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The way too early, first look at the playoff Picture for the 23rd season of the XFL.
AXC
BYE Dakota (8-1/6-1) currently holds the #1 seed over Buffalo (8-1/6-1) based on their head to head win over them. It appears to be a 2 team race with several teams 2 games back.
WEST Oakland (6-3/4-0) has a 2 game lead over Indiana (4-4/1-2) and 3 game lead over Vancouver (3-5/0-1) and Kansas City (3-5/0-1). Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Oakland is undefeated in the division and swept Indiana which makes the lead more like 3 games.
EAST Buffalo (8-1/4-0) as usual, has a 2 game lead over Miami (6-3/1-1) and New York (2-6/1-3) and New England (1-7/0-2) are 6 games behind and essentially eliminated from division contention. Buffalo is 4-0 in division but does have 2 games left with 2nd place Miami. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis
NORTH Toronto (6-3/1-1) currently sits in first but 1 game ahead of Cincinnati (5-4/0-2) and Houston (5-3/2-1) while Pittsburgh (4-5/2-1) sits in 4th, 2 games behind. Without question, this the the toughest division in the AXC with all 4 teams capable of winning it. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis.
SOUTH Dakota (8-1/3-0) has a 2 game lead over Michigan (6-3/1-1) with Texas (3-6/1-2) 5 games out and Daytona (2-7/1-3) 6 games out. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Dakota is 3-0 in division but still has 2 games with Michigan remaining.
WILDCARD Michigan (5-3/5-2) and Miami (5-3/5-2) have a 1 game lead for the 5th and 6th seeds while Houston (5-4/4-3) is currently clinging to the 7th seed. Cincinnati (5-4/3-3) is right on their tail with Indiana (4-5/3-4) and Pittsburgh (4-5/3-3) 1 game behind. Vancouver (3-6/1-5), Kansas City (3-6/1-6) and Texas (3-6/3-3) are 2 games behind and in striking distance. Overall and Conference records are in parenthesis.
NXC
BYE Philadelphia (9-0/6-0) is 2 games ahead of 3 teams (Vegas/Washington/Atlanta) for the #1 seed and has wins versus 2 of those teams in head to head matchups (Washington/Vegas). Overall and Conference records are in parenthesis.
WEST Vegas (7-2/3-1) has a 1 game lead over Arizona (6-3/3-0) but Arizona won the first matchup and they meet again in week 10 where the winner takes control of the division. Los Angeles (4-5/1-1) is 3 games out and still has an outside shot with 2 games versus Arizona and 1 versus Vegas remaining. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis.
EAST Philadelphia (9-0/2-0) has a 2 game lead over Washington (7-2/4-1) and Philadelphia won the first matchup between them so the week 12 rematch in Washington will determine if this will be a race to the finish or Philadelphia will run away with the division. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis.
NORTH Gem City (6-3/2-0) currently leads the division over Montana (6-3/3-1) thanks to a week 9 win at Montana. The teams meet in Gem City in week 14 which should go a long way in deciding the division winner. Saint Paul & Zehlendorf are 3 games behind both teams. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis.
SOUTH Atlanta (7-2/3-1) holds a 2 game lead over Carolina (5-3/3-2) and 3 game lead over Tampa Bay (4-5/2-1). Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Atlanta has split with Carolina and has a win over Tampa Bay with 1 game remaining in week 16. Atlanta is trying to break a 11 season playoff draught and win their 1st division crown since 2027.
WILDCARD Washington (7-2/7-2) sits 1 game ahead of 2 teams for the 5th seed. Arizona (6-3/5-1) and Montana (6-5/5-2) hold the 6th and 7th seeds, 1 game ahead of Carolina (5-4/5-4) and 2 games ahead of Tampa Bay (4-5/3-3) and Los Angeles (4-5/2-4). Overall and Conference records are in parenthesis.
There are 5 games remaining and 19 teams are realistically battling for the 14 playoff spots with only Philadelphia having secured a playoff spot and just Providence and Memphis eliminated. That leaves 11 teams alive but on life support.
