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2025

REGULAR SEASON GAMES

SEASONS #
2015-2019 10
2020-2024 12
2025-PRESENT 10

2025 BFL Season is the first season in which the BFL teams' NFL affiliates will be chosen by way of the 7 NFL Playoffs teams per AFC & NFC Conferences and the next best team outside of the Playoffs teams to make up 8 per Conference. Division Champions now host the individual Conference Semi-Finals against the next best seeded teams.

Final standings are announced following NFL Week 11 for the 2025 season onwards.

From 2015-2024, the top 6 NFL affiliates were chosen by way of their overall record and not by using the NFL's system which includes division champions.

Overall records of NFL affiliates are used at the end of Week 11 which includes tie-breakers and as such, NP (Net Points) are no longer used to break ties.

Special rules used to decide playoff games include the following two distinct rules:

1. PLAYOFF GAME SCORING

  1. The final full time score for each team is the primary score for the game.
  2. If this results in a tie, then each quarter score by each team is added as overtime until an outright winner is found. Therefore a maximum total of 4 OTs.
  3. If this still results in a tie, then the very first score (touchdown or field goal or safety) by each team is added as overtime and this procedure will be added until no more scores are available for that week and ultimately this should result in an outright winner. This means that there is no limit as to how many overtime scores are used to break the tie.
  4. If the tie still cannot be broken, then Rule 4.3 is repeated as many times until the tie is broken.

2. BYE WEEKS DURING THE PLAYOFFS (IF APPLICABLE)

Since the 2021 BFL Season, since the NFL has expanded to a 17 game/18 week season and therefore, unlike the 2020 season, there will be the potential of bye weeks during the playoffs.

  1. BFL Playoffs follow the NFL Regular Season Weeks 12-14 (14-16 in 2020-2024).
  2. Week 14 will be the sole bye week during the BFL playoffs. Team(s) that have a bye week during the playoffs, will use their Week 13 score or previously played week for the score.
  3. Division Champions no longer automatically get a bye week but instead host the Conference Semi-Finals.
  4. Each team, with a bye week, will use their previous week's score for that week.

STANDINGS

2015 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 TYNESIDE MARINERS 10 10-0 323 182 141
2 MANCHESTER DEMONS 10 8-2 222 183 39
3 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 10 6-4 236 191 45
4 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 5-5 224 248 -24
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 10 8-2 336 216 120
2 SUSSEX PIRATES 10 7-3 249 198 51
3 WELSH DRAGONS 10 5-5 228 192 36
4 LONDON MONARCHS 10 3-7 190 228 -38

2016 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 10 8-2 271 180 91
2 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 7-3 239 189 50
3 TYNESIDE MARINERS 10 7-3 222 187 35
3 MANCHESTER DEMONS 10 4-6 199 226 -27
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 WELSH DRAGONS 10 6-4 205 176 29
2 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 10 5-5 226 190 36
3 LONDON MONARCHS 10 4-6 244 246 -2
4 SUSSEX PIRATES 10 4-6 247 276 -29

2017 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 8-2 290 203 87
2 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 10 8-2 227 165 62
3 MANCHESTER DEMONS 10 6-4 262 220 42
4 TYNESIDE MARINERS 10 4-6 204 247 -43
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 WELSH DRAGONS 10 6-4 242 199 43
2 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 10 6-4 231 210 21
3 LONDON MONARCHS 10 4-6 242 242 0
4 SUSSEX PIRATES 10 2-8 162 247 -85

2018 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 9-1 404 294 110
2 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 10 8-2 299 225 74
3 TYNESIDE MARINERS 10 7-3 280 236 44
4 MANCHESTER DEMONS 10 3-7 176 219 -43
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 SUSSEX PIRATES 10 9-1 378 239 139
2 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 10 9-1 389 282 107
3 LONDON MONARCHS 10 6-4 241 229 12
4 WELSH DRAGONS 10 4-6 205 231 -26

2019 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 10 9-1 287 108 179
2 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 6-4 284 239 45
3 MANCHESTER DEMONS 10 6-4 227 206 21
4 CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 10 6-4 245 232 13
5 TYNESIDE MARINERS 10 4-6 207 194 13
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 SUSSEX PIRATES 10 8-2 238 199 39
2 WELSH DRAGONS 10 8-2 275 254 21
3 LONDON MONARCHS 10 6-4 286 197 89
4 SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS 10 6-4 243 198 45
5 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 10 4-6 169 174 -5

