Week 10 - MOTW

At first, I was going to write about the Chris vs. Paul matchup as the loser is most likely fully eliminated from the playoff race but:

1. I already wrote about them and I do try to limit repeats as much as I can

2. Who wants to hear about two teams that suck, one of which won't even be in the playoff race after this week?

Instead, let's focus on a bigger matchup of 2 teams. Whoever wins gets 7-3 and puts them in the driver's seat at a playoff spot and potentially a bye while the loser drops to 6-4 and has to fend off the 4 teams below him trying to steal his playoff spot.

MOTW

3. In Time (Eric) vs. 5. Let Bijans be Bijans

QB: Eric ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ David

While Lamar is most likely the best QB in this grouping, he gets the toughest defense in the NFL while Eric has Stroud, who should have to throw a lot to keep up with the Bengals. I think the tough defense will actually help Lamar's value as he'll have to throw even late in the game but Stroud should be able to match him on a point by point basis.

WR: Eric ◯ ◯ ◯ ◯ 🟢 David

At the time this post is being written, I don't even know who Eric's 3rd WR is going to be. Waddle is on a bye and he doesn't even have a 3rd WR on his roster. Meanwhile, David K has 3 primary options in winnable matchups. I can't see Gabe and Shaheed doing enough to win.

RB: Eric ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ David

Initially this one looked like it would tilt heavily in Eric's favor but the welcomed news of Conner's return made this a much better fight. Bijan should (assuming Arthur Smith isn't out to get him) dominate a weak Arizona defense and Conner should be heavily involved as he was one of the only weapons the Cardinals had before he went down with an injury. Etienne gets a tough front in the 49ers but Javonte gets to kick the Bills defense while they're down a few players due to injury. 

TE/K/DST: Eric ◯ ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ David

David gets the nice Andrews stack and I feel like against hard defenses, QBs look for their main options more than usual. It's tough to write about the DST as Eric still needs to pick one up but there aren't any free agents better than the Jets against Aidan. Eric draws it a little bit back to his side thanks to having Koo, who has been one of the best kickers in football, in a game where he should be called upon early and often.

Winner: David K

This is one of the more interesting MOTWs I've seen as one team is so overtly dominant at the WR matchup while the other doesn't have a clear edge anywhere (although if anything, it's probably at RB. I'll give the small edge to David K and the Lamar/Andrews stack that I think should propel him to a win.

Season MOTW Record: 2-1

Good luck to all!