ALF — Armchair League Football

Draft Central

2026 Season

10 Managers

Snake Draft Format

TBD Draft Date

The 10 Managers

Know Your Enemy

Team 01

Eric's Ice

Manager: Eric

Cold. Calculated. Or at least that's the brand. Whether the draft follows suit is another matter entirely.

Team 02

Dan's Domination

Manager: Dan · Joined 2013

The name is a statement of intent. Whether it translates to actual wins is what separates confidence from delusion.

Team 03

Ben's Blackout

Manager: Ben

Named either after a dominant defensive strategy or a poor life choice. Possibly both. We don't ask questions.

Team 04

Steve's Silver Bullet

Manager: Steve

Looking for that one magic pick that wins the whole thing. Spoiler: there is no silver bullet. There is only preparation, and waiver wire luck.

Team 05

George's Genuine Draft

Manager: George

Aptly named — this George takes the draft seriously. Whether the players cooperate with that seriousness is on them.

Team 06

Connor's Kingsman

Manager: Connor · Joined 2021

Sharp suits, sharper picks — in theory. The Kingsman ethos demands excellence. The fantasy waiver wire demands humility.

Team 07

George's Goons

Manager: George

Yes, there are two Georges. This one runs with a rougher crowd. More chaos. More swagger. Same general lack of postseason appearances.

Team 08

Tim's Troublemakers

Manager: Tim

The kind of team that makes a clever trade mid-season and then immediately self-destructs on the waiver wire. We say this with affection.

Team 09

Eric's Executioners

Manager: Eric · Joined 2022

Also an Eric. The league has two of them, which should be a concern for everyone. The Executioners sound menacing — they should live up to it.

Team 10

Ian's Intimidators

Manager: Ian · Joined 2023

Intimidation is a mindset. The question is whether Ian's opponents are actually scared, or just being polite. Draft day will tell us everything.

Draft Day Intel

Pre-Draft

🎯
RB Early, RB Often. Running back value craters after round 4. If you're waiting until round 6 for your first RB, we will write about it. At length.
⚠️
The Handcuff Principle. If you draft a workhorse RB, get their backup. Failing to do this and then complaining when your guy gets hurt is not something this publication will sympathize with.
🧠
Check the ADP. Reaching 4 rounds on a player because "he just feels right" is a personality trait, not a strategy. The algorithm has opinions. Hear them out.
📱
Do a Mock Draft. At least one. Preferably twelve. Showing up to draft day cold is how you end up with four wide receivers who share targets with seven other players.
🍺
The Two-Beer Rule. Two beers before the draft: loosened up, bold, good. Six beers before the draft: you just drafted a kicker in round 7 because you "liked his vibe." Know the line.
🏥
Injury Reports. Check them. Before the draft, the day of the draft, and ideally during the draft. If you draft someone who's been on the injury report for three weeks, that's on you and only you.

Projected Needs

By Team

Eric's Ice

RBWR

Dan's Domination

QBTE

Ben's Blackout

RBD/ST

Steve's Silver Bullet

WRRB

George's Genuine Draft

TEWR

Connor's Kingsman

QBRB

George's Goons

RBWRTE

Tim's Troublemakers

WRD/ST

Eric's Executioners

QBRB

Ian's Intimidators

TEWR

* Projected needs based on prior season rosters and pure speculation. Update once draft order is set.

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2025 ALF CHAMPION

Steve's Silver Bullet

Championship: 57–38 over Ian's Intimidators · Ring #6 · Tied all-time for the most in ALF history

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ALL-TIME RINGS

2025 Playoffs

Championship Bracket

WILD CARD ROUND

II

Ian's Intimidators

W · Advanced

49–45

WILD CARD FINAL

EI

Eric's Ice

L · Eliminated

GGD

George's Genuine Draft

W · Advanced

80–33

WILD CARD FINAL

EE

Eric's Executioners

L · Eliminated

→ Ben's Blackout & Steve's Silver Bullet received first-round byes as division winners.

SEMI-FINALS

II

Ian's Intimidators

W · Final

59–29

SEMI-FINAL

BB

Ben's Blackout

L · 3rd Place Game

SSB

Steve's Silver Bullet

W · Champion

53–33

SEMI-FINAL

GGD

George's Genuine Draft

L · 3rd Place Game

🏆 CHAMPIONSHIP

SSB

Steve's Silver Bullet

🏆 CHAMPION

57–38

CHAMPIONSHIP

II

Ian's Intimidators

2nd Place

3RD PLACE GAME

GGD

George's Genuine Draft

3rd Place

39–29

3RD PLACE

BB

Ben's Blackout

4th Place

2025 Season Recap

Postmortem

2025 Season Wrap

Steve Claims Ring Six, Ian Arrives, Ben Runs the Regular Season, and the Whole League Resets

Steve's Silver Bullet is your 2025 ALF champion, winning the title 57–38 over Ian's Intimidators. Ring number six for Steve, tying him all-time with George's Genuine Draft, Tim's Troublemakers, and the retired Nick's Nitros. What makes it particularly impressive is the path: a 7–5–2 regular season that did not scream dominance, followed by winning every single playoff game when it counted. That is what separates championship franchises from the rest of the field.

The regular season, however, belonged to Ben's Blackout. Ben finished 9–4–1, the best record in the league, with 673 points for. The 2024 runner-up had every reason to believe 2025 was their year to close it out. Then Ian's Intimidators walked into the semifinal and won by 30. George's Genuine Draft also had a strong run — advancing to the semis before falling to Steve — and then claiming 3rd place over Ben in the consolation game. George won the championship in 2024. Steve won it in 2025. Both founding members are very much still in the conversation.

Ian's Intimidators joined this league in 2023 and reached the championship game in year three. That is not an accident. They beat Ben's Blackout by 30 in the semis and pushed Steve to a 57–38 final. Tim's Troublemakers and George's Goons both missed the playoffs entirely despite strong prior seasons — Tim finishing 8th and the Goons 7th. Eric's Executioners led the whole league in points for at 713 and finished 5th. The talent is real. The postseason has not reflected it yet. Dan's Domination had a difficult year at 4–10, and Connor's Kingsman followed a 2024 playoff appearance with the lowest scoring season in the league at 473 points. Two franchises with more to give in 2026. Eric's Ice went 7–6–1 and earned a playoff spot, losing a tight wild card game 49–45 to Ian's Intimidators — the same team that went on to reach the final. Not a bad season. Just ran into the wrong team at the wrong time.

ALF EDITORIAL2025 SEASON REVIEW🏆 Steve's Silver Bullet — Champion

🏆 Champion

Steve's Silver Bullet: Steady in the Regular Season, Unstoppable in the Playoffs

7–5–2 in the regular season. Won every playoff game. Six rings across 36 seasons. The Silver Bullet does not need to dominate every week. It just needs to be there when it matters.

💪 Best Regular Season

Ben's Blackout Ran the Table at 9–4–1 and Still Came Home Fourth

Best record in the league. 673 points for. Lost the semifinal to Ian's Intimidators 59–29 and then the 3rd place game to George's Genuine Draft. The regular season trophy and the championship trophy are different trophies.

⚡ Breakthrough

Ian's Intimidators: Year Three, Championship Game, No Longer a Punchline

Knocked out Ben's Blackout by 30 in the semis. Lost the final 57–38. Runner-up in only their third season. The league has been formally put on notice.

📊 Watch List

Eric's Executioners Led the League in Scoring at 713 Points. The Championship Has Not Caught Up Yet.

Fourth season. Most points for in the league. Finished 5th. The Executioners are building something and the 2026 draft is their best shot yet at turning scoring into a title run.

1
Steve's Silver Bullet
Champion. Ring #6. Tied all-time.
2
Ian's Intimidators
Runner-up. Yes, really. We checked.
3
George's Genuine Draft
3rd place. The quiet machine grinds on.
4
Ben's Blackout
4th. Best regular season record, still went home early.
5
Eric's Executioners
5th. Best regular season PF (713).
6
Eric's Ice
6th. Wild card loss. Made the playoffs though.
7
George's Goons
7th. The other George watches from home.
8
Tim's Troublemakers
8th. A quiet year for the six-ring man.
9
Connor's Kingsman
9th. 473 PF. Tough season.
10
Dan's Domination
10th. 4–10. We have questions.

2025 Final Standings

Season Complete

DIVISION 1

#	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA
1	Ben's Blackout Ben	9	4	1	673	595
2	Eric's Executioners Eric	8	6	–	713	606
3	George's Genuine Draft George	6	6	2	598	533
PLAYOFF LINE
4	Tim's Troublemakers Tim	7	7	–	569	534
5	Dan's Domination Dan	4	10	–	555	650

DIVISION 2

#	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA
1	Steve's Silver Bullet Steve	7	5	2	644	615
2	Eric's Ice Eric	7	6	1	611	534
3	Ian's Intimidators Ian	7	7	–	586	635
PLAYOFF LINE
4	George's Goons George	6	6	2	541	641
5	Connor's Kingsman Connor	5	9	–	473	620

Final Season Standings

Post-Playoffs

Finish	Team	Reg. W	Reg. L	T	PF	PA	Notes
1	Steve's Silver Bullet Steve · 🏆 Champion	7	5	2	644	615	Ring #6. Tied all-time.
2	Ian's Intimidators Ian	7	7	–	586	635	Runner-up. Legitimately scary.
3	George's Genuine Draft George	6	6	2	598	533	3rd place. Never out of it.
4	Ben's Blackout Ben	9	4	1	673	595	Best reg. season record. 4th place.
5	Eric's Executioners Eric	8	6	–	713	606	Most PF in league. Still missed out.
6	Eric's Ice Eric	7	6	1	611	534	Wild card loss. Year 34. No rings.
7	George's Goons George	6	6	2	541	641	Missed playoffs. PA hurts.
8	Tim's Troublemakers Tim	7	7	–	569	534	Missed playoffs. Quiet year for Tim.
9	Connor's Kingsman Connor	5	9	–	473	620	Lowest PF in league.
10	Dan's Domination Dan	4	10	–	555	650	🪦 Name under review.

