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Devon Drops 173.34 While Brian Survives by 0.38

WEEK IN REVIEW

Devon (So Girthy) led the league with 173.34 points, 29% above the league average, and he did it while leaving 78.70 points on his bench. Jaxon Smith-Njigba went for 31.30, Jameson Williams chipped in 26.10, and Blake (Bad Brakes) was handed a 62.64-point beating for his trouble. Devon moves to 4-3 and stands as the most efficient bully in the building, a man who could field a second 150-point team out of what he benched and still wouldn't hear about it from the group chat.

The real drama lived in the bottom half of the week. Brian (The Caucasians) beat Ryan (tRyan to Contend) 132.52–132.14, a 0.38-point margin that was the closest game of the season. Brian's quarterback was Bryce Young, who put up 5.42 points, and it still worked because Bucky Irving (24.00) and Tre Tucker (21.30) dragged the roster over the line. He's 6-1 with a W4 streak and will happily accept the win while quietly leaving 62.58 points on his bench. Meanwhile, Cameron (Back in the Goodell Days) lost 160.14–70.24 to James (Schrack Daddy), an 89.90-point margin that was the biggest of the season. Cameron is 0-7 with an L7 streak, 48% below the league average, and the only thing he's winning is the race to the top pick.

The middle of the table got a haircut. Jenkins (Chasing Championships) smashed Andy (SLËËP3RÇĒLL) 172.18–126.84, with Tony Pollard dropping 36.50, to pick up the win he badly needed. Chas (Veteran Minimum) beat Paul Todd (Big Bauls on the Table) 141.10–110.90, and Justin (Bitch Pigeons) took down commissioner Tolby (big nasty) 153.18–119.18. Four teams sit at 4-3 and three more at 3-4, so Week 8 is a knife fight.

MATCHUP RECAPS

Bitch Pigeons (Justin) def. big nasty (Tolby), 153.18–119.18

Justin scored 153.18, 14% above the league average of 133.54, and won his third straight game to move to 4-3. His two-quarterback approach paid off as Malik Willis posted 26.02 from the QB2 slot, with Luther Burden III (23.70) and Quinshon Judkins (23.40) doing the heavy lifting. The sting is the 95.80 points he left on his bench, the most in the league this week. Tolby lost by 34.00 to fall to 3-4 and sits 10th, which is a long way from a commissioner's comfort zone. Kirk Cousins gave him 20.40 as his QB2, but Cade Otton went 0.00 at tight end and Aaron Jones managed 3.60. The Championship Curse is alive and well, and the commissioner now has to win his way out of the bottom third.

So Girthy (Devon) def. Bad Brakes (Blake), 173.34–110.70

Devon's 173.34 was the week's high score and a full 29% above the league average, with Smith-Njigba (31.30) and Williams (26.10) leading a balanced attack. Ashton Jeanty (21.60) and Javonte Williams (21.50) kept the backfield humming, while Brock Bowers added 16.30 at tight end. Blake's 110.70 wasn't the league's worst, and Joe Burrow's 28.88 off the QB2 spot was a fine individual performance. But Christian Kirk went 0.00 and Darnell Mooney and Evan Engram each added 1.70, so the supporting cast did its usual disappearing act. Blake falls to 1-6 and the pink shirt is measuring him up. Devon's 4-3 record sits tied with three other teams, and his 78.70 bench points show a team with a ceiling nobody has seen yet.

The Caucasians (Brian) def. tRyan to Contend (Ryan), 132.52–132.14

A 0.38-point margin is the kind of finish that ages people. Brian scored 132.52, just below the league average, and won on the back of Irving (24.00), Tucker (21.30) and Drake London (19.60) while Nico Collins gave him 2.60 and Bryce Young 5.42. Ryan's 132.14 was powered by Drake Maye (27.44) and Rhamondre Stevenson (22.50), and he'll be doing the math on Patrick Mahomes' 6.00 points at QB2 for a while. Ryan drops to 3-4 on an L1 streak, a record that does not match his tank-as-contender talk. Brian is 6-1 with a W4 streak and the league's best record, but a team at 153.25 points per game scoring 132.52 and barely escaping is exactly how a leader gets reminded he's mortal.

Chasing Championships (Jenkins) def. SLËËP3RÇĒLL (Andy), 172.18–126.84

Jenkins posted 172.18, 28% above the league average, and the credit goes to Pollard's 36.50, with CeeDee Lamb (24.40) and Tee Higgins (26.80) piling on. At 5-2 he tied for second in the standings, and the 71.50 bench points show a roster deep enough to be careless. The rest of the lineup had its soft spots, with Garrett Wilson at 4.60 and Denzel Boston at 5.70, but it didn't matter against this opponent. Andy lost by 45.34 and is now on a three-game skid at 3-4, with 70.54 points on the bench and the sleeper-hunting surgeon's usual excuse about a small sample. Colston Loveland's 23.40 at tight end was the lone bright spot. Andy is cutting into his roster and not finding the tumor.

