Fifth Down

Fifth-Down kicked off our inaugural fantasy football league. The league is made up of myself, my brother, my wife and great group of people I have met over the years of my life. Here is how week 1 went.

Goedert Done Just in Time over Chase’s Cherry Mash 144.22 to 101.34

Goedert did get it done helping the cause with 21.7 points and having Justin Jefferson didn’t hurt, either. Meanwhile Chase’s Cherry Mash needed Jamar Chase to score more than 2 points not to mention Justin Herbert basically being a disaster. Note to self, don’t depend on Justin Herbert to do anything.

Strangers Things all over Pick Six 160.44 to 129.80

My wife has Brenton Strange on her team so she cleverly named her team after the famous tv show. She also cleverly drafted Josh Allen in round 2 which all the experts said not to do. Well 41 points later, he helped her team dominate. Pick Six actually had a good week, it just didn’t matter.

GI Joes over Mo Money 99.76 to 84.40

Both these teams would have lost to literally anyone else in the league besides one team. But because they faced each other, one of them had to win I guess. Drafting Drake Maye and AJ Brown seemed like a really good idea in the offseason. But then AJ went to IR and Drake Maye decided to pass the ball more to the opposing team than his own. The GI Joes were able to get the win with a good week from Jalen Hurts that helped them overcome the fact that only one skilled player scored double digits. There should be better days ahead for both of these teams.

Reid Between the Lines defeats Kemna’s Convoy 139.78 to 89.68

Shockingly the team that had Derrick Henry and Kenneth Walker won. Meanwhile, Kemna’s Convoy was the biggest under performers. The only people on their team that scored double digits was Chubba Hubbard, a receiver that got hurt and the Vikings defense. Hopefully the rest of his team can get their act together in week 2.

Rollin W Mahomes edges out Tyler’s Losing Team 103.10 to 102.54

In our closest game of the week, team Mahomes won even though they don’t have Mahomes on their team…making it an odd choice for a team name. Meanwhile, Tyler’s Losing Team stayed true to their name by snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in week 1. Nothing shows belief in your team like naming them Losing team. They needed Courtland Sutton to simply score 3 points. He scored 2.

The Commish over Touchdown Drew 190.46 to 127.54

Touchdown Drew had a pretty good week. However, the Commish, who happens to be me, dominated. Only my tight end didn’t score in double digits and he had a TD. Having Watson and Olave on your team helped this week. Also starting Tyler Shough over Bo Nix because I didn’t want to cheer for Nix against the Chiefs turned out to be my best move of the week.

I went 3-2 overall, winning in this league and my two money leagues. I had the worst score out of everyone in our family league and lost in a close one in my wife’s work league where I am the assistant to the manager. In simpler terms, my 3 teams with Christian Watson won and the two that I don’t have him in lost. Once we get a few weeks in I’ll start posting the standings but for now know that half the teams are in first place at 1-0 and half the teams are in last place at 0-1.

Football is all the way back and it could not have gone much better for me. Some great games, some pleasant surprises and the Chiefs surprisingly dominating. Let’s dive into our first post season start rankings.

Keeping Arch in college: Browns

The Browns seem to always find ways to get worse. This has old coach gets hired to make us even worse so we can fire him and then get a new coach and the first pick written all over it.

Lost to the Jets and Raiders: Titans and Dolphins

In two toilet bowl games, these two teams got flushed by crappy but less crappy teams.

NFC South: Panthers, Bucs, Saints and Falcons

This is the only division without a win. The race to 9 wins didn’t start off well.

Won but are still probably bad: Raiders, Cardinals, Jets

Congrats on winning a game. It will probably be one of the 3 or 4 wins they get this year.

I don’t care what you did in week 1, you are going to win 7 games and pretty much be irrelevant: Steelers, Colts, Commanders

All these teams are fine but not good. They’ll be competitive in some games but none of them are going to do anything significant.

Preseason Champs: Chargers and Cowboys

Both these teams got lots of hype all offseason. Unfortunately, that hype didn’t bring any success in week 1.

Worst 4th quarter of week 1: Packers

Woof.

Won…but can’t feel great about it: Lions

Gibbs looked awesome…the rest of it, not so much.

Spunky and interesting: Vikings, Giants, Bengals

All these teams have some things to be excited about that they can build upon. How they handle their issues will determine their future fate.

Rough start but I still believe in you…I think: Broncos, Rams, Texans and Patriots

There were high expectations for all these teams. Week 1 did not go well. But there are better days ahead, I think anyway.

Somethings haven’t changed: Eagles

The Eagles winning sort of ugly seems to be the one thing I can count on in the NFL.

It’s week 1, but dang!: Ravens, Bills, Jaguars, 49ers, Bears and Chiefs

All of these teams showed out and looked mostly awesome with a few flaws that didn’t matter this week. Whether it was Josh Allen basically throwing the ball away but a Texan dropping the interception or Patrick Mahomes not being able to throw a completion 10 yards down the field or the Jags simply beating up a terrible Browns team, we can’t overreact too much to these victories. But it was a heck of a start.

Still the Champs: Seahawks

Seahawks balled out and dominated with Drew Lock as their quarterback the whole time after one series. To be the champs you got to beat the champs.

It’s the first Five for Friday of the Season! You know what that means? It means we have our first Sunday of NFL Football. We made it guys. I for one have been in a much better mood the last few days. Grumpy Jeff is gone and Happy Jeff has arrived. Sad Jeff will show up if the Chiefs lose. Alright let’s dive into this week’s games.

Bake Show vs Joe “it’s time to win” Burrow: Bucs @ Bengals 11 AM

In theory this should be a shoot out so it will probably be a defensive battle. Baker plays with a chip on his shoulder but he just got paid so there is speculation that chip might be smaller. But either way he should be able to move the ball against a typically bad Bengals D. The Bengals did attempt to address their defensive woes in the offseason. We will see how that plays out for them. The Bucs also added to their defense but lost Mike Evans who we saw last night can still play. What will this offense look like without him? We are about to find out. The Bengals typically start slow which is something they can’t do in a stacked AFC. Joe Burrow is tired of losing and said it is time to win. Why it wasn’t time to win the last few years, I don’t know. Anyway, the Bengals seem determined not to suck as do the Bucs and everyone else in the league. This should be a fun one. I don’t really trust either head coach but I’m choosing to believe the Bengals hype so I’ll go with the home team in this one.

