North Group 5 · Public
Bloomfield Bengals
3-51-3 in the Freedom White · Coach Mike Carter
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
On the bubble
56% to make it
Win: 95%. Loss: under 1%.
- Waiting on
- vs Livingston, Thu 6:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Thursday: No. 7 at best, or out.
- Can pass us
- Thursday: 9 teams. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
- LindenNo. 19 · 3-4Plays Union on Friday, Oct 23+23
- FranklinNo. 16 · 3-5Plays at Woodbridge on Friday, Oct 23+17
- RidgewoodNo. 12 · 4-3Plays at Passaic on Friday, Oct 23+5
Before the cutoff · Thursday, Oct 22
Who can still pass Bloomfield?
Best caseNo. 7 seedWorst caseOutFavorites winNo. 8 seed
Franklin3-5 · 16th todayPasses us if they beat Woodbridge. With a loss, passes us if we lose to Livingston.
Livingston4-4 · 16th todayPasses us if they beat us.
Linden3-4 · 19th todayPasses us if they beat Union.
Plainfield2-6 · 18th todayPasses us if they beat Westfield and we lose to Livingston.
Morristown1-7 · 20th todayOnly if they beat Randolph, we lose to Livingston and other results go their way.
Montclair2-6 · 24th todayCan pass us if they beat West Orange and other results go their way. With a loss, only if we lose to Livingston and at least 4 other results go their way.
Passaic3-5 · 21st todayPasses us if they beat Ridgewood and we lose to Livingston.
Westfield1-7 · 22nd todayOnly if they beat Plainfield, we lose to Livingston and other results go their way.
Clifton3-4 · 23rd todayOnly if they beat Hackensack, we lose to Livingston and other results go their way.
Can’t pass Bloomfield: everyone else in North Group 5, whatever happens Thursday. Checked against every way Thursday’s games can go, and updated as each final comes in.
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | The line | Beat the line by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aug 28 | at Newark Central | W13–7 | ||
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs East Orange | L12–36 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10 | vs Montclair | L13–14 | ||
| 3 | Sep 18 | vs Clifton | W41–7 | ||
| 4 | Sep 24 | at Barringer | W34–0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | vs West Orange | L0–33 | ||
| 6 | Oct 9 | vs Nutley | L17–20 | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | at Bayonne | L0–12 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 22 | vs Livingston | Thu 6:00 PM | Bloomfield by 2.9 | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
vs LivingstonBloomfield by 2.9Thu 6:00 PM
Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.
The numbers
How the ratings work →Strength Index after each week
Started the season at 53.00 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 53.00 | |
| Week 0 | 55.15 | up +2.15 |
| Week 1 | 52.52 | down −2.63 |
| Week 2 | 51.51 | down −1.02 |
| Week 3 | 59.01 | up +7.51 |
| Week 4 | 62.61 | up +3.59 |
| Week 5 | 61.12 | down −1.48 |
| Week 6 | 59.85 | down −1.27 |
| Week 7 | 60.14 | up +0.29 |
What if?
Pick the result against Livingston. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If Bloomfield wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 8No. 8no change
Strength Index60.1460.14locked
Power points7.258.44+1.19
Opponent strength rank16th15thup 1
Power rank (UPR)15.615.0better
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
5-42025 record218–193points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents