2025 FBG Subscriber Contest (5 Viewers)

[JaBoo]

I thought I was Turk-meat when my QB, RB1 and RB2 spots were locked in with 23 points for the week. But then Boswell and Kraft balled out. Now I'm safe sitting at 148. GL to those still running!

 

[scottybo]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

 

[-OZ-]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

generally, I think it’s a good thing when you barely make it over the line if you have a few of the popular players. Cut that herd just a bit. Of course that assumes your players perform better going forward.

I’ll be interested to see how many London-JSN-pearsall-egbuka owners survive week 8

 

[Birdie048]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

generally, I think it’s a good thing when you barely make it over the line if you have a few of the popular players. Cut that herd just a bit. Of course that assumes your players perform better going forward.

I’ll be interested to see how many London-JSN-pearsall-egbuka owners survive week 8

Yeah, but the "Stress Factor" being close to the Cut Line has me sweating this week!!
As a JSN & Pearsall roster holder, I am Sitting at 130.45 vs 120.80 and Mr Bill (4.3) yet to play.

Mostly thanks to Tua's awakening!

 

[Jayrod]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

generally, I think it’s a good thing when you barely make it over the line if you have a few of the popular players. Cut that herd just a bit. Of course that assumes your players perform better going forward.

I’ll be interested to see how many London-JSN-pearsall-egbuka owners survive week 8

I don't have London but do have the other 3. I'm over 180 with a shot to get to 200 tonight between Ertz & Bill.

 

[jm192]

Sitting safely at 140 thanks to 35.9 from Love and 22 from Boswell.

 

[Charles in Houston]

7.5 below the cut. Gonna stink if I get eliminated because 2 of 3 defenses were on a bye.

I don't want to kick a Football Guy when he's down, but that can be engineered around before the season starts. In all likelihood, there were other issues in this week's rooster for you. Good luck, I hope you pull through.

 

[Charles in Houston]

Took a 0 at QB this week but will move on thanks to Kraft blowing up tonight. If Chase Brown actually is a usable RB going forward that would be big

Kraft gets me to 156

What a game he had!

 

[Charles in Houston]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

generally, I think it’s a good thing when you barely make it over the line if you have a few of the popular players. Cut that herd just a bit. Of course that assumes your players perform better going forward.

I’ll be interested to see how many London-JSN-pearsall-egbuka owners survive week 8

I don't have London but do have the other 3. I'm over 180 with a shot to get to 200 tonight between Ertz & Bill.

I'm at 175 with the same two (-7.5 & -9.2), plus Mahomes (-31). They'd have to collectively go off if I were to reach 200. I got 199.80, but never 200. Love to join the Club but I'm pretty content with scoring comfortably over the cut line every week, so far. Anti-jinx spray being applied to post.

 

[menobrown]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

Somewhat similar experience but only one week.

Got in by less then a point last week and that was with some much needed MNF help, came down to the wire.

This week sitting at 211.85 with JCM -13.10.

 

[Golden Gopher]

After sort of a ho-hum week, I'm sitting at 135 with Bill (-7.5), Lane (-10.7), and Ertz (-12.8) going tonight. Feel cautiously optimistic about moving on, but who knows.

Would really love to get Pearsall back soon, especially with Egbuka's upcoming bye next week. I'm also hoping that Geno and the LVR defense come back rejuvinated after their bye (anyone can hope, right)?

 

[nittanylion]

After Ka'imi Fairbairn notched a 15.9 earlier in the day, I sure didn't think Boswell was going to score for me last night, but he sure did.

Hoping National TE Day carries over into tonight's 'skins/Chiefs tilt, to the tune of Zach Ertz (-6.5)...

 

[Puppies]

This is a weird team, beat the cut line by less than 2 points in week 4. Now we're going for back-to-back 200 point weeks.

198.45

Croskey-Merritt -7.9.

generally, I think it’s a good thing when you barely make it over the line if you have a few of the popular players. Cut that herd just a bit. Of course that assumes your players perform better going forward.

I’ll be interested to see how many London-JSN-pearsall-egbuka owners survive week 8

It's been a crazy 2 weeks for me too.

Last week I only made it by 6 points, with my lowest score so far in the contest.

This week I'm missing 6 players (4 on bye and 2 out with injuries).
Then Thursday night I only got 8.4 from Keenan Allen (who typically gives me a usable score) and I'm starting to get worried about being booted.
. . . Then everything goes crazy in the 1pm games with James Cook, Chase Brown, Fannin, and C J Stroud going off the rails.
I had enough points to advance to week 9 by the 3rd quarter of the 1pm games.

It was a crazy week (in a good way), for many of us

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

156.2 + Bill - 5.8 + Chiefs

I propose a Packers / Patriots trade of Matthew Golden for Trevyon Henderson. That way they can both accomplish nothing in new locations.

 

[Titans_fan]

It's gonna be a sweat for me, but Love's performance last night might have saved me.

