Playoff Picture (Week 8)

American Conference

☆ 8 teams within 1 game of playoffs
☆ 10 teams within 2 games of playoffs
☆ 14 teams within 3 games of playoffs
☆ 2 teams with no chance

1.  #2 Duluth Timbers 7-1
2.  #4 Birmingham Thunderbolts 7-1

3.  #7 Oak Island Treasure 6-2
4.  #14 Atlanta Autobots 4-3-1
5.  #8 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 6-2
6.  #6 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 6-2

7.  #15 Buffalo Chips 5-3
8.  #13 Kansas City Monarchs 4-4
9.  #17 Texas Butcherz 4-4
10.  #11 Menominee Timberjacks 4-4
11.  #18 Canberra Crocodiles 3-4-1
12.  #27 Mayfield Bakers 3-5
13.  #25 Letterkenny Shamrocks 3-5
14.  #22 San Antonio Rampage 2-6
15.  #28 Tokyo Far East 1-7
16.  #32 North Florida Lizards 0-8

National Conference

☆ 9 teams within 1 game of playoffs
☆ 11 teams within 2 games of playoffs
☆ 13 teams within 3 games of playoffs
☆ 3 teams with no chance

1.  #1 Charleston Hammers 8-0
2.  #5 Deadwood Dust Devils 7-1

3.  #3 Hollywood Stars 7-1
4.  #12 Foghorn Leghorns 5-3
5.  #9 Green Bay Bullfrogs 5-3
6.  #19 Albany Firebirds 5-3

7.  #10 Great Falls Quicksilver 4-4
8.  #21 Chicago Billy Goats 4-4
9.  #16 Tampa Bay Corsairs 4-4
10.  #24 Tucson Outlaws 3-5
11.  #20 Omaha Storm 3-5
12.  #23 Seattle Dragons 2-6
13.  #26 Hawaii Black Sharks 2-6
14.  #29 New Orleans Voodoo 1-7
15.  #31 St. Lawrence Muskies 1-7
16.  #30 Philadelphia Cheesesteaks 1-7

Playoff Picture (Week 13)

American Conference

1.  #3 Duluth Timbers 12-1
2.  #2 Birmingham Thunderbolts 11-2

3.  #7 Kansas City Monarchs 9-4
4.  #10 Menominee Timberjacks 7-6
5.  #6 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 10-3
6.  #9 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 9-4

7.  #12 Texas Butcherz 8-5
8.  #13 Oak Island Treasure 7-5-1
9.  #17 Buffalo Chips 7-6
10.  #19 Atlanta Autobots 6-6-1

The American Comference has 9 teams fighting for 5 spots with the Duluth Timbers securing a Division Title and first round bye.

The West has the Monarchs and Crusaders tied at 9-4 but the Monarchs have a 4-1 division record compared to the Crusaders 2-2 record plus the Monarchs sweep the season series versus the Crusaders.

The North has the Thunderbolts 1 game up on the Heisenbergs but the Heisenbergs have a 4-1 division record compared to the Thunderbolts 2-2 division record. The Butcherz are technically still alive for the Division Title but with 1 Heisenberg win, they are eliminated from the Division crown.

The South has the Timberjacks a 1/2 game up on the Autobots for the Division Title with the Timberjacks 3-1 in division and the Autobots 4-1. The Timberjacks remaining opponents have a combined 8-29-2 including the winless Lizards while the Autobots have opponents with a combined 17-22 record including the Heisenbergs in week 16.

The final Wildcard spot is currently held by the Crusaders with the Butcherz 1 game back, Treasure 1 1/2 games back, Chips 2 games back and the Autobots 2 1/2 games behind.


National Conference

1.  #1 Charleston Hammers 13-0
2.  #4 Hollywood Stars 10-2-1

3.  #8 Deadwood Dust Devils 10-3
4.  #15 Foghorn Leghorns 8-5
5.  #5 Great Falls Quicksilver 9-4
6.  #18 Albany Firebirds 7-6

7.  #20 Tampa Bay Corsairs 6-7
8.  #16 Chicago Billy Goats 6-7
9.  #11 Tucson Outlaws 6-7
10.  #22 Green Bay Bullfrogs 6-7

The National Conference has 6 teams battling for 2 spots because 4 teams have clinched including 2 Division winners and 1 bye secured.