We have reached the 3/4 pole and with 4 games remaining....sh/+ is about to get real!!!!
AXC
BYE Dakota (11-1/8-1) currently holds the #1 seed over Buffalo (11-1/7-1) based on their head to head win over them. It's a race to the finish and Dakota can't afford any stumble or Buffalo will grab the top spot. Dakota has 4 games left versus playoff contenders while Buffalo plays 3 of 4 versus playoff contenders.
Buffalo Cincinnati 6-6 Miami 7-5 Vancouver 4-8 Oakland 8-4
WEST Oakland (8-4/6-0) has a 1 game lead over Indiana (7-5/2-2) and swept the season series while going undefeated in the division. Indiana needs to finish with a better record then Oakland to win the division so the lead is really 2 games. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Oakland definitely has tge tougher schedule as they play 3 playoff contenders while Indiana plays just 1 but surprised Washington may play a significant role in who wins this division.
Oakland Miami 7-5 Washington 9-3 New York 2-10 Buffalo 11-1
Indiana Daytona 3-9 Vancouver 4-8 Kansas City 3-9 Washington 9-3
EAST Buffalo has clinched this division
NORTH Toronto (7-5/1-2) currently sits 1 game ahead of Houston (6-6/3-1), Cincinnati (6-6/1-3) and Pittsburgh (6-6/2-1). Without question, this the the toughest division in the AXC with all 4 teams capable of winning it. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Surprisingly, Toronto and Pittsburgh control their own destiny, meaning if either wins out they win the division. The 4 teams play each other in week 16 which may ultimately decide which team wears the crown.
Toronto Houston 6-6 Pittsburgh 6-6 New England 4-8 Pittsburgh 6-6
Houston Toronto 7-5 Saint Paul 4-8 Montana 7-5 Cincinnati 6-6
Pittsburgh Texas 6-6 Toronto 7-5 Cincinnati 6-6 Toronto 7-5
SOUTH Dakota (11-1/3-0) has a 3 game lead over Michigan (7-3/3-1). Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Dakota is 3-0 in division but still has 2 games with Michigan. If Dakota beats Michigan in week 13, they clinch the division and have already clinch a playoff spot.
Pittsburgh Texas 6-6 Toronto 7-5 Cincinnati 6-6 Toronto 7-5
Texas (6-6/4-4) is 1 game out
Texas Pittsburgh 6-6 Dakota 11-1 Daytona 3-9 New York 2-10
NXC
BYE Philadelphia (12-0/9-0) is 3 games ahead of Vegas (9-3/7-2) and Washington (9-4/7-4) for the #1 seed and has wins versus both teams in head to head matchups making it essentially a 4 game lead. Overall and Conference records are in parenthesis. Philadelphia needs 1 win or 1 lose by Vegas & Washington to clinch the bye. In other words, they have to lose out and have either Vegas or Washington win out to lose the bye.
Philadelphia Providence 0-12 Kansas City 3-9 Arizona 8-4 Brooklyn 3-9
Washington Montana 7-5 Oakland 8-4 Los Angeles 4-8 Indiana 7-5
Vegas Tampa Bay 4-8 Los Angeles 4-8 Miami 7-5 Providence 0-12
WEST Vegas (9-3/4-1) has a 1 game lead over Arizona (8-4/4-1) but also swept Arizona which gives them control of the division. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Arizona needs to win out and have Vegas go 2-2 to win the division but 3 of 4 games remaining for Vegas are against sub .500 teams while Arizona plays 2 playoff contenders including undefeated Philadelphia.
Vegas Tampa Bay 4-8 Los Angeles 4-8 Miami 7-5 Providence 0-12
Arizona Atlanta 8-4 New York 2-10 Philadelphia 12-0 Los Angeles 4-8
EAST Philadelphia (12-0/2-0) has a 2 game lead over Washington (9-3/4-1) and Philadelphia swept the season series. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Philadelphia needs to lose out while Washington wins out in order for Washington to win the division.
