NEWS & NOTES (2054 WEEK 1)






XFL
We have 16 teams with a win and 16 teams with a lose while both Conferences have 8 wins a piece. That's all as it should be but Dakota, Buffalo, Philadelphia & Phoenix all lost and they are all perennial contenders.

Week 1 featured 3 shutouts while the 16 losing teams only scored a combined 109 points which works out to an average of just under a touchdown (6.8). Amazingly, 13 of the 16 losing teams in week 1 scored 10 points or less with the other scores being 11, 13 & 19.

Conversely, 8 of the 16 winning teams scored at least 30 points including 3 teams that eclipsed 50 points (Cincinnati/Los Angeles/Gem City). The 16 winning teams combined to score 489 points which is an average of just over 30 points (30.5).

That means the average score in week 1 was 30-7 and only 4 games were decided by 8 points or less with the closest game being a 6 point win where New York won 16-10 over but Pittsburgh scored a TD with 13 seconds remaining so the game wasn't as close as the score shows.



AXC
Dakota & Buffalo both lost in week 1 and it's just the second time in 37 seasons that has occurred. The only other time that happened was in 2044. The two teams have made the postseason a combined 69 times in 72 total opportunities. That means every single postseason has featured at least one of the two teams and 33 of the 36 postseasons had both teams!

WEST
Indiana, Kansas City and Oakland all won including KC beating division opponent Vancouver. Oakland destroyed Texas 45-3 and Texas is coming off a playoff appearance last season.

EAST
New England & New York won in week 1 including New England beating division rival Miami 10-3. Buffalo lost to Memphis in week 1 and they play Miami in week 2.

NORTH
Toronto & Cincinnati both won in week 1 and both teams pitched a shutout with Toronto winning 10-0 while Cincinnati shutout division rival Houston 54-0. Pittsburgh lost at New York 16-10.

SOUTH
Daytona beat Dakota 14-6 and sit alone atop the North after Texas lost 45-3 at home against Oakland and Orlando lost 31-9 at Indiana

NXC
The Conference had all the usual suspects win except Phoenix & Philadelphia while Seattle & Los Angeles got off to a great start.

EAST
The defending XFL Champs traveled to Phoenix and won 34-13 despite being disrespected by the schedule makers who had them open the season on the road. Brooklyn traveled to division rival Philadelphia and won 16-9 and Washington was shutout at home 10-0 by Toronto.

WEST
Los Angeles dominated division rival Vegas 57-10 and Seattle shutout Carolina 41-0 to sit atop the division. Phoenix hosted the defending Champs and lost 34-13 to find themselves out of 1st place for the first time since 2040!

NORTH
Gem City & Montana both won as these division rivals continue a decade long battle for the Title of "King of the North". Gem City hosted division rival Randolph and won 54-3 while Montana hosted division rival Saint Paul and won 31-10..

SOUTH
Atlanta & Memphis both won to sit atop the South. Atlanta traveled to Tampa Bay and won 19-3 while Memphis traveled to Buffalo and won 29-11.

I know I've been absent lately because of the holidays but I should have a nice write-up after gane 4 which will cover the first quarter of the season.

CJ

NEWS & NOTES (2054 WEEK 4)






XFL
We have reached the quarter mark of the season and we still have 6 undefeated teams along with 6 winless teams. We take a look at every team including where they stand in their divisions & Conference.




AXC
The Conference has 2 undefeated teams & 4 winless teams plus 6 teams with winning records, 4 teams at 2-2 and 6 teams with losing records.

WEST
Kansas City & Oakland lead the division at 3-1 and they are both 1-0 within the division while last year's division winner Indiana is 1 game back at 2-2 including a lose to Oakland in week 2. Vancouver pulls up the rear at 0-4.

KANSAS CITY
They started the season 3-0 before a week 4 lose at Montana 17-14 in week 4. They come home in week 5 to begin a 3 game homestand versus Oakland (3-1), Gem City (3-1) then Randolph (0-4) before hitting the road at Indiana (2-2) in week 8 to wrap up the first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: MLB Michael Donmoyer
He leads the team's #3 ranked defense with 26 tackles while defending 23 passes (2nd team) and having 4 knockdowns & 1 interception.

OAKLAND
They started the season splitting 2 road games before winning back to back home games including a 17-2 win versus division rival Indiana in week 3. They travel to KC (3-1) in week 5 where 1st place is on the line before returning home to play Dakota (2-2) in week 6. They travel to division rival Indiana (2-2) in week 7 before returning home in week 8 to host Montana (4-0) Toronto end the first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: RB Jose Leggett
He is 3rd in the league with 351 yards rushing including an average of 5.7 yards per carry and 1 rushing TD.

INDIANA
Indiana started the season 2-0 before losing to division rival Oakland in week 3 then losing at home to Cincinnati in week 4. They are the defending West division Champs the last 2 seasons and they find themselves 1 game behind both KC & Oakland. They travel to Vancouver (0-4) then Buffalo (2-2) in weeks 5 & 6 before an important 2 game homestand where they play Oakland (3-1) then KC (3-1) in weeks 7 & 8 to wrap up the first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: CB Chris Sims (R)
The rookie DB leads the team in knockdowns (8) and interceptions (2) while defending 20 passes (2nd team). He has improved the team's pass defense (8th) which was ranked 13th last season.

VANCOUVER
Vancouver has begun the season 0-4 which has extended their team's overall losing streak to 20 games. They continue their 4 game homestand with games versus Indiana (2-2), Randolph (0-4) then Texas (1-3) before wrapping up the first half at Dakota (2-2) in week 8.

EAST
Surprisingly, New England sits in 1st place in the division at 3-1 while Buffalo & New York trail by 1 game behind at 2-2 and Miami pulls up the rear at 0-4.

NEW ENGLAND
They started the season going 3-1 during a 4 game roadtrip including a week 1 win over division rival Miami. They play 3 out of 4 of the next games at home including hosting Tampa Bay (1-3) in week 5, Cincinnati (4-0) in week 6 and New York (2-2) in week 8. They travel to Toronto (3-1) in week 7 to round out their remaining games in the first half.

TEAM MVP: RDE Randy Newton
He leads the league with an incredible 15 sacks which has lead the team to be the #1 pass rush defense and #5 overall defense. He is nearly halfway there towards the Alltime single season sack record of 31 sacks set by Dakota teammates William Strong & Damon Todd in 2041. He is playing his 8th season and has already established a new single season high at 15 sacks after having 2 seasons with 13 sacks in 2048 & 2053.

BUFFALO
They started the season going 2-2 during a 4 game homestand to begin the year. They did win both division games versus New York & Miami. They play 3 of their 4 next games on the road at Atlanta (4-0) in week 5, Cincinnati (4-0) in week 7 and at Pittsburgh (1-3) in week 8. They do host Indiana (2-2) in week 6 to round out their first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: CB John Barnett
He leads the team's 10th ranked defense by being 2nd on the team in tackles (24), passes defended (27) & interceptions (1) plus his is 1st on the team with 9 knockdowns.

