3.10 2025 — 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 | Cape Town Capers | 11-5 | 1 | 3251.06 | 1 | 203.19 | +476.14
#2 | Fairhope Dongles | 10-6 | 2 | 2946.99 | 4 | 184.19 | +157.10
#3 | Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 10-6 | 3 | 2755.66 | 8 | 172.23 | -62.12
#4 | Birmingham Maulers | 9-7 | 4 | 3240.72 | 2 | 202.54 | +303.19
#5 | Dodge City Drug Runners | 9-7 | 5 | 2867.83 | 6 | 179.24 | -119.63
#6 | Houston Diablos | 8-8 | 6 | 3032.40 | 3 | 189.53 | +121.97
#7 | New Orleans Hurricanes | 8-8 | 7 | 2777.02 | 7 | 173.56 | -85.18
#8 | El Paso Pythons | 7-9 | 8 | 2943.37 | 5 | 183.96 | -133.89
#9 | Montgomery Murkers | 4-12 | 9 | 2519.90 | 9 | 157.49 | -302.19
#10 | Damascus Jerboas | 4-12 | 10 | 2404.95 | 10 | 150.31 | -355.39
Week 14 byes (constructed): Cape Town Capers and Fairhope Dongles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Capers | 193.79 | 219.29 | W (vs Fairhope Dongles) |
| Fairhope Dongles | 161.06 | 202.86 | L (vs Cape Town Capers) |
Constructed optimal lineups:
- Cape Town Capers (219.29): QB: Josh Allen (40.8), RB: James Cook (10.1), RB: Quinshon Judkins (9.4), WR: Puka Nacua (35.7), WR: CeeDee Lamb (18.1), WR: Chimere Dike (13.4), TE: Trey McBride (10.8), FLEX: Rashee Rice (7.4), IDP_FLEX: Roquan Smith (12.0), K: Tyler Loop (10.0), DEF: HOU D/ST (18.6), DL: Maxx Crosby (13.0), LB: Zack Baun (10.9), DB: Nick Cross (9.0)
- Fairhope Dongles (202.86): QB: Shedeur Sanders (36.5), RB: De'Von Achane (17.5), RB: Jaylen Warren (15.2), WR: Michael Wilson (38.2), WR: Michael Pittman (17.9), WR: Ja'Marr Chase (10.2), TE: AJ Barner (5.7), FLEX: Chris Godwin (10.5), IDP_FLEX: T.J. Watt (8.5), K: Evan McPherson (4.0), DEF: PHI D/ST (22.2), DL: Aidan Hutchinson (3.5), LB: Ernest Jones (11.0), DB: Nahshon Wright (2.0)
Part 2 — Week 17 Seeding Showdown#
Matchup | Game | Placement
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Championship | #1 Cape Town Capers (178.48) vs #2 Fairhope Dongles (184.82) | Fairhope Dongles: 1st, Cape Town Capers: 2nd
Podium (3rd place) | #3 Abu Dhabi Astronauts (172.19) vs #4 Birmingham Maulers (189.23)| Birmingham Maulers: 3rd, Abu Dhabi Astronauts: 4th
Top half | #5 Dodge City Drug Runners (174.33) vs #6 Houston Diablos (190.92)| Houston Diablos: 5th, Dodge City Drug Runners: 6th
Mid-table | #7 New Orleans Hurricanes (201.84) vs #8 El Paso Pythons (151.08)| New Orleans Hurricanes: 7th, El Paso Pythons: 8th
Relegation death match | #9 Montgomery Murkers (91.00) vs #10 Damascus Jerboas (97.40) | Damascus Jerboas: 9th, Montgomery Murkers: 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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Cape Town Capers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe
Fairhope Dongles | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe
Birmingham Maulers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe
Houston Diablos | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | ✅ Safe
Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | ✅ Safe
Dodge City Drug Runners | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble
El Paso Pythons | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble
New Orleans Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED
Montgomery Murkers | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED
Damascus Jerboas | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED
Relegation verdict: ❌ New Orleans Hurricanes, Montgomery Murkers, Damascus Jerboas drop (bottom 3 AFP).
Versus actual history (old format)#
- Title: actual champion was Fairhope Dongles — the new format agrees: they win the #1v#2 Showdown (184.82 pts in Week 17).
