After much debate regarding the seeding of the tournament, the Devils were matched up with the OSU Raiders (Columbus, OH), the defending USFTL National Champions in the opening round. The Devils traded scores with the Raiders early as QB A.J. Saul connected with WR T.J. Parker on a long score, but a stop by the Raiders defense inside their own five yard line just before halftime and an interception return for a score on a conversion attempt for two points proved to be the difference as the Raiders pulled out the win, 22-19.

The opening round loss knocked the Devils into the losers bracket and would require them to win five games to make it to the championship game. In the opening round of the losers bracket, the Devils defense proved to be the difference against Windy City Fusion (Chicago, IL) in a 13-0 shutout victory. They would then meet up with an old rival early Sunday morning as they were matched up with the Jaguars (Baltimore, MD). After many close games against the Jags in the "C" and "B" divisions, this game proved to be no different as the Devils offense could not capitalize on two interceptions by Jason Hagerty and were held scoreless on three drives inside the Jags 10 yard line. After finally taking the lead 13-7 on a TD reception by Hagerty, the Devils defense gave up a long score with under a minute remaining as the Jags tied the game at 13. The Devils defense came up big when it counted most and prevented the conversion to force overtime. The Devils were able to finally pull out the victory in OT with a final score of 20-13. In the next round, the Devils defense once again proved to be the difference as they defeated Da Jerks (Detroit, MI) 7-0.

In the semi-finals of the losers bracket, the Devils were able to make quick work of the Buccaneers (Buffalo, NY) with a 20-6 victory. After a one-point loss in the winners bracket championship to the Bruins (Detroit, MI), the OSU Raiders were knocked into the losers bracket and met up with the Devils in a rematch of the opening round of the tournament. This game proved to be very different from the first as the Devils were on a roll from their three wins earlier in the day. The Devils defense played their best game of the tournament as they were able to hold the Raiders' high-scoring offense to only one score. Saul led the offense to three scores in a 21-7 victory to advance to the championship game.

The Bruins were well-rested and ready to defend their home turf against a Devils team that was playing their fifth game of the day and seventh of the tournament. However, the Devils offense was able to score first as Saul connected with Hagerty on a long touchdown pass to put them ahead 6-0. The Bruins answered quickly as they drove down the field to take the lead 8-6 after a TD and 2 point conversion kick. Two straight interceptions by the Bruins defense and costly missed flags by the Devils put the game out of reach as the Devils ran out of gas in a 28-6 loss.