WEEK 5 POWER RANKINGS

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Created: Monday, 28 September 2026 20:14

Published: Monday, 28 September 2026 20:14

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Welcome back to the TSL QB Power Rankings!

We didn’t have a lot of movement in the Power Rankings the last couple of weeks… but you’ll see a LOT of it this time around.  Who’s on the rise, who’s on the decline?  Let’s find out!

Let’s talk about D1 first.  Here’s a graph of every D1 team’s Points per Game, so you understand what is happening in this division:

Has there EVER been such a parity with scoring?  FIVE teams are separated by just 1.4 points per game!  How are you going to rank these QBs when they’re all putting up the same points?

For starters, we should mention that Eyes Downtown’s PPG rise to 38.0 when we throw out the two games that Bridget threw for them.  Yes, 38.0 is still a hair below five other teams, and it feels crazy to rank the SIXTH best scorer in his division as the #1 QB in the League.  But he’s also still undefeated in games he has played, which none of the other QBs above him can say, and still the reigning League champion, so the #1 spot was surprisingly easy.

After that, it’s anarchy.  We had Joey Batts, Ryan Dougherty and Mike Thomas as the #2-#4 in all of our votes, but no one agreed on the order.  It’s splitting hairs to talk about their points per game, since they’re virtually identical.  Joey got the slight nod in the end because he’s 1-0 against the other two (having beaten Can’t Touch This and not yet played Sticky Bandits) and because the Stunts are the highest scoring team in the League.  Ryan got the SMALLEST edge over Mike for the #3 spot, because their head to head scoring in the two games they played each other (which they split) was 81-77.  And then Mike comes in #4.  But obviously this is nitpicking, and all of these QBs are in the same tier.

What about Rhace?? He’s actually the HIGHEST scoring QB now in all of D1 and we have him ranked sixth!  Yes, his team is 1-4, and that’s a lot of why he’s ranked where he is.  It doesn’t seem fair to punish him for his team’s defense (which is FAR and away the worst in D1) but that’s kinda what we’re doing, right?  Another argument against ranking him higher is that their offensive numbers are significantly propped up by dropping 84 points against Frodo this week (and one game should not dictate how good a team is).

We’ll back up and mention we have Buddy at #5, who is in the same tier of scoring as the other top D1 guys, but like Rhace his record isn’t nearly as good.  Yes, his defense has a lot to do with this, but Freeballers have actually allowed FEWER points than Can’t Touch This’s defense, and yet they have two fewer wins to show for it.

To make a long story short, D1 is crazy, everyone is great, and you’re welcome to argue the order of any of these guys.  All seven D1 QBs are in our Top Seven this week, and if you think “that probably happens all the time, you guys always favor the D1 QBs”, well, guess again.  If anyone wants to do some homework and go back and find the last time the Top Seven QBs were all from D1, we’ll buy you a sandwich at the bar.  This might be the first time ever.

So that’s D1.  We have a D2 QB as our #8, but Jordan Lawson didn’t play this week, and Bullet Club lost their first game in his absence.  His value is proven!

David Eickhoff isn’t in D2 but maybe he should have been.  Grey Hair Don’t Care are just stomping the rest of D3 right now.  They actually have a chance to clinch the #1 seed this week (with a little help from Practice Squad) with two weeks to go.  And I’d Rather Be Golfing has been competitive the last two weeks as well. 

BQI barely held off Damien Keller and D-Generation XYZ this week in an impressive win, but unfortunately our voters preferred Rhace and David so Bridget drops a couple spots despite the win.  It happens!

Seth Molisani has the weird distinction of being the ONLY QB in the Top Twenty outside of Bobby McConnell to not move up or down in the Power Rankings this week.  Yes, he won, and yes, Let’s Get Reccked are looking better every week.  But beating a backup QB isn’t the signature win he needs to jump up in the Rankings just yet.

The System continued their difficult season with another loss and a game-stopping injury.  We’re not sure what the game situation was before it was called, or if The System had a chance to come back, but either way they’re sitting at 1-5 right now and last place in D2.  Do they have the talent to right the ship?  Absolutely, when Joe gets hot, he gets HOT.

The next two QBs flip spots this week as Mark Dalfonso beat B head-to-head in a battle of D3 contenders.  Mike’s Detailing has a winning record in their first season in D3, which is pretty impressive!  B on the other hand suffered his first loss with Greater Value Tater Thots, and his fourth loss with Practice Squad.

