2018 Power Rankings-Playoffs 1

== Introduction ==
There is a poll! VOTE HERE. More info:
LOC Honors Night is two weeks and a day away. I hope to see everyone there and once I nail down a spot I'll shoot out some sort of cheesy invitation. In the link above, you will find a list of categories being honored. One category that might need further explanation is Game of the Year, so here is the breakdown of the nominees:
* The Monday Night Fitzmagic Miracle: GBM defeats Browns4You on the very last completion of the night, a 40-yard TD bomb from Fitzpatrick to Mike Evans. Wins by 1.02 points.
* The DUI Defeat: Pain Train defeats Paddock 9 by one yard, a margin of victory of 0.08, the legal drinking/driving limit.
* Lucky for Lutz: Papa defeats Pain Train on MNF after Lutz hits a garbage time extra point. Wins by 0.06.
* A Giant Comeback: Momma defeats Browns4You on MNF when Kittle and Breida combine for 61.58 against the Giants. Margin of victory was 4.07.
* Death of a Dynasty: Browns4You defeats The Shotti Bunch on week 13 MNF with Josh Adams and Jordan Reed. Margin of defeat 7.27. Ends Shotti's six year playoff run.
The regular season has ended. And what a regular season it was. For the first time in LOC history, the two Glory Bowl teams from last season have failed to make the playoffs. Instead, it's Papa and Dee making their first appearances in the Festival of Champions since 2015. This week, two former champions square off against two teams who have never won a playoff game. But more on that below. Let's gooooo.
==A Third Keeper?==
There is a question in the poll regarding a third keeper for 2020.
We are toying with the notion of a dynasty league in the LOC. I think the easiest way to transition in to that would be to gradually increase the number of keepers every year or two. Over time, teams will start to grow their franchise core. It's just an idea. 
And, more importantly, it would not be for next season. I want to give all teams a chance to plan for that when they draft, deal FAs, trade, and stash on IR. So this would be for the 2020 draft, not 2019, as would the free agent draft spot question.
== The Sun Sets on the Shotti Dynasty ==
Congratulations to The Shotti Bunch.
We have heard that a lot over the last five years. Four championships in that span, capped off by a beatdown of his arch rival in Glory Bowl VII after notching his sixth straight top-4 playoff finish. Akin to the current Patriots streak of reaching a billion AFCCG's in a row, I believe this record will never be broken.
Most Consecutive Top-4 Playoff Finishes by Team
Team 	Consecutive Years	Seasons
The Shotti Bunch 	2012-2017 	6
Garoppoblow Me 	2015-Present 	4
ma ma momma said 	2012-2015 	4
RIPDab 	2015-2017 	3
Pain Train WOO WOO	2017-Present 	2
Browns4You 	2011-2012 	2
Papa's Posse 	2011 	1
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2016 	1
Bell of da Ball 	N/A 	0
Sweet Dee 	N/A 	0
Paddock 9 	N/A 	0
Even with a team that clearly did not deserve to be within a pug hair of the playoffs, Shotti could have been in the Festival of Champions if he had just started one of the four flex guys on his bench that scored well over the 7 points needed to close the gap between himself and his opponent. But he made a very un-Shotti mistake: he started a questionable player coming off a big injury.
All season, Shotti has played it safe with guys like Cook and Green, but in crunch time, he balked. The dragon showed the one missing scale on his neck and Browns4You shot an arrow right into it. AJ Green went down after scoring less than 2 points, and the rest was history. 
So Shotti, congrats on an incredible run to start your franchise in the LOC. I might have hated every second of it, but it drove a lot of people to be better and fight harder to take you down. By kicking all our asses for so long, you elevated the competition every year.
i hope, sincerely, that you get buried in the Consolation Tournament.
Now, before we move into playoff territory, allow me to bombard you all with a supersized helping of regular season charts.
== Sixes Are Wild ==
Again, despite really deserving nothing but misery and defeat, Shotti finished at 6-7 and tied for a playoff spot and came within 7 points of an above-.500 season and a 5-seed. Here is an updated list of seasons of 6 or more wins by each time, a chart that Shotti remains atop.
