The Mints division literally went 0-7 in Week 8. Ouch! The three-way tie for the first place bye is still in place, with Tornado Rodgers holding a slight edge over Bizz Dawgs and Yang Bucks based on points scored.
Over in Sundowner, the MadMen remain undefeated at 7-0-1, thanks to a 158-100 waxing of Lunchables on the backs of Aaron Jones, Deshaun Watson and James Conner. INSERT WITTY NAME worked on the lat muscles, using Lat Murray, Jared Goff and Saquon Barkley to take care of business against Tornado Rodgers. Their 125-106 win maintains their 2nd place spot in the division. Not to be out done, the Drunks flexed their muscles with the CMC and Michael Thomas duo combining for 56 fantasy points to keep pace.
Here are the rest of season power rankings, which continue to be very kind to the Drunks:
Week 9 marks the beginning of the home stretch – with just 5 regular season weeks to go, wins are imperative. With 8 teams above .500 or better competing for 6 playoff berths, someone is going to be left unhappy by year’s end.
The Pissahs (3-5) are on a 2 game win streak, keeping playoff hope alive! They look to extend that to 3 in a row against Yard Sale (1-7) this week. They are 10 point favorites in the early week projection, as well.
Huge matchup for the Bizz Dawgs (5-3) as they look to seize control of the Mints division. They are 6 point favorites against the Robstahs (3-5), who need a win to keep pace with the field.
Tornado Rodgers (5-3) couldn’t have timed their matchup against the Dartmouth Drunks (5-3) any better – the Drunks have Michael Thomas on bye. Should Davante Adams return to action for Green Bay, however, it will be a tough path to victory for Tornado Rodgers in Week 9.
INSERT WITTY NAME (6-2) looks to keep pace with the MadMen against Lunchables (3-5), but will have to turn to the waiver wire to find a QB with Jared Goff on bye. Lunchables loses the services of Todd Gurley for the same reason.
The MadMen (7-0-1) are poised to remain undefeated thanks to a matchup against Burke’s squad (0-8), which almost certainly should be the AAF club in M.I.P.P.A. for 2019 – bankrupt and cancelled.
Flying under the radar is the Fortunate Fools (5-3) who have underwhelmed in recent weeks, but also who the power rankings have been favorable towards based on underlying metrics. kicking butker (3-5) will have their hands full as 19 point underdogs in Week 9 as a result.
Yang Bucks (5-3) and IR or In Jail (4-3-1) are in a pivotal spot, with the loser likely seeing quite the uphill battle to qualify for a wild card playoff spot. Yang Bucks are 5 point favorites before the waiver run on Wednesday morning.
All teams will have to do without the services of their favorite members of the Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati BengaLOLs, Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints as those teams take the week off.
Good luck in Week 9, everybody! Here are the projected final standings as of today:
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