🪦 Dan's Domination

4–10. Most points against in Division 1. The domination has not been occurring. We are legally required to note this.

🧊 Eric's Ice

Made the playoffs at 7–6–1. Lost the wild card game by 4 points to Ian's Intimidators. Ian's Intimidators. In year 34. Sit with that.

📉 Connor's Kingsman

473 points for on the season. Lowest in the league. The Kingsman brought a butter knife to a gunfight and then complained about the gunfight.

League Articles

All Content

2026 Season Preview

What to Watch in 2026: Early Storylines, Open Questions, and One League That Never Stays Predictable

We are not going to sit here and tell you who wins the 2026 ALF championship. Anyone who confidently predicts that before the draft has not been paying attention to 36 seasons of this league. What we can do is tell you what the storylines are heading in, who has something to prove, and where the interesting tensions are likely to play out.

Steve's Silver Bullet enters as defending champion with six rings. That makes him the target. It also means he picks his draft slot last, which is either a disadvantage or completely irrelevant depending on how you view Steve's track record. George's Genuine Draft is right behind him with six rings of his own and a 3rd-place finish in 2025. Two founding members at the top of the all-time list. The race to seven rings starts now and both of them know it.

Ian's Intimidators are the league's newest and most disruptive force. A championship game appearance in year three is not a fluke — it is a signal. The rest of the league is going to draft with Ian in mind this year in a way they simply did not before. Whether Ian can handle being the hunted rather than the hunter is the most interesting question of the 2026 season. Ben's Blackout will have something to say about all of that. Ben had the best regular season record in 2025 and still went home fourth. Two rings and a habit of strong regular seasons. The championship has been close.

Tim's Troublemakers and George's Goons both missed the 2025 playoffs. That is not a pattern for either franchise — it is an interruption. Tim has six rings and a reputation for consistency. The Goons have four rings and the best all-time points differential in the league. Neither of them is done. Both come into this draft needing a bounce-back season, and both have the history to deliver one.

Eric's Executioners led the entire league in scoring in 2025 with 713 points in just their fourth season. That is not a coincidence — that is a franchise figuring out how to build a roster. The title has not come yet, but the ingredients are there. Eric's Ice has been a steady playoff-caliber team and went 7–6–1 in 2025. The experience of 34 seasons in this league counts for something when the bracket gets tight.

Then there is the bottom half of the 2025 standings, all of whom get earlier draft slot selections as a result. Dan's Domination picks first after a 4–10 season — the same manager who went 11–3 and won the whole thing in 2013. Connor's Kingsman picks second after a tough 2025 following a 2024 playoff appearance. Tim's Troublemakers picks third. All three have every incentive to use their early selections well. Whether they do is what makes draft day worth showing up for.

Six teams finished 2025 with winning records or made the playoffs. Four did not. The draft reshuffles everything. By the time week one kicks off, all of that changes — and this league has proven over 36 seasons that the team nobody is talking about in June is often the one hoisting the trophy in December.

ALF EDITORIAL2026 PREVIEW📝 These Are Facts, Mostly

🏆 Champion Profile

Steve's Silver Bullet: 36 Years, Six Rings, Zero Signs of Stopping

A founding member of ALF since 1990. Rings in 1990, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2017, and 2025. The Silver Bullet does not rust. It waits, and then it fires.

😮 The Ian Story

Ian's Intimidators: From League Punchline to Championship Game in Three Seasons

Joined 2023. Runner-up 2025. The glow-up is real, the timeline is embarrassing for everyone who wrote them off — including this publication. Especially this publication.

💪 Overdue

George’s Goons: Four Rings, Best All-Time Differential, and a 2026 Bounce-Back on the Horizon

Four rings since 2010, a league-best all-time points differential of +800, and the single-season scoring record for any non-Ben team (776 PF in 2021). Missed the playoffs in 2025 after an 11–3 regular season the year before. The Goons are overdue.

📉 Fallen

Dan's Domination Goes 4–10: The Name, the Record, and the Uncomfortable Gap Between Them

Joined in 2013 and won the title that same year. Has not won since. Went 4–10 in 2025. The domination is, at this point, a historical event rather than a present-tense description.

⚡ Watch Out

Eric's Executioners Led the League in Points For (713) in Year Three. Nobody Noticed. They Did.

Joined 2022. Most points for in 2025. Missed the championship. The Executioners are building something. The league has been warned.

🤴 Five Seasons In

Connor's Kingsman: A Playoff Appearance in 2024, Then 473 Points in 2025. The Range Is Concerning.

Joined 2021. Made the playoffs in 2024 (5th place finish). Scored the fewest points in the league in 2025 at 473. The Kingsman can build a competitive roster — the question is whether they can sustain it.

Historical Archive

Prior Seasons

📅 2025 Season

Full 2025 Season Recap: Steve Wins His Sixth, Ian Surprises, and the Field Reshuffles

The complete story of the 2025 season — regular season results, playoffs, and the moments that defined another year of ALF chaos. See Scores tab for full results.

📅 2024 Season

2024: George's Genuine Draft Claims Ring #6, Ben's Blackout Defends, Tim Watches

George's sixth title. Ben's strong defense of his back-to-back. The season that made the four-way tie at six rings a real conversation.

📅 2023 Season

2023: Ben's Blackout Wins His Second, Two Years After His First, One Year After the Co-Championship Fiasco

Ben wins again in 2023, navigating a season that followed the most chaotic co-championship in ALF history. Two rings across three turbulent seasons. Both absolutely earned.

🤝 2022

The 2022 Co-Championship: Tim and George's Goons Both Won. Nobody Has Fully Processed This.

The only co-championship in 36 seasons of ALF. Tim's Troublemakers and George's Goons both hold this ring. Both are insufferable about it. League rules have since been examined.

2026 Season Preview
Steve won. Ian showed up. Nothing is the same.
Ian's Intimidators: The Glow-Up
From laughingstock to runner-up in 3 seasons.
George's Goons: Overdue for a Run
Four rings, best all-time differential, and a 2025 that didn’t reflect either of those facts.
Dan's Domination: 4–10
The name. The record. The gap between them.
2026 Draft Tips
Read them. No really. Read them this time.

2026 Pre-Draft Power Rankings

Entirely Subjective

Based on 2025 performance, historical record, draft history, perceived preparation level, and how annoying they were in the group chat. Mostly the last one.

1

Steve's Silver Bullet
Six rings. Won it last year. Has been doing this since 1990 and shows absolutely no sign of stopping, which at this point feels less like a hobby and more like a personal vendetta against everyone else in the league. Nobody asked for this level of commitment, Steve. Dial it back.

↑5
2

Ian's Intimidators
Had the nerve to join this league in 2023 — TWENTY TWENTY THREE — and make a championship game by year three. Some of these managers have been losing here for over a decade and Ian just waltzed in and made it look easy. Unacceptable. Rude. Cannot be tolerated.

↑8
3

George's Genuine Draft
Six rings acquired so quietly and efficiently that the rest of the league didn’t notice until it was too late. George doesn’t trash talk. George doesn’t need to. George just wins and lets the trophy cabinet do the talking, which is somehow worse than trash talking.

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4

Ben's Blackout
Best record in the league last year. Finished fourth. Ben is exceptionally talented at building a team that is completely incapable of winning when it counts. A spectacular regular season followed by a spectacular collapse has become his personality at this point. It’s almost impressive how consistent the disappointment is.

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5

Eric's Executioners
Led the entire league in scoring last year and still couldn’t win a championship. The Executioners are executing everything except the part that matters at the end. All that firepower and apparently no idea what to aim it at.

↑2
6

Tim's Troublemakers
Six rings and last year finished eighth. Eighth. Tim has more rings than most people have functioning brain cells in this league and somehow sleepwalked through an entire season like a man who forgot he was enrolled. The most embarrassing good manager in ALF history.

↓3
7

George's Goons
The other George. Went 11–3 one year and missed the playoffs entirely the next. The Goons operate on a schedule that makes sense only to them and occasionally delivers a championship. Four rings and absolutely zero predictability. A chaos agent with a trophy cabinet.

↓1
8

Eric's Ice
Two Erics in this league. This is the one who has been here since 1992 and has reached multiple championship games without a title. The league has had managers join, win, and leave entirely in the time Eric has been waiting. At some point this stops being bad luck and starts being a lifestyle choice.

↓2
9

Connor's Kingsman
Made the playoffs exactly once, treated it like a career achievement, and then proceeded to post the worst scoring season in the league the following year. The Kingsman had one good year and apparently spent all their energy on it. The suits are sharp, Connor. The roster is not.

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10

Dan's Domination
Won the championship in 2013 in his first season. Has spent twelve years failing to do it again while the name on the marquee mocks him daily. Last year he went 4–10. The name is not a description, it is not a prediction, it is not an aspiration — it is a lie. A bold, public, twelve-year lie.

↓7

Fun Stats

2025 & All-Time

ℹ️ All statistics reflect current active team performance from the 2013–2025 seasons only. Historical data prior to 2013 is not reflected in these figures.

