XFL PLAYOFF PICTURE 2037 (Week 9)

AXC

1.  Dakota Blizzard 7-2
2.  Buffalo Skull Crushers 7-2

3.  Cincinnati Defenders 7-2
4.  Vancouver Vandals 6-3
5.  Toronto Titans 6-3
6.  New England Crusaders 6-3

7.  Kansas City Chaos 6-3
8.  Michigan Wolverines 5-4
9.  Miami Nemesis 5-4
10.  Houston Roughnecks 5-4
11.  Oakland Outlaws 4-5
12.  Texas Hold'em 4-5

13.  Pittsburgh Blitzkreieg 2-7
14.  New York Empire 2-7
15.  Denver Extreme 0-9
16.  Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 0-9

While technically all 16 teams are still alive for a playoff spot, realistically 12 teams are separated by just 2 games for a ticket to the postseason.

WEST
Vancouver and KC sit tied atop the division with 4-0 and 2-2 division records respectively. Oakland sits 2 games back also with a 2-2 division record.

EAST
Buffalo has a 1 game lead over New England and 2 game lead over Miami with division records of 2-0, 3-1, 2-1 respectively.

NORTH
Cincinnati has a 1 game lead over Toronto and 2 game lead over Houston with division records of 2-0, 2-0, 1-2 respectively.

SOUTH
Dakota has a 2 game lead over Michigan and 3 game lead over Texas with division records of 3-0, 2-2, 1-2 respectively.

WILDCARD
Toronto (6-1) and New England (5-3) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots with Kansas City (5-3) tied, Michigan (4-2), Miami (4-3) and Houston (3-4) 1 game back plus Oakland (3-3) and Texas (3-4) 2 games behind. Conference records are shown for each team.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Dakota over Buffalo/Texas/Houston/KC/Michigan
☆Buffalo over Vancouver/New England/Cincinnati
☆Cincinnati over Texas/Houston(x2)
☆Vancouver over Miami/KC/Oakland(x2)
☆Toronto over New England/Dakota/Texas
☆New England over Vancouver/Oakland/Miami(split)
☆Kansas over Buffalo/Miami/Cincinnati
☆Michigan over Toronto/Texas(split)
☆Miami over New England
☆Houston over Vancouver
☆Oakland over KC
☆Texas over Houston/Michigan(split)


NXC

1.  Saint Paul Punishers 9-0
2.  Los Angeles Challengers 6-3

3.  Carolina Cobras 6-3
4.  Brooklyn Hitmen 3-6
5.  Zehlendorf Zecken 6-3
6.  Vegas Black Aces 6-3

7.  Gem City Gangsters 6-3
8.  Montana Grizzlies 6-3
9.  Tampa Bay Fireballs 5-4
10.  Seattle Barbarians 5-4

11.  Arizona Wranglers 3-6
12.  Memphis Maniacs 3-6
13.  Providence Islanders 3-6
14.  Washington Warriors 3-6
15.  Philadelphia Slayers 2-7
16.  Atlanta Dominators 0-9

15 teams are within 3 games of a playoff spot with only Atlanta realistically out of contention.

EAST
Brooklyn (3-0) sits atop the division despite a 3-6 record thanks to their division record shown in parenthesis. Providence (2-3) and Washington (1-3) have the same record with Philadelphia (2-2) 1 game back.

WEST
Los Angeles (1-0) is in 1st place tied with Vegas (3-1) and Seattle (1-2) is 1 game back plus Arizona (1-3) is 3 games behind.

NORTH
Undefeated Saint Paul (1-0) has a 3 game lead over Zehlendorf (2-1), Gem City (1-1) and Montana (0-3) but have 5 division games remaining.

SOUTH
Carolina (4-1) sits atop the division and has a 1 game lead over Tampa Bay (2-0) plus a 3 game lead over Memphis (1-3).

WILDCARD
Zehlendorf (0-0) and Vegas (0-0) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots but Gem City (0-0) and Montana (0-0) are tied with Tampa Bay (0-0) and Seattle (0-0) 1 game behind. 4 other teams are 3 games behind.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Saint Paul over Montana/Brooklyn/Memphis/Tampa Bay
☆Carolina over Memphis(x2)
☆Los Angeles over Vegas/Brooklyn
☆Brooklyn  over Providence/Washington/Philadelphia
☆Zehlendorf over Carolina/Montana/Los Angeles/Gem City(split)
☆Vegas over Brooklyn/Seattle/Arizona(x2)/Providence
☆Gem City over Carolina/Arizona/Zehlendorf(split)
☆Montana over Philadelphia/Memphis/Tampa Bay
☆Tampa Bay over Carolina/Gem City/Zehlendorf/Seattle/Memphis
☆Seattle over Montana/Brooklyn/Washington/Arizona(split)
☆Arizona over Providence/Brooklyn/Seattle(split)
☆Memphis over Washington
☆Providence over Philadelphia(split)/Washington(split)
☆Washington over Arizona/Los Angeles/Providence(split)
☆Philadelphia over Washington/Providence(split)

Playoffs!? Don’t talk about playoffs!

