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Written by Cory Puffett
Published October 31, 2026
Happy Halloween everyone! Another week, another late write-up. Might be another one next week, too. Hopefully by Week 9 things will settle down a little and I can get back on schedule.
If you'd like to check out League Legacy's AI-generated recaps of all six games this week and a preview of Week 8, 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 8 Game of the Week between Cory Puffett and Stephen April.
Let's jump into all the good stuff from Week 7!
Game of the Week: Sean Kennedy (104.06) vs Stephen April (134.97)
Game of the Week: Sean Kennedy (104.06) vs Stephen April (134.97)
All-time H2H: Stephen leads series 6-5
D’Andre Swift outperformed A.J. Brown on Thursday Night Football and set the tone for Stephen’s week.
Both managers suffered disappointments from their running backs this week, with Aaron Jones exiting early for Sean and Kenneth Walker unable to make an impact against his former team. And while Sean can’t say any of his other players are decisively to blame, his guys just couldn’t keep up with Stephen’s pace.
Quinshon Judkins paced The Book of Daniels with his best fantasy output of the year, and Amon-Ra St. Brown went for 20 points without reaching the end zone. With the win already secured, Brandon Aubrey had his second-best game of the season and nearly flipped the Tom Brady Award in Stephen’s favor.
The BOD is rolling after two straight game of the week victories. Now he’ll get a chance to be the first manager to earn three straight Peyton Manning Awards since Alex Mayo claimed four straight from Week 9 to Week 12 in 2023.
Sean's top scorer: Kirk Cousins, QB | 20.07 points
Stephen's top scorer: Quinshon Judkins, RB | 24.21 points
William Battle (104.27) vs Will Massimini (137.80)
William Battle (104.27) vs Will Massimini (137.80)
All-time H2H: Will leads series 10-7
William's top scorer: Jameson Williams, WR | 24.30 points
Will's top scorer: Joe Burrow, QB | 30.36 points
Cory Puffett (107.12) vs William Kellogg (128.68)
Cory Puffett (107.12) vs William Kellogg (128.68)
All-time H2H: William leads series 1-0
Cory's top scorer: Rhamondre Stevenson, RB | 20.08 points
William's top scorer: Drake Maye, QB | 29.75 points
Alex Kincaid (118.35) vs Eric Meyer (100.58)
Alex Kincaid (118.35) vs Eric Meyer (100.58)
All-time H2H: Alex leads series 7-3
Alex's top scorer: Tony Pollard, RB | 37.20 points
Eric's top scorer: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR | 28.31 points
Evan Ash (95.87) vs Brandon Saunders (105.99)
Evan Ash (95.87) vs Brandon Saunders (105.99)
All-time H2H: Brandon leads series 10-6
Evan's top scorer: Tee Higgins, WR | 25.30 points
Brandon's top scorer: Caleb Williams, QB | 22.60 points
Alex Mayo (69.31) vs Anthony Battle (101.40)
Alex Mayo (69.31) vs Anthony Battle (101.40)
All-time H2H: Anthony leads series 9-3
Alex's top scorer: CeeDee Lamb, WR | 23.15 points
Anthony's top scorer: Geno Smith, QB | 24.38 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 – 130.06
Will Massimini – 137.80
YTD Tom Brady Award Winner Record: 2-5
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) Will Massimini #16 in his career (t-4th most all-time)
137.80 points Does not rank in Top 100 all-time
$1 - Norm Van Brocklin Award (Top QB) Will Massimini #10 in his career
Joe Burrow, 30.36 5th career QB1 week
$1 - Adrian Peterson Award (Top RB) Alex Kincaid #14 in his career
Tony Pollard, 37.20 2nd career RB1 week
$1 - Flipper Anderson Award (Top WR) Eric Meyer #23 in his career (2nd most all-time)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 28.31 5th career WR1 week
$1 - Shannon Sharpe Award (Top TE) Alex Kincaid #7 in his career
Trey McBride, 20.50 5th career TE1 week
$1 - Scott O'Brien Award (Top K) Cory Puffett #19 in his career (3rd most all-time)
Cairo Santos, 16.20 1st career K1 week
$1 - Chuck Noll Award (Top DEF) Anthony Battle #17 in his career (t-4th most all-time)
Denver Broncos, 10.89 12th DEF1 week all-time
Alvin Kamara Award (Top Player) Alex Kincaid #11 in his career
Tony Pollard, 37.20 2nd career Kamara Award
David Carr Award (Lowest Scorer) Alex Mayo #7 in his career
#1 Power Ranking Stephen April #26 in his career (2nd most all-time)
#12 Power Ranking Anthony Battle #8 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
Will Massimini 50 Top 3 scoring weeks
Blunders
Alex Mayo 500 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) William Kellogg #1 in his career
Recording the 20th best single-game coaching performance in AFL history, William earned a league-high 22.05 points and a win by succeeding on two of the three coaching risks. Two of those coaching risks were created by a mid-week trade sending George Kittle to Stephen April for Ollie Gordon and Harold Fannin that dropped his optimal lineup projection by nearly five points. He cost his team 0.65 points by starting Harold Fannin instead of Kittle, but he earned 11.20 points by starting Gordon instead of Jordan Mason at FLEX. He earned an additional 11.50 points from his unrelated risk of starting Will Reichard at kicker instead of Trey Smack.
