DeuceBowl XXII

Welcome to the 21st DeuceBowl... Jennifer, a chance to make history as no original DFC'er has won the title since DFC VI in 2005. Steven, a chance to become immortal and one of the all time greats with a 2nd title, becoming only the 4th DFC'er to do so.

As we did last week, here are 10 games, and then 2 contingency games below. If any of the 10 are canceled, we will use CG #1 first, then #2. If more than two are canceled, we'll just chalk it up as W for both of you.

And like any championship, it all comes down to the number of games you pick differently. We've had a season previous come down to the outcomes of a single game, but it is what it is. 

And you do have the chance to change your picks after submission until Friday afternoon. 

Good luck.

COLLEGE GAMES

Oregon Ducks (3-2) at 13. USC Trojans (5-0)
Friday night, 7p, LA Coliseum, FOX
PAC 12 Championship Game

Ball State Cardinals (5-1) at Buffalo Bulls (5-0)
Friday night, 630p, Detroit MI
MAC Championship Game

10. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) at 6. Iowa State Cyclones (8-2)
11a, AT&T Stadium in Dallas, ABC
Big XII Championship Game

Ole Miss Runnin Kiffins (4-4) at LSU Geaux Tigahs (4-5)
230p, SEC Network

Boise State Broncos (5-1) at 24. San Jose State (6-0)
315p, Las Vegas, FOX
Mountain West Championship

Michigan State Spartans (2-5) at Maryland Terrapins (2-3)
630p, B1G Network


NFL GAMES

New England Patriots (6-7) at Miami Dolphins (8-5)
12p, CBS

Chicago Bears (6-7) at Minnesota Vikings (6-7)
12p, FOX

San Francisco 49ers (5-8) at Dallas Cowboys (4-9)
12p, CBS

Kansas City Chiefs (12-1) at New Orleans Saints (10-3)
325p, CBS


TIEBREAK GAME
Total Points Scored Kansas City vs New Orleans

CONTINGENCY GAME #1

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-5) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-5)
Friday night, 630p, B1G Network

CONTINGENCY GAME #2

Florida State Seminoles (3-6) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-4)
11a, ACC Network

DFC XXI Final Four RESULTS

SCORES
San Jose St 30, Nevada 20

Minnesota 24, Nebraska 17

(17) North Carolina 62, (10) Miami 26

Louisville 45, Wake Forest 21

Virginia Tech 33, Virginia 15

Arizona Cardinals 26, NYGiants 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, Minnesota Vikings 14 (total pts 40)

Denver Broncos 32, Carolina Panthers 27

Washington Football Team 23, San Francisco 49ers 15

Baltimore Ravens , Cleveland Browns

THE WEEK THAT WAS

All four - Yours Truly, Lil Stevie Ray, Jenni Ernst, Big Eddy Mc - were in contention headed into Sunday Afternoon, until Eddy McBroom was eliminated via tiebreak.  Jennifer Ernst secured her very first DeuceBowl appearance after 21 years. 

And it came down to Baltimore vs Cleveland and with a Baltimore win, Steven Ray moves on to his 2nd DeuceBowl appearance, looking for his 2nd championship.

STANDINGS

(3) Steven Ray, 5-5 (11pts off TB)

(1) Jenn Ernst, 4-6 (2pts off TB)

(6) Yours Truly, 3-7 (6pts off TB)

(4) Eddy McBroom, 3-7 (9pts off TB)

DFC XXI Playoffs: Final Four

Sorry we are late on this!

Welcome to the DFC Final Four, my three friends and myself.

Here are your games. At the bottom are two contengency games. If a game is canceled, Contingency Game #1 kicks in. If another is canceled, Contingency Game #2 kicks in. If another is canceled, then we just lose that game.

COLLEGE GAMES
Nevada Wolfpack (6-1) at San Jose State Aztecs (5-0) 

Friday Night, 9p, CBS Sports

Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-4)

11a, B1G Network

17. North Carolina Tarheels (7-3) at 10. Miami Hurricanes (8-1)

230p, ABC

Washington Huskies (3-1) at Oregon Ducks (3-2)

3p, FOX Sports 1

Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) at Virginia Tech Hokies (4-6)

7p, ACC Network

NFL GAMES
Arizona Cardinals (6-6) at The New York Football Giants (5-7)

12p, FOX

Minnesota Vikings (6-6) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5)

12p, FOX

Denver Broncos (4-8) at Carolina Panthers (4-8)

12p, CBS

Washington Football Team (5-7) at San Francisco 49ers (5-7)

325p, FOX

Baltimore Ravens (7-5) at Cleveland Browns (9-3)

Monday Night, 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, total points scored

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Contingency Game #1 - Only will be used if any of the above games are canceled

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3) at Louisville Cardinals (3-7)

11a, ACC Network

Contingency Game #2 - Only will be used if a second of any of the above games are canceled.

Houston Texans (4-8) at Chicago Bears (5-7)

12p, CBS

DFC XXI Playoffs - Divisional Round GAMES

 

COLLEGE GAMES

5. Texas A&M Aggies (6-1) at 22. Auburn Tigers (5-3)
11a, ESPN

Arkansas Razorbacks (3-5) at Missouri Tigers (4-3)

11a, SEC Networks

Liberty Flames (9-1) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9-0)
1p, ESPNU

12. Indiana Hoosers (5-1) at 16. Wisconsin Badgers (2-1)
230p, ABC

Maryland Terrapins (2-2) at Michigan Wolverines (2-4)

230p, B1G Network

South Carolina Gamecocks (2-7) at Kentucky Wildcats (3-6)

630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES

Cleveland Browns (8-3) at Tennessee Titans (8-3)

12p, CBS

Detroit Lions (4-7) at Chicago Bears (5-6)
12p, FOX

LA Rams (7-4) at Arizona Cardinals (6-5)

305p, FOX

New England Patriots (5-6) at San Diego Chargers (3-8)

325p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME

Auburn v Tex A&M, total points scored

DFC XXI Playoffs - Wild Card Weekend RESULTS

SCORES
(13) Iowa State 23, (17) Texas 20
Stanford 24, Cal 23
Penn State 27, Michigan 17
Ole Miss 31, Mississippi State 24 (total points 55)
Georgia Tech 56, Duke 33
Washington Football Team 41, Dallas Cowboys 16
The New York Football Giants 19, Cincinnati Bengals 17
Tennessee Titans 45, Indianapolis Colts 26
Minnesota Vikings 28, Carolina Panthers 27
San Jose State vs Boise State (cancelled)

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Eight players went in, four players proceed.

