Playoff Picture (week 11)

American Conference

1. #1 Kansas City Monarchs 11-0

2. #8 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 8-3
3. #11 Menominee Timberjacks 7-4
4. #9 Mayfield Bakers 7-4

5. #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 7-4
6. #15 Tokyo Far East 6-5
7. #10 Oak Island Treasure 6-5

8. #14 Duluth Timbers 5-6
9. #20 Birmingham Thunderbolts 4-6-1
10. #22 Galanta Mallards 4-6-1
11. #21 Texas Butcherz 4-7
12. #24 Mississippi Mud 3-7-1
13. #16 Buffalo Chips 3-7-1
14. #26 Atlanta Autobots 3-8
15. #27 San Antonio Rampage 3-8

The American Conference has only the Kansas City Monarchs securing a playoff spot and just the Letterkenny Shamrocks have been eliminated. 14 teams are fighting for 6 playoff spots. 8 teams are currently on the outside looking in and all 8 are within 3 games of the final playoff spot.

National Conference

1. #2 Great Falls Quicksilver 11-0

2. #3 Deadwood Dust Devils 10-1
3. #6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 9-2
4. #7 Charleston Hammers 9-2

5. #5 Bratislava Mellotrons 9-2
6. #4 Hollywood Stars 9-2
7. #13 Omaha Storm 5-6

8. #17 Albany Firebirds 5-6
9. #23 Green Bay Bullfrogs 5-6
10. #28 Chicago Billy Goats 4-7
11. #18 Hawaii Black Sharks 4-7
12. #29 Colorodo Cut Throat's 4-7
13. #25 New Orleans Voodoo 3-8
14. #19 Tampa Bay Corsairs 2-9
15. #30 Philadelphia Cheesesteaks 1-9-1
16. #31 St. Lawrence Muskies 1-9-1

The National Conference is top heavy with both the Deadwood Dust Devils and Great Falls Quicksilver already securing a playoff spot and barring a major collapse, 6 of the 7 playoff spots are all but locked up. That means 10 teams are battling for 1 playoff spot. Those 10 teams are separated by 3 1/2 games. 6 teams are separated by 1 game for that last playoff spot.

Playoff Picture (week 12)

American Conference

1. #1 Kansas City Monarchs 12-0 (1)

2. #8 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 9-3 (2)
3. #12 Menominee Timberjacks 8-4 (3)
4. #9 Mayfield Bakers 8-4 (4)

5. #10 Tokyo Far East 7-5 (6)
6. #11 Oak Island Treasure 7-5 (7)
7. #14 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 7-5 (5)

8. #16 Birmingham Thunderbolts 5-6-1 (9)
9. #13 Galanta Mallards 5-6-1 (10)
10. #24 Duluth Timbers 5-7 (8)
11. #21 Mississippi Mud 4-7-1 (12)
12. #20 Texas Butcherz 4-8 (11)

The same 7 teams remain in the playoffs with the Crusaders dropping to the 7th seed with the Far East and Treasure moving up a spot. 3 teams were elicited from the playoffs including the Chips, Autobots and Rampage. Kansas City locked up their division and remain the only team to have a playoff spot secured. The Monarchs play the Heisenbergs in week 14 and a win will lock up the #1 seed.

National Conference

1. #2 Great Falls Quicksilver 12-0 (1)

2. #6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 10-2 (3)
3. #5 Charleston Hammers 10-2 (4)
4. #7 Deadwood Dust Devils 10-2 (2)

5. #3 Hollywood Stars 10-2 (6)
6. #4 Bratislava Mellotrons 10-2 (5)
7. #22 Chicago Billy Goats 5-7 (10)

8. #17 Albany Firebirds 5-7 (8)
9. #18 Colorodo Cut Throat's 5-7 (12)
10. #15 Omaha Storm 5-7 (7)
11. #26 Green Bay Bullfrogs 5-7 (9)
12. #28 Hawaii Black Sharks 4-8 (11)
13. #27 New Orleans Voodoo 3-9 (13)
14. #23 Tampa Bay Corsairs 2-10 (14)

6 of the 7 playoff teams remain the same with the Omaha Storm dropping from 7th (In) to 10th (out). In fact, 6 teams have already clinched a playoff spot (top 6 seeds) with only 1 spot still open and 7 teams are still alive for that spot. Only the Cheesesteaks and Muskies have been mathematically eliminated. 5 teams are sitting at 5-7 and tied for that 7th playoff spot. Currently the Chicago Billy Goats hold the 7 seed based on their 5-5 Conference record.

