normal evildoing this year was the return of longtime tight end Jason Witten, who bombed as a Monday Night Football announcer and was forced to find employment again. Now there wasn’t much doubt that Witten is a good match for the team — after all, for years he proved he could sully the good name of football as much as any other Dallas player. But it’s worth remembering just how well he still fits in with his old squad:
Cowboys TE Jason Witten returns to Dallas
** Catty welts, no jest: Satan be our sworn idol.
Following Satan is bad enough, but swearing an oath to him just takes it to another level.
** Dad and I split again this week. I’m now 8 games back and 0-5-5 against the old man on the season. At least for a change I’m happy with the result, since he picked the Cowboys to lose and I had no faith in Kirk Cousins. ** Ohio State’s football team scored 73 pts on Saturday, but Ohio State’s basketball team scored 76 on Sunday, so I guess they had the better weekend.
** I'll mention Delaware football again when it's worth mentioning Delaware football again.
Week 10 standings 1 — SweatpantsEnthusiast (Mike), 1316.27 pts
2 — McCown or Never (Capt. Awesome), 1292.07 pts
3 — Kneel Armstrong (Sam), 1273.41 pts
4 — We Love the Mud (Mom D), 1187.60 pts
5 — For Who? For Wentz? (Ant), 1167.17 pts
6 — Philly Special (Jo), 1148.54 pts
7 — Blue Collar Killers (Jeff), 1123.00 pts
8 — Peabody and Sherman (Dad), 1106.54 pts
9 — Costumed Customers (Paul), 1094.17 pts
10 — Last Exit 2 Kutztown (Bob), 1042.42 pts
11 — Ezekiel34 holdout (Joel), 942.20 pts
12 — I love the Cowboys (Joey McDeadaccount), 23.34 pts
Another week with Mike atop the standings, but the margin remains thin. Sam continues to climb towards the top. I continue to float in the middle. And everyone else continues to fail to reel us in.
This week’s Thursday night game is Steelers at Browns, which in September seemed like it was going to be a great game but now seems like a mess. But the Steelers are still sort of in the playoff race, and the Browns are still the Browns, and the NFL still tells you when to watch, so get your rosters ready.
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