Is Rick Recckio a better QB than Andy Clark?  We’re not sure.  Buffalo Vice is 1-4 in D3 and Not So Sticky is 5-0 in D4.  Not So Sticky has also scored (barely) more points per game than Vice.  These two are about even right now, but wins and losses do matter, so we gave a slight edge to Recckio.

Flying Balls have been “flying” under the radar a bit in D4 with a 1-1-1 record that had them pegged as a mediocre team.  It’s funny how a doubleheader win completely changes the story there, and now they’re in second place in the division.  Veteran Matt Glowacki is doing a great job with a new cast of receivers. 

PowerPuff Girls dismantled Skeleton Crew this week, so that was an easy decision to flip Kyle and Sal in the Power Rankings.  With respect to Balls Deep, I’d Rather Be Golfing and Two Tuddies, there are seven teams that we could see winning this division, and PPG and Skeleton Crew (despite losing records) are two of those contenders.

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Here’s a good old fashioned “points per game, per team, per division” graph we do at least once a season.  How’s your team holding up??

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WEEK 3 POWER RANKINGS

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Created: Monday, 14 September 2026 17:39

Published: Monday, 14 September 2026 17:39

Written by Jeff Krol

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Welcome to the TSL QB Power Rankings!

This week we have the top FIFTEEN quarterbacks in the League, as well as a “League-wide Team Power Ranking” that we tried and liked a couple seasons ago, where we’ll rank every team in the League from best to worst.  That means your team WILL be in this article somewhere, even if you don’t have a Top 15 QB.

Enjoy!

We were assuming that Bobby McConnell vs Mike Thomas would be for the #1 spot in the Rankings, but Bobby wasn’t able to attend last week, so we’re defaulting to the QB that won that last head-to-head matchup.  The defending D1 champion doesn’t lose his spot when he’s still undefeated this season!

Thomas doesn’t get to move up in the Power Rankings this week, but the Sticky Bandits are the only undefeated team left in D1, so he gets a big boost in the Standings at least. 

Are we all sleeping on Legends right now?  It feels like we’re all sleeping on Legends.  They’ve won 6 of the last 9 championships and their only loss this season was to Eyes Downtown when they were short-handed.  Does anyone feel like this is NOT the team to beat in D1?

Ryan, Garrett and Buddy all fall into the next tier of QBs, and honestly you can take your pick who you like the most (we were heavily split on this).  This is the strongest D1 has ever been (since we started ranking QBs at least) from top to bottom.

The top two point differentials in the League belong to Victorious Secret (+104) and Bullet Club (+73).  What do they have in common?  If you said “they should be playing in higher divisions” we would accept that answer, but “Jordan Lawson is their QB” is ALSO a correct answer. 

Bridget reccked Ricky on Saturday, and almost beat an undefeated D1 team as well.  That’s a good day at the office.

The Malones haven’t been as dominant without Andy Strug… but they haven’t been push-overs either.  Malones vs Can’t Touch This was a D2 classic revisited in D1 last week, and both teams looked strong.  Is it because they’re two second tier D1 teams on the same level?  Or are they just great athletes finding their way in a new division or with a new QB?  We’re not sure he’s on Andy’s level (yet) but Rhace had the offense moving last week.

The System has played BQI and Bullet Club in the past two weeks, and lost both games with 14-16 points scored and 34-37 points against.  We’ll give them credit for consistency, but they’d probably like to actually WIN these games against top D2 teams at some point.  We wonder if Joe Miano misses all his Jabronies talent right now…

DXYZ were apparently somewhat short handed on Saturday, which doesn’t help Damien’s ranking.  But other than their miracle playoff run last Spring, they’re 2-9 in their last 11 regular season games.  Saving it all for playoffs, maybe?

I’d Rather Be Golfing feels more like a project than an actual contender, but David Eickhoff’s other team Grey Hair – Don’t Care looks like a powerhouse in D3 right now.  They also look like they’d have been competitive in D2!  Is this their division to lose?

Let’s Get Reccked are the only winless team in D2 at the moment, but they’re too talented to stay that way.  They’ll break through with a win eventually, but do they have a chance at the championship?  Seth is a TOP level athlete… but D2 is too stacked to give these guys much of a chance unless they make some changes.

Mark Dalfonso is tough to rank at the moment, because Mike’s Detailing has one loss against the top seeded team in their division, one “this is kind of a forfeit” win against Cobblestone, and one “this is definitely a forfeit” win against Buffalo Vice.  How good are they?  We have no idea!  Much of Mark’s ranking right now is how good he has been in recent sessions (which was, of course, very good).

