It's a travesty the situation we find ourselves in right now, but I don't believe it is accurate that we are eliminated. The system has been known to mark teams out prematurely. We have wins over Empire and Vandals...

I think you are right!

1. You need to win

2. Have Vancouver & New York lose

3. Have Houston win

This creates a 3 team tie for the 7th Seed which you should win.

If Houston also loses and it becomes a 4 team tie at 10-6 then I think Pittsburgh is eliminated due to division tiebreaker based on Conference record.

Who knows....I could be wrong but I'm 90% certain that's how it plays out!

Wait a minute!

4. Buffalo also needs to win because if New York & Buffalo both lose it complicates it further since I believe New York wins the East in that case then Buffalo would become the Wilcard along with Vancouver.

Now I have a headache

NEWS & NOTES (WEEK 16 Final)



AXC



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1. Cincinnati 13-3 (1)
HOME: 8-0
ROAD: 5-3
DIVISION: 5-1
CONFERENCE: 10-2
They went to Gem City in week 13 and won 22-3 to become the first AXC team to clinch a playoff spot. They traveled to New York in week 14 and lost 12-9 but they still held 1st place in the North plus they still controlled the #1 Seed in the AXC. They hosted Saint Paul in week 15 and won 27-6 before they traveled to Toronto in week 16 and won 28-3 to clinch the North division and the Bye in the AXC for the first time since going to the #1 Bye system. Cincinnati had the 2nd Bye in 2036 which is the last time they had a Bye in the AXC.
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2. Vancouver 11-5 (6)
HOME: 6-2
ROAD: 5-3
DIVISION: 4-2
CONFERENCE: 9-3
They traveled to suddenly hot Brooklyn in week 13 and lost 34-30 to move into 2nd place in the West and drop from the #2 Seed all the way down to the #8 Seed. They visited Texas in week 14 and won 44-6 to remain 1 game behind KC in the West while moving up from the #8 to the #6 seed. They hosted Daytona in week 15 and won big 47-2 before they traveled to KC in week 16 and won 23-10 to win the AXC West and enter the postseason as the #2 seed.
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3. New York 11-5 (8)
HOME: 7-1
ROAD: 4-4
DIVISION: 5-1
CONFERENCE: 7-5
They traveled to Buffalo in week 13 and lost to split the season series. They fell to 2nd place in the East and went from the #3 Seed all the way down to the #9 seed. They hosted #1 Seed Cincinnati in week 14 and pulled the upset with a 12-9 win to stay 1 game behind Buffalo in the East and move up from the #9 seed to the #7 seed. They hosted Miami in week 15 and won 28-9 to stay alive for the East division Title and the postseason. They hosted Phoenix in week 16 to end the season and won 16-13 to clinch the AXC East for just the 3rd time in francise history and first time since 2019!
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4. Orlando 9-7 (4)
HOME: 5-3
ROAD: 4-4
DIVISION: 4-2
CONFERENCE: 6-6
They hosted Dakota in week 13 and lost 37-13 to get swept in the season series and fall to 2nd place in the South based on the head to head tiebreaker & division record. They hosted Pittsburgh and won in week 14, 30-23 to keep their hopes of winning the South alive. They traveled to Carolina in week 15 and won 30-9 to move back into 1st place in the South. They hosted Daytona to finish the season and won 39-0 to clinch the South division Title for just the 4th time in francise history.
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5. Toronto 12-4 (5)
HOME: 6-2
ROAD: 6-2
DIVISION: 3-3
CONFERENCE: 9-3
They hosted Miami in week 13 and won 23-14 to remain 1 game behind Cincinnati in the North while holding onto the #5 Seed. They traveled to Houston in week 14 and won 37-17 to tie Cincinnati's record and clinch a postseason spot. They hosted Buffalo in week 15 and won 41-34 in a shootout. They hosted Cincinnati in week 16 and lost 28-3 to lose the AXC North division and enter the postseason as the #5 seed.
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6. Buffalo 11 -5 (3)
HOME: 7-1
ROAD: 4-4
DIVISION: 5-1
CONFERENCE: 8-4
They hosted New York in week 13 and won 50-31 to earn a season series split with the Empire and move into sole possession of 1st place in the East by 1 game. They traveled to New England in week 14 and won 54-23 to maintain their 1 game lead in the East. They traveled to Toronto in week 15 and lost a shootout 41-34 before wrapping up the season at home versus Seattle and winning big 112-30 but it wasn't enough as New York won the East division and Buffalo enters the postseason as the #6 seed.
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7. Kansas City 11-4 (2)
HOME: 6-2
ROAD: 5-3
DIVISION: 4-2
CONFERENCE: 8-4
They hosted Texas in week 13 and won 30-0 to move into 1st place in the West and jump up from the #8 Seed to the #3 Seed in the AXC. They traveled to Washington in week 14 and won a close game 13-10 in overtime to retain 1st in the West and the #3 seed in the AXC. They came home to host division opponent Indiana in week 15 and came from behind to win 23-17 in overtime. They hosted Vancouver in week 16 and lost 23-10 to lose the East Division Title and fall to the #7 seed in the AXC.
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Houston finished the season 11-5 and still missed the postseason as they ended up in 3rd place in the North. They had the same record as Kansas City & Buffalo who clinched the 7th & 6th seeds but lost the Conference record tiebreaker 7-5 to those 2 teams 8-4 records.

Pittsburgh won in week 16 to finish 10-6 which was only goof enough for 4th place in the AXC North which has officially been renamed the "Meat Grinder" division.

Dakota lost to Carolina in week 16 to finish 7-9 and post their first losing season in francise history and missing the postseason for the first time in XFL history.