All-Time Scoring Records

2013–2025

Team	Year	PF	Note
Ben's Blackout	2020	904	All-time single season scoring record 🏆
Eric's Ice	2018	865	2nd-best single season scoring record
Dan's Domination	2013	784	Won it that year 🏆
George's Goons	2021	776	Co-champ the next year
George's Genuine Draft	2021	768	Both Georges surged that year
George's Genuine Draft	2014	770	Won that year too 🏆

Team	Year	PF	Note
Dan's Domination	2024	423	Lowest since 2013 🪦
Tim's Troublemakers	2023	462	Worst year for a 6-ring franchise
Connor's Kingsman	2025	473	Lowest active season avg
Steve's Silver Bullet	2013	489	Worst Steve year on record
Eric's Ice	2017	499	Year before the 865-pt season

Career Averages & All-Time Differential

Active Teams

Team	Seasons	Avg PF
Ben's Blackout	7	662.1
George's Goons	13	654.2
George's Genuine Draft	13	649.6
Steve's Silver Bullet	13	619.5
Eric's Ice	13	619.2
Tim's Troublemakers	13	611.4
Dan's Domination	13	597.7
Eric's Executioners	4	597.3
Ian's Intimidators	3	575.0
Connor's Kingsman	5	549.0

Team	Diff	PF	PA
George's Goons	+800	8,505	7,705
Ben's Blackout	+499	4,635	4,136
George's Genuine Draft	+316	8,445	8,129
Tim's Troublemakers	+77	7,948	7,871
Ian's Intimidators	+45	1,725	1,680
Eric's Executioners	+31	2,389	2,358
Steve's Silver Bullet	−77	8,053	8,130
Dan's Domination	−253	7,770	8,023
Eric's Ice	−271	8,050	8,321
Connor's Kingsman	−336	2,745	3,081

What The Numbers Tell Us

Hot Takes, Supported by Data

🧊 Eric's Ice: The Championship That Got Away

In 2018, Eric's Ice scored 865 points — the second-highest single season in recorded ALF history. Zero rings. The year before (2017) they scored 499. The year after (2019) they scored 608. The league’s longest-tenured ringless franchise has the second-best single season ever and nothing to show for it. The ice is not cold. It is cursed.

🌟 Ben's Blackout: 904 in 2020

The all-time single season record belongs to Ben’s Blackout with 904 points in 2020. That is 39 more than the next best season ever. It is also 231 points more than their own worst year. Ben’s Blackout leads all active teams in average PF per season at 662.1 — despite only being in the league since 2019.

📉 Dan's Domination: A Tale of Two Careers

Dan scored 784 points in 2013 — his first season, won the championship, best record in the league. That is the most dominant debut in ALF history. His lowest recent season: 423 points in 2024, the worst single season for any active team in recent memory. Same manager. Same team name. Completely different results. The domination was real once. The data remembers.

💪 George's Goons: The Differential King

George’s Goons leads all active teams in all-time PF−PA differential at +800. Over 13 seasons they have outscored opponents by 800 total points. For context, Eric’s Ice has a −271 differential over the same 13 seasons. Same number of seasons. Completely different outcomes. The Goons know something the rest of the league doesn’t.

⏱ Tim's Troublemakers: Most Consistent Ever

Of all teams with 10+ seasons of data, Tim’s Troublemakers have the lowest standard deviation in points for — meaning they score consistently every single year more than anyone else. Six rings built not on outlier seasons but on relentless, grinding consistency. The 2023 season (462 pts) was an ugly anomaly. Expect reversion to the mean in 2026.

🪦 Steve Won Six Rings Despite a Negative Differential

Steve’s Silver Bullet is the defending champion with six all-time rings — and a career PF−PA differential of −77. He has allowed more points than he has scored over his career and still won more titles than almost everyone. Peak performance when it matters. Either that or the luckiest manager in ALF history. Probably both.

The Drought Monitor

Ringless & Counting

Eric's Ice 34 SEASONS · SINCE 1992

Second-best single-season PF in ALF history (865, 2018), a runner-up finish that year, and multiple playoff appearances across the last decade. A legitimate championship-caliber franchise. The 2026 draft is another chance to put it together.

Connor's Kingsman 5 SEASONS · SINCE 2021

Made the playoffs in 2024 but followed it with the lowest scoring season in the league in 2025 (473 PF). Career differential of −336 is the worst of any active team. The potential is there — 2026 is about proving it wasn’t a one-year thing.

Eric's Executioners 4 SEASONS · SINCE 2022

Led the league in PF in 2025. Most likely to break the drought in 2026. The scoring is clearly there. The championship just hasn't caught up yet.

Ian's Intimidators 3 SEASONS · SINCE 2023

Runner-up in just their third season. A rapid rise by any measure. The ring has not come yet but the trajectory is clearly pointed in the right direction.

Historical Stats

2013–2025

36Seasons (1990–2025)

10Active Teams

904All-Time PF Record (Ben 2020)

2022Only Co-Championship

Season-by-Season Results

2013–2025

Full records available from 2013 onwards. Pre-2013 champion data on the Trophy page.

Year	Champion	Final Score	Runner-Up	3rd Place	Best Reg. Record	Most PF	Notes
2025	Steve's Silver Bullet 🏆	57–38	Ian's Intimidators	George's GD	Ben's Blackout (9–4–1)	713 — Eric's Executioners	Steve's 6th. Ian runner-up in yr 3.
2024	George's Genuine Draft 🏆	58–58 (TB)	Ben's Blackout	Tim's Troublemakers	George's Goons (11–3)	708 — George's Goons	58–58 tie; GGD wins on tiebreaker (bench QB).
2023	Ben's Blackout 🏆	58–8	Eric's Executioners	Steve's Silver Bullet	Steve's Silver Bullet (10–4)	641 — Ben's Blackout	Executioners in final in yr 2.
2022	Tim's Troublemakers 🏆 + George's Goons 🏆	53–31	George's Goons*	Eric's Executioners	Goons & GGD (10–4)	649 — Dan's Domination	*Co-champions declared.
2021	Ben's Blackout 🏆	65–53	George's Goons	Collin's Chaos	George's Goons (11–3)	776 — George's Goons	Semi: Goons 47–47 Tim, TB win.
2020	Tim's Troublemakers 🏆	81–37	Eric's Ice	Ben's Blackout	Ben's Blackout (11–3)	904 — Ben's Blackout	Ben: 904 PF, 11–3, lost semis to Eric's Ice 61–52.
2019	George's Goons 🏆	51–32	Ben's Blackout	Tim's Troublemakers	Eric's Ice (9–5)	660 — Tim's Troublemakers	Eric's Ice leads regular season, exits semis.
2018	George's Genuine Draft 🏆	51–45	Eric's Ice	Steve's Silver Bullet	Eric's Ice (10–3–1)	865 — Eric's Ice	Ice: 865 PF, 10–3–1. Lost final 51–45.
2017	Steve's Silver Bullet 🏆	40–34	George's Goons	Tim's Troublemakers	George's Goons (10–4)	647 — Steve's Silver Bullet	Eric's Ice goes 2–12. Worst active record ever.
2016	George's Goons 🏆	84–57	Dan's Domination	George's GD	Dan's Domination (10–3–1)	711 — George's Goons	Biggest championship margin on record.
2015	Tim's Troublemakers 🏆	30–22	Steve's Silver Bullet	Team 9	Steve's Silver Bullet (10–4)	707 — George's GD	10-team. Ben's Prime (different from Ben's Blackout) & The Virus in the field.
2014	George's Genuine Draft 🏆	47–21	Steve's Silver Bullet	George's Goons	George's GD (10–4)	775 — Matt's Mustache Rides	Matt leads PF but exits early. George wins.
2013	Dan's Domination 🏆	62–41	George's Goons	Tony's Titans	Dan's Domination (11–3)	784 — Dan's Domination	Dan: 11–3, leads PF, wins title. Steve finishes 10th (4–10).

Individual Season Records

2013–2025

All-Time PF Record
Ben's Blackout — 904 pts in 2020. Went 11–3. Lost in the semis to Eric's Ice 61–52. Still painful.
904
Best Regular Season Record
Three-way tie: George's Goons (2024), George's Goons (2021), Ben's Blackout (2020) — all 11–3. Dan also went 11–3 in 2013.
11–3
Biggest Championship Win
George's Goons over Dan's Domination, 2016 — 84–57. A 27-point margin in a league where most finals are under 20.
84–57
Closest Championship
George's Genuine Draft vs Ben's Blackout, 2024 — 58–58. Decided on tiebreaker. The most agonizing final on record.
58–58
Most Dominant Semifinal
George's Goons over Tony's Titans, 2013 — 94–48. A 46-point semi blowout.
94–48

Worst Regular Season Record
Eric's Ice, 2017 — 2–12. Year before they scored 865 PF. The range is remarkable.
2–12
Lowest Single Season PF
Dan's Domination, 2024 — 423 points. The same franchise that led the league with 784 PF in 2013. Same manager. Very different team.
423
Most Heartbreaking Exit
Ben's Blackout, 2020 — 904 PF, 11–3, still lost the semis to Eric's Ice 61–52. Eric's Ice then lost the final.
61–52 L
The Championship That Got Away
Eric's Ice, 2018 — 10–3–1, 865 PF, lost championship 51–45. Came one game from the title with the best season in franchise history.
51–45 L
Steve in 2013
Steve's Silver Bullet finished 10th (last) in 2013 at 4–10 — then came back to win it all in 2017 and again in 2025. Peak narrative arc.
10th / 4–10

All-Time Final Standings (2013–2025)

Year by Year

Team	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Avg
Steve's Silver Bullet	10	2	2	4	🏆	3	5	6	8	9	3	8	🏆	4.8
George's Genuine Draft	5	🏆	9	3	6	🏆	7	8	5	4	7	🏆	3	4.6
Tim's Troublemakers	7	5	🏆	5	3	6	3	🏆	4	🏆	9	3	8	4.3
George's Goons	2	3	4	🏆	2	5	🏆	5	2	🏆	4	4	7	3.2
Eric's Ice	8	8	10	8	8	2	4	2	7	6	6	6	6	6.2
Dan's Domination	🏆	6	6	2	4	7	8	4	9	7	8	10	10	6.3
Ben's Blackout	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	🏆	5	🏆	2	4	2.6
Connor's Kingsman	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	10	5	9	7.6
Eric's Executioners	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	9	5	4.8
Ian's Intimidators	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	2	4.7

All-Time Hall of Shame

Notable Lowlights

Category	Team	Stat	Year	Context
Worst Active Team Season	Eric's Ice	2–12	2017	Then scored 865 PF the very next year and lost the final.
Lowest PF (2013–2025)	Dan's Domination	423 pts	2024	Same franchise: 784 PF (best) in 2013. A 361-pt career drop.
Biggest Heartbreak	Ben's Blackout	904 PF, 11–3, 3rd	2020	Lost semis to Eric's Ice 61–52. Ice then lost the final.
The 865 Curse	Eric's Ice	865 PF, 10–3–1, 2nd	2018	Lost championship 51–45. 34 seasons, zero rings.
Biggest Drop-Off	Dan's Domination	784 PF (2013) → 423 PF (2024)	2013–24	Won the championship in 2013 with the best scoring season in the data. Lowest PF eleven years later. Same franchise, very different outcomes.
Best Comeback Season	Steve's Silver Bullet	10th in 2013 → Champion 2017 & 2025	2013–25	Finished 10th (last) in 2013. Won the championship in 2017. Won it again in 2025. That is arguably the best redemption arc in 36 seasons of ALF. Dan should study this.

