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We kicked off the 23rd season of the XFL and the defending Champs won easily at home against Gem City 45-10 as they raised their 1st banner!
A new season brings fresh hope and some bottom dwellers from last season got off to a 1-0 start.
Atlanta (4-12) won 16-6 @ Providence Saint Paul (3-13) won 10-7 vs Pittsburgh Daytona (2-14) won 17-14 vs Houston Michigan (5-11) won 24-21 vs Toronto Miami (5-11) won 6-3 vs Vancouver Indiana (4-11-1) won 27-6 @ New York
We had a few individual performances which really stood out!
QB Ricardo Dodds (BUF)
The former ALLPRO QB threw for 525 yards and 7 TDs. In the 22 year plus 1 week history, there have been 5,648 regular season games played and a QB throwing for at least 500 yards has only happened 84 times! This is the 2nd time Dodds has reached that milestone in his career. Others that have done it multiple times:
Randal Cunningham (22) Bobby Moreira (6) Jason Matson (5) Kenneth Powers (4) Hershel Owen (4) Lawrence Lewis (4) Drew Lock (3) Ahmad Pickens (3) John Wade (2) Richard Pinto (2) Robert Schiffman (2) Juan Kirk (2) John Hammack (2) Dennis Morton (2) Michael Preston (2) Mervin Couture (2) Ricardo Dodds (2)
Throwing at least 7 TD passes in a game has only happened 42 times in 5,648 regular season games. This is Dodds 3rd time reaching that milestone. Only 9 QBs have thrown at least 7 TD passes in a game multiple times:
Randal Cunningham (12) Juan Kirk (4) Bobby Moreira (4) Ricardo Dodds (3) Jason Matson (3) Hershel Owen (3) Drew Lock (3) Marc Cote (2) Lawrence Lewis (2)
Only 25 times has a QB thrown for at least 500 yards and thrown 7 TD passes in a game. Dobbs has accomplished this milestone twice and joins an exclusive group of 6 quarterbacks:
MULTIPLE 500/7 GAME CLUB Randal Cunningham (8) HOF Bobby Moreira (4) HOF Drew Lock (2) Hershel Owen (2) HOF Jason Matson (2) Ricardo Dodds (2)
EVERY 500/7 GAME
1. Randal Cunningham (DAK) 2031 vs TOR 785 yards 10 TDs
2. Randal Cunningham (DAK) 2031 vs DAY 722 yards 8 TDs
3. Marc Cote (LAC) 2032 vs NYE 649 yards 7 TDs
4. Randal Cunningham (DAK) 2026 vs ARI 641 yards 8 TDs
4 teams with losing records last season have started off 2-0 which doesn't bode well for Vancouver & New York. They are 2 of 10 teams which have started 2-0 this season. That matches the 10 teams that started 0-2 to include Vancouver & New York plus Oakland & Toronto, 2 playoff teams from last season.
Atlanta (4-12) 16-6 @ Providence 13-10 @ Texas
Michigan (5-11) 24-21 vs Toronto 17-7 @ Tampa Bay
Miami (5-11) 6-3 vs Vancouver 23-7 @ New York
Indiana (4-11-1) 27-6 @ New York 10-0 vs Vancouver
RUSHING We have had 14 rushers hit 100 yards in 2 weeks but only Mark Moore (DAK) did it both weeks but Ken Ewen (WOL) came close with 110 & 97 yards.
RECEIVING We have had only 4 receivers have 100 yard games in 2 weeks.
KICKING John McKinney (WOL) followed his 8 for 8 fieldgoal performance with a 1 for 1 game. He still leads the league with 9 FGs but Robert Combs (DAK) has closed the gap with his 7 for 7.
DEFENSE MLB Alex Appleton (LAC) leads the league with 24 tackles but 8 players total have at least 20.
LDE Max Arnold (CIN) leads the league with 6 sacks but 10 players have at least 3 sacks.
CB Harry Parker (WAS) and WLB Jose Martinez (CIN) both lead the league with 7 knockdowns but 12 players have at least 5.
SLB Andrew Reed (VBA), CB Martin Johnson (BUF) and CB Ryan Embree (MIA) all have 3 interceptions to lead the league. 8 players have at least 2 in 2 games.
POINTS Dakota leads the league in points scored (83) and points allowed (6).
We have reached the quarter pole and we are down to 4 undefeated teams, 2 in the AXC (Buffalo/Dakota) and 2 in the NXC (Philadelphia/Carolina).
