Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Week 25 Game Summary:

R - Adam, Chenault, Jeff, Jesse, Mike, & Nick
Y - Canadian, Carlos, Torrey, Washington, & Zieser

Game was 5 on 5 because we couldn't get 12 players on a perfectly good day for football. Welcome to what Chenault calls skinny-fast ball and what I call an old school game because 15 years ago we played 4 on 4 or 5 on 5 every week.

NOTE - I had some serious recording difficulties this week due to a new recorder that didn't work exactly like the old one so I missed a number of plays. I believe I have it largely worked out but I know I am missing some plays and have too many "unknowns" on plays. The only good thing is that I am fairly confident that I have all the TDs and most of the other big plays correctly records though some yards may be off a bit. My thanks to everyone who helped me filling in the blanks by answering my email requests for confirmation and clarification.

Red Drive #1
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Adam - defensed by Torrey. Ball high.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Chenault - incomplete.
3-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 6 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
4-6 from the 14: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 36 yard gain - stopped by Zieser.
1-10 from the 30: Pass by Nick to Jesse - intercepted by Washington - stopped by Jesse. Wind took the ball back and out where Washinton was able to get to it and Jesse couldn't.

Yellow Drive #1
1-9 from the 31: Pass by Canadian to Washington - 12 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
1-17 from the 37: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - incomplete.
2-17 from the 37: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - incomplete. Ball behind.
3-17 from the 37: Pass by Canadian to Unknown - 18 yard gain - stopped by Unknown.
1-Goal from the 19: Pass by Canadian to Washington - incomplete. Ball wide.
2-Goal from the 19: Canadian - sacked by Adam. Loss of 7 yards.
3-6 from the 26: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - 26 yard gain and the TD. 1 - 0, Yellow.


Red Drive #2
1-2 from the 18: Pass by Nick to Chenault - incomplete.
2-2 from the 18: Pass by Nick to Jeff - 6 yard gain - stopped by Carlos.
1-16 from the 24: Pass by Nick to Mike - 1 yard gain - stopped by Torrey.
2-15 from the 25: Quick pass by Nick to Chenault at the line of scrimmage. Chenault pitches back to Nick who takes it 6 yards before pitching back to Chenault who gets another 6 prior to Carlos getting the stop.
3-4 from the 36: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 3 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
4-1 from the 39: Pass by Nick to Chenault - incomplete. Ball long.

Yellow Drive #2
1-19 from the 39: Pass by Washington to Zieser - incomplete. Ball overthrown.
2-19 from the 39: Pass by Washington to Canadian - incomplete. QB pressure by Chenault. Ball long.
3-19 from the 39: Pass by Washington to Torrey - 22 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
1-Goal from the 17: Pass by Washington to Zieser - dropped.
2-Goal from the 17: Washington was pump-faking and the ball popped free and counts as an incomplete pass.
3-Goal from the 17: Pass by Washington to Canadian - incomplete. QB pressure by Nick. Ball long.
4-Goal from the 17: Pass by Washington to Canadian - 17 yard gain and the TD. 2 - 0, Yellow.

Red Drive #3
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Chenault - 25 yard gain - stopped by going out of bounds.
1-7 from the 33: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 47 yard gain and the TD. 2 - 1, Yellow.

Yellow Drive #4
1-12 from the 8: Washington - sacked by Adam. Loss of 2 yards.
2-14 from the 6: Pass by Washington to Unknown - incomplete.
3-14 from the 6: Pass by Washington to Unknown - incomplete. Problems with the new recorder had me miss some play details.
4-14 from the 6: Punt by Carlos for 17 yards received by Jeff.

Red Drive #4
1-3 from the 23: Pass by Jeff to Nick - incomplete. This was first a backward pass to Jeff and then a pass back to Nick. Ball was just a little high.
2-3 from the 23: Pass by Nick to Adam - 12 yard gain - stopped by Torrey.
1-Goal from the 11: Pass by Nick to Unknown - defensed by Zieser.
2-Goal from the 11: Pass by Nick to Adam - dropped. Adam had to slide for the ball but it made a good slide and should have caught it.
3-Goal from the 11: Pass by Nick to Chenault - 11 yard gain and the TD. 2 - 2, Tie.

Yellow Drive #4
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - intercepted by Jeff - stopped by Carlos.

Red Drive #5
1-9 from the 29: Pass by Nick to Jeff - incomplete. Ball wide.
2-9 from the 29: Pass by Nick to Mike - intercepted by Zieser - stopped by Jesse.

Yellow Drive #5
1-14 from the 26: Pass by Canadian to Carlos - 23 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
1-11 from the 31: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - incomplete.
2-11 from the 31: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - 10 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
3-1 from the 21: Pass by Canadian to Washington - 9 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
1-Goal from the 12: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - 7 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
2-Goal from the 5: Pass by Canadian to Carlos good for 2 yards. Carlos pitches back to Canadian who takes it in for the TD. 3 - 2, Yellow.

Red Drive #6
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 17 yard gain - stopped by Zieser.
1-15 from the 25: Pass by Nick to Chenault - incomplete.
2-15 from the 25: Pass by Nick to Adam - 18 yard gain - stopped by going out of bounds.
1-17 from the 37: Pass by Nick to Adam - defensed by Zieser.
2-17 from the 37: Run by Jesse for 37 yards and the TD. Hand off to Chenault who runs it left and hands back to Jesse running right and up the middle. Nice play call Jason. 3 - 3, Tie.

Yellow Drive #6
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Zieser to Canadian - 15 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
1-17 from the 23: Pass by Zieser to Canadian - -2 yard gain - stopped for loss by Adam.
2-19 from the 21: Pass by Zieser to Carlos - 9 yard gain - stopped by Adam.
3-10 from the 30: Pass by Zieser to Unknown - incomplete.

Red Drive #7
1-10 from the 30: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 29 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
1-Goal from the 1: Pass by Nick to Mike - intercepted by Canadian who takes it in for the TD. Mike tips it up in the endzone and Canadian grabs it and takes it zone to zone. 4 - 3, Yellow.

Red Drive #8
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Mike - -1 yard gain - stopped by pitching badly.
2-13 from the 7: Pass by Nick to Unknown - intercepted by Zieser who takes it in for the TD. 5 - 3, Yellow.