Bengals 31 Bucs 27

Superman vs Super D: Bills at Texans 11 AM

Josh Allen heads to Houston but Houston, we do not have a problem. Josh at the Texans has not gone well for ole Super man who seems to be not so super down in Texas. It seems like every quarterback, this Texans D has been his kryptonite. But Josh is so much better than everyone he should be able to overcome it right? On the other side, the Texans are hoping CJ Stroud doesn’t completely suck it up like he did in the playoffs. Their offensive line still leaves something to be desired but I think their offensive weapons are pretty good. Furthermore, I don’t have a ton of faith in the Bills defense. I think the Texans run the ball a lot and control the clock and let their defense wreck Josh Allen’s plans to win week 1.

Texans 20 Bills 13

AFC Worst Battle: Dolphins @ Raiders 2:25 PM

Why am I writing about the Dolphins and Raiders? Why not? Everyone is on the same level this week. So this may be the only time to write about either of them being in a meaningful game. Both teams are going to have some growing pains. Many people think the Dolphins are trying to quietly lose. On the other side, the Raiders are also trying to get back on the winning track. They drafted Mendoza with the first pick. But they are starting the year off with rolling Kirk Cousins out there. Unfortunately for the Raiders and many fantasy football owners, Brock Bowers is out. So the Raiders will be down a key weapon. On the other side, besides Achane, I’m not sure if the Dolphins have any weapons. I think the Raiders have the better overall team which may be the only time this year that I say that. The Raiders are 3 point favorites at home which is basically saying these teams are even. I don’t know why, but I got a gut feeling the Dolphins are going to surprise people a little bit. Give me the fins in an upset.

Dolphins 24 Raiders 17

Cowboys ride North: Dallas @ New Jersey Giants 6:20 PM

The Cowboys get a primetime game in week 1. Shocker. They head to New Jersey to play a New York team. We are all thankful it isn’t the Jets. The New York Giants have a new look with John Harbaugh as their new head coach. They should be a better and more functional team. They are somewhat healthy for now, but I’m sure at least one of if not all 3 of the Dart, Skattebo, Nabers trio will visit the blue tent at some point during the game. They have some young offensive talent but as a Chiefs fan, I am nervous about Matt Nagy calling plays. The defense should be alright but they face an explosive Dallas offense. Dallas like the Bengals tried to fix their defense in the offseason. This will be a good first test. The D doesn’t need to be awesome it just needs to be middle of the pack. I like Dart and some of the Giants players but I just don’t trust Nagy. I don’t think the Giants will be able to keep up and the Cowboys start off the season with a W.

Cowboys 30 Giants 20

The silent couch game (Part 1): Broncos @ Chiefs 6:15 PM

We are supposed to go to a senior parent meeting at my son’s school on Monday night. Who plans a parent meeting in the Denver area during their first game of the season? I sent an email asking that question but got no answer. I’m going to have to get the details from the meeting from somewhere else because there is no way Danielle and I are going to that. This is the least fun Chiefs game of the year. It’s really a lose, lose. Your team wins but your spouse is unhappy. How do you choose between those two? Easily, that’s how. Your spouse will be in a bad mood until Wednesday or Thursday but win stays on your team’s record until at least January. We will as always sit on opposite ends of the couch and quietly cheer for our teams. In good news the second one of these is in week 8 so at least we get them over quickly.

On to the game. It is the return of Patrick Mahomes who tore his ACL just 9 months ago. He’s been a man on a mission to get to this point. Nothing was going to stop him from playing in this game. The Broncos have a much better team and I believe will prove they are the best in the west throughout the season. If this was in Denver I’d definitely pick them. It doesn’t help anything that we will be missing our starting left tackle, Josh Simmons who always seems to be missing. Last year, he literally disappeared for a few weeks. We also don’t know what this Chiefs defense is going to look like especially in week 1. All signs point towards the Broncos. But my gut says at Arrowhead on Monday night with Pat making his return, they find a way to get the W. Butker misses an extra point earlier but hits a long field goal as time expires to win this one.

Chiefs 26-Broncos 24

Other game predictions:

Lions over Saints

Jets over Titans

Ravens over Colts

Panthers over Bears

Jags over Browns

Packers over Vikings

Eagles over Commanders

Chargers over Cardinals

Enjoy the first weekend of the NFL everyone!

Not sure what games to watch this week? Well don’t worry, Fifth-Down has you covered. There are games to watch starting tomorrow through Monday. 6 days of glorious football watching is upon us!

Wednesday: New England @ Seattle 6:20 PM MT on NBC

You remember that boring game that we all watched to end last season? Well we are going to do it again. But you are still super excited about it because we haven’t watched an NFL game that matters in over 6 months!

Thursday: San Francisco vs the Rams in Australia at 6:35 PM MT (and it is probably like Tuesday in Australia or something) on Netflix

Don’t have Netflix? Do you live under a rock? Get an account. They probably have a free trial or something that you’ll totally forget about until you check your bank account one day. Or call a friend who has Netflix and say I’m coming over with beer and pizza. Figure it out! It’s Football!

Friday: Mizzou @ ku 6 PM MT on Fox

If you are not a Mizzou fan then maybe you don’t care about this one. I know the ku fans don’t care. That’s why the stadium only holds 32,000 people and still can’t sell out. If they win they will brag. If they will lose they will say we don’t care about that, we just care about basketball. They are the worst.

Saturday morning: Oklahoma @ Michigan 10 AM MT on Fox

The Big 10 has done the unimaginable. They have made people cheer for Oklahoma. After they completely screwed Western Michigan out of the win, we as a nation are absolutely united in cheering for Michigan to get stomped every week starting with cheering for the very unlikable Sooners.

Saturday Afternoon: Arizona @ BYU 1:30 PM MT on Fox

Not gonna lie, the early afternoon games suck. But you got to have something to watch in this slot, so this way you don’t have to change the channel.

Saturday late afternoon/early evening: Ohio State @ Texas 5:30 PM MT on ABC

I hate both these teams but I do love great football. I’ll be watching and you will too.

Saturday Night: A variety of games at different times on different channels

I know you eastern time zoners will be fast asleep. Sucks to be you. You should move. The rest of us will be flipping back and forth between North Dakota State @ Air Force, Arkansas @ Utah and Louisiana @ USC while texting your brother about all the games while everyone else in your family is asleep. Is that just me? Am I the only one that does that? Anyway, watch these silly games and have fun and fall asleep on the couch.