NEW YORK
They started the season 2-2 by winning both home games and losing both road games including going 1-1 within the division. They play 3 of their next 4 games on the road versus Carolina (0-4) in week 5, at Houston (0-4) in week 7 & at New England (3-1) in week 8. They host Tampa Bay (1-3) in week 7 to round out their first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: MLB Bobby Marron (R)
The rookie LB leads the team's 13th ranked defense with 32 tackles while being 4th on the team in passes defended (20) & 2nd on the team in knockdowns (3).

MIAMI
They started the season with a lose to 1st place New England 10-3 before losing 3 straight on the road by a combined score of 45-16. They play 3 of their next 4 games at home versus Houston (0-4) in week 5, Toronto (3-1) in week 6 & Carolina (0-4) in week 8. They travel to Atlanta (4-0) in week 7 to round out their first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: MLB Ken Pace
The former ALLPRO leads the team's 15th ranked defense with 25 tackles (2nd team), 1 forced fumble (1st team) & 1 interception (1st team).

NORTH
Cincinnati remains undefeated at 4-0 and they have a 1 game lead over Toronto (3-1) while Pittsburgh (1-3) then Houston (0-4) round out 3rd & 4th place in the North.

CINCINNATI
They started the season 4-0 while playing their first 4 games on the road to include 2 wins within the division. They finally come home in week 5 to host Washington (1-3) before heading right back onto the road at New England (3-1) in week 6. They host Buffalo (2-2) in week 7 before traveling to Toronto (3-1) in week 8 to wrap up the first half on the season.

TEAM MVP: QB Gary Fielding/WR Julio Hamilton
The 4× league MVP Fielding is off to another MVP type season where he is 2nd in passing yards (1,218) & 3rd in TD passes (8) while having 0 INTs and a league leading 114.84 QBR.

WR Julio Hamilton leads the league in rushing yards (383) and is 2nd in the league with 4 rushing TDs while having an incredible 6.2 yards per rush average. He has also added 25 receptions (1st team), 272 yards receiving (3rd team) and 1 TD reception.

TORONTO
They started the season 3-0 including 2 road victories before losing at home to the defending Champs Providence 16-13 in week 4. They play 3 of their next 4 games at home versus Pittsburgh (1-3) in week 5, New England (3-1) in week 7 & Cincinnati (4-0) in week 8. They travel to Miami (0-4) in week 6 to round out their rest of their first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: LDE Tommy Martinez
He is 2nd in the league with 9 sacks and he is also on pace to break the single season sack record of 31 sacks set by Dakota teammates William Strong & Damon Todd in 2041.

PITTSBURGH
They started the season going 1-3 including going 1-2 on the road. They travel to Toronto (3-1) in week 5 before hosting Texas (1-3) in week 6. They travel to play the defending Champs Providence (3-1) in week 7 before hosting Buffalo (2-2) in week 8 to wrap up the first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: QB John Turner
He has played great despite the teams 1-3 record with 783 yards passing, 5 TD passes and just 1 interception.

HOUSTON
They started the season 0-4 with all 4 games at home to extend their losing streak to 19 straight games including 12 straight loses at home. They travel to Miami (0-4) then Orlando (0-4) in weeks 5 & 6 in 2 possible battles of winless teams before hosting New York (2-2) & the defending Champs Providence (3-1) in weeks 7 & 8.

TEAM MVP: CB Thomas Thomas
With the 32nd ranked offense & defense, it's hard to pinpoint a team MVP but DB Thomas has stood out by leading the team with 28 passes defended, 7 knockdowns & 1 interception while adding 20 tackles (5th team).

SOUTH
Daytona leads the North with an undefeated 4-0 start. Dakota trails by 2 full games plus they lost their first matchup with Daytona. Texas is 3 games back while Orlando is in last place and winless at 0-4.

DAYTONA
They started the season 4-0 including winning their first 3 games at home. They have beaten both Dakota & Texas to go 2-0 within the division. They play 3 of their next 4 games on the road at Phoenix (1-3) in week 5, at Orlando (0-4) in week 7 & at Texas (1-3) in week 8. They host Seattle (4-0) in week 6 to wrap up the first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: CB Donald Michael
He leads the league's #1 defense & #1 pass defense by leading the team in passes defended (20), knockdowns (6) & interceptions (2) with a 25.0 catch allowed percentage.

DAKOTA
They started the season 0-2 on the road and quickly switched QBs by benching Brewer in favor of super-bust Remy Beaucamp. He helped right the ship as Dakota won their last 2 games. They play their next 3 games on the road at Texas (1-3), at Oakland (3-1) and at Vegas (1-3) before hosting Vancouver (0-4) in week 8 to wrap up the first half.

TEAM MVP: WR Smurf Murphy
He is 10th in the league with 308 yards receiving plus he is 5th in the league with 3 TD receptions. He also added 167 yards rushing.

TEXAS
They had an improbable playoff appearance last season after breaking a 36 game losing streak where Texas won 8 straight games to back into the postseason as the 7th seed at 9-7. They started this season 0-3 before finally beating Miami 8-3 in week 4. They host Dakota (2-2) in week 5 before traveling to Pittsburgh (1-3) then Vancouver (0-4) in weeks 6 & 7. They wrap up the first half of the season at home versus Daytona (4-0) in week 8.

TEAM MVP: CB Richard Jordon
He has been a bright spot on the team's 29th ranked defense where he has 25 tackles (3rd team), 20 passes defended (1st team) and 5 knockdowns (1st team).

ORLANDO
They started off the season 0-4 where they lost all four games by a combined score of 110-18. They host Los Angeles (2-2), Houston (0-4) then Daytona (4-0) from week 5-7 before traveling to Seattle (4-0) in week 8.

TEAM MVP: FS Daniel Graham
He has stood out on the winless team's 25th ranked defense. He leads the team with 36 tackles & 2 interceptions.

NXC TOMORROW (very time consuming)

NXC
The Conference has 4 undefeated teams remaining plus 2 winless teams. It has 7 teams with winning records, only 2 teams at 2-2 & 7 teams with losing records.

EAST
Brooklyn remains undefeated and leads the East by 1 game over Providence, 2 games over Philadelphia & 3 games over Washington.

BROOKLYN
They started the season with 2 road wins including a division game at Philadelphia before coming home to win 2 straight. They play 3 of the next 4 games against division opponents starting with a trip to the defending Champs Providence (3-1) in week 5, a trip to Washington (1-3) in week 6 and a home games versus Philadelphia (2-2) in week 8. They host Memphis (3-1) in week 7 to round off the remaining schedule in the first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: WLB James Felipe
The 2× reigning ALLPRO leads the team's #2 ranked defense with 28 tackles (1st team), 21 passes defended (4th team), 7 knockdowns (2nd team) and 1 interception (2nd team).

PROVIDENCE
The defending Champs started the season 2-0 before hosting Cincinnati in a rematch of XFL XXXVI which they would lose 24-12. They traveled to Toronto in week 4 and won a tight game 16-13 to improve to 3-1. They host Brooklyn (4-0) in week 5 for a big NXC West division showdown before traveling to Atlanta (4-0) in week 6. They round out the first half with a trip to Pittsburgh (1-3) before hosting Houston (0-4).

