I have seen it all.
Having written this column every week of the fantasy football season since 2000, plus my book Fantasy Life, I have heard every possible fantasy football story. Every crazy punishment, every bizarre behavior, every bad beat. Weird rules, over-the-top trash talk, draft day stories that defy belief.
For over two decades now, I have people start a fantasy football story with “wait ‘til you hear this...” and after I am done listening or reading, I say the same thing. “I’ve heard it before.” And chances are I’ve not only heard a version of the story, I’ve written about it, too.
Seriously, I can’t be surprised anymore. To which Fabian Medeiros says, “Hold my beer.”
Fabian, you see, is one of us. He’s played fantasy for eight years now, always in multiple leagues every season. Fabian recently started a new job at Western State Design, which Fabian tells me is the largest industrial laundry equipment company in the country.
Like a lot of big companies, some of the employees are all over the country. So in an effort to get to know his new co-workers and build camaraderie despite their distance, Fabian decided to form a fantasy football league. He took the idea to head technician Phillip Araugo, who loved the idea. And so, with his co-commissioner Phillip in tow, Fabe, as his friends call him, started recruiting members. Soon after, The Dirty Laundry League was officially formed.
A 12 team, full PPR league, it featured members from Arizona, California and Hawaii, and everyone was excited. But even after the recruitment, they were still one member short. So, Fabe thought, why not put his girlfriend in the league?
Fabe and Lisa had known each other for years and years, growing up together in Hawaii. And when Fabe went back there for a funeral for a mutual friend, they reconnected. Soon after, their longtime friendship turned into something more. They had been together for seven months and Lisa was a big football fan, rooting hard for her Saints. Would she like to join the league? Lisa had never played before but had always wanted to, so she was in.
And, it turns out, a natural at it. Heading into Week 6, Lisa was 4-1 and among the league leaders with a strong team. But while things were great with her team and the league, the same could not be said for Fabe and Lisa’s relationship.
As Fabe explained to me, “I’m 49. She’s 45. And while we were having a good time, I had come to realize Lisa just wasn’t the one for me.” There was no third person for either of them, no drama, but at this stage in his life, Fabe is looking for “the one” and as much as he liked Lisa, he ultimately came to the difficult conclusion that she wasn’t it. And once he realized that, it seemed dumb to keep dating. So he broke up with her just before Week 7. “But obviously, just because we were no longer dating, I still wanted her in the league.”
The Week 7 Thursday night game was the New Orleans-Arizona game, and Fabe went with some friends to the game, including some other members of his league. It was at the game with his buddies, looking at the matchups that week in their league, that they noticed Lisa had made a weird lineup choice, benching one of her stars for a lesser player. They thought it was weird, but hey, Lisa was at the top of their standings. Who are they to question it? Maybe she just didn’t like the matchup or had a gut feeling. Either way, Lisa was still heavily favored to win.
But on Sunday night, when Fabe checked the scores, he saw that she had lost. It didn’t make sense until he saw that she had benched more of her stars for bench players - all really odd choices. Which Fabe thought was weird, but hey, we’ve all followed gut calls that didn’t work out. He didn’t think much of it.
The next week, the Thursday night game was Baltimore at Tampa Bay, and after the game Fabe decided to check on Lisa’s lineup. He noticed she had benched Mike Evans... this time for a player on a BYE.
At that point, Fabe knew something fishy was going on. He called Phillip and they discussed what to do. Fabe had been the one who had paid Lisa’s entry fee, so if they wanted to, they could just replace her. Or maybe they should talk to her? But who? Phillip didn’t know her and Fabe didn’t think Lisa would want to hear from him - they hadn’t spoken since he had broken up with her.
The next day was Sunday - game day - so they decided to sleep on it and see if they could come up with the best way to handle it.
They never got the chance.
The next day, the “Dirty Laundry” text chain blew up. (It’s like a zillion screen shots, so I’ve re-written some of it here, editing for clarity and omitting phone numbers.)
“Somehow I’ve been locked out of my app”
“Me too”
“I didn’t somehow abandon my team”
“I’m trying to figure it out”
“Okay perfect”
“Me too. Finally I’m having a good day and I get booted”
“It’s not the app it’s the Dirty Laundry league. I demand a full refund.”
“Lol”
“Me too”
“We need explanations”
It was at this point the dread came over Fabe. He had realized what had happened.