WILDCARD WEEKEND

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Toronto Titans (12-4)
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Orlando Guardians (9-7)
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TORONTO
RECENT POSTSEASON: 1st in 4 seasons
APPEARANCE: 8th
DIVISION TITLES: 2
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-7
HOME: 0-2
ROAD: 3-5
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ORLANDO
RECENT POSTSEASON: 1st in 4 seasons
APPEARANCE: 8th
DIVISION TITLES: 4th
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-1
PLAYOFF RECORD: 6-7
HOME: 2-2
ROAD: 4-4
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HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Orlando
11-6-1 Alltime
6-2-0 Home
5-4-1 Road
POSTSEASON: 1st meeting
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ANALYSIS
These two teams haven't met since 2046 where Orlando traveled to Toronto and lost 23-3. Somebody had to win the South Division and hats off to Orlando for unseating Dakota but Orlando feels like a team that doesn't belong with the other 6 playoff teams as the rest had at least 11 wins. Orlando is at home and has nothing to lose and historically they have the edge on the Titans. Orlando went 1-4 versus playoff teams while Toronto went 3-3 versus playoff teams.
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Buffalo Skull Crushers (11-5)
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New York Empire (11-5)
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BUFFALO
RECENT POSTSEASON: 29th straight
APPEARANCE: 29th
DIVISION TITLES: 26
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 9-10
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4-5
PLAYOFF RECORD: 39-24
HOME: 29-10
ROAD: 6-9
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NEW YORK
RECENT POSTSEASON: 3rd straight
APPEARANCE: 6th
DIVISION TITLES: 3rd
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-5
HOME: 1-1
ROAD: 0-4
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HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Buffalo
56-6 Alltime
30-1 Home
26-5 Road
POSTSEASON: Buffalo
1-0 Alltime
1-0 Road 28-10 (2046)
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ANALYSIS
These division rivals split the regular season series this season with both teams winning at home. Buffalo has owned the East for decades but fell short thus season as New York won just their 3rd division Title and first in 30 years. Historically, Buffalo has owned New York with a 56-6 Alltime record in the regular season plus winning their one postseason matchup but Buffalo does lose more on the road versus New York and in the postseason so New York has a chance. New York has won 2 of the last 3 games at home versus Buffalo in the regular season. New York went 4-3 versus playoff teams while Buffalo went 2-4 versus playoff teams.
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Kansas City Chaos (11-5)
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Vancouver Vandals (11-5)
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KANSAS CITY
RECENT POSTSEASON: 4th straight
APPEARANCE: 10th
DIVISION TITLES: 6
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 6-9
HOME: 3-3
ROAD: 3-6
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VANCOUVER
RECENT POSTSEASON: 7th straight
APPEARANCE: 14th
DIVISION TITLES: 9th
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-1
PLAYOFF RECORD: 7-13
HOME: 4-6
ROAD: 3-6
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HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Split
31-31 Alltime
19-12 Home
12-19 Road
POSTSEASON: Kansas City
2-0 Alltime
1-0 Home 24-17 (2034)
1-0 Road 24-21 OT (2036)
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ANALYSIS
The two teams will meet in back to back weeks after Vancouver won 23-10 on the road in week 16. Vancouver won both games versus KC this season by a combined score of 42-13. This is the 3rd meeting in the postseason for these division rivals and KC won both of them but those games happened well over a decade ago and Vancouver holds the edge the last 5 seasons with a 6-4 record versus KC including this seasons sweep. Kansas City went 2-5 versus playoff teams while Vancouver went 5-1 versus playoff teams.
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NXC


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1. Atlanta 15-1 (1)
HOME: 8-0
ROAD: 7-1
DIVISION: 5-1
CONFERENCE: 11-1
They traveled to Carolina in week 13 and won their 12th straight game 37-11 as they have officially made the postseason. They hosted Memphis in week 14 for a rematch with the team that gave them their only lose in week 1. Atlanta pulled off a 18-16 win which clinched the South Division Title and they maintained their hold on the #1 Seed in the NXC. They traveled to Philadelphia in week 15 and won 41-9 to clinch the bye in the NXC. They visited Gem City in week 16 to finish the regular season in a meaningless game for Atlanta and won 41-23.
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2. Providence 14-2 (3)
HOME: 8-0
ROAD: 6-2
DIVISION: 6-0
CONFERENCE: 9-2
They visited Oakland in week 13 and won 30-13 to clinch the East division Title. They visited Philadelphia in week 14 and won 13-3 to improve to 5-0 within their division. They hosted Washington in week 15 and won 58-0 before hosting Indiana in week 16 and won 19-6 to clinch the #2 Seed thanks to the Phoenix lose to New York.
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3. Phoenix 13-3 (2)
HOME: 8-0
ROAD: 5-3
DIVISION: 6-0
CONFERENCE: 10-2
They hosted Seattle in week 13 and won 43-13 to clinch the West division Title. They traveled to Montana in week 14 and blew a late 24-15 lead after Montana scored a TD then recovered an onside kick then kicked the gane winning fieldgoal. They hosted Los Angeles in week 15 and won 31-3 to go 6-0 within the division & 8-0 at home. They wrapped up the regular season at New York in week 16 and lost 16-13 to fall from the #2 Seed to the #3 seed.
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4. Montana 11-5 (6)
HOME: 6-2
ROAD: 5-3
DIVISION: 4-2
CONFERENCE: 10-2
They traveled to Los Angeles in week 13 and won 24-13 to improve to 8-5 and hold onto the #7 seed in the NXC while tying Gem City's record for 1st place in the North. They hosted Phoenix in week 14 and overcame a late 24-15 lead with a TD, onside kick and fieldgoal which clinched them a playoff spot. They traveled to Zehlendorf in week 15 and won 27-7 to move into 1st place in the North. They visited Saint Paul in week 16 and won 30-7 to clinch the North Title for just the 2nd time in francise history.
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5. Memphis 11-5 (5)
HOME: 5-3
ROAD: 6-2
DIVISION: 4-2
CONFERENCE: 8-4
They traveled to Washington in week 13 and shut them out 24-0 to improve to 9-4. They traveled to Atlanta in week 14 for the rematch and lost 18-16 to split the season series as Atlanta clinched the South Division. They hosted red hot Brooklyn in week 15 and ended their 5 game winning streak with a 24-19 win. They ended the season at Tampa Bay in week 16 and won 17-9 to clinch the #5 Seed in the NXC.
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6. Gem City 9-6 (4)
HOME: 5-3
ROAD: 4-4
DIVISION: 6-0
CONFERENCE: 8-4
They hosted Cincinnati in week 13 and lost 22-3 to fall to 8-5 and have the same record as Montana in the North. They traveled to Seattle in week 14 and won 37-6 to maintain 1st place in the North thanks to the sweep of the Grizzlies in the season series and they clinched a playoff spot. They traveled to Pittsburgh in week 15 and lost big 47-3 to fall to 2nd place in the North. They hosted Atlanta in week 16 and lost 41-23 to wind up the 6th seed in the NXC.
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7. Philadelphia 8-8 (8)
HOME: 4-4
ROAD: 4-4
DIVISION: 3-3
CONFERENCE: 6-6
They traveled to Indiana in week 13 and won 22-16 in overtime to keep their postseason chances alive. They hosted Providence in week 14 and lost 13-3 to fall to 7-7. They hosted Atlanta in week 15 and lost again 41-9. They hosted Los Angeles in week 16 for a postseason "play in" game and won 27-3 to clinch the #7 seed in the NXC.
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Los Angeles was 8-1 in week 9 and in 1st place in the West and held the #1 Seed in the NXC. They lost their last 7 games including a week 16 game in Philadelphia which eliminated them from the postseason.

Brooklyn was 2-7 in week 9 and in the mix for a top 5 draft pick when they were bought by new ownership and finished the the season 6-1 to just miss the postseason at 8-8. The NXC East has a new comtender to worry about next season.

