Week 1 Schedule
Hobbiton @ Mirkwood
Rivendell @ Fangorn
Minas Morgul @ Minas Tirith (GotW)
Gondor @ Barad Dur
Rohan @ Dunland
Riddemark @ Isengard
Misty Mountains @ Erebor
Moria @ Dale
Winterfell @ Castle Black
Hardhome @ Iron Islands
Riverrun @ Kings Landing
Lannisport @ Eyrie
Storms-End @ Oldtown
Dragonstone @ Sunspear
Qarth @ Braavos
Vaes Dotheak @ Volantis.
MIRK V. HOBB
First game of the season we have the Grey-Beards from Hobbiton travelling to Mirkwood to take on the Rangers in the season opener, and the debut of the league. The 4 strength Mirkwood Offense will be looking to put up some points against the 3 strength Hobbiton defense. The Mirkwood defense however is evenly matched against the Grey Beard Offense. In an unsurprising matching, the Rangers edge out the Grey Beards by score of 6-0. Hobbiton came in lowest ranked in the league so are not going to be happy with this outcome.
Mirkwood 6 Hobbiton 0
Rivendell vs Fangorn
The top rated Lancers head to the Fangorn forest to take on the Ents in their season opener. Will the weaker Fangorn team be able to endure the onslaught or make it happen on offense? The Rivendell Offense moved the ball well on every level, and just played a complete game while Fangorn really struggled against a great opponent.
Rivendell 20 - Fangorn 3
Gondor vs Barad-Dur
The Gondor Knights make the harrowing journey to the base of Barad-Dur to take on the Destroyers in this rivalry matchup. These two are pretty evenly matched, with Barad-Dur holding a slight defensive advantage. The Gondor defense however prived the tougher opponent in this matchup, posting a shutout on the road against their rivals. Now the third road victory in a row for this little league. Surprising a bit as well because Gondor was the underdog in this matchup, the first real upset so far.
Gondor 12 - Barad-Dur 0
Rohan vs Dunland
Rohan takes on the Wild Men in this divisional matchup in Dunland. The Wild-Men prove to be too much for the riders to handle alone as they take down the Horse Lords in a close one 21-15. Both teams were pretty evenly matched so this tight outcome isnt a suprise. Dunland the first team to defend their home turf, will be looking for another win next week.
Rohan 15 - Dunland 21
Riddermark vs Isengard
The Riddermark Riders head to Isengard to battle the White Wizards in what looks like it could be a one sided affair. The Riders are on of the best offenses in the league, and not only that they have a defense capable of taking on anyone. Isengard will have a touch challenge. By the end of the game Isengards defense played admirably only allowing 14 points but they just could not move the ball on offense at all. Riddermark topples Isengard.
Riddermark 14 - Isengard 3
Misty Mountains @ Erebor
The fire drakes and the Defenders are pretty evenly matched, with Erebor having a slight offensive edge. Erebors defense gets the job done though winning a tight one 7-6.
Misty Mountains 6 - Erebor 7
Moria vs Dale
The Balrogs head to the City of Dale to battle it out with the Lonely mountain behind them. The Bowmen are a more balanced team with a better defense, but that high powered Moria offense might be enough to seal it. Unfortunately for Moria, it looks like defense is proving to be quite important in this little auto-dice league. They fail to score a point in the game, and their weak defense couldnt get a stop. Dale wins it 16-0.
Moria 0 - Dale 16
Winterfell vs Castle Black
The wolves travel up to the base of the wall in this divisional matchup, battling it out with the Watchmen. The Watchmen couldnt defend their own turf though as they fall to the Wolves 13-0 in a closer game than many thought.
Winterfell 13 - Castle Black 0
Hardhome vs Iron Islands
The walkers take on the Raiders in Pyke stadium looking to get an upset on the road in their season opener. The raiders are slight favorites to defend their home turf but anything could happen. In a tight defensive matchup the Raiders defend their own turf, defeating Hardhome 6-0.
Hardhome 0 - Iron Islands 6
Riverrun vs Kings Landing
Just a few blocks from the ruins of the sept of baelor we have the Rangers taking on the home team, Monarchs. The rangers are slightly better offensively but these two are evenly matched across almost every position. And in another boring defensive matchup the Rangers brought down Kings Landing 9-6. This little league is having some really low scores and it would be some really strong defensive performances watching it for real. Or bad offense take your pick.
Riverrun 9 - Kings Landing 6
Lannisport vs Eyrie
The Lions head to the Eyrie to take on The Vale-Knights in what should be a pretty good matchup. It proved to be just that with the Vale-Knights taking an early lead 7-0. The Lions however scored at the end of the fourth and went for gold, going for two instead of heading to OT. Well they hit paydirt. Final score 8-7 Lannisport Lions.
