We saw another fun week in the NFL as usual and another fun week in the DFFL. While this week wasn’t quite as high scoring as last week (thanks Jake), it was still a pretty damn explosive week. We saw another tie between the Packers and the Vikings, another amazing performance by Patrick Mahomes and some god fucking awful kicking. No matter what team you’re rooting for, it’s really hard to watch a kicker consistently struggle so badly. Zane Gonzalez and Daniel Carlson will be hoping that other teams require a kicker in the coming weeks, because their careers with the Browns and Vikings have come to an end. Kickers are so unique because almost all of them have the leg strength and accuracy to kick in the NFL for a long and prosperous career, but the most important part to kicking is having the mental capacity to perform in clutch situations. Rookie Daniel Carlson can probably hit 60 yard field goals regularly in practice, but last Sunday he missed three chip shots and none of them were even close. Poor kid…. anyway let’s take a look at the DFFL scoreboard from week 2..
It wasn’t a week filled with record breaking numbers like we saw in week one, but it was a great week in the DFFL nonetheless. Zig, Gabe, Barge, Reddo, Bobandy, Scott, and Billy all exceeded their week one totals. Gabe and Bobandy picked up their first win of the season while Reddo, Zig, Mas, and Jake all fell to 0-2. Gabe scored 143.1 points which is currently the highest score we’ve had through two weeks, and Jake scored 67.1 points which is by far the lowest score we’ve had this season. Let’s talk about the games from week 2 in the DFFL.
Blitz Cock 141.3 (2-0)
Scary Terry 67.1 (0-2)
I’m excited to talk about this matchup because it was an absolute beat down. One of the most lopsided games we’ve ever had, I mean a true hate fucking. Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley outscored Jake’s entire team. Although Jake’s team was bad, credit Billy for having an awesome week. His 141.3 points were good for the 3rd highest total this week. Patrick Mahomes scored 50.3 points which accounted for 36% of Billy’s total points. The other 8 players on Billy’s team averaged 11.31 points and that includes a defense that scored -2. Billy doesn’t seem to have any problems at QB this season. Even his backup QB Andy Dalton scored 34 points against a respectable Ravens defense. He will look for more production out of his TE and flex play moving forward. Jake on the other hand will look for more production out of his QB, both RB’s both WR’s, his TE, his flex play, his kicker, and his D/ST.
Zig is a Bitch 143 (2-0)
Lord Mattis 121.1 (0-2)
A perfect start for Barge to begin the season and a not so ideal one for Reddo. Many predicted that Barge would have one of the top teams this season and so far his team has been everything that we expected. His team is one of only four that have exceeded the 140 point mark so far this season and one of only two teams that have reached 130 points in back to back weeks to begin the season. Todd Gurley and Tyreek Hill were fantastic again and it is also possible that Barge currently owns the top 2 defenses in the NFL. Matt Breida was fantastic and looks to be a viable flex option moving forward. No problems for Barge right now. As for Reddo, he actually had a pretty good week. 121.1 points is usually good enough to win most of the time, although a ton of those points were scored in garbage time against prevent defenses. Matt Stafford and Evan Engram were ghosts until late into the fourth quarter. Reddo seems to have found some decent RB’s who are both great pass catchers while Devonta Freman heals up and his WR’s were pretty good as well. He has four starters listed as Questionable going into week 3. He’s going to have to hope those guys play because an 0-3 start could dig his grave even deeper.
Protect The Shield 104.1 (2-0)
My Teams OVR Rating Is 71 90.4 (0-2)
Our lowest scoring matchup of week two was a thumb war between Brendan and Mas. While Mas exploded for over 126 points last week, it appears his team came back down to earth this week. His only really good performance was a 26.4 outing by DeShawn Watson. Everyone else on his team was pretty underwhelming including his bench. Unfortunately for Mas it looks like consistency will be hard to come by this season. Brendan also regressed considerably from his extremely high week one total but he was still able to exceed 100 points without Greg Zuerlein, who injured himself in the pregame. Brendan got -2 points from his special teams players, but got 106.1 (15.1 ppp) from his offensive unit. He has also seemed to find a consistent option at RB with Tevin Coleman, who could continue to see a big workload even when Devonta Freeman returns. Brendan is 2-0 going into week 3 and has a favorable matchup with Reddo.
