Whirled Football League
{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats labeled as appropriate.} Year II was better than year I, but still a struggle for Amsterdam who, despite dancing on the edge of a playoff spot, ended the year mid-table. This lead…
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Amsterdam Lions (15-19) The Lions were poor in Year I and a surprising playoff contender in Year II. Franchise Player One Year Player Year II Awards All-League: Luke Kuechly.All-Pro’s: Alex Karras, Mike Rucker, Julius Peppers, Jack Christiansen.Defensive Player of the Week: Josh Norman….
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Year II: Week Fourteen Team of the Week Offensive Team of the Week (TD = Touchdown) QB George Blanda (TOK) 15/24-380, 5TD, 128.5 Dan Marino (SYD) 15/22-230, 3TD, 142.0 RB Marshall Faulk (LOM) 20-177, 1TD Edgerrin James (ROM) 24-168, 1TD…
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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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Year II: Week Two Team of the Week Offensive Team of the Week (TD = Touchdown) QB Eli Manning (NYG) 24/34-339, 2TD, 122.1 Len Dawson (RIO) 10/13-190, 3TD, 157.9 RB Jim Brown (RIO) 33-169, 2TD Jim Taylor (DUB) 25-144 WR…
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{Numbers in braces are Approximate Value, other stats are labeled as appropriate.} Year I was a mixed bag for Amsterdam: they finished 6-11 and 6th in the Northish division, but they also scored more points than they allowed. This was a…
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AV = Approximate Value. Much more to come on this, but essentially it’s a modified version of the metric developed at pro-football-reference.com, customized to fit the data generated by the DKSports simulation. I hope to open source this in…
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Week Fifteen Team of the Week Offensive Team of the Week (TD = Touchdown) QB Russell Wilson (LON) 21/29-354, 5TD, 152.9 Sid Luckman (BER) 15/32-402, 5TD, 119.8 RB Emmitt Smith (LON) 30-218 Jim Brown (RIO) 27-147, 1TD WR Dez Bryant…
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New York Royal Giants (4-7) @ Amsterdam Lions (5-6) Amsterdam Arena 38°, no wind. Full Report: 13-01-NYG-AMS 1 2 3 4 Tot 2014 New York (5-7) 3 3 0 26 32 2014 Amsterdam (5-7) 7 14 0 7 28 Scoring Summary…
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Amsterdam Lions (4-6) After 4 games, Amsterdam was 3-1 and looking like a contender; after 10, they are floundering at 4-6 and the future looks pretty bleak. The Lions average the fewest yards per game by 50 yards, which needs…
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