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UFFL 2024 week 11 results and week 12 preview!
General | Posted 5 days agoHappy Hollidays football fans! Marty here with the results of Monday night football:
New Orleans at Chicago
It’s one of the biggest upsets of the season as the 4-6 Corsairs come into Chicago and beat the division-leading Outlaws 33-21. Despite getting sacked seven times, rookie QB Theodore Dupre remained cool in the pocket, throwing for a career-high 351 yards and two touchdowns. The Outlaws were able to stay in the game on the back of Jean-Etienne Tremblay’s 177 yards from scrimmage and three TDs, and they had a chance to drive the down the field for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. However, linebacker Elliot Brisette picked off Smith and ran it back 70 yards for the game-sealing touchdown, the first of his four-year career.
North Florida at Miami
This was actually a close game for the first 30 minutes or so. Miami was only down one score at the half, despite veteran Renegades receiver Olen Reuyters having the best day of his 10-year career. Reuyters would finish with 170 yards receiving, both a career and team record, including two catches of over 50 yards. Unfortunately, the Tropics would lose rookie tight end Sky Holcomb to a knee injury in the first quarter, and it seemed to take some of the life out of the team’s offense. They weren’t able to score in the second half, and North Florida gradually pulled away with 13 unanswered points. It was also an extremely ugly game on both sides, with a combined 22 flags for over 200 yards of penalties. Final score: NFR 30, MIA 10
Downriver at Montreal
The key to defeating Downriver is holding Lillian Newman in check. And the key to holding her in check is simple: keep the ball out of her hands. The Royal did just that, rushing 34 times for a combined 221 yards. With that sort of production, Christian Wright didn’t need to throw all that much. But when he did he made it count, with only 137 yards but with three touchdowns. Newman has now failed to pass for 200 yards or more four games in a row, though her legs have kept the Waves at least competitive in all of those games until today. Tyron Appleby is still expected to miss next week as well while recovering from an injured knee, so Montreal will likely continue to lean on Ligustica for the immediate future. Final score: MTL 30, DWN 10
Las Vegas at Grand Rapids
The Dragons roared back in a big way this week after last week’s loss to the Ponies, coming back from an 11 point deficit to beat the Bandits on a touchdown catch by Thomas Harris with 37 seconds left on the clock. It’s even more impressive considering rookie quarterback Kira Cassiano limped off the field after a sack at the end of the second quarter was replaced by Bobby Burnette after halftime. Wide receiver Arthur Christopher was also ruled out after a hamstring injury, and the team as a whole had more rushing attempts than rushing yardage. But all that mattered was that Burnette led the team on a 14-play drive in the fourth quarter for the come-from-behind victory. Final score: GRD 15, LVB 14
Easton at Austin
Methinks something pissed off the Bald Eagles in big way. Maybe it was losing six straight? Whatever it was, they came into Texas looking to take some heads, and they did in a big way. Three different running backs would find the end zone, and Easton’s defense held Kai Koa to FOUR total completions all game. That’s not a typo. Koa now has a career completion percentage of barely over .500, and has regressed in each of his three seasons as Austin’s signalcaller. It didn’t help that he was being relied on to play hero ball after Easton ran up a 23-0 lead in the first half, leading to a lot of long, off-target throws. Final score: EAS 40, ATX 6
Nashville at Richmond
What’s remarkable about this game isn’t that Richmond lost to the best team in the league. That was frankly expected. What’s remarkable is that the Flames were actually leading at the half. Marc-Edouard Carpentier had the best game of his young career, albeit one marred by three interceptions. He set a team record with 37 completions on his way to 373 passing yards and four touchdowns, helping Richmond hang with the Tuts in a game that had almost 1000 yards of combined offense. He actually outplayed Tuts quarterback Lance Maxwell, making his third start of the season for the injured Roman Oliviera. The big difference-maker on Nashville’s side was Bubba Deezen, who set a team record with 161 rushing yards and scored the tying touchdown in the third quarter, part of barrage that saw the Tuts score three times in less than five minutes of game time. Final score: NSH 45, RIC 31
New York at California
Fans who still remember Elise Beaumont’s heroic, ROTY-winning season in 2020 must have been thrilled to see her make her first start in two years today against the Defiant. Unfortunately, it’s clear that she had plenty of rust to shake off, throwing one pass that was picked off on a deflection and returned for a touchdown at the beginning of the third quarter, and another pick on the first play after New York had scored to take a four point lead with only a minute remaining. While that didn’t immediately end the game, the Demons were forced to burn all of their timeouts to get the ball back with thirty seconds and 68 yards to go. Beaumont was able to get them onto New York’s side of the field, but they just ran out of time and weren’t able to run up and spike the ball before time expired. Final score: NYD 24, CAL 17
Baltimore at Colorado
The Ponies have their win streak snapped at two as the Crushers pull away in the second half, aided by career-best performances from receiver Greg Bear (with 124 yards receiving on six catches) and kicker Sophia Borregales (whose 56-yard kick in the second quarter was a career long). As seems to be the theme this week, St. Claire and the Ponies were able to keep the game to one score, and even lead for a bit, before the Crushers scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach permanently. After opening the season 2-4, Colorado has now won five straight, and is tied with North Florida atop the Continental Conference standings. Final score: COL 34, BAL 17
Players of the Week
Offensive: Bubba Deezen (RB – NSH): 161 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, plus four catches for 30 yards and a receiving TD
Defensive: Kevin Cousineau (LB – LVB): 10 tackles (one for loss) and FOUR sacks
Special Teams: John Gradkowski (WR – CHI): four kick returns for 105 total yards, and five punt returns for an additional 26 yards
Here the preview for week 12 on Sunday January 4th 2026:
NYD @ GRD
Emi Tachibana was finally held to less than 300 passing yards for the first time in two months last week, but it still wasn't enough to prevent the Defiant from winning their 4th in their last 5. In the case of the Dragons, they've relied a good deal on Cassiano's ability to throw and make plays, and despite an injury ruling her out in their tilt against the Bandits, they were able to come out with a narrow win. The hidden storyline between both of these teams is their running games have been largely non-existent. The Dragons haven't ran for more than 100 yards against a team not named Miami at any point this season, and the Defiant haven't done so in 4 of their last 5 games. Cassiano is currently listed as questionable, but if she's able to take the field, this could be one of the quarterback duels of the season.
COL @ CHI
It's first place in the United West vs. first place in the Continental West. The Outlaws were shocked at home for the first time this season against the Corsairs in what was likely the biggest upset of the season up to this point, and their next test doesn't get easier against a top-tier passing defense when they welcome the Crushers to Magnificent Mile Stadium. Aspen Redfield continues to slice through defenses with his arm and all of their receivers have almost-equal share of the ball, a tall task for a league-worst pass defense in Chicago, who already has two starting cornerbacks on injured reserve. On top of all this, this game also has major playoff implications with both teams at 7-4. Chicago knows they need a bounce-back game in the WORST way this week to keep pace with the Tuts and Royal for the 1-seed. This should be a fun one.
NOC @ RIC
It's the first-overall pick rookie QB vs. the second-overall pick rookie QB in a pivotal matchup in Richmond. Theodore Dupre is coming off his best game as a pro in a statement win in Chicago, rescuing their season from the brink. They still got a lot of work to do to battle for a wild-card spot, but this has been a VERY promising season in New Orleans. Marc-Edouard Carpentier looked solid and did all he could in a high-scoring loss against the Tuts, but the defense couldn't make a stop when it needed to, and they continue to fall in the wild-card standings after four straight losses. The stat to know: the Corsairs have the 2nd-ranked pass offense in the UFFL through 11 weeks. The Flames are 4th. Another stat to know: The Corsairs have the 4th-worst scoring defense in the UFFL. The Flames have the 3rd-worst. How many points are the fans going to witness in Richmond?
NSH @ NFR
It's first place in the United East vs. first place in the Continental East. I just had a bit of dejavu, don't know why. Anyway. The Tuts continue to keep Royal fans frustrated by clinging onto the United East lead in what continues to be a spectacular season for them. In another universe, there'd be talks about how the Renegades are a top-4 defensive team in every metric this season and the Tuts have their work cut out for them this week, which is no doubt true and not something to be taken lightly, but, the Royal have a top-TWO defensive unit, and it didn't stop the Tuts from coming out of Montreal with a win a few weeks ago. The Renegades are 1.5 games up on Baltimore for the division lead, but due to scheduling restrictions and errors, the Ponies no longer play on the road for the rest of the regular season. They have no wiggle room to breathe comfortably just yet.
DWN @ ATX
Two teams in the thick of the Continental wild-card race meet in Austin for round 2, with the Waves winning a close game in Taylor in Week 6. The Blues have dropped 5 of 6 and are in absolute freefall, and it doesn't take long to point out that it's hard to win games with less-than-ideal quarterback play. Kai Koa has completed just 35.8% of his passes on the season, and only has one game all season with a completion percentage north of 50%. The season is in no-means lost for the Blues just yet, as they're just one game back of the final wild-card with seven to play, but you have to wonder if they'll think about giving 10-year veteran Peli Connors or 3rd-round rookie QB Ica Laanemaa some playing time to try and stop the bleeding. The Waves currently hold that aforementioned final wild-card spot, so this matchup could be pivotal in the playoff race.
MTL @ CAL
The Demons did all they could to try and claw their way back against the Defiant only to give up the winning touchdown in the last two minutes. They now find themselves 2.5 games behind them with seven to play, losing the tiebreaker to go along with it. Some good news in California is that they finally have their highly skilled LT and RT healthy together for the first time in a month, so that could help turn things around quickly. But, the schedule does them no favours with the Royal coming to Scorpions Dome in a game that could, COULD, see the Royal reclaim first place in their division. Christian Wright has done a wonderful job keeping things on track while Tyron Appleby continues to rehab his knee injury, as they start a three-game road trip with a firm grip of, at least, a playoff spot.
BYES: MIA, EAS, BAL, LVB
Happy early New Year, from the UFFL staff!
New Orleans at Chicago
It’s one of the biggest upsets of the season as the 4-6 Corsairs come into Chicago and beat the division-leading Outlaws 33-21. Despite getting sacked seven times, rookie QB Theodore Dupre remained cool in the pocket, throwing for a career-high 351 yards and two touchdowns. The Outlaws were able to stay in the game on the back of Jean-Etienne Tremblay’s 177 yards from scrimmage and three TDs, and they had a chance to drive the down the field for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. However, linebacker Elliot Brisette picked off Smith and ran it back 70 yards for the game-sealing touchdown, the first of his four-year career.
North Florida at Miami
This was actually a close game for the first 30 minutes or so. Miami was only down one score at the half, despite veteran Renegades receiver Olen Reuyters having the best day of his 10-year career. Reuyters would finish with 170 yards receiving, both a career and team record, including two catches of over 50 yards. Unfortunately, the Tropics would lose rookie tight end Sky Holcomb to a knee injury in the first quarter, and it seemed to take some of the life out of the team’s offense. They weren’t able to score in the second half, and North Florida gradually pulled away with 13 unanswered points. It was also an extremely ugly game on both sides, with a combined 22 flags for over 200 yards of penalties. Final score: NFR 30, MIA 10
Downriver at Montreal
The key to defeating Downriver is holding Lillian Newman in check. And the key to holding her in check is simple: keep the ball out of her hands. The Royal did just that, rushing 34 times for a combined 221 yards. With that sort of production, Christian Wright didn’t need to throw all that much. But when he did he made it count, with only 137 yards but with three touchdowns. Newman has now failed to pass for 200 yards or more four games in a row, though her legs have kept the Waves at least competitive in all of those games until today. Tyron Appleby is still expected to miss next week as well while recovering from an injured knee, so Montreal will likely continue to lean on Ligustica for the immediate future. Final score: MTL 30, DWN 10
Las Vegas at Grand Rapids
The Dragons roared back in a big way this week after last week’s loss to the Ponies, coming back from an 11 point deficit to beat the Bandits on a touchdown catch by Thomas Harris with 37 seconds left on the clock. It’s even more impressive considering rookie quarterback Kira Cassiano limped off the field after a sack at the end of the second quarter was replaced by Bobby Burnette after halftime. Wide receiver Arthur Christopher was also ruled out after a hamstring injury, and the team as a whole had more rushing attempts than rushing yardage. But all that mattered was that Burnette led the team on a 14-play drive in the fourth quarter for the come-from-behind victory. Final score: GRD 15, LVB 14
Easton at Austin
Methinks something pissed off the Bald Eagles in big way. Maybe it was losing six straight? Whatever it was, they came into Texas looking to take some heads, and they did in a big way. Three different running backs would find the end zone, and Easton’s defense held Kai Koa to FOUR total completions all game. That’s not a typo. Koa now has a career completion percentage of barely over .500, and has regressed in each of his three seasons as Austin’s signalcaller. It didn’t help that he was being relied on to play hero ball after Easton ran up a 23-0 lead in the first half, leading to a lot of long, off-target throws. Final score: EAS 40, ATX 6
Nashville at Richmond
What’s remarkable about this game isn’t that Richmond lost to the best team in the league. That was frankly expected. What’s remarkable is that the Flames were actually leading at the half. Marc-Edouard Carpentier had the best game of his young career, albeit one marred by three interceptions. He set a team record with 37 completions on his way to 373 passing yards and four touchdowns, helping Richmond hang with the Tuts in a game that had almost 1000 yards of combined offense. He actually outplayed Tuts quarterback Lance Maxwell, making his third start of the season for the injured Roman Oliviera. The big difference-maker on Nashville’s side was Bubba Deezen, who set a team record with 161 rushing yards and scored the tying touchdown in the third quarter, part of barrage that saw the Tuts score three times in less than five minutes of game time. Final score: NSH 45, RIC 31
New York at California
Fans who still remember Elise Beaumont’s heroic, ROTY-winning season in 2020 must have been thrilled to see her make her first start in two years today against the Defiant. Unfortunately, it’s clear that she had plenty of rust to shake off, throwing one pass that was picked off on a deflection and returned for a touchdown at the beginning of the third quarter, and another pick on the first play after New York had scored to take a four point lead with only a minute remaining. While that didn’t immediately end the game, the Demons were forced to burn all of their timeouts to get the ball back with thirty seconds and 68 yards to go. Beaumont was able to get them onto New York’s side of the field, but they just ran out of time and weren’t able to run up and spike the ball before time expired. Final score: NYD 24, CAL 17
Baltimore at Colorado
The Ponies have their win streak snapped at two as the Crushers pull away in the second half, aided by career-best performances from receiver Greg Bear (with 124 yards receiving on six catches) and kicker Sophia Borregales (whose 56-yard kick in the second quarter was a career long). As seems to be the theme this week, St. Claire and the Ponies were able to keep the game to one score, and even lead for a bit, before the Crushers scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach permanently. After opening the season 2-4, Colorado has now won five straight, and is tied with North Florida atop the Continental Conference standings. Final score: COL 34, BAL 17
Players of the Week
Offensive: Bubba Deezen (RB – NSH): 161 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, plus four catches for 30 yards and a receiving TD
Defensive: Kevin Cousineau (LB – LVB): 10 tackles (one for loss) and FOUR sacks
Special Teams: John Gradkowski (WR – CHI): four kick returns for 105 total yards, and five punt returns for an additional 26 yards
Here the preview for week 12 on Sunday January 4th 2026:
NYD @ GRD
Emi Tachibana was finally held to less than 300 passing yards for the first time in two months last week, but it still wasn't enough to prevent the Defiant from winning their 4th in their last 5. In the case of the Dragons, they've relied a good deal on Cassiano's ability to throw and make plays, and despite an injury ruling her out in their tilt against the Bandits, they were able to come out with a narrow win. The hidden storyline between both of these teams is their running games have been largely non-existent. The Dragons haven't ran for more than 100 yards against a team not named Miami at any point this season, and the Defiant haven't done so in 4 of their last 5 games. Cassiano is currently listed as questionable, but if she's able to take the field, this could be one of the quarterback duels of the season.
COL @ CHI
It's first place in the United West vs. first place in the Continental West. The Outlaws were shocked at home for the first time this season against the Corsairs in what was likely the biggest upset of the season up to this point, and their next test doesn't get easier against a top-tier passing defense when they welcome the Crushers to Magnificent Mile Stadium. Aspen Redfield continues to slice through defenses with his arm and all of their receivers have almost-equal share of the ball, a tall task for a league-worst pass defense in Chicago, who already has two starting cornerbacks on injured reserve. On top of all this, this game also has major playoff implications with both teams at 7-4. Chicago knows they need a bounce-back game in the WORST way this week to keep pace with the Tuts and Royal for the 1-seed. This should be a fun one.
NOC @ RIC
It's the first-overall pick rookie QB vs. the second-overall pick rookie QB in a pivotal matchup in Richmond. Theodore Dupre is coming off his best game as a pro in a statement win in Chicago, rescuing their season from the brink. They still got a lot of work to do to battle for a wild-card spot, but this has been a VERY promising season in New Orleans. Marc-Edouard Carpentier looked solid and did all he could in a high-scoring loss against the Tuts, but the defense couldn't make a stop when it needed to, and they continue to fall in the wild-card standings after four straight losses. The stat to know: the Corsairs have the 2nd-ranked pass offense in the UFFL through 11 weeks. The Flames are 4th. Another stat to know: The Corsairs have the 4th-worst scoring defense in the UFFL. The Flames have the 3rd-worst. How many points are the fans going to witness in Richmond?
NSH @ NFR
It's first place in the United East vs. first place in the Continental East. I just had a bit of dejavu, don't know why. Anyway. The Tuts continue to keep Royal fans frustrated by clinging onto the United East lead in what continues to be a spectacular season for them. In another universe, there'd be talks about how the Renegades are a top-4 defensive team in every metric this season and the Tuts have their work cut out for them this week, which is no doubt true and not something to be taken lightly, but, the Royal have a top-TWO defensive unit, and it didn't stop the Tuts from coming out of Montreal with a win a few weeks ago. The Renegades are 1.5 games up on Baltimore for the division lead, but due to scheduling restrictions and errors, the Ponies no longer play on the road for the rest of the regular season. They have no wiggle room to breathe comfortably just yet.
DWN @ ATX
Two teams in the thick of the Continental wild-card race meet in Austin for round 2, with the Waves winning a close game in Taylor in Week 6. The Blues have dropped 5 of 6 and are in absolute freefall, and it doesn't take long to point out that it's hard to win games with less-than-ideal quarterback play. Kai Koa has completed just 35.8% of his passes on the season, and only has one game all season with a completion percentage north of 50%. The season is in no-means lost for the Blues just yet, as they're just one game back of the final wild-card with seven to play, but you have to wonder if they'll think about giving 10-year veteran Peli Connors or 3rd-round rookie QB Ica Laanemaa some playing time to try and stop the bleeding. The Waves currently hold that aforementioned final wild-card spot, so this matchup could be pivotal in the playoff race.
MTL @ CAL
The Demons did all they could to try and claw their way back against the Defiant only to give up the winning touchdown in the last two minutes. They now find themselves 2.5 games behind them with seven to play, losing the tiebreaker to go along with it. Some good news in California is that they finally have their highly skilled LT and RT healthy together for the first time in a month, so that could help turn things around quickly. But, the schedule does them no favours with the Royal coming to Scorpions Dome in a game that could, COULD, see the Royal reclaim first place in their division. Christian Wright has done a wonderful job keeping things on track while Tyron Appleby continues to rehab his knee injury, as they start a three-game road trip with a firm grip of, at least, a playoff spot.
BYES: MIA, EAS, BAL, LVB
Happy early New Year, from the UFFL staff!
2024 UFFL week 10 results and Week 11 preview
General | Posted a week agoHappy Hollidays UFFL Fans! Here the results from week 10:
- As we headed to New York for Week 10, you all know that everything can happen in Football. It was a crucial match that the Defiant needed to be ready as even as they faced the Nashville Tuts, which were blazing a dominant trail this season, thanks in part for the work of Roman Oliviera, their number 1 Quarter Back. As the Tuts were doing their second play of the game, Oliviera gets sacked…and is not getting up. From a later report from the medical tent during the game, it was a knee. From that point, Lance Maxwell had a tough task to get Nashville going, and it's at this point that the Defiant smelled blood in the water. Emi Tachibana knew she needed to be impeccable for this game and she was, as she was near immaculate as she threw for a team record 5 passing TDs (317 yards, 148,9 QB rating) even more egregious , New York didn't punt all game. Nashville did try to put a valiant effort in the second half, but it clear the team was shook by Oliviera absence, and New York jump on the occasion, New York wins this one 52-23.
- In California, The Demons had to probably made a pact with the devil and made sacrifices to get a chance at winning, because this game is been costly them dearly; First thing and foremost, Lamar Bulkin would get a 49 yard pick six to get the hostilities going but then things got dicey; Wide Receiver Mylène Jean has to leave the game with a head injury, but manage to do enough work to help her team perform (7 receptions for 78 yards and 1 TD), but what was even more dire, is Korium Masquarde broking his hand, so Elise Beaumont came right back in for the Demons with the job to lead them to a win and once again she managed to get that old magic back from a couple seasons ago to help them get pass the Bandits in the second half. The demons won this one 28-11.
- In Austin, we had the pleasure to have a rather frustrating game if you were the Miami Tropics. Cause judging by the score it wasn’t as lopsided as it might seem so. This time it wasn’t a penalties problem for Miami as the issue was to the Blues, with a grand total of 16 penalties for 135 yards lost. Austin also had many chances, as their running game made life hell for the tropics with 207 total rushing yards. So the problem? Neither could convert on third down. Miami was 2/11 and Austin was 3/14. But in the end, it comes down to the little details, and Miami had 3 turnovers (2 INTS, 1 fumble). Which was a huge difference maker. Austin wins this one 31-17.
- In Montreal, it was once again the Christian Wright show, as Tyron Appleby would most likely come back next week, but this week they had their long-time rival Chicago in town in another key season matchup. It seemed once more that the Montreal team had rallied well with Wright, as he had another great day of work with 4 TDs (10 in the last 3 games). Both teams fought hard, but Chicago's rushing attack never got going, as Montreal's offense managed to get ahead of the situation when they needed to. The Royal won this one 38-20.
- In Colorado, it was a rough back to earth for Lillian Newman, after her record performance last week, she was stopped with only 22 rushing yards all game. She ran for 1 and threw for 1 TD, but while she was mistake free, it wasn’t really efficient enough to get Downriver over the hump, as it’s a shame cause this time the defense did its job for her, as they managed 3 turnovers to 0 against the Crushers. Her offensive staff really was the culprit here, such as tackle Dustin Ingram, missing over 6 blocks in this game. Aspen Redfield, while throwing 2 picks, Had just enough of a good performance from his receiving core, and a 63 yards Punt return from Gary Bear certainly did a lot to turn the game in Colorado’s favor. Colorado wins this one 31-20.
- In Grand Rapids, Baltimore was a third game without Jillian St-Claire, out with injury, but might most likely be back next week, as Edward Eaton would get the nod, showing he could help when needed, Starting for a third game in his his career, a best, as well as total 8 passing TDs during this span, a record for him. Both Eaton and Cassiano, his opponent this game, went tic for tac in this battle, as both had good games ( 170 yards and 3 TDs for Eaton and 236 yards and 2 TDs for Cassiano), but if the Dragons finally had a good pass game, it was the run that totally got derailed, only mustering 47 total yards to Baltimore 115 yards. Baltimore also led the time of possession (34:00 to 26:00) which the Ponies used wisely. Baltimore won this one 27-17.
- In New Orleans, it was pretty simple between Easton and the Corsairs: Nobody could stop the run. Easton ran for 197 yards total and New Orleans ran for 237 total yards.Some from this stand point with the defensive line being torn like tissue paper on both ends, it would once again be down to the tiny lil details, and turnovers. The Corsairs would get a pick six from Bennett McWillians in the second quarter and Theodore Dupre managed more yards on the pass (while being sacked 5 times) as they managed to get just enough going their way to stay on top. New Orleans wins this one 49-31.
- In Richmond, The North Florida Renegades managed to get over the Richmond Flames with an efficient performance from Caryn Becker (20/25, 250 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs). Wide Receiver Chris Davis had a good game for Richmond (9 catches , 103 yards) and Royce Jackson ran for 1 TD for 65 yards. Not much went on to this game, as Marc-Édouard Carpentier got sacked 3 times and thrown for 298 yards, but no TD, so pretty much empty stats here. North Florida wins this one 34-14.
Players of the Week
Offensive: Leone Lopez (RB – LOC): 127 rushing yards and a rushing TD, plus four catches for 72 yards
Defensive: Lamar Bulkin (LB – CAL): 6 tackles (1 for loss), a pass defense and a pick six
Special Teams: Roy Wells (CB – NSH): six kickoff returns for 188 total yards
Here the preview for week 11, which will specially be played on Monday December 29th, 2025, (special thanks for Lumi for this special preview!:)
NOC @ CHI
Two weeks ago, the Corsairs sat at 2-6 and their season looked as though they'd be picking in the top 3 in the draft once more. After gutsy performances against the Bandits and Eagles, they're now 4-6; their first winning streak of the season. Let's not forget, back in Week 7, the Corsairs stormed back from 17 points down with under 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter to stun the Outlaws in overtime. This is a feisty team that has the belief that they can turn their season around, but this will be one of the toughest games of the season for them, as Chicago is undefeated at home, and coming off a rather forgettable game in Montreal looking to bounce back in the worst way. The Outlaws start a four-game homestand and will look to distance themselves in the United West before their bye week.
NFR @ MIA
After starting the season 2-3, the Renegades have rebounded to win 4 of 5 to take a half-game lead in the Continental East, looking more like the defending champions we saw last season. They're on the final stretch of a three game road trip, meeting their in-state rivals in Miami for the first time this season. They've been playing great complimentary football, but it's still a wide open division as the Renegades, Ponies and Waves are all separated by just a game. They cannot afford to slip against what has been a disastrous Tropics defense, arguably one of the worst this league has ever seen in its history, and one that's already seen their defensive coordinator fired. At 1-8, the Tropics will likely be sellers again at the deadline, in position for a top 4 pick in back-to-back seasons.
DWN @ MTL
As fantastic as Lillian Newman has been for the Waves, unfortunately she cannot go up against the Tropics every week. Despite dominating time of possession, holding the Crushers to 1-8 on third downs, and picking them off three times, the Crushers clamped down their run defense and came away with the victory. This doesn't bode well for their trip to Montreal, who's ranked significantly higher than Colorado in rushing defense, averaging just 77 yards per game allowed on the ground. If the Waves want to come away with a victory, they'll need to figure out the Royal's first-ranked defense in just about every metric, who are a 4th quarter collapse and a failed two-point conversion from potentially being 9-0. The Waves run the ball better than anyone, but the Royal stop the run better than anyone. This will be an interesting game to pay attention to, especially because both teams are one game back of the leaders in their respective divisions.
LVB @ GRD
After losing to their division rivals in back-to-back weeks, the Bandits find themselves in the thick of the United playoff race. Their sweep at the hands of the Demons do not bode well for them down the stretch, as they sit 1.5 games back of the Defiant for that final wild card spot. They finish up a four-game road trip this week in Grand Rapids, who, despite sitting at 3-6 with the one of the UFFL's worst offenses, and have lost 3 of 4, are also 1.5 games back of the final wild card in the Continental playoff race. Kira Cassiano has the ability to will the Dragons to wins, she has shown that, but this is as must-win as it gets for an out-of-conference game in Week 11, as the loser will find themselves in a freefall. It will be interesting to see what either team does before the Week 13 trade deadline.
EAS @ ATX
The Blues were finally able to stop their long losing streak by handily taking care of the Tropics, and if they want to compete for a wild card spot in the Continental, they must handle the Bald Eagles and their similarly subpar defense at home. The injury bug has hit hard in Austin, as two of their safeties are out long term and several others are playing through discomfort, but the good news is they don't have an opponent left on their schedule with a winning record currently, and won't have to leave Austin again until Week 15. This is the perfect time to string some wins together, and get healthy for a playoff push. On the other side of the field, Easton is looking as though they will be sellers in a few weeks time, currently in the midst of a six-game losing streak. Opposite of the Blues' schedule, they do not play a team currently with a losing record past Week 13, so if they don't show some fight in Austin, they'll be looking at a lost season.
NSH @ RIC
Despite being 3-6, the rebuild in Richmond has shown promise this year, knocking off the Ponies and Crushers in back to back weeks before their bye. The wheels have fallen off a little bit since, but Marc-Edouard Carpentier has shown flashes that he can be a franchise quarterback, and is currently 3rd in offensive rookie of the year voting. Unfortunately, they're welcoming the Tuts, who are having the best year of any team in the league, especially in comparison to their expectations heading into the season. Despite Roman Oliviera expected to be out for this game and the next, and several injuries to key defensive starters, they're holding off the Royal for the United East lead at the moment after splitting their two games earlier this season. Overall, this might be a closer game than expected looking at these two teams records.
NYD @ CAL
No quarterback is hotter than Emi Tachibana right now, who hasn't thrown for less than 300 yards in a game since Week 4, including a five touchdown performance last week against a red-hot 8-1 Nashville team. California came to New York in Week 8 and took a 24-7 lead in the second quarter, only to go cold on offense and lose in overtime. The Demons will be eager to avenge that loss this time around at home, especially considering that the Defiant are the team they're chasing in the wild card standings. Should they lose, they will be 2.5 games back and lose the tiebreaker, a deflating result considering they just finished a sweep of their own against their division rival in the Bandits. After starting their season 0-2, they've done a great job in clawing back to .500, but they know their work isn't done yet. The road gets trickier knowing Kiedo Masquarde will miss a few games as well, so the defense will have to step up and put a stop to Tachibana's reign of terror if they want the chance to make some noise in the postseason.
BAL @ COL
The Crushers sit pretty atop the Continental Conference at 6-4, riding a four-game win streak and playing their best complimentary team-first football of the season. Aspen Redfield has the second-highest passer rating in the league through ten weeks, passing almost equally to Jeordie Khalil, Kyle Gradkowski and Gary Bear with no clear-cut number one option, a fantastic job by the offensive coaches getting the ball spread out and using every available option. They welcome the Ponies to town, who are looking to build upon a winning streak of their own before a Week 12 bye, just a half-game behind the Renegades for the top of the Continental East. They are likely to get Jillian St. Claire back from injury that's kept her out since Week 6, but Edward Eaton has done a tremendous job in the backup role, throwing eight touchdowns to no interceptions in the three games he's filled in. If St. Claire struggles and the Crushers cruise to their fifth straight win, would Ponies fans want to see more of Eaton going forward, especially being right in the middle of a tight Continental playoff race?
Have a great day!
- As we headed to New York for Week 10, you all know that everything can happen in Football. It was a crucial match that the Defiant needed to be ready as even as they faced the Nashville Tuts, which were blazing a dominant trail this season, thanks in part for the work of Roman Oliviera, their number 1 Quarter Back. As the Tuts were doing their second play of the game, Oliviera gets sacked…and is not getting up. From a later report from the medical tent during the game, it was a knee. From that point, Lance Maxwell had a tough task to get Nashville going, and it's at this point that the Defiant smelled blood in the water. Emi Tachibana knew she needed to be impeccable for this game and she was, as she was near immaculate as she threw for a team record 5 passing TDs (317 yards, 148,9 QB rating) even more egregious , New York didn't punt all game. Nashville did try to put a valiant effort in the second half, but it clear the team was shook by Oliviera absence, and New York jump on the occasion, New York wins this one 52-23.
- In California, The Demons had to probably made a pact with the devil and made sacrifices to get a chance at winning, because this game is been costly them dearly; First thing and foremost, Lamar Bulkin would get a 49 yard pick six to get the hostilities going but then things got dicey; Wide Receiver Mylène Jean has to leave the game with a head injury, but manage to do enough work to help her team perform (7 receptions for 78 yards and 1 TD), but what was even more dire, is Korium Masquarde broking his hand, so Elise Beaumont came right back in for the Demons with the job to lead them to a win and once again she managed to get that old magic back from a couple seasons ago to help them get pass the Bandits in the second half. The demons won this one 28-11.
- In Austin, we had the pleasure to have a rather frustrating game if you were the Miami Tropics. Cause judging by the score it wasn’t as lopsided as it might seem so. This time it wasn’t a penalties problem for Miami as the issue was to the Blues, with a grand total of 16 penalties for 135 yards lost. Austin also had many chances, as their running game made life hell for the tropics with 207 total rushing yards. So the problem? Neither could convert on third down. Miami was 2/11 and Austin was 3/14. But in the end, it comes down to the little details, and Miami had 3 turnovers (2 INTS, 1 fumble). Which was a huge difference maker. Austin wins this one 31-17.
- In Montreal, it was once again the Christian Wright show, as Tyron Appleby would most likely come back next week, but this week they had their long-time rival Chicago in town in another key season matchup. It seemed once more that the Montreal team had rallied well with Wright, as he had another great day of work with 4 TDs (10 in the last 3 games). Both teams fought hard, but Chicago's rushing attack never got going, as Montreal's offense managed to get ahead of the situation when they needed to. The Royal won this one 38-20.
- In Colorado, it was a rough back to earth for Lillian Newman, after her record performance last week, she was stopped with only 22 rushing yards all game. She ran for 1 and threw for 1 TD, but while she was mistake free, it wasn’t really efficient enough to get Downriver over the hump, as it’s a shame cause this time the defense did its job for her, as they managed 3 turnovers to 0 against the Crushers. Her offensive staff really was the culprit here, such as tackle Dustin Ingram, missing over 6 blocks in this game. Aspen Redfield, while throwing 2 picks, Had just enough of a good performance from his receiving core, and a 63 yards Punt return from Gary Bear certainly did a lot to turn the game in Colorado’s favor. Colorado wins this one 31-20.
- In Grand Rapids, Baltimore was a third game without Jillian St-Claire, out with injury, but might most likely be back next week, as Edward Eaton would get the nod, showing he could help when needed, Starting for a third game in his his career, a best, as well as total 8 passing TDs during this span, a record for him. Both Eaton and Cassiano, his opponent this game, went tic for tac in this battle, as both had good games ( 170 yards and 3 TDs for Eaton and 236 yards and 2 TDs for Cassiano), but if the Dragons finally had a good pass game, it was the run that totally got derailed, only mustering 47 total yards to Baltimore 115 yards. Baltimore also led the time of possession (34:00 to 26:00) which the Ponies used wisely. Baltimore won this one 27-17.
- In New Orleans, it was pretty simple between Easton and the Corsairs: Nobody could stop the run. Easton ran for 197 yards total and New Orleans ran for 237 total yards.Some from this stand point with the defensive line being torn like tissue paper on both ends, it would once again be down to the tiny lil details, and turnovers. The Corsairs would get a pick six from Bennett McWillians in the second quarter and Theodore Dupre managed more yards on the pass (while being sacked 5 times) as they managed to get just enough going their way to stay on top. New Orleans wins this one 49-31.
- In Richmond, The North Florida Renegades managed to get over the Richmond Flames with an efficient performance from Caryn Becker (20/25, 250 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs). Wide Receiver Chris Davis had a good game for Richmond (9 catches , 103 yards) and Royce Jackson ran for 1 TD for 65 yards. Not much went on to this game, as Marc-Édouard Carpentier got sacked 3 times and thrown for 298 yards, but no TD, so pretty much empty stats here. North Florida wins this one 34-14.
Players of the Week
Offensive: Leone Lopez (RB – LOC): 127 rushing yards and a rushing TD, plus four catches for 72 yards
Defensive: Lamar Bulkin (LB – CAL): 6 tackles (1 for loss), a pass defense and a pick six
Special Teams: Roy Wells (CB – NSH): six kickoff returns for 188 total yards
Here the preview for week 11, which will specially be played on Monday December 29th, 2025, (special thanks for Lumi for this special preview!:)
NOC @ CHI
Two weeks ago, the Corsairs sat at 2-6 and their season looked as though they'd be picking in the top 3 in the draft once more. After gutsy performances against the Bandits and Eagles, they're now 4-6; their first winning streak of the season. Let's not forget, back in Week 7, the Corsairs stormed back from 17 points down with under 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter to stun the Outlaws in overtime. This is a feisty team that has the belief that they can turn their season around, but this will be one of the toughest games of the season for them, as Chicago is undefeated at home, and coming off a rather forgettable game in Montreal looking to bounce back in the worst way. The Outlaws start a four-game homestand and will look to distance themselves in the United West before their bye week.
NFR @ MIA
After starting the season 2-3, the Renegades have rebounded to win 4 of 5 to take a half-game lead in the Continental East, looking more like the defending champions we saw last season. They're on the final stretch of a three game road trip, meeting their in-state rivals in Miami for the first time this season. They've been playing great complimentary football, but it's still a wide open division as the Renegades, Ponies and Waves are all separated by just a game. They cannot afford to slip against what has been a disastrous Tropics defense, arguably one of the worst this league has ever seen in its history, and one that's already seen their defensive coordinator fired. At 1-8, the Tropics will likely be sellers again at the deadline, in position for a top 4 pick in back-to-back seasons.
DWN @ MTL
As fantastic as Lillian Newman has been for the Waves, unfortunately she cannot go up against the Tropics every week. Despite dominating time of possession, holding the Crushers to 1-8 on third downs, and picking them off three times, the Crushers clamped down their run defense and came away with the victory. This doesn't bode well for their trip to Montreal, who's ranked significantly higher than Colorado in rushing defense, averaging just 77 yards per game allowed on the ground. If the Waves want to come away with a victory, they'll need to figure out the Royal's first-ranked defense in just about every metric, who are a 4th quarter collapse and a failed two-point conversion from potentially being 9-0. The Waves run the ball better than anyone, but the Royal stop the run better than anyone. This will be an interesting game to pay attention to, especially because both teams are one game back of the leaders in their respective divisions.
LVB @ GRD
After losing to their division rivals in back-to-back weeks, the Bandits find themselves in the thick of the United playoff race. Their sweep at the hands of the Demons do not bode well for them down the stretch, as they sit 1.5 games back of the Defiant for that final wild card spot. They finish up a four-game road trip this week in Grand Rapids, who, despite sitting at 3-6 with the one of the UFFL's worst offenses, and have lost 3 of 4, are also 1.5 games back of the final wild card in the Continental playoff race. Kira Cassiano has the ability to will the Dragons to wins, she has shown that, but this is as must-win as it gets for an out-of-conference game in Week 11, as the loser will find themselves in a freefall. It will be interesting to see what either team does before the Week 13 trade deadline.
EAS @ ATX
The Blues were finally able to stop their long losing streak by handily taking care of the Tropics, and if they want to compete for a wild card spot in the Continental, they must handle the Bald Eagles and their similarly subpar defense at home. The injury bug has hit hard in Austin, as two of their safeties are out long term and several others are playing through discomfort, but the good news is they don't have an opponent left on their schedule with a winning record currently, and won't have to leave Austin again until Week 15. This is the perfect time to string some wins together, and get healthy for a playoff push. On the other side of the field, Easton is looking as though they will be sellers in a few weeks time, currently in the midst of a six-game losing streak. Opposite of the Blues' schedule, they do not play a team currently with a losing record past Week 13, so if they don't show some fight in Austin, they'll be looking at a lost season.
