Wednesday, October 21, 2015

WRBL Week 6 2015

The Wisconsin Rapids Bro League

Week 6
Our 2nd semi-official season of blaming Cole Walters for all these #%@^#$ snakes on this #%@^#$ plane!

Current Standings
Timon Division
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds (Father Aschebrook) 6-0 W6
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness (Nick Zurawski) 4-2 W1
Sneen Machine (Tyler Sneen) 3-3 L2
Team Moon (Evan Moon) 2-4 W1
Bilbo Unable To Braggins (Scott Aschebrook) 1-5 L1

Pumbaa Division
Harder Better Foster Stronger (Alec Swanson) 4-2 L1
Spider 2 Y Banana (Andy Todd) 3-3 L1
Show Stoppers (Cole Walters) 3-3 W2
Team Silka (Alex Silka) 3-3 L2
Team Tiffany (Josh Tiffany) 1-5 W1


Week Six Final Scores
ASCHEBROOK SR.  154  SWANSON  130
MOON  144  TODD  106
TIFFANY  134  ASCHEBROOK  112
WALTERS  105  SNEEN  99
ZURAWSKI  142  SILKA  115


AP Photo/John Bazemore
back-to-back-to-back-to-back Hero of the week: RB Devonta Freeman (Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds)
Heroes of the Week: WR DeAndre Hopkins (Zurawski), RB Devonta Freeman (Aschebrook Sr.), WR Keenan Allen (Tiffany)

Zeros of the Week: WR Tyler Lockett (Silka), RB Melvin Gordon (Walters), DF Buffalo Bills (Walters)
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Zero of the Week: RB Melvin Gordon (Show Stoppers)

Upcoming Week 7 Match-ups & NFL Schedule (in CT)
Spider 2 Y Banana v. Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds
Team Silka v. Sneen Machine
Show Stoppers v. Team Moon
Harder Better Foster Stronger v. Bilbo Unable To Braggins
Team Tiffany v. Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness

BYE WEEK: Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears
Thursday Game: Seattle @ San Francisco 7:25 PM
Sunday: Buffalo v. Jacksonville (@ London) 8:30 AM
Tampa Bay @ Washington NOON
Atlanta @ Tennessee NOON
New Orleans @ Indianapolis NOON
Minnesota @ Detroit NOON
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City NOON
Cleveland @ St. Louis NOON
Houston @ Miami NOON
NY Jets @ New England NOON
Oakland @ San Diego 3:05 PM
Dallas @ NY Giants 3:25 PM
Philadelphia @ Carolina 7:30 PM


Monday: Baltimore @ Arizona 7:30 PM

Bro...
This week was one to remember as there were a record 1,241 points scored. That is an average of 124.1 points per team. Every team broke the 100 point barrier except for Sneen Machine who came up just one point short. The record for points scored by one team in a week was Spider 2 Y Banana's 166 in week one, highly aided by Carlos Hyde's one great game. Week six also saw Devonta Freeman continue one of the greatest runs in fantasy history (at least since Ladanian Tomlinson) with his fourth consecutive 30-point game. Has Devonta Freeman already clinched a place on the end-of-season MVP ballot or is this the peak on Freeman Mountain with an avalanche of Tevin Coleman just around the corner? Speaking of backup Running Backs, Eddie Lacy disappeared for various reasons (not 100% healthy, not the hot hand in this week's game) and James Starks (free agent) scored 24 points, thus crushing the heart and soul of Team Silka.

I've heard of "respecting your elders" but, aren't we going a little too easy on Aschebrook Senior? I think it's time somebody took down his 6-0 team and showed no mercy in handing him his first loss. Who does he face this week again?... Oh crap. Team Tiffany finally won a game! He is now tied with the team he just beat (1-5 Bilbo Unable To Braggins) and will look for his second win this week against Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness. Speaking of his team of sadness, I think it's time Nick turned that frown upside down as a 4-2 record is nothing to be ashamed of, especially with Andrew Luck back from his injury and the best RB apparently not named Devonta Freeman in Le'Veon Bell. Every little thing is gonna be alright, Nick. This week could also determine the fates of Team Silka and Sneen Machine as they both look to break away from being stuck in mediocrity at 3-3 records. Lastly, Cole Walters did not draft anyone with a bye week in week seven (which is unique with all of the fantasy relevant players out this week) and will be at 100% strength when facing 2-4 Team Moon, who is coming off of his once-per-month full moon weekend where his team lives up to expectation (furgin'blurgin'murgin' Philip Rivers flimmerjimmer 503 yards!). How will we all survive without the Broncos, Packers, Bengals and Bears? Find out next week on "Bye Week Blues of the Bro League".

2015 Scoring Leaders
QB
Aaron Rodgers 125 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Tom Brady 124 (TODD)
Russell Wilson 96 (SILKA)
Matt Ryan 93 (SWANSON)
Philip Rivers 74 (MOON)
Andrew Luck 68 (ZURAWSKI)
Drew Brees 59 (SNEEN)
Peyton Manning 57 (TIFFANY)
Carson Palmer 55 (ASCHEBROOK)
Eli Manning 36 (WALTERS)
Tyrod Taylor 35 (ASCHEBROOK)
Sam Bradford 27 (MOON)
Ben Roethlisberger 23 (WALTERS)
Cam Newton 19 (TIFFANY)
Blake Bortles 18 (TODD)
Andy Dalton 17 (WALTERS)
Derek Carr 13 (ZURAWSKI)
Colin Kaepernick 13 (SNEEN)
Alex Smith 13 (ZURAWSKI)
Ryan Tannehill 11 (ASCHEBROOK)
Tony Romo 6 (WALTERS)

