2041 PLAYOFF PREVIEW (Week 14)




AMERICAN CONFERENCE

WEST
Kansas City Monarchs 11-3 (3-1) has a 1 game lead over the Dathomir Rancors 10-4 (2-2). Divisional records are in parenthesis. The Rancors need to win out while the Monarchs lose out to win the division and they play each other in week 16.

MONARCHS
Crusaders 8-6
Rancors 10-4

RANCORS
Treasure 8-6
Monarchs 11-3

EAST
The Duluth Timbers have clinched the division.

NORTH
The Galanta Mallards have clinched the division.

SOUTH
The Virginia Virgins 13-1 (4-1) have a 2 game lead over the Spring Grove Rattlesnakes 11-3 (5-1). Divisional records are in parenthesis. The Virgins need just 1 win or 1 Rattlesnake lose to clinch the division.

VIRGINS
@ Buffalo Chips 6-7-1
Atlanta Autobots 0-13-1

RATTLESNAKES
@ Omaha Storm 6-8
Galanta Mallards 9-5

WILDCARD
5. Springfield Rattlesnakes 11-3 have clinched a playoff spot.

6. Dathomir Rancors 10-4 have clinched a playoff spot.

7. Oak Island Treasure 8-6 (6-4) currently holds the 7th seed, tied with the Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 8-6 (6-4) and 1 game ahead of the Mayfield Bakers 7-7 (5-5). Conference records are in parenthesis. This will probably come down to the week 16 matchup between the Treasure & the Crusaders but the Bakers can make it interesting by winning out.

TREASURE
Rancors 10-4
Crusaders 8-6

CRUSADERS
Monarchs 11-3
Treasure 8-6

BAKERS
@ Rampage 6-8
@ Chips 6-7-1

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

WEST
The Bratislava Mellotrons have clinched the division.

EAST
The Charleston Hammers have clinched the division.

NORTH
The Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 7-7 (4-1) have a 1 game lead over the Omaha Storm 6-8 (2-3) and a 2 game lead over the Green Bay Bullfrogs 5-9 (4-1). Divisional records are in parenthesis. The Foghorn Leghorns can clinch the division with a week 15 win over the winless Muskies.

FOGHORN LEGHORNS
Muskies 0-14
@ Bullfrogs 5-9

STORM
Rattlesnakes 11-3
@ Ukraine United 2-12

BULLFROGS
@ Autobots 0-13-1
Foghorn Leghorns 7-7

SOUTH
The Great Falls Quicksilver have clinched the division.

WILDCARD
5. Raritan Fighting DeLucias 11-3
6. Little Rock Lancers 9-5
7. London Ravens 9-5
The 3 WILDCARD spots are clinched and only the North division is up for grabs.

2041 PLAYOFF PREVIEW (Week 15)

Week 16 is essentially meaningless as all 14 playoff spots have been clinched and only the National Conference BYE is still undecided as all 8 division winners have been settled and a few seeding issues are yet to be set.


AMERICAN CONFERENCE

BYE
The Virginia Virgins have clinched the Bye.

WEST
The Kansas City Monarchs have clinched the division.

EAST
The Duluth Timbers have clinched the division.

NORTH
The Galanta Mallards have clinched the division.

SOUTH
The Virginia Virgins have clinched the division.

WILDCARD
5. Springfield Rattlesnakes 12-3 have clinched a wildcard spot.

6. Dathomir Rancors 10-5 have clinched a wildcard spot.

7. Oak Island Treasure 9-6 have clinched a wildcard spot.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

BYE
The Mellotrons can clinch the Bye with a win versus Baltimore Thunderbolts (4-11) or a Cruasders lose to the Duluth Timbers (11-4). If the Mellotrons lose then the Crusaders can steal the bye with a win.

WEST
The Bratislava Mellotrons have clinched the division.

EAST
The Charleston Hammers have clinched the division.

NORTH
The Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns have clinched the division.

SOUTH
The Great Falls Quicksilver have clinched the division.

WILDCARD
The Raritan Fighting DeLucias 12-3 have clinched a wildcard spot.

The London Ravens 10-5 have clinched a wildcard spot.

The Little Rock Lancers 9-6 have clinched a wildcard spot.

2041 PLAYOFF PREVIEW (Week 16 Final)



AMERICAN CONFERENCE

BYE
#2 Virginia Virgins

WILDCARD WEEKEND

#3 Springfield Rattlesnakes
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#8 Galanta Mallards (-9)

#12 Oak Island Treasure
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#10 Duluth Timbers (-11)

#14 Dathomir Rancors
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#5 Kansas City Monarchs (-5)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

BYE
#4 Bratislava Mellotrons

WILDCARD WEEKEND

#7 Raritan Fighting DeLucias (-5)
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#11 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns

#9 London Ravens
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#6 Great Falls Quicksilver (-14)

#15 Little Rock Lancers
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#1 Charleston Hammers (-3)

2041 PLAYOFF PREVIEW (Week 16 Final)

The American Conference has 2 new teams in the postseason this season who missed the postseason last year. 8 of the past 23 Conference Champions are alive and battling for the 24th.

The National Conference has 1 new team in the postseason this season who missed the postseason last year and they are breaking a 20 year absence. 23 of the past 23 Conference Champions are alive and battling for the 24th.

We have 17 of the past 23 League Champions in this postseason!!