We have 5 winless teams, 1 in the AXC (Texas) and 4 in the NXC (Providence/Brooklyn/Zehlendorf/Memphis).
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing and only 2 on pace for 30 TD passes, Dobbs and Steven Stiner (TOR).
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 88 times which would be 3rd most Alltime if he can survive the season.
Taylor Rojas (NYE) is on pace to throw 40 interceptions which would be 3rd most Alltime if he can keep his job the entire season.
RUSHING We have 5 players on pace to challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 yards
Ken Ewen (WOL) 463 yards (1,852) Frank Williams (VAN) 444 yards (1,776) George Fields (NEC) 432 yards (1,728) Scott Clark (VBA) 427 yards (1,708) Mark Moore (DAK) 408 yards (1,632)
RECEIVING Nothing much to talk about receiving wise. Only 2 players even close to a 100 reception pace, TE Dale Orduna (IND) and WR K.K. Downing (GCG) are on pace for 96 receptions.
KICKING We have a Kicker, John McKinney (WOL) on pace for 60 fieldgoals which would break the Alltime single season record of 55 set in 2028 by K Daniel Jones (PHI).
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. We have 2 players on pace to break the record.
SS Carl Ward (SPP) 44 tackles (176) FS John Deane (BRO) 42 tackles (168)
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We have 2 players on pace to challenge that 18 year old record.
LDE Max Arnold (CIN) 7 sacks (28) LDE Howard Ross (WOL) 7 sacks (28)
We have 4 players on pace for 40 knockdowns which would rank 5th alltime in a season with the record being 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032.
CB Ulysses Wright (VBA) 10 (40) CB Albert Chee (BRO) 10 (40) CB Paul Barnabe (TEX) 10 (40) CB Henry Parker (WAS) 10 (40)
The single season record for interceptions in a season is 13, held by Michael English (DAK) and Rick Henry (BUF) in 2029 & 2036 respectively. We have 6 players on pace to challenge that record.
SLB Andrew Reed (VBA) 4 (16) WLB Jose Dilby (NYE) 3 (12) CB Ryan Embree (MIA) 3 (12) CB Daniel Roman (NYE) 3 (12) CB Norman Philson (CAR) 3 (12)
TEAM RECORDS Vegas leads the league in points scored (133)
Carolina leads the league in points allowed (22).
The single season record for points allowed is 110 held by Dakota in 2025 and we have 2 teams on pace to challenge that record.
We have reached the quarter pole and we are down to 3 undefeated teams, 2 in the AXC (Buffalo/Dakota) and 1 in the NXC (Philadelphia).
We have e winless teams, all in the NXC (Providence/Brooklyn/Memphis).
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing and only q on pace for 30 TD passes, Dobbs (BUF)
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 89-90 times which would be 3rd most Alltime if he can survive the season.
Taylor Rojas (NYE) is on pace to throw 35 interceptions, down from his pace of 40 last week.
RUSHING We have 5 players on pace to challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 yards or 100+ yards per game.
Scott Clark (VBA) 571 yards (1,827) Frank Williams (VAN) 570 yards (1,824) Ken Ewen (WOL) 527 yards (1,686) Brandon Stone (WAS) 516 yards (1,651) Mark Moore (DAK) 513 yards (1,648)
RECEIVING Nothing much to talk about receiving wise. Only 1 players even close to a 100 reception pace.
KICKING We have a Kicker, John McKinney (WOL) on pace for 51 fieldgoals which which is down from 60 last week and he has a chance to break the Alltime single season record of 55 set in 2028 by K Daniel Jones (PHI).
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. We have 2 players on pace to break the record on come close.
SS Carl Ward (SPP) 58 tackles (185) FS John Deane (BRO) 51 tackles (163)
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We have 1 players on pace to challenge that 18 year old record.
LDE Howard Ross (WOL) 8 sacks (26)
We have 2 players on pace for 40ish knockdowns which would rank 5th alltime in a season with the record being 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032.
CB Albert Chee (BRO) 13 (42) CB Paul Barnabe (TEX) 12 (38)
The single season record for interceptions in a season is 13, held by Michael English (DAK) and Rick Henry (BUF) in 2029 & 2036 respectively. We have 3 players on pace to challenge that record.
