QB - Sam Howitzer (POR, 4) - Offensive Performance of the Week - With awards season around the corner, Howitzer's performance today will have certainly turned heads. He finished the game with 4 TDs and 0 Ints as he led his team to a 24 point win over the much fancied Luchadores.
RB - Jameson Vermillion (MIN, 3) - Vermillion moved the chains effectively today, recording a 5.6 YPC as he rushed for 124 yards to grind out a win against KC
RB - Terry Yaki (LON, 2) - The London rookie finished with an identical stat line (94 yards, 1 TD) to Dallas veteran Zoe Watts, but managed it with 7 fewer carries
WR - Doug Howlett (TIJ, 6) - Howlett will definitely be in the WRotY conversation at season's end, adding 58 yards and a touchdown. He couldn't help his team to a win though
WR - Korbin Brown (POR, 6) - 4 Portland players caught passes today, and all 4 of them scored a TD! Brown as usual was the main man though, taking his 8 catches for 85 yards in the process.
TE - Tristian Hex (DBD) - This is Hex's first TotW appearance, but what a way to do it. An incredible 10 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown for the veteran TE
OL - Cleg Manclaw (MIN) - The Minnesota run game was on fire today, and Manclaw's 4 pancakes no doubt helped open up the lanes for the backfield
OL - Chuck Roth (POR, 3) - The Pythons offense had a day to remember and Howitzer kept his shirt clean thanks to his solid O line. Roth picked up 4 pancakes and no penalties.
DL - Raylan Crowder (DBD, 3) - Despite some intense volume, the Dallas D-line was able to hold Myrtle Beach to 4.2 YPC. In doing so, Crowder got himself a sack, a TFL and 3 other tackles.
DL - Arlington Heights (MBB, 4) - Heights couldn’t help their team win today, but did sack the QB for an early safety. And despite the eventual scoreline, the D-line helped hold the run game to a dismal 3.0 YPC.
DL - Albert Ruschmann (LON, 4) - Ruschmann managed to sack the QB as well as record a TFL as London shut down the Norfolk run game.
LB - Richard Leaking (DBD, 4) - Where there was a ballcarrier, there was Leaking. He recorded an impressive 13 tackles on the day as well as deflecting a pass in his team's win.
LB - Brach Thomaslacher (POR, 2) - Thomaslacher led his team with 11 tackles, one of which was a sack, as well as forcing a fumble.
LB - Tyrone Woods (MBB, 4) - Woods had a wild game, recording an early pick six and later sacking the QB. Added to that were 9 other tackles to lead the team.
LB - L'Gazzy Burfict (LON) - L'Gazzy recorded a sack and led the team with 10 tackles as London held the Seawolves to a season-low 3 points.
CB - Rashad Hilliard (MIN, 4) - KC couldn't really get much done with their limited snaps today. Hilliard helped keep the air yards to a minimum with 2 deflected passes.
CB - Byron Blackwell (DBD, 6) - Defensive Performance of the Week - Blackwell stepped up to deflect 3 Bucs passes as the secondary held Daytona to just 176 yards on 38 pass attempts
S - Rickie Vaughne (NOR, 6) - Despite the loss, Vaughne managed to force a fumble as well as get a garbage time interception to help his case for DBotY
S - Lionel Rumper (DBD, 3) - Rumper snagged an interception out of the air as well as making sure nobody got past him for a big completion
K/P - Something McDerpants (DBD) - Brand new to the league, McDerpants made an instant mark, converting all 6 of their kicks, including a clutch 41 yarder to give the Birddogs the lead in the 4th quarter
KR - Zoe Watts (DBD, 5) - Watts made 94 yards on 29 carries today, but it only took her 3 kick returns to rack up 144 yards. One of those was perhaps the highlight of her career so far, a kick return fielded at the 3 yard line as time expired in the first half which she duly returned to the house.
Team of the week appearances (this week, total):
TIJ (1, 48)
LON (3, 43)
NOR (1, 33)
POR (4, 32)
KCC (0, 30)
DBD (7, 30)
MBB (2, 29)
MIN (3, 25)
The 5 TotWs Club
These champs have been featured in at least 5 Team of the Weeks. Keep an eye out for them in the S25 honours!