121 + JCM (-6.5) + Pacheco (-6.5) + Chiefs D

 

[On Waldman Pond]

After cruising through the first 7 weeks with 30 points or more to spare each week, I find myself sweating it out for the first time in 2025. With JSN out on a bye, Bijan Robinson picked a bad time to put up a dud. I'm sitting at 124.45, 3.65 above the cut line with Mahomes (-34.25), Crosky-Merritt (-6.30), and Kelce -6.50) to play yet.

Mahomes is unlikely to improve upon Tua's 34.25 so I need Bill or Taylor's fiancé to come through for me to move on.

 

[JoeSteeler]

Good luck to all those sweating tonight!

 

[On Waldman Pond]

Thank you, Mr. Pfizer!!! On to week 9!

 

[TheWinz]

I am going to use @Army Eye scoreboard here, as it's been quite accurate. I will verify later and make changes if needed:

We started the week with 31 folks eligible for @Joe Bryant badge offer. The great news is we still have 31 ; the bad news is we lost @Deamon

Moving on to week 9 are:
@Irelad - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/105109/week/1
@ZWK - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/104585/week/1
@Galileo - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/102193/week/1
@rzrback77 - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/110111/week/1
@TheWinz - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/102376/week/1
@scottybo - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/100693/week/1
@Tha Guru - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/109783/week/1
@Maggot Brain - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/105999/week/1
@-OZ- - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/108784/week/1
@JoeSteeler - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/101707/week/1
@MikesVikes - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/107455/week/1 and https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/102212/week/1
@H8fulHuck - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/109705/week/1
@IHEARTFF - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/104094/week/1
@ConstruxBoy - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/107958/week/1
@SeniorVBDStudent - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/111053/week/1
@Church of Iggy Pop - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/110444/week/1
@dbc925 - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/110116/week/1
@J Rod - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/100110/week/1
@formerfourdigit - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/108618/week/1
@BlackCrowes - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/105260/week/1
@davidwb - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/104854/week/1
@cstruk - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/100211/week/1
@Golden Gopher - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/104995/week/1
@Scoresman - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/105305/week/1
@Birdie048 - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/107712/week/1
@kajaet - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/102872/week/1
@Charles in Houston - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/101260/week/1
@da_budman - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/102339/week/1
@JaBoo - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/107978/week/1
@jm192 - https://www.footballguys.com/contests/subscribers/roster/106187/week/1

Of note
- scottybo was this week's top dog with 198.45 - 2nd week in a row with the top score, congrats!
- Birdie048 was this week's lowest advancing team, with a score of 130.45 (Scoresman almost became a repeat offender here)

Good luck in week 9!

 

[bamabuddha]

My lineup, that I really did not want to be my final lineup, is still humming along….

215 pts this week (love you Flacco)

 

[Birdie048]

Of note
- scottybo was this week's top dog with 198.45 - 2nd week in a row with the top score, congrats!
- Birdie048 was this week's lowest advancing team, with a score of 130.45 (Scoresman almost became a repeat offender here)

Good luck in week 9!

I knew it would be close ... Not sure I would advance with the Bye/Injury concerns ...
Scored 130.45 compared to the Cut 127.00

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

Threats to my continued participation:

Golden, Pearsall and Kirk injury timelines versus looming tight end bye weeks (Goedert week 9 and Warren and his QB week 11).
Consistency from Henry / Brown / Montgomery as Bill's contribution is sketchy.
Flacco's injury timing as it relates to Chase Brown's productivity.
Less concerned with QB, WR, PK, TD...except for Murphy's Law.

 

[Dacomish]

Unofficial future cutlines: No ties affected the future cutlines, (not counting ties that may affect the final cut numbers):

Start 11139
10% Week 1 Cut to Number – 10026
10% Week 2 cut to Number – 9026
10% Week 3 cut to Number – 8127
20% Week 4 cut to Number – 6511
20% Week 5 cut to Number – 5209
20% Week 6 cut to Number – 4169
20% Week 7 cut to Number – 3341
30% Week 8 cut to Number – 2339
30% Week 9 cut to Number – 1638
30% Week 10 cut to Number – 1147
30% Week 11 cut to Number – 803
30% Week 12 cut to Number – 563
40% Week 13 cut to Number – 338
40% Week 14 cut to Number – 203 (means the top 22 non-playoff teams this week win a prize)

Notes From Contest Rules:
- In weeks 1--14, the cut is based on scores from the current week only. Scores reset each week.

- Specifically, the cut will be determined as in the following example. Suppose it is week 7 and there are 2,394 entries at the beginning of the week. Because the cut percentage is 20% for that week, 2394 will be multiplied by 0.80 and the resulting number, if not an integer, will be rounded UP to the next greatest integer. In this case, 2394 * 0.8 = 1915.2. We round up to 1916. The entry with the 1916th-highest score, and all entries with an equal or greater score, will move to the next round.

- if fewer than 225 participants remain after week 14, then prizes will be awarded to eliminated participants according to highest score in week 14. If prizes are still unawarded after that, then highest score in week 13, and so on.

