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| RB Le'Veon Bell celebrates the 'Bubbas first division crown after last night's finale. |
By R.E. Porter
Associated Web Press
With their win over the London Bakers last weekend, their fifth straight victory, the West Nashville Beelzebubbas ran their record to 9-4 and claimed the 2017 Jorge division title, the first division crown in the founding franchise's storied 16-year history.
"When we started 0-3, it looked like our season might be done before we even started division play," said 'Bubbas owner Mos' Ded. "Coach (Barry) Switzer has done a great job since he came on board in Week 4. We've still got a lot of work to do, but right now, we're going to pause and celebrate that all of our guys made it through Bacchanal Week without getting arrested or disappearing into another space-time dimension."
If the Beelzebubbas close out the season with a win over the 8-5 East Nashville Black Dogs at home this weekend, they will secure the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. The 8-5 Downtown Corsairs, who clinched the Linardo division title two weeks ago, would be the No. 2 seed. After starting the season 8-0, the Corsairs are reeling from five straight losses. A loss by the 'Bubbas and an unlikely win by Corsairs on the final weekend would leave the two teams with the same record, and the top two seeds would be determined by tiebreakers, which at this point, favor the Corsairs.
The 11-time Jorge champion Black Dogs clinched a wild-card playoff berth with their win over the Cambridge Animals, their fourth in a row, and will have the No. 3 seed.
The final wild-card spot will go to the winner of the game in Cambridge this weekend between the Animals and Bakers, who are both 6-7. The 6-7 Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs are one of the league's hottest teams and could tie the winner of the Animals-Bakers game with a 7-7 record, but would lose the wild-card tiebreakers to either team.
On another note, with their loss to the Sea Hogs, The Village Green (4-9) clinched the first overall pick in the 2018 draft. The 5-8 Atlanta Smack Daddies will have the second pick in next year's draft.
