The Rad Dynasty 2024 Season: Week Fourteen Recap

It was a record setting week in The Rad Dynasty, starting with our player of the week Josh Allen. He scored 6 TDs (3 rushing and 3 passing) while passing for 342 yards and rushing for 82. His 57.88 points were a Rad Dynasty record, and helped lift Dynastic Dan to a new record point total of 218.48 points this week. This record has been broken 3 times in the last month or two. Once by Dynastic Dan, then by Show me the TDs, then this week by Dynastic Dan again. Show me the TDs had the record for only one week! Crazy to think about.

Dynastic Dan (11-3) 218.48 vs ned's rollers (7-7) 156.27

No team had any chance against Dynastic Dan this week, with Josh Allen's giant performance. Also helping fuel the record setting performance were Jamarr Chase (39.35) and Chase Brown (21.9). This normally would have been a winning performance from ned, but even 156 points weren't enough this time around. Ned is in the middle of a startling collapse. The reigning champ began the year 7-2, but is now on a five game losing streak and has been eliminated from playoff contention. Dynastic Dan looks to wrap up the #1 seed next week with a win over the crappy Killing Fields.

Teflon Don (7-7) 178.05 vs Alice in Horns (10-4) 171.61

This one is a bit of a surprise. Teflon Don is no joke and has shown that he can hang with anyone this year. I think he had a really good draft and has a lot of great young talent on his team. He is in prime position in 2025 if he can have another great draft to jump straight into the contender bracket.

Alice's loss only effects possible playoff seeding. While Yahoo shows Alice in 4th place behind TDs or Bust in the standings, Alice is actually the 3rd seed because she holds the head to head tiebreaker. If things hold, Alice would play Fergalicious in the playoffs and The Ole Dutch would face off against Dynastic Dan.

TDs or Bust (10-4) 119.82 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-10) 97.96

If this had been almost any other team, TDs or Bust might have been in trouble this week, as this team massively underperformed. Luckily they had a good matchup for them against TBone. This win cements TDs or Bust in the playoffs, as they would have had to lose all their remaining games for anyone else to have a chance. TBone has now lost nine in a row after a 4-1 start.

My Team (6-8) 101.37 vs Bluth Company (2-12) 35.70

What in the tarnation was this final score? This almost certainly seems be a game where a team tanked for playoff positioning. Bluth has always been competitive, despite the poor record. Heck, he beat me a few weeks ago and also almost upset TDs or Bust right after. Not setting a lineup seems awfully suspicious here, especially considering it has not been done all season long. I'm watching you, Bluth Company! 

Bluth has now secured the #1 pick in next year's draft, where he will have his pick of the litter among incoming rookies and unrostered free agents. My Team's season comes to a close next week, but you have to be impressed by how they turned things around after the 0-5 start. This team started to become respectable after a while. Hopefully they do something with their solid draft positioning next year and take a step into contender status.

Show me the TDs (8-6) 167.64 vs BDB's Jet Setters (4-10) 116.22 

Show me the TDs has quietly had an excellent season. They've moved up to second in total points scored AND has a chance to finish with a 9-6 record if they win next week... but they will still miss the playoffs. Tough luck, especially considering this team has had two 1 point losses. This team would be the team no one would want to play in the playoffs. Just shows how tough this league has been, with only four teams making the postseason. Every regular season game essentially carries the importance of a playoff game. And sometimes it comes down to just one point.

On the other side of things, BDB has certainly had a disappointing season after making the playoffs in 2023. Hopefully they can use the strong pieces they have, like Saquon, Diggs, Aaron Jones, and Justin Herbert, and build around them through the draft.

Fergalicious (11-3) 121.98 vs The Killing Fields (4-10) 86.30

This was a somewhat meaningless game. Fergalicious has already clinched a playoff spot and is just waiting to see who they'll play in the first round. The Killing Fields has clearly given up on the season already and has most likely clinched the #2 pick in the draft. 

Of all the playoff teams, Fergalicious has drawn probably the toughest matchup in week 15 (against Show me the TDs). They seem pretty well locked into the 2 or 3 seed though. They have an off chance at the #1 seed if they win next week and Dynastic Dan loses. But Dan has the much, much easier matchup.

