← 2006 standings & weekly recaps
Week 8, settled.
Final scores, weekly indignities, and the standings after the dust cleared.
This recap is rebuilt from the recovered ESPN team-level scoreboard. Scores, opponents, standings, awards, power, luck and all-play are on file; weekly player ownership, starts, optimal lineups and bench decisions begin in 2018 and are intentionally omitted here.
Awards
| Highest score | Brightleaf Yuppies | 110.0 |
| Lowest score | Boston Baked Beans | 60.0 |
| Biggest blowout | The Penguins | +45.0 |
| Heartbreaking loss | King Ding A Lings | −4.0 |
Standings after week 8
| 1 | Your Worst Nightmares | 5-3 | 732.0 |
| 2 | Boston Baked Beans | 5-3 | 718.0 |
| 3 | Brightleaf Yuppies | 5-3 | 693.0 |
| 4 | Durham Bubbs | 5-3 | 672.0 |
| 5 | The Penguins | 4-4 | 753.0 |
| 6 | The Penthouse Panda Bear | 4-4 | 742.0 |
| 7 | Team 2 | 4-4 | 610.0 |
| 8 | King Ding A Lings | 3-5 | 735.0 |
| 9 | P RIVERS NAS NAS | 3-5 | 665.0 |
| 10 | Bong Suckin' Boys | 2-6 | 556.0 |
Power, luck & all-play after week 8
| # | Team | Power | Luck | All-play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Baked Beans | 0.7074 | +0.07 | 5.0-3.0 |
| 2 | The Penguins | 0.7071 | -1.11 | 5.1-2.9 |
| 3 | Your Worst Nightmares | 0.7022 | +0.33 | 4.7-3.3 |
| 4 | The Penthouse Panda Bear | 0.6624 | -0.35 | 4.3-3.7 |
| 5 | Brightleaf Yuppies | 0.6524 | +0.88 | 4.1-3.9 |
| 6 | King Ding A Lings | 0.6517 | -1.75 | 4.7-3.3 |
| 7 | Durham Bubbs | 0.6251 | +1.33 | 3.7-4.3 |
| 8 | P RIVERS NAS NAS | 0.6073 | -1.31 | 4.3-3.7 |
| 9 | Team 2 | 0.5065 | +1.78 | 2.2-5.8 |
| 10 | Bong Suckin' Boys | 0.4180 | +0.07 | 1.9-6.1 |
These are reconstructed from team scores and opponents only. Power uses the same model as every other season; luck compares actual wins with schedule-neutral expected wins; all-play is scaled to the number of games actually played.
Old business
The week’s most-established manager matchup. Through this game, the series stood 1-2-1 from Michael Chepul’s side across 4 meetings. In 2006, the teams were The Penguins and P RIVERS NAS NAS.
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