XFL POWER RANKINGS (Week 7)

Atlanta remains the #1 ranked team and are the last undefeated team in the league.

Saint Paul has had the toughest schedule so far this season with their 7 opponents going 34-15 (.694) followed by Gem City 33-16 (.673).

In contrast, Montana from the same division as the two teams listed above has had the easiest schedule with their opponents going a combined 13-36 (.265).

Cincinnati & Oakland had the biggest gain in rankings points this week with +13 each. Oakland moved up 6 spots while Cincinnati moved up 5 places.

Vegas, New England & Philadelphia had the most ranking points lost this week.at -12 each. Philadelphia fell 4 spots in the rankings while Vegas & New England fell 3 places each.

By wins, the AXC North is the best division with 20 wins followed by the NXC South which has 18 wins. The worst division is the AXC East with just 8 wins followed by the AXC West & NXC North with 11 wins each.

The rankings below have the following:

A (B) C (D)
A = Ranking Points
B = Opponents combined winning percentage
C = +/- Change in ranking points from last week
D = Last week's ranking

1. Atlanta Dominators 96 (.551) +4 (1)
2. Memphis Maniacs 91 (.408) +8 (3)
3. Houston Roughnecks 80 (.408) +11 (6)
4. Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 78 (.510) -7 (2)
5. Arizona Wranglers 77 (.449) +2 (5)
5. Providence Islanders 77 (.388) +12 (9)
7. Montana Grizzlies 76 (.265) +11 (9)
8. Dakota Blizzard 75 (.367) +9 (8)
9. Brooklyn Hitmen 74 (.347) +5 (6)
10. Vancouver Vandals 70 (.388) -9 (4)
11. Buffalo Skull Crushers 52 (.551) +2 (11)
12. Los Angeles Challengers 45 (.408) +7 (15)
13. Toronto Titans 42 (.347) -8 (11)
14. Kansas City Chaos 37 (.449) -5 (13)
14. Cincinnati Defenders 37 (.551) +13 (19)
16. Texas Hold'em 35 (.429) +4 (17)
17. Orlando Guardians 30 (.449) -8 (15)
18. Philadelphia Slayers 28 (.653) -12 (14)
19. Miami Nemesis 26 (.429) +3 (20)
20. Tampa Bay Fireballs 20 (.551) +7 (21)
21. Vegas Black Aces 15 (.653) -12 (18)
22. Gem City Gangsters 9 (.673) -3 (22)
23. Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 6 (.449) +9 (24)
24. Oakland Outlaws 0 (.571) +13 (30)
25. Zehlendorf Zecken -2 (.469) -8 (23)
26. Saint Paul Punishers -9 (.694) -6 (24)
27. Indiana Fog -10 (.694) -1 (29)
28. Carolina Cobras -11 (.592) -6 (26)
29. Seattle Barbarians -15 (.510) -9 (27)
30. New England Crusaders -18 (.633) -12 (27)
31. New York Empire -28 (.653) -8 (31)
32. Washington Warriors -30 (.531) -5 (32)

NEWS & NOTES (WEEK 8)

We have reached the midpoint of the season so let's take a look at all the divisions plus the current playoff picture in both conferences.

AXC

1. Pittsburgh 7-1
2. Dakota 7-1
3. Vancouver 6-2
4. Buffalo 5-3
5. Houston 6-2
6. Cincinnati 5-3
7. Texas 5-3
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8. Kansas City 4-4
9. Toronto 4-4
10. Orlando 4-4
11. Miami 3-5
12. New England 2-6
13. Oakland 2-6
14. Daytona 2-6
15. Indiana 1-7
16. New York 0-8

WEST

Vancouver Vandals 6-2 (4-0)
Kansas City Chaos 4-4 (3-1)
Oakland Outlaws 2-6 (0-5)
Indiana Fog 1-7 (1-2)

Vancouver hosted Kansas City in week 8 and took firm control of the West with a 23-10 win. Kansas City started the season fast but they have lost 3 straight and look to be fading. Indiana hosted Oakland and won their first game of the season 20-13. Oakland has now lost 5 division games and the schedule gets harder in the second half of the season.

Vancouver (-14) @ Daytona
Houston @ Kansas City (-2)
Oakland @ Tampa Bay (-9)
Indiana @ Atlanta (-14)

EAST

Buffalo Skull Crushers 5-3 (2-0)
Miami Nemesis 3-5 (2-2)
New England 2-6 (2-1)
New York 0-8 (0-3)

Buffalo destroyed New York 48-13 on the road as they take a firm 2 game lead in the division thanks to New England's semi-upset on the road in Miami 20-2.

Cincinnati (-14) @ New York
New England @ Toronto (-8)
Miami @ Buffalo (-6)

NORTH

Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 7-1 (3-0)
Houston Roughnecks 6-2 (1-2)
Cincinnati Defenders 5-3 (1-2)
Toronto Titans 4-4 (0-1)

Pittsburgh traveled up north and blew out Toronto 42-19 to regain solid control of the North. Cincinnati hosted Houston and won 26-24 in one of the games of the week. Often critized Cincinnati QB Remy Beaucamp threw for 500 yards and hit WR Joseph Moore for a game winning 42 TD pass with 1:49 left in the game.

