Author Archive: MKNN

Year II 10 Week Review: Berlin Bärin

Berlin Bärin (4-6) Just a mediocre team all around. It’s just not clear that either Sid Luckman or Walter Payton can be the focus of a winning team, but it’s also hard to separate their performance from the offensive line and…
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Year II 10 Week Review: Amsterdam Lions

Amsterdam Lions (7-3) A year of streaks so far for the Lions: they opened the season with 4 consecutive wins, then lost 3 games in a row, and since then have won 3 more to remain in playoff contention. They…
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II – 12.04 – Berlin @ San Francisco

Berlin Bärin @ San Francisco Sea Lions Levi’s Stadium 46°, 0 – 10 mph wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Berlin (4-6) 0 0 7 7 14 2016 San Francisco (3-7) 7 7 7 7 28 Scoring Summary 1 1:41…
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II – 12.03 – Dublin @ New York

Dublin Damhas @ New York Royal Giants Polo Grounds 29°, 10 – 20 mph wind. 1 2 3 4 Tot 2016 Dublin (6-4) 0 10 3 7 20 2016 New York (9-1) 7 7 14 0 28 Scoring Summary 1 10:34…
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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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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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