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Written by Cory Puffett
Published October 24, 2026
End-of-quarter grading and WCAC Championships created a perfect storm of priorities that prevented me from getting this week's write-up out on time.
If you'd like to check out League Legacy's AI-generated recaps of all six games this week, and a preview of Week 6, you can check it out on League Legacy.
I've also had the site run a more in-depth Rivalry Spotlight feature story for our Week 7 Game of the Week between Sean Kennedy and Stephen April.
Let's jump into all the good stuff from Week 6!
Game of the Week: Stephen April (132.17) vs Evan Ash (73.37)
Game of the Week: Stephen April (132.17) vs Evan Ash (73.37)
All-time H2H: Stephen leads series 9-7
Zzzz… oh, sorry. Did I fall asleep on you? This was quite a snoozer. So much so that the tight ends and kickers on both sides may actually have fallen asleep. Stephen got 2.1 combined points from his starters at the two positions, almost as putrid as the 1.0 combined points Evan received.
Despite their similar woes in 22.2 percent of their respective lineups, Stephen ran away with a margin of victory of nearly 60 points! It certainly helps when you have three players outscore your opponent’s top scorer.
Kenneth Walker, D’Andre Swift, and Jayden Daniels led the way with the Kansas City Chiefs and Keon Coleman putting up very strong performances in support as the 4pm window was the turning point in the contest. In all, six of Stephen’s starters outscored Evan’s No. 2 player for the week.
Stephen's top scorer: Kenneth Walker, RB | 29.27 points
Evan's top scorer: Jaylin Noel, WR | 19.70 points
William Battle (70.38) vs Brandon Saunders (131.71)
William Battle (70.38) vs Brandon Saunders (131.71)
All-time H2H: William leads series 15-8
William's top scorer: Josh Allen, QB | 19.64 points
Brandon's top scorer: Malik Nabers, WR | 22.75 points
Cory Puffett (126.19) vs Alex Mayo (68.04)
Cory Puffett (126.19) vs Alex Mayo (68.04)
All-time H2H: Alex leads series 6-3
Cory's top scorer: Tyler Shough, QB | 27.98 points
Alex's top scorer: Brock Purdy, QB | 19.08 points
William Kellogg (117.61) vs Sean Kennedy (71.93)
William Kellogg (117.61) vs Sean Kennedy (71.93)
All-time H2H: William leads series 1-0
William's top scorer: Drake Maye, QB | 24.98 points
Sean's top scorer: Kirk Cousins, QB | 19.58 points
Will Massimini (97.44) vs Alex Kincaid (114.43)
Will Massimini (97.44) vs Alex Kincaid (114.43)
All-time H2H: Alex leads series 7-2
Will's top scorer: Michael Penix, QB | 21.22 points
Alex's top scorer: Isaiah Likely, TE | 21.85 points
Anthony Battle (96.79) vs Eric Meyer (110.94)
Anthony Battle (96.79) vs Eric Meyer (110.94)
All-time H2H: Eric leads series 11-6
Anthony's top scorer: Trevor Lawrence, QB | 28.76 points
Eric's top scorer: James Cook, RB | 24.98 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 – 157.02
Stephen April – 132.17
YTD Tom Brady Award Winner Record: 1-5
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) Stephen April #16 in his career (t-4th most all-time)
132.17points Does not rank in Top 100 all-time
$1 - Norm Van Brocklin Award (Top QB) Anthony Battle #21 in his career (4th most all-time)
Trevor Lawrence, 28.76 2nd career QB1 week
$1 - Adrian Peterson Award (Top RB) Stephen April #9 in his career
Kenneth Walker, 29.27 1st career RB1 week
$1 - Flipper Anderson Award (Top WR) Brandon Saunders #20 in his career (t-5th most all-time)
Malik Nabers, 22.75 1st career WR1 week
$1 - Shannon Sharpe Award (Top TE) Alex Kincaid #13 in his career
Isaiah Likely, 21.851 1st career TE1 week
$1 - Scott O'Brien Award (Top K) Alex Kincaid #13 in his career
Chad Ryland, 20.50 2nd career K1 week
$1 - Chuck Noll Award (Top DEF) Brandon Saunders #13 in his career
Pittsburgh Steelers, 19.03 11th DEF1 week all-time
Alvin Kamara Award (Top Player) Stephen April #9 in his career
Kenneth Walker, 29.27 1st career Kamara Award
David Carr Award (Lowest Scorer) Alex Mayo #6 in his career
#1 Power Ranking Stephen April #25 in his career (2nd most all-time)
#12 Power Ranking Anthony Battle #7 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)
Blunders
William Battle 100 career 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) Stephen April #14 in his career
With just one coaching risk, starting Keon Coleman over Wan'Dale Robinson in his FLEX, Stephen earned a league-high 11.55 points.
