Power Rankings

The DCGFFLpalooza headliner from last week remains at the top! They’re probably already in their preferred timeline as Kristin & Co took care of business and got a dominant win over the only other undefeated team. Since they are already blessed and highly favored, maybe they can ask on behalf of everybody that suffered in the heat last Sunday if there is a universe where the weather could have been kinder for games happening in late September?

Good luck to Kristin L., Mike B., Jordan A., Brandon K., Cedric R., and Ryan W. of Light Blue this weekend at Gay Bowl!

This team’s ranking is going UP with another win this week! This team put up a big lead early and held onto it until the end, thanks to the solid showing on both sides of the ball. Luis C. escaped the defenders – seemingly unstoppable. A couple of picks kept Navy Heather scoreless in the first half. They might wish their own second-half picks didn’t happen, but heading into the BYE week with 3-1 must be satisfying.

Good luck to Daniel H., Luis C., Oriya C., Gabe A., and Patrick S. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

They are climbing up the rankings with another solid game, despite a close finish. Their fighting spirit was best seen as Kevin H. was seemingly swamped by defenders, but somehow escaped the crowd with his flag intact and ran for a long TD. QB Matt R. not only took care of business but had his team’s professional development in mind, overruling their captain and the entire sideline to not kneel it out at the end, so the team “could get more reps.” Let’s not ask “what if” in this scenario…

Good luck to Luke B., Derrick J., Matt R., Kevin H., and Noah M. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Without their QB Wyatt, Captain Zo, and a few other key contributors, this team couldn’t get the win to remain undefeated. A gnarly pinky injury suffered by Blake B. made their team name sound more like a curse. Maybe in an alternate timeline everyone’s vacations were better stacked and they’d still be undefeated. The world may never know.

Good luck to Alonzo M. and Quinn M. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Before the game, word on the street said that this team was stronger than their record made it seem. After opening the game with an 18-0 lead (in part by snagging two early INTs), their opponent’s sideline could be heard joking about the mercy rule. They played tough and drew some penalties, but their key contributors like Brandon R.’s and Andy A.’s many big plays eventually sealed the win. If they could change one thing in this timeline, QB Ben H. might wish that first-half safety never happened, as it led to Gold nearly tying it up by halftime, before Orange pulled away in the second.

Good luck to Marvin W., Andy A., Brandon R., AC C., and Ricky H. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

For the second week in a row, this team was the highest scoring one in the league with 42 points! Also for the second week in a row, they may have left their defense at home, as their opponent was the second-highest scoring team with 41 points. But, a win is a win, and a high-scoring game is also a win for the early-morning spectators. Give the girls a show!

Good luck to Charles D., Shaq B., Aaron B., Juan V., AJ R., Fernando H., and Jared M. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

They got the win – and highlight reels for several of their key contributors. Their supplemental pick Mya made several crucial catches, including the final interception to clinch the win. Their interim captain, Jordan M., could be seen making plays all over the field. Charlie H. got a great contested TD. Aaron B. declared his team needed to schedule a practice to learn how to catch the ball. So what’s the “what if” moment for this team you might ask? Maybe Aaron B. would hope that he did not drop what could have been an easy interception near the end of the game and seal the close game sooner.

Good luck to Morgan W., Jordan M., Aaron B., and Brian W. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Without their QB this week, this team seemed a bit lost in the first half. Shane L. and Cam B. both stepped up as QBs, but both also ended their first drives with an interception. There was also an unfortunate play where 4 of their defenders just couldn’t pull the flag and had to watch a Sapphire player run all the way into the end zone. They played their hearts out though, especially in the second half, making more catches, covering the field…Chris D. had a few carries, most memorably running into TJ C. and getting manhandled in broad daylight. Their rushers like Joe Z. made a great effort, leaving beautiful moments like in the photo above. In a perfect world, that would have been a sack. Well, better luck next time!

