2021 Week #13 Discussion

[Vic Carucci]

GAME OF THE WEEKMurfreesboro (8-3-0, PR 87) at Portland (9-2-0, PR 96)Portland is favored by 7.5 points.56 degrees, 8mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPNewark (7-4-0, PR 84) at Lansing (8-2-1, PR 92)Lansing is favored by 7 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPSalt Lake City (7-4-0, PR 84) at Lawrence (8-3-0, PR 88)Lawrence is favored by 4.5 points.57 degrees, 5mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPAnchorage (5-6-0, PR 74) at West Virginia (11-0-0, PR 100)West Virginia is favored by 13 points.63 degrees, 1mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPNorfolk (7-4-0, PR 85) at Cleveland (6-5-0, PR 81)Cleveland is favored by 1 points.49 degrees, 3mph, Fair.

MARQUEE MATCHUPPennsylvania (8-3-0, PR 87) at Georgia (6-5-0, PR 78)Pennsylvania is favored by 1.5 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

WORTH WATCHINGHartford (5-6-0, PR 69) at Wichita (8-3-0, PR 89)Wichita is favored by 11.5 points.53 degrees, 1mph, Fair.

WORTH WATCHINGTulsa (5-6-0, PR 72) at Vancouver (8-3-0, PR 88)Vancouver is favored by 10.5 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

WORTH WATCHINGOrlando (5-6-0, PR 77) at Madison (5-5-1, PR 71)PUSH.45 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDMontreal (7-4-0, PR 83) at Houston (4-7-0, PR 71)Montreal is favored by 3 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDSt. Louis (5-6-0, PR 73) at Fresno (4-7-0, PR 68)Fresno is favored by 0.5 points.56 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERReno (3-8-0, PR 59) at Vermont (4-7-0, PR 65)Vermont is favored by 6 points.22 degrees, 10mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERLos Angeles (7-4-0, PR 83) at Chicago (2-9-0, PR 53)Los Angeles is favored by 9 points.19 degrees, 3mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERDakota (1-10-0, PR 52) at Little Rock (5-6-0, PR 69)Little Rock is favored by 11 points.61 degrees, 4mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERIowa City (2-9-0, PR 60) at Louisiana (1-10-0, PR 53)PUSH.64 degrees, 2mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERTexas (0-11-0, PR 49) at Oakland (4-7-0, PR 65)Oakland is favored by 10.5 points.65 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

[Vic Carucci]

