2019 Power Rankings-Playoffs 2

== Important Poll on New Keeper Rule ==
Please vote. 
I will reveal the full results at a later date, but general consensus was that the keeper rules need to be modified. 
I am thus proposing what I call "The Saints Rule." 
"The Saints Rule" would mandate that if you trade a pick in a round where you are keeping a player, instead of the player being worth your next available pick, it would be worth the higher pick. 
Ex:
Alvin Kamara - 6th round keeper
I trade my 6th round pick.
Kamara thus becomes a 5th round keeper. 
As it stands now, if you trade a round that your keeper is eligible for, the keeper then just becomes the next available pick:
Kamara is a 6th. 
I trade my 6th. 
Kamara becomes a 7th. 
Many feel that this is excessive, citing Michael Thomas as the example. I have managed to keep Michael Thomas in the 16th round since he was drafted as a rookie by operating within the rules established by league vote. 
The Saints Rule ensures that instead of allowing keepers to be kept indefinitely, every season your keeper will have a higher and higher pick value until it becomes valueless to keep him or he becomes ineligible.
The vote will pass with a majority vote and I will abstain. I am against the Saints Rule because it negatively effects my team, but as a show of selflessness as Commissioner I am willing to enact it beginning in 2020. 
== Introduction ==
The quarterfinals lived up to the hype. Well, okay, the lack of hype. It was pretty much chalk, with Shotti annihalating the shouldn't-have-even-been-there ma ma momma said, and two significantely better teams battling for a chance to not get screwed in the quarterfinals when we all know they both deserve a seat at the table of the final four.
Now we move on to the semifinals, where Pain Train will play for the third consecutive season after back-to-back consolation years in 2015 and 2016. Shotti returns for a seventh time. Paddock returns for the second year in a row. And Duck makes his return for the first time since winning the Glory Bowl back in 2014.
== Quarterfinals Wrap Up ==
Nothing like having three consolation teams who didn't even set their lineups outscore four of the six playoff teams. 
=== Bottom of the Pack ===
Thanks, in part, to a dud by ma ma momma said (more on that in a bit), we had one of the lowest scoring quarterfinals to date, only barely outscoring 2018.
Year	Points Scored
2013	1110.10
2014	1040.53
2011	988.57
2017	986.74
2012	880.04
2015	846.33
2019	846.11
2018	822.86
2016	670.46
 
=== All-Time Performances ===
Here is the updated list of quarterfinal performances. Below is a list of every performance in the quarterfinals ever, because what else is a man running out of chart ideas suppose to do with his time?
Updated Through 2019 season.
Points Scored	Team 	Year
359.58 	Pain Train WOO WOO (PT) 	2017
355.42 	The Shotti Bunch (TSB) 	2013
302.53 	Papa's Posse (PP) 	2011
284.46 	WhatCanBrownsDo4You? (B4Y)	2013
283.92 	IAMGROOT (IAG) 	2014
277.85 	TSB 	2014
272.31 	ma ma momma said (MMS) 	2015
267.03 	P9 	2019
266.55 	PT 	2014
258.47 	MMS 	2013
254.47 	B-2 Hallway Gangstas 	2011
254.45 	Paddock 9 (P9) 	2018
244.43 	Garoppoblow Me (GBM) 	2012
239.77 	TSB 	2012
237.05 	GBM 	2017
228.57 	PT 	2011
223.99 	RIPDab (RIP) 	2015
222.93 	The Stupid Idiots 	2019
220.41 	Why am I doing this 	2012
214.76 	P9 	2017
212.21 	PP 	2014
211.70 	IAG 	2013
204.72 	Sweet Dee (SD) 	2018
203.00 	GBM 	2011
195.45 	TSB 	2019
189.87 	PP 	2018
183.54 	PP 	2015
181.74 	RIP 	2016
178.55 	JarJar Stinks 	2016
176.67 	P9 	2016
175.43 	P9 	2012
175.35 	B4Y 	2017
173.82 	B4Y 	2018
166.49 	SD 	2015
160.70 	MMS 	2019
133.50 	Duck 	2016
Amazingly, Jared had the 2nd worst performance ever in the quarterfinals this week. Shotti, meanwhile, became the first team to score in the 190's, which is an odd fact. Paddock 9 put up the 8th best score of all-time in the quarterfinals. 
