Tuesday, September 26, 2017

IX: Week Three Results

With three games played we have some differentiation to the standings now, as four distinct groups take shape: There are three undefeated teams at the top (HCM City, Deputy, and New York) followed by five 2-1 teams, two 1-2 teams, and four 0-3 teams at the bottom, including two former Larkspur Bowl Champs, South Park and Phoenix.

With ten games left there is plenty of time for things to turn around, but with seven wins the vital number (and eight to insure a berth) it is already nudging close to do or die time for those outside the top eight spots. Only six teams make the playoffs- falling three games back of that race leaves little margin for error.

Two more teams made the league's list of all time highest scores: Pawnee and HCM. Phoenix (in losing to Pawnee) just missed the pace, though the 8.15 margin of victory is the slimmest ever for a game on the list, and the combined 488.05 points is the second highest ever for a Larkspur Bowl matchup. The highest combined score ever remains 503.66 in the 299.38 to 204.28 trouncing Saskatoon delivered to HCM in week four last season. We've now added at least one team to the list in three consecutive weeks.

SCOREBOARD:


Week 3 Matchups


POWER OUTPUT
  1. PAW 248: Stefon Diggs and Kareem Hunt were completely unstoppable in this one, while Jordy Nelson and Marcus Peters were merely really very excellent.
  2. HCM 242: The Lead Farmers are the best team in the league thus far, with a stellar offense paced by Gronk and swarm of disruption LBs led by Melvin Ingram. 
  3. PHX 240: Brandin Cooks, Ryan Shazier, and Duke Johnson helmed a grand effort that only made a third consecutive loss that much tougher to stomach.
  4. OAK 216: The top four in week three scoring all faced one another, and Oakwood is the other hard luck loser- despite the best efforts of Demarcus Lawrence and Tom Brady.
  5. NYF 216: Winning twice with scores of 157 and 160, NY was 56 points more legit in this one, riding Todd Gurley, Sammy Watkins, and Odell Beckham to victory.
  6. DVH 213: A thrilling finish spearheaded by Larry Fitzgerald and Zeke Elliot kept Deputy undefeated; Lots of BOOM (Clowney, Hyde, Baldwin) and BUST (Rivers, Crabtree, Doyle)
  7. LTP 206: The offense was there and made up for injuries to Kelvin Benjamin and Tyler Eifert, but the only defensive players that showed up were EJ Gaines and Justin Houston.
  8. BIN 201: Looked set to score their first ever W, but ended up being inched out late. Jordan Howard's return gives the team three legit starting runners in the stable.
  9. RUM 195: Chris Thompson has replaced David Johnson without missing a beat, the diminutive back scoring huge in a feature role; Defense looked competent here!
  10. SAV 185: The Petes rebound to 2-1 with a team effort and a couple of TOTW efforts in the secondary. RB depth could help them address their flex, currently in flux.
  11. SPC 161: Meager returns from the skill positions put all the heavy lifting on Russell the Muscle- who performed more than admirably! But could not make up for six duds.
  12. MAL 155: Winners of the week's worst matchup, there was DeMario Davis and Antonio Brown and not much else! But a win is a win and the Grabbers can rub two together now.
  13. HVM 143: Eleven scored single digits, yet McFlys still had a chance to go to 3-0, if only one could deliver. They cut aformentioned DeMario Davis last week: he served revenge cold.
  14. MMC 119: JJ Watt and Chris Hogan did their part, but that is the end of the superlatives for the Moosecrew, who drop their second straight and lack reliable weapons at this early juncture.

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