Where's the love for Jordan? Bob says "there isn't any. I want Rodgers!"

Band Aids chances drop like a rock after star QB gets Covid-19; Pack look for an upset against Saddles; the Invaiders aim for 14-1 season

Jordan Love steps in for Covid-19 victim Aaron Rodgers on Sunday.

After the season opener, when Aaron Rodgers laid a big green egg and almost managed to post a negative score for the Band Aids, the questions were flying: Is he done? Was last season a fluke? Will Bob regret drafting Rodgers as his QB? The answer to all those questions has been a resounding no. Rodgers bounced back and has been excellent, the Band Aids are .500 mainly because of that. But now they face at least one week without their star QB as he's gone and become a victim of the pandemic. Even if you get vaxed, you can still end up a victim of this scourge.

Beaters (-12) vs Band Aids: So Bob is stuck with Green Bay backup Jordan Love (above) or his backup QB, David Carr of the Raiders. There's currently no love for Love... Bob has benched him in favor of Carr, who is going against the New York Giants. Green Bay goes against the Chiefs on Sunday, who have been considering defensive play as a side hustle all season. We'll see what happens, but Matt pringle's Spread Beaters are in position to improve to 7-2 and at least keep within a game of the Invaiders in the Silent Division. The Beaters have Nick Chubb back and supposedly at full strength, Stefon Diggs going against the sieve-like secondary of Jacksonville and QB Lamar Jackson going against the Vikings. The 12-point spread may not be enough for the Beaters this week. Beaters by 20.

Saddles (-9) vs Packers: This will be the game of the week, IMHO (if you need to know what that means, ask someone under 30. Or Blayze). This will also be the upset of the week as Jeff Lambert's Pack moves into a tie for first with Blayze's Saddles in the ST Division. Yes, I know Jeff has Aaron Jones (no Rodgers for Green Bay) and Miles Gaskin (huge disappointment so far) at RB for this one. But he does have Josh Allen, Deebo Samuel and the Bengals defense in a rivalry game against the Browns. The Saints defense will be all over Kyle Pitts, so the Saddles can forget about another 100-yard, multi TD game from him. Packers by 6.

Recliners (-9) vs Rangers: OK, so the quality of the rest of this week's matchups has fallen off the cliff. They are all in the "who gives a shit" category, but this is the best of the rest of this crap. Chris Zimnoch's 3-5 home theater seating team has survived a complete lack of production from Travis Kelce, has thrived on Joe "Career Year" Mixon's performances and has been the benefactor of Matt Stafford's resurgence in LA. Look for all that to continue this week. John Lambert's 2-6 Rangers are so desperate for scoring they are starting Boston Scottt at RB. There has been a George Kittle sighting in Santa Clara, however, so the Rangers may have hope to get some scoring at TE. Recliners by 14.

Pillows (-4) vs Gerbils: Chuck Nelson was shocked and stunned when his team erupted for 76 points last week. That's almost double what his team scored the two weeks previous... combined. Yeah, it's been a rough season for the Gerbils. You can almost see Chuck using ASL in a Habitrail Dome elevator with Christian McCaffrey, signing "you complete me." McCaffrey, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since week 3, might be back this weekend. If he is, the Gerbils run wild. If not, Chase Edmonds and Khalil Herbert are not going to cut it as a replacement backfield and Matt Huey and the consortium get their third win of the season. The Pillows will go to the air to win this one, since they also have a soft, cuddly and non-threatening backfield: The Michaels, Carter and Davis. Don't worry about who those guys are, it doesn't matter. The consortium has AJ Brown and DeAndre Hopkins to score along with whatever guy is playing QB in New Orleans this week. Unless Chuck has McCaffrey back, Pillows by 7.

Invaiders (-14) vs Tirades: I saved the worst for last. This might be the biggest predicted spread by ESPN in the long, sordid history of the Tirades-Invaiders debacles. And it's not near enough. Someone will step up and knock Vern off his high horse and give the Invaiders their second loss of the season, but I can tell you right now it's not going to be the Tirades, at least not this week. The hapless Tirades have lost three in a row and appear to be headed for a 4-11 finish. Remember a couple weeks ago when Vern kept chattering incessantly about "Byemageddon"? Well, it might have been for his team, but not the Tirades. That is this week when they have three would-be starters sidelined, including both high-scoring WRs (Metcalf and McScorin). Unfortunately, it's not a bye week for Tirades QB Pat Mahomes, so he's going to be trotted out there again this weekend and will surely underperform (again), while backup Joe Burrow wastes his scoring on the bench. Meanwhile, it will be more of the same for Vern's team. Cooper Fucking Kupp will score in the mid-20s as will Kyler Murray. That alone could outscore the entire Tirades team. If this is the week that Austin "Vern Wants My Jersey!" Ekeler goes off, then fuhgetaboutit. Thankfully for the Tirades, the Invaiders other RB, 49ers Elijah Mitchell, is questionable -- so he may only score 15. Invaiders by 42.