DeuceBowl XXI: The Games

Here are the games for the 26th edition of the DFC Championship, aka DeuceBowl XXVI

COLLEGE GAMES

Iowa Hawkeyes (7-4) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-4)
Thursday, 11a, CBS

Air Force Falcons at Colorado State Buffaloes
Thursday, 2p, FS1

3. Texas A&M Aggies (11-0) at 16. Texas Longhorns (8-3)
Friday, 630p, ABC

Clemson Tigers (6-5) at South Carolina Gamecocks (4-7)
11a, SEC Network

14. Vanderbilt Commodores (9-2) at 19. Tennessee Volunteers (8-3)
230p, ESPN

Cincinnati Bearcats (7-4) at TCU Horned Frogs (7-4)
230p, FOX

NFL GAMES

Green Bay Packers (7-3-1) at Detroit Lions (7-4)
Thursday, 12p, FOX

Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) at Dallas Cowboys (5-5-1)
Thursday, 330p, CBS/Paramount+

Chicago Bears (8-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-3)
Friday, 2p, Prime Video

Buffalo Bills (7-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5)
Sunday, 325p, CBS

TIEBREAK GAME
Vanderbilt vs Tennessee, total points scored

NOTE: If there is a Tie after TB, higher seed (DMO) will not be the automatic winner - we will have a "sudden death", utilizing an extra NFL game - we'll cross that when we come to it. 

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Final Four RESULTS

 SCORES
NC State 21, Florida State 11
UNLV 38, Hawai'i 10 (TB Game - 48pts)
SMU 38, (20) Louisville 6
Northwestern 38, Minnesota 35
(8) Oregon 42, (17) USC 27
TCU 17, Houston 14
(22) Pitt 42, (16) Georgia Tech 28
Chicago Bears 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28
Cleveland Browns 24, Las Vegas Raiders 10
Atlanta Falcons 24, New Orleans Saints 10

RESULTS
After 23 years of going in and out of the postseason, DMOsborne now storms into his 2nd straight DeuceBowl -- after not having back to back champs for 22 seasons, Zack "The Attack" Graves did it, now DMO has a shot at it, making it the first ever Back to Back followed by a Back to Back

Also ready for his first championship - in his 6th year, Garrison "The Pride of Bainswick" Ryfun is aiming for his first championship. 

DeuceBowl XXVI
David Mark Osborne vs Garrison Ryfun

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Final Four Games

Welcome to the XXVIth Final Four of the DFC... Good luck, because there were a whole lot of Not Good Games this week... 

COLLEGE GAMES
Florida State Seminoles (5-5) at NC State Wolfpack (5-5)
Friday Night, 7p, ESPN

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (7-3) at UNLV Mullen Warriors (8-2)
Friday Night, FS1

20. Louisville Cardinals (7-3) at SMU Mustangs (7-3)
11a, ESPN2

Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) at Northwestern Wildcats (5-5)
11a, B1G Network

17. USC Trojans (8-2) at 8. Oregon Ducks (9-1)
230p, CBS

TCU Horned Frogs (6-4) at Houston Cougars (8-2)
3p, FOX

22. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-3) at 16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-1)
6p, ESPN

NFL GAMES

Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) at Chicago Bears (7-3)
12p, CBS

Cleveland Browns (2-8) at Vegas Raiders of Oakland of Los Angeles (2-8)
305p, CBS

Atlanta Falcons (3-7) at New Orleans Saints (2-8)
325p, FOX

TIEBREAK GAME
Hawai'i vs UNLV, total points scored

DFC XXVI Playoffs Divisional Round RESULTS

SCORES
Navy 41, South Florida 38
(12) Oklahoma 23, (4) Alabama 21
(19) USC 26, (20) Iowa 21
Penn State 28, Michigan State 10
(5) Georgia 35, (11) Texas 10
San Diego State 17, Boise State 7
Miami Dolphins 16, Washington Commanders 13 OT
Buffalo Bills 44, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32
LA Rams 21, Seattle Seahawks 19
Philadelphia Eagles 16, Detroit Lions 9

RESULTS
One of the closest Divisional Rounds we've ever had... MVP Drew "Slash" Morris' historic regular season comes to an end in the playoffs, Tad "The Dynasty" Roose must wait another year for title #4, Yours Truly goes into my 27th year without a title in the game I created.

And the big story... Steven "The Principal" Ray, Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinky, Defending DFC Champ DMOsborne, and Garrison "The Pride of Valdosta" Ryfun all go 8-2 and move forward into the DFC Final Four...

And Big Eddy McBroom also goes 8-2, and because of the TB, misses that 4th spot by 1 TB point.

Divisional Round:
(3) Steven Ray - 8-2 (1pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(9) Matthew Pinkerton - 8-2 (1pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(2) DMOsborne - 8-2 (3pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(6) Garrison Ryfun - 8-2 (3pt TB) - Moves into Final Four
(4) Eddy McBroom - 8-2 (4pt TB) - eliminated
(1) Drew Morris - 6-4 (4pt TB) - eliminated
(7) Tad Roose - 6-4 (2 pt TB) - eliminated
(12) Yours Truly - 6-4 (15 pt TB) - eliminated

FINAL FOUR GAMES COMING MONDAY NIGHT (there WILL be a Friday game)

DFC XXVI Playoffs Divisional Round

Welcome to the divisional round... four eliminated, four move on to our Quarterfinals... (games below)

