Week 3
QB - Suleiman Ramza (NOR) - Ramza was clinical this week, almost having the same number of incompletions (5) as touchdowns (4). He helped put the game to bed in the second half.
RB - Crowbar Theeks (TIJ) - If in doubt, give the ball to Theeks. That was the Luchadores motto this week as they trusted him to pound in 3 rushing touchdowns
RB - 3 Jeffrey (MBB) - The Royals D-line had no answer for Jeffrey as he put up an impressive 5.8 YPC for 117 yards and a touch.
WR - Joshua Campbell (KCC, 2nd) - Offensive Performance of the Week - The Coyotes had to work hard on offense to win this one, and Campbell's 102 yard 2 TD performance was key. Campbell also absolutely dominated the return game (see below).
WR - Dre Matthews (NOR, 2nd) - Ramza didn't have to throw it an awful lot this week, but when he did at the end zone, he delivered it to Matthews for two important touchdowns.
TE - Cmon Skiuuup (DBD) - In the Birddogs loss, Skiuuup was Caliban's favourite target with 5 catches for 58 yards, leading all tight ends.
OL - Clay Stallworth (KCC, 2nd) - Kansas City's line enabled Covington to make some big plays through the air and 5 total touchdowns on offense. Stallworth put up 6 pancakes to boot.
OL - Smitty McGee (DBD) - Despite the loss, the Dallas offense moved pretty nicely down the field in the limited time they had the ball. McGee did well to open up the running lanes and protect his QB.
DL - Arlington Heights (MBB) - Heights sacked the QB twice and brought a runner down for a loss in this dominant performance, keeping the Royals in check with just a 4.2 YPC.
DL - Vance Slattery (TIJ, 2nd) - Slattery bagged a TFL and 2 other tackles as the Tijuana line shut down the Coyotes' run game
DL - Brick Van Sanzo (MIN) - Van Sanzo matched Slattery's stat line as he helped keep the Pythons to just 4.5 yards per play.
LB - Myles Smith (POR) - Defensive Performance of the Week - Smith was all over the field today, forcing 2 fumbles and swatting 2 passes away. That's not to mention the 11 tackles he put up.
LB - Busch Light (LON) - Despite the embarassing loss, the Royals had the second best defense this week. Light put up 7 tackles and a sack as they held the Bucs offense in check.
LB - Alejandro Chainbreaker (MIN) - Chainbreaker sacked the QB, added a TFL and forced a turnover as the Grey Ducks held the fast paced Pythons offense in check.
CB - James Hoffman (MBB, 2nd) - Hoffman deflected a pass as he helped hold the Royals to just 4.2 YPA.
CB - Zack Mouse (MBB) - The Royals couldn’t get much going in the air and Mouse's 2 fumble recoveries were key in helping the Bucs record a shutout.
S - Ed Ball (LON) - As well as blitzing for a sack, Ball protected the secondary well, holding Myrtle Beach to a longest offensive play of just 15 yards.
S - Mac Griddle (KCC) - It wasn't the finest day for the KC defense, but Griddle plucked two passes out of the air for turnovers as the Coyotes bagged the win.
S - Teddy Utterstruzen (MBB, 2nd) - Of Mouse's recoveries, one of them was forced by MB's rookie safety. Teddy also recorded 3 deflected passes on the day.
K/P - Pseudo QB (POR, 2nd) - Pseudo QB makes the list for the second week in a row as he drilled home all 5 of his FGs, 4 of them from 40+ yads
KR - Joshua Campbell (KCC, 2nd) - Campbell makes this list in two different positions. Not content with his 102 receiving yards, he also accounted for 182 return yards and a touchdown. For those keeping score, that's 284 yards and three touchdowns in one game.
Team of the week appearances (this week, total):
TIJ (2, 13)
NOR (2, 12)
MBB (5, 9)
KCC (4, 7)
POR (2, 6)
LON (2, 6)
DBD (2, 5)
MIN (2, 4)
Week 4
QB - Sam Howitzer (POR) - Offensive Performance of the Week - A great performance from the Pythons this week. While they went heavy on the run, Howitzer picked apart the secondary with ease when he threw.
RB - Quanter Skrills (NOR, 3rd) - Skrills was the lead back in Norfolk today. Despite being less efficient with his carries than Rogers, he topped 100 yards and ran in two short touchdowns.
RB - Mike Rotchburns (MIN) - The Grey Ducks pulled off a big win to Tijuana and Rotchburns was exceptional, posting a 5.8 YPC and a touchdown.
WR - Doug Howlett (TIJ, 2nd) - He couldn't help his team to a win, but Howlett racked up 88 yards and a touchdown on 6 catches.
WR - Korbin Brown (POR) - As well as starring in the return game, Brown bagged 64 receiving yards and a late touchdown to seal the game for the Pythons
TE - Dave Batista (POR) - Batista was Howitzer's other favourite target today, going for 39 yards and a touchdown on 5 carries.