WILDCARD WEEKEND

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Memphis Maniacs (11-5)
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Montana Grizzlies (11-5)
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MEMPHIS
RECENT POSTSEASON: 8th straight
APPEARANCE: 13th
DIVISION TITLES: 3
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-2
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-1
PLAYOFF RECORD: 13-12
HOME: 4-2
ROAD: 9-9
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MONTANA
RECENT POSTSEASON: 1st in 3 seasons
APPEARANCE: 6th
DIVISION TITLES: 2nd
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-5
HOME: 0-1
ROAD: 0-4
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HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Montana
11-9 Alltime
5-4 Home
6-5 Road
POSTSEASON: Memphis
1-0 Alltime
1-0 Road 41-3 (2046)
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ANALYSIS
They meet for the 2nd time in the postseason in the last 3 seasons where Memphis once again travels to Montana. Montana does own the Alltime record in the regular season but they haven't met since 2046 where Memphis went to Montana in the regular season and won 44-13. Memphis went just 1-4 versus playoff teams while Montana went 2-3 versus playoff teams this season.
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Gem City Gangsters (9-7)
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Phoenix Predators (13-3)
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GEM CITY
RECENT POSTSEASON: 11th in last 12
APPEARANCE: 21st
DIVISION TITLES: 15
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3-0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2-1
PLAYOFF RECORD: 12-18
HOME: 7-10
ROAD: 3-7
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PHOENIX
RECENT POSTSEASON: 9th straight
APPEARANCE: 15th
DIVISION TITLES: 13th
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 14-13
HOME: 12-4
ROAD: 1-9
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HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Gem City
10-8 Alltime
3-5 Home
7-3 Road
POSTSEASON: Phoenix
1-1 Alltime
1-0 Home 10-0 (2018)
0-1 Road 35-28 (2040)
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ANALYSIS
They meet for the 3rd time in the postseason where both teams won at home in the first 2 meetings. Gem City owns the slightest of edges over Phoenix Alltime in the regular season but Phoenix has won the last 4 regular season matchups. Gem City hosted Phoenix in week 11 and lost 24-17 and now must travel to Phoenix in the postseason where the Predators are 12-4 Alltime. Gem City is 3-4 versus playoff teams while Phoenix is 3-3 versus playoff teams this season.
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Philadelphia Slayers (8-8)
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Providence Islanders (14-2)
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PHILADELPHIA
RECENT POSTSEASON: 11th straight
APPEARANCE: 19th
DIVISION TITLES: 9
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 11-17
HOME: 8-5
ROAD: 2-12
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PROVIDENCE
RECENT POSTSEASON: 8th straight
APPEARANCE: 14th
DIVISION TITLES: 6th
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0-0
PLAYOFF RECORD: 9-12
HOME: 7-3
ROAD: 2-9
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HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Philadelphia
38-24 Alltime
21-10 Home
17-14 Road
POSTSEASON: Providence
1-1 Alltime
1-0 Home 20-6 (2046)
0-1 Road 25-9 (2041)
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ANALYSIS
These two division rivals meet for the third time this season where Providence won the first two games, 45-13 at home in week 10 & 13-3 on the road in week 14. Philadelphia owns the Alltime regular season advantage over Providence but Providence has won 6 of the last 10 meetings over the last 5 seasons. They have split 2 postseason games with the home team winning each matchup. Providence went 6-2 versus playoff teams while Philadelphia went just 1-6 versus playoff teams this season.
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WILDCARD WEEKEND

AXC

GAME OF THE WEEK

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Buffalo Skull Crushers 47
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New York Empire 53
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Buffalo received the ball to start the game and started the drive from their own 14 yard line after an ill advised return. They drove 6 plays to the New York 48 yard line but in 4th & 5 QB Matthew Whitney was sacked by RDE George Carroll for an 8 yard lose and they turned the ball over on downs.

New York took over on the Buffalo 44 yard line and they moved the ball to the Buffalo 33 where they attempted a 50 yard fieldgoal and missed to keep the gane scoreless at 8:53 left in the 1st quarter.

Buffalo started their 2nd possession on their own 40 yard line and 3 plays later QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Elijah Diller for a 35 yard TD. Buffalo went for the 2 point conversion and succeeded to take an 8-0 lead with 7:20 left in the 1st quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737789

New York started their 2nd possession from their own 25 and it took 7 plays to score a TD which was highlighted by QB William Jennings pass to WR Jarred Ramos for 52 yards to make the score 8-7 Buffalo with 3:52 left in the 1st quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737797

Buffalo began their next drive on their own 25 yard line and on 4th & 9 from their own 26, Buffalo stayed true to form and went for it and failed which set up New York with great field position just outside the redzone.

New York would reach the Buffalo 4 yard line but on 4th & 1 they elected to take the points and kicked a 21 yard fieldgoal to take a 10-8 lead with 14:16 left in the 1st half.

Buffalo started their next possession from their own 25 yard line and on the first play of the drive QB Matthew Whitney was picked off by MLB Frank Gilbert which set New York up at the Buffalo 32 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737814

New York moved the ball down to the Buffalo 12 and after a false start on 4th & 1 they settled for a 34 yard fieldgoal to extent their lead to 13-8 with 11:20 remaining in the first half.

Once again, Buffalo began from their own 25 and on 4th & 14 from their own 21 yard line, Buffalo kept the pedal floored and went for it and Whitney completed a 6 yard pass to WR Earl Coddington which was way short for the 1st down but New York was called for defensive pass interference which gave Buffalo an automatic 1st down. 3 plays later, QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Joseph Moore on a 65 yard TD and added another 2 point conversion to take a 16-13 lead with 9:33 left in the 1st half.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737830

New York started from their own 25 yard line and converted a 1st down at the 36 yard line but a 9 yard lose on a sack by LDE Michael Parenteau put them behind the chains and they would punt the ball back to Buffalo.

Buffalo started the next drive from their own 21 yard line and put together a 16 play drive where they converted on 4th & 10 then later 4th & 1 to score a TD on a 13 yard pass from Whitney to Moore plus added another 2 point conversion to take a 24-13 lead with 1:19 left in the half.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737858

New York would be conservative and ran the ball 3 times as time expired and the 1st half ended with Buffalo ahead 24-13.

New York got the ball to start the 2nd half and quickly & quietly went 3 & out and were forced to punt.

Buffalo started their first 2nd half possession on their 32 yard line and after moving the ball to their own 46 QB Matthew Whitney threw his 2nd interception of the game to CB Anthony Mills.

New York had great field position on their own 45 yard line and drove to the Buffalo 33 when QB William Jennings hit WR Steve Finch for a 33 yard TD to make the score 24-20 after the extra point with 8:46 left in the 3rd quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737880

New York started the subsequent drive from their own 25 and QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Earl Coddington for 31 yards to move the ball to the New York 33 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737884

On 2nd & 10 from New York's 33 yard line, QB Matthew Whitney threw what appeared to be his 3rd interception of the game by CB Martin Dalrymple who returned it 25 yards to the Buffalo 49 yard line but New York was called for defensive pass interference which gave Buffalo a 1st & 10 from the New York 25 yard line. On the very next play, QB Matthew Whitney did actually throw his 3rd interception of the game to CB Robert Sargent who also returned it 25 yards to their own 38 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737887

New York would go on a 7 play drive which stalled at the Buffalo 20 yard line where they kicked a 37 yard fieldgoal to make the score 24-23 Buffalo with 3:13 left in the 3rd quarter.

Buffalo would again have another ill advised return on a kickoff where they began their next drive on their own 13 yard line. QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Earl Coddington for 36 yards followed by another pass to Joseph Moore for 7 yards which placed them on the New York 44 yard line before CB Steven Holloman ran the ball for 7 yards and fumbled which was recovered by CB Marvin Torrey.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737899

New York started from their own 35 but on 4th & inches from their own 45 they stayed conservative and punted the ball to Buffalo and pinned them in at their own 10 yard line. QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Elijah Diller on the first play and it went 90 yards to the house before they added another 2 point conversion as Buffalo extended their lead to 32-23 with 5 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737904

New York has forced 4 Buffalo turnovers plus forced 2 turnovers on downs deep in Buffalo's own end yet they find themselves down 9 points entering the 4th quarter. They began their next possession on their own 25 and moved the ball out to their own 45 but on 4th & 4 they maintained their conservative approach and punted the ball back to Buffalo.

