It’s the final week of the BAFFL regular season, and as such our final edition of the power rankings for the season, but don’t worry, we’ll be (maybe) back with some special playoff content for our loyal reader next week. Compared to prior years, there isn’t a whole ton of intrigue heading into the final week, with just one final playoff spot up for grabs, but also two spots in the chomps bowl still to be determined (despite being technically possible for the Pontooners to escape, the scenario is so unlikely that baffl.ca is prepared to lock them into the chomps bowl).
#1 – Launay McFavres 10-3 (+1)
The defending champs have locked up the number 1 seed going into the playoffs and are gearing up for a title run. Tyreek Hill is on pace to shatter the NFL receiving record, and in addition to record yards is putting up insane TD numbers. Number 1 seed and clear favourite to win it all, but we’ve seen this movie play out before with the plucky underdog taking it home. Will BAFFL’s new goliath be upset by a new David?
#2 – Creek Crossing Sharks 8-5 (-1)
The Sharks got caught looking ahead last week, dressing the Philly D clearly not for their matchup last week (against the 49ers) but rostering the squad for their playoff schedule. If they had kept the LA D they would have won and been competing for the top seed. Will that loss become important and become the demise of the Sharks this year, pitting them against a tougher opponent? Or will the Philly D matchups in the semi finals and finals bring the Sharks a championship? Either way, Sharks fans are thrilled to be in the conversation after years of missing the playoffs.
#3 – NT Angry Birds 8-5 (+4)
Devon Achane is back and could be the X factor for the Birds going into the playoffs, along with Zach Moss who has broke free of the Jonathan Taylor chains and reclaimed his rightful role as lead dog. The Birds currently having Joe Mixon on their bench while other teams are flexing tight ends tells you everything you need to know about the depth of this squad.
#4 – Hibiscus Battle Hogz 8-5 (+1)
Tony Pollard has seen a resurgence in recent weeks and the Hogz are on a roll heading into the playoffs. In putting together this rankings, 2-5 are fairly interchangeable, but in our opinion there is a clear top 5 any of whom could easily win it all, and the hogz are certainly in that group. Rhamondre going down opens up a new starting RB for the hogz at a great time, but could make for some tough roster decisions such as benching rookie sensation Rashee Rice. After coming through the gauntlet, the AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts stack actually has a pretty solid playoff schedule, which could be the biggest difference maker for the hogz.
#5 – Thresher Tornadoz 8-5 (+1)
The Tornadoz have clinched their first ever playoff birth and Dak Prescott has to be one of the steals of the draft, leading his squad to a playoff birth. The Tornadoz also get the #1 overall pick in redraft leagues back just in time for the stretch run. It’s not all positive for the nades though, as Etienne Jr has been banged up and not putting up big numbers, and D’Andre Swift has come back down to earth after a blazing hot start.
#6 – Moustache Mystics 7-6 (+3)
The Mystics have gotten hot at the right time, winning 3 in a row to punch their ticket to the BAFFL playoffs and sending the Commissioner into a dire situation in week 14. Jordan Love has emerged as a legit top 10 fantasy option, and Ja’Marr chase has shown he can still have a monster game without Joe Burrow. Sam Laporta might be the best tight end in fantasy football at this moment. What sets this team a step back of the top 5 is the depth of the squad. Outside of boom/bust injured WR Rashid Shaheed, this team has no options to go to in the event of an injury or a bad matchup.
#7 – AA Karps 8-5 (-4)
Fantasy football is a wild ride sometimes. One minute you are the top team in the league, with two of the best keepers and drafting a third top ten player, the next minute Cooper Kupp is the clear third option on the Rams, Austin Ekeler is washed and you are on a 4 game losing streak heading into the playoffs. With all these factors against them, the Karps still have one trick up their sleeve, one ace in the hole, one gambreaker: Christian McCaffrey. CMC is going to need to do a lot of heavy lifting to get Gerald Everett, Jake Browning and Tyler Lockett a championship though.
#8 – Aconitum Wolves 6-7 (-)
This team’s season has been hilarious. They started 0-3 and looked like the worst team in the league, won 6 of 7 to vault into what looked to be a sure playoff spot, and have now lost 3 in a row putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy and needing some help to get in. Lucky for them, the team they are chasing down might be the only team colder in BAFFL over the past couple of weeks.
#9 – Delamere Dawgpound 6-7 (-5)
Back to back 65 point performances have the Dawpound reeling and needing a bounce back effort to secure their place in the dance. The timing couldn’t be worse, with Jacobs and Adams on a bye and Ken Walker possibly missing another week. If this team is going to make the playoffs, they’ll have to do so on the back of Chase Brown and Samaje Perine. The McFavres are licking their chops hoping to feast on the the dawpound in the first week of the playoffs.
#10 Crevasse Cheeks 5-8 (+1)
From playoffs to the chomps bracket, we start with the Cheeks who are in pole position to avoid the fish with a significant point gap on his fellow 5-8 teams and the 13th place Pontooners. Obviously with a win against the shorthanded Dawgpound the Cheeks are safe if GM Conde sends his college roommate packing. With a loss, they still could avoid the fish depending on how the rest of the matchups shake out. Things are once again starting to look up for the Cheeks, with Robinson starting to emerge as the player we all thought he was, this team should have a lethal 1-2 keeper punch for years to come, along with some draft capital to bolster the squad going into next season.
#11 – Voldemorts 5-8 (+1)
The Volds have quietly had a sneaky resurgence in the back half of the season, unfortunately for GM Deebers it is too little, too late for this season. How they can avoid the chomps bowl: a win + Cheeks loss, or a win + Wolves loss in which they outscore the Wolves by 36. Not terribly likely, but by no means impossible. The volds are hoping for big performances from Sutton, Kamara, Waddle and Pittman to make sure their team holds up their end of the bargain and leave the rest in god’s hands.
#12 – Minorterie BIG GUYS 5-8 (-2)
The BIG GUYs are down bad and questioning everything after a miserable few year stretch. It doesn’t matter what these guys do, the fish bowl is inevitable.
Draft Josh Allen and a bunch of Bills? Fish Bowl.
Play it safe and draft vets like Montgomery? Fish Bowl.
Listen to the “experts” and draft Dameon Pierce over Kenny W? Believe it or not, fish bowl.
The BIG GUYs math to escape the chomps bowl is basically the same as the Volds, except they also need the volds to lose or to outscore them by 3. Might want to start having the conversation with your boss, GM Pearno.
#13 – Pepsiland Pontooners 4-9 (-)
The Pontooners have won 2 in a row but their fate is sealed barring an unfathomable turn of events where all of the teams ahead of him lose and he outscores them by 50 points or so. Luckily for GM Pepsi, his team is rounding into form late in the season, and he is hoping after the first game of the chomps bracket he is watching the finals from the sidelines.
#14 – Valley Lords 3-10 (-)
The Valley Lords had their first good week of the season and boy did we all hear about it. GM Tyler made sure to let the chat know we were all lucky we weren’t facing his 3-9 team with a season high 107 points in the playoffs. How could we possibly consider facing a team starting such superstars as Chris Godwin, who has topped 10 points twice this season, Dalvin Cook who got 7 points in week one and hasn’t crested 5 since, or Brevin Jordan?? We are all lucky indeed, and surely this team will sleepwalk to a championship next season.
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