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The Dynastry of DarknessWeek 5 edition6 matchups · 12 managers

The lead

Week 5: Connor stuns Powell

207.60 points. An unbeaten 11–0 all-play week. Connor beat the projections by 10.47.

Score of the weekCup207.60won by 31.85 vs Weave
Score of the week
207.60Cup
Closest finish
6.50Powell vs Connor
Biggest win
107.55Brad vs Rhys
Bench points
163.05Weave

The Week That Was

Every result, and the numbers that decided them.

Week 5 results

LGriff102.05
WTee121.10
LPowell109.40
WConnor115.90
LTommy Mac155.15
WYS184.35
WBrad183.05
LRhys75.50
WCup207.60
LWeave175.75
LDanny78.05
WTucker105.65

Numbers that mattered

Upset of the week

Connor flipped the forecast

115.90–109.40

Beat Powell despite trailing the player-only Sleeper projection by 10.47.

Low score

Rhys75.50

A week to delete from the group chat.

Lineup call

Cup83%

Best share of available roster points reached the lineup.

Top starters

  1. Drake MayeQB · NE · Cup51.20
  2. Jahmyr GibbsRB · DET · Cup39.70
  3. Matthew StaffordQB · LAR · Brad37.15
  4. Jared GoffQB · DET · Cup36.65
  5. Josh AllenQB · BUF · Powell35.60

The Power List

Who's rising, who's falling and who's running out of excuses.

A season-long performance index blending total points, record, cumulative winning margin, lineup efficiency, and all-play record across every week played. It rewards how well a team has played all year, not just whether it escaped 1–0.

  1. 1YS—

    4–110–1 all-play this week59% efficiencyPower Index 83

    Still the team to beat

    YS beat Tommy Mac 184.35 to 155.15. Jaylen Warren led the lineup with 35.30. In hindsight, starting Tyler Huntley (31.05) instead of Sam Darnold (8.25) adds 22.80; points left unused despite the result.

    Next up: Weave. Review the Tyler Huntley decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Weave

  2. 2Tee—

    5–06–5 all-play this week74% efficiencyPower Index 74

    Points left on the bench

    Tee beat Griff 121.10 to 102.05. George Pickens led the lineup with 26.00. In hindsight, starting Deshaun Watson (13.75) instead of Tyler Shough (-3.20) adds 16.95; points left unused despite the result.

    Next up: Tommy Mac. Review the Deshaun Watson decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Tommy Mac

  3. 3Weave—

    3–28–3 all-play this week52% efficiencyPower Index 69

    Points left on the bench

    Weave lost to Cup 175.75 to 207.60. Puka Nacua led the lineup with 33.70. In hindsight, starting Bucky Irving (33.00) instead of Jeremiyah Love (2.20) adds 30.80, but still leaves a defeat.

    Next up: YS. Review the Bucky Irving decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: YS

  4. 4Brad—

    3–29–2 all-play this week71% efficiencyPower Index 66

    Points left on the bench

    Brad beat Rhys 183.05 to 75.50. Matthew Stafford led the lineup with 37.15. In hindsight, starting Malik Willis (17.75) instead of Bo Nix (9.65) adds 8.10; points left unused despite the result.

    Next up: Powell. Review the Malik Willis decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Powell

  5. 5Cup↑2

    3–211–0 all-play this week83% efficiencyPower Index 65

    Nobody could live with them

    Cup beat Weave 207.60 to 175.75. Drake Maye led the lineup with 51.20. In hindsight, starting Jaylin Noel (12.70) instead of Jaylen Waddle (4.30) adds 8.40; points left unused despite the result.

    Next up: Tucker. Review the Jaylin Noel decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Tucker

  6. 6Connor—

    3–25–6 all-play this week76% efficiencyPower Index 60

    Job done

    Connor beat Powell 115.90 to 109.40. C.J. Stroud led the lineup with 25.55. In hindsight, starting Kimani Vidal (12.60) instead of Cam Skattebo (7.10) adds 5.50; points left unused despite the result.