Philadelphia Providence 0-12 Kansas City 3-9 Arizona 8-4 Brooklyn 3-9
Washington Montana 7-5 Oakland 8-4 Los Angeles 4-8 Indiana 7-5
NORTH Gem City (8-4/3-0) currently leads the division by 1 game over Montana (7-5/3-1) and has a win over Montana. The teams meet in Gem City in week 14 which should go a long way in deciding the division winner. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Gem City plays 3 of 4 versus sub .500 teams while Montana has 4 games versus playoff contenders remaining.
Gem City Saint Paul 4-8 Montana 7-5 Tampa Bay 4-8 Zehlendorf 5-7
Montana Washington 9-3 Gem City 8-4 Houston 6-6 Carolina 7-5
SOUTH Atlanta (8-4/3-2) holds a 1 game lead over Carolina (7-5/4-2) and the teams split the season series. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Atlanta plays 3 of 4 games versus sub .500 teams while Carolina has 2 of 4 games left versus playoff contenders.
Atlanta Arizona 8-4 Zehlendorf 5-7 Saint Paul 4-8 Tampa Bay 4-8
Zehlendorf (5-7/4-4) is technically still alive but doctors are asking if they signed a DNR because they are on life support. They need to win out and have either Carolina go 2-2 or Atlanta go 1-3 but Zehlendorf does play both so in winning out they need Carolina to go 2-1 or Atlanta 1-2. Their heart is still beating...for now!
Zehlendorf Carolina 7-5 Atlanta 8-4 Providence 0-12 Gem City 8-4
With 3 games remaining, things really heat up and every game becomes more important!
AXC
BYE Dakota (12-1/9-1) currently holds the #1 seed over Buffalo (11-2/7-2) by 1 game plus Dakota won head to head versus Buffalo. Dakota's magic number is 2 so any combination of Dakota wins or Buffalo loses totalling 2 clinches them the bye.
Dakota Texas 7-6 Carolina 7-6 Michigan 8-5
Buffalo Miami 7-6 Vancouver 4-9 Oakland 9-4
WEST Oakland (9-4/6-0) has a 1 game lead over Indiana (8-5/2-2) and swept the season series while going undefeated in the division. Indiana needs to finish with a better record then Oakland to win the division so the lead is really 2 games. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Oakland magic number is 2 so any combination of Oakland wins or Indiana Loses equalling 2 clinches them the division.
Oakland Washington 10-3 New York 3-10 Buffalo 11-2
Indiana Vancouver 4-9 Kansas City 4-9 Washington 10-3
EAST Buffalo has clinched this division
NORTH Toronto (8-5/2-2) currently sits 1 game ahead of Cincinnati (7-6/1-3) with Houston (6-7/3-2), and Pittsburgh (6-7/2-1) 2 games back. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Toronto's magic number is 3 so any combination of Toronto wins and Cincinnati loses equalling 3 clinches them the division. Pittsburgh controls their own destiny and if they win out, they win the division.
Toronto Pittsburgh 6-7 New England 4-9 Pittsburgh 6-7
Indiana (8-5/6-4) currently holds the 6th seed. KEY WINS: PIT KEY LOSES: NONE REMAINING SCHEDULE Vancouver 4-9 Kansas City 4-9 Washington 10-3
Cincinnati (7-6/5-4) currently holds the 7th seed KEY WINS: TEX, TOR KEY LOSES: TOR, PIT, HOU REMAINING SCHEDULE Michigan 8-5 Pittsburgh 6-7 Houston 6-7
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Texas (7-6/5-4) KEY WINS: HOU, TOR, PIT KEY LOSES: WOL (2), CIN REMAINING SCHEDULE Dakota 12-1 Daytona 3-10 New York 3-10
Miami (7-6/5-5) KEY WINS: IND KEY LOSES: PIT REMAINING SCHEDULE Buffalo 11-2 Vegas 10-3 New England 4-9
Houston (6-7/5-6) KEY WINS: PIT, TOR, CIN KEY LOSES: TEX, PIT, WOL, TOR REMAINING SCHEDULE Saint Paul 4-9 Montana 7-6 Cincinnati 7-6
Pittsburgh (6-7/4-5) KEY WINS: MIA, CIN, HOU KEY LOSES: HOU, WOL, IND REMAINING SCHEDULE Toronto 8-5 Cincinnati 7-6 Toronto 8-5
NXC
BYE Philadelphia has clinched the bye
WEST Vegas (10-3/4-1) has a 1 game lead over Arizona (9-4/4-1) but also swept Arizona which gives them control of the division. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Vegas has a magic number of 2 so any combination of Vegas wins and Arizona loses equalling 2 clinches them the division. Vegas has clinched a playoff spot.
