The Shenoa Report
October 14 2021
Regular Season Week 6
What’s done in darkness will come to light. The big news this past week was the resignation of coach Jon Gruden after some, nay, a lot of distasteful emails he sent came to light. He made racist, bigoted, anti-gay, and misogonistic comments about a number of people in the NFL and in general. I will not repeat what he said, as I gasped a lot when reading them and wondered why there was so much ugliness in his heart, and why he felt he should convey it in an email. It’s a sad situation. So much ugliness and hate in this world rather than acceptance of those different from oneself. I’ve talked about this before, how athletes, celebrities, coaches are supposed to be “heroes,” mentors, icons, rollmodels, people whom children look up to and emulate. We all can learn from this, be nicer, be better, stop saying hurtful things. The kicker of this story is that these emails were leaked from the investigation into the Washington Football Team. Obviously, this is just the tip of the iceberg and there is much more to come.
In other news, week six is when the bye week starts for some teams. Bye weeks make fantasy football more fun, or frustrating.
Anyway, I did much better on my picks this past week (11-5) and am back to winning in fantasy (4-1).
Here’s the recap of week 5.
Rams @ Seahawks 26-17
I really thought that the 12th man would’ve helped the Seahawks win this game because their lime green uniforms sure didn’t. I was wrong. Both quarterbacks suffered hand injuries, but Russell Wilson’s took him out of the game. This game was so frustrating to watch being that Cooper Kupp was supposed to have a monster game and instead all the passes seemed to go to the squeaky wheel, Robert Woods. So, I got this pick wrong and my WR1 Kupp had a terrible game. Double whammy.
Jets @ Falcons 20-27
I’m glad I didn’t get up early to watch this game. It was terrible. I thought the Jets would win with all the momentum they had coming off last week’s overtime victory. I was wrong, again. Thankfully it didn’t have any fantasy implications for me.
Packers @ Bengals 25-22 OT
It seemed like no one really wanted to win this game, even in overtime. Packers kicker, Mason Crosby missed 3 potential game winning field goals, two in regulation and one in overtime while Bengals kicker, Evan McPherson also missed 2 potential game winning field goals, one in regulation and one in overtime. McPherson even celebrated what he thought was a game winning field goal in OT, but it went wide left. It was tragic to watch. Crosby got redemption when his kick finally split the uprights to end an excruciating overtime to give the Packers the win.
Lions @ Vikings 17-19
The Lions thought that they had finally won their first game of the season until the Vikings kicker Greg Joseph kicked the game winning field goal as time expired to give them the win. Heartbreaking for the Lions.
Broncos @ Steelers 19-27
The Steelers finally looked ok, or did the Broncos just have an off day? I think it was the latter.
Dolphins @ Buccaneers 17-45
This game was so one sided CBS switched coverage and didn’t show the end of the game. Tom Brady injured his throwing hand but was still able to throw 5 touchdown passes, 2 to Antonio Brown, 2 to Mike Evans, and 1 to Giovani Bernard. Most importantly, Leonard Fornette had a rushing touchdown- woot! PS, the Dolphins are terrible. Some things never change.
Saints @ Washington 33-22
Ok, so, the Saints beat the Packers then the Giants beat the Saints, but the Football Team beat the Giants but lost to the Saints. Hmmmmmm. I just don’t know what to make of it all. It was nice to see the Football Team lose this game and it was good to see Alvin Kamara look like Alvin Kamara once again. More importantly, I got this pick correct.
Eagles @ Panthers 21-18
I didn’t get this pick right. Stupid Eagles. Also, what happened to the Panthers strong start to the season?
Titans @ Jaguars 37-19
Woot Titans! Woot Woot Derrick Henry!!! I would’ve been really, really mad and upset if I’d gotten this pick wrong.
Patriots @ Texans 25-22
Just like last week the Patriots had a chance to win the game with a last second field goal, and this time they did. Nick Folk won the game with a 21 yard field goal.
Bears @ Raiders 20-9
The Raiders are killing me. The lack of Darren Waller is really killing me. It’s never good when you make the Bears look decent...
Browns @ Chargers 42-47
The Browns did everything right, not turning the ball over once, and still lost. I didn’t think it would be this high scoring but I’m glad it was, because it gave Nick Chubb a much better chance at racking up points. What a fun game to watch!
NY Giants @ Cowboys 20-44
This game was awful. I’m surprised we didn’t start pulling Giants fans from the stands to join the team. We lost Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay, Daniel Jones, and Rodarius Williams to injuries and Kadarius Toney was tossed in the 4th quarter for throwing a punch. It was just awful to watch. Awful. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.
49ers @ Cardinals 10-17
This was supposed to be a high scoring game. Clearly not high enough. Thanks a lot Cards. At least I got the pick correct.
