2022 Power Rankings: Week 11 - a podcast by LOC Films

Hello all, welcome to another LOC Sunday! Of course, this is also the Sunday that marks the start of the World Cup. If the group running that was as well organised and non-corrupt as the LOC, perhaps we wouldn’t be about to undertake the first ever midseason edition, with countless niggling injuries and a host nation that were awarded a ‘suspiciously high’ number of penalties in warm up matches, 5 out of 7 of which were behind closed doors. Basically, we’re great, the world sucks. Rankings time.

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12. Fall Guy (2-8) – Down 2

An appropriate name change for their movements this week. A bad week in general and Kupp going to IR. Andrews is still banged up as well, and the season is starting to look bleak. They were unlucky not to pick up more wins early on, but the battle is looking drastically uphill at the moment.

11. Tom’s Tyrants (2-8) – Up 1

Amazingly, their season continues. With the new playoff rules and the worst division in LOC history, the fork has reached near mythical status this season. Taylor did show up, and they have some options at receiver finally. If this was the start of some steam-building, they can’t pause.

10. Napolitans (4-6) – Down 1

Another lopsided week leading to a middling score, they are victims of their division’s success. Still very much in the race for the high score playoff spot, fuelled by Hurts and Hill, they just need a couple more consistent performers to make the push, Christian Kirk just got hot. The drop reflects their route to the playoffs more than anything else, they’re better than teams above them.

9. U R Gould (4-6) – Up 2

Still the low scorers, now actually leading the division. In fairness, it may have been their best game of the season. Finally getting some points at QB was a big boost, but it was the Cook/Jones combo, that finally lived up to draft status, making the difference.

8. Patistan (3-7) – No Change

Despite losing their division crown last week, they are still the strongest team in the division. Elliott screwed them over last week with a late IA, there is enough talent on this roster to pick them back up though. 

7. The Dream Team (3-7) – No Change

If they are going to cling on to the high scoring playoff spot, their only feasible route to the playoffs, they can’t afford many more weeks like that. The injuries have piled up at just the wrong time, but Edwards and Williams are close. Pollard getting a featured role would be a big bonus.

6. Forge Flyers (6-4) – Down 1

No Kyler last week, and the RB trio of the early season isn’t looking quite so dominant anymore. Juju being out and Toney seeing valuable targets is making him look like a hot start from now on, this could provide the juice to continue the push.

5. Buccing The Trend (7-3) – Up 1

That was a good bounce-back week. Jeff Wilson looks great, and they won the Watson sweepstakes, which appears to be a straight route to TDs (and nothing else) at the moment. Good time of the year to start looking dangerous again.

4. Gridiron Gang (7-3) – No Change

A decent week, and a win. That’s kind of all that happened last week. Of course, Joe Mixon is now fresh off the bye so, who know, his 50-pointer could have just been the start.

3. Bear Necessities (6-4) – Down 2

I’ve been high on this team all year, but they looked decidedly average last week. Without Lamar and with Brown locked up, it was far from their best. It’s been so close up top for a while, but perhaps this fall was a little overdue.

2. Burdettinators (7-3) – Up 1

High scorers again, with Fields remaining the catalyst. But, Lamb and Foreman showed their match winning potential too, and we all know what King Henry is capable of – including passing TDs now! Yeah, this team is hot in all the right places still.

1. IKSAN (9-1) – Up 1

It’s yet another good week from them. Mahomes is in crazy form at the moment, and Conner returned to a newly emptied backfield to great reward. They still have highs and lows, but they have probably been deserving of the top spot for a while. I mean, look at that record. My  bad guys.

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And there we have it, another week in the books! Now get excited people, the LOC playoff race and a World Cup at the same time, what a time to be alive.

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