SLB Andrew Reed (VBA) 4 (13) CB Ryan Embree (MIA) 4 (13) CB Norman Philson (CAR) 4 (13)
TEAM RECORDS Philadelphia leads the league in points scored (157)
Vancouver leads the league in points allowed (32).
The record for Total team defense is 178.1 yards per game held by Buffalo in 2038. We have 1 team with an outside chance to challenge that record.
Vancouver 177.4
The record for passing defense is 90.8 yards per game held by Oakland in 2038. We have 1 teams on pace to challenge that record.
We have reached the 36.5% pole and we are down to 2 undefeated teams, 1 in the AXC (Buffalo) and 1 in the NXC (Philadelphia).
We have 2 winless teams, both in the NXC East (Providence/Brooklyn).
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing and only 1 on pace for 30 TD passes, Dobbs (BUF)
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 88 times which would be 3rd most Alltime if he can survive the season.
RUSHING We have 4 players on pace to challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 yards or 100+ yards per game.
Brandon Stone (WAS) 670 yards (1,787) Frank Williams (VAN) 663 yards (1,768) William Stokes (PHI) 622 yards (1,659) Ken Ewen (WOL) 608 yards (1,621)
RECEIVING Nothing much to talk about receiving wise. Only 1 players even close to a 100 reception pace.
WR K.K. Downing (GCG) 41 receptions (109)
Only 4 players on pace for 1,000 yards receiving.
WR Clifford Mays (VBA) 506 yards (1,349) WR Carlton Smith (DAK) 448 yards (1,043) WR Robert Yancy (WAS) 391 yards (1,238) WR Jeff Weir (BUF) 388 yards (1,034)
KICKING We have a Kicker, John McKinney (WOL) on pace for 48 fieldgoals which which is down from 51 & 60 the last 2 weeks and his chances to break the Alltime single season record of 55 set in 2028 by K Daniel Jones (PHI) is fading.
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. We have 2 players on pace to break the record on come close.
MLB Clifford Owens 64 tackles (171) SS Carl Ward (SPP) 63 tackles (168)
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We have 1 players on pace to challenge that 18 year old record.
LDE Howard Ross (WOL) 9 sacks (24)
We have 2 players on pace for 40ish knockdowns which would rank 5th alltime in a season with the record being 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032.
CB Harry Parker (WAS) 15 (40) CB Martin Johnson (BUF) 15 (40)
TEAM RECORDS Buffalo leads the league in points scored (191)
Dakota leads the league in points allowed (45).
The record for passing defense is 90.8 yards per game held by Oakland in 2038. We have 1 teams on pace to challenge that record.
Brooklyn 90.2
UPDATE
I've finished 8 of the 32 teams for my Alltime draft grades for every draft from 2019-2036 (18 seasons).
I'm scoring every draft by if each pick signed 2nd or more contracts after their rookie contract. So if 5 of 7 draft picks signed at least a 2nd contract...it's a pass and the 2 that didn't were considered failed picks.
That gives me a percentage for each year's draft for all 32 teams. I then take the total years signed and and divide that into the total money signed for every successful pick. So let's say 5 players signed for 6 years each which equals 30 years and the total money equals 210.0 million dollars (210÷30=7).
Then I multiple 7 by the success rate 5÷7=.714 so 7 × .714= 4.998 (rounded to 5). Then finally, every Allpro (+1), MVP (+3) and HALL OF FAME (+5) is adding to the score as a bonus.
So in this example if the 7 players drafted got 2 career Allpro selections and 1 player went to the Hall of Fame....I would add +2 (2 Allpros) and +5 (HOF) to the season grade of 5 which gives me a score of 12 (5+2+5).
I do the above for 18 drafts (2019-2036) for every team and give each team a draft pick for each season and a Total draft grade for all 18 seasons combined.
EXAMPLE BELOW (Vancouver...one of the teams I've completed) Once every team is done, I will rank all the teams in every category....I really want to wrap this up by the end of this season.
