18 more teams are officially on the road to the 2026 NFL FLAG Championships in Canton. The Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans held their regional qualifiers Saturday with 18 new tickets punched, bringing the total qualified teams to 27. Both tournaments delivered high-octane flag football, building on the success of the Cincinnati Bengals Super Regional held last weekend.
The biggest takeaway? Defensive dominance is alive and well.
Girls Divisions Set the Bar
The headline belongs to the unstoppable girls’ teams, two of which ran the table with perfect shutouts in the Buffalo and Tennessee events:
- NY Playmakers (14U Girls, Buffalo): These champs were flawless, scoring 90 points while completely shutting out every single opponent (0 points allowed).
- Pirate Bay Krewe (HS Girls, Tennessee): Even more dominant, the Krewe broke the triple-digit barrier! They scored an incredible 126 points without letting a single point cross their goal line on the way to the title.
In the highly competitive HS Girls division in Buffalo, the CK Divas proved they were up to the moment, earning their championship spot with a decisive 26-7 victory in the finals over the CT Flag Lady Matrix.
All the Champions Headed to the NFL FLAG Championships
The 18 champions from this weekend join the Cincinnati Bengals Regional qualifiers, extending the field to 27 teams headed to the NFL FLAG Championships in Canton, Ohio next July. Below is the full list of qualifiers so far:
Buffalo Bills Regional Winners (8 Teams)
| Division | Champion Team |
|---|---|
| 8U Coed | CCYFFL Meadville Rookies |
| 10U Coed | RedZone |
| 12U Coed | CNY Flag |
| 14U Coed | CNY Flag |
| 12U Girls | PFFL Steel |
| 14U Girls | NY Playmakers |
| HS Girls | CK Divas |
| 10U Rec | CT Flag |
Tennessee Titans Regional Winners (10 Teams)
| Division | Champion Team |
|---|---|
| 8U Coed | Kitbeast Raptors |
| 10U Coed | Game Over (Yellow) |
| 12U Coed | Game Over (Green) |
| 14U Coed | 37135 Elite |
| 10U Girls | Lady Flight Squad |
| 12U Girls | BNA Elite Herricanes |
| 14U Girls | TFL Lady Colts (Pink) |
| HS Girls | Pirate Bay Krewe |
| 10U Rec | Parkland Flag Bomb |
| 12U Rec | H’Ville Rockets |
Related: Road to Canton begins in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bengals Super Regional Winners (9 Teams)
| Division | Champion Team |
|---|---|
| 8U Coed | Cal Select |
| 8U Rec | LBC Smoke |
| 10U Coed | Toledo Dirty Birdz |
| 12U Coed | AFFL Wolves |
| 14U Coed | HFF |
| 10U Girls | PFFL Steel |
| 12U Girls | GLFFL Stealth |
| 14U Girls | KC Heat |
| HS Girls | Athena Select Warriors |
Related: Bengals Regional
What’s Next: The Fields Are Loaded
We are currently three tournaments deep, but that is about to change dramatically! The upcoming weekend regional tournaments hosted by the Chicago Bears (October 25), Las Vegas Raiders (October 26), and New York Jets (October 26) will add more than 30 more teams to the qualified field.
Expect to see some major shakeups in the the HSFA FLAG rankings next week as the season hits full stride.