He reluctantly joined the text chain.
“Hey everyone... the league got deleted. I’m pretty sure my ex got into my account and deleted the league. I’m so sorry. We will refund the money. This is messed up and I’m so sorry.”
Yes! Can you believe it?!? SHE DELETED THE ENTIRE LEAGUE.
It was WEEK 8. They had drafted, traded, done waivers, sweated through seven weeks, and then...POOF. ALL GONE. Everything.
Clicking the link took them to a page with a cartoon referee holding up his hands in a questioning manner with a very clear headline:
“The league which you’re trying to access doesn’t exist.”
I’ve been playing fantasy sports for over 36 years and have written about them professionally for over 20. And I have never heard of an ex angrily deleting AN ENTIRE LEAGUE.
Insane. Merciless. Game of Thrones level crazy. Just bananas.
As the saying goes, Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. And the other 11 members of the Dirty Laundry fantasy football league had just learned that the very hard way.
Fabe explained to me that she was with him when he set up the league, so she saw his ESPN password and it had never occurred to him to change it. And now...she had destroyed the entire league with a few cruel keystrokes.
Insanity. Bonkers. Screwed up.
I will say...the league took it a lot better than I would have. As you can see above, the text chain (colorfully) continues after Fabe had initially explained what happened:
“Lol. That’s amazing. Did that really happen?”
“Wow really lol”
“Yes it did. Sorry man. You had a good team. Give us time to try and figure this out. I saw mine deleted when I got his text and then the rest. I was trying to check my scores and my s*** was gone too.”
“That gal is a savage! What $&*#@ move! LMAO!”
“I’ve never seen this in the history of fantasy football leagues”
“Cam, Riley and I are talking about contacting Matthew Berry about this one. May be an all-time play.”
And on and on and on.
As shocking as the story is - and it was definitely a long, lonely Sunday for the league when they discovered what happened - the story does, in fact have a happy ending.
They obviously were able to, in fact, get in touch with me.
(Best way to get to me, FYI, is either on social media where I am MatthewBerryTMR on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, or email me - MatthewBerryTMR@gmail.com. I get a ton of email there, so lack of time prevents me from responding to many of the emails. But I read every single one.)
And luckily for them, I left ESPN on good terms and still have many friends there. I got Fabe to send me the email they had gotten from ESPN when the league was formed. That email had the league ID in it, so I was able to reach out to my buddy Dan Bohm at ESPN Fantasy and he was able to go in and re-activate the league. The guys were very grateful and they all chipped in to comp the entry fee of Patrick, the guy who was able to get a hold of me.
So the league is back up and running, still no one has spoken to Lisa, and everyone has learned a very valuable lesson:
Don’t invite crazy people to play in your fantasy league. But if you do, wait until after the season to break up with them.
Let’s get to it.
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Quarterbacks I Love in Week 11:
Dak Prescott at Minnesota
Temperatures are dipping outside, and energy prices remain high. Thankfully, the take industry is working overtime to keep us warm. Earlier this week, Skip Bayless opined that the Cowboys would be better off with Cooper Rush under center. Unfortunately, I don’t have a similarly scalding hot take for you. I don’t even think I can match the toastiness of the take provided by Stephen A. Smith this week when he implied that Prescott is Dallas’ weak link. What I can offer you is this: some warm Dak Prescott stats. In two of his three games since returning from injury, Prescott has scored 19-plus fantasy points. Now he plays a Minnesota defense that, over the past four games, is allowing 20.1 PPG to quarterbacks. Over the same span, three quarterbacks have thrown for 300-plus on them and the Vikings have allowed multiple touchdowns in three games, as well. That’s what we in the business call “not good” by Minnesota. Should the Vikings defense be replaced with Cooper Rush? I don’t know. Maybe. You decide. But I have Dak Prescott as my QB7 in Week 11.
