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Written by Cory Puffett
Published October 8, 2026
We reached a pretty monumental milestone this week thanks to Alex Mayo's team score of 154.97.
In the first week in AFL history, Evan Ash scored 149.90 points. It was the AFL record for single-game scoring until the final week of that inaugural regular season when Evan bested his own score with a 152.00-point week.
It's worth keeping in mind that we only had 8 players in the starting lineup for the first three years of our league. In addition to that Week 13 performance from Evan's own team, two team scored from 2014 and three from 2015 were higher than Evan's game in the AFL's first ever week, meaning it ranked 7th all-time entering the 2016 season ten years ago.
Thanks to Alex Mayo's big Week 4 performance, Evan's 149.90 point game was bumped out of the AFL's Top 100 team scores. That means, including the first four weeks of this season, we've seen an average of about 9 team scores of 150+ per season in the past decade after only getting an average of 2 per season through the first three years.
If you'd like to check out League Legacy's AI-generated recaps of all six games this week, and a preview of Week 5, you can check it out on League Legacy.
Additionally, I've had the site run a more in-depth Rivalry Spotlight feature story for our Week 5 Game of the Week between Sean Kennedy and Evan Ash.
Let's jump into all the good stuff from Week 4!
Game of the Week: Will Massimini (113.49) vs Sean Kennedy (119.00)
Game of the Week: Will Massimini (113.49) vs Sean Kennedy (119.00)
All-time H2H: Sean leads series 13-5
Sean was the second lowest scoring winner of the week, but this matchup certainly lived up to the hype of a game of the week. After back-to-back blowouts, and no games of the week with victory margins under 20 in the first three weeks, this is just what we needed to inject some drama into our season.
Will enjoyed a solid start to his week, taking a 35-point lead into the 4pm window of his contest. Joe Burrow and Zay Flowers led the way, though the latter’s performance was cut off at the knees when Lamar Jackson’s ankle injury prevented him from playing in the second half -- he and Tyler Huntley connected for -1 yard on two receptions in the entire second half!
The door was left open for Sean and he managed to pull back even with Will entering Sunday Night Football despite Courtland Sutton’s abysmal 1 catch for 4 yards on 6 targets in the mid-afternoon window. Still, both managers had two players left to play in primetime, locked in a dead-heat.
Sam LaPorta got things started for Will on Sunday night. It wasn’t looking good when he entered the fourth quarter with just 16 yards on 3 catches, but he came alive with two 20+ yarders and a touchdown to give Team Massimini legit hope entering Monday Night Football with Drake London going up against Bijan Robinson and the Falcons defense for Sean.
Alas, two Robinson touchdown runs in the first quarter, including a 59-yarder on the third play of the game, gave Sean the lead. While London held serve with Robinson the rest of the way, a putrid outing for Tyler Shough and the Saints offense allowed the Falcons defense to be the difference maker, helping Sean extend his dominant head-to-head series lead.
Will's top scorer: Joe Burrow, QB | 24.78 points
Sean's top scorer: Kyren Williams, RB | 32.63 points
Alex Mayo (154.97) vs William Kellogg (95.06)
Alex Mayo (154.97) vs William Kellogg (95.06)
All-time H2H: Alex leads series 1-0
Alex's top scorer: CeeDee Lamb, WR | 33.78 points
William's top scorer: Jonathan Taylor, RB | 24.30 points
Anthony Battle (69.15) vs Stephen April (127.62)
Anthony Battle (69.15) vs Stephen April (127.62)
All-time H2H: Stephen leads series 6-4
Anthony's top scorer: Spencer Shrader, K | 17.40 points
Stephen's top scorer: Kenneth Walker, RB | 32.56 points
Cory Puffett (125.45) vs Eric Meyer (80.32)
Cory Puffett (125.45) vs Eric Meyer (80.32)
All-time H2H: Cory leads series 9-8
Cory's top scorer: Tetairoa McMillan, WR | 37.40 points
Eric's top scorer: James Cook, RB | 16.76 points
Evan Ash (101.91) vs William Battle (122.40)
Evan Ash (101.91) vs William Battle (122.40)
All-time H2H: William leads series 9-5
Evan's top scorer: Tee Higgins, WR | 22.30 points
William's top scorer: Josh Allen, QB | 18.92 points
Brandon Saunders (104.59) vs Alex Kincaid (87.69)
Brandon Saunders (104.59) vs Alex Kincaid (87.69)
All-time H2H: Brandon leads series 6-4
Brandon's top scorer: Malik Nabers, WR | 20.60 points
Alex's top scorer: Javonte Williams, RB | 29.92 points
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 – 177.22
TB Award Winner – 101.91
YTD Tom Brady Award Winner Record: 1-3
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.