Buffalo started this drive on their own 15 and put together an 11 play drive which stalled at the New York 27 after Matthew Whitney was sacked for a 10 yard lose by RDE George Carroll which set up a 4th & 20 and surprisely Buffalo elected kick a 44 yard fieldgoal which made the score 35-23 with 8:00 left in the game.

Once again, New York started from their own 25 and went 3 & out and elected to punt on 4th & 2 from their own 32 yard line.

Buffalo also started from their own 25 yard line and went 3 & out as they elected to punt for the first time on 4th & 9 from their own 26 yard line with just 5:18 left in the game.

New York started from their own 24 yard line as time became an issue and 3 plays into the drive William Jennings connected with WR Jarred Ramos for a 69 yard touchdown to pull within 35-30 with 4:23 on the clock.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737936

Buffalo began on their own 25 and on 2nd & 2 from their own 33 yard line QB Matthew Whitney was sacked by LDE Joshua Johnson for a 9 yard lose which forced their 2nd punt on 4th & 9 from their own 24 and P Matthew Santana boomed a 73 yard punt which pinned New York at their own 3 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737942

New York ran the ball for 8 yards then passed the ball for 15 yards before QB William Jennings hit WR Paul Gillard for a 73 yard TD to take a 36-35 lead then they added a 2 point conversion of their own which made the score 38-35 New York with 2:14 left in the game.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737945

New York led for all of 11 seconds as QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Elijah Diller for 75 yards on the first play of their next possession to take a 41-38 lead but the 2 point conversion failed as the clock read 2:03.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737948

Buffalo held that 3 point lead for 13 seconds as QB William Jennings hit WR Paul Gillard for a 72 yard TD on the 2nd play of their next possession to take a 45-41 lead after the extra point with 1:50 on the clock

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737953

Buffalo started from their own 12 yard line and QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Earl Coddington for 59 yards to reach the New York 22 yard line

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737958

After a sack which lost Buffalo 10 yards QB Matthew Whitney hit WR David Morley for a 32 yard touchdown making the score 47-45 Buffalo after a failed 2 point conversion with 1:19 on the clock.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737962

New York began from their own 25 yard line and on the 4th play of the drive QB William Jennings hit WR Steven Marchese for a 59 yard TD plus they added a 2 point conversion to take a 53-47 lead with just 0:58 left on the clock.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737969

Buffalo started on their own 25 yard line and QB Matthew Whitney hit WR Elijah Diller for 23 yards putting the ball at Buffalo's 48 yard line as the clock ran since Buffalo was out of timeouts.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737972

Matthew Whitney's next pass was knocked down which stopped the clock at 0:33 before he connected with WR Harold Moore for 14 yards to the New York 37 yard line. The clock continued to run as QB Matthew Whitney hit WR James Vasquez over the top and WLB Robert Brooks made a game saving tackle at the 3 yard line as New York held on to win one of the greatest games in XFL postseason history, 53-47!

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9864#1737975
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DIVISION ROUND

AXC

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Cincinnati Defenders (-13)
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☆Cincinnati enjoyed the rest during the bye and are heavy favorites to defeat Orlando but the Guardians defeated Toronto by 26 as underdogs and feel like they have nothing to lose.

☆Cincinnati enter the postseason without their leading rusher Julio Hamilton who is out with a knee injury. They need players like WR Steven Jackson & Derrick Moss to replace the lost production in the running game.

☆Cincinnati will also be without their starting LT Jack Durgin who has a high ankle sprain.

☆Cincinnati QB Gary Fielding has 14 postseason starts where he is 7-7 Alltime. He has gone 284 for 489 is his postseason career for 3,260 yards, 21 TD passes & 21 INTs.

☆Orlando QB William Young made his first postseason start last week where his team won big but he completed less than half his passes going 16 of 34 for 241 yards, 2 TD passes & 1 INT.

☆Orlando will also be without their starting LT William Eady.

☆Cincinnati has the 4th ranked offense & 10th ranked defense.

☆Orlando has the 12th ranked offense & 13th ranked defense.

☆Cincinnati has a +5 turnover margin while Orlando boast a +14 turnover margin.

☆Cincinnati has the #1 run defense but the 29th ranked pass defense.

☆Orlando has the #10 ranked pass defense but the 21st ranked run defense.

☆These two teams haven't never met in the postseason while Cincinnati is 12-4 Alltime versus Orlando in the regular season including 6-2 at home.

☆These two teams last met in week 8 last season where Cincinnati traveled to Orlando and won 28-6.

☆Cincinnati has made 2 Conference Championship games including last season where they won and went to the XFL Title game.

☆Orlando has made 1 Conference Championship game way back in 2025 which they won to advance to the XFL Title game.
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Vancouver Vandals (-5)
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☆Vancouver enters the game as 5 point favorites versus New York as both teams finished the season 11-5 and both are coming off impressive wins at home versus a tough division rival.

☆Vancouver comes into the fairly health with only starting RT Daniel Graham being questionable to start in the game.

☆New York has 10 players on the injury report with WR Michael Montgomery & LDE Joshua Johnson definately out for the game. LG Joey Carney, WLB Ray Vickers, CB Anthony Mills & CB Carl Bowman are all questionable & game time decisions. Montgomery is their 2nd leading rusher & Johnson is their 2nd leading pass rusher.

☆Vancouver QB Keith Garcia made his first postseason start last week and went 22 for 42 for 239 yards, 1 TD pass & 0 INT.

☆New York QB William Jennings has made 3 postseason starts and won his first postseason game last week. He is 84 for 141 in his postseason career for 1,137 yards, 8 TD passes & 4 INTs. He went 25 for 31 last week for 495 yards, 6 TD passes & 0 INTs. The 495 yards ranks 7th Alltime in a postseason game while his 6 TD passes ties him for 3rd Alltime in a postseason game.

☆Vancouver has the 11th ranked offense & 6th ranked defense.

☆New York has the 5th ranked offense & 18th ranked defense.

☆Vanxouver has the 8th ranked pass defense & 10th ranked run defense.

☆New York has the 16th ranked run defense & 18th ranked pass defense.

☆Vancouver has a +6 turnover margin while New York has a -2 turnover margin.

☆These two teams have never met in the postseason while Vancouver holds a 9-7 record versus New York Alltime in the regular season including 5-3 at home.

☆These two teams last met in week 4 this season where Vancouver hosted New York and won 24-3.

☆Vancouver has advanced to 1 Conference Championship game back in 2044 where they won and went to the XFL Title game.

☆New York has never made it to the Conference Championship game.
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☆Atlanta is coming off the bye and poised to defend their 7 straight Titles and begin as 10 point favorites at home versus their division rival.

☆Atlanta enters the game with just 2 players injured, RB Gregory Maurice & LDE Hiram Lund who both should miss the game. Maurice is just a depth RB but Lund is their 2nd leading pass rusher.

☆Memphis enters the game with 10 players on the injury report. Only DT Darrell Dustin is officially out for the game while RB Thomas Gibbons, WR Earnest Underwood, LDE Kennett Behrens & LDE Clifford Owens are all questionable and game time decisions. Dustin is their starting DT which is a huge lose versus the vaunted Atlanta rushing attack.

☆Atlanta QB Alan Wyatt has made 5 career postseason starts where he is 3-2 Alltime going 140 of 227 for his post season career for 1,263 yards, 9 TD passes & 5 INTs. This will be his first postseason start in 5 years.

