The number is immense. In Larkspur Bowl scoring, 170 is adequate, 180 competitive, 190 above average, and 200 points the standard for winning. In recent years, nearly every week sees a few teams break 200, with scores that hit the 240s qualifying for inclusion in the record books.
Never has a Larkspur Bowl team breached 300. In LBVIII, week four the Saskatoon Sasquatch got very close, their 299.88 more than thirty points higher than the next highest score. In LBIX week eight, they got some more competition.
The Binghamton Snipers lost four hotly contested matchups in their first month of existence despite scoring 186, 176, 202, and 171 respectively. Now they have won four straight, registering bombs of 238, 209, 189, and... 299.
299.41 after this morning's stat corrections. At one point their unofficial score was as high at 308.41, and it looked like the legendary feat had been accomplished. Now, it will take a stat correction to push the Snipers to the top of the record book and move the needle to the threes.
Regardless, the Snipers have evened their keel and are looking like monstrous opposition down the stretch, and they have the potential to create their own history: No team has ever started 0-4 and then made the playoffs. Binghamton has fought their way into position with five weeks left to play despite losing Aaron Rodgers for the season. Wow.
The other big news buried here is that the Deputy Van Halens move to 7-1, and gain two games of breathing room over the competition. With one more win they clinch a playoff spot, but holding on a top seed may be of even more importance: Zeke Elliot's on again off again on again off again suspension is on again, and serving it now would return him to play the week of the semifinals, making that bye all the more precious.
The playoff landscape has shifted, leaving the HCM Lead Farmers in the 2-spot at 5-3, followed closely by the Phoenix Uprising, and somewhat less closely by the Savannah Petes and New York's Finest. The first two teams in the tier have scores of 1644.63 and 1637.94 while the latter are 1391.48 and 1386.53; The vast disparity could prove essential down the road. However any team with five wins in the bank and five weeks to go should only need three more victories to clinch a spot.
Aforementioned Binghamton leads the 4-4 tier at the 6-spot, surpassing Pawnee on total points; The Oakwood Drivers are hanging tough at .500% and still in position to get to six or more wins for the first time in team history. At 3-5 are Toronto LTP, the South Park Cows, Philadelphia Rum Ham, Mar-A-Lago's Grabbers, and the defending Champion Hill Valley McFlys. At 2-6 but still technically alive for playoff consideration as long as they win out, the Manitoba Moosecrew.
SCOREBOARD:
Week 8 Matchups
- BIN 299: Everyone except Pierre Garcon did their part and then some, and then some more. Even if they don't pass 300, they have announced loud and clear they are here to contend.
- LTP 248: Tenth highest score in LB history and third highest in team history, Toronto is always capable of going off big- just lacks consistency.
- DVH 225: If Zeke really is out, the team has the time and space to figure out who to pair with Hyde in the interim and still be ready for playoff showtime. If he's not... look out.
- RUM 216: Going Ham and getting the W took every offensive player contributing- except TY Hilton, who has gone dormant once again.
- PHX 211: This makes six weeks in a row over 200, and five straight wins even though only Deshaun Watson and Jimmy Graham came to play on offense this week.
- SPC 209: The Cows have now now lost games in which they scored 227 and 209. Ruccell, Jerick, Kwon.. it's not your fault. You did everything you possibly could.
- HVM 194: The McFlys have not surpassed 200 once this season. They got close this week on the back of their defense- but to no avail.
- MAL 189: HTough to have a competitive week and a solid showing and no chance of winning, then seeing the two teams below you on the output board score lucky W's anyway.
- MMC 177: Will Fuller has been a touchdown machine, pulling down seven in four games- that's seven touchdowns on thirteen catches, that's insane!
- SAV 175: New additions Alex Smith and Alshon Jeffery settle in and join a healthy Luke Kuechly in cementing a much needed win over a quality opponent.
- HCM 170: Quiet showings at QB, WR, and the defensive secondary waste great efforts from the RBs, LBs, and kicker. Still sitting in the two seed regardless.
- PAW 154: After a stint at the top, Pawnee has fallen to earth and hits bottom in week eight. There is just too much talent on the roster for them to not bounce back.
- OAK 141: The defense has grown complacent, with five of seven starters doing little to nothing. The offense just isn't good enough to compensate for that, and now Brady is on bye.
- NYF 134: The wide receivers... woof. This team desperately needs Sammy Watkins and Evan Engram to make good on their superstar potential regularly down the stretch.
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