Vegas Los Angeles 5-8 Miami 7-6 Providence 0-13
Arizona New York 3-10 Philadelphia 13-0 Los Angeles 5-8
EAST Philadelphia has clinched the division.
NORTH Gem City (9-4/4-0) currently leads the division by 2 game over Montana (7-6/3-1) and has a win over Montana. The teams meet in Gem City in week 14 and a Gem City win clinches them the division. If Montana wins then the chase continues. Gem City has clinched a playoff spot.
Gem City Montana 7-6 Tampa Bay 4-9 Zehlendorf 6-7
Montana Gem City 9-4 Houston 6-7 Carolina 7-6
SOUTH Atlanta (8-5/3-2) holds a 1 game lead over Carolina (7-6/4-2) and the teams split the season series. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Atlanta has a magic number of 3 so any combination of Atlanta wins and Carolina loses equalling 3 clinches them the division.
Atlanta Zehlendorf 6-7 Saint Paul 4-9 Tampa Bay 4-9
Carolina Daytona 3-10 Dakota 12-1 Montana 7-6
WILDCARD Washington (10-3/8-3) currently holds the 5th seed and has clinched a playoff spot. KEY WINS: ARZ, CAR, MTG KEY LOSES: REMAINING SCHEDULE Oakland 9-4 Los Angeles 5-8 Indiana 8-5
Arizona (9-4/8-2) currently holds the 6th seed. KEY WINS: ZEZ, LAC, ATL KEY LOSES: WAS REMAINING SCHEDULE New York 3-10 Philadelphia 13-0 Los Angeles 4-9
Montana (7-6/6-4) currently holds the 7th seed. KEY WINS: ZEZ, LAC, ATL KEY LOSES: WAS REMAINING SCHEDULE Gem City 9-4 Houston 6-7 Carolina 7-6
2 games remaining and 6 playoff spots still in question while seeding still needs to be fixed for the most part.
AXC
BYE Dakota (13-1/10-1) currently holds the #1 seed over Buffalo (12-2/8-2) by 1 game plus Dakota won head to head versus Buffalo. Dakota's magic number is 1 so any combination of Dakota wins or Buffalo loses totalling 1 clinches them the bye.
Dakota Carolina 8-6 Michigan 8-6
Buffalo Vancouver 4-10 Oakland 9-5
WEST Oakland (9-5/6-0) and Indiana (9-5/3-2) are tied atop the division but Oakland swept the season series while going undefeated in the division. Indiana needs to finish with a better record then Oakland to win the division so the lead is really 1 game. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Oakland magic number is 2 so any combination of Oakland wins or Indiana Loses equalling 2 clinches them the division.
Oakland New York 3-11 Buffalo 12-2
Indiana Kansas City 4-10 Washington 11-3
EAST Buffalo has clinched this division
NORTH Toronto (9-5/3-2) currently sits 1 game ahead of Cincinnati (8-6/1-3) with Houston (7-7/3-2) 2 games back. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Toronto's magic number is 2 so any combination of Toronto wins and Cincinnati loses equalling 2 clinches them the division. Houston is on life support for the division title and 1 Toronto win or Houston lose knocks them out.