Seasons of 6 or more Wins by Each Team
Team 	Number of 6+ Win Seasons
The Shotti Bunch 	7
The Duck Punchers 	7
Garoppoblow me 	6
Pain Train WOO WOO 	5
Paddock 9 	5
RIPDab 	5
ma ma momma said 	5
Papa's Posse 	4
Sweet Dee 	2
IAMGROOT 	2
JarJar Stinks! 	2
B-2 Hallway Gangstas	1
Brak and Yellow 	1
Big Sacks 	1
bob's bananas 	1
Why am i Doing This 	1
Biggest jump of the year goes to Sweet Dee, who moved from last place to a tie for 9th. Biggest fall goes to RIPDab, who is joined by Paddock 9 and Pain Train while being passed by Garoppoblow Me.
== Seasons of 10 or more Wins by Team ==
If we really want to get elite, let's take a peek at the number of 10+ win seasons that have been logged by managers in the LOC
Seasons of 10 or more Wins by Each Team
Team 	Number of 10+ Win Seasons
Browns4You 	2
RIPDab 	2
Garoppoblow me 	2
Pain Train WOO WOO	1
The Shotti Bunch 	1
ma ma momma said 	1
Both of Browns4you seasons were 11-2 years, while RIP reached 11 wins in one of his two 10+ win campaigns. GBM ties them at 2, while Pain Train appears on the list for the first time.
== Seasons of 10 or more Losses by Team ==
Usually, if there is a team out there reaching 10 wins, you can safely bet that elsewhere in the league a team is breaking 10 losses. We had two 10 loss teams this season, and we've had
Seasons of 10 or more Losses by Each Team
Team 	Number of 10+ Loss Seasons
Sweet Dee 	2
Paddock 9 	2
Garoppoblow me 	2
RIPDab 	2
ma ma momma said	2
Papa's Posse 	2
Bell of da Ball 	1
SD, P9, and GBM top the list because they've each had 2-11 seasons, while PP, RIP, and MMMS have each had two 3-10 seasons. Bell is our new addition to this list.
==DiGennaro Domination==
It's a good year to be a DiGennaro boy. It's no secret that GBM and Papa's Posse have struggled over the years. They have just one Cup of Glory between them, and that was Papa in the Wild West of 2011. But this season has been the best ever for these two. 
Combined GBM/PP Wins by Year
Year	Combined Record
2018	19-7
2017	10-16
2016	15-11
2015	15-11
2014	10-16
2013	5-21
2012	11-15
2011	14-12
==Absolute Standings==
Let us take one last look at the Absolute Standings, which again just asks the question: what if instead of matchups, the top five teams got a W every week and the bottom five took an L? 
If that was the case, here is what the standings would look like:
Standings if Top Five Teams Won Each Week
Player 	Absolute Record	Actual Record
Garoppoblow Me 	9-4 	10-3
Browns4You 	9-4 	7-6
Paddock 9 	8-5 	7-6
RIPDab 	8-5 	3-10
Papa's Posse 	7-6 	9-4
Pain Train WOO WOO	7-6 	10-3
Sweet Dee 	5-8 	6-7
Bell of Da Ball 	5-8 	3-10
The Shotti Bunch 	4-9 	6-7
ma ma momma said 	3-10 	4-9
While first would still be first, and three of the bottom four teams would be the same, there are some major seeding shakeups under this format. Sweet Dee would be out while her lesser half, RIP, would be in. Pain Train would be the 6-seed and facing Paddock 9, the 3. Instead of facing P9, Browns4You would have a first round bye.
== Who's Hot, Who's Not? ==
Scoring Over Last Three Weeks
Team 	Points Scored
Paddock 9 	837.75
Garoppoblow Me 	794.80
Pain Train WOO WOO	700.44
Papa's Posse 	691.59
Browns4You 	646.62
Bell of da Ball 	642.54
Sweet Dee 	603.67
The Shotti Bunch 	576.65
RIPDab 	551.53
ma ma momma said 	501.82
== Commissioner's Cup Winners ==
GBM finishes in first place for the second time, making him one of the elite four teams to have done so in LOC history.