The only real intrigue left? Draft positioning and playoff seeding. Week fifteen is coming up next week, and thus will conclude the 2024 Rad Dynasty regular season.

The Rad Dynasty: 2024 Season: Week Thirteen Recap

                               

Here we go - week 13 is over and done, and we have just 2 more weeks left in the regular season. Today's player of the week would have been Jameis Winston (38.98) or Jerry Jeudy (36) but they were both left on the bench by their respective managers. Instead, player of the week goes to Jayden Daniels and his 33.64 fantasy points. His four total touchdowns unfortunately were not enough to lift Teflon Don for the win, as his opponent show me the TDs scored a new Rad Dynasty record with 211 points. 

Overall, this was a massive week. Due to a pretty big upset combined with a series of other events, the playoff field looks like it is pretty much set in stone, even with two weeks in the season still remaining. This week I am going to do things a little differently and post the standings first. As you can see, the top 3 teams have already clinched. Then I will recap each game simply based on the playoff implications of the game.

Dynastic Dan (10-3) 191.25 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-9) 127.15

Poor TBone never had a chance as my team erupted for 190+ points for the third time this season. I had zero games like this last year. It's part of the reason I'm still in first with a 10-3 record, although I am tied with three other teams. It looks like we are all going to make the playoffs (along with TDs or Bust) but the question now will be where each team will be seeded. This scoring outburst was big for me because it continues to add to my total as highest scoring team in the league. I also hold the head-to-head tiebreaker against both Fergalicious and Alice this season. So my road to #1 looks pretty good, although I do have a tough matchup with ned coming up.

The Killing Fields (4-9) 108.99 vs ned's rollers (7-6) 97.02

This was a devastating loss for ned as he has now lost 4 in row. This puts him a solid two games behind TDs or Bust for the final playoff spot - with only 2 games left. He does hold the head to head tiebreaker, though. Ned needs to win out, hope show me the TDs loses a game, and hope TDs or Bust loses all their remaining games. And TDs has a pretty easy schedule the rest of the way, while ned has to play 1st place Dynastic Dan next week. It looks like it could be the end of the road for ned this year, and in shocking fashion. They were 7-2 and looking real good just 4 weeks ago. And some of these losses have been rough, as they have been to two bottom feeders in BDB and TKF. Both games that you'd think ned would win.

Alice in Horns (10-3) 158.21 vs My Team (5-8) 136.09

This game was a lot closer than it looked, as My Team was favored most of Sunday to win this game and lift my uncle Peter to an upset win. But the afternoon games had some big performances from Alice's Rams players and Bucky Irving to lift her to the big win. She needed this win, as it keeps her tied with Dan and Fergalicious for first in the league at 10-3. Alice will need a little help to finish higher than third in the standings, but she does have an easier schedule the rest of the way than both Mike and Dan. Regardless, this game locks her into the playoffs for the first time in the history of the league! Fun fact - this year will be the first time Dan, Fergalicious, and Alice have made the playoffs. BDB, ned, and show me the TDs will be the first teams to make the playoffs and then miss them the following year. I suppose technically things are not over yet, though.

Show me the TDs (7-6) 211.00 vs Teflon Don (6-7) 161.99

My Rad Dynasty record for most points scored in a game only lasted 3 weeks. Womp womp. We have a new king: Show me the TDs, who breaks the record by 8 points. This tough luck loss ends Teflon Don's season, as they can't make the playoffs now. Sucks to lose when you break out for such a high scoring game, but the fantasy gods can be cruel sometimes. Show me the TDs technically still can make the playoffs, but they would need a miracle. Even though they are 2 behind in the standings, they are almost 3 games out since they lose the head to head tiebreaker against TDs or Bust. So in order to make the playoffs they need a 3 way tie to happen. They need to win out, have ned win out, AND have TDs or Bust lose the rest of their games to do that. And they have to hope they hold the points tiebreaker at the end of the year. So a lot needs to happen. But guess what? TDs or Bust plays TBone next week. Uh oh. If they miss the playoffs, Show me the TDs will join last season's Bluth Company in suffering as two teams that were very high scoring, but still missed the playoffs because of bad luck. 

