Week 11
@Aenir
For the third consecutive week, the Baltimore Hawks faced the Yellowknife Wraiths. The two teams split their first two meetings, but the Wraiths walked away with a big victory last week. In Week 11, the Wraiths would beat the Hawks again. The Wraiths were led by the play of their quarterback. Chris Orosz completed 65% of his passes for 293 yards and a touchdown. The Wraiths QB also avoided turning the ball over. The biggest play of the game was Orosz’s 21-yard touchdown pass to WR Josh Garden in the third quarter, at the time the score was 10 - 6 with the Hawks leading. This TD put the Wraiths up, and they would stay ahead as the game finished 19 - 10 with the Wraiths taking the W.
@`xdave2456`
Omar Wright continues to be the premier big play threat in the NSFL. As the Orange County Otters took on the San Jose SaberCats in Week 11, Omar Wright did it again. He opened the scoring for the game with a 50-yard TD run. Unbelievably, this wasn’t his biggest play of the game. Early in the second quarter, Wright would add a 76-yard kick return. Wright was caught from behind at the SaberCats 15 yard line. QB Mike Boss then threw a 15 yard TD on the first play of the drive to convert of the excellent field position. Wright would finish the day with 117 rushing yards on 19 carries and added another 127 yards in the return game. His outstanding performance set up the Otters for their 26 - 9 victory.
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@Bojo @Foompin
The premier matchup of Week 11 was what some considered a preview of the NSLF Championship game as two of the league’s best took each other on. The Arizona Outlaws versus the Colorado Yeti in their first matchup of the season. The Yeti would walk away with the victory in what was a tightly contested game. The Outlaws jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but would be held scoreless by a stout Yeti D for the remained of the game. The Yeti were also held in check, with their first four scores being field goals before finally scoring a TD in the closing minutes of the game. The Outlaws were led defensively by Dental Dam. The defensive end, who frequently lines up at DT recorded 10 tackles and 2 sacks. The Yeti’s best performer was their kicker, Bojo Kicksit. The kicker successfully converted on all four his field goal attempts and his one extra point attempt. The Yeti would win with a final score of 19 - 10.
Week 12
@NUCK
The Yellowknife Wraiths and Baltimore Hawks must be getting tired of each other, in week 12 they would face each other for the FOURTH consecutive week. The Wraiths are up 2 - 1 on the season series, but this was a must win game for the Hawks. If the Wraiths win, they clinch a playoff spot and if the Hawks lose they will watching the playoffs from home. The Baltimore Hawks would take a 6 - 3 lead into the second half. However, Wraiths defensive back, Sinjin Flimjollywop would take a third quarter interception back 31 yards for a touchdown. The Wraiths would take this 10 - 6 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Hawks would answer with a TD of their own. With under 7 minutes to go in the game the Hawks now held a 13 -10 lead, it would be up to their defense to hold off the Wraiths and keep their season alive. Unfortunately for the Hawks, they would throw another costly late interception. WIth under five minutes in the game, the Wraiths now had the ball in scoring territory and down just 3 points. The drive would be a success for the Wraiths as RB Bubba Nuck punched in a 1-yard TD to put the Wraiths up in what would be the final, 17 - 13. Nuck’s TD punctuated a good performance from him, he finished with 99 yards on 26 carries. This game send the Wraiths through as the final playoff team and eliminated the Hawks from playoff contention.
@LT21
In what was supposed to be a revenge game, the Colorado Yeti took on the San Jose SaberCats. The SaberCats famously broke their 6-game losing streak earlier in the season with a win over the Colorado Yeti. The Yeti were out for blood in this matchup, but couldn’t overcome a great performance from the SaberCats’ cornerback Timote Shoate. On the first Yeti drive the game, QB Logan Noble would throw an interception to Shoate. The defensive back would take the INT 45 yards for the touchdown. The game entered half-time with the SaberCats holding on to a 14-13 lead. On their opening second half drive, the Yeti are driving deep into SaberCats territory. With the SaberCats needing a big play, Shoate would deliver again. After an 8 yard catch, Shoate would strip the ball from Yeti WR DJ Law. Shoate was even able to recove the fumble and end the Yeti’s drive just 13 yards from the end zone. This turnover took the wind out of the Yeti’s sails and they would not even sniff a score for the remainder of the game as the SaberCats beat the Yeti again, 17 - 13.
@Valtookan
Week 12 featured the battle for first in the ASFC. The Orange County Otters and Arizona Outlaws both enter week 12 with 7-4 records. The Outlaws hold the tie-breaker over the Otters, however a win in Week 12 and Week 14 for the Otters would have rendered that moot. The Outlaws would continue their dominance of the Otters, in what is shaping up to be the best rivalry in the league. The Outlaws jumped out to an early 14 - 0 lead in the first quarter and wouldn’t look back. The best coverage linebacker in the league, Harrif Ernston, carried the Outlaws defensively. Ernston racked up 11 tackles and sacked Otters QB Mike Boss four times. Ernston even forced a fumble in the fourth quarter but no Outlaws was able to recover the loose ball. The final score would end up Outlaws 23 to the Otters 3.
