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.