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The Firm Gridiron Gazette

One argument a week, built from the league's own numbers. The GOAT case, the Shamp race, grudges settled and leads blown. New issue every Tuesday morning once the dust clears.

Current issueWeek 5, 2026 · Tue, Oct 13, 2026

MikeBosh just set the league record and Joewald3 is still 5-0. ryanjenn356 is 0-5 and the Shamp index has already made up its mind.

Week 5 median was 162.97, and the week belonged to MikeBosh, who dropped 223.74 — the highest single week in the Sleeper era, breaking a record book that stretches back through 424 matchups. tfalasz answered with 189.86 and lost by 33.88, which is the closest game of the week and also the cruelest. Elsewhere, sdoebler buried gaberios 183.84-135.44, Joewald3 ran to 5-0 by hanging 65.36 on GKrum, and ryanjenn356 fell to 0-5. One team is undefeated. One team has not won a game. Neither was on anyone's preseason list.

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MikeBosh just set the league record and Joewald3 is still 5-0. ryanjenn356 is 0-5 and the Shamp index has already made up its mind.

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tfalasz finally beat gaberios and it cost him nothing in the standings. ryanjenn356 is 0-4 and the Shamp index has already made up its mind.

Joewald3 is 3-0 and just put 168.36 on gaberios. Somebody check on ryanjenn356, who lost by 0.64 and is now 0-3.

Joewald3 dropped 184.76 and gaberios won by 2.6. one of those is a statement, the other is the usual.

Siks78 opened 2026 with 196.48 and a 75.78-point beating of ryanjenn356. tfalasz opened it with 116.46 and a head start in the Shamp race.

gaberios has won 50 of 70 games and the rest of you keep pretending it's a competitive league. GKrum opens as the Shamp favorite before a single snap.