4 Missed Kicks, Week 3, 2 Kickers
FL RileySep 19, 2025, 6:07 AM ET • 3 min readSomething isn’t adding up for my 12-man league I am dedicated to with all my heart. How my week is going to go is dependent on this team’s performance on Sundays.
It’s Week 3 and my 2 Kickers have combined for a total of 4 missed field goals. Yes, I had Chase McLaughlin of the Buccaneers. Yes, he missed a total of 3 field goals through Weeks 1-2. So, what do I do?
I drop him of course who wouldn’t. I bid $1 on Spencer Shrader, the Colts kicker because their success isn’t going to last right. Well the bid ends in a tie and I lose the waiver order!
Here comes Matt Prater the #3 ranked kicker on ESPN, the old man off the couch who saved the day in Week 1 for the Bills. Well it seemed like he didn’t want to be a part of another new team, and he let the Unanimous Utters down. He missed his first field goal wide left. Let’s just say I can’t catch a break at the kicker position, and I think I mentioned it’s Week 3.
Did I mention in Week 2 that Chase McLaughlin’s ONLY field goal attempt banged off the post and cost me the $50 weekly payout for highest score? Yeah… Chase McLaughlin’s miss gave me - 1 point not + 3 and that equated to my own kicker losing me $50. It wasn’t like anyone got higher points than me NO Chase McLaughlin’s missed kick made me lose $50 by 1.02 points!
Let’s just wrap this rant up with a congratulations to everyone who drafted Brandon Aubrey this year. I wish everyone who is having kicker issues good luck! Also, Chase McLaughlin’s 7 teams should have been a red flag.
Don't You Dare Lose Week 1
The KrawmissionerSep 7, 2025, 1:48 PM ET • 3 min readLose every matchup this season, but you better damn hell win week 1.
While stable data across all fantasy leagues is impossible to pull for the percentage of time that a team loses week 1 and makes the playoffs, it sure as hell is pretty low. Like 3% low. Give or take. Whatever.
Lose week 1 and it feels like you're already in a huge hole - like it counts for 2 or 3 losses.
Maybe it's manager overreactions after a week 1 loss - trading the stud who just happened to not play great week 1 ("AJ Brown SUCKS!), falling for the one-week-wonder with 2 TD's (on 2 total targets), or starting that guy you "just have a feeling about" - or maybe it's actual statistical data that we can't yet comprehend, but week 2 feels like a must win after a week 1 loss.
I think we can all agree, if you lose week 1, you're pretty much screwed.
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