CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS


AXC

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Dakota Blizzard 27
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Houston Roughnecks 12
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Dakota wins their league record 11th AXC Conference Championship!

Houston falls to 0-3 Alltime in the Conference Championship game with all 3 loses coming to Dakota. In fact, Houston is now 0-6 versus Dakota in the Postseason.

STAR OF THE GAME

Dakota WR Ice Inveins rushed 25 times for 172 yards and 2 TDs including touchdown runs of 72 & 31 yards.

Dakota MLB Paul Graham had 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 hurry and 3 knockdowns.


NXC

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Atlanta Dominators 16
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Memphis Maniacs 7
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Atlanta wins their 5th NXC Conference Championship and 2nd straight but this is their 1st win on the road in the big game.

Memphis loses their 1st home playoff game and 1st Conference Championship falling to 1-1 in the big game. They also fall to 0-3 Alltime versus Atlanta in the postseason.

STARS OF THE GAME

Atlanta RB Peter Chappell rushed for 71 yards on just 10 carrys plus added 4 receptions for 124 yards including a 54 yard catch & run.

Atlanta MLB Kevin Tefft had 1 knockdown and 2 interceptions on 11 passes defended where he allowed a 27.3 catch allowed percentage.

XFL XXV TITLE GAME

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DAKOTA BLIZZARD

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ATLANTA DOMINATORS (-6)
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DAKOTA
They are playing in their league record 11th XFL Title game where they are 5-5 Alltime.

ATLANTA
They are playing their 5th XFL Title game where they are 3-1 Alltime.

HEAD TO HEAD
This is a rematch of XFL VI where Atlanta beat Dakota 37-28.

RUSHING
ATLANTA OFF: 224.8 (1st)
DAKOTA DEF: 67.3 (5th)
DIFF: +157.5

DAKOTA OFF: 163.4 (5th)
ATLANTA DEF: 52.5 (1st)
DIFF: +110.9

ADVANTAGE: ATLANTA (+46.6)

PASSING
ATLANTA OFF: 190.3 (11th)
DAKOTA DEF: 153.8 (3rd)
DIFF: +36.5

DAKOTA OFF: 282.3 (3rd)
ATLANTA DEF: 159.0 (5th)
DIFF: +123.3

ADVANTAGE: DAKOTA (+86.8)

TOTAL
ATLANTA OFF: 415.0 (5th)
DAKOTA DEF: 217.5 (4th)
DIFF: +197.5

DAKOTA OFF: 445.6 (2nd)
ATLANTA DEF: 208.1 (1st)
DIFF: +237.5

ADVANTAGE: DAKOTA (+40)

TURNOVER MARGIN
ATLANTA: -6
DAKOTA: -13

ADVANTAGE: ATLANTA (+70)

FINAL ANALYSIS
Dakota has a slight statistical advantage but turnovers could be the key to victory in this game.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

XFL XXV features two teams with a ton of postseason and XFL Title game experience. Atlanta returns 40 players from last seasons Championship team while Dakota has 21 players who have played in at least 1 XFL Title and 16 players who have played in at least 2 XFL Title games.

Special teams seems to be a key as the two players who have appeared in 4 XFL Title games are both kickers. K Robert Combs will be playing in his 5th XFL Title game with Dakota while Atlanta P Leonard Israel will be playing in his 5th XFL Title game, 3 with Dakota and his 2nd with Atlanta.

