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Left, Down, Wide to the Right, UpWeek 8 edition6 matchups · 12 managers

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 weekPowell153.62won by 28.19 vs Brad
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

WDewi95.35
LConnor88.16
LDanny81.48
WCup103.00
LBrad125.43
WPowell153.62
WTee111.56
LYS83.26
WRhys124.67
LTucker66.05
LWeave117.95
WGriff142.43

Numbers that mattered

Upset of the week

Powell flipped the forecast

153.62–125.43

Beat 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

  1. Joe BurrowQB · CIN · Griff39.48
  2. Tee HigginsWR · CIN · Powell32.50
  3. Bhayshul TutenRB · JAX · Brad28.90
  4. D'Andre SwiftRB · CHI · Tee26.90
  5. 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.

  1. 1Powell—

    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

  2. 2Dewi—

    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

  3. 3Griff—

    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

  4. 4Tee↑1

    5–36–5 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

  5. 5Brad↑1

    5–39–2 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

  6. 6YS↓2

    4–42–9 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

  7. 7Weave↑2

    4–47–4 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

  8. 8Rhys↑2

    4–48–3 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

  9. 9Cup↓1

    4–45–6 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

  10. 10Tucker↓3

    4–40–11 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

  11. 11Connor—

    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

  12. 12Danny—

    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

#ManagerW–LPF
1Powell5–31010.64
2Griff5–3967.39
3Tee5–3925.39
4Dewi5–3861.10
5Brad5–3854.51
6YS4–4854.48
7Cup4–4838.20
8Weave4–4825.74
9Rhys4–4824.07
10Tucker4–4791.09
11Connor2–6722.45
12Danny1–7697.26

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
Powell
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
  • Tee
    7
  • Tucker
    7
  • Weave
    6
  • YS
    6
  • Cup
    3
  • Brad
    2
  • Rhys
    2
  • Danny
    1
Season mute ranking
  • Weave
    34
  • Tee
    28
  • Tucker
    27
  • YS
    16
  • Rhys
    14
  • Danny
    9
  • Cup
    7
  • Brad
    2

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. 1
    Final FantasyPowell · 5–3 · 1010.64 PF
    100.0%
  2. 2
    Metal Gear Smith NjigbaGriff · 5–3 · 967.39 PF
    99.6%
  3. 3
    Red Dead ConcepcionTee · 5–3 · 925.39 PF
    97.1%
  4. 4
    Grand Theft AutodraftDewi · 5–3 · 861.10 PF
    70.8%
  5. 5
    Ja'maarf Life 2Brad · 5–3 · 854.51 PF
    67.2%
  6. 6
    CrashBandiCootieYS · 4–4 · 854.48 PF
    53.7%
  7. 7
    Tekken a kneeCup · 4–4 · 838.20 PF
    39.6%
  8. 8
    Ratchet And CookWeave · 4–4 · 825.74 PF
    33.2%
  9. 9
    DK countryRhys · 4–4 · 824.07 PF
    27.9%
  10. 10
    Lamar Croft: Tomb RunnerTucker · 4–4 · 791.09 PF
    10.8%
  11. 11
    Devil Maye CryConnor · 2–6 · 722.45 PF
    0.1%
  12. 12
    Tony Hawk's Nico Skater 2Danny · 1–7 · 697.26 PF
    0.0%

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.

League FAAB spend$784of $1200 available
Best value buyCleveland BrownsCup · $1 · 48.75 started pts · 48.75 per $1
Biggest splashOllie Gordon IIConnor · $40 · 55.50 started pts

