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Sat. 9/17: Daily links

Sun. 9/18: GAME DAY!!!!!!

Mon. 9/12 @ 10am: Week 2 AFCE recap by Luciano11

Mon. 9/12 @ 1pm: Recap by ArcherNoles1863

Tue. 9/13 @ 11am: Archer’s Corner by ArcherNoles1863

Wed. 9/14 @ 10am: Fantasy Review by Nikvoodoo

Wed. 9/14 @ 1pm: Slick’s Overreactions by SlickVinny

Thu. 9/15 @ 10am: Rankings and Stats

Thu. 9/15 @ 1pm: My extremely highly biased breakdown by cknuckles60191

Fri. 9/16: My Opinion Matters by I’m the Juggernaut, Wench

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