DAKOTA BLIZZARD

POSTSEASON GAMES PLAYED
OFFENSE: 196
DEFENSE: 254
SPECIAL TEAMS: 42

TOTAL: 492

TITLE GAMES PLAYED
QB Robert Alvarez 2
WR Ricard Yang 2
WR Keith Watts 3
WR Rene Wilson 2
WR Ice Inveins 3
WR Mark Moore 3
LT Andrew Lopez 1
C Joe Tuma 1
K Robert Combs 4
LDE Damon Todd 3
LDE Robert Bass 3
LDE William Stone 3
RDE Neal Rogers 3
RDE David Cole 2
SLB Jeremy Williams 1
MLB Paul Graham 1
CB John Esterly 3
CB Scott Nemeth 3
CB Ross Depaz 1
FS Jason Cox 3
FS Clarence Isaacs 2

TOTAL 49

ATLANTA DOMINATORS

POSTSEASON GAMES PLAYED
OFFENSE: 154
DEFENSE: 118
SPECIAL TEAMS: 33

TOTAL: 305

TITLE GAMES PLAYED
QB Michael Ceron 1
QB Rob Cavestany 1
RB Gregory Maurice 1
RB Peter Chappell 1
RB Bert Leslie 1
RB Leroy Bello 1
FB Moises Emmanuel 1
TE Eli Bouldin 1
WR Ricard Morillo 1
WR Michael Eberhardt 1
WR Terrance McConkey 1
LT Ricky Flores 1
LG Terrance Buckles 1
C Ronald Mcdonald 1
C Curtis Terrell 1
C Charles Coker 1
RG Anthony Dixon 1
RG Jesse Norman 1
RT Williams Jordan 1
RT Robert Epps 1
P Leonard Israel 4
K Doyle Allen 1
LDE Joseph Fetter 1
DT James Grant 1
DT Jason Lee 1
DT Lazaro Gibson 1
DT Steven Davis 1
RDE Timothy Davis 1
MLB Darrell Paniagua 1
MLB Kevin Tefft 1
WLB William Scarlett 1
WLB Daniel Ross 1
WLB Ryan Huber 1
CB Todd Smith 1
CB Mark Brian 1
CB Hiram Lund 1
CB Hugh Benavides 1
CB Gary Meador 1
SS James Collins 1
FS Scott Zane 1

TOTAL 43

POSTSEASON STATS

Going into XFL XXV, both teams have a ton of postseason experience which means many players are ranked high in many statistical areas.

PASSING

☆QB Robert Alvarez (DAK)
*3,768 passing yards (10th Alltime)
91 yards shy of 9th
268 yards shy of 8th
465 yards shy of 7th
*31 TD passes (6th Alltime)
3 TD passes shy of 5th
4 TD passes shy of 4th
*101.67 QBR (1st among QBs with 100 passes)

☆QB Michael Ceron (ATL)
*1,253 yards passing (31st Alltime)
28 yards shy of 30th
50 yards shy of 29th
139 yards shy of 28th
236 yards shy of 27th
251 yards shy of 26th
348 yards shy of 25th
*5 TD passes (38th Alltime)
1 TD passes shy of 34th
2 TD passes shy of 30th
3 TD passes shy of 27th
4 TD passes shy of 24th

RUSHING

☆WR Ice Inveins (DAK)
*1,031 yards rushing (2nd Alltime)
303 yards shy of 1st
*7 TDs rushing (1st Alltime/tied)
*248 rushes (2nd Alltime)
4 shy of 1st

☆WR Mark Moore (DAK)
*634 yards rushing (17th Alltime)
38 yards shy of 16th
56 yards shy of 15th

☆RB Peter Chappell (ATL)
*553 yards rushing (25th Alltime)
19 yards shy of 24th
24 yards shy of 23rd
27 yards shy of 22nd
45 yards shy of 21st
76 yards shy of 20th
80 yards shy of 19th
81 yards shy of 18th
119 yards shy of 17th
137 yards shy of 16th
169 yards shy of 15th
*3 TDs rushing (17th Alltime)
1 shy of 13th
2 shy of 6th
3 shy of 4th
4 shy of 1st

RECEIVING

☆WR Mark Moore (DAK)
*80 receptions (7th Alltime)
8 shy of 6th
*1,047 yards receiving (8th Alltime)
10 yards shy of 7th
*9 TD receptions (8th Alltime)
1 TD shy of 5th
2 TD shy of 4th

