Week 14
@jparks98
The biggest game of week 14 was between the Yellowknife Wraiths and Colorado Yeti. The winner of this matchup would secure home field advantage in their playoff game next week. After a close first half, the Yeti were able to pull away in the second thanks to two Logan Noble TD passes. However, their best player was linebacker Jonathan Saint. He was constantly disrupting plays and causing chaos for the Wraiths. Saint recorded 8 tackles and sacked Wraiths QB Chris Orosz twice. The linebacker also has a nose for the ball and forced a fumble early in the game. With the victory 20 - 10 victory, the Yeti clinched home field advantage in the first playoff game. The Wraiths meanwhile must consider some game plan changes heading into the playoff rematch.
@Roshambo
The Arizona Outlaws faced of versus the Orange County Otters in another preview of a playoff game. The Outlaws had won each of the three previous meetings between the two teams. The Otters needed a win here to prove to themselves that they could beat this team heading into their playoff matchup. Thanks to some great defensive play by safety Dominic Verns, the Otters got the W, 23 - 16. Verns led the Otters in tackles with 7, but also had the biggest play of the game. With his team down 13 - 10 in the fourth quarter, Verns intercepted a Vincent Draxel pass and took it 36 yards to the end zone for a TD. This play was a huge swing in momentum as it then put the Otters up 17 - 13, and they wouldn’t trail for the rest of the game.
@daBenchwarmer
The final matchup was between the bottom two teams in the league, the Baltimore Hawks and San Jose SaberCats. They both wanted to win this game and get their team heading in the right direction to end a rough season. The SaberCats would dominate the game, jumping out to a 31 - 0 lead before the Hawks chipped in a FG in garbage time. The final would be SaberCats 31 - 3. Ethan Hunt was once again the star in San Jose. He completed 56% of his passes for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns. San Jose’s defense also deserves some credit as they prevented the Hawks from converting even one of their 13 3rd down conversion attempts. For both teams, this ends their disappointing seasons. As they look ahead to the offseason, I’m sure there are many more questions. Has Ethan Hunt played his last game in a SaberCat uniform? Will Vick Bowers Jr and Demetrius Wiley exercise their options or leave for free agency?
@jparks98
The biggest game of week 14 was between the Yellowknife Wraiths and Colorado Yeti. The winner of this matchup would secure home field advantage in their playoff game next week. After a close first half, the Yeti were able to pull away in the second thanks to two Logan Noble TD passes. However, their best player was linebacker Jonathan Saint. He was constantly disrupting plays and causing chaos for the Wraiths. Saint recorded 8 tackles and sacked Wraiths QB Chris Orosz twice. The linebacker also has a nose for the ball and forced a fumble early in the game. With the victory 20 - 10 victory, the Yeti clinched home field advantage in the first playoff game. The Wraiths meanwhile must consider some game plan changes heading into the playoff rematch.
@Roshambo
The Arizona Outlaws faced of versus the Orange County Otters in another preview of a playoff game. The Outlaws had won each of the three previous meetings between the two teams. The Otters needed a win here to prove to themselves that they could beat this team heading into their playoff matchup. Thanks to some great defensive play by safety Dominic Verns, the Otters got the W, 23 - 16. Verns led the Otters in tackles with 7, but also had the biggest play of the game. With his team down 13 - 10 in the fourth quarter, Verns intercepted a Vincent Draxel pass and took it 36 yards to the end zone for a TD. This play was a huge swing in momentum as it then put the Otters up 17 - 13, and they wouldn’t trail for the rest of the game.
@daBenchwarmer
The final matchup was between the bottom two teams in the league, the Baltimore Hawks and San Jose SaberCats. They both wanted to win this game and get their team heading in the right direction to end a rough season. The SaberCats would dominate the game, jumping out to a 31 - 0 lead before the Hawks chipped in a FG in garbage time. The final would be SaberCats 31 - 3. Ethan Hunt was once again the star in San Jose. He completed 56% of his passes for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns. San Jose’s defense also deserves some credit as they prevented the Hawks from converting even one of their 13 3rd down conversion attempts. For both teams, this ends their disappointing seasons. As they look ahead to the offseason, I’m sure there are many more questions. Has Ethan Hunt played his last game in a SaberCat uniform? Will Vick Bowers Jr and Demetrius Wiley exercise their options or leave for free agency?