Can't Close

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Results:
Juggernauts 96 VS Nothing 91

Colston Loveland loses a late battle with Juggernauts

In the only close game this week, Juggernauts just barely got past Here Goes Nothing, winning 96 to 91. Juggernauts won despite having the 4th lowest scoring total in the league this week.

Juggernauts put forth a decent effort Sunday. They were powered by the duo of Jahmyr Gibbs and DJ Moore, who scored 30 and 22 points, respectively. Gibbs picked up two touchdowns for the 14th time in his career, joining some elite company.

Meanwhile, Coach Brent Knudson's squad was taking a collective personal day. Drake Maye kept the scoreboard operator relaxed, coming up with only 11 points. Here Goes Nothing also had to deal with a poor effort from Cameron Dicker (8.8 points below expected).

Things were not looking good for Here Goes Nothing heading into Monday night. Coach Knudson needed Colston Loveland and Justin Jefferson to come up with 30 points. Loveland and Jefferson gave it a good effort, but their 25 points weren't quite enough.

Predictions:

Juggernauts by 1

Who opens the season with a win between these two NON-playoff & North division foes?

QBs:  Burrow VS Naye, Joe is looking to put the Benglas back into the playoffs and earn a win against the Bucs while Drake tried to rebound from the Super Bowl loss with a win over Seattle.

RBs: .Gibbs & Barkley VS CMC & Hall, Jahmyr was the first pick in the draft, he plays the Saints at home while CMC is playing the Rams on Thursday night in Aussie.

WRs: Adams & Moore VS Olave & Jefferson, DJ moves to Buffalo and plays at Houston while JJ hopes Kyler will help the Vikes earn a playoff spot, as he plays the Packers at home.

Not Enough

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Results:

Dominators 109 VS Mudders 94

James Cook III couldn't measure up against The Dominators

The Dominators took Mad Mudders out of the playoffs last year, and went ahead and rubbed some salt in that wound this week. They wound up with a solid victory against Mad Mudders, winning 109 to 94. The Dominators won despite being projected to lose by more points than any other team (18 point underdog).

The Dominators did a decent job during Sunday's main action. Evan McPherson and Nico Collins drove the bus, scoring 35 points between them. McPherson scored 19 points, which were the most that any kicker collected this week.

Meanwhile, Mad Mudders decided the whole 'scoring points' thing was passe. Justin Herbert was the worst of a six man group of underperformers, scoring 14 points.

Going into Sunday night, Mad Mudders were in a tough spot. Coach Dwight Yarger needed James Cook III and Derrick Henry to outscore the Ravens Defense/ST and Lamar Jackson by 14 points.

The Ravens and Jackson did pretty good, scoring 43 points and all but putting the game out of reach. Cook III and King Henry gave it a good effort, but their 42 points weren't nearly enough.

Predictions:

Mudders by 1

Who opens the season with a win between these two playoff & South division foes?

QBs: Herbert VS Lamr, Justin is playing Arizona at home while Lamar is playing at Indy.

RBs: .Henry & Cook VS Hampton VS Brown, all 4 backs on these teams are really solid.  Derrick is playing at Indy while Chase is playing the Bucs at home.

WRs: Nabers & Higins VS Collins & McLaurin, Malik hopes to get back to full strength after missing most of 2025.  He plays the Cowboys at home while Nico is playing the Bills at home.

The Iceman Cometh

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Results
Dead 138 VS Cougars 105

46 points from Caleb Williams helps give Not Dead Yet the win

Not Dead Yet didn't have too much trouble with Lady Cougars this week, winning 138 to 105.

Not Dead Yet got a nice group performance in the win, as five players beat their positional averages. Caleb Williams was the first among equals, racking up 46 points. Williams topped all but two players this week with that performance.3 He hit over 20 mph on this scramble for a TD, something he's been doing more than any other quarterback in the league.

Meanwhile, the loss for Lady Cougars came down to a pretty simple factor: they didn't go anywhere. Collectively, they only managed to gain 283 yards rushing and receiving. That was the lowest yards gained total of any team this week.