NSH @ RIC
Despite being 3-6, the rebuild in Richmond has shown promise this year, knocking off the Ponies and Crushers in back to back weeks before their bye. The wheels have fallen off a little bit since, but Marc-Edouard Carpentier has shown flashes that he can be a franchise quarterback, and is currently 3rd in offensive rookie of the year voting. Unfortunately, they're welcoming the Tuts, who are having the best year of any team in the league, especially in comparison to their expectations heading into the season. Despite Roman Oliviera expected to be out for this game and the next, and several injuries to key defensive starters, they're holding off the Royal for the United East lead at the moment after splitting their two games earlier this season. Overall, this might be a closer game than expected looking at these two teams records.
NYD @ CAL
No quarterback is hotter than Emi Tachibana right now, who hasn't thrown for less than 300 yards in a game since Week 4, including a five touchdown performance last week against a red-hot 8-1 Nashville team. California came to New York in Week 8 and took a 24-7 lead in the second quarter, only to go cold on offense and lose in overtime. The Demons will be eager to avenge that loss this time around at home, especially considering that the Defiant are the team they're chasing in the wild card standings. Should they lose, they will be 2.5 games back and lose the tiebreaker, a deflating result considering they just finished a sweep of their own against their division rival in the Bandits. After starting their season 0-2, they've done a great job in clawing back to .500, but they know their work isn't done yet. The road gets trickier knowing Kiedo Masquarde will miss a few games as well, so the defense will have to step up and put a stop to Tachibana's reign of terror if they want the chance to make some noise in the postseason.
BAL @ COL
The Crushers sit pretty atop the Continental Conference at 6-4, riding a four-game win streak and playing their best complimentary team-first football of the season. Aspen Redfield has the second-highest passer rating in the league through ten weeks, passing almost equally to Jeordie Khalil, Kyle Gradkowski and Gary Bear with no clear-cut number one option, a fantastic job by the offensive coaches getting the ball spread out and using every available option. They welcome the Ponies to town, who are looking to build upon a winning streak of their own before a Week 12 bye, just a half-game behind the Renegades for the top of the Continental East. They are likely to get Jillian St. Claire back from injury that's kept her out since Week 6, but Edward Eaton has done a tremendous job in the backup role, throwing eight touchdowns to no interceptions in the three games he's filled in. If St. Claire struggles and the Crushers cruise to their fifth straight win, would Ponies fans want to see more of Eaton going forward, especially being right in the middle of a tight Continental playoff race?
Have a great day!
2024 UFFL week 9 results and week 10 preview|
General | Posted 2 weeks agoGood day Football furs! Here Marty with your results for week 9:
- Miami at Downriver
Last year, Lillian Newman set the league record for rushing yards by a quarterback. This year, Miami’s defense is dead last against the run and they just fired their defensive coordinator. Newman going off on the ground was one of the easiest bets of the week. But even Vegas had to be taken aback by today’s results. Newman didn’t just go off – she set a team rushing record with 232 yards and had two of the team’s four rushing touchdowns. The team as a whole had an absolutely ridiculous 15 yards per carry average. Even special teams got in on the action, with Curt Pike kicking a career-high three field goals of 50 yards or more. At risk of being lost in all of the action is that the Miami offense actually performed well. Yes, Wil Hudson got picked off twice, but he had to throw team record-tying 49 times just to keep up. But the offensive line held up and only allowed two sacks, and Hudson was able to connect with the Holcombs for a combined 11 catches. Pierre-Luc Charlemagne also had a spectacular 98-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter. Final score: DWN 47, MIA 20
- Nashville at Montreal
Tyron Appleby remains sidelined, so it’s up to Christian Wright to lead the Royal against the hottest team in the league. Things didn’t look great to start, as the Tuts came out quick, scoring 14 unanswered points in the first half before Montreal finally got on the board with a field goal at the end of the second quarter. They got the ball to start the second half, though, and made the most of it, scoring a touchdown and making the two-point conversion to cut the lead to just three. From there the game bogged down a bit. The Royal defense succeeded in keeping Nashville out of the red zone, but they scored three field goals anyway. A Yash Zuro touchdown run in the fourth would get Montreal back within two, and two straight Tuts three-and-outs gave the home team the chance to win with a field goal. It’d be a challenge, though, as they were penned at their own 8 yard line. On third down, Wright attempted to pass to Keonte Hughes, but Isaac Hunt would jump the route and take the ball 21 yards in for the pick six. There was still hope, however. The extra point attempt was no good, leaving it a one score game. They had just under two minutes to score a touchdown and a two-point conversion to send the game to overtime. They would efficiently work their way down the field, picking up three completions of 15 or more yards, until they were knocking on the door with first down on the 13. 24 seconds to go. Wright takes the snap, drops back. Passes to Loera, who’s at the ten, the five…he’s down in-bounds at the one yard line! They run up, spike the ball to stop the clock with 14 seconds left. Second and goal. Wright has the ball. He looks…looks…throws…and Keonte Hughes has it in the back of the end zone! They line up for the two-point attempt. Wright has the ball, he passes to Eric Sulzbach…and it’s batted away! Nashville is going to escape with the win! Final score: NSH 29, MTL 27
- Las Vegas at New Orleans
For the first half of this game, it looked like an old-fashioned defensive slugfest, with neither team able to get much going. The score was 3-0 until the last two minutes of the half, with both teams finally managing to score touchdowns at the end of the second quarter. Things started to pick up a bit in the third quarter, with the Bandits scoring ten unanswered points to make the score 20-7. And then New Orleans realized that it was a home game, and their fans had actually paid to watch some football. They went on a run of their own, tying the game with a field goal with thirty seconds remaining. The kickoff was a touchback, meaning Vegas needed about thirty-five yards to attempt a long field goal for the win. They got two. On second down, James Goldman picked off Stapler, setting up the Corsairs for a game-winning attempt of their own. Azeban’s 43-yard attempt was right down the middle, and New Orleans has the upset win. Final score: NOC 23, LVB 20
- Grand Rapids at Richmond
Okay, no, THIS is the defensive game of the week. No scores in the first quarter, 6-3 at the half, 10-6 at the start of the fourth quarter. For the most part, Richmond actually looked like the better team. The weak link? Marc-Edouard Carpentier, who had a game to forget with four turnovers: three interceptions and a strip-sack fumble. Three of those turnovers came in the fourth quarter, allowing the Dragons to take the lead and keep it. Two missed Flames field goal attempts didn’t help either. Despite getting out-gained by 100 yards, Grand Rapids manages to do just enough to take the game. Final score: GRD 16, RIC 10
- Chicago at New York
Well, I found where all the offense from GRD/RIC went. The last time these two teams met, they scored a combined 80 points. Today wasn’t quite that extreme, but it was still an offensive display from both teams, with Smith and Tachibana each passing for over 300 yards. Smith in particular was almost perfect, only missing three throws all day. Tremblay wasn’t particularly efficient on the ground, but he did find his way into the end zone three times. It was also a surprising clean game, with only nine total penalties between the two teams. In the end, Chicago was able to pull away with a renewed defensive effort, breaking a tie at the end of the half and then holding the Defiant scoreless for the rest of the game. Final score: CHI 38, NYD 24
- Baltimore at Austin
The Ponies come into today’s game having lost four straight, and are facing their second game without star quarterback Jillian St. Claire. However, they might have found something in backup QB Edward Eaton. In two starts, he’s now thrown for 550 yards and five touchdowns without a pick. He actually looked like the better QB on the field today, as Kai Koa took five sacks and completed under 50% of his passes for under 200 yards. Kennedy Rodriguez had his first 100-yard rushing game since Week 2, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter. They were both helped out by the Blues being incredibly undisciplined, getting flagged 11 times for over 100 lost yards. With today’s win the Ponies are back to .500, and look well-positioned to make a run at the post-season, with only three remaining games against teams that currently have a winning record. Final score: BAL 34, ATX 20
- California at Easton
Ellsworth Starr has really flourished in his first year in California. After being stuck behind Jean-Etienne Tremblay on the depth chart for years in Chicago, he’s finally got the chance to be a starter, and he’s making the most of it. He’s already near his career highs in both rushing and receiving yards, and it’s only Week 9. He would add to his total today with 143 yards from scrimmage and three total touchdowns. Easton just couldn’t get anything going today, and the Demons kept pounding the rock against their run defense, with 200 total on the ground. Easton has now lost five straight, and it’s looking like a lost season. Final score: CAL 34, EAS 10
- North Florida at Colorado
This was almost a perfectly evenly matched game, with old keeping up with new the whole way. Veteran QB Aspen Redfield might be ten years older than Caryn Becker, but he was able to keep up with the younger model pass for pass, with them being only seven yards apart in passing yardage. In fact, the two teams as a whole were only separated by eight yards. On the receiving front, the veteran and newbie traded places. Becker’s leading receiver, Olen Reuyters, also has ten years on Colorado’s Jeordie Khalil, with both scoring touchdowns. The game really could have gone either way at any point, with neither having more than a one-score lead at any point. In the end, the Crushers managed to pull away in the second half, picking off Becker to prevent a game-tying scoring drive. Final score: COL 27, NFR 19
- Players of the Week:
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 19/23 for 157 yards and a touchdown, plus 232 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns
Defense: Isaac Hunt (CB – NSH): six tackles, a pass defense, and a pick-six
Special Teams: Pierre-Luc Charlemagne (FS – MIA): two kickoff returns for 114 yards, including a 98-yard touchdown run
Here the preview for week 10:
Nashville vs New York
Las Vegas vs California
Miami vs Austin
Chicago vs Montreal
Downriver vs Colorado
Baltimore vs Grand Rapids
Easton vs New Orleans
North Florida vs Richmond
See you all! Happy Hollidays!
- Miami at Downriver
Last year, Lillian Newman set the league record for rushing yards by a quarterback. This year, Miami’s defense is dead last against the run and they just fired their defensive coordinator. Newman going off on the ground was one of the easiest bets of the week. But even Vegas had to be taken aback by today’s results. Newman didn’t just go off – she set a team rushing record with 232 yards and had two of the team’s four rushing touchdowns. The team as a whole had an absolutely ridiculous 15 yards per carry average. Even special teams got in on the action, with Curt Pike kicking a career-high three field goals of 50 yards or more. At risk of being lost in all of the action is that the Miami offense actually performed well. Yes, Wil Hudson got picked off twice, but he had to throw team record-tying 49 times just to keep up. But the offensive line held up and only allowed two sacks, and Hudson was able to connect with the Holcombs for a combined 11 catches. Pierre-Luc Charlemagne also had a spectacular 98-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter. Final score: DWN 47, MIA 20
- Nashville at Montreal
Tyron Appleby remains sidelined, so it’s up to Christian Wright to lead the Royal against the hottest team in the league. Things didn’t look great to start, as the Tuts came out quick, scoring 14 unanswered points in the first half before Montreal finally got on the board with a field goal at the end of the second quarter. They got the ball to start the second half, though, and made the most of it, scoring a touchdown and making the two-point conversion to cut the lead to just three. From there the game bogged down a bit. The Royal defense succeeded in keeping Nashville out of the red zone, but they scored three field goals anyway. A Yash Zuro touchdown run in the fourth would get Montreal back within two, and two straight Tuts three-and-outs gave the home team the chance to win with a field goal. It’d be a challenge, though, as they were penned at their own 8 yard line. On third down, Wright attempted to pass to Keonte Hughes, but Isaac Hunt would jump the route and take the ball 21 yards in for the pick six. There was still hope, however. The extra point attempt was no good, leaving it a one score game. They had just under two minutes to score a touchdown and a two-point conversion to send the game to overtime. They would efficiently work their way down the field, picking up three completions of 15 or more yards, until they were knocking on the door with first down on the 13. 24 seconds to go. Wright takes the snap, drops back. Passes to Loera, who’s at the ten, the five…he’s down in-bounds at the one yard line! They run up, spike the ball to stop the clock with 14 seconds left. Second and goal. Wright has the ball. He looks…looks…throws…and Keonte Hughes has it in the back of the end zone! They line up for the two-point attempt. Wright has the ball, he passes to Eric Sulzbach…and it’s batted away! Nashville is going to escape with the win! Final score: NSH 29, MTL 27
- Las Vegas at New Orleans
For the first half of this game, it looked like an old-fashioned defensive slugfest, with neither team able to get much going. The score was 3-0 until the last two minutes of the half, with both teams finally managing to score touchdowns at the end of the second quarter. Things started to pick up a bit in the third quarter, with the Bandits scoring ten unanswered points to make the score 20-7. And then New Orleans realized that it was a home game, and their fans had actually paid to watch some football. They went on a run of their own, tying the game with a field goal with thirty seconds remaining. The kickoff was a touchback, meaning Vegas needed about thirty-five yards to attempt a long field goal for the win. They got two. On second down, James Goldman picked off Stapler, setting up the Corsairs for a game-winning attempt of their own. Azeban’s 43-yard attempt was right down the middle, and New Orleans has the upset win. Final score: NOC 23, LVB 20
- Grand Rapids at Richmond
Okay, no, THIS is the defensive game of the week. No scores in the first quarter, 6-3 at the half, 10-6 at the start of the fourth quarter. For the most part, Richmond actually looked like the better team. The weak link? Marc-Edouard Carpentier, who had a game to forget with four turnovers: three interceptions and a strip-sack fumble. Three of those turnovers came in the fourth quarter, allowing the Dragons to take the lead and keep it. Two missed Flames field goal attempts didn’t help either. Despite getting out-gained by 100 yards, Grand Rapids manages to do just enough to take the game. Final score: GRD 16, RIC 10
- Chicago at New York
Well, I found where all the offense from GRD/RIC went. The last time these two teams met, they scored a combined 80 points. Today wasn’t quite that extreme, but it was still an offensive display from both teams, with Smith and Tachibana each passing for over 300 yards. Smith in particular was almost perfect, only missing three throws all day. Tremblay wasn’t particularly efficient on the ground, but he did find his way into the end zone three times. It was also a surprising clean game, with only nine total penalties between the two teams. In the end, Chicago was able to pull away with a renewed defensive effort, breaking a tie at the end of the half and then holding the Defiant scoreless for the rest of the game. Final score: CHI 38, NYD 24
- Baltimore at Austin
The Ponies come into today’s game having lost four straight, and are facing their second game without star quarterback Jillian St. Claire. However, they might have found something in backup QB Edward Eaton. In two starts, he’s now thrown for 550 yards and five touchdowns without a pick. He actually looked like the better QB on the field today, as Kai Koa took five sacks and completed under 50% of his passes for under 200 yards. Kennedy Rodriguez had his first 100-yard rushing game since Week 2, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter. They were both helped out by the Blues being incredibly undisciplined, getting flagged 11 times for over 100 lost yards. With today’s win the Ponies are back to .500, and look well-positioned to make a run at the post-season, with only three remaining games against teams that currently have a winning record. Final score: BAL 34, ATX 20
- California at Easton
Ellsworth Starr has really flourished in his first year in California. After being stuck behind Jean-Etienne Tremblay on the depth chart for years in Chicago, he’s finally got the chance to be a starter, and he’s making the most of it. He’s already near his career highs in both rushing and receiving yards, and it’s only Week 9. He would add to his total today with 143 yards from scrimmage and three total touchdowns. Easton just couldn’t get anything going today, and the Demons kept pounding the rock against their run defense, with 200 total on the ground. Easton has now lost five straight, and it’s looking like a lost season. Final score: CAL 34, EAS 10
- North Florida at Colorado
This was almost a perfectly evenly matched game, with old keeping up with new the whole way. Veteran QB Aspen Redfield might be ten years older than Caryn Becker, but he was able to keep up with the younger model pass for pass, with them being only seven yards apart in passing yardage. In fact, the two teams as a whole were only separated by eight yards. On the receiving front, the veteran and newbie traded places. Becker’s leading receiver, Olen Reuyters, also has ten years on Colorado’s Jeordie Khalil, with both scoring touchdowns. The game really could have gone either way at any point, with neither having more than a one-score lead at any point. In the end, the Crushers managed to pull away in the second half, picking off Becker to prevent a game-tying scoring drive. Final score: COL 27, NFR 19
- Players of the Week:
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 19/23 for 157 yards and a touchdown, plus 232 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns
Defense: Isaac Hunt (CB – NSH): six tackles, a pass defense, and a pick-six
Special Teams: Pierre-Luc Charlemagne (FS – MIA): two kickoff returns for 114 yards, including a 98-yard touchdown run
Here the preview for week 10:
Nashville vs New York
Las Vegas vs California
Miami vs Austin
Chicago vs Montreal
Downriver vs Colorado
Baltimore vs Grand Rapids
Easton vs New Orleans
North Florida vs Richmond
See you all! Happy Hollidays!
2024 UFFL week 8 results and week 9 preview!!
General | Posted 3 weeks agoGood day, UFFL Fans! Marty here with the report of week 8:
- n Montreal, with Tyron Appleby on the sideline for this game, it was all on Christian Wright to lead the game against the Austin Blues. The game started a lil rusty though, as Blues Linebacker Robert Lee would pick Wright off with a 22 yards pick-six to open the score for Austin. But from there…it was Montreal all the way. Christian Wright was particularly brilliant with a good day of work (264 yards passing, 4 TDs, 1 INT), Keonte Hughes has 118 yards receiving with a TD and Robert Loera was highly efficient with 4 catches all game….but 3 TDs. Nothing went right for Austin as they finished the day with 195 total yards in production. Montreal won this one convincingly 45-10.
- In Chicago, Edward Eaton was making his first quarterback start since 2020, and he did pretty well for Baltimore. With 346 yards and 3 TDs, he would hit all some career highs in the game. Hailey Reisman would continue to have a good productive season with a third consecutive game with 100+ yards receiving as they battled hard the Outlaws at one point, leading 21-20 in the third quarter. But then Chicago would bounce back with a 96 yard Kickoff return TD from John Gradkowski. Eaton would bring them closer with a TD at the end, but it was too little too late. Chicago won this one 33-28.
- n North Florida, the Renegades were facing the Richmond Flames which were going on a hot streak recently, as they were proving that they were no longer someone to take lightly. After the first half, Richmond put the defending champions on their heels, as the Flames led 24-9 at Halftime. But eventually, when you are a champion, you would lock in and act like one. As the Renegades would “gamer lean” their way in the second half with 22 unanswered points in the second half, as 3 running backs in North Florida would have more than 10 carries and run the ball down the Flames’s face. Not today Richmond. North Florida wins this one 31-24.
- n New York, Fresh of a great thanksgiving performance, the Defiant would face the demons. Maybe there was a lil bit of hangover from too much turkey, Emi Tachibana had a peculiar day with 4 TDs….and 4 INTs. The Demons would start fast and strong, as they would lead 24-10 at halftime, thanks to plays like a 97 yards kickoff return from Marvin Bolden for California. New York would lose a big piece of offense too, as Running Back Williams Hobbs would break his wrist, being now out for 4-6 weeks. Yet with all of this, even with a -3 turnover differential from New York, thanks to the stellar performance in relief from running back Timothy Dougherty (146 yards rushing) The Defiant would chip away at the Demons to eventually complete the comeback in Overtime thanks to Jackson Saint’s first TD in overtime for the win. New York wins this thriller 30-24 in OT.
- In Easton, Bandits running back Ricky Wit-Ricky rushed for a career high 3 TDs in the day, As even with a good day of work from Easton Quarterback Draco Windrum, Easton Running attack was stalled as Easton could not manage to edge the bandits over on offense. Pretty even from both ends, it ended up being Las Vegas to manage the control of the game by the run, even if Easton led at the time of possession. Vegas wins this one 28-23.
- In Grand Rapids, the Dragons were looking to get back into shape after a Bye week as they faced the Downriver Waves, while the defense played brilliantly…Downriver would also have a stiff defensive showing. They even stopped Lillian Newman with only 194 yards passing with 1 TD and 34 yards by the rush……but that single TD seems to have made all the difference. Curt Pike nearly missed a 63 yards kick that would have tied the league record. Other than this, Grand Rapids could generate only FGs..You could see signs in the stands “Where the Offense?”. Downriver won this one 10-9.
- In Miami, The Tropics tried to use last game win to get onto the right path, but Colorado were having none of it. Miami had managed to control the run from the Crushers, limited Blanche de la Rosa for 53 yards, even had a good 3rd down conversion rate of 8/17, but once more, the undiscipline of Miami cost them once more and Crushers were only more opportunist with their chances. Colorado wins this one 34-17.
- Finally in Nashville, The Tuts made life hard for Corsairs QB Flip Penguinator, as he was intercepted 3 times. Corsairs wide receiver Alesky Wisneiski had a great day with 1 TD and 136 receiving yards (career high), the Tuts took over the game. Charmaine Baldrick led the Tuts with 110 receiving yards and 2 TDs. Nashville wins this one 34-20.
Players of the Week
Offense: Caryn Becker (QB – NFR): 20/31 for 171 yards and two TDs, plus 59 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown
Defense: Mark Heineken (CB – CAL): 8 tackles, a pass defense and a pick-six
Special Teams: John Gradkowski (WR – CHI): three kick returns for 144 total yards, including a 96 yard return touchdown, plus five punt returns for 41 yards
Here the preview for week 9, on Sunday December 14th 2025,
Miami vs Downriver
Nashville vs Montreal
Las Vegas vs New Orleans
Grand Rapids vs Richmond
Chicago vs New York
Baltimore vs Austin
California vs Easton
North Florida vs Colorado
see you all!
- n Montreal, with Tyron Appleby on the sideline for this game, it was all on Christian Wright to lead the game against the Austin Blues. The game started a lil rusty though, as Blues Linebacker Robert Lee would pick Wright off with a 22 yards pick-six to open the score for Austin. But from there…it was Montreal all the way. Christian Wright was particularly brilliant with a good day of work (264 yards passing, 4 TDs, 1 INT), Keonte Hughes has 118 yards receiving with a TD and Robert Loera was highly efficient with 4 catches all game….but 3 TDs. Nothing went right for Austin as they finished the day with 195 total yards in production. Montreal won this one convincingly 45-10.
- In Chicago, Edward Eaton was making his first quarterback start since 2020, and he did pretty well for Baltimore. With 346 yards and 3 TDs, he would hit all some career highs in the game. Hailey Reisman would continue to have a good productive season with a third consecutive game with 100+ yards receiving as they battled hard the Outlaws at one point, leading 21-20 in the third quarter. But then Chicago would bounce back with a 96 yard Kickoff return TD from John Gradkowski. Eaton would bring them closer with a TD at the end, but it was too little too late. Chicago won this one 33-28.
- n North Florida, the Renegades were facing the Richmond Flames which were going on a hot streak recently, as they were proving that they were no longer someone to take lightly. After the first half, Richmond put the defending champions on their heels, as the Flames led 24-9 at Halftime. But eventually, when you are a champion, you would lock in and act like one. As the Renegades would “gamer lean” their way in the second half with 22 unanswered points in the second half, as 3 running backs in North Florida would have more than 10 carries and run the ball down the Flames’s face. Not today Richmond. North Florida wins this one 31-24.
- n New York, Fresh of a great thanksgiving performance, the Defiant would face the demons. Maybe there was a lil bit of hangover from too much turkey, Emi Tachibana had a peculiar day with 4 TDs….and 4 INTs. The Demons would start fast and strong, as they would lead 24-10 at halftime, thanks to plays like a 97 yards kickoff return from Marvin Bolden for California. New York would lose a big piece of offense too, as Running Back Williams Hobbs would break his wrist, being now out for 4-6 weeks. Yet with all of this, even with a -3 turnover differential from New York, thanks to the stellar performance in relief from running back Timothy Dougherty (146 yards rushing) The Defiant would chip away at the Demons to eventually complete the comeback in Overtime thanks to Jackson Saint’s first TD in overtime for the win. New York wins this thriller 30-24 in OT.
- In Easton, Bandits running back Ricky Wit-Ricky rushed for a career high 3 TDs in the day, As even with a good day of work from Easton Quarterback Draco Windrum, Easton Running attack was stalled as Easton could not manage to edge the bandits over on offense. Pretty even from both ends, it ended up being Las Vegas to manage the control of the game by the run, even if Easton led at the time of possession. Vegas wins this one 28-23.
- In Grand Rapids, the Dragons were looking to get back into shape after a Bye week as they faced the Downriver Waves, while the defense played brilliantly…Downriver would also have a stiff defensive showing. They even stopped Lillian Newman with only 194 yards passing with 1 TD and 34 yards by the rush……but that single TD seems to have made all the difference. Curt Pike nearly missed a 63 yards kick that would have tied the league record. Other than this, Grand Rapids could generate only FGs..You could see signs in the stands “Where the Offense?”. Downriver won this one 10-9.
- In Miami, The Tropics tried to use last game win to get onto the right path, but Colorado were having none of it. Miami had managed to control the run from the Crushers, limited Blanche de la Rosa for 53 yards, even had a good 3rd down conversion rate of 8/17, but once more, the undiscipline of Miami cost them once more and Crushers were only more opportunist with their chances. Colorado wins this one 34-17.
- Finally in Nashville, The Tuts made life hard for Corsairs QB Flip Penguinator, as he was intercepted 3 times. Corsairs wide receiver Alesky Wisneiski had a great day with 1 TD and 136 receiving yards (career high), the Tuts took over the game. Charmaine Baldrick led the Tuts with 110 receiving yards and 2 TDs. Nashville wins this one 34-20.
Players of the Week
Offense: Caryn Becker (QB – NFR): 20/31 for 171 yards and two TDs, plus 59 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown
Defense: Mark Heineken (CB – CAL): 8 tackles, a pass defense and a pick-six
Special Teams: John Gradkowski (WR – CHI): three kick returns for 144 total yards, including a 96 yard return touchdown, plus five punt returns for 41 yards
Here the preview for week 9, on Sunday December 14th 2025,
Miami vs Downriver
Nashville vs Montreal
Las Vegas vs New Orleans
Grand Rapids vs Richmond
Chicago vs New York
Baltimore vs Austin
California vs Easton
North Florida vs Colorado
see you all!
2024 UFFL week 7 results and week 8 preview!
General | Posted a month agoHello UFFL Fans! I hope the turkey was good, I came to you with the late Week 7 results, you all seen the Thanksgiving game between Montreal and New York posted on the site? Then here the rest!:
- Jean-Etienne Tremblay returned after missing a game, and went right back to work with a career-high 37 rushes. Chicago jumped out to a 14-7 lead on the first of Tremblay’s two touchdowns on the day, and just kept pouring on the gas, until it was 27-10 in the third quarter. And then a curious thing happened. The Corsairs woke up, and decided they wanted to pillage some of the Outlaws’ booty. Flip Penguinator, in for the injured Theodore Dupre, threw for 142 yards in the fourth quarter and ran in a TD himself, bringing the score to within 3 with 1:38 left on the clock. Instead of trying for the onside kick, they elected to kick off and trust in their defense to get a stop and get the ball back. It worked, and Chicago was forced to punt, but that left New Orleans at their own 26 yard line with 46 seconds left and no time outs. On first down, Penguinator passed to Aleksy Wisnieski, who broke two tackles and was taken down in the middle of the field for a 42 yard gain. With the clock running, they didn’t even try to get into position to clock the ball. The field goal unit immediately charged the field, and managed to get the ball set up and kicked before time expired. The 49 yard attempt was good, and we’re headed to overtime! After both teams went three and out, Chicago decided to go for it on fourth down at midfield. Smith’s pass was incomplete, and New Orleans took over with great field position. After two big chunk passes, they were at first and goal. One Leone Lopez run later, and the Corsairs had completed one of the best comeback upsets in team history. Final score: NOC 33, CHI 27
- Well, after that game, I doubt anything else can live up to the hype this week. COL/DWN was a much closer, lower-scoring affair, with penalties, turnovers and missed field goals being the main deciding factor. For once, Lillian Newman was actually held in check on the ground, only rushing seven times for 64 yards, most of which came on a 46 yard rush in the second quarter. Without their high-powered RPO game, the Waves were playing from behind for most of the game, though it was mostly a one-score game. Down by four in the fourth quarter, they had a chance for a game-winning drive. On third and seven, Newman completed to Earl Morales for the first down. But Morales lost control of the ball as he was being tackled, and Colorado’s Ethan Frost recovered to seal the win for the Crushers. Final score: COL 20, DWN 16
- I guess it only took me two games to be proven wrong. Statistically, Sylvester Stapler is having one of the worst seasons of his career. He’s thrown 17 interceptions to only 9 touchdowns, and is on pace for his lowest passing totals since 2020. However, the man is absolutely clutch when it counts for his team. The first twenty minutes of this game was all Easton, as they jumped out to a 19 point lead, including picking off Stapler three times in that stretch AND sacking him for a safety. Most quarterbacks would have folded after that treatment. Instead, Stapler fought back, throwing for two long touchdowns by the end of the half to cut the lead to only five. A third TD pass in the third quarter would complete the comeback, giving the Bandits their first lead of the game. To cap things off, Stapler would run one in himself in the fourth quarter to put the exclamation point on his second-half redemption arc. Easton actually still could have won the game despite Stapler’s heroics. Kicker Virginia Pratt missed three field goals in a game that they only lost by three. Final score: LVB 29, EAS 26
- We’ve had a lot of close games so far today. This one…not so much. The Renegades put on a show at home, outgaining Austin by almost 300 yards. Kai Koa only managed to complete four passes all game. No, that’s not a typo. The North Florida D didn’t even get to him all that much, with only one sack and five QB hits. Their coverage was just overwhelming, with 11 pass defenses. Overall, just one that Austin is going to want to forget. Final score: NFR 37, ATX 9
- I think North Florida stole all of the offense from this game. The Demons and Tuts played for sixty minutes, and neither team managed to score an offensive touchdown. The only non-field goal score came when Lance Hunter picked off Lance Maxwell for a 12-yard touchdown. Maxwell was only in because Nashville starter Roman Oliviera injured his throwing hand on a sack on the first possession of the game, and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. It didn’t really matter, though, as Kris Clueton was the real hero of the game, making all five of his field goal attempts, including two from 45+. Final score: NSH 15, CAL 10
Players of the week:
Offense: Flip Penguinator (QB – NOC): 27/43 for 388 yards, two passing TDs, and a 13 yard rushing TD
Defense: Olga Mikhailov (DE – NSH): Two tackles (one for loss), a sack, nine QB pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
Special Teams: Kris Clueton (K – NSH): Five field goals, including kicks of 48 and 51 yards
Here a preview of week 8 on Sunday December 7th, 2025:
Austin vs Montreal
Baltimore vs Chicago
Richmond vs North Florida
California vs New York
Las Vegas vs Easton
Downriver vs Grand Rapids
Colorado vs Miami
New Orleans vs Nashville
See you!
- Jean-Etienne Tremblay returned after missing a game, and went right back to work with a career-high 37 rushes. Chicago jumped out to a 14-7 lead on the first of Tremblay’s two touchdowns on the day, and just kept pouring on the gas, until it was 27-10 in the third quarter. And then a curious thing happened. The Corsairs woke up, and decided they wanted to pillage some of the Outlaws’ booty. Flip Penguinator, in for the injured Theodore Dupre, threw for 142 yards in the fourth quarter and ran in a TD himself, bringing the score to within 3 with 1:38 left on the clock. Instead of trying for the onside kick, they elected to kick off and trust in their defense to get a stop and get the ball back. It worked, and Chicago was forced to punt, but that left New Orleans at their own 26 yard line with 46 seconds left and no time outs. On first down, Penguinator passed to Aleksy Wisnieski, who broke two tackles and was taken down in the middle of the field for a 42 yard gain. With the clock running, they didn’t even try to get into position to clock the ball. The field goal unit immediately charged the field, and managed to get the ball set up and kicked before time expired. The 49 yard attempt was good, and we’re headed to overtime! After both teams went three and out, Chicago decided to go for it on fourth down at midfield. Smith’s pass was incomplete, and New Orleans took over with great field position. After two big chunk passes, they were at first and goal. One Leone Lopez run later, and the Corsairs had completed one of the best comeback upsets in team history. Final score: NOC 33, CHI 27
- Well, after that game, I doubt anything else can live up to the hype this week. COL/DWN was a much closer, lower-scoring affair, with penalties, turnovers and missed field goals being the main deciding factor. For once, Lillian Newman was actually held in check on the ground, only rushing seven times for 64 yards, most of which came on a 46 yard rush in the second quarter. Without their high-powered RPO game, the Waves were playing from behind for most of the game, though it was mostly a one-score game. Down by four in the fourth quarter, they had a chance for a game-winning drive. On third and seven, Newman completed to Earl Morales for the first down. But Morales lost control of the ball as he was being tackled, and Colorado’s Ethan Frost recovered to seal the win for the Crushers. Final score: COL 20, DWN 16
- I guess it only took me two games to be proven wrong. Statistically, Sylvester Stapler is having one of the worst seasons of his career. He’s thrown 17 interceptions to only 9 touchdowns, and is on pace for his lowest passing totals since 2020. However, the man is absolutely clutch when it counts for his team. The first twenty minutes of this game was all Easton, as they jumped out to a 19 point lead, including picking off Stapler three times in that stretch AND sacking him for a safety. Most quarterbacks would have folded after that treatment. Instead, Stapler fought back, throwing for two long touchdowns by the end of the half to cut the lead to only five. A third TD pass in the third quarter would complete the comeback, giving the Bandits their first lead of the game. To cap things off, Stapler would run one in himself in the fourth quarter to put the exclamation point on his second-half redemption arc. Easton actually still could have won the game despite Stapler’s heroics. Kicker Virginia Pratt missed three field goals in a game that they only lost by three. Final score: LVB 29, EAS 26
- We’ve had a lot of close games so far today. This one…not so much. The Renegades put on a show at home, outgaining Austin by almost 300 yards. Kai Koa only managed to complete four passes all game. No, that’s not a typo. The North Florida D didn’t even get to him all that much, with only one sack and five QB hits. Their coverage was just overwhelming, with 11 pass defenses. Overall, just one that Austin is going to want to forget. Final score: NFR 37, ATX 9
- I think North Florida stole all of the offense from this game. The Demons and Tuts played for sixty minutes, and neither team managed to score an offensive touchdown. The only non-field goal score came when Lance Hunter picked off Lance Maxwell for a 12-yard touchdown. Maxwell was only in because Nashville starter Roman Oliviera injured his throwing hand on a sack on the first possession of the game, and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. It didn’t really matter, though, as Kris Clueton was the real hero of the game, making all five of his field goal attempts, including two from 45+. Final score: NSH 15, CAL 10
Players of the week:
Offense: Flip Penguinator (QB – NOC): 27/43 for 388 yards, two passing TDs, and a 13 yard rushing TD
Defense: Olga Mikhailov (DE – NSH): Two tackles (one for loss), a sack, nine QB pressures, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
Special Teams: Kris Clueton (K – NSH): Five field goals, including kicks of 48 and 51 yards
Here a preview of week 8 on Sunday December 7th, 2025:
Austin vs Montreal
Baltimore vs Chicago
Richmond vs North Florida
California vs New York
Las Vegas vs Easton
Downriver vs Grand Rapids
Colorado vs Miami
New Orleans vs Nashville
See you!
2024 UFF: Week 6 Results and week 7 preview!
General | Posted a month agoHello UFFL! Here your report from Week 6 of the 2024 UFFL season!:
- In Las Vegas, we witnessed a game between the California Demons and the Bandits where both teams really were having trouble moving the ball on offense. What is even more shocking is how the Demons only had a 3rd down conversion rate of 1/13(!) and were outgained in total yards…yet it's all they really needed! Just big plays, like the first ever pick six from rookie Nebula Holcomb, Most of the Las Vegas offense came from the feet of Claire Sasakibara, as they could only manage a TD late in the game. California wins this one 31-16.
- Three steps forwards, three steps back. Seems like the hot start of the season for the Baltimore ponies suddenly hit a snag as they were facing North Florida in a tough defensive affair. Hailey Reisman continues to perform admirably for the Ponies as she had a team record 10 catches for 117 yards and 1 TD, but the rest of the offense could not manage much. Even worse, in the third quarter, Jillian St-Claire was sacked by Ricardo Gorman and lost the ball on a fumble and had to leave the game to backup Eaton. Baltimore tried to hold on till the end with a minuscule lead, but North Florida managed to punch it home at the end of the Fourth quarter with a Blumenthal TD and got the 2 points conversion to secure the win at the finish line. The injury report showed that St-Claire hurt her ankle, and might miss some time. North Florida wins this one 17-10.
- In Easton, we had a barn burner on our hands, as the Easton Bald Eagles had the Nashville Tuts death to rights at the end of the game, but one of the league’s breakout player this year, Nashville QB Roman Oliviera would manage to drive the Tuts into Easton’s territory in a final 2 minute drive and they would seal the win with a 34 yard FG kick from Kris Clueton. The Eagles didn’t play badly at all, led the game 23-17 at the end of the third, but an attempt at a 2 point conversion after a Java Jenkins TD in the fourth came back to bite the Eagles in the ass. The Tuts wins this one 30-29.
- This is not a drill folks. The Richmond Flames played another competitive game against the Colorado Crushers. The Richmond crowd are probably witnessing the Phoenix coming out from the ashes, as they would fight tooth and nail with the Colorado. Carpentier had an average game compared to last week, but one again Royce Jackson would be driving the Flames’s offense, running for 119 yards and 2 TD. What really was the shocker of the game, was the Richmond defense, as they managed to corner Aspen Redfield for FOUR interceptions as Rudolf Mullen would get 2, including a pick six. The crushers attempted a furious comeback at the end, but the Flames bent but didn't break.Yes, Richmond is 500. Richmond wins this one 37-31.
- In Chicago, a lil rematch from last year’s playoff, as the Defiant came in Chicago and engaged with them with a total shoutout between Emi Tachibana and Darius Smith. The Defiant where indeed looking better then how they faired last season as they would tie the game 35-35 in the third quarter, but it was the ever so skillful Chicago that would manage to break free from them, thanks to impressive games from receivers John Gradkowski (119 yards receiving) and Max Stahl (126 yards receiving, 3 TDs). Valerian Dehaan, replacing Jean-Étienne Tremblay, probable to return next week, had 2 running TDs for the first time of his career. Defiant coming out this game a lil banged up as Center Damien Smith (Team record 11 pancakes today) is out with a hamstring injury. Chicago wins this one 45-35.
- Back in Downriver after bye weeks, the Waves would face off against the Austin Blues with a matchup that was very low scoring. In a case like this it was about who would step up with the game on the line as always, like it has been the case for a lot of times so far in her career, the MVP Lillian Newman took charge. 216 yards passing, 1 INT, 1 TD…but 142 yards on the run, was enough just to push the team forward when they needed it as Newman would score a 4th quarter TD to Taj Thompson that was the difference maker. Downriver wins this one 13-10.
- In Montreal, Vito Ligustica had to leave the game with a questionable injury, as Yash Zuro took over running duties. Meanwhile, The Corsairs would be in for a scare as Theodore Dupree would be off the game in the first quarter with a non contact injury, as the latest injury report would say it’s an hyper extended knee, which will make him miss weeks. None the less Flip Penguinator came in clutch and gave New Orleans a chance in this game with a clean game (201 yards, 2 TDS), but Montreal would prove to be ever the tough competition as QB Tyron Appleby was a little bit sharper, and Vito would have put on the Corsairs 2 TDS before he went out, which was sufficient at the end. Montreal wins 37-24.