It was a rough weekend for everyone, and for the first time in recent memory, no one came out with an above .500 record. Jonathan Osborne, Mark Gainey and Matthew Pinkerton made it through at 4-5, taking up 3 of the 4 spots.

(Everyone picked the same in the Boise St/San Jose State game, so it's cancellation had no impact on the final standings)

The final spot was taken up by Yours Truly, courtesy of the tiebreak, at 3-6, beating out Tyler Campbell, Drew Morris, Brad Latta, and James Hawbaker.

(Seed) Results, Record, (Pts off of TB)
(5) Jonathan Osborne, 4-5 (13) - advanced to next round

(10) Mark Gainey, 4-5 (13) - advances to next round 

(11) Matthew Pinkerton, 4-5 (15) - advances to next round 

(6) Yours Truly, 3-6 (5) - advances to next round 

(7) Tyler Campbell, 3-6 (8) - eliminated 

(12) Drew Morris, 3-6 (12) - eliminated 

(8) Brad Latta, 3-6 (15) - eliminated 

(9) James Hawbaker, 3-6 (17) - eliminated 

Next round of games goes out tonight!! 

DFC XXI Playoffs - Wild Card Weekend GAMES

First Round Bye: Jenni Ernst... Lil Stevie Ray... Grandy Latta... Big Eddy

Playing this week: Jon Osborne... Yours Truly... Tyler "SPSBOTDFC" Campbell... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... James "Playoff 2nd Round Maker" Hawbaker... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matthew "Pinky the Eldest" Pinkerton... Drew // Morris

COLLEGE GAMES (there are two Friday games here)

13 Iowa State Cyclones (6-2) at 17. Texas Longhorns (5-2)
FRIDAY 11a, ABC

Stanford Cardinal (0-2) at Cal Bears (0-2)

FRIDAY 3pm, FOX

Penn State Nittany Lions (0-5) at Michigan Wolverines (2-3)

11a, ABC

San Jose State Aztecs (4-0) at Boise State Broncos (4-1)

3p, FOX

Mississippi State Fightin Leaches (2-5) at Ole Miss Runnin' Kiffins (3-4)

3p, SEC Network

Duke Blue Devils (2-6) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-5)

6p, ESPN3

NFL GAMES

Washington Football Team (3-7) at Dallas Cowboys (3-7)

Thursday, 330p, FOX

The New York Football Giants (3-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-7-1)

12p, FOX

Tennessee Titans (7-3) at Indianapolis Colts (7-3)

12p, CBS

Carolina Panthers (4-7) at Minnesota Vikings (4-6)

12p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME

Mississippi State vs Ole Miss, total points scored

DFC XXI Week Nine RESULTS

SCORES
(3) Ohio State 42, (9) Indiana 35
(15) Coastal Carolina 34, Appy State 23
LSU 27, Arkansas 24
NC State 15, (21) Liberty 14
(18) Oklahoma 41, (14) OK State 13
Washington Football Team 20, Cincinnati Bengals 9
Carolina Panthers 20, Detroit Lions 0
Indianapolis Colts 34, Green Bay Packers 31
LA Rams 27, Tampa Bay Bucs 24

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's a strange record to hold, and I'm not even sure how to track it's impressiveness... but not only has Jonathan Osborne won the final week of this season -- his 7th of his career -- but he's won the final week of  the past two seasons as well... as well as Week 12 (final week) of DFC IX in 2008.  It's quite a rebound of from his 1 game win several weeks ago, enough to toss him right into the postseason.

Though his worst season, and tied for lowest amount of wins in a season at 37, Drew Warren takes 2nd for the week at 7-2 -- to be fair though, Josh Crosby won 37 games in 12 weeks in DFC IV, while Drew likely would have hit 48 if given another 3 weeks.  Drew // Morris gets 3rd for the week, and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey takes 4th, both at 7-2.

Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton gets 5th, Tyler "New Dad" Campbell takes 6th, DMO gets 7th, Matthew "Pinky the Eldest" Pinkerton gets 8th, all at 6-3.

Coming in at 5-4, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers in 9th, Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton in 10th, Jennie Ernst in 11th, and Big Eddy rounds out the Top 12 in 12th.

Also finishing:

5-4: Lil Stevie Ray... Bradley "Pinky the Wisest" Pinkerton... The Big Wasyluka... Hurricane Rhett... Grandy Latta... 

4-5: Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Yours Truly... Wook Fu... Zack "The Attack" Graves... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker...

3-6: Young Garrett... Mikey Nipp... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Big Tom Johnson... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose.. Eddy Jr...  Brad "The Bald One" Ashby... The Croyle... Danny Powell...

THE PLAYOFFS

Because of the strange year we've had, we instituted the "Top 12 Records" rule this year -- top 12 get in, regardless of division or conference -- but your division title would grant you the higher seed, regardless of TBA.  We also ran the risk of having a division champion not make the postseason because of record not being in the Top 12 (we're not the NFL... we 're not having a 5-11 division champ make the playoffs at the expense of a much better team).  

And this year, DMO gets the honor of winning a division and missing the postseason in what can only be billed as the NFC East of the DFC.  Congrats! 

