2019 USFL Week 13 Standings & League Leaders

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: As good as Cam Newton's performance was this week, and it was another beauty, we have to give the award to perhaps the best defensive performance of the year, and one we did not see coming. Philadelphia DE Danielle Hunter, hardley a well-known player nationwide, put in a breakout performance for the ages against the Generals. Hunter not only had a 3-sack game, reason enough to celebrate, but one of those was a safety, while another, a sack on the 2-yardline, also produced a fumble, with Hunter recovering in the endzone, giving him another 6 points on the day. And when Philadelphia wins by 8 points and one defensive player accounts for those 8 points, you have to give it to the young man. Hunter, finally getting some starts at RE, has seen his sack total rise to 7, well above his previous season best of 2. He is someone to watch out for, and this game proves it.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: Two more additions to the postseason dance as the Wranglers and Thunder join Michigan in the Western Conference playoffs. The Thunder, along with the 11-2 Panthers, also wrap up a division title, with some help from tiebreakers. Houston's surprising loss to the Stallions keeps them from doing the same, with Memphis still mathematically alive in the division chase. We also saw two teams join Ohio in playoff elimination as both the 3-10 Jacksonville Bulls, and, due to tiebreaker issues, the 4-9 Portland Stags also find themselves out of the hunt this year.