Commissioner's Cup Winners
Year	Winner 	Record
2011	RIPDab 	10-3
2012	Browns4You 	11-2
2013	RIPDab 	11-2
2014	Browns4You 	11-2
2015	The Shotti Bunch	9-4
2016	Garoppoblow Me 	10-3
2017	The Shotti Bunch	10-3
2018	Garoppoblow Me 	10-3
== Double-Header Winners ==
For the last few weeks I have been working on a double-header chart. Double-headers, for the uninformed, are the matchups against the teams you face twice in the regular season. We all face four teams twice every year. In fact, there is a big announcement coming at LOC Honors Night concerning 2019 double-headers.
In the below chart, a "Double-Header Win" means you won both games of that season's double-header. A Double-Header Loss" means you lost both. A "Double-Header Sweep" means you won all eight, "Swept" means you all eight. This has never happened, although you do notice one swept. That is from 2011, when we only had two double-headers and Patrick lost all four of those games.
Scoring Percentages (2018 v 2017& 2016)
Tean 	DH Wins	DH Losses	DH Sweeps	DH Swept
Browns4You 	12 	8 	0 	0
Pain Train WOO WOO	11 	5 	0 	0
RIPDab 	10 	6 	0 	0
Garoppoblow Me 	10 	8 	0 	0
The Shotti Bunch 	9 	4 	0 	0
Papa's Posse 	8 	10 	0 	0
ma ma momma said 	7 	8 	0 	0
Paddock 9 	7 	10 	0 	1
Sweet Dee 	2 	12 	0 	0
Bell of da Ball 	1 	5 	0 	0
Since 2011, the Original Seven have had 30 double-headers. The Shotti Bunch has had 28. Sweet Dee has had 24. Bell has had 8. 
== The Bust Zone ==
Now that the regular season has concluded, I think we can officially certify the 2018 Busts.
As a recap, last season's busts were:
* David Johnson (Papa's Posse) - 14.73
* Odell Beckham Jr. (Paddock 9) - 96.25
* Jordy Nelson (Garoppoblow Me) - 133.20
Bust Watch: Total Points for First Round Picks
Player 	Total Points
Todd Gurley 	461.33
Saquon Barkley 	446.80
Ezekiel Elliot 	396.85
Antonio Brown 	335.20
Odell Beckham Jr.	311.47
DeAndre Hopkins 	293.68
David Johnson 	260.08
Leonard Fournette	115.55
Dalvin Cook 	107.60
LeVeon Bell 	0
While David Johnson doesn't look like a complete loss, consider that Papa had a chance at any player on this list because he chose the draft order. We'll see how handing Gurley to Sweet Dee pans out when they face off again this week.
Bell is easily the biggest bust in the history of fantasy football.
Meanwhile, Dalvin Cook was a huge part of why Shotti is not defending his title this year.
Fournette proves yet again that GBM does not know how to draft first rounders.
== Combined Consolation Team Wins by Year ==
We had an average batch of consolation teams this season, ranking 4th out of 8 with a record of 16-36. I take it as a good sign that the combined record has not dipped below 16 since 2014.
Combined W/L Record of Bottom Four Teams (by Year)
Year	Record
2015	19-33
2017	18-34
2016	18-34
2018	16-36
2012	15-37
2011	15-37
2014	15-37
2013	14-38
== Stat Chat ==
* MMMS scored the 6th lowest score by a winning team in LOC season history (152.58).
* P9 becomes the first team to reach 60 regular season losses.
* B4Y the first team to reach 70 combined wins.
* MMMS becomes the 5th team to reach 60 combined wins. They are 60-60 lifetime. Not fun fact: GBM is 59-61, the one less loss being the GBM vs. MMMS Glory Bowl in 2012.
* GBM scores the 3rd highest single season point total of all time.
* Paddock 9 scores the 10th highest single season point total of all time. This is the first time either team has cracked the top-10 list. They join The Shotti Bunch (3 times), momma (2), Pain Train (1), RIPDab (1) and Browns4You (1) on that list.
* Bell of da Ball breaks the record by having the most ever points scored against them in a single season (3169.14), breaking the record set by GBM in 2013 (3042.46).
* RIPDab also broke GBM’s record, but finished behind Bell for 2nd all-time (3062.86).
