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week 8
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Another rough and tumble week in the TDU! We have new leadership at the top of the standings. OJ Hernandez captured 1st place for the first time since Week 5 due to having 3 more fantasy points than Virtual Destruction. OJH has been in first place for three total weeks. The Top 5 included four new members. Only the Scottsdale Scorpions made the cut from last week. The Scorpions had another banner week. They nearly eclipsed their season high of 9.40 points in Week 2. The Scorpions are in a 5-way tie for 3rd place. HORSE WITH NO NAME is among the teams that are tied for 3rd place. They got a big win to even the record to 4-4. HORSE WITH NO NAME has not been .500 since Week 4. The Purple People Eaters evened their regular season record by snapping a team high 2 game losing streak. The Purple Crew moved up three spots in the Power Rankings to 6th place. The Seahawks are balling right now. They are on a three game heater. The last time the Hawks have been this hot was Week 9 of 2024. They are currently in 3rd place. Team Squizard managed to keep pace with the Seahawks for 2nd place. They snapped a one game losing streak. The Week 9 Snickers Game of the Week will be Team Squizard vs OJ Hernandez.

🏆 Snickers Game of the Week

Virtual Destruction vs Seahawks

Some history was made on both sides of the ball in the Week 8 Snickers Game of the Week. The Seahawks recorded their 26th career win in the weekly game passing OJH for 2nd place all-time. The Hawks also crossed the 300 point barrier with 306.40 points. They are the 3rd team in league history to post 300 points in the Big Game. On the other side of the ball, Virtual Destruction passed the Snatchshots for 13th place with 75.90 career points. Getting to the game action. The game was neck and neck throughout the contest. There were 3 lead changes throughout the game. Both teams started slow with the Seahawks taking an early lead. Virtual Destruction powered through in the 2nd quarter by posting a game high 4.60 points. Their main man Josh Allen tallied a game high 2.90 points. With 2 quarters left to play, the momentum started to shift in favor of the Hawks. The Seahawks raced to a 2 to 1 lead in the 4th quarter cutting the deficit to 0.80 points. With no starters left to play in the final quarter, the Seahawks knew what they had to do on offense. The Seahawks got 1.00 point from Love and Jones to capture the come-from-behind win. The Seahawks lead the league with 2 comeback victories. They also took home some hardware. They won the Week 8 Gillette ProGlide Razor Thin Award with a margin of 0.20 points. They lead the league with 40 Razor Thin Awards.

Team Squizard vs EXTREME DAZE of MAIZE

What a difference a year makes. Last year at this exact time Team Squizard and EXTREME DAZE of MAIZE combined to score a league high 19.10 points in the Snickers Game of the Week. Fast forward to last week, both teams combined to score 6.00 points. EXTREME DAZE of MAIZE and Team Squizard ended in a tie after one quarter of play. Just like last year. Maize grabbed their only lead of the contest at the end of the half. The difference in the ballgame came in the 3rd quarter. Team Squizard tallied a game high 3.00 points to surge ahead. Neither team would score a single point for the rest of the game in this defensive battle. T-Squizzy walked away with their 5th win of the season.

Country Beckham Hock vs OJ Hernandez

It is all about the QB play in this league. But teams do not need great quarterback play to win on any given Sunday. OJ Hernandez proved that point last week against Country Beckham Hock. With the Seahawks doing OJH a tremendous favor by beating Virtual Destruction, OJ Hernandez had a shot at claiming 1st place with a victory. The game between Country Beckham Hock and OJH was a battle of two halves. CBH controlled the first half and OJ Hernandez barely managed to outplay Country Beckham Hock in the 2nd half. The game came down to the 3rd quarter. OJH won the quarter 0.80 to 0.10. OJ Hernandez survived the 2nd half to post a gutty win with their star QB scoring 0.00 points. Jackson was injured in the game and he will be out for the rest of the season. For now, OJ Hernandez is in 1st place.

Gothams Finest vs Purple People Eaters

Man, Gothams Finest is snake-bitten. They have not won a game since Week 1. They had a great game by posting 7.40 points which was nearly a season high. But they ran into a team looking to run their record to 4-4. The Purple People Eaters have one of the better offenses in league play scoring a total of 52.80 points. The P-Men are ranked 2nd on offense through 8 games. Gothams Finest placed most of their starters in the 2nd quarter. They did not disappoint. Gothams Finest tallied 7.40 points which was the 2nd highest scoring total for the 2nd quarter. The problem for Gothams Finest was that the Purple Crew tallied 6.60 points to stay within striking distance. The Purple People Eaters outplayed Gothams Finest in the final 2 quarters to collect their 4th win of the season.

HORSE WITH NO NAME vs Sea Pigeons

The Sea Pigeons had their struggles on offense last week. They scored a season low 2.40 points in the loss to HORSE WITH NO NAME. The Sea Pigeons could not put their offense into gear, but they did manage to outplay HORSE WITH NO NAME for two quarters. HORSE WITH NO NAME tallied a game high 3.90 points in the first quarter. They would manage the game for the rest of the contest. The Sea Pigeons would not offer a threat from the 2nd quarter to the sound of the whistle. HORSE WITH NO NAME cruised to a wire-to-wire victory. They are tied with Virtual Destruction for the league lead with 2 wire-to-wire victories. HORSE WITH NO NAME is the winner of the Week 8 Toyota Tundra Biggest Blowout Award with a winning margin of 3.90 points. They passed cowboys8 (founding member) for 16th place with 4 Blowout Awards.

Hoghead vs Scottsdale Scorpions

The Scottsdale Scorpions went up against Hoghead. Hoghead has given teams fits in as many weeks. The Scorpions did not play around with Hoghead. They tallied a game high 6.80 points in the 2nd quarter. That would be all that they would need to defeat Hoghead for their 4th win of the season. The Scorpions recorded their first wire-to-wire win of the year. They are tied with OJ Hernandez for the league lead with 2 DirectTV High Score Awards. They are tied with 4 teams for 8th place with 9 career High Score Awards.