2025

Week 2

Welcome everyone to the 8th season of the XFL League. I have completed revamped and updated the XFL Statistics thread for a wide range of statistical achievements. From Single game, season, alltime and playoff leaders in stats from passing to kicking to defense. Go check it out and see if one of your players leads in some category. This thread is the forefront for my plans to create a XFL Hall Of Fame when we reach season 10. Owners can nominate players and I will be creating a poll for each nominee. A player will need 75% of the vote to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame. Only retired players will be eligible so I ask each owner to start thinking about possible nominees.

Good luck to everyone and have fun

WEEK 5

We are 5 games into season 8 of the XFL and we have some perennial contenders atop some divisions with some new teams vying for division titles and playoff berths.

AXC

Oakland (4-1), Buffalo (5-0), Dakota (5-0) and Milwaukee (4-1) all playoff teams last season are off to fast starts and looking to return.

Vancouver (4-1), Miami (3-2) and New England (3-2) all have winning records and after missing the playoffs last season are poised to make a run this season.

The most interesting and in some respects disappointing division is the AXC North with none of the four teams over .500 after 5 games. Pittsburgh (2-3) and Cincinnati (2-3) were both playoff teams last season and unless things change, only the division winner will make the playoffs. Cleveland (2-3) and Birmingham (1-4) have a chance to win that division with a strong showing in the 11 remaining games.

NXC

Arizona (4-1), Memphis (4-1) and Gem City (5-0) are all playoff teams from last season that have gotten off to a fast start.

Providence (4-1) and Vegas (4-1) have both gotten off to a great start after missing the playoffs last season.

Brooklyn (2-3) is a playoff team from last season that has struggled some out of the gate and need to have a strong remaining 11 games if they hope to return.

Atlanta (3-2), Philadelphia (3-2) and St Paul (3-2) have a winning record after 5 games and positioned themselves to make a run at either a division title or Wildcard berth.

Seattle (2-3), Carolina (2-3) and Montana (2-3) are three teams that finished right at or near .500 last season but missed the playoffs. They need to finish strong this season to avoid a similar fate as last season.

There are 14 teams in the AXC and 16 teams in the NXC within 3 games of a playoff spot.

There are 12 teams in the AXC and 15 teams in the NXC within 2 games of a playoff spot.

There are 11 teams in the AXC and 12 teams in the NXC within 1 game of a playoff spot.

WEEK 14

Talk about the "haves and the have nots". Two weeks left in the season and all 12 playoff teams have been decided. I did some research and cant find an NFL season where all 12 playoff teams were decided this early.

I believe we made history for the most boring playoff race in history but the final two weeks will decide several things.

Dakota (14-0) needs one win vs either Oakland (11-2-1) or Birmingham (1-13) to clinch the #1 seed.

Buffalo (13-1) needs to win out and have Dakota lose out to grab the #1 seed but one win vs Pittsburgh (9-5) or Miami (5-9) clinches the #2 seed.

Oakland (11-2-1) needs to win out and have Buffalo lose out to win the division and clinch the #2 seed. Winning out clinches the division over Vancouver (11-3) or any combination of wins + Vancouver loses that equals two. Oakland plays Dakota (14-0) and Denver (4-10) while Vancouver plays Tampa Bay (4-10) and New York (6-8)

Vancouver needs to win out and have Oakland lose a game to clinch the division and the #3 seed or win a game while Oakland loses out.

Gem City (10-4) needs to win out vs St. Paul (6-7-1) and Atlanta (10-4) to clinch the #2 seed.

Atlanta (10-4) needs to win out vs
Chicago (5-9) and Gem City (10-4) to win the division and clinch the #2 seed or any combination of wins + Memphis loses which equal two to clinch the division.

Brooklyn needs to win out vs
New England (8-6) and Memphis (9-4-1) and have Gem city and Atlanta each lose a game to have any chance at the #2 seed where it will go into tiebreakers.

