Grudge MatchUNC fantasy football · est. 2005
Permanent franchise · est. 2005

The Penthouse Panda Bear

Current manager: Ben Wildfire

Current roster on ESPN ↗

Regular season130-134
Playoffs9-12
Regular-season titles1
League titles1

Franchise snapshot

Seasons20
Win percentage49.2%
Playoff berths13
Finals1

Best final power rank: #1 in 2023 using the current model.

Franchise receipts

Recovered weekly scores make these comparable all the way back to the franchise’s first season.

Highest score180.1–154.92019 week 5 vs. Your Worst Nightmares
Biggest win178.1–82.92017 week 6 vs. Austin Bubbs · +95.2
Closest game134.2–134.42022 week 12 vs. Run and Hide · -0.2

Franchise players

Most tracked points actually started for this permanent franchise. Weekly lineup evidence begins in 2018 and excludes consolation games.

Christian McCaffrey · RB736.7 pts
35 starts · 3 seasons
James Conner · RB357.0 pts
24 starts · 3 seasons
Deshaun Watson · QB336.1 pts
18 starts · 2 seasons
Josh Allen · QB283.4 pts
14 starts · 1 season
Davante Adams · WR280.9 pts
20 starts · 2 seasons
Najee Harris · RB278.2 pts
25 starts · 3 seasons
Patrick Mahomes · QB275.3 pts
18 starts · 2 seasons
Joe Mixon · RB233.7 pts
13 starts · 1 season

Identity & eras

Names belong to seasons; managers belong to tenures; the franchise record persists through both.

2005Enters the record as The Penthouse Panda Bear.
2009Wins the league championship.
2021Wins the regular season.
ManagerYearsRegularWin %PlayoffsTitles
Ben Wildfire2005–202520 seasons130-13449.29-121

Season by season

One durable franchise record, with historical team names and managers preserved.

SeasonTeam / managerRecordPF/GPowerLuckFinish
2025The Penthouse Panda BearESPNManager: Ben WildfireChristian McCaffrey (RB) 356.9 · Drake Maye (QB) 236.7 · Davante Adams (WR) 193.98-6115.7#5+0.670-1Lost first round
2024The Penthouse Panda BearESPNManager: Ben WildfireJayden Daniels (QB) 248.3 · Jonathan Taylor (RB) 213.2 · A.J. Brown (WR) 185.45-9114.9#7-2.22missed
2023The Penthouse Panda BearESPNManager: Ben WildfireChristian McCaffrey (RB) 359.8 · Josh Allen (QB) 317.1 · Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR) 247.510-4133.2#1-0.670-1Lost semifinal
2022The Penthouse Panda BearESPNManager: Ben WildfireLamar Jackson (QB) 209.7 · Miles Sanders (RB) 204.4 · Najee Harris (RB) 189.44-10112.7#7-2.56missed
2021The Penthouse Panda BearRegular-season champESPNManager: Ben WildfirePatrick Mahomes (QB) 280.8 · Joe Mixon (RB) 250.9 · Travis Kelce (TE) 181.410-4117.7#2+1.330-1Lost semifinal
2019The Penthouse Panda BearESPNManager: Ben WildfireDeshaun Watson (QB) 246.9 · Julio Jones (WR) 198.7 · Amari Cooper (WR) 184.55-8112.4#6-1.330-1Lost first round
2018The Penthouse Panda BearESPNManager: Ben WildfireJames Conner (RB) 232.8 · JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR) 213.2 · Bears D/ST (D/ST) 150.05-8114.5#8-1.00missed
2017The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire6-7106.0#3-1.890-1Lost first round
2016The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire3-1095.2#10-0.44missed
2015The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire7-6110.1#4-0.671-1Lost semifinal
2014The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire6-7102.2#6-0.56missed
2013The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire7-6115.8#3-0.891-1Lost semifinal
2012The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire6-7101.1#5-0.891-1Lost semifinal
2011The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire7-6110.6#4-0.331-1Lost semifinal
2010The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire6-789.7#10+1.22missed
2009The Penthouse Panda BearChampionManager: Ben Wildfire7-6108.4#2-1.333-0Champion
2008The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire9-4110.3#1-0.780-1Lost semifinal
2007The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire6-789.5#5-1.11missed
2006The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire6-785.2#7-0.131-1Lost semifinal
2005The Penthouse Panda BearManager: Ben Wildfire7-588.7#4+0.171-1Lost semifinal

Power and luck are score-derived and can use the recovered 2005–2017 weekly boards. Top-player lines begin in 2018 because ESPN no longer serves the older lineup entries.