1. shl pt4
2. Playoff Series MVP: It was a battle of two high end offensive teams as both the Hawks and Second Line came out of the semi finals having racked up at least 40 points against the opponents. As we all know the New Orleans Second Line would prevail in a 42-36 barn burner, thanks in large part to the stellar performance of starting quarter back Borkus Maximus III. The Italian native from the season 6 draft was on point, collecting 4 touchdowns while giving up 0 interceptions. A completion rate of just under 65% (33/51), Maximus III was able to rack up 400 passing yards for an average of 12.1 yards per throw, finishing the match with a strong QB rating of 114.8. A pass first QB by trade, he also collected two carries of his own for a total of 10 yards. This after just coming off another strong game that saw his rack up 3 touchdowns, including a completion rate of just over 60% (23/38) and a QB rating of 102.9, it truly speaks to his consistency as an elite level quarter back. While there were many other strong performances it's hard to deny the sheer excellence of this man in the biggest game of the season and that's why he takes my vote for series MVP.
3. NSFC Semifinal: The first game of the Ultimus playoffs had the underdog 8-6-0 Colorado Yeti up against the highly favored 9-5-0 Baltimore Hawks. To the surprise of many the Yeti were the first team to put points on the board as Mark Grau completed a 9 yard pass to Micycle McCormick for a quick touchdown just 6 minutes in to the game. Sadly that would be the the end of their scoring ways as Baltimore would go on to complete 6 consecutive touchdowns and a field goal, piling up a score of 45 to the Yeti's 7.
ASFC Semifinal: Similar to the previously mentioned NSFC game, the ASFC semifinal had the heavily favoured New Orleans Second Line up against the underdog Orange County Otters. Once again the underdog would draw first blood putting up the only touchdown in the 1st quarter. New Orleans would answer in the 2nd quarter though, completing back to back touchdowns and a 47 yard field goal to go up 17-7 before the Otters would collect a field goal of their own to keep it within a touchdown going in to the 2nd half. Unfortunately they'd only manage to collect a single field goal in the 2nd half, while the New Orleans Second Line racked up another 23 points to put this one out of reach. final score 40-13.
Ultimus Trophy: After a pair of blowouts fans were curious how the final would go and boy did they get their moneys worth. three touchdowns in the first quarter had the Second Line leading the Hawks 14-7 going in to the 2nd quarter, but Baltimore would answer with a quick on to start the 2nd quarter. At the end of the half New Orleans would reclaim the lead and enter the 2nd half up 21-17. Baltimore would narrow that deficit to 1 by the end of the 3rd quarter with the score at 28-27 as well as take a brief lead to start the final quarter after yet another touchdown, but the Second Line proved to be too resilient as they'd eventually tie the game, force overtime and win it in a dramatic 6 yard passing TD by Darren Smallwood.
4. Unsung Hero: Now I know close to nothing about the NSFL so it's tough for me to know who exactly is expected to kill it and who is exceeding expectations, but I'm going to assume the play of Tana Keita came as quite the surprise to many during this playoff run. A season 11 draftee and NSFL rookie was thrust in to several big games for the first time in his young career and made the most of it. Against the Orange County Otters in the semifinals he made 5 tackles, 1 sack and successfully defended 2 passes. Most of the spotlight was on the high flying offense as they managed to put up 40 points in a lopsided victory, but Keita's impact was very much there on the defensive side as they managed to keep the opposing Otters to just 13 points. In the ultimus finals he picked up right where he left off, making 10 tackles, 1 sack and defending 2 passes this time. While this was a battle of two strong offensive teams it was the play of Keita and his fellow defensive players that proved to be the difference in a wild 42-36 finish. A lot of pressure was placed on this young man in his first NSFL season and he delivered.
2. Playoff Series MVP: It was a battle of two high end offensive teams as both the Hawks and Second Line came out of the semi finals having racked up at least 40 points against the opponents. As we all know the New Orleans Second Line would prevail in a 42-36 barn burner, thanks in large part to the stellar performance of starting quarter back Borkus Maximus III. The Italian native from the season 6 draft was on point, collecting 4 touchdowns while giving up 0 interceptions. A completion rate of just under 65% (33/51), Maximus III was able to rack up 400 passing yards for an average of 12.1 yards per throw, finishing the match with a strong QB rating of 114.8. A pass first QB by trade, he also collected two carries of his own for a total of 10 yards. This after just coming off another strong game that saw his rack up 3 touchdowns, including a completion rate of just over 60% (23/38) and a QB rating of 102.9, it truly speaks to his consistency as an elite level quarter back. While there were many other strong performances it's hard to deny the sheer excellence of this man in the biggest game of the season and that's why he takes my vote for series MVP.
3. NSFC Semifinal: The first game of the Ultimus playoffs had the underdog 8-6-0 Colorado Yeti up against the highly favored 9-5-0 Baltimore Hawks. To the surprise of many the Yeti were the first team to put points on the board as Mark Grau completed a 9 yard pass to Micycle McCormick for a quick touchdown just 6 minutes in to the game. Sadly that would be the the end of their scoring ways as Baltimore would go on to complete 6 consecutive touchdowns and a field goal, piling up a score of 45 to the Yeti's 7.
ASFC Semifinal: Similar to the previously mentioned NSFC game, the ASFC semifinal had the heavily favoured New Orleans Second Line up against the underdog Orange County Otters. Once again the underdog would draw first blood putting up the only touchdown in the 1st quarter. New Orleans would answer in the 2nd quarter though, completing back to back touchdowns and a 47 yard field goal to go up 17-7 before the Otters would collect a field goal of their own to keep it within a touchdown going in to the 2nd half. Unfortunately they'd only manage to collect a single field goal in the 2nd half, while the New Orleans Second Line racked up another 23 points to put this one out of reach. final score 40-13.
Ultimus Trophy: After a pair of blowouts fans were curious how the final would go and boy did they get their moneys worth. three touchdowns in the first quarter had the Second Line leading the Hawks 14-7 going in to the 2nd quarter, but Baltimore would answer with a quick on to start the 2nd quarter. At the end of the half New Orleans would reclaim the lead and enter the 2nd half up 21-17. Baltimore would narrow that deficit to 1 by the end of the 3rd quarter with the score at 28-27 as well as take a brief lead to start the final quarter after yet another touchdown, but the Second Line proved to be too resilient as they'd eventually tie the game, force overtime and win it in a dramatic 6 yard passing TD by Darren Smallwood.
4. Unsung Hero: Now I know close to nothing about the NSFL so it's tough for me to know who exactly is expected to kill it and who is exceeding expectations, but I'm going to assume the play of Tana Keita came as quite the surprise to many during this playoff run. A season 11 draftee and NSFL rookie was thrust in to several big games for the first time in his young career and made the most of it. Against the Orange County Otters in the semifinals he made 5 tackles, 1 sack and successfully defended 2 passes. Most of the spotlight was on the high flying offense as they managed to put up 40 points in a lopsided victory, but Keita's impact was very much there on the defensive side as they managed to keep the opposing Otters to just 13 points. In the ultimus finals he picked up right where he left off, making 10 tackles, 1 sack and defending 2 passes this time. While this was a battle of two strong offensive teams it was the play of Keita and his fellow defensive players that proved to be the difference in a wild 42-36 finish. A lot of pressure was placed on this young man in his first NSFL season and he delivered.
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