Wilszn Hits 7-0 As Tony Pollard Drops 37
Seven weeks in and nobody has laid a glove on Wilszn. They put 131.04 on the board Sunday, the only score in the league to clear 130, and beat the one team that actually deserved better — Mighty Mouse went 8-5 against the field and still got sent home. Elsewhere it was a quiet, grim sort of week: four teams failed to reach 90, two games ended by 30 or more, and only one finished inside ten points. The waiver wire has become a quarterback dispensary, with Bo Nix and Geno Smith both added this week and both going for 24-plus. Downs-yndrome scored 70.5 and lost to all thirteen teams on paper, which is a whole afternoon of nothing.
The whole league on one line
every game, one scaleTable view
| Winner | Pts | Loser | Pts | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilszn | 131.04 | Mighty Mouse | 108.92 | 22.12 |
| Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 127.40 | Downs-yndrome | 70.50 | 56.90 |
| The Nut | 121.72 | TB12 Method | 98.78 | 22.94 |
| SS Minnow Johnson | 115.32 | Fantasy year from hell | 75.82 | 39.50 |
| Freaking Maye Out | 113.56 | Finding Nico | 84.32 | 29.24 |
| The Goff-Father | 106.98 | ThrillHouse | 100.50 | 6.48 |
| Bayou Bengals | 100.68 | KuthaFighters | 71.04 | 29.64 |
Every game
closest firstThe Goff-Father claimed Bo Nix off waivers this week, started him immediately, and got 26.28 — his first 20-point start of the season, arriving exactly on time for a 6.48-point win. ThrillHouse got 21.9 from CeeDee Lamb, the league's WR2, and were the only loser all week whose best lineup takes it: Dak Prescott's 23.28 watched Matthew Stafford post 18.5. Mark Andrews also contributed 3.8 at tight end, so the margin had plenty of company.
Tony Pollard was projected for 13.37 and turned in 37.0, which is roughly the entire Mighty Mouse receiving corps times six — they got 6.4 from the position. Drake Maye added 30.44 for his third straight week over 23, and Wilszn's 131.04 went unbeaten against the field for the second time this season. Mighty Mouse got 24.1 from Trey McBride, the league's top tight end, plus 22.9 from Quinshon Judkins, and would have beaten eight other teams with it. Instead: second straight loss.
Zay Flowers went for 25.7 and Luther Burden III turned a 10.26 projection into 23.7, giving The Nut 49.4 from the receiver spots and a perfect lineup with nothing left behind. Michael Penix Jr., plucked off free agency a week ago, has now cleared 20 in both his starts. TB12 Method grabbed Geno Smith off waivers, got 24.48, left 0.02 on the bench and still lost by 22.94 — a flawless afternoon that ended in a fourth straight defeat.
Javonte Williams and Bucky Irving went for 25.5 apiece and Freaking Maye Out's running backs produced 65.1 of their 113.56, which is a good thing because the receivers managed 14.2 between them. Finding Nico watched Nico Collins post 1.6, his third straight start in single digits, and Isaiah Likely — the league's TE2 with three 20-point games — turn in 2.2. The search continues.
Joe Burrow's 28.88 was his fourth 20-point start in six weeks and it carried Bayou Bengals to a season-best 100.68. KuthaFighters managed 71.04 and went 1-12 against the field, with Derrick Henry turning in 5.4 after 4.5 last week and Sam LaPorta adding 2.3. Their defense and kicker combined for 23 of the 71, which tells you everything about the other eight slots.
Thirty-point-eight for JSN, his third straight week climbing and his sixth 20-point start in seven weeks as the league's leading receiver by a comfortable margin. SS Minnow Johnson played a clean 115.32 and made it three wins in a row. Fantasy year from hell got 23.7 from Amon-Ra St. Brown and almost nothing else — a season-low 75.82, a perfect lineup, and a fifth straight loss, which is the worst possible combination of facts.
Tee Higgins went for 25.8 against a 12.61 projection, Jonathan Taylor and Jaylen Warren added 35.2 between them, and Heaven on Earth put up 127.4 — enough to beat twelve of the other thirteen teams. Downs-yndrome scored 70.5, the week's low, and went 0-13 on paper while KC Concepcion Jr. dropped 21.2 on the bench and Josh Downs started for 2.8. The Jets defense they added two weeks ago went for minus one. Four straight losses and counting.
