3.5 2023 — Second Division (Tier 2)#
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 | 13-3 | 1 | 2624.06 | 1 | 164.00 | +210.60
#2 | Philly Broad St. Bullies | 10-6 | 2 | 2501.60 | 4 | 156.35 | +170.61
#3 | Rodeo Reapers | 9-7 | 3 | 2540.07 | 2 | 158.75 | +226.32
#4 | DC Sharks | 9-7 | 4 | 2533.21 | 3 | 158.33 | +120.24
#5 | Memphis Majors | 8-8 | 5 | 2369.35 | 6 | 148.08 | +27.14
#6 | Fairhope Dongles | 7-9 | 6 | 2389.58 | 5 | 149.35 | +78.23
#7 | Stuttgart Strikers | 7-9 | 7 | 2304.92 | 7 | 144.06 | -9.74
#8 | Bessemer Bangerz | 6-10 | 8 | 2208.70 | 8 | 138.04 | -273.31
#9 | Bethlehem BBLs | 6-10 | 9 | 2181.20 | 9 | 136.32 | -239.25
#10 | Aurora Light Show | 5-11 | 10 | 2145.88 | 10 | 134.12 | -310.84
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 | 176.16 | 214.06 | W (vs Philly Broad St. Bullies) |
| Philly Broad St. Bullies | 165.12 | 213.02 | L (vs Damascus Jerboas) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- Damascus Jerboas (214.06): QB: Matthew Stafford (26.7), RB: Raheem Mostert (23.0), RB: Rachaad White (20.5), WR: Brandon Aiyuk (17.6), WR: DK Metcalf (14.2), TE: Travis Kelce (14.3), FLEX: Breece Hall (26.6), K: Harrison Butker (4.7), DEF: DAL D/ST (15.9), IDP_FLEX: Josey Jewell (22.6), IDP_FLEX: Maxx Crosby (28.0)
- Philly Broad St. Bullies (213.02): QB: Josh Allen (21.5), RB: James Cook (25.1), RB: Austin Ekeler (22.0), WR: Deebo Samuel (34.0), WR: Drake London (29.2), TE: Dalton Kincaid (8.1), FLEX: Courtland Sutton (15.2), K: Brandon Aubrey (24.4), DEF: KC D/ST (10.0), IDP_FLEX: Bobby Wagner (9.0), IDP_FLEX: Roquan Smith (14.5)
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 Damascus Jerboas (162.38) vs #2 Philly Broad St. Bullies (174.06)| Philly Broad St. Bullies: 1st, Damascus Jerboas: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 Rodeo Reapers (128.52) vs #4 DC Sharks (171.88) | DC Sharks: 3rd, Rodeo Reapers: 4th
Top half | #5 Memphis Majors (229.54) vs #6 Fairhope Dongles (145.68) | Memphis Majors: 5th, Fairhope Dongles: 6th
Mid-table | #7 Stuttgart Strikers (130.50) vs #8 Bessemer Bangerz (139.80)| Bessemer Bangerz: 7th, Stuttgart Strikers: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Bethlehem BBLs (105.20) vs #10 Aurora Light Show (93.30) | Bethlehem BBLs: 9th, Aurora Light Show: 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 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
Philly Broad St. Bullies | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Rodeo Reapers | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ✅ Safe
DC Sharks | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Memphis Majors | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 5 | ✅ Safe
Fairhope Dongles | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
Stuttgart Strikers | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Bessemer Bangerz | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Bethlehem BBLs | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
Aurora Light Show | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ Bessemer Bangerz, Bethlehem BBLs, Aurora Light Show drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was Damascus Jerboas — under the new format Philly Broad St. Bullies is champion instead. Damascus Jerboas (#1 seed) DID get the title shot but lost the single-week Showdown 162.38–174.06. In reality they won the old two-week-combined BCC.