Red Drive #9
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Adam - dropped.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Unknown - incomplete.
3-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Chenault - dropped.
4-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Adam - dropped. Pathetic.

Yellow Drive #9
1-Goal from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Washington - incomplete.
2-Goal from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - incomplete. QB pressure by Nick.
3-Goal from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Washington - defensed by Chenault.
4-Goal from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - incomplete. QB pressure by Nick.

Red Drive #9
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Adam - 21 yard gain - stopped by Carlos.
1-11 from the 29: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 30 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
1-1 from the 21: Run by Chenault - stopped for loss by Canadian. Loss of 1 yards.
2-2 from the 22: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 22 yard gain and the TD. 5 - 4, Yellow.

Yellow Drive #9
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - 17 yard gain - stopped by Mike.
1-15 from the 25: Pass by Canadian to Carlos for 1 yard. Carlos pitches back to Canadian but Canadian fumbles the ball as he's moving forward.
2-14 from the 26: Pass by Canadian to Washington - 7 yard gain - stopped by Mike.
3-7 from the 33: Pass by Canadian to Unknown - incomplete.
4-7 from the 33: Pass by Canadian to Washington - defensed by Jesse.

Red Drive #10
1-13 from the 33: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 11 yard gain - stopped by Torrey.
2-2 from the 22: Pass by Nick to Jesse - incomplete. QB pressure by Washington.
3-2 from the 22: Pass by Nick to Mike - 9 yard gain - stopped by Torrey.
1-Goal from the 13: Pass by Nick to Adam - 13 yard gain and the TD. 5 - 5, Tie.

Yellow Drive #10
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Zieser to Canadian - 7 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
2-5 from the 15: Pass by Zieser to Carlos - 6 yard gain - stopped by Chenault.
1-19 from the 21: Pass by Zieser to Washington - 59 yard gain and the TD. 6 - 5, Yellow.

Red Drive #11
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Mike - incomplete. Nice out and up but Mike bends the route in a bit after Nick had already thrown more of a sideline route.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Chenault - 7 yard gain - stopped by Carlos.
3-5 from the 15: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 65 yard gain and the TD. Jesse caught a relatively short pass (10-15 yards) and then did a lot of work - this wasn't one of those straight streaks. He had to get by 2 guys in the first 10 yards of YAC and then outrun Canadian (which he has not been able to do the past few weeks - no slight on Jesse at all, Canadian has been getting quite a few deep TD-saving flags this last month). 6 - 6, Tie.

Yellow Drive #11
1-12 from the 8: Zieser - sacked by Chenault. Loss of 2 yards.
2-14 from the 6: Pass by Zieser to Torrey - 2 yard gain - stopped by Mike.
3-12 from the 8: Pass by Zieser to Canadian - 72 yard gain and the TD. 7 - 6, Yellow.

Red Drive #12
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Chenault - 7 yard gain - stopped by Zieser.
2-5 from the 15: Pass by Nick to Chenault - dropped.
3-5 from the 15: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 62 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
1-Goal from the 3: Pass by Nick to Adam - 3 yard gain and the TD. 7 - 7, Tie.

Yellow Drive #12
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Zieser to Carlos - incomplete.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Zieser to Washington - 14 yard gain - stopped by Nick.
1-18 from the 22: Pass by Zieser to Washington - intercepted by Adam - stopped by Zieser. Adam was the QB rusher on this play and stepped in front of the slant route.

Red Drive #13
1-Goal from the 19: Pass by Nick to Adam - 19 yard gain and the TD. 8 - 7, Red.

Yellow Drive #13
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - 6 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
2-6 from the 14: Pass by Canadian to Carlos - 9 yard gain - stopped by Adam.
1-17 from the 23: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - 16 yard gain - stopped by Mike.
2-1 from the 39: Pass by Canadian to Washington - 9 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
1-12 from the 32: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - 6 yard gain - stopped by going out of bounds. Adam was chasing Canadian hard to the right and Torrey shadowed Canadian downfield. Canadian made beautiful throw straight up the sideline as he was about to go out and Torrey stuck two feet to make the catch and step out - textbook.
2-6 from the 26: Pass by Canadian to Carlos - defensed by Chenault. Ball short and Chenault nearly picks it.
3-6 from the 26: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - 11 yard gain - stopped by Jeff.
1-Goal from the 15: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - 15 yard gain and the TD. 8 - 8, Tie.

Red Drive #14
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 11 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
2-1 from the 19: Pass by Nick to Chenault - 18 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
1-3 from the 37: Pass by Nick to Jesse - defensed by Washington. Ball was on the body on an out-cross and Washington reached in beautifully to knock it down.
2-3 from the 37: Pass by Nick to Adam - 20 yard gain - stopped by Torrey and Zieser.
1-3 from the 23: Pass by Nick to Adam - 23 yard gain and the TD. Play was designed to be a fake to Adam/iso on Jesse but when the blitz came, Nick improvised and hit Adam anyway. 9 - 8, Red.

Yellow Drive #14
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Canadian to Zieser - 19 yard gain - stopped by Nick.
1-13 from the 27: Pass by Canadian to Carlos - 12 yard gain - stopped by Mike.
2-1 from the 39: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - 41 yard gain and the TD. Jeff nearly picked it but he popped the ball up and Torrey made a great heads-up play behind him. We go to overtime! 9 - 9, Tie.

Yellow Overdrive Drive #1
1-Goal from the 15: Pass by Canadian to Carlos - dropped.
2-Goal from the 15: Pass by Canadian to Unknown - incomplete.
3-Goal from the 15: Pass by Canadian to Unknown - incomplete.
4-Goal from the 15: Pass by Canadian to Torrey - defensed by Jesse.

Red Overdrive Drive #1
1-Goal from the 15: Pass by Nick to Adam - 15 yard gain and the TD.

That's Game, 10 - 9, Red.