Chart of the week
Lineup efficiencyFour teams played a lineup within a tenth of a point of optimal this week, and three of them lost.
Went off
| Player | Pts | Proj |
|---|---|---|
Tony Pollard RB · Wilszn |
37.0 | 13.4 |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SS Minnow Johnson |
30.8 | 22.7 |
Drake Maye QB · Wilszn |
30.4 | 21.7 |
Joe Burrow QB · Bayou Bengals |
28.9 | 19.8 |
Bo Nix QB · The Goff-Father |
26.3 | 19.4 |
Duds
furthest under projection| Player | Pts | Proj |
|---|---|---|
Nico Collins WR · Finding Nico |
1.6 | 14.4 |
Jalen Coker WR · Mighty Mouse |
1.4 | 13.0 |
Jets DEF · Downs-yndrome |
-1.0 | 9.8 |
Derrick Henry RB · KuthaFighters |
5.4 | 16.1 |
Garrett Wilson WR · Wilszn |
3.6 | 13.8 |
Beat the projection
by the most| Player | Pts | + |
|---|---|---|
Tony Pollard RB · Wilszn · proj 13.4 |
37.0 | +23.6 |
Luther Burden III WR · The Nut · proj 10.3 |
23.7 | +13.4 |
Tee Higgins WR · Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor · proj 12.6 |
25.8 | +13.2 |
Jameson Williams WR · The Goff-Father · proj 10.7 |
23.6 | +12.9 |
Quinshon Judkins RB · Mighty Mouse · proj 10.1 |
22.9 | +12.8 |
Left on the bench
| Team | Scored | Could've |
|---|---|---|
Downs-yndrome 18.40 left behind |
70.50 | 88.90 |
Bayou Bengals 17.82 left behind |
100.68 | 118.50 |
Wilszn 16.36 left behind |
131.04 | 147.40 |
The Goff-Father 11.32 left behind |
106.98 | 118.30 |
Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor 11.10 left behind |
127.40 | 138.50 |
Fraud watch & bad luck
record vs. all 13 teams| Team | Pts | All-play |
|---|---|---|
Bayou Bengals Won anyway · beat KuthaFighters |
100.68 | 6-7 |
Mighty Mouse Lost anyway · to Wilszn |
108.92 | 8-5 |
Waiver wire
pickups that paid off, and some that didn't| Player | Pts | Proj |
|---|---|---|
Bo Nix
QB · The Goff-Father · waivers this week |
26.3 | 19.4 |
Geno Smith
QB · TB12 Method · waivers this week |
24.5 | 16.1 |
Omar Cooper Jr.benched
WR · Bayou Bengals · waivers this week |
22.0 | 7.7 |
Michael Penix Jr.
QB · The Nut · free agency |
20.4 | 15.3 |
Kirk Cousins
QB · Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor · free agency |
20.4 | 15.9 |
Roschon Johnsonflopped
RB · Fantasy year from hell · free agency this week · started |
1.3 | 8.9 |
Tyler Higbeeflopped
TE · Fantasy year from hell · waivers this week · started |
2.4 | 7.8 |
Chris Godwin Jr.flopped
WR · The Goff-Father · waivers this week · started |
4.7 | 9.1 |
House rules
blocks & bench switches| Rule | What happened | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| No blocks or bench switches this week. | ||
Luck so far
points for vs. againstTable view
| Team | W-L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilszn | 7-0 | 912.22 | 689.22 |
| The Nut | 5-2 | 856.86 | 708.62 |
| SS Minnow Johnson | 5-2 | 776.78 | 704.84 |
| Freaking Maye Out | 5-2 | 758.50 | 646.10 |
| KuthaFighters | 4-3 | 817.74 | 797.50 |
| Mighty Mouse | 4-3 | 803.60 | 761.00 |
| Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 4-3 | 734.02 | 688.78 |
| ThrillHouse | 3-4 | 740.82 | 699.84 |
| Bayou Bengals | 3-4 | 600.42 | 694.12 |
| Fantasy year from hell | 2-5 | 707.22 | 765.02 |
| Finding Nico | 2-5 | 691.24 | 842.96 |
| The Goff-Father | 2-5 | 667.80 | 772.08 |
| TB12 Method | 2-5 | 646.04 | 725.86 |
| Downs-yndrome | 1-6 | 578.64 | 795.96 |
Rank by week
season so farTable view
