by CBS Fantasy Football AI
Big Oregon Bang won their 4th in a row, while Keystone Longfellows took yet another hit to the loss column. That and more in this week’s Around the League report.
Class in Session
Coaches Chris Paret, Jeffrey Ozarski, and John Trzeciak and C.J. Stroud deliver victory to Happy Valley Violence
The week was a successful one for Happy Valley Violence, and nobody deserves more credit than Coaches Chris Paret, Jeffrey Ozarski, and John Trzeciak. They left Joshua Dobbs and his 14.4 expected points on the bench, favoring C.J. Stroud (10.9 points expected).
This great decision boosted Happy Valley Violence’s final score by 22 points and was the difference in the game, as they had just enough against Philadelphia Griffins (5 – 7), winning 78 to 72.
Happy Valley Violence won with a balanced effort, as four players outperformed their positional averages. Stroud was just a bit ahead of the others, racking up 24 points. After Stroud’s performance this week, he moved up to being the 3rd best quarterback in the league. He beat Justin Herbert’s record for the most passing yards in a player’s first 11 career games thanks to his 304-yard performance on Sunday (he’s up to 3,266 on the season).
Meanwhile, Desmond Ridder loomed large in the loss for Philadelphia Griffins, recording 4 points. That performance was worse than every other player this week.
Back on Track
Raheem Mostert helps Frelinghuysen Froglickers end their four game losing streak
Dallas Armadillos (7 – 4) point total had gotten lower and lower for each of the past three weeks. They broke that streak this week, but it didn’t matter. Coaches Paul Gilgallon and Sam McClain’s team lost to Frelinghuysen Froglickers (6 – 5), 80.5 to 70. Dallas Armadillos have averaged 57.8 points during their last two games – not what was expected of them as the 2nd highest scoring team going into week eleven.
The game ended one losing steak and started a new one. The win brought Frelinghuysen Froglickers’ four game losing streak to an end. The loss makes it three in a row for Dallas Armadillos.
After coming up with all of 3 points last week, Derrick Henry came up clutch this week. King Henry teamed up with Raheem Mostert to tally 37.5 points. Despite some worries about his availability before the game, Henry still accounted for both of Tennessee’s touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Coaches Paul Gilgallon and Sam McClain can look to Gus Edwards and Puka Nacua when passing out blame for the loss. The two combined to score only 3.5 points. Edwards’ performance this week broke his five game streak of surpassing his projections.
These teams will see a difference in the quality of their upcoming opponents. Dallas Armadillos will be going against Chicago Mud next week. Bad timing for Dallas Armadillos, as Chicago Mud will come into the matchup on a three game winning streak. Adding to the difficulty, Dallas Armadillos will have to play without Mark Andrews, who has a bye week.
Meanwhile, Frelinghuysen Froglickers will be playing Keystone Longfellows next week. Frelinghuysen Froglickers will get to face Keystone Longfellows while that squad is in the middle of a ten game losing streak.
Leading the Charge
Nico Collins put Orange Co. Beach Dudes on his back for the win
Orange Co. Beach Dudes didn’t have too much trouble with Keystone Longfellows this week, winning 85.5 to 68. Another defeat makes it ten in a row for Keystone Longfellows, putting their record at 1 – 10. The win brings Orange Co. Beach Dudes to 7 – 5.
Two of the key players in this fight were real-life teammates, as Orange Co. Beach Dudes’ D’Andre Swift squared off against DeVonta Smith. While they were on the same team, they sure didn’t deliver the same result. D’Andre Swift disappointed with a comparatively paltry 6.5 points for Orange Co. Beach Dudes. That’s the 3rd worst game that Swift has produced this year.
Meanwhile DeVonta Smith kept pace with a 16.5 point effort for Coach Terry Muth. That makes it four straight games of overperforming expectations for Smith.
