Power Rankings

In a battle between chaotic evil (Shayne) and calculated evil (Jaimee), the latter reigned supreme. Fresh off their first loss of the season (Go Green!), Black came out swinging - no holds barred, all gas, no brakes. Jaimee orchestrated the perfect offensive formula, adding up just the right ratio of go routes, seam routes, and slants leaving Seafoam’s defenders still solving for X (see what we did there??). Seafoam fought valiantly, but let’s be honest—if you make it to the 5-yard line twice and can’t punch it in, do you really deserve the W? We think not. Hats off to Black’s defense and Britt, who nabbed two critical sacks in the red zone. This team has all the pieces for a deep playoff run (as we knew from day one)—it’s them against the world (literally and figuratively).

What is it about this team that seems to catch all the breaks? Is it their ripe old age? Their lucky green hue? Their dashing good looks? Whatever it is, green is on a roll - somehow winning games, even when the stat sheet says otherwise. Despite green’s veteran offense, make no mistake, this game was won on defense. Austyn and Amy came through with massive pick sixes – one of which was a 75-yarder with 5 seconds to go in the first half. Talk about a dagger! (Welcome to QB life @Tiff – it sucks; you’re gonna love it). Julianna and Anise continued to send shivers down the spines of blockers everywhere, while Mel, Nour, and Lexie were pulling flags like a Maytag washing machine (just go with it). If Lynch decides to finally start playing like she’s capable of (and remembers to put her flags on), and Jayme actually shows up for some games, this team is going to be tough to beat.

No Lizzie? No problem. Well, not exactly no problem, but Royal kept things interesting with Tiff stepping into the QB role for the week. Tiff may not have found the endzone, but she connected to Taylor and Laila that hint at good things to come. With Ebay snagging an interception, there were flashes of the Royal squad we’ve come to expect. This team still has all the pieces, they just need to snap them back into place.

Ro-Hoes said “roll the highlight reel” and then made sure they were in every frame. Meg was out there slinging passes, trying to go TikTok viral before the plug is pulled. Sarah was in beast mode, snagging a touchdown and playing so hard she practically left pieces of herself on the field. Maddie scored her first TD, Peyton goes deep, Catherine tallies up the sacks and Parker makes his QB debut. And just when you thought the credits would roll, Lisa gets the pick six and provides the PSA to not throw it anywhere near her. The only thing stopping this team as they climb up the ranks might be an inadvertent whistle. This team wasn’t in the red zone, they were the Ro-Hoe Zone.

So much talent. So much height (minus Amanda). So much potential. Sadly, despite their best efforts – Des’ fingertip catches, Amanda’s diving sacks, Elle’s clutch grabs – Seafoam couldn’t quite slay the dragon (see above re: inability to finish). But don’t count this team out yet. Calculated evil may have won this round, but some would put their money on chaotic evil in a potential playoff showdown. Either way, pop the popcorn—we are so here for it.

Meg B is proving that 40 isn’t slowing her down with a touchdown and two interceptions in the Corals first win against any team other than Red. Metz tallied a TD of her own and connected with Lex to seal the deal against purple. Rookie Sienna grabbed an interception before they had to sprint off at half time to prepare for take off on the Blue Origin, probably. Not much movement in the rankings for Coral, but if this week has showed us anything with the Meg-Metz-Lex connections, Citrus is still getting real within these sweet peaches.

Don’t sleep on the peaches, as they have some great momentum heading into the end of the season. We can’t wait to see if the Peaches can beat any other teams that aren’t Red.

They say there are no moral victories in football, but damn if this one didn’t come close. The defense was on fire—Rach with the pick six, Pruitt pulling flags like it was a reflex, Court in full beast mode, and Dana laying her body on the line like it was a championship game. Offense showed moments of brilliance but unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough to get over the hump. Safe to say the entire league is rooting for this squad to break through and notch that long-awaited first win next week. And with playoffs right around the corner - anything can happen.