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Playoff Picture (week 13)

American Conference

1. #1 Kansas City Monarchs 13-0 (1)

2. #10 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 9-4 (2)
3. #15 Menominee Timberjacks 8-5 (3)
4. #8 Tokyo Far East 8-5 (5)


5. #9 Oak Island Treasure 8-5 (6)
6. #13 Mayfield Bakers 8-5 (4)
7. #17 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 7-6 (7)

8. #12 Birmingham Thunderbolts 6-6-1 (8)
9. #11 Galanta Mallards 6-6-1 (9)
10. #18 Mississippi Mud 5-7-1 (11)
11. #25 Duluth Timbers 5-8 (10)

The Monarchs have clinched the #1 seed already as 4 of the 7 current Playoff teams lost in week 13. The Butcherz were officially eliminated with a lose this week. The Thunderbolts and Mallards have moved to within a half a game of the final playoff spot.


National Conference

1. #5 Great Falls Quicksilver 12-1 (1)

2. #6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 11-2 (2)
3. #4 Charleston Hammers 11-2 (3)
4. #2 Deadwood Dust Devils 11-2 (4)

5. #3 Hollywood Stars 11-2 (5)
6. #7 Bratislava Mellotrons 10-3 (6)
7. #19 Chicago Billy Goats 6-7 (7)

8. #14 Omaha Storm 6-7 (10)
9. #20 Albany Firebirds 5-8 (8)
10. #24 Green Bay Bullfrogs 5-8 (11)
11. #28 Colorodo Cut Throat's 5-8 (9)
12. #29 Hawaii Black Sharks 4-9 (12)
13. #21 New Orleans Voodoo 4-9 (13)

The only team of the 7 current Playoff teams to lose was the top seed Quicksilver. The lose didn't change any of the top 7 seeds but it did tighten up the race for both the #1 seed and the South division crown. Again, 6 of the 7 Playoff spots have already been clinched with only the 7th seed still contested. The Hammers and Foghorn Leghorns have clinched their divisions with the other 2 highly contested. The Dust Devils have a 1 game lead over the Mellotrons and they play one another in week 16. The Quicksilver has a 1 game lead over the Stars and they play each other in week 15. Both the Dust Devils and Quicksilver won the 1st divisional matchup. The Billy Goats currently hold the 7th seed but their division rival Omaha Storm are tied and the Billy Goats won their 1st matchup and the rematch occurs in week 15.

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Playoff Picture (week 14)

American Conference

1. #4 Kansas City Monarchs 13-1 (1)

2. #6 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 10-4 (2)
3. #9 Tokyo Far East 9-5 (4)
4. #16 Menominee Timberjacks 8-6 (3)

5. #10 Oak Island Treasure 9-5 (5)
6. #13 Mayfield Bakers 8-6 (6)
7. #14 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 8-6 (7)

8. #12 Birmingham Thunderbolts 7-6-1 (8)
9. #11 Galanta Mallards 7-6-1 (9)

The Kansas City Monarchs have clinched the #1 seed while the Blue Rock Heisenbergs and Menominee Timberjacks have clich their division and a ticket into the playoffs. The Tokyo Far East currently lead their division by 1 game over the Mayfield Bakers and they swept the season series meaning the Far East need either 1 win or 1 Bakers lose in the last 2 weeks to clinch the division. The Oak Island Treasure need 1 win to clinch a Wildcard spot while the Crusaders and Bakers have a 1/2 game lead over the Thunderbolts and Mallards for the final 2 playoff spots. The Mississippi Mud and Duluth Timbers were eliminated from the playoffs.