Pittsburgh (-4) @ Vegas
Cincinnati (-14) @ New York
Houston @ Kansas City (-2)
New England @ Toronto (-8)

SOUTH

Dakota Blizzard 7-1 (1-0)
Texas Hold'em 5-3 (3-1)
Orlando Guardians 4-4 (1-2)
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 2-6 (1-3)

Dakota traveled overseas to Germany and held off Zehlendorf 32-27 to maintain their 2 game lead in the South. Texas hosted Daytona and improved to 3-1 in division with a 17-3 win. Orlando hosted Saint Paul and held on to win 26-21.

Orlando @ Dakota (-14)
Texas @ Montana (-5)
Vancouver (-14) @ Daytona


NXC

1. Atlanta 8-0
2. Arizona 7-1
3. Brooklyn 7-1
4. Montana 6-2
5. Memphis 7-1
6. Providence 6-2
7. Philadelphia 5-3
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8. Los Angeles 4-4
9. Tampa Bay 4-4
10. Gem City 3-5
11. Zehlendorf 2-6
12. Carolina 2-6
13. Vegas 2-6
14. Saint Paul 1-7
15. Seattle 1-7
16. Washington 0-8

EAST

Brooklyn Hitmen 7-1 (1-1)
Providence Islanders 6-2 (3-2)
Philadelphia Slayers 5-3 (2-1)
Washington Warriors 0-7 (0-2)

Brooklyn won the rematch with Providence at home 26-23 after losing 51-26 on the road in week 5. The highly competitive NXC East has Brooklyn with a 1 game lead over Providence & 2 game lead over Philadelphia. Philadelphia traveled to red hot Montana and cooled them off with a 41-26 win. Washington remains winless after a trip to Atlanta turned ugly in a 73-3 annihilation.

Providence @ Los Angeles (-1)
Saint Paul @ Washington (-1)
Philadelphia @ Brooklyn (-7)

WEST

Arizona Wranglers 7-1 (2-0)
Los Angeles Challengers 4-4 (2-0)
Vegas Black Aces 2-6 (0-3)
Seattle Barbarians 1-7 (0-1)

Arizona went to Vegas and hit the jackpot winning 40-12 which extends their already big lead as both Los Angeles & Seattle also lost. Los Angeles lost on the road in Memphis 45-13 while Seattle went to Gem City and lost 32-9.

Providence @ Los Angeles (-1)
Pittsburgh (-4) @ Vegas
Seattle @ Arizona (-14)

NORTH

Montana Grizzlies 6-2 (4-0)
Gem City Gangsters 3-5 (0-1)
Zehlendorf Zecken 2-6 (0-2)
Saint Paul Punishers 1-7 (1-2)

Montana hosted Philadelphia and was cooled off with a 41-26 lose. Gem City hosted Seattle and won 32-9 giving newly acquired QB Robbie Heath his first win as a Gangster. Zehlendorf hosted Dakota and fell just short 32-27 in an attempted comeback. Saint Paul traveled to Orlando and also fell just short 26-21 in a late comeback.

Saint Paul @ Washington (-1)
Gem City (-2) @ Zehlendorf
Texas @ Montana (-5)

SOUTH

Atlanta Dominators 8-0 (3-0)
Memphis Maniacs 7-1 (2-1)
Tampa Bay Fireballs 4-4 (1-3)
Carolina Cobras 2-6 (1-3)

Atlanta hosted Washington and destroyed them 73-3 as this juggernaut keeps rolling. Memphis hosted Los Angeles and won 45-13 to keep pace with Atlanta. Tampa Bay hosted Carolina and won 13-6 to firmly establish themselves as the third best team in the division but more importantly they have put themselves in the playoff picture.

Remy was finally clutch.

XFL POWER RANKINGS (Week 8)



The rankings below have the following:

A (B) C (D)
A = Ranking Points
B = Opponents combined winning percentage
C = +/- Change in ranking points from last week
D = Last week's ranking

1. Atlanta Dominators 109 (.500) +13 (1)
2. Memphis Maniacs 96 (.438) +5 (2)
3. Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 85 (.516) +7 (4)
4. Arizona Wranglers 83 (.422) +6 (5)
5. Brooklyn Hitmen 79 (.406) +5 (9)
6. Dakota Blizzard 78 (.359) +3 (8)
7. Houston Roughnecks 73 (.453) -7 (3)
8. Vancouver Vandals 72 (.422) +2 (10)
9. Montana Grizzlies 67 (.297) -9 (7)
10. Providence Islanders 64 (.484) -13 (5)
11. Buffalo Skull Crushers 58 (.469) +6 (11)
12. Cincinnati Defenders 45 (.578) +8 (14)
13. Texas Hold'em 44 (.422) +9 (16)
14. Orlando Guardians 37 (.375) +7 (17)
15. Philadelphia Slayers 35 (.641) +7 (18)
15. Los Angeles Challengers 35 (.453) -10 (12)
17. Toronto Titans 33 (.438) -9 (13)
18. Kansas City Chaos 30 (.484) -7 (14)
19. Miami Nemesis 25 (.438) -1 (19)
19. Tampa Bay Fireballs 25 (.531) +5 (20)
21. Gem City Gangsters 15 (.609) +6 (22)
22. Vegas Black Aces 10 (.641) -5 (21)
23. Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 2 (.500) -4 (23)
24. Oakland Outlaws -4 (.500) -4 (24)
24. Indiana Fog -4 (.609) +6 (27)
24. New England Crusaders -4 (.578) +14 (30)
27. Zehlendorf Zecken -5 (.500) -3 (25)
28. Carolina Cobras -12 (.594) -1 (28)
29. Saint Paul Punishers -17 (.641) -8 (26)
30. Seattle Barbarians -19 (.453) -4 (29)
31. New York Empire -37 (.625) -9 (31)
32. Washington Warriors -42 (.578) -12 (32)