- In Miami, we had one hell of a car crash, but a great one (yeah I know that isn't supposed to be fun to see but-). Miami would be looking for some revenge after losing last week in Grand Rapids, as the Dragons would try to gain some momentum. Well, it seems like both sides were rather spicy. A grand total of 26 Penalties for a grand total of 238 YARDS were lost in this game, as the refs sure had a sore arm after this game for all those flags thrown. Both teams seemed to be perfectly fine throwing themselves at each other's full force, but the problem in that it’s that it ended up being at Grand Rapids disadvantage: 5 big injuries would fill the Grand Rapids already packed IR, including Kira Cassiano and Daniel Van Baarle. While not perfect, Wil Hudson had himself a game ( career high 315 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs) while Bobby Burnette would hold the fort for the Dragons (235 yards, 2 TDs). Down 31-27 in the end of the 4th quarter, it game down for one final last ditch hail mary from Hudson as Roy Viridi-Aqua, Miami’s top receiver, would catch the 55 yards bomb to seal the deal and give the Tropics the first win of their season! Miami wins this one 34-31.
Players of the Week
Offensive: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 21/37 for 216, a touchdown and an interception, plus 142 rushing yards
Defensive: Rudolph Mullen (LB – RIC): 4 tackles, two passes defended, two interceptions and a defensive touchdown
Special Teams: Norberto Martinez (P – CAL): ten punts for 501 yards, with 7 inside the 20
Here the preview of thanksgiving weekend !!
-Thanksgiving Game- (Thursday, November 27th 2025)
Montreal vs New York
-Week 7- (Sunday, November 30th 2025)
Chicago vs New Orleans
Colorado vs Downriver
Easton vs Las Vegas
Austin vs North Florida
California vs Nashville
Happy Turkey!
- In Las Vegas, we witnessed a game between the California Demons and the Bandits where both teams really were having trouble moving the ball on offense. What is even more shocking is how the Demons only had a 3rd down conversion rate of 1/13(!) and were outgained in total yards…yet it's all they really needed! Just big plays, like the first ever pick six from rookie Nebula Holcomb, Most of the Las Vegas offense came from the feet of Claire Sasakibara, as they could only manage a TD late in the game. California wins this one 31-16.
- Three steps forwards, three steps back. Seems like the hot start of the season for the Baltimore ponies suddenly hit a snag as they were facing North Florida in a tough defensive affair. Hailey Reisman continues to perform admirably for the Ponies as she had a team record 10 catches for 117 yards and 1 TD, but the rest of the offense could not manage much. Even worse, in the third quarter, Jillian St-Claire was sacked by Ricardo Gorman and lost the ball on a fumble and had to leave the game to backup Eaton. Baltimore tried to hold on till the end with a minuscule lead, but North Florida managed to punch it home at the end of the Fourth quarter with a Blumenthal TD and got the 2 points conversion to secure the win at the finish line. The injury report showed that St-Claire hurt her ankle, and might miss some time. North Florida wins this one 17-10.
- In Easton, we had a barn burner on our hands, as the Easton Bald Eagles had the Nashville Tuts death to rights at the end of the game, but one of the league’s breakout player this year, Nashville QB Roman Oliviera would manage to drive the Tuts into Easton’s territory in a final 2 minute drive and they would seal the win with a 34 yard FG kick from Kris Clueton. The Eagles didn’t play badly at all, led the game 23-17 at the end of the third, but an attempt at a 2 point conversion after a Java Jenkins TD in the fourth came back to bite the Eagles in the ass. The Tuts wins this one 30-29.
- This is not a drill folks. The Richmond Flames played another competitive game against the Colorado Crushers. The Richmond crowd are probably witnessing the Phoenix coming out from the ashes, as they would fight tooth and nail with the Colorado. Carpentier had an average game compared to last week, but one again Royce Jackson would be driving the Flames’s offense, running for 119 yards and 2 TD. What really was the shocker of the game, was the Richmond defense, as they managed to corner Aspen Redfield for FOUR interceptions as Rudolf Mullen would get 2, including a pick six. The crushers attempted a furious comeback at the end, but the Flames bent but didn't break.Yes, Richmond is 500. Richmond wins this one 37-31.
- In Chicago, a lil rematch from last year’s playoff, as the Defiant came in Chicago and engaged with them with a total shoutout between Emi Tachibana and Darius Smith. The Defiant where indeed looking better then how they faired last season as they would tie the game 35-35 in the third quarter, but it was the ever so skillful Chicago that would manage to break free from them, thanks to impressive games from receivers John Gradkowski (119 yards receiving) and Max Stahl (126 yards receiving, 3 TDs). Valerian Dehaan, replacing Jean-Étienne Tremblay, probable to return next week, had 2 running TDs for the first time of his career. Defiant coming out this game a lil banged up as Center Damien Smith (Team record 11 pancakes today) is out with a hamstring injury. Chicago wins this one 45-35.
- Back in Downriver after bye weeks, the Waves would face off against the Austin Blues with a matchup that was very low scoring. In a case like this it was about who would step up with the game on the line as always, like it has been the case for a lot of times so far in her career, the MVP Lillian Newman took charge. 216 yards passing, 1 INT, 1 TD…but 142 yards on the run, was enough just to push the team forward when they needed it as Newman would score a 4th quarter TD to Taj Thompson that was the difference maker. Downriver wins this one 13-10.
- In Montreal, Vito Ligustica had to leave the game with a questionable injury, as Yash Zuro took over running duties. Meanwhile, The Corsairs would be in for a scare as Theodore Dupree would be off the game in the first quarter with a non contact injury, as the latest injury report would say it’s an hyper extended knee, which will make him miss weeks. None the less Flip Penguinator came in clutch and gave New Orleans a chance in this game with a clean game (201 yards, 2 TDS), but Montreal would prove to be ever the tough competition as QB Tyron Appleby was a little bit sharper, and Vito would have put on the Corsairs 2 TDS before he went out, which was sufficient at the end. Montreal wins 37-24.
- In Miami, we had one hell of a car crash, but a great one (yeah I know that isn't supposed to be fun to see but-). Miami would be looking for some revenge after losing last week in Grand Rapids, as the Dragons would try to gain some momentum. Well, it seems like both sides were rather spicy. A grand total of 26 Penalties for a grand total of 238 YARDS were lost in this game, as the refs sure had a sore arm after this game for all those flags thrown. Both teams seemed to be perfectly fine throwing themselves at each other's full force, but the problem in that it’s that it ended up being at Grand Rapids disadvantage: 5 big injuries would fill the Grand Rapids already packed IR, including Kira Cassiano and Daniel Van Baarle. While not perfect, Wil Hudson had himself a game ( career high 315 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs) while Bobby Burnette would hold the fort for the Dragons (235 yards, 2 TDs). Down 31-27 in the end of the 4th quarter, it game down for one final last ditch hail mary from Hudson as Roy Viridi-Aqua, Miami’s top receiver, would catch the 55 yards bomb to seal the deal and give the Tropics the first win of their season! Miami wins this one 34-31.
Players of the Week
Offensive: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 21/37 for 216, a touchdown and an interception, plus 142 rushing yards
Defensive: Rudolph Mullen (LB – RIC): 4 tackles, two passes defended, two interceptions and a defensive touchdown
Special Teams: Norberto Martinez (P – CAL): ten punts for 501 yards, with 7 inside the 20
Here the preview of thanksgiving weekend !!
-Thanksgiving Game- (Thursday, November 27th 2025)
Montreal vs New York
-Week 7- (Sunday, November 30th 2025)
Chicago vs New Orleans
Colorado vs Downriver
Easton vs Las Vegas
Austin vs North Florida
California vs Nashville
Happy Turkey!
2024 UFFL Week 5 Results and week 6 preview!
General | Posted a month agoMarty here! time for your (late) UFFL update ^^;
Colorado at Austin
Aspen Redfield returns after missing two games and clearly doesn’t have much rust, throwing for almost three hundred yards. Kai Koa, on the other hand, only completed nine passes all game. Three of those passes went for touchdowns, however, giving the Blues an early point advantage. From there, their rushing attack completely took over the game, with 34 attempts for almost 200 yards on the ground. This was also an incredibly sloppy game, with 21 accepted penalties for a combined 197 lost yards between the teams. In the end, Austin was able to pull away in the second half for a double-digit victory. Final score: ATX 34, COL 20
New Orleans at California
Early on in this game it looked like it was going to be California domination. The Demons had a 14 point lead going into the half on the strength of rookie Lance Hunter’s first career pick-six and a career performance from Ellsworth Starr. The long-time veteran would have a career-high 166 yards from scrimmage. The Corsairs started to come back in the second half, however, with Theodore Dupre having his second consecutive 300-yard game. New Orleans would take the lead halfway through the fourth quarter, only for Kiedo Masquarde to lead the Demons down the field to score a touchdown with a minute 34 remaining. With Dupre playing as well as was New Orleans might have had a good chance to at least send the game to overtime, but he suffered an injury on a QB hit at midfield and was taken out of the game. Flip Penguinator managed to convert a fourth down to keep things alive, but they ran out of time for anything more. Kado Azeban’s 52-yard kick attempt was wide, and California escaped with the win. Final score: CAL 31, NOC 28
Montreal at Nashville
This one came down to turnovers. Roman Oliviera threw for three touchdowns, but he also had two interceptions, including a pick six in the first quarter that put Montreal up by 14. Appleby did throw an interception of his own, but passed for 340 yards and only took two sacks. The Royal needed his great game, as Vito Ligustica followed up on last week’s 200-yard game with an uncharacteristic stinker, rushing for only 31 yards on 17 carries (a 1.8 ypc average). Down 14 in the fourth quarter, the Tuts managed to come back to tie the game with five minutes left to play. After punts by both teams, Appleby got the ball back in his hands with about 90 seconds to play, and immediately connected with Robert Loera for a 44 yard completion. Three plays later James Schroeder would complete the drive with a four yard game-winning score. Final score: MTL 31, NSH 24
Las Vegas at North Florida
Well, this was certainly a game. The Bandits couldn’t throw the ball, with only 125 total passing yards, and the Renegades couldn’t run the ball, netting only 12 yards rushing (and 9 of those were on one play). So what happens when the movable object meets the stoppable force? Apparently a bunch of big exciting touchdown plays, oddly enough. That one 9 yard rush was Caryn Becker scrambling for a touchdown to tie the game, and Olen Reuyters caught a 52 yard touchdown to put North Florida up by six at the end of the third quarter. While Stapler may have been ineffective passing, his legs are apparently still great, as he decided to show up Becker with a 39 yard touchdown run of his own. And on only her seventh carry of the season, fullback Miyumi Iishi took a FB draw 43 yards up the middle untouched, her first career rushing TD. North Florida would get one more possession to try to tie, but turned the ball over on downs without crossing midfield. Final score: LVB 29, NFR 21
Chicago at Easton
So, good news and bad news for the Outlaws. The good news: Jean-Etienne Tremblay absolutely [CENSORED] dominated in the first half, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and catching two more TDs. Unfortunately, the bad news is that he would be injured on the second touchdown catch, right before the end of the half, and wouldn’t return to the game. Not that he really needed to. Chicago was already up 35-7 at that point, with the only Easton points coming from a team record 108 yard kickoff return by rookie Java Jenkins. Overall Easton didn’t play bad on offense. Lyra Murphy had her first 100-yard game of the season, and Draco Lindwurm had an 80% completion percentage without an interception. But it’s kinda hard to stay competitive when you’re in that big of a hole, that quickly. To add insult to injury, Easton starting safety Jordan Desjardins would break his wrist in the second quarter and is expected to miss at least a month. Final score: CHI 42, EAS 21
Miami at Grand Rapids
Well. Take everything I said about the last game, and remove the return TD. Grand Rapids controlled this game from moment one and never let up the gas. Rhonda Caulfield set a Dragons team record with 193 rushing yards, and the defense had an even better game, sacking Wil Hudson seven times and picking him off twice. When the best thing I can think of to say about Miami’s performance is that guard Johnathan McGuire had a team record 14 pancakes, you know it’s one to forget. Alas, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the Dragons. Rookie kicker Lars Lugo suffered a facial injury making a tackle on a kickoff, and he is doubtful for next week. Punter Clem Cooper was 1 for 2 on field goals in relief. Final score: GRD 37, MIA 6
Baltimore at Richmond
Jillian St. Claire could not be stopped today. She threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 112. 152 of those passing yards went to Hailey Reisman, who had nine catches on 12 targets. The two were absolutely dynamite.
And it wasn’t enough, because the Ponies weren’t the best team on the field today.
Yeah, I know.
First-overall pick Marc-Edouard Carpentier passed for 317 yards and two TDs without a pick, and Royce Jackson ran for two TDs and caught a third. The Richmond Flames came into a game against one of the hottest teams in the league and dropped 34 points on them. They are now 2-3 and are only one game back from the lead in their division. This season just got a lot more interesting. Final score: RIC 34, BAL 20
Players of the Week
Offensive: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI): 119 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs, plus three catches for 13 yards and two receiving TDs
Defensive: Orville McDunough (LB – LVB): 7 tackles (three for loss), a sack, and interception and a safety
Special Teams: Java Jenkins (RB – Easton): five kickoff returns for 196 yards, including a team record 108 return touchdown
Now here a preview of next week game on sunday November 23rd, 2025:
California vs Las Vegas
Baltimore vs North Florida
Nashville vs Easton
Colorado vs Richmond
New York vs Chicago
Austin vs Downriver
New Orleans vs Montreal
Grand Rapids vs Miami
See you soon!
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Colorado at Austin
Aspen Redfield returns after missing two games and clearly doesn’t have much rust, throwing for almost three hundred yards. Kai Koa, on the other hand, only completed nine passes all game. Three of those passes went for touchdowns, however, giving the Blues an early point advantage. From there, their rushing attack completely took over the game, with 34 attempts for almost 200 yards on the ground. This was also an incredibly sloppy game, with 21 accepted penalties for a combined 197 lost yards between the teams. In the end, Austin was able to pull away in the second half for a double-digit victory. Final score: ATX 34, COL 20
New Orleans at California
Early on in this game it looked like it was going to be California domination. The Demons had a 14 point lead going into the half on the strength of rookie Lance Hunter’s first career pick-six and a career performance from Ellsworth Starr. The long-time veteran would have a career-high 166 yards from scrimmage. The Corsairs started to come back in the second half, however, with Theodore Dupre having his second consecutive 300-yard game. New Orleans would take the lead halfway through the fourth quarter, only for Kiedo Masquarde to lead the Demons down the field to score a touchdown with a minute 34 remaining. With Dupre playing as well as was New Orleans might have had a good chance to at least send the game to overtime, but he suffered an injury on a QB hit at midfield and was taken out of the game. Flip Penguinator managed to convert a fourth down to keep things alive, but they ran out of time for anything more. Kado Azeban’s 52-yard kick attempt was wide, and California escaped with the win. Final score: CAL 31, NOC 28
Montreal at Nashville
This one came down to turnovers. Roman Oliviera threw for three touchdowns, but he also had two interceptions, including a pick six in the first quarter that put Montreal up by 14. Appleby did throw an interception of his own, but passed for 340 yards and only took two sacks. The Royal needed his great game, as Vito Ligustica followed up on last week’s 200-yard game with an uncharacteristic stinker, rushing for only 31 yards on 17 carries (a 1.8 ypc average). Down 14 in the fourth quarter, the Tuts managed to come back to tie the game with five minutes left to play. After punts by both teams, Appleby got the ball back in his hands with about 90 seconds to play, and immediately connected with Robert Loera for a 44 yard completion. Three plays later James Schroeder would complete the drive with a four yard game-winning score. Final score: MTL 31, NSH 24
Las Vegas at North Florida
Well, this was certainly a game. The Bandits couldn’t throw the ball, with only 125 total passing yards, and the Renegades couldn’t run the ball, netting only 12 yards rushing (and 9 of those were on one play). So what happens when the movable object meets the stoppable force? Apparently a bunch of big exciting touchdown plays, oddly enough. That one 9 yard rush was Caryn Becker scrambling for a touchdown to tie the game, and Olen Reuyters caught a 52 yard touchdown to put North Florida up by six at the end of the third quarter. While Stapler may have been ineffective passing, his legs are apparently still great, as he decided to show up Becker with a 39 yard touchdown run of his own. And on only her seventh carry of the season, fullback Miyumi Iishi took a FB draw 43 yards up the middle untouched, her first career rushing TD. North Florida would get one more possession to try to tie, but turned the ball over on downs without crossing midfield. Final score: LVB 29, NFR 21
Chicago at Easton
So, good news and bad news for the Outlaws. The good news: Jean-Etienne Tremblay absolutely [CENSORED] dominated in the first half, rushing for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and catching two more TDs. Unfortunately, the bad news is that he would be injured on the second touchdown catch, right before the end of the half, and wouldn’t return to the game. Not that he really needed to. Chicago was already up 35-7 at that point, with the only Easton points coming from a team record 108 yard kickoff return by rookie Java Jenkins. Overall Easton didn’t play bad on offense. Lyra Murphy had her first 100-yard game of the season, and Draco Lindwurm had an 80% completion percentage without an interception. But it’s kinda hard to stay competitive when you’re in that big of a hole, that quickly. To add insult to injury, Easton starting safety Jordan Desjardins would break his wrist in the second quarter and is expected to miss at least a month. Final score: CHI 42, EAS 21
Miami at Grand Rapids
Well. Take everything I said about the last game, and remove the return TD. Grand Rapids controlled this game from moment one and never let up the gas. Rhonda Caulfield set a Dragons team record with 193 rushing yards, and the defense had an even better game, sacking Wil Hudson seven times and picking him off twice. When the best thing I can think of to say about Miami’s performance is that guard Johnathan McGuire had a team record 14 pancakes, you know it’s one to forget. Alas, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the Dragons. Rookie kicker Lars Lugo suffered a facial injury making a tackle on a kickoff, and he is doubtful for next week. Punter Clem Cooper was 1 for 2 on field goals in relief. Final score: GRD 37, MIA 6
Baltimore at Richmond
Jillian St. Claire could not be stopped today. She threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 112. 152 of those passing yards went to Hailey Reisman, who had nine catches on 12 targets. The two were absolutely dynamite.
And it wasn’t enough, because the Ponies weren’t the best team on the field today.
Yeah, I know.
First-overall pick Marc-Edouard Carpentier passed for 317 yards and two TDs without a pick, and Royce Jackson ran for two TDs and caught a third. The Richmond Flames came into a game against one of the hottest teams in the league and dropped 34 points on them. They are now 2-3 and are only one game back from the lead in their division. This season just got a lot more interesting. Final score: RIC 34, BAL 20
Players of the Week
Offensive: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI): 119 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs, plus three catches for 13 yards and two receiving TDs
Defensive: Orville McDunough (LB – LVB): 7 tackles (three for loss), a sack, and interception and a safety
Special Teams: Java Jenkins (RB – Easton): five kickoff returns for 196 yards, including a team record 108 return touchdown
Now here a preview of next week game on sunday November 23rd, 2025:
California vs Las Vegas
Baltimore vs North Florida
Nashville vs Easton
Colorado vs Richmond
New York vs Chicago
Austin vs Downriver
New Orleans vs Montreal
Grand Rapids vs Miami
See you soon!
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2024 UFFL Week 4 Results and Week 5 Preview!
General | Posted 2 months agoHello there, here Marty for your weekly UFFL news!
- In Chicago, Vegas Wide Receiver Logan Mckee had a career best day with 141 receiving yards against the Outlaws, as both division rivals fought neck and neck the whole game. It came down to the lucky feet of Outlaws Kicker Thalia Perez, as she would tie a team record 5/5 on field goals today, and would break the Bandits fans’s heart at the very end as the bear would kick a team/career long 57 yard field goal at 16 second left in the fourth quarter, as the Outlaws would survive a nail biter and win 22-19.
- After missing a couple of games with an injury, the First overall pick Marc-Édouard Carpentier finally had a proper start for the Flames against the Crushers. While he would suffer 2 Interceptions, the Hyena starting to show signs of brilliance that the Flames would need in the future, For the Crushers, with Redfield still hurting the QB spot for Colorado was in the paws of Zoe Mckee, who proved to be a difference maker in this game, scoring 2 TDs with a QB rating of 107.5. The Crushers ended up winning this game 27-21, but the game was really much closer than the score would show. Help is on the way.
- In Grand Rapids, A pick six from Austin Linebacker Hat Chargogga in the third quarter, his first since 2017, was apparently all what the Blues needed, as once more the offense of Grand Rapids struggled even with Kira Cassiano’s effort (34/48, 279 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) kai Koa was benched toward the end of the game for Peli Connors, hoping to get a jolt to be able to get over the hump, and Connors would deliver with 4/5 and a key TD. Austin wins the game 28-17.
- In a competitive affair in New York, the Defiant were going toe to toe with the defending champs Renegades. In a game where points were at a premium, Wide Receiver for New York Justice Matari would shine with 124 receiving yards and 1 TD. North Florida's defense held strong, thanks in part to the work of Linebacker Ricardo Gorman ( 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recover) , but the Renegades were shut down in the second half, and suffered a costly safety that helped the Defiant go over and win. New York wins this one 18-14.
- In Easton, the Bald Eagles would bounce back after next week in remarkable fashion against a tough challenge in Baltimore, as once again, rookie sensation Java Jenkins was the key contributor with 109 yards rushing and 2 TDs. Fellow teammate Lyra Murphy had a great game with 2 TDs on 73 yards receiving. As Free Safety Jordan Desjardins shut the Baltimore offense with 8 tackles 1 INT and a forced fumble. Easton wins this one 28-14.
- In Miami, it was a tale of two halves. The Tropics started out with a Pick six from Courtney Oeun and it seemed like once again, the Corsairs QB rookie Theodore Dupré had all the difficulty in the world to settle in. Tropics led at the half 16-13. Then the second half happened, and…Dupree went HAM. Demonstrating the qualities that made him a prized first round selection, he would carve the Tropîcs defense with 3 TDs as the Corsairs would roll Miami over and scored their first win of the season, winning 41-16.
- In California, things seemed to start well for the Demons, as they had the Nashville Tuts on their heels As they led 13-0 quickly in the second quarter. Then Tuts QB Roman Oliviera broke out and attacked the Demons’s Defense with 358 passing yards and 4 TDs ( a career high ). The Tuts were also merciless on defense as 3 Tuts players rattled California with over 10 tackles each. And if things would not be enough, O-line player for the Demons Arthur Brisby would be out for 2 months, having suffered a broken arm. Nashville wins this game 30-13.
Players of the week:
Offense: QB Roman Oliviera (NSH) : 27/39, 358 yards , 4 TDs , 1 INT
Defense: LB Hat Chargogga (ATX) : 8 tcks, 1 sack, 1 pick six
Special Teams: K Thalia Perez (CHI) : 5/5 FGs, record 57 yard FG
Here the preview for Week 5 on Sunday November 16th 2025:
Colorado vs Austin
New Orleans vs California
Montreal vs Nashville
Las Vegas vs North Florida
Chicago vs Easton
Miami vs Grand Rapids
Baltimore vs Richmond
New York and Downriver are on Bye.
-See you!
- In Chicago, Vegas Wide Receiver Logan Mckee had a career best day with 141 receiving yards against the Outlaws, as both division rivals fought neck and neck the whole game. It came down to the lucky feet of Outlaws Kicker Thalia Perez, as she would tie a team record 5/5 on field goals today, and would break the Bandits fans’s heart at the very end as the bear would kick a team/career long 57 yard field goal at 16 second left in the fourth quarter, as the Outlaws would survive a nail biter and win 22-19.
- After missing a couple of games with an injury, the First overall pick Marc-Édouard Carpentier finally had a proper start for the Flames against the Crushers. While he would suffer 2 Interceptions, the Hyena starting to show signs of brilliance that the Flames would need in the future, For the Crushers, with Redfield still hurting the QB spot for Colorado was in the paws of Zoe Mckee, who proved to be a difference maker in this game, scoring 2 TDs with a QB rating of 107.5. The Crushers ended up winning this game 27-21, but the game was really much closer than the score would show. Help is on the way.
- In Grand Rapids, A pick six from Austin Linebacker Hat Chargogga in the third quarter, his first since 2017, was apparently all what the Blues needed, as once more the offense of Grand Rapids struggled even with Kira Cassiano’s effort (34/48, 279 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) kai Koa was benched toward the end of the game for Peli Connors, hoping to get a jolt to be able to get over the hump, and Connors would deliver with 4/5 and a key TD. Austin wins the game 28-17.
- In a competitive affair in New York, the Defiant were going toe to toe with the defending champs Renegades. In a game where points were at a premium, Wide Receiver for New York Justice Matari would shine with 124 receiving yards and 1 TD. North Florida's defense held strong, thanks in part to the work of Linebacker Ricardo Gorman ( 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recover) , but the Renegades were shut down in the second half, and suffered a costly safety that helped the Defiant go over and win. New York wins this one 18-14.
- In Easton, the Bald Eagles would bounce back after next week in remarkable fashion against a tough challenge in Baltimore, as once again, rookie sensation Java Jenkins was the key contributor with 109 yards rushing and 2 TDs. Fellow teammate Lyra Murphy had a great game with 2 TDs on 73 yards receiving. As Free Safety Jordan Desjardins shut the Baltimore offense with 8 tackles 1 INT and a forced fumble. Easton wins this one 28-14.
- In Miami, it was a tale of two halves. The Tropics started out with a Pick six from Courtney Oeun and it seemed like once again, the Corsairs QB rookie Theodore Dupré had all the difficulty in the world to settle in. Tropics led at the half 16-13. Then the second half happened, and…Dupree went HAM. Demonstrating the qualities that made him a prized first round selection, he would carve the Tropîcs defense with 3 TDs as the Corsairs would roll Miami over and scored their first win of the season, winning 41-16.
- In California, things seemed to start well for the Demons, as they had the Nashville Tuts on their heels As they led 13-0 quickly in the second quarter. Then Tuts QB Roman Oliviera broke out and attacked the Demons’s Defense with 358 passing yards and 4 TDs ( a career high ). The Tuts were also merciless on defense as 3 Tuts players rattled California with over 10 tackles each. And if things would not be enough, O-line player for the Demons Arthur Brisby would be out for 2 months, having suffered a broken arm. Nashville wins this game 30-13.
Players of the week:
Offense: QB Roman Oliviera (NSH) : 27/39, 358 yards , 4 TDs , 1 INT
Defense: LB Hat Chargogga (ATX) : 8 tcks, 1 sack, 1 pick six
Special Teams: K Thalia Perez (CHI) : 5/5 FGs, record 57 yard FG
Here the preview for Week 5 on Sunday November 16th 2025:
Colorado vs Austin
New Orleans vs California
Montreal vs Nashville
Las Vegas vs North Florida
Chicago vs Easton
Miami vs Grand Rapids
Baltimore vs Richmond
New York and Downriver are on Bye.
-See you!
2024 UFFL Week 3 results and week 4 preview!
General | Posted 2 months agoHello hello Marty here with your dose of UFFL! Here the results for Week 3:
- Baltimore at Miami
Baltimore didn’t look great today. They were only 2/11 on third down, and got flagged for 11 accepted penalties. It was enough to stay ahead of the struggling Tropics, however, who are the only team in the Continental conference without a victory through three weeks. Jillian St. Claire threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Ponies D totally bottled up Miami’s passing game, holding Wil Hudson to under 200 yards. Miami will now look to next week’s tilt again New Orleans, who are similarly without a win (pending the results of today’s contest against New York). Final score: BAL 24, MIA 10
- Downriver at California
Lillian Newman went absolutely beast mode today. She rushed for 157 yards, including a team record 73 yard run on 2nd and 22 to end the first quarter. That moves her above Darnell Paige for the most career rushing yards by a quarterback, in only her third season. Unfortunately, Newman and safety Everett Simms (who had a 64 yard pick six in the first quarter) were the only Waves players to show up for the game. The rest of the team had a total of 12 rushing yards, and the reason Newman got so many rushing yards was that she was scrambling for her life all game long. She only managed 162 passing yards against a Demons defense that had her under constant pressure. Veteran back Ellsworth Starr had a career high 123 yards rushing for California, to go with 144 receiving yards for rookie Christopher Gonzales. Final score: CAL 27, DWN 17
- Montreal at Colorado
So, the bad news. Tyron Appleby left the game after throwing for only 84 yards and two picks. The good news: Montreal was up 31-6 by that point. Appleby wasn’t really needed when Vito Ligustica was averaging 13 yards a carry, rushing for 204 yards including a team-record 96 yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Crushers looked completely overmatched, getting outgained by more than 200 yards despite three Royal turnovers. Of course, they were playing without starting QB Aspen Redfield, who remains out with an ankle injury. Redfield is expected to be out at least one more week, so Zoe McKee will likely get one more start against Richmond next week. Final score: MTL 37, COL 6
- Grand Rapids at Nashville
This was very much a game of two halves. The first half was all Nashville, who ran up a 17-0 lead by halftime. The Dragons were just completely shut down on offense all game long, with only 134 yards of offense by the start of the fourth quarter. That’s when they started to make a furious comeback, scoring 14 unanswered points to get it within a field goal. Unfortunately, they just ran out of time. The Tuts recovered the onside kick attempt, and were able to kneel out the rest of the game to secure the win. To add insult to injury, the Dragons lost their second starting offensive linesfur to injury this season. George Oumauk is expected to miss multiple games with a sprained wrist, joining Darren Hibbard on the bench. Final score: NSH 17, GRD 14
- Richmond at Las Vegas
This is one where the final score definitely doesn’t tell the whole tale. Yes, Richmond got blown out in Vegas. But they actually managed to hang with the Bandits for the majority of the game. They were only down by four at halftime, and both Chris Davis and Allen Blue had hundred-yard receiving games. Darnell Paige looked the best he has all year, and if not for an interception that Corey-Lewis Armstrong returned 61 yards for a score they might have even taken the lead in the third quarter. That pick-six seemed to take the wind out of the Flames’ sails, and Las Vegas was able to run up the score from there. Final score: LVB 34, RIC 9
- Chicago at Easton
Speaking of running up the score. I think losing in Austin last week just pissed the Outlaws off. Jean-Etienne Tremblay set Chicago records for both rushing yards and touchdowns, manhandling the Bald Eagles defense for 194 yards and FOUR rushing scores. Chicago was up by three scores by halftime, and didn’t let up the gas at all in the second half, adding a pick-six for good measure. Long-time New York Defenders receiver Max Stahl, in his first year in Chicago, set a personal best with 128 yards receiving, more than he’s had in any full *season* since 2018. Bald Eagles receiver Nolan Pykken had his first touchdown of the year in the second quarter, but that was pretty much the only bright spot for Easton today. Final score: CHI 52, EAS 13
- North Florida at Austin
I’m not sure either team really wanted to win this one. I think they were just content with beating each other up. Especially Austin, which managed to sack Caryn Becker EIGHT times. In return, the Renegades committed three unnecessary roughness penalties, helping to keep the Blues in the game. Austin finally broke a 10-10 tie that had existed for two full quarters with a 52-yard field goal with 4:18 remaining. Unfortunately, Hunter Blumenthal had a 60 yard return on the kickoff, giving the Renegades a short field. The Blues nearly got the ball back one play later, with a strip-sack of Caryn Becker that she managed to fall on to retain possession. Two plays later, Becker connected with Olen Reuyters in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown and their first lead of the game. Austin got one more possession, but a sack on third down left them looking at a 4th and 14, and Liam Palanturas only managed to get about 3. Final score: NFR 17, ATX 13
- New York at New Orleans
59 points in the first half. Are you not entertained, football nation? Rookie Theodore Dupre only had 13 completions all game, but four of them wound up in the hands of receivers in the end zone. He didn’t have to pass too much, as Leone Lopez constantly set up the Corsairs with big chunk plays, rushing for 180 yards overall. Emi Tachibana was able to keep the Defiant in the game, however, throwing for a career-high 35 completions on 51 passing attempts. New Orleans had an 11 point lead going into the half, but New York managed to cut that to only 3 with a successful two-point conversion in the third quarter. They’d miss a potential game-tying field goal in the fourth, and got the ball back with one last chance just before the two-minute warning. Two crucial third-down catches by tight end Atemu Foxalitac kept the drive going, and fellow tight end Owen Walker would take a five-yard pass into the endzone with 42 seconds remaining for New York’s first lead of the day. After one short catch, Dupre would throw three straight incompletions to turn the ball over on downs. Final score: NYD 39, NOC 35
- Players of the Week -
Offense: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI): 194 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs, plus one catch for six yards
Defense: Corey-Lewis Armstrong (SS – LVB): 7 tackles, a pass defense and a pick-six
Special Teams: Hunter Blumenthal (WR – NFR): three kickoff returns for 122 total yards, plus two punt returns for 17 yards
Here the preview of week 4 on Sunday November 9th 2025:
Las Vegas vs Chicago
Richmond vs Colorado
Austin vs Grand Rapids
North Florida vs New York
Baltimore vs Easton
New orleans vs Miami
Nashville vs California
Montreal and Downriver are on a BYE.
See you!
- Baltimore at Miami
Baltimore didn’t look great today. They were only 2/11 on third down, and got flagged for 11 accepted penalties. It was enough to stay ahead of the struggling Tropics, however, who are the only team in the Continental conference without a victory through three weeks. Jillian St. Claire threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Ponies D totally bottled up Miami’s passing game, holding Wil Hudson to under 200 yards. Miami will now look to next week’s tilt again New Orleans, who are similarly without a win (pending the results of today’s contest against New York). Final score: BAL 24, MIA 10
- Downriver at California
Lillian Newman went absolutely beast mode today. She rushed for 157 yards, including a team record 73 yard run on 2nd and 22 to end the first quarter. That moves her above Darnell Paige for the most career rushing yards by a quarterback, in only her third season. Unfortunately, Newman and safety Everett Simms (who had a 64 yard pick six in the first quarter) were the only Waves players to show up for the game. The rest of the team had a total of 12 rushing yards, and the reason Newman got so many rushing yards was that she was scrambling for her life all game long. She only managed 162 passing yards against a Demons defense that had her under constant pressure. Veteran back Ellsworth Starr had a career high 123 yards rushing for California, to go with 144 receiving yards for rookie Christopher Gonzales. Final score: CAL 27, DWN 17
- Montreal at Colorado
So, the bad news. Tyron Appleby left the game after throwing for only 84 yards and two picks. The good news: Montreal was up 31-6 by that point. Appleby wasn’t really needed when Vito Ligustica was averaging 13 yards a carry, rushing for 204 yards including a team-record 96 yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Crushers looked completely overmatched, getting outgained by more than 200 yards despite three Royal turnovers. Of course, they were playing without starting QB Aspen Redfield, who remains out with an ankle injury. Redfield is expected to be out at least one more week, so Zoe McKee will likely get one more start against Richmond next week. Final score: MTL 37, COL 6
- Grand Rapids at Nashville
This was very much a game of two halves. The first half was all Nashville, who ran up a 17-0 lead by halftime. The Dragons were just completely shut down on offense all game long, with only 134 yards of offense by the start of the fourth quarter. That’s when they started to make a furious comeback, scoring 14 unanswered points to get it within a field goal. Unfortunately, they just ran out of time. The Tuts recovered the onside kick attempt, and were able to kneel out the rest of the game to secure the win. To add insult to injury, the Dragons lost their second starting offensive linesfur to injury this season. George Oumauk is expected to miss multiple games with a sprained wrist, joining Darren Hibbard on the bench. Final score: NSH 17, GRD 14
- Richmond at Las Vegas
This is one where the final score definitely doesn’t tell the whole tale. Yes, Richmond got blown out in Vegas. But they actually managed to hang with the Bandits for the majority of the game. They were only down by four at halftime, and both Chris Davis and Allen Blue had hundred-yard receiving games. Darnell Paige looked the best he has all year, and if not for an interception that Corey-Lewis Armstrong returned 61 yards for a score they might have even taken the lead in the third quarter. That pick-six seemed to take the wind out of the Flames’ sails, and Las Vegas was able to run up the score from there. Final score: LVB 34, RIC 9
- Chicago at Easton
Speaking of running up the score. I think losing in Austin last week just pissed the Outlaws off. Jean-Etienne Tremblay set Chicago records for both rushing yards and touchdowns, manhandling the Bald Eagles defense for 194 yards and FOUR rushing scores. Chicago was up by three scores by halftime, and didn’t let up the gas at all in the second half, adding a pick-six for good measure. Long-time New York Defenders receiver Max Stahl, in his first year in Chicago, set a personal best with 128 yards receiving, more than he’s had in any full *season* since 2018. Bald Eagles receiver Nolan Pykken had his first touchdown of the year in the second quarter, but that was pretty much the only bright spot for Easton today. Final score: CHI 52, EAS 13
- North Florida at Austin
I’m not sure either team really wanted to win this one. I think they were just content with beating each other up. Especially Austin, which managed to sack Caryn Becker EIGHT times. In return, the Renegades committed three unnecessary roughness penalties, helping to keep the Blues in the game. Austin finally broke a 10-10 tie that had existed for two full quarters with a 52-yard field goal with 4:18 remaining. Unfortunately, Hunter Blumenthal had a 60 yard return on the kickoff, giving the Renegades a short field. The Blues nearly got the ball back one play later, with a strip-sack of Caryn Becker that she managed to fall on to retain possession. Two plays later, Becker connected with Olen Reuyters in the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown and their first lead of the game. Austin got one more possession, but a sack on third down left them looking at a 4th and 14, and Liam Palanturas only managed to get about 3. Final score: NFR 17, ATX 13
- New York at New Orleans
59 points in the first half. Are you not entertained, football nation? Rookie Theodore Dupre only had 13 completions all game, but four of them wound up in the hands of receivers in the end zone. He didn’t have to pass too much, as Leone Lopez constantly set up the Corsairs with big chunk plays, rushing for 180 yards overall. Emi Tachibana was able to keep the Defiant in the game, however, throwing for a career-high 35 completions on 51 passing attempts. New Orleans had an 11 point lead going into the half, but New York managed to cut that to only 3 with a successful two-point conversion in the third quarter. They’d miss a potential game-tying field goal in the fourth, and got the ball back with one last chance just before the two-minute warning. Two crucial third-down catches by tight end Atemu Foxalitac kept the drive going, and fellow tight end Owen Walker would take a five-yard pass into the endzone with 42 seconds remaining for New York’s first lead of the day. After one short catch, Dupre would throw three straight incompletions to turn the ball over on downs. Final score: NYD 39, NOC 35
- Players of the Week -
Offense: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI): 194 rushing yards, 4 rushing TDs, plus one catch for six yards
Defense: Corey-Lewis Armstrong (SS – LVB): 7 tackles, a pass defense and a pick-six
Special Teams: Hunter Blumenthal (WR – NFR): three kickoff returns for 122 total yards, plus two punt returns for 17 yards
Here the preview of week 4 on Sunday November 9th 2025:
Las Vegas vs Chicago
Richmond vs Colorado
Austin vs Grand Rapids
North Florida vs New York
Baltimore vs Easton
New orleans vs Miami
Nashville vs California
Montreal and Downriver are on a BYE.
See you!
UFFL 2024 Week 2 results and week 3 preview!
