Half the season is now in the bag and so far, there have been loads of close games and I think we have had the most OTs in a season and it’s only half over.
This week I was left in charge with Jon being in Europe for vacation and Terry down in Miami for his bachelor party and it went off without any issues. (ed’s note: literally had a game without a scorekeeper for the first time in MFL history…) Games were all played, garbage was picked up and no one died, so that’s good. I’ve been doing this for almost 10 years so there shouldn’t have been any issue in the first place.
This week I’m going to try and keep the article short, but I also want to talk about every game since I’m not sure Terry or Willie will have anything to say since they weren’t at the field and might not have heard what went down. My goal is to write 2 lines about each game and that’s it. Here goes nothing.
Recaps
Division 1
Jagerbomb vs Lockdown (28-33)
Lockdown jumped up early and Jagerbomb started to get back into it late, but it was too late at that point. Jagerbomb were missing JF, but Maxime filled in nicely for him getting 15 catches scoring twice as well as picking off 2 passes.
Centurions vs A-Team (32-44)
First half went back and forth with Centurions holding a 26-20 lead at half. Second half rolled around and A-Team made some adjustments and took control of the game. When Jeremy scored with 12 minutes left, A-Team had a 38-32 lead and both teams struggled to score after that. Dave was able to seal the game very late with a 37 yards TD pass to Charles.
Division 2
Nice TDs vs Average Joes (31-40)
Holowach would have had a better day under center than Iggy except he threw 3 picks which led to 12 points for Average Joes. Iggy sealed the game on his opening drive of the second half by scoring and going up 9 points. Now he just couldn’t make any big mistakes and he didn’t.
Pocket Rockets vs Thunder Buddies (27-32)
One drive into the second half and Pocket Rockets had a 3 score lead and looked to be on easy street. With under 5 minutes Steve had Thunder Buddies up by 6. This left PO a shot at a game winning drive. PO lead Pocket Rockets down the field on 4 plays with 2 incomplete passes and 2 completions to Alexis. This left 2:24 left on the clock. Steve wasn’t able to bleed the entire clock, but found Rob for the winning score with under 30 seconds left in the game.
Idaho Udapimp vs KOLB (40-22)
Simon was still filling in for Brady and he picked apart the KOLB defense and held a 27-8 lead at halftime. With a bit over 10 minutes left Jeremi scored a 37-yard TD and it looked like KOLB was going to make a game of it, then Eric scored on a 45 yard play to seal the game.
Pocket Rockets vs KOLB (32-37)
Both QBs put up nice numbers except for the combined 5 picks they threw. Alexis scored 3 times for Pocket Rockets which is great unless a player like Alexandre from KOLB scores 4 times. Pocket Rockets scored with 4 plus minutes left and needed a big stop to have a chance at it, but couldn’t get it done.
Idaho Udapimp vs Nice TDs (37-21)
Game was only played until half and Nice TDs had picked up subs. For me this game didn’t really count or prove anything.
Division 3
RawSauce vs Villains (38-7)
No stats were kept from this game (ed’s note: “...it went off without any issues…”), and I didn’t hear anything about this game when it was happening. I was at Le Ber and when I returned to Arthur Therrien later in the day it seemed like RawSauce had already drank enough and had headed home before I got there.
Phoenix vs Double Dippers (22-32)
This game Phoenix looked on a mission early, getting up 2 scores after forcing a few punts. The issue was Phoenix just couldn’t put the dagger in far enough. At half Phoenix was up 1 score when it could have easily been 2 or 3. David kept his team close and late in the game Double Dippers took full control of this game.
Red Cats vs Pocket Rockets (13-18)
Pocket Rockets opened the game scoring and finished off the first half scoring as well. They managed to score once in between those points. This wasn’t a clean game as there were too many mistakes made at crucial times that stopped drives. The first half flew by with both teams making plays and scoring, the second half took a bit longer and there was no scoring which is very surprising.
Division 4
Mustard Cubs vs Top Shooters (13-14)
Tom opened the game scoring on Mustard Cubs first 2 drives and did squat after that. Top Shooters were missing their QB, so Ryan filled in and it took him until the second half to get things rolling. Top Shooters won the game because of the 2-point convert to Nigel.
Udaho Idapimp vs High on Audibles (30-33)
Simon was away so David filled in at QB and made this a very exciting game. This went back and forth all game with the big difference being the end of half points. Rob led a scoring drive in the first half and in the second half David lead Udaho on a scoring drive leaving 22 seconds on the clock, but that was plenty of time for Rob to throw up a pray to Mat Gratton for a 45-yard score and the win.
Trolling Holers vs Airborne (40-12)
Josh played a great game at QB, which is something I thought I’d never have to write, but this week he owned the game going off for 170 yards and 5 TDs. He got help from the defense who had 3 sacks and 4 picks.
Sour Peeps vs Jagys and Chill (8-36)
Both teams were without their starting QB, and it made a huge difference. Olivier really struggled, only completing 3 passes for 19 yards. Any QB would have a hard time moving the ball against this team, but a newbie doesn’t stand a chance.