* The Shotti Bunch finished with the 5th most points against in LOC history.
* Sweet Dee finished with the 10th most points against in LOC history.
* Paddock 9 finished with the 15th most points against in LOC history.
==Scoring % ==
In case you haven't noticed from that last section, scoring is WAY up. In total, 28,196.35 points were scored this season. That's up close to 900 points compared to 2016 and is a whopping 2,146.26 points from last year.
So yeah, some teams had incredible scoring seasons, but I think the scoring % chart will reveal whether they have one of the best teams ever or if they just had inflated stats due to the inflated scoring. It shows how much everyone scored relative to the rest of the league. 260 points per game is a great number if the rest of the team is average 180, but if everyone is averaging 255 points each week is it that big of a deal?
Below is a chart of each team's % of the total points scored in 2016, 2017, and now this season. Let's take a look...
Scoring Percentages (2018 v 2017& 2016)
Player 	2018 Scoring %	2017 Scoring %	2016 Scoring %
Garoppoblow Me 	11.1% 	10.8% 	10.4%
Paddock 9 	10.6% 	10.2% 	9.9%
Browns4You 	10.3% 	10.1% 	10.1%
Papa's Pussies 	10% 	9.5% 	9.4%
Sweet Dee 	9.9% 	9.5% 	9.5%
Pain Train WOO WOO	9.9% 	10.6% 	9.4%
RIPDab 	9.8% 	10.2% 	10.8%
Bell of da Ball 	9.7% 	N/A 	N/A
The Shotti Bunch 	9.4% 	11.2% 	11.8%
ma ma momma said 	9.1% 	9.8% 	9.0%
Despite scoring the third highest single season total ever, GBM's 11.1% isn't crazy high. That's lower than last season's highest scorer, TSB at 11.2%. In 2016, Shotti's team scored 1% higher than the next best scoring team and a giant 2.8% higher than the lowest scoring team (MMS). This year, GBM is only a half percent higher scoring than the 2nd best team, P9, and only 2% higher than the lowest scoring team (MMS).
Still, you can see which teams are trending in the right direction. GBM has scored a higher percentage of total points every year dating back to 2016, as has Paddock 9, Papa's Posse, Browns4You and Sweet Dee. What do these five teams have in common? They have the best keeper classes of 2018. GBM with Kamara/Thomas, P9 with Keenan Allen/Stefon Diggs, Papa with Theilan/Ertz, Browns with Hunt/Gordon (sorry), and Sweet Dee with Andrew Luck/JuJu Smith-Schuster. This is a great indicator that these managers are improving their game relative to the rest of the league by capitalizing on the keeper rule, which began in 2016.
RIPDab, meanwhile, has degressed an entire percent since 2016. The Shotti Bunch has also seen a decline over each of the last few seasons. Pain Train and Momma have fluxuated dramatically but have ranked near the bottom in league scoring.
== Longest Playoff Appearance Droughts by Team ==
Okay, time to get into the 2018 Festival of Champions.
