CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RML HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020!

Voted on by RML League members, these 8 legends have cemented themselves in the RML History books as the 1st ever Hall of Fame class. In order, by highest % of votes, here are the Inductees:

1. DEVIN BUSH - MLB - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS - 84.6%

2. OMAR PAYNE - HB - NEW ORLEANS SAINTS/SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - 80.8%

3. LAMAR JACKSON - QB - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS - 76.9%

4. BRONSON CALLOWAY - WR - PITTSBURGH STEELERS - 61.5%

5. ANDRES CHAVEZ - WR - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - 53.8%

6. WALT HEYWARD - HB - NEW YORK GIANTS - 50.0%

7. MONTEZ SWEAT - EDGE - OAKLAND RAIDERS/SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - 42.3%

8. AARON DONALD - DE - MINNESOTA VIKINGS/NEW YORK GIANTS - 34.6%

HONORABLE MENTIONS

The following players just missed the cut, with each getting 30.8% of the votes.

T-9. 

- KYLER MURRAY - QB - OAKLAND RAIDERS/ARIZONA CARDINALS

- TYREE JACKSON - QB - NEW ORLEAN SAINTS

- ROQUAN SMITH - MLB - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Thank you for voting, and congratulations again to the 1st ever RML HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2020!

Hello RML Family,

I just want to put some information out there so it is easier to access for everyone and so that everyone is on the same page about the next steps toward Madden 21. Most of this info is not new, but some users may not have seen it yet, and we want to have a place to go where you can view it all in one place.

-- TEAM SELECTION --

As you have seen by now, panel has made a survey in which users will choose 3 teams that they wish to be in Madden 21. This is very similar to how we chose teams for Madden 20. With these surveys, panel will compare them all and place the teams based on the user's top 3 choices, with #1 being most important and so on. If there are 2 users with interest in a team, the tiebreaker will go to the User who has a.) played the most games (aka user with the least force losses/fair sims) and b.) been in the league for Madden 20 the longest, consecutively.

Example: User A has the Colts as their #1 pick. User B also has the Colts as their #1 pick. User A has missed only 2 games all of Madden 20. User B has missed 4 games. User A gets the Colts, and User B moves to their #2 team, and so on until every User's list is complete.

Example 2: Same scenario, but User A and B have both missed only 2 games. User A has been in the league for the last 4 seasons, but User B has been in the league since Season 1 of Madden 20. Therefore, User B gets the Colts, and User A moves on to their #2 pick.

There will be teams that go through their top 3 picks without getting a team. For those users, and any other user who doesn't get a team from this process, they will be entered into a RANDOM DRAFT ORDER to select from the remaining teams. However, this draft will be held before the divisions and teams are revealed as to not create a competitive advantage.

Lastly, once the divisions and teams have been selected and revealed, panel will allow each division to have 1 user change teams. If no member of the division wants to change teams, that is fine. For divisions in which more than 1 user wants to change teams, panel will decide these with random coin flips (for 2 users) or random number generator (for 3-4 users) to be streamed online. The 1 user chosen  in each division will then be RANDOMLY ASSIGNED  one of the other teams that is changing (again, via random generator & online stream). At that time, the user is locked in to that team and cannot change.

KEEPERS

For Users who Locked In their keeper at the beginning of Season 8: Reminder that your keepers attributes and abilities will reflect the end of Season 8.

For those users who did not lock in a keeper, your Keepers attributes and abilities will reflect the end of Season 9. Please DM a panel member when you have chosen your keeper. You can do this at any time.

Once you have chosen, or locked in, your keeper, you may not change it. You also MAY NOT TRADE your locked in keeper for the rest of Madden 20. YOUR KEEPER MUST BE ON YOUR TEAM BY THE END OF SEASON 9 to be eligible for Madden 21.