The Playoff Rankings

1 - Jennifer Ernst, MidCentral Division Champion (First Round Bye)
2 - Steven Ray, SouthCentral Division Champion (First Round Bye)
3 - Randy Latta (First Round Bye)
4 - Big Eddy McBroom, West Division Champion (First Round Bye)
5 - Jonathan Osborne (wild card)
6 - Yours Truly, East Division Champion
7 - Tyler Campbell (wild card)
8 - Brad Latta (wild card)
9 - James Hawbaker, South Division Champion
10 - Mark Gainey (wild card)
11 - Matthew Pinkerton (wild card)
12 - Drew Morris (wild card)

THE STANDINGS

X - Playoff berth  Y - Division Champ  Z-First Round Bye

DFC XXI Week Eight RESULTS

GAME SCORES
Nebraska 30, Penn State 23
Illinois 23, Rutgers 20
West Virginia 24, TCU 6
Virginia 31, Louisville 17
Colorado 35, Stanford 32
Ole Miss 59, South Carolina 42
Detroit Lions 30, Dub F-T 27
New York Football Giants 27, Philadelphia Eagles 17
Arizona Cardinals 32, Buffalo Bills 30
LA Rams 23, Seattle Seahawks 16

THE WEEK THAT WAS 

Seems like the season for "It's been a while since..." but we have another "It's been a while since this a weekly win for...".  This time, original DFC'er and one of the top all timers, Jennifer Ernst takes her 7th weekly win, and her first since Week Three of DFC XVII in 2016., this time with a 9-1 record. 

Grandy Latta gets 2nd place, nailing the TB score and going 8-2. Tim Wasyluka seems destined for another TBA Crown this year, coming close again, and getting 3rd for the week, while Jonathan Osborne continues to rebound from his disastrous 1-9 a few weeks ago, taking 4th. The final 8-2 record of the week belongs to Tyler "New Dad" Campbell, who gets 5th for the week.

Coming in 6th is Steven Ray at 6-4, James Hawbaker in 7th, Tom Johnson in 8th, and in a rarity, the McBroom boys tie for 9th.

Rounding out the Top 12, a three-way tie for 11 with Brad Latta, Drew Morris, and Matty Pinky, all at 5-5.

Also Finishing:

5-5: DMO... Daniel Powell.... Tad Roose... Tommy McLeod... Yours Truly... Bradley Pinkerton... Drew Warren... 

4-6: Brad Ashby... Zack Graves... Mitchell Pinkerton... Garrett Cheney

3-7: Jacob Pinkerton... Mark Gainey... Chris Fulaytar.. Mikey Nipp... Trey Cartledge... Dan Sellers... Chris Croyle...

2-8: Rhett Barnett

THE STANDINGS 

THE PLAYOFF STANDINGS
1 - Jennifer Ernt, MidCentral Div Champ, first round bye
2 - Steven Ray, SouthCentral Div Champ, first round bye

3 - Randy Latta, first round bye

4 - Big Eddy Mc, West Div Champ, first round bye

5 - Yours Truly, East Div Champ

6 - Brad Latta, wild card

7 - James Hawbaker, South Div Champ

8 - Tom Johnson, wild card

9 - Tyler Campbell, wild card

10 - Daniel Powell, wild card

11 - Jonathan Osborne, wild card

12 - Tommy McLeod, wild card

DFC XXI Week Nine GAMES

WEEK NINE, the Final Week of the this slightly shortened DFC Season. Remember once you submit your picks, they cannot be changed. If there is a game cancellation or postponement, the game will just be tossed.

Six college games, four NFL, including some teams we don't usually pick because 2020 why not.  

COLLEGE GAMES

9. Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) at 3. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)
11a, FOX

Appalachian St Mountaineers (6-1) at 15. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-0)

11a, ESPN2

LSU Tigers (2-3) at Arkansas Razorbacks (3-4) 

11a, SEC Network

21. Liberty Flames (8-0) at NC State Wolfpack (5-3)

630p, ESPN3

14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1) at 18. Oklahoma Sooners (5-2)

630p, ABC

Washington State Cougars (1-1) at Stanford Cardinal (0-2)

10p, FS1

NFL GAMES

Cincinnati Bengals (2-6-1) at Washington Football Team (2-7)

12p, CBS

Detroit Lions (4-5) at Carolina Panthers (3-7)

12p, FOX

Green Bay Packers (7-2) at Indianapolis Colts (6-3)

325p, FOX

LA Rams (6-3) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3)

Monday Night, 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME

LSU at Arkansas, total points scored

DFC XXI Week Seven Results

SCORES
Texas 17, West Virginia 13
Northwestern 21, Nebraska 13
(8) Florida 44, (5) Georgia
Maryland 35, Penn State 19
Arkansas 24, Tennessee 13
Tennessee Titans 24, Chicago Bears 17
Houston Texans 17, Jacksonville Jaguars 25
Miami Dolphins 34, Arizona Cardinals 31
New Orleans Saints 38, Tampa Bay Bucs 3


THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's been five years since, but Yours Truly finally got himself another weekly win, and at just the right time. Chris "The" Croyle gets the 2nd spot at 6-3, with Grandy Latta, Hurricane Rhett, and Brad "The Bald One" Ashby getting 3rd, 4th, and 5th, all at 6-3.

Big Eddy Mac takes 6th at 5-4, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose in 7th, Eddy the Junior in 8th, Big Tom in 9th, and Brad "Lawdawg" Latta in 10th spot, all at 5-4.

Rounding out the Top 12, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge and Lil Stevie Ray, both at 5-4

Also Finishing

5-4: Danny Powell

4-5: Young Garrett... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... The Big Wasyluka... Drew "Grassman" Warren... James "Not the Top Ten Maker' Hawbaker... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Drew // Morris... Matthew "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... Tommy "Highlander" McLeod... Jenni Ernst... Tyler "New Dad" Campbell... DMO... The Wook... 

3-6: Zack "The Attack" Graves... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinkerton... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton... 

1-8: Jonny Osborne

THE STANDINGS

 

THE DFC TOP TWELVE (based on record)

dropped out: Matty Pinky (12th)

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY (which they actually start in two weeks!)