The North is controlled by the Foghorn Leghorns with a 2 game lead and 4-2 Divisional record. They only need 1 win and a Billy Goats lose to clinch the division. The Foghorns schedule is difficult with games against the #4 Stars and #8 Dust Devils before wrapping up with the #28 Rampage. The Billy Goats have 3 games versus teams with losing records remaining so if they win out and the Foghorns only win 1 game, they win the division thanks to a 5-1 division record. The Bullfrogs need to win out and have the Foghorn lose out plus the Billy Goats lose 1 game to win the division.

The South has the Hollywood Stars 1 1/2 games up on the Quicksilver who have clinched their 20th straight playoffs. The Stars are 4-1 in the division while the Quicksilver are 5-1. The Stars can clinch the division with any combination of either 2 wins or Quicksilver loses. The Stars play teams with a combined 23-16 record while the Quicksilver play opponents with 13-26 records combined.

The Firebirds currently hold the 6 seed with a 1 game lead over 4 teams, the Corsairs, Billy Goats, Outlaws and Bullfrogs. Below is a list of all 5 teams final 3 opponents.

FIREBIRDS
Hammers 13-0
Chips 7-6
Muskies 4-9

CORSAIRS
Voodoo 3-10
Stars 10-2-1
Treasure 7-5-1

BILLY GOATS
Storm 4-9
Outlaws 6-7
Voodoo 3-10

OUTLAWS
Black Sharks 4-9
Billy Goats 6-7
Thunderbolts 11-2

BULLFROGS
Quicksilver 9-4
Voodoo 3-10
Storm 4-9

Playoff Picture (Week 14)

American Conference

1.  #3 Duluth Timbers 13-1 y*
2.  #2 Birmingham Thunderbolts 12-2 x

3.  #7 Kansas City Monarchs 9-5
4.  #10 Menominee Timberjacks 8-6
5.  #6 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 11-3 x
6.  #9 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 9-5

7.  #13 Oak Island Treasure 8-5-1
8.  #12 Texas Butcherz 8-6
9.  #19 Atlanta Autobots 6-7-1



The American Comference has 6 teams fighting for 3 spots with the Duluth Timbers securing a Division Title and first round bye and both the Blue Rock Heisenbergs and Birmingham Thunderbolts having punched their ticket in the postseason.

The West has the Monarchs and Crusaders tied at 9-5 but the Monarchs have a 4-1 division record compared to the Crusaders 2-3 record plus the Monarchs sweep the season series versus the Crusaders. The Treasure sit a 1/2 game behind both teams and have a 3-2 division record. The Monarchs control their own destiny if they win out, they win the division and have a magic number of 2 meaning any combination of Monarch wins or Crusaders loses equalling 2 means they win the division. The Crusaders need to win out plus have the Monarchs lose a game to win the division. The Treasure need to win out and have the Crusaders lose a game to win the division. Week 15 features a matchup between the Monarchs and Treasure which will go a long way in determining who wins the division.

The North has the Thunderbolts 1 game up on the Heisenbergs but the Heisenbergs have a 4-1 division record compared to the Thunderbolts 3-2 division record. Both teams have secured a playoff spot and the Butcherz were eliminated from the Division Title but remain alive for a Wildcard

The South has the Timberjacks a 1 1/2 game lead on the Autobots for the Division Title with both having a 4-1 in Divisional record. The Timberjacks have a magic number of 1 so any Timberjack win or Autobot lose in the final 2 weeks clinches them the division.

The final Wildcard spot is currently held by the Crusaders at 9-5 with the Treasure a 1/2 game back and the Butcherz 1 game back.


National Conference

1.  #1 Charleston Hammers 14-0 z*
2.  #4 Hollywood Stars 11-2-1 x

3.  #8 Deadwood Dust Devils 11-3 y
4.  #15 Foghorn Leghorns 8-6
5.  #5 Great Falls Quicksilver 10-4 x
6.  #20 Tampa Bay Corsairs 7-7

7.  #16 Chicago Billy Goats 7-7
8.  #18 Albany Firebirds 7-7
9.  #11 Tucson Outlaws 6-8
10.  #22 Green Bay Bullfrogs 6-8

The National Conference has 6 teams battling for 2 spots because 4 teams have clinched including 2 Division winners and 1 bye secured.

