Check the BFL Seasons page for more details.
All dates are subject to change due to the possibility of NFL affiliates drawn for BFL games playing on different days and/or times. Games in the NFL Week 15 have yet to be scheduled.
2023 BFL Championship will be hosted by the Sherwood Forest Outlaws, city of Nottingham and the East Midlands region.
This will be the final season in which the BFL Championship Game will be played, as from 2024, it will be re-branded as the BFL Bowl.
STANDINGS
2023 NFL Affiliates were announced following the close of the 2022 NFL Season on 8 January 2023.
Final standings will be announced following Week 13 on 5th December 2023.
Top three teams per division qualify for the playoffs.
NORTH DIVISION | ||||||||
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RK | TEAM | NFL | GP | REC | PF | PA | NP | |
1 | CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS | 12 | 9-3 | 324 | 187 | 137 | ||
2 | TYNESIDE MARINERS | 12 | 8-4 | 273 | 208 | 67 | ||
3 | SCOTTISH CLAYMORES | 12 | 8-4 | 285 | 259 | 26 | ||
4 | MANCHESTER DEMONS | 12 | 6-6 | 328 | 227 | 101 | ||
5 | MERSEYSIDE CENTURIONS | 12 | 5-6 | 212 | 242 | -30 | ||
6 | YORKSHIRE VIKINGS | 12 | 5-7 | 275 | 258 | 17 |
SOUTH DIVISION | ||||||||
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RK | TEAM | NFL | GP | REC | PF | PA | NP | |
1 | SUSSEX PIRATES | 12 | 10-2 | 329 | 288 | 41 | ||
2 | BIRMINGHAM BANDITS | 12 | 9-3 | 388 | 220 | 168 | ||
3 | THAMES VALLEY THUNDER | 12 | 9-3 | 352 | 189 | 163 | ||
4 | LONDON MONARCHS | 12 | 6-6 | 263 | 242 | 21 | ||
5 | WELSH DRAGONS | 12 | 6-6 | 264 | 290 | -26 | ||
6 | SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS | 12 | 4-8 | 159 | 292 | -133 |
Reference: 2023 NFL Season Standings
PLAYOFFS
2023 BFL Playoffs were confirmed following the end of the regular season (Week 13) on 04 Deember.
NORTH DIVISION SEMI-FINAL
NFL | WEEK 14 | JAGUARS @ CHIEFS
dec 10 |
SCO |
27 @ 17 | TYN |
SOUTH DIVISION SEMI-FINAL
NFL | WEEK 14 | 49ers @ Cowboys
dec 10 |
THV |
28 @ 33 | BIR |
NORTH DIVISION FINAL
NFL | WEEK 15 | JAGUARS @ RAVENS
dec 17 |
SCO |
7 @ 23 | CAL |
SOUTH DIVISION FINAL
NFL | WEEK 15 | COWBOYS @ EAGLES
dec 17 |
BIR |
10 @ 17 | SSX |
2023 BFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
CITY GROUND, NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND
NFL | WEEK 16 | RAVENS VS EAGLES
Caledonian Knights (2nd consecutive appearance since 2022)
Sussex Pirates (1st ever appearance)
dec 25 |
CAL |
36 VS 40 (OT) |
SSX |
OVERTIME
Both teams were drawn 33-33 at the end of regular time, therefore both teams' 1st quarter points were used to decide OT (Caledonian Knights (3) & Sussex Pirates (7)