=== The Stupid Idiots: In Memoriam ===
I assume some responsibility for this one because I really was convinced they would turn on the jets as the season progressed. Bad beat after bad beat befell them early in the year, but fantasy has a way to balance that power. Alas, it did not. 
A powerhouse trio of RBs (Barkley, Connor, Chubb) along with a third round steal in Chris Godwin, laid the foundation for a breakout year. But nagging injuries were not kind to Bell. Barkley missed time, as did Hunter Henry. And while James Connor tried to tough it out, it has been a rocky month for the Pittsburgh star at a time when he was needed most. 
The final straw was a week 13 upset against Papa. When they considered tanking the game for seeding, it clearly alarmed the Fantasy Gods. They struck down Stupid Idiots anyway for even considering it, pitting them against Paddock 9 and annihilating them in the quarterfinals. Still, it was a great improvement on their first two seasons in the league, and they outscored both other teams in the playoff hunt. That really means that their tank for the 6th seed would have actualy been a brilliant strategy had GBM made the playoffs at 7-6 instead of momma at 6-7. But alas, their loss kept them pinned to 4th. 
The future is bright for this band of morons. 
=== ma ma momma said: In Memoriam ===
I am sad to see that momma couldn't make the most of her trip to the playoffs after many years of mediocirty and full-fledged suckiness. I was even more distraught to learn that they played the game from Milan. We all know that one of the stronger curses in the LOC is the Overseas Curse. Teams simply cannot win when they play anywhere but in America. It started when Momma lost the Glory Bowl while in Australia. He then had the worst season of his career while working in London. And now Milan. Sei una squadra brutta. Ciao, idiota. 
== Stat Chat ==
* The Shotti Bunch is on a 9-game postseason win streak, the longest ever. 
* ma ma momma said becomes the 3rd team to reach 70 combined losses.
* ma ma momma said becomes the 2nd team to play in all five LOC Bowl Games, joining GBM. 
* Paddock 9 becomes the first team to win at least one postseason game in nine LOC seasons.
=== Seasons with At Least One Postseason Victory (Playoffs/Consolation Games Combined) ===
Updated Through 2019 quarterfinals 
Seasons with at Least One Postseason Victory (Playoffs/Consolation Games Combined) 
Team 	Seasons with One Win
Paddock 9 	9
Papa's Posse 	6
Pain Train WOO WOO	6
Sweet Dee 	6
The Shotti Bunch 	6
The Duck Punchers 	5
RIPDab 	5
ma ma momma said 	5
Garoppoblow Me 	5
JarJar Stinks! 	2
Bell of da Ball 	2
== The 2019 Cinco De Lose-O ==
The two teams who faced off in the 2018 Million Dollar Game face off in the Cinco De Lose-O, an improvement for sure but still not where either wanted to be this week. 
=== The Cinco De Lose-O (2011-Present) ===
 
Game	Date 	Winning Team 	Final Score 	Losing Team
2011	12/13-12/19/11	Garoppoblow Me (1, 1-0)	227.93-176.90	Pain Train WOO WOO (1, 0-1)
2012	12/11-12/17/12	Paddock 9 (1, 1-0) 	240.40-147.40	Why am I doing this (1, 0-1)
2013	12/10-12/16/13	Duck Punchers (1, 1-0) 	225.05-208.08	IAMGROOT (1, 0-1)
2014	12/09-12/15/14	Papa's Posse (1, 1-0) 	199.91-139.87	Pain Train (2, 0-2)
2015	12/15-12/21/15	Sweet Dee (1, 1-0) 	196.03-194.35	Papa's Posse (2, 1-1)
2016	12/13-12/19/16	Paddock 9 (2, 2-0) 	226.89-209.91	Duck Punchers (2, 1-1)
2017	12/12-12/18/17	Paddock 9 (3, 3-0) 	251.49-238.83	Duck Punchers (3, 1-2)
2018	12/11-12/17/18	Duck Punchers (4, 2-2) 	165.92-105.06	Papa's Posse (3, 1-2)
2019	12/10-12/16/19	TBD 	TBD 	TBD
This comes as a huge relief to Duck, who is guaranteed a higher finish in 2019 after three straight years in the 5th place game.
