Unfortunately, Thacker's stats are locked in since a Round 1 bye isn't happening. Preservation.

I do have some wicked stats career wise with Bert Reynolds and Perry Thacker that's developing so that's cool.

Happy and safe 4th of July to all the Americans in the group.

Wildcard round

I have to admit, the Wildcard round snuck upon me before I had a chance to do a breakdown. In my defense, I was sidetracked by an owner that became completely unhinged. He went on a wild tirade I'm the forums cussing owners, their mothers and their kids out.

He then sent me an ultimatum via PM where I had to do as he said or he was quitting my league. When I responded, I dont like react kindly to ultimatums, he responded that he kills anyone that crosses him.

I PMed JDB with the link to the thread where he broke several dozen rules of conduct plus asked him to read my PMs from him. It gets better, something very similar happened in the USFL league with admin Tribewriter. I messaged him with all the details.

The good news is that individual is no longer in any of my leagues and the ball is in JDB court whether he remains in the MFN.

Now to the Wildcard games!

Cincinnati 16 @ Buffalo 25

Buffalo started fast and took a 22-7 lead into halftime and held off a comeback by 2 time XFL Champion QB Mervin Couture in the 4th quarter to win by 9.

Milwaukee 20 @ Pittsburgh 3

Milwaukee's defense shut down Pittsburgh offense allowing only 173 total yards of offense and a late fieldgoal to win convincingly on the road

Atlanta 12 @ Arizona 21

Arizona went up 14-3 in the 1st quarter and Atlantas offense could never get on track settling for 2 1st half fieldgoals between a key interception. Arizona's touchdown in the 3rd quarter put the game out of reach as Atlanta scored a touchdown in the 4th quarter but was too little too late.

Gem City 10 @ Brooklyn 16

Injuries limited Gem City's offense as neither team did much on offense. Brooklyn led 13-3 thanks to a missed by Gem City. The score tightened at 13-10 in the 3rd quarter but the final points of the game was a fieldgoal by Brooklyn with 1:11 left in the 3rd quarter. Gem City's Marcus Steven's threw interceptions on his teams final 2 posessions of the game to seal the victory for Brooklyn.

This guaranteed that the NXC will have a new team win the conference with the loses to Atlanta and Gem City.

In contrast, 3 of the 4 remaining teams in the AXC have won the conference with only Milwaukee being the lone possible new team to do so.

DIVISIONAL ROUND

Milwaukee @ Dakota (-13)

Milwaukee Buzzsaws

This is the francises 2nd trip to the playoffs and 1st appearance in 5 seasons. This is owner Mardn72's 1st playoff appearance in 3 seasons of ownership. While this is Mardn's first playoff game, the francise is only 0-1 in the playoffs. The lose came to Dakota (13-24) in the Wildcard round in season 1, where Dakota went on to win XFL I.

Dakota Blizzard

This is the francises and owner Cjfred68's 7th straight playoff appearance. They have a alltime playoff record of 13-5 which includes 6 division championships, 3 AXC Conference championships and 1 XFL Championship in XFL I.

Buffalo @ Oakland (-3)

Buffalo Skull Crushers

This is the francises and owner Smirt211's 5th straight playoff appearance. They have 4-4 alltime playoff record which includes 4 division titles and 1 Conference Championship. This is the 4th time Buffalo and Oakland have met in the playoffs. In 2020, Buffalo won at home 30-14. In 2021 and 2022 Buffalo lost at Oakland 36-21 and 29-3.

Oakland Outlaws

This is the francises 6th straight appearance in the playoffs but the 1st for new owner Crazyrazor. The team has a 9-3 alltime record in the playoffs which includes 6 division titles and 2 XFL Championships. Oakland is 2-1 alltime vs Buffalo in the playoffs and 2-0 at home.

Brooklyn @ Memphis (-2)

Brooklyn Hitmen

This is the francises 2nd straight playoff appearance all under owner 4343 in his 2nd season. The team has 2 division titles during his reign and has a 1-1 record alltime in the playoffs.

Memphis Maniacs

This is the 3rd playoff appearance for the francise under 5 seasons of ownership by Greyghost1225. They have make the playoffs in 3 out of the last 4 seasons and won their first division title this season. They have a 2-2 alltime record in the playoffs as both teams will look to make their first trip to the Conference Championship.

Arizona @ Green Bay (E)

Arizona Wranglers

This is the francises 5th playoff appearance which includes 3 division titles. Wieczoreks is in his 5th season of ownership and has made the playoffs 3 straight seasons with 1 division title. The team has a 4-4 alltime record in the playoffs and are 2-2 under Wieczoreks.

