Board 8 > Board 8 National Football League League (B8NFLL) Season 10: Regular Season

(+) Yeah! (+)

pls Big Ben save our souls
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tatum bell is injured

big ben cursed me back
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Wow maybe a few more injuries would be great for my team.
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The Giants improve by doing nothing.

Classic Giants.
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350+ yards on offense for probably the first time this season, that was unexpected. Seems the defense is keeping tough too. Now I have the tricky decision of disrupting an effective defense. I either have to play a way lower rated OLB at MLB to maintain 3-4 or I can switch to a far higher rated 4-3 but it sounded like that worked awfully for Scare earlier this season.

That Chiefs / Broncos match has to be the most unexpected result of the year so far.

And Courtney Lewis performing so well doesn't surprise me but it does make me jealous. He averaged 4.5 YPC for me but I would have had to franchise him to keep him. He then performs well for KCF the next year. And now he is on fire for the Vikings. Meanwhile I've run the legs out from underneath Jamario Thomas to a career low YPC by a decent margin. I'm sure the O-line doesn't help either but still sad to see!

I wanted to keep Lewis, but I couldn't for cap reasons. Users have rejected keeping Lewis for four consecutive offseasons (stevr, Emerald, you, me), and Lewis has been more efficient than those who currently start for them.
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I also wanted to keep him but I would have had to franchise him which seemed excessive for a backup. If he would have agreed to a normal contract I'd have for sure kept him

Jokes on me though, if I had franchised him he likely plays a large amount last year with Jamario injured and I possibly make the playoffs

Do the Rams clinch the NFC West by the end of Week 12?
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Probably!

Looking at my own improbable path to the playoffs and it almost seems like winning the AFC North might be easier than the wildcard race. That game against the Ravens in week 11 is critical though, if I win that then I likely only need to go 4-3 in the other 7 games (as the Ravens would have to go 6-1 in their other games to top that). 4 wins from @Lightning, Panthers, @Jags, Bengals, Pioneers, Raiders, Browns looks hard but is potentially doable considering 5 of those 7 are home games (so is the Ravens game).

If I lose that Ravens game then it suddenly looks a lot harder as I'd have to beat the Ravens record and on paper their run in looks slightly easier (Falcons, Lightning, @Panthers, @Bucs, Bengals, Browns, @Bengals) plus they have suffered worse injuries than me so far

Oof, these injuries are hurting this season.
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Wow this game with the Redskins is suddenly really important.
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Week 10 stuff locked in
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AI Score

Broncos 26
Raiders 14
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Vikings 3
Cowboys 21

1st Quarter
Dawson 36yard FG
Gano 19 yard FG

2nd Quarter
R. Walker safety

3rd Quarter
S. Smith 29 yard pass from Manziel + failed 2 pointer
Gano 31 yard FG

4th Quarter
D. Walker 7 yard pass from Smith

Notable Players
Cowboys HB Darius Walker 25 carries for 123 yards, 7 receptions for 47 yards, 1 TD
Vikings OLB Zach Brown 15 tackles
Cowboys MLB Danny Travathan 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF
Cowboys DT Ryan Walker 2 tackles, 4 sacks (1 for safety)
Cowboys DT Jerrell Powe 1 tackle, 2 sacks
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Colts 28
Browns 24

1st Quarter
Manningham 78 yard PR
Reed 32 yard FG
Benjamin 101 yard KR

2nd Quarter
Reed 48 yard FG
Starks 4 yard run
Benjamin 56 yard PR

3rd Quarter
S. Jackson 6 yard run + 2 pointer
Melhaff 52 yard FG

4th Quarter
Hass 5 yard pass from Carr

Notable Players
Colts QB David Carr 29-45, 289 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Colts HB Steven Jackson 31 carries for 109 yards, 1 TD, 6 receptions for 65 yards
Colts TE Dominique Byrd 8 receptions for 116 yards
Browns WR Travis Benjamin 294 total yards, 2 return TDs
Colts DE Bjoern Werner 2 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF
Browns OLB Vince Redd 7 tackles, 1 INT
Browns CB Avery Atkins 1 tackle, 2 INTs
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Panthers 31
Bengals 23