NEWS & NOTES (WEEK 9)



AXC

Dakota takes the top spot in the AXC with a win and a Pittsburgh lose which drops them to the 3 seed. Toronto snaps a 3 game losing streak and moves into the final 7th seed bumping Texas who lost bringing an end to their 3 game winning streak which dropped them to 8th. Kansas City loses their 4th straight as they continue to plummet dropping from 8th to 10th.

1. Dakota 8-1 (2)
2. Vancouver 7-2 (3)
3. Pittsburgh 7-2 (1)
4. Buffalo 6-3 (4)
5. Houston 7-2 (5)
6. Cincinnati 6-3 (6)
7. Toronto 5-4 (9)
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8. Texas 5-4 (7)
9. Orlando 4-5 (10)
10. Kansas City 4-5 (8)
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11. Miami 3-6 (11)
12. Oakland 3-6 (13)
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13. New England 2-7 (12)
14. Daytona 2-7 (14)
15. Indiana 1-8 (15)
16. New York 0-9 (16)

WEST

Vancouver Vandals 7-2 (4-0)
Kansas City Chaos 4-5 (3-1)
Oakland Outlaws 3-6 (0-5)
Indiana Fog 1-7 (1-2)

Vancouver beat Daytona on the road 36-8 to take a commanding 3 game lead in the division over KC who continues to struggle, losing their 4th straight game, this time at home to Houston 35-24. Oakland won on the road in Tampa Bay 9-6 in a defensive battle and have won 2 of their last 3 games. After finally winning a game last week, Indiana had to travel to Atlanta in week 9 and predictably lost 38-6.

Vancouver (-5) @ Kansas City
Oakland @ Memphis (-14)
Orlando @ Indiana (-3)

EAST

Buffalo Skull Crushers 6-3 (3-0)
Miami Nemesis 3-6 (2-3)
New England 2-7 (2-1)
New York 0-9 (0-3)

Buffalo hosted Miami and put up a 50 burger to take control of the East Division with a 52-25 win. New England lost 20-0 on the road in Toronto and New York lost their 9th straight to Cincinnati at home 37-19. The East division has just 11 total wins to lay claim to the weakest division in the XFL. The AXC East & NXC North have battled for the weakest division the past few seasons. Below is the combined win totals for both divisions the past 4 seasons and where the division ranked for fewest wins. The NXC North has had the fewest wins 2 of the previous 3 seasons but the AXC East has just 79 wins the past 3+ seasons while the NXC North has 85 wins. Buffalo has accounted for 37 of the AXC East's 79 combined wins or 46.7% which means the other 3 teams have just 42 wins in 171 games which works out to a winning percentage of (.246) compared to Buffalo's (.649) winning percentage.

2045
AXC East 11 (1st)
NXC North 14 (2nd)

2044
AXC East 20 (2nd)
NXC North 18 (1st)

2043
AXC East 23 (1st)
NXC North 31 (4th)

2042
AXC East 25 (2nd)
NXC North 22 (1st)

New York @ Pittsburgh (-14)
Buffalo (-10) New England
Providence (-6) @ Miami

NORTH

Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 7-2 (3-0)
Houston Roughnecks 7-2 (1-2)
Cincinnati Defenders 6-3 (1-2)
Toronto Titans 5-4 (0-1)

Pittsburgh traveled to Vegas and rolled snake eyes as they lost 34-15 in a minor upset. Houston won on the road in KC 35-24 to pull even with Pittsburgh but still sits in 2nd place thanks to their earlier head to head lose. Cincinnati went to tge big apple where they continued to roll beating winless New York 37-19 and pull within a game of both Pittsburgh & Houston. Toronto hosted New Engalnd and ended their 3 game skid with a 20-0 shutout. Toronto's win helped put them back into the playoff picture where they currently reside as the 7th seed.

The AXC North is without question the strongest division in the XFL. Over the past 5 full seasons plus 9 games this season (2040-2045), no division has won more games. In fact from 2040-2045, the AXC North had the most combined wins every season but 2043 where they finished 3rd behind the AXC West & NXC South. Their 47 combined division wins in 2044 was the most in that 5 year period followed by thier 43 wins in 2041 which ranks 2nd most. Only the AXC West in 2043 was the other division to hit 40 combined wins.

