3.1 2022 — Elite Division (Tier 1)#
Part 1 — Regular Season Standings Going Into the Showdown (after Week 16)#
Seed | Team | Record | H2H Rank | Total PF | PF Rank | PF/Gm | Margin
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#1 | Montgomery Murkers | 11-5 | 1 | 2815.08 | 1 | 175.94 | +274.82
#2 | El Paso Pythons | 11-5 | 2 | 2780.52 | 2 | 173.78 | +206.12
#3 | New Orleans Hurricanes | 9-7 | 3 | 2589.60 | 5 | 161.85 | -80.82
#4 | Huntsville Hitmen | 9-7 | 4 | 2448.84 | 8 | 153.05 | -0.06
#5 | Cape Town Capers | 8-8 | 5 | 2669.34 | 3 | 166.83 | +123.44
#6 | Aurora Light Show | 8-8 | 6 | 2428.82 | 9 | 151.80 | -16.18
#7 | Birmingham Maulers | 7-9 | 7 | 2625.02 | 4 | 164.06 | +31.58
#8 | San Diego Bullshitters | 7-9 | 8 | 2558.00 | 6 | 159.88 | -146.72
#9 | Dodge City Drug Runners | 7-9 | 9 | 2520.42 | 7 | 157.53 | +19.12
#10 | Bethlehem BBLs | 3-13 | 10 | 2337.88 | 10 | 146.12 | -411.30
Week 14 byes (constructed): El Paso Pythons and Montgomery Murkers sat out the real Week 14 under the old format. Per the brief, each was given the highest-scoring legal lineup achievable from its reconstructed Week-14 roster, and the two were paired as each other's simulated opponent:
| Team | Real (unset) Wk-14 lineup | Constructed optimal | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Pythons | 154.06 | 198.46 | W (vs Montgomery Murkers) |
| Montgomery Murkers | 128.66 | 150.26 | L (vs El Paso Pythons) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- El Paso Pythons (198.46): QB: Geno Smith (23.6), RB: Christian McCaffrey (29.3), RB: Travis Etienne (3.2), WR: A.J. Brown (17.0), WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown (13.4), WR: Jaylen Waddle (5.1), TE: Evan Engram (39.2), FLEX: Stefon Diggs (6.7), K: Jason Myers (5.7), DEF: NE D/ST (28.8), IDP_FLEX: C.J. Mosley (11.0), IDP_FLEX: Maxx Crosby (15.5)
- Montgomery Murkers (150.26): QB: Kyler Murray (0.7), RB: Derrick Henry (20.5), RB: Saquon Barkley (6.8), WR: Tyreek Hill (24.1), WR: Julio Jones (8.8), WR: Amari Cooper (6.2), TE: Tyler Higbee (3.1), FLEX: Ezekiel Elliott (18.1), K: Daniel Carlson (12.9), DEF: BUF D/ST (19.1), IDP_FLEX: Bobby Wagner (15.0), IDP_FLEX: Foyesade Oluokun (15.0)
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 Montgomery Murkers (120.50) vs #2 El Paso Pythons (151.30) | El Paso Pythons: 1st, Montgomery Murkers: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 New Orleans Hurricanes (145.22) vs #4 Huntsville Hitmen (177.62)| Huntsville Hitmen: 3rd, New Orleans Hurricanes: 4th
Top half | #5 Cape Town Capers (128.28) vs #6 Aurora Light Show (121.90) | Cape Town Capers: 5th, Aurora Light Show: 6th
Mid-table | #7 Birmingham Maulers (98.78) vs #8 San Diego Bullshitters (113.06)| San Diego Bullshitters: 7th, Birmingham Maulers: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Dodge City Drug Runners (186.58) vs #10 Bethlehem BBLs (95.60)| Dodge City Drug Runners: 9th, Bethlehem BBLs: 10th
All Week-17 scores are the teams' real recorded lineups for NFL Week 17 of that season.
Part 3 — Final AFP Table & Relegation Verdict#
Team | H2H | PF | SD | AFP | AFPrk | Status
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Montgomery Murkers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
El Paso Pythons | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
New Orleans Hurricanes | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | ✅ Safe
Cape Town Capers | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | ✅ Safe
Huntsville Hitmen | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Birmingham Maulers | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
San Diego Bullshitters | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Aurora Light Show | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Dodge City Drug Runners | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
Bethlehem BBLs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ Aurora Light Show, Dodge City Drug Runners, Bethlehem BBLs drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was Huntsville Hitmen — under the new format El Paso Pythons is champion instead. Huntsville Hitmen was only the #4 seed after 16 weeks, so they never got a title-shot matchup (final placement: #3).