KEEPER POOL

Users who choose not to keep a player from their own team will be entered into the Keeper Pool. In the Keeper Pool, users will be randomly assigned a draft order. They will then select their 1 KEEPER from the remaining keeper eligible players from other teams. Users may select a keeper from their own team (if they forgot to DM their keeper, or whatever reason). 

The Keepers in the Keeper Pool will have STAR DEVELOPMENT TRAIT (or the M21 equivalent) and will reflect their attributes from after Season 9.

Any other questions, concerns, comments, or complaints... Please DM me or another panel member. Thank You!

- Cody

RML Madden 21 Info

7 seasons into RML Madden 20, it's time to start thinking toward the future regarding Madden 21. This league has been moving at an amazing pace. It has been awesome to see the passion grow for this league over the past 8 months. The following is an outlook of what panel has discussed regarding the end of Madden 20 and the transition into Madden 21. If you have any qualms or disagreements, feel free to share them, as we always want to hear from the league and do what's best for the majority.

Keepers

Information on keepers has been handed out before, but we want to reiterate those details, while also expanding on the logistics. So, here it goes:

1. Keepers will be happening again for Madden 21. If you don't know what that means, it means that each team will choose 1 Madden-Created Player to bring over from RML Madden 20 to RML Madden 21. 

2. As mentioned before, each team will be allowed ONLY 1 KEEPER this time. There are no restrictions as far as age, overall, or any other attributes. The only qualification is that the player has to be created by Madden. This means that real life players and Real Rookies are not eligible, because they will already be in the game in Madden 21.

If you want an easy way to find out if someone is keeper eligible or not, if their Experience shows 2+ years less than the current RML season, then they are keeper eligible.

(Ex: Player shows 5 years EXP during Season 7 would be eligible. Players showing 6 years EXP in Season 7 are not eligible, because they would have been a rookie in Season 1 2019).

3. Keepers can be LOCKED IN beginning after Season 7 playoffs end. This means that you can tell us who you want your keeper to be during Season 7 offseason, or any time after that. 

***Once you have locked in your keeper, YOU CAN NOT CHANGE IT. Once the keeper is locked in, the User will have 1 more year of development with said keeper. After 1 full season of development, the Keeper will maintain their Age, Overall, and all attribute points at the 1 year mark after lock in. The User can continue to develop and use the keeper as they wish, but the keeper's information at that time will be used for Madden 21.

*** "LOCK IN" can only be made official in the offseason. This is to help keep track of the 1 full year of development after the lock ins. Users may state their lock in preference at any time during the season, and they will be added to the spreadsheet. Panel will then confirm the lock in during the following offseason, and will inform the User that their Season of Development will begin the next season. Panel will then record the Age, Overall, and Attributes of the Keeper after the Season Of Dev has completed.

4. ***If you have locked in a keeper any time after Season 7 and choose to leave the league before the full season of development ends, then the keeper will be developed by the new user. The keeper will remain locked in, so you still get him for Madden 21 and will still have whatever attributes and information they have 1 year after the initial lock in.

5.*** RML Users who play until the end of Madden 20 will be rewarded an additional Development Upgrade for their Madden 21 Keeper, OR they may add 6 Attribute Points to their keeper's attributes (Max 1 att point per physical attribute, like Speed/Accel). Players who leave before the end of Madden 20 will not be punished in any way.

***6. KEEPER POOL***

Teams that chose not to select or lock in a keeper will be eligible for the RML Keeper Pool at the end of the Madden 20 cycle. This will also include teams that are either unoccupied or between owners at the time of the Keeper Pool Draft.

The Keeper Pool Draft will be held after all teams have selected their keeper or have opted in to the Keeper Pool.

Players in the Keeper Pool will not keep their Dev trait. They will all be given Star (or the equivalent) Dev for Madden 21. Players in the Keeper Pool will enter Madden 21 at the age they were at the end of Madden 20 cycle. All information on Keeper Pool players will be available and public at the time of the Keeper Pool Draft.

The Keeper Pool Draft Order will be completely randomized.

