Cowsrus Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Week 8 League 3: We've reached the half way point to safety in this hellish Fantasy Football season. This was a scary week indeed. There were scary surprises, creepy plays, and dark upsets during the 1/2 way week. Some teams managed to escape a nasty death in their matchups and rise like a vampire in the night to feed on their victims while others dined on ashes. Managers howled at the moon and scratched fang and nail only to have a stake driven thru their cold dead hearts by their foes who came hunting them in the night. There were monsters a Frankenstorm named Sandy and demons of every kind in these terrifying battles for supremacy only to leave some fighting for their very lives and hoping to live and fight another week. To the victors go the spoils, to the losers, the icy hand of death.....uh, I mean defeat. So, ghouls and spirits, let us see who came out on top this All Hallows Eve and who was left twisting by their neck in the wind......Happy Halloween.......... Cleveland Steamers Wins Shocker over My Helmet's 2Tight, Moves Up to Eighth Place Cleveland Steamers (3-4-1) 78 My Helmet's 2Tight (4-4) 72 Cleveland Steamers (3-4-1, 688 points) beat My Helmet's 2Tight (4-4, 736 points) 78 - 72 with Doug Martin picking up the second-highest score in the league this week. Cleveland Steamers was the first to put points on the board and by Sunday was already in front 29 - 0. That lead faded away by the end of the early Sunday games and they trailed 68 - 61. Thanks to 10 points from Matt Prater, Sunday night ended with Cleveland Steamers on top. Game Notes The loss is the third straight for My Helmet's 2Tight and extends the longest current losing streak in the league. The 78 points by Cleveland Steamers was their lowest winning score of the season. It was a season-low point total for My Helmet's 2Tight. The RBs on My Helmet's 2Tight collectively had their worst week of the season with only 10 points. Philip Rivers scored 3 points against a projected 13.36 in the win, and has now scored below his projection in three straight games. Despite being on the winning team, the Arizona Cardinals Defense scored 4 points against a projected 8.42 and has now underachieved in four straight games. Cleveland Steamers improves to 1-1 in upset games this season. My Helmet's 2Tight remains winless in upset games this season, falling to 0-2. why cant we win Punishes RunninUover why cant we win (6-1-1) 78 RunninUover (5-3) 54 why cant we win got 19 points from Julio Jones and 17 from Miles Austin, annihilating RunninUover, 78 - 54. It was the second blowout win on the season for why cant we win. RunninUover suffered a huge drop in scoring from last week's 131 - 71 win against Weeden Start theFire. why cant we win (6-1-1, 811 points) remains in first place and RunninUover (5-3, 735 points) stays in second place. Game Notes why cant we win had their lowest winning score of the season with 78 points. It was the lowest score of the season for RunninUover. Their 54 points were also last in the league in scoring for the week. why cant we win was able to win with little help from Eli Manning, who had a season-low 1 point and is on a three-week underperforming streak. The 16 total points by the RBs on why cant we win was their smallest RB output this season. RunninUover could not extend their four-game win streak. Two of the starters for why cant we win scored higher than the leading scorer for RunninUover. why cant we win ups their record in blowout matchups to 2-0. RunninUover lost in a blowout. They are now 3-1 in blowout matchups this year. Brownies Wins Against Weeden Start theFire, Moves to Fifth Place Brownies (5-3, 653 points) beat Weeden Start theFire (2-5-1, 663 points) 86 - 61, putting up the second-highest point total this week. Brownies was the first to put points on the board and by Sunday was already in front 19 - 0. That lead faded away by the end of the early Sunday games and they trailed 38 - 36. However, following the late Sunday games, Brownies regained the lead for good with the help of 14 points from Sebastian Janikowski. Game Notes All five of the losses for Weeden Start theFire this season have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average. Brownies won by the largest margin of victory in the league (25 points) for the first time this season. Weeden Start theFire lost by the biggest margin of the week for the second time this season. With 61 points, Weeden Start theFire had their lowest output of the season. Brownies had two starters score more points than the highest-scoring starter for Weeden Start theFire. The draft continues to pay off for Brownies, which got 98.8% of their points from players they drafted. Brownies had the second-highest score in the league this week with 86 points. Brownies overachieved and improves to 4-1 when doing so, while Weeden Start theFire fell short of their projection. They are now 1-4 when scoring less than expected. stewartcj1 Gets Win Against Ballantyne Bruisers stewartcj1 (4-4) 104 Ballantyne Bruisers (2-6) 82 stewartcj1 amassed the highest point total in the league this week and got past Ballantyne Bruisers 104 - 82. Even