mike scored 187.72 points, and only three totals in league history are higher: Nick’s 192.00 in Week 13 last year, John P.’s 191.36 the week before that, and Jeff’s 188.00 in Week 5 of 2021. It passes John E.’s 187.62 from the 2021 final, which is a detail John E. may not enjoy, because he was the opponent: mike 187.72, John E. 111.54, a margin of 76.18, the third-widest of the season. mike’s previous career high was 177.36, set in Week 10 of 2014. He beat it by 10.36 with Puka Nacua (37.7) and Matthew Stafford (26.32) on Monday night, after Isaiah Likely (32.4), Bucky Irving (31.5) and George Pickens (28.0) on Sunday — five starters over 26, and 35.7 more on the bench. It is the highest score of the 2026 season, past Timothy’s 173.34 in Week 3. John E.’s 111.54 was his third-best game of the year. He is 0-5, which he had never been through four, and the series is 12-8 mike.
Michael 107.50, Sean 74.34. Thursday’s preview noted that Michael had Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker in his lineup on the Chiefs’ bye. He left them there, took 0.0 from each, and won anyway, because Sean — 167.42 a week earlier — scored 74.34, his lowest total of the season by 36.18. James Cook (21.8) and Davante Adams (22.1) supplied 43.9 of it on Monday night against a 10.74 deficit. Michael scored 107.50 from seven starters. Sean got 2.9 from CeeDee Lamb, 5.9 from Keaton Mitchell and 4.0 from Brandon Aubrey, with Terry McLaurin’s 12.2 on the bench. The league has no unbeaten team; Sean leads the series 14-5; Michael, 1-13 a year ago, is 4-1 with 653.16 points, the most in the league.
John P. 129.02, Anthony 124.46. The closest game of the week. Anthony’s lineup was finished on Sunday at 124.46 — Drake Maye, claimed off waivers Wednesday after Anthony released Justin Herbert, scored 38.46, the best line by any starter in the league this week; Malik Nabers scored 29.1 — and John P. needed 19.95 from Kyren Williams and Mark Andrews on Monday and got 24.4. Anthony left 61.5 on his bench, the most in the league: Mike Evans 26.3, Blake Corum 16.2, Tyler Higbee 13.3, against RJ Harvey’s 0.7 in the flex and −1.0 from the Raiders defense. Jahmyr Gibbs scored 37.7 for John P., Jason Myers 19, the Texans defense 15. Anthony stays on 129 career regular-season wins; the series is 11-8 Anthony.
The week
Fourteen teams scored 1,603.18 points, an average of 114.51 — the second-highest week of the season behind Week 1’s 117.98 — and for the first time this year nobody finished under 70. Sean’s 74.34 was the low. All seven winners scored at least 100; Kevin, at 100.32, was the lowest of them.
| Winner | Pts | Loser | Pts | Margin | Top scorer (W) | Top scorer (L) | Series now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Football Team Jeff | 138.60 | Bijan Mustard Timothy | 124.34 | 14.26 | Christian Watson 32.3 | Garrett Wilson 23.4 | Jeff 13–10 |
| Touchdown There Nick | 138.34 | Coonie's Goonies Josh | 79.70 | 58.64 | Parker Washington 30.4 | Joe Burrow 24.6 | Nick 13–6 |
| Mike's Merry Mates Michael | 107.50 | Pla-ket-ket-ket-ket Sean | 74.34 | 33.16 | Davante Adams 22.1 | Brenton Strange 13.8 | Michael 5–14 |
| The Magicians Jonathan | 115.06 | Royal Rodents Owen | 96.40 | 18.66 | Jayden Daniels 27.26 | Pat Freiermuth 21.5 | Jonathan 12–12 |
| Pocket Dogs John P. | 129.02 | The Lowly Gents Anthony | 124.46 | 4.56 | Jahmyr Gibbs 37.7 | Drake Maye 38.46 | John P. 8–11 |
| Tomato Heads mike | 187.72 | Sugar Coats John E. | 111.54 | 76.18 | Puka Nacua 37.7 | Trey McBride 21.6 | mike 12–8 |
| Romo's Rotisserie Kevin | 100.32 | SKOL MF Tim | 75.84 | 24.48 | Jaylen Warren 36.8 | Brock Bowers 23.0 | Kevin 9–8 |
Jeff 138.60, Timothy 124.34. Jeff trailed by 37.54 on Sunday night with four starters left and got 73.0 from them: Josh Allen 29.5, Derrick Henry 21.0, Drake London 18.8, Dalton Kincaid 3.7. Christian Watson scored 32.3 on Sunday. Timothy got 15.8 from Bijan Robinson in the Sunday night game and left Jordan Love’s 24.28 behind Dak Prescott’s 12.64; he stays on 99 career regular-season wins. Jeff leads the series 13-10.
