3FL Notes: S25: Week 16 (Semifinals) Preview

Our top four seeds all advanced to the semifinals, but it was more interesting than it might seem. Two of our games had the same exact final score: 130-87. What else will happen in the 3FL playoffs?

All individual team pages (see links on the sidebar) and the 3FL Records have been updated and show statistics through the end of the 2025 regular season. This year's additions to the records page are in bold. Through 1,998 regular season games we have scored a combined 281,527 points.

Don't forget, the four teams still in the championship bracket will have only one player add available this week. There are seven scheduled game times to watch, including matchups on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

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Week 15 Recap

Top Scoring 3FL Team: Marauders/Renengades - 130 points

Player MVPs:
James Cook III (RB/Buf/M) - 28 points
Travis Etienne Jr. (RB/Jax/M) - 28 points

Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR/Det/M) - 28 points

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Playoff Predictions Tally

Yahoo! Projections: 2/4 - 50%

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Week 16 Information

Thursday Night: Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks
Saturday Early: Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders
Saturday Late: Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears
Sunday Night: New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens
Monday Night: San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts

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Semifinal Games
(Winners play in 3FL SuperBowl XXV, losers play for 3rd Place)

#1 Marauders vs. #4 Baltimorons
Our top team cruised to victory last week and avoided the curse. For now. All 3 top scorers of week 16 were Marauders. Meanwhile the 'Morons snuck into the semis with the seventh lowest score of our eight playoff teams. Even so, they're going to give the one seed all they can handle. It's going to be a close one, starting tonight and ending with a single player for each team on MNF. The Marauders are projected to have the highest total for the second week in a row, and it might take 100+ to win.

#2 Renegades vs. #3 Predacons
The Renegades tied the Marauders and also scored 130 in the quarterfinals, their highest point total since week 14 of 2022. Can they keep it up? They'll face our defending champ here after the Preds were bailed out by their Kicker last week. It might be even closer than our other game in the championship bracket, with players in every time slot across the week. Can the Predacons advance to their second straight SuperBowl? Or will the Renegades earn their first title game berth since 2007?

Consolation Games
(Winners play for 5th Place, losers play for 7th)

#5 Dumbbums vs. #8 Yuengling Brewers
It was a disappointing week for both of these teams last week. The 'Bums scored well below their projections, which can easily happen when your QB puts up a zero. The Brew Crew was solid but couldn't keep up with their high flying opponent. This should be an even game, and we'll know a lot more after Saturday afternoon. Perhaps the 3 Eagles on one team will eclipse the 3 Steelers on the other. Or maybe Derrick Henry will lead the 'Bums to a comeback victory on Sunday night.

#6 Phys. Ed. Phenoms vs. #7 the HAW
PEP came close to an upset in the early evening last Sunday. In fact, they were ahead by a point for a brief minute. But it was not meant to be and they'll have to wait another year for a chance at the trophy. The CAPS ended up in the same situation as the Beermen, and he had to watch the competition get double digits from seven starters. Still, Coach HAW is in his 16th straight playoff bracket and that's quite an accomplishment. Perhaps they can up their number in the final standings with a W here.

Good luck this week! The SuperBowl awaits!!

3FL Playoffs: S25: Semifinal Matchups

3FL Notes: S25: Week 15 (Quarterfinals) Preview

I told you the finale would still have drama! Our last place team outscored everyone and beat our first place team. And there was a seeding swap at #2 and #3 while the #4 team won one of our 3 divisions. A few lines were also added to the record books, including another top 5 scoring season for Coach Hoss, even though it was a quiet year for superlatives overall.

Remember that ROSTERS WILL LOCK AT 1pm THIS SUNDAY, December 14th. Under our playoff rules you will be allowed to make 1 add/drop per week once the postseason starts, but only teams still in the winners bracket will be eligible to make a move (with waivers set in reverse order of seeding). Make sure your team is ready.

Three wins in a row wins it all!!