- Relegation: the old system relegated Aurora Light Show, Bethlehem BBLs. New AFP bottom 3 = Aurora Light Show, Bethlehem BBLs, Dodge City Drug Runners — overlaps with history on Aurora Light Show, Bethlehem BBLs; Dodge City Drug Runners would newly drop (they actually survived).
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Murkers | 93.33 | 1 | Stayed | 4 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| El Paso Pythons | 90.00 | 2 | Stayed | 5 | 2 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 56.67 | 6 | Stayed | 12 | 3 | ✅ Safe |
| Cape Town Capers | 70.00 | 3 | Stayed | 13 | 4 | ✅ Safe |
| Huntsville Hitmen | 56.67 | 5 | Stayed | 15 | 5 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| Birmingham Maulers | 40.00 | 8 | Stayed | 19 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| San Diego Bullshitters | 60.00 | 4 | Stayed | 21 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Aurora Light Show | 26.67 | 9 | Relegated to Second | 21 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Dodge City Drug Runners | 40.00 | 7 | Stayed | 25 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Bethlehem BBLs | 16.67 | 10 | Relegated to Second | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
Engine notes: AFP tie among ['San Diego Bullshitters', 'Aurora Light Show'] broken by raw PF
Weekly score matrix (Weeks 1–16 regular season + Week 17 Showdown)#
* = constructed optimal lineup (Week-14 bye rule). Bold pair weeks 14–17 included consolation/idle games now counting as regular season.
| Seed / Team | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Montgomery Murkers | 178.0 | 204.2 | 158.3 | 189.0 | 178.4 | 143.7 | 160.5 | 187.6 | 170.6 | 173.1 | 178.7 | 152.3 | 185.8 | 150.3* | 183.4 | 221.4 | 120.5 |
| #2 El Paso Pythons | 178.5 | 229.8 | 185.9 | 144.3 | 128.5 | 173.6 | 121.5 | 244.7 | 188.6 | 153.6 | 156.9 | 162.1 | 177.9 | 198.5* | 197.9 | 138.3 | 151.3 |
| #3 New Orleans Hurricanes | 139.0 | 162.7 | 135.7 | 122.8 | 180.3 | 179.3 | 153.0 | 188.5 | 152.5 | 179.9 | 165.9 | 138.1 | 176.5 | 146.6 | 156.8 | 212.0 | 145.2 |
| #4 Huntsville Hitmen | 185.6 | 156.3 | 174.0 | 153.2 | 167.8 | 128.2 | 129.7 | 186.7 | 109.3 | 122.8 | 151.2 | 114.8 | 159.8 | 177.9 | 195.2 | 136.5 | 177.6 |
| #5 Cape Town Capers | 169.3 | 122.4 | 125.5 | 178.0 | 144.7 | 135.6 | 188.3 | 162.5 | 171.9 | 198.4 | 168.3 | 193.8 | 171.8 | 156.8 | 191.3 | 190.8 | 128.3 |
| #6 Aurora Light Show | 189.0 | 192.2 | 118.6 | 189.5 | 152.4 | 128.5 | 163.5 | 168.3 | 104.4 | 120.3 | 159.5 | 151.9 | 129.4 | 183.9 | 132.5 | 145.0 | 121.9 |
| #7 Birmingham Maulers | 158.1 | 134.9 | 155.6 | 160.1 | 189.0 | 190.6 | 181.5 | 95.7 | 164.6 | 170.8 | 156.7 | 175.0 | 183.5 | 172.9 | 194.5 | 141.5 | 98.8 |
| #8 San Diego Bullshitters | 175.9 | 209.9 | 133.4 | 179.7 | 161.1 | 152.1 | 199.5 | 150.3 | 135.4 | 163.3 | 172.1 | 152.7 | 123.9 | 181.2 | 132.7 | 134.8 | 113.1 |
| #9 Dodge City Drug Runners | 141.8 | 127.7 | 132.4 | 172.1 | 168.6 | 155.1 | 167.7 | 119.2 | 171.8 | 169.2 | 155.7 | 233.8 | 175.0 | 192.6 | 132.3 | 105.4 | 186.6 |
| #10 Bethlehem BBLs | 148.6 | 127.0 | 170.0 | 160.4 | 139.2 | 104.2 | 128.2 | 160.4 | 180.6 | 152.3 | 191.7 | 158.8 | 171.8 | 128.9 | 115.9 | 100.0 | 95.6 |