KARNO FANTASY 2023

HEADLINE

Tetairoa McMillan drops 45.20 points as Milwaukee goes 4-0.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Let's get the elephant out of the room first: Milwaukee Mavericks are 4-0 and it's not a fluke, it's a beatdown. This week they put up 164.00 points against ESPNFAN3068833014 (New Number, Who Dis?), led by the absolutely unhinged 45.20-point performance from Tetairoa McMillan — a guy who apparently didn't get the memo that fantasy football is supposed to be stressful. Kirk Cousins added 27.60 and Chuba Hubbard chipped in 25.90, and suddenly Milwaukee's 131.78 average looks less like variance and more like a well-oiled machine. Meanwhile, the three teams chasing them — Remember The Tight Ends, WASTEWATER WINNERS, and New Number, Who Dis? — all lost this week, which means Milwaukee didn't just win, they watched their competition trip over themselves on the way down.

The biggest embarrassment of Week 4 belongs to Here comes the PAIN!, who put up a stunning 91.20 points in a 62.50-point blowout loss to Lisbon Lushes. That's not a loss, that's a crime scene. Ladd McConkey went for exactly 0.00 points. Emeka Egbuka chipped in a cool 3.30. The Bengals D/ST posted 4.00 points like they were trying to match the team's energy. Oh, and there were 79.80 points left on the bench — nearly as many points sitting on the pine as were actually playing. The PAIN! is real, but it's self-inflicted. Meanwhile, Lisbon Lushes got 41.30 from CeeDee Lamb and 27.00 from the extremely random Emanuel Wilson to snap their skid and go full scorched earth. The universe contains multitudes.

Elsewhere, Rockies REVENGE finally got their name right — stomping Remember The Tight Ends 123.00–103.20 after sitting at 0-3 to start the season. Travis Kelce posting 3.50 points for a team literally called "Remember The Tight Ends" is the kind of irony that doesn't need commentary. Unchecked Aggression remains 0-4 and has now lost by margins of 34.50, 22.70, 6.50, and 23.70 — a greatest hits album of suffering nobody asked for. Week 5 is coming, and with Milwaukee looking untouchable and the 3-1 clubs all bleeding, the race for playoff position is about to get genuinely ugly.

MATCHUP RECAPS

Lisbon Lushes def. Here comes the PAIN!, 153.70–91.20

Lisbon Lushes put up 153.70 points — 24% above the league average of 123.89 — and honestly it wasn't even that competitive after the first quarter of lineups loaded. CeeDee Lamb went nuclear for 41.30 points, Emanuel Wilson added a surprise 27.00, and Tee Higgins contributed a quiet 26.70 like a reliable third option nobody talks about. Meanwhile, Here comes the PAIN! posted 91.20 points — 27% below league average — with 79.80 points rotting on their bench like forgotten leftovers. Ladd McConkey had 0.00 points. Zero. The goose egg. Christian McCaffrey, one of the most expensive assets in fantasy, contributed 16.00 in a losing effort. This is a 1-3 team now on a two-game losing streak, and the gap between their season high (141.70) and this week's output (91.20) is a 50-point chasm that suggests serious roster management problems.

JC Wagons def. WASTEWATER WINNERS, 137.70–110.60

JC Wagons snapped a brutal early-season skid with their second consecutive win, posting 137.70 to beat a WASTEWATER WINNERS squad that came in at 3-1 but clearly left their offense somewhere in the locker room. Kyren Williams was the story for JC Wagons with a monstrous 36.70 points, and Will Reichard added 19.00 at kicker — a position that shouldn't be winning you matchups but here we are. WASTEWATER WINNERS had Bijan Robinson for 27.70 and George Kittle for 17.00, but Davante Adams (7.20), George Pickens (9.50), and Bucky Irving (6.10) combined for a very unimpressive supporting cast. The real gut punch: WASTEWATER had 93.90 points on their bench — nearly as many as they started. Their 568.90 total points for the season still has them at 3-1, but their back-to-back losses suggest the wheels may be quietly wobbling.

Rockies REVENGE def. Remember The Tight Ends, 123.00–103.20

Rockies REVENGE picked the perfect week to wake up, catching Remember The Tight Ends at their absolute worst — 103.20 points, the lowest score for a team whose season high is 196.80. The carnage on the Tight Ends' side was real: Travis Kelce, the man whose name is in the team's name, posted 3.50 points. Cam Skattebo added 7.60. Garrett Wilson chipped in 5.70. Bryce Young was actually the team's leading QB with 25.30, which tells you everything. For Rockies, Carnell Tate (22.50), Sam LaPorta (22.40), and Lamar Jackson (22.80) carried the load in a workmanlike effort, though 38.20 bench points suggests they left some upside behind. This snaps Rockies' three-game losing streak and drops Remember The Tight Ends to their first loss after a dominant start — a team that put up 196.80 last week scoring 103.20 this week is a Jekyll and Hyde situation the rest of the league should be watching closely.

Novotny Bombers def. Unchecked Aggression, 125.20–101.50

Drake Maye had himself a DAY — 34.00 points from the QB spot propelled Novotny Bombers to a 125.20-point performance and their second straight win after an 0-2 start. Brock Bowers added 20.60 and DK Metcalf pitched in 16.50 to make this a legitimate team effort. Unchecked Aggression, on the other hand, is now 0-4 — the only winless team in the league — and their 101.50 output (season low is still that horrific 67.20 from Week 2, so at least they improved) wasn't going to beat anyone healthy. Malik Nabers showed up with 23.20 and Quinshon Judkins added 21.60, but David Montgomery's 4.30, Stefon Diggs' 8.50, and 76.50 points on the bench tells the same old story. Unchecked Aggression has now lost by 34.50, 22.70, 6.50, and 23.70 points respectively — they haven't been close to a win since Week 3's 6.50-point nail-biter against Milwaukee, and even that was a loss.

