The Drop
BDFL Week 8
The streak is over
A 92-point loss drops TERMINABERS to 8-8 and seventh, behind Bidet Boys and First Down Syndrome on points.
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Low to high
def. Bidet Boys 201.05 to 166.95
Tony Pollard (33.7) and Josh Allen (33.45) helped, while Joe Burrow scored 57.1 on the bench. He hasn't started since Week 1. Tee Higgins (49.5) had the best start of the week for Bidet Boys, and for the second week running their bench had enough to win the game: Bhayshul Tuten (33.9) and Jordan Love (30.4) sat.
Six straight
def. TERMINABERS 194.25 to 101.95
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (31.8) and Rashee Rice (25.3) led a lineup that left nothing on the bench. Zay Flowers, 37.7 a week earlier, scored zero. Jayden Daniels (19.15) was the best TERMINABERS could do.
Two zeros
def. TTT 144.60 to 127.05
Braelon Allen (27.3) and Tucker Kraft (23.3) covered for two starters who scored zero, Lamar Jackson and Tre Tucker, while Kirk Cousins put up 36.65 on the bench. Jahmyr Gibbs (28.8) and Matthew Golden (27.9) led TTT, who fell below the median for the first time this season.
Finally
def. Colorado Bulldogs 122.85 to 99.95
Their first head-to-head win since Week 3. Travis Kelce (16.7) and Kenneth Walker (16.4) helped. Drake Maye (28.45) led Colorado to the lowest score of the week, and Chris Godwin scored zero.
Gift
def. First Down Syndrome 148.25 to 144.40
Garrett Wilson (20.3) and Ladd McConkey (16.6) helped. Brock Bowers (35.2) and Chuba Hubbard (31.9) led First Down Syndrome, who left Tyler Allgeier (43.1), Trevor Lawrence (27.5) and DJ Moore (20.6) on the bench. Their best possible lineup would have been the top score of the week.
arrows = moves since Week 7
playoff line. velvet rope. no entry.
playoff odds, change since last week
40,000 simulated seasons, built from every team's scoring so far and pulled toward the league average. Top six make it, top two get a bye, ties go to points for.
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what the schedule did to you
Each week's finish, from 1st to 10th. All-play is your record if you had played all nine other teams every week. Luck is your head-to-head wins minus what all-play says you should have.
| Team | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | All-play | H2H | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTT | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 47-25 | 4-4 | -1.2 wins |
| 21 inches soft | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29-43 | 6-2 | +2.8 wins |
| Red(zone) Rockets | 9 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36-36 | 5-3 | +1.0 wins |
| bhitt24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 36-36 | 5-3 | +1.0 wins |
| Bidet Boys | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 43-29 | 3-5 | -1.8 wins |
| First Down Syndrome | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 42-30 | 4-4 | -0.7 wins |
| TERMINABERS | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34-38 | 4-4 | +0.2 wins |
| jerryjonesmonies | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 28-44 | 4-4 | +0.9 wins |
| Sacks & Muffs | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 32-40 | 4-4 | +0.4 wins |
| Colorado Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 33-39 | 1-7 | -2.7 wins |
Blue: top half, wins the median.Red: bottom half.
Colorado Bulldogs. 1-7 head to head, with an all-play record that says they should have nearly four wins.
21 inches soft. Best head-to-head record in the league at 6-2, and ninth in all-play.
Bidet Boys. Second in all-play at 43-29, and 3-5 head to head.
win chances from the same 40,000 seasons
Last week's report card
0-5
She finally picked TERMINABERS after four straight weeks against them. That pick lost, and so did the other four. Her contract is under review.
Game of the week
Pick: jerryjonesmonies
Seventh against eighth, one game apart. The closest call on the board, and the model is back to picking against TERMINABERS.
Pick: Bidet Boys
Bidet Boys have scored 66 more points and sit four spots higher.
Pick: Red(zone) Rockets
Third against sixth, one game apart.
Pick: TTT
Her most confident call of the week. Make of that what you will.
Pick: Colorado Bulldogs
Colorado have lost eight straight results and are still the pick. 21 inches soft have won six straight and are not.
the waiver wire since last issue
Frequent flyerKC Concepcion's last two weeks: dropped by TERMINABERS, claimed back for $0, traded to Bidet Boys, cut, and now claimed by TTT for $13, with Josh Downs as the drop. TERMINABERS bid $3 to get him back.
Speed roundFour moves in under seven minutes on Thursday morning. Alvin Kamara, cut by jerryjonesmonies four days earlier, in for Marvin Harrison Jr. Dameon Pierce, a $22 claim a week earlier, out. Elijah Mitchell in, then out for Jaydon Blue. 21 inches soft.
Dropped againJ.K. Dobbins cut for the second time this season, this time for Kaelon Black ($15). Caleb Douglas ($7) in, Kyler Murray out. Red(zone) Rockets.
Hand-me-downsDevaughn Vele for $7, a week after TERMINABERS let him go. Mark Andrews out. A $3 claim on Harold Fannin Jr., cut by Bidet Boys, failed. Colorado Bulldogs.
Round tripDavante Adams is back a week after being dropped for Tyrone Tracy Jr., and Tracy is the drop. Ryan Flournoy in for Kendrick Bourne. Sacks & Muffs.
ChurnAntonio Williams for $1, and DeMario Douglas out a week after costing $6. Mike Washington Jr. released. A $1 claim to bring back Ryan Flournoy failed, and Sacks & Muffs took him the next morning. TERMINABERS.
Never startedBo Nix released Saturday for Jonah Coleman. bhitt24.
Short staysMichael Mayer lasted a week on Bidet Boys before Seth McGowan replaced him. Makai Lemon joined TTT on Sunday morning.