2018 - Week 8

---- Current Standings ----

1	6-2	HL3	Gordon Freeman	Coach Nicholas
2	6-2	GOOD	The Good Commish	Coach Skyler
3	6-2	TACO	Taco Tuesdays	Coach Shane
4	5-3	CRAB	Mixon's I am not a Crab	Coach Patrick
5	5-3	RISH	Green Bay Mermen	Coach Anna
6	4-4	SUCH	Sports and Such	Coach Brandon
7	3-5	MoSW	Ministry of Silly Walks	Coach Kristin
8	3-5	Side	PNW Western WA East Siders	Coach Brandon
9	2-6	EGG	Seattle Handegg Squad	Coach Andre
10	0-8	HAM	Hamtown Hamboys	Coach TJ

Another week in Fantastic Football gives us Coach Nick at the top followed closely by coaches Skyler and Shane. Highlights: Team RISH falls three ranks from last week to take 5th, and Coach Nich rises two ranks to claim the top. Lots of blowout matchups this week, with a close bout between Team EGG and Team SUCH, and a breathtakingly close game between Team GOOD and Team TACO.

I know you're here for the gifs.

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League Wide Winners and Losers

All-Star Players

EGG	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR	Det	30.7 pts (+18.4, over projected)
HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	38.2 pts (+15.9, over projected)
EGG	Tyler Boyd	WR	Cin	28.6 pts (+15.1, over projected)
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	29.9 pts (+14.0, over projected)
Side	Adrian Peterson	RB	Wsh	26.6 pts (+13.4, over projected)

Bust Players

Side	T.Y. Hilton	WR	Ind	4.4 pts (-11.6, under projected)
Side	Kenny Golladay	FLEX	Det	2.2 pts (-11.3, under projected)
TACO	Drew Brees	QB	NO	6.8 pts (-11.2, under projected)
GOOD	Jameis Winston	QB	TB	8.8 pts (-10.8, under projected)
SUCH	David Njoku	TE	Cle	0.0 pts (-10.6, under projected)

Best of the Bench

Side	Deshaun Watson	Bench	Hou	31.0 pts (+12.5, over projected)
GOOD	Sammy Watkins	Bench	KC	30.7 pts (+17.8, over projected)
RISH	Marlon Mack	Bench	Ind	28.9 pts (+16.6, over projected)
HAM	Derek Carr	Bench	Oak	27.8 pts (+12.6, over projected)
HL3	Jared Goff	Bench	LAR	26.5 pts (+7.5, over projected)

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Gordon Freeman vs Green Bay Mermen

WINNER: Gordon Freeman

PROJECTED SCORE: 133.1 - 128.2

FINAL SCORE: 147.4 - 112.9

Star Players:

HL3	James Conner	RB	Pit	38.2 pts from 212 yds; 2 TD; 24 RUNS
RISH	Cam Newton	QB	Car	28.0 pts from 219 yds passing; 3 TD; 0 INT
HL3	Andrew Luck	QB	Ind	23.4 pts from 239 yds passing; 3 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

RISH	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	Pit	7.3 pts (-9.9 projected) from 33 yds; 0 TD; 4/6 REC
HL3	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	10.0 pts (-8.5 projected) from 70 yds; 0 TD; 3/4 REC
RISH	Colts D/ST	D/ST	FA	1.0 pts (-5.9 projected) from 28 PA; 1 FR;

James Conner's most productive game yet barreled over a poor Colts defense and underproduction from Smith-Schuster, clinching the win for Coach Nick.

Coach Nick watching Conner lay 'em down.

Mixon's I am not a Crab vs Hamtown Hamboys

WINNER: Mixon's I am not a Crab

PROJECTED SCORE: 141.5 - 90.7

FINAL SCORE: 146.5 - 80.5

Star Players:

CRAB	Joe Mixon	RB	Cin	28.8 pts from 138 yds; 2 TD; 21 RUNS
CRAB	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	26.6 pts from 76 yds; 2 TD; 13 RUNS
CRAB	Antonio Brown	FLEX	Pit	25.4 pts from 74 yds; 2 TD; 6/8 REC

Underachievers:

HAM	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB	3.1 pts (-7.8 projected) from 21 yds; 0 TD; 1/4 REC
CRAB	Michael Crabtree	WR	Bal	6.1 pts (-6.6 projected) from 31 yds; 0 TD; 3/5 REC
HAM	Duke Johnson Jr.	FLEX	Cle	3.6 pts (-6.0 projected) from 16 yds; 0 TD; 2/3 REC

In this week's most severe walloping, Team CRAB hellaciously harangued the Hamtown Hamboys with great numbers all around.

