Week 8

We are halfway home. The games will get more important for each passing week. The rest of the season will be grudge matches with teams recording splits and sweeps. The top 4 teams in the standings all won last week. That has not happened since week one. The best scoring offense in the league continues to take home High Score Awards. Mariah Rene picked up their 5th DirectTV High Score Award with a total of 563.50. SuckMyDitka owns the single season record with 7. Mariah Rene is at a record pace. SuckMyDitka did not reach 5 High Score Awards until week 11. There is a shake up in the Miller Lite Standings. The Purple People Eaters sit at the top of the standings with 750 points. The Purple Crew can thank Joe Cool for their first place finish. Joe Burrow led all fantasy players with 178 points. SteelCityBLITZ recorded their 26th career victory last week. It is significant because they passed Brady is My CoPilot for 13th place in career wins. Congrats John! Team Squizard kept pace with Mariah Rene. They sit one game behind the league leader. The Week 9 Snickers Game of the Week will feature the Cucamonga PATRIOTS and the SteelCity Crew. It will be their fourth meeting in the weekly big game. The Cucamonga PATRIOTS are 2-1-0 against the SteelCityBLITZ.

Snickers Game of the Week
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SteelCityBLITZ vs Trikz

This is a re-match from last year. Both teams played in the Week 8 Snickers Game of the Week with the SteelCityBLITZ topping Trikz 453.00 to 345.50. Trikz captured the first lead of the game. Josh Jacobs was the point man with 58 points. Jacobs also led the Trikz in fantasy points for the game. SteelCityBLITZ had a quick response by recording a game high 313 points in the 2nd quarter. Rams DEF tallied a game high 78 points. Once SteelCityBLITZ secured the lead, it was curtains for Trikz. Trikz chipped away at the lead coming out of halftime, but the SteelCity Crew slammed the door shut in the final frame. SteelCityBLITZ went on a 135 to 43 run to close the game out. SteelCityBLITZ swept the season series against Trikz. Trikz reached a milestone in the loss. They have scored over 54000 points in their career. Congrats Joseph! The SteelCityBLITZ moved into a 12th place tie with the PigSkins with 26 career wins. 

Mariah Rene vs Yappiedog’s Rule

Mariah Rene and Yappiedog’s Rule renewed their rivalry once again last week. The Mariah Rene vs Yappiedog’s Rule match-up was a carbon copy of the Game of the Week. Yappiedog’s Rule struck first, but failed to hold on to their first quarter lead. Mariah Rene landed a crushing blow to Yappiedog’s Rule’s chances of recording their 4th win of the season. They outscored Yappiedog’s Rule by 293 points to take over the lead. It would be a lead that Mariah would not squander. Yappiedog’s Rule outplayed Mariah Rene in the 2nd half, but they could not overcome the 2nd quarter deficit. Mariah Rene took the season series with a 2-0 record. Mariah Rene is on a serious roll. They have won both the DirectTV High Score Award and the Toyota Tundra Biggest Blowout Award in back-to-back weeks. The last team to do that was the Cucamonga PATRIOTS in 2022. They did it in week 3 and week 4. Congrats Dale! Mariah Rene cracked the Top 10 in High Score Awards. They passed King of Limbs with 8 High Score Awards. Mariah Rene passed Buffalo Bills&Jills for 15th place with 4 Blowout Awards.

Cucamonga PATRIOTS vs Purple People Eaters

Both teams went into last week’s action with identical records. Sole possession of 4th place was on the line. The Cucamonga PATRIOTS slipped past the Purple People Eaters in a wire-to-wire victory in their last meeting to start the season. Could the Purple Crew return the favor? It would be make it or break it for the Purple People Eaters in the 2nd quarter. They started a season high 14 players. The P-Men recorded a season high 500.50 points breaking Mariah Rene 2nd quarter record of 413.50 points. Their 500 points tally is the single highest scoring quarter of the year. Well Played Matt! On the other side of the ball, the Patriots started 17 players. They did not have the same effect as the Purple People Eaters. The Pats outscored the Purple People Eaters in the 2nd half, but it was not enough to secure the victory. The Purple Crew missed recording their 2nd wire-to-wire victory of the season due to no starters in the first quarter.

Team Squizard vs Bayou Breeze

Team Squizard and the Bayou Breeze ended their regular season series last week with Team Squizard taking the Season Series. The Bayou Breeze played well as they exceeded their scoring projection by 3%. But Bayou Breeze could not get over the hump against Team Squizard. T-Squizzy never trailed in this game. The Bayou Breeze did make the game interesting down the stretch, but it was not enough to secure the win. Team Squizard recorded their league leading 3rd wire-to-wire win of the season. They also won the Week 8 Gillette ProGlide Razor Thin Award with a winning margin of 88.50 points. They are ranked 1st with 43 Razor Thin Awards.