Memphis (9-4-1) needs to win out vs Carolina (5-8-1) and Brooklyn (9-5) and have Atlanta and Gem City lose to clinch the division and the #2 seed. They need to win out and have Atlanta lose a game to clinch the division or win one game and have Atlanta lose out to win the division.

I'm sure I missed a few different scenarios but there are a few teams playing for byes and home playoff games in the final two weeks. We also cant ignore both Kansas City (1-13) and Birmingham (1-13) who are fighting for that #1 overall pick with Cleveland (2-14) lurking in the weeds with a week 15 matchup vs Birmingham which could complicate the picture.

15 teams are guaranteed a losing record with 4 more teams on the verge of joining them and another could finish 8-8. That means only 12 teams could finish with a winning record which comprises the 12 playoff teams. It will interesting to see next season who out of the have nots this season will make strides and challenge this years 12 playoff teams.

Despite this seasons competitive imbalance, it is important to note that both Vancouver and Vegas are two teams that made the playoffs this season after missing them the previous season.

That means Oakland should be playing on Wildcard Weekend because of this embarrassing tie with Memphis (AI).

It's not that embarrassing, greyghost just recently left the team and he left them in great shape. It usually takes the A.I. a full offseason to ruin a team.

Ghost put together a great roster

QB 89 (99 INT 100 Pass accuracy)
RB 84 (90 Speed)
WR 95,93,74 (92,86,81 speed)
FB 73
TE 77,73
OLINE 81,81,81,74,80
PUNTER 93
KICKER 92
DLINE 76,79,75,86
LB 80,79,74
CB 88,87,69
SS 83
FS 78

But I get it.....it hurts

LONGEVITY

The XFL is in its 8th season and as of week 14, there have been 126 regular season games played.

9 players have played in all 126 regular season games for their prospective teams. None of those has started all 126 games with the most from that group being 111 starts. The most starts ever by a player is 123 games.

Amos McDonald (SLB)
8th year
Drafted 4.9 Detroit
Los Angeles Challengers
111 starts in 126 games with Detroit, Baltimore/Birmingham and Los Angeles. He suffered 14 injuries in his career with only 1 serious injury to his hand in 2021. He was drafted by Detroit in 2018. He signed as a free agent with Baltimore for 4 years 19.2 million in 2020 where he received 16 contract offers. In 2024, he signed a 3 year 20.8 million dollar free agent contract with LA where he still plays.

James Howell (FS)
8th year
Drafted 13.17 Philadelphia
Philadelphia
96 starts in 126 games with Philadelphia his entire career. He suffered 2 injuries his entire career, none serious. He was drafted by Philly in 2018 then signed a 5 year 31.1 million dollar extension in 2019. At the end of the 2023 season, he signed a new 5 year 18.1 million dollar contract to remain in Philadelphia.

Anthony McElhannon (LDE)
9th year
Drafted 8.9 Detroit
Birmingham Thunderbolts
75 starts in 126 games with Detroit and Baltimore/Birmingham. He suffered 19 injuries in his career including 1 serious injury to his hand in 2022. He was drafted by Detroit in 2018 and suffered 7 injuries in his first two seasons. In 2020, he signed a 4 year, 18.6 million dollar free agent contract with Baltimore after receiving 3 contract offers. In 2022, he suffered his only serious injury during the Divisional round of the playoffs. In 2023, he signed an extension with Birmingham for 4 years, 20.6 million. Since signing his extension, he has suffered 10 injuries but never missed a game.

Rickey Davidson (WLB)
10th year
Drafted 3.20 Green Bay
St. Paul Punishers
100 starts in 126 games for Green Bay/St. Paul. He suffered 18 injuries in his career with none being serious. He was drafted by Green Bay in 2018 in the 3rd round of the allocation draft. In 2020, he signed a 4 year, 26.7 million dollar contract extension. During the week of XFL VI, he signed a 6 year, 14 million dollar extension to remain in St. Paul.

