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Too Hot to Handle Fixer Upper took on Young Guns two times last year and won each time. The result this week then, was not surprising. Fixer Upper gave Young Guns a 164 to 120 drubbing. Taking the loss, Coaches Brian Stratton and Rob Stratton can at least take solace in the fact that they helped combine for the highest total score this season. The loss makes it eight in a row for Young Guns, dropping their record to 2 - 9. The win brings Fixer Upper to 6 - 4 - 1. Two of the key players in this fight were real-life teammates, as Fixer Upper's Anthony Richardson squared off against Jonathan Taylor. While they were on the same team, they sure didn't deliver the same result. Anthony Richardson did great for Fixer Upper, producing 39 points. Richardson wouldn't be denied while rushing for this TD, one of two he scored on the ground on Sunday. On the flip side, Jonathan Taylor was not having a typical Jonathan Taylor week, putting up only 2 points. Bad performances are pretty common these days for Taylor, who has now underperformed the experts' predictions in three straight games. The other players on Fixer Upper had Richardson's back, coming up with 125 points. That group was led by Taysom Hill, who scored 68 points. That set the new high mark for all players this season.	On a Tear Coming into the game, Warthogs (8 - 3) were the 2nd highest scoring team during the previous three weeks. They didn't knock it out of the park this week, but that wasn't necessary. Coach Michael Lucente's squad had just enough against Texan (4 - 7), winning 93 to 87. Warthogs picked up a lucky win, given that their score topped only two other teams this week. Both squads keep their momentum (or in the case of Texan, "momentum") going as a result of this match. The win brings Warthogs' winning streak to four games. The defeat puts Texan on a three game losing streak. Warthogs were a picture of symmetry, winning with a very balanced lineup. Jason Myers topped the kicker average by 11.9 points to lead the team, while Kyle Pitts fell only 6.6 points short of the average TE in bringing up the rear. Myers' 22 points represent the most he's had this year. Kirk Cousins has been dead weight throughout Texan's losing streak, and this week brought more of the same. Texan had many underperformers, but Captain Kirk stood out, recording only 3 points.1 Unfortunately, more bad performances might be on tap for Cousins, who has seen his point total drop in each of the last three weeks. He was taken out of the game on Sunday, but not before throwing this awful interception. These teams will see a difference in the quality of their upcoming opponents. Warthogs' victory over a struggling team bodes well for the squad, as its upcoming schedule doesn't get any harder. The next two games are against sub .500 teams, starting with Young Guns next week. Young Guns will come into the matchup on a eight game losing streak. As for Texan, they will square off against Fixer Upper. Texan might need a big game to win that matchup, as Fixer Upper comes into the game fresh off a 164 point performance.
I'm Kind of a Big Deal In a week where there were three blowouts, this was the biggest. Shamrocks completely dismantled Nooners, winning 169 to 72. Besides the victory, Coach Mark Stasch can brag that he posted the highest score in the league so far. Another defeat makes it five in a row for Nooners, which leaves them with a 4 - 7 record. The win brings Shamrocks to 8 - 3. Shamrocks had never lost when Chris Boswell overperformed his expectations, and that held true again this week. Boswell and Breece Hall were the standouts for Coach Mark Stasch; the dynamic duo together accounted for 71 points. Boswell scored 39 points, which were the most that any kicker has collected this season. His performance early on Sunday took him from the 3rd best kicker to the best kicker in the league. Coach Leslie Lucente saw some familiar names among their bad players this week. Tyler Allgeier, Gus Edwards, and Romeo Doubs continued to disappoint, combining for 1 point. Allgeier's zero points made him the worst starter on his team for the 2nd time this season. His quad injury may have held him back this week: he lost a yard on his only catch of the game. Next week will see Shamrocks taking on the 5 - 6 Lynx. Shamrocks will have to put their quarterback depth to the test in that one, as Joe Burrow has his bye week. Meanwhile, Nooners will be playing Lucente's Rule. Bad timing for Nooners, as Lucente's Rule will come into the matchup on a three game winning streak.	Showstopper JP Neil came into this match-up riding high on a three game winning streak. Make it four. They made it past Lynx, winning 103 to 96. The loss drops Lynx back below .500 at 5 - 6. The win brings JP Neil to 7 - 4. Saquon Barkley separated himself from the rest of the crew on JP Neil, scoring 27 points. It's just another day at the office for Barkley, who has led JP Neil more times than any other player. After his performance this week, he moved up to being the 3rd best player in the league. JP Neil also got a better-than-expected performance from Brock Bowers, who beat his projections by 11.2 points. Bowers had 13 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown on Sunday, the most receptions by a rookie tight end in NFL history. Meanwhile, Coach Tony Lucente will find no easy scapegoat for this week's loss. Lynx were brought down by seven underperformers, the worst of whom was Travis Kelce (zero points).1 Another underperformer, Lynx's defense (the Chiefs), were the worst at their position. Cooper Kupp and Amon-Ra St. Brown, scoring 46 points, did their best to make a game of it for Lynx. That makes it seven straight games where St. Brown has outperformed the league average wide receiver.