Madden 21 Teams

Any RML member who was with us during all 7 seasons of RML Madden 20 so far, will automatically get a spot in Madden 21.

As far as the remaining teams go, the main factors in those decisions will be longevity in the league, how late in the year the user stayed, and how frequently they played their games. These decisions will be made by panel, and many of the newer members should be aware that their place in RML is temporary, for now. As always, if users show they are good members, they will be welcomed when spots open up in Madden 21. We expect to have more than 32 users wanting to join again, so likely there will be another waitlist.

As of right now, the majority of the league is interested in continuing to keep the league running for as long as possible until Madden 21. That may change down the road as teams get more burnt out. Playing a game this much and this long takes it's toll. We understand that and we don't want to punish anyone for feeling burnt out and wanting to have a break. We will continue to gauge league interest season by season to see how everyone feels.

All of this information is subject to change, especially if Madden 21 has delays due to COVID 19 or any other pressing issues.

As far as how teams will be selected for Madden 21 - We have yet to determine the best solution at this time. Here are some of the ideas we have been hearing and thinking about:

1. Lottery Draft Team selection weighted based on the number of games played in Madden 20

2. Silent Auction type selection based on each user's team preference (similar to Madden 20 selection)

3. Manually place teams based on performance and overall team records from Madden 20 (Least likely option)

If you have any other suggestions for team selection options, or keepers, or any other issues regarding the transition to Madden 21, please let panel know.

Thank you all again for a great Madden cycle so far!

- Cody, RML Commissioner

Note: For the 2nd chart, you should turn off auto-rotate on your phone.

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Welcome to the 2020 Power Rankings. Tag me in GroupMe with your thoughts and comments - @LA Rams - CodeK29.

1. Green Bay Packers (9-1)

MVP: QB Baker Mayfield (1377 pass yds, 15 TD, 1 INT)

Once again, Joe has proven that he is an elite member in RML. His team this season is balanced and stronger than ever. Even in the tough NFC North, Joe stands out as the man to beat in the NFC.

2. Detroit Lions (9-1)

MVP: QB Deshaun Watson (2041 pass yds, 17 TD, 3 INT)

BLD makes another strong case for the best player in madden this season. Joe and BLD’s only losses have come to each other. At this point, it’s anybody’s guess who will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. The only reason I have Joe over BLD is due to the fact that Joe has played more of his games. This will be another tight race in the NFC North with the winner of the division becoming the favorite to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.

3. Oakland Raiders (8-2)

MVP: WR Rafael Warfield (39 Rec, 1180 yards, 10 TD)

Danny leads the league in almost every offensive category. With Lamar Jackson at the helm, and elite speed receivers everywhere, his offense is going to be hard to stop come the playoffs.

4. Jacksonville Jaguars (8-2)

MVP: DE Chandler Jones (15.0 Sacks)

Doughboy joins the ranks of elite madden players in the AFC this season. He gets the edge over the Colts with a close win in week seven. They meet up again in week 17 in a match up that could determine the winner of the AFC South division.

5. Indianapolis Colts (8-2)

MVP: QB Josh Allen (1216 pass yds, 13 TD, 2 INT)

Tillman continues to play at the highest of levels in RML. His only two losses came to two other top five teams in the league, BLD and Doughboy. He will battle to once again represent the AFC in the Super Bowl and return to championship glory.

6. Arizona Cardinals (8-2)

MVP: DE Carl Lawson (14.0 Sacks)

Tanner has stepped in to a newly competitive division in the NFC West. He has taken over the Cardinals and has surpassed what monkey was never able to do, become a consistently good player. He looks to be one of the better RML players already in just a short period of time, and should have high hopes for a deep playoff run.

7. Los Angeles Chargers (7-3)

MVP: WR Chris Conley (40 Rec, 777 yards, 5 TD)

Hon is having a very strong season, but he hasn’t quite proven himself to be an elite player just yet. He will get a few more chances to show how good he really is late in the season and into the playoffs.

