Week 8 · NorCal Apex 6

Matchup of the Week Closest Finish

kaiedmonds

132.38–121.76

The Mean Machine

Tee Higgins hung 37.5 on kaiedmonds, and The Mean Machine still lost after leading by 5.36 going into Monday. Caleb Williams flipped it with 15.98 on Monday, and recent add Quentin Johnston chipped in 7.7 along the way. Tyler Allgeier sat on the bench with 36.1 while Jeremiyah Love started and scored 2.3, a swap that would have flipped the result. Love was hurt in the opening quarter and is now listed Out with an ankle injury, while James Cook III and Christian Watson, also hurt in this game, are now listed Questionable. Recent adds Treylon Burks and Elic Ayomanor gave the losers 11.1 and 6.4. The losers slid to 11th while the winners climbed to 3rd.

Game Changer

D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI · Mitseeker5000

27.9

projected 14.69

Game Changer: D'Andre Swift (RB, CHI), Mitseeker5000. D'Andre Swift scored 27.9 on a 14.69 projection, 13.21 over, in a 2.18-point win.

Awards

Top Scorer

Joe Burrow

52.48

Skol Daddy

MVB · Most Valuable Benchwarmer

Tyler Allgeier

36.1

The Mean Machine

Underperformer

Lamar Jackson

proj 20.52 · Hock Tua 💦

Overachiever

Joe Burrow

52.48

proj 22.04 · Skol Daddy

Joe Burrow swept Top Scorer and Overachiever for Skol Daddy, dropping 52.48 on a 22.04 projection. Lamar Jackson finished last among started QBs and took Underperformer for Hock Tua 💦, and he is now listed Out. Bhayshul Tuten took the Lucky award: 29.9 points from a stat line that usually scores about 13.35. Recent add Mike Gesicki handed VarsityBlue2 17.6 points on a 7.95 projection.

Position Leaders

1Joe Burrow CINSkol Daddy 52.48
2Kirk Cousins LVpuurdygood34.18
3Josh Allen BUFBobBuckstein31.56

1Bhayshul Tuten JAXBobBuckstein29.9
2Tony Pollard TENBobBuckstein28.7
3D'Andre Swift CHIMitseeker500027.9

1Tee Higgins CINThe Mean Machine37.5
2Ja'Marr Chase CINSkol Daddy 31.1
3Michael Wilson ARIThe Dart Side26.8

1Brock Bowers LVSkol Daddy 28.2
2Harold Fannin Jr. CLEpuurdygood23.4
3Trey McBride ARIHock Tua 💦20.2

Joe Burrow (QB, CIN) scored 52.48 for Skol Daddy , 1st of 12 among started QBs this week.

Trades

VarsityBlue2

Gets

Ladd McConkey
Saquon Barkley

For

Bo Girds

Gets

CeeDee Lamb

All Matchups

Skol Daddy 193.18

106.6 Davlionman

Top · Skol Daddy J. Burrow 52.48

Top · DavlionmanJ. Gibbs 24.8

Skol Daddy trailed after Thursday, then ran away with it from the early Sunday games on to bury Davlionman in an upset. Joe Burrow put up 52.48 toward a season high, while the new pickup Baker Mayfield answered with 1.4 at quarterback. The losers slide from 3rd to 5th, and Drake London and Jakobi Meyers, one on each roster, are now listed Questionable.

BobBuckstein 162.56

84.8 Hock Tua 💦

Top · BobBucksteinJ. Allen 31.56

Top · Hock Tua 💦B. Irving 21

BobBuckstein flattened Hock Tua 💦 162.56 to 84.8 in an upset, grabbing the lead after the early Sunday games and only stretching it from there. Lamar Jackson was hurt early in his game and is now listed Out (Thumb), while Bhayshul Tuten and Amon-Ra St. Brown on the winning side are now listed Questionable. The winners have now won 3 straight, and the losers slid all the way to 4th.

kaiedmonds 132.38

121.76 The Mean Machine

Mitseeker5000 118.64

116.46 The Dart Side

Top · Mitseeker5000D. Swift 27.9

Top · The Dart SideM. Wilson 26.8

Down 13.02 after Sunday night, Mitseeker5000 flipped it on Monday behind D'Andre Swift's 27.9 and kept the top spot. Hunter Henry is now listed Out and Michael Wilson is now listed Questionable, while the new pickup Mason Taylor managed 4.9. The Dart Side, still stuck in last, left Emmett Johnson on the bench behind Omarion Hampton, a swap that would have flipped the result.

VarsityBlue2 105.2

82.1 Bo Girds

Top · VarsityBlue2D. Prescott 21.8

Top · Bo GirdsT. Lawrence 25.4

VarsityBlue2 led from the early Sunday games on and beat Bo Girds 105.2 to 82.1 in an upset. Mike Gesicki, a recent waiver add, posted 17.6 for the winners, while trade pickup CeeDee Lamb managed just 12.8 on the losing side. The win snapped a losing streak and lifted the winners a spot, while the losers slid down the standings on their season low.

puurdygood 145.78

100.42 Breece Mode

Top · puurdygoodK. Cousins 34.18

Top · Breece ModeJ. Love 28.52

puurdygood flattened Breece Mode 145.78 to 100.42 in an upset, and Kirk Cousins led the way as top scorer. Down 16.72 after Thursday, they grabbed the lead in the early Sunday games, never gave it back, and rose to 2nd. DJ Moore is now listed Questionable, while Tre Tucker and Chris Godwin Jr. both blanked for the losing side as it slid down the standings.

Standings

#TeamW-LPts

Mitseeker50006-21130.34

puurdygood5-31010.86

kaiedmonds5-31010.86

Hock Tua 💦5-31006.98

Davlionman5-3972.32

Breece Mode4-41055.74

BobBuckstein4-41014.38

Skol Daddy 3-51089.82

Bo Girds3-5983.36

VarsityBlue23-5927.22

The Mean Machine3-5883.14

The Dart Side2-6790.80

Records include the weekly median game: every team plays its opponent and the league median each week.

Next Week · Week 9

Must Watch

BobBuckstein4-4

On byeTony Pollard RB · Germie Bernard WR · Aaron Rodgers QB

Skol Daddy 3-5

On byeJaylen Warren RB

BobBuckstein puts a 3-game win streak on the line, and both sit near the cut

The Mean Machine3-5

On byeTyjae Spears RB · Michael Pittman Jr. WR · Elic Ayomanor WR

Davlionman5-3

On byePat Freiermuth TE

Must Watch

Mitseeker50006-2

On byeCarnell Tate WR · Rico Dowdle RB

Hock Tua 💦5-3

On byeDK Metcalf WR

Mitseeker5000 puts a 5-game win streak on the line, and Hock Tua 💦 sits near the cut

Bo Girds3-5

On byeRoman Wilson WR

kaiedmonds5-3

Breece Mode4-4

The Dart Side2-6

puurdygood5-3

On byeWan'Dale Robinson WR

VarsityBlue23-5

Mitseeker5000 puts its win streak on the line against Hock Tua 💦 in a shootout between top-four lineups at the top of the table. The leader's playoff odds hold near 97% either way. The challenger is the one sweating, with playoff odds of 89% after a win and 65% after a loss. BobBuckstein puts a 3-game streak on the line against Skol Daddy near the cut, and does it with Tony Pollard on bye and Samaje Perine filling his slot at 4.5 a game. A win puts the streaking side at 75% playoff odds, a loss at 40%. Their opponent's playoff odds go to 46% with a win and 14% with a loss.