THE GARCOON RECAP
GoGo's undying love for the Chiefs propels him to league lead as things get back to normal.
The league averaged 133.27, Davis and Tyler take their rightful places at the bottom of the league and Biel comes back to earth. The 2 undefeated teams are exactly who the all-play table says they should be and Dauner is still taking advantage of W/L record.
| Winner | Pts | Loser | Pts | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gogo | 187.20 | Baker | 131.70 | 55.50 |
| Neely | 149.20 | Davis | 86.00 | 63.20 |
| Dietz | 156.40 | Dauner | 120.40 | 36.00 |
| Golden | 139.10 | Oetting | 111.70 | 27.40 |
| Mathis | 129.60 | Biel | 121.40 | 8.20 |
League total 1,332.70. Average 133.27. Biggest blowout 63.20. Closest game 8.20.
| Sd | Manager | Rec | PF | PA | All-play | Season eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gogo | 2-0 | 337.70 | 259.70 | 15-3 | 87.1% |
| 2 | Neely | 2-0 | 315.20 | 206.60 | 14-4 | 76.7% |
| 3 | Biel | 1-1 | 315.00 | 208.30 | 12-6 | 85.3% |
| 4 | Dietz | 1-1 | 300.20 | 290.20 | 13-5 | 85.3% |
| 5 | Oetting | 1-1 | 281.50 | 282.90 | 9-9 | 91.4% |
| 6 | Golden | 1-1 | 259.70 | 277.70 | 9-9 | 86.1% |
| 7 | Dauner | 1-1 | 233.20 | 255.80 | 4-14 | 85.0% |
| 8 | Mathis | 1-1 | 229.00 | 234.20 | 5-13 | 67.9% |
| 9 | Davis | 0-2 | 214.00 | 299.70 | 4-14 | 78.4% |
| 10 | Baker | 0-2 | 210.40 | 380.80 | 5-13 | 85.7% |
6 teams make the bracket. Golden holds the 6 seed on points for, and Dauner sits 1-1 on the wrong side of the gold line by 26.50. Baker has had 380.80 scored on him in 2 weeks, 81.10 more than anybody else.
Dietz's starters catch record breaking 50 passes.
DeVonta Smith 10, Kelce 9, Olave 8, Parker Washington 7, Pickens 6, Gibbs 6, Irving 4. That's 50 receptions from one starting 9, 1 more than the league record Mathis had owned, and the Hall of Fame has already moved the plaque. It came in a 156.4 to 120.4 win over Dauner, Dietz's 108th career regular-season win, and it pushes that series to 16-10. He got there with Drake Maye throwing for 7.7 while Jordan Love sat on his bench with 17.0, which is the sort of thing a man going for a 3-peat gets to shrug at.
Gogo scored 187.2 as he puts all his eggs in the Chiefs basket.
Davante Adams went 8 for 195 and 2 touchdowns (41.5), Mahomes threw for 382 (36.7), Chase and Walker added 52.3 between them, and Gogo won the week by 30.8 over the next best score in the league. Baker had beaten him 3 straight, 2 of those in last year's bracket, and lost this one by 55.5. Dauner is licking his chapped lips for a week 5 matchup with GoGo as the Chiefs are on a bye.
Neely won by 63.2 and 2 of his players nearly beat Davis by themselves.
Smith-Njigba caught 3 touchdowns from Drew Lock for 47.5, Prescott threw 4 for 37.6, and those 2 men combined for 85.1 against Davis's entire starting 9 at 86.0. Biggest margin of the week. Neely also started DJ Moore, who left Thursday's game with a shoulder and finished at -0.1, and Loveland, who caught 1 ball for 3 yards, and won by 63.2 anyway.
Davis started Puka who was inactive
Puka Nacua missed practice Friday and Saturday with a groin, carried a 0.0 projection on ESPN all weekend and was ruled inactive before Monday night but didn't cross Mr. Longhorns radar. Davis was on the app Sunday morning, dropping Jerry Jeudy to add Josh Downs, then left Downs on the bench for 14.2 while Worthy put up 13.5 next to him. In all fairness, Davis's perfect lineup was 107.2 and loses by 42.0, so management wasn't the difference here, it was the roster. 0-2, 0-9 against the field, and 119 career losses, the most in league history.
Biel lost a game his bench won.
Denzel Boston broke 3 tackles on a 55-yard touchdown from Biel's bench (23.5). In the lineup, David Montgomery ran 6 times for 10 yards (4.4) and Goedert caught 1 ball before spraining his MCL in the 2nd quarter (1.4). Biel's best legal lineup was 154.9, Mathis scored 129.6, and Biel lost by 8.2 after leaving 33.5 on his bench, 2nd most in the league. Last week he didn't touch his roster and scored 193.6. This week he claimed Vele and Aaron Jones and left the right guy on the pine. Mathis is now 17-4 against him lifetime. Maybe go back to not touching it?