Coach TJ reacts to his team's demise.

Seattle Handegg Squad vs Sports and Such

WINNER: Seattle Handegg Squad

PROJECTED SCORE: 107.0 - 123.0

FINAL SCORE: 139.8 - 130.3

In somewhat of an upset, Coach Andre gets his second victory of the season with intense performances from Marvin Jones Jr. and Tyler Boyd. Coach Brandon had to suffer an unexpectedly target-less David Njoku which probably cost him the game.

Star Players:

EGG	Marvin Jones Jr.	WR	Det	30.7 pts from 117 yds; 2 TD; 7/10 REC
EGG	Tyler Boyd	WR	Cin	28.6 pts from 136 yds; 1 TD; 9/10 REC
SUCH	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Hou	26.2 pts from 82 yds; 2 TD; 6/7 REC

Underachievers:

SUCH	David Njoku	TE	Cle	0.0 pts (-10.6 projected) from 0 yds; 0 TD; 0/0 REC
EGG	Chris Thompson	RB	Wsh	4.2 pts (-9.3 projected) from 22 yds; 0 TD; 3 RUNS
SUCH	Matt Prater	K	Det	2.0 pts (-7.3 projected) from 0/0 field goals; 2/2 XP

How Coach Andre feels after finally winning his second game.

Ministry of Silly Walks vs PNW Western WA East Siders

WINNER: Ministry of Silly Walks

PROJECTED SCORE: 117.0 - 118.9

FINAL SCORE: 137.5 - 103.5

What was projected to be a close game ended in somewhat of a blowout for Coach Kristin. Solid performances all around from her players with standout productivity from Stefon Diggs gave her a solid win over Coach Brandon who just could not survive a weak Ravens defense and underproduction from WRs Hilton and Golladay.

Star Players:

MoSW	Stefon Diggs	WR	Min	27.9 pts from 119 yds; 1 TD; 10/11 REC
Side	Adrian Peterson	RB	Wsh	26.6 pts from 156 yds; 2 TD; 26 RUNS
Side	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	Chi	21.9 pts from 220 yds passing; 2 TD; 0 INT

Underachievers:

Side	T.Y. Hilton	WR	Ind	4.4 pts (-11.6 projected) from 34 yds; 0 TD; 1/5 REC
Side	Kenny Golladay	FLEX	Det	2.2 pts (-11.3 projected) from 12 yds; 0 TD; 1/1 REC
Side	Ravens D/ST	D/ST	FA	-4.0 pts (-10.4 projected) from 36 PA;

Coach Kristin expressing her feelings about the projections.

The Good Commish vs Taco Tuesdays

WINNER: The Good Commish

PROJECTED SCORE: 128.3 - 131.7

FINAL SCORE: 122.4 - 121.9

In an epic struggle that ended with a mere .5 point difference, Coach Skyler takes a critical win that boosts him to second place in the standings. Anything and everything could have made the difference here; but one interesting note is that QBs Jameis Winston and Drew Brees both performed very poorly.

Star Players:

TACO	Todd Gurley II	RB	LAR	33.5 pts from 195 yds; 1 TD; 25 RUNS
GOOD	Mike Evans	WR	TB	29.9 pts from 179 yds; 1 TD; 6/13 REC
TACO	James White	RB	NE	25.4 pts from 94 yds; 1 TD; 8 RUNS

Underachievers:

TACO	Drew Brees	QB	NO	6.8 pts (-11.2 projected) from 120 yds passing; 1 TD; 1 INT
GOOD	Jameis Winston	QB	TB	8.8 pts (-10.8 projected) from 276 yds passing; 1 TD; 4 INT
TACO	Doug Baldwin	FLEX	Sea	4.6 pts (-7.7 projected) from 26 yds; 0 TD; 2/3 REC

Coach Shane checking the final scores.

----- Coming up next -----

Week 9

Gordon Freeman (6-2)	vs.	Hamtown Hamboys (0-8)
The Good Commish (6-2)	vs.	Mixon's I am not a Crab (5-3)
Taco Tuesdays (6-2)	vs.	Ministry of Silly Walks (3-5)
Green Bay Mermen (5-3)	vs.	Sports and Such (4-4)
PNW Western WA East Siders (3-5)	vs.	Seattle Handegg Squad (2-6)

Coach Andre after he finished this blog post and realized he could have made the whole shebang Halloween themed.

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