National Conference

1. #1 Great Falls Quicksilver 13-1 (1)

2. #2 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 12-2 (2)
3. #5 Charleston Hammers 12-2 (3)
4. #7 Deadwood Dust Devils 11-3 (4)

5. #8 Hollywood Stars 11-3 (5)
6. #3 Bratislava Mellotrons 11-3 (6)
7. #15 Omaha Storm 7-7 (8)

7. #22 Chicago Billy Goats 6-8 (7)

6 teams have already clinched a playoff spot including the Hammers, Foghorn Leghorns and Quicksilver who have clinched their divisions. The Dust Devils and Mellotrons are tied for the West division crown and the division will be decided in week 16 regardless of what happens in week 15 when they play one another. The Omaha Storm currently hold the final playoff spot with the Chicago Billy Goats 1 game behind. The 2 teams play each other in week 15 and the Storm clinches win a win while the Billy Goats need to win their final 2 games or have the Storm lose their final 2 games to clinch. The Albany Firebirds, Green Bay Bullfrogs, Colorodo Cut Throat's, Hawaii Black Sharks and New Orleans Voodoo were eliminated this week.

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Playoff Picture (week 15)

American Conference

1. #5 Kansas City Monarchs 13-2 (1)

2. #9 Tokyo Far East 10-5 (3)
3. #13 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 10-5 (2)

4. #14 Menominee Timberjacks 9-6 (4)
5. #10 Mayfield Bakers 9-6 (6)
6. #15 Oak Island Treasure 9-6 (5)
7. #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 9-6 (7)

8. #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts 8-6-1 (8)
9. #11 Galanta Mallards 8-6-1 (9)

MONARCHS
Locked up their #1 seed and bye

FAR EAST
A win versus the #11 Galanta Mallards gives them the #2 seed. If they lose they need both the #13 Blue Rock Heisenbergs to lose to the #18 Texas Butcherz and the #14 Menominee Timberjacks to lose to the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lock up the #2 seed. If they lose and either the Heisenbergs or Timberjacks win then they get the #3 seed. If they lose and both the Heisenbergs and Timberjacks win they end up the #4 seed.

HEISENBERGS
They need a win versus the #18 Texas Butcherz to secure the #3 seed. They need a win plus a #9 Tokyo Far East lose to #11 Galanta Mallards to secure the #2 seed. If they lose, they need the #14 Menominee Timberjacks to lose to the #10 Mayfield Bakers to secure the #3 seed. If they lose and the Timberjacks win, they become the #4 seed.

TIMBERJACKS
They need a win versus the #10 Mayfield Bakers plus both the #9 Far East to lose to the #11 Galanta Mallards and the #13 Blue Rock Heisenbergs to lose to the #18 Texas Butcherz to secure the #2 seed. If they win and either the Heisenbergs or Far East lose, they secure the #3 seed. If both the Heisenbergs and Far East win, they lock up the 4th seed no matter if they win or lose.

BAKERS
If they win versus the #14 Menominee Timberjacks they secure the #5 seed. If they lose, they need 2 of the following 4 teams to lose to make the playoffs. The #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs, the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats, the #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds or the #11 Galanta Mallards to lose to the #9 Tokyo Far East.

TREASURE
If they win versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs they secure at least the 6 seed. If they win and the #10 Mayfield Bakers lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks they secure the #5 seed. If they lose, they need 2 of the following 3 teams to lose. The #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats, the #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds or the #11 Galanta Mallards to lose to the #9 Tokyo Far East.

CRUSADERS
They need a win versus the #17 Chicago Billy Goats to secure at least the #7 seed. They need a win plus both the #10 Mayfield Bakers lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks and the #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs to secure the #5 seed. If they win and either the Bakers or Treasure lose they secure the #6 seed. If they lose, they need 2 of the following 3 teams to lose. The #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds, the #11 Galanta Mallards to lose to the #9 Tokyo Far East or the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks.