@Aenir
For the third consecutive week, the Baltimore Hawks faced the Yellowknife Wraiths. The two teams split their first two meetings, but the Wraiths walked away with a big victory last week. In Week 11, the Wraiths would beat the Hawks again. The Wraiths were led by the play of their quarterback. Chris Orosz completed 65% of his passes for 293 yards and a touchdown. The Wraiths QB also avoided turning the ball over. The biggest play of the game was Orosz’s 21-yard touchdown pass to WR Josh Garden in the third quarter, at the time the score was 10 - 6 with the Hawks leading. This TD put the Wraiths up, and they would stay ahead as the game finished 19 - 10 with the Wraiths taking the W.
@`xdave2456`
Omar Wright continues to be the premier big play threat in the NSFL. As the Orange County Otters took on the San Jose SaberCats in Week 11, Omar Wright did it again. He opened the scoring for the game with a 50-yard TD run. Unbelievably, this wasn’t his biggest play of the game. Early in the second quarter, Wright would add a 76-yard kick return. Wright was caught from behind at the SaberCats 15 yard line. QB Mike Boss then threw a 15 yard TD on the first play of the drive to convert of the excellent field position. Wright would finish the day with 117 rushing yards on 19 carries and added another 127 yards in the return game. His outstanding performance set up the Otters for their 26 - 9 victory.
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@Bojo @Foompin
The premier matchup of Week 11 was what some considered a preview of the NSLF Championship game as two of the league’s best took each other on. The Arizona Outlaws versus the Colorado Yeti in their first matchup of the season. The Yeti would walk away with the victory in what was a tightly contested game. The Outlaws jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but would be held scoreless by a stout Yeti D for the remained of the game. The Yeti were also held in check, with their first four scores being field goals before finally scoring a TD in the closing minutes of the game. The Outlaws were led defensively by Dental Dam. The defensive end, who frequently lines up at DT recorded 10 tackles and 2 sacks. The Yeti’s best performer was their kicker, Bojo Kicksit. The kicker successfully converted on all four his field goal attempts and his one extra point attempt. The Yeti would win with a final score of 19 - 10.
Week 12
@NUCK
The Yellowknife Wraiths and Baltimore Hawks must be getting tired of each other, in week 12 they would face each other for the FOURTH consecutive week. The Wraiths are up 2 - 1 on the season series, but this was a must win game for the Hawks. If the Wraiths win, they clinch a playoff spot and if the Hawks lose they will watching the playoffs from home. The Baltimore Hawks would take a 6 - 3 lead into the second half. However, Wraiths defensive back, Sinjin Flimjollywop would take a third quarter interception back 31 yards for a touchdown. The Wraiths would take this 10 - 6 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Hawks would answer with a TD of their own. With under 7 minutes to go in the game the Hawks now held a 13 -10 lead, it would be up to their defense to hold off the Wraiths and keep their season alive. Unfortunately for the Hawks, they would throw another costly late interception. WIth under five minutes in the game, the Wraiths now had the ball in scoring territory and down just 3 points. The drive would be a success for the Wraiths as RB Bubba Nuck punched in a 1-yard TD to put the Wraiths up in what would be the final, 17 - 13. Nuck’s TD punctuated a good performance from him, he finished with 99 yards on 26 carries. This game send the Wraiths through as the final playoff team and eliminated the Hawks from playoff contention.
@LT21
In what was supposed to be a revenge game, the Colorado Yeti took on the San Jose SaberCats. The SaberCats famously broke their 6-game losing streak earlier in the season with a win over the Colorado Yeti. The Yeti were out for blood in this matchup, but couldn’t overcome a great performance from the SaberCats’ cornerback Timote Shoate. On the first Yeti drive the game, QB Logan Noble would throw an interception to Shoate. The defensive back would take the INT 45 yards for the touchdown. The game entered half-time with the SaberCats holding on to a 14-13 lead. On their opening second half drive, the Yeti are driving deep into SaberCats territory. With the SaberCats needing a big play, Shoate would deliver again. After an 8 yard catch, Shoate would strip the ball from Yeti WR DJ Law. Shoate was even able to recove the fumble and end the Yeti’s drive just 13 yards from the end zone. This turnover took the wind out of the Yeti’s sails and they would not even sniff a score for the remainder of the game as the SaberCats beat the Yeti again, 17 - 13.
@Valtookan
Week 12 featured the battle for first in the ASFC. The Orange County Otters and Arizona Outlaws both enter week 12 with 7-4 records. The Outlaws hold the tie-breaker over the Otters, however a win in Week 12 and Week 14 for the Otters would have rendered that moot. The Outlaws would continue their dominance of the Otters, in what is shaping up to be the best rivalry in the league. The Outlaws jumped out to an early 14 - 0 lead in the first quarter and wouldn’t look back. The best coverage linebacker in the league, Harrif Ernston, carried the Outlaws defensively. Ernston racked up 11 tackles and sacked Otters QB Mike Boss four times. Ernston even forced a fumble in the fourth quarter but no Outlaws was able to recover the loose ball. The final score would end up Outlaws 23 to the Otters 3.