TEAM MVP: WR Richard Hoffman
He is 4th in the league with 27 receptions & 347 yards receiving for the teams 4th ranked offense & 2nd ranked pass offense.

PHILADELPHIA
They started the season 2-2 by splitting 2 home games & 2 road games by they lost both division games. They play 3.of the next 4 games on the road at Memphis (3-1) in week 5, at Montana (4-0) in week 7 and at Brooklyn (4-0) in week 8. They host Vegas (1-3) in week 6 for the rest of their first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: CB Jean Davis
The 3× reigning ALLPRO leads the team's defense with 27 passes defended (1st team), 4 knockdowns (4th team) and 2 interceptions (1st team).

WASHINGTON
They started the season 1-3 by going 1-1 at home, 0-2 on the road and 1-1 in division games. They travel to Cincinnati (4-0) in week 5 before playing 3 straight home games versus Brooklyn (4-0), Seattle (4-0) and Atlanta (4-0) in weeks 6-8. They wrap up the first half playing 4 straight teams that are currently undefeated, Brutal!!!

TEAM MVP: RB Leland Mills
He is 5th in the league with 284 yards rushing and 6th in the league with 2 rushing TDs plus he averages 5.2 yards per rush.

WEST
Seattle sits in 1st place at 4-0 and has a game lead over Los Angeles while Phoenix and Vegas sit 3 games back.

SEATTLE
This francise hasn't made the postseason in 22 straight seasons and they have only 1 winning record (9-7) in that stretch. They started the season with 4 straight wins including 3 home wins and 2-0 in division games. They play the next 3 games on the road at Montana (4-0) in week 5, at Daytona (4-0) in week 6 and at Washington (1-3) in week 7 before wrapping up the first half of the season at home versus Orlando (0-4).

TEAM MVP: QB Stanley McKeon
He leads the leagues 3rd ranked offense with 1,074 yards passing (7th league), 14 TD passes (1st league) and 5 interceptions (10th league). His 105.52 QBR ranks 3rd highest in the league.

LOS ANGELES
They started the season 2-2 by going 1-2 at home and 2-1 in division games. They play 3 of the next 4 games on the road at Orlando (0-4) in week 5, at Tampa Bay (1-3) in week 7 and at Gem City (3-1) in week 8. They host division rival Phoenix (1-3) in week 6 to round out their rest of the first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: WR George Andrade
He leads the league with 497 yards receiving and is 2nd in the league with 4 TD receptions.

PHOENIX
For over a decade, the only sure things were death, taxes and Phoenix winning the NXC East. With new ownership and a new direction, those days seem to be ending as the team started the season 1-3 including going 0-2 at home and 0-1 in division games. They host Dayonta (4-0) in week 5 before 3 straight road games to wrap up the first half at Los Angeles (2-2), at Gem City (3-1) and at Vegas (1-3).

TEAM MVP: CB Jeffrey Daniels
He leads the team with 36 tackles while adding 1 sack, 2 hurries, 20 passes defended, 7 knockdowns and 1 interception.

VEGAS
They started the season with a 3 game road trip where they went 1-2 before losing at home in week 4 to fall to 1-3. They play 3 of 4 of their next games at home versus Randolph (0-4) in week 5, Dakota (2-2) in week 7 and Phoenix (1-3) in week 8. They travel to Philadelphia (2-2) in week 6 to round out their rest of the first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: QB James Murawski
He stepped into the starting role after QB James Porter threw 6 interceptions in a week 1 lose to division rival LA by a score of 57-10. He has thrown for 1,122 yards (5th league), 8 TD passes (3rd league) and 2 INTs with a 102.1 (5th league).

NORTH
Montana is 4-0 and holds a 1 game lead over Gem City while Saint Paul is 3 games back and Randolph is a full 4 games behind.

MONTANA
They started the season perfect at 4-0 including 3-0 at home and 1-0 in division games. They host Seattle (4-0) in week 5 for a key NXC Conference showdown before traveling to Saint Paul (1-3) in week 6 where they will be looking for the sweep. They host Philadelphia (2-2) in week 7 before traveling to Oakland (3-1) in week 8 to complete the first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: CB Ronald Miller
He leads the team's 12th ranked defense in passes defended (28) and interceptions (2) while adding 20 tackles (3rd team) and 5 knockdowns (3rd team)

GEM CITY
They started the season 3-1 including 1-1 at home, 2-0 on the road and 1-0 in division games. They hit the road in weeks 5 & 6 at Saint Paul (1-3) and at KC (3-1) before returning home to host Phoenix (1-3) in week 7 and Los Angeles (2-2) in week 8.

TEAM MVP: QB Robbie Heath
He is playing his 10th season as starter for the Gangsters and he is off to his best start of his career. He has 1,083 yards passing (6th league), 10 TD passes (2nd league), just 1 INT (32nd league) and a 114.33 QBR which ranks 2nd best in the league.

SAINT PAUL
They started off the season 0-3 before beating division rival Randolph on the road 17-16 in week 4. They play 3 of the next 4 games at home versus division opponents Gem City (3-1) in week 5, Montana (4-0) in week 6 then Randolph (0-4) in week 8. They travel to Carolina (0-4) in week 7 to wrap up the rest of the first half schedule.

TEAM MVP: CB Garrett Lansberry
He stands out on the defense with 22 tackles (3rd team), 21 passes defended (3rd team), 6 knockdowns (1st team) and a 38.1 catch allowed percentage.

RANDOLPH
They started the season 0-4 including 0-2 at home, 0-2 on the road and 0-2 in division games. They begin a 4 game roadtrip including week 5 at Vegas (1-3), at Vancouver (0-4), at KC (3-1) and finally at Saint Paul in week 8 for the rematch between division rivals.

TEAM MVP: WLB Dean Sims
He has been a bright spot on the winless Regulator's 21st ranked defense. He leads the team with 33 tackles, 33 passes defended, 8 knockdowns and 2 interceptions

SOUTH
Atlanta is 4-0 and holds a 1 game lead over Memphis while Tampa Bay is 3 games back & Carolina is a full 4 games behind.

ATLANTA
They have started the season 4-0 including 3 division wins including a sweep of Tampa Bay. They have won 20 straight regular season games after finishing 16-0 last season. Their next 3 games are a continuation of a 4 game homestand versus Buffalo (2-2), Providence (3-1) and Miami (0-4) before they travel to Washington (1-3) to wrap up the first half of the season in week 8.

TEAM MVP: FS Michael Berrin
He is a key cog in the team's 7th ranked defense where he has 17 tackles (5th team), 27 passes defended (2nd team), 10 knockdowns (1st team), 2 interceptions and a 33.3 catch allowed percentage.

MEMPHIS
They started the season with a road wins at Buffalo 29-11. Memphis is the only team to have a winning record vs Buffalo Alltime at 6-4. They would lose to Atlanta at home 13-9 before back to back home wins to get to 3-1. They host Philadelphia (2-2) in week 5 before starting a 3 game road trip at Carolina (0-4), then Brooklyn (4-0) and finally Tampa Bay in week 8 to wrap up the first half on the season.

