…not 4, not 5, but 6 — count ‘em, SIX! That’s the number of touchdowns Alvin Kamara scored against the hapless, pathetic, horrific Vikings defense in the first game of Week Sixteen. And it could have been even worse! How on earth does that happen?! At some point you almost have to put everyone on the line and let them throw on you just to end the embarrassment! But no, not the Vikes. Instead, they gave up an all-timer, both in real and fantasy football.
No one got burned in The Terrible Ten’s playoff games, but I have to imagine there were plenty of people whose weeks were sunk before things even got rolling. Wowza.
While Kamara’s game was beyond epic, there were other players who went bonkers as well. Take the third-place matchup between Science Walrus and Growler Prowler. Brent got out to an early lead on Saturday when Mike Evans went off for 35.10, after which he was already ahead of Scott by more than 10 points…and that was with three of Palmquist’s players already done for the week. As you might imagine, Growler Prowler wasted no time drowning his sorrows.
And that’s pretty much the way it went…until the Packers and Titans met on Sunday Night Football. Brent was looking pretty good at the time, ahead by about 26 points with his Tannehill-Brown stack still in play. Surely Palmquist’s last-ditch duo of Davante Adams and Robert Tonyan couldn’t overcome such hurdles, right?
Well….let’s just say it got interesting, especially when Adams finished 11 of 12 with 142 yards and 3 touchdowns. His 37.70 was enough to catapult Growler Prowler back into contention, as well as make for some incredible comparisons for the stand-out WR:
Unfortunately for Palmquist, all the love to Adams meant table scraps for Tonyan in Week Sixteen (2.20 points). That, coupled with the Titans doing just enough in the second half, pushed Science Walrus to a third place finish by a final score of 106.44 – 98.06. As such, Brent got back his $50 entry fee and the former Champ, well, let’s just say he took these last couple weeks pretty tough.
Which brings us to the Championship Game between Two Christians, One Kupp and The Evil Empire. I wish I could tell you this was an exciting matchup against two elite teams, one that would go down in Terrible Ten history as a memorable clash of the titans. Only problem is that would be a lie, mainly because I suck. Big time.
I knew I was in trouble on Saturday, both in that two of my players did nothing (Kyler Murray going for a lower-than-normal 15.38, and Hockensen shitting the bed for 4.30 after Stafford left the game about two plays in) AND receiving the bad news that both James Robinson (injury) and Jarvis Landry (Covid) would be out on Sunday.
Oh, and let’s not forget the other half of this equation. Scott’s two Saturday players — Antonio Brown (11.50) and Darren Waller (13.70) — both did pretty well. Not earth-shattering, but good enough to be ahead of my two guys.
And then the Sunday steamroller came for me.
There’s really nothing else to say. Three of my four guys — Hunt, Davis, and Kupp — did a whole lot of nothing, while Scott’s team was firing on all cylinders, lead by a cool 50ish from his Dalton-Lamb stack. By day’s end, Scott’s team was up by over 66 points and in the driver’s seat for the trophy.
I mean, I still had an outside chance on MNF. Scott was done and I still had an Allen-Beasley stack going. In the end, a Bills stack would have been enough to overcome even that 66 point deficit. Problem was, it was Diggs and not Beasley who was on the receiving end of Josh Allen’s TD passes. And so, my Christians were crucified 136.00 – 104.98…
…and The Evil Empire ascended the Terrible Ten Throne for the 2020 season!
I want to thank you for the wonderful season of fantasy football, fellas. It got a little hairy at times with Covid and cancellations, but on the whole it went better than I would have anticipated. This has become a fun league with plenty of smack talk amidst the competition. I really couldn’t ask for more, and I hope you feel the same way.
The league has already transferred to the 2021 season. I’ve scheduled the rookie draft for May 8, 2021 at 10AM CT. We can always adjust if we need to, but I wanted to get something on the books that didn’t conflict with the fishing opener. I’ve also slotted everyone’s picks already, so the draft board is active. Waivers and free agency are turned off, but trades are now available, so start jockeying for a better position as you see fit.
Congrats again to Scott on a well-earned victory!
Andy
The Terrible Ten 