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Written by Cory Puffett
Published November 21, 2024
We have reached the final week of inter-divisional play for the 2024 regular season. After this week, the remaining three games will all be divisional matchups as we lock down the picture for the 2024 postseason.
Sean Kennedy can clinch a victory this week with a win and a loss by Alex Kincaid. In fact, a win by itself will mean that at minimum Sean will be involved in a tiebreaker for a playoff spot. There is no doubt that Sean has benefited from a bit of scheduling luck. His opponents have scored almost six fewer points per game than any other manager's opponents.
But to his credit, Sean leads the AFL in scoring, averaging nearly two more points per game than any other manager. Sean is currently on pace to record the second highest per game point differential behind Cory Puffett's +28.14 points per game in the 2022 season.
Eric Meyer and William Battle, meanwhile, are on the brink of elimination. If Eric loses his seventh game in a row against Alex Kincaid, he will be eliminated. He will also be eliminated if Brandon Saunders, Jeffery McDonald, Cory Puffett, or Evan Ash win any of their respective matchups.
William Battle needs to win this week or else a win by his brother or by Alex Mayo will knock him out of the playoffs.
In between these three managers, things are still wide open. Eight managers are either leading their division or within two games of their division leader with four games to go. This sets things up for a very exciting finish to the 2024 regular season.
Game of the Week: Stephen April (133.85) vs Anthony Battle (118.65)
Game of the Week: Stephen April (133.85) vs Anthony Battle (118.65)
All-time H2H: Stephen leads series 5-3
Anthony rode a balanced attack to a solid lead in his matchup entering Sunday Night Football. Only two of his players failed to reach double digits, one of them being Kyren Williams with 9.95 points. Meanwhile two of Stephen’s players failed to reach five points, and Brandon Aubrey barely got there with 5.30 on Monday night.
By halftime of the Sunday night matchup, it seemed like Ant had it in the bag and would emerge victorious in this battle of division leaders. But Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase had other ideas. A week after the two exploded in a Thursday night showdown with the Ravens, a game in which Chase set the AFL record for points in a single game by a wide receiver, they were back at it as they led a furious comeback against the Chargers.
Thanks to their heroics, Stephen earned the victory and moved to 8-7 in his career when playing in the game of the week. Anthony failed in his bid to tie Eric with the most Peyton Manning Awards in AFL history, falling to 18-18 in his AFL-record 36 game of the week appearances.
Sean Kennedy (159.63) vs Alex Mayo (108.62)
Sean Kennedy (159.63) vs Alex Mayo (108.62)
All-time H2H: Alex leads series 4-3
Evan Ash (119.23) vs Brandon Saunders (154.75)
Evan Ash (119.23) vs Brandon Saunders (154.75)
All-time H2H: Brandon leads series 8-6
Eric Meyer (90.04) vs Cory Puffett (124.99)
Eric Meyer (90.04) vs Cory Puffett (124.99)
All-time H2H: Cory leads series 8-7
William Battle (92.01) vs Alex Kincaid (101.29)
William Battle (92.01) vs Alex Kincaid (101.29)
All-time H2H: Alex leads series 5-2
Jeffery McDonald (79.17) vs Will Massimini (75.54)
Jeffery McDonald (79.17) vs Will Massimini (75.54)
All-time H2H: Jeffery leads series 2-0
Free Agent All-Stars vs Tom Brady Award Winner
Every week, we take the best possible lineup made of players who were available on waivers in the AFL at the end of the week and compare it to the top scoring team of the week in our league. Included percentages for the Free Agent All-Star players represent the percentage of FleaFlicker leagues in which each the player was rostered as of data gathering (usually Tuesday morning).
Final Score:
Free Agent All-Stars – 140.19
Sean Kennedy – 159.63
YTD Tom Brady Award Winner Record: 4-7
IR Report
In our league, any player can be placed on IR regardless of injury designation. Once on IR, the player cannot be moved, dropped, or traded for a minimum of three weeks.
After Week 1, IR placements are retroactive to the prior week as long as the player was already on the team's roster but was not in the starting lineup during that prior week. This means those players will be eligible to come off IR after just a two-week stay.