Mathis started Caleb Williams exactly 1 week late.
Mathis followed the stereotypical, “I have no idea what I'm doing” process when in week 1 he benched Williams, who scored 40.5 followed by starting him in week 2, Williams put up 7.2 before a hamstring took him out in the 4th quarter, and Jared Goff threw 4 touchdowns for 39.7 on Mathis's bench. Mathis left 43.7 points unused, most in the league, finished at 74.8% efficiency, last in the league, and won anyway, because Biel set his lineup worse where it mattered. His season efficiency is 67.9%, last by 8.8 points. Mathis and Caleb Williams, a match made in gay heaven.
Golden tops Oetting as his first round pick/keep curse continues.
Golden 139.1, Oetting 111.7. Purdy completed 20 of 22 for 32.0, St. Brown put up 37.2 in a Thursday loss, and Golden played at 94.2%, 2nd best in the league, against the man who holds the career efficiency record. Oetting started Hurts (19.6) over Bryce Young (29.6), a quarterback he picked up Wednesday, and his first round pick Barkley got hurt on the Eagles' 1st play while his keeper Bowers missed his second straight game. Oetting has as history of first round pick and keeper injuries hampering his season and this one is no different so far. The commissioner's perfect lineup was 135.3 and still loses by 3.8, so this one belongs to Golden. Golden leads the series 11-8, and the museum now has Golden, Neely and Oetting all sitting at a 53.9% career win percentage.
The luck audit: Dauner is 1-1 on a 4-14 all-play.
Dauner scored 120.4, 8th of 10, and lost to Dietz. In Week 1 he won with 112.8, the 8th-best score of the week. Add it up and he's 4-14 against the field, tied for last, sitting in the 7 seed, a spot outside the 6-team field and 2 spots better than all-play says he deserves. Baker is the mirror image: 5-13 in all-play, 0-2 for real, 10th. Daniels dislocated his left elbow on the last play of the 1st half so it's back to Kyler Murrey for Mr. Lucky. If there is anything that can get Murrey to reach his expectations, it's being on Dauner's fantasy football team.
The ledger: 14 adds, and the best one never left the bench.
Oetting's Wednesday pickup of Bryce Young (34% rostered across ESPN) was the best move of the week at 29.6 and it scored every one of those points on the bench. Dauner cut Aaron Jones for Kaelon Black, who scored 2.5; Biel claimed Jones 2 days later and benched him for 12.5. Davis added Myles Price, dropped him the next day and claimed him again 2 days after that. Dauner's league-record roster-move count ticked from 270 to 274. Meanwhile Dalton Schultz caught 12 balls for 140 yards (28.0) and is rostered in 21.5% of ESPN leagues, ours not included. Waivers run tonight. If you want Coleman, call Mathis.
What does it mean when you have the best lineup efficiency in the league and still score below the league average? Stafford threw 4 touchdowns for 36.9, Cook added 22.9, Baker left 5.7 on his bench, the least of anybody, and lost by 55.5 because his perfect lineup of 137.4 would have lost by 49.8. Through 2 weeks his best possible lineups add up to 245.4. It looks like Tyler is taking a serious run to Texas to challenge Davis for bottom feeder of the league. Gogo gave him his 4th straight loss dating back to last year.
Biel followed the ESPN recommendations to perfection keeping David Montgomery in at Flex while Denzel Boston was projected .6 points less. Boston scored 23.5 and would have taken Biel to a W vs Montgomery's 4.4.
Ranked by total wins.
| Rk | Manager | Record | Win% | Pts / season | Rings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dietz | 108-83 | 56.5% | 1,744.6 | 3 |
| 2 | Gogo | 104-74 | 58.4% | 1,617.3 | 2 |
| 3 | Golden | 103-88 | 53.9% | 1,664.8 | 1 |
| 4 | Neely | 102-87-2 | 53.9% | 1,692.9 | 2 |
| 5 | Mathis | 95-83 | 53.4% | 1,549.1 | 1 |
| 6 | Baker | 90-99-2 | 47.6% | 1,601.2 | 2 |
| 7 | Oetting | 89-76 | 53.9% | 1,703.5 | 0 |
| 8 | Biel | 84-94 | 47.2% | 1,542.8 | 1 |
| 9 | Dauner | 80-109-2 | 42.4% | 1,613.4 | 3 |
| 10 | Davis | 72-119 | 37.7% | 1,564.3 | 0 |
Power scores combine record, scoring strength, recent form and schedule outlook. Fantasy HofF formula: record 30%, scoring strength 35%, recent form 20%, schedule outlook 15%.
Davante Adams scored 41.50, while J.K. Dobbins managed 3.60. Somebody did the group project. Somebody got the same grade.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba supplied 47.50; DJ Moore supplied -0.10. You won despite a starter charging admission.