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

BYE
#2 Virginia Virgins
LAST APPEARANCE: 3rd straight
APPEARANCES: 6
PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-5
DIVISION TITLES: 5
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

WILDCARD WEEKEND

#3 Springfield Rattlesnakes
LAST APPEARANCE: 1st in 3 seasons
APPEARANCES: 5
PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-5
DIVISION TITLES: 4
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

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#8 Galanta Mallards (-9)
LAST APPEARANCE: 3rd straight
APPEARANCES: 4
PLAYOFF RECORD: 8-4
DIVISION TITLES: 2
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

#12 Oak Island Treasure
LAST APPEARANCE: 2nd straight
APPEARANCES: 8
PLAYOFF RECORD: 8-7
DIVISION TITLES: 1
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

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#10 Duluth Timbers (-11)
LAST APPEARANCE: 2nd straight
APPEARANCES: 11
PLAYOFF RECORD: 8-10
DIVISION TITLES: 8
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

#14 Dathomir Rancors
LAST APPEARANCE: 1st in 7 season
APPEARANCES: 12
PLAYOFF RECORD: 12-10
DIVISION TITLES: 9
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1

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#5 Kansas City Monarchs (-5)
LAST APPEARANCE: 6th straight
APPEARANCES: 12
PLAYOFF RECORD: 13-10
DIVISION TITLES: 11
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

BYE
#4 Bratislava Mellotrons
LAST APPEARANCE: 4th straight
APPEARANCES: 12
PLAYOFF RECORD: 9-11
DIVISION TITLES: 11
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

WILDCARD WEEKEND

#7 Raritan Fighting DeLucias (-5)
LAST APPEARANCE: 7th straight
APPEARANCES: 16
PLAYOFF RECORD: 12-14
DIVISION TITLES: 8
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1

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#11 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns
LAST APPEARANCE: 6th straight
APPEARANCES: 14
PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-13
DIVISION TITLES: 11
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

#9 London Ravens
LAST APPEARANCE: 3rd straight
APPEARANCES: 14
PLAYOFF RECORD: 10-13
DIVISION TITLES: 6
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

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#6 Great Falls Quicksilver (-14)
LAST APPEARANCE: 24th straight
APPEARANCES: 24
PLAYOFF RECORD: 51-13
DIVISION TITLES: 23
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 17
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 10

#15 Little Rock Lancers
LAST APPEARANCE: 1st in 20 seasons
APPEARANCES: 5
PLAYOFF RECORD: 5-4
DIVISION TITLES: 0
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 0

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#1 Charleston Hammers (-3)
LAST APPEARANCE: 9th straight
APPEARANCES: 17
PLAYOFF RECORD: 25-12
DIVISION TITLES: 15
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4

2041 PLAYOFFS

DIVISIONAL ROUND

We are down to the final 8 teams and 7 of the 8 finished ranked in the top 8 while the remaining team finished 10th. This means all the remaining teams finished the season as QUICK!!!

Now who is the Quickest?!?!?!


AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#8 Galanta Mallards
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#2 Virginia Virgins (-2)

The last time these 2 teams met was last season where the Virgins won 17-0 on the road at Galanta.

#10 Duluth Timbers
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#5 Kansas City Monarchs (-9)

The last time these 2 teams met was week 1 where the Monarchs won 27-6 on the road at Duluth.


NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#7 Raritan Fighting DeLucias
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#4 Bratislava Mellotrons (-5)

This will be the third game this season between these division rivals and the rubber match. The Fighting DeLucias won 15-12 in OT at home during week 6 then the Mellotrons won 17-14 at home in week 13.

#6 Great Falls Quicksilver
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#1 Charleston Hammers (-3)

The last time these 2 teams met was week 15 where the Hammers won 26-10 on the road at Great Falls

2041 PLAYOFFS

DIVISIONAL ROUND

All four home teams won as we had no surprises in the Division Round.


AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#8 Galanta Mallards 3
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#2 Virginia Virgins 11


#10 Duluth Timbers 2
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#5 Kansas City Monarchs 28


NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#7 Raritan Fighting DeLucias 9
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#4 Bratislava Mellotrons 24


#6 Great Falls Quicksilver 10
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#1 Charleston Hammers 19


CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS


AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Kansas City Monarchs (-1)
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Virginia Virgins

The Monarchs are playing their 6th Conference Championship game and 4th in the last 5 years. They are 3-2 Alltime in the Conference Championship game but 0-1 on the road.

The Virgins are making thier 1st appearance in the Conference Championship game.

The two teams last played in week 5 where the Virgins won at home, 27-6. The two teams met in the postseason last season where the Monarchs won 14-3 on the road in the Division Round on their way to a League Title.


NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Charleston Hammers
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Bratislava Mellotrons (-4)

The Hammers are playing their 10th Conference Championship game where they are 4-5 Alltime including 0-5 on the road.

The Mellotrons are playing their 5th Conference Championship game where they are 1-3 Alltime but 1-0 at home.

This is a rematch of last year's Conference Championship game where the Mellotrons won 13-9 at home to end the Hammers 3 year run as Champion.

2041 PLAYOFFS


CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS


AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Kansas City Monarchs 17
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Virginia Virgins 3


NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Charleston Hammers 6
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Bratislava Mellotrons 20

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Bratislava Mellotrons

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Kansas City Monarchs (-4)


We have a rematch of last year's Championship game where the Monarchs won 24-18.

The Monarchs are making their 4th League Championship game where they are 1-2 Alltime including winning last season.

The Mellotrons are making their 2nd straight League Championship game and are looking for their 1st Title.

The Mellotrons have lost the last 3 games versus the Monarchs and you have to go back to 2035 where they last won a game versus the Monarchs francise (Oklahoma City Cheetahs) as Seattle.

Congratulations to the Monarchs on back to back Titles!!!

The Mellotrons fall a FG short this year after losing by 6 last year....so close yet so far away!!!!

Great season everyone!!!!


I hope everyone returns for the 25th season!!!!! A quarter of a century of football!!!! Here's hoping for season 50, 75 & eventually 100!!!!