☆Memphis QB Anthony Henderson has made 11 postseason starts where he is 6-5 Alltime. He has gone 279 of 489 for his postseason career for 3,655 yards, 27 TD passes & 10 INTs. He went 17 of 29 last week for 428 yards, 4 TD passes & 0 INT.

☆Atlanta has the 9th ranked offense & 3rd ranked defense.

☆Memphis has the 8th ranked offense & 4th ranked defense.

☆Atlanta has the 2nd ranked run defense & 11th ranked pass defense.

☆Memphis has the 4th ranked pass defense & 6th ranked pass defense.

☆Atlanta has a +10 turnover margin while Memphis has a -1 turnover margin.

☆These two teams have met 6 times in the postseason and Atlanta is 6-0 Alltime versus Memphis including 4-0 at home. Atlanta has beaten Memphis 6 timed by a combined score of 170-57 which is a rough average score of 28-10.

2023 Memphis 23-13 (W)
2041 Memphis 48-3 (W)
2042 @Memphis 16-7 (W) CC
2044 Memphis 26-16 (W) CC
2046 @Memphis 19-6 (W)
2047 Memphis 38-12 (W)

☆Atlanta holds a 42-19-1 Alltime record versus Memphis in the regular season including 25-6 at home.

☆Atlanta has gone 139-12 (.921) the past 8 seasons in the regular season plus the postseason combined.

☆Memphis has gone 6-15 (.286) versus Atlanta the past 8 seasons in the regular season plus the postseason combined.

☆Atlanta has a (.714) winning percentage versus Memphis the past 8 seasons and a (.954) winning percentage versus everyone else in the league.

☆Atlanta has advanced to 12 Conference Championship games where they are 10-2 Alltime and have won 9 XFL Titles including the last 7 straight.

☆Memphis has advanced to 3 Conference Championship games where they are 1-2 Alltime.
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☆Providence host Phoenix and are double digit favorites to advance to the Conference Championship game.

☆Providence enters the game with 10 players with injury designations. WR John Holm, WR Leroy Ogden, DT Willis Hurley, DT Charles Donnelley, DT Oscar Fischer & RDE Chadwick Turner are all questionable and game time decisions. Holm is their 2nd leading rusher, Ogden is their 3rd leading receiver while Turner is their 3rd leading pass rusher and the 3 DTs are their #1-#3 players at the position.

☆Phoenix enters the game with 9 players injured but only WR Stephen Powell, LG Isaac Orrell & DT Michael Wilson are questionable and game time decisions. Powell is their 3rd leading reciever, Orwell is a backup and Wilson is the stating Nose tackle.

☆Providence QB William Powers has made 7 postseason starts where he is 5-2 Alltime. He has gone 163 of 293 for his postseason career for 1,615 yards, 9 TD passed & 12 INTs. He went 24 of 49 last week for 238 yards, 1 TD pass & 3 INTs.

☆Phoenix QB Taylor Rojas has made 7 postseason starts where he is 2-5 Alltime. He has gone 129 of 227 for his postseason career for 1,506 yards, 9 TD passes & 8 INTs. He went 16 of 32 last week for 243 yards, 2 TD passes & 2 INTs.

☆Providence has the 6th ranked offense & the 1st ranked defense.

☆Phoenix has the 2nd ranked offense & 2nd ranked defense.

☆Providence has the 3rd ranked run defense & 3rd ranked pass defense.

☆Phoenix has the 1st ranked pass defense & 5th ranked run defense.

☆Providence has a +12 turnover margin while Phoenix has a -12 turnover margin.

☆These two teams twice in the postseason and Providence is 2-0 Alltime including 2-0 at home and a 17-16 instant classic last year in the Division round.

☆These two teams have a regular season record of 8-8-1 against one another while Providence is 2-1-1 at home versus Phoenix.

☆These two teams last met in week 3 this season where Phoenix hosted Providence and won 13-10.

☆Providence has advanced to the last 3 Conference Championship games where they have lost to Atlanta all 3 times and they are looking to finally knocking Atlanta and make their first XFL Title game.

☆Phoenix has advanced to the Conference Championship game 4 times where they went 1-3 and won the XFL Title in 2025.
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DIVISION ROUND

NXC

GAME OF THE WEEK

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Atlanta got the ball to start the game and they began at their own 29 yard line. They went on a 7 play drive where they ran the ball 3 times for 39 yards and passed the ball 4 times where QB Alan Wyatt completed 3 times for 39 yards including a 9 yard TD pass to WR Patrick Ball to take a 7-0 lead with 11:20 left in the 1st quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739116

Memphis started their 1st possession at their own 25 yard line and went on a 11 play/75 yard drive which featured 7 passes & 4 runs and was highlighted by a QB Anthony Henderson pass to WR Richard Davis for 35 yards. The drive
ended with a WR Earnest Underwood 2 yard TD run to tie the game 7-7 with 7:48 left in the 1st quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739125

Atlanta started their 2nd possession on their own 25 yard line and on the 1st play, QB Alan Wyatt connected with WR Richard Morillo for a 75 yard TD reception as Atlanta regained the lead 14-7 with 7:35 left in the 1st quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739132

Memphis began their 2nd possession on their 25 yard line and on the 5th play of the drive QB Anthony Henderson hit WR Richard Davis for 19 yards to set them up at the Atlanta 37 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739139

On the very next play, WR Earnest Underwood ran the ball for 3 yards and Atlanta MLB James Collins punched the ball loose and FS Shannon Shockley jumped on the fumble.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739140

Atlanta started from their own 34 yard line and had a 6 play drive where they were flagged for a false start on the 5th play and on 4th & 15 from their own 39 yard line, they punted the ball back to Memphis.

Memphis began this drive from their own 16 and they had a 9 play drive which took us to the 2nd quarter but the drive stalled at midfield and on 4th & 6 from their own 49 yard line they elected to punt the ball.

Atlanta started from their own 20 after the punt went into the endzone and they had an 11 play drive which featured 6 runs, 4 passes & 1 false start. Atlanta drive to the Memphis 36 yard line but on 3rd & 6 WR Leroy Bello was handed the ball and CB Terry Mason tackled him for a 3 yard lose which pushed them just out of fieldgoal range so Atlanta elected to punt.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739169

Memphis started from their own 20 after the punt went into the endzone and they converted a 1st down but on 3rd & 3 from their own 38 yard line, QB Anthony Henderson dropped back to pass and Atlanta RDE Oren Bearce sacked him for an 8 yard lose which forced them to punt the ball back to Atlanta with 4:37 left in the 1st half.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739176

Atlanta began from their own 25 yard line and after 2 runs & 1 incomplete pass they had a quick 3 & out and they punted the ball back to Memphis with 3:10 left in the half.

Memphis started from their own 31 yard line and they were looking to double up scoring since they were set to get the ball first in the 2nd half. After an incompletion on 1st down, QB Anthony Henderson hit WR Bobby Covert for 40 yards which moved the ball down to the Atlanta 29 yard line with the clocking running towards the 2 minute warning.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739184

Memphis got off one more pass for 6 yards before the game reached the 2 minute warning as Memphis was looking to tie the score before halftime. QB Anthony Henderson connected on back to back short gainers which gave them a 1st down at the Atlanta 18 yard line and they used a timeout with 1:24 left in the half. After an incompletion on 1st down, QB Anthony Henderson passed the ball to WR James Fain for 7 yards and on 3rd & 3 from the 10 yard line, Henderson again dropped back to pass and as the pocket collapsed, he ran the ball 10 yards into the endzone for a TD to tie the game 14-14 with 1:10 left in the half.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739193

Atlanta started on their own 25 yard line and had 1:10 to work with plus 2 timeouts. They played it conservative and ran the ball twice and converted a 1st down before using a timeout with 0:24 left in the half. A short completion and another run saw the clock expired and the teams went into halftime timed at 14-14.