Toronto New England 5-9 Pittsburgh 6-8
Houston Montana 7-7 Cincinnati 9-6
Cincinnati Pittsburgh 6-8 Houston 7-7
SOUTH Dakota has clinched this division.
WILDCARD Indiana (9-5/7-4) currently holds the 5th seed. They need 1 more win to clinch a playoff spot. KEY WINS: PIT KEY LOSES: NONE REMAINING SCHEDULE Kansas City 4-10 Washington 11-3
Cincinnati (8-6/6-4) currently holds the 6th seed. Cincinnati controls their own destiny and if they win out will make the playoffs. KEY WINS: TEX, TOR, WOL KEY LOSES: TOR, PIT, HOU REMAINING SCHEDULE Pittsburgh 6-8 Houston 7-7
Michigan (8-6/7-4) currently holds the 7th seed. Michigan controls their own destiny and if they win out will make the playoffs. KEY WINS: TOR, TEX (2), PIT, HOU KEY LOSES: CIN REMAINING SCHEDULE Memphis 3-11 Dakota 13-1
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Houston (7-7/5-6) Houston needs to win out and have Texas lose a game to make the playoffs KEY WINS: PIT, TOR, CIN KEY LOSES: TEX, PIT, WOL, TOR REMAINING SCHEDULE Montana 7-7 Cincinnati 8-6
Texas (7-7/5-5) Texas needs to win out and have Indiana, Michigan or Cincinnati lose out to make the playoffs KEY WINS: HOU, TOR, PIT KEY LOSES: WOL (2), CIN REMAINING SCHEDULE Daytona 3-11 New York 3-11
Miami (7-7/5-6) Miami needs to win out and have Indiana, Michigan or Cincinnati lose out plus Texas Loses 1 game. KEY WINS: IND KEY LOSES: PIT REMAINING SCHEDULE Vegas 11-3 New England 5-9
NXC
BYE Philadelphia has clinched the bye
WEST Vegas (11-3/4-1) has a 1 game lead over Arizona (10-4/4-1) but also swept Arizona which gives them control of the division. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Vegas has a magic number of 1 so any combination of Vegas wins and Arizona loses equalling 1 clinches them the division. Vegas has clinched a playoff spot.
Vegas Miami 7-7 Providence 1-13
Arizona Philadelphia 14-0 Los Angeles 5-8
EAST Philadelphia has clinched the division.
NORTH Gem City has clinched the division.
SOUTH Atlanta (9-5/3-2) holds a 1 game lead over Carolina (8-6/4-2) and the teams split the season series. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Atlanta has a magic number of 2 so any combination of Atlanta wins and Carolina loses equalling 2 clinches them the division.
Atlanta Saint Paul 4-10 Tampa Bay 5-9
Carolina Dakota 13-1 Montana 7-7
WILDCARD Washington (11-3/8-3) currently holds the 5th seed and has clinched a playoff spot. KEY WINS: ARZ, CAR, MTG KEY LOSES: REMAINING SCHEDULE Los Angeles 5-9 Indiana 9-5
Arizona (10-4/8-2) currently holds the 6th seed and has clinched a playoff spot. KEY WINS: ZEZ, LAC, ATL KEY LOSES: WAS REMAINING SCHEDULE New York 3-10 Philadelphia 13-0 Los Angeles 4-9
Carolina (8-6/6-5) currently holds the 7th seed. KEY WINS: LAC, ATL KEY LOSES: ATL, WAS, ZEZ REMAINING SCHEDULE Dakota 12-1 Montana 7-7
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Montana (7-7/6-5) Montana needs to win in week 15 or have Carolina lose to Dakota in week 15 to make the week 16 matchup with Carolina a play in game. KEY WINS: ZEZ, LAC, ATL KEY LOSES: WAS REMAINING SCHEDULE Houston 7-7 Carolina 8-6
With 1 game remaining, we still have 1 division up for grabs, 3 playoff spots in the AXC and 1 in the NXC undecided.