Lannisport 8 - Eyrie 7
Storms End vs Oldtown
The Stags head over to Oldtown to take on the Scholars in what looks to be another defensive matchup. Storms end has the edge offensively but not by much. Oldtown put up a good fight, but couldnt do anything on offense. Storms End similarly struggled on offense but did enough with a single field goal to win it 3-0.
Storms End 3 - Oldtown 0
Dragonstone vs Sunspear
The Dragons are headed to the desert to battle the sand snakes in this hot one. Dragon stone should have enough here offensively, while the Sand snakes will greatly struggle against the Dragonstone defense. I had to redo this game a bunch of times because no points were scored so maybe it went to OT. But final score the Dragons held on to win 12-0.
Dragonstone 12 - Sunspear 0
Qarth vs Braavos
The Warlocks head to the free city to battle the faceless men. Qarth boasts one of the best defenses in the league, but on the other side they have one of the worst offenses. Bravvos is a bit more rounded on offense but are really awful defensively. Qarths lackluster offense put on a show against the Braavosi Defense. While the Warlock defense also played lights out. Final score 17-0 Qarth.
Qarth 17 - Braavos 0
Vaes Dothrak vs Volantis
The Bloddriders head to Volantis to try and bring down the Tiger Cloaks. The Tiger-Cloaks proved to be a bit too tough on both sides of the ball though, bringing down the Bloodriders 17-3.
Vaes Dothrak 3 - Volantis 17
GAME OF THE WEEK
MINAS MORGUL vs MINAS TIRITH
This felt like a great rivalry game to host the first game of the week. The White City. City of Kings. Hosting the Black Riders from the dead city. Pretty evenly matched. Both high powered offenses with next to zero defense. The first quarter sees The black riders get the ball first.
First Quarter - Minas Morguls High powered offense puts of 14 points in quarter one, moving the ball at will against the Minas Tirith Defense. The Sentinels however good their offense is, only managed a field goal in quarter one.
14-3.
Second quarter - Minas Morgul puts up another big scoring show in quarter two of another 14 points. The Minas Tirith offense has to get going to keep it close. Fortunately they also manage 14 points in this one to bring it to a more manageable score, though they are still down big at halftime. 28 - 17 Minas Morgul.
Third quarter - the Sentinels flipped a switch in the third quarter and started bombing it. One play drives resulting in touchdowns gives them 35 points in the quarter. Defense on these teams is just abysmal. The Black riders only manage 17 in this one, consistent scoring, but not enough big play drives. Score at the end of three, 52 - 45 Minas Tirith.
Fourth Quarter - Minas Tirith slowed down a bit on offense, only scoring 9 points in the fourth. While Minas Morgul puts up 15. A tight game. That saw ups and downs, but by the end of it Minas Tirith came out on top 61-60. A high powered game that saw both teams offenses dominate their nonexistent defenses. Against a team with an average defense I think these two will struggle.
Final score - 61 - 60 Minas Tirith.
Minas Morgul 28 - Minas Tirith 41
Thats it for week one. Couple good games, couple not so good ones. Should improve as the weeks go on. Below are the week 1 ranking. Done by record and point differential.
RANKINGS
1. Rivendell -------- 1-0 -------- PD +17
2. Qarth --------------1-0 ---------PD +17
3. Dale ----------------1-0---------PD +16
4. Volantis----------1-0----------PD +14
5. Minas Tirith ---1-0----------PD +13
6. Winterfell--------1-0----------PD +13
7. Dragonstone---1-0----------PD +12
8. Gondor------------1-0----------PD +12
9. Riddermark------1-0---------PD +11
10. Dunland-----------1-0----------PD +6
11. Iron Islands------1-0----------PD +6
12. Mirkwood----------1-0---------PD +6
13. Riverrun------------1-0----------PD +3
14. Storms End-------1-0---------PD +3
15. Erebor --------‐-----1-0---------PD +1
16. Lannisport---------1-0--------PD +1
17. Eyrie------------------0-1---------pd -1
18. Misty mount.----0-1----------pd -1
19. Kings Land.------0-1----------pd -3
20. Oldtown-----------0-1----------pd -3
21. Hobbiton----------0-1----------pd -6
22. Rohan--------------0-1----------pd -6
23. Hardhome-------0-1----------pd -6
24. Isengard----------0-1----------pd -11
25. Barad-Dur--------0-1----------pd -12
26. Sunspear---------0-1----------pd -12
27. Castle Black----0-1----------pd -13
28. Minas Mor.-----0-1-----------pd -13
29. Vaes Doth.------0-1-----------pd -14
30. Moria--------------0-1-----------pd -16
31. Braavos----------0-1-----------pd -17
32. Fangorn----------0-1-----------pd -17
Hobbiton @ Mirkwood
Rivendell @ Fangorn
Minas Morgul @ Minas Tirith (GotW)
Gondor @ Barad Dur
Rohan @ Dunland
Riddemark @ Isengard
Misty Mountains @ Erebor
Moria @ Dale
Winterfell @ Castle Black
Hardhome @ Iron Islands
Riverrun @ Kings Landing
Lannisport @ Eyrie
Storms-End @ Oldtown
Dragonstone @ Sunspear
Qarth @ Braavos
Vaes Dotheak @ Volantis.
