Evans: 70 catches; 1,207 yards; 161 FP
Brown: 86 catches; 1,063 yards; 184 FP
Playoff Odds
Evans <1%
Brown 62%
This was the first time in a month that Evans gained ground in the race. There’s still time. All it takes is a four TD swing.
Bucs fans, our team is still alive. At 5-8, we are one three-game winning streak and about eight strokes of luck away from Jameis Winston’s postseason debut. Our competition comes from the Vikings (6-6-1), Eagles (6-7), Panthers (6-7), Skins (6-7), Packers (5-7-1), and Giants (5-8).
We’re rooting for the Bears, Rams, and Saints to win this week, which feels good. With a tiebreaker over the Rams, the Bears are suddenly in the hunt for a first-round bye. We’re also rooting for the Dolphins, which feels great now that we have video evidence that luck is on their side. The Dolphins are 7-6! At the end of the year, they’ll probably account for three of the most exciting ten plays of the year. Kenyan Drake has a 50-yard run and a 50-yard reception. Six players have put up 50 yards one on play. Most teams have two or three. The Packers have eight. The Bengals have zero. The 49ers and Skins each have three different QBs who’ve completed 50-yard passes this season, and the Bengals have zero plays of more than 50 yards. Literally every team has at least two 50-yard plays. The Titans had a 66-yard pass thrown by a DB and caught by a DB. Andy Dalton and Marvin Lewis are going to be replaced. The Bengals haven’t won since they picked off Jameis four times, which should serve as a warning to the rest of the league: Jameis puts laxatives in the W before the game, so eat it at your own risk.
Cam and Brian were off. Good for Cam, bad for Brian. Brian’s woke to the fact that his team isn’t exactly playoff caliber. His eight-game winning streak is ancient history.
Kennedy and Sean got what they deserved: the fifth place game. And boy oh boy did the Chargers become the piece of shit we anticipated.
Corey led the league in scoring last week, as all but two teams outscored his opponent Sean. Those two teams, as you could have guessed, are the worst two teams. But somehow, because of the way ESPN structures the consolation ladder, Coleman now has a chance at the #1 pick, while I do not. For future reference, this is just how it goes. If I wanted a better pick, I should have had a better season.
Shelby’s team is careening off a cliff chanting “Jack Doyle rules.”
Spencer and I had a competitive matchup. Mahomes-Jackson delivered, in its own way, but George Kittle and Amari Cooper made it what it was. It would have been a lot cooler for me if Brandin Cooks didn’t have to play with Jared Goff anymore. For real, how much does Jared Goff suck?
Corey squares off against Cam, and Cam already has two poor showings, granted they weren’t projected to be his mega-producers. His upside has been effectively curbed, though, giving Corey a much better shot than he had as of Wednesday.
The games to follow for this matchup are Panthers-Saints (go Saints) and Cowboys-Colts. But who am I kidding? The game was written in the stone the minute Corey drafted Gronk just one spot before Cam was definitely about to draft Gronk. Cam then drafted OBJ, who is ruled out with a quad. Is Cam’s miracle season about to crumble at the hands of the Giants? It wouldn’t be anything he hasn’t felt before.
Tim and Brian got their shitty players out of the way early, I hope, because I was really looking forward to this matchup. You’ve got Jameis v. Roethlisberger, Thielen v. Jones, and there’s plenty of RB intrigue. Then near the middle, you’ve got Jared Cook v. Ian Thomas, and I would surprised if either scored fewer than seven points. It hurts me a little to see Budda Baker in this game, but to be fair, Tim (meaning Max) drafted him, so I guess he’s always belonged to him. The other storyline worth mentioning is Aaron Jones, who Brian drafted. In fact, the Packers offense is a big part of Tim’s success, because even as the Packers have been terrible, they’ve really only given the ball to Jones and Adams. Now that they’re good again, probably good enough to beat the Bears in Chicago, Jones and Adams should score even more FP.
Ka’imi Fairbairn over Sean
Doak over Oliver
Evan over Spencer
Coleman over Shelby
Go Bucs, Saints, Bears, Rams, Bills, Jags, and Titans!
