Thursday, November 15, 2018

The Shenoa Report Week 11 '18 #theshenoareport


The Shenoa Report
November 15, 2018
Regular Season Week 11

They say, on any given day any given football team can win. This past weekend was one of those days. Notable and very unexpected outcomes include but are not limited to; the Pats losing miserably to the Titans, the Bills throttling the Jets, and the Browns killing the Falcons. On that note the NY Football Giants also won!!!!!!!! Finally, in other news, Le’veon Bell did not report to the Steelers and forfeited his chance to play this season. Were you one of those “lucky” ones to draft Bell?  For your sake, I hope not. We are now heading into week 11 and even though the Jets defense was ranked number two last week, they blew it and in doing so I lost again in fantasy, terribly, and am 4-6 in my league. I went 9-5 on my picks, and The Giants didn’t lose!!!!!!

Let’s recap week ten.

Panthers @ Steelers 21-52
Of course my opponent started Big Ben and of course he had 5 flippin touchdowns. Ahhhhhhh. In a way, my fantasy week matchup was over after the first game. I don’t think the Panthers knew they were playing on Thursday night. It was a terrible game in my opinion.

Lions @ Bears 22-34
I’m glad I started Trubisky; he threw for 355 yards and had three touchdowns. Unfortunately after Thursday night I needed five touchdowns from him to keep up.  It didn’t help that I had benched Robinson, knowing he was coming off a groin injury, as he had over 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Instead, I started Jones Jr of the Lions who only had one touchdown and left the game early with an injury… damn.

Saints @ Bengals 51-14
Drew Brees moved into second place passing Brett Favre on the career list after his three touchdown game. The Saints ripped through the Bengals like it was no big deal. With their defense improving New Orleans is becoming a very dangerous team.

Falcons @ Browns 16-28
Baker Mayfield threw three touchdown passes, a career high, during the win over the Falcons. I know, the win surprised me too. Julio Jones found the end zone again for the Falcons but it wasn’t enough to beat the Browns, who got their third win this season.

Patriots @ Titans 10-34
I should have played the Titans defense. Who knew? The Titans stunned the Patriots, and the rest of the nation, this past Sunday when they dominated New England at home. Brady was without a touchdown and completed only half of his passes. It was amazing to watch, especially with a Patriots fan at the end of the bar.   

Jaguars @ Colts 26-29
Andrew Luck threw three touchdowns in the first half and that was enough to win the game. Even though the Colts didn’t score anything in the second half they held off the Jags who tried to come back in the 4th quarter.

Cardinals @ Chiefs 14-26
Mahomes only had two touchdown passes in this win over the Cardinals. Thankfully they were both to Tyreek Hill, who is on my fantasy team. The Chiefs simply outplayed the Cardinals, which was expected.  

Bills @ Jets 41-10
The Jets number two ranked defense this week played like the 32nd. Did you know you can get negative points in my fantasy league? Thanks to the Jets defense I got -6… This game put the nail in the coffin in my loss. Matt Barkley (who?) the fourth string QB that was signed just days before the game sparked the Bills offense and gave them the win that no one saw coming. I mean the Bills win was almost as surprising as the Titans.

Redskins @ Buccaneers 16-3
The Bucs only punted once and put up over 500 yards yet the Redskins were the ones who won the game. Doesn’t make sense does it? It helped that the Redskins had four takeaways, three of which were scoring opportunities and Alex Smith didn’t throw any interceptions, just one touchdown at the end of the game.  

Chargers @ Raiders 20-6
In this weird week 10 where there were so many upsets at least the Raiders stayed true to their losing streak. The Chargers won this game easily, just like everyone expected.

Dolphins @ Packers 12-31
The Packers finally got back into the swing of things knocking off the Dolphins quite easily. Aaron Jones ran for a career high of 145 yards and two touchdowns to help the Packers seal the deal.

Seahawks @ Rams 31-36
This was a good, close game to watch. The Seahawks put up a fight but in the end it was the Rams to pull out the win.

