Kickoff week 12 is the trade deadline, so let’s take a quick look at where things stand. Remember, 1) no trades after kickoff this week, 2) protected players next year must be on a roster before the trade deadline, and 3) drop/add reverts to first-come, first-serve after week 12 game kickoffs.

It might seem scoring is up this year, but overall the per-team/per-week average score so far this year is 69.1 — only slightly above last season’s 68.5.

What we have been seeing, however, are some huge games by a handful of teams. The Froglickers are nearly 100 points out in front of anyone else and have the top QB (Lamar Jackson), top RB (Derrick Henry) and top WR (Ja’Marr Chase), who are also 1-2-4 on the list of highest scoring players overall. The Froglickers (thrice), Blowfish and Wildcats (twice each) have multiple 100+ point weeks this year, while all other teams combined only have one 100+ point week (Mercer, wk 5).

The playoff races are tight with ties across the top of all three divisions.

Two heavyweights are fighting it out in the Paterno Division with the Froglickers and the Mud both 8-2. Chicago holds the tiebreaker via a head-to-head (98.5 – 87) win in week 4. Both teams are nearly assured of playoff spots at this point.

Two more heavyweights are fighting it out in the Engle Division with the Wildcats and the Blowfish both 7-3. Connecticut holds the tiebreaker there via a head-to-head (90.5 – 65) win in week 8. New Chester at 6-5 and Mercer at 5-6 can’t be counted out yet but seem destined to be battling it out for a wild card slot.

Last (and, yes, also least this year) is the Cappelletti Division where Dallas and Miami are tied for the division lead with 5-5 records. Dallas and Miami face off in week 12 for what could be the tiebreaker to decide the division.