☆WR Gary Hunt (DAK)
*56 receptions (26th Alltime)
1 receptions shy of 25th
3 receptions shy of 24th
6 receptions shy of 23rd
8 receptions shy of 19th
*722 yards receiving (25th Alltime)
9 yards shy of 24th
16 yards shy of 23rd
36 yards shy of 22nd
53 yards shy of 21st
56 yards shy of 20th
68 yards shy of 19th
69 yards shy of 18th
84 yards shy of 17th
165 yards shy of 16th

KICKING

☆K Robert Combs (DAK)
*59/71 fieldgoals 83.1% (1st Alltime)
*8/12 50+ fieldgoals 66.7% (5th Alltime)
1 shy of 4th
2 shy of 2nd
3 shy of 1st
*66/70 XP 94.3% (1st Alltime)

☆K Doyle Allen (ATL)
*11/14 fieldgoals 78.6% (36th Alltime)
1 shy of 35th
3 shy of 34th
4 shy of 33rd
*3/6 50+ fieldgoals 50% (21st Alltime)
1 shy of 15th
2 shy of 13th
3 shy of 10th
*18/18 XP 100% (17th Alltime)
1 shy of 16th
2 shy of 15th
4 shy of 14th

PUNTING

☆P Leonard Israel (ATL)
*148 punts (2nd Alltime)
59 punts shy of 1st
*7,005 yards (2nd Alltime)
2,579 yards shy of 1st
*51 punts inside 20 (5th Alltime)
3 shy of 4th
4 shy of 3rd
9 shy of 2nd

☆P Chad Babcock (DAK)
*81 punts (16th Alltime)
6 punts shy of 15th
7 punts shy of 14th
8 punts shy of 13th
9 punts shy of 11th
*3,820 yards (16th Alltime)
239 yards shy of 15th
*24 punts inside 20 (26th Alltime)
1 shy of 25th
2 shy of 23rd
3 shy of 20th
4 shy of 19th
5 shy of 17th

DEFENSE

☆CB John Esterly (DAK)
*107 tackles (9th Alltime)
4 shy of 8th
5 shy of 6th
13 shy of 5th
*33 knockdowns (4th Alltime)
1 shy of 3rd
3 shy of 2nd
4 shy of 1st
*6 interceptions (7th Alltime)
1 shy of 6th
2 shy of 4th

☆CB Scott Nemeth (DAK)
*93 tackles (12th Alltime)
2 shy of 11th
4 shy of 10th
14 shy of 9th
*23 knockdowns (19th Alltime)
1 shy of 17th
2 shy of 15th
3 shy of 14th
4 shy of 13th

☆LDE Damon Todd (DAK)
*11 sacks (5th Alltime)
1 shy of 3rd
2 shy of 2nd
6 shy of 1st

☆RDE Neal Rogers (DAK)
*9 sacks (7th Alltime)
2 shy of 5th
3 shy of 3rd
4 shy of 2nd

☆LDE Joseph Fetter (ATL)
*4 sacks (37th Alltime)
1 shy of 23rd
2 shy of 15th
4 shy of 9th

☆CB Todd Smith (ATL)
*15 knockdowns (53rd Alltime)
1 shy of 45th
2 shy of 40th
3 shy of 34th
4 shy of 30th

☆MLB Kevin Tefft (ATL)
*5 interceptions (12th Alltime)
1 shy of 7th
2 shy of 6th

MISC

☆K Robert Combs (DAK)
*32 games played (6th Alltime)

☆CB John Esterly (DAK)
*26 games played (15th Alltime)

☆CB Scott Nemeth (DAK)
*25 games played (20th Alltime)

☆CB Ross Depaz (DAK)
*4 forced fumbles (1st Alltime/ tied)
1 shy of 1st Alltime alone

☆WR Mark Moore (DAK)
*1,681 Total yards (9th Alltime)
95 yards shy of 8th
180 yards shy of 7th
*10 Total TDs (8th Alltime)
1 shy of 7th
2 shy of 6th