1st Quarter
Jones 48 yard FG
Brown 6 yard run

2nd Quarter
Bush 2 yard run
Wilhoit 22 yard FG

3rd Quarter
Sampson 4 yard pass from Ryan
White 51 yard run
Wilhoit 34 yard FG
Bush 1 yard run

4th Quarter
Wilhoit 41 yard FG
Cooley 3 yard pass from Ryan

Notable Players
Panthers QB Matt Ryan 20-31, 227 yards, 2 TDs
Bengals QB Carson Palmer 21-22, 275 yards
Panthers HB Reggie Bush 32 carries for 126 yards, 2 TDs, 5 receptions for 53 yards
Bengals WR Mike Williams 9 receptions for 128 yards
Bengals K James Wilhoit 3-3 FGAs
Panthers DE Luis Castillo 4 tackles, 2 sacks
Panthers DT Claude Wroten 1 tackle, 2 sacks
Bengals OLB Mason Foster 13 tackles
Bengals DT Mario Fatafehi 4 tackles, 2 sacks
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Bills 10
Titans 17

1st Quarter
Gould 44 yard FG

2nd Quarter
Lynch 8 yard run
Tucker 35 yard FG

3rd Quarter
Lynch 2 yard run

4th Quarter
Portis 1 yard run

Notable Players
Titans HB Marshawn Lynch 30 carries for 119 yards, 2 TDs, 3 receptions for 22 yards
Bills OLB Victor Hobson 13 tackles
Bills OLB Jelani Jenkins 6 tackles, 1 sack
Bills MLB Corey Nelson 2 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF
Titans MLB Brian Cushing 11 tackles, 1 sack
Titans MLB David Harris 6 tackles, 3 sacks
Titans OLB Shawne Merriman 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF
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Seahawks 20
Wildcats 35

1st Quarter
Edinger 37 yard FG

2nd Quarter
Edinger FGs of 49 and 40 yards
Nendick FGs of 26 and 56 yards

3rd Quarter
Rogers 3 yard pass from Frye
Holmes 29 yard pass from Clauson

4th Quarter
Henry 18 yard pass from Clauson
Edinger 40 yard FG
D. Jackson 6 yard pass from Frye
T. Smith 26 yard pass from Clauson + failed 2 pointer
Edinger 22 yard FG

Notable Players
Seahawks QB Charlie Frye 13-22, 126 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Wildcats QB Jimmy Clauson 24-39, 258 yards, 3 TDs
Seahawks HB Lynell Hamilton 16 carries for 114 yards, 4 receptions for 23 yards
Wildcats K Paul Edinger 5-5 FGAs
Wildcats FS Eric Reid 6 tackles, 1 FF
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Chiefs 8
Rams 10

1st Quarter
Grier 30 yard FG

2nd Quarter
R. Brown 2 yard run

3rd Quarter
Janikowski 21 yard FG
Atkins safety

4th Quarter
Grier 30 yard FG

Notable Players
Rams HB Ronnie Brown 23 carries for 80 yards, 1 TD, 5 receptions for 56 yards
Chiefs FS Ken Hamlin 3 tackles, 2 FFs
Chiefs DE Baraka Atkins 2 sacks
Rams DT John Mixon 4 tackles, 5 sacks
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Jaguars 10
Hawks 17

1st Quarter
Greene 3 yard run

3rd Quarter
Pryor 82 yard PR
Coleman 2 yard run

4th Quarter
Akers 39 yard FG
Graham 41 yard FG

Notable Players
Jags DE Ty Warren 5 tackles, 2 sacks
Hawks SS Roy Williams 8 tackles, 1 sack
Hawks MLB John Abbate 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF
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Steelers 38
Lightning 28

1st Quarter
Byrd runs of 1 and 2 yards
McClain 8 yard FR

2nd Quarter
Brown 6 yard pass from Manning
Carpenter 29 yard FG

3rd Quarter
Vincent 2 yard run
Thomas 2 yard run + 2 pointer

4th Quarter
Carpenter FGs of 30 and 48 yards
Meachem passes of 3 and 8 yards from Turner

