SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN – Most weeks, these recaps practically write themselves.
That’s largely because the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is filled with characters who provide the content. All I have to do is sit back, listen to the conversations, jot down a few notes, and eventually someone says or does something worthy of a story.
This week, however, felt different.
Nobody shit their pants (JV). Nobody almost died from homemade margaritas. Nobody was verbally abused by a spouse (JV). No neighbors started a fight.
For once, LEG resembled an organized cornhole league instead of open mic night at The Comedy Store.
So, I did something I probably should do more often. I dove much deeper into the stats and advanced metrics. What stood out, you ask?
Roger is quietly putting together one hell of a season.
Sure, his name immediately jumps off the page in the Power Rankings, where he’s currently #2. In fact, since making his 2026 debut in Week 2, Roger has spent every week ranked either first or second, save for a brief vacation to #3 in Week 6 when Mr. Cocksucker finally decided to grace us with his presence.
Naturally, skeptics will point out that perennial heavyweights Nick, Barker and Dibble have combined to play just 33 games this season, creating opportunities for others to climb the rankings.
The problem with that argument is Roger has simply been better than all three of them anyway.
He’s won 68% of his games this season, compiling a 21-10 record while becoming virtually automatic whenever he builds a comfortable lead. Roger is a perfect 16-for-16 when holding a lead of at least 10 points.
Read that again.
Sixteen of Roger’s 21 victories featured him building—and never surrendering—a double-digit advantage. He’s burying people.
Only KP owns a better scoring differential than Roger’s +5.1, meaning Roger outscores opponents by more than five points per game on average. Just 12 of the league’s 30 players have a positive scoring differential this season.
Even more impressive, Roger owns a cumulative scoring advantage against every opponent he’s faced this season except KP, Austin and Mike V.—and Mike V.’s edge is a single point.
This week only strengthened his résumé.
Roger finished 5-1 while posting a 23.0 KPM, averaging 7.1 points per round (“PPR”), connecting on 82% of his bags and producing 1.9 cornholes per round. His opponents lost by an average of 7.2 points every time he stepped to the boards.
Roger credits his turnaround to improved cornhole IQ.
According to him, he’s become more selective. Less aggressive. More patient. Rather than taking risky and aggressive shots, he’s picking his spots and forcing opponents to make mistakes.
That’s certainly part of it.
But it’s also obvious his bags look different. Roger isn’t spraying throws left and right anymore. His bags consistently stay down the center of the board, and when he misses, they’re typically just a little short or a little long.
Roger already claimed his first LEG championship earlier this year by winning the Preseason Kick-Off Tournament. At nearly the midpoint of the season, he is positioned to capture the 2026 Most Improved Player award while making an awfully compelling case for league MVP.
Not bad for a guy who’s quietly become one of the toughest players in LEG.
GAME OF THE NIGHT
Game 15 concluded and KP announced the next matchup.
“Flowers and JV against Austin and Mike V.”
A minute passed, nobody moved. KP looked toward the couch.
Flowers, JV and Mike V. slowly wandered toward the boards while Austin continued to sit on the couch staring off into the distance.
“You okay?” KP asked.
“Yeah,” Austin replied. “I’m just high as fuck.”
Apparently, Austin had accepted Brent’s sales pitch on micro-dosing and had become one with the couch cushions.
After some positive self-talk, Austin successfully scraped himself from the furniture and slowly drifted toward the boards.
Flowers and JV licked their chops like they were crocodiles patiently awaiting the weakest gazelle crossing the river.
Instead, the gazelle attacked them.
Austin opened the game with an 8-6 round over Flowers before JV evened things at 2-2.
Flowers started round three with a gorgeous blocker.
Austin activated his Go-Go Gadget Arm and practically walked an airmail 30 feet into the hole.
Ignoring the pink, purple and yellow mushrooms sprouting around the yard, paying no attention to the trees that had somehow grown eyes, and carefully navigating the lava that had replaced the grass beneath his feet, Austin Go-Go Gadget Armed three more airmails over Flowers’ poor blocker. 
Austin racked up a 12-4 round with an incredible all-airmail four-bagger to give his team a 10-2 lead.
Unfortunately, whatever magic had been guiding Austin’s arm disappeared after Round 3.