Hue Jackson Award (Worst Coach) Alex Mayo #12 in his career (5th most all-time)
By failing on two of three coaching risks, Alex cost his team a league-high 23.08, making this the 38th worst single-game coaching score in AFL history. He earned 5.70 points by starting Cam Little instead of Eddy Pineiro at kicker. But he cost his team 8.24 points by starting the Patriots instead of the Texans at defense and another 21.54 points by starting an inactive Tyler Warren instead of Chuba Hubbard at FLEX.
Managers took a combined 12 coaching risks this week and were successful on 7. The league's net point differential was -5.09
To date in 2026, the AFL has a .538 success rate on 78 total coaching risks with a -99.38 point differential
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.
Chad Ryland, K Alex Kincaid 20.50 Points (t-#26 all-time)
Chris Boswell, K Will Massimini 19.70 Points (t-#37 all-time)
Tyler Bass, K Cory Puffett 18.90 Points (t-#54 all-time)
Chase McLaughlin, K William Kellogg 18.60 Points (t-#65 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.
Alex Mayo left the #4 QB performance of the week on his bench
C.J. Stroud, 24.89 Points
Stroud would have been Alex's top scorer
William Kellogg left the #1 WR performance of the week on his bench
Tre Tucker, 24.90 Points
Brandon Saunders left the #5 WR performance of the week on his bench/TAXI
Germie Bernard, 24.90 Points
Eric Meyer left the #2 TE performance of the week on his bench
Kyle Pitts, 21.20 Points
Cory Puffett cut the #2 DEF performance of the week on gameday
Chicago Bears, 21.51 Points
The Bears would have been the Chuck Noll Award winner based on players started in Week 7.
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 1,211.00 points in Week 6
This does not rank in the Top 100 in league history out of 191 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 14th time in AFL history, the top six scoring teams all won their games.
This is the first time it's happened twice in the same season since Weeks 12 & 13 in 2021. We've never had three occurrences in one season.
Alex Mayo's league-leading active streak of 100-point games ended at 8
Stephen April takes over as the active leader with his 6th straight 100-point outing.
William Kellogg's league-leading active drought of 100-point games ended at 3
Evan Ash and Sean Kennedy take over as the active leaders with their respective 2nd 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.
5-1: Brandon Saunders
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 10 (19.2%) began the season 5-1.
Beginning the season 5-1 gives a manager a 66.7% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 4 (30.8%) began their title campaign 5-1.
Beginning the season 5-1 gives a manager a 26.7% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
4-2: Stephen April, Sean Kennedy, Alex Mayo, Cory Puffett
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 19 (36.5%) began the season 4-2.
Beginning the season 4-2 gives a manager a 50.0% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 3 (23.1%) began their title campaign 4-2.
Beginning the season 4-2 gives a manager an 7.9% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
3-3: Evan Ash, William Battle, Eric Meyer
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 11 (21.2%) began the season 3-3.
Beginning the season 3-3 gives a manager a 28.9% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 4 (30.8%) began their title campaign 3-3.
Beginning the season 3-3 gives a manager a 10.5% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
2-4: William Kellogg, High St Homies, Will Massimini
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 7 (13.5%) began the season 2-4.
Beginning the season 2-4 gives a manager a 18.4% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 0 (0.0%) began their title campaign 2-4.
Beginning the season 2-4 gives a manager a 0.0% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
0-6: Anthony Battle*
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 0 (0.0%) began the season 0-6.
Beginning the season 0-6 gives a manager a 0.0% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 0 (0.0%) began their title campaign 0-6.
Beginning the season 0-6 gives a manager a 0.0% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
*Anthony is only the second manager in AFL history to start a season 0-6. The first was Sean Kennedy in 2017.
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