Fantasy Recap – Game of the Week
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Sep 19, 2016) In a week 2 UFFLE classic, The Slim Shaggys beat a strong Hot Buttered Moose Nuts team by a score of 72 to 63, silencing a partisan crowd of 73,440 at The Banana Hammock.
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The Slim Shaggys were led to their 9 point victory by a 17 point effort from Melvin Gordon, who beat the Jacksonville Jaguars defense for 102 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in addition to 18 receiving yards. With this performance, Gordon was the number 6 ranked running back for week 2. They also got help from a 16 point effort from Mike Wallace, who snuck past the Cleveland Browns defense for 41 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs.
“We’re happy we could pull this one out at the end,” The Slim Shaggys coach Mark Olson said.
Hot Buttered Moose Nuts were helped out in a losing cause by a 19 point effort from Matthew Stafford, who got by the Tennessee Titans defense for 260 passing yards and 1 passing TD in addition to 31 rushing yards. They also got help from a 13 point effort from Jordy Nelson, who snuck past the Minnesota Vikings defense for 73 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.
“Not to take away anything from our opponents, but we didn’t play like we’re capable of playing,” Hot Buttered Moose Nuts coach Jeremy Griffith said.
The Slim Shaggys took advantage of their schedule this week, as their point total would have gone for a loss against 11 out of 12 other potential opponents in week 2.
This brings the record for The Slim Shaggys to 1-1, and drops Hot Buttered Moose Nuts to a record of 0-2.
Coming up in week 3, The Slim Shaggys are at the 2-0 The Hellfish, where The Hellfish are an early 19-point favorite, while Hot Buttered Moose Nuts are at the 1-1 Z-Squad, where Z-Squad are an early 5.5-point favorite.