More Please Strange Brew didn't want to rock the boat this week. Having been projected to score the fewest points, they went out and did just that. Coaches Ed Stasch and Ethan Stasch's team got absolutely demolished by Lucente's Rule, losing 107 to 38. With those 38 points, Strange Brew were last in the league for the 2nd straight week. They are now 3 - 8 after losing three out of their last four games. The victory makes it three in a row for Lucente's Rule, which brings their record to 7 - 4. When Coach Marc Lucente entertained thoughts of winning this game, he probably didn't include the two players that ended up leading the way. Jonnu Smith scored 23 points, while Justin Herbert scored 26. Smith's performance this week ended a three game streak of failing to hit his projections. He had to be the most surprising big performer this week, having been projected to score only 2.2 points. Strange Brew had never won when C.J. Stroud failed to hit his expected points, and that held true again this week. Stroud was the main culprit in Strange Brew's loss, managing only 6 points.1 That makes it five straight games where he has underperformed the league average quarterback. Even though only one coach walked away with the win, both made outstanding lineup decisions this week. Coaches Ed Stasch and Ethan Stasch netted their team points again this week, in a repeat of last week's performance. They went with Zach Ertz over the higher ranked Dawson Knox. This decision boosted Strange Brew's final score by 8 points, which might have mattered in other games, but not this one. Coaches Ed Stasch and Ethan Stasch's risk taking this game is out of character, as they have been among the most cautious tacticians in the league. Coach Marc Lucente was no passive bystander in the victory this week. He started three players that the experts thought should be riding the pine. Two of those picks, Jonnu Smith and the Steelers defense, worked out. The other pick, Kareem Hunt, did not. Overall, these moves gave Lucente's Rule an extra 17 points . Coach Marc Lucente ought to take a lesson from the fact that taking risks worked out this week. His team has a much better record when he bucks the experts' advice for at least one player	Wet Blanket The experts just can't seem to give LA Warlords enough credit. They had topped their point total projections for four straight weeks before this game, and did it again this week. LA Warlords earned a nice victory over McGibblets, winning 110 to 97. In addition to the win, LA Warlords completed their 3rd straight game of scoring more points than the week before. The win brings LA Warlords' record to 6 - 4 - 1, while dropping McGibblets to 5 - 6. LA Warlords got a nice group performance in the win, as seven players beat their positional averages. Tee Higgins was the first among equals, tallying 19 points. This is the 2nd time this year that Higgins has paced LA Warlords. He posted 148 receiving yards on Sunday, 42 of which came from this huge TD. Meanwhile, Russell Wilson loomed large in the loss for McGibblets, totaling 4 points.1 Wilson was held without a touchdown on Sunday ( he came close, but threw a pick instead). Next week, LA Warlords will take on the 3 - 8 Strange Brew. Coach Ottmar are getting Strange Brew at the right time, as they will limp into next week's game having posted less than 90 points each of the last two weeks. Meanwhile, McGibblets will collide with JP Neil. JP Neil will have to play without Alvin Kamara, who has a bye week next week.

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