Trophy Cabinet

36 Seasons · 1990–2025

ALF has been running since 1990. Thirty-six seasons. Four managers tied at six rings. One co-championship. Five retired champions.

All-Time Championship Count

Ring Count

Team	Rings	Last
Steve's Silver Bullet Steve · Founding member	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2025
George's Genuine Draft George · Founding member	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2024
Tim's Troublemakers Tim · Founding member	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2022*
George's Goons George · Joined 2010	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2022*
Ben's Blackout Ben · Joined 2019	🏆 🏆	2023
Dan's Domination Dan · Joined 2013	🏆	2013
Eric's Ice — 0 rings (since 1992) Connor's Kingsman — 0 rings (joined 2021) Eric's Executioners — 0 rings (joined 2022) Ian's Intimidators — 0 rings (joined 2023)

Team	Rings	Years
Nick's Nitros Nick · Retired	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	'92,'94,'98,'01,'02,'07
Bryan's Bombers Bryan · Retired	🏆 🏆 🏆	'96,'04,'05
Jeff's Jarheads Jeff · Retired	🏆	2006
Jon's Juggernaut Jon · Retired	🏆	2008
Matt's Mustache Rides Matt · Retired	🏆	2012

          Matt, Jon, Jeff, Nick, Bryan have all left the league. Nick left behind a 6-ring legacy that still haunts every draft room.
        

Year-by-Year Champions

1990–2025

1990

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Founding season. Steve wins the first one. Sets the tone immediately.

1991

George's Genuine Draft

George

George stakes his claim in year two. The quiet dynasty begins.

1992

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick arrives and wins immediately. A warning sign nobody heeded.

1993

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim counters. The three-way dynasty war is officially on.

1994

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick again. Two in three years. Concerning.

1995

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim fires back. This is personal now.

1996

Bryan's Bombers

Bryan

Bryan crashes the party. Four-way chaos.

1997

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim's third. The Troublemakers are a problem.

1998

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's third. Nobody is stopping these two.

1999

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's second. Just quietly stacking hardware.

2000

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's second. The founding class refuses to yield.

2001

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's fourth. This is a dynasty. A real one.

2002

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's fifth. Back-to-back. Genuinely alarming.

2003

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve answers with his third. The Silver Bullet is real.

2004

Bryan's Bombers

Bryan

Bryan wins again. Steve's dynasty gets interrupted.

2005

Bryan's Bombers

Bryan

Bryan goes back-to-back. The Bombers' finest stretch.

2006

Jeff's Jarheads

Jeff

Jeff's only title. He made it count.

2007

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's sixth. The last one. The legend is complete.

2008

Jon's Juggernaut

Jon

Jon's one and only. Juggernaut. Accurate.

2009

George's Goons

George G

The Goons arrive on the scene. A second George dynasty begins.

2010

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's third. The quiet accumulator keeps accumulating.

2011

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's fourth. Still going. Always going.

2012

Matt's Mustache Rides

Matt

Matt's one shining moment. The name alone earned it.

2013

Dan's Domination

Dan

Dan's first and only. The name finally proves accurate.

2014

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's fourth. At this point it's just rude.

2015

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim's fourth. He never went away. He never does.

2016

George's Goons

George G

The Goons are back. Two for the other George.

2017

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's fifth. The old guard endures.

2018

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's fifth. A quiet, relentless machine.

2019

George's Goons

George G

Goons make it three. A full George stranglehold on the league.

2020

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim's fifth. Pandemic year. Won anyway. Typical.

2021

Ben's Blackout

Ben

Ben's first. The new guard finally breaks through.

2022

Tim's Troublemakers + George's Goons

Tim & George G · Co-Champ

Co-champions. Both claim it fully. Both are right. Both are insufferable about it.

2023

Ben's Blackout

Ben

Ben's second title. Two rings. Both count.

2024

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's sixth. The most rings of any active manager. Tied for most all-time.

2025

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's sixth. Out of nowhere. Tied at the top. The Silver Bullet is back.

ALF By The Numbers

36 Seasons

36Seasons Played

1990Founded

6Most Rings (4-way tie)

2022Only Co-Championship

👑 The Four-Way Tie

Four managers are now tied at 6 championships: Steve's Silver Bullet, George's Genuine Draft, Tim's Troublemakers, and the retired Nick's Nitros. Steve's 2025 title pulled him level with George and Tim — three active managers in a dead heat, all gunning for 7. Nick is gone but his ghost has a ringside seat.

🤔 The Ringless Four

Eric's Ice has been in the league since 1992, has reached multiple championship games, and remains one of the most experienced franchises in ALF. Connor's Kingsman, Eric's Executioners, and Ian's Intimidators are also winless. The 2026 draft represents another chance to change that narrative. It probably won't. But it could.

League Rulebook

2022 Official Edition

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Draft Order Selection
Worst record from prior season picks their draft slot first. League champion picks last. New owners select after all returning owners.
📍
Live, In-Person
Draft date/time/location set by commissioner at least 3 weeks prior. Remote owners get a conference link. No extra guests — they’re a distraction and nobody invited them.
⏱
No Pick Timer — But Don’t Push It
There is no official timer. However, if you’re not ready when it’s your turn, expect buzzers and insults. This is in the official rules. It is not a suggestion.
🏈
Multi-Position Players
Players eligible at multiple positions must have their position declared at the draft for the season.
📣
Results Posted Within 24 Hours
Commissioner posts draft results on the NFL ALF site within 24 hours of draft completion.

REQUIRED STARTING LINEUP

QB 1

RB 2

WR/TE 3

K 1

D/ST 1

Total roster: 15 players. The remaining 8 spots beyond the 7 mandatory positions can be any offensive position. Yes, technically you could roster 7 kickers. Please don’t.

Lineup Lock: Players lock when their game starts. All lineups final at 4pm Sunday — no changes after that even if the site allows it.

Wks 1–14

Regular Season. 14 weeks. Your record determines playoff seeding and draft slot order next year.

Wk 15

First Round. Division winners get a bye. The other two playoff teams in each division play. Winners advance.

Wk 16

Semifinals. Reseeded by record: 1v4, 2v3. All four teams advance to Week 17.

Wk 17

Championship Week. Top 2 play for the title. Bottom 2 play for 3rd/4th. No free agent moves after Week 15 (IR exceptions apply).

Divisions: Reset each season. Top 3 + bottom 2 teams form one division; 4th through 8th form the other. Top 3 in each division make playoffs = 6 playoff teams.

WAIVER WIRE

Sun–Tue Claims: Go through waivers. Process runs Wednesday morning in reverse standings order (worst team first).
Wed–Sat: Free pickups, first-come-first-served. No waivers.
Cost: $1 per player involved in an add/drop.

TRADES

Trades can be made any time up until the first game Sunday. Non-involved owners vote to approve or deny.
Trade Deadline: End of Week 14.
Cost: $2 per trade regardless of players involved.

OFFENSE

Passing TD	6 pts
Rushing TD	6 pts
Field Goal	3 pts
Extra Point	1 pt
2-Point Conv.	2 pts

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

Safety	2 pts
Turnover TD	6 pts
Kick Return TD	6 pts
Shutout	6 pts
Position player ret. TD	6 pts

PERFORMANCE BONUSES

300+ yds passing	5 pts
100+ yds rushing	5 pts
100+ yds receiving	5 pts
200+ yds rushing	5 pts
200+ yds receiving	5 pts

Pool = total entry + transaction fees − draft supplies − fixed prizes − special scoring prizes.

🥇 Champion 50% of pool

🥈 2nd Place 25% of pool

🥉 3rd Place 15% of pool

4th Place 10% of pool

5th & 6th Place $25 each

7th–10th Place $2 per win

Lowest score (Wks 1–7) $10 prize

Highest single-game score (season) $20 prize

A player qualifies for IR if listed as Questionable, Doubtful, or Out per NFL designations.
IR players stay on your roster and are not available to other teams.
A player may stay on IR for one additional week after returning to play before they must be removed.
No limit on number of IR players, as long as designations are correct.
Suspended players are NOT eligible for IR. Ineligible players on IR may be dropped by the commissioner.

PLAYOFF GAME TIE

Each playoff team must designate bench players (1 QB, 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 K) before each round. In the event of a tie: bench QB scores first, then RB, then WR, then K. If still tied: coin flip.

SEASON STANDINGS TIE

AHead-to-head record (2-team tie)
BTotal points scored (2-team 2nd tiebreaker; 3+ team 1st)
CTotal points scored vs. each other
DCoin flip

⚠️ The Cardinal Rules — Read Them. Learn Them.

