25 22
The closest game of the weekend went down to the wire. Jalen Hurts threw three touchdown passes and Kyren Williams ran for another as New York (1-0) was able to hold on until the end, beat their division rival, and start their 2026 campaign with a cathartic dub. Omarion Hampton led the charge for the Spears (0-1), but it was Drake Maye's 3 interceptions that cursed their win chances.
25 41
Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns in a dominating performance that sets Orlando (1-0) up as the team to beat. Coming off their Super Bowl win, the Oracles exhibited no rust with Brock Purdy charging ahead with 3 TD passes, two of which found Dallas Goedert. Jaxson Dart had a solid effort for Miami (0-1) with 230 yards and 3 scores himself, but there wasn't enough help.
54 32
Flint (0-1) shocked the league with their strong finish last season and deep playoff run. Well, the Ravens (1-0) used Week One to make a bold statement, thanks to David Montgomery and former Wheeler Trevor Lawrence, Chicago went off. The pair combined for 7 TDs and got a huge boost from new kicker Evan McPherson's 15 large in the rout. Dak had a very pedestrian 175 yards passing.
45 14
December 1, 2024. That was the last time that D.C. (0-1) lost a regular season game. Until now. The Cougars (1-0) won only three games last season, but started off their Jeremiyah Love Era with a bang (TD rush), upsetting one of the consistently best teams in the league in recent years. But, it was D'Andre Swift's 3 TD runs lit the fuse. It's the drawing board for the Dinos (0-1).
7 38
"Welcome, Mackinaw City!" The Peregrines (1-0) weren't exactly hospitable hosts in the first game of the Murder era. Three-time MFL MVP Josh Allen picked up where he left off with 4 total touchdowns, including two TD passes to Ashton Jeanty, as Missouri scored 38 unanswered to start the game. MKC will need more than just Harrison Butker if they hope to get victory no. 1 next week.
9 35
The draft was very kind to the Scraps and it has already paid off on opening weekend. Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor combined for 5 rushing scores as South Bend (1-0) cruised at Notre Dame Stadium. While the rest of the team fell flat, the running game shouldered the load. The Aces (0-1) struggled mightily to stop the run. Jadarian Price's first game: 52 yards rushing, 0 TD.

EAST
Canton
New York
D.C.
Pittsburgh

1- 0
1- 0
0- 1
0- 1
CENTRAL
Orlando
South Bend
Ann Arbor
Miami

1- 0
1- 0
0- 1
0- 1
WEST
Chicago
Missouri
Flint
Mackinaw City

1- 0
1- 0
0- 1
0- 1

Current 2026 Regular Season MFL Statistics



2026 MFL Primer - Most Recent Edition (1.0)

8/26/26
Murdered: Aardvarks change attitude, latitude; Ravens lose case
A series of loaded Mayflower trucks left the sleepy hamlet of Arkdale in the wee hours of the morning and hauled everything related to the Aardvarks' storied and complicated franchise 6 hours to the northeast before settling at Murder Row, a brand-new MFL-specific stadium built at the feet of the Mackinac Bridge in Mackinaw City. When the coffee was being made, residents of both towns got quite the surprise: one's hopes dashed and another's hopes bursting. The Mackinaw City Murder set up operations in record time next door to Fort Michilimackinac and are already to go for the 2026 season. But, the move didn't come without some controversy. Chicago Ravens owner Jeremy Bonk filed an emergency federal injunction with the United States District Court of Western Michigan against Davin Simpson and John Kessick for their use of a very similar logo structure and team colors. In Bonk v. Simpson, Kessick, et. al., case 69-420, USDCWM Chief Justice Hala Y. Jarbou from her chambers in Marquette, MI listened to the litigants' arguments for approximately 15 minutes each before delivering her ruling. Jarbou ruled in favor of the defendants, referencing the CFL's former peaceful relationship between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Rough Riders in Canada and later adding "Mr. Bonk, the arguments you have advanced before this tribunal today possess neither the persuasive force requisite to incline this Court toward an adjudication adverse to the defendants, nor the jurisprudential merit necessary to warrant the extraordinary elevation of this matter to a superior appellate forum. Plus, dude, this is fucking fantasy football; get a life."

8/9/26
Phase II: Miami cuts 10 in MFL Draft prep move
As Phase II of Player Releases begins the official 2026 MFL year, the Mafia stood true to its name by gunning down ten players from their roster. RB R.J. Harvey and PK Jake Bates were among those cut. In addition, long time Mafia QB Aaron Rodgers was released again; the veteran signal caller and 2005 undrafted rookie stood tall in the pocket for Miami from 2018 to 2023 and again last season. The cuts open up over $17 million is cap space for the Mafia. The club is expected to go after multiple veterans early in the MFL Draft. In related news, the Canton Cougars opened Phase II by cutting injured veteran RB Joe Mixon.

8/3/26
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.

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.

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?