=== Cinco De Lose-O Appearances by Team ===
 
Appearances	Team 	Wins	Losses	Winning Percentage	Season(s)
4 	Duck Punchers 	2 	2 	0.500 	2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
3 	Paddock 9 	3 	0 	1.000 	2012, 2016, 2017
3 	Papa's Posse 	1 	2 	0.333 	2014, 2015, 2018
2 	Pain Train WOO WOO 	0 	2 	0.000 	2011, 2014
1 	Sweet Dee 	1 	0 	1.000 	2015
1 	Garoppoblow Me 	1 	0 	1.000 	2011
1 	Why am I doing this	0 	1 	0.000 	2012
1 	IAMGROOT 	0 	1 	0.000 	2013
1 	The Stupid Idiots 	0 	0 	- 	2019
1 	ma ma momma said 	0 	0 	- 	2019
0 	The Shotti Bunch 	0 	0 	- 	None
Paddock 9 is numero uno in cinco de lose-o. He has put up three of the top four scores in this game over the years. Duck Punchers, on he other hand, has the lowest ever winning score in this game at 165.92. The best part about the 5th place game is when one of the teams scores enough to have beaten a few of the semifinals teams, and they have to live with the fact that if they'd gotten it done in week 14 they might have been a champion. 
=== The Stupid Idiots (7-7) vs. ma ma momma said (7-7) ===
Updated through 10/1/19
Head-to-Head: Bell of Da Ball vs. ma ma momma said
Date 	Bell of Da Ball	ma ma momma said	Classification 	Series Record
09/10/12	162.81 	188.74 	Regular Season 	0-1
11/12/12	142.78 	237.44 	Regular Season 	0-2
10/01/18	203.87 	280.44 	Regular Season 	0-3
11/05/18	218.78 	195.47 	Regular Season 	1-3
12/24/18	204.51 	151.15 	Million Dollar Game	2-3
09/30/19	299.57 	230.36 	Regular Season 	3-3
Well, it might be a bit of a letdown to see the teams with the two underdog stories already be turned back into pumpkins, but at least this is a good budding rivalry. After starting 3-0 against Bell, momma has lost three straight, including the last place game in 2018. 
== Playoff Game Victory Droughts ==
"Playoff" refers to the main Festival of Champions bracket. It doesn't include the consolation tournament or the 3rd and 5th place games.
Updated through 12/12/19.
Sortable table, click on header arrows.
Current Playoff Loss Streaks (Updated Through 12/14/19)
