*DSFL Playoff Race

[Jiggly_333]

Chicago Blues: 8-4 (1st)
PF/A: 212/214 (4th)
Penalty Yards: 542 (3rd)
That PD is NOT a typo.  Despite winning twice as many games as they’ve lost, the Blues still have a negative point differential.  It’s uncanny.  Of their 8 wins, only ONE was by multiple possessions.  They play poorly, but things just go their way.  I think the best example is in QB play.  Chicago leads the league in interceptions thrown with 20 (you’ll see an almost inverse relationship between QB play and success as we go), yet I never see them throw pick sixes.  Given how likely offenses are to stall, pick sixes are extremely important in this league.  Now, despite giving defenses the most opportunities to score on them, not only have they not suffered the most, they actually LEAD THE LEAGUE in defensive touchdowns!  How?  How does a team with the 5th most interceptions have the MOST defensive TDs?  Great luck.  Add to that being in the bottom half of penalty yards and the record HOPEFULLY makes more sense.  To give an example on the importance of penalty yards, the Blues and Marshals (currently top 2 teams in the league) played each other twice, once at each location.  San Antonio won the combined turnover battle 3 (2 Ints, 1 fumble) to 6 (6 interceptions).  Chicago was penalized for 55 yards.  San Antonio was penalized for 160.  Chicago won both games, both by one possession.  Of the SIX interceptions on Strike, the Marshals had a total of 13 return yards, and none of them for touchdowns.  Even in what should be a game-changing play, none of those really turned things around.  The TWO interceptions the Marshals threw, though?  34 return yards?  How the living FUCK?  It’s so bad that @Jiggly_333 requested an article to try to explain why his team, which doesn’t update strategies and doesn’t go after waiver claims, is doing so well.  I’ll make it simple.  It’s pure fucking luck, and I’ve given up on expecting it to run out.

I guess the lesson here is don't fuck with the .gif Queen?



(Also: Yeah, can someone do that article? Would love to know how I lucked my way into victory again with this sim. Not the first time. See: Tegan Atwell of the New York Herd in the EFL)