The Texas Rattlers defeated the Arizona Ridge Riders in Fort Worth as Austin won its fifth straight game and the PBR Teams playoff race tightened
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Texas Rattlers delivered another dominant performance at Dickies Arena, defeating the Arizona Ridge Riders 267.40-87.15 on Sunday to close out PBR Teams: Rattler Days presented by Germania Insurance.
The victory improved the Rattlers to 13-2 all-time at home on the Dickies Arena dirt. Texas finished the weekend with a 2-1 record and strengthened its position heading into the final stretch of the regular season.
Rattlers riders deliver in front of hometown fans
Brady Fielder of Clermont, Australia, produced the highest score of the matchup, earning 91.75 points aboard Yo Mamma. Fielder is now third in the PBR Teams MVP race and has completed 17 of 26 rides this season.
Daniel Keeping of Montague, Texas, added an 87.55-point ride on Rock ‘n Roll. Keeping has now covered that bull five times in six career matchups.
Jean Carlos Teodoro of Mirante do Paranapanema, Brazil, scored 88.10 points on Corriente. The ride ended Corriente’s streak of 10 consecutive buckoffs.
Everton Natan da Silva of Viradouro, Brazil, was Arizona’s only qualified rider. He scored 87.15 points on Apache Dots.
Austin Gamblers win fifth straight
The Austin Gamblers also had a perfect weekend, defeating the Oklahoma Wildcatters 176.15-0 on Sunday. Austin went 3-0 during Rattler Days and has now won five consecutive games.
Three-time PBR World Champion Jose Vitor Leme of Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil, led the Gamblers with an 89.60-point ride on Husky. Leme is 22-for-25 this season and leads the PBR Teams MVP race by 98.95 points over Missouri’s Paulo Eduardo Rossetto.
Kaique Pacheco, the 2018 PBR World Champion, scored 86.55 points on Rankenstein to complete Austin’s shutout victory.
The Gamblers are tied with the Nashville Stampede and Carolina Cowboys at 16-10. Austin holds the tiebreaker on points. Nine regular-season games remain before the PBR Teams Championship in Las Vegas from November 4 to 6.
Carolina stays perfect against Florida
The Carolina Cowboys defeated the Florida Freedom 178.20-89.10. Guilherme Valleiras scored 89.75 points on Smooth Whiskey, while Clay Guiton added 88.45 points on Couyon.
Carolina went undefeated at Rattler Days. Florida, meanwhile, finished 0-3 at Dickies Arena.
Kansas City upsets league-leading Missouri
The Kansas City Outlaws handed the Missouri Thunder a 177.25-88.15 loss. Sandro Batista scored 88.60 points on The HONDO after a re-ride, while Eric Henrique Domingos earned 88.65 points on Max Bet.
Missouri’s Paulo Eduardo Rossetto scored 88.15 points on Crossroads, but the Thunder could not overcome Kansas City’s two qualified rides.
Despite the loss, Missouri remains first in the standings with an 18-8 record, two games ahead of Austin.
New York wins highest-scoring game of the weekend
The New York Mavericks defeated the Nashville Stampede 351.05-269.70 in the highest-scoring game of the weekend.
New York opened the game with four qualified rides:
- Hudson Bolton scored 87.50 points on The Heat.
- Bob Mitchell earned 88.20 points on Big Dawg.
- Marco Rizzo scored 87.50 points on Lap Dancer.
- Afonso Quintino added 87.85 points on Love County.
Nashville answered with strong rides from Daniel Feitosa, who scored 89.80 points on El Chapo, Rogério Venâncio, who earned a stateside career-best 90.05 points on Fury, and Riquelmi Silva, who scored 89.85 points on Velvet Revolver.
The Stampede lost all three games over the weekend but remains third overall at 16-10.
Fire Zone earns Bull of the Event honour
Fire Zone was named the YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event after scoring 47.4 points in Sunday’s championship-round matchup.
The powerful bull bucked off Josh Frost in 4.87 seconds. The score was the highest bull mark recorded during the 2026 PBR Teams season.
PBR Teams standings
| Rank | Team | Record | Season Points | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri Thunder | 18-8 | 5,556.85 | 2-1 |
| 2 | Austin Gamblers | 16-10 | 5,411.15 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Nashville Stampede | 16-10 | 5,119.65 | 0-3 |
| 4 | Carolina Cowboys | 16-10 | 4,163.10 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Texas Rattlers | 14-12 | 4,168.05 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Arizona Ridge Riders | 11-15 | 4,129.90 | 1-2 |
| 7 | Kansas City Outlaws | 10-16 | 4,221.05 | 2-1 |
| 8 | New York Mavericks | 10-16 | 4,188.70 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Florida Freedom | 10-16 | 3,089.45 | 1-2 |
| 10 | Oklahoma Wildcatters | 9-17 | 3,089.45 | 0-3 |
Next stop: Glendale, Arizona
The PBR Teams season continues October 8 to 10 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, for Ridge Rider Days presented by Energy Transfer.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and PBR. Fans can follow PBR Teams for updated results, standings and video highlights.
Results and standings supplied by PBR.
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