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Week 1 is in the books and half of you scrubs are winless. The other half may be undefeated, but we all know that won’t last long. I’m looking at you, Scallywags. Baker can’t hold onto the ball, old man Henry’s wheels are about to fall off, and AJ Brown’s already did. Congrats on the week 1 win though. Someone had to play that scrub of a team, The Jesters though.
⚔️ DARQUE WARRIORS SURVIVE MONDAY NIGHT BY 0.80 😱
Darque Warriors 110.16 — Midway Monsters 109.36
The defending champion Midway Monsters began their title defense with heartbreak. After capturing their fourth Crunchtime championship last season, Tim came into Week 1 looking to start the road to a repeat against a familiar rival. Midway owned a commanding 21–10 lifetime advantage over the Darque Warriors and won their last meeting in 2025, but Brad spoiled the championship encore. Darque escaped with a 110.16–109.36 victory, handing the champs a loss by just 0.80 points. 👑💔
And Midway had a chance to steal it on Monday night. The Monsters entered the night with the Broncos D/ST still going and slowly chipped away at Darque’s lead, but Denver produced only 3 points—not quite enough to finish the comeback. That’s especially painful considering Caleb Williams delivered 41.26 points, the #1 QB performance of Week 1, while Bijan Robinson added 23.3. Even worse? Christian Watson’s 27.7—the #1 WR performance of Week 1—was sitting on Tim’s bench. Meanwhile, Brad survived behind Ashton Jeanty’s 27.7 (RB5), Chris Olave’s 19.2 (tied WR5), Breece Hall’s 18.8 and a crucial 13 points from the Seahawks D/ST.
🏆 THE POSTGAME HARDWARE
⚔️ Giant Killer Award — Brad
First assignment of 2026: face the defending champs. Mission accomplished. Brad also avenged Darque’s loss to Midway in their final meeting last season.
👑 “I DID MY PART” Award — Caleb Williams
41.26 points. QB1. The defending champs couldn’t ask for anything more from Caleb.
🪑💀 Championship Hangover Award — Christian Watson
27.7 points. WR1. On the bench. When you lose by 0.80, seeing the week’s highest-scoring receiver sitting unused is going to hurt for a while.
🛡️ Unsung Hero — Seahawks D/ST
Darque’s defense scored 13 while Midway’s Denver defense managed only 3. A 10-point positional swing in a game decided by less than one.
🥚 The “ANYTHING WOULD’VE HELPED” Award — Colston Loveland
0.0 points. Midway needed less than one point to win. That’s going to be a tough zero to look at Tuesday morning.
🌙 Monday Night Heartbreak — Midway Monsters
The champs had one final bullet. Denver just couldn’t deliver enough. 0.80 points separated a dramatic comeback from an 0–1 start.
📊 CRAZY STAT: Midway had the #1 QB in its starting lineup AND the #1 WR on its bench…and lost by 0.80.
🔥 SERIES UPDATE
👹 Midway Monsters: 21 wins
⚔️ Darque Warriors: 11 wins
🔥 Current streak: Darque — W1
👑 Defending champs: 0–1
But the road to a repeat has officially started with a pothole.
👑 The crown is still Midway’s. But in Week 1, Darque knocked it a little crooked. ⚔️🔥
💰 THE PIMPS KEEP JBY UNDER THEIR THUMB 🧹
The Pimps 127.10 — Joe Buck Yourself 79.86
The Pimps entered Week 1 a perfect 4–0 lifetime against Joe Buck Yourself, and apparently Ben had no interest in letting that streak end. The Pimps rolled to a 127.10–79.86 victory, improving to 5–0 all-time against Dennis. The damage came from everywhere. David Montgomery erupted for 25.9 points, the #6 RB performance of Week 1, while Jonathan Taylor added 22.1 (RB8) and Amon-Ra St. Brown scored 18.7 (WR7). Four starters scored at least 18 points, and The Pimps never gave Dennis much of an opening.
The painful part for Joe Buck Yourself is that the roster actually had the firepower to make this interesting—it was just sitting in the wrong places. Trevor Lawrence scored 34.1 on the bench, finishing as QB4 for the entire week, while Jalen Coker exploded for 26.8, the #2 WR performance of Week 1, from Dennis’ bench. Meanwhile, Justin Herbert started for 15.26 and starting WRs Luther Burden and Quentin Johnston combined for just 6.2 points. That’s the kind of box score you stare at Monday night wondering where it all went wrong.
🏆 THE POSTGAME HARDWARE
💰 Pimp of the Week — David Montgomery, 25.9
The #6 RB in Week 1 led The Pimps in scoring and gave Ben a huge 25.9 from the FLEX.