General | Posted 2 months agoMarty here! And here the quick results for week 2 of the UFFL season:
- Still on the road, The Chicago Outlaws continued the start of their season as they visited the Austin Blues. This game saw Austin QB Kai Koa bouncing back from last week's disappointing performance as he ended the day with a 123.8 QB rating and 3 touchdowns. Both running attacks were on point, as Jean-Étienne Tremblay ran for 119 yards and 2 TDs against Austin’s Carrice Kenton 129 yards rushing, with no TDs though. Ultimately, what broke out the game was Austin’s passing offense was more efficient than Chicago’s, even managing to have Darius Smith sacked for a safety. Thanks for Logan Virtanen. While leading late 23-22. Austin’s managed to push their way in the Outlaws defense and scored the winning touchdown at the end. Austin wins this one 28-23.
- In Baltimore, it seems like the Ponies were ready to restart where they left off after encouraging signs at the end of last year, as they would face off against the Demons. The all star duo of Jillian St-Claire (Career high 4 TDs) and running back Kennedy Rodriguez (career high 149 yards and his first career receiving TD) took care of the Demons, as they were struggling offensively with only 3/13 on third down conversions compared to the Ponies 8/13 third down conversions. California QB Masquarde didn't do too bad in the game, as he didn't throw Interceptions, but the running game never got going and they seemed overall stalled all day. Ponies starts 2-0 as they win this game 37-3.
- In Easton, everything seemed to be going the Crushers way as they were leading 14-7 after a solid quarter from veteran QB Aspen Redfield, but early in the second quarter, everything went kabosh for Colorado, as Aspen Redfield injured his ankle on a play and would not return to the game. Zoe Mckee came in for the rest of the game, but then Colorado’s offense seemed to have evaporated, even with the work of Blanche de la Rosa (126 yards). She had the Bald Eagles defense in her face all game, getting sacked repeatedly, as the running game of rookie sensation Java Jenkins(1 TD) and Susan Forester(3 TD) took care in leading the way for their first win of the season. Easton wins this game 31-17.
- Down in Nashville, Miami was trying to get their first win of the campaign against the Nashville Tuts. There were some good things coming from Miami QB’s Will Hudson, as he continued to improve on the field, as he had one hell of a weapon with Roy Viridi-Aqua that had a superb day (125 yards) receiving. The only problem in this equation, is that Miami never managed to rise on the occasion as they would be heavily penalized all game (7 penalties for 64 yards) and 5/14 on third down conversions won’t cut it in the UFFL. For the Tuts, Roman Oliviera did enough to help the offense keep going, as the defense led by Olga Mikhailov (3 tackles, 2 sacks) helped Nashville take over the match and gain the victory, The tuts wins this one 30-20.
- Time for a rematch, and more to it, time to show the new UFFL title banner at Red Cliffs coliseum as it was the home opening for the defending champions North Florida Renegades. It was also the beginning of the rookie QB sensation career of Kira Cassiano, who shined during the preseason with her unreal accuracy…. Safe to say, this game was Cassiano’s “Welcome to the UFFL” moment for the feline. The Renegades defense was ruthless all game, led by Ricardo Gorman with 12 total tackles and Hendrix Blake ( 9 tackles and 2 sacks ) as Kira was picked off once with a pedestrian 75 % QB rating. Her opposition, Caryn Becker, didn’t do well but better, picked off twice with a 87.5 % QB rating. Roland McSnow ran all over the Dragons defense with 136 yards and a TD, as it was all they needed to give their fans a party. North Florida wins this one 34-13.
- In New York, the Defiant would receive the New Orleans Corsairs on their home opener. The corsairs continued to try to get their rookie QB Theodore Dupree going, as New York was not kind as he threw one TD and got picked off on a poultry 68.8 QB rating. The story of the game was the Defiant Rushing offense, as Timothy Dougherty ran for over 100 yards for the first time, as William Hobbs rushed for a career high 154 yards as it's all what they all really needed to dominate this game. That and New York defense being its usual gritty self with 3 turnovers. The Defiant comes up on top 38-13.
- In Montreal, we had a total grind of a defensive game going on between the Royal and the Bandits. With even a third quarter where neither team had nothing going on. It came down to the final quarter. Neither had quite a good running game but neither had the QBs did anything too spectacular. But in the end, someone had to put the dagger in this game, and it would be Montreal. Jonas Walker would get a pick six on Stapler (4 INTs in this game, a career low) in the fourth as it gave the Royal the opening to finish the job with a total 17 points in the last quarter. Montreal wins this one 27-7.
- Finally in Richmond, the Flames hoped to get things on the right track after a great win last week, as they faced the Waves. But things would start problematic, as Marc-Édouard Carpentier was diagnosed with a separated shoulder after last week's game as he was questionable in this week's game. Darnell Paige would be at the helm. Downriver QB Lillian Newman was looking for revenge after a false start last week as she was ready to go to work this week, with an efficient 121 QB rating and 2 TDs. Richmond O-line seemed to be much better than last week, as Paige worked well with a 101.2 QB rating with a TD. Unlike last week, Royce Jackson wasn’t able to re-create his performance, as the running star for this week was Taj Thompson, running for 104 yards and receiving for 65 yards. Efficiency was the key here, as Richmond on the other end was penalized a lot (80 yards of penalties) and were 5 for 12 in third down conversions. The waves would win this game 31-10.
Players of the Week Offensive: Roland McSnow (RB – NFR): 136 rushing yards and a rushing TD, plus two catches for 82 yards
Defensive: Carl Araujo (LB – NYD): 8 tackles (3 for loss), a sack, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
Special Teams: Kris Clueton (K – NSH): three field goals, including two over 50 yards, and three extra points
Here the preview for week 3 on Sunday, november 2nd!
Baltimore vs Miami
Downriver vs California
Montreal vs Colorado
Grand Rapids vs Nashville
Richmond vs Las Vegas
Easton vs Chicago
North Florida vs Austin
New York vs New Orleans
Have a spooky week!
- Still on the road, The Chicago Outlaws continued the start of their season as they visited the Austin Blues. This game saw Austin QB Kai Koa bouncing back from last week's disappointing performance as he ended the day with a 123.8 QB rating and 3 touchdowns. Both running attacks were on point, as Jean-Étienne Tremblay ran for 119 yards and 2 TDs against Austin’s Carrice Kenton 129 yards rushing, with no TDs though. Ultimately, what broke out the game was Austin’s passing offense was more efficient than Chicago’s, even managing to have Darius Smith sacked for a safety. Thanks for Logan Virtanen. While leading late 23-22. Austin’s managed to push their way in the Outlaws defense and scored the winning touchdown at the end. Austin wins this one 28-23.
- In Baltimore, it seems like the Ponies were ready to restart where they left off after encouraging signs at the end of last year, as they would face off against the Demons. The all star duo of Jillian St-Claire (Career high 4 TDs) and running back Kennedy Rodriguez (career high 149 yards and his first career receiving TD) took care of the Demons, as they were struggling offensively with only 3/13 on third down conversions compared to the Ponies 8/13 third down conversions. California QB Masquarde didn't do too bad in the game, as he didn't throw Interceptions, but the running game never got going and they seemed overall stalled all day. Ponies starts 2-0 as they win this game 37-3.
- In Easton, everything seemed to be going the Crushers way as they were leading 14-7 after a solid quarter from veteran QB Aspen Redfield, but early in the second quarter, everything went kabosh for Colorado, as Aspen Redfield injured his ankle on a play and would not return to the game. Zoe Mckee came in for the rest of the game, but then Colorado’s offense seemed to have evaporated, even with the work of Blanche de la Rosa (126 yards). She had the Bald Eagles defense in her face all game, getting sacked repeatedly, as the running game of rookie sensation Java Jenkins(1 TD) and Susan Forester(3 TD) took care in leading the way for their first win of the season. Easton wins this game 31-17.
- Down in Nashville, Miami was trying to get their first win of the campaign against the Nashville Tuts. There were some good things coming from Miami QB’s Will Hudson, as he continued to improve on the field, as he had one hell of a weapon with Roy Viridi-Aqua that had a superb day (125 yards) receiving. The only problem in this equation, is that Miami never managed to rise on the occasion as they would be heavily penalized all game (7 penalties for 64 yards) and 5/14 on third down conversions won’t cut it in the UFFL. For the Tuts, Roman Oliviera did enough to help the offense keep going, as the defense led by Olga Mikhailov (3 tackles, 2 sacks) helped Nashville take over the match and gain the victory, The tuts wins this one 30-20.
- Time for a rematch, and more to it, time to show the new UFFL title banner at Red Cliffs coliseum as it was the home opening for the defending champions North Florida Renegades. It was also the beginning of the rookie QB sensation career of Kira Cassiano, who shined during the preseason with her unreal accuracy…. Safe to say, this game was Cassiano’s “Welcome to the UFFL” moment for the feline. The Renegades defense was ruthless all game, led by Ricardo Gorman with 12 total tackles and Hendrix Blake ( 9 tackles and 2 sacks ) as Kira was picked off once with a pedestrian 75 % QB rating. Her opposition, Caryn Becker, didn’t do well but better, picked off twice with a 87.5 % QB rating. Roland McSnow ran all over the Dragons defense with 136 yards and a TD, as it was all they needed to give their fans a party. North Florida wins this one 34-13.
- In New York, the Defiant would receive the New Orleans Corsairs on their home opener. The corsairs continued to try to get their rookie QB Theodore Dupree going, as New York was not kind as he threw one TD and got picked off on a poultry 68.8 QB rating. The story of the game was the Defiant Rushing offense, as Timothy Dougherty ran for over 100 yards for the first time, as William Hobbs rushed for a career high 154 yards as it's all what they all really needed to dominate this game. That and New York defense being its usual gritty self with 3 turnovers. The Defiant comes up on top 38-13.
- In Montreal, we had a total grind of a defensive game going on between the Royal and the Bandits. With even a third quarter where neither team had nothing going on. It came down to the final quarter. Neither had quite a good running game but neither had the QBs did anything too spectacular. But in the end, someone had to put the dagger in this game, and it would be Montreal. Jonas Walker would get a pick six on Stapler (4 INTs in this game, a career low) in the fourth as it gave the Royal the opening to finish the job with a total 17 points in the last quarter. Montreal wins this one 27-7.
- Finally in Richmond, the Flames hoped to get things on the right track after a great win last week, as they faced the Waves. But things would start problematic, as Marc-Édouard Carpentier was diagnosed with a separated shoulder after last week's game as he was questionable in this week's game. Darnell Paige would be at the helm. Downriver QB Lillian Newman was looking for revenge after a false start last week as she was ready to go to work this week, with an efficient 121 QB rating and 2 TDs. Richmond O-line seemed to be much better than last week, as Paige worked well with a 101.2 QB rating with a TD. Unlike last week, Royce Jackson wasn’t able to re-create his performance, as the running star for this week was Taj Thompson, running for 104 yards and receiving for 65 yards. Efficiency was the key here, as Richmond on the other end was penalized a lot (80 yards of penalties) and were 5 for 12 in third down conversions. The waves would win this game 31-10.
Players of the Week Offensive: Roland McSnow (RB – NFR): 136 rushing yards and a rushing TD, plus two catches for 82 yards
Defensive: Carl Araujo (LB – NYD): 8 tackles (3 for loss), a sack, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
Special Teams: Kris Clueton (K – NSH): three field goals, including two over 50 yards, and three extra points
Here the preview for week 3 on Sunday, november 2nd!
Baltimore vs Miami
Downriver vs California
Montreal vs Colorado
Grand Rapids vs Nashville
Richmond vs Las Vegas
Easton vs Chicago
North Florida vs Austin
New York vs New Orleans
Have a spooky week!
UFFL 2024 Week 1 results!
General | Posted 2 months agoWeek 1 is in the books!
Marty here, and here is the detailled results for Kickoff weekend in the UFFL:
Baltimore at Downriver
It’s the first game of the season, and we already get a matchup between two powerhouse quarterbacks in Jillian St. Claire and Lillian Newman. Baltimore gets the scoring started with a field goal, but Newman fires back with a 55 yard strike to Renato Hanna for a touchdown. Unfortunately, that flash of brilliance would be all that we’d see from Newman for a while. She’d cough up the ball twice on sacks, and the Ponies would score on both turnovers to take a 30-7 lead at halftime. The Waves would look a lot better in the second half, especially the defense, holding Baltimore to 3 points. But the damage had already been done. Newman got it back to a one-score game, but there wasn’t enough time left on the clock for another drive. Final score: BAL 33, DWN 25
Chicago at California
In contrast to our first game, this one was a close, defensive effort. Kiedo Masquarde may have beaten out the incumbent Elise Beaumont during the preseason, but he didn’t look sharp today, completing less than half of his passes for only 129 yards. Darius Smith, on the other hand, was slinging the ball all over the field, going 33/44 for 281 yards and two touchdowns, only two completions fewer than his career high. With that sort of stat line, and with the Outlaws outgaining the Demons by more than 150 yards overall, you’d have expected Chicago to get a double digit win. However, the team seemed unable to convert yardage into points, going 3/14 on third down. A third of Smith’s total yards came on the final drive of the game. Down by two with only 2:16 left to play and pinned at their own five yard line, Smith put the team on his back, completing ten consecutive passes to drive down into field goal range. Thalia Perez made the chip-shot field goal to steal the game from the Demons. Final score: CHI 17, CAL 16
Austin at Colorado
Wait, what year is it again? Last year veteran QB Aspen Redfield had his best season since 2016, when he was with Baltimore. This year it seems he’s picked up right where he left off, throwing for four touchdowns in a rout of the Blues. The Crushers scored 21 unanswered points to start the game on three Jeordie Khalil receptions, a career high for the third-year wideout. Veteran receiver Larry Napier, who plays mostly on special teams, would add two more TDs in the second half, his first touchdowns since 2020. On the other side of the ball, Kai Koa managed to keep the Blues in the game for at least a little while with three touchdown passes of his own. But the offense was constantly stymied by the Crushers, only converting a single third down all game. They were also undisciplined, racking up 12 penalties, including two roughing the passer penalties on the same drive. Final score: COL 38, ATX 21
Easton at Nashville.
Well, this one is really a tale of two halves. After an opening drive touchdown by Dallas Larkin put the Tuts up 7-0, the remainder of the first half was all Bald Eagles. Rookie Java Jenkins scored twice, once rushing and once receiving, and Easton went into halftime with a three-score lead. Unfortunately for Easton, however, Roman Oliviera came out of the locker room a different player. He completed touchdown passes to three different receivers with only two incompletions in the second half to put Nashville up by four. They could have been up by even more, but kicker Kris Clueton missed two field goal attempts. Easton still had multiple chances to regain the lead, but Draco Lindwurm threw interceptions on consecutive possessions, and Bubba Deezen had a 35 yard rush into the end zone to salt the game away. Final score: NSH 35, EAS 24
North Florida at Grand Rapids
Earlier I called the CHI/CAL game a defensive effort. I was wrong. THIS is a defensive effort. You want to know how bad the offenses were in this game? An offensive tackle was the player of the game. Granted, that player was Pro Bowl tackle Brandon Cormier, who set a league record today with an unbelievable TWENTY TWO pancakes. Dragons defensefurs were running into him like a brick wall all game. But even with that titanic effort, Caryn Becker still got sacked four times, and their run game couldn’t get anything going. 112 yards on 26 carries doesn’t look all that bad in the box score, but almost half of that came on a single 50-yard run by Tyler Wirl in the fourth quarter. Despite that play helping to set up 1st and goal from the 1, the Renegades were unable to convert and had to settle for a field goal. That ended up costing them the game, as that left them down by eight with 4:28 left to play. They actually managed to get the ball back and scored with 21 seconds left, their first touchdown of the game. But they failed to convert the two-point try, and Grand Rapids recovered the onside kick. The Dragons thereby pulled off an unlikely win with only 160 yards of total offense, the fewest yards in a win in league history. Final score: GRD 14, NFR 12
Miami at Richmond
Okay, someone’s fucking with me. This box score isn’t real. Did Nancy put you up to this?
….Well, hot damn.
833 yards of combined offense. In a game involving the Richmond Flames. The football gods definitely saved the best game this week for last. We have to start with your offensive player of the week, Royce Jackson. Last year’s number one overall pick set a team record with 198 rushing yards, including a 74 yard run for a touchdown in the first quarter, the first of his three scores on the ground. Receiver Chris Davis also continued his Pro Bowl level play from last year with eight catches for 117 yards and a score on nine targets. On the other hand, this year’s number one pick, Marc-Edouard Carpentier, didn’t look so good, throwing three picks before leaving the game with a shoulder injury after being sacked in the fourth quarter.
Fortunately for his young career Darnell Paige didn’t look any better, throwing a pick of his own and completing fewer than half of his passes. The Flames also had 13 accepted penalties for 117 lost yards, which almost single-handedly kept the Tropics in this game. Quarterback Will Hudson set Miami team records for passing attempts and completions, but also had two turnovers (a pick and a fumble) of his own. The game ultimately came down to a series of lucky plays. Paige’s pick came late in the fourth quarter with the game tied, setting up Miami at midfield with four minutes to play. By the two minute warning they’d pushed their way into the red zone, looking to burn as much time off the clock as possible before kicking the go-ahead field goal (or preferably scoring a touchdown to go up seven). A sack on third down took them back to the 21, only for Tracy Windhurst to shank a 38-yard field goal attempt wide right. That gave Richmond the ball back with about a minute to play, but with all three time-outs. They converted a fourth and inches at midfield, but it looked like they’d been stopped short of easy field goal range with the clock running and no time to get set to spike the ball. That is, until defensive tackle Ivory McLain got flagged for taunting after the play. That not only stopped the clock, but moved the ball to the 22 yard line. Kieran Hamilton lines up for a 39-yard attempt, the kick is up…and it’s good! Richmond wins!! Final score: RIC 32, MIA 29
Montreal at New Orleans
Theodore Dupre, the second overall pick in this year’s draft, starts his UFFL career with an unenviable task: facing the Montreal Royal in their first game after failing to become the first team to three-peat the FurBowl. At first, he held his own admirably. His first two passes were big chunk plays, and Leone Lopez ran one in from 25 yards out to give the Corsairs the early lead. By the end of the first quarter, New Orleans was up by 13, though they were held to just a field goal after intercepting Appleby deep in Montreal territory. Unfortunately, this just seemed to piss the Royal off. Appleby would pick himself up and throw for three touchdowns, including Vito Ligustica’s first receiving TD since 2020. Ligustica would add another score on the ground, and Montreal would cruise for an easy victory. Despite only passing for 146 yards, Dupre looked good in the pocket. For the most part he was on-target, with the majority of his incompletions being drops or passes broken up by defenders, and he only got sacked once. Final score: MTL 34, NOC 16
New York at Las Vegas
Las Vegas Bandits star QB Sylvester Stapler got benched in the fourth quarter with his team only up by three. That’s all that anyone is going to be talking about for this game, which the Bandits would go on to win. Right after Stapler threw that incomplete pass at Milano as they're coming off the field during the quarter break, he would wobbles a bit as he felt awkwardly as he was brought down after the pass.The neutral medical consultant buzzes down for him to be taken into the blue tent for a concussion check. He's cleared, as he was probably bad whiplash or spasms. But he did not re-enter the game following the check as precaution from coach Francesco Erinina because the next time they have the ball there's only three minutes left and they're trying to run out a 7 point lead. Backup Vern McCauley completed the drive for a touchdown, and the defense got a stop to hold off the Defiant for the win. Final score: LVB 27, NYD 20
Players of the Week
Offensive: Royce Jackson (RB – RIC): 198 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns
Defensive: Cristian Mayberry (LB – RIC): 12 tackles (1 for loss), two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
Special Teams: Clem Cooper (P – GRD): ten punts for 435 total yards, with six inside the 20
See you for week 2!
Marty here, and here is the detailled results for Kickoff weekend in the UFFL:
Baltimore at Downriver
It’s the first game of the season, and we already get a matchup between two powerhouse quarterbacks in Jillian St. Claire and Lillian Newman. Baltimore gets the scoring started with a field goal, but Newman fires back with a 55 yard strike to Renato Hanna for a touchdown. Unfortunately, that flash of brilliance would be all that we’d see from Newman for a while. She’d cough up the ball twice on sacks, and the Ponies would score on both turnovers to take a 30-7 lead at halftime. The Waves would look a lot better in the second half, especially the defense, holding Baltimore to 3 points. But the damage had already been done. Newman got it back to a one-score game, but there wasn’t enough time left on the clock for another drive. Final score: BAL 33, DWN 25
Chicago at California
In contrast to our first game, this one was a close, defensive effort. Kiedo Masquarde may have beaten out the incumbent Elise Beaumont during the preseason, but he didn’t look sharp today, completing less than half of his passes for only 129 yards. Darius Smith, on the other hand, was slinging the ball all over the field, going 33/44 for 281 yards and two touchdowns, only two completions fewer than his career high. With that sort of stat line, and with the Outlaws outgaining the Demons by more than 150 yards overall, you’d have expected Chicago to get a double digit win. However, the team seemed unable to convert yardage into points, going 3/14 on third down. A third of Smith’s total yards came on the final drive of the game. Down by two with only 2:16 left to play and pinned at their own five yard line, Smith put the team on his back, completing ten consecutive passes to drive down into field goal range. Thalia Perez made the chip-shot field goal to steal the game from the Demons. Final score: CHI 17, CAL 16
Austin at Colorado
Wait, what year is it again? Last year veteran QB Aspen Redfield had his best season since 2016, when he was with Baltimore. This year it seems he’s picked up right where he left off, throwing for four touchdowns in a rout of the Blues. The Crushers scored 21 unanswered points to start the game on three Jeordie Khalil receptions, a career high for the third-year wideout. Veteran receiver Larry Napier, who plays mostly on special teams, would add two more TDs in the second half, his first touchdowns since 2020. On the other side of the ball, Kai Koa managed to keep the Blues in the game for at least a little while with three touchdown passes of his own. But the offense was constantly stymied by the Crushers, only converting a single third down all game. They were also undisciplined, racking up 12 penalties, including two roughing the passer penalties on the same drive. Final score: COL 38, ATX 21
Easton at Nashville.
Well, this one is really a tale of two halves. After an opening drive touchdown by Dallas Larkin put the Tuts up 7-0, the remainder of the first half was all Bald Eagles. Rookie Java Jenkins scored twice, once rushing and once receiving, and Easton went into halftime with a three-score lead. Unfortunately for Easton, however, Roman Oliviera came out of the locker room a different player. He completed touchdown passes to three different receivers with only two incompletions in the second half to put Nashville up by four. They could have been up by even more, but kicker Kris Clueton missed two field goal attempts. Easton still had multiple chances to regain the lead, but Draco Lindwurm threw interceptions on consecutive possessions, and Bubba Deezen had a 35 yard rush into the end zone to salt the game away. Final score: NSH 35, EAS 24
North Florida at Grand Rapids
Earlier I called the CHI/CAL game a defensive effort. I was wrong. THIS is a defensive effort. You want to know how bad the offenses were in this game? An offensive tackle was the player of the game. Granted, that player was Pro Bowl tackle Brandon Cormier, who set a league record today with an unbelievable TWENTY TWO pancakes. Dragons defensefurs were running into him like a brick wall all game. But even with that titanic effort, Caryn Becker still got sacked four times, and their run game couldn’t get anything going. 112 yards on 26 carries doesn’t look all that bad in the box score, but almost half of that came on a single 50-yard run by Tyler Wirl in the fourth quarter. Despite that play helping to set up 1st and goal from the 1, the Renegades were unable to convert and had to settle for a field goal. That ended up costing them the game, as that left them down by eight with 4:28 left to play. They actually managed to get the ball back and scored with 21 seconds left, their first touchdown of the game. But they failed to convert the two-point try, and Grand Rapids recovered the onside kick. The Dragons thereby pulled off an unlikely win with only 160 yards of total offense, the fewest yards in a win in league history. Final score: GRD 14, NFR 12
Miami at Richmond
Okay, someone’s fucking with me. This box score isn’t real. Did Nancy put you up to this?
….Well, hot damn.
833 yards of combined offense. In a game involving the Richmond Flames. The football gods definitely saved the best game this week for last. We have to start with your offensive player of the week, Royce Jackson. Last year’s number one overall pick set a team record with 198 rushing yards, including a 74 yard run for a touchdown in the first quarter, the first of his three scores on the ground. Receiver Chris Davis also continued his Pro Bowl level play from last year with eight catches for 117 yards and a score on nine targets. On the other hand, this year’s number one pick, Marc-Edouard Carpentier, didn’t look so good, throwing three picks before leaving the game with a shoulder injury after being sacked in the fourth quarter.
Fortunately for his young career Darnell Paige didn’t look any better, throwing a pick of his own and completing fewer than half of his passes. The Flames also had 13 accepted penalties for 117 lost yards, which almost single-handedly kept the Tropics in this game. Quarterback Will Hudson set Miami team records for passing attempts and completions, but also had two turnovers (a pick and a fumble) of his own. The game ultimately came down to a series of lucky plays. Paige’s pick came late in the fourth quarter with the game tied, setting up Miami at midfield with four minutes to play. By the two minute warning they’d pushed their way into the red zone, looking to burn as much time off the clock as possible before kicking the go-ahead field goal (or preferably scoring a touchdown to go up seven). A sack on third down took them back to the 21, only for Tracy Windhurst to shank a 38-yard field goal attempt wide right. That gave Richmond the ball back with about a minute to play, but with all three time-outs. They converted a fourth and inches at midfield, but it looked like they’d been stopped short of easy field goal range with the clock running and no time to get set to spike the ball. That is, until defensive tackle Ivory McLain got flagged for taunting after the play. That not only stopped the clock, but moved the ball to the 22 yard line. Kieran Hamilton lines up for a 39-yard attempt, the kick is up…and it’s good! Richmond wins!! Final score: RIC 32, MIA 29
Montreal at New Orleans
Theodore Dupre, the second overall pick in this year’s draft, starts his UFFL career with an unenviable task: facing the Montreal Royal in their first game after failing to become the first team to three-peat the FurBowl. At first, he held his own admirably. His first two passes were big chunk plays, and Leone Lopez ran one in from 25 yards out to give the Corsairs the early lead. By the end of the first quarter, New Orleans was up by 13, though they were held to just a field goal after intercepting Appleby deep in Montreal territory. Unfortunately, this just seemed to piss the Royal off. Appleby would pick himself up and throw for three touchdowns, including Vito Ligustica’s first receiving TD since 2020. Ligustica would add another score on the ground, and Montreal would cruise for an easy victory. Despite only passing for 146 yards, Dupre looked good in the pocket. For the most part he was on-target, with the majority of his incompletions being drops or passes broken up by defenders, and he only got sacked once. Final score: MTL 34, NOC 16
New York at Las Vegas
Las Vegas Bandits star QB Sylvester Stapler got benched in the fourth quarter with his team only up by three. That’s all that anyone is going to be talking about for this game, which the Bandits would go on to win. Right after Stapler threw that incomplete pass at Milano as they're coming off the field during the quarter break, he would wobbles a bit as he felt awkwardly as he was brought down after the pass.The neutral medical consultant buzzes down for him to be taken into the blue tent for a concussion check. He's cleared, as he was probably bad whiplash or spasms. But he did not re-enter the game following the check as precaution from coach Francesco Erinina because the next time they have the ball there's only three minutes left and they're trying to run out a 7 point lead. Backup Vern McCauley completed the drive for a touchdown, and the defense got a stop to hold off the Defiant for the win. Final score: LVB 27, NYD 20
Players of the Week
Offensive: Royce Jackson (RB – RIC): 198 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns
Defensive: Cristian Mayberry (LB – RIC): 12 tackles (1 for loss), two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
Special Teams: Clem Cooper (P – GRD): ten punts for 435 total yards, with six inside the 20
See you for week 2!
Preseason Results and Week 1 preview!!
General | Posted 2 months agoHello Football fans!
Marty here with the UFFL news! We just having gone through the 2 week of preseason games, as the teams where getting in their paces:
- Preseason week 1 results-
Chicago 34 Baltimore 31
Downriver 20 Austin 10
Las Vegas 35 Richmond 18
North Florida 13 Nashville 10
New York 34 California 14
Montreal 19 New Orleans 17
Easton 42 Grand Rapids 24
Colorado 41 Miami 31
-Preseason week 2 results-
Chicago 37 Austin 21
New Orleans 12 Downriver 9
Las Vegas 43 Baltimore 7
North Florida 24 New York 21
Montreal 38 Miami 24
Richmond 30 California 7
Easton 41 Nashville 24
Grand Rapids 34 Colorado 17
A lot of suprising results in those 2 weeks, alot of players seemed to have stepped up as surprises such as the riise of QB rookie Kira Cassiano, who managed to take the QB1 spot for week 1 for the Grand Rapids Dragons, and the blinding speed and performances from Running Back rookie Java Jenkins of the Bald Eagles.
But now, time to start this year off with WEEK 1 of the 2024 UFFL season! Here is the preview:
-2024 UFFL season Week 1-
-October 19th 2025-
Baltimore vs Downriver
Chicago vs California
Austin vs Colorado
Easton vs Nashville
New York vs Las Vegas
North Florida vs Grand Rapids
Montreal vs New Orleans
Miami vs Richmond
Who shall triumph and will go on their way to the big 10th year anniversary Furbowl at the end of the year? Stay Tuned!
Marty here with the UFFL news! We just having gone through the 2 week of preseason games, as the teams where getting in their paces:
- Preseason week 1 results-
Chicago 34 Baltimore 31
Downriver 20 Austin 10
Las Vegas 35 Richmond 18
North Florida 13 Nashville 10
New York 34 California 14
Montreal 19 New Orleans 17
Easton 42 Grand Rapids 24
Colorado 41 Miami 31
-Preseason week 2 results-
Chicago 37 Austin 21
New Orleans 12 Downriver 9
Las Vegas 43 Baltimore 7
North Florida 24 New York 21
Montreal 38 Miami 24
Richmond 30 California 7
Easton 41 Nashville 24
Grand Rapids 34 Colorado 17
A lot of suprising results in those 2 weeks, alot of players seemed to have stepped up as surprises such as the riise of QB rookie Kira Cassiano, who managed to take the QB1 spot for week 1 for the Grand Rapids Dragons, and the blinding speed and performances from Running Back rookie Java Jenkins of the Bald Eagles.
But now, time to start this year off with WEEK 1 of the 2024 UFFL season! Here is the preview:
-2024 UFFL season Week 1-
-October 19th 2025-
Baltimore vs Downriver
Chicago vs California
Austin vs Colorado
Easton vs Nashville
New York vs Las Vegas
North Florida vs Grand Rapids
Montreal vs New Orleans
Miami vs Richmond
Who shall triumph and will go on their way to the big 10th year anniversary Furbowl at the end of the year? Stay Tuned!
Back in the Saddle! 2024 Preseason Week 1
General | Posted 3 months agoHello everyone! It's been a while (Thanks to real life obligations and such) x.x
But at long last we are ready to kick off this 10 year anniversary season with the 2024 UFFL season!
But first thing first, the results of the the 2024 UFFL Draft, and congratulations to Marc-Antoine Carpentier, QB for being the 1st overall pick for the Richmond flames !
recap:
- ROUND 1 -
RIC: Marc-Édouard Carpentier (QB)
NOC: Théodore Dupre (QB)
NSH: Shawn Taskler (DE)
MIA: Maverick Bialkowski (LB)
GRD: Alex LaGrossa (DE)
EAS: Colton Wolcott (LB)
CAL: Nevula Holcomb (LB)
ATX: Devereaux Gallager (WR)
NYD: Harrison Harbach (DE)
MTL: Arius argyle (LB)
DWN: Arthur Smithe (WR)
BAL: Jaylen Stevenson (FS)
LVG: Mikey Goldy (RB)
COL: Sophia Borregales (K)
CHI: Lesotho Jones (WR)
NFR: Laveon Sanders III (OG)
-ROUND 2-
MIA (From RIC): Star Holcomb (WR)
MIA (From NOC): Sky Holcomb (TE)
NSH: Jeremy Lachance (OT)
NOC(from MIA): Brutis Bowers (DE)
GRD: Kira Casiano (QB)
EAS: Faith Matari (CB)
CAL: Lance Hunter (FS)
ATX: Natalia Bond (WR)
NYD: Joseph Cole (LB)
MTL: Kang Ruei (OC)
DWN: Hikaru Yoshida (DT)
NOC(from BAL): Arbamarle Winters (CB)
LVG: Rock Banner (TE)
COL: Theodore Dellas (TE)
CHI: Penny Jakusz (SS)
NFR: Dane Rohleder (OT)
-ROUND 3-
RIC: Bertha Dumoulin (OG)
NOC: Victor Pienaar (DT)
NSH:Toby Lewis (FB)
MIA:Xander Cassino (OT)
GRD:Lars Lugo (K)
EAS:Java Jenkins (RB)
CAL:Marvin Bolden (RB)
ATX:Ica Laanemaa (QB)
NYD:Francesco Giordano (SS)
MTL: Juno Gunderson (OT)
DWN: Hepzibah Cockrum (P)
BAL: Emmitt Lovejoy (RB)
LVG: Jaxson Clyde (TE)
COL: Casey Thomas (RB)
CHI: Micheal Hominy (QB)
NFR: Jason Majors (OC)
Congratulations to the new rookies!
Now the season will get going with the Preseason week one, which will happen this Sunday September 5th:
-UFFL 2024 preseason week 1-
Baltimore vs Chicago
Austin vs Downriver
Richmond vs Las Vegas
Nashville vs North Florida
California vs New York
New Orleans vs Montreal
Grand Rapids vs Easton
Miami vs Colorado
We wish you all a great season!
Want to join in and follow the fun? Join us over at our Discord server : https://discord.gg/bMTAkyyv
But at long last we are ready to kick off this 10 year anniversary season with the 2024 UFFL season!
But first thing first, the results of the the 2024 UFFL Draft, and congratulations to Marc-Antoine Carpentier, QB for being the 1st overall pick for the Richmond flames !
recap:
- ROUND 1 -
RIC: Marc-Édouard Carpentier (QB)
NOC: Théodore Dupre (QB)
NSH: Shawn Taskler (DE)
MIA: Maverick Bialkowski (LB)
GRD: Alex LaGrossa (DE)
EAS: Colton Wolcott (LB)
CAL: Nevula Holcomb (LB)
ATX: Devereaux Gallager (WR)
NYD: Harrison Harbach (DE)
MTL: Arius argyle (LB)
DWN: Arthur Smithe (WR)
BAL: Jaylen Stevenson (FS)
LVG: Mikey Goldy (RB)
COL: Sophia Borregales (K)
CHI: Lesotho Jones (WR)
NFR: Laveon Sanders III (OG)
-ROUND 2-
MIA (From RIC): Star Holcomb (WR)
MIA (From NOC): Sky Holcomb (TE)
NSH: Jeremy Lachance (OT)
NOC(from MIA): Brutis Bowers (DE)
GRD: Kira Casiano (QB)
EAS: Faith Matari (CB)
CAL: Lance Hunter (FS)
ATX: Natalia Bond (WR)
NYD: Joseph Cole (LB)
MTL: Kang Ruei (OC)
DWN: Hikaru Yoshida (DT)
NOC(from BAL): Arbamarle Winters (CB)
LVG: Rock Banner (TE)
COL: Theodore Dellas (TE)
CHI: Penny Jakusz (SS)
NFR: Dane Rohleder (OT)
-ROUND 3-
RIC: Bertha Dumoulin (OG)
NOC: Victor Pienaar (DT)
NSH:Toby Lewis (FB)
MIA:Xander Cassino (OT)
GRD:Lars Lugo (K)
EAS:Java Jenkins (RB)
CAL:Marvin Bolden (RB)
ATX:Ica Laanemaa (QB)
NYD:Francesco Giordano (SS)
MTL: Juno Gunderson (OT)
DWN: Hepzibah Cockrum (P)
BAL: Emmitt Lovejoy (RB)
LVG: Jaxson Clyde (TE)
COL: Casey Thomas (RB)
CHI: Micheal Hominy (QB)
NFR: Jason Majors (OC)
Congratulations to the new rookies!
Now the season will get going with the Preseason week one, which will happen this Sunday September 5th:
-UFFL 2024 preseason week 1-
Baltimore vs Chicago
Austin vs Downriver
Richmond vs Las Vegas
Nashville vs North Florida
California vs New York
New Orleans vs Montreal
Grand Rapids vs Easton
Miami vs Colorado
We wish you all a great season!
Want to join in and follow the fun? Join us over at our Discord server : https://discord.gg/bMTAkyyv
We are back for the 2024 season! (Furbowl/Awards/News)
General | Posted 6 months agoHello Football fans, did you miss us? Well we missed you too! Marty here with your news on the (Finally) upcoming season.
First and foremost, Congratulations to Elba! and the North Florida Renegades for their win of Furbowl 9 against the Chicago Outlaws 31-24. What a season they had, and they would win their first Furbowl of it's Franchise 's existence. Bravo!
Here are the recipients and winners of last season awards:
OROY: Emi Tachibana (QB – NYD)
DROY: Aaron Christie (DE – ATX)
OPOY: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI)
DPOY: Anderson Suppo (SS – NYD)
Playoff MVP: Caryn Becker (QB – NFR)
League MVP: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN)
Congrats to our winners!
Now onto to the new season! It took a while, but finally, RL gives us a break and we can start to kick things off for this Anniversary event that is the League 10th season! You can bet there going to be special stuff coming soon to celebrate the year, so stay tuned!
- New GMs and New Staffs -
We like to give a warm welcome to
senpaiithon and 
ultranium who will both be taking over the Miami Tropics. Returning contributor 
fadedforest will be taking over the current defending champions North Florida Renegades and new contributor 
deadrushsoda will offer her help as Assistant-GM for the Richmond Flames. Best of luck to all of you!
- 2024 Draftee Form is now open! -
Right now we need draftees! Want to give the league a shot? please follow this form below and if you have any question, pls contact us here or over our discord channel!: https://discord.gg/3Y9Fdzmw73
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1.....rm?usp=preview
More to come!! We back at it folks!
First and foremost, Congratulations to Elba! and the North Florida Renegades for their win of Furbowl 9 against the Chicago Outlaws 31-24. What a season they had, and they would win their first Furbowl of it's Franchise 's existence. Bravo!
Here are the recipients and winners of last season awards:
OROY: Emi Tachibana (QB – NYD)
DROY: Aaron Christie (DE – ATX)
OPOY: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI)
DPOY: Anderson Suppo (SS – NYD)
Playoff MVP: Caryn Becker (QB – NFR)
League MVP: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN)
Congrats to our winners!
Now onto to the new season! It took a while, but finally, RL gives us a break and we can start to kick things off for this Anniversary event that is the League 10th season! You can bet there going to be special stuff coming soon to celebrate the year, so stay tuned!
- New GMs and New Staffs -
We like to give a warm welcome to
senpaiithon and 
ultranium who will both be taking over the Miami Tropics. Returning contributor 
fadedforest will be taking over the current defending champions North Florida Renegades and new contributor 
deadrushsoda will offer her help as Assistant-GM for the Richmond Flames. Best of luck to all of you!- 2024 Draftee Form is now open! -
Right now we need draftees! Want to give the league a shot? please follow this form below and if you have any question, pls contact us here or over our discord channel!: https://discord.gg/3Y9Fdzmw73
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1.....rm?usp=preview
More to come!! We back at it folks!
