3.7 2024 — 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 | New Orleans Hurricanes | 12-4 | 1 | 3181.98 | 1 | 198.87 | +341.85
#2 | Birmingham Maulers | 12-4 | 2 | 3135.16 | 3 | 195.95 | +336.30
#3 | Montgomery Murkers | 11-5 | 3 | 2945.26 | 6 | 184.08 | +112.85
#4 | Huntsville Hitmen | 10-6 | 4 | 2976.47 | 5 | 186.03 | +239.19
#5 | El Paso Pythons | 9-7 | 5 | 3177.58 | 2 | 198.60 | +190.61
#6 | Dodge City Drug Runners | 7-9 | 6 | 3005.24 | 4 | 187.83 | -109.39
#7 | Fairhope Dongles | 6-10 | 7 | 2849.34 | 7 | 178.08 | -166.78
#8 | Damascus Jerboas | 5-11 | 8 | 2607.08 | 8 | 162.94 | -239.98
#9 | Tuscaloosa Titans | 5-11 | 9 | 2547.21 | 9 | 159.20 | -354.08
#10 | San Diego Bullshitters | 3-13 | 10 | 2505.70 | 10 | 156.61 | -350.57
Week 14 byes (constructed): Birmingham Maulers and New Orleans Hurricanes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Maulers | 0.00 | 213.27 | L (vs New Orleans Hurricanes) |
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 211.50 | 217.50 | W (vs Birmingham Maulers) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- Birmingham Maulers (213.27): QB: Jalen Hurts (25.2), RB: Zach Charbonnet (38.3), RB: Bucky Irving (2.8), WR: Khalil Shakir (21.6), WR: Drake London (13.0), WR: Keenan Allen (6.0), TE: Brock Bowers (9.2), FLEX: Ja'Marr Chase (46.1), IDP_FLEX: Josey Jewell (22.2), DEF: MIN D/ST (6.8), LB: T.J. Watt (7.0), DB: DeShon Elliott (15.0) [empty: K, DL]
- New Orleans Hurricanes (217.50): QB: Baker Mayfield (22.0), RB: James Conner (22.2), RB: Braelon Allen (12.1), WR: Puka Nacua (41.8), WR: Jaylen Waddle (20.9), WR: Jerry Jeudy (17.4), TE: Trey McBride (14.0), FLEX: Jake Ferguson (6.2), IDP_FLEX: Eric Kendricks (14.0), K: Brandon Aubrey (10.2), DEF: PIT D/ST (14.7), LB: Harold Landry (9.0), DB: Taylor Rapp (13.0) [empty: DL]
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 New Orleans Hurricanes (230.12) vs #2 Birmingham Maulers (180.12)| New Orleans Hurricanes: 1st, Birmingham Maulers: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 Montgomery Murkers (196.88) vs #4 Huntsville Hitmen (186.78)| Montgomery Murkers: 3rd, Huntsville Hitmen: 4th
Top half | #5 El Paso Pythons (158.85) vs #6 Dodge City Drug Runners (203.40)| Dodge City Drug Runners: 5th, El Paso Pythons: 6th
Mid-table | #7 Fairhope Dongles (149.30) vs #8 Damascus Jerboas (157.80) | Damascus Jerboas: 7th, Fairhope Dongles: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Tuscaloosa Titans (159.18) vs #10 San Diego Bullshitters (183.34)| San Diego Bullshitters: 9th, Tuscaloosa Titans: 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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New Orleans Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Birmingham Maulers | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
Montgomery Murkers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
El Paso Pythons | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 | ✅ Safe
Huntsville Hitmen | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | ✅ Safe
Dodge City Drug Runners | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
Fairhope Dongles | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
Damascus Jerboas | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Tuscaloosa Titans | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
San Diego Bullshitters | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ Damascus Jerboas, Tuscaloosa Titans, San Diego Bullshitters drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was New Orleans Hurricanes — the new format agrees: they win the #1v#2 Showdown (230.12 pts in Week 17).