✗ Do not change lineups after 4pm Sunday. Even if the site lets you. It is noted. It will be flagged.

✗ Draft yourself. No proxies unless commissioner-approved. Your team, your picks, your consequences.

✗ Manage your IR. Commissioner checks weekly but mistakes happen. You are responsible for your own roster compliance.

✗ No extra guests at the draft. This is in the official rulebook. In writing. Bring food instead — it reduces your fees.

✗ Respond to trades. You have the week. Don’t be the person who ghosts a trade offer.

✗ Commissioner’s decisions are final. Arguing in the group chat is entertaining for everyone else and changes nothing.

Respond to Trade Offers. You have the full week. Ghosting a trade offer is not a strategy. It is bad manners. Respond, decline, counter — anything. Just respond.
Group Chat. The group chat is for league business, trash talk, and the occasional injury update. Complaints about scoring, the schedule, or the rules belong to the commissioner — not the group chat. Nobody wants to read it. Nobody is going to agree with you.
Pay Your Fees. Entry fees, transaction fees, and any applicable penalties are to be paid on time. Chasing down owners for money is the commissioner's least favorite part of this job. Do not make it necessary.
Draft Day Conduct. The draft is a live event. Be present. Be ready. Bring food if you want your supplies to count against your fees. Do not bring uninvited guests. This is in the official rulebook. It has been in the rulebook. It will remain in the rulebook.

Decisions Are Final. The commissioner has final say on all disputes, scoring questions, and rule interpretations. Arguing in the group chat does not constitute an appeal. It constitutes entertainment for everyone else.
Rule Changes. Any proposed rule changes must be submitted to the commissioner before the season begins. Mid-season rule change requests will be noted, filed, and addressed the following offseason. Maybe.
Roster Compliance. The commissioner reviews rosters weekly for IR compliance. However, each owner is responsible for their own roster. If your ineligible player gets dropped, that is on you. The rulebook was available. This page exists.
Expansion & New Owners. New owners are added at the commissioner's discretion. They select draft positions after all returning owners regardless of prior season results. Welcome to the league. Good luck. You will need it.

📜 The Unwritten Rules — Now Written

✗ Check the injury report. It is updated daily. It is in the app. There is a red icon. There is no excuse.

✗ Do not start players on bye. The bye weeks are listed in the app, on the NFL website, and on approximately every fantasy football resource in existence. This is a choice.

✗ Set your lineup. Forgetting to set your lineup is not a strategy. It is a gift to your opponent. They did not earn it. You handed it to them.

✗ Do not complain about your schedule. Everyone plays the same schedule. The opponent scores what they score. This is fantasy football. The math is not targeting you specifically.

✗ Do not reach in the draft. You know who your guy is. Everyone knows who your guy is. Drafting him four rounds early does not make you clever. It makes you predictable and also wrong.

✗ Do not draft a kicker in the first ten rounds. This should go without saying. It has gone without saying. Someone in this league has still done it. You know who you are.

✗ Accept losses graciously. You can be upset. You can vent. What you cannot do is relitigate every scoring decision in the group chat for three days. Move on. Set your lineup. Try again next week.

✗ Show up to the draft. The draft is the most important day of the season. Remote participation is available. Using the app to auto-draft because you forgot is not the same thing as participating. We will know.

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2025 ALF CHAMPION

Steve's Silver Bullet

Championship: 57–38 over Ian's Intimidators · Ring #6 · Tied all-time for the most in ALF history

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ALL-TIME RINGS

2025 Playoffs

Championship Bracket

WILD CARD ROUND

II

Ian's Intimidators

W · Advanced

49–45

WILD CARD FINAL

EI

Eric's Ice

L · Eliminated

GGD

George's Genuine Draft

W · Advanced

80–33

WILD CARD FINAL

EE

Eric's Executioners

L · Eliminated

→ Ben's Blackout & Steve's Silver Bullet received first-round byes as division winners.

SEMI-FINALS

II

Ian's Intimidators

W · Final

59–29

SEMI-FINAL

BB

Ben's Blackout

L · 3rd Place Game

SSB

Steve's Silver Bullet

W · Champion

53–33

SEMI-FINAL

GGD

George's Genuine Draft

L · 3rd Place Game

🏆 CHAMPIONSHIP

SSB

Steve's Silver Bullet

🏆 CHAMPION

57–38

CHAMPIONSHIP

II

Ian's Intimidators

2nd Place

3RD PLACE GAME

GGD

George's Genuine Draft

3rd Place

39–29

3RD PLACE

BB

Ben's Blackout

4th Place

2025 Season Recap

Postmortem

2025 Season Wrap

Steve Claims Ring Six, Ian Arrives, Ben Runs the Regular Season, and the Whole League Resets

Steve's Silver Bullet is your 2025 ALF champion, winning the title 57–38 over Ian's Intimidators. Ring number six for Steve, tying him all-time with George's Genuine Draft, Tim's Troublemakers, and the retired Nick's Nitros. What makes it particularly impressive is the path: a 7–5–2 regular season that did not scream dominance, followed by winning every single playoff game when it counted. That is what separates championship franchises from the rest of the field.

The regular season, however, belonged to Ben's Blackout. Ben finished 9–4–1, the best record in the league, with 673 points for. The 2024 runner-up had every reason to believe 2025 was their year to close it out. Then Ian's Intimidators walked into the semifinal and won by 30. George's Genuine Draft also had a strong run — advancing to the semis before falling to Steve — and then claiming 3rd place over Ben in the consolation game. George won the championship in 2024. Steve won it in 2025. Both founding members are very much still in the conversation.

Ian's Intimidators joined this league in 2023 and reached the championship game in year three. That is not an accident. They beat Ben's Blackout by 30 in the semis and pushed Steve to a 57–38 final. Tim's Troublemakers and George's Goons both missed the playoffs entirely despite strong prior seasons — Tim finishing 8th and the Goons 7th. Eric's Executioners led the whole league in points for at 713 and finished 5th. The talent is real. The postseason has not reflected it yet. Dan's Domination had a difficult year at 4–10, and Connor's Kingsman followed a 2024 playoff appearance with the lowest scoring season in the league at 473 points. Two franchises with more to give in 2026. Eric's Ice went 7–6–1 and earned a playoff spot, losing a tight wild card game 49–45 to Ian's Intimidators — the same team that went on to reach the final. Not a bad season. Just ran into the wrong team at the wrong time.

ALF EDITORIAL2025 SEASON REVIEW🏆 Steve's Silver Bullet — Champion

🏆 Champion

Steve's Silver Bullet: Steady in the Regular Season, Unstoppable in the Playoffs

7–5–2 in the regular season. Won every playoff game. Six rings across 36 seasons. The Silver Bullet does not need to dominate every week. It just needs to be there when it matters.

💪 Best Regular Season

Ben's Blackout Ran the Table at 9–4–1 and Still Came Home Fourth

Best record in the league. 673 points for. Lost the semifinal to Ian's Intimidators 59–29 and then the 3rd place game to George's Genuine Draft. The regular season trophy and the championship trophy are different trophies.

⚡ Breakthrough

Ian's Intimidators: Year Three, Championship Game, No Longer a Punchline

Knocked out Ben's Blackout by 30 in the semis. Lost the final 57–38. Runner-up in only their third season. The league has been formally put on notice.

📊 Watch List

Eric's Executioners Led the League in Scoring at 713 Points. The Championship Has Not Caught Up Yet.

Fourth season. Most points for in the league. Finished 5th. The Executioners are building something and the 2026 draft is their best shot yet at turning scoring into a title run.

1
Steve's Silver Bullet
Champion. Ring #6. Tied all-time.
2
Ian's Intimidators
Runner-up. Yes, really. We checked.
3
George's Genuine Draft
3rd place. The quiet machine grinds on.
4
Ben's Blackout
4th. Best regular season record, still went home early.
5
Eric's Executioners
5th. Best regular season PF (713).
6
Eric's Ice
6th. Wild card loss. Made the playoffs though.
7
George's Goons
7th. The other George watches from home.
8
Tim's Troublemakers
8th. A quiet year for the six-ring man.
9
Connor's Kingsman
9th. 473 PF. Tough season.
10
Dan's Domination
10th. 4–10. We have questions.

2025 Final Standings

Season Complete

DIVISION 1

#	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA
1	Ben's Blackout Ben	9	4	1	673	595
2	Eric's Executioners Eric	8	6	–	713	606
3	George's Genuine Draft George	6	6	2	598	533
PLAYOFF LINE
4	Tim's Troublemakers Tim	7	7	–	569	534
5	Dan's Domination Dan	4	10	–	555	650

DIVISION 2

#	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA
1	Steve's Silver Bullet Steve	7	5	2	644	615
2	Eric's Ice Eric	7	6	1	611	534
3	Ian's Intimidators Ian	7	7	–	586	635
PLAYOFF LINE
4	George's Goons George	6	6	2	541	641
5	Connor's Kingsman Connor	5	9	–	473	620

Final Season Standings

Post-Playoffs

Finish	Team	Reg. W	Reg. L	T	PF	PA	Notes
1	Steve's Silver Bullet Steve · 🏆 Champion	7	5	2	644	615	Ring #6. Tied all-time.
2	Ian's Intimidators Ian	7	7	–	586	635	Runner-up. Legitimately scary.
3	George's Genuine Draft George	6	6	2	598	533	3rd place. Never out of it.
4	Ben's Blackout Ben	9	4	1	673	595	Best reg. season record. 4th place.
5	Eric's Executioners Eric	8	6	–	713	606	Most PF in league. Still missed out.
6	Eric's Ice Eric	7	6	1	611	534	Wild card loss. Year 34. No rings.
7	George's Goons George	6	6	2	541	641	Missed playoffs. PA hurts.
8	Tim's Troublemakers Tim	7	7	–	569	534	Missed playoffs. Quiet year for Tim.
9	Connor's Kingsman Connor	5	9	–	473	620	Lowest PF in league.
10	Dan's Domination Dan	4	10	–	555	650	🪦 Name under review.

