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McGibblets won their 5th in a row, while Strange Brew took yet another hit to the loss column. Meanwhile, Shamrocks beat Lucente's Rule within an inch of their lives as part of this week's exciting action.
2023
Week - 14
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.Warthogs got past Fixer Upper with points to spare, winning 88 to 67. The win brings Warthogs' record to 9 - 4 - 1, while dropping Fixer Upper to 6 - 8. Warthogs didn't have any huge performances this week, but also didn't have anybody who really dropped the ball. Isaiah Likely topped the tight end average by 11.3 points to lead the team, while Justin Jefferson fell only 5.5 points short of the average WR in bringing up the rear. Likely's 16 point performance made him the top performer on Warthogs for the first time this year. Joshua Dobbs loomed large in the loss for Fixer Upper, posting 2 points.1 That performance was the worst of any player this week.2 The Dobbs experiment might be over in Minnesota: he was benched after three and a half scoreless quarters. Warthogs will play Lynx next week in a matchup featuring the two top players in the league (Josh Allen for Warthogs and Christian McCaffrey for Lynx). The game will be a rematch from week eight, and Coach Michael Lucente needs to be concerned about Tua Tagovailoa, who scored 33 points for Lynx the last time these two teams met. Meanwhile, Fixer Upper will collide with Nooners next week. That team is not coming in very hot, after finishing this week with only 52 points. The contest will be a rematch from week thirteen, when Fixer Upper lost 103 to 96.
Goin Streaking!
McGibblets had the good fortune of having the league's best player this week in Brandon Aubrey.3 McGibblets perfectly destroyed Strange Brew, winning 135 to 80 behind 38 points from Aubrey. That makes it four straight games of overperforming expectations for him. He has started his career with 30 consecutive made field goals, an NFL record (four, including this 60-yarder, came on Sunday). McGibblets got the win despite leaving Chase Brown and his 29 points on the bench. Brown's performance this week was better than every other bench-rider in the league. Meanwhile, Strange Brew suffered from two goose eggs, with Khalil Herbert and Cordarrelle Patterson failing to contribute anything. Bad performances are pretty common these days for Patterson, who has now underperformed the experts' predictions in six straight games. Unsurprisingly, he has also been the worst player on Strange Brew more than anybody else on the team. The win makes it five in a row for McGibblets, giving them a record of 8 - 5 - 1. This loss brings Strange Brew's losing streak to six in a row, dropping their record to 2 - 12.
Run-off Not Necessary
Hopefully Coach Mark Stasch has been able to find excitement in the non-fantasy parts of his life. The previous three games were blowouts, and this week was nothing new. Shamrocks took everything from Lucente's Rule but the kitchen sink, winning 153 to 64. Shamrocks' point total was the 2nd highest of any team this season. Shamrocks have now finished off three straight opponents after this win, bringing their record to 9 - 5. Lucente's Rule are now 7 - 7 after losing three out of their last four games. Deebo Samuel has been driving the bus during Shamrocks's winning streak, and delivered again this week. Samuel was the key contributor, putting up 31 points.4 No surprise there, as he is currently the 2nd best wide receiver in the league. He scored a rushing and receiving touchdown on Sunday, giving him five rushing and four receiving scores on the season. Meanwhile, Lucente's Rule had two players bring nothing to the table, with Mike Evans and Matt Gay both producing big fat 0's. Evans' performance this week broke his four game streak of surpassing his projections. His performance on Sunday was easily his worst of the season, with lows in both receptions (1) and receiving yards (8). Coach Marc Lucente has had the most stable lineup in the league, and this week that stability paid off (on the coaching front, at least). He started Brock Purdy instead of Justin Herbert, despite the experts' prediction that Herbert should have played. This decision boosted Lucente's Rule's final score by 30 points, which might have mattered in other games, but not this one. This is the first time all season that Coach Marc Lucente has earned extra points for his team.
