Week 8 Recap: Tight Races, Big Wins, and October Leaderboard Shakeups!

Main Event - W8

1. I posted on Discord that PhillyPhantoms needed 8.6 points from Malik Nabers to have a good shot at winning the week. He finished with 10.6 points, with 7 receptions for 71 yards. The rest of the team carried Philly, though, contributing 87 total points from Lamar, Mixon, Gibbs, and Kittle.

2. CryptoKeepers was right behind, led by a huge performance from Lamb, who had over 140 yards and 2 TDs.

3. Kelce finally had a big game as well with a 20+ FP week.

4. Kittlez Kidz had a big week too, getting 48 points with 4 TDs from Jacobs and Pitts.

5. The difference between 1st and 5th place was only 5 points!

6. I also mentioned that Black Hawk Down was sitting at 23rd place before MNF, and he made a valiant effort, shooting up to 6th with 24.4 points from the Steelers’ D and Pickens.

No Cap - W8

1. Another close one at the top. DirtySandwiches finished in 1st place, with 20+ points from 5 players, including 30+ points from 2 players (Hurts and Lamb). This was despite getting only 1 point from the Cowboys' defense!

2. CryptoKeepers takes the runner-up spot again with a very balanced attack; his lowest-scoring player was Deebo, who put up 10.6 fantasy points for the week, but he lacked the heavy hitters to push him over 30+ points.

3. Let the Wookie Win, who finished 3rd, did have the heavy hitters (Lamb and Hurts) but had 2 players scoring less than 10 points, which didn’t cut it this week with such strong performances across the board.

4. MBoyMenaces had a similar approach to CryptoKeepers with a solid, balanced attack, but no major standout players to propel him to the top.

Sunday Special - W8

1. Mboy’s Menaces handily takes the Sunday Special, even though he only got 1.8 points from Jordan Mason. I guess it doesn’t matter when you’re led by Lamb with 33 points and six others with 15+ fantasy points for the week.

2. 4th Down put up a valiant effort, but around 14 points combined from the Seattle defense, Watson, and Likely wasn’t enough.

3. The difference between 2nd and 7th place was only about 8 points so another close one.

Must Be Tight - W8

1. Footballaz takes the TE game. It was a big week for tight ends—having three TEs with 20+ points (Pitts, Kelce, and Kittle) is huge. His lowest-scoring TE was McBride, who had 9 receptions for 124 yards!

2. Chargin’ Chucks also had Kittle and Kelce, plus another TE scoring over 20 in Otton, who had a 2-TD game! The weak link was Bowers, who had "only" 8 points.

3. Bijan Mustard had a great TE week as well, with Kelce, McBride, and Pitts. Even LaPorta, his lowest-scoring TE, had 48 yards and a touchdown. But it wasn’t enough against all the heavy hitters.