Passing Stats:
Players Comp Drops Attempts % Yards TDs INTs Sacked Yds Lost Rating
Nick 31 6 53 58% 566 9 4 0 0 103.459
Canadian 21 1 38 0.552632 269 3 1 1 -7 92.9825
Washington 2 1 10 0.2 37 1 0 1 -2 75.8333
Zieser 9 0 13 0.692308 180 2 1 1 -2 119.391
Jeff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.5833

So how many QBs would like to play without a line a little more often? Hmmm? Over 1000 yards of passing and very, very high completion rates (55.26% overall). If you remove all the drops . . . 2 QBs with ratings over 100.

Receiving/Rushing Stats:
Players Recpts Targets Yards Rec TDs Rushes Yards Rush TDs Combined Blocks 1st Downs
Adam 9 15 144 5 0 0 0 144 0 4
Chenault 6 12 68 1 2 5 0 73 0 2
Jeff 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
Jesse 12 15 339 3 1 37 1 376 0 5
Mike 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 1
Nick 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0
Canadian 5 7 109 2 2 3 1 112 0 1
Carlos 7 10 62 0 0 0 0 62 0 3
Torrey 8 12 131 2 0 0 0 131 0 3
Washington 6 11 110 1 0 0 0 110 0 4
Zieser 5 10 67 1 0 0 0 67 0 1

376 yards? Really Jesse? Been eating your Wheaties? Jesse led receivers: 12 of 15 for 339 yards, 3 TDs, and 5 first downs PLUS 1 run for 37 yards and a TD. But he wasn't the only one with big days. We had 4 other players who had over 100 yards and 3 who had more than 60. Adam (who despite some very good numbers is still playing on a badly hurt foot) was 9 of 15 for 144 yards, 4 first downs and 5 TDs (possibly doubling his total for the year). Of course the 4 drops early in the game showed what happens when declining hands don't play for essentially a month. Torrey had a big debut with 8 catches for 131 yards and 2 TDs and 4 first downs. Canadian had 112 total yards for 2 receiving and a rushing TD, plus a 1st down. Welcome back Washington with 6 catches for 110 yards, a TD, and 4 other first downs. Zieser and Chenault had similar numbers with a TD each and 67 and 73 yards, respectively. Carlos was definitely proving to be a possession receiver with 7 grabs of 10 targets for 62 yards.

Defensive Stats:
Players Flags Passes Defensed INTs Strips Sacks/ Stops for Loss Pressures Safeties Def TDs
Adam 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
Chenault 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jeff 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Canadian 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Carlos 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Torrey 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Zieser 4.5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1

Zieser was the leading defender this week with 2 picks (one a pick-six) and 2 defensed passes (and I don't think he tackled anyone). Canadian had the biggest defensive play of the game with a endzone to endzone TD plus a sack. Washington had a defensed pass, a pick and a QB pressure. Chenault also had a QB pressure and a sack as well as 2 defensed passes. Jesse had 2 defensed passes. Adam got a pick and 3 sacks (actually it was 2 QB sacks and 2 stops for losses but I only recorded one and couldn't figure out where the other one went so I left it off). Nick had 3 QB pressures.

Special Teams Stats:
Players Punts Punt Yards Punts Fielded
Jeff 0 0 1
Carlos 1 17 0


Awards:

MVP - this is pretty easy, right? Jesse. If Yellow had won, it would have been Canadian.

Defensive Player of the Game - Zieser. Canadian had the most dramatic defensive play but I think Zieser's numbers give him the award this week. Adam was a candidate as well but in this game, I think it makes sense to "weigh" secondary plays a bit heavier since the lack of a line really changes the "pressure/rush" situation.

Offensive Player of the Game - this is hardest because we had many players with big offensive days. 5 TDs is a very nice game but you can't reward 4 drops (even if they were mostly early in the game) so Adam doesn't get it. That leaves Nick and Canadian as the key candidates. Nick had over 500 yards, 9 TDs, and would have had a much higher completion percentage had he not been saddled with Adam's 4 drops. Canadian did a little bit of everything - throwing for 3 TDs, running for 1, and catching 2 others.

No offense to Nick but this week, I'm giving it to Canadian. It would have been odd to say that a player would have been MVP had his team won but his performance wasn't good enough for either of the secondary awards and I believe Canadian was playing QB for the first time this season. Also, Nick played very well and had big numbers but I think he'd admit that a lot of his monsterous numbers had to do with no line and facing less pressure than he normally has to fight through.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Punt Discussion:

The addition of live punting to the game has been a definite improvement to the game but it has not been without flaws. First, the average punt is probably 30 yards or less. Every so often someone will kick a boomer but more often than not, that's not the case. Also, some have suggested that if the ball lands inside the 5 it should stay there. Another suggestion is that if the ball rolls the ball should be placed where it stops (or goes out of bounds).

I am open to the idea of allowing a team to have to start inside the 5 though I fear the arguments that will occur when the ball lands very near the goal line ("Touchback" "No it wasn't! It's on the 1!").

I'm less open to the idea of letting the ball roll because the punting team would essentially be able to "further their punt" while the receiving team could at best hope to catch it and move it back 5 yards. So it seems unbalanced.

Here's what I propose:

1) Punter can kick from the line of scrimmage rather than 7 yards back.
2) If the ball lands inside the 8 (without being caught), the ball starts where the punt first landed.
3) If the ball lands at or outside the 8, the punting team can move it 5 yards).
4) If the receiving team catches the ball (no matter where on the field), normal rules apply (receiving team can move it 5 yards).
5) If the ball goes out of bounds, the ball is placed at the spot where the ball crossed the sideline.
6) If the ball lands in the endzone or out of bounds past the goal line, the ball is placed at the 8.

I'm open to suggestions.
Midseason Rant

We have got to come up with a way to settle close calls that involves less arguing. It is greatly detracting from our game. Everyone who played in a game a few weeks ago that didn't have a single argued call can tell you it's a lot more fun.

Here are the most commonly disputed calls:

1) Whether the QB was sacked before the ball was thrown;
2) Whether the receiver was in bounds for the catch (two feet in) and whether the runner stepped out of bounds (and where); and
3) Premature calls while the play is still alive.

Of these, the first four are most serious in terms of frequency, impact on the game, and vociferousness of the argument.

Pass/Sack - The problem with this one is that in almost every case, the QB was in fact in the process of throwing the ball and so the question is whether or not the ball was out of the QB's hand by the time the flag was pulled. Often the person in the best place to make this call is one who was out of the play but not too far away. The lineman getting the flag often has his head down - his best angle is when he is coming in from behind on the QB's throwing arm-side. The QB may not hear the flag pop as he's throwing since people are often yelling. Having people yell when the ball is away might help a bit but I doubt it since there is the potential for early calls on the throw as well as the sack. A referee could clearly help this situation since the ref would be behind the line of scrimmage and his primary duty would be to look for Sack/Throw.

Feet In/Out - The problem with this one is that with the exception of 1 sideline and the 40 yard line, we have no lines to speak off on our field. Yes, it is possible to see some of the lines occasionally (I can usually find all but those where the grass is completely gone as we had at one end of the field we used this last week) but generally not during the play. So the key in such plays is to have other players marking the feet and then looking carefully for the line to see if the feet are in. If the defender has really good coverage, he's not likely to be in a good position to mark the feet (since his head will be up tracking the ball to try to pick or defense it). At the same time, players who are more than 15 yards away really have little hope of seeing it clearly.

A second ref could help with this because we'd place him deep and along the sideline that has no painted line. Another solution which I would be willing to pay for is to buy green paint and a line painter - but we'd need to find the right color in a can that is use for ground marking (if you doubt my willingness, ask Day or Nick about the lines I cut into the field at Murchison years ago). I figure the school wouldn't get ticked if we got paint that was close to grass-colored - noticeable enough that players could see it but not so noticeable that it would screw up the soccer markings.

Premature Calls - The problem here is when a player yells "sack" or "got you" or "TD" etc. before the play is really over. This last week, Nick had a nice run where he was missed twice in quick succession early in the play but people were calling him down even though he had all three flags. This is the one that should be easiest to fix. If you're getting the flag, don't yell until it is in your hand. If you're not in the play, don't yell until you clearly see the flag in someone's hand.

One thing that seems to exacerbate the above problems is calls made by players who are not close to the play. Now, I know that sometimes distance doesn't necessarily mean that you can't see a play (such as the Sack/Pass issue where a player some distance away but with a clear line of sight), but often it does (particularly on the Feet In/Out issue).

I now open this up for discussion. I'm happy to listen to suggestions people have. Refs could work but that would either add costs or require people to sit out on every series (even if we have even numbers because we'd need 2 refs). So I'd really rather find ways to avoid needing refs.
Week 24 Game Summary:

R - BB, Canadian, Josh, Mark, Matta, Street, & Treadaway
Y - Adam, Barry, Cain, Chenault, Curtis, Day, Jesse, & Nick

Game was 7 on 7 for the game with Adam primarily playing line on offense until trying the foot on a 2 series late in the game - it didn't work and won't be repeated.

Yellow Drive #1
1-12 from the 8: Run by Nick for 6 yards - stopped by Street.
2-6 from the 14: Pass by Nick to Curtis - incomplete. Curtis tripped.
3-6 from the 14: Pass by Nick to Barry - dropped.
4-6 from the 14: Punt by Cain for 21 yards received by Canadian.

Red Drive #1
1-15 from the 35: Pass by Street to Canadian - 13 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
2-2 from the 22: Street - sacked by Cain. Loss of 6 yards.
3-8 from the 28: Pass by Street to Matta - dropped.
4-8 from the 28: Run by Street for 15 yards - stopped by Curtis.
1-Goal from the 13: Pass by Street to Matta - intercepted by Nick - stopped by Mark.

Yellow Drive #2
1-11 from the 9: Pass by Nick to Cain - incomplete. Cain can't get 2 feet in.
2-11 from the 9: Nick - sacked by Mark. Loss of 3 yards.
3-14 from the 6: Pass by Nick to Cain - 13 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
4-1 from the 19: Run by Nick for 1 yards - stopped by BB.
1-20 from the 20: Pass by Nick to Cain - defensed by Street.
2-20 from the 20: Pass by Nick to Barry - incomplete. Ball long.
3-20 from the 20: Pass by Nick to Day - 12 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
4-8 from the 32: Run by Nick for 0 yards - stopped by Canadian.

Red Drive #2
1-19 from the 39: Pass by Street to Mark - 7 yard gain - stopped by Barry.
2-12 from the 32: Pass by Street to BB - 32 yard gain and the TD. 1 - 0, Red.

Yellow Drive #3
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Jesse - incomplete. Jesse couldn't find the ball when he turned back for it.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Cain - incomplete.
3-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Jesse - dropped.
4-12 from the 8: Punt by Cain for 29 yards.

Red Drive #3
1-17 from the 37: Pass by Street to Canadian - 8 yard gain - stopped by Curtis.
2-9 from the 29: Pass by Street to Matta - incomplete. QB pressure by Cain.
3-9 from the 29: Pass by Street to Canadian - defensed by Jesse.
4-9 from the 29: Pass by Street to Treadaway - defensed by Curtis.

Yellow Drive #4
1-11 from the 29: Pass by Nick to Curtis - intercepted by Canadian - stopped by Curtis.

Red Drive #4
1-2 from the 18: Pass by Street to Mark - incomplete. Ball overthrown.
2-2 from the 18: Pass by Street to BB - incomplete.
3-2 from the 18: Pass by Street to Josh - intercepted by Nick - stopped by Canadian.

Yellow Drive #5
1-Goal from the 15: Nick throws the ball away. QB pressure by Josh and Matta.
2-Goal from the 15: Pass by Nick to Cain - 8 yard gain - stopped by Street.
3-Goal from the 7: Pass by Nick to Jesse - defensed by Josh. Josh got it on the rush and prevented the TD because Jesse was wide open.
4-Goal from the 7: Pass by Nick to Jesse - dropped.

Red Drive #5
1-13 from the 7: Run by Street for 73 yards and the TD. 2 - 0, Red.

Yellow Drive #6
1-12 from the 8: Nick - sacked by Canadian. Loss of 7 yards.
2-19 from the 1: Pass by Nick to Day - dropped.
3-19 from the 1: Pass by Nick to Day - incomplete. QB pressure by Mark. Ball behind him.
4-19 from the 1: Punt by Nick for 21 yards received by Street.