Sunday Late Morning/Early Afternoon: Tampa @ Cincy on Fox and Buffalo @ Houston on CBS at 11 AM MT

If you have the ticket like I do you will be watching parts of all the games. If you don’t have the ticket, then you will be forced to watch what ever regional games you are given. Get the ticket people! Why are you living like it is 1989? (I get that it costs money, it’s my one big splurge on myself each year). But even though I am sure I will even check in on the Jets vs Titans these are the games I’ll be most focused on. Does Bake show tear up the new cincy d? Does Joe Burrow survive week 1? Can the Texans offense not combust? Will super hero Josh Allen conquer the incredible Texans D? If he doesn’t, who’s fault will it be?

Sunday late afternoon: Green Bay @ Minnesota and Washington @ Philly at 2:25 MT on CBS and Fox

My son is a die hard Packers fan. My daughter cheers for the Eagles. So there is some rooting interest here.

Sunday Evening: Dallas @ New York at 6:20 PM MT on NBC

The first Sunday night game of the year features two teams I don’t really care for but has interesting storylines. Will the Giants be contenders now that Harbaugh is in town? Will the Cowboys revamped defense slow down the injury brigade of Dart, Skattebo and Nabers? Tune in to find out.

Monday Night: Denver @ Kansas City at 6:15 PM Mountain Time on ESPN and ABC

This is one of the quietest nights of the year at the Campbell house. Danielle and I will sit on opposite ends of the couch hoping for the demise of each others teams while knowing the whole time that one of us is going to be really happy and one of us is going to be really sad. It’s the beauty of football and healthy marriage that can withstand that sort of pain and drama.

And there you have it. You are all set to ignore your family, your job and your responsibilities for the next 6 days. You’re welcome.

It’s finally here! Meaningful NFL Football. Here are the always accurate Fifth-Down rankings going into week 1.

Playing to draft Arch Manning: Jets, Dolphins, Cardinals and Browns

All these teams have a path to the #1 pick in the 2027 draft.

They suck, but they will probably beat your favorite team and ruin your weekend at some point this season: Titans and Raiders

Both these teams are just good enough to pull a random upset one Sunday afternoon.

Blue Tent quarterbacks: Giants and Commanders

It’s a race to see which of these two guys can play more games. Will either of them make it to week 5? Time will tell.

It’s a race to 9 wins: The NFC South

Last year no one made it.

“You remember the first half of last year when we won a bunch of games and were in position to be the one seed? That was awesome.”: Colts

They looked good last year. Then they started playing good teams and then Daniel Jones got hurt. Can they find a path to success this year?

Five foot five quarterback is a step up…that will need a step up: Vikings

The Vikings won 9 games last year with the worst quarterback play I have maybe ever seen. What can they do with average quarterback play?

Last Dance before the nursing home: Steelers

Does Rodgers have one final great season in him before he heads into the darkness or whatever he does every offseason?

Team IR: 49ers

All these injuries are minor. Sure the players are old and already hurt but it’ll be fine. It’s fine. Totally fine. Nothing to see here.

Can we please just have like the 20th best defense in the league?: Bengals and Cowboys

Great offenses. Been really, really bad to just okay? If they do, they will win a lot of games.

We are back! We are so back! We are back, right?: Chiefs and Ravens

Will these two perennial competitive AFC teams bounce back after an off year? Or was last year the new normal?

Offseason media darlings: Chargers and Bills

The talking heads absolutely love these guys. And all the talk is that Justin Herbert and Josh Allen finally got some help! Until the end of the year when they will say, can we please get these guys some help!

NFC North minus 1: Lions, Bears, Packers

These teams all have something to prove this year. The Lions need a bounce back. The Bears need to show that they can do it again and the Packers need to get over the hump.

It’s an even year….: Eagles and Jaguars

Both of these teams can be up and down year to year. What will 2026 provide for them? Does AJ Brown leaving right the ship? Does Liam Cohen provide stability for the Jags? Time will tell.

Offense? Who needs offense?: Texans

CJ Stroud, can you just be average?

Super Bowl or bust: Broncos and Patriots

Anything less than a Super Bowl victory is a disappointment.

Super Team: Rams

They got all the dudes from all the places, the Dodgers of the NFL.

Still the champs: Seahawks

While I don’t have Seattle winning it this year, in order to be the champ, you got to beat the champ. So Seattle gets to roll into the new year as the number 1 team.

Tune each week as I update the rankings!

Well, we’ve made it folks! We have left the dark times and meaningful football is back. Maybe you suffered through by watching the NBA playoffs, the world cup or bad baseball. However you survived, I’m proud of you! And this is your reward. Mizzou winning by 40 against a team in Arkansas that you didn’t know existed. Colorado and Georgia Tech both trying to lose over and over and over again until GT set up for the game winning kick only to have it blocked as time expired. And my personal favorite, Rutgers paying UMass 1.5 million dollars to play them only to lose 37-21 (Rutgers scored 2 tds late or it would have been much worse). And then they had a big fireworks show right afterwards that no one was there to watch. While all of that is great, it’s not the NFL. Although it will be soon when all the NFL guys who get cut just go back and play college ball. Next week the NFL starts and it should be an epic, wide open season. Here are my final predictions of award winners, playoff participants and a round by round breakdown of who wins all the way to crowning a Super Bowl champion. As the Joker says in the Dark Knight, And…here…we…go.

Awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: Jahmyr Gibbs

The Lions have a bounce back year and Gibbs is a big reason why. He has a thousand yards rushing and a thousand yards receiving! How’s that for a bold prediction.

Defensive Player of the Year: Will Anderson Jr.

The Texans Defense continues to cause havoc. Anderson Jr. is a big reason why. He joins the 20 sacks in a year club.

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jadarian Price

The Seahawks like to hand the ball off a lot. They don’t have anyone else to hand off to. It’s just Math.

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Reuben Bain

He may have short arms, but he won’t be short on getting votes for this award.

Comeback Player of the Year: Patrick Mahomes

Mahomes tore his ACL in December. He missed the last 3 games of the year and that is it as he will amazingly start week 1. Assuming he doesn’t turn into Max Brosmer out there, he should easily win this award.

MVP: Josh Allen

The media would literally give the award to him right now if they were able.

Playoff Predictions and seeding:

AFC:

1. Ravens
2. Broncos
3. Texans
4. Patriots
5. Bills
6. Bengals
7. Chargers

Ravens bounce back and their schedule is easy. The Broncos roster is stacked, I’m not sure why no one is talking about them. CJ Stroud plays okay which is enough to allow the Texans to win 12 games. The Patriots edge out the Bills. The Bengals like the Ravens take advantage of an easy schedule and since it is an even year, Joe Burrow stays healthy. The Chargers are the last team in winning tie breakers over the Jags and the Chiefs who both have winning records but get left out.