DRAFT GRADES RANKINGS
BEST SCORE (OVERALL) Vancouver 4.05
TOTAL PICKS (%) Vancouver 95/132 (72.0%)
TOTAL YEARS Vancouver 799
TOTAL MONEY Vancouver 3071.0
BEST PICK (YEAR) Vancouver 10/10
BEST MONEY (YEAR) Vancouver 554.1
BEST SCORE (YEAR) Vancouver 15.80
ALLPROS (TEAM) Vancouver 15
MVP (TEAM) Vancouver 1
HALL OF FAME (TEAM) Vancouver 1
Vancouver
TOTAL SCORE 4.05 TOTAL PICKS 95/132 (72.0%) TOTAL YEARS/MONEY 799/3071.0 BEST PICKS (YEAR) 10/10 (2024) BEST MONEY (YEAR) 554.1 (2024) BEST SCORE (YEAR) 15.8 TOTAL ALLPROS 15 TOTAL MVP 1 TOTAL HOF 1
2036 0/3 (0%) 0/0 0.00 1st none 2nd none 3rd none 4th none 5th LG James Stern (cut) 6th TE Dennis Chang (cut) 7th TE Stanley Ross (cut)
2035 4/5 (80%) 21/34.9 x.8 1.33 1st none 2nd RB George Clausen (6/8.6) 3rd WR Jeff Mullins (6/13.4) 4th CB Carlton Davis (3/4.1) 4th WR Brad Brown (6/8.8) 4th CB Joseph Blouin (cut) 5th none 6th none 7th none
2034 6/9 (66.7%) 37/129.0 + 3 5.33 1st CB Michael Molter (6/33.8) 2nd RDE William Strong (6/44.5) ALLPRO x3 3rd WLB Cliff Phillips (6/5.8) 4th SLB Jeremy Williams (6/26.2) 5th RB William Buchanan (6/5.7) 5th RB James Donaldson (cut) 6th TE Gabriel Robbins (cut) 6th RB Victor Siebold (7/13.0) 7th RT Paul Brown (cut)
2033 6/7 (85.7) 39/98.6 + 1 3.17 1st CB Michael Boutte (6/21.0) ALLPRO 2nd CB Darrell Brown (6/25.8) 3rd CB Mark Lee (9/3.6) 4th CB Michael Emmons (cut) 5th C Brendan Murphy (6/34.6) 6th RB Richard Hart (6/2.2) 7th DT Alva Hamel (6/11.4)
2032 6/7 (85.7%) 34/165.22 4.86 1st none 2nd LT Jarret Mullins (6/33.0) 3rd TE Adrian Simon (cut) 4th FS Chris Vasquez (6/41.0) 4th C John Nunley (2/0.618) 5th DT Jerry Orr (1/0.303) 6th WLB Frank McKillip (10/70.4) 7th FS Keith Branstetter (9/19.9)
2031 5/7 (71.4%) 38/135.5 + 5 7.55 1st WR Joe Narvaez (8/52.3) ALLPRO ×2 MVP 2nd none 3rd RG Larry Yeun (12/38.2) 4th RG Morgan Parker (6/16.8) 4th QB Von Vroman (8/16.0) 5th LG George Ruiz (4/12.2) 6th CB William Hill (cut) 7th DT William Litton (cut)
2030 6/7 (85.7%) 57/174.9 2.63 1st FB Kevin Cook (7/15.1) 2nd P Luke Padua (9/27.5) 3rd LG James Hull (12/42.7) 4th SLB Eric Simpson (7/18.8) 5th C David Simms (cut) 6th WR Horace Skaggs (7/40.7) 7th LT Jackie Collins (15/30.1)
2029 7/7 (100%) 38/79.7 2.10 1st FB Kevin Cooper (2/6.6) 2nd SS James Smith (7/5.3) 3rd TE Leslie Elder (2/5.5) 4th RB William Hubert (12/5.0) 5th SLB Richard Johnson (3/3.2) 6th CB Vernon Plunkett (7/34.6) 7th CB Hugh Johnson (5/19.5)
2028 4/7 (57.1%) 44/103.4 2.35 1st CB William Elam (10/17.9) 2nd QB Wayne Montgomery (cut) 3rd MLB Sheldon Colon (10/32.2) 4th WR Charles Neale (12/10.2) 5th MLB Bill Parsons (cut) 6th QB John Westerlund (cut) 7th RB David Warren (12/43.1)
2027 6/9 (66.7%) 57/437.3 5.12 1st WR Greg Hewitt (15/109.0) 1st DT Carey Edge (14/221.3) 2nd LG Allen Sams (13/38.6) 3rd WR John Pettigrew (7/15.6) 3rd MLB Matthew Williams (4/20.8) 4th WLB Roger Shaw (cut) 5th QB Roger Schwartz (cut) 6th WR Delbert Burns (8/32.0) 7th QB James McMasters (cut)
