Long Overdue: Geoff's Second Championship
Much like this writeup, Geoff’s second championship was… long overdue.
Eight years after hoisting his first trophy in 2016, Geoff finally climbed back atop the Worst League mountain. By comparison, it only took me eight months to pull together this recap. All things considered, not too shabby.
Geoff, our reigning champ—just the third multi-year champion in league history—deserves his flowers. And maybe this is the perfect time to hand them out. Because by looking back at how last season ended, we get a sneak peek at what it really takes to win it all: a little luck, some serious resilience, and a whole bunch of points.
Overcoming Adversity
It started, almost exactly a year ago, with the #6 pick.
Geoff used five of his first seven picks on pass-catchers.
After Erik broke the infamous #6 pick curse in 2023, Geoff followed suit, selecting Amon-Ra St. Brown. Pairing him with DJ Moore and Mike Evans, Geoff quickly assembled the league’s highest-scoring WR corps, averaging 43.2 ppg.
But WR glory came at a cost. Geoff went all-in on wideouts, drafting Isiah Pacheco as his only RB in the first seven rounds. When Pacheco went down in Week 2, Geoff was up a creek without a ground game. No surprise he finished dead last in RB scoring (22.4 ppg, nearly 12 points below league average).
Still, Geoff held on. At 4–5 with five weeks to go, he rattled off four straight wins thanks in large part to Chuba Hubbard (a 10th-round steal), Jonnu Smith (TE4 plucked off waivers), and Lamar Jackson (last year’s QB1). Sneaking into the playoffs as the five seed, Geoff entered the postseason ranked sixth in the final Power Rankings. The simulations gave him just a 7% chance to win the title.
But even WORST—our friendly neighborhood fantasy AI bent on world domination—couldn’t have seen what came next.
A Historic Playoff Run
In the first round, Geoff drew Alex—the fourth-highest scoring team in league history. Alex exploded for 167.04 points, a total that would have set the playoff scoring record. Keywords: would have.
Geoff responded with 193.07 points, detonating the all-time playoff record and erasing Jess’s 191.82-point masterpiece from 2020. Lamar, Amon-Ra, and Evans all dropped 30-burgers, and the rest of the playoff field was suddenly put on notice.
In the semis, Geoff dispatched the one-seed Samantha (11 regular season wins, top of the final Power Rankings) behind a 30-point eruption from Chuba Hubbard. Then came the championship showdown with Josh, a would-be “team of destiny.” Geoff lost Hubbard to a calf strain and was forced to trot out Tyjae Spears and Alexander Mattison. Didn’t matter. His WRs carried him again, and Geoff put up 146.02 points to slam the door shut.
Geoff’s three studs all season—St. Brown, Evans and Jackson—led him to victory in the title game.
Legacy Check
With the win, Geoff became:
The first five-seed or lower to ever win a Worst League title.
The single-game scoring record holder (193.07 points, regular season or playoffs).
The single-postseason scoring record holder (460.3 points over three games, breaking Brandon’s 2011 mark in fewer games).
Was this team an all-time powerhouse? Absolutely not. Geoff’s TW% (.526) ranks 24th out of 28 title-game teams, and by any metric he’s the weakest champ the league has ever produced. But when the playoffs hit, he turned into the ’90s Cowboys. Resilience plus timing equals confetti.
And with that, Geoff now joins Brandon (4) and Gray (2) in the exclusive multi-time champions club. He’s also back in the black financially—$130 in career winnings, one of only five owners currently turning a profit in this league.
Of course, this league has never been about the money. It’s about pride. And now Geoff’s name gets etched into the Hall of Champions again—a feat only a privileged few can claim.
Long overdue? Absolutely.
Worth the wait? No doubt.
The Bronze Medal… and the Brown Medal
As for the consolation game, it was a heavyweight showdown between our top two seeds.
Jess defeated Samantha in the consolation game to finish third.
This was perhaps the championship game we were expecting—Samantha vs. Jess. Jess, who spent most of the year atop the Power Rankings, reminded everyone why. Powered by 30-point games from Baker Mayfield and Trey McBride (plus 29.4 from rookie sensation Ladd McConkey), Jess cruised past Samantha 159.86–126.68. That result marked Jess’s fifth career top-3 finish, tying Greco. Only Brandon and Gray have more. A strong rebound season for a manager coming off back-to-back Poop Bowl appearances.
Speaking of the Poop Bowl…
Chelsie lost to Gray, earning her the first Poop Bowl crown of her career.
Gray salvaged his injury-plagued campaign by narrowly escaping with a 20-point win over Chelsie. To be fair, Chelsie’s squad wasn’t the true basement dweller of 2024—that dubious honor belonged to rookie Kelly, who stumbled to 3–11 but shocked Gray in Week 16 to dodge the dreaded game. Instead, Chelsie, ironically the seven seed (top of the consolation ladder), lost three straight to Brandon, Greco, and finally Gray to earn her first Poop Bowl crown.
Chelsie now joins the infamous ranks of Jess (twice) and Whitney as proud Poop Bowl alumni. Fortunately, there’s no punishment beyond the eternal indignity of it all.
Turning the Page
With our 14th season in the books, it’s the perfect time to revisit the career Power Rankings. Quick reminder: not everyone’s been around since the beginning. Josh has 11 years of service, Samantha 7, Beth Ann 6, Chelsie 3, and rookie Kelly just wrapped her first.
Geoff jumps two spots into ninth place after his second championship. And Alex is up to third place!
At the top, Gray still holds a firm grip on #1 (.610 TW%) and would need a serious slide to let Brandon (.578) catch him. But climbing the charts is Alex, whose high-scoring season (despite an early playoff exit) bumped him into third place at .541. Meanwhile, Josh slips to fourth—still the highest-ranked owner without a championship to his name.
In the middle tier, we’ve got Samantha and Beth Ann (both former champs) sitting comfortably above .500, followed by Chelsie at .489. Then comes the big movers: Jess and reigning champ Geoff each jumped two spots, leapfrogging Greco (a rough 4–10 last year) and Erik (5–9, fresh off his 2023 title but missing the playoffs this time). Kelly debuts in 12th, but hey—rookie seasons are for learning curves.
Milestones Ahead
Some fun markers as we roll into Season 15:
Jess, with her consolation win and third-place finish, notched her 100th career victory—becoming just the third owner to reach the century mark alongside Gray and Brandon.
On deck for 100: Greco (98), Alex (95), Geoff (92), Erik (91), and maybe Josh (87 if the wins keeps rolling his way).
Points milestones: Jess (407 away) and Geoff (730 away) are within striking distance of 20,000 career points—a plateau only Gray, Brandon, Alex, and Greco have reached.
Onward to 2025
And just like that… we’re on to 2025.
Much like Geoff’s second title—and this recap—you never know when your moment will finally arrive. Sometimes it takes eight years, sometimes it takes eight months, sometimes it takes one lucky waiver-wire pickup after a devastating RB injury. Hope, as always, springs eternal.
Here’s to a new season, a clean slate, and the chance for someone else’s overdue story to finally be written. Good luck in 2025, Worst Leaguers!