Competitive Lineup Penalty Report
This year, we instituted a new rule requiring managers to start a full lineup of active players. A strike system penalizes managers who leave inactive players, or players on bye, in their starting lineup.
Strike 1: No penalty
Strike 2: Fine of $100 FAAB + move to back of all postseason tiebreakers
Strike 3: Repeat Strike 2 penalty + move to back of every round of next year's draft
Strike 4: Dismissal from AFL
Strikes clear in reverse order, two seasons (currently 30 regular season weeks) after the first earned strike.
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) Alex Mayo #8 in his career
154.97 points Ranks #72 all-time
$1 - Norm Van Brocklin Award (Top QB) Will Massimini #9 in his career
Joe Burrow, 24.78 4th career QB1 week
$1 - Adrian Peterson Award (Top RB) Sean Kennedy #7 in his career
Kyren Williams, 32.63 3rd career RB1 week
$1 - Flipper Anderson Award (Top WR) Cory Puffett #17 in his career
Tetairoa McMillan, 37.40 2nd career WR1 week
$1 - Shannon Sharpe Award (Top TE) Will Massimini #11 in his career
Sam LaPorta, 18.75 5th career TE1 week
$1 - Co-Scott O'Brien Award (Top K) Anthony Battle #23 in his career (2nd most all-time)
Spencer Shrader, 17.40 1st career K1 week
$1 - Co-Scott O'Brien Award (Top K) William Battle #11 in his career
Ka'imi Fairbairn, 17.40 10th career K1 week
$1 - Chuck Noll Award (Top DEF) William Battle #23 in his career (most all-time)
Seattle Seahawks, 12.23 8th DEF1 week all-time
Alvin Kamara Award (Top Player) Cory Puffett #14 in his career (5th most all-time)
Tetairoa McMillan, 37.40 1st career Kamara Award
David Carr Award (Lowest Scorer) Anthony Battle #14 in his career (t-5th most all-time)
#1 Power Ranking Stephen April #24 in his career (2nd most all-time)
#12 Power Ranking Anthony Battle #5 in his career
*Repeat from last week
Milestones reached
These managers reached significant milestones this week (powered by League Legacy)
Milestones reached
These managers reached significant milestones this week (powered by League Legacy)
Achievements
Alex Mayo 50 career Top 6 scoring weeks
Blunders
Evan Ash 1,000 career all-play losses
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) Sean Kennedy #16 in his career (2nd most all-time)
With two successfull coaching risks, Sean earned a league-high 18.45 points and a win in his matchup. He earned 16.15 points by adding the Atlanta Falcons defense instead of the New Orleans Saints as a sterming start, plus another 2.30 points by adding Mike Gesicki instead of Hunter Henry to start at tight end.
Hue Jackson Award (Worst Coach) Alex Kincaid #13 in his career (t-3rd most all-time)
By failing on both of his coaching risks, Alex cost his team a league-high 15.18 points. He missed out on 12.78 points by starting an inactive Justin Jefferson instead of Tony Pollard, plus another 2.40 points by starting Denzel Boston instead of DK Metcalf.
Managers took a combined 14 coaching risks this week and were successful on 9. The league's net point differential was +9.10
To date in 2026, the AFL has a .536 success rate on 56 total coaching risks with a -59.42 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
Brandon Saunders 5-6 breakdown (#7 scorer for the week)
Unlucky Losses
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.