Week 1
September 9-14
Mackinaw City 7, Missouri 38
New York 25, Pittsburgh 22
Ann Arbor 9, South Bend 35
Canton 45, D.C. 14
Miami 25, Orlando 41
Chicago 54, Flint 32


Week 8
October 29-November 2
Miami at Canton
Missouri at Ann Arbor
Mackinaw City at Pittsburgh
Chicago at New York
Orlando at Flint
D.C. at South Bend
Byes: Houston, New Orleans,
NY Giants, San Francisco
Week 2
September 17-21
Mackinaw City at Canton
Pittsburgh at Miami
Missouri at Chicago
D.C. at New York
Ann Arbor at Flint
Orlando at South Bend


Week 9
November 5-9
Orlando at Ann Arbor
New York at Mackinaw City
D.C. at Chicago
Missouri at Pittsburgh
South Bend at Miami
Canton at Flint
Byes: Pittsburgh,
Tennessee
Week 3
September 24-28
New York at Canton
South Bend at Mackinaw City
Orlando at Missouri
D.C. at Pittsburgh
Flint at Miami
Chicago at Ann Arbor


Week 10
November 12-16
Ann Arbor at Mackinaw City
South Bend at Canton
Chicago at Pittsburgh
Miami at Missouri
Orlando at New York
Flint at D.C.
Byes: Chicago, Philadelphia,
Denver, Tampa Bay
Week 4
October 1-5
Flint at South Bend
Orlando at Mackinaw City
Canton at Chicago
Miami at D.C.
New York at Missouri
Ann Arbor at Pittsburgh


Week 11
November 19-23
Mackinaw City at Miami
D.C. at Ann Arbor
South Bend at Chicago
Flint at New York
Canton at Missouri
Pittsburgh at Orlando
Byes: Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay,
LA Rams, New England, Seattle
Week 5
October 8-12
Missouri at D.C.
South Bend at New York
Ann Arbor at Miami
Pittsburgh at Canton
Flint at Mackinaw City
Chicago at Orlando
Byes: Carolina,
Kansas City
Week 12
November 25-30
Pittburgh at New York
Miami at South Bend
Missouri at Flint
D.C. at Canton
Ann Arbor at Orlando
Mackinaw City at Chicago


Week 6
October 15-19
Mackinaw City at D.C.
Pittsburgh at Flint
Missouri at South Bend
Canton at Orlando
Miami at Chicago
New York at Ann Arbor
Byes: Cincinnati, Detroit,
Miami, Minnesota
Week 13
December 3-7
Flint at Chicago
Missouri at Mackinaw City
South Bend at Ann Arbor
Orlando at Miami
New York at D.C.
Canton at Pittsburgh
Byes: Baltimore, Indianapolis,
Las Vegas, NY Jets
Week 7
October 22-26
Chicago at Mackinaw City
Ann Arbor at Canton
New York at Miami
Pittsburgh at South Bend
D.C. at Orlando
Flint at Missouri
Byes: Buffalo, Jacksonville,
LA Chargers, Washington
Week 14
December 10-14
Canton at New York
Chicago at Missouri
South Bend at Orlando
Mackinaw City at Flint
Miami at Ann Arbor
Pittsburgh at D.C.
Byes: Arizona,
Dallas
Week 15
December 17-21
MFL Play-In Game
Play-In #2 at Play-In #1
(The best second-place team earns the #1 spot. The second-best second-place team earns the #2 spot.)
Week 16
December 24-28
MFL Divisional Playoffs
#4 Seed at Best Division Champion
#3 Seed at Second-Best Division Champion
*The team with the better regular-season record between the Play-In Winner
and the worst Division Champ earns the #3 Seed.
Week 17
December 31-January 4, 2027
SUPER BOWL XXIX
at JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY
Divisional Winner vs. Divisional Winner


Pre-Season
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9-
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

Phase II of Player Releases
Owners may release players to make more cap room or to make roster spots, including players who retired.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
2026 MFL Draft at Scoobies, Mishawaka, Indiana.
Start Time: 2:00pm ET

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Salary & Roster Deadline (Cut Day)
Teams must keep payroll at or under $20 million and roster size at 19 players or under. Players cut after the deadline will still count against the cap.
Deadline: 9:59pm ET

Regular and Post-Season
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9-
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

MFL Kickoff Weekend
Weekly starters must submitted via the MFL on ESPN before each respective player's kickoff time.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
IR Reclamation Deadline
Players still on IR after 9:59pm ET will remain until the end of the Super Bowl.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
MFL Trade & Free Agency Deadline
No trades or free agent signings allowed after 9:59pm ET until the end of the Super Bowl.
(Injury replacement signings not included)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10-
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14

Week Fourteen, the final week of the regular season.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2027
SUPER BOWL XXIX
at Syracuse, NY

MONDAY, JANUARY 4-
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2027

Phase I of Player Releases begins immediately following conclusion of the Super Bowl.
Player salaries increase by 20% (30% for Super Bowl Champs) requiring clubs to commence player cuts during Phase I in order to keep team salaries under $20 million.
Deadline for all cuts is 9:59pm ET.