As we’re at just about the halfway point, let’s take a look at how the points have played out through 8 weeks. Who has had the easiest schedule, and whose defense is most stout? Are you lucky to have a winning record, or were you destined for the bottom third?
TOP OFFENSE
We’ll start with the teams with the strongest cumulative offensive outputs thus far.
| TEAM | POINTS FOR | POINTS FOR AVERAGE |
| SECOND DECK | 16944 | 2118.0 |
| CTAN VS THE WORLD | 16757 | 2094.6 |
| SC4 SKIPPERS | 16357 | 2044.6 |
| FLYING DUTCHMEN | 15617 | 1952.1 |
| MEXICO CITY QUASARS | 15418 | 1927.3 |
| QANON | 15245 | 1905.6 |
| BURRITO WARRIOR | 15240 | 1905.0 |
| WASHINGTON SENTINELS | 14865 | 1858.1 |
| REDBANK MALLRATS | 14156 | 1769.5 |
| SIR THIS IS A WENDYS | 14111 | 1763.9 |
| THE TIM BRADYS | 14056 | 1757.0 |
| FANDUEL BOOSTERS | 12406 | 1550.8 |
We shouldn’t be surprised to see the dominant 7-1 Second Deckers at the top here, but Jones and Tan, with their combined 7-9 record occupying the 2nd and 3rd spots likely lend us some insight into strength-of-schedule here. These three teams are the only ones to break the 16,000 point mark.
We see those 3 teams with 2000+ averages. The next tier, our 1900 club contains 4 managers (Trigger, Sanchez, Mark and Ryan), with only Josh in the 1800 rank. Kronner, Dave and Kyle all sit in the 1700 tier, and Timmo brings up the back with a stunning 1550 ppg.
Will these numbers maintain throughout the rest of the year? Can Timmo turn on the offense as Kyler continues to gel with D-Hop? Will Jones stay in that top tier, or was his week 8 Dump a sign of things to come?
TOP DEFENSE
So, we’ve seen whose putting points up, but which teams are best at VooDoo cursing their opponent in mediocrity?
| TEAM | POINTS AGAINST | PTS AGAINST AVERAGE |
| THE TIM BRADYS | 13727 | 1715.9 |
| REDBANK MALLRATS | 14150 | 1768.8 |
| SECOND DECK | 14235 | 1779.4 |
| SIR THIS IS A WENDYS | 14280 | 1785.0 |
| FLYING DUTCHMEN | 14820 | 1852.5 |
| WASHINGTON SENTINELS | 14955 | 1869.4 |
| BURRITO WARRIOR | 15196 | 1899.5 |
| MEXICO CITY QUASARS | 15671 | 1958.9 |
| QANON | 15719 | 1964.9 |
| SC4 SKIPPERS | 15770 | 1971.3 |
| CTAN VS THE WORLD | 15917 | 1989.6 |
| FANDUEL BOOSTERS | 16732 | 2091.5 |
Four teams have allowed between 1715-1785 a game. Their records are all over the place. Kyle has had the weakest schedule thus far, and sits currently in 11th place at 3-5, while Kronner, with the second weakest schedule in 5-3. And Matt, who sits at 7-1 has taken full advantage of his schedule.
At the bottom of both charts, we see Timmo, who has had the most anemic offense, but also seen his luck roll across the board as he’s faced by far the toughest schedule of the season thus far, facing over 800 opponent points more than anyone else has.
TOTAL DIFFERENTIAL
The point differential is the greatest indicator of dominance, aside of course from the almighty W-L record. This is how the offense ranks against the strength-of-schedule ranks.
| TEAM | DIFFERENTIAL |
| SECOND DECK | 2709 |
| CTAN VS THE WORLD | 840 |
| FLYING DUTCHMEN | 797 |
| SC4 SKIPPERS | 587 |
| THE TIM BRADYS | 329 |
| BURRITO WARRIOR | 44 |
| REDBANK MALLRATS | 6 |
| WASHINGTON SENTINELS | -90 |
| SIR THIS IS A WENDYS | -169 |
| MEXICO CITY QUASARS | -253 |
| QANON | -474 |
| FANDUEL BOOSTERS | -4326 |
Josh, Kronner and Ryan are all within 100 points of their opponents this year, which makes sense when see they are all within a game of .500 – it’s Chris, Kyle and Jones that are the most surprising here. Tan has the 2nd best differential here, and is 4-4. That would seem to indicate that his wins have been dominant, and the losses close. Kyle and Jones, who also have positive diffs, are each 3-5. That makes more sense if, again, they have dominant wins, but rather than close losses, have been blown out a few times. The Skippers are having perhaps their least consistent season in recent memory.
It’s no shock here, that Matt is at the top, and Tim is at the bottom. The Top Offense paired with the third-easiest schedule is a great mixture for a stellar differential. Conversely, poor Timbo was destined for the bottom with the 12th-place offense and the hardest schedule to date. And while Matt’s top finish here is to be expected, Tim’s final number really is staggering. 10 times higher (or lower?) than Kaiser’s 11th place standing, there is no way Tim can sustain this kind of number…is there?
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