- Relegation: the old system relegated Damascus Jerboas, Montgomery Murkers. New AFP bottom 3 = Damascus Jerboas, Montgomery Murkers, New Orleans Hurricanes — overlaps with history on Damascus Jerboas, Montgomery Murkers; New Orleans Hurricanes would newly drop (they actually survived).
| Team | Old AFP (site) | Old rank | Actual outcome (next season) | New AFP | New rank | New status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Capers | 93.33 | 1 | Stayed | 4 | 1 | 🥈 Runner-up · ✅ Safe |
| Fairhope Dongles | 83.33 | 2 | Stayed | 7 | 2 | 🏆 CHAMPION · ✅ Safe |
| Birmingham Maulers | 76.67 | 3 | Stayed | 9 | 3 | 🥉 Podium (3rd) · ✅ Safe |
| Houston Diablos | 73.33 | 4 | Stayed | 14 | 4 | ✅ Safe |
| Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 66.67 | 5 | Stayed | 15 | 5 | ✅ Safe |
| Dodge City Drug Runners | 40.00 | 7 | Stayed | 17 | 6 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| El Paso Pythons | 56.67 | 6 | Stayed | 21 | 7 | ⚠️ Bubble |
| New Orleans Hurricanes | 30.00 | 8 | Stayed | 21 | 8 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Montgomery Murkers | 20.00 | 9 | Relegated to Second | 28 | 9 | ❌ RELEGATED |
| Damascus Jerboas | 10.00 | 10 | Relegated to Second | 29 | 10 | ❌ RELEGATED |
Engine notes: AFP tie among ['El Paso Pythons', 'New Orleans Hurricanes'] 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 Cape Town Capers | 192.9 | 220.3 | 174.1 | 240.8 | 170.2 | 132.7 | 215.4 | 198.0 | 196.1 | 184.1 | 239.3 | 201.0 | 230.2 | 219.3* | 255.1 | 181.5 | 178.5 |
| #2 Fairhope Dongles | 149.8 | 167.7 | 198.0 | 181.1 | 203.7 | 162.6 | 182.8 | 172.8 | 209.3 | 165.1 | 155.8 | 182.7 | 233.4 | 202.9* | 192.9 | 186.7 | 184.8 |
| #3 Abu Dhabi Astronauts | 180.4 | 157.2 | 168.9 | 176.6 | 200.1 | 210.1 | 144.2 | 196.4 | 158.9 | 176.6 | 149.6 | 150.3 | 161.3 | 212.3 | 145.4 | 167.4 | 172.2 |
| #4 Birmingham Maulers | 182.0 | 194.3 | 199.0 | 172.7 | 192.8 | 228.6 | 266.6 | 173.2 | 215.3 | 256.5 | 174.0 | 242.0 | 148.6 | 170.5 | 227.2 | 197.3 | 189.2 |
| #5 Dodge City Drug Runners | 217.6 | 173.8 | 133.5 | 149.6 | 177.0 | 119.4 | 220.2 | 173.1 | 177.8 | 171.1 | 162.0 | 175.3 | 178.0 | 215.3 | 222.7 | 201.5 | 174.3 |
| #6 Houston Diablos | 195.9 | 249.6 | 237.9 | 197.3 | 160.0 | 196.1 | 175.9 | 121.3 | 209.7 | 227.8 | 190.1 | 158.5 | 175.6 | 192.6 | 181.8 | 162.3 | 190.9 |
| #7 New Orleans Hurricanes | 154.7 | 183.4 | 187.2 | 164.0 | 203.5 | 196.4 | 133.5 | 191.6 | 177.7 | 138.1 | 142.2 | 165.1 | 157.3 | 158.9 | 183.9 | 239.4 | 201.8 |
| #8 El Paso Pythons | 182.4 | 134.4 | 209.8 | 184.0 | 181.6 | 156.2 | 203.0 | 176.9 | 149.4 | 212.6 | 185.1 | 219.1 | 170.5 | 191.0 | 203.1 | 184.3 | 151.1 |
| #9 Montgomery Murkers | 153.6 | 166.0 | 171.0 | 188.7 | 161.2 | 164.7 | 170.9 | 176.2 | 114.1 | 151.1 | 178.9 | 174.2 | 160.1 | 148.1 | 134.6 | 106.5 | 91.0 |
| #10 Damascus Jerboas | 169.9 | 159.0 | 162.5 | 148.2 | 184.2 | 113.0 | 143.5 | 146.4 | 170.0 | 161.2 | 144.1 | 152.9 | 167.9 | 128.4 | 114.8 | 138.8 | 97.4 |