Longest Playoff Droughts (by team) - Updated Through 2018 Season
Team 	Consecutive Years Missed	Seasons
ma ma momma said 	2016-2018 	3
Paddock 9 	2013-2015 	3
Papa's Posse 	2012-2013, 2016-2017 	2
Sweet Dee 	2013-2014, 2016-2017 	2
Garoppoblow Me 	2013-2014 	2
Pain Train WOO WOO	2015-2016 	2
Bell of da ball 	2012-2018 	2
RIPDab 	2012, 2014, 2018 	1
Duck Punchers 	2015 	1
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2015, 2017 	1
The Shotti Bunch 	2018 	1
You just hate to see this. Paddock 9 has been dethroned atop the chart of most consecutive years missing the playoffs. SAD! Way down at the bottom we can see our new addition to the family, The Shotti Bunch. Sweet Dee and Papa see their two year skid come to an end, while (and here's an interesting stat), RIPDab becomes the FIRST TEAM EVER to miss the playoffs in an even year three times. #EvenYearCurse
== Current Playoff Appearance Droughts ==
Playoff Droughts (Updated Through 12/4/18)
Team 	Last earned appearance in post-season	Seasons
ma ma momma said 	2015 Glory Bowl 	3
Bell of da Ball 	Never 	2
RIPDab 	2017 Glory Bowl 	1
The Shotti Bunch 	2017 Glory Bowl 	1
Papa's Posse 	2018 Festival Quarterfinals 	0
Sweet Dee 	2018 Festival Quarterfinals 	0
The Duck Punchers 	2018 Festival Quarterfinals 	0
Paddock 9 	2018 Festival Quarterfinals 	0
Pain Train WOO WOO	2018 Festival Semifinals 	0
Garoppoblow Me 	2018 Festival Semifinals 	0
== List of Team Finishes by year ==
List of Team Finishes by Year
Finish	2017 	2016 	2015 	2014 	2013 	2012	2011
1 	The Shotti Bunch 	
The Shotti Bunch	
The Shotti Bunch	Browns4You 	
The Shotti Bunch 	
ma ma momma said	
Papa's Posse
2 	RIPDab 	JarJar Stinks	ma ma momma said	ma ma momma said 	Pain Train WOO WOO	
Garoppoblow Me	
Browns4You
3 	Pain Train WOO WOO	
RIPDab 	
RIPDab 	IAMGROOT 	ma ma momma said 	
Browns4You	RIPDab
4 	
Garoppoblow Me 	
Garoppoblow Me	
Garoppoblow Me 	The Shotti Bunch 	RIPDab 	
The Shotti Bunch	B-2 Hallway Gangstas
5 	
Paddock 9 	
Paddock 9 	Sweet Dee 	Papa's Posse 	Browns4You 	
Paddock 9	
Garoppoblow Me
6 	
Browns4You 	
Browns4You 	Papa's Posse 	Pain Train WOO WOO	
IAMGROOT 	
Why am I doing this?	Pain Train WOO WOO
== Most Playoff Appearances ==
Most Playoff Appearances
Team 	Playoff Years 	Seasons
Browns4You 	2011-2014, 2016-Present 	7
The Shotti Bunch 	2012-2017 	6
Garoppoblow Me 	2011-2012, 2015-Present 	6
RIPDab 	2011, 2013, 2015-2017 	5
Pain Train WOO WOO	2011, 2013-2014, 2017-Present	5
ma ma momma said 	2012-2015 	4
Papa's Posse 	2011, 2014-2015, 2018 	4
Paddock 9 	2012, 2016-Present 	4
Sweet Dee 	2015, 2018 	2
IAMGROOT 	2013-2014 	2
Bell of da Ball 	N/A 	0
With their win in week 13, not only did Browns4You pass Shotti in total wins (70), but also in total playoff appearances (7). GBM moves into a tie for second, passing RIPDab, who is joined in third by Pain Train.
== Most Consecutive Playoff Appearances ==
Most Consecutive Playoff Appearances
Team 	Consecutive Years 	Seasons
The Shotti Bunch 	2012-2017 	6
Garoppoblow Me 	2015-Present 	4
ma ma momma said 	2012-2015 	4
Browns4You 	2011-2014 	4
RIPDab 	2015-2017 	3
Paddock 9 	2016-Present 	3
Pain Train WOO WOO	2013-2014, 2017-Present	2
Papa's Posse 	2014-2015 	2
IAMGROOT 	2013-2014 	2
Sweet Dee 	2015, 2018 	1
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2017 	1
GBM, currently at the height of their power, has the longest active streak of playoff appearances. They have finished in fourth in each of the last three seasons.
== Playoff Game Victory Droughts ==
Sortable table, click on header arrows.
Current Playoff Loss Streaks (Updated Through 12/28/17)