1. AXC North 223 (.626)
2. NXC South 201 (.565)
3. NXC East 189 (.531)
4. AXC South 175 (.492)
5. NXC West 174 (.489)
6. AXC West 167 (.469)
7. NXC North 148 (.416)
8. AXC East 141 (.396)

Cincinnati (-14) @ Seattle
New York @ Pittsburgh (-14)
Toronto @ Houston (-9)

SOUTH

Dakota Blizzard 8-1 (2-0)
Texas Hold'em 5-4 (3-1)
Orlando Guardians 4-5 (1-3)
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 2-7 (1-3)

Dakota hosted Orlando and won big 42-7 to grab a firm 3 game lead in the division after Texas traveled to Montana and lost 21-10. Daytona hosted Vancouver and lost 38-6.

Daytona @ Dakota (-14)
Zehlendorf @ Texas (-14)
Orlando @ Indiana (-3)


NXC

The top 7 teams remain unchanged but Philadelphia lost and 3 teams sit 1 game behind them for the 7th seed.

1. Atlanta 9-0 (1)
2. Arizona 8-1 (2)
3. Brooklyn 8-1 (3)
4. Montana 7-2 (4)
5. Memphis 8-1 (5)
6. Providence 7-2 (6)
7. Philadelphia 5-4 (7)
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8. Los Angeles 4-5 (8)
9. Gem City 4-5 (10)
10. Tampa Bay 4-5 (9)
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11. Vegas 3-6 (13)
12. Zehlendorf 2-7 (11)
13. Carolina 2-7 (12)
14. Saint Paul 1-8 (14)
15. Seattle 1-8 (15)
16. Washington 1-8 (16)

EAST

Brooklyn Hitmen 8-1 (2-1)
Providence Islanders 7-2 (3-2)
Philadelphia Slayers 5-4 (2-2)
Washington Warriors 1-8 (0-2)

Brooklyn hosted Philadelphia and won on a walk off 42 yard fieldgoal 19-17 in the game of the week. Providence went to LA and won 27-16 to keep pace 1 game back. Washington hosted Saint Paul and won their first game 22-3 in a top 5 draft pick bowl.

Atlanta (-1) @ Brooklyn
Providence (-6) @ Miami
Washington @ Philadelphia (-14)

WEST

Arizona Wranglers 8-1 (3-0)
Los Angeles Challengers 4-5 (2-0)
Vegas Black Aces 3-6 (0-3)
Seattle Barbarians 1-8 (0-2)

Arizona shutout Seattle 36-0 at home to all but clinch the West division as they lead by 4 games with 7 games remaining. Los Angeles lost at home to Providence 27-16 and remain just on the outside of the playoff picture. Vegas hosted Pittsburgh and may have saved their season in the process of winning 34-15. The win for Vegas moved them to 2 games out of the playoff picture and 1 game behind a group of 3 teams 1 game out.

Cincinnati (-14) @ Seattle
Los Angeles @ Arizona (-10)
Carolina @ Vegas (-8)

NORTH

Montana Grizzlies 7-2 (4-0)
Gem City Gangsters 4-5 (1-1)
Zehlendorf Zecken 2-7 (0-3)
Saint Paul Punishers 1-8 (1-2)

Montana hosted Texas and won 21-10 to maintain their 3 game lead over Gem City who went to Germany and demolished Zehlendorf 44-6 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Saint Paul went to the nation's capital and gave the Warriors their first winnof the season 22-3. Gem City hosts Montana in week 10 in a must-win game for the Gangsters if they want any shot at winning the North.

Zehlendorf @ Texas (-14)
Tampa Bay (-5) @ Saint Paul
Montana (-3) @ Gem City

SOUTH

Atlanta Dominators 9-0 (3-0)
Memphis Maniacs 8-1 (3-1)
Tampa Bay Fireballs 4-5 (1-3)
Carolina Cobras 2-7 (1-4)

Atlanta shutout Seattle at home 36-0 to maintain their 1 game lead over Memphis who handled division rival Carolina at home 48-7. Tampa Bay hosted Oakland and saw their 4 game winning streak end in a defensive battle 9-6.

Oakland @ Memphis (-14)
Tampa Bay (-5) @ Saint Paul
Atlanta (-1) @ Brooklyn
Carolina @ Vegas (-8)

XFL POWER RANKINGS (Week 9)

Philadelphia has had the toughest schedule thus far as their opponents have combined for a 56-25 (.691) record. They have kept their heads above water at 5-4 and things ease up down the stretch as their last 7 opponents have a combined record of 20-43 (.317).

Montana has had the easiest schedule thus far as their opponents have combined for a 26-55 (.321) record. It gets slightly more difficult down the stretch as their remaining opponents have a 30-33 (.476) record but they have built a big lead in the North and should be able to hold on.