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Week 14 Recap

Top Scoring 3FL Team: Misfits, Inc. - 112 points

Player MVPs:
Josh Allen (QB/Buf/SV) - 38 points
Jahmyr Gibbs (RB/Det/P) - 29 points
Puka Nacua (WR/LAR/B) - 28 points
Tony Pollard (RB/Ten/MI) - 28 points

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Regular Season Final Predictions Tally

The Comm-nosticator: 55/84 - 65.48%
Yahoo! Projections: 51/84 - 60.71%

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Week 15 Information

Thursday Night: Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday Night: Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys
Monday Night: Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers

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The Comm-nosticator is finished for the year, but game previews are not...

The three qualifying teams in the East will play the three qualifying teams in the South, while the two in the West will play each other (for the third time this year).

#1 Marauders vs. #8 Yuengling Brewers
Yes, they have 11 wins and clinched the #1 seed weeks ago. And, yes, they had the fourth-highest scoring season in the history of the league. But two straight losses to end the regular season (including a blowout at the hands of our last place team) is no way to start a playoff run. Still, the Marauders can get back on track here, especially if the Brew Crew sees another frustrating week from all of their Eagles. But, also, the curse.

#2 Renegades vs. #7 the HAW

Coach Val earned a 10th win last week and jumped up into the second seed in the process. Now she'll take on the CAPS for a third time this season. They split the first two games but the Renegades had four more total wins during the season. Will that translate into an intradivisional playoff win? If so it will be via comeback. All of Coach HAW's players are done before more than half of the Renegades even start.

#3 Predacons vs. #6 Phys. Ed. Phenoms
The title defense will begin from the third spot. A loss to the Bolts last week gave away the division and dropped the Preds down a place in the standings. They'll actually be a first round underdog to PEP and this will good one with an early finish. It starts with a single player tonight and then both teams are done before 8pm on Sunday. Their week six matchup saw a combined total of 106 points but nobody should be surprised if that number is eclipsed by either one of them here. Or both?

#4 Baltimorons vs. #5 Dumbbums

This one could go either way, which is appropriate for the 4 vs. 5 game. The AFC North is well represented with seven combined players in the starting lineups (and all 4 NFL teams represented). No one will play tonight, but at least one 'Moron or 'Bum will be active in each of the next four time slots. It's going to be a nail biter as the week wraps up with MNF in Pittsburgh.

Good luck in the playoffs! The trophy awaits!!

3FL Playoffs: S25: Quarterfinal Matchups

3FL 2025 Final Regular Season Standings

3FL Notes: S25: Week 14 Preview

All of our postseason spots have been claimed as we head into the last week of the regular season. But that doesn't mean that week fourteen will be without drama. One of the divisions is still up for grabs and only our #1 team out of eight is locked in that place in the playoff seedings.

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Week 13 Recap

Top Scoring 3FL Teams: Predacons - 119 points

Player MVPs:
Patrick Mahomes (QB/KC/B) - 32 points

Seattle Seahawks Defense (PEP) - 28 points
A.J. Brown (WR/Phi/P) - 25 points
Bijan Robinson (RB/Atl/tH) - 25 points

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Predictions Tally

The Comm-nosticator: 54/78- 69.23%
Yahoo! Projections: 49/78 - 62.82%

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Week 14 Information

Thursday Night: Dallas Cowboys @ Detroit Lions
Sunday Night: Houston Texans @ Kansas City Chiefs
Monday Night: Philadelphia Eagles @ Los Angeles Chargers
Bye Week: 49ers, Giants, Panthers, Patriots

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And now the Comm-nosticator’s predictions for week 14:

Marauders (-1) vs. Misfits, Inc.
Not sure there will be much to see in this one. Our uncatchable first place team is playing our locked in last place team. But then again, we all know anything can happen. It might not be a good sign if the Marauders lose two in a row going into the postseason.

