(S27) PT3 - We're halfway there

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Prior to this ISFL season, the single game rushing record stood at 227, a mark set by the famed Orange County Otters QB Franklin Armstrong. Despite a poor passing outing, Armstrong's insane ground game (3 touchdowns on just 10 carries!) was enough to earn him the Offensive Performance of the Year award for Season 20. Now in Season 27, Armstrong's record fell after Baby Yoda's monstrous performance in Week 2 against the Philadelphia Liberty. Yoda did not just barely nip the record either--he massively blew past it, with a whopping 280 yards on the ground in a 31-24 victory for the Chicago Butchers. In addition to his yardage totals, Yoda added two rushing touchdowns, 29 receiving yards, and a couple of pancakes for good measure. If 227 rushing yards was enough to win Armstrong an award, Yoda's efforts to put up an additional 53 yards--almost 25% more volume--should easily see him capture the same Offensive Performance of the Year award. This is not simply a product of the new sim either--the player with the second-highest rushing yard performance this year was Rando Cardrissian of the San Jose Sabercats. Against the Baltimore Hawks, Cardrissian ran for 201 yards--an outstanding performance in its own right, but still a far cry from Yoda's week 2 line.