2021 USFL Week 15 Standings & League Leaders

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arizona LB Malik Jefferson did a bit of everything, and the Wranglers needed every bit of what he did to knock off the Las Vegas Vipers at Wynn Arena. The largely unheralded Wrangler linebacker had 6 tackles, including a forced fumble against Kareem Hunt, he picked up a sack, then picked off Gardner Minshew, and returned the ball for 7. That is a pretty full day for any linebacker, and our POTW game.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: Two more teams joined the Bandits and Dragons in the 2021 postseason as the 10-4 Denver Gold and the 10-4 Chicago Machine are now guaranteed a postseason bid. Both are not done yet as Chicago holds a slim 1-game lead over Michigan for the Central Division crown, while Denver is only 1 game up on Arizona in a very contentious SW Division. Over in the East, Birmingham also reached 10-4, but they are not yet locked in, with too many 8-win teams behind them but still in range, including the Houston Gamblers.

The list of eliminated teams grew also, with the USFL now with 10 teams out of range for the playoffs: Charlotte, Jacksonville, San Diego, Portland, St. Louis, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, New England, New Orleans and San Antonio.