3.3 2022 — Third Division (Tier 3)#
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 | Damascus Jerboas | 12-4 | 1 | 2184.70 | 1 | 136.54 | +116.00
#2 | Philly Broad St. Bullies | 11-5 | 2 | 2107.84 | 3 | 131.74 | +335.10
#3 | Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas | 10-6 | 3 | 2083.54 | 4 | 130.22 | +142.10
#4 | DC Sharks | 9-7 | 4 | 2168.58 | 2 | 135.54 | +252.66
#5 | Seattle Stingers | 8-8 | 5 | 2074.56 | 5 | 129.66 | -75.60
#6 | Shreveport Snakes | 8-8 | 6 | 2025.50 | 6 | 126.59 | +92.92
#7 | Norwalk Creatures | 8-8 | 7 | 1969.22 | 7 | 123.08 | -42.08
#8 | Nashville Scorpions | 6-10 | 8 | 1926.88 | 8 | 120.43 | -198.24
#9 | Daphne Dragons | 4-12 | 9 | 1843.40 | 9 | 115.21 | -264.74
#10 | LA Jaguars | 4-12 | 10 | 1606.76 | 10 | 100.42 | -358.12
Week 14 byes (constructed): Damascus Jerboas and Philly Broad St. Bullies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus Jerboas | 94.48 | 104.78 | L (vs Philly Broad St. Bullies) |
| Philly Broad St. Bullies | 57.50 | 134.60 | W (vs Damascus Jerboas) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- Damascus Jerboas (104.78): QB: Josh Allen (21.6), RB: Josh Jacobs (19.4), WR: DeVonta Smith (17.4), WR: Amari Cooper (6.2), TE: George Kittle (6.8), FLEX: Gerald Everett (7.8), K: Matt Gay (6.5), DEF: BUF D/ST (19.1) [empty: RB]
- Philly Broad St. Bullies (134.60): QB: Brock Purdy (23.7), RB: Dameon Pierce (11.8), RB: Saquon Barkley (6.8), WR: Tyreek Hill (24.1), WR: Michael Gallup (6.0), TE: David Njoku (18.7), FLEX: DeAndre Hopkins (12.9), K: Tyler Bass (10.7), DEF: SF D/ST (19.9)
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 Damascus Jerboas (111.22) vs #2 Philly Broad St. Bullies (82.68)| Damascus Jerboas: 1st, Philly Broad St. Bullies: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas (120.82) vs #4 DC Sharks (112.90)| Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas: 3rd, DC Sharks: 4th
Top half | #5 Seattle Stingers (119.98) vs #6 Shreveport Snakes (89.08) | Seattle Stingers: 5th, Shreveport Snakes: 6th
Mid-table | #7 Norwalk Creatures (109.28) vs #8 Nashville Scorpions (120.30)| Nashville Scorpions: 7th, Norwalk Creatures: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Daphne Dragons (145.86) vs #10 LA Jaguars (40.88) | Daphne Dragons: 9th, LA Jaguars: 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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Damascus Jerboas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Philly Broad St. Bullies | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
DC Sharks | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ✅ Safe
Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Seattle Stingers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | ✅ Safe
Shreveport Snakes | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
Norwalk Creatures | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Nashville Scorpions | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Daphne Dragons | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
LA Jaguars | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ Nashville Scorpions, Daphne Dragons, LA Jaguars drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was Damascus Jerboas — the new format agrees: they win the #1v#2 Showdown (111.22 pts in Week 17).
- Relegation: Daphne Dragons, LA Jaguars, Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas, Nashville Scorpions, Shreveport Snakes left the league (franchise exit, not AFP relegation). New AFP bottom 3 = Daphne Dragons, LA Jaguars, Nashville Scorpions — overlaps with history on Daphne Dragons, LA Jaguars, Nashville Scorpions; Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas, Shreveport Snakes would have been spared.
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus Jerboas | 100.00 | 1 | Promoted to Second | 3 | 1 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| Philly Broad St. Bullies | 80.00 | 3 | Promoted to Second | 7 | 2 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| DC Sharks | 83.33 | 2 | Promoted to Second | 10 | 3 | ✅ Safe |
| Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas | 60.00 | 5 | Left league | 10 | 4 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| Seattle Stingers | 73.33 | 4 | Stayed | 15 | 5 | ✅ Safe |
| Shreveport Snakes | 53.33 | 6 | Left league | 18 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Norwalk Creatures | 40.00 | 7 | Stayed | 22 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Nashville Scorpions | 26.67 | 8 | Left league | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Daphne Dragons | 13.33 | 10 | Left league | 27 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| LA Jaguars | 20.00 | 9 | Left league | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
Engine notes: AFP tie among ['DC Sharks', 'Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas'] 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 Damascus Jerboas | 144.6 | 199.1 | 141.6 | 121.7 | 165.1 | 121.9 | 164.5 | 110.4 | 102.6 | 109.5 | 140.9 | 155.0 | 115.8 | 104.8* | 147.7 | 139.6 | 111.2 |
| #2 Philly Broad St. Bullies | 136.3 | 162.5 | 153.2 | 130.6 | 123.9 | 96.6 | 120.9 | 167.5 | 133.8 | 127.1 | 131.6 | 158.8 | 107.3 | 134.6* | 117.4 | 105.8 | 82.7 |
| #3 Miami Lemon Peppa Steppas | 173.0 | 185.0 | 123.0 | 116.5 | 139.7 | 130.9 | 107.5 | 112.4 | 152.1 | 140.2 | 67.8 | 144.6 | 113.7 | 111.6 | 133.2 | 132.3 | 120.8 |
| #4 DC Sharks | 125.6 | 124.1 | 108.6 | 128.3 | 181.9 | 131.8 | 126.4 | 94.7 | 157.0 | 116.5 | 152.7 | 150.1 | 163.0 | 162.1 | 111.8 | 134.1 | 112.9 |
| #5 Seattle Stingers | 142.8 | 117.5 | 116.2 | 178.3 | 126.0 | 136.1 | 117.4 | 164.0 | 99.7 | 99.0 | 119.3 | 129.0 | 147.7 | 116.1 | 138.8 | 126.8 | 120.0 |
| #6 Shreveport Snakes | 131.1 | 123.8 | 107.6 | 137.6 | 116.1 | 114.7 | 102.4 | 183.2 | 137.0 | 149.0 | 139.7 | 90.7 | 143.2 | 93.8 | 140.2 | 115.5 | 89.1 |
| #7 Norwalk Creatures | 91.3 | 115.7 | 113.1 | 116.0 | 159.3 | 100.2 | 159.1 | 148.7 | 104.9 | 120.0 | 112.8 | 138.5 | 104.1 | 121.9 | 135.3 | 128.4 | 109.3 |
| #8 Nashville Scorpions | 133.5 | 149.2 | 120.1 | 94.3 | 122.1 | 82.5 | 93.1 | 116.8 | 124.6 | 148.2 | 138.5 | 150.7 | 153.4 | 89.9 | 130.9 | 79.1 | 120.3 |
| #9 Daphne Dragons | 109.0 | 102.6 | 113.2 | 135.3 | 133.2 | 114.0 | 122.0 | 130.3 | 180.1 | 97.3 | 105.8 | 107.6 | 48.0 | 106.2 | 120.7 | 117.9 | 145.9 |
| #10 LA Jaguars | 103.3 | 134.6 | 106.8 | 115.8 | 99.4 | 124.6 | 123.1 | 80.2 | 76.5 | 81.8 | 61.7 | 94.2 | 106.3 | 114.4 | 85.3 | 98.7 | 40.9 |