Josh Allen scored 46.90, while Dallas Goedert managed 1.40. One end of the lineup was doing rather more lifting than the other.
DeVonta Smith (29.70) and Travis Kelce (27.10) supplied 56.80 together. That is how you pay for a win.
Jalen Hurts scored 19.60, while Saquon Barkley managed 3. Two starting spots, very different interpretations of the assignment.
Amon-Ra St. Brown scored 37.20, while Malik Nabers managed 1.10. The win counts. The passenger should still chip in for gas.
Jonathan Taylor's 29.20 led the verified skill-position starters. 120.40 overall, still a loss. The supporting cast has homework.
CeeDee Lamb scored 37.30, while Rhamondre Stevenson managed 3.60. A win, with one very obvious thank-you note to write.
Lamar Jackson scored 16.40, while Puka Nacua managed 0. That is a fairly blunt answer to “where did the points go?”
Matthew Stafford's 36.90 led the verified skill-position starters. 131.70 overall, still a loss. The supporting cast has homework.
| Rk | Manager | Wk 2 eff | Points | Optimal | Bench | Season rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker | 95.9% | 131.70 | 137.40 | 5.70 | 4 |
| 2 | Golden | 94.2% | 139.10 | 147.60 | 8.50 | 3 |
| 3 | Dietz | 92.0% | 156.40 | 170.00 | 13.60 | 5 |
| 4 | Gogo | 91.2% | 187.20 | 205.30 | 18.10 | 2 |
| 5 | Dauner | 85.3% | 120.40 | 141.10 | 20.70 | 7 |
| 6 | Neely | 84.8% | 149.20 | 176.00 | 26.80 | 9 |
| 7 | Oetting | 82.6% | 111.70 | 135.30 | 23.60 | 1 |
| 8 | Davis | 80.2% | 86.00 | 107.20 | 21.20 | 8 |
| 9 | Biel | 78.4% | 121.40 | 154.90 | 33.50 | 6 |
| 10 | Mathis | 74.8% | 129.60 | 173.30 | 43.70 | 10 |
| Manager | Lost by | Optimal | Opp | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biel | 8.20 | 154.90 | 129.60 | WOULD HAVE WON |
| Oetting | 27.40 | 135.30 | 139.10 | LOSES BY 3.80 |
| Dauner | 36.00 | 141.10 | 156.40 | LOSES BY 15.30 |
| Baker | 55.50 | 137.40 | 187.20 | LOSES BY 49.80 |
| Davis | 63.20 | 107.20 | 149.20 | LOSES BY 42.00 |
1 of 5 this week, down from 3 in Week 1. The other 4 lost to rosters, not buttons.
| Rk | Manager | Wk 2 | Season | Win% | Real | Seed | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gogo | 9-0 | 15-3 | .833 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Neely | 7-2 | 14-4 | .778 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Dietz | 8-1 | 13-5 | .722 | 1-1 | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Biel | 3-6 | 12-6 | .667 | 1-1 | 3 | −1 |
| 5 | Oetting | 1-8 | 9-9 | .500 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Golden | 6-3 | 9-9 | .500 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Mathis | 4-5 | 5-13 | .278 | 1-1 | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | Baker | 5-4 | 5-13 | .278 | 0-2 | 10 | +2 |
| 9 | Dauner | 2-7 | 4-14 | .222 | 1-1 | 7 | −2 |
| 10 | Davis | 0-9 | 4-14 | .222 | 0-2 | 9 | −1 |
The Ledger, Graded
| Matchup | Call | Result | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietz at Dauner | Dietz | 156.40-120.40 | WIN |
| Mathis at Biel | Biel | LOSS by 8.20 | LOSS |
| Oetting at Golden | Golden | 139.10-111.70 | WIN |
| Baker at Gogo | Gogo | 187.20-131.70 | WIN |
| Neely at Davis | Davis | LOSS by 63.20 | LOSS |
Davis over Neely is the miss of the week, and it missed by 63.20. Season to date, fantasy calls 6-4.
| NY Jets +3.5 Play of the week | GB 20-17 OT · lost by 3 | WIN |
| CAR at ATL, Over 43.5 | CAR 34-3 · 37 total | LOSS |
The Jets were carded off a 29-point ticket-versus-money gap and covered the hook in overtime. The Over was carded off a 41-point gap and Atlanta, without Penix or Tagovailoa, scored 3.
Rough week. MIN/CHI and PIT/NE both went 0-5 in a 9-3 game and a 20-3 game, and 4 props lost by a single catch: London, Godwin, Chase Brown and Achane all stopped at 1 under the number. IND/KC went 4-1. The Sunday card listed 64 and carried 67; all 67 are graded. Season to date · Game bets 6-5 · Prop bets 62-71.
