Week 9 was another fun one, as we kicked off the 2nd cycle of division match ups, which made for big games and several tight finishes. There were a number of upsets, and one match up that is square in the revision zone which would give us another with stat corrections falling the right way.
We basically have our first clinched play off spot this week as well, with the Idiots now 14 victory points up on whoever is 2nd in the Taco Corp, and since those teams have to go head to head, there’s your 2 VP difference. With the total point differential being at least 300 points currently, we’re just going to go ahead and say he’s clinched.
Week 9 Matchups
3-6 Tom Selleck’s Moustache (200.88) – 6-3 Long Snappers (193.65)
The Stache keeps their faint play-off hopes alive with the upset (can we call it an upset when the Stache were projected to be well ahead of the Snappers prior to the season?) over the Snappers in a tight contest. The entire offence was solid for the Stache, but the defence continues to underwhelm. Unfortunately for the Stache, they face the 3 top teams in the league over the final 4. Stick a fork in their 2015. The Snappers take the loss, but at least pick up a couple VP which will help down the stretch as they jockey for a play off position. They can really help their cause if they can knock off the Ballers this week .
8-1 Greg Schiano is an Idiot (178.45) – 3-6 San Juan Bananas (177.41)
The Idiots survived an off week and held on to mush the Bananas in the 2nd closest game of the year. Unfortunately for the Bananas, they also managed to lose the closest game of the year. Those 4 VP would have the Bananas squarely in the play off race instead of being pretty much done. With their schedule though, they could run the table to give themselves a shot, but they would probably need a lot of help in the process. The Idiots picked up the win on the backs of DeAngelo Williams and Adrian Peterson, with little help on the defensive side of the ball. The Idiots need 10 VP over the final 4 weeks to take over the VP scoring record.
5-4 Chalupa Batman (244.97) – 5-4 Deadly Nagintas (191.08)
The Chalupas put up the high score of Week 9 in the win over division foe Nagintas to continue their dominance in this one sided rivalry. Aaron Rodgers finally got a turn to be garbage time king, and monster games from Antonio Brown and Delanie Walker paced the Chalupas to victory. It was a short lived celebration though, as the Chalupas lost Dion Lewis for the remainder of the season. While the Nagintas lost, they did stick around the top 4 in scoring for the week to pick up a pair of valuable victory points, keeping them in the division lead. As such, the Nagintas control their own destiny over the final 4 weeks in their quest for back to back Senor Crabs pennants.
6-3 Loose Bandits (189.81) – 3-6 Fear Boners (149.53)
The Bandits continue to ride a fortunate schedule, again catching the Boners on a division week, when the other match up would have outscored them. The Power Rankings have them as the 3rd best team, while their all play record suggests they’re more in the Ballers, Snappers and Bananas range than a legit contender. Danny Woodhead, a pair of young WR and the secondary were all cash money this week. The Boners wasted a great game from Cam Newton and Tyler Eifert in the loss, mainly due to a hobbled and ineffective defence. Two players put up zeroes while being active. That doesn’t happen too often. The Boners are playing out the string and trying to decide to hang on to enough talent to not earn the Frittata Award.
6-3 Endzone Dancers (155.87) – 3-6 What Does John Fox Say (141.66)
The Dancers continue to inexplicably win games this season, and now have 17 VP and a tie for the division lead. They somehow only have 5 scoring VP in 9 weeks, yet are sitting at 6-3…and we thought Mo’s schedule was soft. It should be a great few weeks in the Taco Corp as even the shit-sipping Rexes still have a shot in this cluster F of a division. WDJFS coughed up an excellent opportunity to put themselves square in the division title race with this loss. Instead of being only 3 back, which really could be made up in one week in the Taco Corp, they’re 5 back with one of the 2 teams ahead of them guaranteed at least 2 more VP.
3-6 Rex in the City (177.32) – 3-6 Knuckle Ballers (163.25)
The Rexes showed a little life this week, pulling out a win and a scoring VP, knocking off the division leading Ballers in a game that wasn’t decided until Eric Weddle took the field on Monday night. DeMarco Murray had another solid game, and has either bumped his trade value, or given Commish a false sense of hope on the 2015 season. I’m sure we’ll see which is the case in the next week or so. This is a game the Ballers needed as they have the Snappers and Chalupas up next, while the Dancers get a game against the Boners. I’m pretty sure this race is coming right down to the head to head between the two in Week 13.
Week 9 Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Antonio Brown (Chalupa Batman) – With no Bell, it’s going to be a lot of Brown for the Steelers. 17 grabs for 284 yards and another 22 on the ground, plus a couple tackles for good measure.
Defensive Player of the Week
TJ Ward (Endzone Dancers) – Everyone above him sat, so he gets the nod with 10 solos, 2 assists, one for a loss and a pair of passes defensed.
Rookie of the Week
Todd Gurley (What Does John Fox Say) – Gurley wasn’t the best rookie in Week 9, but he was the best that was played, so he gets the nod yet again.
Goat of the Week
Eddy Lacy (San Juan Bananas) – The Bananas get the GOTW again, this time with Lacy putting up negative points in a game they lost by 1.04 points. Ouch.
Pickup of the Week
Christian Jones (Long Snappers) – The Nagintas loss is the Snappers gain, as Jones came up short of his promised 18 points, but still had a solid day. Hat tip to the Dancers pick up of Owen Daniels, who had a great week, on their bench.
Bench Player of the Week
Marcus Mariota (Tom Selleck’s Moustache) – The Stache rookie had a field day on the Saints secondary for 371 yards and 4 TD. He even rocked a dirty stache to represent! Andrew who?
Bonehead Coaching Move of the Week
Scott Case (What Does John Fox Say) – They weren’t illegal line up fines, but 2 donuts from guys that don’t belong on a roster likely cost him a shot at a playoff spot down the stretch.
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