The North is controlled by the Foghorn Leghorns with a 1 game lead and 4-2 Divisional record while the Billy Goats have a 5-1 division record. The Foghorn Leghorns control their own destiny and win the division if they win out. The Billy Goats need to win out and have the Foghorn Leghorns lose a game to clinch the division.

The South has the Hollywood Stars 1 1/2 games up on the Quicksilver who have clinched their 20th straight playoffs. The Stars are 4-1 in the division while the Quicksilver are 5-1. The Stars have a magic number of 1 to clinch the division meaning they need 1 win or 1 Quicksilver lose to clinch. The Quicksilver need to win out and have the Stars lose out to win the division.

The Corsairs currently hold the 6 seed but have the same record as the Firebirds and Billy Goats. The Outlaws and Bullfrogs are 1 game back. The Corsairs control their own destiny and if they win out the secure the 6 seed. They have head to head wins versus the Outlaws, Bullfrogs and Billy Goats but also the hardest remaining schedule with games versus the Stars and Treasure.

FIREBIRDS
Chips 7-7
Muskies 4-10

CORSAIRS
Stars 11-2-1
Treasure 8-5-1

BILLY GOATS
Outlaws 6-8
Voodoo 3-11

OUTLAWS
Billy Goats 7-7
Thunderbolts 12-2

BULLFROGS
Voodoo 3-11
Storm 4-10

Playoff Picture (Week 15)

American Conference

1.  #2 Duluth Timbers 14-1 z*
2.  #4 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 12-3 x

3.  #9 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 10-5
4.  #12 Menominee Timberjacks 9-6 y
5.  #6 Birmingham Thunderbolts 12-3 x
6.  #10 Oak Island Treasure 9-5-1

7.  #8 Texas Butcherz 9-6
8.  #11 Kansas City Monarchs 9-6


The American Comference has 4 teams fighting for 2 spots with the Duluth Timbers securing a Division Title and the #1 seed and both the Blue Rock Heisenbergs and Birmingham Thunderbolts having punched their ticket in the postseason plus the Timberjacks have won their division.

The West has the Crusaders in the driver's seat as we head to week 16 but they must travel to play the #3 Hollywood Stars who are still playing for a 1st round bye. A win and the Crusaders win the division but a lose puts them in danger of missing the playoffs all together as they would need a lose from the Treasure, Monarchs or Butcherz to clinch a spot. The Treasure need a win over the #17 Corsairs plus a Crusaders lose to win the division. A Treasure win secures them at least a Wildcard spot. The Monarchs need a win over the #20 Bakers plus loses by the Crusaders and the Treasure to win the division.

The North has the Blue Rock Heisenbergs in control of thier own destiny because if they defeat the #15 Atlanta Autobots, they win the division and secure the #2 seed. The Thunderbolts need to win versus the #21 Tuscon Outlaws plus a Heisenbergs lose to win the division and secure the #2 seed. Both teams are in the playoffs even if they both lose and in that case the Heisenbergs would win the division and become the 2nd seed.

The final Wildcard spot is currently held by the Treasure at 9-5-1 and if the Treasure win they are guaranteed at least a Wildcard spot. The Monarchs need a win plus a lose by either the Crusaders or Treasure to secure a playoff spot. The Butcherz are alive but need a win over the #18 Black Sharks plus need 2 of these 3 teams to lose, the Crusaders, Treasure and Monarchs.


National Conference

1.  #1 Charleston Hammers 15-0 z*
2.  #3 Hollywood Stars 12-2-1 y

3.  #5 Deadwood Dust Devils 12-3 y
4.  #13 Chicago Billy Goats 8-7
5.  #7 Great Falls Quicksilver 11-4 x
6.  #14 Albany Firebirds 8-7

7.  #16 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 8-7

The North is the only division undecided and the Billy Goats simply need a win over the #25 New Orleans Voodoo to win the division and the 4 seed. The Foghorn Leghorns need a win versus the #30 Rampage plus a Billy Goats lose to win the division.

The final Wildcard spot is held by the Firebirds and if they win plus both the Billy Goats and Foghorn Leghorns win...the Foghorn Leghorns finish 9-7 with the same Conference record as the Firebirds and win based on the common opponents .

They have 4 common opponents, which is the minimum required. Charleston, Green Bay, Deadwood, and Hollywood.