The rankings below have the following:

A (B) C (D)
A = Ranking Points
B = Opponents combined winning percentage
C = +/- Change in ranking points from last week
D = Last week's ranking

1. Atlanta Dominators 115 (.451) +6 (1)
2. Memphis Maniacs 102 (.395) +6 (2)
3. Dakota Blizzard 88 (.370) +10 (6)
4. Arizona Wranglers 85 (.420) +2 (4)
5. Brooklyn Hitmen 83 (.420) +4 (5)
6. Vancouver Vandals 79 (.395) +7 (8)
7. Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 76 (.494) -9 (3l)
7. Houston Roughnecks 76 (.451) +3 (7)
9. Montana Grizzlies 72 (.321) +5 (9)
10. Providence Islanders 71 (.481) +7 (10)
11. Buffalo Skull Crushers 62 (.457) +4 (11)
12. Cincinnati Defenders 54 (.519) +9 (12)
13. Toronto Titans 44 (.407) +11 (17)
14. Texas Hold'em 39 (.457) -5 (13)
15. Philadelphia Slayers 32 (.691) -3 (15)
16. Orlando Guardians 28 (.432) -9 (14)
17. Los Angeles Challengers 26 (.494) -9 (15)
18. Gem City Gangsters 25 (.556) +10 (21)
19. Kansas City Chaos 22 (.543) -8 (18)
20. Tampa Bay Fireballs 21 (.506) -4 (19)
21. Vegas Black Aces 16 (.667) +6 (22)
22. Miami Nemesis 15 (.457) -10 (19)
23. Oakland Outlaws 8 (.481) +12 (24)
24. New England Crusaders -8 (.570) -4 (24)
24. Daytona Beach Bull Sharks -8 (.519) -10 (23)
26. Indiana Fog -12 (.654) -8 (24)
27. Zehlendorf Zecken -15 (.494) -10 (27)
28. Carolina Cobras -22 (.642) -10 (28)
29. Saint Paul Punishers -23 (.570) -6 (29)
30. Seattle Barbarians -24 (.519) -5 (30)
31. Washington Warriors -30 (.519) +12 (32)
32. New York Empire -43 (.642) -6 (31)

NEWS & NOTES (WEEK 10)



AXC

The top 6 playoff teams remain the same but Vancouver slipped from the #2 seed to the #4 seed with a lose in week 10. Toronto's lose dropped them from the 7th seed down to 9th and Texas currently holds the final Wildcard spot, 1 game ahead of Kansas City, Toronto & Orlando. New York becomes the first team officially eliminated from the postseason as they remain winless through 10 games. While the other 15 teams are still alive, realistically we are down to 10 teams battling for 7 postseason spots.

1. Dakota 8-1 (1)
2. Pittsburgh 8-2 (3)
3. Buffalo 7-3 (4)
4. Vancouver 7-3 (2)
5. Houston 8-2 (5)
6. Cincinnati 7-3 (6)
7. Texas 6-4 (8)
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8. Kansas City 5-5 (10)
9. Toronto 5-5 (7)
10. Orlando 5-5 (9)
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11. Miami 3-7 (11)
12. Oakland 3-7 (12)
13. New England 2-8 (13)
14. Daytona 2-8 (14)
15. Indiana 1-9 (15)

WEST

Vancouver Vandals 7-3 (4-1)
Kansas City Chaos 5-5 (4-1)
Oakland Outlaws 3-7 (0-5)
Indiana Fog 1-9 (1-2)

Kansas City defeated Vancouver at home 13-10 to snap a 4 game losing streak and stay alive for the division crown. Both teams have a 4-1 division record and they split the season series but Vancouver still holds a 2 game lead with 6 games remaining. Vancouver plays teams with a combined record of 40-20 (.667) down the stretch while Kansas City's remaining schedule is a combined 23-37 (.383) so erasing a 2 game lead isn't out of the question.

Memphis @ Vancouver (-1)
Kansas City (-12) @ New York
Oakland @ Orlando (-1)
Indiana @ Daytona (-1)

EAST

Buffalo Skull Crushers 7-3 (4-0)
Miami Nemesis 3-7 (2-3)
New England 2-8 (2-2)
New York 0-10 (0-3)

From the second straight week, Buffalo won while the other 3 teams in the division lost. Buffalo has all but clinched as they have a 4 game lead over Miami with 6 games left plus they sweep Miami. Buffalo can clinch the division in week 11 with a win coupled with a Miami lose.

Buffalo @ Houston (-3)
Texas (-1) @ Miami
New England @ Washington (-4)
Kansas City (-12) @ New York

NORTH

Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 8-2 (3-0)
Houston Roughnecks 8-2 (2-2)
Cincinnati Defenders 7-3 (1-2)
Toronto Titans 5-5 (0-2)

Pittsburgh hosted winless New York and took care of business 30-6 while Houston hosted division rival Toronto and came back to win after being down 31-24 with 2:23 left in the game. Cincinnati traveled to the Pacific NorthWest and won their 4th straight game 47-13 over Seattle. Cincinnati QB Remy Beaucamp is finally starting to live up to his #1 pick potential in his 3rd season as he is on pace to eclipse 4,500 yards passing and has already set a career high with 25 TD passes. The division could really tighten up even further in week 11 if Cincinnati can beat Pittsburgh and Houston falls to Buffalo then all 3 teams would be 8-3! Cincinnati has lost 5 straight to Pittsburgh and Remy Beaucamp has never beaten them as the last Cincinnati win over Pittsburgh came in week 14 of 2042 when Cincinnati won 14-7 at home. You have to go back to 2041 for the last time Cincinnati won in Pittsburgh.