OL - Macaroni Elephant (LON, 2nd) - Elephant recorded a massive 7 pancakes as the dual-headed London running game flourished
OL - Thad Pennington, Jr. (NOR) - The Seawolves line was solid as the running backs ate away time and didn't need QB Ramza to do a whole lot. Pennington added 5 pancakes to his season tally
DL - Albert Ruschmann (LON) - Ruschmann was a pest at the line, recording 4 tackles for loss, tying the Royals' franchise record, and holidng the Birddog RBs to a 4.0 YPC
DL - Arlington Heights (MBB, 2nd) - Despite being consistently put in terrible field position, Heights did his best to stem the tide, recording 3 TFLs and 2 others
DL - Mattress Cadaire (LON, 2nd) - Cadaire was the other DE in the dominant London D-line, bagging a sack and a TFL
LB - Busch Light (LON, 2nd) - As well as recording a game leading 10 tackles, Busch Light also blocked a punt at the end of the third quarter
LB - Alejandro Chainbreaker (MIN, 2nd) - Chainbreaker led the league with 12 tackles this week and managed to sack the QB twice as well as a TFL
LB - Myles Smith (POR, 2nd) - Smith helped keep the Coyotes runners to anything longer than 10 yards with 8 tackles. He also picked off a pass and deflected another.
CB - Harrison Andrews (LON) - The Royals didn't allow a single 40 yard receiver as Andrews kept Raimon and Callous in check and bagging an interception
CB - Ben Alexander Arnold (TIJ) - BAA couldn’t help his team to a win, but he bagged an interception as as well as deflecting two other passes as they held the Grey Ducks to 144 passing yards.
CB - Rashad Hilliard (MIN) - The Grey Ducks gave up a lot of yards, but Hilliard had some huge moments, accounting for an interception, forcing and recovering a fumble and deflecting a pass.
CB - Rickie Vaughne (NOR, 3rd) - Defensive Performance of the Week - Vaughne has been immense so far for Norfolk but he absolutely dominated today. He bagged a pick six as well a second interception and two deflected passes.
S - Tayshawn Crunk (LON) - Crunk added his name to the sack party list as he helped hold the Birddog receiving game to just 3.7 YPA
K/P - Bill Brasky (MIN) - Brasky nailed his 3 field goals and 3 extra points this week
KR - Korbin Brown (POR) - Korbin ran for 188 return yards this week, including a ridiculous 98 yard kickoff touchdown return
Team of the week appearances (this week, total):
TIJ (2, 15)
NOR (3, 15)
LON (6, 12)
POR (5, 11)
MBB (1, 10)
MIN (4, 8)
KCC (0, 7)
DBD (0, 5)
QB - Suleiman Ramza (NOR) - Ramza was clinical this week, almost having the same number of incompletions (5) as touchdowns (4). He helped put the game to bed in the second half.
RB - Crowbar Theeks (TIJ) - If in doubt, give the ball to Theeks. That was the Luchadores motto this week as they trusted him to pound in 3 rushing touchdowns
RB - 3 Jeffrey (MBB) - The Royals D-line had no answer for Jeffrey as he put up an impressive 5.8 YPC for 117 yards and a touch.
WR - Joshua Campbell (KCC, 2nd) - Offensive Performance of the Week - The Coyotes had to work hard on offense to win this one, and Campbell's 102 yard 2 TD performance was key. Campbell also absolutely dominated the return game (see below).
WR - Dre Matthews (NOR, 2nd) - Ramza didn't have to throw it an awful lot this week, but when he did at the end zone, he delivered it to Matthews for two important touchdowns.
TE - Cmon Skiuuup (DBD) - In the Birddogs loss, Skiuuup was Caliban's favourite target with 5 catches for 58 yards, leading all tight ends.
OL - Clay Stallworth (KCC, 2nd) - Kansas City's line enabled Covington to make some big plays through the air and 5 total touchdowns on offense. Stallworth put up 6 pancakes to boot.
OL - Smitty McGee (DBD) - Despite the loss, the Dallas offense moved pretty nicely down the field in the limited time they had the ball. McGee did well to open up the running lanes and protect his QB.
DL - Arlington Heights (MBB) - Heights sacked the QB twice and brought a runner down for a loss in this dominant performance, keeping the Royals in check with just a 4.2 YPC.
DL - Vance Slattery (TIJ, 2nd) - Slattery bagged a TFL and 2 other tackles as the Tijuana line shut down the Coyotes' run game
DL - Brick Van Sanzo (MIN) - Van Sanzo matched Slattery's stat line as he helped keep the Pythons to just 4.5 yards per play.
LB - Myles Smith (POR) - Defensive Performance of the Week - Smith was all over the field today, forcing 2 fumbles and swatting 2 passes away. That's not to mention the 11 tackles he put up.
LB - Busch Light (LON) - Despite the embarassing loss, the Royals had the second best defense this week. Light put up 7 tackles and a sack as they held the Bucs offense in check.
LB - Alejandro Chainbreaker (MIN) - Chainbreaker sacked the QB, added a TFL and forced a turnover as the Grey Ducks held the fast paced Pythons offense in check.