though both teams met their expectations, stewartcj1 scored 6.0% more than their projected 98.13 points to secure the win. Ballantyne Bruisers was led by Matt Ryan with 24 points and Marshawn Lynch who scored 14. stewartcj1 (4-4, 660 points) remains in seventh place and Ballantyne Bruisers (2-6, 693 points) is still looking up at everyone from the cellar. Game Notes Of the losses Ballantyne Bruisers has had, five were against opponents who topped their season scoring average that week. stewartcj1 led the league in scoring for the first time this season with 104 points. With a combined 28 points from their RBs, stewartcj1 got their highest combined scoring output from the RB position this season. The 17 total points by the WRs on Ballantyne Bruisers was their lowest WR output this season. Hakeem Nicks did little to help stewartcj1, underperforming versus projections for the third straight game with 7 points against a projected 14.18. Although stewartcj1 won, it was no thanks to David Akers, who scored 7 points and has now scored below his projection in four straight weeks. All of the points for stewartcj1 this week came from players they drafted. stewartcj1 won even though Ballantyne Bruisers performed better against their scoring projection. Ballantyne Bruisers beat their 76.38 projected points by 7.4%, while stewartcj1 outscored their 98.13-point projection by 6.0%. The Korky Butcheks Creeps Past SmokenWeeden, Streak Climbs to Three The Korky Butcheks (5-3) 84 SmokenWeeden (2-5-1) 81 The Korky Butcheks earned their third straight win when they edged SmokenWeeden 84 - 81. They were led by Demaryius Thomas who had 22 points and LeSean McCoy who got 19. The streak, which has been a shot in the arm for The Korky Butcheks, has allowed them to move up from seventh place in Week 6 to fourth place now. SmokenWeeden remains in 11th place with a 2-5-1 record. The Korky Butcheks has now knocked over Brownies (109 - 92) and stewartcj1 (70 - 61). Game Notes Luck has not been with SmokenWeeden, as three of their five losses have come when their opponent scores higher than their season average. The Korky Butcheks won again and is on a three-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league. SmokenWeeden has lost three straight games, the longest current losing streak in the league. At 3 points, the margin of victory was the smallest in the league this season. Despite being on the winning team, Cam Newton scored 4 points against a projected 9.48 and has now underachieved in three straight games. The Korky Butcheks improves to 1-1 in close games this season. The Korky Butcheks underachieved in the win, recording 87.8% of their projected 95.69, while SmokenWeeden performed better than expected, beating their 76.87-point projection by 5.4%. The Korky Butcheks is leveraging their draft well. This week they got 79.8% of their points from players they drafted. Believeland Frowns Comes Back on HighOnWeed(en), Tacks On Third Straight Win Believeland Frowns (5-3) 63 HighOnWeed(en) (3-5) 59 Believeland Frowns earned their third consecutive win when they beat HighOnWeed(en) 63 - 59 in a Sunday night comeback. They got help from Eric Decker, who led the team with 18 points and Drew Brees who got 14. The streak, which has been a windfall for Believeland Frowns, has allowed them to move up from sixth place in Week 6 to third place now. The outcome could have gone the other way, HighOnWeed(en) had a starter score zero points (Michael Bush). HighOnWeed(en) slides to ninth place with a 3-5 record. Believeland Frowns has now beaten Cleveland Steamers (85 - 69) and SmokenWeeden (84 - 52). Game Notes The 63 points scored by Believeland Frowns is the lowest winning score in the league this season. With the win, Believeland Frowns has a three-game win streak, currently the longest in the league. Believeland Frowns was not able to cover the 4.03-point spread in the win. Although Believeland Frowns won, it was no thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles Defense, which scored 3 points and has now scored below their projection in six straight weeks. HighOnWeed(en) falls to 1-1 in comeback games this season. Believeland Frowns remains undefeated in comeback games this season, improving to 3-0. Believeland Frowns is leveraging their draft well. This week they got 98.4% of their points from players they drafted. With 59 points, HighOnWeed(en) ranked 11th in the league in scoring this week. Rankings for Week 8: 1. why cant we win 6-1-1 .813 811 665 W-2 2. RunninUover 5-3-0 .625 735 632 L-1 3. Believeland Frowns 5-3-0 .625 678 666 W-3 4. The Korky Butcheks 5-3-0 .625 661 667 W-3 5. Brownies 5-3-0 .625 653 595 W-1 6. My Helmet's 2Tight 4-4-0 .500 736 694 L-3 7. stewartcj1 4-4-0 .500 660 616 W-1 8. Cleveland Steamers 3-4-1 .438 688 712 W-2 9. HighOnWeed(en) 3-5-0 .375 549 647 L-2 10. Weeden Start theFire 2-5-1 .313 663 814 L-2 11. SmokenWeeden 2-5-1 .313 634 684 L-3 12. Ballantyne Bruisers 2-6-0 .250 693 769 L-1 The Biggest Fantasy Blowout Award this week goes to: Browns in his frightening win over Weeden Start theFire with a + 25 bones win. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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