- Relegation: the old system relegated San Diego Bullshitters, Tuscaloosa Titans and Huntsville Hitmen left the league (franchise exit, not AFP relegation). New AFP bottom 3 = Damascus Jerboas, San Diego Bullshitters, Tuscaloosa Titans — overlaps with history on San Diego Bullshitters, Tuscaloosa Titans; Damascus Jerboas would newly drop (they actually survived); Huntsville Hitmen would have been spared.
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 96.67 | 1 | Stayed | 3 | 1 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| Birmingham Maulers | 86.67 | 2 | Stayed | 7 | 2 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| Montgomery Murkers | 63.33 | 4 | Stayed | 12 | 3 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| El Paso Pythons | 80.00 | 3 | Stayed | 13 | 4 | ✅ Safe |
| Huntsville Hitmen | 63.33 | 5 | Left league | 13 | 5 | ✅ Safe |
| Dodge City Drug Runners | 60.00 | 6 | Stayed | 15 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Fairhope Dongles | 30.00 | 7 | Stayed | 22 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| Damascus Jerboas | 26.67 | 8 | Stayed | 23 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Tuscaloosa Titans | 20.00 | 10 | Relegated to Second | 28 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| San Diego Bullshitters | 23.33 | 9 | Relegated to Second | 29 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
Engine notes: AFP tie among ['El Paso Pythons', 'Huntsville Hitmen'] 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 New Orleans Hurricanes | 204.2 | 195.9 | 138.9 | 189.7 | 185.1 | 204.7 | 197.6 | 181.0 | 182.2 | 203.4 | 202.3 | 228.5 | 208.0 | 217.5* | 238.8 | 204.2 | 230.1 |
| #2 Birmingham Maulers | 126.3 | 154.5 | 214.2 | 173.9 | 233.1 | 201.9 | 169.2 | 225.1 | 179.0 | 221.9 | 204.3 | 172.3 | 237.7 | 213.3* | 189.8 | 218.6 | 180.1 |
| #3 Montgomery Murkers | 168.2 | 242.1 | 191.9 | 182.6 | 247.2 | 180.0 | 156.7 | 188.8 | 189.1 | 184.0 | 159.8 | 160.0 | 158.2 | 178.5 | 174.0 | 184.3 | 196.9 |
| #4 Huntsville Hitmen | 180.3 | 178.0 | 144.8 | 121.5 | 167.7 | 217.1 | 169.9 | 224.5 | 233.5 | 165.6 | 179.4 | 251.6 | 193.7 | 216.8 | 185.7 | 146.5 | 186.8 |
| #5 El Paso Pythons | 195.5 | 194.9 | 169.0 | 173.7 | 184.8 | 244.3 | 235.1 | 210.0 | 238.5 | 151.6 | 204.2 | 175.2 | 204.4 | 204.7 | 176.8 | 214.8 | 158.8 |
| #6 Dodge City Drug Runners | 170.5 | 197.5 | 192.2 | 164.6 | 168.4 | 156.1 | 183.8 | 154.0 | 223.8 | 146.8 | 216.2 | 239.2 | 183.3 | 209.1 | 175.7 | 224.0 | 203.4 |
| #7 Fairhope Dongles | 169.7 | 169.5 | 152.4 | 185.6 | 223.0 | 135.9 | 201.5 | 156.6 | 125.9 | 179.6 | 201.4 | 214.4 | 206.2 | 127.0 | 209.8 | 191.0 | 149.3 |
| #8 Damascus Jerboas | 155.7 | 215.2 | 172.1 | 173.8 | 134.0 | 182.1 | 132.2 | 153.0 | 189.3 | 170.8 | 176.5 | 140.7 | 148.8 | 173.7 | 141.9 | 147.3 | 157.8 |
| #9 Tuscaloosa Titans | 169.9 | 139.2 | 142.9 | 180.8 | 148.7 | 124.1 | 118.0 | 181.5 | 174.4 | 155.2 | 129.7 | 152.9 | 158.6 | 201.9 | 200.1 | 169.2 | 159.2 |
| #10 San Diego Bullshitters | 146.8 | 180.8 | 166.6 | 172.2 | 183.5 | 170.5 | 95.7 | 192.2 | 152.9 | 168.1 | 144.8 | 138.2 | 153.0 | 157.3 | 150.4 | 132.9 | 183.3 |