Predacons (-1) vs. Lightning
The Preds moved up into second place last week and can clinch the East Division with a win here (or a Morons loss). It's nearly impossible to predict the outcome though, as the Bolts don't have a QB with a game or enough active RBs on the roster to fill both spots. Will that happen by game time on Sunday? With the Lightning already out of the playoff race?

Renegades (-1/2) vs. Stiletto Stompers
This should have been a Rivalry Week game but these teams are in the same division. And this will be a much better game than the standings would imply. A few Qs and a couple of bye week holes could flip the advantage to the Stompers.

the HAW (-1/2) vs. Spiked Vipers
The projections might have the CAPS favored by 15 points, but this one always seems to end up close. Tonight's game will tell us a lot, but we'll have to wait until 2x2 on MNF to decide the winner. I'm sure Coach HAW would like to go into next week riding a W-4, but I'm also sure that SpiVi would like to end the season on a winning note.

And the games of the week...

Yuengling Brewers (-1/2) vs. Baltimorons
Although they had a rough game last week, the Brew Crew still managed to grab the last playoff spot and are only 4 points away from the #7 seed. Now they'll face the 'Morons who finally stopped their slide at five losses and still have a chance to win their division. It's going to be an exciting duel all the way through the prime time games.

Phys. Ed. Phenoms (-1/2) vs. Dumbbums
All 7 position players for the 'Bums had double digit point totals last week. Can they repeat that feat against PEP? Both J.Williams are starting tonight, but it will end up in the hands of 3 Phenoms to finish the story of this high-flying matchup.

Good luck this week!

3FL Standings (after S25:Week 13)

3FL Notes: S25: Week 13 Preview

A low scoring week saw three more teams claim a playoff spot. Now there are six teams fighting for the final three places with only two weeks to go in the regular season. Half of our teams have surpassed the 1,000 point mark.

Thanksgiving Day has three scheduled games and there is also one on Friday afternoon this week. Make sure your team is ready!

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Week 12 Recap

Top Scoring 3FL Team: Predacons - 137 points

Player MVPs:
Jahmyr Gibbs (RB/Det/P) - 43 points
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR/Sea/MI) - 28 points
Jalen Hurts (QB/Phi/YB) - 26 points

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Predictions Tally

The Comm-nosticator: 51/72 - 70.83%

Yahoo! Projections: 47/72 - 65.28%

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Week 13 Information

Thanksgiving Early: Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions
Thanksgiving Late: Kansas City Chiefs @ Dallas Cowboys
Thanksgiving Night: Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens
Friday Afternoon: Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles
Sunday Night: Denver Broncos @ Washington Commanders
Monday Night: New York Giants @ New England Patriots
Bye Week: None until next week

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And now the Comm-nosticator’s predictions for week 13:

Renegades (-1/2) vs. Spiked Vipers
Last week was not a good one for SpiVi. They scored their lowest point total since W7 of 2015(!), putting up less than half of their projection. Yikes. Things should get better here and a win against the Renegades is required to keep their slim postseason hopes alive. However, even without a Defense currently on the roster at the time of this writing, Coach Val is favored to win by ~10 points.

Yuengling Brewers (-1/2) vs. Predacons
Get your turkey ready for this one. These two evenly matched teams have a combined five players going on Thanksgiving Day and another four playing on Black Friday. Then we get to see if the Preds have enough left for a two player MNF comeback. It could really go either way.

Baltimorons (-1) vs. Lightning
The 'Morons have clinched a playoff spot but they've also lost their last five in a row (after winning seven straight to start the season). The 'Bolts still have a shot at the postseason but they'll have to start by extending Coach Drew's losing streak here. And it will be difficult to do that if they don't get a chance to check on injuries before tonight's late game.