Daniel Jones vs. Detroit
Daniel Jones has the fourth-most rushing yards among all quarterbacks this season, trailing only Justin Fields, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. That keeps his fantasy floor high. In fact, Jones has scored at least 12.4 fantasy points in all but one of his nine games this season. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Jones’ ceiling has been a bit limited due to New York’s limited passing game, as he has broken 20 fantasy points just twice this season. Enter the Detroit Lions’ defense. The Lions don’t just raise opposing quarterbacks’ ceilings, they completely remove them like the demo crew on a home remodeling show. Over the past four weeks, Detroit ranks bottom-5 in yards per pass attempt. But they’re especially brutal in defending against mobile quarterbacks. The Lions allow a league-high 41.3 rushing yards per game to quarterbacks and are tied for the second-most rushing touchdowns by QBs as well. Daniel Jones is going to be running free on Sunday, so I’m running him up inside my Top 10 at the position.
Russell Wilson vs. Las Vegas
That’s right, I have Russell Wilson on the Love list, baby. And to think I just gave you the impression that there would be no heat emanating off of your screen from this column. But don’t forget, in Wilson’s first matchup against the Raiders this season, he put up a season-high 27.5 fantasy points. Wilson is far from the only quarterback to light Las Vegas this season, too. The Raiders are allowing 22.2 PPG to opposing quarterbacks, second-most in the league, and eight of the nine QBs to face them have posted 17-plus points. So loving Wilson this week isn’t a hot take. It’s barely even a take. The Raiders are bad against all quarterbacks. That’s a fact. As is my ranking this week of Russell Wilson as QB11.
Others receiving votes: Believe it or not, Marcus Mariota has 17.7-plus fantasy points in four of his past six games, including 252 rushing yards over that same span. He’s now QB11 on the season, ahead of Tom Brady, Justin Herbert and Aaron Rodgers. And this week Mariota is facing a Bears defense that has surrendered 115 points over its last three games and gives up the seventh-most rushing yards per game to quarterbacks. I get it, Marcus Mariota will never be a sexy pick, but you can’t argue against the fantasy production. ... Okay, if you want a sexy quarterback, I give you Jimmy Garoppolo. What? That’s all I have. Oh, you want fantasy analysis on Garoppolo? Okay, fine. Here’s some of that: over the past four weeks, the Arizona Cardinals are allowing the second-most passing yards per game. They’ve also allowed nine passing touchdowns over the same span, tied for the most in the league. Garoppolo will have plenty of opportunity for success through the air in Week 11. ... So while Jimmy Garoppolo is sexy, Taylor Heinicke is the kind of quarterback you want to take home to mom and dad. (Recent Washington quarterbacks I’ve taken home to meet my parents include Carson Wentz, late-30s Ryan Fitzpatrick, post-injury Alex Smith, Kyle Allen and Case Keenum, so cut me some #%&@!* slack!) But this week Heinicke will first meet the Houston Texans. Over the past four weeks, Houston is allowing a league-high 9.1 yards per pass attempt and a league-high 118.1 passer rating against.
Quarterbacks I Hate in Week 11:
Kirk Cousins vs. Dallas
I haven’t seen a Kirk have a season this good since a young Kirk Douglas wowed Broadway in 1944 while filling in for Richard Widmark in the play Kiss and Tell. No? Have I dated myself a little bit on this one? Ah, whatever. It’s hard to keep up with the kids today and their post-World War II references. Anyway, here’s a modern reference: in 2022, the Cowboys lead the NFL with a 41% pressure rate, while Kirk Cousins ranks 21st among quarterbacks in passer rating when pressured. The Cowboys also allow the fourth-fewest passing yards per game (181.7). I have Cousins outside my Top 12 quarterbacks in Week 11 (and Kirk Douglas inside my Top 20 actors of the early half of the 20th century).
Derek Carr at Denver
Look, I understand the post-game tears from Derek Carr. And to be honest, I’m surprised it took this long. I know people with Carr shares in multiple leagues, and they’ve been sobbing in public since Week 1. They can’t work, their personal relationships are falling apart. Imagine Mark Davis’ hair, but as a person. That is their sorry state. It’s rough. I don’t think it gets better this week, either. The Broncos are allowing just 10.1 PPG to quarterbacks this season. Carr had one of the good games against them so far - and that was a measly 11.5-point output back in Week 4 in Vegas. What’s worse, Denver’s defense has actually improved since then. Over the past four weeks, the Broncos are allowing a league-low 154 passing yards per game. On the season, they’ve yielded just six touchdown passes, best in the NFL. There’s no crying in baseball, but there is in fantasy football: Derek Carr is outside my Top 20 in Week 11.
