Week 8 · Season 2026 · 12 teams
The lead
A single point is a small room to inhabit, but the Overtime Otters settled right into it by putting up 105.48 to clip the Route-Tree Roadrunners' 104.57. When a game comes down to 0.91, you do not look for a sweeping tactical lesson. You look at the final play, you accept that football is occasionally absurd, and you write down the result. Kellan Dorvane scored the game's high mark with 104.57 worth of context behind him, but his performance lived on the wrong side of the final total. The Otters took the win, the Roadrunners took the narrowest loss of Week 8, and everyone involved moved on to the rest of the calendar.
Around the league
Tight-End Terriers
TopMaxwell Falmere 49.91 · Graham Pelton 20.60 · Sawyer Barden 18.72
Bench regretCaleb Ravford 15.16
Motion Mallards
TopHayes Uldfield 21.18 · Ty Ashfield 19.87 · Dante Rokthorne 19.12
Bench regretGriffin Ravmont 7.20
Overtime Otters
TopFlynn Lorcombe 17.86 · Rowan Ravdale 17.73 · Kade Hanworth 14.96
Bench regretBennett Falshaw 14.07
Route-Tree Roadrunners
TopKellan Dorvane 27.61 · Zeke Rokholt 19.58 · Stellan Varlock 14.22
Bench regretKellan Pribrook 17.04
Hash-Mark Herons
TopLucian Torvik 19.95 · Finn Barley 17.66 · Titus Uldmoor 17.42
Bench regretBeau Uldwick 16.62
Midfield Magpies
TopJonas Ixton 21.60 · Tobias Jormont 15.83 · Amos Quincombe 12.24
Bench regretLeo Torfield 15.43
Stiff-Arm Stags
TopReid Tevton 25.59 · Reid Ixford 18.05 · Porter Mormont 17.54
Bench regretElias Corford 12.87
Bubble-Screen Bobcats
TopTheo Ravcombe 29.41 · Tristan Caldale 20.16 · Kendrick Belcrest 17.90
Bench regretClay Ashholt 16.29
Screen-Pass Seagulls
TopXander Tevholt 29.74 · Rowan Kelbrook 28.13 · Jaxon Eldvik 19.19
Bench regretWyatt Zanfield 13.37
Trick-Play Turtles
TopTanner Eldmoor 25.67 · Wyatt Barhollow 24.10 · Darius Ashford 24.05
Bench regretNolan Hanwyn 37.23
Hail Mary Club
TopRhett Hanmere 17.22 · Marlon Calholt 17.00 · Tristan Ixvik 15.83
Bench regretKendrick Pridale 11.57
Neutral Zone
TopTristan Varholt 14.74 · Jonas Tevvane 13.89 · Rudy Uldcrest 13.63
Bench regretUlysses Orlbrook 10.12
Tight-End Terriers put up 159.41 in a heavy victory over Motion Mallards, who managed 111.05. Maxwell Falmere anchored the winning effort for a squad that posted the highest total anywhere in the league this week.
Hash-Mark Herons stayed comfortable in a 116.06 to 90.95 result against Midfield Magpies. Jonas Ixton led all scorers in the game for the Magpies, but his effort sat isolated in an otherwise quiet lineup.
Stiff-Arm Stags pushed past Bubble-Screen Bobcats 110.99 to 104.26, surviving a tight finish. Theo Ravcombe posted the top score in the game for the Bobcats, though it left them 6.73 points short of flipping the outcome.
Screen-Pass Seagulls held off Trick-Play Turtles in a 147.49 to 139.33 shootout. Xander Tevholt led the way for the Seagulls to seal the 8.16-point margin.
Hail Mary Club did just enough to edge Neutral Zone 94.53 to 88.0. Rhett Hanmere delivered the high mark for Hail Mary Club, who secured the win despite leaving both teams below the century mark.