NFC:

1. Rams
2. Eagles
3. Lions
4. Saints
5. Seahawks
6. Packers
7. Cowboys

The Rams are stacked and dominate the regular season. It’s an even year so the Eagles aren’t a mess and have a very good season. The Lions take advantage of that 4th place schedule and win the North. The Saints edge out the rest of the South by having a winning record at 9-8 and winning the division by 1 game. The Packers and Cowboys round out the playoff field edging out the Bears. Ben Johnson has to wait another year for his perfect 20-0 season where he blows everyone out and shuts out all the other teams.

Playoff Result Predictions:

Wild Card Weekend:

Bills at Patriots: Josh Allen has dominated Wild Card Weekend. 6 of his 8 playoff wins have come in this round. But things take a turn this year and the Patriots get the win. The media is full prepared for this with their we got to get Josh more help takes ready by halftime. Patriots advance.

Pats 27 Bills 24

Seahawks at Saints: This game goes how you think it will go. Seahawks win big and advance.

Seahawks 30 Saints 10

Packers at Lions: The Packers come in healthy for a change and the Lions can’t have nice things. Packers pull the upset and advance.

Packers 31 Lions 21

Bengals at Texans: The Bengals offense is potent but you know what the Texans do? They win wild card games. Texans slow down the Bengals enough and Stroud doesn’t turn the ball over. Texans advance.

Texans 24 Bengals 20

Chargers at Broncos: You can count on two things: Death and Taxes. But in the NFL there are two other things you can count on: Justin Herbert and Mike McDaniel losing in the first round of the playoffs.

Broncos 31 Chargers 17

Cowboys at Eagles: This hated rivalry goes down to the wire but playoff Jalen Hurts shows up and the Eagles outscore America’s team that everyone in America hates.

Eagles 30 Cowboys 28

Divisional Round:

Packers at Rams: Well, cheese heads, it was fun while it lasted. Rams win big.

Rams 38 Packers 17

Patriots at Ravens: The Bills are not good at winning playoff games. You know who else isn’t good at winning playoff games? Lamar. He chokes again and the Pats advance.

Patriots 20 Ravens 17

Texans at Broncos: The Texans win wild card games. You know what else they do? Lose in the divisional round. This one is a defensive battle and Bo Nix does his thing at the end to get the Broncos in place for the game winning field goal.

Broncos 13 Texans 10

Seahawks at Eagles: It’s a battle of the birds! This one is back and forth but poor Sam Darnold throws a pick late to end the super bowl repeat.

Eagles 24 Seahawks 20

Championship Round:

Patriots at Broncos: The Pats go back to Denver just like last year. But this time Nix has two good ankles and the Broncos shut down Drake Maye and advanced to their first Super Bowl since Manning left town.

Broncos 27 Patriots 17

Eagles at Rams: The Rams have dominated all year. They have the best players. The best coach and they are at home. They have a chance to once again play in the Super Bowl in their own stadium. But the preseason Super Bowl favorite hasn’t won it in over 20 years. And for some reason, the Eagles are the Rams kryptonite. The Eagles pull the upset.

Eagles 24 Rams 23

Super Bowl:

Broncos vs Eagles: These two teams meet in just the absolute worst case scenario for Chiefs fans. If the Eagles win, then they can argue they have a dynasty and their fans will never shut up about it. If the Broncos win their fans will be unsufferable and even worse, Sean Payton will be the first coach to win a Super Bowl with two different teams and you know he will never let anyone forget it. It’s a lose, lose situation but I have to stick with my knowledge and my gut to the end. Jalen Hurts plays great and the Eagles score late. Nix only plays okay but he does his normal thing in the fourth quarter and leads them down to score the winning touchdown to Jaylen Waddle who proceeds to waddle like a duck as the rest of the team celebrates the Broncos 4th championship.

Broncos 28 Eagles 27

You heard it here first! I’m sure this is exactly how the 2026 NFL season will go. So go bet the opposite and make some money. It’s going to be a great and fun year. Fifth-Down is also stepping up their game so get ready for these weekly posts:

Tuesday: My weekly rankings

Wednesday: Fifth-Down Fantasy Football League recap (we had our draft last Sunday and we are ready to roll!)

Thursday: Top 10 Thursday covering various topics

Friday: Five for Friday where I talk about and predict 5 games coming up over the weekend.

It’s going to be a lot of fun so I hope you read along! Enjoy your Labor Day weekend and it all begins next week!

Last week I let you know if you could live the upcoming season stress free because your team was definitely not going to win the Super Bowl no matter how good or bad your team might look during the regular season. Today we do the reverse. Depending on how it goes, you might get your stress relief sooner than later but you start your season on the stressful side.

Honorable Mention: San Francisco 49ers

Half their team is already hurt.

10. Pittsburgh Steelers

I don’t believe the league is scripted. But if it is scripted, wouldn’t a great story be Aaron Rodgers coming back for his last dance to pair up with his old coach from Green Bay and lead this historic franchise to their 7th Super Bowl Victory?

9. Green Bay Packers

I got a good feeling about the Packers and they are due to have a deep playoff run. Plus it would make my son happy.

8. Baltimore Ravens

Lamar has won an MVP every time he gets a new offensive coordinator. They hired a great defensive mind that can help this defense get back on track. The roster is solid. Lamar just has to not suck in the playoffs.

7. Houston Texans

They are one Trent Dilfer away from winning the whole thing.

6. Dallas Cowboys

just kidding! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

The Real #6: Kansas City Chiefs

I’m not very confident that they even make the playoffs but if they get in, who’s betting against Pat. He is 14-2 in the AFC Playoffs and never lost in regulation and one of his 2 losses he didn’t even get to touch the ball. If Josh Allen gets credit for the 13 second game, then Pat should get credit for that one. If they get in I’ll take Pat over the field in the AFC. And if they get to the Super Bowl they got a better than 50% chance that they win it.

5. New England Patriots

The Pats played a soft schedule last year but they are still a good team. They are flawed and far from perfect but they got better on paper in the offseason. Plus Dianna Russini has the inside scoop and says their coach is really good at stuff.

4. Philadelphia Eagles

Even with AJ Brown taking his book club to New England this team is still loaded. And in odd years they act like morons. But in even years they go to the Super Bowl so….

3. Seattle Seahawks

I think the Seahawks are really good. They lost some good players but mostly replaced them with other good players. But it is just extremely hard to win back to back titles. In the last 30 years only 3 teams have done it. Can Seattle be the 4th? Sure. Will they be? Probably not.