Good luck to Cam B., Trey P., Andrew A., and Bryan B. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

It was a tough loss, but this team made sure the Game of the Week lived up to the hype (at least for the first half…). QB Andy P. was back after missing two weeks – after a bumpy start going down 0-18 and with all hope seeming lost, Gold got it together with a scoring drive followed by a rare safety, recorded by Chris R.R. Chris was heard asking his teammates the important questions at halftime. Notably: “What’s a safety?” and “Wait, I scored two points?” The second half might have been equally as confusing for them, as this team was not able to keep up with its opponent. In another universe this team made the comeback, but unfortunately, it’s a loss in this one.

Good luck to Alex D., Matt H., Art H., Nick W., and Vinny V. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Missing three key receivers, this team fell short (probably the first time Cam has been called short) again, this time with a single-point loss. Multiple players contributed to their scoring plays, including supplemental pick Carlos F., making them the second-highest scoring team this week. They made two 2-point conversions after their final two TDs of the game…if only they had made one more conversion earlier in the game. As every QB always says: “extra point plays matter!”

Good luck to Andrew H., Cam M., Aaron R., Derrick H., and Victor J. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Despite the weather being hot and unfriendly during their game, this team mounted a comeback – down 13-25 against Royal Heather (which this week only had 7-person squad…but going up against JC at the opposing QB, a win is a win). It was a team effort from key contributors like Jamal L., Austin P., and Brandon T. on both sides of the ball. Captain Logan manhandled JC and Zak S. made an impressive catch on a deep ball to seal the win with an XP.

Good luck to Justin P., Brandon T., Logan D., Austin P., Jamal L., and Thomas L. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Playing with 7 players, this team started strong with JC A. back at QB and went up two scores. But after a combo of the midday heat, them running out of gas, and their opponent coming back with a full team effort, the game ended as a one-point heartbreaker. If there were an alternate universe, the weather is just a little bit cooler so JC can maintain his perfect win record when leading by two scores. Instead, in this one he got a pretty rough reality check.

Good luck to Dawson C., JC A., and Jordan F. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

Which felt harder to swallow…missing half of their roster due to boo boos, or having an unfortunate tipoff turned interception 10-yards from the goal line with only 30 seconds left, when they almost had the game in the bag?

Still, even without their QB, this team managed to keep the game within one point. Nick J., and Kenny J., showed out and Josh E. played a stellar game at QB. Their rookie Cash ran all over the field until leaving the game with an injury. At this point, they might want to switch to a different timeline where they didn’t acquire 7 injured players on the roster just a month into this season…In any case, BYE week is here and let’s hope they get the time to recover and regroup.

Good luck to Kenny J. and Michael Z. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

So the extra practice after their week 3 loss, at least for a solid second half, helped this team to avoid mercy rule territory. Maybe they would prefer playing with an 18-point lead before collapsing like they did last week rather than playing catch-up? Nevertheless, Clem and Pete D. should be happy with their picks and Andre B. turned on their offense to end the game within two scores. Maybe after ONE MORE practice they’ll clinch that W!

Good luck to Paul W., John C., Bradley M., and Carnell B. on this weekend at Gay Bowl!

The nepo baby from last week’s lineup flexed those family connections to come out on top this time! QB Chris D.’s adaptability gave White’s defenders a hard time, and this team generally had better luck pulling the flags and making important stops. TJ C. and Brandon M. were just as easily seen on the field with plays on both sides, as they were heard – as they had fun live commenting after every play. Andre C. also had a great day escaping the defenders and getting touchdowns…though, in a different timeline, his beautiful, single-handed non-catch would actually be beautiful, single-handedly caught.

Good luck to Chris D., Everett W., TJ C., and TJ B. this weekend at Gay Bowl!

While they’re still winless after this week, Gay Gray RP put up a very tough fight against Kelly Green. This team made some great plays, with big interceptions from Zach and Mariam M. You could tell it was a close game when a quarrel broke out between Zach and opponent Luke B. on Kelly – disputing an alleged flag guard. In another timeline, it might have been a penalty, but in this one: Zach got the TD, Luke and Kelly Green got the W, and the sidelines got a show.

Good luck to Jorge M., Zach M., and Twon H. this weekend at Gay Bowl!