Los Angeles @ Toronto (-6)
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh (-3)
Buffalo @ Houston (-3)

SOUTH

Dakota Blizzard 9-1 (3-0)
Texas Hold'em 6-4 (3-1)
Orlando Guardians 5-5 (1-3)
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 2-8 (1-4)

Dakota hosted Daytona and dominated 55-6 for their 35th straight win over Daytona and improve to 54-1 Alltime versus Daytona. You have to go back to week 14 of the 2027 season (18 seasons) where Daytona went to Dakota and won 20-16 for the only time Daytona beat Dakota. Texas hosted Zehlendorf and won 17-6 which moved them into the 7th seed in the AXC. Orlando traveled to Indiana and won 33-6 to even their record at 5-5 as they trail Texas by 1 game for the final playoff spot.

Indiana @ Daytona (-1)
Oakland @ Orlando (-1)
Texas (-1) @ Miami
Montana @ Dakota (-6)

NXC

The top 7 teams remain unchanged despite Brooklyn & Montana losing in week 10. Gem City won their 3rd straight and move up to the 8th seed in the NXC, 1 game out of the last playoff spot along with Tampa Bay. While technically all 16 teams are still alive for the postseason, realistically we are down to 11 teams battling for 7 playoff spots.

1. Atlanta 10-0 (1)
2. Arizona 9-1 (2)
3. Brooklyn 8-2 (3)
4. Montana 7-3 (4)
5. Memphis 9-1 (5)
6. Providence 8-2 (6)
7. Philadelphia 6-4 (7)
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8. Gem City 5-5 (9)
9. Tampa Bay 5-5 (10)
10. Los Angeles 4-6 (8)
11. Vegas 4-6 (11)
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12. Zehlendorf 2-8 (12)
13. Carolina 2-8 (13)
14. Saint Paul 1-9 (14)
15. Seattle 1-9 (15)
16. Washington 1-9 (16)

EAST

Brooklyn Hitmen 8-2 (2-1)
Providence Islanders 8-2 (3-2)
Philadelphia Slayers 6-4 (3-2)
Washington Warriors 1-9 (0-3)

Brooklyn hosted Atlanta and lost 15-3 in a brutal defensive battle that was much closer then the score would indicate. The two teams combined to go 1 for 27 on 3rd down as both teams struggled to move the ball all game. The star of the game was Atlanta kicker Doyle Allen who went 5/5 on fieldgoals including a 54 & 57 Yarder. Providence went to Miami and took advantage of Brooklyn's lose by winning 40-7 to match Brooklyn's record of 8-2. Brooklyn has the edge based on division record as the 2 teams split their season series. Brooklyn's remaining schedule is versus teams with a combined record of 33-27 (.550) while Providence schedule is versus teams with a combined record of 29-31 (.483). Philadelphia hosted Washington and held on to win 19-14 to keep hope alive for reclaiming the NXC East crown. Philadelphia has the easiest remaining schedule where their opponents have a combined record of 21-39 (.350) and they will need to take advantage of it to make up the 2 games they trail both Providence & Brooklyn.

Arizona @ Brooklyn (E)
New England @ Washington (-1)
Philadelphia (-4) @ Tampa Bay
Zehlendorf @ Providence (-14)

WEST

Arizona Wranglers 9-1 (4-0)
Los Angeles Challengers 4-6 (2-1)
Vegas Black Aces 4-6 (0-3)
Seattle Barbarians 1-9 (0-2)

Arizona hosted Los Angeles and won 19-3 to all but clinch the NXC West. They have a commanding 5 game lead with 6 to play and their magic number is 1. Vegas hosted Carolina and won their 2nd straight 41-14. Vegas may have zero chance of winning the West but they have pit themselves 2 games out of the final playoff spot. Vegas had one of the toughest schedule so far this season but their remaining schedule is versus teams with a combined record of 18-42 (.300) which gives them a solid chance to make a run at the playoffs.

Gem City @ Vegas (-6)
Saint Paul @ Seattle (-3)
Los Angeles @ Toronto (-6)
Arizona @ Brooklyn (E)

NORTH

Montana Grizzlies 7-3 (4-1)
Gem City Gangsters 5-5 (2-1)
Zehlendorf Zecken 2-8 (0-3)
Saint Paul Punishers 1-9 (1-2)

Montana traveled to Gem City in a division showdown and they lost 24-14 for their first division lose. Gem City has won 3 straight and pull within 2 games of Montana for the division crown plus they moved into the 8th seed, 1 game behind Philadelphia for the final playoff spot. Zehlendorf lost in Texas 17-6 while Saint Paul lost at home to Tampa Bay 28-18. Montana has had the easiest schedule by far the first 10 weeks of the season but the final 6 games are against teams with a combined record of 29-31 (.483). Conversely, Gem City had one of the toughest schedules through the first 10 weeks and their remaining schedule is versus teams with a combined record of 23-37 (.383). The Gangsters goto Vegas in week 11 and will look to take over in the desert like Bugsy Siegel did in 1947.