2026 5/8 (62.5%) 51/168.9 2.07 1st CB Howard Gonzales (10/77.3) 2nd WR Robert Howard (cut) 3rd FS Corey Duke (7/37.9) 4th RB Stephen Cone (cut) 4th WR Gregory Bissette (7/3.8) 5th RG Jason Morales (12/10.4) 6th RT Rodolfo Austin (15/39.5) 7th C Erick Walton (cut)
2025 4/7 (57.1%) 40/151.5 + 3 6.79 1st FB Hugh Portillo (11/39.7) 2nd RDE Bradford Olivera (14/27.1) 2nd DT Don Vera (11/83.9) ALLPRO ×3 3rd RB Dennis Branson (cut) 4th none 5th K Oscar Wicks (4/0.8) 6th C Larry Haines (cut) 7th TE Joel Mendoza (cut)
2024 10/10 (100%) 94/554.1 + 4 + 5 15.89 1st LDE Charles Denham (16/140.6) 1st WLB Donald Kindig (9/79.2) ALLPRO ×2 HOF 1st WR Felix Roberts (11/88.6) ALLPRO 2nd WR Brent Franco (4/1.8) 2nd LG Thomas Corby (12/93.7) ALLPRO 2nd C Adam McKelvey (10/60.1) 3rd LT Virgil Go (6/2.6) 4th none 5th K John Piggott (13/23.1) 5th WR Kevin Bartlett (8/51.0) 6th WR Jose Sherman (5/13.4) 7th none
2023 6/9 (66.7%) 63/422.0 4.47 1st CB Jeff Urban (7/41.2) 1st SLB William McCoy (13/106.7) ALLPRO 1st FB Jeffrey Marker (7/2.1) ALLPRO 2nd QB Ahmad Pickens (13/125.9) 2nd DT Morris Seeber (13/118.1) 3rd WR Claurence Rollins (cut) 4th WR Earnest Harvey (cut) 4th C Robin Eberhart (10/28.0) 5th none 6th none 7th K Theron Simmons (cut)
2022 6/9 (66.7%) 61/215.6 + 1 3.360 1st RDE Robert Page (15/36.2) 1st RT Thomas Fulmore (cut) 2nd LT Peter McLain (10/14.5) ALLPRO 3rd RG Michael Feldman (12/62.3) 3rd RB Rusty Wright (6/8.3) 3rd DT Guillermo Scott (11/88.7) 4th none 5th WR Marion Hollinghead (cut) 6th LG Larry Anderson (cut) 7th P Timothy Dewey (7/5.6)
2021 6/7 (85.7) 56/109.09 1.95 1st LDE Mike Darwin (12/35.0) 2nd C Douglas Bernard (14/29.7) 3rd DT Manual Osuna (cut) 4th QB Aaron Martinez (4/0.89) 5th CB Charles Vance (11/21.9) 6th RB Billy Bussard (cut) 7th C Jose McGahan (15/21.6)
2020 5/7 (71.4%) 48/69.2 + 1 2.03 1st LDE William King (6/1.1) 2nd QB Gregory Abbott (12/3.0) 3rd DT Jacob Wilson (15/51.0) ALLPRO 4th LG Terrance Sikes (5/2.4) 5th RB Sean Williamson (10/11.7) 6th RB Christian McNamara (cut) 7th WR Douglas Briscoe (cut)
2019 3/7 (42.9%) 21/22.6 0.46 1st RB John Gammon (3/4.2) 2nd QB Dean Myers (12/6.3) 3rd SS Arturo Boyer (6/12.1) 4th DT Kendell Lowell (cut) 5th C William Williams (cut) 6th WR Tristan Wyble (cut) 7th RB Patrick Torres (cut)
7 weeks in and we are down to 1 undefeated team (Philadelphia) after Buffalo lost to Dakota in the latest matchup between the oldest & best rivalry in the XFL.
It was the 20th regular season game between the 2 teams and the win makes the 23 season rivalry, 10-10. To take it even further, the 2 teams have played 12 postseason games and they are 6-6 versus each other plus 10 of the 12 postseason games have been AXC Conference Championship games where Dakota has the edge, 6-4. They are the very definition of a rivalry and the XFL is better for it.
We have 2 winless teams, both in the NXC East (Providence/Brooklyn) which is the same division where the only undefeated resides. That means Philadelphia is 1 win away from eliminating both teams which would be an XFL record for earliest elimination of 2 teams.