| Team | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilszn | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| The Nut | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| SS Minnow Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Freaking Maye Out | — | — | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| KuthaFighters | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mighty Mouse | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| ThrillHouse | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Bayou Bengals | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| Fantasy year from hell | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Finding Nico | — | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| The Goff-Father | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| TB12 Method | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Downs-yndrome | — | — | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Standings
| # | Team | W-L | PF | PA | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilszn | 7-0 | 912.22 | 689.22 | = |
| 2 | The Nut | 5-2 | 856.86 | 708.62 | ▲1 |
| 3 | SS Minnow Johnson | 5-2 | 776.78 | 704.84 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Freaking Maye Out | 5-2 | 758.50 | 646.10 | ▲2 |
| 5 | KuthaFighters | 4-3 | 817.74 | 797.50 | ▼3 |
| 6 | Mighty Mouse | 4-3 | 803.60 | 761.00 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor | 4-3 | 734.02 | 688.78 | ▲1 |
| 8 | ThrillHouse | 3-4 | 740.82 | 699.84 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Bayou Bengals | 3-4 | 600.42 | 694.12 | ▲3 |
| 10 | Fantasy year from hell | 2-5 | 707.22 | 765.02 | — |
| 11 | Finding Nico | 2-5 | 691.24 | 842.96 | ▼1 |
| 12 | The Goff-Father | 2-5 | 667.80 | 772.08 | ▲1 |
| 13 | TB12 Method | 2-5 | 646.04 | 725.86 | ▼2 |
| 14 | Downs-yndrome | 1-6 | 578.64 | 795.96 | = |
The week ahead
week 8Week 8 is bye hell: HOU, NO, NYG and SF are all off, which means The Goff-Father is staring at Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in street clothes, Finding Nico is without Nico Collins, and Mighty Mouse and SS Minnow Johnson both need a new quarterback. Yahoo's marquee is Wilszn, still unbeaten at 7-0, hosting Fantasy year from hell in the week's highest-projected game at 204.95 combined, with the undefeated side favored by about 12. The tightest one on paper is Mighty Mouse and Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor, both 4-3, projected 2.44 points apart, which is to say nobody has any idea. And a reminder with the house-rules window closing: ten teams are still sitting on an unused Block and twelve still have a Bench Switch, so hoarding them is a choice you'll have to explain later.
Week 8 matchups
| Matchup | Proj | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| Mighty Mouse 4-3 vs Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor 4-3 | 84.7–87.1 | 47–53 |
| Bayou Bengals 3-4 vs ThrillHouse 3-4 | 70.6–112.5 | 15–85 |
| Freaking Maye Out 5-2 vs KuthaFighters 4-3 | 108.5–77.1 | 78–21 |
| The Nut 5-2 vs The Goff-Father 2-5 | 101.0–61.2 | 87–13 |
| Downs-yndrome 1-6 vs TB12 Method 2-5 | 89.3–104.0 | 36–64 |
| Fantasy year from hell 2-5 vs Wilszn 7-0 | 96.4–108.6 | 39–61 |
| SS Minnow Johnson 5-2 vs Finding Nico 2-5 | 85.4–74.7 | 61–39 |
On bye: Bayou Bengals — Kendre Miller (RB), Dominic Zvada (K); Downs-yndrome — Woody Marks (RB); Fantasy year from hell — Tyler Shough (QB), Eddy Pineiro (K); Finding Nico — Nico Collins (WR), Isaiah Likely (TE); Freaking Maye Out — Texans (DEF); Heaven on Earth Massage Parlor — 49ers (DEF); KuthaFighters — Chris Olave (WR), Ka'imi Fairbairn (K); Mighty Mouse — C.J. Stroud (QB); SS Minnow Johnson — Brock Purdy (QB); The Goff-Father — Christian McCaffrey (RB), Alvin Kamara (RB); ThrillHouse — Malik Nabers (WR); Wilszn — George Kittle (TE)
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.