Going Ape

Jon Kinsman, YFFL Commissioner


November 14, 2023


Coming off back-to-back Stupor Bowl appearances, expectations were low for the Orangutangs and were not helped by an 0-2 start that saw them cobble together just 49 points over the first two games.

However, with just four games to go in the 2023 season, the Tangs find themselves in sole possession of the AFC Wild Card and after dismantling the powerhouse Buddies 87-13 in Week 10, look like one of the league's hottest teams.

Leading the charge yet again was QB Dak Prescott, who posted a career high 35 points and has now scored 12 touchdowns over the past three weeks after a slow start. Combined with the emergence of rookies RB Jahmyr Gibbs and WR Rashee Rice and the steady play of veterans WR Amari Cooper and WR Courtland Sutton, the Tangs will look to keep things rolling this week against the Beans.

Elsewhere around the league, the Tangs may have hold of the AFC Wild Card, but plenty of teams are hot on their trail, including the Merry Men, who posted 73 points in a statement victory over the Refugees to remain just a game back in the Wild Card race, and the Thugs, who won their second straight and have look revitalized with rookie QB C.J. Stroud at the helm. Over in the NFC, the Dragons and Brothers both pressed their advantage at the top of the divisions and the Chickens continued their hot streak with a 74-67 shootout win over the Boys to deliver their 4th straight win.