1 - Steven Ray (South Central Division champ; First Round Bye)

2 - Yours Truly (East Div champ; First Round Bye)

3 - Jenny Ernst (MidCentral Div champ; First Round Bye)

4 - Eddy McBroom (West Div champ; First Round Bye)

5 - Brad Latta (wild card)

6 - Randy Latta (wild card)

7 - Rhett Barnett (North Div Champ)

8 - Daniel Powell (South Div Champ)

9 - James Hawbaker (wild card)

10 - Mark Gainey (wild card)

11 - Tom Johnson (wild card)

12 - Tommy McLeod (wild card)

DFC XXI Week Eight GAMES

 NOTE: Watching the increase of games being cancelled due to COVID issues, and the fact there is no way we'll get to the desired 96 games, the DFC regular season will end after week nine -- so we have this week and next week, and the postseason will begin. This will give us one extra week to make sure we get a full and proper playoffs so when I... I mean, so when someone wins, it won't have to be with a partial postseason.

COLLEGE GAMES

Penn State Nittany Lions (0-3) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-2)
11a, FS1

Illinois Fightin' Illini (0-3) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-2)

11a, B1G Network

TCU Horned Frogs (3-3) at West Virginia Mountaineers (4-3)

11a FOX

Louisville Cardinal (2-5) at Virginia Cavaliers (2-4) 

230p, ACC Network

Colorado Buffalos (1-0) at Stanford Cardinal (0-1)

230p, ESPN 2

South Carolina Gamecocks (2-4) at Ole Miss Rebs (2-4)

630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES

Washington Football Game (2-6) at Detroit Lions (3-5)

12p, FOX

Philadelphia Eagles (3-4-1) at The New York Football Giants (2-7)

12p, FOX

Buffalo Bills (7-2) at Arizona Cardinals (5-3)

305p, CBS

Seattle Seahawks (6-2) at LA Rams (5-3) 

325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Philadelphia Eagles vs NYGiants, total points scored

DFC XXI Week Six Results

 THE WEEK THAT WAS

Congrats to another member of our 10 Week Winner Club!  Big Tim Wasyluka gets his 10th career win of his career, and the first since DFC XVI in 2015 -- this week he takes it at 7-2, and nails the TB score with a big ZERO.  Congrats to him... I dont have the numbers in front of me, but I know its been a long while since someone did the double take on a weekly win.

Not to be outdone, Trey Cartledge comes in 2nd at 7-2, Lil Stevie Ray is at 7-2, Matty "Pinky The Elder" Pinkerton in 4th, Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers, Jonathan Oz, and Yours Truly tie for 5th, Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod -- all at 7-2.

DMO gets 9th place at 6-3, Zack "The Attack" Graves in 10th at 6-3, and both The Croyle and Mark "The Mighty" Gainey round out the top 12, both at 6-3.

Also Finishing:

• 6-3: Drew // Morris... Eddy Jr... Brad "The Bald One" Ashby...
• 5-4: Drew "The Grassman" Warren... Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... James "The Postseason Maker" Hawbaker... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... Grandy Latta... Hurricane Rhett... Big Eddy... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinkerton... Big Tom Johnson...
• 4-5: Tyler "Congrats on Being a New Dad" Campbell... Jenni Ernst... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Mikey Nipp... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton... Wook Fu... Danny P... Young Garrett

THE STANDINGS

THE DFC TOP TWELVE POWER POLL

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY

1 - Steven Ray (South Central Div Champ - First Round Bye)
2 - Jennifer Ernst (Mid Central Div Champ - First Round Bye)
3 - Eddy McBroom (West Div Champ - First Round Bye)
4 - James Hawbaker (South Div Champ - First Round Bye)

5 - Mark Gainey (East Div Champ)

6 - Brad Latta (wild card)

7 - Randy Latta (wild card) 

8 - Jonathan Osborne (wild card)

9 - Yours Truly (wild card)

10 - Tommy McLeod (wild card)

11 - Daniel Powell (wild card)

12- Rhett Barnett (North Div Champ) 

DFC XXI Week Seven Games

Week Seven of the DFC XXI Rolls On!  With the return of MACtion and Pac 12, plus the B1G tryin play with whoever they don't have on a 300 day quarantine, a load of compelling games to pick from (and no Clemson/ND because nearly everyone would go ND)


COLLEGE GAMES
West Virginia Mountaineers (4-2) at Texas Longhorns (4-2)
11a, ABC

Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-1) at Northwestern Wildcasts (2-0)
11am B10 Network

8. Florida Gators (3-1) at 5. Georgia Bulldogs (4-1)
230p, CBS

Maryland Terrapins (1-1) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0-2)
230p, B1G Network

Arizona Wildcats (0-0) at Utah Utes (0-0)
3p, ESPNU

Tennessee Volunteers (2-3) at Arkansas Razorbacks (2-3)
630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES
Baltimore Ravens (5-3) at Tennessee Titans (5-2)
12p, FOX

Houston Texans (1-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6)
12p, CBS

Miami Dolphins (4-3) at Arizona Cardinals (5-2)
325p

New Orleans Saints (5-2) at Tampa Bay Bucs (5-2)
720p, NBC

TIEBREAK GAME
Florida vs Georgia, total points scored

DFC XXI Week Five Results

GAME SCORES
(14) North Carolina 48, (23) NC State 21
Auburn 35, Ole Miss 28
Louisville 48, Florida State 16
Missouri 20, Kentucky 10
(18) Meeeeeechigan 49, (21) Minnesota 24
(9) Cincinnati 42, (16) SMU 13
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Tennessee Titans 24 (tiebreak score 51)
San Francisco 49ers 33, New England Patriots 6
LA Rams 24, Chicago Bears 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's hard to believe the time that has elapsed since future Hall of Famer Big Eddy McBroom has won a week, but the last time he did, it was DFC XIII... way back in 2014, six years ago. But it's a stellar 9-1 mark, good enough for his 7th win all time, and enough to take him from 14th in the league to 3rd.

Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers takes 2nd and Lil Stevie Ray takes 3rd, both at 7-3, and Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton and Mikey Nipp tie for 4th, with Hurricane Rhett in 6th at 7-3.

In 7th for the week is DMO at 6-4, and in a 3 way tie its Yours Truly, Grandy Latta, and The Big Wasyluka... and rounding out the Top 12 is a 5-way tie for 11th, with Brad "Lawdawg" Latta, Trey "The Answer" Cartledge, Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, Matthew "Pinky the Eldest" Pinkerton, and James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker, all at 6-4 for the week.

Also finishing:
6-4: Eddy Jr, Big Tom

5-5: Drew // Morris... Jacob "Pinky the Pinkest" Pinkerton... Bradley "Pinky the Wisest" Pinkerton... The Croyle... Jenni Ernst... Danny P... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Zack "The Attack" Graves...

4-6: Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell... Jonny Oz... Parliament Wookadelic... Young Garrett

3-7: Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby... Drew "Grassman" Warren

THE STANDINGS

x - If the playoffs started today, they would be in

THE DFC TOP 12 RANKINGS

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY:

Seeding based on record, with TBA as the tiebreak indicator.... however, division titles automatically give you a higher seed if there is a tie, regardless of TBA

1 - Jennifer Ernst (MidCentral Div champ, first round bye)

2 - Steven Ray  (South Central Div champ, first round bye)

3 - Eddy McBroom (West Div champ, first round bye)

4 - Daniel Powell (South Div champ)

5 - Brad Latta (wild card)

6 - Tyler Campbell (East Div champ)

7 - Randy Latta (wild card)

8 - James Hawbaker (wild card)

9 - Rhett Barnett (North Div champ)

10 - Mark Gainey (wild card)

11 - Tom Johnson (wild card)

12 - Tad Roose (wild card)

Playoff Format 

Wild Card Weekend (Dec 4-6) - Seeds 4 through 12 participate. Top Five records advance, Three worst eliminated

Divisional Round (Dec 11-13) - Seeds 1 through 3, and the 5 remaining participate. Top four records advance to comprise Final Four. Bottom four eliminated

Final Four (Dec 18-20) - Top Two advance to DeuceBowl XXI

DeuceBowl XXI (TBA) - Winner take all. 

DFC XXI: Week Six Games

 The Back Half of the Season is upon us!!!

As a reminder for this season -- We will still go the full 10 weeks of regular season, with no eliminations... The goal is still 96 games total... Top 12 get into the postseason, regardless of divisions or conferences... division titles give you the edge in TB... no drop this year of your worst TB score as in year's past... 

NINE GAMES THIS WEEK + FRIDAY NIGHT GAME 

COLLEGE GAMES
Hawai'i Warriors (1-0) at Wyoming Cowboys (0-1)
FRIDAY night, 845p, FOX Sports 1

Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) at Illinois Fightin' Illini (0-1)

11a, B1G Network

Former Nat'l Champs UCF Golden Knights (3-2) at Houston Cougars (2-1)

1p, ESPN+ 

TCU Horned Frogs (1-3) at Baylor Bears (1-2)

230p, ESPN2

LSU Tigers (2-2) at Auburn Tigers (3-2)

230p, CBS

NFL GAMES

New England Patriots (2-4) at Buffalo Bills (5-2)

12p, CBS

Vegas Raiders (3-3) at Cleveland Browns (5-2)

12p, FOX

San Diego Chargers (2-4) at Denver Broncos (2-4)

305p, CBS

New Orleans Saints (4-2) at Chicago Bears (5-2)

325p, FOX

TieBreak Game

LSU at Auburn, total points scored

DFC XXI: Week Four Results

GAME SCORES
Memphis 50, UCF 49
Arkansas 33, Ole Miss 21
Wake Forest 40, Virginia 23
(23) Virginia Tech 43, Boston College 14
(2) Alabama 41, (3) Georgia 23 (TB Game: 65 points scored)
Atlanta Falcons 40, Minnesota Vikings 23
The New York Football Giants 20, Washington Team Playin Tha Foosball 19.
Pittsburgh Steelers 38, Cleveland Browns 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Green Bay Packers 10
Arizona Cardinals 38, Dallas Cowboys 10

THE WEEK THAT WAS

There are 11 people that started this thing back in 2000, and 8 of them are still here.  One, Tom Johnson, has points for longevity, but didn't win his first week until DFC IV.  He won three more since, with the last coming in Week 6 of DFC XIV (2013). This week, however, he can notch a 5th win on his DFC Belt, with a solid 8-2 record and becomes the first of the originals to win a week since DMO won last year.

Also having a stellar year thusfar, original DFC'er Jenny Ernst at 8-2, good enough for 2nd, while Young Garrett Cheney takes 3rd with 7-3.  Also at 7-3, Mark "The Mighty" Gainy gets 4th, Danny P in 5th, and at 6th, Lil Stevie Ray goes 6-4.

In 7th place for the week, Big Eddy Mac, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose and Tyler "TSPSBotDFC" Campbell tie for 8th, and Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton and DMO tie for 10th, all at 6-4.  And Drew // Morris gets the 12th spot at 6-4

Also Finishing:
5-5: Zack "The Attack" Graves...  Wook Fu... James "The Playoff Maker" Hawbaker... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinkerton... Jonny Oz... Grandy Latta... Hurricane Rhett... Eddy Jr... Yours Truly... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... 