Red Drive #6
1-2 from the 22: Pass by Street to Treadaway - incomplete.
2-2 from the 22: Pass by Street to Treadaway - 5 yard gain - stopped by Barry.
1-Goal from the 17: Pass by Street to Treadaway - incomplete.
2-Goal from the 17: Pass by Street to Treadaway - dropped.
3-Goal from the 17: Pass by Street to Matta - intercepted by Nick - stopped by Street.

Yellow Drive #7
1-19 from the 21: Pass by Nick to Cain - 22 yard gain - stopped by Street.
1-17 from the 37: Run by Nick for 10 yards - stopped by Street.
2-7 from the 27: Pass by Nick to Cain - 6 yard gain - stopped by Street.
3-1 from the 21: Pass by Nick to Cain - 21 yard gain and the TD. 2 - 1, Red.

Red Drive #7
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Street to Mark - dropped.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Street to BB - incomplete. QB pressure by Adam.
3-12 from the 8: Pass by Street to BB - 33 yard gain - stopped by Curtis.
1-19 from the 39: Pass by Street to BB - incomplete. BB tripped.
2-19 from the 39: Pass by Street to Mark - incomplete. QB pressure by Cain.
3-19 from the 39: Pass by Street to Josh - defensed by Nick. QB pressure by Cain. Nick nearly picked another one.
4-19 from the 39: Punt by Mark for 21 yards received by Cain.

Yellow Drive #8
1-2 from the 18: Pass by Nick to Day - - ball stripped by Street - stopped by Adam. This was intended to be a Cuba Libre but Day pitches it straight up because he's immediately surrounded and unable to get the ball to Cain.

Red Drive #8
1-Goal from the 13: Pass by Street to Canadian - incomplete. Ball behind.
2-Goal from the 13: Pass by Street to Canadian - 13 yard gain and the TD. Canadian caught this ball at ankle level on the run. 3 - 1, Red.

Yellow Drive #9
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Cain - defensed by Street.
2-12 from the 8: Run by Nick for 7 yards - stopped by Canadian.
3-5 from the 15: Pass by Nick to Cain - incomplete. Ball long.
4-5 from the 15: Punt by Nick for 50 yards.

Red Drive #9
1-5 from the 15: Pass by Street to Mark - defensed by Day. Day got it on the rush.
2-5 from the 15: Pass by Street to BB - 5 yard gain - stopped by Curtis.
1-20 from the 20: Pass by Street to Mark - incomplete. QB pressure by Adam. Ball long.
2-20 from the 20: Pass by Street to Josh - 42 yard gain - stopped by Curtis. Lot of YAC after Josh gets by his defender.
1-Goal from the 18: Pass by Street to Mark - 7 yard gain - stopped by Curtis.
2-Goal from the 11: Street - sacked by Adam. Loss of 10 yards. Give it up for the crip.
3-Goal from the 21: Pass by Street to BB - incomplete.
4-Goal from the 21: Pass by Street to BB - defensed by Jesse.

Yellow Drive #10
1-19 from the 21: Run by Nick for 7 yards - stopped by Canadian.
2-12 from the 28: Pass by Nick to Curtis - incomplete. Ball wide
3-12 from the 28: Pass by Nick to Day - incomplete. Great protection for Nick but ball is long.
4-12 from the 28: Pass by Nick to Curtis - defensed by BB. Ball underthrown.

Red Drive #10
1-8 from the 28: Pass by Street to Canadian - 22 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
1-Goal from the 6: Street throws the ball away. QB pressure by Adam.
2-Goal from the 6: Pass by Street to Unknown - incomplete.
3-Goal from the 6: Pass by Street to Canadian - 4 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
4-Goal from the 2: Run by Street for 0 yards - stopped by Nick.

Yellow Drive #11
1-19 from the 1: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 29 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
1-10 from the 30: Nick - sacked by Mark. Loss of 8 yards.
2-18 from the 22: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 38 yard gain - stopped by Canadian. Nice diving flag to prevent the TD.
1-Goal from the 20: Pass by Nick to Barry - incomplete. Ball out of bounds.
2-Goal from the 20: Pass by Nick to Cain - defensed by Treadaway.
3-Goal from the 20: Pass by Nick to Barry - incomplete.
4-Goal from the 20: Pass by Nick to Jesse - defensed by Street. Street did a great job getting back into this play.

Red Drive #11
1-20 from the 20: Street - sacked by Cain. Loss of 10 yards.
2-30 from the 10: Pass by Street to Mark - incomplete.
3-10 from the 10: Pass by Street to Mark - incomplete.
4-10 from the 10: Punt by Mark for 40 yards received by Barry. Barry initially muffs the punt but manages to come down with it.

Yellow Drive #12
1-10 from the 30: Pass by Nick to Adam - incomplete. Ball wide.
2-10 from the 30: Pass by Nick to Chenault - 34 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
1-Goal from the 16: Pass by Nick to Chenault - incomplete.
2-Goal from the 16: Pass by Nick to Curtis - 16 yard gain and the TD. Curtis was bobbling the ball for 5 yards as he was running in for the TD. 3 - 2, Red.

Red Drive #12
1-12 from the 8: Street - sacked by Cain. Loss of 2 yards.
2-14 from the 6: Pass by Street to Canadian - 7 yard gain - stopped by . Pass by Street to Canadian for 7 yards. Canadian pitches to Mark who gets 8 yards - stopped by Jesse.
1-19 from the 21: Pass by Street to Canadian - defensed by Jesse.
2-19 from the 21: Pass by Street to Matta - 7 yard gain - stopped by Nick.
3-12 from the 28: Pass by Street to Canadian - 12 yard gain - stopped by Day.
1-20 from the 40: Pass by Street to Treadaway - 27 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
1-Goal from the 13: Pass by Street to Canadian - incomplete.
2-Goal from the 13: Pass by Street to Treadaway - intercepted by Curtis - stopped by Treadaway.

Yellow Drive #13
1-9 from the 11: Run by Nick for 12 yards - stopped by Canadian.
1-17 from the 23: Pass by Nick to Cain - 7 yard gain - stopped by Street. Quick hit at the line.
2-10 from the 30: Run by Nick for 20 yards - stopped by Canadian.
1-10 from the 30: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 3 yard gain - stopped by Street.
2-7 from the 27: Pass by Nick to Jesse - 27 yard gain and the TD. 3 - 3, Tie.