RB
Devonta Freeman 146 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Matt Forte 105 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Mark Ingram 97 (ZURAWSKI)
Jamaal Charles 96 (ASCHEBROOK)
Danny Woodhead 84 (TIFFANY)
Le'Veon Bell 83 (ZURAWSKI)
Justin Forsett 83 (SNEEN)
Chris Ivory 79 (WALTERS)
DeMarco Murray 77 (SNEEN)
Adrian Peterson 76 (MOON)
Carlos Hyde 73 (TODD)
Latavius Murray 51 (MOON)
LeSean McCoy 50 (WALTERS)
Doug Martin 49 (SWANSON)
Jonathan Stewart 48 (TIFFANY)
Lamar Miller 47 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Arian Foster 45 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Marshawn Lynch 40 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Jeremy Hill 36 (MOON)
C.J. Anderson 34 (TIFFANY)
Eddie Lacy 33 (SILKA)
T.J. Yeldon 33 (SNEEN)
DeAngelo Williams 30 (SILKA)
Giovani Bernard 29 (ZURAWSKI)
Dion Lewis 28 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Ameer Abdullah 26 (TODD)
Melvin Gordon 26 (WALTERS)
Isaiah Crowell 23 (SILKA)
Theo Riddick 21 (WALTERS)
Frank Gore 16 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Karlos Williams 16 (ASCHEBROOK)
Todd Gurley 15 (TODD)
Alfred Morris 13 (SILKA)
Chris Johnson 12 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Joseph Randle 11 (ASCHEBROOK)
Tevin Coleman 9 (ZURAWSKI)
Duke Johnson Jr. 7 (TODD)
David Johnson 6 (SILKA)
Darren Sproles 6 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Alfred Blue 5 (ZURAWSKI)
Lance Dunbar 5 (SWANSON)
Bishop Sankey 4 (WALTERS)
Darren McFadden 3 (ASCHEBROOK)
Matt Jones 1 (TODD)

WR
DeAndre Hopkins 153 (ZURAWSKI)
Julio Jones 140 (TODD)
Keenan Allen 126 (TIFFANY)
Odell Beckham Jr. 108 (WALTERS)
Julian Edelman 108 (SILKA)
Antonio Brown 105 (SNEEN)
Emmanuel Sanders 105 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Larry Fitzgerald 104 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
A.J. Green 103 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Demaryius Thomas 103 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Calvin Johnson 93 (SILKA)
Randall Cobb 87 (TODD)
Jarvis Landry 80 (ZURAWSKI)
Jordan Matthews 76 (SNEEN)
T.Y. Hilton 73 (WALTERS)
Allen Robinson 61 (MOON)
Steve Smith Sr. 52 (SNEEN)
Donte Moncrief 45 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
John Brown 44 (MOON)
Brandon Marshall 41 (MOON)
Alshon Jeffery 40 (SWANSON)
Pierre Garcon 37 (ZURAWSKI)
Kendall Wright 35 (TODD)
Vincent Jackson 34 (ASCHEBROOK)
Mike Evans 30 (MOON)
Golden Tate 30 (ASCHEBROOK)
Malcom Floyd 26 (WALTERS)
Tyler Lockett 24 (SILKA)
Jeremy Maclin 23 (ASCHEBROOK)
Amari Cooper 22 (SWANSON)
Sammy Watkins 22 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Brandin Cooks 19 (TODD)
Mike Wallace 18 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Davante Adams 17 (MOON)
Rishard Matthews 16 (ASCHEBROOK/TIFFANY)
James Jones 14 (TODD)
Eric Decker 13 (SNEEN)
Travis Benjamin 12 (ASCHEBROOK)
Allen Hurns 11 (ASCHEBROOK)
Andre Johnson 11 (ZURAWSKI)
Tavon Austin 10 (TIFFANY)
Stevie Johnson 7 (ASCHEBROOK)
Brandon Coleman 6 (ASCHEBROOK)
Marques Colston 6 (TIFFANY)
Charles Johnson 4 (MOON)

TE
Tyler Eifert 96 (SWANSON)
Rob Gronkowski 94 (ZURAWSKI)
Travis Kelce 79 (WALTERS)
Jimmy Graham 74 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Martellus Bennett 72 (SNEEN)
Jason Witten 65 (TIFFANY)
Greg Olsen 52 (MOON)
Delanie Walker 50 (TODD)
Antonio Gates 48 (ASCHEBROOK)
Jordan Cameron 39 (SILKA)
Charles Clay 20 (TODD)
Zach Ertz 19 (MOON)
Gary Barnidge 18 (TIFFANY)
Dwayne Allen 10 (ASCHEBROOK)
Jared Cook 9 (TODD)
Larry Donnell 8 (ZURAWSKI)
Kyle Rudolph 5 (ASCHEBROOK)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins 4 (ASCHEBROOK)

K
Stephen Gostkowski 66 (ASCHEBROOK)
Steven Hauschka 65 (TIFFANY)
Justin Tucker 57 (SNEEN)
Mason Crosby 51 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Matt Bryant 46 (WALTERS)
Brandon McManus 44 (SWANSON)
Dan Bailey 37 (MOON)
Chandler Catanzaro 29 (TODD)
Robbie Gould 21 (SILKA)
Matt Prater 19 (ZURAWSKI)
Cody Parkey 16 (SILKA)
Andrew Franks 14 (TODD)
Blair Walsh 12 (MOON)
Dan Carpenter 5 (ASCHEBROOK)
Josh Brown 1 (ZURAWSKI)
Adam Vinatieri -1 (SWANSON)

DF
Denver Broncos 105 (SILKA)
Seattle Seahawks 59 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
New York Jets 51 (MOON/ZURAWSKI)
Carolina Panthers 49 (ZURAWSKI/SWANSON)
St. Louis Rams 43 (SNEEN)
New England Patriots 33 (TIFFANY)
Philadelphia Eagles 33 (TODD)
Buffalo Bills 30 (WALTERS)
Kansas City Chiefs 17 (MOON)
Arizona Cardinals 14 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Atlanta Falcons 13 (SWANSON)
Houston Texans 12 (ASCHEBROOK)
Miami Dolphins 7 (TODD)
Indianapolis Colts 1 (ZURAWSKI)
Green Bay Packers -1 (TIFFANY)
Cleveland Browns -3 (ZURAWSKI)
Baltimore Ravens -4 (SWANSON/ZURAWSKI/SNEEN)

Hypothetical Standings (If the 5 highest scoring teams were winners each week)
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds 6-0
Harder Better Foster Stronger 5-1
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness 4-2
Sneen Machine 4-2
Spider 2 Y Banana 3-3
Team Moon 3-3
Team Silka 2-4
Bilbo Unable To Braggins 1-5
Team Tiffany 1-5

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

My First College Football Update of 2015!

With my new series of updates on the Wisconsin Rapids Fantasy Football Bro League and the Baseball Playoffs chugging along, it is time to step back and focus on the sport that is not necessarily making the most noise in the headline news but, is still the most entertaining sport on a game-to-game basis. College Football is still better than ever with innovative offenses and more knowledge than ever before about draft prospects. I've held off an extra week or two on talking about how weirdly disappointed I am in Oklahoma or how amazing TCU's run has been but, it is time.

Week 7 Results 

#1 Ohio State starts slow & finishes strong again thanks to J.T. Barrett in win over 5-2 Penn State.

#2 Baylor's defense under-performed in a game featuring 100 total points against West Virginia.

#3 TCU's offense continues to overcome defensive injuries in 45-21 win over Iowa State.