2. Denver Broncos

The Broncos were one Bo Nix ankle from going to the Super Bowl last year. They got pretty much everyone back and added Jaylen Waddle. What’s not to like. Their fans are already used to stress after winning like 11 one score games last year. So as far as stressful yet potentially successful seasons go…Bronco Country…Let’s Ride!

1. Los Angeles Rams

The Rams have become the Dodgers of the NFL just taking everyone’s great players. Their biggest weakness was at corner and pass rush last year. They added the two starting corners from the Chiefs and the best pass rusher in the league. Oh yeah, and also freak of nature Aaron Donald is probably coming back. If Stafford stays healthy and they don’t win it, then the league might truly be rigged.

So there you go. Tune in next week for my final predictions and other shenanigans as we get ready for the start of the NFL season.

We wrap up our Divisional Breakdowns with the AFC and NFC East. There is no lack of egos from either the actual players and coaches or the fan bases. Some of it is warranted. The Patriots have won and been to the most super bowls. The Bills are the lovable losers who just can’t quite get over the hump. However, the dolphins have won anything since the 70s and haven’t really been relevant since the 80s. The Jets have been bad even longer. On the NFC side, the Eagles have the current bragging rights after being the first team in 20 years to win back to back divisional titles. They have been to 3 Super Bowls and won 2 of them in the last 10 years. The rest of the division is living on past history but they are the division with the most Super Bowl wins and appearances. I put their egos aside and predict how these teams will fair in the upcoming season.

AFC East

First Place: New England Patriots

Everyone is just penciling in the Bills here and I’m not sure why. The Patriots have the better defense, better coach, better receiver room and a quarterback who can actually make it to the Super Bowl. The schedule is definitely tougher than last year when they had the easiest schedule in the league but acting like they weren’t good last year and can’t repeat as division champs doesn’t make sense to me. There is the Mike Vrabel affair thing hanging over their heads but luckily for them, the press refuses to report on themselves so the story has all but been dropped. My favorite part was when Mike Vrabel skipped day 3 of the draft to prioritize his family. So you put your family ahead of the most useless day of the draft. You’re so great, your wife doesn’t deserve you. Anyway, this team on paper actually got better. They still have some questions on the offensive line but overall this a good roster top to bottom. I expect them to repeat as champs and they could make another deep playoff run. That is as long as AJ Brown gets the ball enough and doesn’t create a whole issue in the locker room.

Final Record: 12-5

Second Place: Buffalo Bills

Everyone’s favorite team is the offseason darlings once again. They “finally” got Josh Allen some help but training for DJ Moore and firing his coach and making his buddy the offensive coordinator the new head coach. We will see how it works out for them. They have the talent offensively to make a run. Josh Allen is very talented and a difference maker…usually in a positive way. But I have some real questions about the defense. The personnel is not impressive and they lost a great defensive coach when they fired their head coach. This defensive issue will be just the thing for all the media pundits to hang their hats on when the Bills ultimately fall short this season. I mean maybe it was the 4 turnovers by Josh Allen…nah, got to get this guy some defensive help. He can’t be Superman all the time. Anyway, the Bills have another solid season, make the playoffs and lose in the divisional round…because that’s what the Bills do.

Final Record: 11-6

Third Place: Miami Dolphins

I know they are sort of trying to lose or whatever, but I think they will actually be a fun watch. Malik Willis has been solid when he’s played the last few years which has been sparingly. Achane is a great back and they got some young receivers who I think will be pretty good. The problem is they may not be able to stop anyone. They will be behind a lot so keep the dolphin players in mind when it comes to fantasy football. I have no idea if their new coach is any good. I have no idea if Willis will be any good. I can’t name a single defensive starter. So why am I picking them 3rd? It’s not that I believe in the Dolphins, it’s just how much I don’t believe in the Jets.

Final Record: 4-13

Fourth Place: New Jersey Jets

On paper the Jets should be better this year. Geno Smith has had some good moments here and there. Their skill guys are pretty good. Their defense should be alright. Maybe they will get one of those coveted interception thingys this year. They actually have some talent. But I just don’t trust this organization. I don’t think their coach is a good head coach. Geno plays bad more than he plays good and their owner is kind of a nut and will probably fire the coach somewhere during the season anyway. I just think the Jets are a disaster and will continue to do dumb things and not win games. Playing the AFC West and the NFC North doesn’t do them any favors. I just don’t see the wins on their schedule.

Final Record: 3-14

NFC East

First Place: Philadelphia Eagles

I debated this one as I do think the Cowboys will be much improved defensively. But since the Eagles broke the 20 year streak of no repeat division winners, I’m going to keep flying with the birds. I think AJ Brown leaving will help the locker room be more united. They still have Devonte Smith who was a true #1 receiver before Brown got there. Jalen Hurts isn’t great but he should be better now that they have a more creative play caller. I don’t trust Siranni as a coach at all but he keeps winning somehow. The main reason I am picking them though is because it seems that every other year the Eagles are really good and go to the Super Bowl. Barkley is usually better every other year too. I don’t expect him to have 2000 yards but I do expect him to be more impactful than he was last year. So even though I like what the Cowboys did in the offseason, I’ll go with the Eagles since it is an even year.

Final Record: 12-5

Second Place: Dallas Cowboys

Dallas already had a great offense. They have two number one receivers, a solid running back and tight end and Dak is quite good in the regular season. Their problem was the defense which did get a little better as the season wore on. They added more defensive help in free agency and the draft and now appear to have a functional defense. If they are even in the middle of the pack, this is a playoff team because this offense can score 25-30 points most games. Like with all teams, they need to stay healthy but I think the improved defense will be enough to keep them in the division race until the end and this should be a playoff team. However, they are the Cowboys so they could easily flop and be terrible. But I think they will break that trend and instead lose in the playoffs in some depressing way as only a Schottenheimer can.

Final Record: 11-6

Third Place: Washington Commanders

Third place really comes down to whether or not Jayden can stay healthy. When he plays this team can compete with anyone. When he isn’t healthy which is often, this team is not very good. They should lean into the run game more this year and I like that they added Stefon Diggs. But I still have big concerns about their offensive line and their defense. The O-line is especially troubling due to Daniels already being fragile. He needs to eat some pizza or something and fatten up a little. The guy is so skinny and it looks like his bones could break at any moment. If he plays 17 games they could end up on the playoff hunt. However, he could also get hurt week 1 and they could win 5 games this year.