4-6: Brad "Lawdawg" Latta... Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... The Croyle... Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... Mikey Nipp

3-7: The Big Wasyluka... Brad "Not Scott Van Pelt" Ashby... Drew "Grassman" Warren

THE STANDINGS

THE DFC 12

aaaaaand the bottom five  

Tim Wasyluka (16-21)... Dan Sellers (18-19)... Bradley Pinkerton (17-20)... Mitchell Pinkerton (17-20)... Drew Warren (13-24)

LIES, DARN LIES, AND STATISTICS

• My fave segment, full of real numbers and real stats that hardly anyone looks at.
• Looking at the All Time W-L records, Imma pat myself on the back as Yours Truly becomes the first one to reach 1200 lifetime regular season wins (1201), while Jennifer Ernst's great season is already helping her in the all time standings.  She and Tommy McLeod are tied with 1167 for 2nd all time.
• Drew Morris is in 4th (1153)... Big Eddy Mac (1150)... Jonathan Osborne (1130)... Mark Gainey (1122)... DMOsborne (1108)... Tad Roose (1091) and Lil Eddy Mc (1087) complete the top 10
• The retirement of Lori "Sunshine" Beirne definitely made an impact as her 1064 wins put her 12th all time.  Tom Johnson passed her this season for 11th place (1073), while both Mikey Nipp and Daniel Powell will likely pass her in the next week (1060 each)
• Returning to the fray after a 10 year absence is two time DFC Champ Chris "Wookiee" Fulaytar, who's time off didn't help his overall win total. While making the most of his brief stint of 5 previous seasons (winning DFC III and the legendary run in DFC V), he's still sporting the lowest regular season win total of any active DFC'er, at 316 wins.
• Adding in the postseason wins, the numbers get a little tighter. While Yours Truly sits atop this pile as well (due to longevity, not to huge success, mind you) with 1313 wins. Drew Morris (1295) and Big Eddy (1293) will likely cross 1300 this week, while Mark Gainey (1286) will get there soon. DMO moved into 9th all time (1153), passing Lori "Sunshine" Beirne (1152) this week. Big Eddy Jr is right outside the Top 10 with 1132 for 11th place.
• Congrats to Daniel Powell for moving past 1100 now at 1101, while Big Tom Johnson is at 1087 and Mikey Nipp at 1072
• Nearing 1000 wins all time is Tim Wasyluka with 992, and congrats to Trey Cartledge for getting past 900 all time (he's at 915).
• Two streaks we always keep an eye on are the .500 streak and the .500+ streak... the long standing record for going .500 or better is Tad Roose, who went FORTY FIVE weeks with nary a losing record, in a streak that started in DFC IV (2003) and ending in DFC VIII (2007), and truthfully, its underappreciate how incredible this feat was -- I'm not sure it will ever be broken
• Several have tried, though none have come close.  Yours Truly managed 32 weeks, while Matt "The Mad Scientist" Halpert and Gary "The Idol" Eubanks hit 24 weeks. 
• However, the current streak is held by Mark "The Mighty" Gainey, who just hit his 27th week in the streak.  Fingers crossed. For Mark to break the record, it would have to continue until Week 2 in DFC XXIII, in 2022.
• The even harder streak is the .500+ streak, which is records above .500 in consecutive weeks.  Matt 'The Great Bear of the North" Latta still holds that mark at 17 weeks, and truthfully, very few people have ever come close.  The current active streak is Steven Ray, who just hit 10 weeks in a row.

DFC XXI Week Five Games

Holy crap, we are entering our halfway point of the season -- remember, we're pushing forward like a regular season, so there is no "eliminator" element... everyone goes all 10 weeks.

Here are the Games this week!

COLLEGE
23. NC State Wolfpack (4-1) at 14. North Carolina Tarheels (3-1)

11a, ESPN

Auburn Tigers (2-2) at Ole Miss Rebs (1-3)

11a, SEC Network

Florida State Seminoles (2-3) at Louisville Cardinals (1-4)

11a, ESPN3

Kentucky Wildcats (2-2) at Missouri Tigers (1-2)

3p, SEC Network

18. Michigan Wolverines (0-0) at 21. Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)

630p, ABC

9. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0) at 16. SMU Mustangs (5-0)

8p, ESPN2


NFL GAMES
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-0) at Tennessee Titans (5-0)
12p, CBS

Dallas Cowboys (2-4) at Washington Football Team (1-5)

12p, FOX

San Francisco 49ers (3-3) at New England Patriots (2-3)

325p, CBS

Chicago Bears (5-1) at LA Rams (4-2)
715p, ESPN, Monday night

TIEBREAK GAME

Pittsburgh vs Tennessee, total points scored in game

DFC XXI - Week Three Results

GAME RESULTS
(8) North Carolina 56, (19) Virginia Tech 45
Oklahoma 53, (22) Texas 45 4OT (98 points - TB game)

South Carolina 41, Vanderbilt 7

(3) Georgia 44, (14) Tennessee 21

(1) Clemson 42, (7) Miami 7

Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2

Tennessee Titans 42, Buffalo Bills 16

Houston Texans 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 14

Cleveland Browns 32, Indianapolis Colts 23

New Orleans Saints 30, LA Chargers 27 OT

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's hard to believe that Tyler Campbell, who appointed himself "The Sexy Beast of the DFC" in Season XII (back when that term was actually used in regular conversation), has only won two previous weeks in his career. And you'd think that going 8-0 would help him win his third.

But it didnt... as Grandy Latta also went 8-0 and won his own third week of his career -- his first being Week 1 of DFC XI, and then Week 3 of DFC XVI (that's 2011 and 2015 respectively).  Tyler and his 8-0 takes 2nd place for the week, Brad "Lawdawg" Latta, Jenni Ernst, and Danny Powell took 3rd, 4th, and 5th, all with 9-1 records

In 6th place is Lil Stevie Ray, while Drew // Morris takes 7th, James "The Weekly Top Ten Ranking Maker" Hawbaker gets 8th, DMO in 9th, and Matthew "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton takes 10th.

Rounding out the Weekly Top 12 is Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers and Brad "The Bald One" Ashby.  All are at 8-2

Also Finishing:

8-2: Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod

7-3: Young Garrett... Jonny Oz... Big Eddy... The Croyle... Hurricane Rhett... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinkerton... Eddy Jr... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Yours Truly... Mikey Nipp... 

6-4: Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Wookiee Fu... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Big Tom J... 