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing and only 1 on pace for 30 TD passes, Dobbs (BUF)
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 87 times which would be 3rd most Alltime if he can survive the season.
RUSHING We dropped from 4 players to just 1 player on pace to challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 yards or 100+ yards per game.
Frank Williams (VAN) 745 yards (1,702)
RECEIVING Nothing much to talk about receiving wise. Only 1 players even close to a 100 reception pace. K.K. Downing had just1 reception in week 7
WR K.K. Downing (GCG) 42 receptions (96)
Only 4 players on pace for 1,000 yards receiving.
WR Clifford Mays (VBA) 551 yards (1,259) WR Carlton Smith (DAK) 481 yards (1,099) WR Robert Yancy (WAS) 497 yards (1,136) WR Jeff Weir (BUF) 488 yards (1,115)
KICKING K John McKinney (WOL) is on pace for 43 fieldgoals which which is down from 48, 51 & 60 the last 3 weeks and his chances to break the Alltime single season record of 55 set in 2028 by K Daniel Jones (PHI) is fading fast.
RETURNS RB Jared Johnson (DAY) has 2 KO return TDs this season which gives him 9 games to tie the Alltime record of 3 KO return TDs held by 6 players and an outside chance to set a new record!
There have been no punt return TDs this season and only 29 punt return TDs in the 22+ season history of the XFL. WR Simon Nava (ATL) holds the Alltime record with 3 career punt return TDs and he retired in 2029.
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. We have 2 players on pace to break the record on come close.
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We dont have anyone on pace to challenge that 18 year old record but we do have 4 players on pace to eclipse 20 sacks this season including 2 players from the Michigan Wolverines.
RDE Mohamed Abron (WOL) 10 sacks (23) LDE Howard Ross (WOL) 9 sacks (21) LDE Bruce Hargett (KCY) 9 sacks (21) LDE Max Arnold (CIN) 9 sacks (21)
We have 3 players on pace for 40ish knockdowns which would rank 5th alltime in a season with the record being 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032.
CB Victor Dennis (OAK) 16 (37) CB Martin Johnson (BUF) 16 (37) CB Ulysses Rice (VBA) 16 (37)
TEAM RECORDS Buffalo leads the league in points scored (202)
Pittsburgh leads the league in points allowed (47).
The Alltime record for points allowed is 110 held by Dakota in 2025.
The record for passing defense is 90.8 yards per game held by Oakland in 2038. We have 1 teams on pace to challenge that record.
Brooklyn 91.0
The Alltime record for Total defense is 178.1 yards per game held by Buffalo in 2038. We have 2 teams below 200 yard per game averages.
We have reached the halfway mark of the season so let's take a deeper look at team and individual accomplishments and also track any possible record breakers.
We only have 1 undefeated team (Philadelphia) and three 1 lose teams (Buffalo/Dakota/Atlanta). The first 3 teams are no surprise as they combined for 3 loses last season but Atlanta won just 4 games last season.
Atlanta's defensive coordinator Kenneth Mendez has been controversial with his defensive gameplan and accusations have been made that he is putting bounties on players that get knocked out of the game. The commissioner when questioned has said no evidence of wrong doing has been found but the spotlight has been shined on Atlanta and they play Dakota in week 9 which could be a measuring stick for their defense.
Only Providence remains winless as Brooklyn finally won in week 8 but both teams are essentially eliminated from winning their division at week 8 and not too far from being officially eliminated from the playoffs entirely.
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing 30 TD passes. Only 5 other QBs are on pace for 3,000 yards passing and just 2 other QBs are on pace for 20 TD passes. We only had 5 QBs finish with at least 3,000 yards last season and only 2 QBs have at least 20 TD passes with the leader finishing with 3,840 and 30!
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 94 times which would be 3rd most Alltime if he can survive the season and just 2 behind the Alltime record of 96 set in 2038 by QB John Wade (VAN).
RUSHING 3 players are averaging over 100 yards rushing per game which can challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 held by RB Adolph Warren (CIN) and set in 2038. Barring injury, it seems like this record will fall this season. 3 other players are on pace for over 1,500 yards rushing and still could finish strong and challenge that record.
Brandon Stone (WAS) 890 yards (1,780) Frank Williams (VAN) 879 yards (1,758) Scott Clark (VBA) 828 yards (1,656)
We have 1 player on pace for 16 rushing TDs which would be 2nd Alltime in a season.
