The lead
Week 8: Powell stuns Brad
153.62 points. An unbeaten 11–0 all-play week. Powell beat the projections by 4.33.

- Score of the week
- 153.62Powell
- Closest finish
- 7.19Dewi vs Connor
- Biggest win
- 58.62Rhys vs Tucker
- Bench points
- 38.48Cup
The Week That Was
Every result, and the numbers that decided them.
Week 8 results
Numbers that mattered
Upset of the week
Powell flipped the forecast
153.62–125.43Beat Brad despite trailing the player-only Sleeper projection by 4.33.
Low score
Tucker66.05
A week to delete from the group chat.
Lineup call
Dewi100%
Best share of available roster points reached the lineup.
Top starters
Joe BurrowQB · CIN · Griff39.48
Tee HigginsWR · CIN · Powell32.50
Bhayshul TutenRB · JAX · Brad28.90
D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI · Tee26.90
Josh AllenQB · BUF · Tee26.56
The Power List
Who's rising, who's falling and who's running out of excuses.
A season-long performance index blending total points, record, cumulative winning margin, lineup efficiency, and all-play record across every week played. It rewards how well a team has played all year, not just whether it escaped 1–0.
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Powell—5–311–0 all-play this week92% efficiencyPower Index 84
Still the team to beat
Powell beat Brad 153.62 to 125.43. Tee Higgins led the lineup with 32.50. In hindsight, starting Kenny Gainwell (14.00) instead of Javonte Williams (5.20) adds 8.80; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Dewi. Review the Kenny Gainwell decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Dewi
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Dewi—5–34–7 all-play this week100% efficiencyPower Index 73
Every lineup call landed
Dewi beat Connor 95.35 to 88.16. Jaylen Warren led the lineup with 19.80. That score beat 4 of the other 11 teams this week.
Next up: Powell. No higher-scoring direct bench swap was found in the available lineup data; check injuries and byes before setting the next lineup.
Next: Powell
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Griff—5–310–1 all-play this week79% efficiencyPower Index 69
Job done
Griff beat Weave 142.43 to 117.95. Joe Burrow led the lineup with 39.48. That score beat 10 of the other 11 teams this week.
Next up: Rhys. No higher-scoring direct bench swap was found in the available lineup data; check injuries and byes before setting the next lineup.
Next: Rhys
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Tee↑15–36–5 all-play this week80% efficiencyPower Index 63
Job done
Tee beat YS 111.56 to 83.26. D'Andre Swift led the lineup with 26.90. In hindsight, starting Jaylen Waddle (13.40) instead of Xavier Worthy (2.80) adds 10.60; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Danny. Review the Jaylen Waddle decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Danny
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Brad↑15–39–2 all-play this week86% efficiencyPower Index 59
Still searching
Brad lost to Powell 125.43 to 153.62. Bhayshul Tuten led the lineup with 28.90. In hindsight, starting Jeremiyah Love (2.30) instead of Zay Flowers (0.00) adds 2.30, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Tucker. Review the Jeremiyah Love decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Tucker
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YS↓24–42–9 all-play this week69% efficiencyPower Index 49
Sliding down the list
YS lost to Tee 83.26 to 111.56. Matthew Golden led the lineup with 17.40. In hindsight, starting Tyler Allgeier (33.60) instead of Amon-Ra St. Brown (9.10) adds 24.50, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Weave. Review the Tyler Allgeier decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Weave
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Weave↑24–47–4 all-play this week90% efficiencyPower Index 44
On the charge
Weave lost to Griff 117.95 to 142.43. Bucky Irving led the lineup with 20.00. In hindsight, starting Mike Washington Jr. (8.30) instead of Zach Charbonnet (4.40) adds 3.90, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: YS. Review the Mike Washington Jr. decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: YS
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Rhys↑24–48–3 all-play this week94% efficiencyPower Index 44
On the charge
Rhys beat Tucker 124.67 to 66.05. Michael Wilson led the lineup with 22.80. In hindsight, starting Ja'Kobi Lane (1.80) instead of DK Metcalf (0.90) adds 0.90; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Griff. Review the Ja'Kobi Lane decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Griff
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Cup↓14–45–6 all-play this week73% efficiencyPower Index 41
Points left on the bench
Cup beat Danny 103.00 to 81.48. Kyler Murray led the lineup with 19.90. In hindsight, starting Kirk Cousins (28.18) instead of Kyler Murray (19.90) adds 8.28; points left unused despite the result.
Next up: Connor. Review the Kirk Cousins decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Connor
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Tucker↓34–40–11 all-play this week72% efficiencyPower Index 41
Sliding down the list
Tucker lost to Rhys 66.05 to 124.67. DJ Moore led the lineup with 13.60. In hindsight, starting Ryan Flournoy (11.60) instead of Drake London (1.30) adds 10.30, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Brad. Review the Ryan Flournoy decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Brad
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Connor—2–63–8 all-play this week72% efficiencyPower Index 19
Points left on the bench
Connor lost to Dewi 88.16 to 95.35. Drake Maye led the lineup with 21.46. In hindsight, starting Caleb Douglas (6.30) instead of Tre Tucker (0.00) adds 6.30, but still leaves a defeat.
Next up: Cup. Review the Caleb Douglas decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.
Next: Cup
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Danny—1–71–10 all-play this week90% efficiencyPower Index 14
Running out of excuses
Danny lost to Cup 81.48 to 103.00. Harold Fannin Jr. led the lineup with 17.40. That score beat 1 of the other 11 teams this week.
