1. 2025

James Coyne just threw down the hammer this week, posting 152.86 points and sweeping both the high score bonus AND the "One Two Punch" bonus. How could this happen, you ask? Well, Jahmyr Gibbs absolutely lost his mind. The man put up an obscene 53.90 points. Poor Gangus had to sit there and watch his playoff push go up in smoke. Now sitting at 5-7, Coyne's still technically alive, but he's going to need some miracles and a few other teams to implode to sniff the playoffs. But it looks like he's finally clear of the PLATE.

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Anthony is clinging to first place at 8-4, but the rearview mirror is getting crowded. Big bro is coming up RIGHT behind him at 8-4 in second place, and he's been hot lately with back-to-back wins. Anthony can practically feel Greg's hot rigatoni and meat sauce breath on his neck. Anthony…

The dust has settled. Eight fallen comrades have perished, their broken lineups scattered across the wasteland like so many shattered dreams and busted ACLs. And now, for the first time in 3 years, only two men remain not named Gangus. Thank the lord. Let's meet our champions.

Lord Panty — Anthony. The man with the goods, the swagger, the moustache. The fantasy cockroach that simply refuses to die no matter how many times you try to step on him. His ride-or-die homies, Drake Maye, Jonathan Taylor, and the ghost of Rashee Rice have dragged him through blood, sweat, and bye-weeks to reach this moment. Week after week, Anthony watched teams fall around him like dominoes. Did he flinch? Did he panic? Did he even really notice? No. Panty just kept crawling forward, eyes locked straight ahead, never once glancing in the rearview mirror.

But lurking in the shadows is the ghost…

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Another wacky week in the world of 440 & Friends — the revolving door at the top just keeps on spinning. Let’s dive into who’s rising, who’s falling, and who has Opelite living rent-free in their head. Just me? I didn’t think so.

Anthony (137.34) def. Greg (132.26)

That’s it. I’m calling my shot. I hate to say it — I really hate to — but Panty’s team has the goods. It’s true. He’s my pick to win it all in 2025. Hopefully, just saying that is enough to put the hex on him, but it’s too late to put any bad juju on this past week.

We’re five weeks in — one third of the season gone — and the standings are finally starting to take shape. It’s pretty plain to see who's good, who's bad, and who's ugly. The Squid Game has been officially cut in half, Garrett has moved back up into the top of the standings, but with five teams nipping at his heels, a shake-up is bound to happen. Let’s dive into the week 5 action.

Garrett (133.02) def. Scarpitti (90.24)

We have to start here. You couldn’t script a more contentious week for Scarpitti. If you missed the novel dropped in the group chat, here’s the TLDR: his whole lineup was cooked. Literally, his entire roster was either injured or on bye. We’ve never seen the likes of it – Lamar, Evans, Bijan, Metcalf, London, Warren, Odunze... all out. Scarps was in full scramble mode, tossing trade offers like Oprah handing out…