Memphis got the ball to start the 2nd half and they ran the ball on their first 4 plays and gained 17 yards before QB Anthony Henderson dropped back to pass and found WR Lawrence Robertson for a 57 yard TD to take a 21-14 lead with 12:24 left in the 3rd quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739208

Atlanta would begin their first possession of the 2nd half in the unfamiliar position of trailing a playoff game in the 2nd half. After an incompletion on 1st down, WR Richard Morillo ran the ball for 3 yards when CB Clifford Tisdale knocked the ball loose and he recovered the fumble at the Atlanta 28 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739212

Memphis had the ball in Atlanta territory at the 28 yard line and led 21-14 which a chance to add to the lead. WR Bobby Covert ran the ball for 2 yards and Atlanta DT Guy Brown knocked the ball out but Memphis LG Edward Leal jumped on the fumble and Memphis maintained possession of the football.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739213

On 2nd & 6 from the Atlanta 23 yard line, QB Anthony Henderson found WR Richard Davis for 9 yards which gave them a 1st down at the Atlanta 15 yard line. After an incompletion WR Earnest Underwood ran the ball twice for 5 yards to give Memphis a 1st & goal from the Atlanta 4 yard line. On 1st down, Memphis was flagged for holding which pushed them back to the 14 yard line. QB Anthony Henderson would complete a 5 yard pass to WR Lawrence Robertson on 1st & goal then Henderson hit WR James Fain for a 9 yard TD reception. Memphis took a commanding 28-14 lead with 8:50 left in the 3rd quarter.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739220

Atlanta began their next drive on their own 26 yard line while finding themselves down 14 points in the 2nd half of a playoff game. Atlanta was in danger of snapping a 23 game postseason winning streak and failing to defend their 7 straight XFL Titles. After QB Alan Wyatt connected with WR Richard Morillo for 12 yards and a 1st down, they found themselves in a 4th & 3 from their own 45 and they elected to punt the ball back to Memphis with 6:37 left in the 3rd quarter.

Memphis began on their own 20 after the punt went into the endzone. QB Anthony Henderson dropped back to pass on 1st down and LDE Hiram Lund sacked him for an 8 yard lose to put Memphis behind the sticks. A short completion on 2nd down followed by an incompletion on 3rd down gave Memphis a 4th & 12 from their own 18 yard line and they were forced to punt.

Atlanta started this drive with decent field position at their own 37 yard line. Atlanta would go on an 11 play drive that would finish the 3rd quarter and start the 4th quarter. The drive had just 2 pass plays which resulted in a 11 yard completion and a defensive pass interference penalty. The drive was all about establishing the run as they ran the ball 9 times for 44 yards which was capped by a WR Leroy Bello 1 yard TD which cut the lead to 28-21 with 14:15 left in the game.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739243

Memphis started the ensuing drive from their own 25 yard line and after leading by 14 and having all the momentum in the 2nd half, 66,000+ screaming Dominators fans clearly had the momentum swung towards Atlanta and Memphis began to play tight. On 1st down WR Earnest Underwood was handed the ball and WLB Louis Hansen tackling him in the backfield for a 2 yard lose and it got louder in Atlanta. On 2nd & 12, WR Bobby Covert quieted the crowd a bit with an 8 yard run. On 3rd & 4 from the Memphis 34 yard line, the crowd again brought the noise and QB Anthony Henderson overthrew WR Richard Davis to bring up 4th down and a punt.

Atlanta would start on their own 26 yard line with a chance to tie the game and after converted a 1st down, Atlanta's drive stalled at their own 45 where on 4th & 5, Atlanta chose to punt and rely on their defense.

Memphis was hemmed in at their own 15 yard line with 10:31 left on the clock. They would convert a 1st down before getting called for a false start to make it 1st & 15 as they found themselves behind the sticks. QB Anthony Henderson would find WR Earnest Underwood for 15 yards but the refs placed the ball just shy of the 1st down. On 2nd & short, QB Anthony Henderson dropped back to pass and RDE Oren Bearce sacked him again for an 8 yard lose.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739260

Memphis faced a 3rd & 8 from their own 28 yard line and QB Anthony Henderson found WR Lawrence Robertson over the middle for 6 yards as CB David Bakken made a great open field tackle to force 4th down. Memphis had no choice but to punt on 4th & 2 from their own 34 yard line and rely on their defense to protect the lead.

Atlanta started from their own 20 after the punt went into the endzone. On 1st down WR Leroy Bello ran the ball for 8 yards before QB Alan Wyatt hit WR Richard Morillo on a slant across the middle for a 72 yard TD to tie the game at 28-28 with 6:37 left in regulation.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739264

Memphis began at their own 25 yard line with the score tied and on 1st down QB Anthony Henderson dropped back to pass when LDE Hiram Lund sacked him for a 9 yard lose as 66,000+ screaming fans roared. On 2nd & 19, QB Anthony Henderson found WR James Fain in the middle and Fain dropped the pass. On 3rd & 19, QB Anthony Henderson passed the ball to WR Lawrence Robertson for a t yard gain on a comeback route that had no chance of converting a 1st down and they were forced to punt the ball back to Atlanta with 5:22 left in regulation.

Atlanta started from their own 33 yard line but QB Alan Wyatt had his first 2 passes knocked down by Memphis CB Orville Wells. On 3rd & 10, Wyatt found WR Patrick Ball for what would have been a 1st down but Ball dropped the ball and Atlanta had to punt the ball back to Memphis with 5:04 left in regulation.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739273

Memphis started from their own 26 yard line and after QB Anthony Henderson had a pass knocked down on 1st down, he found WR Earnest Underwood for 11 yards and a 1st down at their own 36 yard line. Henderson then found WR Lawrence Robertson for 7 yards before WR Eric Pena ran the ball for 20 yards into Atlanta territory at the Atlanta 37 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739278

Memphis had it 1st & 10 at the Atlanta 37 yard line, just at the edge of fieldgoal range with 4:06 left in regulation. QB Anthony Henderson would throw 3 straight incompletions and K William Davis trotted onto the field to attempt a 55 yard fieldgoal to take the lead and he missed wide right.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739282

Atlanta took over with great field position at their own 44 yard line. On 1st down, WR Leroy Bello ran for 4 yards before WR Richard Morillo ran for 11 yards to move into Memphis territory at the Memphis 41 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739284

On 1st & 10 from the Memphis 41 yard line and 2:19 on the clock, WR Leroy Bello again was handed the ball but CB Terry Mason tackled him for a 3 yard lose.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739285

On 2nd & 13, QB Alan Wyatt found WR Richard Morillo open across the middle and Morillo dropped it but Memphis was flagged for being offsides which made it 2nd & 8 from the Memphis 39 yard line with 1:57 left in regulation.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739287