Green Bay Enforcers

This is Wolveraider's 2nd season as owner and this is his 1st playoff appearance which includes a division title. The francise has 6 playoff appearances which includes 5 division titles. They have a 4-5 alltime record in the playoffs including a win at home vs Arizona in 2019, 26-16.

The NXC will crown a 1st time Conference Champion which speaks volumes about the competition level in the league.

Good luck to everyone tonight in your quest for the XFL VII Championship!

Conference Championship

AXC

Buffalo Skull Crushers
Smirt211

Vs

Dakota Blizzard
Cjfred68

The first 6 AXC Conference Championship games have had either Dakota or Buffalo in every game. In 2020, Dakota traveled to Buffalo for there only head to head matchup where Buffalo prevailed 24-20. In fact, Buffalo has won both playoff games between the two teams with Buffalo being the home team in both contest. Dakota is 3-2 alltime in Conference Championship games while Buffalo is 1-1. This is only Dakota's second time hosting the Conference Championship, having won last season while Buffalo lost it's only Conference Championship game on the road. Dakota is looking to reach the XFL Title game for the 4th time and 3rd straight while Buffalo is seeking their 2nd appearance. During the regular season, Dakota holds an alltime record of 5-2 against Buffalo including a 4-1 record at home. Below is a list of all the Conference Championship games these two teams have played in plus the Divisional Round matchup between both teams.

2018 Conference Championship Game
Dakota @ Baltimore 26-3

2019 Conference Championship Game
Dakota @ Oakland 18-30

2020 Conference Championship Game
Dakota @ Buffalo 20-24

2021 Conference Championship Game
Buffalo @ Oakland 21-36

2022 Conference Championship Game
Dakota @ Oakland 13-6

2023 Conference Championship Game
Pittsburgh @ Dakota 17-29

2021 Divisional Round
Dakota @ Buffalo 21-36

NXC

Arizona Wranglers
Wieczoreks

Vs

Memphis Maniacs
Greyghost1225

This is Arizona's second trip to the Conference Championship game with the first being a lose on the road to Green Bay. Memphis is making their first trip to the Conference Championship game. The two teams have never met in the playoffs but Memphis holds a 2-1 edge alltime vs Arizona including a win in the only meeting at home.

2019 Conference Championship Game
Arizona @ GreenBay 16-26

2020 Week 10 Regular Season
New Orleans* @ Arizona 27-9

2022 Week 16 Regular Season
Memphis @ Arizona 11-14

2023 Week 2 Regular Season
Arizona @ Memphis 7-12

*New Orleans moved to Memphis in 2021

Arena and XFL Titles have alluded me and ones I want badly due to the awesome concepts and private league standings. Love the leagues and teams I have within them. But this is going to be hard as &^*%. If by some miracle I out-last this one I could be chasing 'ghosts' whom will be charging at me at 100 MPH velocity with a torso shattering spear in his grasp. lol

I've got no grasp on our game. Could out-last and win it. Could get blown off the field. I just want it to sim now....!!!

:)

XFL VII

Dakota Blizzard
Cjfred68

Vs

Memphis Maniacs
Greyghost1225

While this is a battle between the two top seeds in each Conference, some are viewing this as a David vs Goliath matchup. The Dakota Blizzard are in their 3rd straight league championship while this is Memphis's first. Dakota is 15-5 alltime in the playoffs while Memphis is just 4-2. With the clear experience edge, let's look at the current seasons statistical rankings.

Dakota has the #1 overall offense which will be squaring off against Memphi's #6 overall defense. Memphis has the #8 total offense which will face Dakota's #3 total defense.

The key matchup will be Dakota's top ranked passing offense which averaged 398.8 yards per game vs Memphis's 2nd ranked pass defense which only allowed 166.5 yards per game. The other key matchup will be Memphis's 4th ranked rush offense which averaged 124.2 yards per game vs Dakota's 5th ranked rush defense which allowed 61.2 yards per game.

With both teams having a -3 turnover margin, we should see some turnovers in the game. Dakota has no serious injuries heading into the game with just a few players dinged up while Memphis has their starting RT and TE both questionable for the big game.

I was going to put this in the QB All-Time Leader Thread, however, it's a locked thread.

Cunningham is an absolute beast. The combination of the 100 accuracy with the 100 intelligence (accelerated play knowledge) alongside a determined GM whom is plugged in with maximizing his offense = mind-blowing statistics!

Just faced Cunningham. If you leave an opening, he'll locate it and zap you off the field!

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but any ways, good luck to both teams in the title game!