#4 Utah finished off an ugly win over Arizona State with Devontae Booker's late TD run.

#5 Clemson remains unbeaten in easy win over ACC foes Boston College.

#6 LSU has their finest 2nd quarter of the year as Brandon Harris does enough to beat Treon Harris in LSU's fourth SEC victory.

#7 Michigan State shocks the world with last second benefit of epic punt gaffe against #12 Michigan.

#10 Alabama proves they should move up at least one spot in the ranks after taking out undefeated Texas A&M.

#11 Florida State easily disposes of Bobby Petrino's Louisville as Everett Golson still has yet to throw a pick.

#13 Ole Miss was upset by Memphis and newest talk-of-the-town QB Paxton Lynch.

#14 Notre Dame wins shootout against USC as they just barely manage to not screw up as many times as the team with an interim coach.

Christian McCaffrey enters Heisman discussions by breaking #18 Stanford's all-time single game rushing record in impressive win over #15 UCLA

#17 Iowa proves that #20 Northwestern is a fraud (as is annual tradition) despite injury to blossoming RB Jordan Canzeri.

#19 Oklahoma rebounds from embarrassing loss and stuns Kansas State and the world with a 55-0 shutout.

Utah State showcases why #21 Boise State should never have been a ranked one year after losing an NFL-caliber RB and their starting QB in minor upset.

#22 Toledo continues to gain nationwide respect with utterly dominant 63-20 win over Central Michigan.

#24 Houston looks to stay ranked for much longer after destroying Tulane at home in a 42-7 rout.

My Updated Top 25 in College Football (as of 10-20-15)
#1. Baylor - I rarely see an undefeated team coming off a championship look as bad as Ohio State has up to this point. That's why in a unique circumstance, I'm putting the strongest offense in college football as my #1 team right now since nothing else seems totally real yet. 

#2. TCU - How this team has survived as many injuries to starters as they have is truly incredible.

#3. LSU - "BUT WHO HAVE THEY FACED?" Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Florida. Results? All wins. Stop using the "but who have they faced?" argument, LSU is legit.

#4. Ohio State - Unlike LSU, the Buckeyes have not faced any tough competition (Indiana excluded) and yet, they continue to under-perform and make their non-conference schedule interesting.

#5. Utah - The Utah defense is one of the best but, can their offense keep up with other Pac 12 opponents?

#6. Florida State - The one thing keeping QB Everett Golson from returning to the championship was how frequently he turned the ball over. He has zero turnovers in 2015. This team is far better than last year's.

#7. Clemson - I need to see them against someone other than Notre Dame but, for now this team is undefeated and barely tested.

#8. Alabama - The best team with a loss in their record is riding their defense and an elite Running Back through some solid opponents.

#9. Michigan State - With a fluke play keeping them undefeated, Michigan State's latest game should have been treated as a tie (in the rankings) instead of the win that it sort of was.

#10. Iowa - With an improving offense, the Hawkeyes are a proven team that could go undefeated in the regular season. Alas, that still might not be enough for the playoff.

#11. Notre Dame - C.J. Prosise is one of the most underrated Running Backs in the league and is the main reason this team has overcome so many injuries.

#12. Stanford - After a disastrous debut, the Stanford Cardinal appears to be fully recovered from their week one loss after doubling UCLA's point total last Thursday.

#13. Oklahoma State - Despite the undefeated record, Oklahoma State appears to be getting worse every week and everyone gets the feeling this won't last much longer.

#14. Florida - After an overblown sideline controversy, Jim McElwain and company have won a few close games against strong yet un-ranked teams and they kept it close versus LSU.

#15. Texas A&M - With their only loss being against the powerhouse in Tuscaloosa, the Aggies are hitting the strength of their schedule now and I do not think they are ready for Ole Miss.

#16. Memphis - The American Conference is alive and well with their first of three undefeated teams in Memphis.

#17. Houston - The second undefeated team out of the aforementioned American Conference, Houston has one of the more effective offenses although some of that is the weakness of their schedule.

#18. Oklahoma - My preseason bandwagon team has barely beaten Tennessee, lost to the deer tick in the ass of Texas sports (the Longhorns) and now shut out a respectable opponent (Kansas State) 55-0. I don't get this team.

#19. Temple - The final 6-0 team from the American Conference has more impressive wins than Toledo but, things are about to get very challenging for the Owls against East Carolina, Notre Dame and later on, Memphis.

#20. Toledo - The Rockets are in flight and this week's match against UMass should be an afternoon delight.

#21. Pittsburgh - The run-heavy does not seem to be missing RB James Conner as Qadre Ollison has carried the load quite well.

#22. California - The Golden Bears travel to UCLA after this past bye week.

#23. Duke - Duke looked very nice when defeating Georgia Tech and has obliterated smaller schools.

#24. Michigan - The second loss was a fluke and the first loss came against highly-regarded Utah. I'm only lower on them because of the fact that no matter how it happened, the Wolverines now have two losses.

#25. Western Kentucky - I really thought they would be unbeaten headed into this week's LSU game but, now I'm just giving the tiebreaker (between them & Ole Miss) to the 6-1 Hilltoppers as a sign of respect and acknowledgement before the Tigers eat this offensive line.

Dale G. Young/AP
The rivalry game in Ann Arbor felt like a loss for both teams if anything.
Did I miss anyone? If so, leave a comment and speak freely because this is America. 

Way too early Heisman ballot
3. WR Corey Coleman (Baylor)
2. WR Josh Doctson (TCU)
1. RB Leonard Fournette (LSU)

 (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
If Leonard Fournette is this good then I can't wait for Leonard FIVEnette
Best of luck to your alma mater or favorite team and may the upsets be plentiful!

Friday, October 16, 2015

MLB Divisional Series Recap

The Autumn wind is a Raider. Pillaging just for fun. He'll knock you 'round and upside down. And laugh when he's conquered and won.

That might just be a line from the poem by late NFL Films co-founder Steve Sabol but, the Autumn winds were/are a very real force in some of these playoff games (Cubs-Cardinals Games 3 & 4) and have chilled temperatures at Bla Blog headquarters from the mid-70's all the way to the mid-40's and there is no sign of things getting any warmer or welcoming. This means more time inside and more time watching the baseball postseason as soon as a game is on. Could you imagine a world series in Chicago? The complaints from people who have to cover the game would be intolerable. 