🪦 Dan's Domination

4–10. Most points against in Division 1. The domination has not been occurring. We are legally required to note this.

🧊 Eric's Ice

Made the playoffs at 7–6–1. Lost the wild card game by 4 points to Ian's Intimidators. Ian's Intimidators. In year 34. Sit with that.

📉 Connor's Kingsman

473 points for on the season. Lowest in the league. The Kingsman brought a butter knife to a gunfight and then complained about the gunfight.

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2026 Season Preview

What to Watch in 2026: Early Storylines, Open Questions, and One League That Never Stays Predictable

We are not going to sit here and tell you who wins the 2026 ALF championship. Anyone who confidently predicts that before the draft has not been paying attention to 36 seasons of this league. What we can do is tell you what the storylines are heading in, who has something to prove, and where the interesting tensions are likely to play out.

Steve's Silver Bullet enters as defending champion with six rings. That makes him the target. It also means he picks his draft slot last, which is either a disadvantage or completely irrelevant depending on how you view Steve's track record. George's Genuine Draft is right behind him with six rings of his own and a 3rd-place finish in 2025. Two founding members at the top of the all-time list. The race to seven rings starts now and both of them know it.

Ian's Intimidators are the league's newest and most disruptive force. A championship game appearance in year three is not a fluke — it is a signal. The rest of the league is going to draft with Ian in mind this year in a way they simply did not before. Whether Ian can handle being the hunted rather than the hunter is the most interesting question of the 2026 season. Ben's Blackout will have something to say about all of that. Ben had the best regular season record in 2025 and still went home fourth. Two rings and a habit of strong regular seasons. The championship has been close.

Tim's Troublemakers and George's Goons both missed the 2025 playoffs. That is not a pattern for either franchise — it is an interruption. Tim has six rings and a reputation for consistency. The Goons have four rings and the best all-time points differential in the league. Neither of them is done. Both come into this draft needing a bounce-back season, and both have the history to deliver one.

Eric's Executioners led the entire league in scoring in 2025 with 713 points in just their fourth season. That is not a coincidence — that is a franchise figuring out how to build a roster. The title has not come yet, but the ingredients are there. Eric's Ice has been a steady playoff-caliber team and went 7–6–1 in 2025. The experience of 34 seasons in this league counts for something when the bracket gets tight.

Then there is the bottom half of the 2025 standings, all of whom get earlier draft slot selections as a result. Dan's Domination picks first after a 4–10 season — the same manager who went 11–3 and won the whole thing in 2013. Connor's Kingsman picks second after a tough 2025 following a 2024 playoff appearance. Tim's Troublemakers picks third. All three have every incentive to use their early selections well. Whether they do is what makes draft day worth showing up for.

Six teams finished 2025 with winning records or made the playoffs. Four did not. The draft reshuffles everything. By the time week one kicks off, all of that changes — and this league has proven over 36 seasons that the team nobody is talking about in June is often the one hoisting the trophy in December.

ALF EDITORIAL2026 PREVIEW📝 These Are Facts, Mostly

🏆 Champion Profile

Steve's Silver Bullet: 36 Years, Six Rings, Zero Signs of Stopping

A founding member of ALF since 1990. Rings in 1990, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2017, and 2025. The Silver Bullet does not rust. It waits, and then it fires.

😮 The Ian Story

Ian's Intimidators: From League Punchline to Championship Game in Three Seasons

Joined 2023. Runner-up 2025. The glow-up is real, the timeline is embarrassing for everyone who wrote them off — including this publication. Especially this publication.

💪 Overdue

George’s Goons: Four Rings, Best All-Time Differential, and a 2026 Bounce-Back on the Horizon

Four rings since 2010, a league-best all-time points differential of +800, and the single-season scoring record for any non-Ben team (776 PF in 2021). Missed the playoffs in 2025 after an 11–3 regular season the year before. The Goons are overdue.

📉 Fallen

Dan's Domination Goes 4–10: The Name, the Record, and the Uncomfortable Gap Between Them

Joined in 2013 and won the title that same year. Has not won since. Went 4–10 in 2025. The domination is, at this point, a historical event rather than a present-tense description.

⚡ Watch Out

Eric's Executioners Led the League in Points For (713) in Year Three. Nobody Noticed. They Did.

Joined 2022. Most points for in 2025. Missed the championship. The Executioners are building something. The league has been warned.

🤴 Five Seasons In

Connor's Kingsman: A Playoff Appearance in 2024, Then 473 Points in 2025. The Range Is Concerning.

Joined 2021. Made the playoffs in 2024 (5th place finish). Scored the fewest points in the league in 2025 at 473. The Kingsman can build a competitive roster — the question is whether they can sustain it.

Historical Archive

Prior Seasons

📅 2025 Season

Full 2025 Season Recap: Steve Wins His Sixth, Ian Surprises, and the Field Reshuffles

The complete story of the 2025 season — regular season results, playoffs, and the moments that defined another year of ALF chaos. See Scores tab for full results.

📅 2024 Season

2024: George's Genuine Draft Claims Ring #6, Ben's Blackout Defends, Tim Watches

George's sixth title. Ben's strong defense of his back-to-back. The season that made the four-way tie at six rings a real conversation.

📅 2023 Season

2023: Ben's Blackout Wins His Second, Two Years After His First, One Year After the Co-Championship Fiasco

Ben wins again in 2023, navigating a season that followed the most chaotic co-championship in ALF history. Two rings across three turbulent seasons. Both absolutely earned.

🤝 2022

The 2022 Co-Championship: Tim and George's Goons Both Won. Nobody Has Fully Processed This.

The only co-championship in 36 seasons of ALF. Tim's Troublemakers and George's Goons both hold this ring. Both are insufferable about it. League rules have since been examined.

2026 Season Preview
Steve won. Ian showed up. Nothing is the same.
Ian's Intimidators: The Glow-Up
From laughingstock to runner-up in 3 seasons.
George's Goons: Overdue for a Run
Four rings, best all-time differential, and a 2025 that didn’t reflect either of those facts.
Dan's Domination: 4–10
The name. The record. The gap between them.
2026 Draft Tips
Read them. No really. Read them this time.

2026 Pre-Draft Power Rankings

Entirely Subjective

Based on 2025 performance, historical record, draft history, perceived preparation level, and how annoying they were in the group chat. Mostly the last one.

1

Steve's Silver Bullet
Six rings. Won it last year. Has been doing this since 1990 and shows absolutely no sign of stopping, which at this point feels less like a hobby and more like a personal vendetta against everyone else in the league. Nobody asked for this level of commitment, Steve. Dial it back.

↑5
2

Ian's Intimidators
Had the nerve to join this league in 2023 — TWENTY TWENTY THREE — and make a championship game by year three. Some of these managers have been losing here for over a decade and Ian just waltzed in and made it look easy. Unacceptable. Rude. Cannot be tolerated.

↑8
3

George's Genuine Draft
Six rings acquired so quietly and efficiently that the rest of the league didn’t notice until it was too late. George doesn’t trash talk. George doesn’t need to. George just wins and lets the trophy cabinet do the talking, which is somehow worse than trash talking.

—
4

Ben's Blackout
Best record in the league last year. Finished fourth. Ben is exceptionally talented at building a team that is completely incapable of winning when it counts. A spectacular regular season followed by a spectacular collapse has become his personality at this point. It’s almost impressive how consistent the disappointment is.

—
5

Eric's Executioners
Led the entire league in scoring last year and still couldn’t win a championship. The Executioners are executing everything except the part that matters at the end. All that firepower and apparently no idea what to aim it at.

↑2
6

Tim's Troublemakers
Six rings and last year finished eighth. Eighth. Tim has more rings than most people have functioning brain cells in this league and somehow sleepwalked through an entire season like a man who forgot he was enrolled. The most embarrassing good manager in ALF history.

↓3
7

George's Goons
The other George. Went 11–3 one year and missed the playoffs entirely the next. The Goons operate on a schedule that makes sense only to them and occasionally delivers a championship. Four rings and absolutely zero predictability. A chaos agent with a trophy cabinet.

↓1
8

Eric's Ice
Two Erics in this league. This is the one who has been here since 1992 and has reached multiple championship games without a title. The league has had managers join, win, and leave entirely in the time Eric has been waiting. At some point this stops being bad luck and starts being a lifestyle choice.

↓2
9

Connor's Kingsman
Made the playoffs exactly once, treated it like a career achievement, and then proceeded to post the worst scoring season in the league the following year. The Kingsman had one good year and apparently spent all their energy on it. The suits are sharp, Connor. The roster is not.

—
10

Dan's Domination
Won the championship in 2013 in his first season. Has spent twelve years failing to do it again while the name on the marquee mocks him daily. Last year he went 4–10. The name is not a description, it is not a prediction, it is not an aspiration — it is a lie. A bold, public, twelve-year lie.

↓7

Fun Stats

2025 & All-Time

ℹ️ All statistics reflect current active team performance from the 2013–2025 seasons only. Historical data prior to 2013 is not reflected in these figures.