So...you're saying....there's a chance....

XFL PLAYOFF PICTURE 2037 (Week 11)

AXC

1.  Buffalo Skull Crushers 9-2
2.  Dakota Blizzard 8-3

3.  Vancouver Vandals 8-3
4.  Cincinnati Defenders 8-3
5.  Toronto Titans 8-3
6.  Michigan Wolverines 7-4

7.  New England Crusaders 7-4
8.  Kansas City Chaos 7-4
9.  Texas Hold'em 6-5
10.  Houston Roughnecks 6-5
11.  Oakland Outlaws 5-6
12.  Miami Nemesis 5-6



WEST
Vancouver (4-0) has a 1 game lead over KC (2-3) and a 3 game lead over Oakland (3-2) with division records in parenthesis. Vancouver travels to KC in a pivotal week 12 matchup!

EAST
Buffalo (3-0) has a 2 game lead over New England (3-2) with division records in parenthesis. Buffalo travels to New England in week 14

NORTH
Cincinnati (2-0) and Toronto (3-0) sit tied atop the division with a 2 game lead over Houston (2-3) with division records in parenthesis. Cincinnati and Toronto have games upcoming in week 13 & week 15 plus Toronto travels to Houston in week 14.

SOUTH
Dakota (3-0) has a 1 game lead over Michigan (3-2) and 2 game lead over Texas (2-2) with division records in parenthesis. Dakota hosts Michigan in week 14.

WILDCARD
Toronto (7-1) and Michigan (6-2) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots with Kansas City (5-4) and New England (6-3) tied with Michigan for the final playoff spot. Texas (5-4) and Houston (4-5) sit 1 game back plus Oakland (4-4) and Miami (4-4) are 2 games behind. Conference records are shown for each team.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Dakota over Buffalo/Texas/Houston/KC/Michigan/Cincinnati
☆Buffalo over Vancouver/New England/Cincinnati/Miami
☆Cincinnati over Texas/Houston(x2)
☆Vancouver over Miami/KC/Oakland(x2)/New York
☆Toronto over New England/Dakota/Texas/Houston
☆New England over Vancouver/Oakland/Miami(split)
☆Kansas over Buffalo/Miami/Cincinnati
☆Michigan over Toronto/Texas(split)
☆Miami over New England
☆Houston over Vancouver
☆Oakland over KC(x2)
☆Texas over Houston/Michigan(split)/Oakland


NXC

1.  Saint Paul Punishers 11-0
2.  Los Angeles Challengers 8-3

3.  Tampa Bay Fireballs 7-4
4.  Brooklyn Hitmen 5-6
5.  Vegas Black Aces 7-4
6.  Gem City Gangsters 7-4

7.  Zehlendorf Zecken 7-4
8.  Carolina Cobras 7-4
9.  Montana Grizzlies 6-5
10.  Seattle Barbarians 5-6
11.  Providence Islanders 5-6
12.  Philadelphia Slayers 3-8
13.  Arizona Wranglers 3-8
14.  Memphis Maniacs 3-8
15.  Washington Warriors 3-8


EAST
Brooklyn (3-0) and Providence (2-3) sit tied atop the division with Washington (1-3) and Philadelphia (2-2) 2 games back with division records in parenthesis. Brooklyn plays Philadelphia (week 13), Washington (week 15) and Providence (week 16) plus Philadelphia travels to Washington in week 14.

WEST
Los Angeles (3-0) is in 1st place with a 1 game lead over Vegas (3-2) and Seattle (1-2) is 3 games back with division records in parenthesis. LA plays @Arizona (week 12), @Seattle (week 13) and Seattle (week 15) plus Vegas hosts Seattle week 14.

NORTH
Undefeated Saint Paul (3-0) has a 4 game lead over Zehlendorf (2-2) and Gem City (2-2) with division records in parenthesis. Saint Paul plays Gem City (week 12), Zehlendorf (week 14) and @Montana (week 15) plus Gem City travels to Montana in week 14 plus Zehlendorf host Montana in week 12.