2020 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 TYNESIDE MARINERS 12 11-1 370 254 116
2 MANCHESTER DEMONS 12 9-3 333 306 27
3 CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 12 7-5 316 231 85
4 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 12 6-6 274 255 19
5 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 12 4-8 288 323 -35
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS 12 10-2 326 225 101
2 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 12 9-3 379 299 80
3 WELSH DRAGONS 12 8-4 353 321 32
4 LONDON MONARCHS 12 6-6 319 329 -10
5 SUSSEX PIRATES 12 5-7 285 288 -3

2021 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 12 8-4 303 259 44
2 CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 12 8-4 282 260 22
3 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 12 8-4 304 290 14
4 MANCHESTER DEMONS 12 7-5 336 196 140
5 TYNESIDE MARINERS 12 7-5 244 286 -42
6 MERSEYSIDE CENTURIONS 12 6-6 254 267 -13
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 WELSH DRAGONS 12 9-3 377 270 107
2 LONDON MONARCHS 12 9-3 283 242 41
3 SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS 12 8-4 336 270 66
4 SUSSEX PIRATES 12 5-7 274 276 -2
5 THAMES VALLEY THUNDER* 12 4-8 239 249 -10
6 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 12 4-8 201 287 -86

2022 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 12 9-3 333 209 124
2 MERSEYSIDE CENTURIONS 12 9-3 350 270 80
3 MANCHESTER DEMONS 12 8-4 312 255 57
4 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 12 7-5 219 240 -21
5 TYNESIDE MARINERS 12 6-6 249 226 23
6 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 12 5-7 292 296 -4
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 LONDON MONARCHS 12 9-3 333 206 127
2 THAMES VALLEY THUNDER 12 8-4 282 190 92
3 WELSH DRAGONS 12 6-6 217 219 -2
4 SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS 12 4-8 235 283 -48
5 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 12 4-8 264 321 -57
6 SUSSEX PIRATES 12 3-9 201 280 -79

2023 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
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
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

2024 BFL SEASON
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 TYNESIDE MARINERS 12 11-1 289 35 54
2 MANCHESTER DEMONS 12 10-2 355 224 131
3 CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 12 8-4 364 294 70
4 SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 12 7-5 285 288 17
5 YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 12 5-7 232 266 -34
6 MERSEYSIDE CENTURIONS 12 3-8 186 267 -81
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC PF PA NP
1 LONDON MONARCHS 12 11-1 383 203 180
2 SUSSEX PIRATES 12 10-2 320 218 102
3 WELSH DRAGONS 12 6-6 335 296 39
4 SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS 12 6-6 254 290 -36
5 THAMES VALLEY THUNDER 12 5-7 270 295 -25
6 BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 12 5-7 248 339 -91

2025 BFL SEASON
NORTHERN CONFERENCE
NORTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC
- CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS 10 0
- HUMBERSIDE DESTROYERS* 10 0
- SCOTTISH CLAYMORES 10 0
- TYNESIDE MARINERS 10 0
WEST DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC
- MANCHESTER DEMONS 10 0
- MERSEYSIDE CENTURIONS 10 0
- SHEFFIELD SURGE* 10 0
- YORKSHIRE VIKINGS 10 0
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC
- BIRMINGHAM BANDITS 10 0
- LEICESTER STALLIONS* 10 0
- SHERWOOD FOREST OUTLAWS 10 0
- THAMES VALLEY THUNDER 10 0
SOUTH DIVISION
RK TEAM NFL GP REC
- AVON FIRE* 10 0
- LONDON MONARCHS 10 0
- SUSSEX PIRATES 10 0
- WELSH DRAGONS 10 0

2021 BFL SEASON WEEK 10: Due to BFL Rules, Tyneside Mariners got the win because their NFL affiliate Pittsburgh Steelers drew in their Week 10 game but no other NFL affiliate drew in their games.

2024 North Division Semi-Final - CALEDONIAN KNIGHTS (affiliated with the Baltimore Ravens) had a bye week in Week 14 so will automatically use their Week 13 (01 December) result.