CB - James Hoffman (MBB, 2nd) - Hoffman deflected a pass as he helped hold the Royals to just 4.2 YPA.
CB - Zack Mouse (MBB) - The Royals couldn’t get much going in the air and Mouse's 2 fumble recoveries were key in helping the Bucs record a shutout.
S - Ed Ball (LON) - As well as blitzing for a sack, Ball protected the secondary well, holding Myrtle Beach to a longest offensive play of just 15 yards.
S - Mac Griddle (KCC) - It wasn't the finest day for the KC defense, but Griddle plucked two passes out of the air for turnovers as the Coyotes bagged the win.
S - Teddy Utterstruzen (MBB, 2nd) - Of Mouse's recoveries, one of them was forced by MB's rookie safety. Teddy also recorded 3 deflected passes on the day.
K/P - Pseudo QB (POR, 2nd) - Pseudo QB makes the list for the second week in a row as he drilled home all 5 of his FGs, 4 of them from 40+ yads
KR - Joshua Campbell (KCC, 2nd) - Campbell makes this list in two different positions. Not content with his 102 receiving yards, he also accounted for 182 return yards and a touchdown. For those keeping score, that's 284 yards and three touchdowns in one game.
Team of the week appearances (this week, total):
TIJ (2, 13)
NOR (2, 12)
MBB (5, 9)
KCC (4, 7)
POR (2, 6)
LON (2, 6)
DBD (2, 5)
MIN (2, 4)
Week 4
QB - Sam Howitzer (POR) - Offensive Performance of the Week - A great performance from the Pythons this week. While they went heavy on the run, Howitzer picked apart the secondary with ease when he threw.
RB - Quanter Skrills (NOR, 3rd) - Skrills was the lead back in Norfolk today. Despite being less efficient with his carries than Rogers, he topped 100 yards and ran in two short touchdowns.
RB - Mike Rotchburns (MIN) - The Grey Ducks pulled off a big win to Tijuana and Rotchburns was exceptional, posting a 5.8 YPC and a touchdown.
WR - Doug Howlett (TIJ, 2nd) - He couldn't help his team to a win, but Howlett racked up 88 yards and a touchdown on 6 catches.
WR - Korbin Brown (POR) - As well as starring in the return game, Brown bagged 64 receiving yards and a late touchdown to seal the game for the Pythons
TE - Dave Batista (POR) - Batista was Howitzer's other favourite target today, going for 39 yards and a touchdown on 5 carries.
OL - Macaroni Elephant (LON, 2nd) - Elephant recorded a massive 7 pancakes as the dual-headed London running game flourished
OL - Thad Pennington, Jr. (NOR) - The Seawolves line was solid as the running backs ate away time and didn't need QB Ramza to do a whole lot. Pennington added 5 pancakes to his season tally
DL - Albert Ruschmann (LON) - Ruschmann was a pest at the line, recording 4 tackles for loss, tying the Royals' franchise record, and holidng the Birddog RBs to a 4.0 YPC
DL - Arlington Heights (MBB, 2nd) - Despite being consistently put in terrible field position, Heights did his best to stem the tide, recording 3 TFLs and 2 others
DL - Mattress Cadaire (LON, 2nd) - Cadaire was the other DE in the dominant London D-line, bagging a sack and a TFL
LB - Busch Light (LON, 2nd) - As well as recording a game leading 10 tackles, Busch Light also blocked a punt at the end of the third quarter
LB - Alejandro Chainbreaker (MIN, 2nd) - Chainbreaker led the league with 12 tackles this week and managed to sack the QB twice as well as a TFL
LB - Myles Smith (POR, 2nd) - Smith helped keep the Coyotes runners to anything longer than 10 yards with 8 tackles. He also picked off a pass and deflected another.
CB - Harrison Andrews (LON) - The Royals didn't allow a single 40 yard receiver as Andrews kept Raimon and Callous in check and bagging an interception
CB - Ben Alexander Arnold (TIJ) - BAA couldn’t help his team to a win, but he bagged an interception as as well as deflecting two other passes as they held the Grey Ducks to 144 passing yards.
CB - Rashad Hilliard (MIN) - The Grey Ducks gave up a lot of yards, but Hilliard had some huge moments, accounting for an interception, forcing and recovering a fumble and deflecting a pass.
CB - Rickie Vaughne (NOR, 3rd) - Defensive Performance of the Week - Vaughne has been immense so far for Norfolk but he absolutely dominated today. He bagged a pick six as well a second interception and two deflected passes.
S - Tayshawn Crunk (LON) - Crunk added his name to the sack party list as he helped hold the Birddog receiving game to just 3.7 YPA
K/P - Bill Brasky (MIN) - Brasky nailed his 3 field goals and 3 extra points this week
KR - Korbin Brown (POR) - Korbin ran for 188 return yards this week, including a ridiculous 98 yard kickoff touchdown return
Team of the week appearances (this week, total):
TIJ (2, 15)
NOR (3, 15)
LON (6, 12)
POR (5, 11)
MBB (1, 10)
MIN (4, 8)
KCC (0, 7)
DBD (0, 5)