TDs or Bust 153.72 (9-4) vs Bluth Company (2-11) 150.63

TDs or Bust narrowly missed majorly getting upset, as Christian McCaffrey's season ending injury derailed Bluth's chances. Poor Bluth has just had the worst season luck wise this year. It's one devastating blow after another. I really think they regroup next year, especially with the high draft pick and better injury luck. TDs or Bust is as close to clinching as you can get. It would take a catastrophic collapse to miss the playoffs at this point. Win just one game against TBone or Teflon Don, both teams with losing records, and you are in.

Fergalicious (10-3) 177.83 vs BDB's Jet Setters (4-9) 146.53

It was a valiant effort from BDB, but Fergalicious was hot this week, scoring 177 points. This win keeps Fergalicious in first, tied with Dynastic Dan and Alice. Right now, Mike would hold the #2 seed based on points, but could rise to #1 with a Dan loss or potentially fall to #4 with a loss of his own. That should be the most interesting part of the rest of the season: the playoff jockeying and seeing who will play who in the first round. 

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What to watch for next week? All eyes will be on Perry as his team looks to win and clinch a playoff spot. If TDs or Bust loses, this opens the door back up for show me the TDs. It would be just a crack, but it would be open.

We also need to watch Alice, Mike, and Dan as each look to win their 11th game. None of these teams can miss the playoffs, but any win or loss will effect the seeding. 

The rest of the teams can start thinking about who they'll pick next season. Right now Bluth has the inside track to the #1 pick, but anything can happen if he wins out and the other teams above him lose out. The Killing Fields is in best shape for the #2 pick, with TBone right there, too.

Because it is never too early to think about dynasty, here is a look at the 2025 rookie class. It looks like a pretty good RB class. 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5920279/2024/11/13/dynasty-league-update-2025-draft-class-ashton-jeanty/

Until next time!

The Upcoming 2025 Rad Dynasty Offseason

                            

Hi everyone. The regular season has come to a close and it is the end of the road for all of the eliminated teams. I just want to give a heads up as to how this offseason is going to work - as it will be a little different from the last offseason. Last offseason, I gave you all one week till after the season ended to name 15 to 20 players to keep for next year. I then allowed you the rest of the offseason to trade players and draft picks, assuming no one went above 20 or below 15 players. 

This year will be slightly different. Read the highlighted section below for the Cliff's Notes version, otherwise continue reading below it for the more detailed explanation.

Short version:

 - You have from the time the season is over until May 3, 2025, to send me a list of 20 players to keep. I'll send reminders a week before the deadline. It is best to wait until then before making your decision.

 - After the deadline, Taxi players go back to your team. You now have 21 players.

 - You then have until August 3rd to make any cuts to your 21 players. You must cut at least one (to bring you down to 20), but you can cut up to 6 (which means you are keeping 15).

 - Remember, the more players you release, the more draft picks you gain in compensation. But you must keep at least 15 players going into the draft.

Long version: When the season ends, you will have way more than one week to send me your keepers. The NFL Draft ends on April 26th of 2025. From that point forward, you will have one week to send me a list of TWENTY keepers. Not 15 to 20, but exactly 20. That means you have until the end of the day on May 3rd, 2025, to send me your keepers. If you do not submit them in time, your top 20 scorers regardless of position will be carried over this year. This gives you enough time to observe the draft and check how this effects your keeper picks. Like, if you have a mid-tier TE on your team, and then the real life NFL team drafts a stud TE out of college to play ahead of him, you might want to drop that so-so TE. Or if you have aging quarterbacks on your team, you can decide how many you want to keep or if you'll be pursing a rookie in the draft.

After this deadline ^ everyone will have 20 players on their team. 20 then will become 21 as your taxi squad players are released onto your team. I will post a list of who those are below, in case you forgot. So you will then have 21 players from this point until the draft, when you will be forced to drop down from 21 to anywhere between 15 and 20.

Trades can happen at any point in the offseason. Remember, there is no Yahoo board that tracks offseason activity, so you as managers have to message or email each other, agree to a trade, and then message that trade to me, and I will update the tracker for next season. This year, trades can put you above 20 players, but you still cannot make a trade that will drop you below 15. Any trades involving draft picks must involve an equal number of draft picks in return. Just remember, if you do make a trade that puts you about 20, you will still only be allowed to keep 15 to 20 of them going into the draft, just like everyone else.

