The first weekend of the playoffs featured another Alex Atkins takeover.
August 3, 2026 by Paul Würtztack in Analysis
Welcome to Better Box Scores’ coverage of the semi-pro seasons. It is anchored by EDGE, which converts goals, assists, blocks, turnovers, and yards gained into one metric, while accounting for the scoring and turnover environment.
Listen, we’re not geared towards talking about the same player all season long, but Alex Atkins keeps forcing our hand. For the 8th time this year, Atkins has been in the top 10 on weekly leaderboard, and as with three prior weeks, he again tops it (Table 1). Atkins clearly likes the looks he gets against DC: in his three games against the Breeze, he has amassed 2194 total yards, while committing only two turns. That 3-game yardage total is higher than the season total of 82 percent of the players in the league this season, and nobody with more has fewer than 4 turns.
Playoff First Round Analytics
Without further ado, the rest of the Division Playoff and full-season EDGE stats, including our BreakGenerRater ratings to keep tabs on the majority D-line players who best combine block-hunting with offensive productivity. Players on playoff teams will likely see a benefit to the extra games, given the extra EDGE opportunity. But playing against playoff competition offers a little balance in the form of the rate stats.
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