THUNDERBOLTS
They need a win versus #27 Albany Firebirds and 1 of the following 3 teams to lose to secure the 7 seed. The #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs, the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats or the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks. If they win and all 3 teams lose, they secure the 5 seed. If they win and 2 of the 3 teams lose they secure the 6 seed. If they lose they are eliminated.

MALLARDS
They need a win versus #9 Tokyo Far East plus loses by 2 of the following 4 teams. The #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs, the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats, the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks or the #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds. If all 4 teams lose, they secure the 5 seed. If 3 of the 4 teams lose they secure the 6 seed.



National Conference

1. #2 Great Falls Quicksilver 14-1 (1)

2. #4 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 13-2 (2)
3. #1 Charleston Hammers 13-2 (3)
4. #3 Bratislava Mellotrons 12-3 (6)

5. #6 Hollywood Stars 11-4 (5)
6. #7 Deadwood Dust Devils 11-4 (4)
7. #17 Chicago Billy Goats 7-8 (8)

8. #19 Omaha Storm 7-8 (7)


QUICKSILVER
If they beat the #26 Hawaii Black Sharks they lock up the bye and #1 seed. If they lose, they need the #4 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns to lose to the #6 Hollywood Stars and the #1 Charleston Hammers lose to the #26 Green Bay Bullfrogs to retain the bye and 1 seed. If they lose and either the Foghorn Leghorns or Hammers win they secure the 2 seed. If they lose and both the teams win they drop to the 3 seed.

FOGHORN LEGHORNS
They need a win versus the #6 Hollywood Stars to guarantee at least the 2 seed. If they win and the #2 Great Falls Quicksilver lose to the #26 Hawaii Black Sharks they secure the bye and #1 seed. If they lose, they are guaranteed at least the 3 seed. A lose and a Charleston Hammers lose to the #26 Chicago Billy Goats gives them the #2 seed.

HAMMERS
A win versus the #26 Chicago Billy Goats guarantees them at least the 3 seed. They need a win plus both the #2 Great Falls Quicksilver to lose to the #26 Hawaii Black Sharks and the #4 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns to lose to the #6 Hollywood Stars to secure the #1 seed. If they win and either the Quicksilver or Foghorn Leghorns lose they secure the 2 seed.

MELLOTRONS
They need a win versus the #7 Deadwood Dust Devils to win their division and secure the #4 seed. If they lose they become the #5 seed.

DUST DEVILS
They need a win versus the #3 Bratislava Mellotrons to secure the division Title and the 4 seed. If they lose they are the 6 seed.

BILLY GOATS
They need a win versus the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to secure the 7 seed. If they lose, they need the #19 Omaha Storm to lose to the #25 New Orleans Voodoo to secure the 7 seed.

STORM
They need a win versus the #25 New Orleans Voodoo and a #26 Billy Goats lose to the #12 Charleston Hammers to secure the 7 seed.

I doubt it, but I'm hoping the Hammers can grab the 1 or 2 seed as they are the only seeds to avoid some of the slugfest that will be the NC playoffs. No offense to whoever gets the 7 seed

Good luck everyone!

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Playoff Picture (week 16 Final)

American Conference

1. #2 Kansas City Monarchs 14-2 (1)

2. #7 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 11-5 (3)
3. #13 Tokyo Far East 10-6 (2)
4. #15 Menominee Timberjacks 9-7 (4)

5. #9 Mayfield Bakers 10-6 (5)
6. #11 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 10-6 (7)
7. #12 Birmingham Thunderbolts 9-6-1 (8)

OUT. #14 Oak Island Treasure 9-7 (6)
OUT. #8 Galanta Mallards 9-6-1 (9)

MONARCHS
Locked up their #1 seed and bye

FAR EAST
A win versus the #11 Galanta Mallards gives them the #2 seed. NO

If they lose they need both the #13 Blue Rock Heisenbergs to lose to the #18 Texas Butcherz and the #14 Menominee Timberjacks to lose to the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lock up the #2 seed. NO

