The Plow Kings and Pink Floyds advance to the championship game this week while the Roosters and Boozers will play for third place. Here's a closer look at the five teams who have a shot at prize money.
Plow Kings: The Kings were the No. 2 seed entering the playoffs with a 12-2 record and snuck by with a 1-point win in the semifinals. Led by MVP candidate Lamar Jackson, the Kings are the league's No. 3 scoring team. They will be seeking their second championship in three years, having won in 2023 and finishing fourth last year. The Kings will be seeking their fifth championship since 2002 when we switched to this site (I don't have the records before that, unfortunately).
Pink Floyds: The Floyds are seeking to become the first back-to-back champion since the Inspector Clissos did it in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. They are seeking their third championship since joining the league in 2018. The Floyds, though, barely squeaked into the playoffs this year, earning the final spot on the last week by gaining a tie with the Clissos, and winning the tiebreaker to finish 6-8 on the season. But RBs Jonathan Taylor and James Cook have gotten hot at the right time, carrying the Floyds back to the title game. They are now 4th in total points.
Roosters -- Led by MVP candidate Josh Allen, the No. 1 seed enjoyed a fantastic regular season with a 12-2 record and enjoying a points lead of almost 200 points over anyone else, but cooled off at the wrong time in the semifinals. The Roosters, though, have the scoring title wrapped up and the No. 1 pick in next year's draft with it. They are seeking to finish in the money for the first time since taking third in 2022 and 2020. If they score at least 24 points in the third place game, they will be the highest scoring team in the league in the last 17 years, but will likely fall short of the record Nickell Buffaloes team in 2007, which is the only team to score over 1,000 points in a season (going back to 2002).
The Boozers -- Missed by just one point of returning to the championship game after finishing second last year. The Boozers are sixth in the league in scoring, but entered the playoffs as the No. 3 seed after being one of only three teams to finish the regular season with an above .500 record.
Maq Daddies -- The Daddies hold a three-game lead over the Roosters and five over the Plow Kings with two weeks to go in the Pickem contest. The Daddies are seeking their first ever Pickem title, and the $50 prize that goes with it.
So this week I knocked off the Big Johnsons and next week I face the Cocks. I sense a pattern here.
There is still a player or two tonight, but the Boozers and Pink Floyds have won their playoff games, knocking out the Buffaloes and Big Johnsons. The Boozers play the Plow Kings next week while the Pink Floyds take on the Roosters.
In a last-minute roster change, I benched DeVonta Smith and started DJ Moore. Had I left Smith in, I would’ve won. Such was my season. Good luck to all the playoff hopefuls!