TEAM MVP: CB Levi Dolan
This veteran DB leads the league with 15 knockdowns while defending 31 passes (2nd team) and having 2 interception and a 25.8 catch allowed percentage.

TAMPA BAY
They started the season 1-3 including 1-1 at home, 0-2 on the road and 1-2 in division games. They travel to New England (3-1) in week 5 then New York (2-2) in week 6 before coming home to face LA (2-2) then Memphis (3-1) in weeks 7 & 8.

TEAM MVP: SS Eugene Garza
This 2nd year DB leads the team's 14th ranked defense with 33 tackles (7th league), 30 passes defended, 10 knockdowns (2nd league) and 1 interception.

CAROLINA
They started the season 0-4 and have lost by a combined score of 114-17. They are 0-2 at home.and on the road plus 0-1 in division games. They begin a 3 game homestand in week 5 versus New York (2-2), then Memphis (3-1) and finally Saint Paul (1-3) in week 7. They travel to Miami (0-4) in week 8 to end the first half of the season.

TEAM MVP: CB Justin Adams
Finding a team MVP on a winless team with the 29th ranked offense & 28th ranked defense isn't that easy but CB Adams does stand out! He leads the team with 36 passes defended (4th league), 6 knockdowns and a 41.7 catch allowed percentage.

NEWS & NOTES (2054 WEEK 7)





XFL

With 7 games in the book, we will take a look at the power rankings in each conference and the league as a whole.



AXC POWER RANKINGS

1. Cincinnati 93
2. Daytona 73
3. Dakota 62
4. New England 56
5. Kansas City 53
6. New York 51
7. Buffalo 48
8. Indiana 43
9. Oakland 37
10. Pittsburgh 23
11. Toronto 17
12. Miami 8
13. Vancouver -1
14. Orlando -6
15. Texas -17
16. Houston -33

1. Cincinnati (#1 seed) has become a power house in the AXC with 5 AXC Conference Championship game appearances & 3 AXC Conference Championships in the last 7 seasons. They hold a 20 point advantage over #2 Daytona in the AXC which is the largest separation between any 2 consecutive teams in the rankings!

2. Daytona (#2 seed) has become a perennial contender in the AXC with 5 postseason appearances in the last 5 seasons including 3 AXC South division Titles and a 2051 XFL Championship.

Either Cincinnati (5) or Daytona (4) has appeared in the AXC Conference Championship game in the last 7 seasons including 2 head to head matchups.

3. Dakota (#5 seed) remains a viable contender in the AXC with since they have made the postseason every season since the league's inception except in the year 2048. After making the AXC Conference Championship in 7 straight years from 2034-2040, they have just made just 2 AXC Conference Championship game appearances in the last 7 seasons. They still rank 2nd Alltime in AXC Conference Championship game appearances with 19 and 1st Alltime with 12 AXC Conference Championships.

4. New England (#3 seed) finds themselves in rarified air in 1st place in the AXC East. They haven't made the postseason or had a winning record the last 16 seasons. They host New York in week 8 where 1st place is on the line!

5. Kansas City (#9 seed) is in a three-way tie for 1st place in the AXC West but they have the highest rank among them. They have missed the playoffs the last 2 seasons after they won the division in 2051. They did make an appearance in the AXC Conference Championship game 10 years ago. They travel to Indiana in week 8 where the winner is guaranteed at least a tie for 1st in the division.

6. New York (#6 seed) finds themselves tied for 1st place in the AXC East with New England. They made the postseason in 6 of the last 8 seasons including division Tiles in 2048 & 2052. New York has never played in an AXC Conference Championship game. They travel to New England in week 8 with 1st place up for grabs and a chance to finish the 1st half of the season 6-2.

7. Buffalo (#7 seed) finds themselves in 3rd place in the AXC East, 1 game behind both New England & New York. The perennial playoff contender is 2nd Alltime in playoff appearances (34) and holds the record for AXC Conference Championship game appearances (20). They have played in the AXC Conference Championship game 3 times in the last 10 seasons, all loses and haven't won a Conference Tilte since going back to back in 2040 & 2041, 14 years ago. Buffalo is playing this season under protest since they lost to Memphis in week 1 where Memphis had an owner who was absent. The XFL commissioner CF Frederick had this to say about the protest: "Two teams with 46 active players and a full compliment of coaches met on the field with gameplans, 1 team won (Memphis), the other teams lost (Buffalo) and their is no basis for the protest submitted by Buffalo. The Memphis owner has subsequently lost ownership of his team after going 5-1 in his absence. The league is actively seeking a new owner but the while situation is a non story and not out of the ordinary.

8. Indiana (#8 seed) finds themselves in a 3-way tied for 1st place in the AXC West. They are the reigning 2× division Champs in the West and have made the postseason in 3 of the last 4 seasons. The francise has never played in an AXC Conference Championship game. They host KC in week 8 where the winner is guaranteed at least a share of 1st place.

9. Oakland #7 (seed) finds themselves in a 3-way tied for 1st place in the AXC West. They are ranked 9th in the power rankings but currently would make the playoffs if the season ended today. Oakland has 6 AXC Conference Championship game appearances and has won 3 AXC Conference Championships plus 2 XFL Titles but that is all ancient history since the team has missed the postseason the last 10 seasons and hasn't made the AXC Conference Championship game since 2029.

10. Pittsburgh (#10 seed) is already 4 games behind Cincinnati in the AXC North but they are only 1 game back for a possible Wildcard. They have recently missed the postseason the last 6 years but do have 3 AXC Conference Championship game appearances including 2 in the last 12 seasons. In 2043 & 2045 they won the AXC Conference Championship.


11. Toronto (#11 seed) is already 4 games behind Cincinnati in the AXC North but they are only 1 game back for a possible Wildcard. They have made the postseason the last 3 years and they have 1 AXC Conference Championship game appearance in 2041.

12-16 Miami ,Vancouver, Orlando, Texas, Houston

These 5 teams are either on the verge of elimination or already making plans for the off-season. 4 of the 5 teams are under new ownership including 3 owners in their 1st or 2nd full season.

Miami has missed the postseason the last 19 seasons.

Orlando has missed the postseason in 8 out of the last 9 seasons.

Texas made the postseason last year to break a 10 year postseason drought.

Houston has missed the postseason in 6 of the last 7 seasons.

Vancouver has missed the postseason the last 3 postseasons.


NXC POWER RANKINGS

1. Seattle 86
2. Brooklyn 80
3. Montana 79
4. Gem City 78
5. Providence 72
6. Memphis 61
7. Atlanta 58
8. Los Angeles 43
9. Philadelphia 27
10. Tampa Bay 18
11. Phoenix 13
12. Vegas 8
13. Saint Paul -8
14. Washington -14
15. Carolina -23
16. Randolph -27

1. Seattle (#2 seed) is somewhere they haven't been in 22 straight seasons, 1st place in the NXC West with a solid chance to not only make the postseason but win in the postseason. The last 22 seasons they haven't reached the postseason and had just 1 winning season at 9-7 in 2035. Way back in 2021-2022 they played in back to back NXC Conference Championship games and they won the NXC Conference Championship game in 2021. Since 2022, they have only made the postseason twice in those 31 years. They play 8 of their last 9 games against teams currently with losing records.

