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Post by DragonMasterP on Feb 18, 2019 10:19:57 GMT -5
There’s something oddly fitting about the Plumbers facing the Holes in the first week.
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Post by Square on Feb 18, 2019 14:09:32 GMT -5
New Jersey? Nothing is wrong with the old Jersey. Tis a fine island
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 18, 2019 23:50:27 GMT -5
Tonight, we kick off the inaugural season of FAN Football with the Columbus Chill visiting the West Virginia Woodcutters!
The Chill start with the ball, but on 2nd down, the Chill's QB throws a pick, and they take it to the house!! A 26-yard Pick-6 by the Woodcutters!!
The player who picked it off? Damien Taylor. A Safety. Wearing No. 21.......I did not even make that intentional. That is some creepy coincidence right there.
After trading punts, the Chill go deep again, and it's PICKED OFF AGAIN!! Guess who? It's Taylor once again! The Woodcutters take advantage, and score in 2 plays! West Virginia gets up early, putting Columbus in a 14-0 hole early on. The Chill start a good drive, but as they get near the redzone, the running back fumbles on a swing pass, and the Woodcutters recover!! That's 3 turnovers already in the first quarter! But the Woodcutters can't take advantage, and go 3 and out. The Chill get it back and start at Midfield to end the 1st quarter.
The Chill have to punt after going nowhere. The Woodcutters pass out to the flat, but a big hit causes a fumble, and THE CHILL RECOVER!! They pick it up, and run back 27 yards for the TD!!! The Woodcutters start another decent drive, with another bit of running the ball. At midfield, Raheem James, West VA's running back, gets it on the draw, AND HE'S LOOSE!!! AND HE'S GOT BREAKAWAY SPEED!!! James runs it in 57 yards for the touchdown! Columbus marches down field, but the drive stalls right under 2 minutes. They go for a 48-yard field goal, and it's good. The Woodcutters go to their 2-minute offense, and when they get to midfield, the QB chucks it deep to his receiver, and HE COMES DOWN WITH IT!! Chill QB Sullivan goes for the home run right off the bat, AND IT'S PICKED OFF!! But the Woodcutters try for the home run ball as well, AND THEY'RE ALSO PICKED OFF!!! The Chill start to drive, but it stalls again, punting the ball back to West Virginia. They get it past mid field, and go for a field goal, getting at 57-yarder! At the half, West Virginia leads Columbus, 31-10.
Turnovers were the big factor in the first half, with the Woodcutters getting 14 points off them, and the Chill getting 7 off another.
West Virginia starts off the 2nd half with the ball. They get it to their tight end for 2 yards, he shakes off a tackler, and HE'S LOOSE!! The Tight End rumbles 78 yards for the touchdown!! After a pair of punts, Woodcutters QB Blake throws an errant pass, and IT'S PICKED OFF!! The Chill make it all the way down to the one, even though it looked like the receiver was in the endzone. But on 2nd and Goal, the Chill try to get cute with a play action, and the QB is MURDERED, and FUMBLES THE BALL!! The Woodcutter defense picks it up, and they RUN IT 95 YARDS FOR A SCORE!! This has been a horrible night for the Chill. 21 points off of turnovers. We head to the 4th, and this one is pretty much over, as West Virginia leads, 45-10.
The Woodcutters start the 4th with the ball, and they just run it down the throats of the Chill, putting them up 52-10. The Chill get a decent drive going, but stall at midfield, and instead of going for it on 4th and 3, they punt it away. The Woodcutters get the ball back and they are just eating the rest of the clock. They finish the drive with another field goal, and now lead 55-10. The Chill try to get some points with a late 2-minute drive, but the clock runs out, and mercifully, this one's over.
West Virginia Woodcutters 55 Columbus Chill 10
Stats for both teams: QBs WV Zack Blake: 19/29 294 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 104.6 RTG COL PJ Sullivan: 17/35 191 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs, 29.6 RTG
RBs WV Raheem James: 22 Carries, 190 yards, 2 TDs COL Leighton Anthony: 23 Carries, 125 yards, 0 TDs, 1 Fumble
Player of the Game: Damian Taylor, FS, 5 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 TD
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Feb 19, 2019 1:49:38 GMT -5
So, uh, are these players just generated by the game? Because if so, holy shit, we now know where the NXT Name Generator went.
