2022

The Brainers ended the season with the trophy for Chuck Rittenhouse.

2022 GNG League Champion trophy

Season Summary

CBS Year in Review A Year in Review Open archived recap

The 2022 season reads like one complete chapter in the CBS era. It ended with The Brainers holding the title for Chuck Rittenhouse. The regular season was set by The Brainers, which went 6-6 with 710.0 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. Homesick Abortions led West Side at 9-4, with Big Tex's Pillow Biters sitting on the cut line; Zombie Werewolves led East Side at 9-3, with Pinko Commie Bastards sitting on the cut line. That structure created the kind of NFL-style tension GNG has always liked: DenBro 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. Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum was the scoring heavyweight at 812.0 points for, a reminder that raw power and the final standings do not always tell the same story. Across 56 scored games over 14 weeks, the biggest combined score was Week 12, Pinko Commie Bastards vs Homesick Abortions at 154.0 combined points (71.0-83.0). The closest finish was Week 1, Zombie Werewolves over The Brainers, 63.0-62.0 by 1.0. The widest gap was Week 9, Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum over Alcoholniks, 108.0-39.0 by 69.0.

Draft night left a trail of 150 picks across 10 teams and 15 rounds. 36 marked selections hint at the keeper pressure around roster building. 0 confirmed keepers and 36 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: All ten teams started the 2022 season with dreams of a championship, but only The Brainers and Coach Chuck Rittenhouse made it a reality. The Brainers finished off 2022 with a 71 to 45 victory over Homesick Abortions, giving them a 10 - 7 final record. Their good standing can be attributed, in part, to their running backs, who ranked 2nd in the league. Its feature image framed the year as "Austin Ekeler and The Brainers take the crown."

The message board gives the season its voice. The busiest thread was "Draft Order WITHOUT Superbowl next year." from Big Tex's Pillow Biters - Billy Hayes, drawing 2 comments. The recurring pressure points were draft strategy and roster building, keeper decisions, and money and payout logistics. Other season markers include "Dues", "Dates this Year", and "Dates".

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 The Brainers Chuck Rittenhouse closed the season.
Signature Game Pinko Commie Bastards vs Homesick Abortions Week 12 reached 154.0 combined points.
Board Heat Draft Order WITHOUT Superbowl next year. 2 comments from Big Tex's Pillow Biters - Billy Hayes.
Roster Stakes 36 keeper rows 15 draft rounds, 36 keeper candidates, 70 local recaps shape the season memory.
2022 GNG League Champion trophy
Champion

The Brainers

Chuck Rittenhouse

Record6-6
Points For710.0
First-Round Byes

Division Champions Unverified

2022 regular-season data is incomplete. CBS appears to be missing the Mystery Team slot from the recovered record, so division standings and division champions are marked as unverified. Todd Marquis has been verified as joining in 2023, so the 2022 missing-team slot is not attributed to him. The confirmed result is The Brainers defeating Homesick Abortions 71-45 in The Fantasy Bowl.

Season Scoring Profile

Division Standings

2022 regular-season data is incomplete. CBS appears to be missing the Mystery Team slot from the recovered record, so division standings and division champions are marked as unverified. Todd Marquis has been verified as joining in 2023, so the 2022 missing-team slot is not attributed to him. The confirmed result is The Brainers defeating Homesick Abortions 71-45 in The Fantasy Bowl.

Seed Manager Team W L T Pct Div PF PA
West Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 Chris Crowder Homesick AbortionsHomesick Abortions 9 4 0 0.692 5-3 783.0 707.0
2 Brad Householder Space LordsSpace Lords 8 5 0 0.615 5-3 747.0 743.0
3 Billy Hayes Big Tex's Pillow BitersBig Tex's Pillow Biters 6 6 0 0.500 4-4 749.0 727.0
4 Don Zimmerman DenBroDenBro 6 7 0 0.462 4-4 734.0 745.0
5 Robert Wetzel Lo Pan's House of Dim SumLo Pan's House of Dim Sum 5 8 0 0.385 2-6 812.0 805.0
East Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 Patrick Jolle Zombie WerewolvesZombie Werewolves 9 3 0 0.750 4-2 806.0 607.0
2 Chuck Rittenhouse The BrainersThe Brainers 6 6 0 0.500 4-2 710.0 652.0
3 Erran Yearty Pinko Commie BastardsPinko Commie Bastards 4 8 0 0.333 2-4 665.0 791.0
4 Nick Claeboe AlcoholniksAlcoholniks 3 9 0 0.250 2-4 610.0 839.0
5 Unknown Mystery Team 0 0 0 0.000 0-0 0.0 0.0

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