SOUTH
Tampa Bay (3-0) and Carolina (4-2) sit tied atop the division with division records in parenthesis. Tampa Bay has 4 of their last 5 games versus teams with a combined record of 4-40 while Carolina's last 5 games are versus opponents with a combined record of 38-17.

WILDCARD
Vegas (6-2) and Gem City (7-3) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots but Zehlendorf (5-3) and Carolina (5-5) are tied with Montana (4-5)  1 game behind plus Seattle (4-3) and Providence (3-5) 2 games behind.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Saint Paul over Montana/Brooklyn/Memphis/Tampa Bay/Gem City/Zehlendorf
☆Carolina over Memphis(x2)/Montana
☆Los Angeles over Vegas(x2)/Brooklyn
☆Brooklyn  over Providence/Washington/Philadelphia
☆Zehlendorf over Carolina/Montana/Los Angeles/Gem City(split)
☆Vegas over Brooklyn/Seattle/Arizona(x2)/Providence
☆Gem City over Carolina/Arizona/Zehlendorf(split)/Montana
☆Montana over Philadelphia/Memphis/Tampa Bay
☆Tampa Bay over Carolina(x2)/Gem City/Zehlendorf/Seattle/Memphis
☆Seattle over Montana/Brooklyn/Washington/Arizona(split)
☆Arizona over Providence/Brooklyn/Seattle(split)
☆Memphis over Washington
☆Providence over Philadelphia(split)/Washington(split)
☆Washington over Arizona/Los Angeles/Providence(split)
☆Philadelphia over Washington/Providence(split)/Arizona

XFL PLAYOFF PICTURE 2037 (Week 13)

AXC

1.  Toronto Titans 10-3
2.  Dakota Blizzard 10-3

3.  Buffalo Skull Crushers 10-3
4.  Vancouver Vandals 8-5
5.  Cincinnati Defenders 9-4
6.  Michigan Wolverines 8-5

7.  New England Crusaders 8-5
8.  Houston Roughnecks 8-5
9.  Kansas City Chaos 8-5
10.  Texas Hold'em 8-5

11.  Miami Nemesis 6-7
12.  Oakland Outlaws 6-7

BYES
Toronto (9-1) and Dakota (9-1) currently hold the top 2 seeds with Buffalo (6-3) sitting at 3rd with the same record. Cincinnati (5-4) sits 1 game behind plus 6 teams are 2 games behind. Toronto has a head to head victory over Dakota which puts them at the top spot and Dakota has a head to head win over Buffalo which puts them at the second seed. If Toronto wins the last 3 games they secure the #1 seed.

WEST
Vancouver (4-1) and KC (4-3) sit tied atop the division with Oakland (3-2) 2 games back with division records in parenthesis.

EAST
Buffalo (3-0) has a 2 game lead over New England (3-2) with division records in parenthesis. Buffalo travels to New England in week 14 which will go a long way in deciding the division.

NORTH
Toronto (4-0) sits atop the division with a 1 game lead over Cincinnati (3-1) and 2 game lead over Houston (2-3) with division records in parenthesis. Toronto travels to Houston in week 14 then travels to Cincinnati in week 15 for the rematch. It's simple for Toronto, win the next 2 games and win the divsion.

SOUTH
Dakota (4-0) has a 2 game lead over Michigan (3-2) and Texas (2-2) with division records in parenthesis. Dakota hosts Michigan in week 14 then travels to Texas in week 15. If Dakota beats Michigan or Texas, they win the division.

WILDCARD
Cincinnati (5-4) and Michigan (7-3) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots with Kansas City (6-4), New England (6-4), Houston (6-5) and Texas (6-4) tied with Michigan for the final playoff spot. Oakland (5-5) and Miami (5-4) are 2 games behind. Conference records are shown for each team.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Dakota over Buffalo/Texas/Houston/KC/Michigan/Cincinnati
☆Buffalo over Vancouver/New England/Cincinnati/Miami
☆Cincinnati over Texas/Houston(x2)
☆Vancouver over Miami/KC(split)/Oakland(x2)/New York
☆Toronto over New England/Dakota/Texas/Houston/Oakland/Cincinnati
☆New England over Vancouver/Oakland/Miami(split)
☆Kansas over Buffalo/Miami/Cincinnati/Vancouver(split)
☆Michigan over Toronto/Texas(split)/Vancouver
☆Miami over New England
☆Houston over Vancouver/Michigan
☆Oakland over KC(x2)/Buffalo
☆Texas over Houston/Michigan(split)/Oakland/New England