Final Record: 9-8

Fourth Place: New York Giants

Everyone is high on the Giants and they are the cool team to pick to improve and make a run at the playoffs. I’m just not seeing it. While I think the Harbaugh hire was a good one and I do think they will be better, their 3 offensive players are all kind idiots and they all get hurt all the time. The trio of Dart, Skattebo and Nabers will be fun to see for the 3 games they play together. But does anyone think these guys will even play 17 games combined much less 17 games each? If they do maybe…and I mean maybe, they could make a run at the playoffs. But I still think they have more questions than answers. So while I expect an improved and much more stable and consistently competitive team, I don’t expect a playoff team…yet.

Final Record: 8-9

Tune in tomorrow for top 10 Thursday when I give you the 10 teams most likely to win the Super Bowl. Then next week I will give my final playoff predictions including who I have winning it all. You don’t want to miss that so you can have gambling success by betting against all my picks.

Every year fans start the NFL season with hope that this is the year. And then 31 team’s fan bases hope gets crushed throughout the season. The emotional toll can be brutal as you either suffer through another painful season or have your hopes up all year long only to be crushed in the playoffs. But lucky for you, I’m here to help. These are the 10 teams that I guarantee are not going to win the Super Bowl. So if you are fan of any of these teams, you can kick back and relax and just have a fun NFL season. We will go 10 to 1 with 1 being the least likely to win the Super Bowl. And next week I will do the 10 teams most likely to win the Super Bowl.

Honorable mention: San Francisco 49ers

Half their team is already hurt.

10. Buffalo Bills

You’re probably thinking, Jeff, you got them on the wrong list. But deep down you know I am right. They will blow it in the playoffs in some heartbreaking fashion. And even if they make the Super Bowl, you know they will just lose.

9. Detroit Lions

You had perhaps the greatest running back of all time at one point. At another time you had an mvp caliber quarterback and the most unguardable receiver of all time. And you still won nothing. Your franchise is cursed. I’m sorry.

8. Los Angeles Chargers

Everyone is high on this team being a Super Bowl contender because…let me check my notes…They got their “elite” quarterback who has never won a playoff game an “elite” offensive coordinator who also has never won a playoff game. It’s like these media pundits don’t even listen to themselves. Chargers gonna charger.

7. NFC South

At least one of these teams is going to make the playoffs host a playoff game and get absolutely stomped.

6. Tennessee Titans

Do I believe in Cam Ward and Robert Saleh? I do not.

5. Las Vegas Raiders

Everyone is jumping on this team now that they are going to be good because Kirk Cousins and Mendoza looked good in one preseason game…against the Cardinals…who are #3 on this list. Raiders suck less but they still suck.

4. Miami Dolphins

I’m starting to like the Dolphins…for fantasy football purposes. They are going to be playing from behind a lot. Which means…lots of offense. But considering they haven’t won a playoff game in 25 years, I’m gonna guess this isn’t their year.

3. Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals are running it back with Jacoby Brissett who went 1-11 as a starter last year. It’s like they are trying to lose. They also play in the same division as the Rams, Seahawks and 49ers.

2. Cleveland Browns

They still don’t know who their quarterback is. And it’s probably going to be massage boy…who they have paid 500 million to play like 6 games. This is just a terrible organization.

1. New Jersey Jets

The only thing worse than not knowing who your quarterback is, is knowing it is Geno Smith. Their best player is already hurt. They are dysfunctional in every way. This team has the longest playoff drought of any franchise in the 4 major American sports leagues with 15 years. There is a better chance that their coach gets fired by week 6 than there is that they win the Super Bowl.

There you have it. So if you are fan of one of these teams, kick back, relax and enjoy the season.

Both the NFC and AFC North are tough and famous divisions. They are filled with bitter rivals and always produce great games. What they haven’t done recently is produced championship winners. The last North team to win it was the Ravens in the 2012 season. To put that in perspective I was 33 years old and my 14 year old daughter had been born just a few months earlier. But hey, maybe this is their year. But probably not. As always, we start with the AFC.

AFC North

First Place: Baltimore Ravens

I was all set to pick the Bengals to win the division but then I saw their starting offensive line play against the back up Lions. The main reason I am picking the Ravens though is their schedule. A lot of predictors just look at the team and how good they think they are. And I do think the Ravens have a good roster. But the schedule plays a big role in my predictions and of the contenders, the Ravens have one of the easier ones out there. They kick off the season against 7 teams that didn’t make the playoffs last year. Their toughest games during this stretch are the Cowboys and Bengals, both at home. They finish the year with 5 games against non playoff teams from last year besides two against the Steelers who I am not high on and really weren’t that good last year, they were just slightly better than everyone else in the division. They do have a new coach which can always be a little unpredictable but I think he will make the defense better and Lamar will do Lamar things that he always does during the regular season, put up big stats and win awards. This team is perfectly set up to end their season in some disappointing playoff fashion.

Final Record: 13-4

Second Place: Cincinnati Bengals

My hatred for the Bengals has decreased some. It’s hard to hate a team that hasn’t been in the playoffs for 3 seasons. I mean, I still hate them. I just hate them a little less. It is an even year which means there is a chance that Burrow makes it through the season without any major injuries. If he does that, then this team can be competitive. On paper they got better defensively and if their defense even has a pulse, they are a playoff contender. The offense has plenty of weaponry and Burrow is good when he is healthy. He’s just never healthy. But this could be the year it all comes together. Their coach Zach Taylor really needs it to be. You can’t keep missing the playoffs with Joe Burrow on your team and stay a head coach in this league for very long. If Burrow stays healthy which is a big if, and if they make the playoffs, which is maybe a bigger if, they would be on my list of teams I wouldn’t want to play. They are talented and they are just dumb and cocky enough to think they can beat anyone.

Final Record 11-6

Third Place: Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers brought the same old quarterback back and a different old coach back and a few players came and a few players left. They will probably be slightly better on offense and slightly worse on defense. It’s Aaron Rodgers last dance as he told his mystery wife that he would hang it up after this year. I sort of think that his wife is made up or a figment of his imagination. Maybe he went into one of those caves and came out with a “wife” but really he just did a lot of drugs. Anyway, his made up wife is the most interesting part of this team. I’m bored just thinking about the Steelers so I won’t bore you anymore by making you read about them. They will do what they always do and win 9 games and either not make the playoffs or lose in the first round.

Final Record: 9-8

Fourth Place: Cleveland Browns

We are exactly 3 weeks from the start of the season and the Browns don’t know who their starting quarterback is going to be. Their choices are massage boy or Deion’s son. Woof. The rest of the offense looks better as all the skill position guys are young and filled with hope and talent. And nowhere destroys hope and talent like Cleveland does. Cleveland is so bad they fired their 2 time coach of the year, lost their awesome defensive coordinator and traded away arguably the best defensive player in the league and it will still be hard for them to be worse than last year. I can only assume that massage boy will win the quarterback job. He’s not good but sadly he is their best option. Plus they paid him 500 million dollars so it would be nice to at least get a few starts out of him. Ultimately it doesn’t matter. This team is bad and will continue to be bad. They are a cursed organization.