MIRK V. HOBB
First game of the season we have the Grey-Beards from Hobbiton travelling to Mirkwood to take on the Rangers in the season opener, and the debut of the league. The 4 strength Mirkwood Offense will be looking to put up some points against the 3 strength Hobbiton defense. The Mirkwood defense however is evenly matched against the Grey Beard Offense. In an unsurprising matching, the Rangers edge out the Grey Beards by score of 6-0. Hobbiton came in lowest ranked in the league so are not going to be happy with this outcome.
Mirkwood 6 Hobbiton 0
Rivendell vs Fangorn
The top rated Lancers head to the Fangorn forest to take on the Ents in their season opener. Will the weaker Fangorn team be able to endure the onslaught or make it happen on offense? The Rivendell Offense moved the ball well on every level, and just played a complete game while Fangorn really struggled against a great opponent.
Rivendell 20 - Fangorn 3
Gondor vs Barad-Dur
The Gondor Knights make the harrowing journey to the base of Barad-Dur to take on the Destroyers in this rivalry matchup. These two are pretty evenly matched, with Barad-Dur holding a slight defensive advantage. The Gondor defense however prived the tougher opponent in this matchup, posting a shutout on the road against their rivals. Now the third road victory in a row for this little league. Surprising a bit as well because Gondor was the underdog in this matchup, the first real upset so far.
Gondor 12 - Barad-Dur 0
Rohan vs Dunland
Rohan takes on the Wild Men in this divisional matchup in Dunland. The Wild-Men prove to be too much for the riders to handle alone as they take down the Horse Lords in a close one 21-15. Both teams were pretty evenly matched so this tight outcome isnt a suprise. Dunland the first team to defend their home turf, will be looking for another win next week.
Rohan 15 - Dunland 21
Riddermark vs Isengard
The Riddermark Riders head to Isengard to battle the White Wizards in what looks like it could be a one sided affair. The Riders are on of the best offenses in the league, and not only that they have a defense capable of taking on anyone. Isengard will have a touch challenge. By the end of the game Isengards defense played admirably only allowing 14 points but they just could not move the ball on offense at all. Riddermark topples Isengard.
Riddermark 14 - Isengard 3
Misty Mountains @ Erebor
The fire drakes and the Defenders are pretty evenly matched, with Erebor having a slight offensive edge. Erebors defense gets the job done though winning a tight one 7-6.
Misty Mountains 6 - Erebor 7
Moria vs Dale
The Balrogs head to the City of Dale to battle it out with the Lonely mountain behind them. The Bowmen are a more balanced team with a better defense, but that high powered Moria offense might be enough to seal it. Unfortunately for Moria, it looks like defense is proving to be quite important in this little auto-dice league. They fail to score a point in the game, and their weak defense couldnt get a stop. Dale wins it 16-0.
Moria 0 - Dale 16
Winterfell vs Castle Black
The wolves travel up to the base of the wall in this divisional matchup, battling it out with the Watchmen. The Watchmen couldnt defend their own turf though as they fall to the Wolves 13-0 in a closer game than many thought.
Winterfell 13 - Castle Black 0
Hardhome vs Iron Islands
The walkers take on the Raiders in Pyke stadium looking to get an upset on the road in their season opener. The raiders are slight favorites to defend their home turf but anything could happen. In a tight defensive matchup the Raiders defend their own turf, defeating Hardhome 6-0.
Hardhome 0 - Iron Islands 6
Riverrun vs Kings Landing
Just a few blocks from the ruins of the sept of baelor we have the Rangers taking on the home team, Monarchs. The rangers are slightly better offensively but these two are evenly matched across almost every position. And in another boring defensive matchup the Rangers brought down Kings Landing 9-6. This little league is having some really low scores and it would be some really strong defensive performances watching it for real. Or bad offense take your pick.
Riverrun 9 - Kings Landing 6
Lannisport vs Eyrie
The Lions head to the Eyrie to take on The Vale-Knights in what should be a pretty good matchup. It proved to be just that with the Vale-Knights taking an early lead 7-0. The Lions however scored at the end of the fourth and went for gold, going for two instead of heading to OT. Well they hit paydirt. Final score 8-7 Lannisport Lions.
