The Nut Posts 132.1, The Only Team To Break 130
Week 6 was a famine. Six teams couldn't reach 90, exactly one cleared 130, and four games ended by 30 or more because half the league forgot to field a roster. The Nut played the week's only perfect lineup and went 13-0 against the field, Wilszn stayed unbeaten at 6-0, and The Goff-Father finally found a Sunday that worked. Down the other end, KuthaFighters scored a season-low 54.08 and lost to all thirteen teams on paper, which takes a lot of players agreeing to do nothing at once. Rough day to be a running back.
The whole league on one line
every game, one scaleTable view
| Winner | Pts | Loser | Pts | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nut | 132.10 | Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 89.32 | 42.78 |
| The Goff-Father | 118.82 | KuthaFighters | 54.08 | 64.74 |
| SS Minnow Johnson | 116.56 | Mighty Mouse | 98.80 | 17.76 |
| Wilszn | 112.30 | Downs-yndrome | 56.46 | 55.84 |
| Finding Nico | 99.24 | Whole team bums | 91.36 | 7.88 |
| ThrillHouse | 94.08 | TB12 Method | 58.10 | 35.98 |
| Freaking Maye Out | 88.64 | Bayou Bengals | 75.30 | 13.34 |
Every game
closest firstIsaiah Likely went for 20.9, his third 20-point start of the year as the league's top tight end, and Finding Nico squeaked home 99.24-91.36 in the only game all week decided by under ten. Whole team bums got 26.96 from Tyler Shough and 22.7 from Bhayshul Tuten and still came up 7.88 short, which is a fourth straight loss built on a Colts defense that handed them two points. Ladd McConkey's 2.2 did not help the cause.
Three straight wins for Freaking Maye Out, and this one came with an 88.64 that would have lost to nine of the other thirteen teams. The Jaguars defense they claimed this week started and scored minus one, while Tre Tucker put up 24.2 on the bench after being added the same day — 27.36 left behind, the most of anyone. Bayou Bengals got 20.2 from fresh waiver claim Germie Bernard and not much else, with Omarion Hampton turning in 5.9 in a sixth straight start without a 20.
Mighty Mouse had the week's cruelest afternoon: 98.8 scored, 117.0 available, and the one loser all week whose best lineup takes it. C.J. Stroud's 25.98 and DeVonta Smith's 17.0 watched from the bench while Bijan Robinson, the league's RB3, managed 6.3 and missed his projection by 18.83. SS Minnow Johnson just kept doing the normal thing — 21.4 from Jaxon Smith-Njigba, his fifth 20-point start in six weeks as the league's leading receiver, plus 18 from Chris Boswell, a kicker outscoring four entire starting lineups' worth of effort.
House rules everywhere and nobody got rich: TB12 Method blocked James Cook III and his 22.8 out of ThrillHouse's week, ThrillHouse blocked Puka Nacua and his 11.0 out of TB12's, and ThrillHouse won by 35.98 regardless. Malik Nabers went for 26.5, his third straight week over 22 and his third 20-point start in a row. TB12 Method scored a season-low 58.1 with the league's No. 1 quarterback in Josh Allen starting, which should be impossible and somehow wasn't.
Nothing on the bench, 132.1 on the board, and a 13-0 record against the rest of the league — The Nut's week was flawless and their best player was Michael Penix Jr., grabbed off free agency this week for 23.1. Kyle Pitts Sr. added 20.5 from a 6.25 projection, also a recent pickup, so the whole top of the lineup arrived by mail. Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor got 21.52 from Kirk Cousins and 20.1 from Jonathan Taylor, then watched their receiver spots produce 8.1 total in a third straight loss, with Cam Skattebo posting a zero to cap three dismal weeks.
Kenneth Walker III went for 28.9, his fourth 20-point game in four starts as the league's RB2, and Wilszn is 6-0 with the only unbeaten record left. Downs-yndrome scored a season-low 56.46, their third straight loss, and got 13.8 from Ashton Jeanty as the high-water mark. Brandon Aubrey scored one point and Juwan Johnson scored none, so the kicker and tight end combined for a single point.
Christian McCaffrey's 26.2 led The Goff-Father to a season-high 118.82 and a 64.74-point win, their biggest number of the year arriving with a 12-1 all-play attached. KuthaFighters went the other direction entirely: 54.08, the lowest score any team has posted this season, and 0-13 against the field. Derrick Henry had three 20-point starts in his first five and chose this week for 4.5, while Davante Adams put up 5.4 — that's two of the league's best doing a combined 9.9.