Notable Players
Steelers QB Michael Turner 17-30, 170 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Steelers HB Jamario Thomas 32 carries for 137 yards, 1 TD, 2 receptions for 44 yards
Steelers WR Robert Meachem 6 receptions for 36 yards, 2 TDs
Steelers DT Gerald McCoy 3 sacks
Lightning MLB Kawika Mitchell 11 tackles, 1 sack
Lightning OLB Wesley Woodyard 9 tackles, 1 sack
Lightning OLB Anthony Barr 1 tackle, 2 sacks
Lightning DE Brick Massey 2 sacks, 2 FFs
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Bears 17
Packers 21

1st Quarter
Hill 1 yard run

2nd Quarter
Todd 2 yard run

3rd Quarter
C. Williams 2 yard run
Lindell 39 yard FG
E. Johnson 1 yard pass from Luck

4th Quarter
T. Taylor 8 yard run

Notable Players
Bears HB Chris Brown 35 carries for 139 yards, 1 reception for 11 yards
Bears WR Josh Briscoe 6 receptions for 100 yards
Bears SS Mike Doss 8 tackles, 1 FF
Packers MLB Derrick Jordan 9 tackles, 1 FF
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Falcons 30
Ravens 17

1st Quarter
Lane 2 yard run
Hobbs 84 yard run

2nd Quarter
Rucker 39 yard FG
Nicholson 39 yard INT
Hobbs 3 yard run

3rd Quarter
Martin 19 yard pass from Brennan
Boulware 53 yard INT

4th Quarter
Folk 54 yard FG

Notable Players
Falcons QB Rex Grossman 8-23, 33 yards, 1 INT returned for TD
Ravens QBs Ben Mauk and Colt Brennan combined to go 15-35, 177 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Falcons HB Lonta Hobbs 24 carries for 175 yards, 2 TDs
Ravens HB Doug Martin 38 carries for 171 yards, 6 receptions for 64 yards, 1 TD
Falcons MLB Gary Brackett 9 tackles, 1 FF, 1 INT
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Giants 27
Redskins 21

1st Quarter
Pead 2 yard pass from Olson

2nd Quarter
Bailey 45 yard FG
Pead 3 yard run

3rd Quarter
D. Davis 1 yard run
Quinn 1 yard run (why does Quinn have 5 rushing TDs on the year? That's tied for 16th in the league and would tie or lead 17 other teams. He has 5 of the Redskins' 7 rushing TDs on the season

4th Quarter
Chung 36 yard INT
Pead 4 yard run
Bailey 20 yard FG

Notable Players
Giants QB Ben Olson 16-30, 240 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Giants HB Isaiah Pead 29 carries for 127 yards, 2 TDs, 3 receptions for 26 yards, 1 TD
Giants DE Reggie Hayward 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF
Redskins MLB Taylor Smith 8 tackles, 1 FF
Redskins SS Patrick Chung 6 tackles, 1 FF, 1 INT
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Lions 20
Jets 25

1st Quarter
Tynes FGs of 44 and 25 yards
C. Taylor 69 yard pass from Brees

2nd Quarter
Bironas 34 yard FG
Tynes FGs of 40 and 27 yards

3rd Quarter
Bironas 31 yard FG
C. Jones 2 yard run

4th Quarter
C. Jones 4 yard run
Bryant 24 yard pass from Brees + failed 2 pointer

Notable Players
Jets QB Drew Brees 23-35, 271 yards, 2 TDs
Lions HB Charlie Jones 22 carries for 84 yards, 2 TDs
Jets WR Antonio Bryant 5 receptions for 117 yards, 1 TD
Jets K Lawrence Tynes 4-4 FGAs
Jets MLB Michael McDonald 10 tackles, 1 INT
Jets DT Casey Hampton 6 tackles, 1 sack
Jets DE Nick Campbell 4 tackles, 2 sacks
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Pumpkins 21
49ers 25

1st Quarter
Scobee 24 yard FG
Moore 23 yard FG
Brockington 4 yard run

2nd Quarter
Scobee FGs of 24, 36, and 53 yards

3rd Quarter
Moore 38 yard FG
Scobee 48 yard FG

4th Quarter
Scobee 21 yard FG
Cooks 31 yard pass from Leak + 2 pointer
Walker 43 yard pass from Newton