NXC

1.  Saint Paul Punishers 12-1
2.  Tampa Bay Fireballs 9-4

3.  Los Angeles Challengers 8-4-1
4.  Providence Islanders 6-7
5.  Gem City Gangsters 8-5
6.  Vegas Black Aces 8-5

7.  Carolina Cobras 8-5
8.  Zehlendorf Zecken 7-6
9.  Montana Grizzlies 7-6
10.  Seattle Barbarians 6-6-1
11.  Brooklyn Hitmen 5-8
12.  Philadelphia Slayers 4-9
15.  Washington Warriors 4-9

BYES
Saint Paul has locked up the #1 seed already with Tampa Bay currently in the #2 spot. Los Angeles is 1/2 game behind with Vegas and Carolina 1 back back.

EAST
Providence (2-3) sits atop the division with Brooklyn (3-1) 1 game behind plus Washington (1-3) and Philadelphia (3-2) 2 games back with division records in parenthesis. Providence travels to Brooklyn in week 16. Brooklyn travels to Washington in week 15 and plus Philadelphia travels to Washington in week 14. Brooklyn controls their own destiny because if they win the last 3 games they win the division.

WEST
Los Angeles (3-1-1) is in 1st place with a 1/2 game lead over Vegas (3-2) and Seattle (1-2-1) is 2 games back with division records in parenthesis. LA plays Seattle week 15 plus Vegas hosts Seattle week 14.

NORTH
Saint Paul (3-0) has not only won the division but secured the top seed meaning their last 3 games are meaningless because they have a head to head win over Tampa Bay which is the only team capable of matching thier record of 12-4 if they lose out.

SOUTH
Tampa Bay (4-0) sits atop the division and Carolina (4-2) is 1 game behind with division records in parenthesis. Tampa Bay hasn't made the playoffs since 2021 which was thier only playoff appearance as a Wildcard team. If Tampa Bay can beat 0-13 Atlanta twice in the last 3 games, they win the division! They swept the season series versus Carolina so they have a magic number of 2 meaning any combination of wins or Carolina loses equalling 2 wraps up the division title.

WILDCARD
Vegas (7-3) and Gem City (8-3) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots but Carolina (5-5) is tied with Montana (5-5) and Zehlendorf (5-5) 1 game behind plus Seattle (5-3-1) 1 1/2 games behind. Vegas has head to head wins over Carolina and Seattle while Gem City has a head to head win over Carolina. Vegas plays Seattle in week 14 along with Gem City traveling to Montana.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Saint Paul over Montana/Brooklyn/Memphis/Tampa Bay/Gem City(split)/Zehlendorf/Vegas
☆Carolina over Memphis(x2)/Montana
☆Los Angeles over Vegas(x2)/Brooklyn/Seattle(tied)
☆Brooklyn  over Providence/Washington/Philadelphia(split)
☆Zehlendorf over Carolina/Montana(split)/Los Angeles/Gem City(split)
☆Vegas over Brooklyn/Seattle/Arizona(x2)/Providence/Carolina
☆Gem City over Carolina/Arizona/Zehlendorf(split)/Montana
☆Montana over Philadelphia/Memphis/Tampa Bay/Zehlendorf(split)
☆Tampa Bay over Carolina(x2)/Gem City/Zehlendorf/Seattle/Memphis
☆Seattle over Montana/Brooklyn/Washington/Arizona(split)/Providence/Los Angeles(tied)
☆Providence over Philadelphia(split)/Washington(split)/Zehlendorf
☆Washington over Arizona/Los Angeles/Providence(split)
☆Philadelphia over Washington/Providence(split)/Arizona/Brooklyn(split)

Since you mentioned "playoffs" this was an interesting article https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/11/23/22797016/jim-mora-indianapolis-colts-playoffs-20-year-anniversary

I think most people forget that Mora was actually calling out the great Peyton Manning at that press conference.

XFL PLAYOFF PICTURE 2037 (Week 14)

AXC

1.  Toronto Titans 11-3 y
2.  Dakota Blizzard 11-3 y

3.  Buffalo Skull Crushers 11-3 y
4.  Vancouver Vandals 9-5
5.  Texas Hold'em 9-5
6.  Cincinnati Defenders 9-5

7.  Kansas City Chaos 9-5
8.  Michigan Wolverines 8-6
9.  New England Crusaders 8-6
10.  Houston Roughnecks 8-6



11.  Miami Nemesis 6-7
12.  Oakland Outlaws 6-7

BYES
Toronto (9-1) and Dakota (9-1) currently hold the top 2 seeds with Buffalo (6-3) sitting at 3rd with the same record. Toronto has a head to head victory over Dakota which puts them at the top spot and Dakota has a head to head win over Buffalo which puts them at the second seed. If Toronto wins the last 2 games they secure the #1 seed.