🪑 Fantasy Felony — Dennis
Leaving the QB4 Trevor Lawrence (34.1) and the WR2 Jalen Coker (26.8) on the bench. Somewhere, the fantasy police are preparing charges.
😱 “WAIT…HE SCORED WHAT?” Award — Jalen Coker
Eight catches, 138 yards, two touchdowns and 26.8 points. Second-best WR performance in the league—and it counted for exactly zero in Dennis’ starting lineup.
🤏 Almost Perfect — The Pimps
Even Ben left some ammunition on the bench. Kyle Monangai scored 19.4, which would have improved an already dominant performance.
📊 FUN FACT: Coker and Lawrence combined for 60.9 bench points—more than three-quarters of JBY’s entire starting lineup total.
🥊 THE RIVALRY RECORD:
The Pimps: 5 wins 🏆
Joe Buck Yourself: 0 wins 💀
Total meetings: 5
The Pimps’ win streak: 🔥 5
Until Dennis figures out how to beat Ben, this matchup might as well be renamed:
🎯 The Pimping of Joe Buck
🌮 THE FOURTH TIME IS THE CHARM
Tacoman9000 126.62 — Irish Pride 112.36
Irish Pride entered Week 1 with a perfect 3–0 lifetime record against Tacoman9000, but Hector finally broke through. Tacoman took it 126.62–112.36, snapping Rich’s undefeated run in the series and moving the all-time matchup to 3–1. 🌮🔥 And Hector didn’t sneak past him—he brought some serious firepower. D’Andre Swift exploded for 32.4 points, finishing as the #2 RB in all of fantasy for Week 1, while Jalen Hurts delivered 30.72 (QB7), Jaxon Smith-Njigba scored 19.2 (WR5) and Trey McBride’s 15.5 was good for TE3.
☘️ Richard certainly can’t blame Josh Allen. Allen went nuclear for 40.66 points, the #2 QB performance of Week 1, while Dallas Goedert’s 19.7 finished as TE2 and Javonte Williams added 19.2. The problem was the rest of the lineup. DeVonta Smith and Davante Adams combined for only 7.9, while Christian McCaffrey managed just 8.8. Even getting two of the week’s best performances at QB and TE wasn’t enough to overcome Hector’s much deeper lineup.
🏆 THE POSTGAME HARDWARE
🌮 Taco Supreme Award — D’Andre Swift, 32.4
Three rushing touchdowns, 124 yards and the #2 RB performance of Week 1. Hector waited four meetings for a win over Irish Pride. Swift apparently got tired of waiting.
💪 “I DID MY PART!” Award — Josh Allen, 40.66
The #2 QB in all of fantasy scored more than 40 and still took the L. Josh is allowed to skip the postgame team meeting.
👯 Dynamic Duo — D’Andre Swift + Jalen Hurts
63.12 combined points. Those two accounted for almost exactly half of Tacoman’s entire score.
🧤 Tight End Throwdown — Dallas Goedert vs. Trey McBride
Goedert finished TE2 with 19.7. McBride finished TE3 with 15.5. Richard won the TE battle; Hector won the one that mattered.
🪑 Wrong Side of the Bench — Parker Washington
Parker scored 14.3 while Davante produced just 2.6 in the starting lineup. That’s an 11.7-point swing in a game decided by 14.26. 😬
🌮🐒 Monkey-Off-His-Back Award — Hector
Three previous meetings. Three Irish Pride victories.
Not anymore.
📊 FUN FACT: Richard had the #2 QB and #2 TE of Week 1 and still lost by more than 14 points.
🔥 SERIES UPDATE
☘️ Irish Pride: 3 wins
🌮 Tacoman9000: 1 win
📈 Current streak: Tacoman9000 — W1
The lifetime series still belongs to Irish Pride, 3–1. But the “Hector has never beaten me” jokes officially expired in Week 1. 🌮🏆
🏴☠️ SCALLYWAGS END THE JESTERS’ FOUR-GAME REIGN
Scallywags 100.54 — Miami Jesters 82.66
The Jesters had owned this rivalry lately, entering Week 1 with a 14–13 lifetime advantage and four straight victories over the Scallywags. McE finally put an end to that run. 🏴☠️ The Scallywags sailed away with a 100.54–82.66 victory, snapping the four-game skid and pulling the all-time series even at 14–14. The difference-maker was Derrick Henry, who steamrolled his way to 35.3 points—the #1 RB performance of Week 1. Throw in 18 points from the Steelers D/ST, the #2 defense of the week, and more than half of McE’s total came from those two spots alone.
