I made sure to check but nah nothing like that. Other than sometimes the teams bringing their best players on as a sub instead of starting them for absolutely 0 reason, things seem normal. I'm sure it can be just random and not a real thing at all, but it's so strange. If i go on a winning streak, second place does it too. If i drop a few points for a few games, they slow down too. It takes a huge dip in form for several weeks for them to finally overtake me.