****disclaimer****
These are my personal insights into playoff tiebreakers and obviously I may be mistaken especially for more complex tiebreakers because JDB has never given me accurate info on tiebreaker protocol. The below is based on what I've observed and deducted from past seasons. Also, sometimes I'm just an idiot and get it wrong.
****disclaimer****
KEY WEEK 16 GAMES
AXC Houston @ Cincinnati (-9) Pittsburgh @ Toronto (-6) Texas (-4) @ New York Michigan @ Dakota (-10)
NXC Zecken @ Gem City (-13) Montana @ Carolina (-9)
AXC
BYE Dakota has clinched the bye
WEST Oakland has clinched this division
EAST Buffalo has clinched this division
NORTH Toronto (9-6/3-2) and Cincinnati (9-6/2-3) sit tied atop the division with Houston (8-7/3-2) 1 games behind. Overall and divisional records are in parenthesis. Toronto plays Pittsburgh while Houston Plays Cincinnati in week 16.
If Toronto beats Pittsburgh, they win the division based on division record.
If Toronto loses to Pittburgh then the winner of the Houston/Cincinnati game wins the division.
If Toronto ties Pittsburgh then Cincinnati can win the division with a win over Houston but Houston would be elimated for division title contention.
If both games end in a tie, I know what are the odds then Toronto wins the division.
SOUTH Dakota has clinched this division.
WILDCARD Indiana (9-6/7-5) currently holds the 5th seed and has clinched a playoff spot.
Cincinnati (9-6/7-4) currently holds the 6th seed. Cincinnati controls their own destiny and if they beat Houston in week 16, they clinch a playoff spot. If they lose to Houston and Toronto beats Pittsburgh then they are elimated if Michican and Texas both win. KEY WINS: TEX, TOR, WOL KEY LOSES: TOR, PIT, HOU REMAINING SCHEDULE Houston 8-7
Michigan (8-7/7-4) currently holds the 7th seed. If they beat Dakota in week 16, they clinch a playoff spot. If they lose to Dakota, they need Cincinnati to beat Houston to clinch a playoff spot. KEY WINS: TOR, TEX (2), PIT, HOU KEY LOSES: CIN REMAINING SCHEDULE Dakota 14-1
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Houston (8-7/5-6) They need to beat Cincinnati in week 16 and if Toronto beats Pittsburgh then they need Texas to lose to New York or they are eliminated. KEY WINS: PIT, TOR, CIN KEY LOSES: TEX, PIT, WOL, TOR REMAINING SCHEDULE Cincinnati 9-6
Texas (8-7/7-4) They need to beat New York and have Houston lose to Cincinnati plus Michigan lose to Dakota to clinch a playoff spot or Toronto lose to Pittsburgh. KEY WINS: HOU, TOR, PIT KEY LOSES: WOL (2), CIN REMAINING SCHEDULE New York 3-12
NXC
BYE Philadelphia has clinched the bye
WEST Vegas has clinched this division
EAST Philadelphia has clinched the division.
NORTH Gem City has clinched the division.
SOUTH Atlanta has clinched this division
WILDCARD Washington has locked up the 5th seed.
Arizona has locked up the 6th seed.
Carolina (8-7/6-5) currently holds the 7th seed. If they beat Montana in week 16 they clinch the final playoff spot. If they lose to Montana, they are elimated.
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Montana (7-8/6-5) They need to beat Carolina in week 16 and have Zehlendorf lose to Gem City to clinch the 7th seed.
Zehlendorf (7-8/6-5) They need to beat Gem City in week 16 and have Montana beat Carolina to clinch the 7th seed.
5 new teams made the playoffs this season that didn't last season. We have teams breaking 8 season (Indiana), 11 season (Atlanta) and 14 season (Arizona) playoff droughts.
We have 21 of the last 22 AXC Conference Champions and 10 of the last 22 NXC Conference Champions in the playoffs.
We have 18 of the last 22 XFL Champions in the playoffs.