Chart of the week
Margin of victoryFour of seven games were decided by 30 or more, and only one finished inside ten points.
Went off
| Player | Pts | Proj |
|---|---|---|
Kenneth Walker III RB · Wilszn |
28.9 | 20.8 |
Tyler Shough QB · Whole team bums |
27.0 | 17.1 |
Malik Nabers WR · ThrillHouse |
26.5 | 12.0 |
Christian McCaffrey RB · The Goff-Father |
26.2 | 18.7 |
Drake Maye QB · Wilszn |
23.8 | 20.5 |
Duds
furthest under projection| Player | Pts | Proj |
|---|---|---|
Bijan Robinson RB · Mighty Mouse |
6.3 | 25.1 |
Derrick Henry RB · KuthaFighters |
4.5 | 17.2 |
Kyren Williams RB · Whole team bums |
8.2 | 19.4 |
Jaguars DEF · Freaking Maye Out |
-1.0 | 9.7 |
Rhamondre Stevenson RB · Finding Nico |
3.6 | 13.7 |
Beat the projection
by the most| Player | Pts | + |
|---|---|---|
Malik Nabers WR · ThrillHouse · proj 12.0 |
26.5 | +14.5 |
Kyle Pitts Sr. TE · The Nut · proj 6.2 |
20.5 | +14.2 |
Germie Bernard WR · Bayou Bengals · proj 8.1 |
20.2 | +12.1 |
Bhayshul Tuten RB · Whole team bums · proj 12.2 |
22.7 | +10.5 |
Chris Boswell K · SS Minnow Johnson · proj 7.8 |
18.0 | +10.2 |
Left on the bench
| Team | Scored | Could've |
|---|---|---|
Freaking Maye Out 27.36 left behind |
88.64 | 116.00 |
ThrillHouse 21.82 left behind |
94.08 | 115.90 |
Mighty Mouse 18.20 left behind |
98.80 | 117.00 |
Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor 14.98 left behind |
89.32 | 104.30 |
TB12 Method 14.30 left behind |
58.10 | 72.40 |
Fraud watch & bad luck
record vs. all 13 teams| Team | Pts | All-play |
|---|---|---|
Freaking Maye Out Won anyway · beat Bayou Bengals |
88.64 | 4-9 |
Mighty Mouse Lost anyway · to SS Minnow Johnson |
98.80 | 8-5 |
Waiver wire
pickups that paid off, and some that didn't| Player | Pts | Proj |
|---|---|---|
Tre Tuckerbenched
WR · Freaking Maye Out · free agency this week |
24.2 | 7.6 |
Drake Maye
QB · Wilszn · free agency |
23.8 | 20.5 |
Michael Penix Jr.
QB · The Nut · free agency this week |
23.1 | 14.6 |
Jayden Danielsbenched
QB · TB12 Method · free agency |
23.0 | 17.6 |
Kirk Cousins
QB · Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor · free agency |
21.5 | 17.7 |
Jaguarsflopped
DEF · Freaking Maye Out · waivers this week · started |
-1.0 | 9.7 |
Coltsflopped
DEF · Whole team bums · free agency this week · started |
2.0 | 10.5 |
Nick Folkflopped
K · Wilszn · free agency this week · started |
1.0 | 8.4 |
House rules
blocks & bench switchesTB12 Method blocked James Cook III (22.8) out of ThrillHouse's lineup and ThrillHouse blocked Puka Nacua (11.0) right back, which added up to a lot of paperwork in a 36-point game.