TEAM	ROSTER	OFF	DEF	REC	WINPCT	OPPREC	OPPPCT	PWR RTG	LAST RNK	RTG CHG
West Virginia Beasts	68.8	98.5	70.3	11-0-0	1.000	52-69-0	0.430	99.96	1	-1.51
Portland Seals	81.3	90.8	85.3	9-2-0	0.818	59-62-0	0.488	95.71	2	+1.08
Lansing Ogres	71.5	87.6	78.5	8-2-1	0.773	61-58-2	0.512	92.12	7	+3.36
Wichita Outlaws	81.7	74.9	69.6	8-3-0	0.727	64-55-2	0.537	88.53	4	-2.83
Lawrence Phantoms	84.6	86.7	68.1	8-3-0	0.727	56-65-0	0.463	87.60	3	-5.21
Vancouver Killer Whales	81.5	72.0	79.4	8-3-0	0.727	59-60-2	0.496	87.56	8	-0.37
Murfreesboro Mules	80.2	90.6	73.2	8-3-0	0.727	52-69-0	0.430	87.16	5	-3.27
Pennsylvania Lions	71.9	79.6	88.9	8-3-0	0.727	53-66-2	0.446	87.12	6	-2.29
Norfolk Vipers	79.0	88.4	68.3	7-4-0	0.636	61-60-0	0.504	84.84	10	+1.27
Salt Lake City Stallions	73.9	89.3	66.8	7-4-0	0.636	60-59-2	0.504	84.31	12	+4.06
Newark Bulldogs	84.6	89.3	65.4	7-4-0	0.636	58-63-0	0.479	84.10	9	-3.03
Montreal Firebirds	80.8	72.1	68.2	7-4-0	0.636	63-57-1	0.525	82.95	11	+1.69
Los Angeles Matadors	77.4	69.3	75.4	7-4-0	0.636	62-59-0	0.512	82.51	13	+2.54
Cleveland Clawz	76.3	81.8	68.2	6-5-0	0.545	67-54-0	0.554	81.20	16	+2.49
Georgia Generals	79.1	82.0	62.3	6-5-0	0.545	59-62-0	0.488	77.90	15	-1.11
Orlando Pirates	72.2	97.1	72.0	5-6-0	0.455	59-62-0	0.488	76.98	14	-2.09
Anchorage Lynx	73.4	63.6	71.3	5-6-0	0.455	69-52-0	0.570	74.39	22	+4.34
St. Louis Cardinals	73.4	58.2	88.0	5-6-0	0.455	62-59-0	0.512	73.20	17	-3.03
Tulsa TigerHawks	70.4	90.1	67.5	5-6-0	0.455	50-70-1	0.417	71.88	19	-2.89
Madison Demons	67.3	56.1	75.3	5-5-1	0.500	57-62-2	0.479	71.22	18	-3.70
Houston Renegades	79.5	82.9	65.1	4-7-0	0.364	61-60-0	0.504	70.56	21	+0.43
Little Rock Toads	74.6	57.7	74.1	5-6-0	0.455	56-65-0	0.463	69.24	20	-2.12
Hartford Whalers	76.0	64.5	66.1	5-6-0	0.455	54-67-0	0.446	68.83	23	+1.92
Fresno Warthogs	78.0	63.3	56.7	4-7-0	0.364	67-54-0	0.554	67.87	25	+2.57
Vermont Mountaineers	76.6	59.7	67.9	4-7-0	0.364	58-63-0	0.479	65.37	24	-1.27
Oakland Assassins	74.9	63.0	59.0	4-7-0	0.364	57-62-2	0.479	64.58	26	+2.79
Iowa City Snipe Hunters	77.0	57.7	63.9	2-9-0	0.182	68-52-1	0.566	59.62	29	+4.45
Reno Wolfpack	60.0	55.3	66.4	3-8-0	0.273	59-60-2	0.496	59.14	27	+2.35
Louisiana Voodoo	68.0	58.5	59.5	1-10-0	0.091	67-54-0	0.554	53.47	28	-2.95
Chicago Crusaders	68.1	42.7	63.1	2-9-0	0.182	59-62-0	0.488	52.55	31	-0.10
Dakota Spirit	67.2	46.1	63.9	1-10-0	0.091	68-51-2	0.570	52.42	30	-0.43
Texas Trojans	70.9	54.7	53.7	0-11-0	0.000	68-52-1	0.566	48.51	32	-0.17

[Vic Carucci]

TOP 5 GAINS IN POWER RANKING

Iowa City Snipe Hunters	77.0	57.7	63.9	2-9-0	0.182	68-52-1	0.566	59.62	29	+4.45
Anchorage Lynx	73.4	63.6	71.3	5-6-0	0.455	69-52-0	0.570	74.39	22	+4.34
Salt Lake City Stallions	73.9	89.3	66.8	7-4-0	0.636	60-59-2	0.504	84.31	12	+4.06
Lansing Ogres	71.5	87.6	78.5	8-2-1	0.773	61-58-2	0.512	92.12	7	+3.36
Oakland Assassins	74.9	63.0	59.0	4-7-0	0.364	57-62-2	0.479	64.58	26	+2.79

TOP 5 DROP IN POWER RANKING

Lawrence Phantoms	84.6	86.7	68.1	8-3-0	0.727	56-65-0	0.463	87.60	3	-5.21
Madison Demons	67.3	56.1	75.3	5-5-1	0.500	57-62-2	0.479	71.22	18	-3.70
Murfreesboro Mules	80.2	90.6	73.2	8-3-0	0.727	52-69-0	0.430	87.16	5	-3.27
Newark Bulldogs	84.6	89.3	65.4	7-4-0	0.636	58-63-0	0.479	84.10	9	-3.03
St. Louis Cardinals	73.4	58.2	88.0	5-6-0	0.455	62-59-0	0.512	73.20	17	-3.03

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Week 12 recap and comments for week 13 can be found in 10 game review thread in media section.