2. Brooklyn (#1 seed) leads the NXC East by 2 games over the defending Champs Providence plus they have a win under their belts over the Islanders. They have made the playoffs in 4 of the last 5 seasons including a 2052 division Title. Brooklyn has made 5 NXC Conference Championship game appearances but the last was in 2036, 19 years ago. They play 6 of those last 9 games versus teams who currently have a losing record.

3. Montana (#5 seed) is currently tied for 1st place with Gem City in the NXC North division. They have made the postseason 3 times in the last 6 seasons including a win in the 2051 NXC Conference Championship game which is their only appearance in the Conference Championship game. They play Gem City twice in weeks 10 & 13 which will help decide the eventual King of the North.

4. Gem City (#3 seed) is currently tied for 1st place with Montana in the NXC North division. They have made the postseason in 15 of the last 17 seasons and have made 3 NXC Conference Championship game appearances which all resulted in wins. They are only 1 of 8 teams with 2 XFL Titles. They play Montana twice in weeks 10 & 13 which will help decide the eventual King of the North.

5. Providence (#6 seed) is 2 games behind undefeated Brooklyn in the NXC East. They have made 13 straight postseason appearances and have been to 6 NXC Conference Championship games which culminated with their 1st XFL Title last year. They have a crucial rematch with Brooklyn in week 11 followed by their last 5 games versus teams currently with losing records.

6. Memphis (#7 seed) is tied with Atlanta at 5-2 but they are in 2nd place because they lost their head to head match in week 2. They are a team without an owner after week 6 and going forward we will see how that effects their performance on the field. The francise has played in 4 NXC Conference Championship games including 3 in the last 12 seasons. They travel to Atlanta for a key rematch with Atlanta in week 13.

7. Atlanta (#4 seed) is ranked just below Memphis despite the fact they own 1st place in the NXC South thanks in large part to their head to head win versus the Maniacs. The francise has made the postseason in 13 of the last 14 seasons and they have made 14 NXC Conference Championship game appearances which is 3rd most Alltime and 1st Alltime among NXC teams. Their claim to fame is owning the most XFL Titles (10) which is twice the next closest francise (Dakota 5). They also won 8 straight Tiltes from 2041-2048 with no other team ever winning more then 2 in a row. They play key games versus undefeated Brooklyn in week 9 and division rival Memphis in week 13.

8. Los Angeles (#10 seed) finds themselves in familiar territory which is stuck in the middle. They are 3 games out of 1st place in the NXC West and 2 games out of a Wildcard spot. They have missed the postseason the last 14 years which is incredible since their combined record the last 4 seasons is 34-30 and still zero postseasons. They did make 1 NXC Conference Championship game in 2037. The irony is that the owner is well respected and a former 12 time Title winner in another professional league (MFN-2). 5 of their last 9 games are versus teams currently with winning records.

9. Philadelphia (#8 seed) finds themselves on the outside looking into the playoffs since they trail in their division by 4 games plus they are 2 games behind in the Wildcard race. The team has made the postseason in 15 of the last 16 years while the francise has played in 5 NXC Conference Championship games including their last appearance in 2050. The schedule doesn't get any easier as they play 5 of the last 9 games versus playoff contenders including the next 2 games versus Brooklyn (7-0) then Cincinnati (7-0).

10. Tampa Bay (#11 seed) is in 3rd place in the NXC South and they trail by 3 games in both the division & Wildcard race. The francise has made just 1 NXC Conference Championship game back in 2038 and they have missed the postseason in 13 of the last 14 years.

11. Phoenix (#9 seed) finds themselves in very unfamiliar territory since they trail their division & the Wildcards by a full 3 games. They have made the postseason the last 14 seasons and have made 7 NXC Conference Championship game appearances which is tied for 4th most Alltime.

12-16 Vegas, Saint Paul, Washington, Carolina, Randolph

These 5 teams are either on the verge of elimination or already making off-season plans.

Vegas has missed the postseason in 6 of the last 7 years but they have played in 5 NXC Conference Championship games including 3 wins in the big game.

Saint Paul has missed the postseason the last 15 years but they have played in 7 NXC Conference Championship games which is tied for 4th most Alltime.

Washington have missed the postseason in 5 of the last 6 years but the francise has played in 2 NXC Conference Championship games including the 2050 NXC Conference Championship which they won!

Carolina has missed the postseason the last 14 years but the francise has played in 4 NXC Conference Championship games including winning 2 of them.

Randolph has missed the postseason the last 17 years but the francise has played in 5 NXC Conference Championship games including winning 4 of them which ranks 4th most Alltime.

PART 2

XFL POWER RANKINGS

1. Cincinnati 93
2. Seattle 86
3. Brooklyn 80
4. Montana 79
5. Gem City 78
6. Daytona 73
7. Providence 72
8. Dakota 62
9. Memphis 61
10. Atlanta 58
11. New England 56
12. Kansas City 53
13. New York 51
14. Buffalo 48
15. Indiana 43
15. Los Angeles 43
17. Oakland 37
18. Philadelphia 27
19. Pittsburgh 23
20. Tampa Bay 18
21. Toronto 17
22. Phoenix 13
23. Vegas 8
23. Miami 8
25. Vancouver -1
26. Orlando -6
27. Saint Paul -8
28. Washington -14
29. Texas -17
30. Carolina -23
31. Randolph -27
32. Houston -33


LEAGUE LEADERS


PASSING

QB GARY FIELDING (CIN)

The reigning and 4× League MVP is making a strong case to win his 5th MVP! He leads the league in passing yards (2,397), 2nd in passing TDs (20), 1st in yds/att (9.47) and 1st with a 115.01 QBR while throwing only 4 interceptions.

QB STANLEY MCKEON (SEA)

This 7th year starter for Seattle is having his best season of his career with 1,864 passing yards (6th), 21 TD passes (1st), a 7.64 yds/att (4th) and a 102.22 QBR (5th) while throwing 9 interceptions.

QB REMY BEAUCAMP (DAK)

This former #1 overall pick who has been considered a huge bust during his first 11 seasons is an unlikely dark horse to win a MVP. He has only started 5 games after QB Derek Brewer began the season 0-2. In his 5 starts, he has 1,983 yards passing (3rd), 18 TD passes (3rd), a 8.4 yds/att (2nd) and a 109.48 QBR (2nd) while throwing just 4 interceptions.

RUSHING

WR JULIO HAMILTON (CIN)

After being named ALLPRO for 4 straight seasons (2049-2052), he was ousted by WR Dennis Moore (ATL) who set a new single season rushing record. He is leaving little doubt who will be named ALLPRO this season barring injury. He leads the league with 774 yards rushing, 2nd in rushing TDs (7) and leads the league with a 6.6 yds/att average among backs with at least 100 rushes.