8. New England Patriots (6-4)

MVP: HB Duke Johnson (670 rush yards, 153 rec yards, 10 total TD)

Brad has had an up and down season. Of his 4 losses, 2 were to chargers and Texans, and the other 2 were very close losses. However, he does have back to back strong winds against Raiders and Broncos. Brad finally has some competition in the AFC East this year in the New York Jets. I still give the edge to Brad, due to his tough schedule and his past success. He has proven that he can hang with the best of them.

9. Washington Redskins (7-3)

MVP: HB Alvin Kamara (874 rush yards, 156 rec yards, 10 TD)

Dan is having another good season, with some good wins against Sentra and Bruce recently. He has also had tough losses to his arch rival Vic, and the new Cardinals owner Tanner. Dan has four straight divisional matchups coming up next. Losing Alvin Kamara for the season hurts him greatly, but with a two game lead in the division I don’t think Dan will squander this one again. Or will he?

10. Los Angeles Rams (7-3)

MVP: MLB Luke Kuechly (55 tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 11 INT)

The Rams are having their best season yet, though they are facing an easy schedule. Once again led by an elite defense, the Rams will try their chances at another playoff run. Offensively, they are led by their new rookie quarterback Connor St. Pierre. Will this new and improved offense be able to make a run and win a playoff game?

11. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4)

MVP: WR DJ Moore (33 Rec, 815 yards, 4 TD)

All of Sentra’s losses have come to top 10 teams. He has beaten the teams he should beat, but unlike last year, he has not performed as well against top tier teams. He has a few tough matchups left on the season, including Kunk and Danny. Sentra likely has his division wrapped up, with Bruce having a down year. So it looks like he got a little lucky this season and will likely walk into the playoffs.

12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-4)

MVP: DE Houston Li (13.5 Sacks)

Matt leads a weaker NFC South division this season. Besides his stud defensive ends, he hasn’t really had any standout players this season. But he has been winning games, with his only losses coming to solid teams. Matt has a good chance at winning the division and making a playoff run; trying to replicate the 2019 Falcons season.

13. Atlanta Falcons (5-5)

MVP: WR Kevin Jacobs (24 Rec, 629 yards, 5 TD)

Falcons are my choice for good team with a not so good record. He started off with three straight losses, then came back and won five in a row, but has since lost two in a row to Saints and Packers. It’s been an up-and-down season in a competitive NFC South, but he is still in the mix and has an outside shot at a playoff berth. With other fringe teams dropping like flies, I can see falcons rising to end the season.

14. New York Jets (6-4)

MVP: HB Le’Veon Bell (953 rush yards, 202 rec yards, 9 TD)

Jets has had a mixed bag of a season, and it’s not going to get any easier from here. Four of his next six games are against top 10 teams. Steve is a solid player, but I’m giving the advantage in the AFC East to Brad due to his sustained success in the past. Jets has an opportunity to prove us wrong, and take a leap in the standings. Let’s see what he can do.

15. Denver Broncos (6-4)

MVP: QB Van Tufts (2248 yards, 15 TD, 22 INT)

If these power rankings were done two weeks ago, Seth would probably be in the top 10. However, he has lost three of his last four games and seems to be in a bit of a downward spiral. Seth will have to make up some ground if he wants to stay in the playoff hunt. He still has a tough schedule ahead of him.

16. Minnesota Vikings (4-6)

MVP: DE Derek Rivers (12.5 Sacks)

Jumpman has without a doubt the toughest schedule in the entire league. Not only does he have to play Joe and BLD twice, but he also has the entire AFC South division this season. That means he plays 6 games against top 5 teams! So, for Jumpman to only be a few games out of a wild-card spot is a pretty good feat.

17. New York Giants (5-5)

MVP: HB Leonard Fournette (770 rush yards, 156 rec yards, 6 TD)

Bundy has beat most of the teams he should beat (except for the Eagles in week 1) and lost to teams that are better than him. He’s going to have to play a lot better to make up ground and catch Dan in the NFC East division.