Iron Wolves vs Royale with Cheese (8-12)
This is a very surprising outcome. Jason was there for Iron Wolves, and he struggled like I’ve never seen before. He only had 76 yard passing and just seemed off. Royale had Gab filling in for Yann and he didn’t look much better, only getting 82 yards and throwing 5 picks, but he was able to reach the endzone twice on passes to Massil to get the W.
Cyclones vs Drama Club (14-35)
I know Alex is learning to play QB, but I’m hearing things aren’t sitting pretty with Cyclones. There is too much going on and they seem off. At half it was an 8-point game then the second half started, and Simon picked apart the Cyclones defense with little problems.
Division 5
Tropic Thunder vs Big Booties (28-18)
Max once again made his presence felt on defense getting 2 picks and scoring on 1 of them. I called it in my article last week that Mark would have 4 sacks and be the difference in the game and he did and was.
Drama Club vs Phoenix (18-37)
Nico didn’t play poorly for Drama Club, but he was holding onto the ball a bit too long when he had open receivers. This helped Phoenix end the game with 7 sacks. Gab was a beast on both sides of the ball for Phoenix getting 5 sacks and catching 6 balls for 62 yards and 1 TD.
Low Expectations vs Bear Hood (18-49)
This game was completely 1 sided. David had his best game playing QB by far and all he needs to do now is cut down on those picks and they could be a dangerous team. Simon had 2 picks and 1 was a beautiful 1 handed pick.
Grizzlies vs Dancing Zebras (54-12)
Dancing Zebras opened the scoring on their second drive and then it was all downhill from there. Grizzlies scored at will and from anywhere on the field. They got up so big they were trying new players at QB and had 2 different players throw 3 TDs each.
Binettes vs Jungle Squad (14-19)
Gold filled in at QB for Jungle Squad and got them up 13-6 at half. They opened the second half with the ball and scored quickly to take a 19-6 lead. Mathieu got it within 1 score with 10 minutes left. Binettes had 3 possessions with the ball after that and those drives ended with 2 picks and a turnover on downs.
Legendaries vs Les Last Calls (34-33)
Guillaume tried to go deep too many times in this game and it just wasn’t there. The Legendaries defense knew what to expect and took that away from them. This is the first-time all-season Seb has finished a game under 100 yards for Les Last Calls. After giving up a TD and the lead, Jason had 52 seconds to lead Legendaries 45 yards for the game winning TD. Jason ran to give him some space, then found Gordon twice for the remaining yards to the endzone with the second one with clocks at zero.
Los Pollitos vs Slot Machines (15-27)
Sam once again accounted for multiple scores in different ways for Los Pollitos. This time he threw a TD, caught a TD and had a safety on defense. The big story coming out from this game is that Giovanni Antonacci put up respectable numbers at QB and did a nice job of spreading the ball and keeping the defense guessing.
TD Hunters vs Blue Badgers (0-21)
I was told the score makes it seem closer than it was because it was one sided. Gold threw 6 picks and couldn’t get anything going all game. Olivier had a high completion percent, but didn’t have tons of yards which is expected when your defense gets 6 picks and gives you a short field all game. Blue Badgers have a very good defense and will get better on offense as the season goes on.
Les Last Calls vs My Ball Zach Ertz (31-26)
Most of the scoring was done in the first half. With 5:39 left in this game My Ball Zach Ertz were up 26-25, until Seb picked off a pass and ran it back for 6 points giving Les Last Calls the lead. Guillaume had time to drive down to try and win the game, but ended up turning the ball over with less than a minute left.
Nomades vs Mimosa Crew (18-31)
Both teams had subs at QB and it came down to who’s defense played better. Mimosa Crew killed it on defense getting 6 picks and 2 1-point convert return picks as well. Nomades defense played well getting 3 sacks and 2 picks, but they didn’t have the offense to keep them in this game.
There you have it, my week 5 recap. Hope you enjoyed.
Studs & Duds
It’s becoming more and more like real football weather out there and more and more of you are stepping up your game just to make my list and this week you made it hard for me to pick, but I managed (ed’s note: my hero!). Here are this week’s winners and losers.
Studs
Division 1
- Philip Charpentier had 8 catches for 85 yards, 2 TDs and 1 2point convert. Phil also made 2 tackles and had 1 pick on defense.
Division 2
- Alexandre Vallières scored 4 TDs and 77 yards on 4 catches, he also made 4 tackles on defense.
Division 3
- Alec Grégoire 5 catches for 92 yards, 2 TDs and 1 1point convert. Alec made 6 tackles on defense as well.
Division 4
- Mason Miller 8 catches for 61 yards and 3 TDs plus he made 4 tackles on defense.
Division 5
- Gabrielle Chaput 6 catches 62 yards and 1 TD. On defense Gab made 8 tackles with 5 of them being sacks.
Duds
Division 1
- Andrew Grant 1 catch and 1 tackle are pathetic stats for a player of your caliber.
Division 2
- Nice TDs for not having enough players to finish their game at 5pm.
Division 3
- Kevin Kousaie for not being able to close the game off in the first half.
Division 4
- Jason McAleer for not turning his team’s 5 defensive picks into more points.
Division 5
- Goldrick for the 6 picks he threw.
If you didn’t make my list, better luck next week and if you did make it congratulations and for those of you on the bad list, you’ll need to try harder, or you might end up there again this week.