The next closest back is 249 yards rushing behind Hamilton!

RECEIVING

WR JOHN ENRIQUEZ (SEA)

He leads the league with 897 yards receiving and 11 TD receptions and seems like a lock for 1 of the 2 ALLPRO selection barring injury.

WR PETER WOOD (DAK)

He is 2nd in the league with 696 yards receiving while he is only 10th in TD receptions (3)

WR LAWRENCE NEWCOMB (VBA)

He is 3rd in the league with 693 yards receiving while he is 24th in TD receptions (2)

WR CRAIG MAY (CIN)

He is 4th in the league with 635 yards receiving while he is 2nd in the league with 8 TD receptions.

WR REINALDO MILLET (MEM)
WR GEORGE ANDRADE (LAC)
WR STERLING DRAKE (DAK)

These 3 receivers have 568 (5th), 563 (6th) & 560 (7th) yards receiving respectfully and 5 TD receptions each (3rd). All 3 could become the 2nd ALLPRO with a great final 9 games.

RETURNS

WR JOSEPH REYES (NEC)

He leads the league with 2 KO return TDs and is 3rd in the league with 349 KO return yards.

WR JOSHUA JACKSON (VAN)

He leads the league with 558 KO return yards while he is 2nd in the league with 1 KO return TD.

WR WAYNE CHOI (PHI)

He is 2nd in the league with 383 KO return yards and 1 KO return TD.

5 other players have 1 KO return TD but nobody has a punt return TD so far this season.

KICKING

K CLINTIN MATHESON (TBY)

He is currently in a 3-way tie for 1st with 19/19 FGs and tied for 1st with 6/6 50+ FGs. He hasn't attempted an XP all season.

K CHAD WETMORE (LAC)

He is currently in a 3-way tie for 1st with 19/19 FGs and he is 6th with 4/4 50+ FGs plus he is 11th with 13/13 XPs.

K HAL ROGERS (CIN)

He is currently in a 3-way tie for 1st with 19/19 FGs but he is 22nd in the league with 1/1 50+ FGs plus he is 1st in the league with 29/29 XPs.

K JAMES SHOULTS (MTG)

He is 4th in the league with 19/20 FGs and 6th in the league with 4/4 50+ FGs plus he is 9th in the league with 15/15 XPs.

K NICHOLAS SERRANO (ATL)

He is 8th in the league with 17/17 FGs, 1st in the league with 6/6 50+ FGs and 13th in the league with 11/11 XPs.

K RODNEY HUTCHINS (PHI)

The 2× ALLPRO is 6th in the league with 18/20 FGs, 3rd in the league with 5/5 50+ FGs and 15th in the league with 10/10 XPs.

K SCOOBY SNACKS

The reigning ALLPRO is 5th in the league 19/22 FGs, 10th in the league with 3/4 50+ FGs and 3rd in the league with 23/23 XPs.

DEFENSE

TACKLES

MLB RON WICKLUND (VBA)

He leads the league by 10 with 84 tackles.

SS THOMAS RICHARDS (IND)

He is 2nd in the league with 74 tackles which is 12 tackles ahead of the 3rd leading tackler.

SACKS

RDE RANDY NEWTON (NEC)

He leads the league with 18 sacks and is tied for 3rd with 14 hurries.

LDE Tommy Martinez (TOR)

He is 2nd in the league with 14 sacks.

LDE NATHAN COWIE (CIN)

He is 3rd in the league with 13 sacks.

RDE RULON GARDNER (GCG)

He is 4th in the league with 10 sacks.

KNOCKDOWNS

CB LEVI DOLAN (MEM)

He leads the league with 20 knockdowns.

CB CHESTER SMITH (DAK)

He is 2nd in the league with 18 knockdowns.

CB JOHN ASHLEY (CIN)

He is 3rd in the league with 17 knockdowns.

CB BOYD WOODS (TBY)

He is 4th in the league with 16 knockdowns.

CB EUGENE GARZA (TBY)
CB ORVILLE WELLS (BRO)
CB LUTHER RIDDICK (WAS)
CB LEWIS SULLIVAN (GCG)

These 4 players are 5th in the league with 15 knockdowns.

INTERCEPTIONS

CB JOSE BROOKS (NEC)

He leads the league with 8 interceptions.

CB JEAN DAVIS (PHI)

He is 2nd in the league with 6 interceptions.

MLB PAUL WILLIAMS (LAC)
CB JESSIE CALDWELL (PRI)
FS ABEL HARRIS (MTG)
CB AARON HODGE (ATL)
FS DESHAWN DENNIS (PHI)
SS CARLOS SMITH (BUF)

These 6 players are tied for 3rd in the league with 4 interceptions.

FORCED FUMBLES

SS ROBERT GAMBLE (SPP)

He leads the league with 5 forced fumbles.

SS MARCUS NEAL (BUF)
FS JAMES SANDERS (RAN)
WLB WILFREDO ESSEX (SPP)
MLB JOHN BRIGGS (ORG)

These 4 players are tied for 2nd with 3 forced fumbles.

Part 3

After nearly a 4 week absence due to personal reasons, Timreesejr has been reinstated as owner of Memphis!

He returns smack dab in the middle of a close division race!

CJ

NEWS & NOTES (2054 WEEK 10)






XFL
10 games are in the book so let's take a look and each team, division and conference and figure out who's likely in or out!




AXC
This Conference only has 6 teams with winning records, 5 teams with losing records and an amazing 5 teams sit at 5-5. The Conference has 13 teams within 3 games of making the postseason while only 3 teams are essentially eliminated. 11 teams are within 1 game of the postseason while 8 teams are within 1 game of winning their division.