TAXI Report
In our league, any rookie can be placed on the TAXI squad at any time.
Rookies placed on the TAXI on or before Week 8, who remain there without ever being removed until the end of the Sabol Bowl, are eligible as TAXI Keepers for the following year, so long as they never appeared in a starting lineup prior to Week 8. Each manager is permitted to designate one TAXI Keeper in addition to their Traditional Keeper.
Weekly Manager Awards
How were this week's $10 divvied up? Weekly awards with no financial benefit can also be found here
Weekly Manager Awards
How were this week's $10 divvied up? Weekly awards with no financial benefit can also be found here
$4 - Tom Brady Award (Highest Scorer) Sean Kennedy #14 in his career (t-5th most all-time)
159.63 points Ranks #39 all-time
$1 - Norm Van Brocklin Award (Top QB) Cory Puffett #20 in his career (2nd most all-time)
Jared Goff, 38.28 3rd career QB1 week
$1 - Adrian Peterson Award (Top RB) Sean Kennedy #6 in his career
Joe Mixon, 36.50 6th career RB1 week
$1 - Flipper Anderson Award (Top WR) Cory Puffett #14 in his career
Amon-Ra St. Brown, 35.43 3rd career WR1 week
$1 - Shannon Sharpe Award (Top TE) Brandon Saunders #16 in his career (t-4th most all-time)
Jonnu Smith, 26.60 1st career TE1 week
$1 - Scott O'Brien Award (Top K) Will Massimini #24 in his career (most all-time by 6)
Chris Boswell, 25.30 8th career K1 week
$1 - Chuck Noll Award (Top DEF) Eric Meyer #11 in his career
Baltimore Ravens, 13.98 8th DEF1 week all-time
David Carr Award (Lowest Scorer) Will Massimini #12 in his career
#1 Power Ranking Sean Kennedy #18 in his career (5th most all-time)
#12 Power Ranking Eric Meyer #15 in his career
Coaching Report
Who earned or cost him team the most points or a win based on coaching decisions? Find out here.
Coaching Report
Who earned or cost him team the most points or a win based on coaching decisions? Find out here.
Chuck Knox Award (Best Coach) Brandon Saunders #14 in his career (t-most all-time)
By succeeding on both of his coaching risks, Brandon earned a league-high 22.13 points and his third Chuck Knox Award in as many weeks. He earned 1.43 points by starting Anthony Richardson instead of Jameis Winston at QB and another 20.70 points by picking up Jonnu Smith instead of Dawson Knox for a spot start at TE.
Hue Jackson Award (Worst Coach) William Battle #10 in his career (t-3rd most all-time)
By failing on one of his two coaching risks, William cost his team 22.70 points and a win. Though he earned 3.90 points by picking up Alec Pierce instead of Kayshon Boutte for a spot start, he cost himself 26.60 points by dropping Jonnu Smith instead of starting him over Diontae Johnson at FLEX.
Honorable Mention: Alex Kincaid cost his team a league-high 29.43 points by failing on all three of his coaching risks. He cost his team 6.50 points by leaving Austin Seibert in his lineup on Thursday night instead of starting Jake Elliott for the injured Commanders kicker, 10.73 points by starting Kirk Cousins instead of Aaron Rodgers at QB, and another 12.20 points by starting DeAndre Hopkins instead of Tyreek Hill at WR.
Managers took a combined 22 coaching risks this week and were successful on 10. The league's net point differential was -48.38
To date in 2024, the AFL has a .445 success rate on 173 total coaching risks with a -382.93 point differential, continuing to build on the worst league-wide coaching year in our league's history.
Manager Luck Report
Who suffered an unlucky loss or earned a lucky win this week? Who have been the luckiest and unluckiest managers this season? Find out here.
Manager Luck Report
Who suffered an unlucky loss or earned a lucky win this week? Who have been the luckiest and unluckiest managers this season? Find out here.