Tetairoa McMillan, WR Cory Puffett 37.40 Points (t-#28 all-time)
New career high; first career Top 100 performance
CeeDee Lamb, WR Alex Mayo 33.78 Points (#77 all-time)
Spencer Shrader, K Anthony Battle 17.40 Points (t-#92 all-time)
New career high; first career Top 100 performance
Ka'imi Fairbairn, K William Battle 17.40 Points (t-#92 all-time)
Missed Opportunities
Players riding their managers' benches who would have been key contributors, and matchups with the losing manager's optimal score was higher than their opponent's real score.
Missed Opportunities
Players riding their managers' benches who would have been key contributors, and matchups with the losing manager's optimal score was higher than their opponent's real score.
William Kellogg left the #1 QB performance of the week on his bench
Drake Maye, 27.51 Points
Maye would have been William's top scorer based on players in his lineup
Alex Mayo left the #3 QB performance of the week on his bench
C.J. Stroud, 24.48 Points
Sean Kennedy left the #4 QB performance of the week on his bench
Kirk Cousins, 23.97 Points
Alex Kincaid left the #5 QB performance of the week on his bench
Bryce Young, 23.34 Points
Sean Kennedy left the #3 RB performance of the week on his bench
Kyle Monangai, 30.50 Points
Sean could have had three of the Top 5 RBs of the week in his lineup
Cory Puffett left the #3 DEF performance of the week on his bench
Los Angeles Rams, 13.84 Points
Based on rostered units, the Rams would have been the AFL's DEF1 and earned Cory a dollar if he'd started them
Alex Kincaid scored 87.69 points in his loss to Brandon Saunders
His optimal score of 137.58 was higher than Brandon's score of 104.59 points
Will Massimini scored 113.49 points in his loss to Sean Kennedy
His optimal score of 126.05 was higher than Sean's score of 119.00 points
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.
Alex Mayo 154.97 Points (#72 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 1,301.65 points in Week 4
This ranked #99 in league history out of 189 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.
Alex Mayo's league-leading active streak of 100-point games extended to 7
William Battle's league-leading active drought of 100-point games ended at 2
Alex Kincaid takes over as the sole active leader with his 3rd straight sub-100-point outing.
Historical Playoff Probabilities
Playoff probabilities for managers, by record, based on data from the AFL's first 13 completed seasons. See the power ranking chart for contextualized playoff probabilities, powered by PlayoffComputer.
Historical Playoff Probabilities
Playoff probabilities for managers, by record, based on data from the AFL's first 13 completed seasons. See the power ranking chart for contextualized playoff probabilities, powered by PlayoffComputer.
4-0: Alex Mayo
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 10 (19.2%) began the season 4-0.
Beginning the season 4-0 gives a manager a 71.4% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 2 (15.4%) began their title campaign 4-0.
Beginning the season 4-0 gives a manager a 14.3% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
3-1: Stephen April, Evan Ash, Sean Kennedy, Brandon Saunders
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 19 (36.5%) began the season 3-1.
Beginning the season 3-1 gives a manager a 51.4% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 7 (53.8%) began their title campaign 3-1.
Beginning the season 3-1 gives a manager an 18.9% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
2-2: William Battle, Cory Puffett
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 15 (28.8%) began the season 2-2.
Beginning the season 2-2 gives a manager a 28.3% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 2 (15.4%) began their title campaign 2-2.
Beginning the season 2-2 gives a manager a 3.8% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
1-3: William Kellogg, High St Homies, Will Massimini, Eric Meyer
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 6 (11.5%) began the season 1-3.
Beginning the season 1-3 gives a manager a 15.4% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 2 (15.4%) began their title campaign 1-3.
Beginning the season 1-3 gives a manager a 5.1% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
0-4: Anthony Battle
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 2 (3.8%) began the season 0-4.
Beginning the season 0-4 gives a manager a 15.4% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 0 (0.0%) began their title campaign 0-4.
Beginning the season 0-4 gives a manager a 0.0% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
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