His next five rounds totaled 3, 4, 4, 1 and 6 points. Somehow, he still gained five points during that stretch, as Flowers posted rounds of 2, 3, 2, 4 and 2.
This game would have been a blowout if it weren’t for JV pitching a gem against Mike V. He averaged 6.6 points per round to Mike V.’s 4.8 PPR, punctuated by a 9-3 advantage in round 14 to cut his team’s deficit to 20-17.
With JV and Flowers sniffing a comeback victory, Austin briefly found the magic for one final round. He won the 15th round 10-7, sealing a wildly entertaining 21-17 victory.
Austin barely survived the postgame handshake before crawling back to the only place he still felt safe.
The couch.
MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT
This week’s Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) belongs to JV for his one-man annihilation in Game 18.
Partnered with Austin against Turley and KP, JV delivered a convincing 21-7 victory—or 24-7 if we’re counting the total gross points scored beyond 21.
JV could’ve left Austin on the couch for this one.
He personally scored 21 of his team’s points while dismantling Turley in their head-to-head matchup, 28-7.
He capped the game with a walk-off 8-1 round to wrap up the victory.
This week’s box score is below.
| Week 9 Power Rank | Name | Week 9 Wins | Week 9 Losses | Week 9 Win % | Week 9 Saves | Week 9 Chokes | Week 9 Comebacks | Week 9 KPM | Week 9 Gross Points Per Round | Week 9 Toss Accruacy | Week 9 Cornholes Per Round | Week 9 Cornholes | Week 9 Cornholes Per Game | Week 9 Gross Points | Week 9 Gross Points Per Game | Week 9 Net Points For | Week 9 Net Points Against | Week 9 Net Points For Per Game | Week 9 Net Points Against Per Game | Week 9 Net Point Differential | Week 9 Foot Snags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KP | 9 | 1 | 90% | 7 | - | - | 24.6 | 7.6 | 88% | 2.0 | 108 | 10.8 | 402 | 40.2 | 196 | 82 | 19.6 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2 | Roger | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | - | - | 23.0 | 7.1 | 82% | 1.9 | 65 | 10.8 | 241 | 40.2 | 109 | 66 | 18.2 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 3 | Brent | 4 | 4 | 50% | 4 | - | - | 21.1 | 6.6 | 80% | 1.7 | 82 | 10.3 | 321 | 40.1 | 131 | 106 | 16.4 | 13.3 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 4 | Austin | 4 | 6 | 40% | 3 | - | - | 19.7 | 6.1 | 73% | 1.6 | 86 | 8.6 | 329 | 32.9 | 141 | 160 | 14.1 | 16.0 | (1.9) | 0 |
| 5 | Dan G. | 6 | 3 | 67% | 5 | - | - | 16.3 | 5.3 | 80% | 1.0 | 59 | 6.6 | 300 | 33.3 | 169 | 110 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 6 | Turley | 2 | 7 | 22% | 2 | - | - | 15.0 | 4.9 | 82% | 0.8 | 45 | 5.0 | 267 | 29.7 | 114 | 157 | 12.7 | 17.4 | (4.8) | 1 |
| 7 | JV | 4 | 6 | 40% | 3 | - | - | 15.0 | 4.8 | 69% | 1.0 | 49 | 4.9 | 230 | 23.0 | 124 | 163 | 12.4 | 16.3 | (3.9) | 1 |
| 8 | Flowers | 4 | 3 | 57% | 2 | - | - | 14.7 | 4.7 | 69% | 1.0 | 42 | 6.0 | 203 | 29.0 | 113 | 108 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 9 | Mike V. | 4 | 4 | 50% | 2 | - | - | 14.2 | 4.6 | 73% | 0.8 | 37 | 4.6 | 203 | 25.4 | 110 | 135 | 13.8 | 16.9 | (3.1) | 0 |
| 10 | Erik | 3 | 3 | 50% | 1 | - | - | 14.2 | 4.6 | 74% | 0.8 | 29 | 4.8 | 162 | 27.0 | 75 | 96 | 12.5 | 16.0 | (3.5) | 0 |
| 11 | Craig F. | 1 | 8 | 11% | - | - | - | 12.3 | 4.0 | 61% | 0.8 | 41 | 4.6 | 211 | 23.4 | 86 | 185 | 9.6 | 20.6 | (11.0) | 0 |