Running Backs I Love in Week 11:
Rhamondre Stevenson vs. New York Jets
More like RUNondre Stevenson, amiright? Ram-into-defenders Stevenson? Rhamondre StevensRUN? Rham(should be)ON(your fantasy team)dre Stev(and)EN(your lineupS)on? Still no? Okay, there’s something there, though. I’m workshopping it. It’s close. Stay tuned to this space for updates. But for now, let’s all just appreciate how good Stevenson has been this season. Since Week 3, he’s averaging 19.8 PPG - good for RB6 over that stretch. And he’s been consistent, too, posting 19-plus fantasy points in five of his last seven games with an average of 20.6 touches over that stretch. A running back averaging 20-plus touches? In 2022?! Why that’s...Rhamarkable! (Still no, huh?) Maybe the best part of Stevenson’s breakout season is that he’s getting heavy use in the passing game, too, with 18 receptions over his last three games. That includes a Week 8 performance against the very same Jets team he’ll see this week, when he went for 72 yards on seven receptions. I have Stevenson as a Top 10 back in Week 11. He should have a big game on Sunday. I mean...SunDRE! No? Dammit.
David Montgomery at Atlanta
With Khalil Herbert headed to IR, it’s time to pluck David Montgomery from your RB shelf, dust him off and stick him back in your lineups. Over the past four weeks, Chicago is averaging 25.8 running back carries per game, and now the bulk of those carries will go to Montgomery. And there are few better teams for a running back to face than the Atlanta Falcons. Of the seven running backs to see 17-plus touches against Atlanta this season, six of them have scored 18-plus fantasy points. That’s why I have Montgomery as a Top 12 back in Week 11.
Devin Singletary vs. Cleveland
While Josh Allen’s baffling struggles in the red zone continue unabated, Devin Singletary found the end zone twice last week - his first two rushing touchdowns of the season. He also had four red zone touches last week and multiple red zone touches in four straight games. Singletary is clearly Buffalo’s top back, and eight of the 10 running backs to see 12-plus touches against the Browns this season have scored a touchdown. Oh, yeah...Cleveland also happens to be allowing the second-most fantasy PPG to opposing running backs on the season. In a game that is potentially a blizzard, I like Singletary’s chances at significant usage in this one along with a great matchup. Strong RB2 upside.
Others receiving votes: ...Speaking of great running back matchups, over the past four weeks the Houston Texans are allowing a league-high 184.8 rushing yards per game and 6.0 YPC to opposing backs. So look for big things this week from Antonio Gibson and Brian Robinson who have both carved out a role in Washington’s backfield. Over the past four weeks, Gibson is averaging 14.3 touches/game while Robinson has 17-plus carries in three of his past five. ... The preseason Isiah Pacheco hype has been proven to be...well, mostly warranted. He’s been the starter for three weeks in a row and his 57% snap rate last week was the third-highest by a Kansas City back this season. In Pacheco’s three games with 10-plus carries this season, he’s averaging more than 5.0 YPC. If he gets that kind of work this week, he may do even better against a Chargers defense that, over the last four weeks, is allowing 168.7 rushing yards per game and 5.6 YPC to running backs. ... A healthy Ravens running back?! I mean, you kind of have to play one of those just for the fun and novelty of it, you know? But I also like Gus Edwards this week because he’s facing a Panthers team that has allowed the sixth-most rushing yards per game to running backs over the past four weeks. And when Edwards plays, he plays. In his 39 offensive snaps this season, he has 27 touches. ... Even with Christian McCaffrey on the roster, you knew Kyle Shanahan couldn’t help but still use multiple backs. Last week in his first game back since his Week 1 injury, Elijah Mitchell had 18 carries and led the Niners’ backfield in touches 19-18, over McCaffrey. Shanahan says his “goal” going forward is “about even carries” for his RB duo, so your goal should be to get Mitchell back in your lineup as an RB2 or Flex play.
Running Backs I Hate in Week 11:
Miles Sanders at Indianapolis
Well, I sure hope you didn’t need 5.5 fantasy points from Miles Sanders on Monday night to win your Week 10 matchup. Because...yikes. The 5.4 Sanders produced in Philadelphia’s first loss of the season tied for his lowest output of the season. But the lows didn’t stop there. Over his last four games, Sanders has one receiving yard. One! And just a 2% target share over the same stretch. He’s also averaging a paltry 7.7 YPG in the four games he’s failed to score this season. Maybe Sanders cracks the vaunted 6-point mark this week, but it likely won’t be by a lot. Over the last four weeks, Indianapolis is allowing 3.4 YPC to running backs (third-lowest). They’ve also allowed just one rushing touchdown to backs over that stretch. I have Sanders outside my Top 20 in running backs in Week 11.