Lannisport 8 - Eyrie 7
Storms End vs Oldtown
The Stags head over to Oldtown to take on the Scholars in what looks to be another defensive matchup. Storms end has the edge offensively but not by much. Oldtown put up a good fight, but couldnt do anything on offense. Storms End similarly struggled on offense but did enough with a single field goal to win it 3-0.
Storms End 3 - Oldtown 0
Dragonstone vs Sunspear
The Dragons are headed to the desert to battle the sand snakes in this hot one. Dragon stone should have enough here offensively, while the Sand snakes will greatly struggle against the Dragonstone defense. I had to redo this game a bunch of times because no points were scored so maybe it went to OT. But final score the Dragons held on to win 12-0.
Dragonstone 12 - Sunspear 0
Qarth vs Braavos
The Warlocks head to the free city to battle the faceless men. Qarth boasts one of the best defenses in the league, but on the other side they have one of the worst offenses. Bravvos is a bit more rounded on offense but are really awful defensively. Qarths lackluster offense put on a show against the Braavosi Defense. While the Warlock defense also played lights out. Final score 17-0 Qarth.
Qarth 17 - Braavos 0
Vaes Dothrak vs Volantis
The Bloddriders head to Volantis to try and bring down the Tiger Cloaks. The Tiger-Cloaks proved to be a bit too tough on both sides of the ball though, bringing down the Bloodriders 17-3.
Vaes Dothrak 3 - Volantis 17
GAME OF THE WEEK
MINAS MORGUL vs MINAS TIRITH
This felt like a great rivalry game to host the first game of the week. The White City. City of Kings. Hosting the Black Riders from the dead city. Pretty evenly matched. Both high powered offenses with next to zero defense. The first quarter sees The black riders get the ball first.
First Quarter - Minas Morguls High powered offense puts of 14 points in quarter one, moving the ball at will against the Minas Tirith Defense. The Sentinels however good their offense is, only managed a field goal in quarter one.
14-3.
Second quarter - Minas Morgul puts up another big scoring show in quarter two of another 14 points. The Minas Tirith offense has to get going to keep it close. Fortunately they also manage 14 points in this one to bring it to a more manageable score, though they are still down big at halftime. 28 - 17 Minas Morgul.
Third quarter - the Sentinels flipped a switch in the third quarter and started bombing it. One play drives resulting in touchdowns gives them 35 points in the quarter. Defense on these teams is just abysmal. The Black riders only manage 17 in this one, consistent scoring, but not enough big play drives. Score at the end of three, 52 - 45 Minas Tirith.
Fourth Quarter - Minas Tirith slowed down a bit on offense, only scoring 9 points in the fourth. While Minas Morgul puts up 15. A tight game. That saw ups and downs, but by the end of it Minas Tirith came out on top 61-60. A high powered game that saw both teams offenses dominate their nonexistent defenses. Against a team with an average defense I think these two will struggle.
Final score - 61 - 60 Minas Tirith.
Minas Morgul 28 - Minas Tirith 41
Thats it for week one. Couple good games, couple not so good ones. Should improve as the weeks go on. Below are the week 1 ranking. Done by record and point differential.
RANKINGS
1. Rivendell -------- 1-0 -------- PD +17
2. Qarth --------------1-0 ---------PD +17
3. Dale ----------------1-0---------PD +16
4. Volantis----------1-0----------PD +14
5. Minas Tirith ---1-0----------PD +13
6. Winterfell--------1-0----------PD +13
7. Dragonstone---1-0----------PD +12
8. Gondor------------1-0----------PD +12
9. Riddermark------1-0---------PD +11
10. Dunland-----------1-0----------PD +6
11. Iron Islands------1-0----------PD +6
12. Mirkwood----------1-0---------PD +6
13. Riverrun------------1-0----------PD +3
14. Storms End-------1-0---------PD +3
15. Erebor --------‐-----1-0---------PD +1
16. Lannisport---------1-0--------PD +1
17. Eyrie------------------0-1---------pd -1
18. Misty mount.----0-1----------pd -1
19. Kings Land.------0-1----------pd -3
20. Oldtown-----------0-1----------pd -3
21. Hobbiton----------0-1----------pd -6
22. Rohan--------------0-1----------pd -6
23. Hardhome-------0-1----------pd -6
24. Isengard----------0-1----------pd -11
25. Barad-Dur--------0-1----------pd -12
26. Sunspear---------0-1----------pd -12
27. Castle Black----0-1----------pd -13
28. Minas Mor.-----0-1-----------pd -13
29. Vaes Doth.------0-1-----------pd -14
30. Moria--------------0-1-----------pd -16
31. Braavos----------0-1-----------pd -17
32. Fangorn----------0-1-----------pd -17
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