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End of an Era

I started the Studio711 fantasy football league back in 2007, but I’m closing the league. We won’t be playing this year. It sucks up a lot of my time to write these posts, make sure the league and rosters are full, handle my own team, etc, and while I could probably get by with less effort, I don’t want to do it halfway. It has been a lot of fun over the years, but lately it has felt like more of a drag, and honestly, I didn’t even watch every Seahawks game last year, much less keep up with all the NFL news.

Here’s one last post full of stats summarizing the years from 2007-2021 (minus 2020 when we took a COVID break.)

  • A total of 15 different people participated in the league over the 14 years of the league. Luke, Tim and I were the only people to play in it for all of those years, but Andy and Dad were in 13 of them.
  • I had the most playoff appearances (12 time, 85% of the seasons) but Tyler had a 100% appearance rate over his three seasons.
  • Micah dominated our league for one year with an 85% win percentage but he ended up losing the championship. Of teams that played at least 3 seasons, the top three win percentages are Tyler (62.8%), Logan (62.6%), and me (59.7%.)
  • Logan made the most moves per season (32.5) and Chelsea made the least (6).
  • Logan averaged the most points per season (1745 over 11 seasons) and Ed averaged the least (1436 over 3 seasons).

Thank you to everyone who participated over the years!

Fantasy Football – Week 17

Our 2021 fantasy season is over! Logan beat Tyler in the championship game to bring home first place. It might take a little while for the Tyler’s pain to wear off as he left a WR with 50 points on his bench. Ouch! And in a last minute comeback on Monday night, Andy beat me for 3rd place. Here are the final standings:

  1. Logan
  2. Tyler
  3. Andy
  4. Ben
  5. Nick
  6. Tim
  7. Chelsea
  8. Luke

I don’t care much about getting fourth instead of third, but I did come across an interesting story about the last minute score from Najee Harris (Andy’s running back.) Read here if you’re interested but that play decided a lot of fantasy championships!

Here are a few end of the season stats for you:

  • Logan’s 1933.33 regular season points comes in 3rd on the list all time behind himself in 2018 (2024.38) and me in 2015 (1955.86).
  • Luke’s opponents scored an average of 129.37 regular season points which sets a new league record.
  • Andy won when it counted and finished in 3rd place despite having the lowest season point total (only 84% of what Logan scored in first place.)
  • Logan now has 4 first place finishes in our league.
  • We all know the draft day projections are bogus, but this year’s projections correctly named the top four teams.
  • Tyler has finished 2nd in the league in both of his seasons.
  • Logan had the most points this season from drafted players (1876.65) and I had the least (1331.62)
  • I had the most points from this season post-draft acquisitions (689.65) and Andy had the least (101.37).

Here are the top players for various positions:

PositionRankNamePointsManager
QB1Josh Allen446.72Chelsea
QB2Tom Brady429.7Logan
QB3Justin Herbert423.34Tim
WR1Cooper Kupp344.7Ben
WR2Deebo Samuel275.64Chelsea
WR3Davante Adams274.3Luke
RB1Jonathan Tyalor342.1Nick
RB2Austin Ekeler282.4Tyler
RB3Joe Mixon266.9Tim
TE1Mark Andrews235.1Ben
TE2Travis Kelce205.4Andy
TE3George Kittle159Tyler
K1Nick Folk159Ben
K2Justin Tucker154Nick
K3Evan McPherson152FA

Thank you everyone for playing this year! I appreciated all those full rosters and nobody pulling an Antonio Brown. I hope you’ll all come back next year, but as always, if you want out, please let me know sooner rather than later so I can find a replacement.

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreNick had 132.98Tyler had 176.03 (Week 14)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreLuke had 85.49Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutChelsea beat Luke by 19.07Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinAndy beat Ben by 2.17Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakNick has a 5 game winning streakLogan had an 8 game winning streak (Week 14)Micah (2011), Ben (2015), and Logan (2021) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakLuke and Ben have 2 game losing streaksChelsea had a 5 game losing streak (Week 9) and Nick had a 5 game losing streak. (Week 12) and Andy had a 5 game losing streak (Week 16)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerJa’Marr Chase had 50.10 for Tyler.Jonathan Taylor had 51.90 for Nick (Week 11)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreChelsea won with 104.56Andy beat Luke with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreBen lost with 125.82Logan lost to Andy with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 16

The semifinals are complete and Logan and Tyler will be battling it out for first place! Tyler put up the high score of the season, and Logan’s off week was still good enough to scoot past Andy. In our last fantasy season (2019), Tyler lost to Tim in the final game. Can he redeem himself this year or will Logan finish his dominant season with a win?