 

[dbc925]

Made it by 22 points, thanks to a well-spent (for this week, anyway). $4 Chris Boswell and his 22 points, and $2 Pat Bryant (couldn't have picked a better time) with 12 points.

Other miscellany - My QB tandem of Josh Allen and Drake Maye haven't given me less than 28 points in any week, and are averaging 33 ppw. $4 Jimmy Garoppolo is along for the ride. Didn't expect anything unless Stafford's back injury was a factor.

I have three receivers (Puka, Rome and Egbuka), and three pieces of crud at the position. But all but Kyle Williams have counted for me. The other two are Josh Palmer, and Bryant.

I've been very lucky on the injury front, with Puka coming back this week and Brenton Strange missing just two more weeks (I'll have only Engram at TE in week 10). No dead money so far.

Most of my bye week pain is over. Remaining bye week losses -
Week 9 - 1
Week 10 - 3 (incl. one of my three defenses, one of my three kickers)
Week 11 - 1
Week 12 - 2
Week 13 - 2 (unfortunately, they're CMC and Maye)

$10 on three defenses, and I'm averaging 7 points per week. None of them have been a factor at all.

It's going to take a lot of luck, but it always does.

 

[IdiotNFLfan]

Happy to have made it this far, one year made it to Week 12 but often out within 5. Too many rookies on my team I think to make it much further, regretting my Pop Douglas choice over Boutte + more cash and my flavor of the month spend of $6 on the Packers D just after the Parsons trade under the wire for entry finalization. My Mahomes/Maye/Darnold QB situation has been clutch for me thankfully.

 

[Birdie048]

Wondering if this was posted earlier and I missed it .. or if @Dacomish or @TheWinz has the data on Previous Year's Cut Line.

I have this year... but wonder how they compare to previous.

Week	Cut Line
1	126.75
2	127.15
3	116.80
4	139.45
5	144.85
6	117.75
7	133.40
8	127.00

 

[Payne]

Made the cut despite not having a QB this week.

 

[TheWinz]

Week 9 projected starters, per FBG
QB - Dak Prescott vs ARI
RB1 - Derrick Henry at MIA
RB2 - Chase Brown vs CHI
WR1 - George Pickens vs ARI
WR2 - Stefon Diggs vs ATL
TE - Dalton Kincaid vs KC
Flex1 - Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs SEA
Flex2 - Woody Marks vs DEN
K - Tyler Loop at MIA
D - Los Angeles Chargers at TEN

Bench
QB Geno Smith, RB RJ Harvey, WR Terry McLaurin, WR Matthew Golden, WR Jalen Coker, WR Kayshon Boutte, TE Pat Freiermuth, K Chris Boswell, K Daniel Carlson, D Patriots, D Chiefs

Bye
WR Emeka Egbuka, WR Jahan Dotson, TE Dallas Goedert

 

[ZWK]

190.55 in week 8, 176.5 ppg so far. 26/30 players and $237/$250 have cracked my lineup.

I did a breakdown by player after week 6. Here's my scoring by position:

266.0 QB (33.3 ppg)
193.0 WR1 (24.1 ppg)
168.6 TE1 (21.1 ppg)
150.6 RB1 (18.8 ppg)
131.3 WR2 (16.4 ppg)
122.5 FLEX1 (15.3 ppg), 4 WR + 4 TE
121.7 PK (15.2 ppg)
99.5 FLEX2 (12.4 ppg), 5 WR + 2 TE + 1 RB
81.5 RB2 (10.2 ppg)
77.0 DEF (9.6 ppg)

Looking great: QB (Josh Allen + Justin Herbert) and PK (Chris Boswell + Blake Grupe + Cairo Santos).

Biggest weakness: RB2, especially with Kendre Miller now out for the year and Jordan Mason back into a committee. So at RB I'm now down to Saquon Barkley, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Bhayshul Tuten, and Mason. My RB2 spot was basically keeping up with my FLEX2 spot through week 6, but scored just 4.7+2.5 over the past 2 weeks.

 

[Army Eye]

Wondering if this was posted earlier and I missed it .. or if @Dacomish or @TheWinz has the data on Previous Year's Cut Line.

I have this year... but wonder how they compare to previous.

here is the data, quick and dirty for now

VALUES (1,'122.50'),
(14,'146.65'),(13,'163.45'),(12,'137.25'),
(11,'152.95'),(10,'117.85'),(9,'145.55'),
(8,'149.80'),(7,'125.65'),(6,'127.90'),(5,'119.35'),(4,'140.25'),(3,'118.75'),(2,'120.55');

 

[Titans_fan]

It's gonna be a sweat for me, but Love's performance last night might have saved me.

121 + JCM (-6.5) + Pacheco (-6.5) + Chiefs D

Landed at 127 exactly. Thankful for that last pick by the KC defense! It's not going to get any easier, but thankful to have survived a dud from the majority of my players.