18. New Orleans Saints (5-5)

MVP: DE Bradley Chubb (14.0 Sacks)

The king of throwing interceptions has strung together a few good wins this season. But, his offense is too inconsistent to compete for a playoff spot. He has an outside chance, but more than likely Vic will be looking to play spoiler late in the season.

19. Houston Texans (6-4)

MVP: HB Ronald Jones II (905 rush yards, 305 rec yards, 9 TD)

With the loss of dope, and the addition of Kam, the Texans are not the same as they used to be. I do believe Kim can compete with the best of them, and he will get back to winning some games. However, the AFC South is now wide open for the taking for either Tilman or Doughboy.

20. San Francisco 49ers (4-6)

MVP: QB Josh Rosen (2651 yards, 19 TD, 20 INT)

Statistically, snake should have a much better record. But, he has been lacking in clutch plays and clutch wins this season. 5 out of his 6 losses have been by 5 points or less. he does make the NFC West a more competitive division, and will look to play spoiler along with the likes of the other mediocre teams.

21. Tennessee Titans (4-6)

MVP: QB Mitchell Trubisky (1600 yards, 10 TD, 7 INT)

His record might not show it, but The Titans are a pretty solid team. Similar to the Vikings, they have had a very unfortunate schedule this season. However, Kunk will look to play spoiler in his own division and get some good practice for next season, in which he should be much more competitive.

22. Kansas City Chiefs (4-6)

MVP: WR Corey Davis (33 Rec, 615 yards, 7 TD)

Maddening has played in a tough division and has had a tough schedule. He has done relatively well compared to his expectations coming into the season. He has a relatively easy schedule the rest of the way. I could see him getting back around .500 and trying to battle for the last AFC wildcard spot or play spoiler.

23. Seattle Seahawks (4-6)

MVP: QB Patrick Mahomes (1640 yards, 12 TD, 21 INT)

Snorts has been much more competitive in year three of madden 19. Although two of his wins are from force/sim wins, he has shown spurts of being a good madden player and I look forward to watching this team continue to grow.

24. Chicago Bears (2-8)

MVP: MLB Ryan Shazier (45 tackles, 3.0 Sacks, 4 INT)

I’m not really sure what to say here. I’m not really sure what happened to Mike. He has had some scheduling issues, going 1-3 in sim/force games. But, watching some of his games, you can see that he’s just not the same player as in madden 18. It is a much different game, but I think he can get back to where he was. It may just take some time, but it’s going to be difficult in that tough NFC North.

25. Baltimore Ravens (2-8)

MVP: WR Tyreek Hill (55 Rec, 845 yards, 4 TD)

Not much to see here. Bruce has not had internet access most of the season. We all know he’s a better player than his record shows. Hopefully he can get back to playing more games to finish out the season. Hopefully next season he will bring that fire to the currently horrific AFC North division.

26. Miami Dolphins (3-7)

MVP: WR Martavis Bryant (44 Rec, 557 yards, 2 TD)

After starting the season 1-7, motherload has had back to back strong winds against Seth and Steve. he’s an active member that plays his games and gets some solid wins here and there. Hopefully he can finish the season out strong and play spoiler in his own division.

27. Carolina Panthers (2-8)

MVP: TE Mark Andrews (45 Rec, 711 yards, 3 TD)

Barn has had a real rough go of it. He has lost seven of his last eight games, with the only win being against Andy’s Cowboys. He has a very tough remaining schedule so it doesn’t look like he will be recovering anytime soon. It is looking like Barn will have a top five pick in next years draft.

28. Buffalo Bills (2-8)

MVP: HB Todd Gurley (693 rush yards, 195 rec yards, 10 TD)

I can’t say I know a whole lot about the new bills user. But, he did beat snake, so that’s a good start in the right direction. Still lots of work to do for the Bills organization.