For the first time since Week 6, Logan isn’t in the top spot of the power rankings anymore. In fact, he’s not even in the top 4! In fact, 3 of the bottom four teams are in the top four in the power rankings. Everything is topsy turvy.

  1. Tyler ▲2
  2. Tim ▲5
  3. Chelsea ▲1
  4. Luke ▲1

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreTyler had 146.59Tyler had 176.03 (Week 14)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreAndy had 73.64Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutTyler beat Ben by 62.07Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinNick beat Chelsea by 6.54Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakNick has a 4 game winning streakLogan has an 8 game winning streak (Week 14)Micah (2011), Ben (2015), and Logan (2021) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakAndy has a 5 game losing streakChelsea had a 5 game losing streak (Week 9) and Nick had a 5 game losing streak. (Week 12) and Andy had a 5 game losing streak (Week 16)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerJoe Burrow had 46.10 for ChelseaJonathan Taylor had 51.90 for Nick (Week 11)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreLogan won with 105.44Andy beat Luke with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreLuke lost with 120.79Logan lost to Andy with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 15

The post is a little bit late this week because everyone in the NFL has COVID! (And apparently it has spread up north too.) The oddity of watching a Tuesday afternoon football game apparently threw our league into another dimension because remember how last week I was wondering how anyone would beat Logan and Tyler in the playoffs? If you add their scores together this week, they would only beat last place Chelsea by 1.91 points! They both bombed hard. Will they recover next week for the playoffs?

Speaking of which, I screwed up when I set the fantasy schedule this year. Normally we do our playoffs on Week 15 and 16 so that if playoff teams are resting their players in Week 17, it doesn’t affect us. Oops. I guess that’s just part of the league this year. Next year we’ll go back to the 15/16 playoffs.

Also of note, Logan’s loss also means that the 8 game winning streak is still the high bar for this league.

So with that, our playoff bracket is set. Here are the seeds:

  1. Logan
  2. Ben
  3. Tyler
  4. Andy
  5. Nick
  6. Luke
  7. Tim
  8. Chelsea

Despite almost setting the record for the lowest score of the season, Logan has enough momentum to stay in the top power ranking spot.

  1. Logan
  2. Ben ▲5
  3. Tyler ▼1
  4. Chelsea ▲1

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreChelsea had 134.87Tyler had 176.03 (Week 14)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreLogan had 62.99Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutChelsea beat Tyler by 61.08Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinLuke won by 13.89Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakNick has a 3 game winning streakLogan has an 8 game winning streak (Week 14)Micah (2011), Ben (2015), and Logan (2021) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakTim has a 3 game losing streakChelsea had a 5 game losing streak (Week 9) and Nick had a 5 game losing streak. (Week 12)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerTyler Huntley had 39.90 as a free agent.Jonathan Taylor had 51.90 for Nick (Week 11)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreNick won with 106.52Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreTim lost with 102.26Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 14

We still have one more week in the regular season to play but our first week of the playoffs is already locked. Here’s what we’ll see in week 16:

  • Logan vs Andy (1 vs 4)
  • Tyler vs Ben (2 vs 3, seeds may swap)
  • Nick vs Chelsea (5 vs 8)
  • Tim vs Luke (6 vs 7, seeds may swap)

Logan and Tyler looked dominant this week. They both toppled the season high school record with Tyler putting up 176.03. Tyler has been up and down like the rest of us, but Logan’s total season score is 11% higher than the next highest total (me.)

Chelsea almost came away with her third win of the year but one of her players tested positive for COVID early Monday afternoon and there’s not much you can do to recover from that as a fantasy manager. Good news for Nick. Bad news for Chelsea.

The other news from this week is that Logan has tied the all time record for winning streaks. In week 15 he’ll face off against Nick to see if the can keep the streak alive.

There are some changes in the power rankings but Logan has been on top since week 7 and he stays there again this week.