Nick 138.34, Josh 79.70. Nick’s first win. Jared Goff, back in the lineup after one week of Kyler Murray, scored 24.94; Parker Washington 30.4, Tyler Warren 21.4, McCaffrey and Swift 17.3 apiece. The Packers defense scored 18.0 on Nick’s bench while the Chargers scored 4.0 in his lineup. Josh benched Chuba Hubbard for the bye and got 15.4 from J.K. Dobbins, 1.7 from T.J. Hockenson and 1.6 from Carnell Tate. The series is 13-6 Nick; Josh is 1-4.
Jonathan 115.06, Owen 96.40. Jayden Daniels, back in the lineup, scored 27.26, and C.J. Stroud scored 17.94 on the bench. Tucker Kraft started and scored 11.6. Owen needed 25.87 more from Zay Flowers, Brian Robinson and the Rams defense and got 7.2. The series, 12-11 Owen on Thursday, is level at 12-12 after twenty-four games. Jonathan is 4-1.
Kevin 100.32, Tim 75.84. Jaylen Warren scored 36.8 for Kevin, who moved the Chiefs defense out for the bye and got 9 from the Bengals. Tim signed Tyler Huntley on Sunday afternoon and started him for 21.04, his second-best starter behind Brock Bowers (23.0); Brian Thomas and Kyle Monangai scored 0.0 each. A series that was 8-8 is 9-8 Kevin.
Standings
Four teams are 4-1 and three of them are in the Smith House — Michael, Jeff and Sean, separated by 21.64 points — with Jonathan alone atop the Magic Castle. The Smith House has outscored the Magic Castle 4,080.64 to 3,735.20. The two conferences each have a winless or one-win team at the bottom: John E. at 0-5 with 510.04 points, Nick and Josh at 1-4. Nick’s 701.30 points against are 36.54 more than anyone else’s.
Magic Castle
| Team | Manager | W-L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magicians | Jonathan | 4-1 | 592.10 | 553.32 |
| Romo's Rotisserie | Kevin | 3-2 | 517.08 | 488.98 |
| SKOL MF | Tim | 3-2 | 455.22 | 436.72 |
| Pocket Dogs | John P. | 2-3 | 567.86 | 622.82 |
| Tomato Heads | mike | 2-3 | 558.60 | 514.28 |
| The Lowly Gents | Anthony | 2-3 | 534.30 | 564.66 |
| Sugar Coats | John E. | 0-5 | 510.04 | 664.76 |
Smith House
| Team | Manager | W-L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike's Merry Mates | Michael | 4-1 | 653.16 | 526.86 |
| American Football Team | Jeff | 4-1 | 632.46 | 503.96 |
| Pla-ket-ket-ket-ket | Sean | 4-1 | 631.52 | 547.90 |
| Bijan Mustard | Timothy | 3-2 | 604.74 | 507.68 |
| Royal Rodents | Owen | 2-3 | 502.42 | 566.86 |
| Touchdown There | Nick | 1-4 | 557.90 | 701.30 |
| Coonie's Goonies | Josh | 1-4 | 498.44 | 615.74 |
Records and streaks
mike’s 187.72 is the fourth-highest score in league history and a career high. His 76.18 margin is the season’s third-widest, behind Owen’s 86.24 last week and Michael’s 79.32 in Week 3. The week’s 114.51 average is the season’s second-highest. John E. is 0-5 for the first time; Nick won for the first time; Sean lost for the first time; Michael, Jeff and Jonathan are 4-1. Jonathan–Owen is level at 12-12 after twenty-four games; Kevin–Tim broke its 8-8 tie.
