Task 2: Looking back at the S24 playoffs is a wild ride. Starting off with the ASFC, despite many teams being better than others in this conference, the seeding all came down to the final week of the Season. Going into the week, 5 our of 6 teams were either 9-6 or 8-7, leading to a fun week of tiebreakers, and the results of the conference ended up with San Jose edging out the competition through the tiebreakers, getting home field advantage throughout the playoffs in the Conference of Death. 2nd place in the conference was awarded to the Otters, who lost week 16, giving San Jose the edge in the conference standings. 3rd place was given to the Arizona Outlaws, who won in the last week securing them the 3rd spot, while knocking out the extremely lucky Hahalua and the Second Line in the process. The Playoffs were set for the AFSC, with the Otters against the Outlaws, and the Sabercats getting a 1st round bye. Noving over to the NSFC, there was no competition for the1st and 2nd seeds, with the 14-2 Yeti taking the 1 seed, and the 12-4 Sarasota Sailfish taking the 2nd. The battle for the 3rd seed was a tight race between the Yellowknife Wraiths and the Chicago Butchers, despite losing in the final week to the Sailfish, the Butchers made the playoffs with a sub .500 record at 7-9, a feat that would give them GMOTY at the end of the season.
The stage was set for the wildcard round of the playoffs, starting with the Chicago Butchers @ Sarasota. This game started off with the makings of a defensive battle, with Chicago scoring the first points of the game with 11 seconds left in the 1st quarter, with a long 54 yard field goal by Sam Sidekick, putting the Butchers up 3-0. The Sailfish weren't going down without a fight, scoring a TD in 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter with a 13 yard strike from Banks to the newly renamed RB Raphtalia Chan. The Sarasota Sailfish weren't done scoring either, with Jacob Small hitting a 27 yarder to extend the lead, 10-3. The Butchers again score at the end of the half, with a 7 yard pass to Bender B. Rodriguez, tying the game at 10 a piece. The second half starts with some Deja Vu for the Butchers, with Rodriguez watching another 7 yard TD pass to put them up 17-10 over the much better team on paper. However, the Sailfish went on to dominate the rest of the game, scoring 2 more TDs on a James Angler TD catch, and a Banks QB run, the Sailfish advanced to the Conference Championship, 24-17 ready to face the Yeti. Despite the season standings saying the Outlaws were ahead, the tiebreakers had a different plan in mind when it was broadcast that the Second Line had made the playoffs over the Outlaws! Against a significantly weaker team, the Otters went to work, with the GOAT Franklin Armstrong putting up 264 yards and 2 TDs passing, pairing the performance with a strong rushing attack from RB Tatsu Nakamura and McZeal scoring 2 TDs on the ground, leading the dynasty to a 31-21 win, sending them into a matchup with the Sabercats.
Moving into the Conference Championship round, the Sarasota @ Colorado game started, and in a game where there was little good offense, with Banks putting up no TDs, and McDummy throwing 2 interceptions, the Yeti were able to pull out the win from clutch field goals from Silver Banana, and 3 Rushing TDs split between Ashley Owens, McDummy, and Thubba Bumper, giving the Yeti a close win 24-20, and sending them off to the Ultimus. Going into the more important game, because my player is on the Sabercats, it is the Orange County Otters @ San Jose, and the San Jose Defense shined in this one, holding Armstrong in what would be his final game in the league to a no TD, 1 Interception, while the San Jose Offense thrived, defeating the away team, 17-3, making the Ultimus a battle of the San Jose Sabercats @ the Colorado Yeti.
Despite being heavy underdogs in this game, the Sabercats did not back down from the challenge, and the defensive battle began, with the score tied at 3-3 at the end of the first quarter, the big play happened, with Wolfie McDummy throwing a pass down the middle of the field, and it was Intercepted! Matt Krause is blazing down the sideline, and it is a Touchdown! The Sabercats completely flipped the momentum, with the Sabercats scoring another TD, bringing the lead up to 17-3, the 3rd quarter was quiet, and despite the Yeti's attempting to come back in the 4th quarter, the Sabercats come away with the huge Underdog vicory, 17-12. This playoff was filled with great games, and the ultimate upset in the playoffs, starting off my career nicely with a ring, hopefully we will win more in the future!
Spoiler Alert: we went Back to Back baby!
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The stage was set for the wildcard round of the playoffs, starting with the Chicago Butchers @ Sarasota. This game started off with the makings of a defensive battle, with Chicago scoring the first points of the game with 11 seconds left in the 1st quarter, with a long 54 yard field goal by Sam Sidekick, putting the Butchers up 3-0. The Sailfish weren't going down without a fight, scoring a TD in 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter with a 13 yard strike from Banks to the newly renamed RB Raphtalia Chan. The Sarasota Sailfish weren't done scoring either, with Jacob Small hitting a 27 yarder to extend the lead, 10-3. The Butchers again score at the end of the half, with a 7 yard pass to Bender B. Rodriguez, tying the game at 10 a piece. The second half starts with some Deja Vu for the Butchers, with Rodriguez watching another 7 yard TD pass to put them up 17-10 over the much better team on paper. However, the Sailfish went on to dominate the rest of the game, scoring 2 more TDs on a James Angler TD catch, and a Banks QB run, the Sailfish advanced to the Conference Championship, 24-17 ready to face the Yeti. Despite the season standings saying the Outlaws were ahead, the tiebreakers had a different plan in mind when it was broadcast that the Second Line had made the playoffs over the Outlaws! Against a significantly weaker team, the Otters went to work, with the GOAT Franklin Armstrong putting up 264 yards and 2 TDs passing, pairing the performance with a strong rushing attack from RB Tatsu Nakamura and McZeal scoring 2 TDs on the ground, leading the dynasty to a 31-21 win, sending them into a matchup with the Sabercats.
Moving into the Conference Championship round, the Sarasota @ Colorado game started, and in a game where there was little good offense, with Banks putting up no TDs, and McDummy throwing 2 interceptions, the Yeti were able to pull out the win from clutch field goals from Silver Banana, and 3 Rushing TDs split between Ashley Owens, McDummy, and Thubba Bumper, giving the Yeti a close win 24-20, and sending them off to the Ultimus. Going into the more important game, because my player is on the Sabercats, it is the Orange County Otters @ San Jose, and the San Jose Defense shined in this one, holding Armstrong in what would be his final game in the league to a no TD, 1 Interception, while the San Jose Offense thrived, defeating the away team, 17-3, making the Ultimus a battle of the San Jose Sabercats @ the Colorado Yeti.
Despite being heavy underdogs in this game, the Sabercats did not back down from the challenge, and the defensive battle began, with the score tied at 3-3 at the end of the first quarter, the big play happened, with Wolfie McDummy throwing a pass down the middle of the field, and it was Intercepted! Matt Krause is blazing down the sideline, and it is a Touchdown! The Sabercats completely flipped the momentum, with the Sabercats scoring another TD, bringing the lead up to 17-3, the 3rd quarter was quiet, and despite the Yeti's attempting to come back in the 4th quarter, the Sabercats come away with the huge Underdog vicory, 17-12. This playoff was filled with great games, and the ultimate upset in the playoffs, starting off my career nicely with a ring, hopefully we will win more in the future!
Spoiler Alert: we went Back to Back baby!
840 words
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