Conference Championships results and Awards nomminees!
General | Posted 10 months ago....The path of the Furbowl 9 is now down to two teams.....Here the results for the Conference Championships! :
- We are in Chicago, as the Defending champs, Chicago Outlaws are looking to add to their dominance with another trip to the Furbowl, gunning for a 2 peat. Facing them is the Las Vegas Bandits, always surprising and not to be messed with as the veteran Slyvester Stapler is looking to get back to the grand final since their lone title win in 2016. Having upset the Montreal Royal in their house, the Bandits will try to do the same in Chicago. As the game started, the Outlaws took possession of the ball…and their number one weapon Jean Étienne-Tremblay, would go to work. Chicago's rushing offense would grind their way from across the field and took most of the time of possession as It took till 8:43 for the Bandits to finally get on offense after a FG by Thalia Perez. But the second the Bandits would try to move, Stapler would fumble the ball on a run and The Outlaws would recover! It would not take time for Chicago to make them pay, as Darius Smith would then connect with John Gradkowski with the first touchdown of the game! 10-0 for Chicago. The Bandits would have more chances in the second quarter, but once again, it seemed that the Outlaws were overwhelming the Bandits out right, as Stapler could not manage to move on the field without running for his life. The rushing attack seemed to be having trouble getting going too, As Sierra and Wit-Ricky barely had many touches. The Outlaws would also take opportunities from costly penalties. As prior to another FG from Perez, they would soon be able to score another touchdown, another Gradkowski/Smith connection. 20-0 Chicago. As Halftime would come, some life from Vegas, the Bandits would manage to pin the Outlaws in their zone and manage to sack Darius Smith in the endzone for a Safety, 20-2 for the Outlaws. Halftime would soon come, as the Bandits sure wish to take a breather and find answers for the second half.
- Down in North Florida, the North Florida Renegades were waiting for this day for a long time. After a series of bad luck in the playoffs in past years, They were dominating and finally had a shot at getting at the Furbowl and claiming the Continental Conference. On the other side, the Colorado Crushers, having did what seemed impossible in taking down the favorite in the MVP race Lillian Newman and the Downriver Waves, were looking to make something special, especially with their Veteran Aspen Redfield, who been trying to get another shot at winning a Furbowl.As soon the game started, there was one thing that would seem to be certain, someone been begging to return on the field, at it was young QB Caryn Becker. Having had to sit on the sidelines in the Divisional game, she was clear to play and it showed. Caryn would make the Renegades offense red hot, as she not only managed to throw a touchdown, and also used her feet and ran for 23 yards to score a touchdown by herself, 14-0 Renegades after one quarter. In the meantime, while their young running back rookie Erica Blanche de la Rosa, did her thing and tried to move the ball for the Crushers, Aspen couldn’t not generate anything in the air. The Renegades would continue to move the ball with ease, as after a Velazquez FG, the Crushers would finally get a good sequence on offense, but would only manage a FG from Souber for their trouble. 17-3 North Florida. An efficient Becker would then move in and connect with Seth Slater after a great offensive charge for 14 yard pass TD, that made the score 24-3 for the Renegades. The Halftime will come, as The Crushers needed to change their gameplan…and fast.
- Second half in Chicago. The Outlaws looked to be well in control, as the Bandits were trying to build on their safety before the half to gain some needed momentum. Bandits started with the ball, but once again the suffocating defense of the Outlaws made it impossible to move further. On the next Outlaws' possession, Tremblay would move and get tackled hard as things got chippy, Vegas would get a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that Tremblay made them pay later for a TD. 27-2 Outlaws. Things would continue to be troublesome for Vegas, as each yard they gained on the field would be done with great difficulty, as they still managed to get a FG by Sasakibara, 27-5. Tremblay would continue to be a problem for the Bandits, as much as getting in their skin, as Vegas would once again be penalized for trying to mess with the bear. Once again, the Bandits would pay later with another FG from Perez, 30-5 Outlaws. As things would get dire, the Bandits would try to lock in, as finally Stapler would connect with Milano for a 52 yards pass….only to be nullified by another penalty, this time holding. But the Bandits did not give up as Berry Rhoades would rush through the goal line wall of Outlaws defenders to score a TD for Las Vegas! 30-12 for Chicago. Then on the next onside kick attempt….the Bandits would recover it! Vegas gets another try! But this time, the Outlaws would not let this turn into a momentum shift, as they would keep attacking the QB until their offensive sequence turned into a turnover on downs. Then it was only a matter of time, as Outlaws went into running clock mode, as Bandits spent all their timeouts to get one last shot for pride. Then after a few incompletions, Stapler would connect with Milano…only to be stopped for only 12 yards. BALLGAME! Chicago wins 30-12 and will defend their title!!
- Second half, can the Colorado Crushers turn this back around? As the Renegades started with the ball, McSnow and Becker ran the ball on the crushers until they would gain a FG out of it. 27-3 North Florida. Colorado would then try to get some points of their own, but the sequence wasn’t as efficient, as a mish mash of penalties and Redfield passing attacks would gain them only 3 points from a Souber FG. 27-6. Things would then start to get rough as the game was stalled with a couple of Penalties and even an injury break from Olen Reuyters, who got his cheekbone messed up. As the fourth Quarter would start, Colorado had the ball, as Redfield would take control of the ball, then passed to Wide Receiver Jeordie Khalil, as Lucky Von Braunschweig tackled him hard, knowing the ball loose! Aaron Foster would recover! On the next Renegades possession, more brouhaha, as this time Ethan Frost would have an injury break from Colorado. Soon after, North Florida would get another touchdown from Becker to Oahu! 34-6 North Florida. And then, on the next Crushers’s drive, North Florida would deal the deathblow. Aspen Redfield went for a pass that was quickly taken by Aaron Foster and returned for a demoralizing pick six for 26 yards. 41-6 North Florida. As things seemed to be taken well under control, Caryn Becker would sub out for Travis Lockhart for the rest of the game. More rough stuff as it was now Lucky’s turn to be taken away for an injury break. Then the Renegades would continue to not let up, as Lockhart would connect with a TD with Roland McSnow after an unsuccessful’ Colorado drive. 48-6. The Crushers, while the game was way out of their hand, would still fight till the end, as Aspen Redfield managed to throw 2 TDs passed and the Special teams would even recover an outside kick, but they would not manage to get a second one. North Florida ran, Colorado used their timeouts, then the game came to zero. The North Florida Renegades are Continental Conference Champions! NORTH FLORIDA WINS 48-20!
SO the final is set....Furbowl 9 will be played between the North Florida Renegades....and the Chicago Outlaws! Going for a 2peat and a third Furbowl title! The game will be livestream along with a group watch on March 9, 2025. So will be taking a week to run and record the game. In the meantime...here the nonminees for the Year end awards! :
Our finalists for Offensive Rookie of the Year are....
Erica Blanche de la Rosa (RB – COL)
Emi Tachibana (QB – NYD)
and Royce Jackson (RB – RIC)
Our finalists for Defensive Rookie of the Year are...
Aaron Christie (DE – ATX)
Lamar Bulkin (LB – CAL)
and Tuan Benson (LB – NYD)
Our finalists for Defensive Player of the Year are....
Joannie Lawler (LB – NSH)
Anderson Suppo (SS – NYD)
and Kennith Shrader (DE – ATX)
Our finalists for Offensive Player of the Year are...
Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI)
Carrice Kenton (RB – ATX)
and Justice Matari (WR – NYD)
And finally, the finalists for Most Valuable Player
Darius Smith (QB – CHI)
Caryn Becker (QB – NFR)
and Lillian Newman (QB – DWN)
Congratulations to everyone!!
- We are in Chicago, as the Defending champs, Chicago Outlaws are looking to add to their dominance with another trip to the Furbowl, gunning for a 2 peat. Facing them is the Las Vegas Bandits, always surprising and not to be messed with as the veteran Slyvester Stapler is looking to get back to the grand final since their lone title win in 2016. Having upset the Montreal Royal in their house, the Bandits will try to do the same in Chicago. As the game started, the Outlaws took possession of the ball…and their number one weapon Jean Étienne-Tremblay, would go to work. Chicago's rushing offense would grind their way from across the field and took most of the time of possession as It took till 8:43 for the Bandits to finally get on offense after a FG by Thalia Perez. But the second the Bandits would try to move, Stapler would fumble the ball on a run and The Outlaws would recover! It would not take time for Chicago to make them pay, as Darius Smith would then connect with John Gradkowski with the first touchdown of the game! 10-0 for Chicago. The Bandits would have more chances in the second quarter, but once again, it seemed that the Outlaws were overwhelming the Bandits out right, as Stapler could not manage to move on the field without running for his life. The rushing attack seemed to be having trouble getting going too, As Sierra and Wit-Ricky barely had many touches. The Outlaws would also take opportunities from costly penalties. As prior to another FG from Perez, they would soon be able to score another touchdown, another Gradkowski/Smith connection. 20-0 Chicago. As Halftime would come, some life from Vegas, the Bandits would manage to pin the Outlaws in their zone and manage to sack Darius Smith in the endzone for a Safety, 20-2 for the Outlaws. Halftime would soon come, as the Bandits sure wish to take a breather and find answers for the second half.
- Down in North Florida, the North Florida Renegades were waiting for this day for a long time. After a series of bad luck in the playoffs in past years, They were dominating and finally had a shot at getting at the Furbowl and claiming the Continental Conference. On the other side, the Colorado Crushers, having did what seemed impossible in taking down the favorite in the MVP race Lillian Newman and the Downriver Waves, were looking to make something special, especially with their Veteran Aspen Redfield, who been trying to get another shot at winning a Furbowl.As soon the game started, there was one thing that would seem to be certain, someone been begging to return on the field, at it was young QB Caryn Becker. Having had to sit on the sidelines in the Divisional game, she was clear to play and it showed. Caryn would make the Renegades offense red hot, as she not only managed to throw a touchdown, and also used her feet and ran for 23 yards to score a touchdown by herself, 14-0 Renegades after one quarter. In the meantime, while their young running back rookie Erica Blanche de la Rosa, did her thing and tried to move the ball for the Crushers, Aspen couldn’t not generate anything in the air. The Renegades would continue to move the ball with ease, as after a Velazquez FG, the Crushers would finally get a good sequence on offense, but would only manage a FG from Souber for their trouble. 17-3 North Florida. An efficient Becker would then move in and connect with Seth Slater after a great offensive charge for 14 yard pass TD, that made the score 24-3 for the Renegades. The Halftime will come, as The Crushers needed to change their gameplan…and fast.
- Second half in Chicago. The Outlaws looked to be well in control, as the Bandits were trying to build on their safety before the half to gain some needed momentum. Bandits started with the ball, but once again the suffocating defense of the Outlaws made it impossible to move further. On the next Outlaws' possession, Tremblay would move and get tackled hard as things got chippy, Vegas would get a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that Tremblay made them pay later for a TD. 27-2 Outlaws. Things would continue to be troublesome for Vegas, as each yard they gained on the field would be done with great difficulty, as they still managed to get a FG by Sasakibara, 27-5. Tremblay would continue to be a problem for the Bandits, as much as getting in their skin, as Vegas would once again be penalized for trying to mess with the bear. Once again, the Bandits would pay later with another FG from Perez, 30-5 Outlaws. As things would get dire, the Bandits would try to lock in, as finally Stapler would connect with Milano for a 52 yards pass….only to be nullified by another penalty, this time holding. But the Bandits did not give up as Berry Rhoades would rush through the goal line wall of Outlaws defenders to score a TD for Las Vegas! 30-12 for Chicago. Then on the next onside kick attempt….the Bandits would recover it! Vegas gets another try! But this time, the Outlaws would not let this turn into a momentum shift, as they would keep attacking the QB until their offensive sequence turned into a turnover on downs. Then it was only a matter of time, as Outlaws went into running clock mode, as Bandits spent all their timeouts to get one last shot for pride. Then after a few incompletions, Stapler would connect with Milano…only to be stopped for only 12 yards. BALLGAME! Chicago wins 30-12 and will defend their title!!
- Second half, can the Colorado Crushers turn this back around? As the Renegades started with the ball, McSnow and Becker ran the ball on the crushers until they would gain a FG out of it. 27-3 North Florida. Colorado would then try to get some points of their own, but the sequence wasn’t as efficient, as a mish mash of penalties and Redfield passing attacks would gain them only 3 points from a Souber FG. 27-6. Things would then start to get rough as the game was stalled with a couple of Penalties and even an injury break from Olen Reuyters, who got his cheekbone messed up. As the fourth Quarter would start, Colorado had the ball, as Redfield would take control of the ball, then passed to Wide Receiver Jeordie Khalil, as Lucky Von Braunschweig tackled him hard, knowing the ball loose! Aaron Foster would recover! On the next Renegades possession, more brouhaha, as this time Ethan Frost would have an injury break from Colorado. Soon after, North Florida would get another touchdown from Becker to Oahu! 34-6 North Florida. And then, on the next Crushers’s drive, North Florida would deal the deathblow. Aspen Redfield went for a pass that was quickly taken by Aaron Foster and returned for a demoralizing pick six for 26 yards. 41-6 North Florida. As things seemed to be taken well under control, Caryn Becker would sub out for Travis Lockhart for the rest of the game. More rough stuff as it was now Lucky’s turn to be taken away for an injury break. Then the Renegades would continue to not let up, as Lockhart would connect with a TD with Roland McSnow after an unsuccessful’ Colorado drive. 48-6. The Crushers, while the game was way out of their hand, would still fight till the end, as Aspen Redfield managed to throw 2 TDs passed and the Special teams would even recover an outside kick, but they would not manage to get a second one. North Florida ran, Colorado used their timeouts, then the game came to zero. The North Florida Renegades are Continental Conference Champions! NORTH FLORIDA WINS 48-20!
SO the final is set....Furbowl 9 will be played between the North Florida Renegades....and the Chicago Outlaws! Going for a 2peat and a third Furbowl title! The game will be livestream along with a group watch on March 9, 2025. So will be taking a week to run and record the game. In the meantime...here the nonminees for the Year end awards! :
Our finalists for Offensive Rookie of the Year are....
Erica Blanche de la Rosa (RB – COL)
Emi Tachibana (QB – NYD)
and Royce Jackson (RB – RIC)
Our finalists for Defensive Rookie of the Year are...
Aaron Christie (DE – ATX)
Lamar Bulkin (LB – CAL)
and Tuan Benson (LB – NYD)
Our finalists for Defensive Player of the Year are....
Joannie Lawler (LB – NSH)
Anderson Suppo (SS – NYD)
and Kennith Shrader (DE – ATX)
Our finalists for Offensive Player of the Year are...
Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI)
Carrice Kenton (RB – ATX)
and Justice Matari (WR – NYD)
And finally, the finalists for Most Valuable Player
Darius Smith (QB – CHI)
Caryn Becker (QB – NFR)
and Lillian Newman (QB – DWN)
Congratulations to everyone!!
UFFL 2023 Divisional playoffs Results and Conf. Title Pre...
General | Posted 10 months ago(Curse you letter limits!)
Marty Here and here the results for this Playoffs Divisional games!:
Las Vegas at Montreal
Montreal comes into today’s playoff contest with the second-best record in the league. But they’re also missing an important piece of their offense, as Vito Ligustica is out with a foot injury. The Bandits hope to capitalize on that loss to reach their first conference championship since 2018. Their chances look pretty good right away, as Donnell Atwood jumps the route to pick off Tyron Appleby’s pass to Keonte Hughes on the third play of the game, giving them the ball at the Montreal 33 yard line. However, a big sack would push them completely out of field goal range, and they’d come up empty on the turnover. From there, the game becomes a defensive slugfest, with five of the next six possessions by either team resulting in a three-and-out. Montreal would finally break through with a field goal at the beginning of the second quarter when Vegas’s punter, Gordon Hensley, shanked one from deep in their own territory for only 19 net yards after the return. The Bandits would answer right back with a touchdown, on a drive that took eight plays to reach midfield, and then just three to go the remaining 50 yards. After scoring another field goal to bring their deficit to a single point, the Royal got the ball back on their own 1 yard line with 90 seconds left in the half. Two penalties on Las Vegas would help get them into Bandits territory, but they were eventually looking at a 4th and 3 from the 27 yard line with thirty seconds left to play. The field goal unit came onto the field, but it’s a fake! Appleby gets the ball and tries a snap pass to rookie special teams player Robert Leora. The throw is wide, however, and the Bandits take over on downs to kneel out the rest of the half.
The third quarter is almost a repeat of the first. It takes ten minutes of game time before the first first-down of the half, an eight-yard completion on 2nd and 3 by the Bandits. That would also be the LAST first down of the half on merit, with only a defensive holding penalty to add to it. Las Vegas would finally get something going on their first possession of the fourth quarter, making their way all the way down the Montreal 6 yard line. Ricky Wit-Ricky would get stuffed on third and inches, however, and they’d have to settle for a field goal to bring the score to 10-6. After a punt by both teams, the Royal would get the ball back on their own 8 yard line with about six minutes to play. They’d get a quick first down, but two running plays that went nowhere and a sack would have them looking at a 4th and 16 from deep in their own territory. With less than three minutes to play and being down by 4 points, however, they decided to go for it on fourth down anyway. Appleby’s throw was incomplete, and Las Vegas took over in an excellent position to make it a two-score game. And that they did, with a touchdown in only three plays and 14 seconds of clock time. Montreal would respond with their best drive of the game, efficiently working their way downfield to score on backup tight end Paula Battle’s first career touchdown catch. Their two-point conversion attempt would be successful, but they still needed the onside kick to have any change at a game-tying field goal to send it to overtime. Unfortunately, Las Vegas would recover, sealing the game and sending them to the United Conference Championship Game. Final score: LVB 17, MTL 14
We are in North Florida, as the Renegades are back to the Divisional playoffs. Last year, after a dominating performance, they were upset by the Downriver waves and their star rookie, Lillian Newman. Now this year, They had a steady performance all season long, eventually doubling up the Waves and clinching the division. They will be facing the surprise of this year's season, the Baltimore Ponies, whom for a good part of the year, we thought were dead in the water after Jillian St-Claire went out with an injury. But at the end of the season the team would recover themselves and with some inspired football thanks in part by the return of their QB1 they managed to snatch the last remaining playoff spot from Grand Rapids in week 17. At the start of the game a huge turn of events for North Florida, as they went with Travis Lockhart off the helm due to Caryn Becker being incapacitated still with a pinched nerve, as her status is yet to be known further in the playoffs. As the game started, both teams seemed to not give themselves space for their offense, as North Florida would strike first with a FG. As we know, mistakes in the playoffs cost at a premium, as suddenly Jillian St-Claire would throw a costly INT to Free Safety Lyric Makarova of the Renegades which was returned for a 69 yard pick six (nice). Making the score 10 zip for the home team. Baltimore would remain focused for the remainder of the first half of the game, as both teams would get some FGs. At the half, North Florida leads 16-3.
In the second half, it seemed that the Ponies had a great talk inside their locker room, as the tide of the game would turn slowly in their favor. After 1 FG in the third, the rookie running back Kennedy Rodriguez would punch his first playoff TD in to make the game closer at 16-13. Towards the end of the game, it felt like the game was falling out of the Renegades hands, as many penalties would stall their effort as then suddenly at the end, the Ponies manages to get well enough in the North Florida zone in which Tyler Kimb would kick a 29 yard Field goal to tie the game 16-16 all! The Stadium grew silent, the Renegades fans Nervous, as the Ponies were jubilant on the sideline. North Florida had a shot at the end but couldn’t do anything. So you know what that means? PLAYOFFS OVERTIME! 16-16 all.
Overtime, here we come. North Florida would win the toss and be the first one on offense.Unfortunately for them, they could not even get out of their own zone midfield, as they would have to punt. Now, it was Baltimore's turn to create an upset. The Ponies would then manage to move slowly on their possession, until a couple of costly penalties would then stall their own drive and they too would have to punt. It's down to the wire as the next score will be the winner! The Renegades would then score first big with a 30 yards completion from Jesse Oahu for 30 yards! Renegades near the endzone! Now the Renegades move closer into Ponies’s territory. Then on a second and 8, Travis Lockhart takes the snap, looking….looking….Then sling it over into the endzone for Owen Reuyters…..TOUCHDOWN! Renegades seals it! They move on to the Continental Conference Game! North Florida wins 22-16!!
It's Time for Playoff Football in Chicago as the Outlaws face off against the red hot New York Defiant!
1st Half- The First half was mostly all Chicago as Darius Smith showed rookie Emi exactly how a veteran QB plays in the playoffs as he let loose 4 Passing Touchdowns to take an early 28-3 lead at half. New York's offense was stgnant due to Chicago's stifling defense and a missed field goal definitely didn't help their chances. They'd need to find a break in the defense and a little help from their own defensive unit if they wanted a chance to see the next round.
2nd Half- The Defiant Defense answered early as Suppo returned a Pick Six off of Darius Smith to cut the lead to 18, but Smith replied immediately with an 11yd dime to Damphousse for his 5th passing Touchdown. Emi fired back for her first possession of the half with a 1yd shuffle pass to Masquarde and with a last second 3rd Quarter FG the lead was cut from 25 to 21 as the score stood at 17-38. Early in the 4th the Outlaws got a quick toudown drive to cut the lead to a manageable 14 but the Outlaws slowly marched to the endzone, cutting 7 minutes off the clock to make the score 24-45. With no chance to ccome back with only 5 minutes, the body language of the Defiant said it all. Emi kept fighting getting her team to 4th and inches at the Chicago 43..but Penguinator couldn't hang on the pass due to Otternator's paws jamming it lose..ending their season. Chicago Moves on 45-24.
Downriver at Colorado
It’s the rising star versus the grizzled veteran as Lillian Newman and Aspen Redfield take the field on an unusually warm winter day in Colorado. And while Newman didn’t look nervous in the slightest, the same can’t be said for the Downriver defense. Four different defenders got flagged for pre-snap penalties on Colorado’s first possession of the game, allowing the Crushers to go 86 yards for a touchdown without ever seeing a third down. After a quick three-and-out, Colorado got the ball back again on their own 48, and then just handed it off to Erica Blanche de la Rosa, who went the remaining 52 yards on just three carries to put the Crushers up by two scores before the Waves could even blink. Downriver would get a little penalty luck on their next possession to help even the score, however. They’d get a first down on a PI call, and a Crushers sack on third down would get called back for unnecessary roughness, giving the Waves an automatic first. Newman would put a punctuation on the first quarter by diving the ball in herself for Downriver’s first score of the game. The second quarter wouldn’t be particularly kind to them, however. Colorado would get the points right back on a catch by Mike Moretti, and Waves receiver Renato Hanna would leave the game after a hard hit and enter the concussion protocol. However, the Waves would end the first half on a high note. Cedric Wolff would return a punt for 75 yards, setting up an easy touchdown pass to rookie Taj Thompson, and the Waves would go into the half having cut the lead to 7.
Well the jitters are back for the Downriver Waves. They commit four more penalties in the third quarter, mostly pre-snap infractions, to none from the Crushers. Fortunately, if the refs actually allowed the play to begin the Waves defense wasn’t bad, holding Colorado to a pair of field goals in the quarter. The Waves offense was stagnant, however, only managing a single first down. They needed something to give them a spark. Well, they found it: Zoe McKee. The rookie got put in for a series while Aspen was in the blue tent being evaluated for a concussion (he’d return to the game later in the fourth quarter). McKee promptly threw an interception in DWN territory that David Locke returned to midfield. Newman took the snap, and was off to the races. 54 yards untouched into the end zone! Curt Pike’s extra point kick was no good, so it was still a seven point game with ten minutes left to play. Downriver would force a three-and-out, but Newman got hit hard on second down on their next possession and the ball came loose. Linebacker Sandy Bonilla would jump on it for a Crushers takeaway. Colorado’s euphoria would be short-lived, however, as McKee would give the ball right back two plays later, tossing it right into the paws of linebacker Ray Bray. Newman would take it in from the one for her third rushing TD of the game, a playoff record for a QB, and the game is tied with 2:37 left to play! They need a stop now to get the ball back, or at least to head to overtime. Unfortunately for the Waves, Aspen Redfield had other things in mind. On first down, he fired a huge bomb downfield, right into the arms of Mike Moretti. It was a 42 yard pickup that would take them into field goal range already. They wanted to run more clock out, however, so they kept pushing downfield….all the way into the end zone. Newman would complete five straight passes after that, but with only 30 seconds left to work with the Waves just ran out of time. Final score: COL 34, DWN 27
Its not down to four.....Here the week end preview for the Conferences championships!
- 2023 UFFL season Conference championships on sunday Febuary 23th, 2025 -
*UNITED*
Las Vegas Bandits (10-6) vs Chicago Outlaws (13-3)
*CONTINENTAL*
Colorado Crushers (9-7) vs North Florida Renegades (11-5)
See you then!
Marty Here and here the results for this Playoffs Divisional games!:
Las Vegas at Montreal
Montreal comes into today’s playoff contest with the second-best record in the league. But they’re also missing an important piece of their offense, as Vito Ligustica is out with a foot injury. The Bandits hope to capitalize on that loss to reach their first conference championship since 2018. Their chances look pretty good right away, as Donnell Atwood jumps the route to pick off Tyron Appleby’s pass to Keonte Hughes on the third play of the game, giving them the ball at the Montreal 33 yard line. However, a big sack would push them completely out of field goal range, and they’d come up empty on the turnover. From there, the game becomes a defensive slugfest, with five of the next six possessions by either team resulting in a three-and-out. Montreal would finally break through with a field goal at the beginning of the second quarter when Vegas’s punter, Gordon Hensley, shanked one from deep in their own territory for only 19 net yards after the return. The Bandits would answer right back with a touchdown, on a drive that took eight plays to reach midfield, and then just three to go the remaining 50 yards. After scoring another field goal to bring their deficit to a single point, the Royal got the ball back on their own 1 yard line with 90 seconds left in the half. Two penalties on Las Vegas would help get them into Bandits territory, but they were eventually looking at a 4th and 3 from the 27 yard line with thirty seconds left to play. The field goal unit came onto the field, but it’s a fake! Appleby gets the ball and tries a snap pass to rookie special teams player Robert Leora. The throw is wide, however, and the Bandits take over on downs to kneel out the rest of the half.
The third quarter is almost a repeat of the first. It takes ten minutes of game time before the first first-down of the half, an eight-yard completion on 2nd and 3 by the Bandits. That would also be the LAST first down of the half on merit, with only a defensive holding penalty to add to it. Las Vegas would finally get something going on their first possession of the fourth quarter, making their way all the way down the Montreal 6 yard line. Ricky Wit-Ricky would get stuffed on third and inches, however, and they’d have to settle for a field goal to bring the score to 10-6. After a punt by both teams, the Royal would get the ball back on their own 8 yard line with about six minutes to play. They’d get a quick first down, but two running plays that went nowhere and a sack would have them looking at a 4th and 16 from deep in their own territory. With less than three minutes to play and being down by 4 points, however, they decided to go for it on fourth down anyway. Appleby’s throw was incomplete, and Las Vegas took over in an excellent position to make it a two-score game. And that they did, with a touchdown in only three plays and 14 seconds of clock time. Montreal would respond with their best drive of the game, efficiently working their way downfield to score on backup tight end Paula Battle’s first career touchdown catch. Their two-point conversion attempt would be successful, but they still needed the onside kick to have any change at a game-tying field goal to send it to overtime. Unfortunately, Las Vegas would recover, sealing the game and sending them to the United Conference Championship Game. Final score: LVB 17, MTL 14
We are in North Florida, as the Renegades are back to the Divisional playoffs. Last year, after a dominating performance, they were upset by the Downriver waves and their star rookie, Lillian Newman. Now this year, They had a steady performance all season long, eventually doubling up the Waves and clinching the division. They will be facing the surprise of this year's season, the Baltimore Ponies, whom for a good part of the year, we thought were dead in the water after Jillian St-Claire went out with an injury. But at the end of the season the team would recover themselves and with some inspired football thanks in part by the return of their QB1 they managed to snatch the last remaining playoff spot from Grand Rapids in week 17. At the start of the game a huge turn of events for North Florida, as they went with Travis Lockhart off the helm due to Caryn Becker being incapacitated still with a pinched nerve, as her status is yet to be known further in the playoffs. As the game started, both teams seemed to not give themselves space for their offense, as North Florida would strike first with a FG. As we know, mistakes in the playoffs cost at a premium, as suddenly Jillian St-Claire would throw a costly INT to Free Safety Lyric Makarova of the Renegades which was returned for a 69 yard pick six (nice). Making the score 10 zip for the home team. Baltimore would remain focused for the remainder of the first half of the game, as both teams would get some FGs. At the half, North Florida leads 16-3.
In the second half, it seemed that the Ponies had a great talk inside their locker room, as the tide of the game would turn slowly in their favor. After 1 FG in the third, the rookie running back Kennedy Rodriguez would punch his first playoff TD in to make the game closer at 16-13. Towards the end of the game, it felt like the game was falling out of the Renegades hands, as many penalties would stall their effort as then suddenly at the end, the Ponies manages to get well enough in the North Florida zone in which Tyler Kimb would kick a 29 yard Field goal to tie the game 16-16 all! The Stadium grew silent, the Renegades fans Nervous, as the Ponies were jubilant on the sideline. North Florida had a shot at the end but couldn’t do anything. So you know what that means? PLAYOFFS OVERTIME! 16-16 all.
Overtime, here we come. North Florida would win the toss and be the first one on offense.Unfortunately for them, they could not even get out of their own zone midfield, as they would have to punt. Now, it was Baltimore's turn to create an upset. The Ponies would then manage to move slowly on their possession, until a couple of costly penalties would then stall their own drive and they too would have to punt. It's down to the wire as the next score will be the winner! The Renegades would then score first big with a 30 yards completion from Jesse Oahu for 30 yards! Renegades near the endzone! Now the Renegades move closer into Ponies’s territory. Then on a second and 8, Travis Lockhart takes the snap, looking….looking….Then sling it over into the endzone for Owen Reuyters…..TOUCHDOWN! Renegades seals it! They move on to the Continental Conference Game! North Florida wins 22-16!!
It's Time for Playoff Football in Chicago as the Outlaws face off against the red hot New York Defiant!
1st Half- The First half was mostly all Chicago as Darius Smith showed rookie Emi exactly how a veteran QB plays in the playoffs as he let loose 4 Passing Touchdowns to take an early 28-3 lead at half. New York's offense was stgnant due to Chicago's stifling defense and a missed field goal definitely didn't help their chances. They'd need to find a break in the defense and a little help from their own defensive unit if they wanted a chance to see the next round.
2nd Half- The Defiant Defense answered early as Suppo returned a Pick Six off of Darius Smith to cut the lead to 18, but Smith replied immediately with an 11yd dime to Damphousse for his 5th passing Touchdown. Emi fired back for her first possession of the half with a 1yd shuffle pass to Masquarde and with a last second 3rd Quarter FG the lead was cut from 25 to 21 as the score stood at 17-38. Early in the 4th the Outlaws got a quick toudown drive to cut the lead to a manageable 14 but the Outlaws slowly marched to the endzone, cutting 7 minutes off the clock to make the score 24-45. With no chance to ccome back with only 5 minutes, the body language of the Defiant said it all. Emi kept fighting getting her team to 4th and inches at the Chicago 43..but Penguinator couldn't hang on the pass due to Otternator's paws jamming it lose..ending their season. Chicago Moves on 45-24.
Downriver at Colorado
It’s the rising star versus the grizzled veteran as Lillian Newman and Aspen Redfield take the field on an unusually warm winter day in Colorado. And while Newman didn’t look nervous in the slightest, the same can’t be said for the Downriver defense. Four different defenders got flagged for pre-snap penalties on Colorado’s first possession of the game, allowing the Crushers to go 86 yards for a touchdown without ever seeing a third down. After a quick three-and-out, Colorado got the ball back again on their own 48, and then just handed it off to Erica Blanche de la Rosa, who went the remaining 52 yards on just three carries to put the Crushers up by two scores before the Waves could even blink. Downriver would get a little penalty luck on their next possession to help even the score, however. They’d get a first down on a PI call, and a Crushers sack on third down would get called back for unnecessary roughness, giving the Waves an automatic first. Newman would put a punctuation on the first quarter by diving the ball in herself for Downriver’s first score of the game. The second quarter wouldn’t be particularly kind to them, however. Colorado would get the points right back on a catch by Mike Moretti, and Waves receiver Renato Hanna would leave the game after a hard hit and enter the concussion protocol. However, the Waves would end the first half on a high note. Cedric Wolff would return a punt for 75 yards, setting up an easy touchdown pass to rookie Taj Thompson, and the Waves would go into the half having cut the lead to 7.
Well the jitters are back for the Downriver Waves. They commit four more penalties in the third quarter, mostly pre-snap infractions, to none from the Crushers. Fortunately, if the refs actually allowed the play to begin the Waves defense wasn’t bad, holding Colorado to a pair of field goals in the quarter. The Waves offense was stagnant, however, only managing a single first down. They needed something to give them a spark. Well, they found it: Zoe McKee. The rookie got put in for a series while Aspen was in the blue tent being evaluated for a concussion (he’d return to the game later in the fourth quarter). McKee promptly threw an interception in DWN territory that David Locke returned to midfield. Newman took the snap, and was off to the races. 54 yards untouched into the end zone! Curt Pike’s extra point kick was no good, so it was still a seven point game with ten minutes left to play. Downriver would force a three-and-out, but Newman got hit hard on second down on their next possession and the ball came loose. Linebacker Sandy Bonilla would jump on it for a Crushers takeaway. Colorado’s euphoria would be short-lived, however, as McKee would give the ball right back two plays later, tossing it right into the paws of linebacker Ray Bray. Newman would take it in from the one for her third rushing TD of the game, a playoff record for a QB, and the game is tied with 2:37 left to play! They need a stop now to get the ball back, or at least to head to overtime. Unfortunately for the Waves, Aspen Redfield had other things in mind. On first down, he fired a huge bomb downfield, right into the arms of Mike Moretti. It was a 42 yard pickup that would take them into field goal range already. They wanted to run more clock out, however, so they kept pushing downfield….all the way into the end zone. Newman would complete five straight passes after that, but with only 30 seconds left to work with the Waves just ran out of time. Final score: COL 34, DWN 27
Its not down to four.....Here the week end preview for the Conferences championships!
- 2023 UFFL season Conference championships on sunday Febuary 23th, 2025 -
*UNITED*
Las Vegas Bandits (10-6) vs Chicago Outlaws (13-3)
*CONTINENTAL*
Colorado Crushers (9-7) vs North Florida Renegades (11-5)
See you then!
2023 UFFL week 17 results and PLAYOFFS Divisional preview...
General | Posted 10 months agoAnd the season is in the books. Marty here with results from week 17!:
New York at Colorado
This game was actually way closer than the final score makes it look. Colorado was down for most of the game, but they kept it close, and pulled to within two point on a 58 yard Jeordie Khalil touchdown reception at the end of the third quarter (the longest catch of Khalil’s career so far. Unfortunately, they failed the two point conversion attempt that would have tied the game. The Defiant got the six points back with two field goals in the fourth quarter, and then sealed the game away with a pick-six. This was a momentous day for at least one individual player as well. Not only did New York receiver Justice Matari cross 1500 yards for the first time in his career, but he went over 10,000 career yards during the game as well [10,000 yards is the sim’s threshold for Hall of Fame consideration]. Final score: NYD 34, COL 19
New Orleans at Easton
Having already been eliminated from the playoffs, the Bald Eagles came into today’s game determined to end the season on a high note. Which, of course, is why they found themselves trailing to the three-win Corsairs at the end of the first quarter. The main culprit behind that was Leone Lopez, who just couldn’t be stopped. Lopez was averaging almost seven yards per rush, and would rack up 178 yards in total, his best mark of the season. Though Easton couldn’t match up with Lopez on the ground, they did have it when it counted. Tera McDaniels and Susan Forester both scored 1 yard rushing TDs in the second quarter to put the Bald Eagles ahead. Like the NYD/COL game, Easton didn’t really pull ahead until the very end of the game, when they scored 10 points in less than two minutes of clock time. Final score: EAS 31, NOC 13
In California, After a wonderful late season push, it was unfortunately not enough for the Demons to get a chance at some playoffs. Their rocky first half of the season made it difficult for them to catch up, and eventually they couldn’t clear the gap. But nonetheless, the Demons had things to be happy about, and wanted to end the season on a high note against the Nashville Tuts. The young Tuts had a rough year as well, but they did show flashes of success during the year. Both teams would not want to give each other an easy finale, as most of the first half points was done with Field goals, as Tuts kicker Kris Clueton would kick 3 FGs. California would come alive in the 3rd, thanks to a Pick-six of 48 yards from Ashley Borish, but what drove the Tuts success in this game was the run game as they would run for 121 yards on the Demons, giving them plenty of space to work. The Tuts would tie the game in the fourth, and the foot of Kris clueton sealed the deal for Nashville, Kicking his fourth field goal to seal the win. Nashville wins this one 20-17. Finishing their season at 5-11. The Demons would end with a 500. Record at 8-8.
In Miami, The Bandits had already had their tickets for the playoffs punched in, but they still had a chance to increase their seating as they faced off against the Miami Tropics. For Miami, the season was one to likely forget, but showed towards the end of the year that there are still things to be looking forward to next year, like Rookie QB Will Hudson…that has been injured, so it would be Raoul Fernandez to be the Tropics QB for their last game. The game started slow, with the Tropics getting ahead on a couple of FG kicks but would eventually dominate the game thanks in part to Bandits running back Isaac Sierra. He was a dual threat for this game, doing his job on the run ( 86 yards rushing, 1 TD) and in the air ( 10 yards with a passing TD). Roy Viridi-Aqua had 117 yards receiving for the Tropics, but not much else worked for Miami. Las Vegas would win this one, 24-13, ending their campaign 10-6 securing the 3rd playoff seed over New York regardless of results. Miami would end the season with a 5-11 record.
In Downriver, a huge game was about to get underway. For the Visiting Grand Rapids Dragons, they needed to win and hoped for a loss from Baltimore in order to punch their ticket for the playoffs. For the Downriver Waves, it was about getting homefield by winning the division and hoping for a loss from North Florida. For the Dragons, they could finally expect Dahlia Taylor to be in uniform for this game, as she was sorely needed, as she managed to score 1 TD early in the first quarter. After one quarter things looked encouraging for the Dragons as they only trailed by 7, Brunette was playing mistake free football, Oliver Smithson was running a decent game ( 79 rush yard total) and Daniel Van Baarle received for 106 yards and 1 TD….but then, Lillian Newman happened. The snow Leopard was dead set on erasing the shaky start of her season and taking full control of the MVP race. She taken full control of the game, using her feets and gashed the Grand Rapids defensive line for 175 yards, scoring 2 TDs on the ground and being once more super efficient and selective with her passes, with 241 yard on 18/25, with 2 passing TDs and a outstanding QB rating of 141.8! She literally clipped the Dragon's wings and they could do nothing but watch. Eventually , Lukas Barella would sub in for Lillian as the Downriver crowd would chant “M-V-P!” to their precious QB. Downriver won this one 49-14, and ended with a 11-5 record, waiting now on the RIC/NFR result, in the meantime, Dragons ended with a 8-8 record, but was still hoping to get in the playoff dance.