Clarence Goins (PHI) 8 TD rushing (16)
RECEIVING Nothing much to talk about receiving wise. Only 1 players even close to a 100 reception pace.
WR K.K. Downing (GCG) 48 receptions (96)
Only 4 players on pace for 1,000 yards receiving.
WR Clifford Mays (VBA) 602 yards (1,204) WR Carlton Smith (DAK) 545 yards (1,090) WR Robert Yancy (WAS) 548 yards (1,096) WR Jeff Weir (BUF) 506 yards (1,012)
KICKING K John McKinney (WOL) started the season with a bang but he has been passed by K Kim Irby (VBA) for the lead in fieldgoals with 21/26 but his pace wouldn't even finish in the top 10 Alltime in a season.
RETURNS RB Jared Johnson (DAY) has 2 KO return TDs this season which gives him 8 games to tie the Alltime record of 3 KO return TDs held by 6 players and an outside chance to set a new record!
There have been no punt return TDs this season and only 29 punt return TDs in the 22+ season history of the XFL. WR Simon Nava (ATL) holds the Alltime record with 3 career punt return TDs and he retired in 2029.
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. We have 1 players on pace to break the record on come close.
SS Efrain Waters (BRO) 81 tackles (162)
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We dont have anyone on pace to challenge that 18 year old record but we do have 5 players on pace to eclipse 20 sacks this season.
LDE Christopher Shoults (LAC) 12 sacks (24) RDE Royal Valentino (VBA) 10 sacks (20) RDE Mohamed Abron (WOL) 10 sacks (20) LDE Brian Jones (SPP) 10 sacks (20) LDE Max Arnold (CIN) 10 sacks (20)
We have 3 players on pace for 40ish knockdowns which would rank 5th alltime in a season with the record being 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032.
We only have 1 undefeated team (Philadelphia) and 1 winless team (Providence) both in the NXC East.
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing 30 TD passes.
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 85 times, down from a pace of 94 last week.
RUSHING 3 players are averaging over 100 yards rushing per game which can challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 held by RB Adolph Warren (CIN) and set in 2038. Barring injury, it seems like this record will fall this season. 2 other players are on pace for over 1,500 yards rushing and still could finish strong and challenge that record.
Brandon Stone (WAS) 963 yards (1,712) Frank Williams (VAN) 937 yards (1,665) Scott Clark (VBA) 946 yards (1,681)
RECEIVING Nothing much to talk about receiving wise. Only 1 players even close to a 100 reception pace.
WR K.K. Downing (GCG) 53 receptions (94)
Only 4 players on pace for 1,000 yards receiving.
WR Clifford Mays (VBA) 639 yards (1,136) WR Carlton Smith (DAK) 608 yards (1,080) WR Robert Yancy (WAS) 636 yards (1,130) WR Jeff Weir (BUF) 569 yards (1,011)
KICKING K Kim Irby (VBA) has stormed into the lead in fieldgoals with 27/32 and is on pace for 48 fieldgoals.
RETURNS RB Jared Johnson (DAY) and WR Robert Yancy have 2 KO return TDs this season which gives them 7 games to tie the Alltime record of 3 KO return TDs held by 6 players and an outside chance to set a new record! Yancy is making a push to challenge QB Dobbs for league MVP.
There have been no punt return TDs this season and only 29 punt return TDs in the 22+ season history of the XFL. WR Simon Nava (ATL) holds the Alltime record with 3 career punt return TDs and he retired in 2029.
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. We have 1 players on pace to break the record or come close.
MLB Clifford Owens (IND) 90 tackles (160)
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We dont have anyone on pace to challenge that 18 year old record but we do have 2 players on pace to eclipse 20 sacks this season.
We have 3 players on pace for 40ish knockdowns which would rank 5th alltime in a season with the record being 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032.
CB Albert Chee (BRO) 21 (37) CB Ulysses Rice (VBA) 21 (37) CB Harry Parker (WAS) 21 (37)
TEAM RECORDS Philadelphia leads the league in points scored (255) followed by Buffalo (247) and Vegas (243).
Pittsburgh (66) leads the league in points allowed followed by Dakota (72) and Atlanta (92).
The Alltime record for points allowed is 110 held by Dakota in 2025.
The Alltime record for rushing offense is 244.0 yards per game set by Buffalo in 2020. We have 1 team on pace to challenge that 21 year old record.