Final Record: 5-12

NFC North

First Place: Detroit Lions

This division is tough to predict. I think all these teams are good. They also play the NFC South and the AFC East so that doesn’t hurt their chances to have a good record either with 6 somewhat easy games. Since I think these teams are overall pretty equal with different strengths and weaknesses, the schedule has a lot to do with my predictions. The Lions have the easiest schedule because even though they went 9-8, they finished in 4th place. They are favored in 14 of 17 games. Let’s say they split with everyone in the division, well they still have 4 games against the NFC South and play the dolphins, jets, titans and cardinals. They play the Giants late in the season so you know Dart, Skattebo and Nabers will all be hurt by then. So that’s 12 wins right there. Plus, the Lions are good. They have a great offense and what should be an improved defense. And they have the quarterback that I trust the most week in and week out. So crazy Dan Campbell gets his mojo back and the Lions win the division.

Final Record: 12-5

Second Place: Green Bay Packers

The Packers offense is quite talented and good if they can keep everyone healthy. Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, Jayden Reed and Christian Watson have all had injury issues but when they are all there and playing together they are quite good. The Packers ran into issues on both sides of the ball last year as the defense had multiple injuries including to Micah Parsons. Parsons is sort of an idiot and should spend more time rehabbing and less time podcasting but he is still very talented and is a difference maker for their defense. But much has been overstated about how bad the Packers were without him and that they didn’t win a game after he got hurt. While technically true, the Packers lost on the road to the Broncos the game Micah got hurt. Then they lost at the Bears in overtime when Jordan Love got hurt early on by a cheap shot by a Bears player. They then lost to a desperate Ravens team without Micah or Jordan and then lost to the Vikings because they rested all their starters for the playoffs. They then lost another close game to the Bears. So yes, they didn’t win without Micah but putting all that on Micah not being there is a little disingenuous. Anyhoo, they will be without Micah for the first 6-8 weeks. But lucky for the Packers the front half of the schedule is easier. The second half is tough but I think they will do just enough to get the 7 seed in the playoffs…again.

Final Record: 10-7

Third Place: Chicago Bears

The Bears are awesome. Just ask them. Ben Johnson wants to have the highest scoring offense ever. He wants to blow people out. He wants shut outs. He wants to go undefeated. They are obviously riding high on their success from last year. And just ask all the media pundits how great Caleb is. He’s already a top 5 quarterback. I mean sure, he barely completed over 50% of his passes. And sure he has never thrown for 4,000 yards. But did you see that one throw he made off schedule and on the run? He’s obviously the best. Fun fact, the Bears have never had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards. Maybe the Bears will be awesome. I didn’t believe in them last year and they proved me wrong. But they won a bunch of one score games coming from behind last year, and usually there is a regression year to year on that. Just ask the 2025 Chiefs. This doesn’t mean I think the Bears will be bad. They have a lot of good players and Ben Johnson is a good coach even though I find him annoying. But I still have questions about their offensive line and their defense. I think they are in the hunt and then the Lions beat them in week 17 to clinch the division and then Dan Campbell gives him a second middle finger by resting his starters in week 18 allowing the Packers to win and take the 7th spot in the playoffs.

Final Record: 10-7

Fourth Place: Minnesota Vikings

Let me start by saying, I would not be shocked if the Vikings won the division. I mean they won 9 games with some of the worst quarterback play I have ever seen in this league. So with Kyler Murray, they very well could win the division. But here is why I have them last. One, I don’t trust Murray to be awesome. Two, I don’t trust Murray to finish the season. He always gets hurt. Three, their defense is good but getting older and are already losing guys for the season. The offense should be much better but I just don’t trust the defense to stay healthy or Kyler to be good for 17 games. They are competitive and in the hunt but end up with the same record as last year.

Final Record: 9-8

Tune in next week as we head east to give our thoughts and predictions on our final divisions.

The South in general have not been great divisions. Yes in the past 8 years, the Bucs did win a Super Bowl but that was with Tom Brady and seems like a long time ago. Other than that, the most consistent team has been the Texans who lose in the divisional round the last 3 years. The good news about the NFC south is you never know who is going to win it. The Bad news about the NFC South is that you know who ever wins it, still isn’t going to be very good. In the AFC south, there have been some pretty good teams but none of them can move past the divisional round of the playoffs. Will this be the year? Maybe. Let’s dive in.

AFC South

First Place: Houston Texans

They say defense wins championships but it turns out defense and average quarterback play to win championships. The Texans D was exceptional and should be just good as last year. The quarterback was not exceptional, unless you want to say he was exceptionally bad in the playoffs. But they tried to get him help by fixing their offensive line for the 3rd time in 3 years. They also added David Montgomery to help the run game. They have two young receivers that will have that first year out of the way. And they are even getting Tank Dell back. So in theory, they should be better on offense which could be all it takes for the Texans to make a deep playoff run.

Final Record 12-5

Second Place: Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jags are a much more balanced team than the Texans. The offense is much better and their defense, although not as good as the Texans, but still very solid. Their coach is coming off a very successful first year and trying to repeat. Trevor Lawrence played well most of the season and they have a lot of good role players. While there is nothing bad about the Jags, there also isn’t necessarily great about them either. Also, every time I trust or believe in the Jags, they let me down. So I’m getting ahead of it by putting them in second. I think this is a playoff contending team and I won’t be shocked if these two teams switch places.

Final Record 11-6

Third Place: Indianapolis Colts

The Colts will be fine. Not great. Not bad. Just fine. They have a solid and but not great defense. They do have a really good running back. Daniel Jones was decent last year but is coming off an Achilles injury. They traded Michael Pittman Jr. so they could keep and sign Alec Pierce who only had 70 catches and is currently on the PUP list. And when I say PUP, I don’t mean the small cute version of dogs. I think they do have solid coaching and they are going to need it. They will be fine and competitive but I doubt will be watching them play after the regular season.

Final record: 8-9

Fourth Place: Tennessee Titans

The Titans were the worst team in the league two years ago. Last year they were one of the worst teams in the league. They fired their coach mid season and brought in a head coach and an offensive coordinator who also have been fired recently. That’s the bad news. What’s the good news? They got no where to go but up! Cam Ward might be good on a somewhat functional team. They drafted some good players and brought in some good players in free agency. I think Robert Salah could be a successful head coach outside of the mess that is the Jets. So I expect a much more competitive team than last year from the beginning of the season to the end. The future might be bright in Nashville, but I’m less confident in the immediate future. They just don’t have enough good players to realistically compete for a playoff spot.