Notable Players
49ers K Josh Scobee 6-6 FGAs
Pumpkins OLB Nick Perry 6 tackles, 1 sack
Pumpkins FS James Riley 5 tackles, 1 sack
49ers MLB Korey Norton 8 tackles, 1 sack
49ers DE Aaron Maybin 1 tackle, 2 sacks
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Week 10 Players of the Week
Offense Giants HB Isaiah Pead
Defense Rams DT John Mixon

Week 11 User vs User Matchups
Lions (Nee) at Giants (Eddv)
Patriots (Jukkie) at Packers (Tangicide)
Dolphins (KCF) at Chiefs (Ranlom)
Ravens (Wiki) at Steelers (Shattered)
Jaguars (Sultan) at Browns (VI)

Game of the Week
Pioneers at Titans

Week 11 will be (not live) simmed on Thursday, August 16th
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Adam Jones nooooooo! IR him please
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Jesus christ

My kick squad is goat status last two weeks
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Well this week went about as well as I could have asked for with a win and the Ravens losing. Makes that game next week even more critical. A win and a 2.5 game cushion with 6 games to go would put me in a commanding position. Not that I'm known for holding composure with a division lead...

What an odd gameline though. Virtually no Steelers D stats yet no Lightning O players listed. Lots of Steelers O listed yet lots of Lightning D listed. I'm assuming the Lightning O/Steelers D was just evenly spread out though. Also Steelers being 28-10 down in the 3rd and then then scoring 28 unanswered is quirky too.

Have to say I'm impressed with Turner. Not for his statline which is probably middling for the league. But for his ability to eat 5-8 sacks a game (plus who knows how many other hits) and still remain healthy somehow. I'll get you an O-line next year buddy!

So close there! Beating the Rams would've been great for morale. Still think I'll keep Sullivan in at QB for the rest of the season, he's shown flashes of brilliance in the past and i might as well see what he can do.

Eric Heitmann on the other hand has almost definitely played his last game as a Chief. What a mess that turned into.
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PEAD!

Wow. That was a big ass win- the division is now winnable
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I like how the NFC is just the Rams, Packers, and then 14 other teams acting like they don't want to make the playoffs. Rams and Packers at this rate will clinch 1st round byes by Week 13 or 14.
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Are they killing it on offense and defense rankings league wide too?

Rams have a Top 3 O and D.

Packers have a Top 10 O and D.
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I wouldn't call 6 teams at 5-4 "not wanting to make the playoffs"
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5-4 makes you a non-playoff team in the AFC while 4/6 playoff spots in the NFC are currently held by 5-4 teams.

Every NFC team at 5-4 is in the Bottom 10 in multiple major categories (yards allowed, yards gained, points allowed, points gained, turnover differential).

Take a non-playoff in the AFC like the 8th-10th seeded Bills and statistically they are at worst the 5th-best team in the NFC.

This is a down year for the NFC, and with everyone except the Rams and Packers not taking charge and wasting opportunities, we might have the remaining four playoff spots come down to Week 17.
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So you're saying there's a chance...
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Campbell has a Top 5 passer rating among NFC QBs and the D has improved to like 19th or 20th in spite of the losing streak, so why not!
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I forgot to mention this, but the Seahawks signed QB Brad Smith, and the Colts signed C Scott Mruczkowski.

Oh man, I am probably going to have to make a new topic after Week 10 (maybe 11) aren't I?
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Almost certainly.

And like now that the giants are healthy again like.....hopefully we start winning some football games.
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TheKnightOfNee posted...

So you're saying there's a chance...

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PLEASE BIG BEN HELP ME COME BACK pls
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Ben and bell on secret vacation
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Given how your defense dominated our first match up this season, you may not need Big Ben back. I haven't faced another defense as good as yours since. I guess the Lightning last week are the closest to it

I just realized my only two wins were both against the Bears, ha. Would be nice to beat a second team this season!
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Browns sign QB Ryan Perrilloux, HB Darren McFadden, and SS Greg Dockery to 1 year deals
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KCF0107 posted...

Game of the Week
Pioneers at Titans

Oh geez, this is another first for the Titans. Of course the year that we're challenging for the division the rest of the AFC South decides that it wants to go for it too. Next 4 weeks are going to be nerve wracking...

The one good thing about being the worst team in the league is not getting stressed over a playoff run. Every win from here on out is just icing on the cake!
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