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WEST
Oakland 5-5 (3-1)
Kansas City 5-5 (2-2)
Indiana 5-5 (2-2)
Vancouver 3-7 (0-2)
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#4 OAKLAND
They are in a 3 way tie for 1st place in the AXC but currently hold the tiebreaker with a 3-1 divisional record. They play 3 road games and 3 home games down the stretch and only have 1 game remaining versus a winning team (Gem City). They also have 2 games left versus division opponent Vancouver (3-7).
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#9 KANSAS CITY
They are in a 3 way tie for 1st place in the AXC but currently they sit in 2nd place based on their 2-2 division record. They play 3 road games and 3 home games down the stretch and have 2 games remaining versus winning teams (Dakota/Daytona). They also have 2 division games remaining versus Indiana & Vancouver. They are currently 1 game behind #7 seed New York for the last Wildcard spot but they lost to New York head to head.
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#11 INDIANA
They are in a 3 way tie for 1st place in the AXC but currently they sit in 3rd place based on their 2-2 division record. They play 3 road games and 3 home games down the stretch and have 3 games remaining versus winning teams (Gem City/Dakota/Montana). They also have 2 division games remaining versus Kansas City & Vancouver. They are currently 1 game behind #7 seed New York for the last Wildcard spot.
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#13 VANCOUVER
They are currently in 4th place in the AXC West and sit 2 games behind all 3 division opponents. Amazingly, of they win out, they would have a solid chance to win the division since 4 of their last 6 games are versus division opponents including 2 versus 1st place Oakland. 4 of their last 6 games are on the road but they have zero games versus teams with winning records remaining. They are currently 3 games behind #7 seed New York for the last Wildcard spot.
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EAST
New England 8-2 (2-0)
Buffalo 7-3 (2-0)
New York 6-4 (1-3)
Miami 5-5 (1-3)
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#3 NEW ENGLAND
They are currently in 1st place in the AXC East and have a 1 game lead over Buffalo. They have 4 of their last 6 games at home but they have 3 games remaining versus teams with winning records (Buffalo×2/New York). They play 4 of their last 6 games against division opponents including 2 games versus Buffalo.
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#6 BUFFALO
They are currently in 2nd place in the AXC East, 1 game behind New England. They play 4 of their 6 games on the road and have 4 games remaining versus teams with winning records (New England×2/New York/Daytona). They also play 4 of the last 6 games versus division opponents including 2 games versus 1st place New England.
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#7 NEW YORK
They are currently in 3rd place in the AXC East, 2 games behind New England and 1 game behind Buffalo. They play 5 of their last 6 games at home but all 6 of their remaining games are against teams with winning records (Dakota/Cincinnati/Buffalo/New England/Memphis/Atlanta). Obviously, they play 2 division games in their last 6 versus the 2 teams ahead of them.
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#10 MIAMI
They currently sit in 4th place in the AXC East, 3 games behind New England, 2 games behind Miami and 1 game behind New York. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road and they play 4 winning teams (Buffalo/New England/Memphis/Cincinnati). They only have 2 division games left versus the 1st & 2nd place teams. They are currently 1 game behind #7 seed New York for the last Wildcard spot and they split their season series with New York.
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NORTH
Cincinnati 10-0 (3-0)
Toronto 5-5 (2-2)
Pittsburgh 3-7 (2-2)
Houston 0-10 (0-3)
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#1 CINCINNATI
They are currently in 1st place in the AXC North by 5 full games over 2nd place Toronto. They can literally clinch the division with a home win against winless Houston (0-10) in week 11. They play 5 of their last 6 games at home and have 3 games left versus teams with winning records (New York/Daytona). As things sit currently, their week 16 matchup with Daytona (9-1) could decide which team clinches them Bye in the AXC.
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#8 TORONTO
They currently sit in 2nd place in the AXC North, a full 5 games behind undefeated Cincinnati. With the division most likely being clinched in week 11, Toronto must set their sights on one of the three Wildcard spots. Toronto is currently the #8 seed and on the outside, looking into the postseason. They trail New York for the #7 seed by 1 game plus they own a win over New York which gives them an important tiebreaker. They play 3 home games and 3 road games down the stretch and have 3 games versus teams with winning records remaining (Brooklyn/Cincinnati/Dakota) plus they play 2 teams currently at 5-5 (KC/Philadelphia).
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#12 PITTSBURGH
They are currently in 3rd place in the AXC North, a full 7 games back which has them officially eliminated from winning the division. They are also a full 3 games behind #7 seed New York for the last Wildcard spot. They play 3 home games and 3 road games down the stretch and have 2 games versus teams with winning records remaining (New England/Cincinnati) plus they play 2 teams currently at 5-5 (Oakland/Miami). They are currently 3 games behind #7 seed New York for the last Wildcard spot plus they lost to New York to lose that tiebreaker.
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#16 HOUSTON
They are currently in 4th place in the AXC North, a full 10 games behind Cincinnati and they have the honor of being the 1st team to be officially eliminated from the postseason. It gets worse since 5 of their last 6 games are on the road and they have 2 games left against winning teams (Cincinnati/Buffalo) plus they play 2 teams sitting at 5-5 (Toronto/Philadelphia). On the bright side, Houston is currently in line to have the #1 overall pick where they can finally give QB Alfred Duquette a playmaker with elite speed!
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SOUTH
Daytona 9-1 (4-0)
Dakota 8-2 (4-1)
Orlando 1-9 (0-3)
Texas 1-9 (0-4)
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#2 DAYTONA
They are currently in 1st place in the AXC South, 1 game ahead of Dakota who they beat in their first matchup at home in week 1. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road and have 3 games remaining versus teams with winning records (Dakota/Buffalo/Cincinnati). They week 13 game at Dakota (8-2) will help decide the winner of the division and the week 16 matchup at Cincinnati may well decide which team secures the Bye in the AXC.
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#5 DAKOTA
They currently sit in 2nd place in the AXC South, 1 game behind Daytona who they lost too in week 1. They play 4 of their last 6 games at home and they have 2 games left versus winning teams (New York/Daytona). Their week 13 home games versus Daytona will go along long way in deciding the AXC South Champ. They currently hold the #5 seed in the AXC which is the top Wildcard spot and they do play 3 teams currently sitting at 5-5 (KC/Indiana/Toronto).
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#14 ORLANDO
They currently sit in 3rd place in the AXC South, 8 games behind Daytona which means they can't win the division. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road and they play 2 games versus teams with winning records (Daytona/New England). They are currently the 14th seed in the AXC and a full 5 games behind New York for the last Wildcard spot. They are 1 lose or 1 New York win away from being officially eliminated and they are currently in line for a top 5 draft pick.
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#15 TEXAS
They currently sit in 4th place in the AXC South, 8 game behind Daytona which means they can't win the division. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road and they play zero games versus teams with winning records. They are currently the 15th seed in the AXC and a full 5 games behind New York for the last Wildcard spot. They are 1 lose or 1 New York win away from being officially eliminated and they are currently in line for a top 5 draft pick.
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NXC
The Conference has 7 teams with winning records, 7 teams with losing records and 2 teams at 5-5. That leaves just 9 teams within a 1½ games of making the postseason and just 7 teams within 1 game of winning a division. 3 teams are essentially eliminated while 4 others are on life support with family gathered around.