AXC
1. Dakota Blizzard 23rd straight playoff appearance 20th division title 41-17 playoff record 10× AXC Conference Champion 5× XFL Champion
This is the 1st playoff game between these 2 teams.
These division rivals get to play a rubber match as both teams won at home this season. Week 4, Toronto won 17-6 at home while in week 12 Cincinnati won 33-19 at home.
Toronto Started the season 0-2 before winning 5 straight and finished the season winning 3 of thier last 4 games.
OFFENSE 10th DEFENSE 12th STARS QB Steven Stiner 2,998 yards 19/16 RB VAN Gillespe 1,211 yards WR Joseph Davis 692 yards 4 TD LDE Frank McBride 12 sacks MLB Richard Swan 119 tackles
Cincinnati Started the season 2-0 before dropping 4 straight but finished the season winning 5 straight.
OFFENSE 8th DEFENSE 13th STARS QB Gary Fielding 2,766 yards 11/16 RB John Pine 1,286 yards 1 TD WR Gary Hunt 907 yards 6 TD MLB Daniel Gregory 100 tackles RDE Fransico Martin 15 sacks
Indiana Fog @ Oakland Outlaws (-3)
This is the 2nd postseason matchup between these 2 teams where Oakland won 16-15 at home in 2031 in the first meeting.
Oakland swept the season series from Indiana. Week 4, they won 17-7 at Indiana then in week 6 they won 28-20 at home.
Indiana Started the season 2-0 before losing 4 straight before winning 7 of thier next 8 games and finished losing 2 straight.
OFFENSE 20th DEFENSE 19th STARS QB Sergio Fitzgerald 2,490 13/18 RB Antonio Collins 909 yards 3 TD TE John Lee 600 yards 3 TD RDE Richard Johnson 17 sacks MLB Clifford Owens 134 tackles
Oakland Started the season 0-2 before winning 6 of 7 and finished the season winning 4 of the last 6 games.
OFFENSE 6th DEFENSE 23rd STARS QB Robert Collins 2,318 yards 13/12 RB Christopher Stevens 1,188 yards 7 TD WR William Milligan 676 yards receiving 5 TD RDE Jamar Peoples 10 sacks SS Cleo Anderson 100 tackles
Michigan Wolverines @ Buffalo Skull Crushers (-7)
This is the 1st playoff game between these 2 teams.
These 2 teams haven't met since 2038 where Buffalo won 39-10 at home. In fact, Buffalo is 8-0 Alltime versus Michigan including 4-0 at home.
Michigan Started the season 4-0 before losing 2 of the next 3 games and finished the season losing 4 of thier last 5 games to limp into the postseason.
OFFENSE 17th DEFENSE 21st STARS QB Leonard Thompson 2,354 yards 10/12 RB Ken Ewen 1,449 yards 3 TD WR James Vasquez 642 yards 3 TD RDE Mohamed Abron 20 sacks SS Gerry Covington 109 tackles
Buffalo Started the season 6-0 before dropping a game and finished the season winning 3 straight and 8 of thier last 9 games.
This is the 2nd game between these 2 teams in the postseason where Atlanta won 27-3 at home way back in 2019
The teams haven't met since last season where Washington won 19-7 at home. Atlanta is 7-4 alltime versus Washington including 1-1 at home.
Washington Started the season 2-0 before dropping 2 of the next 3 games. They won 6 straight in the middle of the season but lost their last 2 games after clinching their playoff seed.
OFFENSE 7th DEFENSE 6th STARS QB Daniel Stroud 2,542 yards 12/10 RB Brandon Stone 1,724 yards 10 TD WR Robert Yancy 1,047 yards 7 TD RDE Charles Licata 13 sacks MLB James Kistner 99 tackles
Atlanta Started the season 3-0 then 7-1 before losing 3 straight and 4 of the next 5. They finished strong winning 3 straight.
This is the 2nd game between these 2 teams in the postseason where Vegas won 27-10 at home in 2038.