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Post by J on Feb 19, 2019 5:58:02 GMT -5
Yikes. Looks like it's the TankBowl for me.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 19, 2019 9:22:19 GMT -5
So, uh, are these players just generated by the game? Because if so, holy shit, we now know where the NXT Name Generator went. Yeah, when you pick one of the play styles, it randomly generates names.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 19, 2019 9:23:50 GMT -5
Yikes. Looks like it's the TankBowl for me. It's weird. I think you're team had a higher rating, too. EA sports games are weird like that. I wouldn't be too concerned after one week. If you're 0-5 after five weeks, then I'd panic.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Feb 19, 2019 14:36:04 GMT -5
This is my fav part:
Stats for both teams: QBs WV Zack Blake: 19/29 294 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 104.6 RTG COL PJ Sullivan: 17/35 191 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs, 29.6 RTG
RBs WV Raheem James: 22 Carries, 190 yards, 2 TDs COL Leighton Anthony: 23 Carries, 125 yards, 0 TDs, 1 Fumble
Player of the Game: Damian Taylor, FS, 5 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 TD
Stat breakdown
5, count em FIVE INT's this game... wow!
Anthony putting up yards, but looks like the Chill relied on the passing game more. Which didn't pay off.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 19, 2019 18:36:42 GMT -5
This is my fav part: Stats for both teams: QBs WV Zack Blake: 19/29 294 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 104.6 RTG COL PJ Sullivan: 17/35 191 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs, 29.6 RTG RBs WV Raheem James: 22 Carries, 190 yards, 2 TDs COL Leighton Anthony: 23 Carries, 125 yards, 0 TDs, 1 Fumble Player of the Game: Damian Taylor, FS, 5 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 TD Stat breakdown 5, count em FIVE INT's this game... wow! Anthony putting up yards, but looks like the Chill relied on the passing game more. Which didn't pay off. There were 8 turnovers that game. 5 for the Chill, 3 for the Woodcutters.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 19, 2019 20:02:06 GMT -5
And here we are with some Tuesday Night Football. Kicking us off is a battle in the Northeast, as the New Jersey Crusaders travel to Boston to face the Tea Wasters United!
Both teams trade punts to start the game, and the United move the ball down field on their second drive. But the drive stalls, and they settle for 3. Another 3 and out by Jersey and they punt it away. The United go through the air, scoring on a quick pass. After 1, it's 10-0, Tea Wasters.
The Crusaders defense bears down after a punt, and forces the United to punt at the beginning of the 2nd quarter. The second quarter is a back and forth defensive struggle, with only 3 points from the United. At the half, Tea Wasters United leads the New Jersey Crusaders, 13-0.
Halfway through the third, the United march down field, looking to score again, but they're PICKED OFF IN THE ENDZONE!! The Crusaders start to drive as the quarter comes to an end, the United leading 13-0 after 3.
The Crusaders continue to drive, but halfway through the quarter, the starting QB gets injured. The backup comes in, and he continues to drive. But it stalls near the endzone, and they kick the field goal. The Crusaders stop the United again, and they get the ball back. They march down field, and are able to get in for the touchdown! They try to get it back, but the United get a couple first downs, making the Crusaders burn their timeouts, and survive the comeback attempt.
Tea Wasters United 13 New Jersey Crusaders 10
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 19, 2019 21:34:38 GMT -5
Up next, our 2nd Matchup, as the Shadizar Spiders travel to the Bluegrass State to battle the Bluegrass Bears!
This one is another defensive struggle, as the Bears can only muster a pair of field goals, while the Spiders are able to get a pair of touchdowns. Late in the half, the Spiders look to go up by 2 scores, but IT'S PICKED OFF!! The Bears get a pick and they run it back for six!! The Spiders try to start another drive, but have to punt it back. The Bears move down field, and kick a field goal as time expires, taking a 16-14 lead into the half!