Team 	Last playoff game win 	SeasonsSince Win	LossStreak	Playoff Losses - Teams
Papa's Posse 	2011 Championship Game	8 	3 	2014 Quarterfinals - TSB
2015 Quarterfinals - RIP
2018 Quarterfinals - DEE
The Duck Punchers 	2014 Championship Game	4 	3 	
2016 QuarterFinals - JJS!
2017 Quarterfinals - GBM
2018 Quarerfinals - P9
ma ma momma said 	2015 Semifinals 	4 	1 	2015 Championship Game - TSB
2019 Quarterfnals - TSB
The Stupid Idiots 	N/A 	3 	1 	2019 Quarterfinals - P9
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2016 Semifinals 	2 	1 	2016 Championship Game - TSB
RIPDab 	2017 Semifinals 	2 	1 	2017 Championship Game - TSB
Garoppoblow Me 	2017 Quarterfinals 	2 	2 	
2017 Semifinals - TSB
2018 Semifinals - DEE
Paddock 9 	2018 Quarterfinals 	0 	1 	2018 Semifinals - PT
Pain Train WOO WOO	2018 Semifinals 	0 	1 	2018 Championship Game - DEE
Sweet Dee 	2018 Glory Bowl 	1 	0 	3 Game Win Streak
The Shotti Bunch 	2017 Glory Bowl 	0 	0 	7 Game Win Streak
Team 	Last playoff game win 	SeasonsSince Win	LossStreak	Playoff Losses - Teams
After winning three straight championships, Shotti swept the consolation tournament in 2018 and is now back with a win in the quarterfinals, making it seven Festival wins in a row and nine postseason wins overall. 
Papa, meanwhile, will go another year without breaking their streak of seasons without a playoff win. 
After failing to break their streak last year, Duck will once again be up against Paddock 9 with a chance to get out of their drought. 
== Semifinals Appearances by Team ==
Last week, P9 had to overcome a tough matchup and Shotti just basically needed to start 11 guys, didn't matter who. 
Semifinals Appearances by Team
Team 	Semifinals Appearances
The Shotti Bunch 	7
RIPDab 	5
Garoppoblow Me 	5
ma ma momma said 	4
The Duck Punchers 	4
Pain Train WOO WOO 	4
Paddock 9 	2
JarJar Stinks! 	1
IAMGROOT 	1
B2 Hallway Gangstas	1
Papa's Posse 	1
Sweet Dee 	1
 
Most Consecutive Top-4 Playoff Finishes by Team
Team 	Consecutive Years Missed	Seasons
The Shotti Bunch 	2012-2017 	6
Garoppoblow Me 	2015-2019 	4
ma ma momma said 	2012-2015 	4
RIPDab 	2015-2017 	3
Pain Train WOO WOO	2017-Present 	3
Paddock 9 	2018-Present 	2
Duck Punchers 	2011-2012 	2
Sweet Dee 	2018 	1
Papa's Posse 	2011 	1
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2016 	1
Bell of da Ball 	N/A 	0
== (2) Pain Train (9-4) vs. (3) The Shotti Bunch (10-4) ==
Here is a showdown that has been brewing all season. Pain Train vs. Shotti, two teams that spent the second half of the year jockeying for the second bye spot. They traded wins in their double-header this season and have faced off once before in the playoff. That was in the league's third season, when Shotti put up over 300 in a Glory Bowl victory over Peyton Manning and the Pain Train's fearsome Johnson trio (Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, and Chris Johnson). Now, Chris is back in the semifinals with another stat monster MVP QB, this time Lamar Jackson. Jackson already has Pain Train with a 60 point lead heading into Sunday action.
There is one problem with this "rivalry" and that's the head-to-head history:
Head-to-Head: Pain Train WOO WOO vs. The Shotti Bunch
Date 	Pain Train WOO WOO	The Shotti Bunch	Classification 	Series Record
10/08/12	220.44 	239.68 	Regular Season 	0-1
10/14/13	180.61 	266.11 	Regular Season 	0-2
12/23/13	232.00 	323.04 	Glory Bowl III 	0-3
09/15/14	295.63 	206.13 	Regular Season 	1-3
11/17/14	238.08 	172.41 	Regular Season 	2-3
10/19/15	160.50 	230.59 	Regular Season 	2-4
10/03/16	227.58 	268.52 	Regular Season 	2-5
10/09/17	235.64 	262.77 	Regular Season 	2-6
10/30/17	199.36 	281.54 	Regular Season 	2-7
09/10/18	166.98 	167.15 	Regular Season 	2-8
10/07/19	191.78 	209.92 	Regular Season 	2-9
11/25/19	214.05 	168.75 	Regular Season 	3-9
But all that matters is this season, and this game.
