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Final 2025 Regular Season MFL Statistics    Gnash Wednesdays: 24 hours earlier start two particular weeks An interesting development in the MFL schedule in 2026: Two MFL weekends this season will start on Wednesday, not Thursday. Week One will begin on Wednesday, September 9 with New England at Seattle, followed by San Francisco vs. the LA Rams the following day from Melbourne, Australia. Week Twelve will also feature a matchup on Wednesday. Green Bay will play at the LA Rams on November 25, Thanksgiving Eve. On Turkey Day 24 hours later, Chicago heads to Detroit, Philadelphia battles in Dallas, and Kansas City will enter hostile Buffalo. 5/17/26 Mafia reorganization: Wills back to Godfather Less than a week after the seismic shakeup in Miami, Dave Wills is returning to his position as head coach with the Mafia. Wills stated that "after careful re-consideration and deep discussions, it has been decided that Davin [Simpson] will be their consigliere--the assistant head coach--for the 2026 year and take the head coaching reins of the mighty Mafia here in the near future." Commissioner Drew Kuespert added that "the proud tradition and future of the Mafia will certainly be in a strong position with Wills taking Simpson under his wing." Simpson blew off any concerns of instability with club brass and said that he plans to focus on the MFL Draft and their rights to the No. 4 overall pick in August. 5/11/26 Wills steps down as head coach, Simpson hired Dave Wills, longtime head coach of the Miami Mafia, has decided to resign as head coach of the Miami Mafia in order to focus on his duties as owner of the club. According to a press release, "The Miami Mafia are proud to announce they have hired Davin Simpson as the Head Coach of the Miami Mafia. Owner and CEO Dave Wills went on the record saying: 'Davin has championship caliber experience he’s bringing to the Mafia and we're damn happy to have him part of the Mafia family.'" Wills served as head coach for 20 years, compiling a record of 154-131-1 with two Super Bowl titles in 2012 and 2021. 1/4/26 Allen becomes MFL's first three-time MVP; Bruney, Jeanty claim hardware For the third year in a row, QB Josh Allen has been named the MFL's Most Valuable Player by the member clubs. The MFL Scoring Champion compiled 16 voting points, including 3 first-place votes, topping Orlando's RB Jahmyr Gibbs and D.C.'s RB Jonathan Taylor, each with 11 points. In the race for Coach of the Year, D.C.'s James Bruney was the near unanimous choice, earning 6 of 7 votes. It helped that Bruney ran the table in the regular season, going 14-0, but narrowly missing a second Super Bowl title. Orlando's Super Bowl Champion coach, Trent Lewis, got the remaining vote. Finally, Missouri's RB Ashton Jeanty narrowly beat out Orlando's RB Quinshon Judkins for Rookie of the Year. The top overall pick in 2025 secured 13 voting points (including 3 first-place votes) to Judkins' 11. Undrafted RB Kyle Monangai finished third with 8 points. 1/4/26 After big year, Taylor cut by D.C. The MFL Rushing Champion, RB Jonathan Taylor, was cut late on the final night of Phase I of Player Releases, an unfortunate cap casualty. Taylor ran for 16 touchdowns for the Dinos in leading them to their fourth straight Super Bowl, coming up just short. He finished third in MVP voting as well. However, his potential $9.4 million salary in 2026 was too steep for the franchise to bear. Taylor will be a lock as a Top 3 pick in the MFL Draft in August. Other cap casualties included: Miami's RB Derrick Henry (scheduled to make $11.5 million in 2026), South Bend's RB Christian McCaffrey ($10.2M), Chicago's RB Saquon Barkley ($12.5M), Missouri's RB Chase Brown ($10.1M), Flint's RB Breece Hall ($6.2M), Pittburgh's RB Kenneth Walker III ($5.2M) and Orlando's WR Justin Jefferson ($2.5M). Nearly all of these players will be high picks as well. 12/16/25 No Original Six clubs among the Final Four For the first time in MFL History, there will be none of the Original Six in the MFL Divisional Round of the playoffs. Arkdale heads to Orlando and Flint will play in Washington against the undefeated Dinos after the Play-In Game, where the only Original Six member in the postseason, Pittsburgh, failed to advance. 12/9/25 D.C. runs the table "It'll never happen again." Those were the words of our own Dr. K 22 years ago when Pittsburgh went 15-0. Two weeks later, they won Super Bowl VI. Fast forward to present day and the D.C. Dinosaurs pulled off the improbable, running through 14 opponents and finishing the season undefeated. The top seed will get a week off before hosting the Divisional Round. In addition, D.C. broke the 500-point barrier, finishing the year with 501 points, third only to 2020 Arkdale (506) and those same 2003 Spears (508). The big test: Can they win two more to join that '03 Pitt squad at the top of the MFL mountain at 16-0? 12/9/25 Canton claims No. 1 overall pick in '26 It was quite the fall for Canton. The Cougars were a modest 3-4 at the halfway point, still in it, but needed to get a big boost. It never came. Despite the success of receiver Davante Adams, it didn't translate to any other position and Canton finished the year with a seven-game losing streak to finish at 3-11, the worst record in franchise history. With that, the Cougs secured the rights to the No. 1 pick in August's 2026 MFL Draft. It will mark the second time Canton will own the top pick. In 2016, the Cougars selected RB Ezekiel Elliott with that choice. The second pick goes to Ann Arbor, who finished 4-10 and the third selection belongs to South Bend (5-9). 12/9/25 Four score and many TDs ago... With the end of the regular season comes the statistical awards. Flint's Dak Prescott wins his first MFL Passing Title with 26 touchdowns in 13 starts. Amazing considering he's only a couple years removed from a shattered leg. Josh Allen of Missouri finished second with 22 and Pittsburgh's Drake Maye had 21. Jonathan Taylor win his second MFL Rushing Title with 16 TDs, but this time in a Dinosaurs uniform. Jahmyr Gibbs of Orlando had 13 to finish second, while Allen was third with 12. Even though Canton didn't fare well this year, Davante Adams was their lone bright spot, running away with the MFL Receiving Title with 14 touchdown catches. No one else came close, but Amon-Ra St. Brown of Flint finished with 9 and D.C. TE Trey McBride was third with 8. Finally, the reigning two-time MFL MVP won the MFL Scoring Title for the third straight year with a personal-best 139 points. Behind Allen were South Bend's Cameron Dicker with 121 points and D.C.'s Brandon Aubrey with 118 points. |
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