Team 	Last playoff game win 	SeasonsSince Win	LossStreak	Playoff Losses - Teams
Paddock 9 	— 	7 	3 	2012 QuarterFinals - GBM
2016 QuarterFinals - RIP
2017 Quarterfinals - PT
Papa's Posse 	2011 Championship Game	6 	2 	2014 Quarter-Finals - TSB
2015 Quarter-Finals - RIP
Sweet Dee 	— 	5 	1 	2015 Quarter-Finals - mmms
Browns4You 	2014 Championship Game	3 	2 	
2016 QuarterFinals - JJS!
2017 Quarterfinals - GBM
ma ma momma said 	2015 Semi-Finals 	2 	1 	2015 Championship Game - TSB
Jar Jar Stinks! 	2016 Semi-Finals 	1 	1 	2016 Championship Game - TSB
Garoppoblow Me 	2017 Quarterfinals 	0 	1 	2017 Semifinals - TSB
Pain Train WOO WOO	2017 Quarterfinals 	0 	1 	2017 Semifinals - RIP
RIPDab 	2017 Semifinals 	0 	1 	2017 Championship Game - TSB
The Shotti Bunch 	2017 Glory Bowl 	0 	0 	6 Game Win Streak
Team 	Last playoff game win 	SeasonsSince Win	LossStreak	Playoff Losses - Teams
The four teams playing this week own the four longest active losing streaks in the league. Paddock 9, losers of three straight, have never won a playoff game. The same can be said for Sweet Dee, who is on a five year drought and is in just their second Festival showdown this week. 
Papa and Browns4You both have yet to win a playoff game following their championship victories in 2011 and 2014, respectively. 
For two of these teams, the drought ends this week. For the other two, it's Cinco De Lose-O and another year added to the count.
==Themed Playoff Power Rankings ==
In honor of the Avengers 4 trailer supposidly dropping tomorrow, (which will hopefully finally give us the fucking title!) the theme this week is "Which Infinity Stone are You?"
APT: Against Playoff Teams
ACT: Against Consolation Teams
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===1(1). Garoppoblow Me (10-3)===
*APT: 5-3
*INFINITY STONE: Power Stone
Emmanuel Sanders going down with a torn achilles in practice on Wednesday was the first big blow to GBM all season. Gus the Bus will take over for Sanders in the flex spot, but the bench is now thin for this powerhouse franchise. GBM has easily the best RB group in the league. Kamara, Elliot, and Lindsay are reminiscent of the great Shotti championship teams of old (remember when he was good?). Who could forget last year's McCoy, Gurley, and Gordon trio? But one injury crumbles the whole thing.
GBM is the power stone because they are one powerful motherfucking team.
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===2(2). Paddock 9 (7-6)===
*APT: 2-4
*INFINITY STONE: Mind Stone
P9 finishes 7-6 for the third straight year. They are now on a 3-game losing streak to Pain Train. They are the hottest team in the league, but at 2-4 they have struggled mightily against playoff teams all season long. This is a big time red flag for a team that has repeatedly failed on the big stage throughout their career.
Paddock 9 is the Mind Stone because no one knows how to get into someone's head more than Pat.
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===3(3). Pain Train WOO WOO (10-3)===
*APT: 7-2
*INFINITY STONE: Reality Stone
Pain Train might have had the weakest schedule this season, but they turned in a great scoring year following a tough start. Their average margin of defeat was 10.92, the smallest in a single season in LOC history. Third in scoring over the last three weeks, this team is coming on at the right time.
I give this team the Reality Stone, because no team knows how to warp reality like Pain Train.
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===4(4). Papa's Posse (9-4)===
*APT: 4-4
*INFINITY STONE: Time Stone
In case anyone doubts Papa's place in this tournament, consider this: Papa's Posse has been the league's highest scoring team in three of the last four weeks. Flying under the radar, Papa has made some of the most intuitive, beneficial flex decisions all season long. In week 13, it was Cook, Moore and Godwin. In week 12 it was Moore, Tate, and Amendola. In week 10 it was Goodwin, Godwin, and Harris. This manager is managing the fuck out of their roster and deserves a ton of credit.
Papa is the Time Stone, because I think that this team has turned back the clocks to 2011 to recapture the magic of their Glory Bowl I campaign. In that season, it was a huge end of season win streak that they carried all the way to a week 16 championship victory.
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===5(7). Sweet Dee (6-7)===
*APT: 3-5
*INFINITY STONE: Soul Stone
Dee gets in with almost the exact same point total as last year’s 6-7 6th place team, GBM (2813.06 and 2816.41) Exactly like the last time they made the playoffs, Dee went on a 3-game losing streak to end the season and barely made it in based on a points tie-breaker with another 6-7 team. They’ve now had one 3-game losing streak in each of their six seasons. They represent two of the four 6-7 teams that have made the playoffs, out of 10 teams that have finished with that record over the years.