Next up: Tee. No higher-scoring direct bench swap was found in the available lineup data; check injuries and byes before setting the next lineup.
Next: Tee
Power Index (0–100), season to date: 35% total points for · 20% season record · 15% cumulative margin · 15% season lineup efficiency · 15% all-play record. Arrows show movement from last week's season rankings.
Around the League
Survival, side quests and the stories from the group chat.
Last Man Standing
YS enters the graveyard
83.26 points sealed his fate. Four managers remain.
One manager falls each week. The lowest scorer still alive is eliminated; previous casualties cannot be eliminated twice. The final survivor wins the LMS pot.
- Still standing
- 4
- Eliminated
- 8
- Weeks remaining
- 4
Still alive
BradPowellGriffCup
Graveyard
☠ Weave · W1☠ Danny · W2☠ Connor · W3☠ Tee · W4☠ Dewi · W5☠ Tucker · W6☠ Rhys · W7☠ YS · W8
Waiver wire pickup of the week
Cup strikes gold with Kirk Cousins
Cup · Kirk Cousins · 28.18 points · Benched
Dumbest drop of the week
Cup lets Kyler Murray walk
Cup · Dropped Kyler Murray (QB) · 19.90 points this week
The Power
Dewi holds The Power
Retained by defeating Connor
Spin the Wheel
Highest Scoring Defense
Powell · Jacksonville Jaguars scored 20.00 pts at D/ST
Ladbrokes
Cup & Tee read the card
6/6 correct · joint winners of the weekly prediction card.
From the week to the season
The State of Play
Where everyone stands today — and where the numbers say they'll finish.
League table Through Week 8
| # | Manager | W–L | PF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3 | 1010.64 | |
| 2 | 5–3 | 967.39 | |
| 3 | 5–3 | 925.39 | |
| 4 | 5–3 | 861.10 | |
| 5 | 5–3 | 854.51 | |
| 6 | 4–4 | 854.48 | |
| 7 | 4–4 | 838.20 | |
| 8 | 4–4 | 825.74 | |
| 9 | 4–4 | 824.07 | |
| 10 | 4–4 | 791.09 | |
| 11 | 2–6 | 722.45 | |
| 12 | 1–7 | 697.26 |
Fraud Watch Weeks 1–8
The standings say one thing. The underlying numbers say another.
Prime suspect
Dewi
- Actual
- 5–3
- Expected wins
- 4.09
- Schedule luck
- +0.91
The record is lying
Dewi is 5–3, but 45 wins from 88 all-play matchups are worth only 4.09 expected wins. The difference is +0.91 wins of pure schedule luck.
All-play 45–43 · 4th in points for · 4th in the table · 2nd on the Power List
Also under investigation
Brad5–3 actual · 4.18 expected+0.82
Weave4–4 actual · 3.45 expected+0.55
Most robbed
5–3 actual · 6.45 expected · −1.45 wins
Powell has beaten 71 of 88 possible all-play opponents, yet the record shows only 5–3.
Mute Watch Voted by the league
Voted on by your leaguemates; absolutely pathetic.
Mute of the League
Weave
- Season votes
- 34
- Week 8 mute
- Tee
Week 8 · 12 votes in
- Tee7
- Tucker7
- Weave6
- YS6
- Cup3
- Brad2
- Rhys2
- Danny1
Season mute ranking
- Weave34
- Tee28
- Tucker27
- YS16
- Rhys14
- Danny9
- Cup7
- Brad2
The playoff race
Six teams make the playoffs. Seeds 1–5 go to the best records; the final spot goes to the highest points-for among everyone else. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the remaining Week 9–14 schedule.
- 1
Final FantasyPowell · 5–3 · 1010.64 PF100.0% - 2
Metal Gear Smith NjigbaGriff · 5–3 · 967.39 PF99.6% - 3
Red Dead ConcepcionTee · 5–3 · 925.39 PF97.1% - 4
Grand Theft AutodraftDewi · 5–3 · 861.10 PF70.8% - 5
Ja'maarf Life 2Brad · 5–3 · 854.51 PF67.2% - 6
CrashBandiCootieYS · 4–4 · 854.48 PF53.7% - 7
Tekken a kneeCup · 4–4 · 838.20 PF39.6% - 8
Ratchet And CookWeave · 4–4 · 825.74 PF33.2% - 9
DK countryRhys · 4–4 · 824.07 PF27.9% - 10
Lamar Croft: Tomb RunnerTucker · 4–4 · 791.09 PF10.8% - 11
Devil Maye CryConnor · 2–6 · 722.45 PF0.1% - 12
Tony Hawk's Nico Skater 2Danny · 1–7 · 697.26 PF0.0%
How it works: each remaining game is played out using every team's scoring average so far, pulled toward the league average so early hot and cold streaks don't count for too much.
The Market
$784 spent. Who's actually getting a return?
Every paid winning waiver bid through Week 8, and what those players have actually delivered. Points only count while the player was in the buyer's starting lineup.
The FAAB ledger
How the math works
- Spent adds up every winning waiver bid from Week 1 to Week 8. Failed bids, free-agent pickups and $0 claims are left out of the table entirely. Remaining budget is $100 minus spent.
- Started pts counts a player's points only in weeks he was in the buyer's starting lineup, from the week he was claimed onward. Bench weeks, and anything he scores after being dropped, don't count.
- Pts per $1 is started points ÷ FAAB spent. Example: $10 spent and 45 started points = 4.50 per $1. Managers who haven't spent anything show “—”.
- Best value buy is the single paid claim with the highest started points ÷ bid. Biggest splash is the largest single bid.