Gem City @ Vegas (-6)
Saint Paul @ Seattle (-3)
Montana @ Dakota (-6)
Zehlendorf @ Providence (-14)

SOUTH

Atlanta Dominators 10-0 (3-0)
Memphis Maniacs 9-1 (3-1)
Tampa Bay Fireballs 5-5 (1-3)
Carolina Cobras 2-8 (1-4)

Atlanta went to Brooklyn and shutdown the Hitmen winning 15-3 in a defensive battle. Memphis hosted Oakland and handled business 27-6 to keep pace e with Atlanta in the South. Tampa Bay went to Saint Paul and won 28-18 to even their record at 5-5 and stay alive for the final playoff spot. Carolina flew to Vegas and lost big 41-14 to end their hopes for the season. This division will all come down to the week 12 rematch between Atlanta & Memphis but Memphis has a remaining schedule where their opponents have a combined record of 40-20 (.667) while Atlanta's remaining schedule has a combined record of 34-26 (.567).

Atlanta (-14) @ Carolina
Philadelphia (-4) @ Tampa Bay
Memphis @ Vancouver (-1)

Moved the Power Rankings to its own thread.

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/forums/1/1342?page=1#10399

NEWS & NOTES (WEEK 11)



AXC

The 7 teams currently holding the playoff spots remain the same as last week but things have tightened up a bit as Cincinnati & Texas hold just a 1 game lead over KC, Toronto & Orlando. New England & Indiana join New York as being officially eliminated from the postseason. Realistically we are down to 9 teams battling for 6 spots as Buffalo has officially clinched the AXC East.

1. Dakota 9-1 (1)
2. Pittsburgh 9-2 (2)
3. Buffalo 8-3 (3)
4. Vancouver 7-4 (4)
5. Houston 8-3 (5)
6. Cincinnati 7-4 (6)
7. Texas 7-4 (7)
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8. Kansas City 6-5 (8)
9. Toronto 6-5 (9)
10. Orlando 6-5 (10)
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11. Miami 3-8 (11)
12. Daytona 3-8 (14)
13. Oakland 3-8 (12)

WEST

Vancouver Vandals 7-4 (4-1)
Kansas City Chaos 6-5 (4-1)
Oakland Outlaws 3-8 (0-5)
Indiana Fog 1-10 (1-2)

The defending AXC Conference Champs lost their 2nd straight game when they hosted Memphis and lost 31-13. Kansas City traveled to the big Apple to face the winless Empire and won their 2nd straight game 38-19 to pull within 1 game of the division lead. Oakland & Indiana both lost on the road, Oakland in Orlando 19-7 & Indiana at Daytona 23-10. Indiana is officially eliminated and Oakland is on the verge of elimination.

Indiana @ Oakland (-4)
Dakota @ Kansas City (-3)
Orlando @ Vancouver (-13)

EAST

Buffalo Skull Crushers 8-3 (4-0)
Miami Nemesis 3-8 (2-3)
New England 2-9 (2-2)
New York 0-11 (0-3)

From the third straight week, Buffalo won while the other 3 teams in the division lost. Buffalo went to Houston and won 40-25 to become the first team in the AXC to clinch a playoff spot by clinching their division. Miami hosted Texas and lost their 4th straight 17-16 to all but end any hopes of making the postseason. Miami is 4 games back with 5 games to play and is behind 4 teams for the final playoff spot. New England visited the nation's capital and lost 27-3 to Washington while New York hosted KC and got doubled up 38-19 to remain winless.

New York @ Buffalo (-14)
Toronto (-3) @ Miami
New England @ Daytona (-6)

NORTH

Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 9-2 (4-0)
Houston Roughnecks 8-3 (2-2)
Cincinnati Defenders 7-4 (1-3)
Toronto Titans 6-5 (0-2)

Pittsburgh hosted Cincinnati is a crucial division showdown and won 36-13 to reestablish themselves as the team to beat in the North. Pittsburgh improved to 4-0 in division and leads Houston by 1 game, Cincinnati by 2 games and Toronto by 3 games. Houston hosted Buffalo and fell 40-25 to fall behind Pittsburgh in the division race. Toronto hosted Los Angeles and won 27-13 to bounce back from a tough lose to Houston in week 10. Toronto travels to Miami in week 12 before playing 4 straight division games to end the season so they still have a ton to say in who wins the North.

Toronto (-3) @ Miami
Seattle @ Pittsburgh (-14)
Cincinnati (-3) @ Los Angeles
Arizona (-2) @ Houston

SOUTH

Dakota Blizzard 10-1 (3-0)
Texas Hold'em 7-4 (3-1)
Orlando Guardians 6-5 (1-3)
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks 3-8 (1-4)

Dakota hosted Montana and shutout the Grizzlies 32-0 to maintain their 3 game lead in the division. The rest of the division all won too as Texas went to South Beach and held on to win 17-16 over Miami. Orlando hosted Oakland and won 19-7 while Daytona hosted Indiana and won 23-10.