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Providence 8-2 (1-1)
Brooklyn 7-3 (3-1)
Philadelphia 5-5 (1-2)
Washington 2-8 (1-2)
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#2 PROVIDENCE
They are currently in 1st place in the NXC East, 1 full games ahead of Brooklyn but they lost at home to Brooklyn in week 5 with the rematch this week at Brooklyn. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road but their only remaining game versus a team with a winning record is this week's game versus Brooklyn where 1st place in the division is up for grabs.
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#6 BROOKLYN
They are currently in 2nd place in the NXC East, 1 game behind Providence who they own a win against with the rematch being this week at home. They play 3 home games and 3 road games down the stretch and they play just 1 team with a winning record and it's there week 11 home game versus Providence. They are currently the 6th seed in the NXC, a ½ game behind #5 Montana and a ½ game ahead of #7 Memphis. They have a 1½ games lead over the #8 seed Philadelphia & #9 seed Phoenix and they split with Philadelphia in the season series.
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#8 PHILADELPHIA
They are currently in 3rd place in the NXC East, a full 3 games behind Providence and 2 games behind Brooklyn. They play 5 of their last 6 games at home and have 3 games left versus teams with winning records (Providence×2/Atlanta). They are currently the 8th seed, 1½ games behind Memphis for the final Wildcard spot but they lost to Memphis head to head in week 5 to lose a potential tiebreaker.
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#14 WASHINGTON
They are currently in 4th place in the NXC East, a full 6 games behind Providence which means they are officially eliminated from winning the division. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road and they play 2 games versus winning teams (Providence/Brooklyn) remaining. They are currently the 14th seed in the NXC, 4½ games behind #7 seed Memphis for the last Wildcard spot. They are essentially in a "win out" scenario where 1 more lose and 1 Memphis win will eliminate them.
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WEST
Seattle 9-1 (3-0)
Phoenix 5-5 (2-2)
Los Angeles 3-7 (2-3)
Vegas 3-7 (1-3)
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#1 SEATTLE
They are currently in 1st place in the NXC West, a full 4 games ahead of the reigning and 13 straight division Champ Phoenix. They own a win versus Phoenix already with the rematch in week 13. They play 3 games at home and 3 games on the road down the stretch and they have just 1 game remaining against a team with a winning record (Gem City). They are currently the #1 seed in the NXC and they have a 1 game lead over both Providence and Gem City. They host Gem City (8-2) in week 16 which could decide which team secures the Bye in the NXC.
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#9 PHOENIX
They are currently in 2nd place in the NXC West, 4 full games behind Seattle plus they lost their first matchup with Seattle. They play 4 of their last 6 games at home and they have 3 games left versus teams with winning records (Montana/Atlanta/Seattle). They are currently the #9 seed and 1½ games behind #7 seed Memphis for the last Wildcard spot.
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#12 LOS ANGELES
They are currently in 3rd place in the NXC West, a full 6 games behind Seattle which means they have been officially eliminated from winning the division. They play 4 of their last 6 games at home and they play 4 games versus teams with winning records (Daytona/Brooklyn/Seattle/Dakota). They are currently the #12 seed in the NXC, 3½ games behind #7 seed Memphis for the last Wildcard spot and they must jump 5 teams to make the postseason.
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#13 VEGAS
They are currently in 4th place in the NXC West, a full 6 games behind Seattle which means they have been officially eliminated from winning the division. They play 3 games at home and 3 games on the road down the stretch and they play 3 games versus teams with winning records (Memphis/Seattle/Montana). They are currently the #13 seed in the NXC, 3½ games behind #7 seed Memphis for the last Wildcard spot and they must jump 6 teams to make the postseason.
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NORTH
Gem City 8-2 (3-0)
Montana 7-3 (2-1)
Saint Paul 3-7 (2-3)
Randolph 1-9 (0-3)
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#3 GEM CITY
They are currently in 1st place in the NXC North, 1 game ahead of Montana plus they beat Montana on the road in week 10 with the rematch at home in week 13. They play 4 of their last 6 games at home and they have 2 games remaining versus teams with winning records (Montana/Seattle). They also have 2 games versus 5-5 teams (Indiana/Oakland). They are currently the #3 seed in the NXC and they have the same record as #2 Providence while trailing #1 Seattle by 1 game. They lost to Providence in week 8 and they travel to Seattle in week 16 which will ultimately help decide which team clinches them Bye in the NXC.
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#5 MONTANA
They are currently in 2nd place in the NXC North, 1 game behind Gem City plus they lost to Gem City at home in week 10 with the rematch on the road in week 13. They play 4 of their last 6 games on the road and they have just 1 game remaining versus a team with a winning record and it's week 13 rematch with Gem City. They are currently the #5 seed in the NXC and they have a ½ game lead over #6 Brooklyn and a 1 game lead over #7 Memphis. They hold a 2½ game lead over both #8 Philadelphia & #9 Phoenix to remain in the postseason. They have a win over Philadelphia and play Phoenix in week 11 plus they tied Memphis.
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#11 SAINT PAUL
They are currently in 3rd place in the NXC North, 5 games behind Gem City. They will be officially eliminated from winning the division with 1 lose or 1 Gem City win. They play 3 games at home and 3 games on the road down the stretch and they have 2 games remaining versus teams with winning records (Seattle/Gem City). They are currently the 11th seed, 3½ games behind #7 seed Memphis and they need to jump 4 teams to make the postseason.
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#16 RANDOLPH
They are currently in 4th place in the NXC North, 7 games behind Gem City which means like have been officially eliminated from winning the division. They play 4 of their last 6 games at home and they have 4 games versus teams with winning records (Seattle/Montana×2/Gem City) plus the other 2 games are against 5-5 teams (Oakland/Indiana). They are currently the 16th seed and 5½ games behind #7 seed Memphis for the final Wildcard spot. They must win out plus have Memphis lose out just for a shot to make the postseason since they have to jump 9 teams!
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SOUTH
Atlanta 7-3 (3-0)
Memphis 6-3-1 (2-1)
Tampa Bay 3-7 (1-3)
Carolina 1-9 (0-2)
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#4 ATLANTA
They are in 1st place in the NXC South with a ½ game lead over Memphis plus they beat Memphis on the road in week 3 while the rematch is at home in week 13. They play 3 games at home plus 3 games on the road down the stretch and they have 2 games versus teams with winning records (Memphis/New York) plus 2 games versus 5-5 teams (Phoenix/Philadelphia). They are currently the #4 seed in the NXC, 1 game behind #2 Providence and #3 Gem City and trail #1 seed Seattle by 2 games. They beat Gem City but lost to Providence and they don't play Seattle.
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#7 MEMPHIS
They are currently in 2nd place in the NXC South and they trail Atlanta by a ½ game. They already lost at home to Atlanta in week 3 and travel to Atlanta for the rematch in week 13. They play 3 home games and 3 road games down the stretch and play 2 games versus teams with winning records (Atlanta/New York). They currently hold the #7 seed and finally Wildcard spot and they own a 1½ game lead over #8 Philadelphia and #8 Phoenix plus they own a win over Philadelphia.
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#10 TAMPA BAY
They are currently in 3rd place in the NXC South and they trail Atlanta by 4 full games plus they have been swept by Atlanta in the season series. Basically, 1 more lose or 1 more Atlanta win will eliminate Tampa Bay from winning the South. They play 3 games at home plus 3 games on the road down the stretch. They have 3 games remaining versus teams with winning records (Memphis/Providence/Brooklyn). They are currently the 10th seed in the NXC and they trail #7 Memphis by 3½ game and the #8 & #9 seeds Philadelphia & Phoenix by 2 full games. They have loses to Philadelphia and Memphis plus they play Memphis again in week 11.
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#15 CAROLINA
They are currently in 4th place in the NXC South and they trail Atlanta by 6 full games which means they are officially eliminated from winning the division. They play 4 if their last 6 games on the road and play 5 teams with winning records (Atlanta×2/Providence/Brooklyn/Memphis). They are currently the 15th seed and 5½ games behind #7 seed Memphis for the final Wildcard spot. They must win out plus have Memphis lose out just for a shot to make the postseason since they have to jump 8 teams!
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