Red Drive #13
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Street to Josh - defensed by Cain. Cain got Street's arm on the rush.
2-12 from the 8: Run by Street for 6 yards - stopped by Jesse.
3-6 from the 14: Pass by Street to Mark - incomplete. QB pressure by Day.
4-6 from the 14: Pass by Street to BB - incomplete. Ball low.

Yellow Drive #14
1-Goal from the 14: Run by Nick for 4 yards - stopped by Street.
2-Goal from the 10: Run by Nick for 0 yards - stopped by throwing past the line of scrimmage.
3-Goal from the 10: Pass by Nick to Curtis - 6 yard gain - stopped by Canadian. TD saving flag again by Canadian
4-Goal from the 4: Pass by Nick to Curtis - 4 yard gain and the TD. 4 - 3, Yellow.

Red Drive #14
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Street to Treadaway - defensed by Barry.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Street to Unknown - 47 yard gain - stopped by Unknown.
1-5 from the 25: Pass by Street to BB - 24 yard gain - stopped by Cain.
1-Goal from the 1: Pass by Street to Canadian - 1 yard gain and the TD. 4 - 4, Tie.

Red Drive #15
1-Goal from the 15: Pass by Street to Josh - 15 yard gain and the TD. 5 - 4, Red.

Yellow Drive #15
1-Goal from the 15: Nick - sacked by Mark. Loss of 5 yards.
2-Goal from the 20: Pass by Nick to Day - incomplete.
3-Goal from the 20: Pass by Nick to Adam - intercepted by Treadaway - stopped by Adam. Adam couldn't get back to the ball.

That's game: 5 - 4, Red

Passing Stats:
Players Comp Drops Attempts % Yards TDs INTs Sacked Yds Lost Rating
Nick 17 4 48 35.42% 228 4 2 4 -23 61.81
Street 20 3 57 35.09% 303 4 4 4 -28 47.62

Both QBs had to suffer through some drops by receivers (and Adam wasn't even playing receiver) so it was a rough day. The wind didn't help either so both QBs had a completion rate of around 35%. Each was sacked times 4 as well but Street put up more yards dispite throwing more picks.

Receiving/Rushing Stats:
Players Recpts Targets Yards Rec TDs Rushes Yards Rush TDs Combined Blocks 1st Downs
BB 4 10 94 1 0 0 0 94 0 3
Canadian 8 12 80 2 0 0 0 80 0 2
Josh 2 5 57 1 0 0 0 57 0 1
Mark 2 10 14 0 1 8 0 22 0 1
Matta 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Street 0 0 0 0 4 94 1 94 0 1
Treadaway 2 8 32 0 0 0 0 32 0 2
Adam 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barry 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cain 6 12 77 1 0 0 0 77 0 1
Chenault 1 2 34 0 0 0 0 34 0 1
Curtis 3 7 26 2 0 0 0 26 0 0
Day 2 6 17 0 0 0 0 17 0 1
Jesse 4 9 97 1 0 0 0 97 0 2
Nick 0 0 0 0 10 67 0 67 0 3

Jesse led in yards with 97 on 4 catches which went for a TD and 3 first downs. BB and Street each had 94 yards on 4 carries with BB getting a TD and 3 first downs and Street getting a TD and a 1st down. Canadian was next with 8 catches for 80 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 1st downs. Cain came down next with 6 catches for 77 yards, a TD, and a 1st down. Nick had 10 runs for 67 yards which resulted in 3 first downs. Josh had a TD and a 1st down on 2 catches good for 57 yards. Curtis only had 26 yards but 2 of his 3 catches were TDs so you don't want to overlook that.

Defensive Stats:
Players Flags Passes Defensed INTs Strips Sacks/ Stops for Loss Pressures Safeties Def TDs
BB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canadian 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Josh 0 1 0 0 0 0.5 0 0
Mark 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Matta 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0
Street 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Treadaway 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Adam 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Barry 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cain 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 0
Chenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Day 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jesse 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

Canadian had 13 flags which are worth mentioning since so many of them were of players that he was not covering and when he also had a number of TD-saving flags. He aslo had a pick and a sack. Mark had 3 sacks and a pressure. Cain had 3 sacks, 3 pressures and a defensed pass. Nick had 3 picks and a defensed pass. Street had 3 defensed passes and the rare strip. Jesse also had 3 defensed passes using his newly discovered face guard technique on underthrown balls. Treadaway and Curtis each had a pick and a defensed pass.

Special Teams Stats:
Players Punts Punt Yards Punts Fielded
Canadian 0 0 1
Mark 2 61 0
Street 0 0 1
Barry 0 0 1
Cain 2 50 1
Nick 2 71 0

Awards:

MVP goes to Canadian who did serious damage on offense and defense (Nick ran 10 times and Canadian got him on 5 of them).

Offensive Player of the Game goes to Nick who brought his team back from 2-0 and 3-1 early to get the game to overtime.

Defensive Player of the Game goes to Cain with 3 sacks, 3 pressures and a defensed pass on a hurt foot.

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Week 23 Game Summary:

Y - Adam, Anthony, BB, Burleson, Chenault, Curtis, Mark, Nick, & Treadaway
R - Barry, Cain, Canadian, Carlos, Day, Jesse, Josh, Matta, & Zieser

Game was 8 on 8 for one series each with Adam planning to play Offensive Line only due to a foot injury. Then Zieser arrives and we go to 9 on 9 for the rest of the game with Adam having to rush on defense.

Yellow Drive #1
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Mark - 8 yard gain - stopped by Canadian.
2-4 from the 16: Nick - sacked by Carlos. Loss of 6 yards.
3-10 from the 10: Run by Nick for 22 yards - stopped by Cain.
1-8 from the 32: Run by Anthony for 15 yards - stopped by going out of bounds.
1-13 from the 33: Pass by Nick to Treadaway - 31 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
1-Goal from the 2: Run by Nick for 1 yards - stopped by Matta.
2-Goal from the 1: Run by Mark - stopped for loss by Josh. Loss of 1 yards.
3-Goal from the 2: Pass by Nick to Curtis - incomplete. Ball wide
4-Goal from the 2: Pass by Nick to Treadaway - 2 yard gain and the TD. Ball looked like it was for Anthony at the back of the endzone and Treadaway came through on a cross and caught it but Nick claims he was throwning to Treadaway. 1 - 0, Yellow.

