It's been a season of parity so far in the Rad Dynasty. After week four, three of the worst teams last year (Fergalicious, TBone, and Dynastic Dan) have a combined record of 11-1. These teams combined for a grand total of fourteen wins last season. Meanwhile, BDB and Show me the TDs, who made the playoffs last year, are each 1-3. Bluth Company, one of the highest scoring teams in the league last year, is 0-4. What is going on???
Before we dive into the recaps, shout out to player of the week Derrick Henry for TBone's Terrific Team. Henry rushed for 199 yards and scored two touchdowns, totaling 34.4 fantasy points for Timmy's surprise 3-1 team. This huge performance lifted TBone to a big win. Let's jump right into the action.
TBone's Terrific Team (3-1) 123.45 vs BDB's Jet Setters (1-3) 114.14
TBone, who only won four games last season, moves to 3-1 with a win over BDB. Aside from Derrick Henry, TBone was led by Amon-Ra St. Brown (19.78) and Brian Robinson (18.8). TBone looks to continue his remarkable turnaround next week against The Killing Fields, who had a dud of a game in week four. It is extremely possible Timmy matches his entire 2023 win total just five games into the 2024 season.
BDB has been in the bottom half of the league in scoring. While he had a great week three, he came crashing back down to earth in this game. He sits at 1-3, despite great contributions from Stefon Diggs (16) and Aaron Jones (17.15). BDB takes on TDs or Bust in week five, in what should be a crucial game for both teams.
Fergalicious (4-0) 178.09 vs Show me the TDs (1-3) 155.53
With all due respect to TBone, Fergalicious has been the surprise team of the year. They won four games last year, started 0-7, and came into this year having made minimal improvements to the roster. How have they gotten to 4-0?
A big answer to that is Nico Collins. He went nuclear in this game, scoring 27.1 points. Lamar Jackson (27.64), Jayden Reed (23.6), Jonathan Taylor (18.3), and Justice Hill (18) had huge games. They needed every one of these points, as Show me the TDs put up a great fight. Sucks to lose when you score 155 points.
Justin Fields (33.98), Mike Evans (19.8), Justin Jefferson (17.5), and the IDP carried Sean's team this week. It was a tough luck loss, and no one would have thought that with this much talent, they'd be 1-3 so far. Things don't get any easier next week with a matchup against defending champ ned, who is 3-1.
Alice in Horns (3-1) 137.18 vs Bluth Company (0-4) 136.25
This was easily the game of the week. Bluth came in 0-3 and by far the lowest scoring team in the league. They come out 0-4 and are still the lowest scoring team in the league, but that is beside the point. They put up a great fight, and nearly pulled off the shocking win.
To put together such a strong performance finally, only to lose by less than a point is definitely tough. Bluth heads into week five with the season's first rematch: a matchup against 4-0 Fergalicious.
Alice continues to impress this season, with her only loss to 4-0 Dynastic Dan. This was a nice win, spearheaded by her running back trio of David Montgomery (14.5), Alvin Kamara (21.4), and Kyren Williams (18.4). Alice heads into week five against 2-2 Teflon Don, (my brother Chris). These teams finished with identical 8-7 records in 2023, each one missing the playoffs by one game. Both teams are looking to get over the hump this year. This should be a crucial game.
Dynastic Dan (4-0) 104.55 vs The Killing Fields (1-3) 87.65
Yikes. This was the lowest scoring matchup of the day. I may be 4-0, but I don't feel very good about it. I would have been beaten by literally any other team except for The Killing Fields this week. It was a lucky matchup. Lord knows I've been the second highest scoring team only to lose to the highest scoring team maaaaaannnnnny times in fantasy football before... but I can't say that this has ever happened before. I'll take it.
It was a matchup to forget. Jamarr Chase (17.25) was the only player who really had an outstanding game on offense for Dynastic Dan. The Killing Fields was led by D'Andre Swift (26) and James Conner (17.8). They might have had a chance to win this one, but left injured Davante Adams in the lineup, as well as two injured IDPs. Mike Gesicki had -.4 points, to add insult to injury.
Next week, The Killing Fields looks to get back into the win column against TBone, in what is essentially a must-win game for this team. Dynastic Dan has a favorable matchup against My Team next week, and looks to get to 5-0 on the season.
Teflon Don (2-2) 122.14 vs TDs or Bust (2-2) 105.69
This was another ugly, low scoring game where each team fell well below projections. It's been an up and down fantasy season, that's for sure.
Teflon Don started the year 0-2, but has now won two in a row to even their record. Prescott (20.74), Nabers (17.1), and Moss (15.8) were the big guns offensively for Teflon Don. Hopefully the Nabers concussion is not a sign of things to come. He is perhaps my favorite young player in the league right now.
TDs or Bust underperformed by 33 points and limped away from this one. It was a bold move to start Daniel Jones, but it did not really pan out as he only scored 9.54 points. Breece Hall (2.8) and Dawson Knox (0.5) had bad games. Aidan Hutchinson had a goose egg. TDs or Bust hopes this game is just a fluke as this is a team with title aspirations. They look to rebound against 1-3 BDB next week.
Ned's rollers (3-1) 159.13 vs My Team (0-4) 107.58
This one was never really in question, as ned steamrolled his way to victory. His team was fueled by Kenneth Walker (32.85), Jordan Mason (23), and CeeDee Lamb's (20.1) big games. The defending champ has looked great this year, and has his eyes on back to back titles to start this dynasty league. Start the dynasty with a dynasty.
My Team had a poor game, but it would not have been so bad without Rashee Rice's injury. He was having a big year, but is likely done for the season after scoring 3.75 in this one. The rest of the team, aside from Jared Goff and Tony Pollard, did not do much. But it would be nice to see My Team fix their IDP mess. This team has a strong enough core that they could be a "tough out" each and every single week. Instead, it looks like this team may not even win a game (although I have to point out they would have beaten me this week if we had matched up).
BOOM
That's the end of this week's recap. We'll have a last look at the standings after week four. Two teams sit undefeated at 4-0: Fergalicious and Dynastic Dan. They don't play till week 10 this season. That should be a huge matchup. I doubt they'll both be 9-0 coming into that game, but it is fun to think about.
The rest of the teams are sort of bunched up with 1, 2, or 3 wins. It's too early to predict who is out of it and who is a contender. Watch out for ned, yo. He's a giant threat to repeat this year. Teflon Don and Alice are great, too. And TDs or Bust. And it is hard to count out Show me the TDs, who has had some bad luck. They are the second highest scoring team in the league, but are allowing the most points in the league, by a wide margin. They are like last year's Bluth Company.
Until next week!
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