After QB Alan Wyatt threw an incompletion on 2nd down, Wyatt tried to hit WR Tyler Cruz across the middle but CB Jeffrey Douglas knocked it down. There was a flag on the play and Douglas was called for defensive pass interference to give Atlanta a 1st & 10 from the Memphis 31 yard line, well within fieldgoal range with 1:49 left in regulation.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739289

Atlanta WR Richard Morillo ran the ball for 10 yards and gave Atlanta a 2nd & 1 from the 21 yard line with 1:44 left in regulation and Memphis used their 1st timeout. Atlanta was in 38 yard fieldgoal range with K Doyle Allen who was 41 of 45 this season warming up on the sideline when QB Alan Wyatt surprisingky dropped back to pass on 2nd & 1 and Memphis CB Earl Wilcox jumped the outside route and returned the ball 32 yards

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739292

Memphis started on their own 45 yard line with 1:36 left in regulation plus 2 timeouts. After QB Anthony Henderson threw an incompletion on 1st down, he was sacked by RDE Oren Bearce on 2nd down for an 8 yard lose.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739294

Memphis had a 3rd & 18 from their own 37 yard line with 1:08 left in regulation and Memphis tried a screen pass which was blown up for a 4 yard lose and Memphis was forced to punt 0:28 left in regulation.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739295

Memphis punter John Briggs boomed a 52 yard punt to the Atlanta 14 yard line and Atlanta returner WR Dennis Moore fumbled the ball but luckily Moore recovered his own fumble to save the game.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739296

Atlanta began from their own 14 yard line and they were aggressive passing the ball 4 times in the final 20 seconds and actually was forced to punt the ball back to Memphis with 5 seconds on the clock.

The game was tied 28-28 at the end of regulation after each team had opportunities to win it in regulation and Atlanta won the coin toss and received the ball first to start overtime.

Atlanta started from their own 25 yard line and on 1st down WR Richard Morillo ran the ball for 11 yards.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739306

The 2nd play ofnthe drive was a WR Leroy Bello run of 6 yards before QB Alan Wyatt hit WR Richard Morillo for 14 yards and a 1st down at the Memphis 45 yard line.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739308

The 4th play in overtime had QB Alan Wyatt hit WR Tyler Cruz in stride across the middle for 43 yards as CB Eduardo Whitley tackled him at the 1 yard line to save the game for the moment.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739309

Atlanta was sitting with a 1st & goal from the 1 yard line and 1 yard away from winning their 24th straight postseason game when they turned to their goal line specialist WR Daniel Stukes who had 20 rushing TDs in the regular season and he crossed the plane to give Atlanta the win!!!

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/watch/9871#1739311
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

AXC

The 2044 AXC Conference Champions meet last year's 2047 AXC Conference Champions in this seasons 2048 AXC Conference game. They both may get a second chance against 7× defending XFL Champion Atlanta depending on the outcome of the NXC Conference Championship game.

It's Cincinnati 3rd AXC Conference Championship game and 2nd time hosting the big game. Cincinnati is 1-1 in the CC game but they are 0-1 at home.

It's Vancouver's 2nd AXC Conference Championship game but this will be their first time playing on the road. Vancouver is 1-0 in the big game but they won at home.

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VANCOUVER
Off Pass yards: 241.3 (13th)
Off Rush yards: 129.3 (9th)
Off Total yards: 370.6 (11th)
Def Pass yards: 200.8 (8th)
Def Rush yards: 81.9 (10th)
Def Total yards: 274.5 (6th)
INTS/game: 1.6 (7th)
SACK/game: 3.7 (4th)
TO Margin: +6

PASSING: Keith Garcia
3,861 yards
29/23 TD/INT
49 sacks
81.94 QBR

RUSHING: Ricard Brown/Jeffrey Brunson
736 yards/690 yards
1 TD/3 TD

RECEIVING: David Talty
1,151 yards
8 TD

RETURNER: Richard Brown
23.0 KO return average
9.9 punt return average
0 TD

KICKER: Sheldon Wallace
35/41 FG (85.4%)
8/10 50+ (80.0%)
37/37 XP (100%)

PUNTER: Lawrence Whitehead
90 punts
46.7 average
42.5 net average
35 inside 20

PASS RUSH: Miguel Watkins/Tyler Hickman
19/12

TACKLES: Chad Meaux
101

PASS DEFENSE: David Hooks
91 passes defended
25 knockdowns
42.9 catch allowed percentage

INTERCEPTIONS: Joseph Salerno
6

FORCED FUMBLES: David Hooks
3

INJURIES: 6 players
None serious (P4 or worse)


CINCINNATI
Off Pass yards: 279.3 (6th)
Off Rush yards: 119.8 (15th)
Off Total yards: 399.1 (4th)
Def Pass yards: 277.5 (29th)
Def Rush yards: 34.4 (1st)
Def Total yards: 304.9 (10th)
INTS/game: 1.1 (16th)
SACK/game: 2.1 (27th)
TO Margin: +5

PASSING: Gary Fielding
4,469 yards
33/17 TD/INT
25 sacks
100.75 QBR

RUSHING: Julio Hamilton
952 yards
6 TD

RECEIVING: Steven Jackson
1,709 yards
17 TD

RETURNER: Willis Vanhorn
31.0 KO return average
7.3 punt return average
0 TD

KICKER: William Muhammad
31/33 FG (93.9%)
1/1 50+ (100%)
7/7 XP (100%)

PUNTER: Leonard Hyde
102 punts
45.3 average
41.6 net average
42 inside 20

PASS RUSH: Michael Cline/James Guidry
11/9

TACKLES: Eric Kimmel
135

PASS DEFENSE: Joseph Duffy
75 passes defended
13 knockdowns
46.7 catch allowed percentage

INTERCEPTIONS: Andrew Smith
8

FORCED FUMBLES: Eric Kimmel
3

INJURIES: 5 players
WR Julio Hamilton Q5
DT Gregory Harrison Q4
LDE Randy King Q5
LT Jack Durgin P5

HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Cincinnati
12-3 Alltime
6-1 Home

POSTSEASON: Split
1-1 Alltime
2037 Cincinnati 16 @ Vancouver 6
2046 Cincinnati 6 @ Vancouver 10

LAST MEETING: 2047 week 6
Cincinnati 26 @ Vancouver 31
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NXC

The 2025 NXC Conference Champions meet the 7× defending NXC Conference Champions in the 2048 NXC Conference Championship game.

This is Phoenix's 5th NXC Conference Championship game where they are 1-3 Alltime and 0-3 on the road and have lost to Atlanta in 2041 & 2043 on the road and beat Atlanta in 2025 at home.

Atlanta is making their 13th NXC Conference Championship game appearance where they are 10-2 Alltime including 10-0 at home in the big game. They will be attempting to win their 8th straight NXC Conference Championship & 8th straight subsequent XFL Title.