Blue Jays defeat Rangers in 5 games

Gm. 1: Rangers 5, Blue Jays 3
Gm. 2 : Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4
Gm. 3: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 1
Gm. 4: Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4
Gm. 5: Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3


Chris Young: Canadian Press
Well duh, what other photo would I have used?
What. A. Series. This thing looked over after Game 2, Canada was downtrodden and I was about to lose my World Series pick in a first-round sweep. Game 1 was packed with injuries and no big deal except it was a nice performance from Yovani Gallardo. Game 2 was craziness and went fourteen innings until Hanser Alberto (The Third Baseman who got to replace Adrian Beltre after he aggravated an injury) knocked in the game-winning run after only knocking in four runs in his major league career. Game 3 saw Texas refuse to show up at all and Toronto took out their frustrations on Martin Perez with a three-run Troy Tulowitzki home run. The series was knotted up in Game 4 after Toronto showed Jeff Bannister what a problem it is for them to not have Yu Darvish (recovering from Tommy John Surgery) and have to rely on Derek Holland and then Game 5 happened. Game 5 was tied up at two runs apiece headed into the seventh inning when somebody broke into a locked far-away security center and unlocked the portal to sports-based chaos that allowed the greatest inning of entertainment in recent baseball history.

That one seventh inning saw the following occur...

- Texas took the lead on a mishandled, miscalled and just downright awful play where Russell Martin tried throwing the ball back to Aaron Sanchez on the mound, the ball deflected off of Shin-Soo Choo's bat as his bat and left foot were out of the batter's box, the ump called time and the run scored by Rougned Odor counted anyways.

- An eighteen minute stoppage to review the play and calm down the fans who were throwing babies on the field (or something to that extent. Seriously, why bring a baby to a playoff baseball game in a dome? You're only damaging the small one's still-developing ears)

- 3 consecutive errors involving Elvis Andrus (one not his fault but Mitch Moreland's) leading to the bases being loaded

- A groundball that got the Toronto runner out at home before the runner slid into the Rangers' Catcher's leg.

- Another short review

- A Josh Donaldson bloop hit that was an easy out from the television camera's point of view but, carried just out of reach of Rougned Odor, scored the tying run and forced the out at second base for out #2.

- Jose Bautista's three-run homer that ultimately won the game

- That great bat flip photo

- Oh, and the benches cleared twice

Toronto won and will face the winner of the next series...

ALDS TOR-TEX MVP: RF Jose Bautista

Royals defeat Astros in 5 games

Gm. 1: Astros 5, Royals 2
Gm. 2: Royals 5, Astros 4
Gm. 3: Astros 4, Royals 2
Gm. 4: Royals 9, Astros 6
Gm. 5: Royals 7, Astros 2

Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle
It looks like we will have to wait another year for the Astros to validate tanking.
The Kansas City-Houston ALDS was a classic case of a back-and-forth baseball series. I never understood the decision to start Yordano Ventura in Game 1 instead of anyone else and despite two home runs from Kendrys Morales, Ventura still took the L in a very Houston-dominant game. Game 2 started out very much in favor of the Astros as it was 4-1 in the middle of the third inning. Alas, Salvador Perez is one of the most clutch players in baseball and his first postseason home run was just a small piece of the onslaught of runs scored by Kansas City in a 5-4 comeback victory that evened up the series. Houston took Game 3 at home thanks to AL Cy Young favorite Dallas Keuchel. Game 4 was the game that altered the whole series from one bottom of the seventh to another top of the eighth. The Astros built onto a one-run lead with Carlos Correa's second home run of the game and the ever-growing-in-popularity Colby Rasmus knocking out his third homer of the postseason. The Astros led 6-2. It did not even matter how many good relievers A.J. Hinch brought out of the bullpen, nothing was stopping Kansas City from their crazy comeback in the top of the eighth. Five runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth for show helped the Royals with the most impressive comeback of the postseason so far and forced a winner-takes-all Game 5. After an early two-run homer by Luis Valbuena, Johnny Cueto and Wade Davis came up HUGE and retired 22 consecutive batters to assist the Royals offense of seven runs and advance Ned Yost's team to the ALCS.

ALDS KC-HOU MVP: DH Kendrys Morales

Cubs defeat Cardinals in 4 games

Gm. 1: Cardinals 4, Cubs 0
Gm. 2: Cubs 6, Cardinals 3
Gm. 3: Cubs 8, Cardinals 6
Gm. 4: Cubs 6, Cardinals 4

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
Eight more wins for the Cubs to pull off something magical.
When this series first started it seemed that the consensus was "It's nice to see the Cubs in the playoffs again but, this is still the St. Louis Cardinals and they've done it before so, this should be easy for them" and after a 4-0 Game 1 loss, even I (the guy who picked the Cubs to win the National League") was worried for the youngest team in the playoffs. Game 2 got Chicago on their feet early after a five-run top of the second. The Cubs ended up winning 6-3 despite giving up three solo homers to Matt Carpenter, Kolten Wong and Randal Grichuk. The Autumn winds were in full affect during Game 3 when an MLB postseason-record SIX home runs were hit by the Chicago Cubs (Kyle Schwarber, Starlin Castro, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Jorge Soler & Dexter Fowler) and they beat the 100-win Cardinals again, this time 8-6. Stephen Piscotty was the runaway winner for Cardinal MVP this round but, not even a third home run in four games would be enough to hurt the Cubs' chances as they managed to do the unthinkable and took down the best team (record-wise) in baseball in just four games with a bunch of toddlers mashing the voodoo magic that is St. Louis's pitching staff.

NLCS CHC-STL MVP: RF Jorge Soler

Mets defeat Dodgers in 5 games

Gm. 1: Mets 3, Dodgers 1
Gm. 2: Dodgers 5, Mets 2
Gm. 3: Mets 13, Dodgers 7
Gm. 4: Dodgers 3, Mets 1
Gm. 5: Mets 3, Dodgers 2

Getty Images
For every inning Jacob deGrom did not allow a run this postseason, his hair grew one inch longer.
Clayton Kershaw seemed to have finally erased the lazy narrative of "he's great in the regular season and all but, if he can't do it in the postseason, is he really that great?" in Game 1 until Pedro Baez blew it for him with one out and runners on the corners. Game 2 was another must-see pitching duel between Cy Young candidate Zack Greinke and Noah "Thor" Syndergaard. The Dodgers tied the series up with a four run seventh inning off of Addison Reed and Big Fat Bartolo Colon. The Dodgers win wasn't even talked about the next day however as Chase Utley made baseball fans rethink the rule book on a controversial slide that broke Ruben Tejada's leg. Game 3 was a total mess and despite the promise of Matt Harvey versus a finally-healthy Brett Anderson, no pitching was seen at Citi Field that night. Game 4 featured another Clayton Kershaw gem of a performance and Kenley Jansen proving why he is one of the three best closers in baseball today and Game 5 was when I clinched my first incorrect prediction of the 2015 postseason (darn). For a 3-2 ballgame, Game 5 never felt all that dramatic as no runs were scored after the sixth inning and frankly, all of our expectations were set too high by all of the other exciting series'. Both Zack Greinke and Jacob deGrom pitched just fine and all until Daniel Murphy became the kryptonite to Greinke's Superman qualities.