Craig Chang (SS)
10th year
Drafted 22.32 New York (N)
Miami Nemesis
106 starts in 126 games for New York (N)/Providence and Miami. He suffered 9 injuries in his career with 1 serious injury in 2019 to his hand. During week 13 of this season he suffered an injury to his neck but played in week 14 where he injured his knee. He is listed Questionable 6 weeks for the week 15 game where his streak of 126 straight games may be in jeopardy. He was drafted by NY(N) in 2018 and signed a 6 year 10.8 million dollar extension in 2019. In 2025, he signed a 2 year, 6.77 million dollar free agent contract with Miami which was his only offer.

Anthony Parks (WR)
11th year
Drafted 14.6 LA (A)
Washington Warriors
71 starts in 126 games for Los Angeles (A), Tampa Bay and Washington. He suffered 5 injuries in his career with none being serious. In 2018, he was drafted by LA(A) in the 14th round of the allocation draft. In 2020, he signed a 5 year, 36.3 million dollar free agent contract with Tampa Bay after receiving 20 contract offers. In 2025, he signed a 2 year, 3.3 million dollar free agent contract with Washington after receiving 2 offers.

Christopher Smith (FS)
8th year
Drafted 2.10 Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
89 starts in 126 games all with Tampa Bay. He has suffered 10 injuries in his career with none being serious. He was drafted in 2018 by Tampa Bay with their 2nd round pick in the allocation draft. He signed a 5 year, 32.7 million dollar contract extension in 2020 and another 5 year, 17.8 million dollar contract extension in 2024.

Guy Sanchez (MLB)
9th year
Drafted 8.7 New Orleans
Memphis Maniacs
101 starts in 126 games for New Orleans/Memphis. He suffered 13 injuries in his career including a concussion in 2021. New Orleans drafted him in the 8th round of the allocation draft in 2018. In 2019, he signed a 4 year, 16.7 million dollar contract extension and again in 2022 he signed a 6 year, 16.8 million dollar contract extension.

Richard Frazier (SS)
8th year
Drafted 26.19 Denver
Daytona Beach Bull Sharks
56 starts in 126 games for Denver, Oakland and Daytona. He suffered 9 injuries in his career with none being serious. Denver drafted him in 2018 in the 26th round of the allocation draft. In 2020, he signed a 6 year, 13 million dollar free agent contract with Oakland after receiving 3 offers. During the 2024 draft, he was traded to Daytona in a package with LG Jonathan Branson and a 2025 1st and 2nd round pick for the 2025 1st overall pick plus a 2025 2nd round pick. In 2025, he signed a 6 year, 11.5 million dollar extension to stay in Daytona

John Upchurch (QB)
12th season
Drafted 1.14 Denver
Tampa Bay Fireballs
123 starts in 125 games for Denver and Tampa Bay. He has never suffered an injury in the league. He was drafted by Denver with the 14th overall pick of the allocation draft. In 2020, he signed a 4 year, 46.8 million dollar contract extension with Denver. In 2024, he signed a 3 year, 15 million dollar free agent contract with Tampa Bay after rejecting a 2 year, 5.1 million dollar contract to stay in Denver.

I'll dig in and look into it now. On the surface you depicted how eventually any/all exposed players (starter, high snap count) will attain an injury or injuries.

...and then you see 18 and 19 total injuries for a player. Maybe AI mushed them through or a hands off GM so now you're edging to even closer to everyone will miss games/get injured.

Probably the majority are AI/hands off but not always. Here is a screenshot for my RB in USFL, Rudi Johnson. He is in his 7th season plus 17 playoff games.

Oh, believe me. I know. I recall that player, too.

It's a constant battle. I have players whom I continually tussle with them at a level of 70% ankle, per se. Over and over.

If I didn't joust with it and let it be the player would be DEAD.

Curtis Scott in our shared USFL. I came in and my man was dominating the league. Got knocked out with a major injury. I switched him to WR to try and to reinvigorate him but as I recall he was one of those get injured over and over players.

It worked a bit but he was Rudi-like.

https://usflwfl.myfootballnow.com/player/725

1974. He was getting write-ups from Tribe about his domination, caught the serious injury and went to sh*t. Bookended, too, as I see. Serious injury into retirement.