Nov 3

Shep Breaks the Scoreboard, Only Ladds Keep the Top Spot

Shep Shepherd hung 191.3 on Jesus Christ Superstars, the biggest week anyone in this league has ever posted, and Little Lebowski Urban Achievers jumped three spots for it. Up top, Only Ladds hold first with a 7-1 team parked right behind them.

This Week's Power Rankings

1. Only Ladds (–) — 48 pts

John's crew has scored more than anybody, 968.8 in all, and handled Jacob's Wookiee Squad without much fuss. The record trails Jeff's, which bothers the standings more than it bothers this column. A trip to Jesus Christ Superstars is next, and that's a real test.

2. Music City Miracles (–) — 45 pts

A team called Miracles is the luckiest in the league, which feels about right. Jeff has won 7 straight. The latest was an 81.0-point flattening of Wesleyan, the widest margin this league has seen. Still, the scoring swings more than almost anyone's, and the wins have outrun the points.

3. Jesus Christ Superstars (–) — 35 pts

Michael put up 131.3 and got flattened anyway, which is about as cruel as this game gets. The 4-4 record undersells how much this team actually scores. Hosting Only Ladds is the chance to say so out loud.

4. And Ye Shall Shedeur (▼1) — 30 pts

And ye shall shed a tear, Nick. The loss to Wild Wild Will came by 8.2, and the best lineup on that roster would have put up 122.5. Braelon Allen's 23.3 sat on the bench. Now it's a share of fourth and a head-to-head with Jacob's Wookiee Squad.

4. Jacob's Wookiee Squad (▲1) — 30 pts

Lost to Only Ladds and climbed anyway, which says plenty about the traffic in the middle. Only one team posts steadier numbers week to week. Sharing fourth with Shedeur sets up a tidy tiebreaker next week.

6. Little Lebowski Urban Achievers (▲3) — 29 pts

That record-setting night came at the expense of the third-ranked team, which is how a club sitting eighth in the standings lands sixth here. No roster spreads the work around more, with Tee Higgins and Malik Nabers each carrying 11%. Nobody's weekly output bounces around more, either.

7. Wild Wild Will (–) — 25 pts

Nothing wild about Will. Nobody in the league is more consistent, and squeaking past Shedeur in the week's tightest game was the kind of tidy win a dependable team should collect.

8. Cam Ward of the State (–) — 21 pts

Jonathan is the unluckiest manager in the league, and a 2-6 record from a team that has scored 815.0 makes the case. No roster leans harder on its stars. Jaxon Smith-Njigba alone accounts for 23% of the points, with Josh Allen right behind him. Shep's crew comes calling next.

9. Wesleyan Squad That Laterals (▼3) — 18 pts

Laterals are supposed to go backwards. Brandon's whole week did, and the 81.0-point loss is the worst beating in league history. Nobody left more on the bench, though even the best lineup tops out at 106.7, nowhere near Jeff's total. That 4-4 record has had more good fortune than the scoring deserves.

10. God Likes Jags? (–) — 5 pts

Daniel is 0-8, the longest losing run of the season, and the question mark in the name is doing heavy lifting. Cam Ward of the State kept the cellar door shut this week. It's a church league, though, and nobody here is out of grace yet.

Milestones

New season-high single week score: Little Lebowski Urban Achievers with 191.3.
New biggest blowout of the season: Music City Miracles over Wesleyan Squad That Laterals by 81.0.
New longest win streak of the season: Music City Miracles, now at 7 straight.
New longest losing streak of the season: God Likes Jags?, now at 8 straight.

Career Milestones

New all-time high score: Shep Shepherd with 191.3 — the most anyone has scored in a week, ever.
New all-time biggest blowout: Jeff McCormick over Brandon Baxter by 81.0.

By the Numbers, Week 8

Little Lebowski Urban Achievers put up the week's high score: 191.3.
Wesleyan Squad That Laterals had the week's low score: 76.6.
Music City Miracles posted the week's biggest margin of victory, beating Wesleyan Squad That Laterals by 81.0.
Wild Wild Will survived the week's closest game, edging And Ye Shall Shedeur by just 8.2.

Full breakdown, every category, and the week-by-week history: Power Rankings and the Stats Book.