Lucky Wins
Jeffery McDonald 1-10 breakdown (#11 scorer for the week)
Alex Kincaid 4-7 breakdown (#8 scorer for the week)
Unlucky Losses
Evan Ash 7-4 breakdown (#5 scorer for the week)
Anthony Battle 6-5 breakdown (#6 scorer for the week)
Luckiest managers through Week 11 (all-play)
Jeffery McDonald 2.1 wins above expected
Sean Kennedy 1.1 wins above expected
Alex Kincaid 1.0 wins above expected
Luckiest managers through Week 11 (median scoring)
Jeffery McDonald 3 wins above expected
Will Massimini 1 wins above expected
Alex Kincaid 1 wins above expected
Unluckiest managers through Week 11 (all-play)
William Battle 2.3 wins below expected
Brandon Saunders 1.1 wins below expected
Alex Mayo 0.7 wins below expected
Unluckiest managers through Week 11 (median scoring)
William Battle 3 wins below expected
Brandon Saunders 1 wins below expected
Stephen April 1 wins below expected
Positional Top 100 Leaderboards
These players posted one of the 100 best performances in AFL history within their position groups.
Positional Top 100 Leaderboards
These players posted one of the 100 best performances in AFL history within their position groups.
Jared Goff, QB Cory Puffett 38.28 Points (#45 all-time)
Joe Mixon, RB Sean Kennedy 36.50 Points (#62 all-time)
Saquon Barkley, RB Alex Kincaid 35.63 Points (#80 all-time)
Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR Cory Puffett 35.43 Points (#32 all-time)
Jonnu Smith, TE Brandon Saunders 26.60 Points (#40 all-time)
#1 TE score of 2024
Brock Bowers, TE William Batlte 26.43 Points (#42 all-time)
Chris Boswell, K Will Massimini 25.30 Points (#3 all-time)
Missed Opportunities
The players riding their managers' benches would have been key contributors.
Missed Opportunities
The players riding their managers' benches would have been key contributors.
Sean Kennedy left the #2 QB performance of the week on his taxi
Bo Nix, 30.52 Points
Eric Meyer left the #4 WR performance of the week on his bench
Jerry Jeudy, 23.60 Points
Anthony Battle left the #1 TE performance of the week on his bench
Taysom Hill, 37.70 Points
Hill would have had the #2 all-time single game TE performance
Stephen April left the #1 DEF performance of the week on his bench
Houston Texans, 26.20 Points
• The Texans would have had the #59 all-time single game DEF performance
• Stephen left the Texans on his bench in Week 10 when they would have been the #4 DEF
Top 100 Team Scores
These managers' earned one of the 100 highest team scores in AFL history.
Top 100 Team Scores
These managers' earned one of the 100 highest team scores in AFL history.
Sean Kennedy 159.63 Points (#39 all-time)
Brandon Saunders 154.75 Points (#65 all-time)
Weekly League-wide Point Total
How high- or low-scoring was this week in the context of AFL history?
Weekly League-wide Point Total
How high- or low-scoring was this week in the context of AFL history?
The AFL scored 1,357.77 points in Week 11
This ranked #47 in league history out of 166 regular season weeks
Scoring Anomalies
Did the second-highest scoring team lose? Or the second-lowest scoring team win? These sorts of anomalies and more are included here.
Scoring Anomalies
Did the second-highest scoring team lose? Or the second-lowest scoring team win? These sorts of anomalies and more are included here.
For the 17th time in AFL history, the two bottom scoring teams faced off. Their point differential of 3.63 points ranks 7th lowest among those games.
This is the second week in a row a manager beat Will Massimini with the second lowest team score
This is the third time this season this anomaly has occurred, which is tied for the most in any season in AFL history (2016 & 2020)
This is the fourth time in AFL history this anomaly has occured in consecutive weeks. It has never happened in three straight weeks.
Anthony Battle's league-leading active streak of 100-point games extended to 7 games.
Stephen April has the second longest active streak at 5 games.
Eric Meyer's league-leading active drought of 100-point games extended to 6 games.
This re-sets Eric's career long drought he set a week ago and is tied for the second longest drought in AFL history.
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