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Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
There is no doubt that Borkus Maximus III is the Playoffs MVP, after leading his heavily-favorited team to a dominating Season 9 Ultimus championship. With 6 TD, 0 INT, 716 yards passing, completing 62.9% of his passes, plus 45 rushing yards on 4 carries just for style points, Maximus dominated the Otters and Hawks defenses. Yes, the Second Line defense was outstanding this year, leading the league with 22 interceptions and only 197 points allowed, 43 points better than the next best team (the Hawks) and the lowest points allowed since Season 3. But championships aren't just won by defenses. The Second Line defense surrendered 24 and 21 points in the playoff games and didn't collect an interception. It was the remarkable play of Borkus Maximus that carried NOLA to a victory, especially in an 18 point 4th quarter to seal the Ultimus victory. Maximus had completions of 30, 46, and 33 yards in the 4th quarter to help seal the deal, part of a 146 yard quarter in the air for the Second Line as the overcame the 3 point deficit at the start of the 4th quarter to win by 13 points. And in the conference round, 4 touchdown passes from Maximus to four different receives paced the Second Line past the Otter defense.
Championship Game Recap: Do a recap of the best play from the championship game. Must be completed after the Championship Game
Firstly and despite Maximus' ascendance to the MVP, the team victory for the Second Line was complete. Inexplicably, the Second Line committed 1 penalty for 5 yards in both playoff games, that's it, while their opponents were each called for six penalties. The discipline and determination of the Second Line, to dominate the Otters and overcome a third quarter rally by the Baltimore Hawks was remarkable. The title game started string for the Baltimore Hawks, with a game-opening touchdown from Avon Blocksdale to Budda Browning from 18 yards out. But it would turn out to Blocksdale's only scoring play of the day for the Hawks, though the would hand the Second Line a pair of points in the first quarter when he was sacked in the end zone for a safety.
Up 7-2 in the second quarter, the Hawks pushed a fragile lead to 14-2 with an Owen Taylor run that capped off three straight long completions from Blocksdale to Browning, but it would be a second quarter dominated by the Second Line. Two touchdown drives cued by long Maximus completions, and then a late first half field goal put the favorites up 19-14 at the half.
The Hawks clawed back with 10 third quarter points and the only quarter in the entire playoffs when the Second Line was shut out, including a pair of Blewitt punts and a failed fourth down conversion attempt from the Baltimore 36, when DiMirio's effort was just short of converting a 4th and 9. The Hawks took a slim lead entering the fourth quarter after Owen Taylor capped off an 80-yard drive cued by a 39-yard catch by Willie. But at the start of the fourth, Smallwood found paydirt on a 3rd and goal from the Hawk 1 yard line. NOLA converted a two-point try to make the score 27-24, then the MVP took over. Maximus hit completions of 30, 46, and 33 yards in the 4th quarter to help seal the deal, part of a 146 yard quarter in the air for the Second Line.
Playoff Series MVP: Choose an MVP for one of the playoff series and write about why you chose them. Must be completed after the playoff series you write about
There is no doubt that Borkus Maximus III is the Playoffs MVP, after leading his heavily-favorited team to a dominating Season 9 Ultimus championship. With 6 TD, 0 INT, 716 yards passing, completing 62.9% of his passes, plus 45 rushing yards on 4 carries just for style points, Maximus dominated the Otters and Hawks defenses. Yes, the Second Line defense was outstanding this year, leading the league with 22 interceptions and only 197 points allowed, 43 points better than the next best team (the Hawks) and the lowest points allowed since Season 3. But championships aren't just won by defenses. The Second Line defense surrendered 24 and 21 points in the playoff games and didn't collect an interception. It was the remarkable play of Borkus Maximus that carried NOLA to a victory, especially in an 18 point 4th quarter to seal the Ultimus victory. Maximus had completions of 30, 46, and 33 yards in the 4th quarter to help seal the deal, part of a 146 yard quarter in the air for the Second Line as the overcame the 3 point deficit at the start of the 4th quarter to win by 13 points. And in the conference round, 4 touchdown passes from Maximus to four different receives paced the Second Line past the Otter defense.
Championship Game Recap: Do a recap of the best play from the championship game. Must be completed after the Championship Game
Firstly and despite Maximus' ascendance to the MVP, the team victory for the Second Line was complete. Inexplicably, the Second Line committed 1 penalty for 5 yards in both playoff games, that's it, while their opponents were each called for six penalties. The discipline and determination of the Second Line, to dominate the Otters and overcome a third quarter rally by the Baltimore Hawks was remarkable. The title game started string for the Baltimore Hawks, with a game-opening touchdown from Avon Blocksdale to Budda Browning from 18 yards out. But it would turn out to Blocksdale's only scoring play of the day for the Hawks, though the would hand the Second Line a pair of points in the first quarter when he was sacked in the end zone for a safety.
Up 7-2 in the second quarter, the Hawks pushed a fragile lead to 14-2 with an Owen Taylor run that capped off three straight long completions from Blocksdale to Browning, but it would be a second quarter dominated by the Second Line. Two touchdown drives cued by long Maximus completions, and then a late first half field goal put the favorites up 19-14 at the half.
The Hawks clawed back with 10 third quarter points and the only quarter in the entire playoffs when the Second Line was shut out, including a pair of Blewitt punts and a failed fourth down conversion attempt from the Baltimore 36, when DiMirio's effort was just short of converting a 4th and 9. The Hawks took a slim lead entering the fourth quarter after Owen Taylor capped off an 80-yard drive cued by a 39-yard catch by Willie. But at the start of the fourth, Smallwood found paydirt on a 3rd and goal from the Hawk 1 yard line. NOLA converted a two-point try to make the score 27-24, then the MVP took over. Maximus hit completions of 30, 46, and 33 yards in the 4th quarter to help seal the deal, part of a 146 yard quarter in the air for the Second Line.
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