II – 12.02 – Boston @ London
Boston Bulldogs @ London Fog Wembley Stadium 50°, 0 – 10 mph wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Boston (1-9) 7 7 7 7 28 2016 London (7-3) 3 24 14 3 44 Scoring Summary 1 11:23 London FG Bailey…
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Monthly Archive: February 2019
II – 12.01 – Amsterdam @ Rome
Amsterdam Lions @ The Roman Empire Stadio Olimpico 42°, no wind, rain. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Amsterdam (7-3) 3 0 3 7 13 2016 Roman (3-7) 3 0 7 0 10 Scoring Summary 1 9:05 Roman FG Agajanian 38…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Tokyo Swallows
Tokyo Swallows (7-3) The defending champions are in the mix again, and again it is somewhat confounding: Tokyo has the league’s best offense–by far–but it is massively imbalanced, as they have the 2nd weakest running game in the league, and then…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Sydney Great White
Sydney Great White (3-7) Sydney is struggling: one of the league’s best offenses balanced out by a defense that is mediocre against the pass and absolutely miserable against the run–to the tune of an average of almost 180 yards rushing given…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Rio de Janeiro Carnival
Rio de Janeiro Carnival (7-3) At this point, we all know Rio can run the ball: 200 yards per game will attest to that. Their passing offense is mediocre at best (they are the only team in the league to average…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Lomé Dzidudu
Lomé Dzidudu (3-7) A 3-2 start to the season led to some optimism in West Africa. Five consecutive losses have put a damper on that. The issue is clear: Lomé has the worst defense in the league (including being the only team…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Istanbul Janissaries
Istanbul Janissaries (8-1) Some of it is smoke and mirrors, some of it is Johnny Unitas, some if it is a suddenly resurgent (if now injured) Franco Harris, some of it is a top 6 defense. Alright, a lot of it…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Cape Town Makana
Cape Town Makana (2-8) A perennial underperformer, it seems. The offense is anemic, the defense is alright. It may be that handing the keys to the offense to Fran Tarkenton is the turnaround point for the franchise: while his 6 starts…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Beijing Red Stars
Beijing Red Stars (4-6) Beijing is better than their record, but not much. They are, basically, the definition of league average, and need more oomph on both sides of the ball to get where they want to go. The jury is…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Addis Ababa Emperors
Addis Ababa Emperors (5-5) It takes a long time to overcome an 0-3 start: Addis has gone 5-2 since then, but still only sit at .500. The 13-9 loss to Cape Town stands out as the most damaging, but Addis holds…
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