  1. Logan
  2. Tyler ▲2
  3. Luke ▲3
  4. Nick ▼2

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreTyler had 176.03Was: Andy had 167.86 (Week 6)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreAndy had 81.24Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutTyler beat Tim by 56.36Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinNick beat Chelsea by 2.62Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakLogan has an 8 game winning streakWas: Logan has a 7 game winning streak (Week 13)Micah (2011) and Ben (2015) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakChelsea has a 4 game losing streakChelsea had a 5 game losing streak (Week 9) and Nick had a 5 game losing streak. (Week 12)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerJosh Allen had 39.22 for ChelseaJonathan Taylor had 51.90 for Nick (Week 11)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreNick won with 110.24Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreLuke lost with 121.42Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 13

With Tim’s loss to Nick this week, the top playoff spots are officially locked. Thank you to everyone for keeping full rosters even if you’re not going to make the playoffs! Logan and Tyler looked strong and hold the top two seeds while Andy and I faltered in 3rd and 4th. Logan is also one game away from tying the league record for winning streaks. Let’s see if Nick can stop him next week.

Logan continues his stranglehold on the power rankings:

  1. Logan
  2. Nick
  3. Chelsea ▲3
  4. Tyler ▲1

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreLogan had 145.88Andy had 167.86 (Week 6)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreBen had 95.26Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutLogan beat Andy by 46.20Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinLuke beat Chelsea by 5.40Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakLogan has a 7 game winning streakWas: Logan had a 6 game winning streak (Week 12)Micah (2011) and Ben (2015) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakChelsea has a 3 game losing streakChelsea had a 5 game losing streak (Week 9) and Nick had a 5 game losing streak. (Week 12)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerTom Brady had 36.62 for LoganJonathan Taylor had 51.90 for Nick (Week 11)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreNick won with 122.46Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreChelsea lost with 124.53Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 12

Officially Logan is the only one that has secured a playoff spot, but realistically, our playoffs are set with Logan, Ben, Andy, and Tyler. Thank you to everyone for continuing to start full rosters even if you can’t hope to make the playoffs!

We had two kickers post 21 points each this week! Daniel Carlson did it for Andy and Nick Folk did it for me. The season high is 22 points by Graham Gano back in Week 2 as a free agent. Last week Evan McPherson and Jake Elliott had 20 and 19 points respectively. Maybe it’s time for your kicking position to get an upgrade?

As I looked into the playoff picture, I thought about making a tool that would let me pick winners of games for the rest of the regular season and see how that affected the playoff picture, but then I realized that someone had probably already done that. Sure enough, theffhub.com came to the rescue. They read the data about our league and produce an awesome set of charts including playoff odds. I wish I had found this earlier in the season but I look forward to using it more next year. As you can see, Logan is a lock for the top seed in the playoffs but seeds 2-4 are undecided.

Team Name1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thTotal
Goat Ropers97.72.150.1500000100
Kool Aid Kid1.168.5718.4811.850000100
RAAAWWWRRRRR!!!0.8816.650.9531.570000100
Krazy Kanuck0.3312.6830.4254.272.300097.7

Another interesting page on that site is the schedule comparison. I’ve written a lot about Luke’s very tough schedule this year. If anyone else had the same schedule, the best they could have done was 6-6, so don’t question whether luck plays a role in this league.

This week’s power rankings show Nick peaking at the wrong time while Logan remains on top.

  1. Logan
  2. Nick ▲2
  3. Ben ▲3
  4. Tim ▲1

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreBen had 131.38Andy had 167.86 (Week 6)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreLuke had 81.97Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutTim beat Luke by 17.89Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinLogan beat Chelsea by 2.59Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakLogan has a 6 game winning streak.Was: Logan has a 5 game winning streak (Week 11)Micah (2011) and Ben (2015) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakNick has a 5 game losing streak.Chelsea has a 5 game losing streak. (Week 9)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerLeonard Fournette had 40.60 for Logan.Jonathan Taylor had 51.90 for Nick (Week 11)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreTyler won with 92.73Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreNick lost with 119.75Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 11

Congrats to Logan who has become the first player in our league to clinch a playoff spot! His stellar 9-2 record is enough to at least guarantee him 4th spot, though at the rate he is going, it’s hard to him imagine going in without a high seed. Andy and Tyler continued their top 4 run with wins, making me the only top four team with a loss. There’s a pretty big gap between 4th and 5th places but it’s still possible that we’ll see some changes in the playoff roster with four games left in the regular season.

