Matchups if the Playoffs Started Today (as of
Week 13)
#1 Seed Oakland Choppers (12-1, clinched CFC & #1 seed) vs. #4 Seed Washington Wildcats (9-4, clinched Wild Card)
#2 Seed Pittsburgh Pride (9-4, clinched AFC & #2 seed) vs. #3 Seed New York Werewolves (6-7, lead NFC)
The Race for the NFC
Team
Record
Points
GB
New York
6-7
722
-
Buffalo
6-7
665
-
Chicago
6-7
523
-
NOTE:
New York holds the Total Season Points tiebreaker over Buffalo (+57)
and Chicago (+199); Buffalo holds the Total Season Points tiebreaker
over Chicago (+142)
Week 14 matchups: Chicago vs. New York, Buffalo vs. San Francisco
Scenario 1: New York and Buffalo win
New
York would clinch the NFC on the Total Season Points tiebreaker unless
Buffalo outscores the Werewolves by at least 58 points, then the
Stallions would clinch the NFC on the same tiebreaker
Scenario 2: Chicago and Buffalo win
Buffalo
would clinch the NFC on the Total Season Points tiebreaker (since 2004,
the FFL record for points scored in a game is 130)
Scenario 3: New York and San Francisco win
New York would clinch the NFC outright
Scenario 4: Chicago and San Francisco win
Chicago would clinch the NFC outright
Scenario 5: New York and Chicago tie, Buffalo wins
Buffalo would clinch the NFC outright
Scenario 6: New York and Chicago tie, San Francisco wins
New York would clinch the NFC on the Total Season Points tiebreaker
Scenario 7: Buffalo and San Francisco tie
The winner of Chicago-New York would clinch the NFC outright, unless . . .
Scenario 8: Both games end in tie
New York would clinch the NFC on the Total Season Points tiebreaker unless Buffalo outscores the Werewolves by at least 58 points, then the Stallions would clinch the NFC on the same tiebreaker
Bonus Scenario: Either Scenarios 1 or 8 occur, and Buffalo and New York finish with the same amount of points scored on the season (i.e., Buffalo outscores New York by exactly 57)
Per
Rule 14-B-3, Buffalo would clinch the NFC as they would have a better
record within the division (4-2 compared to New York's 3-3 in Scenario
1, 3-2-1 compared to New York's 2-3-1 in Scenario 8); Buffalo and New
York split their two meetings in 2023, which would necessitate the
divison record tiebreaker in this scenario
Teams
Eliminated from Playoff Contention
Buffalo Stallions - eliminated from Wild Card contention
Carolina Playmakers
Chicago Cougars - eliminated from Wild Card contention
Cincinnati Cyclones
Denver Destroyers
Green Bay Cheese
Los Angeles Express
New York Werewolves - eliminated from Wild Card contention
San Francisco Sabers