Dee is the soul stone, because despite having one of the weaker playoff teams, they have a good soul. A former Heart and Soul Bowl champion, Sweet Dee has the spirit it takes to win it all. Now all they need are wins.
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===6(5). Browns4You (7-6)===
*APT: 2-5
*INFINITY STONE: Space Stone
By now we have all heard the Kareem Hunt news. Last season, B4Y lost Zeke Elliot for the playoffs for a similar offense. This year it's Hunt. I think the culture in this lockerroom needs to change. This is the third runningback for B4Y that has missed time. We all know what happened with Adrian Peterson before B4Y decided to give them a second chance. Not to mention you have Josh Gordon on the team. Providing a safe haven for criminals, basically. 
B4Y is the space stone. Space stone allows you to be anywhere and move anything through reality. I like the space stone for B4Y because it seems they are both good and bad at the same time. They move between the two with ease. They finish with their highest point total since 2014, their championship year, and defeat Shotti for the first time since December of that year. But clearly the weakest team heading into the Festival of Champions now that Hunt is out.
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===7(8). Bell of da Ball (3-10)===
*ACT: 3-1
Okay, so not the greatest comeback season for Ball, but there's some stuff to build on...maybe?
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===8(6). The Shotti Bunch (6-7)===
*ACT: 2-3
Marvin Jones Jr., Melvin Gordon, and AJ Green. Three integral parts of past championship teams for TSB. Their bodies all failed them this year. Keeping the core together too long can often have dire consequences. That's why the Patriots blow their team up every few years.
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===9(10). ma ma momma said (4-9)===
*ACT: 2-4
Since losing back-to-back Glory Bowls, MMMS has finished the last three regular seasons in 10th, 7th, and 8th.
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===10(9). RIPDab (3-10)===
*ACT: 3-2
RIPDab finishes 3-10, the exact same record they had in 2012 when the Even-Year Curse was placed on their franchise due to TradeGate with Bell of Da Ball.
== All-Time Franchise Playoff Records ==
Below is the list of all teams who have played in the post-season in the League of Champions. In the case of team name changes, the most recent name is used. Except for Browns4You most recent name. We do not acknowledge that.
Updated through 12/28/17.
All-Time Franchise Playoff Records
Team Name 	W 	L	W% 	3rd Place Games	5th Place Games	Combined W	Combined L	Combined W%
The Shotti Bunch 	11	2	0.846	0-2 	0-0 	11 	4 	0.733
ma ma momma said 	6 	3	0.670	1-0 	0-0 	7 	3 	0.700
Papa's Posse 	3 	2	0.600	0-0 	1-0 	4 	3 	0.571
RIPDab 	3 	5	0.375	3-1 	0-0 	6 	6 	0.500
GaroppoblowMe 	3 	5	0.375	0-3 	1-0 	4 	8 	0.333
Browns4You 	3 	5	0.375	1-0 	1-2 	5 	7 	0.416
Pain Train WOO WOO 	2 	4	0.333	1-0 	0-2 	3 	6 	0.333
JarJar Stinks! 	2 	1	0.666	0-0 	0-0 	2 	1 	0.666
B-2 Hallway Gangstas	1 	1	0.500	0-1 	0-0 	1 	2 	0.340
IAMGROOT 	1 	2	0.340	1-0 	0-1 	2 	3 	0.400
Why am I doing this 	0 	1	0.000	0-0 	0-1 	0 	2 	0.000
Deez Sons of Bitchez	0 	1	0.000	0-0 	1-0 	1 	1 	0.500
Paddock 9 	0 	3	0.000	0-0 	3-0 	3 	3 	0.500
Is this the week that P9 or Sweet Dee get their first ever championship bracket win? Or will they make it to the Cinco De Lose-O, where they are a combined 4-0?
==Quarterfinals Matchups==
These matchups are just too fucking good. What did we do to deserve these historical rivalries in the quarterfinals? 
