Joe Burrow Just Had The Worst 4-Game Stretch In Fantasy Football Since 2020 – Fantasy Games Won (FGW) Week 4 Update

What is FGW? Check out the full lowdown here or watch the video here.

TL;DR – FGW is the number of Head-to-Head fantasy football matchups a player has won his team, on average. dFGW is FGW adjusted for draft ADP rank.

Joe Burrow fantasy owners are so deep in the standings that it’s not clear whether their burrows are actually just graves.

Weeks 1-4 have been so bad for Joe, that I thought it was worth it to look back at the worst 4-game stretches since I started tracking FGW in 2021. The results aren’t pretty for Mr. Dirt…

Lamar just had a bad 3 games bookended by two weeks of not playing

The above chart shows the 5 worst 4-game stretches, based on FGW, that I have on record. Not only did he score very little points – 33.4 points is almost 20 less than Dak had over his bad stretch – but he largely stayed in fantasy lineups every week. Which means he’s definitely dragging your fantasy team’s performance down.

Joe Burrow’s owner is down there somewhere

Safe to say he’s leading the LVP and DOI leaderboards so far. But what about those above the surface?

Who Won The Week?

Stefon Diggs has no memory of the 2022 stretch run
  • Kyle Shanahan is a jerk or has been playing 3D chess with the media, not sure which. Maybe it’s both. I would certainly think someone were a jerk if they busted out 3D chess on game night. McCaffrey is getting so much volume if I were the Center for the 49ers I’d also be worried about getting less touches..
  • AJ Brown’s game is roulette. Some weeks he lands on black, some weeks on red. This week we got 23-black.
  • Stefon Diggs has wiped his memory of his bad stretch run last year.
  • Allen-Diggs stack owners have wiped their memory of ever having lost a game. We might need to just always player everyone involved in Dolphins games from now on.
  • Puka Nacua making his mark in starting lineups now! If Cooper Kupp misses the season, this could be one of the best ‘undrafted’ fantasy player seasons ever.
  • Kylo “Ky” Ren Williams with a switch from the dark side. Matthew Stafford now has a better grasp on low long his arms actually are.
  • Derrick Henry is back. Hasta la vista, age.
  • Josh Jacobs also back.
  • Nico, my cousin, completed another mission! Let’s go bowling!
  • De’Von Achane – that’s A-Chan to you – making like difficult for sports dads. I’ve already added two Dad-names to the list in 2023 (De’Von Ah-Kane and Travis “Henry”, TE of the Chiefs) and the brainpower required to remember A-Chan will induce more errors on my part.

Who Lost The Week?

Olave Garden is out of breadsticks
  • Miles Sanders is still started way too often.
  • Rhamondre Stevenson reminding us of how much it sucks to own Patriots RBs.
  • Patrick Mahomes should have had one more interception there.
  • Kittle and Deebo just gobbled up by friendly McCaffrey.
  • Kirk Cousins can feed Justin Jefferson but that doesn’t mean it’s enough that You Like That.
  • Mostert getting outshined by Achane makes me worry if McDaniel is just like all the rest of the Shanahan disciples when it comes to RB utilization.
  • Javonte Williams breaking tackles and fantasy manager hearts all the same.
  • Aaron Jones with a hamstring.
  • Hopefully Derek Carr isn’t to Chris Olave as Burrow has been to Ja’Marr Chase.

JV All-Stars

A faint echo of the Boom of years past
  • Seattle Defense on top! Or should I say, Defense Playing Giants on top.
  • Cole Kmet playing games again. Rather invite him to game night than Kyle Shanahan, though.
  • Nico and Achane double-dipping on the JV and Varsity all-stars. They played JV on Thursday and got called up to the big one Friday night.
  • Anthony Richardson will almost surely never hit 0% started again.

Leaderboard Updates

Josh Allen ensuring some dark red gets in there
  • Justin Jefferson is a machine. No imperfections in his fantasy game.
  • Dallas Defense would actually be in 2nd with an average game Week 3, above McCaffrey with a good one.
  • Tyreek and Keenan taking a bit of a step back on the list.
  • Brandon Aiyuk finally responding to my throwing so much shade his way over the years.
That Tee Higgins game sticks out like a green thumb
  • Starting RBs joining the Backup RBs on the LVP list this week. Well, starters for now. Joe Mixon, Rhamondre, Sanders…Pierce might be OK.
  • Jahmyr Gibbs, man. Defies explanation. Maybe the top meme generator of the season so far.
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Dallas Defense doesn’t care about a bad game
  • Main item of note on the ROI leaderboard might be how close Dallas is to the top spot, even with the bad week 3.
The Bear Pelt will look nice on Burrow
  • Meanwhile Ja’Marr Chase just with a reminder that he was probably the wrong choice if you took him over Jefferson and McCaffrey.
Justin Jefferson appears to be a machine
  • Let’s see if JJ can cross into the #1 spot next week!

The Full List

Yes, Kirk, I LIke That

Time to Have a 2nd Quarter Like Zach Wilson

If you had a 1st quarter like the Jets against the Chiefs, hopefully that hand reaching for your facemask gets called for a safety before the Thursday game is over. And if not, remember that we’re all going down in this fantasy football ship together. It’s been a privilege and an honor. Good luck in Week 5!

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