Standings
Bar: points for
Tight-End Terriers sit at the top of the league at 6-2 with 994.38 points for, currently holding a first-round bye alongside the 6-2 Hail Mary Club, who have 877.64 points for.
The middle of the bracket remains crowded. Route-Tree Roadrunners (5-3, 928.21 PF), Trick-Play Turtles (5-3, 923.77 PF), and Stiff-Arm Stags (5-3, 909.59 PF) occupy the next three playoff spots. Hash-Mark Herons hold the final inside track at 4-4 with 840.48 points for, but Overtime Otters are right on their heels as the first team out, also standing at 4-4 with 825.22 PF.
On the outside looking in, Neutral Zone (3-5, 913.41 PF), Screen-Pass Seagulls (3-5, 884.37 PF), Bubble-Screen Bobcats (3-5, 858.43 PF), and Midfield Magpies (3-5, 842.0 PF) sit together in a four-way tie by record. Motion Mallards bring up the rear at 1-7 with 794.11 points for.
Power rankings
Solid line: where the model ranks each team. Dashed line: where the desk put them. marks a week the two disagreed. Power score (0 to 100) blends all-play record (45%), scoring (35%) and head-to-head record (20%).
Hover or select a team to inspect its ranks.
An all-play record of 61-27 and a league-leading average of 124.3 points per game make them the clear pace-setter.
A 59-29 all-play mark shows they remain elite despite the narrow loss.
Reliable output at 113.7 average points per game keeps them firmly in the top tier.
Carrying a 46-42 all-play record and a steady 115.47 scoring average into the second half.
They sit above their record thanks to an all-play record of 49-39 and an average of 114.18 points per game.
A 6-2 record is impressive, though an all-play mark of 43-45 suggests they are living on thin margins.
Averaging 110.55 points per game keeps them dangerous in any given matchup.
Sitting at 41-47 in all-play while averaging 107.3 points per contest.
Holding down a 4-4 record with an average of 105.06 points each week.
A 35-53 all-play record mirrors their 105.25 scoring average.
They have carved out a 4-4 record despite a 34-54 all-play record and a 103.15 scoring average.
A 29-59 all-play record reflects an average of 99.26 points per game.
The luck index
Hail Mary Club continues to inhabit an alternate reality, riding a league-high luck rating of +2.1 with 3.9 earned wins compared to their 6-2 record. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Motion Mallards are suffering through a -1.6 luck mark, managing just a single win despite 2.6 earned wins. Neutral Zone is not far behind them in the grievance department, sitting at -1.5 luck with 4.5 earned wins yielding only three actual victories.
Next week
On the line in every game: Bye seedWildcard race
NFL teams on bye: PIT, TEN
On byeAnders Varcott (RB TEN), Archer Pricott (WR TEN)
On byeZeke Rokholt (QB TEN), Finn Lordale (RB PIT)
On byeTobias Eldwyn (WR PIT)
On byeOtis Torcott (RB PIT), Porter Mormont (WR TEN), Rhett Hanmere (WR PIT)
On byeMiles Belden (RB TEN)
The headliner for Week 9 is the matchup between Stiff-Arm Stags (5-3) and Hail Mary Club (6-2), a game with direct implications for both the wildcard race and the bye seeds.
Elsewhere, the top-ranked Tight-End Terriers (6-2) square off against Overtime Otters (4-4), while Trick-Play Turtles (5-3) take on Neutral Zone (3-5). Route-Tree Roadrunners (5-3) will match up with Bubble-Screen Bobcats (3-5), Hash-Mark Herons (4-4) face Motion Mallards (1-7), and Screen-Pass Seagulls (3-5) meet Midfield Magpies (3-5). Note that Pittsburgh and Tennessee are on NFL byes this week.
The transaction desk
The trade window saw 3 moves completed this week across the league. It has now been 2 weeks since the last trade was executed back in Week 6, with 1 trade completed recently as rosters settle in for the stretch run.