NLDS NYM-LAD MVP: 2B Daniel Murphy

Typically I would reserve this spot for new predictions but, my World Series teams are amazingly still in play. Toronto sweeping the Cubs still stands!

Good luck to your respective teams or bandwagons that you are fully boarding!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

WRBL Week 5 2015

The Wisconsin Rapids Bro League

Week 5
Our 2nd semi-official season of blaming Cole Walters for Nancy Kerrigan screaming "WHYYYY!?"

Current Standings
Simon Division
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds (Father Aschebrook) 5-0 W5
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness (Nick Zurawski) 3-2 L1
Sneen Machine (Tyler Sneen) 3-2 L1
Team Moon (Evan Moon) 1-4 L4
Bilbo Unable To Braggins (Scott Aschebrook) 1-4 W1

Garfunkel Division
Harder Better Foster Stronger (Alec Swanson) 4-1 W4
Spider 2 Y Banana (Andy Todd) 3-2 W1
Team Silka (Alex Silka) 3-2 L1
Show Stoppers (Cole Walters) 2-3 W1
Team Tiffany (Josh Tiffany) 0-5 L5

Week Five Final Scores
ASCHEBROOK SR.  133  SNEEN  118
ASCHEBROOK  133  ZURAWSKI  106
WALTERS  122  SILKA  83
SWANSON  147  MOON  109
TODD  109  TIFFANY  75

Jeff Gross/Getty Images
Hero of the Week: TE Antonio Gates (Bilbo Unable To Braggins)
Heroes of the Week: RB Doug Martin (Swanson), RB Devonta Freeman (Aschebrook Sr.), TE Antonio Gates (Aschebrook)

Zeros of the Week: TE Owen Daniels (Silka), WR Percy Harvin (Walters), DF Ravens (Zurawski)
AP Photo/Jack Dempsey
Zero of the Week: TE Owen Daniels (Team Silka)
"I'm super creepy Team Silka Owen Daniels and I have cable"
Upcoming Week 5 Match-ups & NFL Schedule (in CT)
Team Moon v. Spider 2 Y Banana
Bilbo Unable To Braggins v. Team Tiffany
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness v. Team Silka
Sneen Machine v. Show Stoppers
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds v. Harder Better Foster Stronger

BYE WEEK: Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders
Thursday Game: Atlanta @ New Orleans 7:25 PM
Sunday: Washington @ NY Jets NOON
Arizona @ Pittsburgh NOON
Kansas City @ Minnesota NOON
Cincinnati @ Buffalo NOON
Chicago @ Detroit NOON
Denver @ Cleveland NOON
Houston @ Jacksonville NOON
Miami @ Tennessee NOON
Carolina @ Seattle 3:05 PM
San Diego @ Green Bay 3:25 PM
Baltimore @ San Francisco 3:25 PM
New England @ Indianapolis 7:30 PM
Monday: NY Giants @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM

Bro...
In this week's version of "What the hell is going on?!", Josh McCown (Free Agent) threw for 457 yards and 35 fantasy points, Blake Bortles (Free Agent) threw for four touchdowns and is now the #7 QB in fantasy and Andy Dalton (Free Agent before waiver period) did enough to be the new #1 Quarterback in fantasy. Sad news struck the NFL when Jamaal Charles tore his ACL just as Scott was finally clinching his first win of the year and now, he'll rely on an iffy Marshawn Lynch, an underwhelming (so far) Lamar Miller, an unproven commodity in Charcandrick West and not DeMarco Murray but Joseph Randle. Scott is surely fielding offers for RBs this week, but there is still potential for brighter results there. In even more unpredictable results after five weeks, Travis Benjamin is a top-10 WR, Tyler Eifert and Gary Barnidge are top-3 TEs and the only back-to-back-to-back Hero of the week? presumed Falcons backup RB Devonta Freeman. Again, what the hell is going on?!

Running Backs are consistent as they are always inconsistent in scoring unless their names are Mark Ingram, Le'Veon Bell, Matt Forte or PPR God Danny Woodhead. Everybody seems to be throwing darts on a weekly basis and hoping and praying that one of them lands. For instance, I have four rookie Running Backs (Gurley, Abdullah, Matt Jones & Duke Johnson Jr.) and while Gurley has proven himself a week-to-week starter, I'm still looking for one of those three other rookies or Carlos Hyde to start playing like a consistent, hopefully top-15 RB if I want a chance at actually winning this league. I overthought this so hard that I offered a trade of Charles Clay for another rookie Running Back. In a world where Karlos Williams is fantasy relevant, who is safe?

Picture of myself contemplating lineup changes with all of these rookie Running Backs
We are now down to one undefeated team and one only-defeated team as Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds have won five out of his first five games in the Bro League, while Team Tiffany made a bizarre trade (prompting a collusion rumor that was quickly squashed), didn't start anybody involved in the deal and failed to break eighty points for the third time this season and lost his fifth consecutive match-up. At least Josh showed some signs of awareness and a pulse this week. Another name change might not have made any difference on Scott's Bilbo Unable To Braggins team but, he did walk away with the big upset victory of the weekend over Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness. In another surprising result, Cole's 1-3 Show Stoppers took down 3-1 Team Silka by an impressive 39-point deficit. Alec also won his game over Team Moon in impressive fashion by putting up an eye-popping 147 on the 1-4 Team Moon thanks to the Muscle Hamster, Doug Martin, making a comeback to fantasy relevancy. First and last place may be far apart but, everyone else feels too close for comfort and nothing is decided after five weeks.

Trades made before Week 5: Scott traded RB Arian Foster, RB Karlos Williams & WR Travis Benjamin to Alec for RB Lamar Miller, WR Jeremy Maclin & WR Larry Fitzgerald.

Scott also traded WR Rishard Matthews & TE Gary Barnidge to Josh for RB Joseph Randle & TE Antonio Gates.