If they lose and either the Heisenbergs or Timberjacks win then they get the #3 seed. YES

If they lose and both the Heisenbergs and Timberjacks win they end up the #4 seed. NO

HEISENBERGS
They need a win versus the #18 Texas Butcherz to secure the #3 seed. YES

They need a win plus a #9 Tokyo Far East lose to #11 Galanta Mallards to secure the #2 seed. YES

If they lose, they need the #14 Menominee Timberjacks to lose to the #10 Mayfield Bakers to secure the #3 seed. NO

If they lose and the Timberjacks win, they become the #4 seed. NO

TIMBERJACKS
They need a win versus the #10 Mayfield Bakers plus both the #9 Far East to lose to the #11 Galanta Mallards and the #13 Blue Rock Heisenbergs to lose to the #18 Texas Butcherz to secure the #2 seed. NO

If they win and either the Heisenbergs or Far East lose, they secure the #3 seed. NO

If both the Heisenbergs and Far East win, they lock up the 4th seed no matter if they win or lose. YES

BAKERS
If they win versus the #14 Menominee Timberjacks they secure the #5 seed. YES

If they lose, they need 2 of the following 4 teams to lose to make the playoffs. The #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs, the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats, the #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds or the #11 Galanta Mallards to lose to the #9 Tokyo Far East. NO

TREASURE
If they win versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs they secure at least the 6 seed. NO

If they win and the #10 Mayfield Bakers lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks they secure the #5 seed. NO

If they lose, they need 2 of the following 3 teams to lose. The #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats, the #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds or the #11 Galanta Mallards to lose to the #9 Tokyo Far East. NO

CRUSADERS
They need a win versus the #17 Chicago Billy Goats to secure at least the #7 seed. YES

They need a win plus both the #10 Mayfield Bakers lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks and the #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs to secure the #5 seed. NO

If they win and either the Bakers or Treasure lose they secure the #6 seed. YES

If they lose, they need 2 of the following 3 teams to lose. The #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds, the #11 Galanta Mallards to lose to the #9 Tokyo Far East or the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks. NO

THUNDERBOLTS
They need a win versus #27 Albany Firebirds and 1 of the following 3 teams to lose to secure the 7 seed. The #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs, the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats or the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks. YES

If they win and all 3 teams lose, they secure the 5 seed. NO

If they win and 2 of the 3 teams lose they secure the 6 seed. NO

If they lose they are eliminated. NO

MALLARDS
They need a win versus #9 Tokyo Far East plus loses by 2 of the following 4 teams. The #15 Oak Island Treasure to lose versus the #5 Kansas City Monarchs, the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to lose to the #17 Chicago Billy Goats, the #10 Mayfield Bakers to lose to the #14 Menominee Timberjacks or the #8 Birmingham Thunderbolts to lose to the #27 Albany Firebirds. NO

If all 4 teams lose, they secure the 5 seed. NO

If 3 of the 4 teams lose they secure the 6 seed. NO



National Conference

1. #4 Great Falls Quicksilver 15-1 (1)

2. #3 Charleston Hammers 14-2 (3)
3. #6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 13-3 (2)
4. #1 Bratislava Mellotrons 13-3 (4)

5. #5 Hollywood Stars 12-4 (5)
6. #10 Deadwood Dust Devils 11-5 (6)
7. #16 Omaha Storm 8-8 (8)

OUT. #19 Chicago Billy Goats 7-9 (7)


QUICKSILVER
If they beat the #26 Hawaii Black Sharks they lock up the bye and #1 seed. YES

If they lose, they need the #4 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns to lose to the #6 Hollywood Stars and the #1 Charleston Hammers lose to the #26 Green Bay Bullfrogs to retain the bye and 1 seed. NO

If they lose and either the Foghorn Leghorns or Hammers win they secure the 2 seed. NO