29. Philadelphia Eagles (2-8)

MVP: HB CJ Anderson (447 rush yards, 312 rec yards, 4 TD)

The Eagles came out the gates firing on all cylinders in week one with a win against Bundy. And that was about the last time something good happened for the Eagles this season. His only other win was the force win against Bruce.

30. Cleveland Browns (2-8)

MVP: QB Shawn McGarrahan (1458 pass yards, 475 rush yards, 11 Total TD)

It is tough to place the two teams from Ohio. The only teams each of them has beat is each other (not counting sim/force wins). I gave Frankie the edge because most of his games were much more competitive than Lope’s.

31. Cincinnati Bengals (3-7)

MVP: WR Josh Gordon (27 Rec, 444 yards, 3 TD)

Lope beat Frankie in week four. That is about the only good thing to happen to the Bengals this season, aside from 2 other sim wins. Every other game Lope has played has basically been a blowout loss.

32. Dallas Cowboys (0-10)

MVP: WR DeVante Parker ( 21 Rec, 395 yards, 3 TD)

The commissioner has had a rough go of it to start the season. However, I would say he has about 3 good chances left to win a game and avoid a winless season. Regardless, he will likely finish with the number one pick. We’ll see if he can play major spoiler like he did last year against Dan.

This post was written the night of November 20th, before any playoff games were played. The post is split between real life user skills and in-season Madden results.

1. Packers (15-1) Joe did not join the ranks of Mike, BLD and other in the club of 16-0 regular seasons. He was very close as he entered week 17 at 15-0 against BLD. Joe’s stellar defense has propelled him to the #1 ranking this season. We shall see if Joe can overcome his former playoff woes and finally win the big one. Also, if you think Joe is slowing down any: He has two rookies that won Offensive and Defensive Players of the year. Joe grabbed the #1 seed in the NFC and a first round bye.

2. Lions (14-2) Though Joe had the best record in the league, and won the NFC North, BLD remains near the top as he is still the most skilled Madden player in RML. An unprecedented 2 losses this season were caused due to scheduling conflicts, which caused sim losses. The common theme at the top, of course, is stellar defense and no one does it better than BLD. He has the best User MLB I’ve ever seen and it’s not even close. He will be hard to beat in the playoffs, as always. Will we see Packers-Lions for the 3rd time in the NFC playoffs? BLD grabbed the #5 seed in the NFC and will face Bundy’s Giants in the first round.

3. Texans (13-3) These next few spots were tough to decide. There are 7 teams that finished 13-3 or better. That’s very high, even for RML. I think Texans has led th 13-3 group this season. They have a very balanced offensive attack and don’t turn the ball over much. They also have one of the best defenses in the league. The Texans might be the most balanced team in the league, which will be very beneficial in the playoffs. I think Houston is one of the favorites to win the AFC Championship. Texans won the AFC South but lost the tiebreakers to give them the #3 seed in the AFC. They will face their division rival, Doughboy’s Jaguars in the first round.

4. Colts (13-3) Talk about stacked divisions. The top 4 teams come from just 2 divisions. The AFC South is the most stacked division in RML once again. Even with Mike long gone, the Colts are still a perennial top 5 team. Tillman has established himself as the real deal. The reigning Super Bowl champion didn’t have spectacular numbers on either side of the ball, but he found ways to win time and time again. We very well could see 2 intra-divisional matchups for the AFC and NFC Title games. Unfortunately for Tillman, being in tough AFC South gave him the 5 seed in the AFC playoffs. He faces Brad’s Patriots in the first round.