Austin at Baltimore
With Grand Rapids having lost earlier in the day, it’s win and you're in for the Baltimore Ponies. And unfortunately for the blood pressures of fans in both Baltimore and Grand Rapids, it would be a low-scoring defensive battle that either team could have won with a single lucky play. Austin opens up the scoring first with a short pass from Kai Koa to Nicky Ricky late in the first quarter. From there, the game bogs down, and the score remains 7-0 at halftime. A good portion of that can be laid at the paws of Aaron Christie, who was all over Jillian St. Claire, knocking her down four times and sacking her once. Baltimore finally managed to break through and tie the game in the third quarter. After several punts by both teams, Baltimore would be looking at a fourth and inches at midfield. The offense lined up to go for it, Jillian St. Claire took the snap, kept the ball, and scrambled…not just for the first down, but for 15 yards! Three plays later, Kenny Rodriguez would plunge the ball up the middle for a one yard score and Baltimore’s first lead of the day. The Baltimore defense would force a three and out, and it’s a short punt of only 39 yards. A long pass and two Zack Elliot runs gets the Ponies back to mid-field…and then Elliot takes off! He’s at the 30…the 20…and he’s pushed out of bounds at the one yard line! It’s first and goal, and a quick pass to Antoine Tardif in the back of the end zone makes it look easy. Baltimore has a two-score lead with four and a half minutes to go, but stranger things have happened this season. Austin manages to convert on fourth down, though Liam Palanturas sustained a significant shoulder injury on the play and had to be carted off the field. They get down to the Baltimore 30, but it’s under the two-minute warning and time is running out. On third and 2, Koa’s pass to Flint Kurosawa is wide and incomplete. It’s fourth down…and the pass is incomplete again! Austin turns it over on downs! Baltimore’s going to the playoffs! Final score: BAL 21, ATX 7
Down in Montreal, it was another big game with playoffs’s implications, as Montreal wanted to get some measure of revenge from last year and get home field advantage from the Chicago Outlaws as many saw tonight's showdown as another preview of the United conference championship, but it wasn’t as clear cut this year. Although for the Royal, there was one big problem: they were going into this game without their star running back Vito Ligustica, who once again got injured last week against New York, which put Montreal at a big disadvantage. Right out the gate, Montreal’s own Jean-Étienne Tremblay would not want to disappoint his family and fans in la belle province as he took over the game on the ground with a stunning 138 yards rushing day. Rookie Yash Zuro tried to hold the fort for Montreal, but had way less of an impact in this game (42 yards rushing). Tyron Appleby did well managing his side of the field (304 passing, 104.2 passer rating, 1 TD) but could not keep up with Chicago’s Darius Smith (336 yards, 4 TDs, 133.3 passer rating). It was clear from the middle of the game that Chicago had this battle on lock and Montreal was already planning ahead to be ready for the playoffs. Chicago wins this one 37-10, And end the season 13-3, best record in the league, and have home field advantage in the United playoffs. Montreal ended the season 12-4 and will have to do some extra work to get back to the Furbowl game.
In North Florida, The Renegades knew what was at stake. 1 win and they clinched their division for a second year in a row. And it all came down to a game against the one win Richmond Flames. The Flames might have had another rough year, but last season they managed to get a win at the end to finish on a high note, and with many people hoping for them to do the impossible, perhaps they can get this same magic. Things were starting great for Richmond, as their number draft pick, Running back Royce Jackson, through thick and thin, continued to work hard all year even with all the hardships and scored on a 20 yard TD run. Then they would add some more points thanks to the FGs from Keiran Hamilton. From the span on one half, all seemed to be possible for another magic ending for the Flames, they led the North Florida Flames, 13-9. Statistically, the game looked like it would turn in the Flames favor. But if there was something clear about how Richmond’s season went, in one half they can be a great team but they can also be an awful team. As the second half started, bad habits would then re-emerge as North Florida would then get some spark on offense thanks in part to the veteran Owen Reuyters. Then came the fourth Richmond would bend one more as Travis Lockheart, playing in this last game, would connect once more with a TD pass that put them up 23-13. And as Richmond got back to the field trying to stop the run and maybe, just maybe turn things around, Renegades Strong Safety Aaron Foster would break every Richmond’s fans hard with a 14 yards Pick six, to put North Florida out of reach. Although unlike the other games, Flames would not lay down and die, and ended the game with pride, fighting towards the end and getting another touchdown in to make the results more positive. As for the Renegades, time to celebrate. North Florida wins this one 30-20 and finishes the year 11-5 and more importantly, gets home field advantage in the continental first round of the playoffs. As for the Flames, they end the year 1-15 but as bad as it looks, there are tons of things to make the future hopeful for Richmond, it would just take a lot of work done by the front office.
Players of the Week
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 18/25 for 241 yards and four passing TDs, plus 175 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns
Defense: Aaron Foster (SS – NFR): 9 tackles, a pass deflection and a pick-six
Special Teams: Kris Clueton (K – NSH): 4/4 on field goal attempts, including a game-winning 55 yarder (tied for second-longest of the season)
And with that...we have our playoffs teams ready to do on the road for Austin and Furbowl 9!:
-2023 UFFL PLAYOFFS DIVISIONAL on Febuary 16th 2025-
-UNITED-
New York Defiant (10-6) vs Chicago Outlaws (13-3)
Las Vegas Bandits (10-6) vs Montreal Royal (12-4)
-CONTINENTAL-
Baltimore Ponies (8-8) vs North Florida Renegades (11-5)
Downriver Waves (11-5) vs Colorado Crushers (9-7)
Let's do this thing!!!
New York at Colorado
This game was actually way closer than the final score makes it look. Colorado was down for most of the game, but they kept it close, and pulled to within two point on a 58 yard Jeordie Khalil touchdown reception at the end of the third quarter (the longest catch of Khalil’s career so far. Unfortunately, they failed the two point conversion attempt that would have tied the game. The Defiant got the six points back with two field goals in the fourth quarter, and then sealed the game away with a pick-six. This was a momentous day for at least one individual player as well. Not only did New York receiver Justice Matari cross 1500 yards for the first time in his career, but he went over 10,000 career yards during the game as well [10,000 yards is the sim’s threshold for Hall of Fame consideration]. Final score: NYD 34, COL 19
New Orleans at Easton
Having already been eliminated from the playoffs, the Bald Eagles came into today’s game determined to end the season on a high note. Which, of course, is why they found themselves trailing to the three-win Corsairs at the end of the first quarter. The main culprit behind that was Leone Lopez, who just couldn’t be stopped. Lopez was averaging almost seven yards per rush, and would rack up 178 yards in total, his best mark of the season. Though Easton couldn’t match up with Lopez on the ground, they did have it when it counted. Tera McDaniels and Susan Forester both scored 1 yard rushing TDs in the second quarter to put the Bald Eagles ahead. Like the NYD/COL game, Easton didn’t really pull ahead until the very end of the game, when they scored 10 points in less than two minutes of clock time. Final score: EAS 31, NOC 13
In California, After a wonderful late season push, it was unfortunately not enough for the Demons to get a chance at some playoffs. Their rocky first half of the season made it difficult for them to catch up, and eventually they couldn’t clear the gap. But nonetheless, the Demons had things to be happy about, and wanted to end the season on a high note against the Nashville Tuts. The young Tuts had a rough year as well, but they did show flashes of success during the year. Both teams would not want to give each other an easy finale, as most of the first half points was done with Field goals, as Tuts kicker Kris Clueton would kick 3 FGs. California would come alive in the 3rd, thanks to a Pick-six of 48 yards from Ashley Borish, but what drove the Tuts success in this game was the run game as they would run for 121 yards on the Demons, giving them plenty of space to work. The Tuts would tie the game in the fourth, and the foot of Kris clueton sealed the deal for Nashville, Kicking his fourth field goal to seal the win. Nashville wins this one 20-17. Finishing their season at 5-11. The Demons would end with a 500. Record at 8-8.
In Miami, The Bandits had already had their tickets for the playoffs punched in, but they still had a chance to increase their seating as they faced off against the Miami Tropics. For Miami, the season was one to likely forget, but showed towards the end of the year that there are still things to be looking forward to next year, like Rookie QB Will Hudson…that has been injured, so it would be Raoul Fernandez to be the Tropics QB for their last game. The game started slow, with the Tropics getting ahead on a couple of FG kicks but would eventually dominate the game thanks in part to Bandits running back Isaac Sierra. He was a dual threat for this game, doing his job on the run ( 86 yards rushing, 1 TD) and in the air ( 10 yards with a passing TD). Roy Viridi-Aqua had 117 yards receiving for the Tropics, but not much else worked for Miami. Las Vegas would win this one, 24-13, ending their campaign 10-6 securing the 3rd playoff seed over New York regardless of results. Miami would end the season with a 5-11 record.
In Downriver, a huge game was about to get underway. For the Visiting Grand Rapids Dragons, they needed to win and hoped for a loss from Baltimore in order to punch their ticket for the playoffs. For the Downriver Waves, it was about getting homefield by winning the division and hoping for a loss from North Florida. For the Dragons, they could finally expect Dahlia Taylor to be in uniform for this game, as she was sorely needed, as she managed to score 1 TD early in the first quarter. After one quarter things looked encouraging for the Dragons as they only trailed by 7, Brunette was playing mistake free football, Oliver Smithson was running a decent game ( 79 rush yard total) and Daniel Van Baarle received for 106 yards and 1 TD….but then, Lillian Newman happened. The snow Leopard was dead set on erasing the shaky start of her season and taking full control of the MVP race. She taken full control of the game, using her feets and gashed the Grand Rapids defensive line for 175 yards, scoring 2 TDs on the ground and being once more super efficient and selective with her passes, with 241 yard on 18/25, with 2 passing TDs and a outstanding QB rating of 141.8! She literally clipped the Dragon's wings and they could do nothing but watch. Eventually , Lukas Barella would sub in for Lillian as the Downriver crowd would chant “M-V-P!” to their precious QB. Downriver won this one 49-14, and ended with a 11-5 record, waiting now on the RIC/NFR result, in the meantime, Dragons ended with a 8-8 record, but was still hoping to get in the playoff dance.
Austin at Baltimore
With Grand Rapids having lost earlier in the day, it’s win and you're in for the Baltimore Ponies. And unfortunately for the blood pressures of fans in both Baltimore and Grand Rapids, it would be a low-scoring defensive battle that either team could have won with a single lucky play. Austin opens up the scoring first with a short pass from Kai Koa to Nicky Ricky late in the first quarter. From there, the game bogs down, and the score remains 7-0 at halftime. A good portion of that can be laid at the paws of Aaron Christie, who was all over Jillian St. Claire, knocking her down four times and sacking her once. Baltimore finally managed to break through and tie the game in the third quarter. After several punts by both teams, Baltimore would be looking at a fourth and inches at midfield. The offense lined up to go for it, Jillian St. Claire took the snap, kept the ball, and scrambled…not just for the first down, but for 15 yards! Three plays later, Kenny Rodriguez would plunge the ball up the middle for a one yard score and Baltimore’s first lead of the day. The Baltimore defense would force a three and out, and it’s a short punt of only 39 yards. A long pass and two Zack Elliot runs gets the Ponies back to mid-field…and then Elliot takes off! He’s at the 30…the 20…and he’s pushed out of bounds at the one yard line! It’s first and goal, and a quick pass to Antoine Tardif in the back of the end zone makes it look easy. Baltimore has a two-score lead with four and a half minutes to go, but stranger things have happened this season. Austin manages to convert on fourth down, though Liam Palanturas sustained a significant shoulder injury on the play and had to be carted off the field. They get down to the Baltimore 30, but it’s under the two-minute warning and time is running out. On third and 2, Koa’s pass to Flint Kurosawa is wide and incomplete. It’s fourth down…and the pass is incomplete again! Austin turns it over on downs! Baltimore’s going to the playoffs! Final score: BAL 21, ATX 7
Down in Montreal, it was another big game with playoffs’s implications, as Montreal wanted to get some measure of revenge from last year and get home field advantage from the Chicago Outlaws as many saw tonight's showdown as another preview of the United conference championship, but it wasn’t as clear cut this year. Although for the Royal, there was one big problem: they were going into this game without their star running back Vito Ligustica, who once again got injured last week against New York, which put Montreal at a big disadvantage. Right out the gate, Montreal’s own Jean-Étienne Tremblay would not want to disappoint his family and fans in la belle province as he took over the game on the ground with a stunning 138 yards rushing day. Rookie Yash Zuro tried to hold the fort for Montreal, but had way less of an impact in this game (42 yards rushing). Tyron Appleby did well managing his side of the field (304 passing, 104.2 passer rating, 1 TD) but could not keep up with Chicago’s Darius Smith (336 yards, 4 TDs, 133.3 passer rating). It was clear from the middle of the game that Chicago had this battle on lock and Montreal was already planning ahead to be ready for the playoffs. Chicago wins this one 37-10, And end the season 13-3, best record in the league, and have home field advantage in the United playoffs. Montreal ended the season 12-4 and will have to do some extra work to get back to the Furbowl game.
In North Florida, The Renegades knew what was at stake. 1 win and they clinched their division for a second year in a row. And it all came down to a game against the one win Richmond Flames. The Flames might have had another rough year, but last season they managed to get a win at the end to finish on a high note, and with many people hoping for them to do the impossible, perhaps they can get this same magic. Things were starting great for Richmond, as their number draft pick, Running back Royce Jackson, through thick and thin, continued to work hard all year even with all the hardships and scored on a 20 yard TD run. Then they would add some more points thanks to the FGs from Keiran Hamilton. From the span on one half, all seemed to be possible for another magic ending for the Flames, they led the North Florida Flames, 13-9. Statistically, the game looked like it would turn in the Flames favor. But if there was something clear about how Richmond’s season went, in one half they can be a great team but they can also be an awful team. As the second half started, bad habits would then re-emerge as North Florida would then get some spark on offense thanks in part to the veteran Owen Reuyters. Then came the fourth Richmond would bend one more as Travis Lockheart, playing in this last game, would connect once more with a TD pass that put them up 23-13. And as Richmond got back to the field trying to stop the run and maybe, just maybe turn things around, Renegades Strong Safety Aaron Foster would break every Richmond’s fans hard with a 14 yards Pick six, to put North Florida out of reach. Although unlike the other games, Flames would not lay down and die, and ended the game with pride, fighting towards the end and getting another touchdown in to make the results more positive. As for the Renegades, time to celebrate. North Florida wins this one 30-20 and finishes the year 11-5 and more importantly, gets home field advantage in the continental first round of the playoffs. As for the Flames, they end the year 1-15 but as bad as it looks, there are tons of things to make the future hopeful for Richmond, it would just take a lot of work done by the front office.
Players of the Week
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 18/25 for 241 yards and four passing TDs, plus 175 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns
Defense: Aaron Foster (SS – NFR): 9 tackles, a pass deflection and a pick-six
Special Teams: Kris Clueton (K – NSH): 4/4 on field goal attempts, including a game-winning 55 yarder (tied for second-longest of the season)
And with that...we have our playoffs teams ready to do on the road for Austin and Furbowl 9!:
-2023 UFFL PLAYOFFS DIVISIONAL on Febuary 16th 2025-
-UNITED-
New York Defiant (10-6) vs Chicago Outlaws (13-3)
Las Vegas Bandits (10-6) vs Montreal Royal (12-4)
-CONTINENTAL-
Baltimore Ponies (8-8) vs North Florida Renegades (11-5)
Downriver Waves (11-5) vs Colorado Crushers (9-7)
Let's do this thing!!!
2023 UFFL season week 16 results and Final week 17 previe...
General | Posted 11 months agoWe are down to the last week of the season! Here Marty with your results of week 16:
New Orleans at Chicago
Despite having one of the best running backs in the game, Chicago’s rushing game has been surprisingly light this season, averaging only 90 yards total per game. Well, that stat is going to change after this one. Jean-Etienne Tremblay set team records with 159 yards on the ground and an 81 yard TD run in which he broke four tackles. That score broke a 10-10 tie at the end of the first quarter, and from there Chicago was off to the races, adding a 58 yard punt return TD for good measure (the first return TD of the season for the Outlaws, and the first career return TD for Maurice Adams). Final score: CHI 38, NOC 17
California at Easton
Easton jumped out to an early lead in this one, building up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. But the Demons slowly began to chip away, until they tied things up at 17 apiece in the third quarter on a dumpoff to Aaron Whitman that the running back took in for a score. From there, things got a little crazy. Whitman scored again on a huge breakaway 53 yard run in the fourth quarter to give California its first lead of the game, but the Bald Eagles forced two consecutive three and outs and were able to pull ahead again with 65 seconds remaining, on a 65-yard catch and run by Nolan Pykken on a 4th and 1 (the longest catch of Pykken’s career so far). California still had two time outs remaining, and they were able to use them to get down to the Easton 43 yard line with 30 seconds left. They could tie the game with a field goal, but it was third down and they wanted to see if they could get about 10 more yards to give Castonguay a better shot. They needed ten…they got 43. Mylene Jean slipped two tackles and took it down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown with only ten seconds left on the clock! Easton set up for a Hail Mary attempt after the kickoff, but Lindwurm was sacked without getting the ball off. Final score: CAL 31, EAS 27
Las Vegas at Nashville
Unfortunately, that last game stole all of the excitement from this one. Nashville had a grand total of 23 rushing yards – not a typo – and Sylvester Stapler only managed to pass for 213 yards despite having an 83.9% completion rate. The Bandits DID manage to block a 51 yard field goal attempt, so I guess that was exciting on special teams. Final score: LVB 10, NSH 9
Montreal at New York
Both of these teams are headed to the playoffs, so let’s not bury the lede on this one. Vito Ligustica left the game after only one possession and may miss multiple games. Rookie Yash Zuro got the lead back role for the rest of the game, but wasn’t able to even average 3 yards per carry. Granted, when you’re playing behind Ligustica you don’t get many first-team reps at practice. Despite the injury, Tyron Appleby played one of his best games of the season to compensate, throwing for three touchdowns and a 140.7 passer rating. The Defiant hung on for most of the game, but the Royal went up by three scores midway through the third quarter and New York wasn’t able to catch up. Final score: MTL 33, NYD 22
Baltimore at Austin
This is a rare stat in modern football: a team winning with the same amount of rushing yards as passing. Jillian St. Claire had an off-day at the office, with only 176 passing yards. But she also added 64 yards and a touchdown with her legs, and the team as a whole had 173 rushing yards. That St. Claire touchdown was actually the game winner. Baltimore had cruised to a 14-0 lead at halftime, but the Blues came back to tie the game on two 1 yard touchdowns by Wyatt Curran. Neither team was able to score for the last eight minutes of the game, so we headed to overtime. Baltimore won the toss, and St. Claire put the team on her back. Almost all of her rushing yardage came during overtime, with a 26 yard designed run for the TD to cap off the game. Final score: BAL 20, ATX 14
Richmond at Colorado
When your team is having a season to forget, you need to look at the incremental gains as you go. Richmond actually managed to score 20 points today, their first game with 20+ points since Week 7. Darnell Paige also had his best statistical game since Week 12 (though he still threw two picks, and leads the league with 20 despite missing seven games). On the other side, Kyle Gradkowski set a Colorado team record with 167 receiving yards on only four catches. Final score: COL 43, RIC 20
Miami at Grand Rapids
Heartbreak for Miami today, as they saw a 6 point lead slip away in the final 11 minutes of the game, losing despite outgaining their opponent by almost 100 yards. Of course, that yardage advantage was neutralized by the Tropics giving up over 100 yards from penalties, including an absolute crusher on Grand Rapids’ go-ahead touchdown drive. Linebacker Richard Dixon was flagged for delay of game on a fourth and four when the refs caught him flopping to fake an injury, giving the Dragons a free first down. It was just another in a series of catastrophes that ruined an otherwise good game, from having a punt blocked on their first possession to Wil Hudson leaving the game with what looked to be a serious wrist injury to his throwing hand. Final score: GRD 20, MIA 16
North Florida at Downriver
We end with a big battle between Becker and Newman. Earlier this season, the Renegades beat the Waves with a score of 31-17 on the strength of Caryn Becker’s four TD day (three passing, one rushing). Today’s results are almost identical: the Renegades put up 31 points, and Becker once again had four touchdowns (all passing this time). She DIDN’T win Player of the Game this time around, though. Lillian Newman continued her amazing rushing streak with another 100 yard performance, and led two scoring drives off of North Florida turnovers in the last four minutes of the game. Lucky von Braunschweig recovered Downriver’s onside kick attempt, however, so there was no chance for her to attempt a last second game winner. Though they may have won, the Renegades also received some serious bad news. Caryn Becker suffered a shoulder stinger on the play that resulted in the final turnover, and is doubtful for next week. Final score: NFR 31, DWN 26
Players of the Week
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 24/35 passing for 179 yards and two TDs, plus 134 rushing yards
Defense: Joannie Lawler (LB – NSH): 9 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble
Special Teams: Maurice Adams (WR – CHI): two kickoff returns for 37 yards, and three punt returns for 70 yards, including a 58 yard return TD
Thus with being the final week of the season, it mean that Playoffs implications are down to the final day. For the United, the playoff board is set, with Chicago, Montreal, Las Vegas and New York, making it to the big dance. As for the continental, Downriver, North Florida and Colorado are in, as Grand Rapids and Baltimore has one week left to fight for a shot to be on the road to Austing for Furbowl 9!
-2023 UFFL season week 17 on febuary 9th, 2025-
Nashville (4-11) vs California (8-7)
Easton (7-8) vs New Orleans (3-12)
Chicago (12-3) vs Montreal (12-3)
Austin (6-9) vs Baltimore (7-8)
Grand Rapids (8-7) vs Downriver (10-5)
Richmond (1-14) vs North Florida (10-5)
New York (9-6) vs Colorado (9-6)
Las vegas (9-6) vs Miami (5-10)
Have a great week end folks.....go watch the hoomin bowl. .3./
New Orleans at Chicago
Despite having one of the best running backs in the game, Chicago’s rushing game has been surprisingly light this season, averaging only 90 yards total per game. Well, that stat is going to change after this one. Jean-Etienne Tremblay set team records with 159 yards on the ground and an 81 yard TD run in which he broke four tackles. That score broke a 10-10 tie at the end of the first quarter, and from there Chicago was off to the races, adding a 58 yard punt return TD for good measure (the first return TD of the season for the Outlaws, and the first career return TD for Maurice Adams). Final score: CHI 38, NOC 17
California at Easton
Easton jumped out to an early lead in this one, building up a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. But the Demons slowly began to chip away, until they tied things up at 17 apiece in the third quarter on a dumpoff to Aaron Whitman that the running back took in for a score. From there, things got a little crazy. Whitman scored again on a huge breakaway 53 yard run in the fourth quarter to give California its first lead of the game, but the Bald Eagles forced two consecutive three and outs and were able to pull ahead again with 65 seconds remaining, on a 65-yard catch and run by Nolan Pykken on a 4th and 1 (the longest catch of Pykken’s career so far). California still had two time outs remaining, and they were able to use them to get down to the Easton 43 yard line with 30 seconds left. They could tie the game with a field goal, but it was third down and they wanted to see if they could get about 10 more yards to give Castonguay a better shot. They needed ten…they got 43. Mylene Jean slipped two tackles and took it down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown with only ten seconds left on the clock! Easton set up for a Hail Mary attempt after the kickoff, but Lindwurm was sacked without getting the ball off. Final score: CAL 31, EAS 27
Las Vegas at Nashville
Unfortunately, that last game stole all of the excitement from this one. Nashville had a grand total of 23 rushing yards – not a typo – and Sylvester Stapler only managed to pass for 213 yards despite having an 83.9% completion rate. The Bandits DID manage to block a 51 yard field goal attempt, so I guess that was exciting on special teams. Final score: LVB 10, NSH 9
Montreal at New York
Both of these teams are headed to the playoffs, so let’s not bury the lede on this one. Vito Ligustica left the game after only one possession and may miss multiple games. Rookie Yash Zuro got the lead back role for the rest of the game, but wasn’t able to even average 3 yards per carry. Granted, when you’re playing behind Ligustica you don’t get many first-team reps at practice. Despite the injury, Tyron Appleby played one of his best games of the season to compensate, throwing for three touchdowns and a 140.7 passer rating. The Defiant hung on for most of the game, but the Royal went up by three scores midway through the third quarter and New York wasn’t able to catch up. Final score: MTL 33, NYD 22
Baltimore at Austin
This is a rare stat in modern football: a team winning with the same amount of rushing yards as passing. Jillian St. Claire had an off-day at the office, with only 176 passing yards. But she also added 64 yards and a touchdown with her legs, and the team as a whole had 173 rushing yards. That St. Claire touchdown was actually the game winner. Baltimore had cruised to a 14-0 lead at halftime, but the Blues came back to tie the game on two 1 yard touchdowns by Wyatt Curran. Neither team was able to score for the last eight minutes of the game, so we headed to overtime. Baltimore won the toss, and St. Claire put the team on her back. Almost all of her rushing yardage came during overtime, with a 26 yard designed run for the TD to cap off the game. Final score: BAL 20, ATX 14
Richmond at Colorado
When your team is having a season to forget, you need to look at the incremental gains as you go. Richmond actually managed to score 20 points today, their first game with 20+ points since Week 7. Darnell Paige also had his best statistical game since Week 12 (though he still threw two picks, and leads the league with 20 despite missing seven games). On the other side, Kyle Gradkowski set a Colorado team record with 167 receiving yards on only four catches. Final score: COL 43, RIC 20
Miami at Grand Rapids
Heartbreak for Miami today, as they saw a 6 point lead slip away in the final 11 minutes of the game, losing despite outgaining their opponent by almost 100 yards. Of course, that yardage advantage was neutralized by the Tropics giving up over 100 yards from penalties, including an absolute crusher on Grand Rapids’ go-ahead touchdown drive. Linebacker Richard Dixon was flagged for delay of game on a fourth and four when the refs caught him flopping to fake an injury, giving the Dragons a free first down. It was just another in a series of catastrophes that ruined an otherwise good game, from having a punt blocked on their first possession to Wil Hudson leaving the game with what looked to be a serious wrist injury to his throwing hand. Final score: GRD 20, MIA 16
North Florida at Downriver
We end with a big battle between Becker and Newman. Earlier this season, the Renegades beat the Waves with a score of 31-17 on the strength of Caryn Becker’s four TD day (three passing, one rushing). Today’s results are almost identical: the Renegades put up 31 points, and Becker once again had four touchdowns (all passing this time). She DIDN’T win Player of the Game this time around, though. Lillian Newman continued her amazing rushing streak with another 100 yard performance, and led two scoring drives off of North Florida turnovers in the last four minutes of the game. Lucky von Braunschweig recovered Downriver’s onside kick attempt, however, so there was no chance for her to attempt a last second game winner. Though they may have won, the Renegades also received some serious bad news. Caryn Becker suffered a shoulder stinger on the play that resulted in the final turnover, and is doubtful for next week. Final score: NFR 31, DWN 26
Players of the Week
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 24/35 passing for 179 yards and two TDs, plus 134 rushing yards
Defense: Joannie Lawler (LB – NSH): 9 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble
Special Teams: Maurice Adams (WR – CHI): two kickoff returns for 37 yards, and three punt returns for 70 yards, including a 58 yard return TD
Thus with being the final week of the season, it mean that Playoffs implications are down to the final day. For the United, the playoff board is set, with Chicago, Montreal, Las Vegas and New York, making it to the big dance. As for the continental, Downriver, North Florida and Colorado are in, as Grand Rapids and Baltimore has one week left to fight for a shot to be on the road to Austing for Furbowl 9!
-2023 UFFL season week 17 on febuary 9th, 2025-
Nashville (4-11) vs California (8-7)
Easton (7-8) vs New Orleans (3-12)
Chicago (12-3) vs Montreal (12-3)
Austin (6-9) vs Baltimore (7-8)
Grand Rapids (8-7) vs Downriver (10-5)
Richmond (1-14) vs North Florida (10-5)
New York (9-6) vs Colorado (9-6)
Las vegas (9-6) vs Miami (5-10)
Have a great week end folks.....go watch the hoomin bowl. .3./
2023 UFFL season 15 results and week 16 preview!
General | Posted 11 months agoMarty here! It's down to 2 weeks now! Here the review of week 15!:
- In Las Vegas, The Bandits were doing what they could to make sure they weren't being caught up by the surging California Demons for a playoff spot. Unfortunately, Montreal was in town and they wanted to stay the course to try and gain home field advantage through the playoffs. While Las Vegas had some great defensive spots, including a Pick six by Donell Atwood, the main weapon of the Bandits, Slyvester Stapler, was snuffed out by the Royal Pass defense, as Stapler struggled (15/33, 104 yards, 2 Ints, 27,8 rating). Montreal did enough through the day, with passing and rushing to do what they needed to get a win, Montreal won this one, 30-10, and clinched a revenge tour for the playoffs.
- In New Orleans, both teams were fighting to see what they had in the ranks and were already looking to prepare for the offseason. In this particular game, it boiled down to a running matchup between Leone Lopez of New Orleans and Bubba Deezeen. Leone Lopez managed to run for 83 yards and even had a 62 yard Punt return. But the battle was ultimately won by Deezen, running for 156 yards and one touchdown. Nashville won this one 23-7.
- In Colorado, the Baltimore Ponies were holding on to slim chances to get to the playoffs, but hoped to get some momentum to end the year with the return of Jillian St-Claire. While St-Claire has been doing a decent job so far since her return, Baltimore offense had trouble getting any traction. But at least they kept the game close. But once more, Colorado was getting used to close games. Enter the rookie Erica Blache de la Rosa. A great draft pick up from this year, the orca once more had a brilliant day at the office, running for 149 yards, giving the Crushers plenty of space to get the points they needed. The Crushers won this one, 17-15.
- In Grand Rapids, the Dragons had a tall task ahead of them, as with a banged up offensive line, they faced an hungry North Florida Renegades, still fighting with Downriver for the top of their division. Dahlia Taylor seemed she would not be ready to return, but the Dragons had the return of Bobby Burnette. The veteran of the Dragons had a great return ( 17/29, 212 yards 2 TDs ) and surprisingly, the North Florida offense went totally cold at the worst moment. Grand Rapids totally shut down the ground game of the Renegades, Caryn Becker was sacked a total of 10 times, not being able to do nothing. Without Taylor, Daniel Van Baarle Risen up for the Dragons, receiving for 124 yards and 1 TD. Grand Rapids wins 27-10, still fighting for postseason football.
- In Downriver, the Waves were still doing their business in order to prepare for the playoffs, as Richmond was on their path. Once more the Waves showed a complete game, shutting down the Flames both on offense and defense. Also, in an already stunning season, Downriver QB Lillian Newman has grown her resume as she reached the 1000 yards gap in rushing yard, with a dazzling 192 yards rushing performance. Downriver wins 45-12, and they clinched their playoff ticket as they will fight to secure the division title.
- In Miami, the Tropics were trying to be a spoiler against the Austin Blues, as the Blues were having a rough couple of weeks. Against all odds, the game became a rather competitive one, as there was another rushing battle between Carice Kenton of the Blues and Jermaine Traylor and Roziah Hillock of the Tropics. Kenton ran for 160 yards while the duo ran 130 yards on the Blues in a combined effort. Ultimately it was a team effort that helped Miami topple the Blues, as Roy Virdi-Aqua also joined in the fun with a total of 97 yards returns on special teams. And also the good work of rookie WIl Hudson at QB for Miami sent the game in the Tropics way and put Austin in a dangerous position of not making the playoffs. Miami wins 30-20.
- In California, the Demons were red hot and were trying to push their winning streak as they shocked the Montreal Royal last week. Can they do it again against the defending champs? Chicago and California gave each other no room to breathe as the running attack was well controlled. Both defenses came to play, while Kiedo Masquarde played tough against Darius Smith. Both gave everything they have, but Chicago was barely able to pass more efficiently, as Darius Smith still racked up 350 yards and 2 TDs even with giving the Demons 2 INTs. Outlaws receiver Ricky Mitchell stepped up with 114 on the catch, including a 75 yards TD reception for Chicago. Chicago survived 17-14 and punched their ticket for the playoffs.
- It's a cold day in New York, but the sun rays still kissed the turf...And so did New York's new franchise QB Emi..That's unsanitary little lady. Regardless, the ex-Jpop Idol was finally back, and right in time. Easton was here to keep their season alive and nothing would be better than spoiling the young twin tailed cat's return.
The game started off slow, but with 35 seconds left in the 1st Quarter, the Defiant crowd cheered as loud as ever as Emi stayed firm in the pocket and delivered a strike to Masquerade for a 2 Yard touchdown. Her first Passing Touchdown since Week 10 when she threw a 41 yard bomb to Widmore against this same Bald Eagles team.
EAS 0
NYD 7
End of 1st.
Not wanting to repeat history Lindwurm dropped a 15 yard dime to Adler to tie things up early in the 2nd. Supported by a Virginia Pratt Field Goal to take the lead with 2 minutes left in the half. However Emi wouldn't be denied and after a drive of Emi chunk plays she'd finish the half with another 2 yd Tud, caught by Walker
EAS 10
NYD 14
Half
Pratt etched their name on the stat sheet again with another FG, coming in the middle of the 3rd, cutting the lead to 1pt. But Emi was all smiles as she threw her Defiant down the field in 5 plays ending with a 25 yard dime to Matari for a Touchdown
EAS 13
NYD 21
End of 3rd
Easton started feeling the pressure. If they lost this game, their playoff hopes would waiver... However, NYD's stifling defense just wouldn't let them through, time was ticking but all Easton could do was punt. Unfortunately, they Gifted Emi a short field in the middle of the 3rd Quarter and Emi was able to cash in her 4th Passing Touchdown, this one to Widmore letting another reciever eat as if she was Oprah.
Easton started immediately driving feeling this important game slip away, but at the NYD 26yd line on 4th down, Murphy felt the ball slip away after taking it 11 yards passed the Line of scrimmage..Fumble and a Defiant recovery. That murdered the Bald Eagles chances at a comeback and in turn crippled their playoff hopes on what has been an incredible season. Easton still had a chance but it was out of their hands now.
New York Defiant Clinch the Playoffs.
EAS 13
NYD 28
Final
Players of the week:
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB) DWN: 12/18 , 80 yards, 1 TD, 192 yards rushing, 2 TDs
Defense: Warren Rucker (LB) GRD: 8 Tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FFs, 2 FRs
Special teams: Norberto Martinez (P) (CAL) : 10 punts , 556 yards, Lng 70, 5 inside 20.
**United Playoff Scenarios:**
CAL is in if they Win out and LVG Loses out and if EAS loses
LVG is a win and in
Chicago clinches Homefield with a win in Wk 17
MTL clinches Homefield with a win in Wk 17
NYD clinches Division by winning out and MTL losing out
EAS is in if they Win out and LVG loses out.
**Continental Playoff Scenarios:**
DWN clinces Home Field with a win in Wk 16 or a Win in Wk 17 and a NFR Loss
NFR clinches Home Field by winning out.
NFR Clinches playoffs with a win or GRD/COL loss
COL clinches playoffs with a Win or an AUS loss/ COL clinches Division with a win AND a GRD loss
GRD Clinches the playoffs with a win and AUS loss/ GRD clinches Division by winning out and a COL loss
AUS clinches playoffs if they win out and GRD or COL loses out along with a BAL loss.
AUS clinches division by winning out and GRD AND COL losing out
BAL is in if they win out, GRD loss and an AUS loss
Here the preview for week 16:
-2023 UFFL season week 16 for sunday Febuary 2nd-
New Orleans (3-11) vs Chicago (11-3)
California (7-7) vs Easton (7-7)
Las Vegas (8-6) vs Nashville (4-10)
Montreal (11-3) vs New York (9-5)
Baltimore (6-8) vs Austin (6-8)
RIchmond (1-13) vs Colorado (8-6)
Miami (5-9) vs Grand Rapids (7-7)
North Florida (9-5) vs Downriver (10-4)
Down to the wire! See you!
- In Las Vegas, The Bandits were doing what they could to make sure they weren't being caught up by the surging California Demons for a playoff spot. Unfortunately, Montreal was in town and they wanted to stay the course to try and gain home field advantage through the playoffs. While Las Vegas had some great defensive spots, including a Pick six by Donell Atwood, the main weapon of the Bandits, Slyvester Stapler, was snuffed out by the Royal Pass defense, as Stapler struggled (15/33, 104 yards, 2 Ints, 27,8 rating). Montreal did enough through the day, with passing and rushing to do what they needed to get a win, Montreal won this one, 30-10, and clinched a revenge tour for the playoffs.
- In New Orleans, both teams were fighting to see what they had in the ranks and were already looking to prepare for the offseason. In this particular game, it boiled down to a running matchup between Leone Lopez of New Orleans and Bubba Deezeen. Leone Lopez managed to run for 83 yards and even had a 62 yard Punt return. But the battle was ultimately won by Deezen, running for 156 yards and one touchdown. Nashville won this one 23-7.
- In Colorado, the Baltimore Ponies were holding on to slim chances to get to the playoffs, but hoped to get some momentum to end the year with the return of Jillian St-Claire. While St-Claire has been doing a decent job so far since her return, Baltimore offense had trouble getting any traction. But at least they kept the game close. But once more, Colorado was getting used to close games. Enter the rookie Erica Blache de la Rosa. A great draft pick up from this year, the orca once more had a brilliant day at the office, running for 149 yards, giving the Crushers plenty of space to get the points they needed. The Crushers won this one, 17-15.
- In Grand Rapids, the Dragons had a tall task ahead of them, as with a banged up offensive line, they faced an hungry North Florida Renegades, still fighting with Downriver for the top of their division. Dahlia Taylor seemed she would not be ready to return, but the Dragons had the return of Bobby Burnette. The veteran of the Dragons had a great return ( 17/29, 212 yards 2 TDs ) and surprisingly, the North Florida offense went totally cold at the worst moment. Grand Rapids totally shut down the ground game of the Renegades, Caryn Becker was sacked a total of 10 times, not being able to do nothing. Without Taylor, Daniel Van Baarle Risen up for the Dragons, receiving for 124 yards and 1 TD. Grand Rapids wins 27-10, still fighting for postseason football.
- In Downriver, the Waves were still doing their business in order to prepare for the playoffs, as Richmond was on their path. Once more the Waves showed a complete game, shutting down the Flames both on offense and defense. Also, in an already stunning season, Downriver QB Lillian Newman has grown her resume as she reached the 1000 yards gap in rushing yard, with a dazzling 192 yards rushing performance. Downriver wins 45-12, and they clinched their playoff ticket as they will fight to secure the division title.
- In Miami, the Tropics were trying to be a spoiler against the Austin Blues, as the Blues were having a rough couple of weeks. Against all odds, the game became a rather competitive one, as there was another rushing battle between Carice Kenton of the Blues and Jermaine Traylor and Roziah Hillock of the Tropics. Kenton ran for 160 yards while the duo ran 130 yards on the Blues in a combined effort. Ultimately it was a team effort that helped Miami topple the Blues, as Roy Virdi-Aqua also joined in the fun with a total of 97 yards returns on special teams. And also the good work of rookie WIl Hudson at QB for Miami sent the game in the Tropics way and put Austin in a dangerous position of not making the playoffs. Miami wins 30-20.