As I stated last year, the Rad Dynasty draft will now take place every year on the first Sunday of August. In 2025, this falls on the 3rd. Entering the draft, you can carry over a maximum of 20 and a minimum number of 15 players from last year. I give everyone 10 days warning before the draft to make any cuts. That means I will message everyone on July 24, 2025 that they have ten days to make any roster cuts. Once the clock rolls over to the 3rd of August, the deadline passes and the keepers are locked in.

The draft works the same as last year. If you keep 20 players, you get 5 draft picks. If you keep 19, you get 6 picks, etc. If you keep 15 you get 10. It always equals 25. I think this is pretty clear, but I understand it can be confusing so message me if you have any questions. Also, if anyone wants me to post their email address, phone number for texting, etc. and make it available for everyone to see, please let me know and maybe I can make a post with everyone's contact information. This would be used for offseason trading. I don't want anyone to miss out because they don't have social media or they never check their Yahoo email address. Personally, I only use my Yahoo account for fantasy. I rarely check my Yahoo email. Trading is a big part of dynasty! I've been an active trader and so far it has paid off.

Last but not least - and this is the tough manager stuff - I really have some decisions to make when it comes to a few teams in the league this year. I want this league to have 100% participation from everyone trying to win, and I feel as if I'm not getting this from a couple teams. Lineups are not set, injured players are left in there, as are people on bye weeks. The draft was missed for these teams as well, and their rosters are terrible and devoid of young talent. These rosters look very bleak from a dynasty perspective.

For the sake of competitive balance, I'm going to have to replace the manager of one of these teams. For the other teams, you get one more chance to show you're at least trying to turn things around. Who will I replace? The Killing Fields - I am looking at you.  Hopefully you don't take it personally. But it seems like every time I've played in a league with you, you just abandon it midway. It's more than just a pattern at this point. It's what you do. That's who you are as a fantasy football manager. I hope you don't take it personally, but as a commissioner I expect a little bit more than that, and I know I will never get that from you. But hey, you filled a spot and gave me two good years in this league, which is what I had originally asked for. You were a big part of the early development of this fun little dynasty league of mine, and I have to thank you for that.

I think I am done rambling now. Below I will post everyone's taxi picks and also I will post the draft picks of people who made trades involving draft picks in 2024 (there are 4 affected teams).

TAXI LIST:

Dynastic Dan: TE Cade Stover (Hou)

Teflon Don: TE Erick All Jr. (Cin)

Bluth: RB Braelon Allen (NYJ)

Show me the TDs: QB Michael Penix Jr (Atl)

TDs or Bust: WR Troy Franklin (Den)

ned's rollers: WR DeMario Douglas (NE)

Alice: WR Jalen McMillan (TB)

My Team: WR Marvin Mims Jr. (Den)

Tbone: WR Jalin Hyatt (NYG)

Thunder Thighs: QB Spencer Rattler (NO)

BDB: WR Andrei Iosivas (Cin)

Killing Fields: WR Jacob Cowing (SF)

DRAFT PICK TRADES:

Dynastic Dan sent his 2025 5th round pick to BDB for his 2025 4th in the Justin Herbert/CJ Mosley offseason trade.

As part of a later trade for Trey Benson, Dynastic Dan sent his 4th rounder to Tbone for his 5th rounder. Dan still has BDB's 4th rounder though.

In the Jaylen Waddle trade, Dan acquired Perry's 3rd for the 5th Dan got from Tbone.

Dynastic Dan has:

1st rd

2nd rd

3rd rd

Perry's 3rd *acquired in Waddle trade

BDB's 4th *acquired in Herbert trade

Perry has:

1st rd

2nd rd

4th rd

Tbones 5th *acquired from Dan in Waddle trade, who acquired from TBone in Benson trade

5th rd

Tbone has:

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Dan's 4th *acquired in Benson trade

BDB has:

1st rd

2nd rd

3rd rd

5th rd

Dan's 5th * acquired in Herbert trade

Everyone else just has their normal draft picks, rounds 1 through 5 (so far).

