We've entered into the last month of the regular season! The time has flown, the game has been unforgiving, but despite the pain everyone is still alive for the playoff push. That picture becomes more and more clear every day, more to come on that front after the weekly roundup. Grab your ice scraper and watch out for deer, its time for the Write Up! 

League Leaders

Current Playoff Odds:

I had my assistant run some numbers regarding the playoffs:

Joe Buck Yourself (16–4)

• Playoff odds: ~99%
  
  

• Bye odds: ~90%
  
  

• Needs just an average finish to lock a bye. Would have to catastrophically collapse to miss the playoffs.
  
  

Bart Was The Best (13–7)

• Playoff odds: ~98%
  
  

• Bye odds: ~40%
  
  

• Strong scoring + record. Close to clinched, but bye depends on keeping pace with Joe.
  
  

The Salty Spitoon (11–9)

• Playoff odds: ~75%
  
  

• Bye odds: ~3–4%
  
  

• One more good week puts them in great shape. A bad week drags them into the chaos tier.
  
  

Muddy Bananas (11–9)

• Playoff odds: ~75%
  
  

• Bye odds: ~3–4%
  
  

• Same profile as Salty. In the playoffs if they just avoid a losing skid.
  
  

Powderhoundmals (11–9)

• Playoff odds: ~75%
  
  

• Bye odds: ~3–4%
  
  

• Strong points for, but the standing cluster makes their margin thin.
  
  

Trash Pandas (10–10)

• Playoff odds: ~50%
  
  

• Bye odds: <1%
  
  

• Dead center of the bubble. Two good weeks = in. Two bad = out.
  
  

Pinche Bendejo (10–10)

• Playoff odds: ~50%
  
  

• Bye odds: <1%
  
  

• Season could break either direction. Tiebreaks likely decide fate.
  
  

Big Nix Energy (10–10)

• Playoff odds: ~50%
  
  

• Bye odds: <1%
  
  

• Same situation — total coin flip heading into crunch time.
  
  

Pack Attack (9–11)

• Playoff odds: ~25%
  
  

• Bye odds: 0%
  
  

• Needs a 5–3 finish (minimum) to stay alive. Aggressive lineups required.
  
  

The Bearded Clams (9–11)

• Playoff odds: ~25%
  
  

• Bye odds: 0%
  
  

• Same as Pack Attack — not dead, but every week is elimination mode.
  
  

Peeping Thomas (7–13)

• Playoff odds: ~2%
  
  

• Bye odds: 0%
  
  

• Needs an absolute heater and meltdown from multiple teams above.
  
  

Cotch11 (3–17)

• Playoff odds: <1%
  
  

• Bye odds: 0%
  
  

• Needs divine intervention, chaos, and probably the league switching to a double-elimination format.
  
  

TL;DR

• Guaranteed? Nobody is mathematically clinched yet.
  
  

• Near locks: Joe Buck Yourself, Bart Was The Best
  
  

• In control: Salty / Muddy / Powderhoundmals
  
  

• Bloodbath zone: Trash Pandas / Pinche Bendejo / Big Nix Energy
  
  

• Needs miracles: Pack Attack / Clams / Peeping Thomas / Cotch11

Lads...its getting cold. I would argue we're right into soup season now...and because of that I asked our favorite AI Assistant to write up a SEWIFFL Soup recipe based on the league...can't say I can promise it'll be good, but if anyone decides to make it, report back:

SEWIFFL SOUP — A Fantasy Football Recipe

Serves 12 managers, 6 playoff spots, and 1 champion with emotional trauma.

INGREDIENTS (one per team)

1. Joe Buck Yourself – Prime Beef Brisket
   
   

   • The brisket is the anchor of the soup — expensive, dominant, and everyone else complains that it's unfair you got it.
     
     

   • You don’t question brisket. You fear it. You respect it.
     
     

2. Bart Was The Best – A bag of Yukon Gold potatoes
   
   

   • Consistent, hearty, reliable.
     
     

   • Rumor has it potatoes were the original fantasy RB2: always solid, rarely exciting, occasionally the MVP of dinner.
     
     

3. The Salty Spitoon – Smoked jalapeños
   
   

   • These bring heat and a little violence — much like their roster.
     
     

   • Careful: one bite might cause you to trash talk someone you haven’t beaten yet.
     
     

4. Powderhoundmals – Heavy cream
   
   

   • Rich, smooth, and coats everything like you're carving turns on a powder day.
     
     

   • Cream also represents “high variance” — it can elevate a dish or destroy your entire digestive system.
     