D’Onta Foreman at Baltimore
In games with at least 15 carries this season, D’Onta Foreman is averaging 22.4 fantasy points. So it’s not like I don’t think he can produce when he gets touches. He’s been excellent. I love D’Onta Foreman. I just hate pretty much everyone on the Carolina Panthers who isn’t D’Onta Foreman. And because D’Onta Foreman is only 1/53rd of the Panthers roster, Carolina is an 11-point underdog against the Ravens this week. The Panthers will likely have to throw to try to keep pace, and Foreman so far isn’t part of the Carolina passing game. Over the past four games he has a 7% target share and zero receptions in two of those games. And it’s not like the Baltimore defense is especially welcoming to running backs, even if this game happens to be tight. Over the past four weeks, the Ravens are allowing just 58.3 rushing yards to running backs, good for third-fewest in the NFL.
Kareem Hunt at Buffalo
Cleveland refused Kareem Hunt‘s trade request before the season. Or at least I think they did. I can’t tell exactly. What I know is that it’s becoming increasingly hard to find evidence that Hunt is still on the team. Over his last four games, Hunt has broken 12 rushing yards just once. Over the same time period, he has fewer than eight touches and 20 scrimmage yards in three of those four. Hunt also has a total of four red zone touches in his last four games (after receiving 18 in his first five games). Cleveland kept him around for this? I’m starting to think the Browns franchise occasionally makes poor decisions. I have Hunt down at RB32 in Week 11.
Pass Catchers I Love in Week 11:
CeeDee Lamb at Minnesota
Unfortunately, I have no inside information for you on Odell Beckham going to the Cowboys. The only information I have is that Dak Prescott went to CeeDee Lamb 15 times last week. Fifteen! Fifteen targets, resulting in 11 catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns. On the season, Lamb has a league-high 32% target share and, since Dak returned from injury, the Cowboys’ No. 1 receiver has accounted for over 41% of the team’s receiving yards. The point being: Odell Beckham is not currently on the Cowboys, which means you should ride CeeDee Lamb‘s production as long as you can. And Lamb should produce plenty this week against a Vikings defense that, over the past four weeks, has allowed the most catches and the second-most yards to wide receivers. In fact, WRs who have seen seven-plus targets against Minnesota this season are averaging 19.4 PPG. I have Lamb as WR3 this week.
Courtland Sutton vs. Las Vegas
Jerry Jeudy‘s loss is Courtland Sutton managers’ gain. With KJ Hamler out a few more weeks and Jeudy likely to miss time now, too, Sutton should see a huge increase in targets. That matters even in this rather putrid Denver offense. Remember: in seven games Jeudy missed last season, Sutton averaged 15.8 PPG and had a 25% target share. We saw it again last week, too, with Sutton getting 11 targets after Jeudy left and a 28% target share. Facing a Raiders team this week that has allowed the highest catch rate on the season to wide receivers, targets equal production. I have Sutton inside my Top 15 for Week 11.
Rondale Moore vs. San Francisco
So I’m not quite yet advising a Colt McCoy-Rondale Moore stack wherever possible, but Moore did have a season-high 13 targets, nine receptions and 94 yards last week with McCoy under center. Even if Murray returns to action in Week 11, Moore’s Week 10 performance was not a fluke. He’s now finished as a Top 20 wide receiver in three straight weeks and he has at least six receptions in five of his last six games. And Moore should get even more targets (See what I did there? No, I will not apologize) with Zach Ertz out. I love Moore’s growing role in Arizona’s offense and have him ranked WR15.
George Kittle at Arizona
Two weeks ago, George Kittle spent his bye week taking frigid dips into Lake Tahoe every morning. Then he returned to action last week and put up equally chilling numbers with season lows in receptions, targets and yards. As the saying goes: correlation equals causation. That’s Analysis 101. Anyway, Kittle should warm up this week in sunny Mexico. Arizona allows the most yards and receptions to tight ends on the season. The Cardinals have allowed eight-plus receptions to tight ends in four of their last six games, and a TE has scored 10-plus points against Arizona nine times already this season. I expect Kittle’s production to increase in size this week, just like other things do after getting out of cold water. He’s my TE3 in Week 11.