The FAAB ledger

Sort by
ManagerSpentStarted ptsPts per $1
Brad
$92$8 left
133.621.45
Bryce Young QB · $34 · 59.36 ptsEmanuel Wilson RB · $24 · 34.40 ptsJacoby Brissett QB · $8 · 24.78 ptsMatthew Stafford QB · $6 · 8.28 ptsRoschon Johnson RB · $6 · 1.30 ptsTerrance Ferguson TE · $6 · 0.00 ptsGreen Bay Packers DEF · $3 · 5.50 ptsNew York Giants DEF · $3 · 0.00 ptsChig Okonkwo TE · $2 · 0.00 pts
Rhys
$90$10 left
132.421.47
Brock Purdy QB · $32 · 124.92 ptsDalton Schultz TE · $18 · 4.50 ptsPat Freiermuth TE · $15 · 3.00 ptsJames Conner RB · $8 · 0.00 ptsMalik Washington WR · $8 · 0.00 ptsJa'Kobi Lane WR · $7 · 0.00 ptsDe'Zhaun Stribling WR · $2 · 0.00 pts
Tucker
$89$11 left
40.150.45
Will Shipley RB · $38 · 7.80 ptsEmanuel Wilson RB · $16 · 0.00 ptsMakai Lemon WR · $12 · 0.00 ptsJaylen Wright RB · $6 · 0.00 ptsKeenan Allen WR · $6 · 0.00 ptsKendrick Bourne WR · $4 · 19.10 ptsRyan Flournoy WR · $4 · 0.00 ptsTampa Bay Buccaneers DEF · $1 · 13.25 ptsMike Gesicki TE · $1 · 0.00 ptsNew Orleans Saints DEF · $1 · 0.00 pts
Cup
$80$20 left
188.762.36
Germie Bernard WR · $26 · 9.70 ptsKeaton Mitchell RB · $16 · 4.40 ptsKyler Murray QB · $10 · 33.80 ptsJonah Coleman RB · $9 · 18.40 ptsAlvin Kamara RB · $5 · 21.90 ptsChris Bell WR · $4 · 0.00 ptsAdonai Mitchell WR · $4 · 0.00 ptsSam Darnold QB · $2 · 13.32 ptsCleveland Browns DEF · $1 · 48.75 ptsKirk Cousins QB · $1 · 31.24 ptsNew York Giants DEF · $1 · 7.25 ptsElijah Sarratt WR · $1 · 0.00 pts
Danny
$76$24 left
171.552.26
Kendre Miller RB · $16 · -0.10 ptsOronde Gadsden TE · $8 · 0.00 ptsJared Goff QB · $6 · 83.80 ptsKalif Raymond WR · $5 · 1.60 ptsJacksonville Jaguars DEF · $4 · 3.00 ptsT.J. Hockenson TE · $4 · 1.20 ptsTre' Harris WR · $4 · 0.00 ptsRashod Bateman WR · $3 · 23.00 ptsCincinnati Bengals DEF · $3 · 8.50 ptsAntonio Williams WR · $3 · 7.90 ptsSamaje Perine RB · $3 · 7.60 ptsNew York Jets DEF · $3 · 1.25 ptsMack Hollins WR · $3 · 0.00 ptsEfton Chism III WR · $3 · 0.00 ptsDylan Sampson RB · $3 · 0.00 ptsMason Taylor TE · $2 · 3.40 ptsBuffalo Bills DEF · $2 · 2.50 ptsHunter Henry TE · $1 · 27.90 pts
Griff
$73$27 left
102.031.40
Braelon Allen RB · $33 · 74.90 ptsDenver Broncos DEF · $13 · 7.25 ptsSan Francisco 49ers DEF · $13 · 0.25 ptsTampa Bay Buccaneers DEF · $8 · 3.75 ptsMatthew Stafford QB · $6 · 15.88 pts
Connor
$70$30 left
79.801.14
Ollie Gordon II RB · $40 · 55.50 ptsTre Tucker WR · $10 · 18.80 ptsChris Brooks RB · $10 · 0.00 ptsKimani Vidal RB · $6 · 5.50 ptsKhalil Shakir WR · $4 · 0.00 pts
Weave
$62$38 left
25.500.41
Keon Coleman WR · $21 · 21.10 ptsEmmett Johnson RB · $13 · 0.00 ptsAntonio Williams WR · $11 · 0.00 ptsRoman Wilson WR · $11 · 0.00 ptsZach Charbonnet RB · $6 · 4.40 pts
Dewi
$52$48 left
15.000.29
Omar Cooper Jr. WR · $22 · 20.00 ptsDarren Waller TE · $14 · 0.00 ptsDarius Cooper WR · $7 · 0.00 ptsEmmett Johnson RB · $4 · 0.00 ptsLas Vegas Raiders DEF · $4 · -5.00 ptsDevin Singletary RB · $1 · 0.00 pts
Tee
$45$55 left
50.701.13
Dontayvion Wicks WR · $22 · 29.60 ptsDeMario Douglas WR · $12 · 18.90 ptsDohnte Meyers WR · $11 · 2.20 pts
YS
$30$70 left
36.711.22
Kendre Miller RB · $12 · 8.00 ptsNew England Patriots DEF · $10 · 19.25 ptsWashington Commanders DEF · $4 · 6.00 ptsJacoby Brissett QB · $4 · 3.46 pts
Powell
$25$75 left
78.723.15
Jordan Love QB · $17 · 58.72 ptsJacksonville Jaguars DEF · $5 · 20.00 ptsTyreek Hill WR · $3 · 0.00 pts

How the math works

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 “—”.
  4. Best value buy is the single paid claim with the highest started points ÷ bid. Biggest splash is the largest single bid.
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