Cowboys @ Eagles 27-20
This is another game I was shocked at the outcome. The Cowboys and Eagles have a tied record after the Cowboys victory on Sunday night. Ezekiel Elliott had over 150 yards rushing and scored the winning touchdown of the game. The Eagles continue their Super Bowl hangover.

NY Giants @ 49ers 27-23
The Giants win! The Giants win!!!! I still can’t believe it. It was amazing. Eli was protected in the pocket, OBJ had some really great catches, and Engram didn’t drop the ball too much. OBJ has said that they are going to win the rest of their games to have a record of 8-7 by the end of the season. Well, they are that much closer with this win. I’m proud of them. Eli had three touchdown passes and no interceptions. OBJ has two touchdowns and Sterling Shepard had the go ahead touchdown to win the game.  I wore my football socks, football leggings, Eli Manning jersey and NY Giants earrings to help the team. I didn’t know if it would be the last time Eli would start a game and I wanted to make sure I paid tribute to him. I think after this win he’ll start again which makes me happy.
I didn’t win in fantasy, I didn’t do well on my picks, but at least the Giants won.


WEEK 11

Thursday, November 15th

Packers [4-4-1] @ Seahawks [4-5] (8:20pm FOX/NFLN/Amazon Prime Video/Twitch)
This seems to be a pretty evenly matched game. The Packers have yet to win on the road, but the Seahawks have only won once at home. I’m going to pick the Seahawks to win, but I’m not entirely sure about this pick. Remember, if you too despise Joe Buck watch this game on Amazon Prime TV and select another audio option!


Sunday, November 18th

Cowboys [4-5] @ Falcons [4-5] (1pm FOX)
The Cowboys should be able to win this game, especially after coming off a big win against the Eagles. On the other hand the Falcons are trying to bounce back after a humiliating loss to the Browns. Does their downward spiral continue? I’m going to pick the Falcons to win.

Panthers [6-3] @ Lions [3-6] (1pm FOX)
Both teams lost last week so I am going to pick the Panthers to win this game.

Titans [5-4] @ Colts [4-5] (1pm CBS)
I’m going to pick the Titans to win this game unless last week was a complete fluke.

Buccaneers [3-6] @ NY Giants [2-7] (1pm FOX)
OBJ thinks that the Giants will win out. I think that the Giants can win this game but I said that I wouldn’t pick them to win until they’ve won at least two in a row. Therefore I’m picking the Bucs to win in hopes of a Giants win. JPP will be trying to get to Eli Manning this time in his reunion with the Giants.  I liked it better when JPP was on our defense.
  

Texans [6-3] @ Redskins [6-3] (1pm CBS)
The Texans are coming off of their bye week. They should be refreshed and ready to go. My head says the Redskins will win and my heart is going with the Texans. I’m picking the Redskins to win but I’m not happy about it.

Steelers  [6-2-1] @ Jaguars [3-6] (1pm CBS)
Last year the Jags beat up on the Steelers, I don’t think this will be the case this time around. I’m picking the Steelers to win this game even though they will not have Bell for the rest of the season.

Bengals [5-4] @ Ravens [4-5] (1pm CBS)
I’m picking the Ravens to win this game. But, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bengals upset them. Any given Sunday…

Raiders [1-8] @ Cardinals [2-7] (4:05pm CBS)
I’m picking the Cardinals to get their third win of the season.   

Broncos [3-6] @ Chargers [7-2] (4:05pm CBS)
I’m picking the Chargers to win, they are actually pretty good this season, and flying a little bit under the radar.   

Eagles [4-5] @ Saints [8-1] (4:25pm FOX)
I’m picking the Saints to win this game. This should be a fun game to watch.  

Vikings [5-3-1] @ Bears [6-3] (8:20pm NBC)
The Vikings are coming off their bye but the Bears are playing some good football right now. The Bears just might beat the Vikings. I think I’m going to have to pick the Bears to win.


Monday, November 19th

Chiefs [9-1] @ Rams [9-1] (8:15pm ESPN)
This game was supposed to be played in Mexico City but because of field conditions it has been moved to LA and will be a real home game for the Rams. I am picking the Rams to win, but only because they are at home.

BYES: Bills, Browns, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, 49ers

GO GMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the edit Eric!






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