The last time these 2 teams met was last season where Vegas won 17-6 at home. Vegas is 8-3 alltime versus Montana including 6-1 at home.
Montana Started the season 0-1 before winning 4 straight and 6 of the next 7 but lost 5 straight games before a win in week 16 to clinch the postseason.
OFFENSE 16th DEFENSE 16th STARS QB Gilbert Spriggs 2,867 yards 13/10 RB James Schutt 951 yards 4 TD WR David Burkhart 659 yards 3 TD DT Christopher Howland 7 sacks MLB Edwin Smith 108 tackles
Vegas Started the season 1-0 before losing in week 2 then won 3 straight and 7 of the next 8 before thier 3rd lose and finished winning 5 straight.
OFFENSE 4th DEFENSE 9th STARS QB James Henry 1,963 10/5 RB Scott Clark 1,674 yards 5 TD WR Clifford Mays 728 yards 3 TD RDE Royal Valentino 20 sacks CB Alan York 78 tackles
3 of the 4 games went about as expected while Philadelphia became the latest victim of the undefeated curse! Philadelphia went 16-0 and beat Washington twice this season but like the previous teams that finished the regular season undefeated, they lost in the postseason.
It's deja vu all over again as these two teams meet for the 11th time in the 23 year history of the XFL in the AXC Conference Championship game. They had met 5 straight seasons (2034-2038) before Buffalo missed the game last season. It's been a series of streaks as Buffalo won the very 1st matchup before Dakota won 4 straight followed by Buffalo winning 3 straight and currently, Dakota has won 2 straight.
In fact, one of these two teams has played in the AXC Conference Championship game in 21 of the 23 games played.
Dakota is 6-4 Alltime versus Buffalo in the Conference Championship game including 3-0 at home.
Buffalo is 7-8 Alltime in the Conference Championship game but 0-4 on the road.
Dakota is 10-5 Alltime in the Conference Championship game including 5-0 at home.
BUFFALO RUSH OFFENSE 15th PASS OFFENSE 1st TOTAL OFFENSE 1st RUSH DEFENSE 3rd PASS DEFENSE 9th TOTAL DEFENSE 1st TURN OVER MARGIN -9 POINTS FOR 514 POINTS ALLOWED 171 POINTS DIFF +343
DAKOTA RUSH OFFENSE 9th PASS OFFENSE 2nd TOTAL OFFENSE 3rd RUSH DEFENSE 5th PASS DEFENSE 15th TOTAL DEFENSE 4th TURN OVER MARGIN +6 POINTS FOR 458 POINTS ALLOWED 140 POINTS DIFF +318
NXC
Washington Warriors @ Vegas Black Aces (-5)
One of these things is not like the other! While Vegas is playing in thier 4th NXC Conference Championship game and the defending XFL Champion, Washington is making thier 1st appearance in the Conference Championship game.
Vegas is 2-2 in the NXC Conference Championship game including 1-1 at home. They have reached the Conference Championship game in 4 of the last 6 seasons and finally broke through last season to win thier 1st Title.
Washington is just in thier 6th postseason ever where they are 6-5 Alltime including 3-4 on the road with 2 of the 3 road wins coming in this postseason.
Washington played Vegas in the postseason last season in thier only playoff matchup where Vegas won easily at home, 40-8.
MATCHUP
WASHINGTON RUSH OFFENSE 4th PASS OFFENSE 16th TOTAL OFFENSE 7th RUSH DEFENSE 2nd PASS DEFENSE 26th TOTAL DEFENSE 6th TURN OVER MARGIN +2 POINTS FOR 354 POINTS ALLOWED 190 POINTS DIFF +164
VEGAS RUSH OFFENSE 2nd PASS OFFENSE 12th TOTAL OFFENSE 4th RUSH DEFENSE 8th PASS DEFENSE 14th TOTAL DEFENSE 9th TURN OVER MARGIN +6 POINTS FOR 376 POINTS ALLOWED 204 POINTS DIFF +172
