HTPB Week 20.2

The theme of the week was massacres and disappointing comeback hopes.

 

Week 2 seemed like we may get some fireworks after only 1 close game in week 1, but 3 chances at  Monday Night miracles only led to 1 come from behind victory although with 3 guys going a only a short lead to overcome, Los Zapatistas win against Bricklayers was expected.  Los Zapatistas was able to overcome 1.85 points from Laviska Shenault which was still more than his keeper Brandon A Yuk (trademark pending, bite me Dom).  Cooper Kupp continues to be an island unto himself on Bricklayers squad who is struggling with their Super Bowl hangover.

It was the week of Rush'n Missiles as 72 points from the Monday night stack of Rodgers and Jones gave RM, the high score and the position bet for the week.  $$ managed to put up only 67 points and that's with Tampa's two defensive TD's giving him 19.  Usually when a team puts up that shit of a score, the defense usually puts up 2 points or less. It takes an entire lineup crap performance to lose by 99 points.  Dollars had 99 problems this week and sleeping through inactives wasn't one. 

The second molly whopping of the week was Hardcore Cabinet's decimation of Ogre's Death Squad.  Kyler Murray and Derrick Henry outscored ODS' entire squad completely by themselves.  In a match-up of what is currently the first place and highest scoring team and the last place lowest scoring team, such a beat down should have been expected. 

In the closest match up of the week, Tinker Stinkers outlasted Eh Bid Dude by 6 points.  A recount of the points was asked for since EBD was supposed to win in quite the rout per EBD's proclamation Yahoo probably missed those two TD's Matt Prater tossed.  It may be too much to overcome tier jumping receiver, Courtland Sutton's 9 for 159.

In another lopsided affair, SMBR took BNE out behind the shop and put a level 45 Elvin Mage of Summoning beat down on BNE.  Lamar Jackson had more rushing yards than both running backs for BNE (James Robinson and Kareem Hunt) combined. These two teams appear to be headed in opposite directions as SMBR bounced back from their tough luck loss last week.

The Collegians hoped for a Monday Night Miracle from MVS but MVS stood for "much vacant scoring".  Blue Gatorade used a well rounded performance from his team to knock Collegians off their one week stay at the top of the standings.  BG managed to put up an impressive 123 points despite 1 point combined from his kicker and tight end. 

Both Big Cat Crushers and Tom Brady have found the fountain of youth as the Year of Big Cat continues.  The final year undefeated season of dreams stayed alive with a 48 point spanking of Italian Stallions.  Dak Prescott avoided the end zone like IS avoids reading and it cost IS.  

There were no bad beats this week as the top 7 scorers all won, leading to only 1 bad beat all season which is very low.  This gives extra credence to the Bill Parcells line, "You are what your record says you are."  AOE was more AO Ewwwww as all took L's.  The Buffoon Squad is holding down the bottom of the standings. It has been a good time to be unaffiliated as the 3 teams that don't do the silly group thing an individual competition have a combined record of 5-1. The Week 2 Power Rankings (minus luck rankings because there is not enough data yet)

1. HC 24-2

2. BCC/SMBR 20-6

4. TC 19-7

5. TS/BG/IS 14-12

8. RM/EBD 13-13

10. LZ 9-17

11. BL 8-18

12. $$ 6-20

13. BNE 5-21

14. ODS 3-33

Looking ahead to week 3.  

The Matchup of the Week is HC vs TC as two teams that have been atop the standings face off.

ODS vs BCC

BNE vs BG

EBD vs IS

LZ vs TS

RM vs SMBR

The Toilet Bowl Match of the week is $$ vs BL.  

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