Highest Scoring Team ($15)
THE GROOVERS
Coach Hunt (2nd time this season)
158.03 pts
Highest Scoring Player ($7)
IFL’s 3-Peat Pick ‘Em Champ
Coach Curtis (2nd time this season)
Jerry Jeudy - 42.3 pts
The playoffs are finally beginning to take shape! We had four teams clinch this week.
The first, who else, but the Two-Time, ‘17 & ‘20 Champ - Doc Belichick. He won handily against Austin this week 132-96 and with a 10-3 record he closes out the X-IA division for the 2nd time in his 3 years there. He had 2 Papa Jord division titles previously, so this is his 4th division win overall, and 6th-ever playoff appearance.
Speaking of Papa Jord, the man himself would clinch his namesake division title this week against the Scallon Express 133-107, the 4th time he has done so, and the 7th-time he’ll find the playoffs. Jord and Jack are the only ones vying now for the remaining title of Regular Season Champ and the first overall seed.
With his currently league best, 4 consecutive wins, Brady would clinch his first ever Cul-de-Sack division title since moving there in 2022, kicking the Aspen Dummies down the mountain this week 141-98. Brady had previously won X-IA 3 times, so this is his 4th division win all-time, and his 4th-ever playoff appearance.
Finally, the first wildcard seed has been clinched by Hunt and the GROOVERS, who would put up a league-high 158 points this week, eliminating Curtis from CdS contention, who still mustered a commendable 139 points. It’s Hunt’s first ever wildcard-bid, and his fourth playoff appearance all-time.
With Aaron’s loss this week to TC 125-138, and Drew’s win this week over Nick 103-68, it sets up the possibility that Drew could steal the division from him in Week 14 if the same thing were to happen again - Aaron loses and Drew wins - since Drew has the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Otherwise, it’s down to the remaining wildcard spot and the 2 PPG-playoff bids. Currently, Qualley is in the driver seat for the wildcard, and a win next week would clinch it for him. If Nelson clinches the BSC next week, that leaves Drew (117 PPG), TC (116 PPG), and the Commish’ (115 PPG) as the top contenders for those final 2 slots. However, if Qualley were to lose, and TC, Drew, or Jesse to win, a myriad of head-to-head tiebreaker scenarios would come into play to determine who would get the wildcard slot. Qualley is more or less a lock for at least a PPG-bid though with a season-average 125 PPG.
One final week and four seeds still up for grabs. Get your popcorn, boys.
Current Playoff Standings
Jack’s Tuna with Spicy Mustard (10-3) [X-IA Champ] *Clinched Playoffs & Top 2 Seed
Jord’s The Control Room (9-4) [Papa Jord’s Champ] *Clinched Playoffs & Top 2 Seed
Aaron’s No Nonsense Nelson (8-5) [Boy Scout Cyclone Leader]
Brady’s ALL-TIME D (7-6) [Cul-de-Sack Champ] *Clinched Playoffs & Top 4 Seed
Hunt’s Groovers (9-4) [Clinched Wildcard] X-IA *Clinched Playoffs & Top 6 Seed
Qualley’s DSM Football Team (8-5) [Wildcard Leader] Papa Jord’s
Drew’s Briar’s Haunting Chorus (7-6) [PPG Leader - 117 PPG] Boy Scout Cyclones
TC’s The TCU (7-6) [PPG Leader - 116 PPG] Papa Jord’s
Bubble Teams
Jesse's Aspen Dummies (7-6) 107 PPG X-IA
(+3) Zach’s Spawn of Satan (6-7) 115 PPG Cul-de-Sack
Ewoldt’s The Course Rangers (6-7) 110 PPG X-IA
(-2) The Scallon Express (6-7) 104 PPG Boy Scout Cycl8*ones
(-1) Curtis’ IFL’s 3-Peat Pick ‘Em Champ (5-7) 107 PPG CdS
Bounty Tracker
Here’s the trajectory of this year’s $20 bounty:
Nick earns the bounty Week 1 scoring the lowest point total in the league, and loses it to the Commish’ in Week 2.
The Commish’ loses it to Brady in Week 3.
Brady loses is to Nelson in Week 4.
Nelson loses it to Jesse in Week 5.
Jesse’s epic 7-game win streak would have him carry the bounty all the way to this week, week 11, where he would finally lose to the Scallon Express.
Scallon loses it to Qualley in Week 12, fends off Ewoldt in Week 13, and will carry it to the Bounty Brawl in Week 14, between him and Duncan.
Another solid outing from Papa Jord’s has them usurp the throne from X-IA in the penultimate week, the first time all season that X-IA hasn’t sat on top. With one week to go, it’s down to those two for top division, and if Papa Jord’s can hold on to their narrow lead, it will be the third consecutive win for the division, and 5th overall, which would tie the Cul-de-Sack for most all-time. If X-IA can re-gain, it would be their first ever Best Division title.
TC has a perfect week of pick ‘em and hurdles Jesse to command second place, but is 5 games back from the Commish’.
