Greetings FFL-GOO owners. We have 10 weeks in the books for 2021, with 4 weeks to go in our regular season.

Kickoff Week 12 marks some deadlines, so let’s review:

• Trade deadline. This was previously kickoff week 11, but we pushed this back when the NFL added a week to the season. All trades must be completed before week 12 kickoff of all players involved in a trade.
• Protection eligibility. A player must remain on a roster continuously from week 12 kickoff onward to be eligible for protection going into 2022 draft.
• Transactions revert to first come / first serve after kickoff week 12.

With deadlines reviewed/reminded, let’s look at the standings as we hit the home stretch on the 2021 season.

– Dallas Armadillos have a 3-game lead in the Paterno Division, are #1 in total points (9 points ahead of the Blowfish) and hold the league’s best record at 8-1. Considering Dallas’ remaining opponents are a combined 15-21, the Dillos have the inside track to the #1 playoff seed.

– Frelinghuysen Froglickers have the league’s second-best record at 7-2 and hold a one-game lead over Boxboro Blowfish in the Cappelletti Division. The Lickers averaged 87 points per week over the course of a 6-1 start, but have averaged only 60 points per week since losing Derrick Henry (going 1-1 with a bye during that stretch). Meanwhile, Boxboro has won 5 of their last 6. Both teams seem playoff-bound, but the division championship seems wide open at this point. And oh, by the way, BOX plays vs. FFL this weekend.

– Someone’s gotta win the Engle Division. One of Oregon (5-4), Keystone (4-5-1) or Philadelphia (4-5) might break out of this pack in 2021’s weakest division.

– Six teams will make the playoffs, and right now 7 teams have winning records. Miami (5-4-1), New Chester (5-4), and Chicago (4-3-2) are all lurking 3 games behind Dallas in their division, but a wildcard team (or two) might come out of here.

– Finally, in the points race, as noted previously Dallas holds a slim lead (867 points) over Boxboro (858), with a notable drop-off to third place (Froglickers and Thorobreds tied at 794 points).

Week 11 starts tonight (Patriots vs. Falcons) and remember there are THREE games Thursday next week (Thanksgiving). Ping the Commish if you have any questions, and good luck down the stretch.