Week 8 finds the one tram starting to pull away from the pack. At least 2 teams are firmly entrenched in the basement. There were no pre-waiver-clearance pickups this week, so I guess my stern reminder helped (or perhaps it was the small number of transactions this week). EAGLES are still undefeated; the PHILLIES have effectively stolen home field advantage in the Series. One would think those factors would overcome yet another Dream team loss. Well, one would be wrong. Read with care.

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Key Match-ups to watch this Week

  The Roxborough Wranglers will try to move above .500 and keep the money line in sight by further burying the Body Shop. In a family affair, the Good Fellas would like to pull further away from that pack at the expense of the basement dwelling Dream Team. In another Family Affair, The Black & Blue Attack and Money Takers will meet on .500 fence, only one will make it over the top. In a battle of money teams, the Jelly Beans and Black Assassins will meet to try and keep up with the Good Fellas. The Croatans will try to hold on to their money spot by defeating the Fightin’ Irish.

  Spock was 3 of 5 last week making him 14 of 39 (47%) for the season. He regains top billing. Norm was 2 of 5 last week making him 11 of 30 (37%) for the season. Norm’s Lines (my estimates) appear below:

BS -1 RW (252)     JB -2 BA (256)
DT -4 GF (263)     FI -1  C (253)
MT -1 BB (255)

  No games were decided on Sunday, all 5 games had a little Monday Night Madness (and the Shop was looking for a Monday night miracle this time).

  The Jelly Beans and a 107.4 point lead was away too much for the Dream Team, Chubb and York on Monday night. Chubb and York did ok, but that was Mission Impossible. The Beans were led by Tua and 3 40+ point performances by Kamara, Run CMC (not as valid on the west coast), and AJ to a money spot and their first helmet of the year. Chubb, Cook and D-Hop led the Dream Team in the loss.

  The Good Fellas and a 24.3-point lead proved to be too much for the Body Shop and McPherson on Monday Night. Not impossible, but with the Bengals down by 25 at the half, there was little chance McPherson would be booting a lot of FGs. The Fellas were led by Action Jackson, Etienne, Kupp and the Cheetah. The Shop wasted an MVP performance by Pollard (Zeke – who) and a measly 24.1-point performance by Josh Allen (first time under 30). The Shop could have won with their best lineup, but it would have been a strange lineup (including2 benched TEs).

  The Roxborough Wranglers and Cooper overcame a 2.9-point deficit to the Fightin’ Irish and Mixon on Monday night. The Wranglers were led by Cousins, Copper and Waddle as they climbed back to .500. The Irish were led by Jimmy G. and King Henry in the loss. The Irish best lineup would have changed the outcome and the only weird items here would have been benching Mixon and starting Rodgers (against the BILLS).

  The Croatans and 18.2-point lead barely held off the defending champion Black & Blue Attack and Boyd. Boyd did enough to keep the Croatans on the edge of their seats. The Croatans were led by Hurts and Meyers as they hung on to the last money spot. Carlson, like the rest of the RADIDERS had an unscheduled BYE. The Attack was led by Murray in the loss that dropped them under the money line.

  The "Game of the Week" honors go to the contest between the Money Takers and the Black Assassins. The Takers, Burrow and Higgins easily surpassed the 24.3-point lead by Assassins on Monday night. The Takers had to be worried by the Bengal double-bubble’s performance in the first half. But a garbage time 9 point TD form the Bengal duo gave them the “W” and moved them to the .500 mark. The takers were led by Burrow, Forman, Aiyuk and Diggs. The Assassins were led by DJ Moore in the loss (if he keeps his helmet on, maybe he at least gets the PNATHERS a “W”). The Assassins did not play their best team, but it was close. Their best lineup would still have seen them fall to second place. With both teams scoring over 140, it is a shame that either team lost.

CHATTERBOX:(Get Quotes in by Monday Night)
Dream Team (Norm): Suspiciously Absent

BEST & WORST OF WEEK 8

MVP: Tony Pollard (49.2) Body Shop       Best on Bench: Dak Prescott (33.7) Hood Fellas      Low Scorers: Black & Blue (112.5)    Coaching Efficiency: High: Money Takers (100%) Low: Dream Team (76%)

Top Rostered Players By Position (Rostered Players Only)
QB – Allen(253.6),Jackson(238.7),Burrow(237.5),Mahomes(214.2)
RB – Chubb(169.1),Ekeler(156.2),McCaffrey(148.7),Barkley(147.8)
WR – Hill(185.7),Kupp(183.7),Diggs(179.4),Chase(152.9)
TE – Kelce(146.8),Andrews(121.5),Hill(99.1),Ertz(98.4)
PK – Tucker(105),Gano(92),Succop(88),Carlson,York(86)
ST – PATRIOTS(79),COWBOYS(73),EAGLES(62),BILLS(61)

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