Chicken Wing was 1-4, Albany 0-5

Playoff Picture (Week 16 Final)

American Conference

1.  #2 Duluth Timbers 15-1
2.  #5 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 13-3

3.  #8 Kansas City Monarchs 10-6
4.  #9 Menominee Timberjacks 10-6
5.  #4 Birmingham Thunderbolts 13-3
6.  #10 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 10-6

Chesapeake Bay Crusaders
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Kansas City Monarchs (E)

Kansas City will look to make it 3 straight versus their division rival with wins at home 24-15 plus a 20-7 road victory.

Birmingham Thunderbolts (-4)
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Menominee Timberjacks

The Thunderbolts went on the road and defeated the Timberjacks 29-7 in week 3 and will look to repeat that feat as 4 point road favorites



National Conference

1.  #1 Charleston Hammers 16-0
2.  #3 Hollywood Stars 13-2-1

3.  #7 Deadwood Dust Devils 13-3
4.  #12 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 9-7
5.  #6 Great Falls Quicksilver 12-4
6.  #15 Albany Firebirds 9-7

Great Falls Quicksilver (-7)
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Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns

The Quicksilver won 36-13 on the road versus the Foghorn Leghorns in week 11 and the defending Champs are a full TD favorite on the road

Albany Firebirds
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Deadwood Dust Devils (-9)

This is the 4th rematch of Wildcard Weekend with the Dust Devils looking to repeat a week 10 home win 24-17 versus the Firebirds as the only home favorite.

 



Wildcard Weekend

American Conference

#10 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 17
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#8 Kansas City Monarchs 31

#4 Birmingham Thunderbolts 10
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#9 Menominee Timberjacks 18

National Conference

#6 Great Falls Quicksilver 18
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#12 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 20

#15 Albany Firebirds 9
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#7 Deadwood Dust Devils 30


Divisional Round

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#9 Menominee Timberjacks
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#2 Duluth Timbers (-12)

The top seeded Timbers beat the Timberjacks at home in week 5, 14-0 and are 12 point favorites at home in the rematch. The Timbers are the defending Conference Champions and are looking to return to the League Championship game. This is the 1st postseason matchup between these 2 teams

#8 Kansas City Monarchs
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#5 Blue Rock Heisenbergs (-6)

The Heisenbergs beat the Monarchs on the road in week 14, 25-13 and are 6 point favorites at home in the rematch. The Heisenbergs are 4 time Conference Champions including a 2024 League Championship. The Monarchs won a Conference Championship back in 2026. The Monarchs are 1-1 versus the Heisenbergs with both games at home.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#6 Great Falls Quicksilver
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#1 Charleston Hammers (-4)

The Hammers continue their pursuit of the perfect season and 2nd League Tilte while the defending Champions Quicksilver look for their 18th National Conference Championship and 11th League Title. The Hammers are 1-6 Alltime but their win did come at home where they are 1-1.

#7 Deadwood Dust Devils
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#3 Hollywood Stars (-6)

The Dust Devils are looking for their 2nd League Tilte in the last 3 seasons while the Stars are looking for their 1st Conference Championship. The 2 teams have never met in the playoffs.

 



Divisional Round

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#9 Menominee Timberjacks 16
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#2 Duluth Timbers 13

The defending Conference Champion Timbers looked poised to repeat as they hosted the Timberjacks in the Division Round. Both defenses came to play as points were at a premium as both teams struggled on 3rd down, each going 3 for 14 on converting on 3rd down. Both teams were held to just over 300 yards of total offense in a fairly clean game featuring just 1 turnover. The Timbers took a 10-6 lead into halftime and extended that lead to 13-6 with 4:30 left in the 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter started off with a bang as the Timberjacks hit paydirt tying the game at 13 with 15:00 left in the game. A quick 3 and out by the Timbers gave the ball back to the Timberjacks who used the momentum to drive 69 yards and get the go ahead 28 yard fieldgoal. After back to back punts, the Timbers drove 43 yards on 8 plays setting up a 2nd and 10 from the Timberjacks 21 yard line with 1:28 remaining in the game, we'll within fieldgoal range before the only turnover of the game occurred when QB Donald Teal was picked off by CB Julio Graziana which subsequently ended any chance for the Timbers to come back in the game. The Timbers would get the ball back with 0:28 seconds left on the Timberjacks 48 yard line but 2 short passes amounted to nothing as time expired.