Veteran Minimum (Chas) def. Big Bauls on the Table (Paul Todd), 141.10–110.90

Chas won again with a roster that looks like it was assembled from a clearance bin, riding Amon-Ra St. Brown (24.20), Geno Smith (23.48) and Christian McCaffrey (22.00) to 141.10, a modest 6% above the league average. He left 56.08 on the bench and Juwan Johnson gave him 2.20 at tight end, which is the kind of lineup that loses to a coin flip, yet here we are at 5-2 and a W3 streak. Paul Todd scored 110.90, his season low, and jalon Daniels gave him -0.30 at quarterback, a number that deserves its own plaque. He has 41.00 points on his bench and a 4-3 record that's sliding toward the middle. Chas Effect: still a thing, still infuriating.

Schrack Daddy (James) def. Back in the Goodell Days (Cameron), 160.14–70.24

James scored 160.14 on a day his roster didn't even need to try, with Trey McBride (32.10), Zay Flowers (27.70) and Bo Nix (26.28) feasting on an opponent that fielded a lineup with three zero-or-near-zero slots. Cameron's 70.24 was 48% below the league average, with Jalen Royals at 0.00, Jaylen Wright at 0.80 and Jaylin Noel at 1.70. KC Concepcion's 23.20 is the only reason this was not the lowest score of the season. James is 4-3 on a W1 streak, and his 1098.90 total points are the most in the league. He has the points of a champion and the record of a guy who needed a gift, and Cameron provided the gift.

POWER RANKINGS

1. The Caucasians (Brian, 6-1): Leads the league in wins and survived by 0.38, but Bryce Young's 5.42 is a warning shot at the top.
2. Veteran Minimum (Chas, 5-2): Won three straight on a roster of retreads, and the 205.24 high from Week 1 shows what happens when luck shows up.
3. Chasing Championships (Jenkins, 5-2): Pollard's 36.50 snapped any talk of a slump, and 71.50 bench points say the ceiling isn't even in sight.
4. Schrack Daddy (James, 4-3): League-best 1098.90 points and a Cameron cushion, but the record still trails the scoring by a mile.
5. So Girthy (Devon, 4-3): This week's high scorer at 173.34 with 78.70 on the bench, and the most dangerous 4-3 team around.
6. Bitch Pigeons (Justin, 4-3): Three straight wins on the two-tight-end gospel, though 95.80 bench points is the league's loudest alarm.
7. Big Bauls on the Table (Paul Todd, 4-3): A season-low 110.90 and a negative quarterback line made this the ugliest loss of his season.
8. tRyan to Contend (Ryan, 3-4): Lost by 0.38 and found out that 132.14 is not quite enough, and his tank talk now sounds hollow.
9. SLËËP3RÇĒLL (Andy, 3-4): Three straight losses and 70.54 bench points suggest the surgeon needs to look at his own roster.
10. big nasty (Tolby, 3-4): The commissioner scored 119.18, lost by 34.00 and keeps the curse warm, with Cade Otton's 0.00 hurting.
11. Bad Brakes (Blake, 1-6): Averaging 98.30 per game, he's 1-6 and the pink shirt is basically in the mail.
12. Back in the Goodell Days (Cameron, 0-7): An L7 streak, a 70.24 score and a 65.14 season low make this the league's saddest rebuild.

LOOKING AHEAD

• ›Marquee Matchup: Brian (6-1) carries a W4 streak and the league's best record, and every contender has his date circled. After a 0.38-point escape, he can't count on that kind of luck twice.
• ›Streak Watch: Cameron's L7 is the league's longest streak, and with a 575.50 total he is the favorite to stay winless. Chas has won three straight, and one of those two streaks has to end soon.
• ›Must-Win: Andy (3-4) is on a three-game skid with 70.54 bench points to explain, and Paul Todd's 110.90 can't repeat with the 4-3 pack this tight. Neither team can afford another loss.
• ›Revenge Game: Ryan lost by 0.38 and carries a 3-4 record into Week 8, so he'll want any chance at a rematch with the contenders who've been laughing at his tank talk.
• ›League Trend: The bench crisis is real, with Justin at 95.80, Devon at 78.70 and Jenkins at 71.50 sitting on unused points. Four teams are at 4-3 and three at 3-4, so one start/sit call could decide the playoff race.