     

5. Muddy Bananas – Mushrooms
   
   

   • Mushrooms grow in weird places, just like the scoring on this roster.
     
     

   • Adds depth… and confusion.
     
     

6. Trash Pandas – Shredded cheddar cheese
   
   

   • Not because it makes sense, but because it somehow keeps ending up in the soup anyway.
     
     

   • Found in the dumpster? Maybe. Still delicious? Absolutely.
     
     

7. Pinche Bendejo – A splash of tequila
   
   

   • Bold, risky, questionable decision-making enhancer.
     
     

   • One splash and suddenly you think every lineup choice is the right one.
     
     

8. Big Nix Energy – Red onions
   
   

   • Strong, sharp, not afraid to make everyone else cry.
     
     

   • Also the ingredient you're not sure how much to use, and suddenly it’s everywhere.
     
     

9. Pack Attack – Canned corn
   
   

   • On paper, it’s fine. Reliable.
     
     

   • But you know — deep down — that auto-draft put it there.
     
     

10. The Bearded Clams – Bay leaves
    
    

• Necessary, but no one really understands what they do.
  
  

• Adds depth and wisdom, whether you acknowledge it or not.
  
  

11. Peeping Thomas – Crushed red pepper
    
    

• A little sprinkle adds excitement; too much and you’ll panic and start questioning your decisions.
  
  

• Erratic but capable of making things very interesting.
  
  

12. Cotch11 – Salt
    
    

• Salt makes everything taste better, including rebuilding years.
  
  

• Also represents the saltiness of a manager staring down a 3–17 record.
  
  

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Start with a giant stock pot, representing the playoff picture.
   If the pot feels too small, don’t worry — half the league won’t fit in it anyway.
   
   

2. Add olive oil + sauté the red onions (BIG NIX ENERGY) until everyone is crying.
   Make sure the tears are from the onions and not from losing Tucker Kraft.
   
   

3. Add potatoes (BART WAS THE BEST), mushrooms (MUDDY BANANAS), and brisket (JOE BUCK YOURSELF).
   These are your foundational pieces — the guys who carry your lineup when your FLEX spot scores 1.9.
   
   

4. De-glaze with tequila (PINCHE BENDEJO).
   If you accidentally double the tequila, congratulations — your waiver moves are now “gut decisions.”
   
   

5. Pour in the heavy cream (POWDERHOUNDMALS)
   Stir until the soup gets thick… like playoff implications.
   
   

6. Sprinkle in bay leaves (THE BEARDED CLAMS). Throw 2 in. Remove 0.
   Just like Kyle Pitts, no one knows why it’s here, but statistically it helps.
   
   

7. Add canned corn (PACK ATTACK)
   Don’t overthink it — auto-draft already made that decision for you.
   
   

8. Add smoked jalapeños (SALTY SPITOON)
   If it doesn’t burn, are you really competing?
   
   

9. Add shredded cheddar (TRASH PANDAS)
   Stir aggressively, like you’re setting your lineup at 11:58 AM.
   
   

10. Add crushed red pepper (PEEPING THOMAS)
    Just enough chaos to make things interesting without burning the house down.
    
    

11. Season with salt (COTCH11)
    It’s okay to be salty. We’re all salty.
    
    

12. Simmer for 4 weeks.
    That’s how long it takes until the playoff bracket reveals itself.
    
    

SERVING NOTES

• Best enjoyed while screaming at RedZone.
  
  

• If the soup separates, blame coaching decisions.
  
  

• If the soup tastes bitter, that’s not the ingredients — that’s your playoff seeding.

Wrap Up!

Had to go back a couple weeks for the Week 9 bonus. We were looking for the team closest to their final projection. That goes to Ben, his final projection was 102.78 and he finished with 102.82. Still caught an L, but made $5 so who is the real winner?

Last week was unsung heroes, highest combined K/D/ST and the winner is...Zach! If I'm being honest Seattle won this even without the extra point his Kicker added in. Congrats!

This week let's combine forces again, I think we've done this before but we'll go with the High/Low award. The highest combined highest score + lowest score on a team takes home the bacon. 

Generally when I look for the SEWIFFL player of the week the team performance plays into it...but some performances cause rules to be thrown out the window. The Week 10 SEWIFFL Player of the Week goes to....Powderhoundmals' RB Jonathan Taylor! Congrats George and JTTD. 

Bit of a long one this week, but I think that's everything. Get your FAAB bids in, keep pushing, win some games and cause some chaos.