Week 4 - MOTW

You may be thinking "Simon, you're late for this week too!" But I actually already had the matchup below in mind and realized they wouldn't play anybody in the Thursday game, meaning I wouldn't have to write this until the weekend (although this is the truth, some detractors will automatically assume I am slacking. To them (actually, just David K) I say, suck it.)*

*Yes, I am reusing my excuse from last week even though this week I was sick which caused the delay. But it still applies! (And for those that think that I am just picking a matchup after the Thursday game that was not affected by the Thursday game, I can neither confirm nor deny that is true)

MOTW

1. Football is Death (David K) vs. 2. Jacked Up! (Cho)

1 vs. 2

QB: David ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ Cho

Initially, i was leaning towards David as Josh Allen should shred a defense that gave up 6 TDs to Tua and Lamar may struggle with arguably the best defense un the NFL. But then I realized that half of Buffalo's defense is injured and Lamar will have to go nuts for the Ravens to stay in the game, which I have full faith that he will do.

WR: David ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ Cho

These 2 teams actually have really similar profiles. They both have a WR1 that's a target hog in an iffy offense (Marquise, Pittman), they both have a WR1A/B in a maybe iffier offense and across from another WR that could lay claim to that role (Sutton, Samuel), and they both have a rookie WR that may be the WR1 on their team (Wilson, Doubs). Too close to call this one.

RB: David ◯ ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ Cho

Finally, a non-tie. While Najee should feast on the Jets in a game they're expected to win, CMC and Kareem Hunt are two top 18 backs, regardless of matchup. While Hunt and Pollard both share reps with another runner on their team, Hunt's ability + surrounding talent surpasses what Pollard is able to do.

TE/K/DST: David ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ Cho

Both TEs have compromised QB situations so I'll call that pretty much a wash, even though whichever TE catches a TD may be the one that makes the difference in this matchup. From a D perspective, Pittsburgh does get Zach Wilson in his season debut but Watt is out so we can temper expectations (also, hopefully nobody's mom is there which would only motivate Wilson to be amazing).

Winner: Cho

It's going to be a close matchup with the winner taking first place going into week 5 but I think Cho squeaks this one out solely on the RB advantage he has. David is still in great position at 3-1 but will have to acquiesce his spot at the top of the leader board.

Good luck to all!