New England @ Daytona (-6)
Texas @ Gem City (-4)
Orlando @ Vancouver (-13)
Dakota @ Kansas City (-3)

NXC

The 7 current playoff teams remain the same as last week with Providence & Brooklyn flip flopping positions. Zehlendorf, Carolina, Saint Paul, Seattle & Washinton we're all officially eliminated from the postseason while Atlanta & Arizona clinched a playoff spot including Arizona becoming the first NXC team to clinch their division. That leaves 9 teams battling for 5 playoff spots including Los Angeles & Vegas who have entered the ICU and put on life support.

1. Atlanta 11-0 (1)
2. Arizona 10-1 (2)
3. Providence 9-2 (6)
4. Montana 7-4 (4)
5. Memphis 10-1 (5)
6. Brooklyn 8-3 (3)
7. Philadelphia 7-4 (7)
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8. Gem City 6-5 (8)
9. Tampa Bay 5-6 (9)
10. Los Angeles 4-7 (10)
11. Vegas 4-7 (11)
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EAST

Providence Islanders 9-2 (3-2)
Brooklyn Hitmen 8-3 (2-1)
Philadelphia Slayers 7-4 (3-2)
Washington Warriors 2-9 (0-3)

Brooklyn hosted Arizona and lost their 2nd straight home game 22-10 to perhaps the two best teams in the league. Providence hosted Zehlendorf and shut them out 30-0 to move into first place in the East with 5 games remaining. Philadelphia traveled to Tampa and won 26-6 to keep their division hopes alive while maintaining their hold on the 7th seed in the NXC. Washington hosted New England and won their 2nd game of the season 27-3. Providence, Brooklyn & Philadelphia are all heavy favorites in week 12.

Brooklyn (-9).@ Washington
Carolina @ Philadelphia (-14)
Tampa Bay @ Providence (-10)

WEST

Arizona Wranglers 10-1 (4-0)
Los Angeles Challengers 4-7 (2-1)
Vegas Black Aces 4-7 (0-3)
Seattle Barbarians 2-9 (0-2)

Arizona traveled to Brooklyn and won 22-10 in a pivotal NXC matchup. The win clinched Arizona the NXC West as they become the first NXC team to accomplish that feat. Los Angeles went North of the border and lost their 4th straight 27-13 to Toronto as their playoff hopes continue to wan. Vegas hosted Gem City in another key NXC matchup for the postseason and the Gangsters won 31-28 when recently acquired QB Robbie Heath found WR John Madden for a 9 yard TD pass with 1:16 left in the game. Seattle hosted Saint Paul and won their 2nd game big 43-3 to give the Barbarian fans something to cheer about in a rough season.

***UPDATE***
One of the biggest storylines in the off-season was Arizona trading former league MVP QB Gary Fielding to Vegas after signing QB Taylor Rojas to a mega free agent contract. Below is a comparison of the 2 QBs statlines.

QB Taylor Rojas
3,441 yards passing
26/8 TD/INT
99.48 QBR

QB Gary Fielding
3,594 yards passing
22/13 TD/INT
80.54 QBR

Vegas (-11) @ Saint Paul
Seattle @ Pittsburgh (-14)
Arizona (-2) @ Houston
Cincinnati (-3) @ Los Angeles

NORTH

Montana Grizzlies 7-4 (4-1)
Gem City Gangsters 6-5 (2-1)
Zehlendorf Zecken 2-9 (0-3)
Saint Paul Punishers 1-10 (1-2)

Montana traveled to Dakota and was shutout 32-0 to lose their 2nd straight game and leave the door open for Gem City to grab the North division. Gem City traveled to Sin City and pulled off a comeback win 31-28 over Vegas behind newly acquired QB Robbie Heath. Gem City has won 4 straight games and sits just 1 game behind Montana for the North division crown. Gem City started last season 2-8 before a late season surge had them comeback to win the division so can history repeat itself?

Vegas (-11) @ Saint Paul
Zehlendorf @ Montan (-13)
Texas @ Gem City (-4)

SOUTH

Atlanta Dominators 11-0 (4-0)
Memphis Maniacs 10-1 (3-1)
Tampa Bay Fireballs 5-6 (1-3)
Carolina Cobras 2-9 (1-5)

Atlanta went to Carolina and won 30-6 to remain undefeated as they clinch a playoff spot as they look to win an unprecedented 5th straight XFL Title. Memphis traveled to the great white north and handed Vancouver a 31-13 lose to keep pace with Atlanta and make the week 12 rematch the game of the season. Tampa Bay hosted Philadelphia and lost 26-6 to put their playoff hopes in jeopardy as they trail Philadelphia by 2 games plus lost the head to head matchup.

Atlanta @ Memphis (-1)
Carolina @ Philadelphia (-14)
Tampa Bay @ Providence (-10)

I did a roster breakdown of all 32 teams here:

https://xfl.myfootballnow.com/forums/1/1343?page=1#10418

It's something I find interesting so I shared it but it's probably not of interest to everyone.