Red Drive #1
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Cain to Josh - incomplete. Ball wide.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Cain to Canadian - 28 yard gain - stopped by BB. Cain scrambled and bought time to make the throw.
1-4 from the 36: Pass by Cain to Josh - defensed by Curtis and intercepted by Anthony - stopped by Barry. Curtis hit Cain's arm on the rush.

Yellow Drive #2
1-17 from the 23: Pass by Nick to Anthony - 57 yard gain and the TD. He's very fast. 2 - 0, Yellow.

Red Drive #2
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Cain to Zieser - 15 yard gain - stopped by Anthony.
1-17 from the 23: Pass by Cain to Zieser - 20 yard gain - stopped by Treadaway.
1-17 from the 37: Pass by Cain to Carlos - 10 yard gain - stopped by BB.
2-7 from the 27: Pass by Cain to Jesse - incomplete. Ball wide.
3-7 from the 27: Cain - sacked by Nick. Loss of 7 yards.
4-14 from the 34: Punt by Cain for 15 yards received by BB.

Yellow Drive #3
1-1 from the 19: Pass by Nick to Treadaway - 7 yard gain - stopped by Barry.
1-14 from the 26: Pass by Nick to Mark - incomplete.
2-14 from the 26: Pass by Nick to BB - defensed by Jesse.
3-14 from the 26: Nick throws the ball away. QB pressure by Day.
4-14 from the 26: Punt by Nick for 32 yards.

Red Drive #3
1-18 from the 22: Run by Cain for 4 yards - stopped by Curtis.
2-14 from the 26: Cain - sacked by Curtis. Loss of 6 yards.
3-20 from the 20: Pass by Cain to Canadian - 12 yard gain - stopped by Treadaway.
4-8 from the 32: Pass by Cain to Barry - 18 yard gain - stopped by Treadaway.
1-10 from the 30: Pass by Cain to Josh - defensed by Treadaway.
2-10 from the 30: Cain - sacked by Chenault. Loss of 9 yards.
3-19 from the 39: Pass by Cain to Canadian - incomplete. QB pressure by Nick and Chenault. Ball long.
4-19 from the 39: Punt by Cain for 27 yards received by BB.

Yellow Drive #4
1-8 from the 12: Pass by Nick to BB - intercepted by Zieser - stopped by Adam and Mark.

Red Drive #4
1-Goal from the 12: Pass by Cain to Jesse - incomplete. QB pressure by Mark. Anthony got turned around so Jesse was very open but the ball was short.
2-Goal from the 12: Pass by Cain to Zieser - 12 yard gain and the TD. 2 - 1, Yellow.

Yellow Drive #5
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Burleson - defensed by Day. Day got it on the rush.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Burleson - incomplete.
3-12 from the 8: Nick - sacked by Matta for a safety. Loss of 8 yards. 2 - 1.5, Yellow.

Red Drive #5
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Cain to Canadian - 8 yard gain - stopped by BB.
2-4 from the 16: Pass by Cain to Josh - incomplete. Ball wide.
3-4 from the 16: Pass by Cain to Barry - incomplete.
4-4 from the 16: Pass by Cain to Canadian - incomplete. QB pressure by Adam.

Yellow Drive #6
1-Goal from the 16: Run by Nick for 11 yards - stopped by Canadian.
2-Goal from the 5: Run by Nick for 3 yards - stopped by Canadian.
3-Goal from the 2: Run by Treadaway - stopped for loss by Zieser. Loss of 1 yards.
4-Goal from the 3: Pass by Nick to BB - incomplete. BB made a nice diving attempt reaching out the back of the endzone to make the catch at full extension but only had one foot down.

Red Drive #6
1-17 from the 3: Pass by Cain to Zieser - 26 yard gain - stopped by BB.
1-11 from the 29: Cain - sacked by Adam. Loss of 11 yards.
2-22 from the 18: Pass by Cain to Zieser - incomplete. Ball wide.
3-22 from the 18: Pass by Cain to Zieser - incomplete.
4-22 from the 18: Punt by Cain for 22 yards.

Yellow Drive #7
1-20 from the 40: Run by Anthony for 3 yards - stopped by going out of bounds.
2-17 from the 37: Pass by Nick to Anthony - 10 yard gain - stopped by Zieser.
3-7 from the 27: Pass by Nick to BB - defensed by Day. Day got another one on the rush.
4-7 from the 27: Pass by Nick to BB - 27 yard gain and the TD. 3 - 1.5, Yellow.

Red Drive #7
1-12 from the 8: Run by Cain for 11 yards - stopped by Curtis.
2-1 from the 19: Pass by Cain to Canadian - incomplete. A bit long.
3-1 from the 19: Pass by Cain to Canadian - 7 yard gain - stopped by BB.
1-14 from the 26: Pass by Cain to Canadian - 5 yard gain - stopped by Anthony. Ball actually thrown to Matta who had run a hitch but Canadian was coming across on a drag and vultured the ball.
2-9 from the 31: Pass by Cain to Josh - incomplete. QB pressure by Adam. Ball a little behind.
3-9 from the 31: Pass by Cain to Josh - incomplete. Wind took the ball wide.
4-9 from the 31: Pass by Cain to Josh - intercepted by BB - stopped by going out of bounds. We're going to have to start drilling defensive backs on pick rules - when it is 4th and X, you don't pick the ball unless you have a clear runback lane with separation from the receiver.

Yellow Drive #8
1-17 from the 37: Run by Nick for 5 yards - stopped by Day.
2-12 from the 32: Pass by Nick to Mark - 5 yard gain - stopped by Zieser. Zieser apologizes as he takes Mark to the ground.
3-7 from the 27: Pass by Nick to Curtis - defensed by Josh.
4-7 from the 27: Pass by Nick to Curtis - 12 yard gain - stopped by Barry and Cain.
1-Goal from the 15: Nick - sacked by Cain. Loss of 6 yards.
2-Goal from the 21: Pass by Nick to BB - 0 yard gain - stopped by Jesse.
3-Goal from the 21: Pass by Nick to Mark - incomplete. Ball long
4-Goal from the 21: Pass by Nick to Curtis - defensed by Cain.

