Highest Scoring Team ($15)
No Nonsense Nelson
Coach Aaron
149.70 pts
Highest Scoring Player ($7)
Scrantonicity All-Stars
Coach Chris
Josh Allen - 41.2 pts
Current Playoff Standings
Qualley’s DSM Football Team (9-3) [Papa Jord Leader]
(+3) Hunt’s Groovers (8-3) [X-IA Leader]
Nick’s Curtis’ Bronco Coat (6-6) [Cul-de-Sack Leader]
(+6) Aaron’s No Nonsense Nelson (6-6) [Boy Scout Cyclone Leader]
(-3) Ewoldt’s Course Rangers (8-3) [Wildcard Leader] X-IA
Jesse’s La Bamba (7-5) [Wildcard Leader] X-IA
Austin’s Goffpocalpyse (5-7) [PPG Leader - 116 PPG] Papa Jord’s
Jack’s Tuna with Mustard (6-6) [PPG Leader - 113 PPG] X-IA
Bubble Teams
Jord’s Shirt Brothers (7-5) 112 PPG X-IA
(-6) John’s Scallon Express (6-6) 111 PPG BSC
TC’s TC Schefter (5-7) 111 PPG BSC
Drew’s SPUDS (5-7) 111 PPG BSC
Zach’s Dierks’ Heathens (4-8) 112 PPG CdS
Plenty of nailbiters and drama in Week 12 - let’s dig in.
Our game of the week did not disappoint, as our former #1 power-ranked team Scallon Express took on the currently #2 power-ranked team DSM Football Team, and they traded blow for blow, but in the end, the Express could not keep up with Qualley’s trio of WRs, getting outscored in that department 57.4 - 41.6. The win was crucial for Qualley, maintaining his current position as the #1 playoff seed. Qualley will need one more win on the season to clinch his first ever Papa Jord’s division title. The loss for Scallon opened the door for BSC rival Nelson, who was able to take advantage.
No Nonsense Nelson posted their highest scoring week of the season, easily dismissing Goffpocalypse 150-117. Since Aaron holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Scallon, this currently puts Aaron as the Boy Scout Cyclone division leader, and if the season ended today, would leave Scallon out of the playoffs entirely, which is amazing considering his 5-1 start to the season. Austin, is still the PPG leader, for teams not currently in playoff position, so despite his 5-7 record, just needs to continue scoring points. And it would be earned, as despite having the 4th best PPG overall this season, he’s faced the toughest schedule of any team, with his opponents averaging 119 PPG (+6.75 PPG to the league average).
Another shakeup in the playoff standings this week came curtesy the X-IA division, with two X-IA teams meeting this week to square things up, and X-IA sophomore Jack, reminding Ewoldt who the the bagged tuna originator is, and winning a grinder 100-83. The Doc, who had a birthday, a baby and a IFL win this weekend, is quite blessed, and it can go unwritten which of those things is most important. But congrats, Jack, on the ̶w̶i̶n̶ baby. That along with Hunt holding onto against former X-IA division rival Brady 107-105, as Brady’s All-Heart Team wasn’t enough this week, meant that Hunt now controls the divison, winning his 6th straight game, and claiming the 2nd seed in the playoffs. Amazingly, with just two weeks left and still 8-4 Ewoldt’s team could win the division, grab a wildcard spot, or miss the playoffs entirely despite his 7-0 start.
Jesse also lost this week in X-IA, against all odds, as Drew’s voodoo prevails again, somehow befuddling La Bamba and what looked to be their sure win. Instead, the Passtronaut inexplicably threw 4 INTs and finished the game with just a 0.5 points in MNF, leaving the SPUDS up 119-112. Jesse is now eliminated from X-IA divisional title contention. But he currently still holds his wildcard position; however, as despite Jord and the Shirt Brothers tying things up with him at 7-5, with their win this week over Nick and Curtis’ Bronco Coat 127-112 on the back of Kyren Williams, Jesse has that crucial head-to-head tiebreaker.
Amazingly, with just two weeks to go, every division remains up for grabs, only two teams are out of wildcard contention, and every team is still alive in the PPG slots, with the exception of the Scrantonicity All-Stars who would need a pair of 200 point games to finish the season to even have a shot at it. Though Chris may be in all likelihood eliminated from playoff contention, he did just win back-to-back games and it’s the little victories sometimes that count the most.
$20 BOUNTY
Hunt earned this year’s bounty Week 1 by posting the lowest score of the week. He would beat Jesse Week 2, and TC Week 3, before losing the bounty to Jord in Week 4. Jord would then turn around and lose the bounty to TC in Week 5 and TC would hand it off to Drew in Week 6. Drew would lose it to the then undefeated Ewoldt in Week 7, who would lose his first game, and the bounty to Jesse in Week 8. Jesse would keep it in Week 9, beating Austin but then score the 3rd lowest point total in IFL history in Week 9, 48.76 points, and lost the bounty to Curtis in Week 10. Curtis lost the bounty to Qualley in Week 11, and Qualley carries it forward to Week 13, beating Scallon this week.
Bounty holder record this season: 4-7. Godspeed Qualley.
TOP DIVISION
Papa Jord’s has their best week of the season and takes over as the top division with just two weeks to go. Boy Scout Cyclones dig their way out of their hole somewhat, making a play for third.
PICK ‘EM
A brutal week in pick ‘em with our best pickers going 2 for 4. Chris ties things up with Qualley at the top.