Transactions
Twelve moves since last Tuesday, no trades. At the Thursday waiver run John E. lost both of his claims on priority: Drake Maye went to Anthony and the Jaguars defense to mike, and the two players produced 38.46 and 2.0 for their new teams. John E. then signed the Commanders defense, released them the same afternoon for the Giants (6.0), and later won a waiver claim on Jonah Coleman, whom Timothy had released on Thursday. Jonathan signed Najee Harris for Rashod Bateman; Josh released his kicker Harrison Mevis and added Tre’ Harris and Raheim Sanders; mike added Mike Gesicki; Tim signed Tyler Huntley on Sunday afternoon and started him.
| Processed | Manager | Type | Added | Dropped / sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 8 | John E. | Waiver claim (lost on priority) | Drake Maye | — |
| Thu Oct 8 | John E. | Waiver claim (lost on priority) | Jaguars D/ST | — |
| Thu Oct 8 | John E. | Free agent | Commanders D/ST | Ravens D/ST |
| Thu Oct 8 | Jonathan | Free agent | Najee Harris | Rashod Bateman |
| Thu Oct 8 | Josh | Free agent | — | Harrison Mevis |
| Thu Oct 8 | Josh | Free agent | Tre' Harris | — |
| Thu Oct 8 | Josh | Free agent | Raheim Sanders | — |
| Thu Oct 8 | mike | Free agent | Mike Gesicki | Xavier Hutchinson |
| Thu Oct 8 | John E. | Free agent | Giants D/ST | Commanders D/ST |
| Thu Oct 8 | Timothy | Free agent | — | Jonah Coleman |
| Sat Oct 10 | John E. | Waiver claim | Jonah Coleman | George Holani |
| Sun Oct 11 | Tim | Free agent | Tyler Huntley | Emmett Johnson |
Power ranking
Market value, not results: 70 percent the FantasyCalc value of each roster’s best legal lineup, 30 percent the whole roster. Jeff returns to first. Anthony, 2-3, climbs five places to second: his best-lineup value rose 2,151 in a week, and his roster value, 31,479, is the highest in the league. Sean drops two to third after the 74; Michael is fifth at 4-1. John E. falls four, from fourth to eighth, the largest drop of the week; his best-lineup value fell 1,339. The bottom five — mike, Owen, Kevin, Tim, Josh — did not move for the second straight week, which means the market now ranks the man who just scored 187.72 tenth.
| # | Team | Manager | Record | Best lineup | Roster | Last week | Move | Draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Football Team | Jeff | 4-1 | 27,841 | 29,932 | 2 | ▲1 | 13 |
| 2 | The Lowly Gents | Anthony | 2-3 | 26,006 | 31,479 | 7 | ▲5 | 1 |
| 3 | Pla-ket-ket-ket-ket | Sean | 4-1 | 26,496 | 29,970 | 1 | ▼2 | 8 |
| 4 | Bijan Mustard | Timothy | 3-2 | 26,771 | 28,338 | 3 | ▼1 | 3 |
| 5 | Mike's Merry Mates | Michael | 4-1 | 26,219 | 28,197 | 6 | ▲1 | 11 |
| 6 | The Magicians | Jonathan | 4-1 | 25,791 | 28,154 | 5 | ▼1 | 2 |
| 7 | Pocket Dogs | John P. | 2-3 | 24,862 | 27,194 | 9 | ▲2 | 5 |
| 8 | Sugar Coats | John E. | 0-5 | 24,271 | 27,654 | 4 | ▼4 | 4 |
| 9 | Touchdown There | Nick | 1-4 | 23,585 | 25,810 | 8 | ▼1 | 12 |
| 10 | Tomato Heads | mike | 2-3 | 23,213 | 25,743 | 10 | — | 9 |
| 11 | Royal Rodents | Owen | 2-3 | 20,667 | 22,439 | 11 | — | 6 |
| 12 | Romo's Rotisserie | Kevin | 3-2 | 19,698 | 22,438 | 12 | — | 7 |
| 13 | SKOL MF | Tim | 3-2 | 17,545 | 18,665 | 13 | — | 14 |
| 14 | Coonie's Goonies | Josh | 1-4 | 15,391 | 17,676 | 14 | — | 10 |
Values from FantasyCalc redraft, 14-team, 1QB, full PPR, pulled Tuesday morning. Best lineup = QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, FLEX by value; kickers and defenses carry no market value. Last week = the Week 4 recap’s ranking; Draft = the post-draft ranking of September 9. All-time rankings this week are against the league record lists (top ten scores, top five margins, each manager’s career high and low); full-distribution ranks will return with the next recap.