If they lose and both the teams win they drop to the 3 seed. NO

FOGHORN LEGHORNS
They need a win versus the #6 Hollywood Stars to guarantee at least the 2 seed. NO

If they win and the #2 Great Falls Quicksilver lose to the #26 Hawaii Black Sharks they secure the bye and #1 seed. NO

If they lose, they are guaranteed at least the 3 seed. YES

A lose and a Charleston Hammers lose to the #26 Chicago Billy Goats gives them the #2 seed. NO

HAMMERS
A win versus the #26 Chicago Billy Goats guarantees them at least the 3 seed. YES

They need a win plus both the #2 Great Falls Quicksilver to lose to the #26 Hawaii Black Sharks and the #4 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns to lose to the #6 Hollywood Stars to secure the #1 seed. NO

If they win and either the Quicksilver or Foghorn Leghorns lose they secure the 2 seed. YES

MELLOTRONS
They need a win versus the #7 Deadwood Dust Devils to win their division and secure the #4 seed. YES

If they lose they become the #5 seed. NO

DUST DEVILS
They need a win versus the #3 Bratislava Mellotrons to secure the division Title and the 4 seed. NO

If they lose they are the 6 seed. YES

BILLY GOATS
They need a win versus the #12 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders to secure the 7 seed. NO

If they lose, they need the #19 Omaha Storm to lose to the #25 New Orleans Voodoo to secure the 7 seed. NO

STORM
They need a win versus the #25 New Orleans Voodoo and a #26 Billy Goats lose to the #12 Charleston Hammers to secure the 7 seed. YES

SUPER WILDCARD WEEKEND

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#12 Birmingham Thunderbolts
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#7 Blue Rock Heisenbergs (-7)

#11 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders
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#13 Tokyo Far East (-4)

#9 Mayfield Bakers
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#15 Menominee Timberjacks (-2)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#16 Omaha Storm
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#3 Charleston Hammers (-14)

#10 Deadwood Dust Devils
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#6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns (-1)

#5 Hollywood Stars
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#1 Bratislava Mellotrons (-3)

2038 SUPER WILDCARD WEEKEND

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#12 Birmingham Thunderbolts
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#7 Blue Rock Heisenbergs (-7)

The division rivals split the season series when the Blue Rock Heisenbergs went to Birmingham in week 10 and won 25-3. The Thunderbolts would return the favor in week 13 when they went to Blue Rock and won a thriller, 21-20.

The Thunderbolts are making their 11th straight playoffs following the first 10 seasons where they missed the playoffs. They are 12-6 Alltime in the playoffs including 8-1 at home but 0-5 on the road. The other 4 wins cane at a neutral site as they have won 4 League Championships (2029,2030,2032,2034).

The Heisenbergs are making their 5th straight playoff appearance and 17th overall in 21 seasons. They are 15-15 Alltime in the playoffs including 9-3 at home and 5-9 on the road. They are 1-3 on neutral sites having won 3 Conference Championships (2020,2028,2031) and 1 League Championship (2034)

The two teams have met just one time in the playoffs in 2036 when the Blue Rock Heisenbergs won 16-7 at home.

#11 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders
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#13 Tokyo Far East (-4)

This will be the first matchup between these 2 teams.

The Crusaders are making their 2nd straight playoffs and 8th overall. They are 4-7 Alltime in the playoffs including 2-2 at home and 2-5 on the road.

The Far East are in the playoffs for the 1st time since 2033, having missed the last four seasons which followed a 9 season streak of making the playoffs. They are only 2-9 Alltime in the playoffs including 2-5 at home and 0-4 on the road.

The two teams have met once in the playoffs in 2026 where the Crusaders went on the road to Tokyo and won 17-6.

#9 Mayfield Bakers
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#15 Menominee Timberjacks (-2)

This is a rematch from week 16 where the Bakers traveled to Menominee and shutout the Timberjacks 20-0. The Bakers needed the win to get into the playoffs while the Timberjacks had already punched their ticket prior to the game and rested some starters including their QB.