Dumbbums (-1/2) vs. Misfits, Inc.
The tie between these teams back in week three allowed the 'Bums to punch their playoff ticket after last week. And even though FitzCorp is mathematically eliminated, they can still make some noise here. It will require a big comeback, though, as Coach Coaldog has more than half of his players in Thanksgiving games and the Corporation has nobody scheduled until Sunday.

the HAW (-1/2) vs. Stiletto Stompers
There is a lot on the line in this one. If the Stompers lose they're eliminated from the playoffs, and the Vipers are too, since both West rivals are chasing the CAPS. But if Coach HAW loses it's possible that his team gets knocked out of the top eight with only one week to go. We'll have to pay attention from now until Monday night as there are players spread throughout the week.

And the game of the week...

Marauders (-1/2) vs. Phys. Ed. Phenoms
They've won six in a row and are almost assured to keep the top spot in the league at the end of the regular season. Now the Marauders get to face the Phenoms, who have all but punched their ticket to the playoffs unless something crazy happens. This game has by far the largest projected total and it looks like it's going to be a good one. The biggest issue is Coach Hoss's QB room, as both players are Questionable for Sunday games. Can either one heal up in time for another 100+ point week?

Happy Thanksgiving and good luck this week!

3FL Standings (after S25:Week 12)

3FL Notes: S25: Week 12 Preview

No additional teams qualified for the playoffs last week, but no team is mathematically eliminated either. An interesting twist to the W12 schedule has the top two teams and bottom two teams in each division matched up against each other. And did you know that after 11 weeks the Dumbbums and Phys. Ed. Phenoms have both scored exactly 920 points?

It should be an exciting final three weeks of the regular season as we get into the second set of intra-divisional games!

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Week 11 Recap

Top Scoring 3FL Team: Lightning - 114 points

Player MVPs:
Josh Allen (QB/Buf/SV) - 42 points

Christian McCaffrey (RB/SF/L) - 30 points
Bryce Young (QB/Car/L) - 28 points

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Predictions Tally

The Comm-nosticator: 46/66 - 69.70%
Yahoo! Projections: 42/66 - 63.64%

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Week 12 Information

Thursday Night: Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans
Sunday Night: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Los Angels Rams
Monday Night: Carolina Panthers @ San Francisco 49ers
Bye Week: Broncos, Chargers, Commanders, Dolphins

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And now the Comm-nosticator’s predictions for week 12:

Stiletto Stompers (-1/2) vs. Spiked Vipers
It's going to be a great matchup, but it's also nearly impossible to pick the winner in this one. SpiVi has to choose between two great QBs while the Stompers have no QBs or TEs on the roster who have a game this week. If they don't fill in those spots can I change my pick? Maybe?? We'll know a lot more after tonight.

Yuengling Brewers (-1/2) vs. Lightning
The Bolts outscored everyone last week, the first time they've done that since sharing the high score back in week 3 of S22. They'll have a chance here with the Brew Crew's bench of zero projections, but having an injured TE in the lineup for tonight's game is no way to start.

Marauders (-1/2) vs. Dumbbums
Someone should remind Coach Hoss about the curse. His Marauders continue to roll and in addition to being the first with double digit Ws and 1100+ points, they've also won their last five in a row and clinched the South. The 'Bums will make it close but a prime time comeback is likely to end their W-4 run.

Phys. Ed. Phenoms (-1) vs. Misfits, Inc.
FitzCorp picked up their second win in a row last week, watching their TE and K lead the way despite negative points from their D. They will not make it three straight however. It could get ugly, even if they hit the waiver wire to replace three starters who are on a bye.

Predacons (-1/2) vs. Baltimorons
The entire East Division is currently in the top eight and would make the playoffs if the season ended today. These two are #3 and #4 but you'd never know it by their combined L-6 streak. Someone gets to turn things around here and take sole possession of the division lead, and it should be a high scoring affair.

And the game of the week...

Renegades (-1/2) vs. the HAW
Yes, the top two teams in the West are our #2 and #9 seeds. The CAPS could use an upset victory here to jump back into the top eight. They'll need to get out to a big lead despite their bye week bench, as Coach Val is projected to get 25+ points on MNF.

Good luck this week.