 WILD CARD WEEKEND STANDINGS
(7) Tad Roose - 9-1 (TB 20) (advances to next round)
(9) Matthew Pinkerton - 8-2 (21) (advances to next round)
(6) Garrison Ryfun - 7-3 (15) (advances to next round)
(12) Yours Truly - 7-3 (18) (advances to next round)
(8) Jacob Pinkerton - 7-3 (21) (eliminated)
(5) Mark Gainey - 7-3 (22) (eliminated)
(10) Zack Graves - 6-4 (24) (eliminated)
(11) Jeremy Burgess - 5-5 (14) (eliminated)

This week:
Drew Morris... DMO... Steven Ray... Big Eddy... Garrison... Tad... Matthew Pinky... Yours Truly

COLLEGE GAMES

South Florida Bulls (7-2) at Navy Midshipmen (7-2)
11a, ESPN2

12. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) at 4. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)
230p, ABC

20. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) at 19. USC Trojans (7-2)
230p 

Penn State Nittany Lions (3-6) at Michigan State Spartans (3-6)
230p 

11. Texas Longhorns (7-2) at 5. Georgia Bulldogs (8-1)
630p, ABC

Boise State Broncos (6-3) at San Diego State Aztecs (7-2)
930p, CBSSN


NFL GAMES

Washington Commanders (3-7) at Miami Dolphins (3-7)
830a, NFL Network

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3) at Buffalo Bills (6-3)
12p, CBS

Seattle Seahawks (7-2) at LA Rams (7-2)
305p, FOX

Detriot Lions (6-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-2)
720p, NBC/Peacock

TIEBREAK GAME
Texas vs Georgia, total points scored

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Wild Card Weekend Results

SCORES
(8) Texas Tech 29, (7) BYU 7
West Virginia 29, Colorado 22
Arizona 24, Kansas 20
Clemson 24, Florida State 10 (tie break game: 34pts)
Kentucky 38, Florida 7
Baltimore Ravens 27, Minnesota Vikings 19
New England Patriots 28, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23 
LA Rams 42, San Francisco 49ers 26
LA Chargers 25, Pittsburgh Steelers 10 
Philadelphia Eagles 10, Green Bay Packers 7 

Standings
(7) Tad Roose - 9-1 (TB 20) (advances to next round)
(9) Matthew Pinkerton - 8-2 (21) (advances to next round)
(6) Garrison Ryfun - 7-3 (15) (advances to next round)
(12) Yours Truly - 7-3 (18) (advances to next round)
(8) Jacob Pinkerton - 7-3 (21) (eliminated)
(5) Mark Gainey - 7-3 (22) (eliminated)
(10) Zack Graves - 6-4 (24) (eliminated)
(11) Jeremy Burgess - 5-5 (14) (eliminated)

DFC XXVI Playoffs: Wild Card Round

Welcome to the 26th playoffs of the DFC... Defending champ DMOsborne seeks to become the 2nd back-to-back champ in four seasons... Drew Morris tries to complete one of the greatest seasons in DFC history with a 3rd title... Steven Ray and Mark Gainey also try to define their "GOAT" status with a 3rd title, while Zack Graves and Tad Roose seek to be THE GOAT with 4 championships to their names - (if Zack wins, it's his 3rd title in 4 years, and that is truly Dynasty status)... Matty Pinky hopes to finally get over the hump to take a title home to the Pinky household (to match upstart younger bro Mitchy's title) while Jacob Pinky seeks to redefine his career of losing in being a champion... and Garrison wants to make his hometown of Bainswick proud by getting his name on the plate... can Jeremy The Burgeler become the first rookie 23 seasons to win a championship?  and finally, can Yours Truly actually win a title in a game I created?  

Lets find out. 

The playoff round:
First round byes - take the week off, my friends:
Drew "Slash" Morris... DMOsborne... Steven "The Principal" Ray... Big Eddy Mac

Wild Card Participants:
(5) Mark "The Mighty" Gainey... (6) Garrison "The Pride of White Oak" Ryfun... (7) Tad "The Dynasty" Roose... (8) Jacob "Pinky the Pinky" Pinkerton... (9) Matty "Pinky the Elder" Pinkerton... (10) Zack "The Attack" Graves... (11) Jeremy "The Director" Burgess... (12) Yours Truly

Playoff rules on the bottom of post


COLLEGE GAMES
7. BYU Cougars (8-0) at 8. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1)
11a, ABC

Colorado Buffaloes (3-6) at West Virginia Mountaineers (3-6)
11a, TNT/HBO Max

Kansas Jayhawks (5-4) at Arizona Wildcats (5-3)
230p, ESPN2

Florida State Seminoles (4-4) at Clemson Tigers (3-5)
6p, ACC Network (I think the loser here is eliminated from the CFP)

Florida Gators (3-5) at Kentucky Wildcats (3-5)
630p, SEC Network

NFL GAMES
Baltimore Ravens (3-5) at Minnesota Vikings (4-4)
12p, FOX

New England Patriots (7-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-2)
12p, CBS

LA Rams (6-2) at San Francisco 49ers (6-3)
325p, FOX

Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) at LA Chargers of San Diego (6-3)
720p, NBC/Peacock

Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) at Green Bay Packers (5-2-1)
Monday Night, 715p, ABC/ESPN

TIEBREAK GAME
Florida State vs Clemson, total points scored

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Playoff rules - 10 games, with a TB game.  Your record and TBA from the regular season doesnt count going forward, except for determining the seeding in the playoffs.

Out of the 8 in this round, the best 4 records will move forward. Ties in record are broken by the TB game. If there is a tie after factoring in the TB, the higher seed breaks the tie (example, Jacob Pinky and Matty Pinky both finish 7-3, tied for the 4th spot to move forward, and both are 4pts off TB score, Jacob automatically moves on, Matty is eliminated.  However, in the same scenario, if Matty is 4 pts off and Jacob is 5, Matty moves forward because of better TB, despite lower seeding)