2018 USFL Week 10 Standings & League Leaders

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: We focus this week on San Diego's big win to reach .500. Backup QB Christian Ponder had a huge week, but do we reward him or his teammate, wideout Marques Colston, who had his best game as a member of the Thunder? How about we just say that the combo was amazing? Co-POTW it is! Here are the numbers: Ponder went 17 of 26 for 310 yards and 4 TDs, and a huge chunk of that success was throwing to Colston, the former Outlaw, who caught 5 of those throws, mostly deep balls, for 164 and a score. To say it was a good pitch-catch battery would be an understatement. Ponder was into back up a dinged-up Joe Webb, who could return in Week 11, but he put up some "I am ready to play"numbers to be sure.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: Speaking of contenders, our first playoff picture has been developed and it shows, as we usually expect in Week 10, no clinched spots, and a huge cluster around the .500 mark. Houston, Memphis, Charlotte, New Orleans, Arizona, and Oakland look to be above the fray, at least well above .500 with 7 wins or more, but then, in the 6-4 to 4-6 range we find 17 of the league's 28 clubs. So, what that tells us is that this playoff hunt is going to be a complicated one for at least several more weeks.