- In California, the Demons were red hot and were trying to push their winning streak as they shocked the Montreal Royal last week. Can they do it again against the defending champs? Chicago and California gave each other no room to breathe as the running attack was well controlled. Both defenses came to play, while Kiedo Masquarde played tough against Darius Smith. Both gave everything they have, but Chicago was barely able to pass more efficiently, as Darius Smith still racked up 350 yards and 2 TDs even with giving the Demons 2 INTs. Outlaws receiver Ricky Mitchell stepped up with 114 on the catch, including a 75 yards TD reception for Chicago. Chicago survived 17-14 and punched their ticket for the playoffs.
- It's a cold day in New York, but the sun rays still kissed the turf...And so did New York's new franchise QB Emi..That's unsanitary little lady. Regardless, the ex-Jpop Idol was finally back, and right in time. Easton was here to keep their season alive and nothing would be better than spoiling the young twin tailed cat's return.
The game started off slow, but with 35 seconds left in the 1st Quarter, the Defiant crowd cheered as loud as ever as Emi stayed firm in the pocket and delivered a strike to Masquerade for a 2 Yard touchdown. Her first Passing Touchdown since Week 10 when she threw a 41 yard bomb to Widmore against this same Bald Eagles team.
EAS 0
NYD 7
End of 1st.
Not wanting to repeat history Lindwurm dropped a 15 yard dime to Adler to tie things up early in the 2nd. Supported by a Virginia Pratt Field Goal to take the lead with 2 minutes left in the half. However Emi wouldn't be denied and after a drive of Emi chunk plays she'd finish the half with another 2 yd Tud, caught by Walker
EAS 10
NYD 14
Half
Pratt etched their name on the stat sheet again with another FG, coming in the middle of the 3rd, cutting the lead to 1pt. But Emi was all smiles as she threw her Defiant down the field in 5 plays ending with a 25 yard dime to Matari for a Touchdown
EAS 13
NYD 21
End of 3rd
Easton started feeling the pressure. If they lost this game, their playoff hopes would waiver... However, NYD's stifling defense just wouldn't let them through, time was ticking but all Easton could do was punt. Unfortunately, they Gifted Emi a short field in the middle of the 3rd Quarter and Emi was able to cash in her 4th Passing Touchdown, this one to Widmore letting another reciever eat as if she was Oprah.
Easton started immediately driving feeling this important game slip away, but at the NYD 26yd line on 4th down, Murphy felt the ball slip away after taking it 11 yards passed the Line of scrimmage..Fumble and a Defiant recovery. That murdered the Bald Eagles chances at a comeback and in turn crippled their playoff hopes on what has been an incredible season. Easton still had a chance but it was out of their hands now.
New York Defiant Clinch the Playoffs.
EAS 13
NYD 28
Final
Players of the week:
Offense: Lillian Newman (QB) DWN: 12/18 , 80 yards, 1 TD, 192 yards rushing, 2 TDs
Defense: Warren Rucker (LB) GRD: 8 Tackles, 2 sacks, 2 FFs, 2 FRs
Special teams: Norberto Martinez (P) (CAL) : 10 punts , 556 yards, Lng 70, 5 inside 20.
**United Playoff Scenarios:**
CAL is in if they Win out and LVG Loses out and if EAS loses
LVG is a win and in
Chicago clinches Homefield with a win in Wk 17
MTL clinches Homefield with a win in Wk 17
NYD clinches Division by winning out and MTL losing out
EAS is in if they Win out and LVG loses out.
**Continental Playoff Scenarios:**
DWN clinces Home Field with a win in Wk 16 or a Win in Wk 17 and a NFR Loss
NFR clinches Home Field by winning out.
NFR Clinches playoffs with a win or GRD/COL loss
COL clinches playoffs with a Win or an AUS loss/ COL clinches Division with a win AND a GRD loss
GRD Clinches the playoffs with a win and AUS loss/ GRD clinches Division by winning out and a COL loss
AUS clinches playoffs if they win out and GRD or COL loses out along with a BAL loss.
AUS clinches division by winning out and GRD AND COL losing out
BAL is in if they win out, GRD loss and an AUS loss
Here the preview for week 16:
-2023 UFFL season week 16 for sunday Febuary 2nd-
New Orleans (3-11) vs Chicago (11-3)
California (7-7) vs Easton (7-7)
Las Vegas (8-6) vs Nashville (4-10)
Montreal (11-3) vs New York (9-5)
Baltimore (6-8) vs Austin (6-8)
RIchmond (1-13) vs Colorado (8-6)
Miami (5-9) vs Grand Rapids (7-7)
North Florida (9-5) vs Downriver (10-4)
Down to the wire! See you!
2023 UFFL season week 14 results and week 15 preview!
General | Posted 11 months agoMarty here, as we are in playoffs hunt mode with the results of week 14:
- Montreal at California
The Demons come into today’s game riding a major hot streak, having won four straight and five of their last six to claw their way back into playoff contention. However, they will have a major test in the Montreal Royal, winners of six straight themselves. The scoring would start immediately, with both teams having touchdowns on their opening drives. However, from there the game would become more defensive, with no scoring the second quarter. Montreal did manage to get into field goal range, but Tyron Appleby threw an interception on a tipped pass to Nicholas Baker. The Royal would start out the second half with a 12 play, seven minute long drive, but too many offensive penalties would result in just a field goal. It’d be a short-lived lead, as the Demons would score 10 unanswered points to go ahead heading into the final frame. After Montreal tied things up once more, California would take advantage of multiple defensive penalties to kick a go-ahead field goal with only 84 seconds left on the clock. However, Montreal still has Tyron Appleby, and five straight completions would have the team in field goal range in short order. Skye Crista gets set for the kick to send the game to overtime. The kick is up….and it hits the upright! California pulls off the upset! Unfortunately, not everything was sunshine and roses for the victorious Demons. Star linebacker Artemis Griner left the game in the fourth quarter, and was later diagnosed with turf toe. She’s expected to miss some time. Final score: CAL 20, MTL 17
- New York at Chicago
The Outlaws and Defiant are playing for the second time in three weeks, and this time New York is looking to get revenge against Chicago for upsetting them at home in the final two minutes two weeks ago. Rosie Welshmere gets them off to a good start with a 38 yard touchdown bomb to Koriun Masquarde on only the fourth play of the game. But the good feeling wouldn’t last long. Backed up to their own 1 after a laser-accurate punt, a handoff to Alex Smith would go disastrously wrong when Bennie Sierra tackled him in the end zone for a safety. Sierra wouldn’t last long himself, however. On the ensuing free kick, he’d go down with a non-contact knee injury and be carted off the field. The rest of the first half would be a back and forth affair, with neither team holding more than a six point lead at any point. That would continue in the second half, with New York kicking a field goal to go back up by one on their first possession. And there the score would remain for quite some time. The Defiant managed to get the ball to the Chicago 26, but an unnecessary roughness penalty on the offense would push them out of field goal range.
The same would happen to Chicago too, although this time with only two and half minutes on the clock. Chicago had the two minute warning and all of its time outs, so they’d get the ball back again if they could force a stop. However, Charles Snyder managed to convert a third and eleven on a fullback draw, and it looked like Chicago’s time had run out. There was still the two-minute warning left, however, so New York had to run one more play before they could kneel down with the ball. It’s another handoff to Aaron Smith, who’s tackled by Toby Otternator for a short gain AND THE BALL IS OUT! Chicago’s recovered in the red zone! They can’t just kick the field goal, however. There’s two minutes left on the clock, and they’d only be up by two. Two completions later, and it’s first and goal with 90 seconds remaining. They’re going to take a couple of shots at the end zone for the insurance points before sending the field goal unit out. Smith drops back, looks, looks, fires at Tremblay…AND IT’S INTERCEPTED! JAMES BRADBURY COMES UP WITH THE BIGGEST PICK OF HIS CAREER TO SAVE THE GAME FOR NEW YORK! Final score: NYD 20, CHI 19
- New Orleans at Las Vegas
What if I told you one team had their starting quarterback only throw for 111 yards, and that QB turned the ball over three times. Now, what if I told you one team had 234 yards rushing, and that one of their players averaged 28 YARDS per rush with over 100 yards total. Which team do you think won the game? It’s a trick question. Not only are both teams the Las Vegas Bandits, but they’re both the same player: Sylvester Stapler. Stapler paired one of his worst days as a signal caller with the single best running day of his career as the Bandits beat the Corsairs in a game that was nowhere near as close as the final score makes it look. The Las Vegas defense kept Leone Lewis and the New Orleans run game in check all game, with eight tackles for loss, forcing Flip Penguinator to beat them with his arm. And while Penguinator did play well, with three touchdown passes, the team was constantly shooting itself in the foot with penalties, almost 100 yards in all. It was only able to score off of one of Las Vegas’s turnovers, and the Bandits just tired out the Corsairs defense by pounding the rock 35 times on the group. Final score: LVB 37, NOC 24
- Nashville at Easton
Finally, a good old fashioned beatdown that I can be short and succinct about! Well, shortER, anyway. The Bald Eagles break their two-game losing streak in emphatic fashion, with Draco Lindwurm throwing dimes all over the field despite the cold and snowy conditions. He only threw five incompletions all game, and connected with three different receivers for touchdowns. Nashville’s only touchdown came on one of those five incompletions, with Clyde DeLeon intercepting Lindwurm for a 22 yard pick-six. Roman Oliviera, on the other hand, had a game that he’d like to forget, in more ways than one. He’d end up leaving the game with a thigh injury after a sack in the fourth quarter, but before that he was having the worst game of his career, with only six completions on 16 attempts for a paltry 44 yards. Lance Maxwell performed better in his relief, but not that much better, with an under 50% completion percentage himself. Final score: EAS 30, NSH 13
- Austin at Colorado
How the mighty have fallen. After making at least the Continental Conference championship game in each of the last four seasons, Austin has now fallen to third in the division with a loss in a game that was only competitive for about two quarters. Colorado scored a touchdown on a Jeordie Khalil reception at the end of the half to take a 13-6 lead, and the only points that the Blues were able to manage from there to the very end of the game was a field goal off of a turnover in Crushers territory, on a possession in which they ran three passing plays on 1st and 10 from the 11 and only managed a total of 3 yards. Colorado dominated time of possession despite not having significantly better offensive stats than Austin did. Most of Austin’s woes were self inflicted, with nine penalties and two lost fumbles. Despite slipping to their first losing record in years, the Blues are still in the playoff hunt, only being one game behind in the division. Final score: COL 27, ATX 17
- North Florida at Richmond
All hail the North Florida defense, destroyer of worlds and ender of hope! Seriously though, this has to rank as one of the most dominant defensive performances that we’ve seen in years. Their secondary was especially on fire against the Flames (sorry), with 15 pass deflections and four interceptions. Caryn Becker only had to throw the ball sixteen times, but that’s because she was constantly being given short fields to work with. And none of that should overshadow Roland McSnow’s accomplishments, rushing for 150 yards and four total touchdowns, including a career-high three rushing TDs. While the Richmond offense as a whole was stymied, individual players did have good games. Royce Jackson continues to show why he was picked first overall with 130 rushing yards and an 8.7 YPC average, and fellow rookie Chris Davis had his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year. Final score: NFR 62, RIC 13
- Grand Rapids at Baltimore
Wow. I’m not entirely sure what to say here. This might actually be an even more impressive dismantling than the NFR/RIC game. The Ponies (yes, the Ponies) absolutely dominated in every aspect of the game. It can’t JUST be because Jillian St. Claire is finally back, can it? I mean, yes, she was extremely efficient and accurate all game, but it’s not like Baltimore was getting blown out all the time with her gone. Three of their last four losses were by less than a touchdown. But this game was something special. To add injury to insult, former first overall pick George Oumauk would leave the game in an ambulance after a helmet-to-helmet hit in the first quarter. He’s expected to miss the rest of the regular season. Final score: BAL 31, GRD 0
- Miami at Downriver
This is another game with a deceptive box score. If you look at Downriver’s numbers and the final score, you’d think that they dominated this game from square one. But Miami actually held the Waves to just 10 points for the first three quarters, and held a two point lead going into the final frame. Over a third of Lillian Newman’s impressive rushing yardage came in the last three minutes of the game, and Miami actually had the ball with the chance to tie things up at the end, only to throw a game-ending interception. The Tropics also intercepted two of Newman’s passes. They just weren’t able to capitalize on any of the advantages that their defense was giving them, having to fall back on field goals too many times. Final score: DWN 20, MIA 12
Players of the Week
Offensive: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 18/34 passing for 223 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, plus 163 rushing yards and a rushing TD
Defensive: Forrest Buckley (DE – EAS): 5 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 QB hits and a forced fumble
Special Teams: William Jones (CB – NOC): four kickoff returns for 166 yards, including a 91 yard return (both team records)
Here the preview of week 15 on January 26th, 2025:
Chicago Outlaws (10-3) vs California Demons (7-6)
Montreal Royal (10-3) vs Las Vegas Bandits (8-5)
Nashville Tuts (3-10) vs New Orleans Corsairs (3-10)
Easton Bald Eagles (7-6) vs New York Defiant (8-5)
Baltimore Ponies (6-7) vs Colorado Crushers (7-6)
North Florida Renegades (9-4) vs Grand Rapids Dragons (6-7)
Richmond Flames (1-12) vs Downriver Waves (9-4)
Austin Blues (6-7) vs Miami Tropics (4-9)
See you!1
- Montreal at California
The Demons come into today’s game riding a major hot streak, having won four straight and five of their last six to claw their way back into playoff contention. However, they will have a major test in the Montreal Royal, winners of six straight themselves. The scoring would start immediately, with both teams having touchdowns on their opening drives. However, from there the game would become more defensive, with no scoring the second quarter. Montreal did manage to get into field goal range, but Tyron Appleby threw an interception on a tipped pass to Nicholas Baker. The Royal would start out the second half with a 12 play, seven minute long drive, but too many offensive penalties would result in just a field goal. It’d be a short-lived lead, as the Demons would score 10 unanswered points to go ahead heading into the final frame. After Montreal tied things up once more, California would take advantage of multiple defensive penalties to kick a go-ahead field goal with only 84 seconds left on the clock. However, Montreal still has Tyron Appleby, and five straight completions would have the team in field goal range in short order. Skye Crista gets set for the kick to send the game to overtime. The kick is up….and it hits the upright! California pulls off the upset! Unfortunately, not everything was sunshine and roses for the victorious Demons. Star linebacker Artemis Griner left the game in the fourth quarter, and was later diagnosed with turf toe. She’s expected to miss some time. Final score: CAL 20, MTL 17
- New York at Chicago
The Outlaws and Defiant are playing for the second time in three weeks, and this time New York is looking to get revenge against Chicago for upsetting them at home in the final two minutes two weeks ago. Rosie Welshmere gets them off to a good start with a 38 yard touchdown bomb to Koriun Masquarde on only the fourth play of the game. But the good feeling wouldn’t last long. Backed up to their own 1 after a laser-accurate punt, a handoff to Alex Smith would go disastrously wrong when Bennie Sierra tackled him in the end zone for a safety. Sierra wouldn’t last long himself, however. On the ensuing free kick, he’d go down with a non-contact knee injury and be carted off the field. The rest of the first half would be a back and forth affair, with neither team holding more than a six point lead at any point. That would continue in the second half, with New York kicking a field goal to go back up by one on their first possession. And there the score would remain for quite some time. The Defiant managed to get the ball to the Chicago 26, but an unnecessary roughness penalty on the offense would push them out of field goal range.
The same would happen to Chicago too, although this time with only two and half minutes on the clock. Chicago had the two minute warning and all of its time outs, so they’d get the ball back again if they could force a stop. However, Charles Snyder managed to convert a third and eleven on a fullback draw, and it looked like Chicago’s time had run out. There was still the two-minute warning left, however, so New York had to run one more play before they could kneel down with the ball. It’s another handoff to Aaron Smith, who’s tackled by Toby Otternator for a short gain AND THE BALL IS OUT! Chicago’s recovered in the red zone! They can’t just kick the field goal, however. There’s two minutes left on the clock, and they’d only be up by two. Two completions later, and it’s first and goal with 90 seconds remaining. They’re going to take a couple of shots at the end zone for the insurance points before sending the field goal unit out. Smith drops back, looks, looks, fires at Tremblay…AND IT’S INTERCEPTED! JAMES BRADBURY COMES UP WITH THE BIGGEST PICK OF HIS CAREER TO SAVE THE GAME FOR NEW YORK! Final score: NYD 20, CHI 19
- New Orleans at Las Vegas
What if I told you one team had their starting quarterback only throw for 111 yards, and that QB turned the ball over three times. Now, what if I told you one team had 234 yards rushing, and that one of their players averaged 28 YARDS per rush with over 100 yards total. Which team do you think won the game? It’s a trick question. Not only are both teams the Las Vegas Bandits, but they’re both the same player: Sylvester Stapler. Stapler paired one of his worst days as a signal caller with the single best running day of his career as the Bandits beat the Corsairs in a game that was nowhere near as close as the final score makes it look. The Las Vegas defense kept Leone Lewis and the New Orleans run game in check all game, with eight tackles for loss, forcing Flip Penguinator to beat them with his arm. And while Penguinator did play well, with three touchdown passes, the team was constantly shooting itself in the foot with penalties, almost 100 yards in all. It was only able to score off of one of Las Vegas’s turnovers, and the Bandits just tired out the Corsairs defense by pounding the rock 35 times on the group. Final score: LVB 37, NOC 24
- Nashville at Easton
Finally, a good old fashioned beatdown that I can be short and succinct about! Well, shortER, anyway. The Bald Eagles break their two-game losing streak in emphatic fashion, with Draco Lindwurm throwing dimes all over the field despite the cold and snowy conditions. He only threw five incompletions all game, and connected with three different receivers for touchdowns. Nashville’s only touchdown came on one of those five incompletions, with Clyde DeLeon intercepting Lindwurm for a 22 yard pick-six. Roman Oliviera, on the other hand, had a game that he’d like to forget, in more ways than one. He’d end up leaving the game with a thigh injury after a sack in the fourth quarter, but before that he was having the worst game of his career, with only six completions on 16 attempts for a paltry 44 yards. Lance Maxwell performed better in his relief, but not that much better, with an under 50% completion percentage himself. Final score: EAS 30, NSH 13
- Austin at Colorado
How the mighty have fallen. After making at least the Continental Conference championship game in each of the last four seasons, Austin has now fallen to third in the division with a loss in a game that was only competitive for about two quarters. Colorado scored a touchdown on a Jeordie Khalil reception at the end of the half to take a 13-6 lead, and the only points that the Blues were able to manage from there to the very end of the game was a field goal off of a turnover in Crushers territory, on a possession in which they ran three passing plays on 1st and 10 from the 11 and only managed a total of 3 yards. Colorado dominated time of possession despite not having significantly better offensive stats than Austin did. Most of Austin’s woes were self inflicted, with nine penalties and two lost fumbles. Despite slipping to their first losing record in years, the Blues are still in the playoff hunt, only being one game behind in the division. Final score: COL 27, ATX 17
- North Florida at Richmond
All hail the North Florida defense, destroyer of worlds and ender of hope! Seriously though, this has to rank as one of the most dominant defensive performances that we’ve seen in years. Their secondary was especially on fire against the Flames (sorry), with 15 pass deflections and four interceptions. Caryn Becker only had to throw the ball sixteen times, but that’s because she was constantly being given short fields to work with. And none of that should overshadow Roland McSnow’s accomplishments, rushing for 150 yards and four total touchdowns, including a career-high three rushing TDs. While the Richmond offense as a whole was stymied, individual players did have good games. Royce Jackson continues to show why he was picked first overall with 130 rushing yards and an 8.7 YPC average, and fellow rookie Chris Davis had his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year. Final score: NFR 62, RIC 13
- Grand Rapids at Baltimore
Wow. I’m not entirely sure what to say here. This might actually be an even more impressive dismantling than the NFR/RIC game. The Ponies (yes, the Ponies) absolutely dominated in every aspect of the game. It can’t JUST be because Jillian St. Claire is finally back, can it? I mean, yes, she was extremely efficient and accurate all game, but it’s not like Baltimore was getting blown out all the time with her gone. Three of their last four losses were by less than a touchdown. But this game was something special. To add injury to insult, former first overall pick George Oumauk would leave the game in an ambulance after a helmet-to-helmet hit in the first quarter. He’s expected to miss the rest of the regular season. Final score: BAL 31, GRD 0
- Miami at Downriver
This is another game with a deceptive box score. If you look at Downriver’s numbers and the final score, you’d think that they dominated this game from square one. But Miami actually held the Waves to just 10 points for the first three quarters, and held a two point lead going into the final frame. Over a third of Lillian Newman’s impressive rushing yardage came in the last three minutes of the game, and Miami actually had the ball with the chance to tie things up at the end, only to throw a game-ending interception. The Tropics also intercepted two of Newman’s passes. They just weren’t able to capitalize on any of the advantages that their defense was giving them, having to fall back on field goals too many times. Final score: DWN 20, MIA 12
Players of the Week
Offensive: Lillian Newman (QB – DWN): 18/34 passing for 223 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, plus 163 rushing yards and a rushing TD
Defensive: Forrest Buckley (DE – EAS): 5 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 QB hits and a forced fumble
Special Teams: William Jones (CB – NOC): four kickoff returns for 166 yards, including a 91 yard return (both team records)
Here the preview of week 15 on January 26th, 2025:
Chicago Outlaws (10-3) vs California Demons (7-6)
Montreal Royal (10-3) vs Las Vegas Bandits (8-5)
Nashville Tuts (3-10) vs New Orleans Corsairs (3-10)
Easton Bald Eagles (7-6) vs New York Defiant (8-5)
Baltimore Ponies (6-7) vs Colorado Crushers (7-6)
North Florida Renegades (9-4) vs Grand Rapids Dragons (6-7)
Richmond Flames (1-12) vs Downriver Waves (9-4)
Austin Blues (6-7) vs Miami Tropics (4-9)
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2023 UFFL season week 13 results and week 14 preview!
General | Posted 11 months agoHi Marty here with the week's Results! Onto week 13:
- In California, The Demons continued on their streak of wins as they moved closer and closer to the Bandits and a playoff spot, as they played an efficient and clean game against the Corsairs. Kiedo Masquarde was particularly efficient for the Demons, being 31/39 with 262 yards passing and 2 TDs, no picks. Leone Lopez had the lone TD for the Corsairs in this game, rushing for 99 yards. The Demons won this one 30-10.
- In Nashville, an early scare as Darius Smith got hurt for the Outlaws, but it wouldn’t be too serious. Although Lezra Astrah coming in as the backup, has arguably the best game of her career (26/29, 312 yards, 3 TDs) making things tough on the Tuts. Nashville fought hard to match the Outlaws on offense, but Chicago’s defense was still tough as ever, as players like Chicago Defensive tackle Raphael McCormick would shine, as he recovered a fumble for a touchdown to dash Nashville’s hopes. Chicago won 38-20.
- In New York, it wouldn’t be as close as it was last week for QB backup Rosie Welshemere as the Las Vegas Bandits came in town and Slyvester Stapler would have an classic elite performance (30/37, 306 yards, 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 1 INT) and Running Back Ricky Wit-Ricky (113 yards rushing, 1 TD) carved their way into the Defiant Defense, which does not arrive often. Defiant did put up a fight on Defense, including a Pick six from Draft Standout Cornerback Gregory Brisby. Las Vegas won this one 56-24.
- In Richmond, the Ponies managed to have a decent performance as they needed a win in order to hope to catch some ground for a playoff chance, as small as it may be. After much effort, Rookie standout Kennedy Rodriguez earned his first career rushing TD, as Christian Wright had a good outing (19/30, 291 yards, 2 TDs). Not all is doom and gloom for the Flames, as rookie Wide receiver Chris Davis has reached the 1000 yards plateau and a front runner for OROTY. Baltimore won this one 48-13.
- In Miami, The Tropics continue to show some life, as they would capitalize on a struggling and injured Grand Rapids Dragons. Miami running back Jermaine Traylor would have a great day (80 yards rushing 2 TDs). The Dragons continued to have bad luck offensively, as this time wide receiver Van Baarle would get hurt. Miami won this one 27-16.
- In North Florida, The Crushers would make it exciting at the very end, as Erica Blanche de la Rosa and Aspen Redfield did everything they could to close the gap at the end of the game, but to no avail. The Renegades continued to keep marching forward to fight for their division lead, as North Florida QB Caryn Becker (19/21, 267 yards, 2 TDs) and veteran wide receiver Olen Reuyters ( 97 yards , 2 receiving TDS) took care of business. North Florida wins 27-20.
- In Downriver, In an ironic reverse of fortune, the Waves would be the one dominating on defense for a rare occasion, as the Bald Eagles had a tough day on that end. In a game where running was mostly on display, it was once again the Lillian Newman shot as she had her fun against Easton (22/33, 205 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 94 rushing yards, 2 rush TDs). Downriver won this one 24-14.
- And finally in Montreal, a game that looked promising on paper ended up to be a total dud for the Austin Blues, as the Montreal Royal would end up blanking them at home, giving us the second time in the season that a team didn't manage to score. Vito Iigustica had a monster game ( 138 yards, 2 TDs) and Nigel Seals did fair enough to replace an injured Tyron Appleby. Montreal won this one 34-0.
Players of the week:
Offense: Slyvester Stapler (QB) LVG - 30/37, 306 yards, 3 TDs.
Defense: Thomas McCarthy (FS) DWN - 7 Tck, 2 INT, 1 FF
Special teams: Rubin Hildebrand (P) MIA - 7 Punts, 327 yards, longest 66 yards, 3 inside 20.
And here the preview of week 14...
-2023 UFFL season week 14 preview on January 19, 2025-
Montreal (10-2) vs California (6-6)
New York (7-5) vs Chicago (10-2)
New Orleans (3-9) vs Las Vegas (7-5)
Nashville (3-9) vs Easton (6-6)
Austin (6-6) vs Colorado (6-6)
North Florida (8-4) vs Richmond (1-11)
Grand Rapids (6-6) vs Baltimore (5-7)
Miami (4-8) vs Downriver (8-4)
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- In California, The Demons continued on their streak of wins as they moved closer and closer to the Bandits and a playoff spot, as they played an efficient and clean game against the Corsairs. Kiedo Masquarde was particularly efficient for the Demons, being 31/39 with 262 yards passing and 2 TDs, no picks. Leone Lopez had the lone TD for the Corsairs in this game, rushing for 99 yards. The Demons won this one 30-10.
- In Nashville, an early scare as Darius Smith got hurt for the Outlaws, but it wouldn’t be too serious. Although Lezra Astrah coming in as the backup, has arguably the best game of her career (26/29, 312 yards, 3 TDs) making things tough on the Tuts. Nashville fought hard to match the Outlaws on offense, but Chicago’s defense was still tough as ever, as players like Chicago Defensive tackle Raphael McCormick would shine, as he recovered a fumble for a touchdown to dash Nashville’s hopes. Chicago won 38-20.
- In New York, it wouldn’t be as close as it was last week for QB backup Rosie Welshemere as the Las Vegas Bandits came in town and Slyvester Stapler would have an classic elite performance (30/37, 306 yards, 3 TDs, 1 rushing TD, 1 INT) and Running Back Ricky Wit-Ricky (113 yards rushing, 1 TD) carved their way into the Defiant Defense, which does not arrive often. Defiant did put up a fight on Defense, including a Pick six from Draft Standout Cornerback Gregory Brisby. Las Vegas won this one 56-24.
- In Richmond, the Ponies managed to have a decent performance as they needed a win in order to hope to catch some ground for a playoff chance, as small as it may be. After much effort, Rookie standout Kennedy Rodriguez earned his first career rushing TD, as Christian Wright had a good outing (19/30, 291 yards, 2 TDs). Not all is doom and gloom for the Flames, as rookie Wide receiver Chris Davis has reached the 1000 yards plateau and a front runner for OROTY. Baltimore won this one 48-13.
- In Miami, The Tropics continue to show some life, as they would capitalize on a struggling and injured Grand Rapids Dragons. Miami running back Jermaine Traylor would have a great day (80 yards rushing 2 TDs). The Dragons continued to have bad luck offensively, as this time wide receiver Van Baarle would get hurt. Miami won this one 27-16.
- In North Florida, The Crushers would make it exciting at the very end, as Erica Blanche de la Rosa and Aspen Redfield did everything they could to close the gap at the end of the game, but to no avail. The Renegades continued to keep marching forward to fight for their division lead, as North Florida QB Caryn Becker (19/21, 267 yards, 2 TDs) and veteran wide receiver Olen Reuyters ( 97 yards , 2 receiving TDS) took care of business. North Florida wins 27-20.
- In Downriver, In an ironic reverse of fortune, the Waves would be the one dominating on defense for a rare occasion, as the Bald Eagles had a tough day on that end. In a game where running was mostly on display, it was once again the Lillian Newman shot as she had her fun against Easton (22/33, 205 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 94 rushing yards, 2 rush TDs). Downriver won this one 24-14.
- And finally in Montreal, a game that looked promising on paper ended up to be a total dud for the Austin Blues, as the Montreal Royal would end up blanking them at home, giving us the second time in the season that a team didn't manage to score. Vito Iigustica had a monster game ( 138 yards, 2 TDs) and Nigel Seals did fair enough to replace an injured Tyron Appleby. Montreal won this one 34-0.
Players of the week:
Offense: Slyvester Stapler (QB) LVG - 30/37, 306 yards, 3 TDs.
Defense: Thomas McCarthy (FS) DWN - 7 Tck, 2 INT, 1 FF
Special teams: Rubin Hildebrand (P) MIA - 7 Punts, 327 yards, longest 66 yards, 3 inside 20.
And here the preview of week 14...
-2023 UFFL season week 14 preview on January 19, 2025-
Montreal (10-2) vs California (6-6)
New York (7-5) vs Chicago (10-2)
New Orleans (3-9) vs Las Vegas (7-5)
Nashville (3-9) vs Easton (6-6)
Austin (6-6) vs Colorado (6-6)
North Florida (8-4) vs Richmond (1-11)
Grand Rapids (6-6) vs Baltimore (5-7)
Miami (4-8) vs Downriver (8-4)
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2023 UFFL week 12 results and week 13 preview!
General | Posted 12 months agoMarty here for a late (so sorry ;.;) recap of week 12:
Easton at Las Vegas
Fresh off of breaking a three-game losing streak, the Bald Eagles head to Vegas looking to maintain their momentum and get back into the playoff race. Unfortunately, the birds laid an egg in the desert. The Bandits just dominated them on the ground, with Isaac Sierra managing an astounding 9.1 yards per carry. He racked up 136 yards rushing on only 15 carries, adding a rushing touchdown on a 44 yard breakaway run. Easton was in catch-up mode all game, only attempting 12 running plays all game, and were constantly hamstrung by penalties. Despite Draco Lindwurm having his best game in weeks, Vegas was up 21-0 at the half, and the outcome was never in doubt. Final score: LVB 31, EAS 14
California at New Orleans
Speaking of momentum, after starting the season 1-6, the Demons have now won three of the last four and are looking like much more of a threat coming into today’s contest with New Orleans, the first of two back-to-back against the Corsairs. In the first half, it looked like it could be anyone’s game. The score stayed low, with one two-yard touchdown pass for each team. It was also a very chippy game, with a combined seven unnecessary roughness or unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, and 17 accepted penalties overall. Going into the fourth quarter, the score was still close, with California holding a three point lead. New Orleans kicker Kado Azeban missed a 50-yard field goal attempt on the first play of the final quarter, giving the Demons the ball on their own 40 yard line. On the next play, running back Aaron Whitman took the handoff, and launched like a missile down the field for a 60 yard TD run, his longest run of the season. It was the score that put the game away, handing California their third consecutive win and putting them in the wild card hunt. Final score: CAL 23, NOC 13
Nashville at Montreal
First, the bad news. Tyron Appleby injured his foot while trying to tackle after throwing an interception in the first quarter, and is likely to miss time. It’s his second injury of the season, and looks like a bigger deal this time around. The good news is that Nigel Seals came off the bench as his replacement again, and definitely didn’t suck this time around. Seals threw a career-high three touchdowns, and only missed on two of his passes. With the Royal defense holding the Tuts to only four third-down conversions, Seals’s accuracy was enough for Montreal to pull off the win despite the loss of their two-time Pro Bowl QB. Final score: MTL 21, NSH 9
Chicago at New York
We have a heavyweight matchup in a cold, windy New York today, with the 8-2 Outlaws traveling to face the 7-3 Defiant. Unfortunately for the home team, their RotY candidate Emi Tachibana remains out with an injured wrist, giving third-year backup Rosie Welshmere her first career start after coming in mid-game last week. Her game would get off to an inauspicious start with a interception that safety Thomas Sanders would return 48 yards for his first pick-six since 2016. She’d shake it off with a TD pass to Justice Matari on the following possession, however, soon get into a groove, leading the Defiant to hold a narrow lead at the end of the third quarter. It wouldn’t be the QB who’d let New York down. It would be the special teams. Late in the fourth quarter, the Defiant would be on second down and inches from their own 33 yard line. After two incomplete passes, they lined up for a punt. It was a fake, with running back Alex Smith taking the direct snap and trying to plunge ahead for the first down. It was initially called a conversion, but Chicago challenged the spot, and Smith was ruled short on review. That set up Chicago for a short-field field goal for the lead and the eventual win. Final score: CHI 30, NYD 24
North Florida at Colorado
Holy Comeback, Batman! For roughly 55 minutes, the Crushers dominated this game. They had a 24-13 lead on the strength of Aspen Redfield’s three touchdown passes, and the Colorado defense had held Caryn Becker to only ten completions all game. After a Colorado turnover on downs, the Renegades got the ball on their own 40 yard line with five minutes and 48 seconds to play. Colorado’s overconfidence in the ability of their defense to continue to hold Becker in check looked well-founded at first, as North Florida barely converted on a 3rd and 8 and got pushed back to their side of the field for offensive holding after burning two minutes off the clock. However, that’s when Becker went into rage mode. She completed consecutive twenty-plus yard passes to Hunter Blumenthal and Jesse Oahu, capping off the drive with a touchdown to tight end Zeferino Martiz, only his second TD catch of the year. The Renegades would actually manage to recover the onside kick attempt, and Becker went right back to it, once again completing long passes to Oahu and Blumenthal – the latter a 24 yard strike into the end zone for North Florida’s first lead of the game. Colorado got the ball back with about a minute, and looked like it had a chance when Redfield connected with Jeordie Khalil for a thirty yard completion. However, Khalil was flagged for taunting when he threw the ball at the North Florida bench, nullifying the play and pushing the Crushers way back. They couldn’t overcome the setback, and turned the ball over on downs. Final score: NFR 28, COL 24
Richmond at Grand Rapids
This game was actually much closer than the final box score indicates. For the first three quarters of the game, Richmond was no more than two scores down. That might sound like damning with faint praise, but the Flames had lost six games this season by twenty or more points. Keeping things relatively close for three quarters is actually improvement. The Flames also produced their best game offensively since their only win of the season in Week 7. Finally healthy again, Darnell Paige threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Unfortunately, they still couldn’t get anything at all going in the run game, running for only 60 yards on 20 attempts. The Dragons, on the other hand, didn’t have any such problem. They gashed the Richmond D for over 220 yards on the ground, their highest total of the season. In the end, the Dragons would score 13 points in the fourth quarter, handing Richmond their seventh loss by 20. Final score: GRD 37, RIC 17
Austin at Downriver
This one was a weird one. There was a combined 750 yards of offense in the game. 36 first downs. Over 130 yards of rushing for each team. And the score was 6-3 going into the fourth quarter. That can be chalked up to excellent defensive play by both teams when it counted - Austin’s Jerome Swartz had four tackles for loss, and Downriver’s Keven Stanton had five pass defenses – as well as poor kicking, with both teams missing field goals. There was also the issue of penalties, with Austin getting flagged 13 times, including two 15-yard penalties on one drive at the end of the third quarter that set up Downriver’s first touchdown of the game early in the fourth. That would be more than enough with how the Waves defense was playing, but Efren Frank would bust a 50 yard touchdown run, his longest rush of the season, to add some insurance. Final score: DWN 20, ATX 3
Baltimore at Miami
Five of our games this week had kickoff temps below freezing. And then we have today’s game in Miami at a balmy 72 degrees F. A perfect day for an offensive beatdown. Surprisingly, that beatdown came at the hands of rookie signalcaller Wil Hudson. Though his passing stat line was fairly pedestrian – 209 yards, two TDs and a pick – he also had several designed QB runs, including a 27 yard touchdown run that put a capper on the game. It helped that the Tropics constantly had short fields, courtesy of outstanding return play by Roy Viridi-Aqua. On the other side, speedy returner Antoine Tardif almost had a return TD himself, with him eventually being ruled out at the 4 yard line. Christian Wright would kindly allow him to finish, passing to him in the end zone for one of his two receiving touchdowns of the game. It wasn’t quite enough to withstand Miami’s hurricane, however. Final score: MIA 38, BAL 21
Players of the Week
Offense: Aaron Whitman (RB – CAL):148 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, plus two catches for 42 yards
Defense: Lamar Bulkin (LB – CAL): 16 tackles (7 for loss) and two sacks
Special Teams: Arnold Tarbour (WR – LVB): five total returns for 123 yards, including two 30+ yard returns
And there preview of this weekend week 13:
-2023 UFFL week 13 on sunday January 12 2025-
New Orleans (3-8) vs California (5-6)
Chicago (9-2) vs Nashville (3-8)
Las Vegas (6-5) vs New York (7-4)
Baltimore (4-7) vs Richmond (1-10)
Grand Rapids (6-5) vs Miami (3-8)
Colorado (6-5) vs North Florida (7-4)
Easton (6-5) vs Downriver (7-4)
Austin (6-5) vs Montreal (9-2)
See you all!