Mismatch
The experts just can't seem to give JP Neil enough credit. They had topped their point total projections for three straight weeks before this game, and did it again this week. JP Neil thoroughly dominated Young Guns, winning 112 to 34. Blowouts are typical for these teams these days. JP Neil has been involved in two straight blowout games, while this is the 4th straight blowout game for Young Guns. JP Neil improve to 8 - 6 after winning three out of their last four games. The loss drops Young Guns to 7 - 7, and sinks them to the bottom of our internal power rankings. JP Neil came in with the 4th best performing wide receivers. Young Guns came in with the 2nd worst. The results were unsurprising. JP Neil got good efforts from two different players In the wide receiver group, with D.J. Moore scoring 31 points to lead the way. Sunday was a huge day for Moore: he scored his first career rushing touchdown and his second TD gave him a career-high eight total touchdowns this season. Young Guns saw four of their wide receivers fall well behind, none failing harder than Noah Brown, who scored zero points. Even with Tank Dell out, Brown only saw five targets on Sunday (none of which he managed to catch). The other players on JP Neil kept up with the wide receivers, coming up with 62 points. That group was led by the Ravens, who scored 18 points. Ravens set the new high mark for all special teams this season with that performance.
One Sided Affair
Lynx have owned Nooners in the past to the tune of a 26 and 8 record, and went ahead and added to that ledger of dominance this week. They crushed Nooners, winning 87 to 52. The win is more of the same for Lynx, who on the last game with Nooners by the score of 54 to 51. The win brings Lynx's record to 9 - 5, while dropping Nooners to 3 - 11. Lynx, who were a 25 point favorite coming into the game, had a solid start during the early Sunday games. Cooper Kupp's 11 points were the key contribution. Meanwhile, Coach Leslie Lucente's squad just couldn't quite get it going. Jonathan Mingo (1 point) was the worst in a group of four marginally underperforming players. Lynx were already a big favorite to win going into the Sunday late games. It was over for good after James Cook dropped 24 points. A solid performance for Lynx by DeAndre Hopkins on Monday night just put a little bit of salt in Nooners' wounds.
They Shall Not Pass
LA Warlords took on Texan two times last year and won each time. The result this week then, was not surprising. LA Warlords gave Texan a 91 to 64 drubbing. The win helped LA Warlords halt Texan's three game winning streak. The win gets LA Warlords back above .500 at 7 - 6 - 1. The loss drops Texan's record to an identical 7 - 6 - 1. LA Warlords had never lost when Lamar Jackson overperformed his expectations, and that held true again this week. Jackson joined up with Rachaad White to score 75% of LA Warlords' points. Jackson scored 44 points, which topped all quarterbacks this week. He had no problem making huge plays when it mattered most (even on 3rd and 17). Meanwhile, this week's loss for Texan was a true group effort. They were brought down by eight underperformers, the worst of whom was Gardner Minshew (12 points).1 Minshew has now underperformed the league average quarterback in five straight games. It's no big shock then, that he has also been the worst player on Texan more than anybody else on the team. LA Warlords will face off against Shamrocks next week. Bad timing for LA Warlords, as Shamrocks will come into the matchup on a three game winning streak. Both coaches on LA Warlords and Shamrocks might be feeling a bit cocky heading into the game, having easily dispatched their opponents this week. Meanwhile, Texan will take on Young Guns next week. Good timing, as Young Guns will come into the matchup on a four game losing streak. That will be a rematch from week ten, when Texan lost 71 to 57.
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Top 3 Regular Season Games
1. Shamrocks' 126 - 124 nail-biter against LA Warlords in week 10 There were 84 games played during the regular season, but none of them had a smaller margin of victory than this one. While they may not have come out on top, LA Warlords pushed Shamrocks harder than anyone else has been pushed all season. Their 124 points were the most any team put up in a losing effort.

2. Warthogs' 90 - 72 win over JP Neil in week 10 Coming into the game, JP Neil looked like an unbeatable juggernaut, winning their last five games in a row, but that obviously didn't intimidate Warthogs. No one had a bigger hand in the victory than Coach Michael Lucente, who gained a critical 20 points through ace roster management.

3. Warthogs' 164 - 59 blowout of Strange Brew in week 12 This "game" ended up being the biggest blowout of the season. It is no surprise that the final score was so lopsided, since the 164 points Warthogs dropped were the most that any team scored all season.