Others receiving votes: … I bet that back when Tyler Boyd was growing up in the Pittsburgh area, and then playing college football for Pitt, he never even dreamed that one day he could land in the Others Receiving Votes section of my Love-Hate column heading into a game in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. But life takes magical turns, doesn’t it? This week Boyd faces a Steelers defense that allows the fourth-most yards to the slot. Pittsburgh has also surrendered three touchdowns to the slot in their last two games. ... The Jets also struggle defending the slot. They’ve allowed the fifth-most receptions per game to the slot on the season, and this week they face Jakobi Meyers, who had nine catches on 13 targets against them in Week 13. Meyers now has double-digit fantasy points in six of his past seven games. ... We’re finally starting to see why Parris Campbell was one of the first few wide receivers taken in the 2019 draft. After three injury-filled seasons, Campbell is one of the few bright spots in this exceedingly bizarre Colts season. In his last three games with Matt Ryan under center, Campbell is averaging 20.8 PPG and he has seven-plus receptions and 18-plus fantasy points in all three. ... Tennessee allows the second-most yards on deep balls this season and more than 30% of Christian Watson‘s targets this season have come via deep passes. Aaron Rodgers gave Watson a 42% target share last week, and all reports out of Green Bay say the Packers intend to keep using the rookie heavily. ... NYG’s passing game is nothing to write home about, yet I can still write some good Darius Slayton stats in this very spot. Slayton has at least 11.5 fantasy points in four of his past five games and a 20.3% target share over that same stretch. And then there’s this: 36% of Slayton’s targets have come on deep passes, meaning he has a great matchup this week against a Detroit team that has allowed the most yards on deep passes. ... In the four games Darren Waller has missed this season, Foster Moreau has a 16.5% target share and is averaging 8.2 PPG. Even better news: this week Moreau plays a Broncos team that has allowed 60-plus yards to tight ends in three of their past four games. And now for the best news: Moreau’s re-emergence in fantasy means that The Island of Foster Moreau is once again a usable fantasy team name. ... Suddenly Cole Kmet is Cris Carter for a new generation: all he does is catch touchdowns. After not cracking the end zone once since Week 13 of the 2020 season, Kmet now has five touchdowns over his last three games, and at least one in each. Last week he had a season-high 39% target share, too. This week he gets a Falcons team that allows the sixth-most yards to tight ends.
Pass Catchers I Hate in Week 11
Diontae Johnson vs. Cincinnati
Well, one good thing about Najee Harris’ season is that it’s taking a lot of the negative attention away from what Diontae Johnson is doing. Or, in most weeks: not doing. Johnson doesn’t have a game with more than 11 fantasy points since Week 3, and he’s posted single-digit fantasy points in three of his last four games. Last week, he had a target share of just 19%, his second-lowest share of the season. It’s hard to see all of that reversing against a Bengals team that allows the third-fewest receptions to wide receivers.
Adam Thielen vs. Dallas
While the fantasy team name Island of Foster Moreau is back, Hooked On a Thielen is feeling less relevant all the time. Kirk Cousins is hooked on Justin Jefferson - and for good reason - but since the TJ Hockenson trade, Thielen’s target share has dropped from 20% to just 15%. He is also averaging just 10.0 PPG this season in games in which he doesn’t score a touchdown. Jefferson will likely do his usual damage this week, but get this: only once this season has Dallas allowed 12-plus points to multiple wide receivers in the same game. Thielen is just barely my WR30 this week.
Tyler Higbee at New Orleans
You might think Higbee is in line for a big game in the absence of my little Cooper Kupp, but hold your tight end. The Saints have yet to allow double-digit fantasy points to a tight end this season. They have also allowed just one touchdown to the position and only one tight end has cracked 40 receiving yards against them...and NONE have had more than 50. I mean, this would be a bad matchup for a vintage Gronk and Tyler Higbee is not vintage Gronk. (I also like to save my most insightful analysis for last.)
Matthew Berry, the Talented Mr. Roto, suggests all couples currently in leagues together get therapy, whether they need it or not, until at least the regular season is over.