===(4) Paddock 9 (7-6) vs. (5) Browns4You (7-6)===
Head-to-Head: Browns4You vs. Paddock 9
Date 	Browns4You	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 	2015 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 	2016 Cinco De Lose-O 	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 	2017 Cinco De Lose-O 	7-7
11/05/18	238.00 	203.03 	Regular Season 	8-7
This is a record fourth straight season in which these two teams are meeting in the post-season. However, this is the first time that these two will meet in a Festival game. Paddock 9 is 3-0 in consolation games against Browns4You, including back-to-back Cinco De Lose-O victories. Tied at 1-1, 5-5, 6-6, and 7-7, this rivalry has only intensified.
====Paddock 9====
*Strengths: QB, RB, WR
**Earlier this season, P9 traded with B4Y to acquire Sony Michel in exchange for Geromino Allison (IR) and Mike Williams (TSB). Obviously, B4Y lost that trade big time. Now, we'll see just how much it comes back to haunt them. 
*Weakness: DEF
**It's not just bad, it's the worst ever. 
====Browns4You====
*Strength: WR, TE
**B4Y runs his whole offense through Antonio Brown and Josh Gordon. Gronk, though clearly not right this season, is still Gronk. At any moment he's going to unload for big numbers. He's been quiet since coming back, which can only mean a big game is coming.
*Weaknesses: QB, RB
**I call Aaron Rodgers a weakness because if you have eyeballs you can tell he's not an elite QB this season. That being said, he does have an insanely good matchup, at home, against the Falcons this week. No time like the present to get back on track.
===(3) Papa's Posse (9-4) vs. (6) Sweet Dee (6-7)===
Head-to-Head: Papa's Posse vs. Sweet Dee
Date 	Papa's Posse 	Sweet Dee	Classification 	Series Record
10/28/13	203.04 	197.74 	Regular Season 	1-0
12/16/13	169.09 	234.11 	Consolation Semifinals	1-1
09/22/14	186.53 	125.71 	Regular Season 	2-1
11/24/14	209.93 	184.35 	Regular Season 	3-1
09/21/15	152.49 	238.15 	Regular Season 	3-2
11/23/15	221.60 	179.29 	Regular Season 	4-2
12/21/15	194.35 	196.03 	2015 Cinco De Lose-O 	4-3
11/07/16	178.35 	215.82 	Regular Season 	4-4
10/30/17	177.34 	240.24 	Regular Season 	4-5
10/01/18	268.57 	256.95 	Regular Season 	5-5
12/03/18	229.83 	191.50 	Regular Season 	6-5
Quarters	? 	? 	Festival Quarterfinals	?
Another incredible matchup between two teams who have met a few times in the postseason over the years. The rivalry grew this past season, when Papa gave Sweet Dee the first overall pick in the draft. Normally, this is a death sentence. The first overall pick had not made the playoffs since 2013. Instead, Sweet Dee landed the best player in the draft. Now she gets to use him against her arch nemesis. 
Sweet Dee/Papa’s fates seem tied together. The last team either of these teams made the playoffs was 2015, when they faced off in the 2015 Cinco De Lose-O. This year, they face off again, only this time the winner moves on and the loser goes to the Lose-O.
==== Papa's Posse ====
* Strengths: TE, DEF
** Papa snagged Chicago Defense early and it has paid off. They haven't scored under 20 since week 7, against New England. And aside from being the best TE in the league, Ertz is also one of the league's best keepers. But this week he faces off against another of the great 2018 keepers Andrew Luck.
* Weakness: RB
** Hard to find a weakness on this team, but the RB group is very thin and David Johnson has been less than elite this season. Lamar Millar, luckily, has picked up a lot of the slack. That's more than Sweet Dee can say. Her group behind Todd Gurley is even thinner.
==== Sweet Dee ====
* Strength: QB/WR
** Lockett/Juju/Hopkins. One of the top trio's in the playoffs, maybe only behind Paddock 9's Diggs/Allen/Hill. 
* Weaknesses: DEF, K
** Tough to have your kicker going against your defense, but that's possibly the situation Sweet Dee faces this week. There are also issues at RB, but obviously when you have Todd Gurley you don't need much else out of that position. 
Next week, all ten teams play on the same week for the last time in 2018. Only four will still be fighting for the Eternal Cup of Glory. Stay tuned.