2025 Draft Order:

Locked in:

1. Bluth Company (3-12)

2. The Killing Fields (4-11) **seeking new management

3. TBone (4-11)

4. BDB (4-11)

5. My Team (6-9)

6. Teflon Don (7-8)

7. ned's rollers (8-7)

8. show me the TDs (9-6)

9. Alice in Horns (11-4)

10. TDs or Bust (11-4)

11. Dynastic Dan (12-3)

12. Fergalicious (11-4)

The eliminated teams are carrying this much FAB to next season:

$100: Tbone

$100: BDB

$100: The Killing Fields

$99: My Team

$68: Bluth Company

$39: Teflon Don

$19: Show me the TDs

$0: ned's rollers

Once the postseason ends and the champion is declared, I will be making a new post tracking things in a much more organized manner, to start the 2025 offseason.

The Rad Dynasty: 2024 Season: Week Twelve Recap

Week twelve was an interesting week. It was a week where it was mainly teams with a winning record vs teams with a losing record. I mentioned last week that this would be an interesting week if there were upsets. And would you look at it - there were.

The player of the week had a lot to do with one of the bigger upsets. He scored 44.2 fantasy points for BDB's team with his 302 total yards and 3 touchdown performance. This giant game helped propel BDB to the win over heavily favored ned.

BDB's Jet Setters (4-8) 177.22 vs ned's rollers (7-5) 130.81 

Ned has been tough this year and came into this matchup favored against BDB, who has not been great this season. But Saquon's big performance led BDB to the blowout win. This loss drops ned to 5th place - on the outside of the playoffs looking in. This was a giant game and an absolute must win for ned. And honestly I thought coming in that he had it. But the playoff landscape has been shaken up with this one, big time.

Bluth Company (2-10) 150.08 vs Dynastic Dan (9-3) 120.73

I totally called this. I've been worried about this game for a couple weeks now. Almost my entire team was on bye and I ended up starting guys I never would have started otherwise. I thought I still might be able to pull it off, but alas it was not meant to be.

An improbable last place vs first place win. Bluth wins his second game of the year, but remains in last place. Please bring this same energy next week against TDs or Bust, mkay? Luckily, the loss does not drop me out of first place, as Fergalicious also lost. Dynastic Dan looks to get back on track against reeling TBone in week 13.

Teflon Don (6-6) 141.85 vs Fergalicious (9-3) 117.98

Our third big upset looms large, as my brother Chris does me a big solid and knocks out Fergalicious. This loss drops Fergalicious into a three way tie for first with Dynastic Dan and Alice. Fergalicious has a fairly favorable rest of their schedule, so we'll see if they can hang on the rest of the way. TDs or Bust is right behind at 8-4 and then ned at 7-5. He can't afford to lose anymore games.

Teflon Don's game next week against 6-6 show me the TDs is a big one. The loser is pretty much out of the playoff hunt.

Alice in Horns (9-3) 138.82 vs The Killing Fields (3-9) 90.01

Alice rolls to an easy win as The Killing Fields once again gives a terrible effort in yet another loss. Anyone with the Killing Fields on their schedule immediately gets an easy win, it seems. This is a team that is in major need of a rehaul next season.

Alice, technically in third, is tied with Dynastic Dan and Fergalicious at 9-3. She should be favored to win her final three games of the season. But as we know, anything can happen in fantasy football. I'm betting she makes the playoffs though. To me she is the biggest lock.

TDs or Bust (8-4) 155.27 vs My Team (5-7) 141.41

The Cinderella story of My Team ends here, as any slim chance to make the playoffs has now vanished completely. Hats off to this team though, as it always gives a heck of a battle. This is a team that can easily turn things around in 2025 with some savvy draft picks.

TDs or Bust wins a pretty close game and moves into the 4th playoff spot (for now) ahead of ned's rollers. 

Show me the TDs (6-6) 166.78 vs TBone's Terrific Team 4-8 (75.10)

Another terrible performance from TBone's team, as this game was not competitive. It is hard to believe TBone started out the year 4-1. This is now the team's 7th consecutive loss.

Show me the TDs keeps their slim hopes alive with this big win. It was about time they got an easy victory, as this team seems to catch all the bad breaks. They are a high scoring team and could easily have 7 or 8 wins if things had gone a little differently this year.