2015 Scoring Leaders
QB
Aaron Rodgers 106 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Tom Brady 102 (TODD)
Russell Wilson 78 (SILKA)
Matt Ryan 75 (SWANSON)
Peyton Manning 57 (TIFFANY)
Philip Rivers 46 (MOON)
Drew Brees 43 (SNEEN)
Andrew Luck 41 (ZURAWSKI)
Carson Palmer 39 (ASCHEBROOK)
Tyrod Taylor 35 (ASCHEBROOK)
Eli Manning 28 (WALTERS)
Sam Bradford 27 (MOON)
Ben Roethlisberger 23 (WALTERS)
Blake Bortles 18 (TODD)
Andy Dalton 17 (WALTERS)
Derek Carr 13 (ZURAWSKI)
Colin Kaepernick 13 (SNEEN)
Alex Smith 13 (ZURAWSKI)
Ryan Tannehill 11 (ASCHEBROOK)
Tony Romo 6 (WALTERS)

RB
Devonta Freeman 111 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Jamaal Charles 96 (ASCHEBROOK)
Matt Forte 86 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Mark Ingram 77 (ZURAWSKI)
Le'Veon Bell 75 (ZURAWSKI)
Danny Woodhead 73 (TIFFANY)
Adrian Peterson 69 (MOON)
Justin Forsett 67 (SNEEN)
Carlos Hyde 66 (TODD)
DeMarco Murray 57 (SNEEN)
Chris Ivory 51 (WALTERS)
Latavius Murray 51 (MOON)
Doug Martin 49 (SWANSON)
LeSean McCoy 33 (WALTERS)
T.J. Yeldon 33 (SNEEN)
Eddie Lacy 30 (SILKA)
DeAngelo Williams 30 (SILKA)
Marshawn Lynch 28 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Lamar Miller 28 (SWANSON)
Jonathan Stewart 28 (TIFFANY)
Ameer Abdullah 26 (TODD)
Melvin Gordon 26 (WALTERS)
C.J. Anderson 24 (TIFFANY)
Arian Foster 24 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Jeremy Hill 23 (MOON)
Dion Lewis 22 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Theo Riddick 21 (WALTERS)
Isaiah Crowell 18 (SILKA)
Frank Gore 16 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Karlos Williams 16 (ASCHEBROOK)
Giovani Bernard 15 (ZURAWSKI)
Todd Gurley 15 (TODD)
Alfred Morris 13 (SILKA)
Joseph Randle 11 (ASCHEBROOK)
Tevin Coleman 9 (ZURAWSKI)
Chris Johnson 7 (ASCHEBROOK)
David Johnson 6 (SILKA)
Darren Sproles 6 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Alfred Blue 5 (ZURAWSKI)
Lance Dunbar 5 (SWANSON)
Bishop Sankey 4 (WALTERS)
Darren McFadden 3 (ASCHEBROOK)
Matt Jones 1 (TODD)

WR
Julio Jones 125 (TODD)
DeAndre Hopkins 117 (ZURAWSKI)
Antonio Brown 100 (SNEEN)
Keenan Allen 97 (TIFFANY)
A.J. Green 96 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Julian Edelman 91 (SILKA)
Odell Beckham Jr. 89 (WALTERS)
Larry Fitzgerald 87 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Emmanuel Sanders 85 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Randall Cobb 82 (TODD)
Demaryius Thomas 82 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Jordan Matthews 67 (SNEEN)
Calvin Johnson 65 (SILKA)
Jarvis Landry 65 (ZURAWSKI)
T.Y. Hilton 54 (WALTERS)
Steve Smith Sr. 52 (SNEEN)
Allen Robinson 41 (MOON)
Pierre Garcon 37 (ZURAWSKI)
Vincent Jackson 34 (ASCHEBROOK)
Mike Evans 30 (MOON)
Golden Tate 30 (ASCHEBROOK)
Kendall Wright 28 (TODD)
Donte Moncrief 27 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Malcom Floyd 26 (WALTERS)
Tyler Lockett 24 (SILKA)
Amari Cooper 22 (SWANSON)
Sammy Watkins 22 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Brandin Cooks 19 (TODD)
Brandon Marshall 19 (MOON)
Mike Wallace 18 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Davante Adams 17 (MOON)
John Brown 17 (MOON)
Jeremy Maclin 16 (ASCHEBROOK)
James Jones 14 (TODD)
Travis Benjamin 12 (ASCHEBROOK)
Alshon Jeffery 12 (SWANSON)
Andre Johnson 11 (ZURAWSKI)
Tavon Austin 10 (TIFFANY)
Stevie Johnson 7 (ASCHEBROOK)
Brandon Coleman 6 (ASCHEBROOK)
Marques Colston 6 (TIFFANY)
Charles Johnson 4 (MOON)
Rishard Matthews 2 (ASCHEBROOK)

TE
Tyler Eifert 83 (SWANSON)
Rob Gronkowski 80 (ZURAWSKI)
Travis Kelce 66 (WALTERS)
Jason Witten 65 (TIFFANY)
Martellus Bennett 61 (SNEEN)
Jimmy Graham 52 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Greg Olsen 52 (MOON)
Delanie Walker 33 (TODD)
Antonio Gates 30 (ASCHEBROOK)
Jordan Cameron 27 (SILKA)
Charles Clay 20 (TODD)
Zach Ertz 11 (MOON)
Dwayne Allen 10 (ASCHEBROOK)
Jared Cook 9 (TODD)
Larry Donnell 8 (ZURAWSKI)
Kyle Rudolph 5 (ASCHEBROOK)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins 4 (ASCHEBROOK)

K
Stephen Gostkowski 55 (ASCHEBROOK)
Steven Hauschka 51 (TIFFANY)
Justin Tucker 50 (SNEEN)
Matt Bryant 43 (WALTERS)
Mason Crosby 42 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Dan Bailey 37 (MOON)
Brandon McManus 31 (SWANSON)
Chandler Catanzaro 23 (TODD)
Matt Prater 19 (ZURAWSKI)
Cody Parkey 16 (SILKA)
Andrew Franks 14 (TODD)
Robbie Gould 7 (SILKA)
Dan Carpenter 5 (ASCHEBROOK)
Adam Vinatieri -1 (SWANSON)

DF
Denver Broncos 87 (SILKA)
Seattle Seahawks 53 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Carolina Panthers 45 (ZURAWSKI/SWANSON)
New York Jets 44 (MOON)
St. Louis Rams 43 (SNEEN)
New England Patriots 33 (TIFFANY)
Buffalo Bills 32 (WALTERS)
Arizona Cardinals 13 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Atlanta Falcons 13 (SWANSON)
Philadelphia Eagles 13 (TODD)
Houston Texans 12 (ASCHEBROOK)
Kansas City Chiefs 10 (MOON)
Miami Dolphins 7 (TODD)
Indianapolis Colts 1 (ZURAWSKI)
Cleveland Browns -3 (ZURAWSKI)
Baltimore Ravens -6 (SWANSON/ZURAWSKI)