The Timberjacks are making their 3rd straight playoff appearance but just their 4th overall in 21 seasons. They are 3-3 Alltime in the playoffs including 2-1 at home and 1-2 on the road. They made it to the Conference Championship game last season before losing on the road to the Kansas City Monarchs.

The Bakers are making their 11th playoff appearance including 7 out of the last 8 seasons. They are 10-10 Alltime in the playoffs including 5-2 at home and 5-7 on the road plus 0-1 on a neutral site when they won the 2035 Conference Championship but lost to the Deadwood Dust Devils in the Title game 23-10.

The two teams have met once in the playoffs in 2036 where the Timberjacks lost at home 19-20



NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#16 Omaha Storm
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#3 Charleston Hammers (-14)

This is a rematch from week 6 where the Storm went to Charleston and got blown out 59-6.

The Storm are making their 10th playoff appearance but 1st in 3 seasons. They are 8-9 Alltime in the playoffs including 7-3 at home but only 1-6 on the road.

The Hammers are making their 6th straight playoff appearance and 14th overall. They are 16-11 Alltime in the playoffs including 10-4 at home and 4-7 on the road. They have won 2 League Championships (2028/2037) and are looking to repeat as Champions.

The two teams have met just once in the playoffs in 2035 where the Storm went on the road and knocked off the Hammers 20-17 for their only road playoff win.

#10 Deadwood Dust Devils
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#6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns (-1)

This is a rematch from week 14 where the Dust Devils traveled to Chicken Wing and lost 26-10 to the Foghorn Leghorns.

The Dust Devils are making their 4th straight playoff appearance and 13th overall in 21 seasons. They are 10-11 Alltime in the playoffs including 7-1 at home but just 2-10 on the road plus 1-0 on a neutral site when they won the 2035 League Championship.

The Foghorn Leghorns are making their 3rd straight playoffs and 11th overall in 21 seasons. They are just 1-10 Alltime in the playoffs including 1-6 at home and 0-4 on the road.

The two teams have met just once and it was in 2029 where the Foghorn Leghorns won their only postseason game at home 45-12.

#5 Hollywood Stars
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#1 Bratislava Mellotrons (-3)

This is a rematch from week 14 where the Stars traveled to Bratislava and lost 26-0 to the Mellotrons.

The Stars are making their 5th straight playoff appearance and just their 5th overall in 21 seasons. They are just 1-4 Alltime in the playoffs including 0-1 at home and 1-3 on the road.

The Mellotrons are making their 9th playoff appearance but their 1st in the last 7 seasons. They are 4-8 Alltime in the postseason including 4-4 at home and 0-4 on the road.

This will be the 1st playoff matchup between these 2 francises.

2038 SUPER WILDCARD WEEKEND

What a crazy Super Wildcard weekend as in the American Conference, all 3 road teams won as seeds 5, 6 and 7 advance while in the National Conference, all 3 home teams advance as seeds 2, 3 & 4 more on to the Divisional Round. The #5, #7, #10, #13, #15 & #16 were eliminated this week.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#12 Birmingham Thunderbolts 24
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#7 Blue Rock Heisenbergs 15

#11 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders 18
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#13 Tokyo Far East 0

#9 Mayfield Bakers 3
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#15 Menominee Timberjacks 0


NATIONAL CONFERENCE

#16 Omaha Storm 7
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#3 Charleston Hammers 38

#10 Deadwood Dust Devils 13
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#6 Chicken Wing Foghorn Leghorns 45

#5 Hollywood Stars 17
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#1 Bratislava Mellotrons 21


DIVISIONAL ROUND

The American Conference is heavily favored by the #2 Monarchs who have homefield advantage and face first the #12 team followed him the winner of the #9 and #11 team. The National Conference is loaded with the #1, #3, #4 & #6 teams remaining.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

#12 Birmingham Thunderbolts
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#2 Kansas City Monarchs (-6)

#11 Chesapeake Bay Crusaders (-7)
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#9 Mayfield Bakers

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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