Bills @ Chiefs 38-20
Thankfully I got the pick correct and thankfully Stephon Diggs didn’t have a good game. I didn’t have any more players to play in fantasy and I was ahead going into this game but my opponent had Diggs and Harrison Butker left to play. There was also a rain delay during the game so I had to go to bed before the game was over. I’m not going to lie, I had dreams, nay nightmares, that I’d lost in fantasy by 0.32 points. I was happy to wake up the next morning to see that my loss was just a nightmare. Good job Bills!
Colts @ Ravens 25-31 OT
This was another game that I didn’t stay up till the end. The Colts looked so good in the first half, I thought that I was going to get this pick wrong. Lamar Jackson looked terrible the first three quarters and then ended up scoring 40 some points in fantasy, most of them coming in the fourth and overtime. It was an unbelievable win for the Ravens, but then again they were playing the Carson Wentz led Colts so it was kinda believable.
WEEK 6
Thursday, October 14th
Buccaneers (4-1) @ Eagles (2-3) (8:20pm FOX/NFL)
I’m picking the Bucs to win this game and looking forward to watching the Eagles lose. Go Lenny go!
Sunday, October 17th
Dolphins (1-4) @ Jaguars (0-5) (9:30am CBS)
Pretty much, if you are a bad team, you’re going to London. I’m sure the Giants will be heading over anytime now. Note the time. It will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the second week in a row. Make sure you have your coffee ready for this game. The Jags always seem to do well across the pond, but I think that I’ll pick the Dolphins to win this game, though I won’t be surprised if I’m wrong.
Packers (4-1) @ Bears (3-2) (1pm FOX)
I’m picking the Packers to win this game, hopefully this week it won’t come down to a field goal. I don’t think it will.
Bengals (3-2) @ Lions (0-5) (1pm FOX)
I’m picking the Bengals to win this game, only because the Lions are really good at figuring out a way to lose.
Texans (1-4) @ Colts (1-4) (1pm CBS)
I think the Colts will win this game, but like the London game, I wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong.
Rams (4-1) @ NY Giants (1-4) (1pm FOX)
I’m picking the Rams to win this game. Go Gmen! Ugh.
Chiefs (2-3) @ Washington (2-3) (1pm CBS)
I’m picking the Chiefs to win this game, they seem to do better on the road.
Vikings (2-3) @ Panthers (3-2) (1pm FOX)
CMC just might be back in the lineup so I’m picking the Panthers to win this game.
Chargers (4-1) @ Ravens (4-1) (1pm CBS)
I’m picking the Ravens to win, only because they are the home team.
Cardinals (5-0) @ Browns (3-2) (4:05pm FOX)
This is a tough game to pick, being that I have players on both sides. I want it to be high scoring, with a lot of passing and rushing touchdowns for Kylar Murray, as well as a lot of rushing yards and touchdowns for Nick Chubb. I’m sitting the Browns defense so I don’t have to worry about that. The Cardinals haven’t lost a game yet and the Browns are perfect at home. I think this is the game where the Cards get their first L. I’m picking the Browns for the win.
Raiders (3-2) @ Broncos (3-2) (4:25pm CBS)
Even though the Raiders started the season strong they’ve lost their last two games. They also lost their head coach, as we all know. This game could get ugly. Will it be a redemption game for the Raiders or will they collapse under extreme pressure? I just hope Darren Waller has a good game, though I’m picking the Broncos to win.
Cowboys (4-1) @ Patriots (2-3) (4:25pm CBS)
I picked up the Cowboys defense for this game, so, as much as it pains me, I’m picking the Cowboys for the win. Really, I just want to win in fantasy.
Seahawks (2-3) @ Steelers (2-3) (8:20pm NBC)
I don’t have high hopes for the Seahawks with Russell Wilson out for a few weeks. Geno Smith just isn’t a stellar back up. Unfortunately I’m picking the Steelers to win this game. I just hope I’m wrong.
Monday, October 18th
Bills (4-1) @ Titans (3-2) (8:15pm ESPN)
Whenever the Bills play the Titans the Music City Miracle is mentioned. The MCM happened in Tennessee on 1/8/00 during a Wild Card playoff game between these two teams. The Bills were up 16-15 with 15 seconds to go in the game. On the kickoff return the Titans tight end Frank Wycheck threw a lateral pass across the field to Kevin Dyson, who then ran 75 yards to score the winning touchdown. Sorry for bringing it up Bills fans. Anyway, I don’t think there will be a music city miracle this time around. I’m picking the Bills for the win, but I can’t have them shutting down Derrick Henry.
BYE WEEK: Falcons, Saints, Jets, 49ers
GO GMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the edit Eric!
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