Hypothetical Standings (If the 5 highest scoring teams were winners each week)
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds 5-0
Harder Better Foster Stronger 4-1
Sneen Machine 4-1
Spider 2 Y Banana 3-2
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness 3-2
Team Silka 2-3
Team Moon 2-3
Bilbo Unable To Braggins 1-4
Team Tiffany 0-5

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

WRBL Week 4 2015

The Wisconsin Rapids Bro League

Week 4
Our 2nd semi-official season of blaming Cole Walters for replacement referees

Current Standings
Arrieta Division
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds (Father Aschebrook) 4-0 W4
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness (Nick Zurawski) 3-1 W2
Sneen Machine (Tyler Sneen) 3-1 W3
Team Moon (Evan Moon) 1-3 L3
Scott's Winless Issue Tissues (Scott Aschebrook) 0-4 L4

Cole Division
Team Swanson (Alec Swanson) 3-1 W3
Team Silka (Alex Silka) 3-1 W1
Spider 2 Y Banana (Andy Todd) 2-2 L1
Show Stoppers (Cole Walters) 1-3 L2
Team Tiffany (Josh Tiffany) 0-4 L4

Week Four Final Scores
ZURAWSKI  124  MOON  110
ASCHEBROOK SR.  117  ASCHEBROOK  93
SNEEN  100  TODD  94
SWANSON  106  WALTERS  84
SILKA  76  TIFFANY  74


Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Back-to-back Hero of the Week: RB Devonta Freeman (Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds)
Heroes of the Week: RB Devonta Freeman (Aschebrook Sr.), WR Vincent Jackson (Aschebrook), RB Le'Veon Bell (Zurawski)

Zeros of the Week: Owner Josh Tiffany (Tiffany), DF Eagles (Todd), HC Jim Caldwell 

Photo via: Josh Tiffany's facebook
Zero of the Week: Owner Josh Tiffany (Team Tiffany)
If you see this man, please tell him he has a fantasy football team in need. 1 like = 1 point donated to his team.
Upcoming Week 5 Match-ups & NFL Schedule (in CT)
Team Tiffany v. Spider 2 Y Banana
Team Swanson v. Team Moon
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds v. Sneen Machine
Scott's Winless Issue Tissues v. Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness
Team Silka v. Show Stoppers

BYE WEEK: New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings & Carolina Panthers
Thursday Game: Indianapolis @ Houston 7:25 PM
Sunday: New Orleans @ Philadelphia NOON
Chicago @ Kansas City NOON
Seattle @ Cincinnati NOON
Washington @ Atlanta NOON
Jacksonville @ Tampa Bay NOON
Cleveland @ Baltimore NOON
Buffalo @ Tennessee NOON
St. Louis @ Green Bay NOON
Arizona @ Detroit 3:05 PM
New England @ Dallas 3:25 PM
Denver @ Oakland 3:25 PM
San Francisco @ NY Giants 7:30 PM
Monday: Pittsburgh @ San Diego 7:30 PM

Bro...
Week Four has come and past and we have reached the quarter mark of the season. Nobody is truly out of it until they forget to change their lineup for a month or until say week ten or so. We have reached the point in the season however, where it is finally time to give up on the guys who we believed in that just are not producing or staying on the field long enough for us to keep believing that the pick will pay off over the long haul (Victor Cruz, C.J. Anderson, Charles Johnson, etc.). It is a depressing realization once the team owner realizes that "Hey, it's week four and Christine Michael has one carry" because they just get that empty, bitter feeling inside that they were wrong about something and while, they don't need to admit it, it goes without saying that a drop is basically a speechless confession of sorts. 

Of course, one could easily erase that error by picking up someone like... oh, I don't know... ODELL BECKHAM JR. That's right, this was the week last season when ODB/OBJ was given a clean bill of health and (not to make the story about myself but...) I wisely claimed him off waivers. I still missed the winner's bracket of the postseason, but had he landed on say... Scott or Sneen's teams, he could have won the league for someone and forever altered Bro League history books. So, I encourage everyone to go out there, find your Ol' Dirty Beckham and make the race for the title even tenser than it already is.

This week was defined by kicking, thus making it the most fascinatingly competitive low-scoring week in recent memory. In the epic rivalry of Aschebrook versus Aschebrook, Aschebrook was victorious as the father rode another incredible week from Falcons RB Devonta Freeman to a victory that ended up severely hampering his son's chances at 0-4. He has not reached "Detroit Lions" level of panic yet, but with Dez Bryant and Marshawn Lynch's unknown future injury statuses, the outlook could certainly get worse before it gets better. Alec won again proving that he is no fantasy rookie as a name-change could not save Cole Walters from the impending doom. Silka beat Tiffany by two points thanks to the hilariously uncontested last-minute 50-yard pass by Russell Wilson. A full Moon rose as Evan's team finally lived up to some of his own preseason hype by breaking the 100-point milestone this week. Evan still managed to lose to Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness though, as Le'Veon Bell is no longer under suspension and Michael Vick will continue to throw desperation passes for three yards to him until Big Ben returns sometime around week eight. The most-exciting week four match-up (only because there were more points scored than in the Silka-Tiffany "Who can blow this the least?" match-up) came down to the final play of Monday Night Football. The setting was too perfect as the Lions were at the 11-yard line and Spider 2 Y Banana needed 7 more points out of Ameer Abdullah which could have easily been accomplished had the Lions just given it to Abdullah for the final eleven yards of the drive and the touchdown. Instead, on a 3rd & 1 at the SEA 11, Jim Caldwell kept RB Theo Riddick (fair) and unknown un-drafted free agent Zach Zenner (Wait... why?) in and kept my knight in shining light-blue armor on the bench as Kam Chancellor forced the basically game-ending fumble. I feel slightly redeemed by the Lions failure to win, but this one still had a sour taste to it. Sneen Machine earned his win with a Gronk-like performance by Martellus Bennett and the beginning of the "I don't make the law, I" Justin Forsett comeback tour. Week Five will be a totally different story as there are now four teams on bye, the possible return of Andrew Luck, Mopey Sadness versus Issue Tissues and the exciting match-up of 4-0 Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds and 3-1 Sneen Machine. 

