Playoff Series MVP: When the Orange County Otters and the New Orleans Second Line met in their first round playoff matchup, there was one player that really stood out as the main difference maker in the game. Borkus Maximus III, QB for the Second Line came out and truly had a day. On New Orleans’ first scoring drive, Borkus was masterful in carving up the Otters’ D, finding Charlie Law for an 11 yard touchdown. After the Second Line D forced a safety, Borkus once again marched down the field and threw another TD, this time a 16 yard strike to Mayran Jackson. Just like that, New Orleans had a 16-0 lead they’d never give up. After Orange County got within 9 points early in the third quarter, Maximus lead the Second Line to two straight touchdown drives, one thrown to Dustin Evans, the other to Paul DiMirio. New Orleans would go on to win 37-21 against their rivals. Maximus would finish with the four touchdown passes, to go along with an impressive 344 yards in the air. Borkus would have a 112.9 Rating in this game, as he threw 0 interceptions as well. He even had a rush for 28 yards to extend a drive. Your MVP of the ASFC title game, Borkus Maximus III. (216)
Going to Disneyland: The S9 Ultimus Bowl pitted the New Orleans Second Line against the Baltimore Hawks. These two teams are chock full of stars, so it was going to be interesting which NSFL super star would step forward to be the MVP of this game. A lot of people played excellently in this game. This game was an incredible back and forth contest with many lead changes. When the smoke cleared though, Borkus Maximus III, the Second Line QB had a tremdous fourth quarter that lead to New Orleans winning the Ultimus. Borkus lead three scoring drives in the fourth that turned a 24-19 deficit into a 37-24 victory. He was big when needed. He rushed 3 times for 17 yards, but obviously he does his damage through the air. Maximus was 27 for 38, and threw for 372 yards. He ended up with two touchdowns on his own, getting vulture by Smallwood on a few red zone trips. He had an almost perfect rating, going 119.6. He threw no interceptions, and he did recover a fumble as well. Quite frankly, even with all of these NSFL starts playing their hearts out, it was Borkus Maximus that stood out among all of them. The S9 playoffs will be remembered from years to come as the “Borkus Year” as he put together two tremendous games en route to a title. (230)
Unsung Hero: With the New Orleans Second Line’s run to the Ultimus, everyone has been talking about their impressive and unstoppable offense. They put up 39 and 37 points respectively, and they just looked dominant. That’s why its almost impossible to pick an unsung hero from them. Everyone on the team you’d expect did very well: Maximus, Smallwood, Evans, DiMirio, etc. That’s why the unsung hero of the playoffs for me, is the Second Line Defense. All of them. Let’s really look at the numbers. Okay, so they allowed 21 points to the Otters and 24 to the Hawks. That seems like a lot, but they actually slowed those teams down. They had a safety in BOTH GAMES. That’s hard to do in one game a season, but both? Crazy. In the two games combined they had a total of 10 sacks. They had a total of 11 pass deflections. They were constantly pressuring the opposing quarterback, and they held both Jordan Yates and Owen Taylor to under 90 yards rushing. The mantra has always been that defense wins championships. Yet somewhere along the way in this playoff season, the mantra has been all about the New Orleans offense, and for good reason. All of that adds up the the entire defense being the collective unsung hero of the playoffs. (220)
Championship Game Recap: S9 Ultimus. Baltimore Hawks. New Orleans Second Line. The season’s two dominant teams meet in the championship game as both teams look to secure their first title in franchise history. Baltimore came out hot. Avon Blocksdale showed why he’s an MVP candidate as he lead the Hawks to an opening drive touchdown and a 7-0 lead as he found Budda Browning for an 18 yard catch and run. After forcing a punt, the Second Line defense was fast and furious as they caught the Hawks sleeping and got their second safety of the playoffs. However, the Hawks defense would foil NOLA again, and they’d punt. Blocksdale went to work again, and before you knew it, Owen Taylor was leaping into the end zone to give the Hawks a 14-2 lead. Then the Second Line woke up. New Orleans marched down the field and Darren Smallwood scampered into the end zone for a touchdown. 14-9. After stopping Baltimore, Borkus got NOLA back into the end zone with 2:30 left in the half as he found Mayran Jackson for a 9 yard score and a 16-14 lead. New Orleans would get the ball back and add a last second field goal for a 19-14 halftime lead. The third quarter however, was ALL Baltimore. The half time adjustments paid off as Blocksdale would lead Baltimore to two scoring drives, first a field goal to make it 19-17, and then Owen Taylor would find pay dirt yet again, and the Hawks would have a 24-19 lead heading into the final quarter. However, that’s when the Second Line would figure it out and score on three drives. First a 1 yard Smallwood TD for a 27-24 lead, And then Dustin Evans would haul in a 10 yard touchdown of his own to make it 34-24. Baltimore couldn’t answer, NOLA would add a field goal, and the Second Line would be Ultimus champions with a 37-24 win over Baltimore. (326)