With Swift failing to come through, it was up to the rest of the boys on Orange Co. Beach Dudes. They answered the call, scoring 79 points. That group was led by Nico Collins, who scored 16.5 points. A good performance by Collins has been critical for Orange Co. Beach Dudes this season, as they have gone 4 – 1 when he exceeds his expectations, and 2 – 3 when he doesn’t.
Don’t Count Me Out
Kyren Williams and Big Oregon Bang beat the odds to get the win
Big Oregon Bang didn’t have too many spare points in their win against Boxboro Blowfish, taking this one 73.5 to 66.5. With the win, Big Oregon Bang continues their four-game streak of success, which brings their record to 6 – 5. The loss was Boxboro Blowfish’s 3rd in their last four games, bringing their record to 5 – 5 – 1.
Big Oregon Bang stumbled big time right from the get-go. The tag team of Tua Tagovailoa and Romeo Doubs was good for all of 6.5 points between them. New York’s defense got the best of Tagovailoa, who tossed one TD but allowed three turnovers (including this ugly pick-six).
Meanwhile, Boxboro Blowfish were also doing ok. They were powered by Dak Prescott, who scored 26 points. Prescott tossed four touchdowns on Sunday, including this 34-yard missile in the fourth quarter.
Going into late Sunday, our projections gave Big Oregon Bang only a 9.8% chance of winning. Kyren Williams had other ideas. Williams scored 20.3 points more than he was expected to, which was enough to bring Big Oregon Bang back from the dead and into the winner’s circle.
No Threat
Mike Evans helps Chicago Mud cruise to victory
The experts had Chicago Mud winning this one easy. The experts were all kinds of right. In the only blowout this week, Chicago Mud crushed New Chester Thorobreds, winning 92 to 43.5. With those 92 points, Chicago Mud had the most points in the league for the 3rd straight week.
Chicago Mud have now finished off three straight opponents after this win, giving them a record of 8 – 3. The loss drops New Chester Thorobreds to 3 – 8, and sinks them to the bottom of our internal power rankings.
Tyreek Hill has been coming through for Chicago Mud all year, and this week was no different. The Cheetah joined up with Mike Evans and Jonathan Taylor to total 55.5 points. No surprise there, as Hill is currently the best player in the league. He posted 102 receiving yards (and this touchdown) on Sunday, marking the seventh time in 11 games he’s broken the century mark.
Meanwhile, New Chester Thorobreds were having trouble reaching paydirt, getting into the end zone only one time. That was the lowest TDs total of any team this week.
Coaches mike white and Rich Sladic’s lineup wasn’t any better than their players this week. They went with Brock Purdy over the higher ranked Josh Allen.
This decision cost New Chester Thorobreds a total of 28 points. After their decisions this week, Coaches mike white and Rich Sladic have now cost their team points for the season (25 points worse than the experts).
That’s All Folks
Mercer Mustangs’ run ends with a loss to Christian McCaffrey and Miami Muffdivers
Miami Muffdivers came into this match-up riding high on a three game winning streak. Make it four. They made it past Mercer Mustangs, winning 85.5 to 79.5. Miami Muffdivers’ win ended Mercer Mustangs’ three game winning streak.
The win brings Miami Muffdivers to 10 – 1, and sends them to the top of our internal power rankings. The loss drops Mercer Mustangs back below .500 at 5 – 6.
Christian McCaffrey made it rain for Miami Muffdivers, putting up 23.5 points. That’s all in a day’s work for the 2nd best player in the league. Impossible plays like this led him to 114 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Jake Ferguson was clearly the weakest link for Coach Jim Waugh and the gang as he recorded 0.5 points. Ferguson is in the midst of a troubling sequence, having seen his point total fall every week for the last three weeks.
Although he lost this week, Coach Waugh had a good game on the sidelines. He started Curtis Samuel instead of Rashid Shaheed, despite the experts’ prediction that Shaheed should have played.
This decision gave Mercer Mustangs a nice 10.5 point bonus. Coach Waugh’s lineup moves this week also allowed him to move into positive territory for the year, giving his team 7 points more than the experts would have.
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