Week 11 Recap

This week had it all – epic comebacks, epic meltdowns, nail-biting finishes, and a few managers rising from the dead just when we thought they were done for.

  Bonus Summaries 

Weekly High Score Bonus

DJ comes back in thrilling fashion on Monday night to not only win, but take home the $10 Bonus with 179.2 points.

Biggest Blowout Bonus

Nothing close here.   With points differentials of 0.70, 6.55,  10.0, and  14.25,   this week was the most tightly contested week of the season.

A Win’s a Win Bonus

No changes.

Survivor Pool

We’re down to the nitty-gritty, with Adam (160.15), Josh (148.20), and Chris (130.0) still in the running. No room for error—next week, one of you is out.

     The Matchups  

Team Cady (ROB) vs Puttin’ on the Ritz (ADAM)

A thrilling shootout between 3rd place Rob and 1st place Adam. They were locked in a dead heat, 132.85 to 133.65, going into Sunday night, thanks in large part to Boswell’s ridiculous 6 field goal showing. When a kicker is your 2nd highest scoring player, it’s either really good, or really bad news. Ja’Marr Chase kept Adam in the game Sunday night, giving him a fighting chance, but Rob had CeeDee Lamb and Nico Collins up his sleeve. Despite no touchdowns from either player and Nico not even cracking double digits, Rob’s team squeaked by, securing him the win with a .70-point heartbreak for Adam.

Tua-Tang Clan (MATT) vs THE Gimpledaumus (JOSH)

The comeback is officially on!  Matt must have a crystal ball, or maybe he found another use for those diamond encrusted anal beads…?  Either way, he was in frantic need of a tight end with Dalton Kincaid out injured and took a trip to the waiver wire for only the 5th time this season. Picking up the mercurial Taysom Hill in desperation.  8 receptions, 188 yards, and 3 touchdowns later, the 41.7 points launched him to victory and ahead of Josh in the standings.

Matt has won 3 of his last 4, and thanks to other results, has climbed the ladder into 5th place. He’s within striking distance of Andy in 4th, but he’ll need to better Andy’s record, not just match it, if he hopes to make the playoffs. Matt’s Points For is the 2nd lowest in the league.  

Josh will be looking to get back on track next week, a trip to 1st Place Puttin’ on the Ritz awaits.

Tua 3, 4 Concussions (ANDY) vs The BIG Show (CHRIS)

Another week, another Derrick Henry touchdown for Chris. Henry has scored at least one touchdown every week, bar week 7. Chris is chasing history to be the first two-time champion of the Rondy Fantasy Football League. With Derrick Henry in beast mode, Chris may be riding those thunderous thighs into the history books.

Meanwhile, Andy remains in 4th place, clutching on to the last playoff spot like a Cuban clinging to a floating door in the Straits of Florida. With Matt breathing down his neck, he’s going to need a McCaffrey inspired win streak to hold off the competition.

nWo4LIFE (DJ) vs Trash Panda (JASON)

THE MONDAY MIXON MIRACLE!

The stakes? Playoff survival and holding on to whatever little pride is left. The contenders? Two of the league’s finest bottom-dwellers, both with a sad 2-8 record. The result? The most heart-stopping, nail-biting comeback of the season. Jason, finally fielding a full roster, looked poised for what would have been his first victory in 7 weeks, with a somewhat comfortable 25-point lead. DJ’s roster was hit-or-miss; while Goff, St. Brown, and Puka put up show stopping numbers, Mostert, Waddle, Reed, and Pitts put up a combined 17.2 points. With the weekend winding down, DJ’s last hope was Joe Mixon. DJ needed a career night, and Mixon delivered – three touchdowns, 35.3 points, and an improbable victory. DJ snapped his three-game losing streak and managed to keep his slim playoff chances alive.

Jason, meanwhile, now needs Andy to lose every remaining game and must make up a 143-point gap—essentially a 36-point swing each week, which would be closer to 25 points if he hadn’t left Amari Cooper floating in his lineup two weeks in a row. Impossible? Maybe, but a probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility.

 General Update  

As a reminder, there is a $2.00 charge per waiver wire transaction once you go over 14 transactions. Currently, Adam, Chris, Rob, and Josh have gone over, and $36 has been added to the prize pool. With other fines included, a total of $51 has been added to the pool.

In the group text, the concept of a punishment for last place came up, with the suggestion that the loser must host next season’s draft party at their house. Everyone seemed in favor of the idea, so it is now in place for this season. The official Loser will be determined via the Consolation Ladder. Basically, if you don’t make the real playoffs, and you lose Week 16 and Week 17, you’re hosting.

I am proposing the evening of Friday, August 29, 2025 for next years draft party. Put it in your calendars now. If anyone has a known conflict (birthday, wedding, etc.), let me know.