| Rule | What happened | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Block | TB12 Method blocked James Cook III RB · Buf · on ThrillHouse |
22.8 |
| Block | ThrillHouse blocked Puka Nacua WR · LAR · on TB12 Method |
11.0 |
Luck so far
points for vs. againstTable view
| Team | W-L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilszn | 6-0 | 781.18 | 580.30 |
| KuthaFighters | 4-2 | 746.70 | 696.82 |
| The Nut | 4-2 | 735.14 | 609.84 |
| Mighty Mouse | 4-2 | 694.68 | 629.96 |
| SS Minnow Johnson | 4-2 | 661.46 | 629.02 |
| Freaking Maye Out | 4-2 | 644.94 | 561.78 |
| ThrillHouse | 3-3 | 640.32 | 592.86 |
| Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 3-3 | 606.62 | 618.28 |
| Whole team bums | 2-4 | 631.40 | 649.70 |
| Finding Nico | 2-4 | 606.92 | 729.40 |
| TB12 Method | 2-4 | 547.26 | 604.14 |
| Bayou Bengals | 2-4 | 499.74 | 623.08 |
| The Goff-Father | 1-5 | 560.82 | 671.58 |
| Downs-yndrome | 1-5 | 508.14 | 668.56 |
Rank by week
season so farTable view
| Team | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilszn | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KuthaFighters | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| The Nut | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Mighty Mouse | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| SS Minnow Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Freaking Maye Out | — | — | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| ThrillHouse | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Whole team bums | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
| Finding Nico | — | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| TB12 Method | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Bayou Bengals | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
| The Goff-Father | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Downs-yndrome | — | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Standings
| # | Team | W-L | PF | PA | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilszn | 6-0 | 781.18 | 580.30 | = |
| 2 | KuthaFighters | 4-2 | 746.70 | 696.82 | = |
| 3 | The Nut | 4-2 | 735.14 | 609.84 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Mighty Mouse | 4-2 | 694.68 | 629.96 | ▼1 |
| 5 | SS Minnow Johnson | 4-2 | 661.46 | 629.02 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Freaking Maye Out | 4-2 | 644.94 | 561.78 | ▼1 |
| 7 | ThrillHouse | 3-3 | 640.32 | 592.86 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 3-3 | 606.62 | 618.28 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Whole team bums | 2-4 | 631.40 | 649.70 | = |
| 10 | Finding Nico | 2-4 | 606.92 | 729.40 | ▲2 |
| 11 | TB12 Method | 2-4 | 547.26 | 604.14 | ▼1 |
| 12 | Bayou Bengals | 2-4 | 499.74 | 623.08 | ▼1 |
| 13 | The Goff-Father | 1-5 | 560.82 | 671.58 | ▲1 |
| 14 | Downs-yndrome | 1-5 | 508.14 | 668.56 | ▼1 |
The week ahead
week 7Week 7 puts the undefeated on the clock: Wilszn (6-0) draws Mighty Mouse (4-2) in the week's biggest projected game, 211.94 combined with Wilszn favored by under five points. At the other end of the table, The Goff-Father (1-5) and ThrillHouse (3-3) are projected within 2.01 points of each other, which Yahoo has priced at basically a 52-48 shrug. Byes hit BUF, JAX, LAC and WAS, so TB12 Method is staring at Josh Allen, Rachaad White and Keaton Mitchell all unavailable, and Whole team bums loses Ladd McConkey, Dalton Kincaid and Bhayshul Tuten in one swipe. Ten teams still have a Block and twelve still have a Bench Switch with the window closing after Week 10, so the hoarding has to stop at some point.
Week 7 matchups
| Matchup | Proj | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| Mighty Mouse 4-2 vs Wilszn 6-0 | 103.5–108.4 | 44–55 |
| Bayou Bengals 2-4 vs KuthaFighters 4-2 | 61.2–79.8 | 28–72 |
| Freaking Maye Out 4-2 vs Finding Nico 2-4 | 107.2–95.0 | 61–39 |
| Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor 3-3 vs Downs-yndrome 1-5 | 88.9–76.2 | 65–35 |
| The Nut 4-2 vs TB12 Method 2-4 | 83.5–88.8 | 44–55 |
| The Goff-Father 1-5 vs ThrillHouse 3-3 | 82.8–80.8 | 52–48 |
| Whole team bums 2-4 vs SS Minnow Johnson 4-2 | 82.7–91.3 | 41–59 |
On bye: Bayou Bengals — Omarion Hampton (RB); Downs-yndrome — Justin Herbert (QB); Finding Nico — Terry McLaurin (WR); Freaking Maye Out — Cam Little (K), Jaguars (DEF); TB12 Method — Josh Allen (QB), Rachaad White (RB), Keaton Mitchell (RB); The Goff-Father — Tyler Bass (K); The Nut — Parker Washington (WR); ThrillHouse — Kimani Vidal (RB), Cameron Dicker (K); Whole team bums — Bhayshul Tuten (RB), Dalton Kincaid (TE), Ladd McConkey (WR)
The numbers — scores, lineups, player points and standings — are Yahoo's, pulled once the week was final. Projections are Sleeper's, scored under this league's rules. Every table on this page renders straight from that data.
The writing is by Claude, working only from those numbers (claude-opus-5). It is told to use nothing that isn't in them, and the tables never pass through it, so if a sentence ever disagrees with a table, the table is right. The charts are drawn from the same numbers; the writer only picks which one to feature. Scores are as Yahoo reports them.