5th & Long

Ww are BACK with another episode of 5th & Long, and I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving holiday. As Team Owners emerge from their food coma they turn their sights to the divisional matchups that will make or break the rest of their season. Can the Andrew Sloan & Max Novak capitalize on some recent momentum to keep their playoff hopes alive, and will Dom Schlabach and Alec Swiecinski continue to duke it out at the top? We'll find out as each week we are bound to have teams secure playoff spots, or secure a spot on the bench.

Team Owners are starting to put it all on the line as the playoff squads start to take form. Dom continues to lead the pack in total points scored despite 2 previous off weeks. And it's this past week where we begin to see the separation between the playoff contenders and the rest of the pack, but nobody has thrown their playoff chances away as 4 of the bottom 6 secure points last week. It's time to step up or shut up as we go into Week 11.

There isn't a bone in the boneyard the commissioner says of the waiver wire, and teams are scrambling to put together a playoff squad. Dom Schlabach normalizes with an uncharacteristic sub 100 point week, and we have the lowest average scoring by teams in recent weeks. Is this a sign of teams catching a breather before the playoff run, or is this the window that Max Novak, Josh Hooper, and Andrew Sloan need to get their teams into the playoffs?

With injuries everywhere, the waiver wire is going to be HOT this week. We're over halfway through the fantasy football season and with a couple out of division matchups remaining, teams are jockeying to put together their PLAYOFF TEAM. Are owners willing to bet on the upside of Kittle, McCaffrey and other top producers coming back strong? We'll find out with Week 9 just ahead.

It's Week 8, and we've reached the halfway point in the league with Grudge Match Week just ahead. It's heating up on the bubble with Dave, Steve, & Greg tied for the first out position on the playoff bubble, so can any of them put together some points to create some separation through the second half of the season. And more importantly we enter some "must win" weeks which could put the Potomac Puppies and Hoop Dreams back into the mix if they're able to correct their snake bitten seasons.

It's Week 7, and it's anybody's league. Juggernaut Dom keeps dominating, and RUINS Morgan McBride's perfect season. Was this Nostradamus Cors Burns predicting the overtinkering or is it the OBFFL Hex? Regardless, HUGE activity from some of the leagues trailing team owners this week, and IT. PAYS. OFF.

Things are heating up as we're still reeling from a week of huge points across the league. Morgan continues perfect start, and the Potomac Puppies suffer a crushing loss and narrowly missing points But no team could have delivered more than the District Skins led by Dylan Walsh getting his first matchup win. We have another week of waking up early, drinking some tea and feasting on English pastries, are the OBFFL owners going to factor that into their lineups as we cross the pond for another London game?

Sophomore Slump is at it again and has not dropped a point ALL season long. Could Week 5 be the eek that Morgan McBride is poised to drop a point against juggernaut Team Owner and Defending League Champion Dave Hunter? Or will Week 5 be the week that Dylan Walsh gets his first win against Greg White. We've entered the heart of the season and it's still anybody's game - we have a LONG way to go.