    Next up: Griff. Review the Kimani Vidal decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Griff

  7. 7Griff↓2

    2–32–9 all-play this week67% efficiencyPower Index 55

    Sliding down the list

    Griff lost to Tee 102.05 to 121.10. Joe Burrow led the lineup with 35.50. In hindsight, starting MarShawn Lloyd (17.20) instead of Colston Loveland (3.90) adds 13.30, but still leaves a defeat.

    Next up: Connor. Review the MarShawn Lloyd decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Connor

  8. 8Powell—

    2–34–7 all-play this week78% efficiencyPower Index 35

    Still searching

    Powell lost to Connor 109.40 to 115.90. Josh Allen led the lineup with 35.60. In hindsight, starting Greg Dulcich (9.70) instead of Deebo Samuel Sr. (0.50) adds 9.20 and turns the loss into a 2.70-point win.

    Next up: Brad. Review the Greg Dulcich decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Brad

  9. 9Tommy Mac—

    2–37–4 all-play this week70% efficiencyPower Index 32

    Points left on the bench

    Tommy Mac lost to YS 155.15 to 184.35. Jayden Daniels led the lineup with 35.25. In hindsight, starting Samaje Perine (17.80) instead of T.J. Hockenson (1.95) adds 15.85, but still leaves a defeat.

    Next up: Tee. Review the Samaje Perine decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Tee

  10. 10Danny—

    0–51–10 all-play this week57% efficiencyPower Index 23

    Points left on the bench

    Danny lost to Tucker 78.05 to 105.65. DeMario Douglas led the lineup with 21.50. In hindsight, starting Kyle Williams (17.10) instead of Carnell Tate (1.10) adds 16.00, but still leaves a defeat.

    Next up: Rhys. Review the Kyle Williams decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Rhys

  11. 11Tucker—

    3–23–8 all-play this week60% efficiencyPower Index 23

    Points left on the bench

    Tucker beat Danny 105.65 to 78.05. Kyler Murray led the lineup with 24.05. In hindsight, starting Jameis Winston (35.00) instead of Kirk Cousins (17.15) adds 17.85; points left unused despite the result.

    Next up: Cup. Review the Jameis Winston decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Cup

  12. 12Rhys—

    0–50–11 all-play this week70% efficiencyPower Index 14

    Bottom of the all-play

    Rhys lost to Brad 75.50 to 183.05. Jordan Love led the lineup with 31.95. In hindsight, starting Ty Johnson (10.20) instead of Jauan Jennings (0.00) adds 10.20, but still leaves a defeat.

    Next up: Danny. Review the Ty Johnson decision, but check availability and the matchup before chasing last week's points.

    Next: Danny

Power Index (0–100), season to date: 35% total points for · 20% season record · 15% cumulative margin · 15% season lineup efficiency · 15% all-play record. Arrows show movement from last week's season rankings.

From the week to the season

The State of Play

Where everyone stands today — and where the numbers say they'll finish.

League table Through Week 5

#ManagerW–LPF
1Tee5–0788.30
2YS4–1867.80
3Weave3–2861.80
4Cup3–2833.90
5Brad3–2821.65
6Connor3–2669.70
7Tucker3–2492.15
8Griff2–3719.80
9Powell2–3650.45
10Tommy Mac2–3644.65
11Danny0–5537.25
12Rhys0–5360.55

Fraud Watch Weeks 1–5

The standings say one thing. The underlying numbers say another.

Prime suspect

Tucker

Actual
3–2
Expected wins
0.91
Schedule luck
+2.09
The record is lying

Tucker is 3–2, but 10 wins from 55 all-play matchups are worth only 0.91 expected wins. The difference is +2.09 wins of pure schedule luck.

All-play 10–45 · 11th in points for · 7th in the table · 11th on the Power List

Also under investigation
  • Tee5–0 actual · 3.77 expected+1.23
  • Connor3–2 actual · 2.00 expected+1.00
Most robbed
Danny
0–5 actual · 1.41 expected · −1.41 wins

Danny has beaten 15.5 of 55 possible all-play opponents, yet the record shows only 0–5.