Hue Jackson Award (Worst Coach) Brandon Saunders #8 in his career
By failing on both of his coaching risks, Brandon cost his team a league high 23.16 points, making this the 47th worst single-game coaching score in AFL history. He cost his team 4.28 points by starting Malik Nabers instead of Josh Jacobs at FLEX and another 18.88 points by starting Germie Bernard at wide receiver instead of Luther Burden.
Managers took a combined 17 coaching risks this week and were successful on 6. The league's net point differential was -2.02
To date in 2026, the AFL has a .505 success rate on 95 total coaching risks with a -101.40 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
Anthony Battle 3-8 breakdown (#9 scorer for the week)
Unlucky Losses
Cory Puffett 7-4 breakdown (#5 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.
Tony Pollard, RB Alex Kincaid 37.20 Points (#70 all-time)
New career high; Pollard now has three Top 100 RB games
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.
Brandon Saunders left the #3 QB performance of the week on his bench
Malik Willis, 28.68 Points
Willis would have been Brandon's top scorer; he was added to Brandon's roster Sunday morning
Sean Kennedy left the #4 QB performance of the week on his bench
Bo Nix, 26.33 Points
Nix would have been Sean's top scorer
William Battle left the #1 DEF performance of the week on his bench
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 32.59 Points
Sean Kennedy left the #2 DEF performance of the week on his bench
Atlanta Falcons, 14.47 Points
Eric Meyer scored 100.58 points in his loss to High St Homies
His optimal score of 130.52 was higher than High St Homies score of 118.35 points
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 1,308.40 points in Week 7
This ranked #93 in league history out of 192 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.
Stephen April's league-leading active streak of 100-point games extended to 7
Sean Kennedy's league-leading active drought of 100-point games ended at 2
Evan Ash, who was tied with Sean, 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.
6-1: Brandon Saunders
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 11 (21.2%) began the season 6-1.
Beginning the season 6-1 gives a manager a 73.3% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 5 (38.5%) began their title campaign 6-1.
Beginning the season 6-1 gives a manager a 33.3% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
5-2: Stephen April
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 13 (25.0%) began the season 5-2.
Beginning the season 5-2 gives a manager a 50.0% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 2 (15.4%) began their title campaign 5-2.
Beginning the season 5-2 gives a manager an 7.7% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
4-3: Sean Kennedy, Alex Mayo, Cory Puffett
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 15 (28.8%) began the season 4-3.
Beginning the season 4-3 gives a manager a 50.0% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 4 (30.8%) began their title campaign 4-3.
Beginning the season 4-3 gives a manager a 13.3% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
3-4: Evan Ash, William Battle, William Kellogg, High St Homies, Will Massimini, Eric Meyer
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 8 (15.4%) began the season 3-4.
Beginning the season 3-4 gives a manager a 19.0% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 1 (7.7%) began their title campaign 3-4.
Beginning the season 3-4 gives a manager a 2.4% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
1-6: Anthony Battle
Of 52 playoff teams in AFL history, 1 (1.9%) began the season 1-6.
Beginning the season 1-6 gives a manager a 7.1% chance of making the postseason.
Of 13 Sabol Bowl champions in AFL history, 0 (0.0%) began their title campaign 1-6.
Beginning the season 1-6 gives a manager a 0.0% chance of winning the Sabol Bowl.
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