Going to Disneyland: The S9 Ultimus Bowl pitted the New Orleans Second Line against the Baltimore Hawks. These two teams are chock full of stars, so it was going to be interesting which NSFL super star would step forward to be the MVP of this game. A lot of people played excellently in this game. This game was an incredible back and forth contest with many lead changes. When the smoke cleared though, Borkus Maximus III, the Second Line QB had a tremdous fourth quarter that lead to New Orleans winning the Ultimus. Borkus lead three scoring drives in the fourth that turned a 24-19 deficit into a 37-24 victory. He was big when needed. He rushed 3 times for 17 yards, but obviously he does his damage through the air. Maximus was 27 for 38, and threw for 372 yards. He ended up with two touchdowns on his own, getting vulture by Smallwood on a few red zone trips. He had an almost perfect rating, going 119.6. He threw no interceptions, and he did recover a fumble as well. Quite frankly, even with all of these NSFL starts playing their hearts out, it was Borkus Maximus that stood out among all of them. The S9 playoffs will be remembered from years to come as the “Borkus Year” as he put together two tremendous games en route to a title. (230)
Unsung Hero: With the New Orleans Second Line’s run to the Ultimus, everyone has been talking about their impressive and unstoppable offense. They put up 39 and 37 points respectively, and they just looked dominant. That’s why its almost impossible to pick an unsung hero from them. Everyone on the team you’d expect did very well: Maximus, Smallwood, Evans, DiMirio, etc. That’s why the unsung hero of the playoffs for me, is the Second Line Defense. All of them. Let’s really look at the numbers. Okay, so they allowed 21 points to the Otters and 24 to the Hawks. That seems like a lot, but they actually slowed those teams down. They had a safety in BOTH GAMES. That’s hard to do in one game a season, but both? Crazy. In the two games combined they had a total of 10 sacks. They had a total of 11 pass deflections. They were constantly pressuring the opposing quarterback, and they held both Jordan Yates and Owen Taylor to under 90 yards rushing. The mantra has always been that defense wins championships. Yet somewhere along the way in this playoff season, the mantra has been all about the New Orleans offense, and for good reason. All of that adds up the the entire defense being the collective unsung hero of the playoffs. (220)
Championship Game Recap: S9 Ultimus. Baltimore Hawks. New Orleans Second Line. The season’s two dominant teams meet in the championship game as both teams look to secure their first title in franchise history. Baltimore came out hot. Avon Blocksdale showed why he’s an MVP candidate as he lead the Hawks to an opening drive touchdown and a 7-0 lead as he found Budda Browning for an 18 yard catch and run. After forcing a punt, the Second Line defense was fast and furious as they caught the Hawks sleeping and got their second safety of the playoffs. However, the Hawks defense would foil NOLA again, and they’d punt. Blocksdale went to work again, and before you knew it, Owen Taylor was leaping into the end zone to give the Hawks a 14-2 lead. Then the Second Line woke up. New Orleans marched down the field and Darren Smallwood scampered into the end zone for a touchdown. 14-9. After stopping Baltimore, Borkus got NOLA back into the end zone with 2:30 left in the half as he found Mayran Jackson for a 9 yard score and a 16-14 lead. New Orleans would get the ball back and add a last second field goal for a 19-14 halftime lead. The third quarter however, was ALL Baltimore. The half time adjustments paid off as Blocksdale would lead Baltimore to two scoring drives, first a field goal to make it 19-17, and then Owen Taylor would find pay dirt yet again, and the Hawks would have a 24-19 lead heading into the final quarter. However, that’s when the Second Line would figure it out and score on three drives. First a 1 yard Smallwood TD for a 27-24 lead, And then Dustin Evans would haul in a 10 yard touchdown of his own to make it 34-24. Baltimore couldn’t answer, NOLA would add a field goal, and the Second Line would be Ultimus champions with a 37-24 win over Baltimore. (326)
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