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Written by Cory Puffett
Published October 9, 2025
Game of the Week: Stephen April (112.53) vs Sean Kennedy (128.72)
Game of the Week: Stephen April (112.53) vs Sean Kennedy (128.72)
All-time H2H: Series tied 5-5
After a low-scoring Week 1 matchup in which Stephen defended his Sabol Bowl XII victory over Sean, the 2024 runner-up got his revenge with a third consecutive Top 3 scoring week.
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Both managers put together respectable performances, and Stephen barely missed out on a Top 6 score for the week, but Sean’s squad was too balanced for him to earn his third straight victory over his former DeMatha classmate.
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Each had a 25-point scorer in the contest, but Sean had four additional 15-point scorers to just three for Stephen, allowing him to overcome three players under 10 points where only two failed to reach that threshold for Stephen.
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With both managers now sitting at 3-2 on the year and tied in their head-to-head, we’ll be tracking their point totals closely through the rest of the season if they remain wild card competitors.
Will Massimini (115.57) vs Jeffery McDonald (153.98)
Will Massimini (115.57) vs Jeffery McDonald (153.98)
All-time H2H: Jeffery leads series 3-1
Anthony Battle (130.12) vs Evan Ash (128.02)
Anthony Battle (130.12) vs Evan Ash (128.02)
All-time H2H: Evan leads series 12-6
William Battle (104.71) vs Eric Meyer (124.67)
William Battle (104.71) vs Eric Meyer (124.67)
All-time H2H: William leads series 10-7
Cory Puffett (108.47) vs Brandon Saunders (106.92)
Cory Puffett (108.47) vs Brandon Saunders (106.92)
All-time H2H: Cory leads series 9-6
Alex Mayo (99.37) vs Alex Kincaid (78.77)
Alex Mayo (99.37) vs Alex Kincaid (78.77)
All-time H2H: Series tied 4-4
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 – 166.35
Jeffery McDonald – 153.98
YTD Tom Brady Award Winner Record: 1-4
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.
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) Jeffery McDonald #2 in his career
153.98 points Ranks #71 all-time
$1 - Norm Van Brocklin Award (Top QB) Jeffery McDonald #3 in his career
C.J. Stroud, 30.42 1st career QB1 week
$1 - Adrian Peterson Award (Top RB) Jeffery McDonald #3 in his career
Jonathan Taylor, 33.34 7th career RB1 week
$1 - Flipper Anderson Award (Top WR) Evan Ash #21 in his career (2nd most all-time)
Emeka Egbuka, 29.00 1st career WR1 week
$1 - Shannon Sharpe Award (Top TE) Alex Kincaid #5 in his career
Jake Ferguson, 19.95 1st career TE1 week
$1 - Scott O'Brien Award (Top K) William Battle #9 in his career
Ka'imi Fairbairn, 19.10 8th career K1 week
$1 - Chuck Noll Award (Top DEF) Sean Kennedy* #19 in his career (3rd most all-time)
Detroit Lions*, 17.82 8th DEF1 week all-time
David Carr Award (Lowest Scorer) Alex Kincaid #7 in his career
#1 Power Ranking Brandon Saunders #7 in his career
#12 Power Ranking Cory Puffett #4 in his career
*Repeat from last week
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) Anthony Battle #10 in his career
Joining his younger brother as the only managers in the AFL to earn wins from coaching this season, Anthony earned 3.01 points by starting Keenan Allen at FLEX instead of Chase Brown. He won his matchup by 2.10 points.
Honorable Mention: Evan Ash had the second best coaching week of the season, earning a league-high 18.14 points by succeeding on both his risks. He earned 8.43 points by starting Houston's defense intead of the LA Rams and another 9.71 points by starting Kareem Hunt at FLEX instead of Cooper Kupp.
Hue Jackson Award (Worst Coach) Brandon Saunders #7 in his career
In a game he lost by just 1.55 points, Brandon cost his team a league-high 14.11 points and the win by failing on one of two coaching risks. He earned 3.20 points by starting DeVonta Smith at FLEX instread of Tee Higgins, but he lost a whopping 17.31 points by adding the NY Giants defense for a spot start instead of New Orleans in their head-to-head contest.
Managers took a combined 11 coaching risks this week and were successful on 6. The league's net point differential was -13.29
To date in 2025, the AFL has a .438 success rate on 64 total coaching risks with a -44.58 point differential
Manager Luck Report
Who suffered an unlucky loss or earned a lucky win this week? Find out here. (Note: Season-long luck has a new home in the Power Rankings chart)
Manager Luck Report
Who suffered an unlucky loss or earned a lucky win this week? Find out here. (Note: Season-long luck has a new home in the Power Rankings chart)
Lucky Wins
Alex Mayo 1-10 breakdown (#11 scorer for the week)
Cory Puffett 4-7 breakdown (#8 scorer for the week)
Unlucky Losses
Evan Ash 8-3 breakdown (#4 scorer for the week)
Will Massimini 6-5 breakdown (#6 scorer for the week)
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.
Ka'imi Fairbairn, K William Battle 19.10 Points (#34 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.
Stephen April left the #2 QB performance of the week on his bench
Sam Darnold, 30.30 Points
Brandon Saunders left the #5 QB performance of the week on his bench
Trevor Lawrence, 27.26 Points
Jeffery McDonald left the #1 RB performance of the week on his bench
Rico Dowdle, 33.34 Points
Alex Kincaid left the #4 RB performance of the week on his bench
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, 28.72 Points
Cory Puffett left the #5 TE performance of the week on his bench
Darren Waller, 17.55 Points
Alex Mayo left the #4 K performance of the week on his bench
Chase McLaughlin*, 13.50 Points
*This is the third consecutive week McLaughlin has outscored Alex's starter and finished as Top 5 kicker while on Alex's bench
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.
Jeffery McDonald 153.98 Points (#71 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 1,391.85 points in Week 5
This ranked #37 in league history out of 175 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 19th time in AFL history, the two bottom scoring teams faced off. Their point differential of 20.60 points ranks 3rd highest among those games.
Brandon Saunders's league-leading active streak of 100-point games extended to 10
William Battle and Cory Puffett's league-leading active droughts of 100-point games ended at 1
Alex Mayo & Alex Kincaid take over as the active leaders with their 1st straight sub-100-point outing
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