5-5: Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton

4-6: The Big Wasyluka

THE STANDINGS

THE DFC TOP 12

dropped out: Yours Truly (12)... 

aaaaand... the bottom five... 

28) Tim Wasyluka - 13-14

29) Dan Sellers - 13-14

30) Bradley Pinkerton - 12-15

31) Mitchell Pinkerton -  12-15

32) Drew Warren - 10-17

DFC XXI - Week Four Games

Here are the 10 games for this coming week! Not great games, but games nonetheless... 

COLLEGE GAMES

UCF Golden Knights (2-1) at Memphis Tigers (1-1)

230p, ABC

Ole Miss Runnin Kiffens (1-2) at Arkansas Razorbacks (1-2)

230p, ESPN2

Virginia Cavaliers (1-2) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-2)

3p, ACC Network

Boston College Eagles (3-1) at 23. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-1)

7p, ACC Network

3. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) at 2. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0)

7p, CBS

NFL GAMES

Atlanta Falcons (0-5) at Minnesota Vikings (1-4)

12p, FOX

Washington Football Team (1-4) at The New York Football Giants (0-5)

12, FOX

Cleveland Browns (4-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0)

12, CBS

Green Bay Packers (4-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2)

325p, FOX

Arizona Cardinals (3-2) at Dallas Dak Daltons (2-3)

Monday, 715p, ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME

What else. Georgia vs Alabama, total points scored. 

The DFC XXI Week Two Results

West Virginia Mountaineers 27, Baylor Bears 21
Kansas State Wildcats 31, Texas Tech Red Raiders 21

Ole Miss Runnin Rebs 42, Kentucky Wildcats 41

Iowa State Cyclones 37, (18) Oklahoma Sooners 30

(4) Georgia Bulldogs 27, (7) Auburn Tigers 6

Indianapolis Colts 19, Chicago Bears 11

Cincinnati Bengals 33, Jacksonville Jaguars 25

Minnesota Vikings 31, Houston Texans 23

Buffalo Bills 30, Las Vegas Raiders 23

THE WEEK THAT WAS

It's been six years since his last weekly win, but Steven Ray picks up his 3rd weekly win of his career -- this time at 6-3.  Brad "Lawdawg" Latta has another great finish, this time in 2nd place, while Mark "The Mighty" Gainey gets 3rd both at 6-3.

DFC Legend Jenny Erst in 4th, and Jonathan Oz in 5th, both at 6-3.  Jacob "Pinky" Pinkerton comes in 6th, with Tommy "The Highlander" MecLeod in 7th, and finishing the top ten, all tied for 8th, is DMO, Chris "Wook Fu" Fulaytar, and Danny Powell, all at 5-4.

Also Finishing:

5-4: Drew // Morris... Tim "The Big" Wasyluka... Hurricane Rhett... James "The Top Ten Maker" Hawbaker... Tyler "The Self Appointed Sexy Beast of the DFC" Campbell... 

4-5:  Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Grandy Latta... Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... Trey "The Answer" Cartledge... Matthew "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... Big Tom Johnson... Bradley "Pinky the Wiser" Pinkerton... 

3-6: Big Eddy Mc... Mikey Nipp... Lil Eddy Mac... Yours Truly... Drew "Grassman" Warren... Zack "The Attack" Graves... Chris "The" Croyle... 

2-7: Brad "The Bald One" Ashby... Mitchell "Pinky the Younger" Pinkerton...

THE STANDINGS

THE TOP TWELVE POWER POLL

 

DFC XXI - Week Three Games

Week One results are up at thedfc.blogspot.com -- please let me know if I missed something. Zack G, your record will be adjusted with Week Two results out Tuesday.

If there is a postponed game, a la Tenn/Pitts, we just drop it and we'll try to make up the game later. If a game is a tie, re: Cincy/Philly, its a win for everyone.

COLLEGE GAMES

19. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-0) at 8. North Carolina Tar Heels (2-0)

11a, ABC

22. Texas Longhorns (2-1) vs Oklahoma Sooners (1-2) 

11a, FOX, Cotton Bowl in Dallas

South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2) at Vanderbilt Commodores (0-2)

11a, SEC Network

14. Tennessee Volunteers (2-0) at 3. Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) 

230p, CBS

7. Miami Hurricanes (3-0) at 1. Clemson Tigers (3-0)

630p, ABC

Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-1) at Kentucky Wildcats (0-2)

630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES

Buffalo Bills (4-0) at Tennessee Titans (3-0)

12p, CBS

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-3) at Houston Texans (0-4)

12p,

Indianapolis Colts (3-1) at Cleveland Browns (3-1)

325p

LA Chargers (1-3) at New Orleans Saints (2-2)

715p Monday

TIEBREAK GAME

Texas vs Oklahoma -- total points scored

DFC XXI Week One Results

Week One of the 21st DFC Season... several 1-7 records due to people missing week one... but because of the Cincinnati/Philadelphia tie, its an automatic win, so no one goes 0-8.

THE WEEK THAT WAS
(normally there is a Top 10, but since the Top 12 make the postseason this year, this section will be the Top 12)

Three championships prior, though it's been 14 seasons since, but Tad "The Dynasty" Roose become the 8th DFC'er to start the season undefeated, going 8-0 for Season XXI.  Yours Truly finishes a close 2nd, at 7-1, while Tommy "The Highlander" McLeod, James "The Top Ten Maker" Hawbaker, and Young Garrett Cheney round out the top five.

The rest of the top 10 also finished at 6-2, with Brad "The Bald One" Ashby, Big Eddy Mc, Jonny Oz, The Wookiee Fulaytar, and Trey "The Answer" Cartledge.  Daniel Powell gets 11th at 5-3 and Brad "Lawdawg" Latta grabs 12th at 5-3.

Also Finishing:

5-3: Lil Stevie Ray... Grandy Latta... Jenni Ernst... Tom "Big" Johnson... Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... Matthew "The Elder Pinky" Pinkerton... Tyler "The Self Appointed Sexy Beast of the DFC"... Hurricane Rhett... The Croyle... Mitchell "The Younger Pinky" Pinkerton... 

