Week 7 TTFFL Wrap

Strike Team on the Board

The injury-decimated Strike Team got a huge boost from Elijah Mitchell Sunday night to take a 4.4 point lead over the KneeBaughs in their quest for their first win. But the Knees had Seattle’s defense going Monday night against Jameis Winston, who recently set a modern-era record for interceptions. Through three quarters, the Seahawks recovered a fumble and posted two sacks, bringing the Knees to within 0.4 points. But the Seahawks caused no further damage, allowing Strike Team to capture their first win.

Los Diablos on the Rise

Los Diablos were all but resigned to starting their season 1-4 before staging their “Monday Night Miracle” comeback in Week 5 to edge the Golden Grahams by 0.14 points. Since then, they have strung together two more impressive wins, the most recent being a 119-71 thumping of the Orion River Horses. Improbably, the Diablos now sit at 4-3 and are squarely in the playoff picture. The defeat put the Horses a game behind in the playoff race and down a tiebreaker against a possible rival for the final playoff spot.

Atom Gets No Bounces

Suspended Atomnation entered last week’s action on a two-game winning streak, causing sports talk radio hosts in Atomnation to begin their annual rite of mapping out potential routes to the playoffs. With a chance to pull within a game of .500, Atom took a “future is now” approach, spending $41 to claim D'Ernest Johnson from waivers. Johnson paid back the investment with a 23-point performance, helping Atom to build a 32-point lead over the high-flying Marauders. But Deebo Samuel and Alvin Kamara proved too much, leading the Marauders to a 124-118 comeback victory. Atom has now given up the most points in the league, 50 more than any other team.

Leviathans Run Out of Luck

Prior to last week, the Leviathans had already achieved two victories while scoring fewer than 100 points. In Week 7, they decided to really test the limits of small ball, posting just 66 points against the Screaming Eagles in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Miraculously, Leviathans maintained a small lead entering Monday night’s action, but they eventually succumbed by 12 points. The Leviathans, now 5-2, have allowed the fewest points in the league, nearly 170 points less than Atomnation, which has allowed the most. Leviathan head coach Levi Trumbore was characteristically cryptic after the defeat. “GOoDell still smiles upon His faithful children,” he said. The Screaming Eagles, which benefited from the Leviathans’ paltry output, gained a foothold in the playoff race with the win.

Mex Cruises Again

~ AirMex ~ now sits all alone in first place at 6-1 after dispatching Laces Out, 99-79. Laces leads the league in trades and acquisitions this year but have not seen their activity translate into victories. They likely need to hope that their talented core of Saquon Barkley, Allen Robinson and Odell Beckham Jr. return to their old selves ... soon.

Graham’s ‘B Team’ Gives It a College Try

Despite having two thirds of their starters on bye, the Golden Graham’s put up an impressive 97 points in Week 7. But that was not enough to beat Air Apparent, which had nearly its full roster available. The Graham’s remain the darlings of the analytics community. Despite their 10th place 2-5 record, IBM Watson’s Final Standing Projections call for Graham’s to finish 5th, which would likely entail the Graham’s making the playoffs.