- Relegation: the old system relegated Aurora Light Show, Bessemer Bangerz and Bethlehem BBLs, DC Sharks, Philly Broad St. Bullies left the league (franchise exit, not AFP relegation). New AFP bottom 3 = Aurora Light Show, Bessemer Bangerz, Bethlehem BBLs — overlaps with history on Aurora Light Show, Bessemer Bangerz, Bethlehem BBLs; DC Sharks, Philly Broad St. Bullies would have been spared.
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus Jerboas | 96.67 | 1 | Promoted to Elite | 4 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| Philly Broad St. Bullies | 83.33 | 2 | Left league | 7 | 2 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| Rodeo Reapers | 80.00 | 3 | Stayed | 9 | 3 | ✅ Safe |
| DC Sharks | 76.67 | 4 | Left league | 10 | 4 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| Memphis Majors | 40.00 | 7 | Stayed | 16 | 5 | ✅ Safe |
| Fairhope Dongles | 56.67 | 5 | Promoted to Elite | 17 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Stuttgart Strikers | 56.67 | 6 | Stayed | 22 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Bessemer Bangerz | 26.67 | 8 | Relegated to Third | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Bethlehem BBLs | 20.00 | 9 | Left league | 27 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Aurora Light Show | 13.33 | 10 | Relegated to Third | 30 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
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 | 162.6 | 156.1 | 150.5 | 143.2 | 166.8 | 178.7 | 122.4 | 207.7 | 160.8 | 148.2 | 159.7 | 164.0 | 179.3 | 214.1* | 144.2 | 165.8 | 162.4 |
| #2 Philly Broad St. Bullies | 156.5 | 129.1 | 171.4 | 176.3 | 114.6 | 132.6 | 135.1 | 189.4 | 154.3 | 156.1 | 146.4 | 206.5 | 180.3 | 213.0* | 131.9 | 108.3 | 174.1 |
| #3 Rodeo Reapers | 152.9 | 186.8 | 223.3 | 139.8 | 130.0 | 132.2 | 134.5 | 140.2 | 127.6 | 208.6 | 181.1 | 191.9 | 164.2 | 107.2 | 138.4 | 181.4 | 128.5 |
| #4 DC Sharks | 155.7 | 141.3 | 129.9 | 130.8 | 134.0 | 169.9 | 145.3 | 211.4 | 129.8 | 210.1 | 147.6 | 187.6 | 177.4 | 144.3 | 141.4 | 176.6 | 171.9 |
| #5 Memphis Majors | 147.2 | 126.4 | 151.8 | 171.5 | 185.4 | 123.5 | 166.4 | 156.3 | 144.7 | 101.2 | 142.7 | 148.8 | 134.2 | 173.6 | 143.5 | 152.1 | 229.5 |
| #6 Fairhope Dongles | 142.0 | 133.4 | 152.1 | 134.7 | 207.2 | 115.2 | 136.4 | 178.7 | 152.6 | 117.7 | 140.3 | 152.8 | 191.9 | 141.7 | 131.0 | 162.0 | 145.7 |
| #7 Stuttgart Strikers | 163.0 | 120.8 | 171.3 | 100.8 | 107.0 | 135.2 | 170.2 | 160.6 | 154.1 | 181.9 | 144.5 | 167.2 | 145.7 | 140.1 | 103.2 | 139.5 | 130.5 |
| #8 Bessemer Bangerz | 120.3 | 119.5 | 154.1 | 151.1 | 194.7 | 135.1 | 158.9 | 164.2 | 131.7 | 155.2 | 114.2 | 103.8 | 126.6 | 137.5 | 138.4 | 103.4 | 139.8 |
| #9 Bethlehem BBLs | 129.3 | 116.1 | 174.6 | 147.6 | 151.3 | 118.9 | 199.3 | 148.5 | 125.5 | 112.3 | 99.9 | 146.5 | 121.4 | 139.1 | 135.2 | 115.8 | 105.2 |
| #10 Aurora Light Show | 133.6 | 187.3 | 145.1 | 88.0 | 130.5 | 151.5 | 167.9 | 138.3 | 123.9 | 157.8 | 161.1 | 125.7 | 105.1 | 104.5 | 85.4 | 140.1 | 93.3 |