Final Record: 6-11

NFC South

First Place: New Orleans Saints

Why am I picking the Saints? My answer…why not? No one really knows who is going to win this crap division. These teams all are pretty equal and could finish in any order possible. They could also all finish 9-8. Or they could all finish 8-9 like they almost did last year. In fact the Saints were the only team that didn’t finish 8-9. But their last place finish is also why I’m picking them this year. They have the easiest schedule. They get Arizona, Las Vegas and the Giants as opposed to the rest of the division that plays mostly tougher teams. I like Kellen Moore even though he looks younger than my 17 year old son. I think Tyler Shough will be good. They got Travis Ettiene from the Jags and drafted Jordan Tyson who is very good when healthy. The defense is pretty good most years and I think all of that will be enough to win this silly division.

Final Record: 10-7

Second Place: Tampa Bay Bucs

I in general do not like the Bucs and never really have. But I love Baker. I’m not really sure why, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the Bake show. So it’s a mixed bag of me not wanting the Bucs to be good and then my desire for Bake show and those pewter colored jerseys to have success on my screen. Apparently, the Bucs are not as a big fan of Baker. They could not work out a deal. Apparently they were very far apart. Baker feels disrespected but he’s still out there every day at practice because that’s what his job is. You know what I love even more than Baker. Disrespected Baker! I expect the Bucs have a good year and be very competitive. But I’m concerned about two things. First, Baker’s health. Because without a healthy Baker, the Bucs are not very good. The second is the schedule where they pull Dallas and both LA teams as their extra games. I think that will be the difference between first and second place.

Final Record: 9-8

Third Place: Carolina Panthers

Why am I picking the Panthers for third place when they won the division last year? Because they won 8 games last year! They could be repeat champs or finish at the bottom of the division. Either way, they will probably win 8 games again. Look this team is fine. The defense is pretty good. Their coach isn’t bad. But I’m not a believer in Bryce Young. Their running backs aren’t super exciting. The back that everyone is most excited about has torn his ACL twice. The receivers are fine but not great. I’m just not sure what this team is great at. But I’m sure they will win 8 games and that might win the division.

Final Record: 8-9

Fourth Place: Atlanta Falcons

Why am I picking the Falcons last? Well someone has to finish last. Also, although they have spent a ton of money on their weapons and TE Kyle Pitts, WR Drake London and RB B’jan Robinson all got paid. So that makes for an exciting an offense right? Right? Who’s getting them the ball? Tua? Really? We are going with Tua? Well hopefully no one turns the air conditioning below freezing. Tua is enough for me to put the Falcons last. But they will also probably win 8 games.

Final Record: 7-10

Next week we head up North…stay tuned.

As you may or may not know, we are attempting to start our first ever Fifth-Down fantasy league that will be ran by my brother and I. We have 6 total players so far but are looking for 10-12 total teams so we need at least 4 more players and would prefer to get to 12, so 6 more players. I know you’re probably thinking, why should I play in your league. Well here are 10 great reasons to join.

10. You get to interact with the Campbell boys!

If you think I am awesome, which I know you do, just think of me times 2. So it is like twice the fun!

9. It’s free!

The price is right in this league, as there is no cost to play. The only better price is if we payed you to play. But I got two teenagers and my brother works for a non-profit so that is definitely not going to happen. But free is still pretty good. But if you are worried about being motivated, don’t worry we got you covered with other rewards.

8. Become famous!

Every Wednesday, I’ll write a blog about the previous week’s games highlighting your team’s successes (and failures). Your team will become notorious as my 20-30 readers learn about your fantasy football shenanigans each week! But don’t worry Fifth-Down famous isn’t like regular famous so you will still be able to go out in public and eat at your favorite restaurants without being bothered.

7. You can win the traveling trophy!

Get your name on the trophy and hold it until the next person wins it. When was the last time you won a trophy or a plaque? The last time I got something like that was when I won the hustle award my senior year in basketball. I wasn’t the best player but I could set picks for days and loose balls weren’t called loose around me…they were just called balls. Anyway, this is your chance to hold glory in your hands! Who would want to miss out on that.

6. Care about all the games, instead of just when your team plays.

If you aren’t playing fantasy football, how are you even living? Are you just watching your team win or lose and then spending time with your family or getting yard work done or preparing for the work week ahead? Lame. Now you can watch every game and watch Sunday night intently to see if Javonte Williams can score you 12 points to give your fantasy team the lead. And then turn around the next day to see if the Chiefs D can keep Courtland Sutton from scoring a touchdown. Why be stressed during 1 game a week when you could be stressed during 16?

5. You definitely need a 5th league or your first one.

No matter how many leagues you are in, you can always use another one, right? I’m in 3 but I definitely need a 4th and so do you…or a 5th or a 6th or whatever. And if you aren’t in any leagues then you definitely need to join. If you have never played or it has been a while, this is a great time to jump in or jump back in. It’s low pressure, low cost and fun. And it will definitely enhance your weekly NFL experience. I guarantee it!

4. If you don’t join, my brother will be sad.

This league was inspired by the fact that my brother is only in our family league now as the other league he played in is no more. And so I said, let’s create a Fifth-Down fantasy league. But if we don’t get enough players then we can’t have a league. This is where you come in. But if you don’t join, my brother will be sad. Sure he has a happy marriage, a fulfilling job, lots of friends and a great house. But if we don’t get this league put together, then his life will be incomplete.

3. If your team sucks, you can still have fun on Sundays!

As a Chiefs fan, I haven’t dealt with that much lately until last year. But if I hadn’t been playing fantasy football I wouldn’t have had a reason to watch football after Thanksgiving. This must be how Jets fans feel every year. But when you play fantasy football, even when your team is bad, you can have fun on Sundays watching your players compete and score you points on your fake football team. That sure beats taking on that landscaping project you’ve been putting off.

2. You won’t have to play the “what if” game

If you don’t join, you’ll be asking yourself all season long, did I make the right choice? Would I have had fun? Would football be more fun? Would I have won the league? Let me answer those questions for you right now. No, yes, yes, maybe. But don’t waste your time regretting your decision all season long and instead just join our league.

1. Just do it!

Be like Nike and just do it. you know you want to. I’ll be your friend. Please! Come on, it’s fantasy football with the Campbell Boys! Don’t resist the pull to play in our league. Just do it!