#8 Kansas City Monarchs 34
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#5 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 31 (OT)

In a very entertaining game that featured 5 lead changes and 2 ties we needed OT to decide a winner. The Monarchs came out strong taking 7-0 and 14-7 point leads in the 1st half before taking a 17-13 lead into the locker room at halftime. The 3rd quarter was all Heisenbergs as they scored 10 unanswered points to take a 23-17 lead into the 4th quarter. The Monarchs would answer in the 4th quarter with 2 touchdown drives to take a 31-23 lead with 5:43 remaining in the game. That was too much time as the Heisenbergs went on a 17 play/76 yard touchdown drive that consumed 5:17 off the clock and they added a 2 point conversion to tie the game with 22 seconds left in regulation. The Monarchs ran out the clock and the game went to overtime where the Monarchs won the coin toss but was forced to punt where they pinned the Heisenbergs on their own 12 and after they went 3 and out, the Monarchs took over with a 1st and ten from their 31 yard line. The Monarchs hit 4 straight pass plays to move the ball down to the Heisenberg 25 yard line then after some conservative play calling which set up a 4th and 3 from the Heisenberg 18, K Gary Verrill hit a game winning 36 yard fieldgoal to advance them to the Conference Championship game.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#6 Great Falls Quicksilver 21
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#1 Charleston Hammers 30

The Hammers continued their perfect season against the Quicksilver as they controlled the game from the start with the final score much closer then the game actually ever was. The Hammers played great redzone defense forcing the Quicksilver into fieldgoals on 5 of 6 trips into the redzone and took a commanding 27-9 lead into halftime. The Hammers managed just 3 points in the 2nd half but forced 2 interceptions plus a turnover on downs before the Quicksilver finally tacked on a late TD to make the score closer then the game ever seemed.

#7 Deadwood Dust Devils 30
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#3 Hollywood Stars 20

The Dust Devils nearly doubled the offensive yardage as the Stars (469/237) but 3 1st half turnovers made the score 20-17 at halftime in favor of the Dust Devils. In the 2nd half, the Dust Devils defense shut down the Stars offense allowing just 3 points and forcing a fumble to take this game with a 4th quarter defense that forced 4 punts and a fumble to advance to the Conference Championship game.


Conference Championships

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#9 Menominee Timberjacks
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#8 Kansas City Monarchs (-7)

The Monarchs are looking for their 2nd Conference Championship since 2026 while the Timberjacks are looking for their 1st.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#7 Deadwood Dust Devils
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#1 Charleston Hammers (-6)

The Dust Devils won the League Championship in 2035 and will look to make it 2 in the last 3 seasons while the Hammers are looking to continue their perfect season and win their 2nd League Championship since 2028 where they had a perfect season when they were the Niagara Falls Rapid Fire.

Conference Championships

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#9 Menominee Timberjacks 13
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#8 Kansas City Monarchs 41

The Monarchs dominated time of possession with 38:45 to 21:15 minutes and used a bend bit don't break defense to outclass the Timberjacks. The Monarchs had 6 sustained drives of 9 or more plays and scored touchdowns on 3 of 4 redzone visits plus added a punt return for a touchdown to win going away.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#7 Deadwood Dust Devils 9
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#1 Charleston Hammers 46

The Dust Devils got Hammered as the score was 17-0 before the Dust Devils scored on a fieldgoal set up by an interception and short field. In fact, the score was 24-3 before the Dust Devils recorded their first 1st down with 6:22 remaining in the 1st half. The 1st down came on a strip sack fumble recover by the Hammers but they were penalized for a facemask which gave the ball back to the Dust Devils and an automatic 1st down. The Hammers outgained the Dust Devils 428 yards to 52 net yards as the Hammers defense forced 2 interceptions and had 9 sacks.

League Title


#1 Charleston Hammers

Vs.                    (E)

#8 Kansas City Monarchs

The 8th ranked Monarchs are the only thing standing between the #1 Hammers finishing another perfect season. These 2 teams have barely met in thier history but we can look at common games to see who has the edge!

Tokyo Far East

Monarchs won 12-10 on the road
Hammers won 33-6 on the road

Duluth Timbers

Monarchs lost 13-19 at home
Hammers won 17-10 at home

Great Falls Quicksilver

Monarchs lost 19-30 on the road
Hammers won 32-12 on the road

Mayfield Bakers

Monarchs won 24-10 on the road
Hammers won 31-6 on the road

Buffalo Chips

Monarchs won 37-10 at home
Hammers won 33-0 at home