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Atlanta Dominators (-9)
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PHOENIX
Off Pass yards: 354.9 (2nd)
Off Rush yards: 153.4 (3rd)
Off Total yards: 508.3 (2nd)
Def Pass yards: 177.0 (1st)
Def Rush yards: 60.9 (5th)
Def Total yards: 232.3 (2nd)
INTS/game: 0.9 (22nd)
SACK/game: 3.1 (12th)
TO Margin: -12

PASSING: Taylor Rojas
5,679 yards
45/23 TD/INT
48 sacks
95.47 QBR

RUSHING: Son Johnson
1,273 yards
8 TD

RECEIVING: James Hulbert/Charles Mobley
1,222/1,023 yards
9/7 TD

RETURNER: Lee Lytton
33.0 KO return average
9.6 punt return average
1 TD

KICKER: Stephen Roman
30/33 FG (90.9%)
0/1 50+ (0.0%)
61/62 XP (98.4%)

PUNTER: Gary McCall
73 punts
45.6 average
43.9 net average
31 inside 20

PASS RUSH: Michael Whaley/Thomas Gooch
18/13 sacks

TACKLES: Troy Winchell
102 tackles

PASS DEFENSE: Daniel Jenkins
107 passes defended
41 knockdowns
38.3 catch allowed percentage

INTERCEPTIONS: Daniel Jenkins/Troy Winchell
3

FORCED FUMBLES: Troy Winchell
3

INJURIES: 6 players
DT Nicholas Matias P5
DT Michael Wilson P4

ATLANTA
Off Pass yards: 245.7 (12th)
Off Rush yards: 140.8 (6th)
Off Total yards: 386.5 (9th)
Def Pass yards: 205.5 (11th)
Def Rush yards: 43.3 (2nd)
Def Total yards: 240.0 (3rd)
INTS/game: 1.8 (5th)
SACK/game: 3.1 (14th)
TO Margin: +10

PASSING: Alan Wyatt
3,931 yards
28/15 TD/INT
26 sacks
81.00 QBR

RUSHING: Leroy Bello/Daniel Stukes
1,146/705 yards
3/20 TD

RECEIVING: Marvin White/Richard Morillo
1,361/1,351 yards
5/11 TD

RETURNER: Leroy Bello/Dennis Moore
44.0 KO return average
2 TD
8.8 punt return average
0 TD

KICKER: Doyle Allen
41/45 FG (91.1%)
10/12 50+ (83.3%)
52/53 XP (98.1%)


PUNTER: Robert Scott
103 punts
47.0 average
44.3 net average
43 inside 20

PASS RUSH: Oren Bearce/Hiram Lund
16/9

TACKLES: Kevin Tefft
115

PASS DEFENSE: Dale Wilson
106 passes defended
27 knockdowns
38.7 catch allowed percentage

INTERCEPTIONS: Kevin Tefft
7

FORCED FUMBLES: Shannon Shockley
2

INJURIES: 3 players
RB Gregory Maurice Q6
LDE Hiram Lund P4

HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Atlanta
12-7 Alltime
9-7 Home

POSTSEASON: Atlanta
4-2 Alltime
4-0 Home

LAST MEETING: 2048 week 8
Phoenix 14 @ Atlanta 26
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

AXC


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Vancouver Vandals 26
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Cincinnati Defenders 15
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NXC


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Phoenix Predators 3
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Atlanta Dominators 41
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XFL XXXI LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

We have a rematch from XFL XXVII where Atlanta won their 4th straight League Championship during their current 7 straight League Championship run.

Vancouver is playing in their 2nd XFL Title game as described above where both are versus Atlanta.

Atlanta is playing in their 11th XFL Title game where they enter 9-1 Alltime including winning 7 straight XFL Titles. Atlanta's only lose in an XFL Title game came way back in 2019 in their first appearance when they lost to Oakland.

Atlanta is looking to win an XFL record 10 League Championships in the 31 year history of the XFL.

Atlanta's 11 XFL Title game appearances ties Dakota for the most in XFL history and Dakota has the 2nd most XFL Titles (5) behind Atlanta's current 9 and possible 10 XFL Titles.

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Vancouver Vandals
vs
Atlanta Dominators (-10)
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VANCOUVER
Off Pass yards: 241.3 (13th)
Off Rush yards: 129.3 (9th)
Off Total yards: 370.6 (11th)
Def Pass yards: 200.8 (8th)
Def Rush yards: 81.9 (10th)
Def Total yards: 274.5 (6th)
INTS/game: 1.6 (7th)
SACK/game: 3.7 (4th)
TO Margin: +6

PASSING: Keith Garcia
3,861 yards
29/23 TD/INT
49 sacks
81.94 QBR

RUSHING: Ricard Brown/Jeffrey Brunson
736 yards/690 yards
1 TD/3 TD

RECEIVING: David Talty
1,151 yards
8 TD

RETURNER: Richard Brown
23.0 KO return average
9.9 punt return average
0 TD

KICKER: Sheldon Wallace
35/41 FG (85.4%)
8/10 50+ (80.0%)
37/37 XP (100%)

PUNTER: Lawrence Whitehead
90 punts
46.7 average
42.5 net average
35 inside 20

PASS RUSH: Miguel Watkins/Tyler Hickman
19/12

TACKLES: Chad Meaux
101

PASS DEFENSE: David Hooks
91 passes defended
25 knockdowns
42.9 catch allowed percentage

INTERCEPTIONS: Joseph Salerno
6

FORCED FUMBLES: David Hooks
3

INJURIES: 7 players
RG Fred Stacey Q5
DT David Dodge Q6
DT Travis Romero Q5



ATLANTA
Off Pass yards: 245.7 (12th)
Off Rush yards: 140.8 (6th)
Off Total yards: 386.5 (9th)
Def Pass yards: 205.5 (11th)
Def Rush yards: 43.3 (2nd)
Def Total yards: 240.0 (3rd)
INTS/game: 1.8 (5th)
SACK/game: 3.1 (14th)
TO Margin: +10

PASSING: Alan Wyatt
3,931 yards
28/15 TD/INT
26 sacks
81.00 QBR

RUSHING: Leroy Bello/Daniel Stukes
1,146/705 yards
3/20 TD

RECEIVING: Marvin White/Richard Morillo
1,361/1,351 yards
5/11 TD

RETURNER: Leroy Bello/Dennis Moore
44.0 KO return average
2 TD
8.8 punt return average
0 TD

KICKER: Doyle Allen
41/45 FG (91.1%)
10/12 50+ (83.3%)
52/53 XP (98.1%)


PUNTER: Robert Scott
103 punts
47.0 average
44.3 net average
43 inside 20

PASS RUSH: Oren Bearce/Hiram Lund
16/9

TACKLES: Kevin Tefft
115

PASS DEFENSE: Dale Wilson
106 passes defended
27 knockdowns
38.7 catch allowed percentage

INTERCEPTIONS: Kevin Tefft
7

FORCED FUMBLES: Shannon Shockley
2

INJURIES: 3 players
RB Gregory Maurice Q5


HEAD TO HEAD
REGULAR SEASON: Vancouver
4-3 Alltime

POSTSEASON: Atlanta
1-0 Alltime
2044 XFL XXVII
Atlanta 32
Vancouver 10

LAST MEETING: 2045 week 16
Vancouver 17 @ Atlanta 20


XFL TITLE GAME REMATCH

There have been 8 rematches in XFL history.

Buffalo vs Zehlendorf (XFL XII/XV/XVII)
Buffalo vs Saint Paul (XFL XVII/XIX)
Dakota vs Gem City (XFL V/IX)
Dakota vs Vegas (XFL XXI/XXII)
Atlanta vs Buffalo (XFL III/XIV)
Atlanta vs Dakota (XFL VI/XXV)
Atlanta vs Pittsburgh (XFL XXVI/XXVIII)

Atlanta returns 21 players from the 2044 XFL Title game with Vancouver.

Vancouver returns 15 players from the 2044 XFL Title game with Atlanta.