5. Steelers (13-3) These next two teams have arguably the 2 best offensive players in the league. Sentra’s power rushing game drove him to an AFC North title at 13-3. Tevin Coleman is the NFL MVP and AFC OPOY. Sentra came out of nowhere after finishing toward the bottom of the league last year. He’s not in your face, and his team follows suit. They’re not flashy, but they’ll run the ball down your throat when they have to. Sentra’s Steelers led the NFL with 160 rush yards per game. Steelers gained the advantage of having a bye week in round 1 of the playoffs. They are the #2 seed

6. Raiders (13-3) Danny’s Raiders are lower than expected for being the #1 seed in the AFC. Danny is an offensive minded player with some great weapons. Josh Rosen finished 2nd in the race for MVP and OPOY. Danny walked his way to another AFC West title with a 13-3 record. He won the tiebreakers and owns the #1 seed. But, with so many good teams in the AFC playoffs, no matter who wins, it will be a tough match for the RAIDUHS.

7. Jaguars (12-4) Doughboy has had a great season as a part of the 3 headed monster that is the AFC South. Not very often will a 12-4 record get you 3rd place in your own division. In fact, I’m pretty sure that’s never happened. Regardless, there is hope for Doughboy. He has one of the highest scoring offenses in the league. His defense is well above average, and he doesn’t turn the ball over much. All these things are keys to winning in RML. However, as with Danny, there is a ton of great competition in the AFC. Can Doughboy make it out alive? Jaguars have the #6 seed and face their rival, the Texans in the first round.

8. Cardinals (13-3) Monkey has stepped up his game this season and jumped right into the thick of the NFC’s elite players. While the NFC West is definitely not one of the stronger divisions, Monkey still showed that he can hang with the big dogs. Monkey’s defense was above average, as usual. His passing game really drove in the wins for him this season. However, the big weakness for Monkey is turnovers. If he can be safer with the ball while still airing it out, he will be tough to beat. Monkey sealed the #2 seed and earned a first round bye.

9. Falcons (10-6) Falcons has had a quiet season, but he won the NFC South. Another division that isn’t stacked by any means. Falcons might have the easiest road to the Super Bowl of any team playing in the first round. He plays Cody’s Rams and with a win would then play Monkey’s Cardinals. Falcons will most likely continue to rely on their stud WR Kevin Jacobs, who is turning into one of the best deep threats in the game. Falcons grabbed the #3 seed and face the Rams in the first round.

10. Giants (10-6) Bundy won a tight race with Dan’s Redskins to get into the playoffs. Bundy has rode his workhorse, Leonard Fournette to the #4 seed. Fournette and Cam Newton lead a solid, balanced offense. Bundy’s defense hasn’t been among the top in the league, but it’s above average and more than good enough to compete. Bundy has the toughest first round opponent in BLD’s Lions. With Joe winning the NFC North, that leaves BLD as a wildcard team, meaning he’ll go on the road to Metlife Stadium and face Bundy. Bundy has had some turnover issues, which BLD capitalizes on more than any user in RML. It doesn’t look great for Bundy, but he might be able to keep it competitive.

11. Patriots (8-8) Brad’s Patriots have had an up and down season. They barely won their division with just an 8-8 record. It was a competitive season, nonetheless. Brad has had some trouble with the turnovers as well. His young QB Jamen Gardner shows potential, but he’ll need to play well in order to go anywhere in the playoffs this year. Brad will be riding his top 5 rushing attack with Duke Johnson leading the way. Brad got the #4 seed with the division title win and has the task of taking on Tillman’s Colts in the first round.

12. Rams (9-7) Cody’s Rams have one of the best defenses in the league. They force a lot of turnovers and sack the QB a lot. It’s safe to say they were carried by their defense to the playoffs. They finished 9-7 and needed some help from the Cowboys to get into the playoffs. The Rams offense is not good. They have struggled most of the year with a few bright spots here and there. An injury to Dalvin Cook didn’t help, but James White played well in his place. The Rams also lost star pass rusher Cameron Jordan for a good chunk of time. Rams snuck into the #6 seed and will face the Falcons in the first round. Cook is back in, but Cameron Jordan is still out for another week. We’ll have to see if the offense can pull their weight in this playoff game.