2019

DenBro ended the season with the trophy for Don Zimmerman.

2019 GNG League Champion trophy

Season Summary

CBS Year in Review A Year in Review Open archived recap

The 2019 season reads like one complete chapter in the CBS era. It ended with DenBro holding the title for Don Zimmerman. The regular season was set by The Brainers, which went 11-3 with 1,015.0 points for in a 10-team field.

The division map mattered. GNG does not treat the standings as a simple top-six sprint: the East Side and West Side each send their own top three, so a manager has to survive his side of the league before worrying about the full table. DenBro led West Side at 9-5, with Homesick Abortions sitting on the cut line; The Brainers led East Side at 11-3, with Zombie Werewolves sitting on the cut line. That structure created the kind of NFL-style tension GNG has always liked: Alcoholniks had a stronger overall profile than at least one playoff qualifier, but the divisional cut line still made the path unforgiving.

The weekly results give the year its pulse. The Brainers did not just finish on top, it also carried the biggest scoring punch at 1,015.0 points for. Across 75 scored games over 17 weeks, the biggest combined score was Week 1, Homesick Abortions vs Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum at 180.0 combined points (94.0-86.0). The closest finish was Week 9, Black Micahs and Zombie Werewolves tying at 57.0. The widest gap was Week 6, Homesick Abortions over Big Tex's Pillow Biters, 98.0-26.0 by 72.0. The playoffs added 5 bracket games across 3 rounds, ending with DenBro over The Brainers in the final, with 74 game recaps adding color, led by "Christian McCaffrey helps DenBro cruise to victory".

Draft night left a trail of 150 picks across 10 teams and 15 rounds. 24 marked selections hint at the keeper pressure around roster building. 0 confirmed keepers and 24 still-debated keeper candidates shaped the roster memory for the year. Those roster choices are where the season starts to feel personal: the held-over stars, the missed bets, and the managers who had to live with both.

The CBS Year in Review added another angle: When it is all said and done, Coach Don Zimmerman will have the bragging rights for this entire offseason. DenBro finished off 2019 with a 86 to 58 victory over The Brainers, giving them an 11 - 5 final record. They were led by Christian McCaffrey, Drew Brees, and Justin Tucker, who collectively finished 122.6 points above their positional averages while in the starting lineup. Its feature image framed the year as "Christian McCaffrey and DenBro take the crown."

The message board gives the season its voice. The busiest thread was "Good job.." from The Brainers - Chuck Rittenhouse, drawing 2 comments. The recurring pressure points were draft strategy and roster building. Other season markers include "Next Years Draft".

Taken together, the title race, the week-to-week swings, the roster choices, and the board chatter turn the season into more than a list of standings. It is a memory map for the managers who lived through it.

Season Model

At a Glance

Champion DenBro Don Zimmerman closed the season.
Scoring Force The Brainers 1,015.0 points for set the season pace.
Signature Game Homesick Abortions vs Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum Week 1 reached 180.0 combined points.
Board Heat Good job.. 2 comments from The Brainers - Chuck Rittenhouse.
Roster Stakes 24 keeper rows 15 draft rounds, 24 keeper candidates, 5 playoff games, 74 local recaps shape the season memory.
2019 GNG League Champion trophy 2019 West Side division champion trophy
Champion

DenBro

Don Zimmerman

Record9-5
Points For902.0
Fantasy BowlThe Brainers 58.0, DenBro 86.0

DenBro finished the job against The Brainers in The Fantasy Bowl, The Brainers 58.0, DenBro 86.0.

Playoff path: Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum to The Brainers

First-Round Byes

Division Champions

2019 West Side division champion trophy
West Side Champion

DenBro

Don Zimmerman

Record
9-5
Division
6-2
Points
902.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.
2019 East Side division champion trophy
East Side Champion

The Brainers

Chuck Rittenhouse

Record
11-3
Division
5-3
Points
1,015.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.

Playoff Bracket

CBS playoff history preserved from the year-by-year archive.

Champion DenBro

Playoffs Round 1

Week 15
First-week bye
ByeBYE

Semifinals

Week 16

Championship

Week 17

Season Scoring Profile

Division Standings

GNG playoff paths run through the East Side and West Side. The top three teams from each division qualify, even when the full league table would tell a messier story.

Seed Manager Team W L T Pct Div PF PA
West Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Don Zimmerman DenBroDenBro 9 5 0 0.643 6-2 902.0 717.0
2 · Playoff Robert Wetzel Lo Pan's House of Dim SumLo Pan's House of Dim Sum 8 6 0 0.571 4-4 838.0 790.0
3 · Playoff Chris Crowder Homesick AbortionsHomesick Abortions 6 8 0 0.429 5-3 807.0 811.0
4 Tim Fabrizio SkinFanSkinFan 6 8 0 0.429 4-4 765.0 803.0
5 Billy Hayes Big Tex's Pillow BitersBig Tex's Pillow Biters 2 12 0 0.143 1-7 661.0 1,006.0
East Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Chuck Rittenhouse The BrainersThe Brainers 11 3 0 0.786 5-3 1,015.0 821.0
2 · Playoff Micah Russell Black MicahsBlack Micahs 9 4 1 0.679 5-2-1 937.0 906.0
3 · Playoff Patrick Jolle Zombie WerewolvesZombie Werewolves 7 6 1 0.536 3-4-1 842.0 870.0
4 Nick Claeboe AlcoholniksAlcoholniks 7 7 0 0.500 5-3 863.0 813.0
5 Erran Yearty Pinko Commie BastardsPinko Commie Bastards 4 10 0 0.286 1-7 797.0 890.0

Week-By-Week

One scoring slate at a time, with the noise stripped out.

5 matchups180.0 top total1.0 closest margin
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