Red Drive #8
1-19 from the 21: Cain - sacked by Adam. Loss of 11 yards.
2-30 from the 10: Run by Cain for 9 yards - stopped by BB.
3-1 from the 19: Pass by Cain to Zieser - incomplete. QB pressure by Burleson and Adam. Ball overthrown.
4-1 from the 19: Punt by Cain for 51 yards.

Yellow Drive #9
1-10 from the 10: Pass by Nick to Anthony - 70 yard gain and the TD. 4 - 1.5, Yellow.

Red Drive #9
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Cain to Canadian - incomplete. Canadian makes a nice adjustment on the ball thrown to the outside on a fly route but doesn't get 2 feet in.
2-12 from the 8: Pass by Cain to Barry - 13 yard gain - stopped by Anthony. Nice throw by Cain who makes this with three defenders in his face.
1-19 from the 21: Pass by Cain to Josh - defensed by BB. Curtis tipped this on the rush which allows BB to basically mug Josh and defense the pass.
2-19 from the 21: Pass by Cain to Josh - incomplete. QB pressure by Chenault and Adam. Ball wide.
3-19 from the 21: Pass by Cain to Jesse - incomplete. Ball long.
4-19 from the 21: Pass by Cain to Josh - dropped. Ball wouldn't have been good for more than 6 or 7 yards anyway.

Yellow Drive #10
1-1 from the 21: Nick - sacked by Josh. Loss of 1 yards.
2-2 from the 22: Pass by Nick to Burleson - incomplete. QB pressure by Matta and Carlos.
3-2 from the 22: Nick - sacked by Josh. Loss of 13 yards.
4-15 from the 35: Nick - sacked by Matta. Loss of 10 yards. Excellent defensive series from Red, just when they needed it.

Red Drive #10
1-15 from the 35: Pass by Cain to Zieser - incomplete. Ball high.
2-15 from the 35: Pass by Cain to Jesse - 12 yard gain - stopped by Nick.
3-3 from the 23: Pass by Cain to Barry - incomplete.
4-3 from the 23: Pass by Cain to Zieser - 8 yard gain - stopped by BB.
1-Goal from the 15: Pass by Cain to Zieser - 15 yard gain and the TD. 4 - 2.5, Yellow.

Yellow Drive #11
1-12 from the 8: Pass by Nick to Curtis who pitches back to Anthony who gets 2 yards before Cain gets the stop.
2-10 from the 10: Pass by Nick to Curtis for 2 yards. Curtis pitches back to Anthony who gets 2 yards before Cain gets the stop.
3-6 from the 14: Pass by Nick to Mark - 10 yard gain - stopped by going out of bounds.
1-16 from the 24: Pass by Nick to Curtis - 29 yard gain - stopped by Cain and Jesse. Nice throw in the wind.
1-7 from the 27: Run by Nick for 10 yards - stopped by Barry.
1-Goal from the 17: Nick - sacked by Day. Loss of 9 yards.
2-Goal from the 26: Pass by Nick to Treadaway - defensed by Barry.
3-Goal from the 26: Pass by Nick to Mark - 20 yard gain - stopped by Zieser.
4-Goal from the 6: Pass by Nick to Curtis - 6 yard gain and the TD. Nick makes this throw running hard to his left with Curtis mirroring his movement in the endzone.

That's game: 5 - 2.5, Yellow. Fourth win of the year for Yellow.

Passing Stats:
Players Comp Drops Attempts % Yards TDs INTs Sacked Yds Lost Rating
Nick 17 0 38 44.74% 243 5 1 7 -53 94.63
Cain 15 1 43 34.88% 165 2 2 5 -44 43.27

Very solid effort by Nick who completes nearly 45% of his passes for 5 TDs with only one pick. In fact both QBs protected the ball with only three picks between them in a 9 on 9 game. That's the lowest pick total in a few weeks.

Receiving/Rushing Stats:

Players Recpts Targets Yards Rec TDs Rushes Yards Rush TDs Combined Blocks 1st Downs
Barry 2 4 31 0 0 0 0 31 0 2
Cain 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 24 0 0
Canadian 5 9 60 0 0 0 0 60 0 2
Carlos 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Day 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
Josh 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zieser 6
10 96
2
0 0 0 96
0 4
Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony 3 3 137 2 4 22 0 159 0 1
BB 2 6 27 1 0 0 0 27 0 0
Burleson 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis 5 8 49 1 0 0 0 49 0 2
Mark 4 6 43 0 1 -1 0 42 0 1
Nick 0 0 0 0 6 52 0 52 0 2
Treadaway 3 4 40 1 1 -1 0 39 0 2

Leading receiver for the day was Anthony who was only targeted 3 times but had 3 catches for 2 TDs and a 1st down. He also had 4 rushes and 159 combined yards. Zieser was next with 96 yards 2 TDs, and 4 first downs on 6 receptions. One thing worth noting is that this was the first game in a long time that had multiple called runs to players other than the QB (4 plus 2 Cuba-libres).

Defensive Stats:
Players Flags Passes Defensed INTs Strips Sacks/ Stops for Loss Pressures Safeties Def TDs
Barry 3.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cain 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Canadian 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlos 1 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0
Day 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jesse 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josh 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Matta 3 0 0 0 2 0.5 1 0
Zieser 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Adam 2.5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Anthony 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
BB 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Burleson 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0
Chenault 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Curtis 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mark 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nick 2 0 0 0 1 0.5 0 0
Treadaway 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Josh was the sack leader with 3 on the day. Matta and Adam each had 2 (with one of Matta's going for a safety). Day led defensed passes and BB had both a pick and a defensed pass.

Special Teams Stats:

Players Punts Punt Yards Punts Fielded
Cain 4 115 0
BB 0 0 2
Nick 1 32 0


Awards:

MVP goes to Nick for a very nice performance on offense and being part of a pass rush that combined for 5 sacks and 6 QB pressures.

Offensive Player of the Game goes to Anthony.

Defensive Player of the Game goes to Matta.

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