The weekly power rankings keep Logan and Tyler on top but Nick and Andy are climbing the ranks:

  1. Logan
  2. Tyler
  3. Andy ▲3
  4. Nick ▲1

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreLogan had 154.47Andy had 167.86 (Week 6)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreChelsea had 96.55Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutLogan beat Tim by 29.98Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinTyler beat Nick by 1.09Logan beat Ben by 0.92 (Week 10)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakLogan has a 5 game winning streakWas: Logan has a 4 game winning streak (Week 10)Micah (2011) and Ben (2015) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakNick has a 4 game losing streak.Chelsea has a 5 game losing streak. (Week 9)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerJonathan Taylor had 51.90 for NickWas: Justin Herbert had 50.82 for Tim (Week 5)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreAndy won with 116.89Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreNick lost with 125.72Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 10

This week went almost exactly as the ratings predicted for our league. All the top seeded teams won except for a spousal battle in the Scherschel household. Chelsea got her second win with authority by putting up the highest score that was 17 points higher than anything we’ve seen since week 7! I pull in the honor of closest loss this week with the frustration of Patrick Mahomes putting up a slump-busting 46 points on my bench. It’s hard to argue that I “should have won” that matchup with such a bonehead move in retrospect. But regardless, that means that Logan is now in sole possession of first place with an astounding 8-2 record! Next week’s key matchup is probably Tyler and Nick sitting in 4th and 5th respectively. We are 2/3 of the way through the season and we have to start looking at who will nab those top 4 spots for the playoffs.

Here are the power rankings. Check out Chelsea moving up to the fourth spot! Want to know who is in 8th spot in the power rankings right now? It’s our third place team: Andy. Chelsea takes on Andy this week so let’s see how that one plays out!

  1. Logan
  2. Tyler ▲2
  3. Ben
  4. Chelsea ▲3

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreChelsea had 141.3Andy had 167.86 (Week 6)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreLuke had 83.89Andy had 60.86 (Week 9)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutTyler beat Luke by 45.71Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinLogan beat Ben by 0.92Was: Luke beat Nick by 1.01 (Week 9)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakLogan has a 4 game winning streakWas: Andy and Logan had 3 game winning streaks (Week 3) and Logan and Ben had 3 game winning streaks (Week 9)Micah (2011) and Ben (2015) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakNick has a 3 game losing streak.Chelsea has a 5 game losing streak. (Week 9)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerPatrick Mahomes had 46.24 on Ben’s benchJustin Herbert had 50.82 for Tim (Week 5)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreLogan won with 104.36Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreBen lost with 103.44Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)

Fantasy Football – Week 9

The highlight of our league this week was the game between Luke and Nick. Going into Monday night, Nick only had his defense left and needed about 10 points to overtake Luke. Defenses generally start with a lot of points and then lose them since part of their score is based on the number of points scored by the opposing team. With 2:47 left in the game, Luke was winning by 0.01! He went on to win by 1.01 but any time a score is that close, I wonder if a stat correction will come in and overturn the result. But as it stands now, Luke found his second win of the season. This was the second time this season that Nick has lost by less than two points.

In other league news, Andy had a very rough week, beating his previous record for season low score. That dropped him out of the tie for first place. Logan and I are alone in first and we face off next week so when the dust settles, we’ll have someone in sole possession of first place.

There were no changes to the power rankings:

  1. Logan
  2. Nick
  3. Ben
  4. Tyler

On to the weekly awards…

 This WeekThis SeasonAll Time
Highest Team ScoreTim had 121.41Andy had 167.86 (Week 6)Luke had 202.63 (2019)
Lowest Team ScoreAndy had 60.86Was: Andy had 68.06 (Week 4)Andy had 41.29 (2015)
Biggest BlowoutTim beat Andy by 60.55Chelsea beat Andy by 77.04 (Week 3)Luke beat Andy by 113.02 (2010)
Closest WinLuke beat Nick by 1.01Was: Ben beat Nick by 1.96 (Week 5)Tyler beat Nick by 0.01 (2018)
Longest Active Winning StreakLogan and Ben have 3 game winning streaks.Andy and Logan had 3 game winning streaks (Week 3)Micah (2011) and Ben (2015) had 8 game winning streaks
Longest Active Losing StreakChelsea has a 5 game losing streak.Was: Luke had a 4 game losing streak (Week 4) and Chelsea had a 4 game losing streak (Week 8)Kyle had a 14 game losing streak (2011)
Highest Scoring PlayerJames Conner had 37.30 on Luke’s bench.Justin Herbert had 50.82 for Tim (Week 5)Drew Brees had 60.54 on Tim’s bench (2015)
Lowest winning scoreBen won with 100.69Andy won with 89.80 (Week 8)Tim beat Jim with 79.34 (2015)
Highest losing scoreNick lost with 104.92Logan lost with 143.14 (Week 6)Tim lost to Luke with 169.11 (2019)