Trade made before Week 4: Aschebrook Sr. traded WR Sammy Watkins to Scott for WR Stevie Johnson

2015 Scoring Leaders
QB
Aaron Rodgers 92 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Tom Brady 77 (TODD)
Matt Ryan 69 (SWANSON)
Russell Wilson 66 (SILKA)
Peyton Manning 51 (TIFFANY)
Andrew Luck 41 (ZURAWSKI)
Carson Palmer 39 (ASCHEBROOK)
Drew Brees 28 (SNEEN)
Sam Bradford 27 (MOON)
Philip Rivers 26 (MOON)
Ben Roethlisberger 23 (WALTERS)
Blake Bortles 18 (TODD)
Andy Dalton 17 (WALTERS)
Derek Carr 13 (ZURAWSKI)
Colin Kaepernick 13 (SNEEN)
Tyrod Taylor 13 (ASCHEBROOK)
Ryan Tannehill 11 (ASCHEBROOK)
Tony Romo 6 (WALTERS)

RB
Jamaal Charles 88 (ASCHEBROOK)
Devonta Freeman 79 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Mark Ingram 69 (ZURAWSKI)
Adrian Peterson 69 (MOON)
Matt Forte 65 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Danny Woodhead 61 (TIFFANY)
Le'Veon Bell 53 (ZURAWSKI)
Chris Ivory 51 (WALTERS)
Carlos Hyde 50 (TODD)
Latavius Murray 44 (MOON)
Justin Forsett 41 (SNEEN)
LeSean McCoy 33 (WALTERS)
DeMarco Murray 33 (SNEEN)
DeAngelo Williams 30 (SILKA)
Marshawn Lynch 28 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Lamar Miller 28 (SWANSON)
Jonathan Stewart 28 (TIFFANY)
Eddie Lacy 27 (SILKA)
Ameer Abdullah 26 (TODD)
Jeremy Hill 20 (MOON)
C.J. Anderson 19 (TIFFANY)
Isaiah Crowell 18 (SILKA)
Frank Gore 16 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Karlos Williams 16 (ASCHEBROOK)
T.J. Yeldon 16 (SNEEN)
Doug Martin 13 (SWANSON)
Melvin Gordon 12 (WALTERS)
Alfred Morris 12 (SILKA)
Tevin Coleman 9 (ZURAWSKI)
Chris Johnson 7 (ASCHEBROOK)
David Johnson 6 (SILKA)
Darren Sproles 6 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Alfred Blue 5 (ZURAWSKI)
Lance Dunbar 5 (SWANSON)
Arian Foster 4 (ASCHEBROOK)
Bishop Sankey 4 (WALTERS)
Darren McFadden 3 (ASCHEBROOK)
Matt Jones 1 (TODD)

WR
Julio Jones 108 (TODD)
Antonio Brown 93 (SNEEN)
DeAndre Hopkins 90 (ZURAWSKI)
Keenan Allen 86 (TIFFANY)
A.J. Green 83 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Randall Cobb 77 (TODD)
Demaryius Thomas 72 (ASCHEBROOK/SWANSON)
Larry Fitzgerald 71 (SWANSON)
Julian Edelman 69 (SILKA)
Jarvis Landry 65 (ZURAWSKI)
Emmanuel Sanders 65 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Odell Beckham Jr. 64 (WALTERS)
Jordan Matthews 58 (SNEEN)
Calvin Johnson 54 (SILKA)
Steve Smith Sr. 52 (SNEEN)
T.Y. Hilton 41 (WALTERS)
Vincent Jackson 30 (ASCHEBROOK)
Golden Tate 30 (ASCHEBROOK)
Pierre Garcon 29 (ZURAWSKI)
Malcom Floyd 26 (WALTERS)
Donte Moncrief 26 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Mike Evans 23 (MOON)
Kendall Wright 23 (TODD)
Sammy Watkins 22 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Tyler Lockett 20 (SILKA)
Brandin Cooks 19 (TODD)
Brandon Marshall 19 (MOON)
Mike Wallace 18 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Davante Adams 17 (MOON)
Allen Robinson 15 (MOON)
Amari Cooper 14 (SWANSON)
James Jones 14 (TODD)
Travis Benjamin 12 (ASCHEBROOK)
Andre Johnson 11 (ZURAWSKI)
Stevie Johnson 7 (ASCHEBROOK)
Brandon Coleman 6 (ASCHEBROOK)
Charles Johnson 4 (MOON)
Rishard Matthews 2 (ASCHEBROOK)

TE
Rob Gronkowski 70 (ZURAWSKI)
Travis Kelce 60 (WALTERS)
Jason Witten 59 (TIFFANY)
Martellus Bennett 54 (SNEEN)
Tyler Eifert 54 (SWANSON)
Greg Olsen 52 (MOON)
Jimmy Graham 46 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Jordan Cameron 27 (SILKA)
Delanie Walker 26 (TODD)
Charles Clay 20 (TODD)
Dwayne Allen 10 (ASCHEBROOK)
Jared Cook 9 (TODD)
Larry Donnell 8 (ZURAWSKI)
Kyle Rudolph 5 (ASCHEBROOK)
Austin Seferian-Jenkins 4 (ASCHEBROOK)

K
Steven Hauschka 45 (TIFFANY)
Justin Tucker 45 (SNEEN)
Stephen Gostkowski 40 (ASCHEBROOK)
Matt Bryant 37 (WALTERS)
Mason Crosby 36 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
Dan Bailey 29 (MOON)
Brandon McManus 19 (SWANSON)
Chandler Catanzaro 17 (TODD)
Cody Parkey 16 (SILKA)
Andrew Franks 14 (TODD)
Matt Prater 13 (ZURAWSKI)
Dan Carpenter 5 (ASCHEBROOK)
Adam Vinatieri -1 (SWANSON)

DF
Denver Broncos 64 (SILKA)
Carolina Panthers 45 (ZURAWSKI/SWANSON)
New York Jets 44 (MOON)
Seattle Seahawks 42 (ASCHEBROOK SR.)
St. Louis Rams 35 (SNEEN)
Buffalo Bills 23 (WALTERS)
New England Patriots 20 (TIFFANY)
Houston Texans 12 (ASCHEBROOK)
Miami Dolphins 7 (TODD)
Arizona Cardinals 2 (SWANSON/ASCHEBROOK)
Indianapolis Colts 1 (ZURAWSKI)
Baltimore Ravens -3 (SWANSON)
Cleveland Browns -3 (ZURAWSKI)

Hypothetical Standings (If the 5 highest scoring teams were winners each week)
Thee Wisconsin Chowhounds 4-0
Spider 2 Y Banana 3-1
Sneen Machine 3-1
Nick's Mopey Team of Sadness 3-1
Team Swanson 3-1
Team Silka 2-2
Team Moon 2-2
Team Aschebrook 0-4
Team Tiffany 0-4