== (1) Duck Punchers (10-3) vs. (5) Paddock 9 (7-7) ==
This is the one you love to see. These two teams are meeting for a whopping fifth time in the postseason, tying the record set by RIPDab vs. Shotti. This is also the fifth season in a row that they are facing off in the postseason, which is a record. Paddock 9 is 4-0 against Duck so far. They have two Cinco De Lose-O victories, a Million Dollar Game victory, and a quarterfinals win against Duck. In each, they scored over 220 points. 
Updated through 10/19/19
Head-to-Head: The Duck Punchers vs. Paddock 9
Date 	The Duck Punchers	Paddock 9	Classification 	Series Record
10/31/11	185.30 	172.20 	Regular Season 	1-0
10/29/12	157.28 	181.19 	Regular Season 	1-1
10/28/13	183.19 	164.76 	Regular Season 	2-1
09/08/14	186.08 	178.68 	Regular Season 	3-1
11/10/14	195.40 	207.56 	Regular Season 	3-2
09/21/15	216.75 	174.24 	Regular Season 	4-2
11/23/15	165.02 	158.36 	Regular Season 	5-2
12/28/15	168.55 	220.05 	Million Dollar Game 	5-3
11/07/16	197.60 	199.09 	Regular Season 	5-4
11/28/16	155.39 	176.98 	Regular Season  	5-5
12/19/16	209.91 	226.89 	5th Place Game 	5-6
10/23/17	210.12 	209.00 	Regular Season 	6-6
11/20/17	178.11 	174.59 	Regular Season 	7-6
12/18/17	238.83 	251.49 	5th Place Game 	7-7
11/05/18	238.00 	203.03 	Regular Season 	8-7
12/10/18	173.82 	254.45 	Festival Quarterfinals	8-8
10/14/19	203.48 	194.86 	Regular Season 	9-8
== Consolation Corner ==
And then there are these ingrates. It's a family affair for the bottom dwellers, as Papa and son face off against husband and wife. 
=== All-Time Franchise Consolation Tournament Records ===
Below is a list of all teams who have participated in the Post-Season Consolation Tournament and their performances in that tournament.
Updated through 1/1/19.
All-Time Franchise Consolation Tournament Records
Team Name 	W	L	W% 	9th Place Games	11th Place Games	Combined W	Combined L	Combined W%
Paddock 9 	4	2	0.666	1-0 	1-0 	6 	2 	0.750
Pain Train WOO WOO 	4	2	0.667	0-0 	0-0 	4 	2 	0.667
GregCincoDos 	3	0	1.000	0-0 	0-0 	3 	0 	1.000
Papa's Posse 	3	3	0.500	2-0 	0-0 	5 	3 	0.625
Deez Sons of Bitchez	3	3	0.500	2-0 	0-0 	5 	3 	0.625
The Shotti Bunch 	2	0	1.000	0-0 	0-0 	2 	0 	1.000
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2	1	0.666	0-1 	0-0 	2 	2 	0.500
bob's bananas 	1	1	0.500	1-0 	0-0 	2 	1 	0.666
Big Sacks 	1	1	0.500	0-0 	0-0 	1 	1 	0.500
Brak and Yellow 	1	1	0.500	0-1 	0-0 	1 	2 	0.333
RIPDab 	1	3	0.250	0-2 	0-0 	1 	5 	0.167
GaroppoblowMe 	1	2	0.333	0-1 	0-0 	1 	3 	0.250
ma ma momma said 	1	4	0.200	0-2 	0-1 	1 	7 	0.125
Browns4You 	0	1	0.000	0-1 	0-0 	0 	2 	0.000
butt fuckers 	0	2	0.000	2-0 	0-0 	2 	2 	0.500
=== (8th) RIPDab (5-8) vs. (9th) Papa's Posse (4-9) ===
1-1 against each other both in the postseason and in 2019, neither of these two teams wants to be playing for last place in week 16. RIPDab mustered a victory in the first round of the consolation tourney last season, giving them their first consolation victory. Papa, meanwhile, has five consolation wins and has never finished 10th place in the postseason. What theatrics await after their last matchup ended on the final play?