Philadelphia 241.9
The Alltime record for passing defense is 90.9 yards per game set by Oakland in 2038. We have 1 team on pace to challenge that record.
Brooklyn 99.2
The Alltime record for Total defense is 178.1 yards per game set by Buffalo in 2038. We have 1 team on pace to challenge that record.
We only have 1 undefeated team (Philadelphia) and 1 winless team (Providence) both in the NXC East.
PASSING We only have 1 quarterback, Ricardo Dodds (BUF), on pace for 4,000 yards passing 30 TD passes. Robert Alvarez (DAK) is making a late push to hit 4,000 yards.
Roderick Lyle (BRO) is on pace to get sacked 83 times, down from a pace of 94 2 weeks ago.
RUSHING 2 players are averaging over 100 yards rushing per game which can challenge the single season rushing record of 1,636 held by RB Adolph Warren (CIN) and set in 2038.
Brandon Stone (WAS) 1,074 yards (1,718) Scott Clark (VBA) 1,101 yards (1,761)
RECEIVING Another receiver bypassed K.K. Downing who has ked the league all season for receptions but neither is on pace for 100.
We are in danger of not having a player hit 10 TD receptions in a season for the first time in the 23 year history of the XFL. Only 2 players are even close to the pace.
WR David Giles (BUF) 6 TD receptions (9.6) WR Johnnie Johnson 6 TD receptions (9.6)
KICKING K Kim Irby (VBA) has stormed into the lead in fieldgoals with 28/34 and is on pace for 45 fieldgoals.
RETURNS RB Jared Johnson (DAY) and WR Robert Yancy have 2 KO return TDs this season which gives them 6 games to tie the Alltime record of 3 KO return TDs held by 6 players and an outside chance to set a new record! Yancy is making a push to challenge QB Dobbs for league MVP.
There have been no punt return TDs this season and only 29 punt return TDs in the 22+ season history of the XFL. WR Simon Nava (ATL) holds the Alltime record with 3 career punt return TDs and he retired in 2029.
DEFENSE The single season record for tackles is 166 held by MLB Eric Aguirre (VBA) and MLB Dwight McEwen (TOR) in 2031 & 2025 respectively. It's a pace of 10 tackles per game and we have 3 players averaging over 9 tackles per game
MLB Clifford Owens (IND) 94 tackles (150) SS Efrain Waters (BRO) 94 tackles (150) SS Carl Ward (SPP) 90 tackles (144 tackles)
The single season record for sacks is 28, held by LDE Robert Lapham (SPP), way back in 2022. We dont have anyone on pace to challenge that 18 year old record but we do have 3 players on pace to eclipse 20 sacks this season including 2 from the Michigan Wolverines.
LDE Christopher Shoults (LAC) 14 sacks (22) RDE Mohamed Abron (WOL) 14 sacks (22) LDE Howard Ross (WOL) 14 sacks (22)p
The single season record for knockdowns is 47, held by CB Fred Smoot (GCG), set in 2032. We currently have 3 players on pace for somewhere in the mid-30s.
CB Mark Brian (ATL) 22 (35) CB Ulysses Rice (VBA) 22 (35) CB Harry Parker (WAS) 22 (35)
The single season record for interceptions is 13 held by CB Michael English (DAK) & Rick Henry (BUF) set in 2028 & 2036 respectively. We have 1 player on pace for 11 interceptions.
CB Ryan Embree (MIA) 7 interceptions (11)
TEAM RECORDS Buffalo leads the league in points scored (310) followed by Philadelphia (277) and Dakota (268).
Dakota (96) leads the league in points allowed followed by Pittsburgh (98) and Buffalo (101).
The Alltime record for points allowed is 110 held by Dakota in 2025.
The Alltime record for rushing offense is 244.0 yards per game set by Buffalo in 2020. We have 1 team on pace to challenge that 21 year old record.
A few recent post brought up speed on teams so I decided to look at every team and grade them for speed based on number of players with the below listed speed and giving them points based on the list below.
The XFL is a mature league and speed is fairly evenly dispursed among the 32 teams plus everyone has more higher rated players versus just many empty speed players.
Also having speed is no real indicator of wins and loses in a league full of veteran owners with a nice mix of newer owners.
Tampa Bay is the fastest team by these standards with a score of 89 and they are just 4-6 while Oakland is the slowest with a score of 16, yet they lead their division at 6-4.
Finally, it just goes to show that speed alone can't make you successful and you don't need incredible speed to be successful.
