The Quick and the Dead Playoff Picture

We are 10 games into the season so let's take a look at the current playoff picture and figure out who are the contenders and who are pretenders.



AMERICAN CONFERENCE

1. Tokyo Far East (9-0-1)
2. Indianapolis (8-2)

3. Blue Rock Heisenbergs (8-2)
4. Oak Island Treasure (7-3)
5. Hamburg Blue Devils (7-3)
6. Texas Outlaws (6-4)

7. Utah Raptors (6-4)
8. Mayfield Bakers (5-5)
9. San Antonio Rampage (4-4-2)
10. Duluth Timbers (4-6)
11. Oklahoma City Cheetahs (3-7)
12. Synn City Chupacabras (2-7-1)
13. Letterkenny Shamrocks (2-8)
14. Buffalo (2-8)
15. Vancouver Bears (1-9)
16. Portland Pioneers (1-9)

While all 16 teams are still alive for a playoff spot, only 10 teams are within 2 games of either a division title or Wildcard spot. Both Oak Island and the Tokyo Far East have 4 game division leads and seem locks to make the playoffs. The North division is the most competitive with 3 teams seperated by just 2 games.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

1. Niagara Falls Rapid Fire (10-0)
2. Great Falls Quicksilver (10-0)
3. Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns (9-1)
4. Hawaii Black Sharks (7-2-1)
5. Bermondsey Lions (8-2)
6. Detroit (6-4)

7. Philadelphia (6-4)
8. Tampa Bay Corsairs (5-5)
9. St. Lawrence Muskies (5-5)
10. Columbus Cardinals (4-6)
11. Rock City Cyclones (3-7)
12. Omaha Storm (3-7)
13. New Orleans Voodoo (2-7-1)
14. Seattle (2-8)
15. Carolina (1-9)
16. Green Bay (1-9)

Much like the American Conference, all 16 teams are still alive for the playoffs but only 10 teams are within 2 games of a potential spot. All four division leaders have at least a 2 game lead with Great Falls, Niagara Falls, Chicken Wing and Hawaii seemingly a lock to make the playoffs. Bermondsey is 2 games out of the division title but hold a 2 game lead over the next best wildcard candidate. That leaves 1 spot for available for 5 teams seperated by 2 games.

The Quick and the Dead Playoff Picture (Week 13)



AMERICAN CONFERENCE

1. #6 Tokyo Far East (11-1-1)*
2. #7 Indianapolis (11-2)*

3. #5 Hamburg Blue Devils (10-3)*
4. #9 Oak Island Treasure (9-4)*
5. #8 Blue Rock Heisenbergs (10-3)*
6. #13 Utah Raptors (8-5)

7. #15 Texas Outlaws (7-6)
8. #18 Mayfield Bakers (6-7)


3 divisions are wrapped up with only the North still in question and 5 playoff spots are clinched. It's a 3 team race for the #6 seed with Utah in the driver's seat but the Outlaws own a head to head win versus them.


NATIONAL CONFERENCE

1. #1 Niagara Falls Rapid Fire (13-0)*
2. #2 Great Falls Quicksilver (13-0)*

3. #4 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns (12-1)*
4. #10 Hawaii Black Sharks (9-3-1)*
5. #3 Bermondsey Lions (11-2)*
6. #11 Philadelphia (9-4)

7. #12 Detroit (8-5)


3 divisions are wrapped up with the East all but clinched by Niagara Falls. 5 playoff spots have been set with a 2 team battle for the # seed. Philadelphia has a 1 game lead by Detroit won the head to head matchup.

*clinched playoffs

Welcome to the 2028 Quick and the Dead Playoffs!

AMERICAN CONFERNCE

BYES

1. Tokyo Far East
2. Indianapolis

WILDCARD GAMES

Texas Outlaws
@
Blue Rock Heisenbergs (-7)

Hamburg Blue Devils
@
Oak Island Treasure (E)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

BYES

1. Niagara Falls Rapid Fire
2. Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns

WILDCARD GAMES

Philadelphia
@
Great Falls Quicksilver (-7)

Bermondsey Lions
@
Hawaii Black Sharks (E)

Good game Blue Devils. Probably going to be the end of the road for us.

Good game, mate

Good Luck the rest of the way

Three of the four home teams won in the Wildcard round with only the Bermondsey Lions winning as a road team needing overtime to do it.

DIVISIONAL ROUND

Oak Island Treasure
@
Tokyo Far East (-3)

Oak Island Treasure (7-5 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 6th playoffs and 2nd in a row after winning the Conference Championship last season before falling short in the Title game.

Tokyo Far East (0-3 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 4th playoffs and 4th in a row but are still searching for that 1st playoff win in francise history.

Blue Rock Heisenbergs
@
Indianapolis (-5)

Blue Rock Heisenbergs (5-9 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 10th playoffs out of 11 seasons and their 4th straight. They won the Conference Championship in the 2020 season.


Bermondsey Lions
@
Niagara Falls Rapid Fire (-6)

Bermondsey Lions (6-6 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 7th playoffs and 6th in a row. They lost the Conference Championship in 2025 29-26 to Great Falls in a game that went to overtime.

Niagara Falls Rapid Fire (7-7 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 8th playoffs and 8th in a row. They have reached the Conference Championship game 4 times but are looking for their 1st win in that game.

Great Falls Quicksilver (-1)
@
Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns

Great Falls Quicksilver (29-2 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 11th straight playoffs and have won 10 Conference Championship and 8 Championships.

Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns (0-4 alltime playoffs)

They are playing in their 5th playoffs and 5th in a row but are still looking to win the 1st playoff game in francise history.