[JesterBlaze]

2nd week in a row leading the Drop in Ranking. Phantoms are plummeting.

[VitoStallion]

2nd week in a row leading the Drop in Ranking. Phantoms are plummeting.

no worries, you've got the Stallions coming up--just stop the run and you've got an easy win

[Matt]

here we go

Week 12 recap and comments for week 13 can be found in 10 game review thread in media section.

TB's PLAYOFF RACE COVERAGE: Week 12 recap

Newark had a chance to reclaim one game from Lawrence after the beat-up Phantoms lost for the second week in a row ... but, the Bulldogs also lost ... to Los Angeles. This was not totally a shock as we had already ordained Los Angeles as a "dark horse" in the AC:


As for the "dark horse" in the NC Well, Lansing took care of business against AC-North leader Wichita while their division rival Pennsylvania lost to Cleveland.

Lansing now leads the NC-North and the Orgres will host Newark on Sunday. Pennsylvania travels to Georgia who is fighting to stay on top of the NC-South. Both of these game (Pennsylvania-Newark and Lansing-Georgia) should be outstanding! Stakes are high for all four teams!

Last Sunday, Portland continued its march to the division title despite the absence of Karl Bauer.

However, the race in the AC-North heated up with a Wichita loss and a Montreal win. Cleveland is also starting to make some noise as well ... but we believe that their horn will turn into a party favor after they meet playoff hopeful Norfolk this weekend.

This is a must-win week for the St. Louis hopes to stay in step for a wild card berth.

Both Portland & Murfreesboro seem to be in control of their divisions and their game this weekend may play a huge factor for the second bye as West Virginia already seems to have the first bye locked up.

Los Angeles should be successful in its continued quest for the playoffs vs. Chicago.

If Tulsa loses its 5th straight to Vancouver, we will pronounce.

Texas is still looking for that first win this season and just may have a good chance this weekend against Oakland .

Little Rock should rebound after their loss to Norfolk and if Georgia stumbles against Penn , the Toads can post the same record as Georgia in that the race for the NC-South crown.

Salt Lake City hopes to make good against a compromised Lawrence team, and if so, it can keep the pressure on Vancouver.

It was an interesting week of football last weekend and this Sunday should not disappoint either.

[Matt]

huge game against Lansing. Young vs. Old.
let's hope the sun is shining on the faces of the old guys in this one!

[VitoStallion]

Should be interesting. Lansing dismantled my defense. I'd like to see how you're going to go about stopping them. Hoping to learn something

[jley618]

We are just trying to win one game at a time, and have had some fairly good luck so far this season. Getting our #2 CB this week should help some.

We may be young and on the rise, but Newark has cemented itself as one of the top tier teams. Hoping that we end up on the winning side of what should be a really good game.

GL Matt

[CyYoung]

2nd week in a row leading the Drop in Ranking. Lions are plummeting.

You mind if I use that sentence for my team too?

[markc]

Can I triple-cover Chris Andrews???

[VitoStallion]

gg Jester

[tarcone]

The King is dead! Long live the King!

[SteveBsFan]

Wow, Surratt looked very sloppy, we couldn't convert for shit on 3rd down, yet somehow pulled off a win. How did that happen?

GG Montreal. I guess I'm still in it for WC, but very very unlikely. I'm just happy to play spoiler and still want to finish in front of the Cards