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2018 Grudge Match
The Penguins won the league championship. Austin Bubbs won the regular season.
League championThe Penguins
Regular-season championAustin Bubbs11-2
Final power #1Austin Bubbsscore 0.8545
Best offense140.5 PF/GAustin Bubbs
Championship
The Penguins finished 7-6 and beat CTE Deniers.
Managed by Michael Chepul.
Season highlights
Team-level weekly records are recovered back to 2005. Grudge-attributed individual player weeks appear only where weekly lineup ownership survives (2018 onward); NFL player production is reconstructed separately.
Highest team scoreAustin Bubbs 179.2–98.2 CTE Deniers · Week 11
Best individual weekAaron Rodgers — 39.5 for CTE Deniers, week 16 (benched)
Biggest blowoutAustin Bubbs 179.2–98.2 CTE Deniers · 81.0 points
Closest finishCTE Deniers 126.0–125.4 The Penthouse Panda Bear · 0.5 points
Championship bracket
| Round | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| First roundWeek 14 | The Penguins | Taco MacArthur | 115.4–63.1 |
| First roundWeek 14 | CTE Deniers | Brightleaf Yuppies | 113.5–102.3 |
| SemifinalWeek 15 | The Penguins | Austin Bubbs | 115.6–75.5 |
| SemifinalWeek 15 | CTE Deniers | Raleigh Silly Nannies | 120.1–117.1 |
| ChampionshipWeek 16 | The Penguins | CTE Deniers | 153.8–121.0 |
Final standings
| # | Franchise | Manager | Record | PF | PF/G | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The PenguinsLeague champ | Michael Chepul | 7-6 | 1455.4 | 112.0 | Champion |
| 2 | CTE Deniers | Jordan Chin | 7-6 | 1431.9 | 110.1 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Austin BubbsRegular-season champ | Ryan Mindell | 11-2 | 1826.2 | 140.5 | Lost semifinal |
| 4 | Raleigh Silly Nannies | Alan Marks | 7-6 | 1591.9 | 122.5 | Lost semifinal |
| 5 | Taco MacArthur | Gary Camero | 7-6 | 1446.5 | 111.3 | Lost first round |
| 6 | Brightleaf Yuppies | Jonathan Crisp | 7-6 | 1509.3 | 116.1 | Lost first round |
| 7 | Run and Hide | Nathan Hanna | 6-7 | 1398.6 | 107.6 | 7th |
| 8 | P RIVERS NAS NAS | Samuel Nye | 5-8 | 1476.2 | 113.6 | 8th |
| 9 | Your Worst Nightmares | Joe Presley | 3-10 | 1242.3 | 95.6 | 9th |
| 10 | The Penthouse Panda Bear | Ben Wildfire | 5-8 | 1488.5 | 114.5 | 10th |