Miami got a huge afternoon from Justin Jefferson, whose 23.2 points ranked #3 among Week 1 WRs, and Jayden Daniels contributed another 21.66. After that, things got ugly. Jaylen Waddle produced a microscopic 0.2 points, the Titans D/ST put up a zero, and no other Jesters starter reached double digits. Even worse, DJ Moore’s 17 points were sitting on the bench. McE wasn’t exactly perfect either—Patrick Mahomes scored 25.66 on his bench while Baker Mayfield started for only 11.64—but when Derrick Henry is running over everyone in sight, you can get away with a few questionable decisions. 🏴☠️😂
🏆 THE POSTGAME HARDWARE
👑 King of the High Seas — Derrick Henry
35.3 points. RB1. Twenty-four carries, 144 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Derrick accounted for more than 35% of the Scallywags’ entire score. McE didn’t need a running back—he needed a battering ram. 💪🏴☠️
🏴☠️ Curse Breaker Award — McE
Four straight losses to the Jesters were enough. McE finally ended the streak and pulled the lifetime series back to 14–14. The ship has officially changed course. ⚔️
🛡️ First Mate Award — Steelers D/ST
18 points, DEF2. A defensive touchdown, two interceptions and four sacks. Derrick captained the ship, but Pittsburgh made a pretty good first mate.
🤡 Court Jester Award — Jaylen Waddle
0.2 points. One catch. Two yards. That’s less of a fantasy performance and more of a participation trophy. 🎪
🪑 Should’ve Been on Stage Award — DJ Moore
Miami left 17 points on the bench while Waddle contributed 0.2 to the starting lineup. That’s a 16.8-point swing in a game decided by 17.88. One lineup decision nearly accounted for the entire margin.
😬 “WE’LL PRETEND THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN” Award — McE
Baker Mayfield started for 11.64 while Patrick Mahomes scored 25.66 from the bench. That’s 14.02 points McE left unused. Winning has a wonderful way of making lineup mistakes disappear. 😂
🎯 “I DID MY PART” Award — Justin Jefferson
23.2 points, WR3. Justin showed up ready to play. Unfortunately for Miami, several of his teammates apparently didn’t get the invitation.
🔥 SERIES UPDATE
🏴☠️ Scallywags: 14 wins
🃏 Miami Jesters: 14 wins
🤝 ALL-TIME SERIES: 14–14
💀 Jesters’ four-game winning streak: OVER
Twenty-eight meetings. Dead even.
🧾😱 NOT SO FAST, TOP DAWGS!
Green Bay Gamblers 112.86 — Top Dawgs 112.14
What a difference a stat correction makes. When the games ended, it appeared the Top Dawgs had escaped with a microscopic victory. Corey had watched Kenneth Walker III—the #3 RB of Week 1 with 32.1 points—get parked on the sideline in the fourth quarter, seemingly leaving the Gamblers just short. The Dawgs appeared to have survived. The celebration started. The standings said 1–0. Then the fantasy football gods reached down and said: “Not so fast.” 😂📞
A scoring correction bumped the Chiefs D/ST from 11 to 12 points, flipping the entire matchup and giving Green Bay a stunning 112.86–112.14 victory. Corey also got 27.96 from Lamar Jackson, but Kenneth was the engine, piling up 173 rushing yards and two total touchdowns for his RB3 finish. Scott countered with Jahmyr Gibbs’ 29.6 (RB4) and Zay Flowers’ 22.0 (WR4), but suddenly that wasn’t enough. What looked like a heartbreaking Gamblers loss became one of the wildest Week 1 wins imaginable.
🏆 THE POSTGAME HARDWARE
☎️ “UPON FURTHER REVIEW…” Award — Green Bay Gamblers
Corey went from 0–1 to 1–0 without anybody taking another snap. That’s fantasy football.
🧾 Stat Correction Victim of the Week — Scott
Imagine going to bed 1–0 and finding out the box score changed its mind. Welcome back, fantasy football!
🐎 Workhorse Award — Kenneth Walker III
32.1 points, RB3. The Chiefs sitting Kenneth in the fourth initially looked like it had cost Corey the matchup. Turns out the Chiefs took with one hand…and their defense gave it back with the other.
🐶 “WAIT…WE LOST?!” Award — Top Dawgs
Scott survived Sunday.
Scott survived Monday.
Scott did not survive the scoring department. 💀
📊 CRAZY STAT: Kenneth (RB3) and Jahmyr (RB4) combined for 61.7 points, while Zay added the WR4 performance. And after all that star power, the matchup was ultimately decided by a defensive stat correction.
🔥 SERIES UPDATE
🎰 Green Bay Gamblers: 14 wins
🐶 Top Dawgs: 14 wins
🤝 ALL-TIME SERIES: 14–14
🔥 Current streak: Gamblers — W1
Twenty-eight meetings. Dead even.
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