Week 13 Recap

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.

We're in crunch time now, with just 2 weeks remaining in the regular season.

As is usually the case, there is still a lot up-in-the-air, as quite a few teams are vying for a playoff spot.  How these last couple weeks play out will be interesting to see.

On to the Week 13 matchups..

Tom vs Ramsey

Talk about getting hot at the right time.  Tom moves up to 9-4 after winning his 4th consecutive matchup, and appears to be destined for a playoff spot.  His team is averaging over 122 points over the past month.

His RB duo of Bijan & James Cook have been reliably great most of the season, and Davante Adams leads the league with 14 receiving TDs so far.  Nobody else in the NFL even has double-digit receiving TDs yet, so he's way ahead of the pack.

Tom will look to clinch things up when he faces off with Kent in Week 14.

Ramsey drops to 5-8.  I could say this was the lowest score of the year so far, or I could talk about how it was the greatest score disparity in a matchup.. but I won't talk about that.

Jaxon Smith Njigba is the #1 scoring receiver in the league.. and he had 2 receptions for 23 yards.  This was the first time he has failed to get double-digit fantasy points all season.

Justin Jefferson had 2 receptions... for 4 yards.

The Vikings & Seahawks should be publicly ridiculed for that, that's all I'm gonna say.

Ramsey would need some help from others to have any shot at a playoff berth, but we're always playing for pride anyways.  He gets a matchup vs me this week.

Jordan vs Eric

I managed to get the best of Jordan's team this week.  But now he's sitting at 6-7...so, I guess he can do that hand-thing at least.

Packers QB Jordan Love led his team this week with 4 passing TDs and gets another plus matchup vs the Bears in Week 14.

Jordan will likely have to win his last two matchups to have a shot at the playoffs, as getting to 8 wins would give him the best chance.  But he'll have to get through Matt this week in order to do so.

Matt vs Brice

Matt led the league in points in Week 13, and moves on up to 8-5.  Currently sitting in 3rd place in the overall standings.  A great spot to be in, considering another win would essentially clinch it for him, as he's #2 in points scored on the season, which is the tiebreaker stat if two teams have the same record.

Worth noting that there is $50 up for grabs for both the regular-season winner and regular-season points leader.  Matt is still in a position to claim one (or both) of those.

Matt squares off with Jordan in Week 14.

Oh Brice, what can I even say?  

Ok, I know what to say...I blame Lamar.

Lamar Jackson is averaging 7 points over his last 3 games.  Ouch. 

That's tough for the rest of a fantasy team to overcome.  But what can you even do?  Bench Jackson?  That's borderline crazy talk...but it will be up to Brice on how he manages things going forward.

He drops to 7-6 and is still sitting in a decent position in 5th place.  But it will be interesting to see what happens through these next couple weeks.  He'll get a matchup with Kyle in Week 14.

Kyle vs Zach

Kyle moves to 5-8 after dispatching Zach's team in Week 13.  Brock Bowers contributed a couple scores to lead his team's scoring.

If my math is correct, Kyle still has a very outside chance of earning a playoff spot.  The good thing is, he plays two other contenders (Brice & Jordan) in the final two weeks.  So his destiny is, at least partially, in his hands.

Zach drops to 4-9.  Sometimes things just don't go your way.  Amon-Ra left the Lions' Thanksgiving game with an ankle sprain before being able to contribute any points.

Zach IS in a prime position to play spoiler though, as he faces off with Dan & Brice in Weeks 14 & 15, who are both needing some wins to close out the year.

Kent vs Dan

Always enjoy seeing how this rivalry plays out, and this time it was Kent claiming the victory in a closely contested, high-scoring matchup.  He seemed more than happy to do his part to try and spoil Dan's playoff chances, although Dan is definitely still in the running, sitting in 4th place.

Kent is peaking a bit too late unfortunately, but his WRs Rashee Rice & Lamb both put up big games. 

Kent will get a matchup vs Tom this week, while Dan faces off with Zach.

Best of luck in Week 14!

- Eric