Next week, Not Dead Yet will take on the 1 – 0 Team Up Honor, who posted the highest score this week. That game will see both of this week's top tight ends square off, when Isaiah Likely matches up against Dallas Goedert. Meanwhile, Lady Cougars will take on Da Yoopers next week.

Predictions:

Cougars by 1

Who opens the season with a win between these two non-playoff teams from 2025?

QBs are Josh Allen VS Jayden Daniels, Josh is playing at Houston while Jayden is playting at Philly.

RBs: Tyalor & Skatteno VS Pollard & Bijan Robisnon, Bijan is playing at Pittsburgh while Taylor is home against the Ravens,

WRs: London & Waddle VS Lamb & Borwn, Drake is at Pittsburgh while CeeDee is playing at NY Giants,

Working It

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Results:
Attack 137 VS Yoopers 93

D'Andre Swift drops 34 points in leading Sack Attack to victory

We projected Sack Attack to be near the back of the pack this season when it comes to running backs, but they've started off just the opposite. Sack Attack ran their way to a 137 to 93 win over Da Yoopers. D'Andre Swift scored 34 points, David Montgomery got 28, and Javonte Williams dropped 22. Swift picked up a touchdown for each year of the big extension he signed earlier in the week.

Meanwhile, Matthew Stafford stuck out as the worst performer for Da Yoopers, putting up only 4 points.2 That performance was the worst of any player this week.3 He looked like the jet lag might have gotten to him with passes like this.

Adding to their problems, Da Yoopers' kicker, Harrison Mevis, was the worst at his position this week.

Predictions:

Attack by 1

Who opens the season with a win between these two Championship teams from last season?

QBs: Prescott VS Stafford, Dak is playing the Giants on Sunday night while Matthew is playing the 49ers in Aussie on Thursday night.

RBs: .Williams & Montgomery VS Achane & Irving, David moves to Houston and plays the Bills at home while De'Von begins playing without Tua in Miami.  He plays at Las Vegas in week 1.

WRs: Nacua & Pickens VS St. Brown & McConkey, Puka is in Aussie while St. Brown is home against the Saints.

Smooth Operator

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Results:
Honor 146 VS Big Dog 132

Coach Lisowski and Dallas Goedert secure the win

Forget the teams, it's Coach Andy Lisowski that is the big winner this week. He started two players that the experts thought should be riding the pine. One of those picks, Ashton Jeanty, worked out. The other pick, Quinshon Judkins, did not.

Overall, these decisions netted Team Up Honor a total of 23 points, which ended up winning them the game, as Team Up Honor got the job done against Big Dog Sports, winning 146 to 132.

Dallas Goedert was expected to be the top performing TE this week, and that's exactly what he was. Although Team Up Honor won with a balanced effort, Goedert was the best of the bunch, notching 28 points.1

Team Up Honor also got a big effort from Ashton Jeanty (23.8 points above expected). Jeanty was no worse for wear after this high flying somersault.

Coach Lisowski's squad won despite bad games from Quinshon Judkins, Ja'Marr Chase, and the Chargers Defense/ST, who together produced 6 points. Chase was only targeted on 4 of the Bengals 35 pass attempts, and only caught 2 of them.

Coach Thomas Schwanebeck will have a hard time pinning the blame for this loss on any particular player. Big Dog Sports had five underperformers, with Jameson Williams (4 points) being the worst. The four overperformers on Coach Schwanebeck's squad did their part to balance things out (and then some). Kenneth Walker III was the best of them, scoring 36 points.1

Predictions:

Honor by 1

Who opens the season with a win between these two playoff & North division foes?

QBs: Hurts VS Lawerence, Jalen is playing Washington at home while Trevor is playing the Browns at home.

RBs: Walker & Monangai VS Judkins & Jeanty, Kenneth plays his first game as a Chief against Denver while Quinshon returns from his 2025 injury VS Jacksonville.

WRs: Rice & Flowers VS Chase & JSN, Rashee is playing Denver while Ja;Marr is playing the Bucs.