Team Carter def. Lil' NoVot, 129.60–120.40

This was the closest game of the week — a 9.20-point margin that came down to T.J. Hockenson's 24.90-point game quietly being the difference-maker that nobody will talk about. Team Carter got uneven production across the board: Ja'Marr Chase posted a pathetic 5.70 points, D'Andre Swift added 8.40, but Chris Olave (19.60), Jalen Hurts (17.40), and Hockenson carried the lineup to 129.60. Lil' NoVot had two legitimate studs show up — Javonte Williams with 31.30 and Nico Collins with 30.80 — but the rest of the roster fell apart around them. Marcus Mariota started at QB and put up 5.30 points, which is not a sentence that ages well. The Chiefs D/ST contributed 4.00 points. With 75.80 points on the bench, Lil' NoVot drops to 1-3 and is running out of weeks to save their season.

Milwaukee Mavericks def. New Number, Who Dis? (ESPNFAN3068833014), 164.00–126.60

Tetairoa McMillan scored 45.20 points. That's not a fantasy score, that's a threat. Milwaukee Mavericks went 32% above the league average to post 164.00 — their season high — and cement their status as the clear best team in the Karno Fantasy league through four weeks. Kirk Cousins (27.60), Chuba Hubbard (25.90), and Devaughn Vele (17.40) made this a genuine ensemble performance rather than a one-man show. New Number, Who Dis? actually had a solid outing with Kenneth Walker III posting 30.90 and Zay Flowers adding 25.80 — but DeVonta Smith went for 0.00 points, and at 126.60, they simply ran into a buzzsaw. This is the first loss for New Number, Who Dis? after a 3-0 start, and dropping this one to the league's best team while having 45.10 points on the bench is the kind of thing that haunts you in week 13. Milwaukee is 4-0, averaging 131.78, and looking like the class of this league.

POWER RANKINGS

1. Milwaukee Mavericks (4-0, 527.10 PF) — Undefeated, 164-point week, Tetairoa McMillan is a cheat code. Everyone else is playing for second.
2. Remember The Tight Ends (3-1, 575.30 PF) — Most points in the league but just lost to a 1-3 team. Travis Kelce's 3.50 points is an emergency.
3. WASTEWATER WINNERS (3-1, 568.90 PF) — 93.90 bench points this week is managerial malpractice. Second straight loss is a red flag.
4. New Number, Who Dis? (3-1, 553.40 PF) — Ran into Milwaukee at peak power. Still dangerous, but DeVonta Smith's goose egg is a problem.
5. Lisbon Lushes (2-2, 518.40 PF) — CeeDee Lamb exploded for 41.30 and Emanuel Wilson came out of nowhere. Streaking at the right time.
6. Team Carter (2-2, 524.70 PF) — Ja'Marr Chase at 5.70 points is genuinely offensive. Hockenson bailed them out. Can't keep living like this.
7. JC Wagons (2-2, 485.30 PF) — Two straight wins on the back of Kyren Williams going beast mode. Kicker scoring 19 points is unsustainable but fun.
8. Novotny Bombers (2-2, 467.80 PF) — Drake Maye with 34 points is a sign of life. Back-to-back wins after 0-2 start is legitimately impressive.
9. Rockies REVENGE (1-3, 482.60 PF) — Finally got their revenge. Ceiling looks decent; schedule has been brutal. Not dead yet.
10. Here comes the PAIN! (1-3, 458.80 PF) — 79.80 bench points while starting Ladd McConkey for zero. The pain is self-inflicted and entirely avoidable.
11. Lil' NoVot (1-3, 414.90 PF) — Mariota at QB in 2026 fantasy football is a lifestyle choice. Collins and Williams are studs surrounded by chaos.
12. Unchecked Aggression (0-4, 378.80 PF) — Zero wins. Season low of 67.20. 76.50 bench points this week. The aggression remains entirely unchecked, the wins do not.

LOOKING AHEAD

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  🏆 Marquee Matchup: Milwaukee Mavericks (4-0) will look to stay perfect in what is shaping up to be the matchup of the week — whoever draws them deserves a medal just for showing up. Keep an eye on whether Tetairoa McMillan can make it back-to-back monster games.

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  🔥 Streak Watch: JC Wagons are on a two-game win streak after starting 0-2, and Novotny Bombers are quietly doing the same thing. Two teams that looked dead in the water are now right back in playoff contention — one more win for either puts serious pressure on the 3-1 clubs.

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  🚨 Must-Win: Lil' NoVot is 1-3 with 414.90 total points — the fewest in the league. A Week 5 loss likely puts them in must-sweep territory the rest of the regular season. Marcus Mariota cannot start another football game in this league. It cannot happen again.

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  💀 Revenge Game: Remember The Tight Ends just suffered their first loss to a team that was 0-3 entering the week. Expect a bounce-back — their 196.80-point ceiling is very real, but Travis Kelce needs to remember what sport he plays. The real question is whether their roster is actually elite or just streaky.

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  📉 League Trend: Three of the four 3-1 teams lost in Week 4 while the 4-0 team won by 37 points. The gap between Milwaukee and the rest of the field is widening, and the logjam in the middle of the standings (four teams between 2-2 and 3-1 separated by just points) means every single game matters. Bench management is killing teams — Here comes the PAIN!, WASTEWATER WINNERS, and Lil' NoVot left a combined 273.50 points on their benches this week. That's not bad luck. That's bad decisions.