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A new look at the standings! Things are as tight as can be at the top. Just three weeks in the season left, and there are five teams fighting for four spots. I'm really curious what is going to happen. Is ned in trouble? Will one of the top teams have a late season collapse? Show me the TDs and Teflon Don are barely hanging on at 6-6. It would take multiple teams collapsing for them to have a chance. The rest of the teams can start planning for next year.

The Rad Dynasty: 2024 Season: Week Eleven Recap

Recap. Yay. I'm completely drained of energy, so this is going to be the quickest recap ever.

Player of the week: Jared Goff. 42.58 points. My Team wins.

My Team (5-6) 167.33 vs Bluth Company 125.78 (1-10)

My Team continues to play well, led by Jared Goff. Playoffs look like a longshot but who knows they have been very good lately. Bluth Company is not having a good season.

BDBs Jet Setters (3-8) 132.33 vs Teflon Don (5-6) 108.59

This was a giant setback for Teflon Don. They needed this game. They basically have to win out to make the postseason at this point. On the BDB side of things it was a relatively meaningless win in what has been a lost season for this team.

Fergalicious (9-2) 148.05 vs Tbone's Terrific Team (4-7) 120.37

This game went pretty much how we expected, with Fergalicious coming out on top. They needed this win because Dynastic Dan lost. So they're now tied for first again.

TDs or Bust (7-4) 173.68 vs The Killing Fields (3-8) 87.64

Another game that went just about as expected. The Killing Fields sucks and its manager is in danger of getting replaced next year. TDs or Bust stays alive in the playoff hunt. It's going to be a battle between them/ned/Alice for the last two playoff spots the rest of the year. Or even Fergalicious and Dynastic Dan if they hit a skid.

Show me the TDs (5-6) 150.76 vs Dynastic Dan (9-2) 143.23

This was a must-win for Show me the TDs. Even with the win, they are going to need a small miracle to make the playoffs. Dynastic Dan stays in first place due to tiebreakers with Fergalicious. I can't help but worry however that my team is going to completely fall apart and miss the playoffs in the last few weeks of the season. 1-10 Bluth will probably be favored against me in week 12, because 70% of my team is on bye.

Alice in Horns (8-3) 171.10 vs ned's rollers (7-4) 135.14

This was a crucial matchup between two teams that had been tied at 7-3. Alice ends up with the surprisingly big win. That's now two in a row that ned has lost, and he hasn't looked particularly good in either game. Is this the first ever cracks forming in the ned empire? Alice now holds sole possession of third playoff and has a pretty favorable schedule the rest of the season.

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The standings will be posted below. This is a prime time to remind everyone that head to head matchups determine two-way ties. So for example, look at TDs or Bust and ned tied at 7-4. Yahoo shows Perry ahead because of points scored. In reality, ned is actually ahead because he won their head to head matchup earlier in the year. It was the only time these teams will meet this year, so that means ned holds the tiebreaker for the rest of the season. If TDs or Bust and ned tie at the end of the year, ned wins that tiebreaker. If there is a three way tie between those teams and, say, Alice - then the tiebreaker would be determined by points.

This tie breaking method also effects the two 3-8 teams. Yahoo has BDB ahead in the standings because of points. But The Killing Fields won the season series against BDB, so they actually hold the tiebreaker and would be in 10th right now. This, in a way, is disadvantageous to TKF because neither team is making the playoffs, and now BDB will get the higher draft pick if they finish tied in the standings. But remember, that tiebreaker goes out the window if three or more teams finish tied. Then, it is points.

I hope that makes sense.

Next week should be interesting in the Rad Dynasty. All the good teams play bad teams. It's just a matter if seeing if the good teams can hold off any upsets. Upsets could really shake up the playoff bracket at this point in the season. Personally, I am worried about losing to Bluth. I think that is the most realistic upset this week. We'll see.

The Rad Dynasty: 2024 Season: Week Ten Recap

Week ten is over - and would you believe it? We just have five weeks left in the regular season of the Rad Dynasty. It has gone by so quick, hasn't it? Now, let's get right to the player of the game for this week. It was established right away on Thursday night against the Ravens: Ja'Marr Chase! His 11 catches for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns translated to 49.9 fantasy points for Dynastic Dan. His performance was a massive factor in Dynastic Dan's record setting victory against Fergalicious. Let's take a look.

Dynastic Dan (9-1) 203.60 vs Fergalicious (8-2) (157.25)

In this highly anticipated battle between the league's two best teams, Dynastic Dan came out on top, in large part due to the aforementioned Ja'Marr Chase. The 203.6 points breaks the record for most points scored in Rad Dynasty history. Dynastic Dan has been on a roll lately, with two 4-game winning streaks already in the season. They'll look to make it five in a row against Show me the TDs in week 11.

Fergalicious falls to 8-2, but only falls to second place in the standings. They have a great chance to rebound in week 11 against slumping TBone, who comes in with a 5 game losing streak.

Alice in Horns (7-3) 152.22 vs TDs or Bust (6-4) 142.66

This was another important game in the playoff race. Both teams came in tied at 6-3 and also tied for the fourth and final playoff spot. Alice's team was able to pull off the crucial win, in large part due to Joe Burrow - who fueled Ja'Marr Chase's big day. 

4th place Alice will play another giant game in week 11 against 3rd place ned, while 5th place TDs or Bust looks to regroup against The Killing Fields, who has been terrible this year.

Teflon Don (5-5) 126.78 vs ned's rollers (7-3) 101.98

This was an ugly game, but Teflon Don managed to eke out the low scoring win. It's funny to look at the box score for this game. It's just a bunch of single digit efforts for both teams (with a few exceptions). This was a crucial win for Teflon Don, who stays alive in the playoff hunt. You have to think this is just a blip on the radar for the normally solid ned.

Teflon Don has a chance to move above .500 next week against dreadful BDB, while ned faces Alice in a giant game.

Bluth Company (1-9) 139.38 vs The Killing Fields (3-7) 103.04

It finally happened! Bluth got his first win! It was a long time coming. The Killing Fields roster is a mess right now, and Bluth took full advantage. 

At 1-9, Bluth remains in last place and in possession of the first pick in next year's draft, in part due to BDB winning this week. Bluth faces off against surprising My Team next week, in what should be an interesting matchup. On the flip side, The Killing Fields seems to be sputtering away, and they have a super tough matchup against TDs or Bust next week, who is probably looking at the game as an easy win.

My Team (4-6) 118.45 vs Show me the TDs (4-6) 118.43

Another heartbreaking loss for Show me the TDs, who has now lost two straight games by less than a point. They could easily be 6-4 instead of 4-6 at the moment. Tough break! Next week should be a must win game for this team's chances, as they play Dynastic Dan. I'm expecting a close game.

My Team continues to surprise after their 0-5 start. They're now 4-1 in their last 5 games. They look to keep the good vibes going against 1-9 Bluth Company in week 11.

BDB's Jet Setters (2-8) 108.96 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-6) 78.04

This was easily the worst matchup of the day. The Toilet Bowl between two of the league's fastest sinking teams. They didn't even combine to score as many points as the single highest scoring team in the league this week. Very sad. 

TBone has now lost 5 in a row after a 4-1 start. Sucks, because this team could still be in there fighting for a playoff spot with a little more effort. Things don't get any easier against 8-2 Fergalicious next week. BDB plays Teflon Don in a game that means much more to Donnie than it does BDB. We'll see what happens.

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Here is an updated look at the standings. It's so nice seeing myself alone at the top in first place, although I'm certain it is not going to last. Alice and Ned are tied in the standings at 7-3, and haven't played each other yet. That changes next week, as they meet for their first and only time this season. The winner will hold the season tiebreaker, which could be big if they find themselves tied at the end of the year.

The Rad Dynasty: 2024 Season: Week Nine Recap

Just six more weeks left in the regular season and things are cluttered at the top of the standings. Next week is going to be absolutely massive, as there are two games that will be crucial to sorting out this mess. We'll dive into that, but first I have to give my normal player of the week props. The honors this week go to Joe Burrow for Alice in Horns. Burrow's 38.14 points led all scorers and helped lift Alice to 6-3 on the season. Speaking of that game...

Alice in Horns (6-3) 163.19 vs Bluth Company 115.74 (0-9)

Alice moves into a virtual tie with TDs or Bust for the 4th spot in the playoffs. This is one of the crucial week 10 matchups I was talking about. The winner will move to 7-3 and will have an inside track to the postseason, as they will hold the tiebreaker since these teams only face off once against each other this season.