Buffalo Vice took a forfeit loss this week… and they had a forfeit win against Cobblestone in Week 1.  So like Mike’s Detailing, they’ve only played one real game, which they lost by a point to Practice Squad.  So why is Andy on our Top 15 and not B?  Believe us, we were split on this one.  With greater sample size, the better QB will be obvious eventually!

Team Power Rankings

Is every team in your division better than every team in the division below it?  Could you beat any of the teams in the division above you?  We’ll never know, since there are no Crossover games scheduled this session, but it’s fun to think about!  This is our attempt at ranking all 45 teams in the League, based on three weeks of action.  Our only rule we tried to follow was that we couldn’t rank a team higher than another team ahead of them in their own division’s standings (in other words even if you think Legends are better than Eyes Downtown, we still can’t rank Legends higher because Eyes Downtown are above them in the standings). 

Here it is!

Fancy Statistics Section

What do we always say?  “You're not getting any fancy statistics out of us until at LEAST Week Four, and even then we'll tell you the sample size is too small to be meaningful.”  Week Four is NEXT WEEK though, so you’re only 7ish days away from your first stat dump of the season.  It’s only a week, you can wait!

That's it for the TSL Power Rankings this week!  If you have any thoughts about QB rankings, or you want to make sure we know who's throwing for your team, please feel free to contact our good friend This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  You tell him, he'll tell us.  

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WEEK 4 POWER RANKINGS

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Created: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 18:17

Published: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 18:17

Written by Jeff Krol

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Welcome back to the TSL QB Power Rankings!

Remember when we used to start off each article with some famous quote, sports related or otherwise?  Man, we’ve evolved a lot over the years, and yet some things always remain the same:

• We are the ONLY official source of QB Power Rankings in the TSL
• Week Four brings you the first meaningful graph of the year

So let’s get to it!  Here are the top TWENTY QBs in the League (we’re getting into a lot of D4 players by now) and our first “point differential by team by division” graph of the season (we’ll do another in Week 8 as well):

What stands out about the Action from Week Four?  7 of our top 9 QBs didn’t play this week!  That’s crazy.  No Mike Thomas, Ryan Dougherty, Garrett Beesing, Buddy Lee, Jordan Lawson or Rhace Colon this week (and Bobby McConnell still out for another week – we love you Bobby!).  No Damien Keller, no Kyle Conniff… Was this even TSL football???

Joey Batts was out there though, kicking ass and guiding his teams to two of the top six highest scoring offenses in the LEAGUE.  Why is he not higher in the Rankings again?

Bridget Masiello won again for BQI, which people keep pointing out is basically just Eyes Downtown with Bridget QBing.  We know that’s not exactly true but… when Bridget QBs for Eyes Downtown, it DOES look like basically the same team, right?

David Eickhoff blasts his way into the Top Ten this week with a convincing win over Buffalo Vice and a much closer win over Two Tuddies.  We don’t expect I’d Rather Be Golfing to win the D4 title this season, but can anyone NOT named Cunning Stunts upset Grey Hair Don’t Care in the playoffs?

The System is a combination of Jabronies and ILF, but somehow looks weaker than BOTH of those teams did.  Maybe it’s a testament to the quality of D2 this session, but things aren’t coming as easily for Joe Miano and company this session.

Let’s Get Reccked picked up their first W of the season!  Someone recently said “these guys are too talented to lose every game”… oh, that was us.  We were right!

Practice Squad is 2-2 and Greater Value Tater Thots are 3-0.  Why is B not rated higher than this?  Usually he waits until late in the season to really lock it in, but he’s hitting that extra gear early this Fall.

Mike’s Detailing is doing fine in their first session in D3, which we figured they would.  Mark’s a champion and he knows what he’s doing with a young squad.  But there’s a gap between the top couple of teams and the rest of the division, which they’ll have to figure out come playoffs if they want to be any more than a semifinal loss to the top teams.

Buffalo Vice is a victim of an unfortunate schedule this season – they took a forfeit win over Cobblestone, and had to forfeit a game against Mike’s Detailing, which means the only teams they’ve really played have been Practice Squad (lost by a point) and Grey Hair Don’t Care (lost by, uh, more than a point).  This makes it difficult to evaluate how Andy is doing so far!

Not So Sticky is undefeated and Ricky Recckio is somehow in our Top Twenty QBs, which doesn’t feel right.  But he just beat Sal Augugliaro and Skeleton Crew head to head, so he must be doing something right!

