MOTW - Week 6

Week 6 and Jon has yet to be beat. His closest call was against David K. (really?) in a week 3 squeaker where he pulled away by 1.5 points. Jon plays 10th place Paul this week so it looks like he'll be out of the MOTW spotlight this week. We'll shift our focus on two teams that looked to be out of the playoff race early, but have the talent on their teams to sneak in and make some noise.

MOTW
8. A Team Has No Name (Eric) vs. 9. finn balor (Biggie)
Both left for dead as recently as 2 weeks ago, both have scored 115+ points in wins, keeping them alive. While they both sit looking up at the competition, there's still plenty of time to get on track. Which of these two contenders will inch closer?
QB: With famous Jameis on a bye, Biggie is going with his draft class buddy Mariota, who has done wonderful things on the ground this season. As a bonus, he gets to face a Cleveland team that's ready to move to the CFL. But Palmer should be back to lead a dangerous Cardinals offense against a shockingly inept Jets secondary. While Revis has not lived up to his namesake this season, his absence can't help the Jets. Both quarterbacks should be able to get their points. Edge: Even
WR: Talk about a group of underachievers. Alshon hasn't been able to get Hoyer's attention and Edelman has been waiting for his gay lover to come back from his suspension. I expect Alshon to pick it up against a weak Jaguars secondary and for Edelman to finally get some love after Brady couldn't stop going to Bennett last weekend. While OBJ and Cooper have been solid options (and probably the 2 best receivers in this matchup), I don't like that Eric is playing two receivers from the same team. Eventually, they will cannibalize each other. Edge: Even
RB: This is definitely the position that's been carrying Biggie so far. David Johnson has been a top 2 option every week and doesn't look to be slowing down. Even with Drew Stanton at QB, he was able to put up 30+ points. Freeman gets a tough matchup against Seattle but after what the Falcons backfield was able to do at Denver, Seattle shouldn't be a problem. Mathews is still dealing with his fumbling issues while Ingram could get lost in a shootout. Edge: Biggie
TE: If Reed plays, I'm taking him, as he is a top 3 TE in the league when healthy. But if he doesn't Biggie will have to act fast to replace him. It looks about 50/50 right now so I'll have to give the edge to the slow white guy over the fast black guy... Edge: Eric
K/DEF: Pittsburgh has played one good defensive game against the Chiefs but even then, they couldn't score double digits. While Miami is turnover prone, I can't see a huge outing. Meanwhile, Buffalo has has one bad defensive game and become more solid as the season has progressed. Expect them to take down a rusty Kaep in Buffalo. Vinatieri should get plenty of opportunities against Houston while Boswell may lose some opportunities with the Steelers deciding to go for 2 randomly. Edge: Even

Winner: Biggie
Biggie climbs another game out of the hole by riding his 2 workhorse running backs in what ends up being a really close matchup. He'll win by less than 5 points and Monday night will be tense as this matchup basically becomes Cardinals running vs. Cardinals passing.

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim