The 2022–23 yearbook. Regular season through week 13, then the two-week playoffs, then who had to wear it. Numbers are from Sleeper; the color is from the weekly notes. The 4-seed scored the most points, beat the 1-seed in the semis, and won the third ring. The championship preview had the week-16 score attached to the wrong name.
Finals · Regular season · Who won the draft · Won the week · November · Wire & trades · Playoffs · Slutler · Team portraits
The hardware
| Finish | Manager | Team | How they got there |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 Champion | Matt Seifert | The real BSD | 7–6, #4 seed, league-high 1,761 PF. Beat the 10–3 1-seed in the semis, then Joel in the final, both weeks. Third title. |
| 2nd | Joel Hernandez | The Hurts Locker | 8–5, #3. Beat PJ in the semis. Started an injured Hurts in the championship and left a shotgun in league lore. Lost both final weeks. |
| 3rd | PJ Hardcastle | 8=========D | 9–4, #2. The monster trade with Kris. Lost the semis, took 3rd over Pangy 264–177. |
| 4th | Pangy | Sweet Brotha Numpsay | 10–3, #1 seed. Best record in the league. Out in the first round. Mixon 55 in week 9 was the regular-season peak. |
| 5th | Andy | Jus-Jonzin-4-Herb | 7–6, same record as the champ, 300 fewer points. Jefferson at 1.04, then traded him. |
| Slutler | Tony | Can you Diggs it? | 6–7. Week 14: 43.36 points. The championship preview: “Tony is the Slutler lol, we don’t need this next week.” |
Regular season (weeks 1–13)
Pangy ran away with the 1-seed. Seif scored the most points in the league and still needed the last chair. Andy matched the champ’s 7–6 and finished 5th because 1,463 is not 1,761. Kris finished 3–10 and still had a draft class that ranked 4th.
| Manager | W–L | PF | PA | Avg | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pangy | 10–3 | 1691.54 | 1487.68 | 130.1 | #1 |
| 2 | PJ | 9–4 | 1705.28 | 1546.42 | 131.2 | #2 |
| 3 | Joel | 8–5 | 1698.80 | 1638.26 | 130.7 | #3 |
| 4 | Seif | 7–6 | 1761.38 | 1623.50 | 135.5 | #4 |
| 5 | Andy | 7–6 | 1462.56 | 1554.80 | 112.5 | — |
| 6 | CJ | 6–7 | 1538.16 | 1601.10 | 118.3 | — |
| 7 | Tony | 6–7 | 1535.70 | 1670.84 | 118.1 | — |
| 8 | Jake | 5–8 | 1472.88 | 1507.80 | 113.3 | — |
| 9 | Neil | 4–9 | 1396.60 | 1610.60 | 107.4 | — |
| 10 | Kris | 3–10 | 1470.86 | 1492.76 | 113.1 | — |
Neil had the fewest points and a week-8 184. Kris had the fewest wins and a week-4 174. The floor and the ceiling lived on the same side of the bracket.
Week 13 results that locked the bracket:
- Joel 164.00 over Seif 150.72 — 3-seed locked; Seif still in on points
- Pangy 139.44 over PJ 108.92 — 1-seed locked
- CJ 137.98 over Tony 113.56 — both out
- Neil 117.50 over Andy 114.40 — Andy stays 5th by a field goal
- Jake 113.24 over Kris 79.84
Who won the draft
Starter points in weeks 1–13, credited to whoever drafted the player (trades do not move the credit).
| Manager | Slot | Draft-class pts | The hits | The miss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seif | 1.06 | 1541 | Josh Allen (294), Adams (268), Ekeler (268), Waddle | Mooney 10. Dobbins 4. The champ’s board |
| 2 | Joel | 1.01 | 1435 | Hurts (304), Tyreek (267), CMC (239) | Cam Akers 0. The 1.01 that made a finalist |
| 3 | Pangy | 1.09 | 1416 | Burrow (274), Chubb, Amon-Ra, Mixon | A 10–3 draft on a first-round exit |
| 4 | Kris | 1.03 | 1413 | Henry, Jacobs, CeeDee — then he traded the room to PJ | 3–10 with a top-four board. The trade is the season |
| 5 | Jake | 1.08 | 1333 | Saquon, Kupp (201 after the world ended) | Trey Lance 10. The team name was the eulogy |
| 6 | Tony | 1.07 | 1298 | Diggs (271), Murray, Andrews | Najee at 1.07. Treylon Burks 10. The Slutler board |
| 7 | Neil | 1.10 | 1246 | Kelce, Lamar, A.J. Brown, Kamara | 4–9 with that room. Pacheco 15 |
| 8 | PJ | 1.05 | 1172 | Mahomes (301), Cook — then the wire and the Kris haul | The champion-in-waiting drafted 8th and shopped |
| 9 | Andy | 1.04 | 1161 | Jefferson (263), Herbert, Aaron Jones | Then he traded Jefferson to Neil. Kadarius Toney 0 |
| 10 | CJ | 1.02 | 1144 | Tee Higgins, Fournette, JT | Jonathan Taylor at 1.02, 144 points. Waller 40 |
Won the draft: Seif. Allen, Adams, Ekeler. The 4-seed that was actually the 1-seed in points.
Lost the draft: CJ at 1.02 on JT’s foot. Andy drafted Jefferson and mailed him to Neil for Kelce. Tony’s Najee pick is the record-and-finish version.
Won the week
| Week | The game | Who won it |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kris 173.96 over Jake 78.7 — 95-point smash | Hockenson 39.9. The 3–10 team’s loudest Sunday. |
| 6 | PJ 145.64 over Andy 71.5 | The 2-seed punching down. Burrow 32.5 for Pangy. |
| 8 | Neil 184.00 over CJ 122.3 — highest team score of the year | Kamara 42.8. A 4–9 team’s souvenir. |
| 9 | Seif 163.80 over Neil 64.1 — 100-point smash | Mixon 55.1 for Pangy, the individual high. Seif’s board was already a title board. |
| 12 | Joel 166.02 | Josh Jacobs 48.3. The 3-seed finding another gear. |
| 13 | Joel 164.00 over Seif 150.72 | Adams 37.7 for Seif in a loss. Both still in. |
| 14 | Tony 43.36 | The Slutler week. Kris beat him by 85. The notes did not need week 15. |
| 16 | Seif 115.28, Joel 95.60 | The championship preview said Joel was leading 115–96. Seif had the 115. Seif won week 17 too. |
Who lost the season in November
Split at week 9. Joel got hotter. Neil and Kris did not.
| Manager | Weeks 1–8 | Weeks 9–13 | The story |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel | 4–4, 970 PF | 4–1, 729 PF | Won November. Jacobs, Hurts, a 166 and a 164. Walked into the final. |
| Neil | 3–5, 959 PF | 1–4, 438 PF | The 184 in week 8 was the last joke. November scored like a bye week. |
| Kris | 2–6, 945 PF | 1–4, 526 PF | Traded the good roster to PJ in week 4 and spent the rest of the year as the other half of the deal. |
| Andy | 5–3, 898 PF | 2–3, 564 PF | In the mix until week 13, then 114–118 to Neil. 7–6, 300 points short of the other 7–6. |
| Pangy / PJ | 6–2 / 6–2 | 4–1 / 3–2 | Did not lose November. Pangy just lost January. |
The wire, the wallet, the trades
Nine trades. One of them was a roster swap dressed as a deal.
The trades that actually mattered:
- Week 3, Andy ↔ Neil: Andy got Kelce, Patterson, Cooks. Neil got Jefferson, Knox, Koo. The 1.04 left the building. Neil’s board got Jefferson and still finished 9th.
- Week 4, PJ ↔ Kris: PJ got Henry, Kittle, Jacobs, CeeDee, and Rodgers. Kris got Cook, Mahomes, Mattison, and Pitts. The monster. PJ was the 2-seed after it. Kris was 3–10.
- Week 6, Kris ↔ PJ: Kris got Hopkins and Rodgers. PJ took Mahomes back. The return label.
- Week 6, PJ ↔ Joel: PJ got Tyreek. Joel got Jacobs. Both made the playoffs. Joel made the final.
- Week 7, Jake ↔ Neil: Jake got Jefferson, Lamar, Njoku, Gordon. Neil got Saquon, Dak, Gabe Davis, Pitts. The other Jefferson tour.
- Week 9, Andy ↔ Tony: Andy got JuJu. Tony got Aaron Jones. Tony’s last meaningful add before 43 points.
Jake also flipped Hockenson to Kris in week 4 and later grabbed Waller from CJ. The waiver story the notes remember is PJ spending real FAAB on Kenneth Walker. The box scores remember the Kris trade.
Playoffs (two-week rounds)
Semis in weeks 14–15, championship and 3rd place in 16–17. Seeds: Pangy, PJ, Joel, Seif.
Semifinals (weeks 14–15)
| Matchup | W14 | W15 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seif over Pangy | 124.28–100.76 | 128.36–121.10 | 252.64–221.86 |
| Joel over PJ | 141.28–119.68 | 143.60–151.14 | 284.88–270.82 |
The 1-seed lost both weeks. PJ won week 15 and still lost the series by 14. Joel’s 285 was a finals ticket. Seif’s 253 was the 4-seed doing 4-seed things to a 10–3 team.
Championship & 3rd (weeks 16–17)
| Matchup | W16 | W17 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seif over Joel | 115.28–95.60 | 104.72–93.86 | 220.00–189.46 |
| PJ over Pangy | 157.56–102.80 | 106.62–74.28 | 264.18–177.08 |
Joel started an injured Hurts and left a shotgun in the recap. He was down 20 after week 16, not up 20 — the preview swapped the names. Seif won both weeks. Third ring, first since 2019. PJ scored 535 from week 14 on, most in the league, and finished 3rd.
Slutler
Tony. The championship preview did not wait for week 17. Week 14 was 43.36 points. Weeks 14–17:
| Finish | Manager | W14–17 PF |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | Neil | 516.56 |
| 8th | Jake | 459.06 |
| 5th | Andy | 432.78 |
| 6th | CJ | 423.78 |
| 10th | Kris | 389.38 |
| 7th | Tony | 374.52 |
Last even before any seed math. Diggs at 1.07’s neighbor, Najee at 1.07, a 43-point week. The notes: “Tony is the Slutler lol.”
Team portraits
Matt Seifert — The real BSD — Champion
7–6, 1,761 PF, the 4-seed that was the 1-seed in every category except wins. Allen, Adams, Ekeler. Beat Pangy, beat Joel, won both championship weeks. Third title. The preview hoped to end the third ring. It did not.
Joel Hernandez — The Hurts Locker — 2nd
CMC at 1.01, Hurts, Tyreek, a November 4–1, a semis win over PJ. Then the injured-QB championship and the shotgun. Lost 220–189. The 3-seed that got all the way there.
PJ Hardcastle — 8=========D — 3rd
9–4. Emptied Kris’s roster in week 4, took Mahomes back in week 6, added Tyreek the same week. Lost the semis by 14. Scored 535 after the season “ended.” The title wait was one more year.
Pangy — Sweet Brotha Numpsay — 4th
10–3. Burrow, Mixon, Chubb, Amon-Ra. Mixon 55 in week 9. Out in the first round to the points leader. The best regular season of the year and the quietest January.
Andy — Jus-Jonzin-4-Herb — 5th
7–6 with 1,463 PF. Drafted Jefferson, traded Jefferson, added Kelce, lost week 13 to Neil by 3. Same record as the champion. Not the same sport.
Chris Johnson — Wheelin & Thielen — 6th
JT at 1.02. 6–7. Waller for James Robinson. The 1.02 that became a mid-table finish.
Tony — Can you Diggs it? — Slutler
Diggs was real. The rest of the week-14 lineup was not. 43.36. The notes closed the book early.
Jake Bowen — One Snake No Kupp — 8th
The team name was the season. Kupp died, Jefferson arrived in week 7, Lamar too. 5–8. A 153 to open the year and a lot of 100s after that.
Neil Calvert — Unpaid Bills — 9th
Kamara at 1.10, a 184, Jefferson via Andy, Saquon via Jake. 4–9, 1,397 PF. Then 517 consolation points, first in the pool he did not need to win.
Kris Turner — BROWNS Fantasy — 10th
Henry at 1.03, a 174 in week 4, then the trade that built PJ’s 2-seed. 3–10. The draft class ranked 4th. The standings did not care.
Sources: Sleeper league 786000313395130368 (matchups, draft, trades, brackets) plus the 2022 weekly power rankings and championship preview. Regular season is weeks 1–13. Playoffs are two-week rounds, 14–15 and 16–17.