The Implication 134 (1-1)
Don’t Fuckle With Shuckle 111.8 (1-1)
It was an awesome week for Bobandy whose 134 points are the highest total he’s EVER scored in a single week. Congrats to Bobandy on a new personal record! While moral victories are great, Bobandy’s team is poised to be a lot more than just a feel good story. He had five receivers exceed 17 points and a huge big bounce back week from Travis Kelce. The addition of James Connor was a major reason that this team is competitve, but the potential return of Le’Veon Bell will devastate Connor’s fantasy relevance. Bobandy needs more production out of David Johnson. Had he taken Todd Gurley like a normal person, he’d probably have the highest scoring team in the league right now and maybe even the best. Scott had another quiet week that was riddled by more injuries. Joe Mixon will miss at least one game, but possibly 3-4 more if he has any setbacks. Scott’s team still has plenty of talent, but between some pestering injuries and some mediocre performances, there is reason for concern. We’ll be able to get a better read on Scott’s team when everyone is healthy and playing again but for now his team currently ranks 11/12 in points. Those numbers must improve if he hopes to get to the playoffs for a fourth straight season.
Tiny Rick 120 (2-0)
The Golden God 101.2 (1-1)
Another winning week for Colin as he was able to comfortably take care of Kaden’s still shorthanded team. It’s become very clear that his squad will be paced by Melvin Gordon and Michael Thomas who have looked nothing short of fantastic through the front two weeks. Thomas has been a PPR machine, hauling in 28/30 targets in just two games which is an utterly ridiculous stat. He also has 269 yards and 3 touchdowns to go with that. Melvin Gordon has been no slouch either, scoring 50.7 points in the first two weeks. His 251.4 points are good for 3rd in the league and for Colin, this is exactly the type of start he was looking for. Kaden’s team regressed back down to average, where it will normally perform without Wentz and Bell in the lineup on most weeks. Luckily for Kaden, Wentz will make his return this week and should be a much better option at QB than Tyrod Taylor. I still believe that Kaden needs Le’Veon Bell at some point to be a serious title contender. Without Bell, Kaden is extremely vulnerable at RB and will lack much needed consistency. He’ll look to bounce back against Gabe in week 3.
The Full Bullpen 143.1 (1-1)
Lick My Pussy @bitchbarge 115.2 (0-2)
Going into this game, Gabe was a lifetime 0-4 against Zig in just two years of play and two of those games were decided by under three points. Finally, Gabe was able to beat Zig. The Full Bullpen had another impressive week scoring 143.1 points, good for the highest score of the week. That gives him a league leading 273.6 points through the front two weeks. There’s been no secrets or surprises to where Gabe is getting his scoring from. His top five picks (Kamara, McCaffrey, Evans, Cooks, and Newton) have carried the high scoring load as expected. This week he was even able to get valuable contributions from Devin Funchess and Trey Burton. When this team is firing on all cylinders, it’ll be tough to beat. Zig’s team was able to score 115.2 this week, but although he’s been able to exceed 110 points in the first two weeks, he’s gone up against the highest scoring teams of each week. Zig’s squad has not exploded by any means, but he’s been the victim of a tough luck loss in back to back weeks. His numbers were also inflated by a huge performance from Kirk Cousins who scored a whopping 41.5 points. The rest of his team scored just 73.7 points (9.21 ppp). If Zig wants any chance at winning this season, he’ll need better production from his top draft picks. A matchup with Mason in week 3 should help Zig get that first win he’s been searching for.
That just about does it for the recap of week 2. As always, I’m excited for week 3 and my power rankings will be available ahead of tomorrow’s Thursday night matchup between the Browns and the Jets. Just because I love watching the Browns be the Browns, here’s another hilarious Browns moment from one of their MNF games. 🙂
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