All-Time Scoring Records

2013–2025

Team	Year	PF	Note
Ben's Blackout	2020	904	All-time single season scoring record 🏆
Eric's Ice	2018	865	2nd-best single season scoring record
Dan's Domination	2013	784	Won it that year 🏆
George's Goons	2021	776	Co-champ the next year
George's Genuine Draft	2021	768	Both Georges surged that year
George's Genuine Draft	2014	770	Won that year too 🏆

Team	Year	PF	Note
Dan's Domination	2024	423	Lowest since 2013 🪦
Tim's Troublemakers	2023	462	Worst year for a 6-ring franchise
Connor's Kingsman	2025	473	Lowest active season avg
Steve's Silver Bullet	2013	489	Worst Steve year on record
Eric's Ice	2017	499	Year before the 865-pt season

Career Averages & All-Time Differential

Active Teams

Team	Seasons	Avg PF
Ben's Blackout	7	662.1
George's Goons	13	654.2
George's Genuine Draft	13	649.6
Steve's Silver Bullet	13	619.5
Eric's Ice	13	619.2
Tim's Troublemakers	13	611.4
Dan's Domination	13	597.7
Eric's Executioners	4	597.3
Ian's Intimidators	3	575.0
Connor's Kingsman	5	549.0

Team	Diff	PF	PA
George's Goons	+800	8,505	7,705
Ben's Blackout	+499	4,635	4,136
George's Genuine Draft	+316	8,445	8,129
Tim's Troublemakers	+77	7,948	7,871
Ian's Intimidators	+45	1,725	1,680
Eric's Executioners	+31	2,389	2,358
Steve's Silver Bullet	−77	8,053	8,130
Dan's Domination	−253	7,770	8,023
Eric's Ice	−271	8,050	8,321
Connor's Kingsman	−336	2,745	3,081

What The Numbers Tell Us

Hot Takes, Supported by Data

🧊 Eric's Ice: The Championship That Got Away

In 2018, Eric's Ice scored 865 points — the second-highest single season in recorded ALF history. Zero rings. The year before (2017) they scored 499. The year after (2019) they scored 608. The league’s longest-tenured ringless franchise has the second-best single season ever and nothing to show for it. The ice is not cold. It is cursed.

🌟 Ben's Blackout: 904 in 2020

The all-time single season record belongs to Ben’s Blackout with 904 points in 2020. That is 39 more than the next best season ever. It is also 231 points more than their own worst year. Ben’s Blackout leads all active teams in average PF per season at 662.1 — despite only being in the league since 2019.

📉 Dan's Domination: A Tale of Two Careers

Dan scored 784 points in 2013 — his first season, won the championship, best record in the league. That is the most dominant debut in ALF history. His lowest recent season: 423 points in 2024, the worst single season for any active team in recent memory. Same manager. Same team name. Completely different results. The domination was real once. The data remembers.

💪 George's Goons: The Differential King

George’s Goons leads all active teams in all-time PF−PA differential at +800. Over 13 seasons they have outscored opponents by 800 total points. For context, Eric’s Ice has a −271 differential over the same 13 seasons. Same number of seasons. Completely different outcomes. The Goons know something the rest of the league doesn’t.

⏱ Tim's Troublemakers: Most Consistent Ever

Of all teams with 10+ seasons of data, Tim’s Troublemakers have the lowest standard deviation in points for — meaning they score consistently every single year more than anyone else. Six rings built not on outlier seasons but on relentless, grinding consistency. The 2023 season (462 pts) was an ugly anomaly. Expect reversion to the mean in 2026.

🪦 Steve Won Six Rings Despite a Negative Differential

Steve’s Silver Bullet is the defending champion with six all-time rings — and a career PF−PA differential of −77. He has allowed more points than he has scored over his career and still won more titles than almost everyone. Peak performance when it matters. Either that or the luckiest manager in ALF history. Probably both.

The Drought Monitor

Ringless & Counting

Eric's Ice 34 SEASONS · SINCE 1992

Second-best single-season PF in ALF history (865, 2018), a runner-up finish that year, and multiple playoff appearances across the last decade. A legitimate championship-caliber franchise. The 2026 draft is another chance to put it together.

Connor's Kingsman 5 SEASONS · SINCE 2021

Made the playoffs in 2024 but followed it with the lowest scoring season in the league in 2025 (473 PF). Career differential of −336 is the worst of any active team. The potential is there — 2026 is about proving it wasn’t a one-year thing.

Eric's Executioners 4 SEASONS · SINCE 2022

Led the league in PF in 2025. Most likely to break the drought in 2026. The scoring is clearly there. The championship just hasn't caught up yet.

Ian's Intimidators 3 SEASONS · SINCE 2023

Runner-up in just their third season. A rapid rise by any measure. The ring has not come yet but the trajectory is clearly pointed in the right direction.

Historical Stats

2013–2025

36Seasons (1990–2025)

10Active Teams

904All-Time PF Record (Ben 2020)

2022Only Co-Championship

Season-by-Season Results

2013–2025

Full records available from 2013 onwards. Pre-2013 champion data on the Trophy page.

Year	Champion	Final Score	Runner-Up	3rd Place	Best Reg. Record	Most PF	Notes
2025	Steve's Silver Bullet 🏆	57–38	Ian's Intimidators	George's GD	Ben's Blackout (9–4–1)	713 — Eric's Executioners	Steve's 6th. Ian runner-up in yr 3.
2024	George's Genuine Draft 🏆	58–58 (TB)	Ben's Blackout	Tim's Troublemakers	George's Goons (11–3)	708 — George's Goons	58–58 tie; GGD wins on tiebreaker (bench QB).
2023	Ben's Blackout 🏆	58–8	Eric's Executioners	Steve's Silver Bullet	Steve's Silver Bullet (10–4)	641 — Ben's Blackout	Executioners in final in yr 2.
2022	Tim's Troublemakers 🏆 + George's Goons 🏆	53–31	George's Goons*	Eric's Executioners	Goons & GGD (10–4)	649 — Dan's Domination	*Co-champions declared.
2021	Ben's Blackout 🏆	65–53	George's Goons	Collin's Chaos	George's Goons (11–3)	776 — George's Goons	Semi: Goons 47–47 Tim, TB win.
2020	Tim's Troublemakers 🏆	81–37	Eric's Ice	Ben's Blackout	Ben's Blackout (11–3)	904 — Ben's Blackout	Ben: 904 PF, 11–3, lost semis to Eric's Ice 61–52.
2019	George's Goons 🏆	51–32	Ben's Blackout	Tim's Troublemakers	Eric's Ice (9–5)	660 — Tim's Troublemakers	Eric's Ice leads regular season, exits semis.
2018	George's Genuine Draft 🏆	51–45	Eric's Ice	Steve's Silver Bullet	Eric's Ice (10–3–1)	865 — Eric's Ice	Ice: 865 PF, 10–3–1. Lost final 51–45.
2017	Steve's Silver Bullet 🏆	40–34	George's Goons	Tim's Troublemakers	George's Goons (10–4)	647 — Steve's Silver Bullet	Eric's Ice goes 2–12. Worst active record ever.
2016	George's Goons 🏆	84–57	Dan's Domination	George's GD	Dan's Domination (10–3–1)	711 — George's Goons	Biggest championship margin on record.
2015	Tim's Troublemakers 🏆	30–22	Steve's Silver Bullet	Team 9	Steve's Silver Bullet (10–4)	707 — George's GD	10-team. Ben's Prime (different from Ben's Blackout) & The Virus in the field.
2014	George's Genuine Draft 🏆	47–21	Steve's Silver Bullet	George's Goons	George's GD (10–4)	775 — Matt's Mustache Rides	Matt leads PF but exits early. George wins.
2013	Dan's Domination 🏆	62–41	George's Goons	Tony's Titans	Dan's Domination (11–3)	784 — Dan's Domination	Dan: 11–3, leads PF, wins title. Steve finishes 10th (4–10).

Individual Season Records

2013–2025

All-Time PF Record
Ben's Blackout — 904 pts in 2020. Went 11–3. Lost in the semis to Eric's Ice 61–52. Still painful.
904
Best Regular Season Record
Three-way tie: George's Goons (2024), George's Goons (2021), Ben's Blackout (2020) — all 11–3. Dan also went 11–3 in 2013.
11–3
Biggest Championship Win
George's Goons over Dan's Domination, 2016 — 84–57. A 27-point margin in a league where most finals are under 20.
84–57
Closest Championship
George's Genuine Draft vs Ben's Blackout, 2024 — 58–58. Decided on tiebreaker. The most agonizing final on record.
58–58
Most Dominant Semifinal
George's Goons over Tony's Titans, 2013 — 94–48. A 46-point semi blowout.
94–48

Worst Regular Season Record
Eric's Ice, 2017 — 2–12. Year before they scored 865 PF. The range is remarkable.
2–12
Lowest Single Season PF
Dan's Domination, 2024 — 423 points. The same franchise that led the league with 784 PF in 2013. Same manager. Very different team.
423
Most Heartbreaking Exit
Ben's Blackout, 2020 — 904 PF, 11–3, still lost the semis to Eric's Ice 61–52. Eric's Ice then lost the final.
61–52 L
The Championship That Got Away
Eric's Ice, 2018 — 10–3–1, 865 PF, lost championship 51–45. Came one game from the title with the best season in franchise history.
51–45 L
Steve in 2013
Steve's Silver Bullet finished 10th (last) in 2013 at 4–10 — then came back to win it all in 2017 and again in 2025. Peak narrative arc.
10th / 4–10

All-Time Final Standings (2013–2025)

Year by Year

Team	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Steve's Silver Bullet	10	2	2	4	🏆	3	5	6	8	9	3	8	🏆
George's Genuine Draft	5	🏆	9	3	6	🏆	7	8	5	4	7	🏆	3
Tim's Troublemakers	7	5	🏆	5	3	6	3	🏆	4	🏆	9	3	8
George's Goons	2	3	4	🏆	2	5	🏆	5	2	🏆	4	4	7
Eric's Ice	8	8	10	8	8	2	4	2	7	6	6	6	6
Dan's Domination	🏆	6	6	2	4	7	8	4	9	7	8	10	10
Ben's Blackout	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	🏆	5	🏆	2	4
Connor's Kingsman	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8	10	5	9
Eric's Executioners	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	9	5
Ian's Intimidators	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	2

All-Time Hall of Shame

Notable Lowlights

Category	Team	Stat	Year	Context
Worst Active Team Season	Eric's Ice	2–12	2017	Then scored 865 PF the very next year and lost the final.
Lowest PF (2013–2025)	Dan's Domination	423 pts	2024	Same franchise: 784 PF (best) in 2013. A 361-pt career drop.
Biggest Heartbreak	Ben's Blackout	904 PF, 11–3, 3rd	2020	Lost semis to Eric's Ice 61–52. Ice then lost the final.
The 865 Curse	Eric's Ice	865 PF, 10–3–1, 2nd	2018	Lost championship 51–45. 34 seasons, zero rings.
Biggest Drop-Off	Dan's Domination	784 PF (2013) → 423 PF (2024)	2013–24	Won the championship in 2013 with the best scoring season in the data. Lowest PF eleven years later. Same franchise, very different outcomes.
Best Comeback Season	Steve's Silver Bullet	10th in 2013 → Champion 2017 & 2025	2013–25	Finished 10th (last) in 2013. Won the championship in 2017. Won it again in 2025. That is arguably the best redemption arc in 36 seasons of ALF. Dan should study this.