Speaking of Sal, after years of playing WR1, he looks like he’s adjusting well to the QB1 role.  No, this is not the Wanderers of old (for better or for worse) but they’re 2-2 and they actually have the best point differential per game in D4 this session.  This should be a real contender come playoffs, especially as Sal continues to develop throwing the ball.

Flying Balls are just 1-1-1 this session as they break in a new roster with new faces, but keep an eye on their veteran QB presence to steady the ship as the season goes on.  Matt Glowacki is good, and if he can gel with these receivers, the Balls might make some noise come playoffs.

Fancy Statistics Section

What do we always say?  “You're not getting any fancy statistics out of us until at LEAST Week Four, and even then we'll tell you the sample size is too small to be meaningful.”

Well, week four is here!  So here’s some “read into this if you want, but keep in mind some teams have only played three games” statistics for you!

This is the point differential of every team in the league, division by division.  Green is good (you’re winning games by a lot!) and red is bad (you’re losing games by a lot!).

What stands out in each division?

D1 is mostly dominated by “how much has each team beaten the Malones by so far”.  These guys were DOMINATING this graphic last season, remember?

D2 looks like three contenders, and three “other teams”.  Bullet Club, BQI, PWI… are you picking any other team to win the division but these three?

D3 is exactly what you would have guessed it is – Grey Hair Don’t Care and Cunning Stunts running wild, with four other teams served up for the slaughter.

D4 probably has the most real contenders right now.  None of these teams are really blowing away the competition, and even the middling teams can talk themselves into having a decent shot of a playoff run.

D5 is Victorious Secret and then everyone else.

D6 has three great teams, but are Irish Giants really as good as they look?  They have only played two games: a 3 point win over a contender, and a 50 point win over a brand new team.  They’re good, but maybe not THAT good.

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That's it for the TSL Power Rankings this week!  If you have any thoughts about QB rankings, or you want to make sure we know who's throwing for your team, please feel free to contact our good friend This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  You tell him, he'll tell us.  

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WEEK 2 POWER RANKINGS

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Created: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 14:53

Published: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 14:53

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Welcome back to the TSL QB Power Rankings!

What's the first thing you notice in this week's ranking?

Not a lot of change this week!  People often ask us "why don't you shake things up more?" 

While that might be more interesting, it wouldn't be as accurate, and we strive to give you accuracy above all else.  Let's see why there was so little movement this week:

• The #1 QB in the League won his game.  Did you think Bobby was going to drop?
• The #2 QB in the League won his game and scored 41 points, but against a struggling opponent.  Did you think Mike was going to rise or drop?
• The #3 QB in the League won his game and scored 47 points.  Did you think Joey was going to rise or drop?
• The #4 QB in the League tied Frodo Swaggins then lost by one point with PWI.  Buddy can't rise if he didn't beat anyone, and he shouldn't drop below Ryan because he has a better record AND more points scored.
• The #5 QB in the League lost his second consecutive game after scoring 43 points... and those games were against Sticky Bandits and Legends.    Ryan can't rise if he didn't beat anyone, and he can't drop if he keeps scoring points against great opponents.
• The #6 QB in the League went 0-1-1 on Saturday, but nearly beat the #1 Ranked QB of the defending D1 champions.  Garrett didn't win a game so he can't rise, and he didn't lose to anyone who isn't ranked #1 in the League, so he can't drop either!
• The #7 QB in the League is now the only undefeated QB in D2, and the only people ahead of him are D1 Quarterbacks who are playing great.  Jordan can't rise, he shouldn't drop!
• It's not until we get to 8th vs 9th that we see any movement, as Bridget Masiello beat the System on Saturday.  True, Joe Miano was not present (John Langley subbed for the System), but we hold that against him and give credit to Bridget for both attendance and the win.
• And finally, D-Generation XYZ scored 44 points and won, so Damien can't move up (he lost to the person above him) and he shouldn't move down.

It might seem dull, but that's why you're not seeing a lot of movement this week!  Don't worry, upsets are coming (they're never far away) and the Power Rankings WILL be shaken up soon, we wouldn't bet against it.

Fancy Statistics Section

Yeah, right.  You're not getting any fancy statistics out of us until at LEAST Week Four, and even then we'll tell you the sample size is too small to be meaningful (yes, we're going to copy/paste this line next week too, so get used to it)

That's it for the TSL Power Rankings this week!  If you have any thoughts about QB rankings, or you want to make sure we know who's throwing for your team, please feel free to contact our good friend This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  You tell him, he'll tell us.  

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