Bluth Company drops to 0-9 and is in line to pick up a stud player in next year's draft, like Jeanty, McMillan, Burden, or anyone Bluth is interested in snagging. Should be fun to watch. I still believe this team could have a Fergalicious-like comeback in 2025.

Speaking of Fergalicious...

Fergalicious (8-1) 188 vs My Team (3-6) 145.75

My Team's hot streak comes to an end. Not really to any fault of their own - as they had a good scoring game. Hard to beat a team that scores 188 though! 

Fergalicious retakes first place in the Rad Dynasty with this scoring outburst. They are tied at 8-1 with Dynastic Dan - who they coincidentally play in week 10. That's the other big matchup I was talking about. The loser will drop to 8-2 and suddenly has to worry about being overtaken by ned, who has been great once again this year.

Speaking of ned...

ned's rollers (7-2) 160.15 vs TDs or Bust (6-3) 156.52

This was a great matchup between two teams at 6-2. Ultimately ned eeked out the win in a game that was back and forth all weekend long.

Ned finds himself just a game out of first, despite Fergalicious and Dynastic Dan dominating the regular season seemingly all year long. Ned has been hanging in there and will not go away. 

It was a tough loss for Perry, but he hangs onto the #4 seed for now. Next week's matchup vs Alice will be huge, like I already said. Hyuuuuge!

Speaking of hyuuuuge....

Teflon Don (4-5) 143.56 vs Tbone's Terrific Team (4-5) 111.68

It's been a tough luck season for Teflon Don, but his playoff hopes haven't been completely dashed yet. This was a must win against TBone, and he took care of business. If he wants any chance to make the postseason, though, he HAS to win against ned in week 10. If he loses, it could be over. The league is very top heavy this year, and it is hard to see a team with 6 losses make the playoffs.

TBone's team continues its slide. This is now Timmy's 4th loss in a row after a 4-1 start. Luckily they play 1-8 BDB next week. Someone has to win that game, right?

Speaking of BDB...

Dynastic Dan (8-1) 166.55 vs BDB's Jet Setters (1-8) 133.51

This was a closer game than I thought it would be, as BDB's team blew past its projections by over 40 points. They may have had a chance if they had actually decided to take injured players like Stefon Diggs out of the starting lineup. It's looking like a lost season for BDB, who is normally very active and a good competitor. I don't know what's happening this season.

On the other side of things, Dynastic Dan is now 8-1 on the year tied with Fergalicious in the standings. That week 10 matchup is going to be so, so important for both teams. The winner is essentially a lock for the playoffs, while the loser could still fall out of the picture if things go downhill for their team. That would be just my luck.

Speaking of luck....

The Killing Fields (3-6) 127.49 vs Show me the TDs (4-5) 127.32

Show me the TDs has had some really bad luck this year. Fifth in the league in scoring, but they have given up the most points BY FAR in the league. And now this loss by 0.17 points. Ouch. I suppose a last minute stat adjustment could come in (that actually happened to me in another league a few weeks ago) but you cannot really count on that. Next week against My Team is an absolute must win for this team. Despite the 0-5 start to the season, My Team is no pushover.

The Killing Fields ekes out a win here. I had almost given up on this team for dead, but they've got a sliver of life left in them. They look to keep things going next week against 0-9 Bluth Company. No one wants to be the team that gives Bluth their first win, but it is going to happen at some point. I am thinking it could be here. But we shall see.

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We'll end as always with a look at the standings. Should be a fun week 10, as four of the top five teams play against each other. At the bottom of the standings, the race for next year's #1 pick should be interesting. Winless Bluth has the inside track but BDB has been god awful and may just drop to the bottom by the end of the year.

I'd say you can draw a line underneath the 7th place team (Teflon Don) to separate the contenders from the pretenders. I'd be stunned if any one of those bottom five teams even came close to a playoff berth. Who will make the playoffs is still a tossup. It seems like the top three teams have the inside track, but anyone could go on a skid and anyone could get hot at any time. 

One thing is for sure: every single game is essentially a playoff game from this point on. That's why I made it so only four teams make the postseason. This league is supposed to he difficult. Every game is supposed to matter. And from this point on, it is do or die for many of these contending teams. Six weeks left, who will make the top four?