RB/KR Zoe Watts (S24, DBD)
WR Korbin Brown (S24, POR)
WR Doug Howlett (S23, TIJ)
TE Ne Mo (S24, MBB)
OL Clay Stallworth (S25, KCC)
DE Mattress Cadaire (S24, LON)
LB Adam Schell (S24, TIJ)
CB/KR Rickie Vaughne (S24, NOR)
CB Byron Blackwell (S23, DBD)
RB - Jameson Vermillion (MIN, 3) - Vermillion moved the chains effectively today, recording a 5.6 YPC as he rushed for 124 yards to grind out a win against KC
RB - Terry Yaki (LON, 2) - The London rookie finished with an identical stat line (94 yards, 1 TD) to Dallas veteran Zoe Watts, but managed it with 7 fewer carries
WR - Doug Howlett (TIJ, 6) - Howlett will definitely be in the WRotY conversation at season's end, adding 58 yards and a touchdown. He couldn't help his team to a win though
WR - Korbin Brown (POR, 6) - 4 Portland players caught passes today, and all 4 of them scored a TD! Brown as usual was the main man though, taking his 8 catches for 85 yards in the process.
TE - Tristian Hex (DBD) - This is Hex's first TotW appearance, but what a way to do it. An incredible 10 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown for the veteran TE
OL - Cleg Manclaw (MIN) - The Minnesota run game was on fire today, and Manclaw's 4 pancakes no doubt helped open up the lanes for the backfield
OL - Chuck Roth (POR, 3) - The Pythons offense had a day to remember and Howitzer kept his shirt clean thanks to his solid O line. Roth picked up 4 pancakes and no penalties.
DL - Raylan Crowder (DBD, 3) - Despite some intense volume, the Dallas D-line was able to hold Myrtle Beach to 4.2 YPC. In doing so, Crowder got himself a sack, a TFL and 3 other tackles.
DL - Arlington Heights (MBB, 4) - Heights couldn’t help their team win today, but did sack the QB for an early safety. And despite the eventual scoreline, the D-line helped hold the run game to a dismal 3.0 YPC.
DL - Albert Ruschmann (LON, 4) - Ruschmann managed to sack the QB as well as record a TFL as London shut down the Norfolk run game.
LB - Richard Leaking (DBD, 4) - Where there was a ballcarrier, there was Leaking. He recorded an impressive 13 tackles on the day as well as deflecting a pass in his team's win.
LB - Brach Thomaslacher (POR, 2) - Thomaslacher led his team with 11 tackles, one of which was a sack, as well as forcing a fumble.
LB - Tyrone Woods (MBB, 4) - Woods had a wild game, recording an early pick six and later sacking the QB. Added to that were 9 other tackles to lead the team.
LB - L'Gazzy Burfict (LON) - L'Gazzy recorded a sack and led the team with 10 tackles as London held the Seawolves to a season-low 3 points.
CB - Rashad Hilliard (MIN, 4) - KC couldn't really get much done with their limited snaps today. Hilliard helped keep the air yards to a minimum with 2 deflected passes.
CB - Byron Blackwell (DBD, 6) - Defensive Performance of the Week - Blackwell stepped up to deflect 3 Bucs passes as the secondary held Daytona to just 176 yards on 38 pass attempts
S - Rickie Vaughne (NOR, 6) - Despite the loss, Vaughne managed to force a fumble as well as get a garbage time interception to help his case for DBotY
S - Lionel Rumper (DBD, 3) - Rumper snagged an interception out of the air as well as making sure nobody got past him for a big completion
K/P - Something McDerpants (DBD) - Brand new to the league, McDerpants made an instant mark, converting all 6 of their kicks, including a clutch 41 yarder to give the Birddogs the lead in the 4th quarter
KR - Zoe Watts (DBD, 5) - Watts made 94 yards on 29 carries today, but it only took her 3 kick returns to rack up 144 yards. One of those was perhaps the highlight of her career so far, a kick return fielded at the 3 yard line as time expired in the first half which she duly returned to the house.
Team of the week appearances (this week, total):
TIJ (1, 48)
LON (3, 43)
NOR (1, 33)
POR (4, 32)
KCC (0, 30)
DBD (7, 30)
MBB (2, 29)
MIN (3, 25)
The 5 TotWs Club
These champs have been featured in at least 5 Team of the Weeks. Keep an eye out for them in the S25 honours!
RB/KR Zoe Watts (S24, DBD)
WR Korbin Brown (S24, POR)
WR Doug Howlett (S23, TIJ)
TE Ne Mo (S24, MBB)
OL Clay Stallworth (S25, KCC)
DE Mattress Cadaire (S24, LON)
LB Adam Schell (S24, TIJ)
CB/KR Rickie Vaughne (S24, NOR)
CB Byron Blackwell (S23, DBD)