Open Division Season 29 Power Rankings - Week 7

1 JetBlue Holiday (Light Blue) 6-1

JetBlue Holiday has been flying in first class all season. Is their dominance a result of great play on the field, or the fact that opposing QBs mysteriously go missing every time they face this squad? While we remain suspicious, there’s no denying the talent is there to win it all, but will the luck run out?

2 Plump n Dump (Purple) 5-2

The luck did run out for the Dumpers, whose roster held together with duct tape and superglue finally gave out in a flat performance against Seafoam. Luie has been performing solidly at QB against tough competition, but unless Purple can get more players on the field, they’re heading for a first round playoff exit.

3 Pinky Swear (Neon Pink) 5-2

A superstar performance from Chad with 4 INTs induced opposing teammates AJ and Juan into plenty of swearing on Sunday. Neon Pink is quietly putting together their own championship resume, both on the field and on the drag stage. This team is going to sneak up on people in the playoffs.

4 Your Royal Hungness (Royal Heather) 5-2

Another cardiac game for Royal, which required a game saving TD and conversion caught by the younger, much more athletic, more humble and far less broken Ricchetti brother to squeak out a one point win. Rookie Gerel is playing at an MVP level and several receivers are stepping up across the board. But the defense is leaving some question marks, which could be their undoing.

5 Under the D (Coral) 4-3

Coral played an inspired game this week, taking Forest down to the wire and pulling out a solid win. We here at the Power Rankings always value a team that can finish, and they move up several spots. Even if they skipped playing defense this (and every other) week.

6 Collared Queens (Kelly Green) 4-3

It’s a two game skid for Kelly Green, whose hot streak is officially over. When this team is clicking, they’re unstoppable. When they’re not…the refs, their opponents, and their own teammates are going to hear about it - as they go through all five stages of grief in 90 minutes. Here’s hoping they can bounce back next week.

7 The Froggy Bottoms (Forest Green) 4-3

With how many talented receivers there are on this team, you’d expect them to not croak at the end of a tight game. If they can get a few stops per game, they shouldn’t lose. But those have been hard to come by in recent weeks. We’ll see if they can keep up with Royal Heather next week.

8 New Foam, Who Dis? (Seafoam) 4-3

Will it be high tide or low tide? You never know when you play this Seafoam squad. But this week, it was a flood of TDs for Zak S. that made all the difference, even if he got a little mouthy about it. I’d like to see more consistency from this team before they deserve a higher ranking.

9 Jock-O'-Lanterns (Deep Orange) 3-4

I have to hand it to Neon Orange, who outplayed Royal for much of this week’s game thanks to Marvin balling out (except for an inconvenient step into the endzone rather than the 1 yard line as they ran down time) and Ben Hunt willing his team down the field. But in the end, it wasn’t enough to avoid a nailbiting loss. Still, this team is on the rise and could end the season above .500.

10 Juan Burgundy (Cardinal) 4-3

Records are made to be broken, as they say. But the record set on Sunday by AJ who reportedly threw not one, not two, not three, but FOUR interceptions may be hard to top. Cardinal plunges to the bottom half of these rankings until they can show more versatility on offense and throw to more than Juan player.

11 Jacks Off All Trade (White) 3-4

Minus QB Andrew A, this team fell victim to a lopsided loss. Other than that, this team is this season’s holder of the Andy Dalton line – not good enough to harbor championship hopes, but not bad enough to criticize.

12 Gay Gray RP (Iron Gray) 2-5

Look what happens when your team shows up! Gray is rolling at just the right time, stacking an impressive win against a talented(?) Gold team. Jim Connolly has found the Elixir of Life and is playing like he’s 39 again, throwing dimes to a whole host of talented, and present receivers. The sky is the limit.

13 24K Demon Twink Hunters (Gold) 2-5

That’s four losses in a row for Gold, whose 24k shine is turning into rust fast. After losing Nick in the second half, words used to describe Gold’s performance on Sunday ranged from “blowout” to “a disaster,” according to unnamed league sources who were not cleared to speak publicly. Unless they can seal the Honmoon, and quickly, the demon twinks will continue to bury this team.

14 Petty Officers (Navy Heather) 2-5

Go Navy, go! This group of kind souls is easy to root for, and they picked up their first win since week 1. Captain Pete has been insisting his team is better than their record suggests, and for now, he was right. Andre showed up for a near-perfect performance at QB, slinging the ball to Mark J, Paul W. and Clem for a runaway win. More good things should be on the horizon for this squad.

15 Blewchie Coochie (Sapphire) 2-5

A win is a win, right? Sapphire appears to have cast a Halloween spell on Black, who mysteriously lost their seventh player to a case of the Midseason party flu and had to forfeit. Shoutout to captain Brandon for getting his team into far and away the best group costume at the Midseason party (Serena Williams and her sisters).

16 Baddy Issues (Black) 1-6

Put this team in a cryogenic restorative chamber and we’ll wake them up for the playoffs. It was nice of them to make sure every other team had at least two wins this season by forfeiting. Black, you get the sportsmanship award for this week <3