4-4: Mikey Nipp... The Big Wasyluka... Eddy Jr... 

3-5: Pinky "The Pinky" Pinkerton... Drew // Morris

1-7: Drew "Grassman" Warren... Bradley "The Wiser Pinky" Pinkerton... DMO... Lt Dan "Magic Legs" Sellers... Zack "The Attack" Graves

QUICK NOTE

Defending Champ Justin "The Rook" Dearing and Matt "The Mad Scientist" Dearing both have stepped out, both with work related time constraints. Justin retires after a brief, championship winning three season career, while Matt leaves behind a 13 year Hall of Fame worthy career that saw him winning the DFC XVII title.  

Chris Fulaytar moves from the East Division down to the South Central to even things up... onward we go! 

THE STANDINGS

**The DFC Top 12 Power Poll are your Top 12 listed above

aaaaaand the bottom five

DFC XXI - Week Two Games

All Ranks are from ESPN's Page; All Times are Central

COLLEGE GAMES

Baylor Bears (1-0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (1-1)

12p, ABC

Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-1) at Kansas State Wildcasts (1-1)

330p, Fox Sports 1

Ole Miss Rebs (0-1) at Kentucky Wildcats (0-1)

4p, SEC Network

(18) Oklahoma Sooners (1-1) at Iowa State Cyclones (1-1)

730p, ABC

(7) Auburn Tigers (1-0) at (4) Georgia Bulldogs (1-0)

730p, ESPN

NFL GAMES

Indianapolis Colts (2-1) at Chicago Bears (3-0)

1p, CBS

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-2-1)

1p, CBS

Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) at Tennessee Titans (3-0)

1p, CBS

Minnesota Vikings (3-0) at Houston Texans (3-0)

1p, FOX

Buffalo Bills (3-0) at Vegas Raiders (2-1)

425p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME

Total Points Scored Auburn v Georgia

DFC XXI - Week One Games

Here are the first slate of games for DFC XXI:

COLLEGE
#24 Louisville Cardinals (1-1) at #21 Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0)
11a, ACC Network

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0-1) at Syracuse Orange (0-0) 

11a, ESPN3

#22 Army Golden Knights (2-0) at #14 Cincinnati Bearcats (1-0) 

230p, ESPN

#16 Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0-0)

630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES
Los Angeles Rams (2-0) at Buffalo Bills (2-0)

12p, FOX

Cincinnati Burrows (0-2) at Philadelphia Wentzes (0-2)

12p, CBS

Green Bay Packer (2-0) at New Orleans Saints (1-1)

720p, NBC

Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) at Baltimore Ravens (2-0)

715p, ESPN Monday

TIEBREAK GAME

Army vs Cincinnati -- total points scored

DFC XXI: The Line Up

 The 21st Season of the DFC has commenced... we've lost a few, including Rick Thuele (4 seasons), Remodeling Clay Shaver (6 seasons), Atlanta Bill (4 seasons), and stepping away this year, Lori "Sunshine" Beirne, after an incredible 18 season career. 

But welcome back to the fold... after being gone for 11 years, Chris "Wook Fu" Fulaytar returns for his 6th season in the DFC. A two time champion, he's single and ready to mingle... or something.

THE DEARING CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION

Rhett Barnett

DM Osborne
Zack Graves
Matt Halpert
Mitchell Pinkerton
Drew Warren

MIDCENTRAL DIVISION

Brad Latta

Jennifer Ernst

Tommy McLeod

Brad Ashby

Jacob Pinkerton

WEST DIVISION

Drew Morris

Eddy McBroom

Trey Cartledge

Dan Sellers

Tom Johnson

Bradley Pinkerton

THE MCBROOM CONFERENCE

EAST DIVISION

Mark Gainey

Chris Fulaytar

Yours Truly

Tyler Campbell

Chris Croyle

Garrett Cheney

SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

Justin Dearing

Jonathan Osborne

Steven Ray

Randy Latta

Matthew Pinkerton

SOUTH DIVISION

James Hawbaker

Tad Roose

Michael Nipp

Eddy McBroom Jr

Tim Wasyluka

Daniel Powell

PREDICTION
Final Four - Mark Gainey, Eddy McBroom, Drew Morris, Jonathan Osborne

DeuceBowl XXI - Jonathan Osborne def. Drew Morris

DFC XXI - The Pandemic Season Rules

So I've truly gone back and forth, should we do a half season? a full season? a partial season?  what happens if we go forth and football stops?  In the grand scheme of things, the DFC isn't that important, but we've been doing this for 21 years, so I do take it somewhat seriously.

Here's what I have come up with.

Eight games per week, a 10 week season, with 80 games total. 

While we will hold divisions this year (see next section) the postseason will be determined by all records ranked, regardless of division.  With 34 competing this week, here's how it breaks down:

After Week 8, those holding the bottom 10 records are gone, leaving 24 to move forward

After Week 9, bottom 6 are gone, leaving 18.

After Week 10, The Top 12 Records advance to the postseason

Playoffs Week One - Bottom four are out

Playoffs Week Two - Next bottom four are out

Playoff Final Four - Bottom two are out

DeuceBowl XXI - Two enter. One crowned champion
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BUT WHAT ABOUT DIVISIONS?

Everyone's records will remain intact in the divisions. Whoever has the best record in your division will win that division. and division winners get a higher seed over a non-division winner in the Top 12.

BUT WHAT IF THE SEASON SHUTS DOWN EARLY?

We will take it week by week. We must finish at least 7 weeks of the season to have a champion. If I see there is nothing going forward, whoever has the best record will be crowned the DFC Champ (though this is worst case scenario)

Also, I have the right to make decisions on the fly week by week if I see the writing on the wall (as in, start the playoffs early, shorten the season, etc)

If football shuts down before 7 weeks, then there will be no champion -- but all wins and losses will be counted to your overall career stats.