Trophy Cabinet

36 Seasons · 1990–2025

ALF has been running since 1990. Thirty-six seasons. Four managers tied at six rings. One co-championship. Five retired champions.

All-Time Championship Count

Ring Count

Team	Rings	Last
Steve's Silver Bullet Steve · Founding member	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2025
George's Genuine Draft George · Founding member	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2024
Tim's Troublemakers Tim · Founding member	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2022*
George's Goons George · Joined 2010	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	2022*
Ben's Blackout Ben · Joined 2019	🏆 🏆	2023
Dan's Domination Dan · Joined 2013	🏆	2013
Eric's Ice — 0 rings (since 1992) Connor's Kingsman — 0 rings (joined 2021) Eric's Executioners — 0 rings (joined 2022) Ian's Intimidators — 0 rings (joined 2023)

Team	Rings	Years
Nick's Nitros Nick · Retired	🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆	'92,'94,'98,'01,'02,'07
Bryan's Bombers Bryan · Retired	🏆 🏆 🏆	'96,'04,'05
Jeff's Jarheads Jeff · Retired	🏆	2006
Jon's Juggernaut Jon · Retired	🏆	2008
Matt's Mustache Rides Matt · Retired	🏆	2012

          Matt, Jon, Jeff, Nick, Bryan have all left the league. Nick left behind a 6-ring legacy that still haunts every draft room.
        

Year-by-Year Champions

1990–2025

1990

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Founding season. Steve wins the first one. Sets the tone immediately.

1991

George's Genuine Draft

George

George stakes his claim in year two. The quiet dynasty begins.

1992

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick arrives and wins immediately. A warning sign nobody heeded.

1993

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim counters. The three-way dynasty war is officially on.

1994

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick again. Two in three years. Concerning.

1995

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim fires back. This is personal now.

1996

Bryan's Bombers

Bryan

Bryan crashes the party. Four-way chaos.

1997

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim's third. The Troublemakers are a problem.

1998

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's third. Nobody is stopping these two.

1999

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's second. Just quietly stacking hardware.

2000

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's second. The founding class refuses to yield.

2001

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's fourth. This is a dynasty. A real one.

2002

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's fifth. Back-to-back. Genuinely alarming.

2003

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve answers with his third. The Silver Bullet is real.

2004

Bryan's Bombers

Bryan

Bryan wins again. Steve's dynasty gets interrupted.

2005

Bryan's Bombers

Bryan

Bryan goes back-to-back. The Bombers' finest stretch.

2006

Jeff's Jarheads

Jeff

Jeff's only title. He made it count.

2007

Nick's Nitros

Nick

Nick's sixth. The last one. The legend is complete.

2008

Jon's Juggernaut

Jon

Jon's one and only. Juggernaut. Accurate.

2009

George's Goons

George G

The Goons arrive on the scene. A second George dynasty begins.

2010

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's third. The quiet accumulator keeps accumulating.

2011

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's fourth. Still going. Always going.

2012

Matt's Mustache Rides

Matt

Matt's one shining moment. The name alone earned it.

2013

Dan's Domination

Dan

Dan's first and only. The name finally proves accurate.

2014

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's fourth. At this point it's just rude.

2015

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim's fourth. He never went away. He never does.

2016

George's Goons

George G

The Goons are back. Two for the other George.

2017

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's fifth. The old guard endures.

2018

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's fifth. A quiet, relentless machine.

2019

George's Goons

George G

Goons make it three. A full George stranglehold on the league.

2020

Tim's Troublemakers

Tim

Tim's fifth. Pandemic year. Won anyway. Typical.

2021

Ben's Blackout

Ben

Ben's first. The new guard finally breaks through.

2022

Tim's Troublemakers + George's Goons

Tim & George G · Co-Champ

Co-champions. Both claim it fully. Both are right. Both are insufferable about it.

2023

Ben's Blackout

Ben

Ben's second title. Two rings. Both count.

2024

George's Genuine Draft

George

George's sixth. The most rings of any active manager. Tied for most all-time.

2025

Steve's Silver Bullet

Steve

Steve's sixth. Out of nowhere. Tied at the top. The Silver Bullet is back.

ALF By The Numbers

36 Seasons

36Seasons Played

1990Founded

6Most Rings (4-way tie)

2022Only Co-Championship

👑 The Four-Way Tie

Four managers are now tied at 6 championships: Steve's Silver Bullet, George's Genuine Draft, Tim's Troublemakers, and the retired Nick's Nitros. Steve's 2025 title pulled him level with George and Tim — three active managers in a dead heat, all gunning for 7. Nick is gone but his ghost has a ringside seat.

🤔 The Ringless Four

Eric's Ice has been in the league since 1992, has reached multiple championship games, and remains one of the most experienced franchises in ALF. Connor's Kingsman, Eric's Executioners, and Ian's Intimidators are also winless. The 2026 draft represents another chance to change that narrative. It probably won't. But it could.

League Rulebook

2022 Official Edition

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📍
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⏱
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🏈
Multi-Position Players
Players eligible at multiple positions must have their position declared at the draft for the season.
📣
Results Posted Within 24 Hours
Commissioner posts draft results on the NFL ALF site within 24 hours of draft completion.

REQUIRED STARTING LINEUP

QB 1

RB 2

WR/TE 3

K 1

D/ST 1

Total roster: 15 players. The remaining 8 spots beyond the 7 mandatory positions can be any offensive position. Yes, technically you could roster 7 kickers. Please don’t.

Lineup Lock: Players lock when their game starts. All lineups final at 4pm Sunday — no changes after that even if the site allows it.

Wks 1–14

Regular Season. 14 weeks. Your record determines playoff seeding and draft slot order next year.

Wk 15

First Round. Division winners get a bye. The other two playoff teams in each division play. Winners advance.

Wk 16

Semifinals. Reseeded by record: 1v4, 2v3. All four teams advance to Week 17.

Wk 17

Championship Week. Top 2 play for the title. Bottom 2 play for 3rd/4th. No free agent moves after Week 15 (IR exceptions apply).

Divisions: Reset each season. Top 3 + bottom 2 teams form one division; 4th through 8th form the other. Top 3 in each division make playoffs = 6 playoff teams.

WAIVER WIRE

Sun–Tue Claims: Go through waivers. Process runs Wednesday morning in reverse standings order (worst team first).
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Cost: $1 per player involved in an add/drop.

TRADES

Trades can be made any time up until the first game Sunday. Non-involved owners vote to approve or deny.
Trade Deadline: End of Week 14.
Cost: $2 per trade regardless of players involved.

OFFENSE

Passing TD	6 pts
Rushing TD	6 pts
Field Goal	3 pts
Extra Point	1 pt
2-Point Conv.	2 pts

DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS

Safety	2 pts
Turnover TD	6 pts
Kick Return TD	6 pts
Shutout	6 pts
Position player ret. TD	6 pts

PERFORMANCE BONUSES

300+ yds passing	5 pts
100+ yds rushing	5 pts
100+ yds receiving	5 pts
200+ yds rushing	5 pts
200+ yds receiving	5 pts

Pool = total entry + transaction fees − draft supplies − fixed prizes − special scoring prizes.

🥇 Champion 50% of pool

🥈 2nd Place 25% of pool

🥉 3rd Place 15% of pool

4th Place 10% of pool

5th & 6th Place $25 each

7th–10th Place $2 per win

Lowest score (Wks 1–7) $10 prize

Highest single-game score (season) $20 prize

A player qualifies for IR if listed as Questionable, Doubtful, or Out per NFL designations.
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PLAYOFF GAME TIE

Each playoff team must designate bench players (1 QB, 1 RB, 1 WR, 1 K) before each round. In the event of a tie: bench QB scores first, then RB, then WR, then K. If still tied: coin flip.

SEASON STANDINGS TIE

AHead-to-head record (2-team tie)
BTotal points scored (2-team 2nd tiebreaker; 3+ team 1st)
CTotal points scored vs. each other
DCoin flip

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Draft Day Conduct. The draft is a live event. Be present. Be ready. Bring food if you want your supplies to count against your fees. Do not bring uninvited guests. This is in the official rulebook. It has been in the rulebook. It will remain in the rulebook.

Decisions Are Final. The commissioner has final say on all disputes, scoring questions, and rule interpretations. Arguing in the group chat does not constitute an appeal. It constitutes entertainment for everyone else.
Rule Changes. Any proposed rule changes must be submitted to the commissioner before the season begins. Mid-season rule change requests will be noted, filed, and addressed the following offseason. Maybe.
Roster Compliance. The commissioner reviews rosters weekly for IR compliance. However, each owner is responsible for their own roster. If your ineligible player gets dropped, that is on you. The rulebook was available. This page exists.
Expansion & New Owners. New owners are added at the commissioner's discretion. They select draft positions after all returning owners regardless of prior season results. Welcome to the league. Good luck. You will need it.