Head-to-Head: Papa's Posse vs. RIPDab
Date 	Papa's Posse 	RIPDab	Classification 	Series Record
09/12/11	213.77 	217.50	Regular Season 	0-1
11/28/11	252.87 	229.47	Regular Season 	1-1
12/19/11	208.53 	147.57	Festival Semifinals 	2-1
09/10/12	260.01 	187.70	Regular Season 	3-1
11/12/12	224.34 	139.77	Regular Season 	4-1
10/21/13	169.53 	260.63	Regular Season 	4-2
10/13/14	201.67 	187.82	Regular Season 	5-2
10/19/15	205.87 	285.07	Regular Season 	5-3
12/14/15	183.54 	223.99	Festival Quarterfinals	5-4
10/03/16	155.92 	278.11	Regular Season 	5-5
10/24/16	245.68 	265.75	Regular Season 	5-6
10/09/17	146.33 	177.41	Regular Season 	5-7
10/29/18	239.52 	203.16	Regular Season 	6-7
09/16/19	180.33 	196.20	Regular Season 	6-8
11/18/19	213.70 	210.28	Regular Season 	7-8
=== (7th) Garoppoblow Me (6-7) vs. (10th) Sweet Dee (4-9) ===
Fantasy comes at you fast. A year ago it was the semifinals with a trip to Glory Bowl VIII on the line, and now it's the consolation tournament and hoping to just not be embarrassed. Still, these two teams always seem to be facing off with each other. They are tied 5-5 and considering we don't know what 2020 holds for either franchise, this could decide the final result of their epic and memorable rivalry. 
Head-to-Head: Garoppoblow Me vs. Sweet Dee
Date 	Garoppoblow Me	Sweet Dee	Classification 	Series Record
11/04/13	261.84 	155.04 	Regular Season 	1-0
10/27/14	201.13 	123.00 	Regular Season 	2-0
10/19/15	221.48 	235.98 	Regular Season 	2-1
10/03/16	228.10 	154.49 	Regular Season 	3-1
9/11/17 	166.07 	214.90 	Regular Season 	3-2
10/08/18	187.88 	239.08 	Regular Season 	3-3
11/19/18	313.68 	181.24 	Regular Season 	4-3
12/17/18	198.73 	229.62 	Festival Semifinals	4-4
09/30/19	151.96 	220.58 	Regular Season 	4-5
10/28/19	168.91 	168.45 	Regular Season 	5-5
== Conclusion & Glory Bowl Combinations ==
Next week, a new champion will be crowned in the League of Champions. I would like to meet up and toast the champion, but we will have to see what we can make work wtih everyone's schedules.
Of the four teams remaining, here are the possible matchups we will have in Glory Bowl IX:
* Paddock 9 vs. Pain Train - Unless you are Shotti or Duck, this has to be the matchup you are rooting for. No two teams talk more shit to each other and this would clearly be the most dramatic and watchable of the matchups. It would also guarantee that we have a new champion, making it six unique winners in nine seasons. 
* Duck Punchers vs. The Shotti Bunch - On the opposite end of the spectrum, here are two teams who account for five of the eight current championship trophies. It is the Patriots vs. 49ers of Glory Bowls. Both teams are looking to reestablish themselves as the force to be reckoned with in the LOC and while I would be disappointed as commish to have to re-crown one of these two dynasties, it sure would make for appointment app-refreshing.
* Duck Punchers vs. Pain Train - The teams with the two best records squaring off in what would break a 6-6 series tie and crown the Glory Bowl IX champion. 
* Paddock 9 vs. The Shotti Bunch - These two have never faced off in the postseaon and Shotti owns a huge 8-3 series edge, but Paddock 9 has been the superior team all season. It would be interesting to see if David can take down Goliath or if the mighty Bunch returns to Glory.