The playoff race

Six teams make the playoffs. Seeds 1–5 go to the best records; the final spot goes to the highest points-for among everyone else. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the remaining Week 6–14 schedule.

  1. 1
    WeavolutionYS · 4–1 · 867.80 PF
    99.2%
  2. 2
    NWA: Nacua's World OrderWeave · 3–2 · 861.80 PF
    97.9%
  3. 3
    Tommy mac touches kidsTee · 5–0 · 788.30 PF
    97.8%
  4. 4
    D E Renovation - XCup · 3–2 · 833.90 PF
    95.7%
  5. 5
    LaGeno HeatBrad · 3–2 · 821.65 PF
    93.5%
  6. 6
    The Road WarriorsGriff · 2–3 · 719.80 PF
    50.6%
  7. 7
    NjokeslamConnor · 3–2 · 669.70 PF
    29.8%
  8. 8
    ITS TIME TO PLAY THE GAMETommy Mac · 2–3 · 644.65 PF
    16.0%
  9. 9
    The 619ersPowell · 2–3 · 650.45 PF
    15.0%
  10. 10
    ZO Knight (YEAH!)Tucker · 3–2 · 492.15 PF
    4.3%
  11. 11
    Pick FoleyDanny · 0–5 · 537.25 PF
    0.2%
  12. 12
    RKOdunzeRhys · 0–5 · 360.55 PF
    0.0%

How it works: each remaining game is played out using every team's scoring average so far, pulled toward the league average so early hot and cold streaks don't count for too much.

Future of the dynasty

2027 rookie draft order

Projected after Week 5, with pick ownership after every trade.

Each cell shows who is on the clock with that pick.

Pick
1RhysMPF 467
2TuckerMPF 661
3DannyMPF 662
4ConnorMPF 718
5Tommy MacMPF 771
6PowellMPF 798
7GriffSeed 6
8BradSeed 5
9CupSeed 4
10WeaveSeed 3
11YSSeed 2
12TeeSeed 1
R1
1.01Rhys
1.02Tucker
1.03Danny
1.04Rhysvia Connor
1.05Cupvia Tommy Mac
1.06Connorvia Powell
1.07Tuckervia Griff
1.08Rhysvia Brad
1.09Connorvia Cup
1.10Connorvia Weave
1.11Tuckervia YS
1.12Connorvia Tee
R2
2.01Rhys
2.02Tucker
2.03Danny
2.04Connor
2.05Tuckervia Tommy Mac
2.06Teevia Powell
2.07Griff
2.08Rhysvia Brad
2.09Cup
2.10Griffvia Weave
2.11Tuckervia YS
2.12Tee
R3
3.01Dannyvia Rhys
3.02Griffvia Tucker
3.03Danny
3.04Cupvia Connor
3.05Tommy Mac
3.06Powell
3.07Griff
3.08Rhysvia Brad
3.09Cup
3.10Tommy Macvia Weave
3.11Cupvia YS
3.12Tee
R4
4.01Rhys
4.02Connorvia Tucker
4.03Danny
4.04Tuckervia Connor
4.05YSvia Tommy Mac
4.06YSvia Powell
4.07Griff
4.08Brad
4.09Cup
4.10Weave
4.11YS
4.12Tee

How the order works

  1. Picks 1–6 go to the six teams currently outside the playoff places, ordered by Max PF (MPF): the lowest possible-points total picks first. Max PF is the best lineup each team could have started every week.
  2. Picks 7–12 go to the playoff teams. Final order is decided by the playoffs: the champion picks 12th, runner-up 11th, third 10th, and so on. Until then they're shown by projected seed, with the 6th seed at 7 and the top seed at 12.
  3. Playoff places use the league format: top 5 records, then the highest points-for among the rest.
  4. Gold cells are traded picks; the avatar shows the manager who now owns it, and the lime line marks where the playoff teams start.
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