WEST
Vancouver (5-1) and KC (3-3) sit tied atop the division with division records in parenthesis. Vancouver has a magic number of 2 meaning wins or KC loses equalling 2.

EAST
Buffalo has won their division.

NORTH
Toronto has won their division.

SOUTH
Dakota has won their division.

WILDCARD
Cincinnati (5-5) and Texas (7-4) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots with Kansas City (7-4) tied while New England (6-6), Houston (6-5) and Michigan (7-4) are 1 game behind for the final playoff spot. Conference records are shown for each team.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Dakota over Buffalo/Texas/Houston/KC/Michigan(x2)/Cincinnati
☆Buffalo over Vancouver/New England(x2)/Cincinnati/Miami
☆Cincinnati over Texas/Houston(x2)
☆Vancouver over Miami/KC(split)/Oakland(x2)/New York
☆Toronto over New England/Dakota/Texas/Houston(x2)/Oakland/Cincinnati
☆New England over Vancouver/Oakland/Miami(split)
☆Kansas over Buffalo/Miami/Cincinnati/Vancouver(split)
☆Michigan over Toronto/Texas(split)/Vancouver
☆Houston over Vancouver/Michigan
☆Texas over Houston/Michigan(split)/Oakland/New England


NXC

1.  Saint Paul Punishers 13-1
2.  Tampa Bay Fireballs 10-4

3.  Los Angeles Challengers 9-4-1
4.  Providence Islanders 6-8
5.  Vegas Black Aces 9-5
6.  Carolina Cobras 9-5

7.  Gem City Gangsters 8-6
8.  Montana Grizzlies 8-6

12.  Brooklyn Hitmen 5-8
13.  Philadelphia Slayers 5-9

BYES
Saint Paul has locked up the #1 seed already with Tampa Bay currently in the #2 spot. Los Angeles is 1/2 game behind with Vegas and Carolina 1 back back.

EAST
Providence (2-3) sits atop the division with Brooklyn (3-1) and Philadelphia (4-2) 1 game behind with division records in parenthesis. Providence travels to Brooklyn in week 16. Brooklyn travels to Washington in week 15. Brooklyn controls their own destiny because if they win the last 2 games they win the division.

WEST
Los Angeles (3-1-1) is in 1st place with a 1/2 game lead over Vegas (4-2) with division records in parenthesis. LA plays Seattle week 15. LA has a magic number of 2 meaning wins or Vegas loses equalling 2.

NORTH
Saint Paul has not only won the division but secured the top seed meaning their last 3 games are meaningless because they have a head to head win over Tampa Bay which is the only team capable of matching thier record of 12-4 if they lose out.

SOUTH
Tampa Bay (5-0) sits atop the division and Carolina (4-2) is 1 game behind with division records in parenthesis. Tampa Bay hasn't made the playoffs since 2021 which was thier only playoff appearance as a Wildcard team. Tampa Bay has a magic number of 1 meaning a win or Vegas lose.

WILDCARD
Vegas (8-3) and Carolina (6-5) currently hold the 2 Wildcard spots with Montana (6-5) and Gem City (8-4) 1 game behind. Vegas has head to head wins over Carolina and Seattle while Gem City has a head to head win over Carolina.

KEY HEAD TO HEADS
☆Saint Paul over Montana/Brooklyn/Memphis/Tampa Bay/Gem City(split)/Zehlendorf(x2)/Vegas
☆Carolina over Memphis(x2)/Montana/Brooklyn
☆Los Angeles over Vegas(x2)/Brooklyn/Seattle(tied)/Providence
☆Brooklyn  over Providence/Washington/Philadelphia(split)
☆Vegas over Brooklyn/Seattle(x2)/Arizona(x2)/Providence/Carolina
☆Gem City over Carolina/Arizona/Zehlendorf(split)/Montana(split)
☆Montana over Philadelphia/Memphis/Tampa Bay/Zehlendorf(split)/Gem City(split)
☆Tampa Bay over Carolina(x2)/Gem City/Zehlendorf/Seattle/Memphis
☆Providence over Philadelphia(split)/Washington(split)/Zehlendorf
☆Philadelphia over Washington(x2)/Providence(split)/Arizona/Brooklyn(split)

After starting off 6-0, I've gone 3-5 over my last 8 games. I feel like the early 2000s San Diego Chargers right now. Lol

Or the 2021 LA Chargers