Easton at Las Vegas
Fresh off of breaking a three-game losing streak, the Bald Eagles head to Vegas looking to maintain their momentum and get back into the playoff race. Unfortunately, the birds laid an egg in the desert. The Bandits just dominated them on the ground, with Isaac Sierra managing an astounding 9.1 yards per carry. He racked up 136 yards rushing on only 15 carries, adding a rushing touchdown on a 44 yard breakaway run. Easton was in catch-up mode all game, only attempting 12 running plays all game, and were constantly hamstrung by penalties. Despite Draco Lindwurm having his best game in weeks, Vegas was up 21-0 at the half, and the outcome was never in doubt. Final score: LVB 31, EAS 14
California at New Orleans
Speaking of momentum, after starting the season 1-6, the Demons have now won three of the last four and are looking like much more of a threat coming into today’s contest with New Orleans, the first of two back-to-back against the Corsairs. In the first half, it looked like it could be anyone’s game. The score stayed low, with one two-yard touchdown pass for each team. It was also a very chippy game, with a combined seven unnecessary roughness or unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, and 17 accepted penalties overall. Going into the fourth quarter, the score was still close, with California holding a three point lead. New Orleans kicker Kado Azeban missed a 50-yard field goal attempt on the first play of the final quarter, giving the Demons the ball on their own 40 yard line. On the next play, running back Aaron Whitman took the handoff, and launched like a missile down the field for a 60 yard TD run, his longest run of the season. It was the score that put the game away, handing California their third consecutive win and putting them in the wild card hunt. Final score: CAL 23, NOC 13
Nashville at Montreal
First, the bad news. Tyron Appleby injured his foot while trying to tackle after throwing an interception in the first quarter, and is likely to miss time. It’s his second injury of the season, and looks like a bigger deal this time around. The good news is that Nigel Seals came off the bench as his replacement again, and definitely didn’t suck this time around. Seals threw a career-high three touchdowns, and only missed on two of his passes. With the Royal defense holding the Tuts to only four third-down conversions, Seals’s accuracy was enough for Montreal to pull off the win despite the loss of their two-time Pro Bowl QB. Final score: MTL 21, NSH 9
Chicago at New York
We have a heavyweight matchup in a cold, windy New York today, with the 8-2 Outlaws traveling to face the 7-3 Defiant. Unfortunately for the home team, their RotY candidate Emi Tachibana remains out with an injured wrist, giving third-year backup Rosie Welshmere her first career start after coming in mid-game last week. Her game would get off to an inauspicious start with a interception that safety Thomas Sanders would return 48 yards for his first pick-six since 2016. She’d shake it off with a TD pass to Justice Matari on the following possession, however, soon get into a groove, leading the Defiant to hold a narrow lead at the end of the third quarter. It wouldn’t be the QB who’d let New York down. It would be the special teams. Late in the fourth quarter, the Defiant would be on second down and inches from their own 33 yard line. After two incomplete passes, they lined up for a punt. It was a fake, with running back Alex Smith taking the direct snap and trying to plunge ahead for the first down. It was initially called a conversion, but Chicago challenged the spot, and Smith was ruled short on review. That set up Chicago for a short-field field goal for the lead and the eventual win. Final score: CHI 30, NYD 24
North Florida at Colorado
Holy Comeback, Batman! For roughly 55 minutes, the Crushers dominated this game. They had a 24-13 lead on the strength of Aspen Redfield’s three touchdown passes, and the Colorado defense had held Caryn Becker to only ten completions all game. After a Colorado turnover on downs, the Renegades got the ball on their own 40 yard line with five minutes and 48 seconds to play. Colorado’s overconfidence in the ability of their defense to continue to hold Becker in check looked well-founded at first, as North Florida barely converted on a 3rd and 8 and got pushed back to their side of the field for offensive holding after burning two minutes off the clock. However, that’s when Becker went into rage mode. She completed consecutive twenty-plus yard passes to Hunter Blumenthal and Jesse Oahu, capping off the drive with a touchdown to tight end Zeferino Martiz, only his second TD catch of the year. The Renegades would actually manage to recover the onside kick attempt, and Becker went right back to it, once again completing long passes to Oahu and Blumenthal – the latter a 24 yard strike into the end zone for North Florida’s first lead of the game. Colorado got the ball back with about a minute, and looked like it had a chance when Redfield connected with Jeordie Khalil for a thirty yard completion. However, Khalil was flagged for taunting when he threw the ball at the North Florida bench, nullifying the play and pushing the Crushers way back. They couldn’t overcome the setback, and turned the ball over on downs. Final score: NFR 28, COL 24
Richmond at Grand Rapids
This game was actually much closer than the final box score indicates. For the first three quarters of the game, Richmond was no more than two scores down. That might sound like damning with faint praise, but the Flames had lost six games this season by twenty or more points. Keeping things relatively close for three quarters is actually improvement. The Flames also produced their best game offensively since their only win of the season in Week 7. Finally healthy again, Darnell Paige threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Unfortunately, they still couldn’t get anything at all going in the run game, running for only 60 yards on 20 attempts. The Dragons, on the other hand, didn’t have any such problem. They gashed the Richmond D for over 220 yards on the ground, their highest total of the season. In the end, the Dragons would score 13 points in the fourth quarter, handing Richmond their seventh loss by 20. Final score: GRD 37, RIC 17
Austin at Downriver
This one was a weird one. There was a combined 750 yards of offense in the game. 36 first downs. Over 130 yards of rushing for each team. And the score was 6-3 going into the fourth quarter. That can be chalked up to excellent defensive play by both teams when it counted - Austin’s Jerome Swartz had four tackles for loss, and Downriver’s Keven Stanton had five pass defenses – as well as poor kicking, with both teams missing field goals. There was also the issue of penalties, with Austin getting flagged 13 times, including two 15-yard penalties on one drive at the end of the third quarter that set up Downriver’s first touchdown of the game early in the fourth. That would be more than enough with how the Waves defense was playing, but Efren Frank would bust a 50 yard touchdown run, his longest rush of the season, to add some insurance. Final score: DWN 20, ATX 3
Baltimore at Miami
Five of our games this week had kickoff temps below freezing. And then we have today’s game in Miami at a balmy 72 degrees F. A perfect day for an offensive beatdown. Surprisingly, that beatdown came at the hands of rookie signalcaller Wil Hudson. Though his passing stat line was fairly pedestrian – 209 yards, two TDs and a pick – he also had several designed QB runs, including a 27 yard touchdown run that put a capper on the game. It helped that the Tropics constantly had short fields, courtesy of outstanding return play by Roy Viridi-Aqua. On the other side, speedy returner Antoine Tardif almost had a return TD himself, with him eventually being ruled out at the 4 yard line. Christian Wright would kindly allow him to finish, passing to him in the end zone for one of his two receiving touchdowns of the game. It wasn’t quite enough to withstand Miami’s hurricane, however. Final score: MIA 38, BAL 21
Players of the Week
Offense: Aaron Whitman (RB – CAL):148 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, plus two catches for 42 yards
Defense: Lamar Bulkin (LB – CAL): 16 tackles (7 for loss) and two sacks
Special Teams: Arnold Tarbour (WR – LVB): five total returns for 123 yards, including two 30+ yard returns
And there preview of this weekend week 13:
-2023 UFFL week 13 on sunday January 12 2025-
New Orleans (3-8) vs California (5-6)
Chicago (9-2) vs Nashville (3-8)
Las Vegas (6-5) vs New York (7-4)
Baltimore (4-7) vs Richmond (1-10)
Grand Rapids (6-5) vs Miami (3-8)
Colorado (6-5) vs North Florida (7-4)
Easton (6-5) vs Downriver (7-4)
Austin (6-5) vs Montreal (9-2)
See you all!
2023 UFFL Week 11 results and week 12 Preview!
General | Posted a year agoHappy new year UFFL fans! And here Marty's with the Week 11 results:
- In Chicago, it seems that early season fright was vastly overrated. Ever since the rocky start, the Outlaws organization has been looking like the defending UFFL champ everyone's been waiting for. This week they were facing Las Vegas, who as always were always a tough challenge. But this game really, won’t go down in the history books..as Both teams seemed uninspired on offense, both were rather timid. It seemed to have been much of a defensive affair, as the end of the day, Jean-Étienne Tremblay ran enough for the Outlaws for them to do just enough to get points when needed. Nothing much to say over to Vegas, Stapler even got taken down for safety. Chicago Blanks the Bandits 15-0.
- In Nashville, many fans would call it a tank bowl, as the Corsairs, high from a 2 game winning streak faced Nashville, as it was an occasion for the Corsairs to maybe go for a 3 win streak. Not for lack of trying, the Corsairs were playing inspired. Flip Penguinator certainly gave it some effort, having a great game (18/21, 201 yards, 2 TDS, no picks) and Leone Lopez even ran for nearly 100 yards…But the Tuts had their answer: Dallas Freaking Larkin. Tut's RB totally carved the defense of New Orleans, as he had a heck of a day ( 134 rushing yards, 3 TDs ) , and Roman Oliviera continued to improve at the QB spot ( 19/26, 200 yards, 1 TD, no picks ) . It was fun while it lasted for the Corsairs, as Nashville took this one 43-20.
- Important division game ahead, as the Blues are facing the Colorado Crushers and trying to regain the top of their division. Colorado has been quietly having a great season so far, and we're trying to get some distance from Austin. In a tightly contested affair, both team were neck and neck by the Fourth quarter, where then a pick-six from Ashley O’Brien for 36 yards gave the Blues the option for the win.Even if Kyle Gradkowski did all he could to help the Crushers take it today ( 113 yards receiving, 1 TD ) Austin just had the momentum at the right time in the fourth to eventually seal the victory. Austin wins this one 27-17.
- In Baltimore, the Ponies were trying to stop the losing streak, as they faced a team that was in the same boat as them with the Downriver Waves. Having lost a few, and with the Renegades still on their tail, Lillian Newman was dead set in trying to get back in the winning column. While she wouldn't be the sole reason for a shot at victory, this time, it’s the running game that would come to the rescue for the Waves. Rookie RB Taj Thompson finally had his chance to shine, running for 95 yards and scoring a touchdown, as he was crucial in Downriver’s success. For Baltimore’s side, Christian Wright was still doing his best holding the fort for the return of St-Claire, but he had the help of Hailey Reisman, as thanks to a 69 yards (nice) hookup with Wright, they got the game close at the very end. But alas, it wasn’t meant to be. As the Waves get out of Baltimore with a win, 22-17.
- In California, the Demons were facing the Richmond Flames. If there is anything, you can’t deny the Flames for lack of trying. But this season seemed to just not be going their way. As fans were rejoicing for the return of Darnell Paige as QB, their excitement quickly turned to despair as once again, Paige got hurt. Brutal. And what hurt more is that Royce Jackson and Serena Karros ran for over 100 yards rushing each! Amazing! But again…you can’t make this up, all that effort isn’t helping when you combine for 5 turnovers, as Kaylers returned for Paige and got burned for 3 INTs as Paige got nailed for 2 INTs. And the Demons could not ask for that much as Ashley Rorish caught TWO pick-sixes. Just hang in there Richmond. The Demons won 44-14.
- In Easton, the Bald Eagles were looking to stop the bleeding against the Grand Rapids Dragons, who themselves were having a bad stretch of luck. Not only did they get their No 1 QB hurt, but they also lost their star Wide Receiver Dahlia Taylor for a great amount of time. It was up to Corgie Brooks to be the QB for Grand Rapids, and he did a valiant job. Veteran RB’s for the Dragons Oliver Smithson ran for 88 yards, but it was clear that Taylor’s presence was dearly lacking. Leading 24-14 in the fourth quarter, Easton then decided it was enough of losing, as they totally took over the game, scoring 20 unanswered points and getting a much needed win. Easton won 44-14.
- It's a windy day in Miami as the Tropics host Division and In-State Rivals the North Florida Renegades The First Quarter was a blizzard of touchdowns from Roland McSnow as he netted me like 20 fantasy points in the first Quarter with 2 rushing touchdowns from 30 and 11 yards out respectively. The game came down to a halt for the remainder of the first half as Miami put up a go-ahead field goal with 1:53 in the half.
The third quarter had some late scoring from Miami to pull the game closer at 14-6 however the Renegades immediately pulled away with an 87 yard bomb from a struggling Becker. With only 1:50 left, NFR failed to run the clock out and had to settle for a field goal to end the score at 24-6. This game wasn't pretty for either team but NFR was definitely the better Floridian team.
- In the game of the week, A great QB duel was on hand in la belle province, as the New York Defiant squared off against the Montreal Royal for division supremacy. It was Emi Tachibana vs Tyron Appleby, the veteran versus the young up and coming rookie, that has been tearing it up since the start of the year. Everyone was super excited. The game started pretty even, as both teams were taking one another to their paces, but then disaster would strike over the second quarter as after a play, Tachibana’s would need some medical assistance for her wrist. She would not come back in the game, as it was down to Rosie Welshmere to salvage the game for the Defiant. But luckily enough, she did great! (23/31, 244 yards, 1 TD, no picks) and for a moment after 3 quarters, they were locked in 20-20 all. It would then be the time where Tyron Appleby would prove to the youngins why he was a two time Furbowl champion as he would get a third touchdown pass to Erik Sulzbach to put them ahead at 27-20 at the start of the fourth. New York would have a FG to bring it close, but once more gummy worm lovin’ Skye Crista sealed the deal with another FG late. Montreal wins 30-23.
Players of the week:
Offense: Dallas Larkin (NSH) RB - 134 yards, 3 rushing TDs
Defense: Ashley Rorish (CAL) CB - 8 tackles, 2 INTs (2 pick-six)
Special teams: Anders Tuttle (CHI) P - 9 punts, 453 yards, avg. 50.3, 6 inside 20.
Here the preview of week 12:
-2023 UFFL Season week 12 preview for January 5th 2025-
Easton (6-4) vs Las Vegas (5-5)
California (4-6) vs New Orleans (3-7)
Nashville (3-7) vs Montreal (8-2)
Chicago (8-2) vs New York (7-3)
North Florida (6-4) vs Colorado (6-4)
Richmond (1-9) vs Grand Rapids (5-5)
Austin (6-4) vs Downriver (6-4)
Baltimore (4-6) vs Miami (2-8)
See you!
- In Chicago, it seems that early season fright was vastly overrated. Ever since the rocky start, the Outlaws organization has been looking like the defending UFFL champ everyone's been waiting for. This week they were facing Las Vegas, who as always were always a tough challenge. But this game really, won’t go down in the history books..as Both teams seemed uninspired on offense, both were rather timid. It seemed to have been much of a defensive affair, as the end of the day, Jean-Étienne Tremblay ran enough for the Outlaws for them to do just enough to get points when needed. Nothing much to say over to Vegas, Stapler even got taken down for safety. Chicago Blanks the Bandits 15-0.
- In Nashville, many fans would call it a tank bowl, as the Corsairs, high from a 2 game winning streak faced Nashville, as it was an occasion for the Corsairs to maybe go for a 3 win streak. Not for lack of trying, the Corsairs were playing inspired. Flip Penguinator certainly gave it some effort, having a great game (18/21, 201 yards, 2 TDS, no picks) and Leone Lopez even ran for nearly 100 yards…But the Tuts had their answer: Dallas Freaking Larkin. Tut's RB totally carved the defense of New Orleans, as he had a heck of a day ( 134 rushing yards, 3 TDs ) , and Roman Oliviera continued to improve at the QB spot ( 19/26, 200 yards, 1 TD, no picks ) . It was fun while it lasted for the Corsairs, as Nashville took this one 43-20.
- Important division game ahead, as the Blues are facing the Colorado Crushers and trying to regain the top of their division. Colorado has been quietly having a great season so far, and we're trying to get some distance from Austin. In a tightly contested affair, both team were neck and neck by the Fourth quarter, where then a pick-six from Ashley O’Brien for 36 yards gave the Blues the option for the win.Even if Kyle Gradkowski did all he could to help the Crushers take it today ( 113 yards receiving, 1 TD ) Austin just had the momentum at the right time in the fourth to eventually seal the victory. Austin wins this one 27-17.
- In Baltimore, the Ponies were trying to stop the losing streak, as they faced a team that was in the same boat as them with the Downriver Waves. Having lost a few, and with the Renegades still on their tail, Lillian Newman was dead set in trying to get back in the winning column. While she wouldn't be the sole reason for a shot at victory, this time, it’s the running game that would come to the rescue for the Waves. Rookie RB Taj Thompson finally had his chance to shine, running for 95 yards and scoring a touchdown, as he was crucial in Downriver’s success. For Baltimore’s side, Christian Wright was still doing his best holding the fort for the return of St-Claire, but he had the help of Hailey Reisman, as thanks to a 69 yards (nice) hookup with Wright, they got the game close at the very end. But alas, it wasn’t meant to be. As the Waves get out of Baltimore with a win, 22-17.
- In California, the Demons were facing the Richmond Flames. If there is anything, you can’t deny the Flames for lack of trying. But this season seemed to just not be going their way. As fans were rejoicing for the return of Darnell Paige as QB, their excitement quickly turned to despair as once again, Paige got hurt. Brutal. And what hurt more is that Royce Jackson and Serena Karros ran for over 100 yards rushing each! Amazing! But again…you can’t make this up, all that effort isn’t helping when you combine for 5 turnovers, as Kaylers returned for Paige and got burned for 3 INTs as Paige got nailed for 2 INTs. And the Demons could not ask for that much as Ashley Rorish caught TWO pick-sixes. Just hang in there Richmond. The Demons won 44-14.
- In Easton, the Bald Eagles were looking to stop the bleeding against the Grand Rapids Dragons, who themselves were having a bad stretch of luck. Not only did they get their No 1 QB hurt, but they also lost their star Wide Receiver Dahlia Taylor for a great amount of time. It was up to Corgie Brooks to be the QB for Grand Rapids, and he did a valiant job. Veteran RB’s for the Dragons Oliver Smithson ran for 88 yards, but it was clear that Taylor’s presence was dearly lacking. Leading 24-14 in the fourth quarter, Easton then decided it was enough of losing, as they totally took over the game, scoring 20 unanswered points and getting a much needed win. Easton won 44-14.
- It's a windy day in Miami as the Tropics host Division and In-State Rivals the North Florida Renegades The First Quarter was a blizzard of touchdowns from Roland McSnow as he netted me like 20 fantasy points in the first Quarter with 2 rushing touchdowns from 30 and 11 yards out respectively. The game came down to a halt for the remainder of the first half as Miami put up a go-ahead field goal with 1:53 in the half.
The third quarter had some late scoring from Miami to pull the game closer at 14-6 however the Renegades immediately pulled away with an 87 yard bomb from a struggling Becker. With only 1:50 left, NFR failed to run the clock out and had to settle for a field goal to end the score at 24-6. This game wasn't pretty for either team but NFR was definitely the better Floridian team.
- In the game of the week, A great QB duel was on hand in la belle province, as the New York Defiant squared off against the Montreal Royal for division supremacy. It was Emi Tachibana vs Tyron Appleby, the veteran versus the young up and coming rookie, that has been tearing it up since the start of the year. Everyone was super excited. The game started pretty even, as both teams were taking one another to their paces, but then disaster would strike over the second quarter as after a play, Tachibana’s would need some medical assistance for her wrist. She would not come back in the game, as it was down to Rosie Welshmere to salvage the game for the Defiant. But luckily enough, she did great! (23/31, 244 yards, 1 TD, no picks) and for a moment after 3 quarters, they were locked in 20-20 all. It would then be the time where Tyron Appleby would prove to the youngins why he was a two time Furbowl champion as he would get a third touchdown pass to Erik Sulzbach to put them ahead at 27-20 at the start of the fourth. New York would have a FG to bring it close, but once more gummy worm lovin’ Skye Crista sealed the deal with another FG late. Montreal wins 30-23.
Players of the week:
Offense: Dallas Larkin (NSH) RB - 134 yards, 3 rushing TDs
Defense: Ashley Rorish (CAL) CB - 8 tackles, 2 INTs (2 pick-six)
Special teams: Anders Tuttle (CHI) P - 9 punts, 453 yards, avg. 50.3, 6 inside 20.
Here the preview of week 12:
-2023 UFFL Season week 12 preview for January 5th 2025-
Easton (6-4) vs Las Vegas (5-5)
California (4-6) vs New Orleans (3-7)
Nashville (3-7) vs Montreal (8-2)
Chicago (8-2) vs New York (7-3)
North Florida (6-4) vs Colorado (6-4)
Richmond (1-9) vs Grand Rapids (5-5)
Austin (6-4) vs Downriver (6-4)
Baltimore (4-6) vs Miami (2-8)
See you!
2023 UFFL season Week 10 results and week 11 preview!
General | Posted a year agoHappy Hollidays folks !! Marty here with week 10 results!
New York at Easton
Did both teams just chug energy drinks before the game started? This was the jumpiest game I think I’ve seen this season, with over a dozen pre-snap penalties between both teams. Maybe it was because Easton knew that the ball was coming right at them the entire time. The Defiant pounded the rock against the Bald Eagles defense all game with 35 rushing attempts to only 22 passes. Those passes were incredibly efficient, though, as Emi Tachibana completed all but five of them, including three touchdowns. Easton, on the other hand, couldn’t get anything going on the ground. They were playing from behind all game, resulting in Draco Lindwurm attempting a career-high 50 passes. Final score: NYD 27, EAS 13
Las Vegas at Montreal
Montreal appears to be firing on all cylinders now, as they easily handled the Bandits today. For the first half it was actually a close game, with the lead changing back and forth several times. The wheels started to come off for Las Vegas near the end of the second quarter, when a fumble set up the Royal with a short field for an easy touchdown. Montreal received the second-half kickoff, and Appleby immediately connected with Nicholas Baker for a 51 yard reception, with an additional 15 tacked on for unnecessary roughness. From there, it was all the Montreal show, with the Bandits being held to a field goal for the rest of the game. Final score: MTL 30, LVB 13
California at Nashville
If I told you that one team had 393 yards of total offense, and one team had 14 penalties for 126 yards, which one would you assume to have won the game? It’s a actually a trick question – both teams were the California Demons, who were both Jekyll and Hyde today against the Tuts. This was actually a low-scoring game, with seven lead changes despite Kiedo Masquarde’s best game of the season, going 38 of 46 for 360 yards. Part of that passing total was because the Demons frankly *sucked* at rushing today. They managed only 33 yards on 24 attempts, with a long of only three yards. Still, the only thing that really kept Nashville in this game, and in fact had them in position to win, was the undisciplined play and penalties on California. Nashville took a four point lead with a field goal with only 2:16 to play, but Masquarde led his team down the field, converting two fourth downs to complete the come-from-behind victory. Final score: CAL 19, NSH 16
Colorado at Richmond
This one is totally a tale of two halves. Richmond managed to overcome several mistakes, including two interceptions (one a pick-six) to hold on to a 17-13 lead at the half. Unfortunately, that’s when everything started to go wrong for the Flames. They missed a 46 yard field goal, allowed Colorado’s rookie backup QB to complete eight straight passes, and failed to convert from 1st and goal at the Colorado 7 yard line. Rookie receiver Chris Davis might have had a career-high 141 yards receiving, but that was about the only bright spot for the Flames in the second half as the Crushers, well, crushed their way to a comeback victory. Final score: COL 34, RIC 17
Miami at Baltimore
Can I just copy and paste my intro to the CAL/NSH game? No? Well, anyway, Miami pulls off the upset despite giving up 110 yards in penalties and over 200 yards rushing. After several games of amazing play, Christian Wright has come back to earth in a big way, with four interceptions to only two touchdowns over the last two games. Wil Hudson, on the other hand, had his best game of the season, doing just enough to keep the score close. Miami didn’t take a lead until a fourth quarter touchdown pass to Roy Viridi-Aqua. Then it became the defense’s job to hold Baltimore back, and for once they actually managed it, holding the Ponies to a field goal at first, and then managing to get a stop on the two-minute drill at the end of the game. Final score: MIA 21, BAL 17
Downriver at North Florida
I have good news and bad news for Lillian Newman. The good news is that she remains the premier rushing QB in the league. She had both a 50-yard rush and a rushing TD tonight, and has a chance to finish in the top ten for rushing at any position. The bad news is that she also turned the ball over twice, and the Waves got outplayed by Caryn Becker and the Renegades today. Becker actually matched Newman run for run, finishing with only two fewer yards and a longer rushing TD. That touchdown came late in the fourth quarter, and put the game out of reach of the Waves, who had been mounting a desperate comeback with 14 unanswered points. Final score: NFR 31, DWN 17
Chicago at Austin
This is another example of a good team being able to capitalize on its opponent’s mistakes, even when that opponent is statistically outplaying them. Going solely by the box score, this should have been a blowout for the Blues. They had over 150 more yards of offense than the Outlaws, beat them in first downs and time of possession, and outpaced them on the ground in fewer total attempts. However, Austin wide receiver Stephen Harris would fumble the ball on the very first play of the game, allowing Chicago to score a quick field goal, and Kai Koa would get strip-sacked in his own end zone in the second quarter to set up an easy touchdown run for Jean-Etienne Tremblay. Those ten points off of turnovers were pretty much the margin of victory, as Chicago would recover the onside kick attempt after a late Blues TD reduced their deficit to 11. Final score: CHI 27, ATX 16
New Orleans at Grand Rapids
Let’s not bury the lede this time. New Orleans came into Grand Rapids and upset the Dragons. However, they didn’t outplay them. Grand Rapids’ loss can likely be chalked up to a combination of poor special teams play, poor ball handling and injuries. Earl Holley missed two field goals, the Dragons fumbled the ball three times, and Bobby Burnette injured his knee trying to recover the last of those fumbles and wasn’t able to attempt a fourth-quarter comeback. New Orleans actually tried to give the game away with multiple bad penalties and two interceptions, but still managed to hold on for the win. Final score: NOC 21, GRD 10
Players of the Week
Offense: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI): 102 rushing yards, two rushing TDs, plus six receptions for 40 yards
Defense: Alexander Gamble (DE – MIA): 4 tackles (one for loss), five QB hits and two sacks
Special Teams: Andrew Castonguay (K – CAL): four field goals and an extra point
Here the week 11 preview:
-2023 UFFL season week 11 on December 29th-
Las Vegas (5-4) vs Chicago (7-2)
New york (7-2) vs Montreal (7-2)
New Orleans (3-6) vs Nashville (2-7)
Colorado (6-3) vs Austin (5-4)
Downriver (5-4) vs Baltimore (4-5)
North Florida (5-4) vs Miami (2-7)
Richmond (1-8) vs California (3-6)
Grand Rapids (5-4) vs Easton (5-4)
Have a great one!
New York at Easton
Did both teams just chug energy drinks before the game started? This was the jumpiest game I think I’ve seen this season, with over a dozen pre-snap penalties between both teams. Maybe it was because Easton knew that the ball was coming right at them the entire time. The Defiant pounded the rock against the Bald Eagles defense all game with 35 rushing attempts to only 22 passes. Those passes were incredibly efficient, though, as Emi Tachibana completed all but five of them, including three touchdowns. Easton, on the other hand, couldn’t get anything going on the ground. They were playing from behind all game, resulting in Draco Lindwurm attempting a career-high 50 passes. Final score: NYD 27, EAS 13
Las Vegas at Montreal
Montreal appears to be firing on all cylinders now, as they easily handled the Bandits today. For the first half it was actually a close game, with the lead changing back and forth several times. The wheels started to come off for Las Vegas near the end of the second quarter, when a fumble set up the Royal with a short field for an easy touchdown. Montreal received the second-half kickoff, and Appleby immediately connected with Nicholas Baker for a 51 yard reception, with an additional 15 tacked on for unnecessary roughness. From there, it was all the Montreal show, with the Bandits being held to a field goal for the rest of the game. Final score: MTL 30, LVB 13
California at Nashville
If I told you that one team had 393 yards of total offense, and one team had 14 penalties for 126 yards, which one would you assume to have won the game? It’s a actually a trick question – both teams were the California Demons, who were both Jekyll and Hyde today against the Tuts. This was actually a low-scoring game, with seven lead changes despite Kiedo Masquarde’s best game of the season, going 38 of 46 for 360 yards. Part of that passing total was because the Demons frankly *sucked* at rushing today. They managed only 33 yards on 24 attempts, with a long of only three yards. Still, the only thing that really kept Nashville in this game, and in fact had them in position to win, was the undisciplined play and penalties on California. Nashville took a four point lead with a field goal with only 2:16 to play, but Masquarde led his team down the field, converting two fourth downs to complete the come-from-behind victory. Final score: CAL 19, NSH 16
Colorado at Richmond
This one is totally a tale of two halves. Richmond managed to overcome several mistakes, including two interceptions (one a pick-six) to hold on to a 17-13 lead at the half. Unfortunately, that’s when everything started to go wrong for the Flames. They missed a 46 yard field goal, allowed Colorado’s rookie backup QB to complete eight straight passes, and failed to convert from 1st and goal at the Colorado 7 yard line. Rookie receiver Chris Davis might have had a career-high 141 yards receiving, but that was about the only bright spot for the Flames in the second half as the Crushers, well, crushed their way to a comeback victory. Final score: COL 34, RIC 17
Miami at Baltimore
Can I just copy and paste my intro to the CAL/NSH game? No? Well, anyway, Miami pulls off the upset despite giving up 110 yards in penalties and over 200 yards rushing. After several games of amazing play, Christian Wright has come back to earth in a big way, with four interceptions to only two touchdowns over the last two games. Wil Hudson, on the other hand, had his best game of the season, doing just enough to keep the score close. Miami didn’t take a lead until a fourth quarter touchdown pass to Roy Viridi-Aqua. Then it became the defense’s job to hold Baltimore back, and for once they actually managed it, holding the Ponies to a field goal at first, and then managing to get a stop on the two-minute drill at the end of the game. Final score: MIA 21, BAL 17
Downriver at North Florida
I have good news and bad news for Lillian Newman. The good news is that she remains the premier rushing QB in the league. She had both a 50-yard rush and a rushing TD tonight, and has a chance to finish in the top ten for rushing at any position. The bad news is that she also turned the ball over twice, and the Waves got outplayed by Caryn Becker and the Renegades today. Becker actually matched Newman run for run, finishing with only two fewer yards and a longer rushing TD. That touchdown came late in the fourth quarter, and put the game out of reach of the Waves, who had been mounting a desperate comeback with 14 unanswered points. Final score: NFR 31, DWN 17
Chicago at Austin
This is another example of a good team being able to capitalize on its opponent’s mistakes, even when that opponent is statistically outplaying them. Going solely by the box score, this should have been a blowout for the Blues. They had over 150 more yards of offense than the Outlaws, beat them in first downs and time of possession, and outpaced them on the ground in fewer total attempts. However, Austin wide receiver Stephen Harris would fumble the ball on the very first play of the game, allowing Chicago to score a quick field goal, and Kai Koa would get strip-sacked in his own end zone in the second quarter to set up an easy touchdown run for Jean-Etienne Tremblay. Those ten points off of turnovers were pretty much the margin of victory, as Chicago would recover the onside kick attempt after a late Blues TD reduced their deficit to 11. Final score: CHI 27, ATX 16
New Orleans at Grand Rapids
Let’s not bury the lede this time. New Orleans came into Grand Rapids and upset the Dragons. However, they didn’t outplay them. Grand Rapids’ loss can likely be chalked up to a combination of poor special teams play, poor ball handling and injuries. Earl Holley missed two field goals, the Dragons fumbled the ball three times, and Bobby Burnette injured his knee trying to recover the last of those fumbles and wasn’t able to attempt a fourth-quarter comeback. New Orleans actually tried to give the game away with multiple bad penalties and two interceptions, but still managed to hold on for the win. Final score: NOC 21, GRD 10
Players of the Week
Offense: Jean-Etienne Tremblay (RB – CHI): 102 rushing yards, two rushing TDs, plus six receptions for 40 yards
Defense: Alexander Gamble (DE – MIA): 4 tackles (one for loss), five QB hits and two sacks
Special Teams: Andrew Castonguay (K – CAL): four field goals and an extra point
Here the week 11 preview:
-2023 UFFL season week 11 on December 29th-
Las Vegas (5-4) vs Chicago (7-2)
New york (7-2) vs Montreal (7-2)
New Orleans (3-6) vs Nashville (2-7)
Colorado (6-3) vs Austin (5-4)
Downriver (5-4) vs Baltimore (4-5)
North Florida (5-4) vs Miami (2-7)
Richmond (1-8) vs California (3-6)
Grand Rapids (5-4) vs Easton (5-4)
Have a great one!
2023 UFFL season week 9 results and week 10 preview!
General | Posted a year agoHiya, Marty here , with the results of this short week 9!:
- In Las Vegas, the Bandits are on their way to gain some ground over the Outlaws in the division, as they face off against the California Demons. Having upset the Baltimore Ponies last week, the Bandits knew not to take them lightly, and they did just that. While the Demons out-threw the Bandits, Vegas played an efficient game where they rely on the run, running for a combined 156 yards on the Demon's defense. The Demons were out of rhythm all game, as their defense stepped up, thanks to Moises Soto (4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery). Vegas wins this one 27-7.
- In Baltimore, the Ponies were attempting to recover from a bad performance last week, but it would not be easy against a Colorado team there always a challenge to fight against. Christian Wright was still at the helm of the Ponies’s offense, as Jillian St-Claire would soon probably be clear to play. But once more, things were difficult. A 3 INTs day made things tough on Baltimore, As Colorado did its damage with their relentless rushing attack, thanks to another great performance from the rookie Erica Blanche de la Rosa (124 yards rushing, 1 TD). Things were close though, as the Ponies got a shot with a 52 yard pick six from Kiyoshi Kiyama, and a 2 points conversion. Unfortunately, they managed nothing in the fourth, as Colorado would be the only one to score. Colorado wins 27-21.
- In New Orleans, not many people were expecting something out of this one. The old saying of “Any given Sunday “ is well established for this type of game. Many were thinking that an angry Downriver waves would just cause chaos to a Corsairs team that had been trying to find themselves all year, but shockingly, it wasn’t meant to be. Perhaps injuries are starting to be an issue for the Waves, as Lillian Newman is starting to look more mortal for the past two weeks, as she had a below average game today. The Corsairs looked to be sick and tired of being the one always bullied after upsets, and went in with an upset of their own, thanks in part to not only a decent 3rd down conversion rate (8/17) but a big game from their star running back Leone Lopez. The skunk ran for an amazing 163 yards all over the Downriver defensive line, as they were in control all day. Johnny Fields even went in for a few snaps at the end as Flip Penguinator had himself a great game (2 TDs, 112,5 QB rating, no picks). Time to push the panic button in Downriver again? New Orleans wins 34-14.
- In the game of the week, a huge divisional battle was on hand, as The Royal faced off against the Easton Bald Eagles. As they along with the Defiant are contesting for the United East title. They knew they could not let that game slip, and let me tell you, this game was a Defensive slugfest. Both teams were matching up against themselves equally, as Both QBs had a tough run, as Appleby would throw his first 2 INTs of the year, while Draco Lindwurm was “just okay” for Easton, sacked twice. An issue this year, the Eagles were well disciplined, as it was the Royal that were caught with the penalties issues. Both teams had all a hell of a time establishing a running game, as this game would come down to a game of inches. And who would gain those inches you may ask?...It would be Montreal, thanks to stellar work of their offensive line efforts, especially from Saverio Anthony ( 7 pancakes, offensive player of the game! ) Montreal would dominate on the possession time (36:41 to 23:19 for Easton). Also in a game in which points came at a premium, Kicker Skye Crista showed why they were one of the best kickers in the league, as they kicked 3 crucial FGs in the second quarter (46,45,52 yards). Easton would bring the game close in the third, as they managed a late TD by Lyra Murphy. But in the fourth, Montreal gave them nothing. In this game of chess, Royal’s coach Machiocha went in and called “Checkmate.” Montreal wins this battle of wits 16-14.
Players of the week:
Offense: Leone Lopez - RB (NOC) 168 yards rushing, 1 TD.
Defense: Moises Soto - DE (LVB) 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery
Special Teams: Skye Crista - K (MTL) 3/3 FGs
Here next week preview, back to a full week of action!!:
-2023 UFFL season week 10 preview on december 22th, 2024-
New York (6-2) vs Easton (5-3)
Las Vegas (5-3) vs Montreal (6-2)
California (2-7) vs Nashville (2-6)
Colorado (5-3) vs Richmond (1-7)
Miami (1-7) vs Baltimore (4-4)
Downriver (5-3) vs North Florida (4-4)
Chicago (6-2) vs Austin (5-3)
New Orleans (2-6) vs Grand Rapids (5-3)
- In Las Vegas, the Bandits are on their way to gain some ground over the Outlaws in the division, as they face off against the California Demons. Having upset the Baltimore Ponies last week, the Bandits knew not to take them lightly, and they did just that. While the Demons out-threw the Bandits, Vegas played an efficient game where they rely on the run, running for a combined 156 yards on the Demon's defense. The Demons were out of rhythm all game, as their defense stepped up, thanks to Moises Soto (4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery). Vegas wins this one 27-7.
- In Baltimore, the Ponies were attempting to recover from a bad performance last week, but it would not be easy against a Colorado team there always a challenge to fight against. Christian Wright was still at the helm of the Ponies’s offense, as Jillian St-Claire would soon probably be clear to play. But once more, things were difficult. A 3 INTs day made things tough on Baltimore, As Colorado did its damage with their relentless rushing attack, thanks to another great performance from the rookie Erica Blanche de la Rosa (124 yards rushing, 1 TD). Things were close though, as the Ponies got a shot with a 52 yard pick six from Kiyoshi Kiyama, and a 2 points conversion. Unfortunately, they managed nothing in the fourth, as Colorado would be the only one to score. Colorado wins 27-21.
- In New Orleans, not many people were expecting something out of this one. The old saying of “Any given Sunday “ is well established for this type of game. Many were thinking that an angry Downriver waves would just cause chaos to a Corsairs team that had been trying to find themselves all year, but shockingly, it wasn’t meant to be. Perhaps injuries are starting to be an issue for the Waves, as Lillian Newman is starting to look more mortal for the past two weeks, as she had a below average game today. The Corsairs looked to be sick and tired of being the one always bullied after upsets, and went in with an upset of their own, thanks in part to not only a decent 3rd down conversion rate (8/17) but a big game from their star running back Leone Lopez. The skunk ran for an amazing 163 yards all over the Downriver defensive line, as they were in control all day. Johnny Fields even went in for a few snaps at the end as Flip Penguinator had himself a great game (2 TDs, 112,5 QB rating, no picks). Time to push the panic button in Downriver again? New Orleans wins 34-14.
- In the game of the week, a huge divisional battle was on hand, as The Royal faced off against the Easton Bald Eagles. As they along with the Defiant are contesting for the United East title. They knew they could not let that game slip, and let me tell you, this game was a Defensive slugfest. Both teams were matching up against themselves equally, as Both QBs had a tough run, as Appleby would throw his first 2 INTs of the year, while Draco Lindwurm was “just okay” for Easton, sacked twice. An issue this year, the Eagles were well disciplined, as it was the Royal that were caught with the penalties issues. Both teams had all a hell of a time establishing a running game, as this game would come down to a game of inches. And who would gain those inches you may ask?...It would be Montreal, thanks to stellar work of their offensive line efforts, especially from Saverio Anthony ( 7 pancakes, offensive player of the game! ) Montreal would dominate on the possession time (36:41 to 23:19 for Easton). Also in a game in which points came at a premium, Kicker Skye Crista showed why they were one of the best kickers in the league, as they kicked 3 crucial FGs in the second quarter (46,45,52 yards). Easton would bring the game close in the third, as they managed a late TD by Lyra Murphy. But in the fourth, Montreal gave them nothing. In this game of chess, Royal’s coach Machiocha went in and called “Checkmate.” Montreal wins this battle of wits 16-14.
Players of the week:
Offense: Leone Lopez - RB (NOC) 168 yards rushing, 1 TD.
Defense: Moises Soto - DE (LVB) 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery
Special Teams: Skye Crista - K (MTL) 3/3 FGs
Here next week preview, back to a full week of action!!:
-2023 UFFL season week 10 preview on december 22th, 2024-
New York (6-2) vs Easton (5-3)
Las Vegas (5-3) vs Montreal (6-2)
California (2-7) vs Nashville (2-6)
Colorado (5-3) vs Richmond (1-7)
Miami (1-7) vs Baltimore (4-4)
Downriver (5-3) vs North Florida (4-4)
Chicago (6-2) vs Austin (5-3)
New Orleans (2-6) vs Grand Rapids (5-3)