Shadizar gets the ball to open the third quarter, and they fly through the air to the endzone! They go for two, but are stuffed, and now lead 20-16. The Bears respond by marching down field. But their drive stalls and they kick the field goal, down by 1. The Spiders start a drive, but it's dashed, as the starting QB goes down with an injury. The Bears try to capitalize, but their drive stalls as well. Late in the 3rd, the Spiders look at 4th and 2, and they fake the punt, getting the first down! The backup QB goes deep, and hits his man at the beginning of the 4th! The Bears start another drive, but the QB fumbles the ball after a hit, and the Spiders recover! They air it out again, and get another touchdown! The Bears try to answer, marching down field, and finally get a touchdown! They go for two, but fail, now down 34-26. The Spiders try to run out the clock, but stall, and the Bears get good field position, but a clipping penalty sets them back. They march down field in the 2 minute drill, but the QB is sacked on 4th down!
Shadizar Spiders 34 Bluegrass Bears 26
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2019 23:21:56 GMT -5
Scrappy, tough loss? Sounds like something a team I'm affiliated with would do.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 20, 2019 16:39:31 GMT -5
Also, a weird thing I've noticed with Madden 12. When I try to change the playbooks for teams, they revert back to the Chicago Bears default that's given to them.
So every team has the same offense and defense playbooks.
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Post by DragonMasterP on Feb 20, 2019 18:40:44 GMT -5
Also, a weird thing I've noticed with Madden 12. When I try to change the playbooks for teams, they revert back to the Chicago Bears default that's given to them. So every team has the same offense and defense playbooks. Can you change playbooks on the create a team menu? That might work, unless that's what you did.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 20, 2019 19:15:38 GMT -5
Also, a weird thing I've noticed with Madden 12. When I try to change the playbooks for teams, they revert back to the Chicago Bears default that's given to them. So every team has the same offense and defense playbooks. Can you change playbooks on the create a team menu? That might work, unless that's what you did. I couldn't change them there. It's weird.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 20, 2019 20:39:21 GMT -5
And here we are with the 2nd half of Week 1 of the FANF! Tonight, we start off with Butte Holes traveling to the Upper Northwest, to face off against the Redmond Plumbers!
The first quarter is a defensive struggle, as both teams don't do much on offense. But then, the Plumbers start to build momentum, working down the field towards the endzone! After 1, it's 7-0, Plumbers.
In the second quarter, things start to go awry for Butte. The offense starts to sputter, and they punt it back to Redmond, who throws it deep for another score!! Butte comes back, but throws a pick, and the pick six is saved by the QB!! After the pick, Redmond fumbles it back to the Holes!! But right after that, the Holes QB throws another pick, and this time it's for a PICK SIX!! After another punt, the Plumbers look to do more damage, but the QB is PICKED OFF!! Butte gets another shot, but their drive fizzles, and they punt it away. At the half, it's 21-0 Redmond over Butte.
Redmond starts the 2nd half with the ball, but they go 3 and out and punt it away. After a defensive struggle on both sides, the Holes look to get back in the game, but the running back fumbles, and the Plumbers recover! The Plumbers capitalize on two plays, and find the endzone! With just under 4 minutes to go in the third, Redmond leads Butte, 28-0. The defenses begin to work again, and after 3, it's 28-0.
Midway through the 4th, the Holes look to drive again, but are PICKED OFF AGAIN!! Redmond gets another short field to work with, and while they don't get a touchdown, they eat up clock, and get another 3 points. Butte tries to get something going, but once again, the drive stalls. Redmond runs out the clock, and that's all she wrote.
Redmond Plumbers 31 Butte Holes 0
Another game where turnovers were a major factor, as the Plumbers had 14 points off of turnovers.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 20:43:27 GMT -5
Wow! Those plumbers sure plugged up those but-
No, wait. I still have my dignity.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 21:37:36 GMT -5
Wow! Those plumbers sure plugged up those but- No, wait. I still have my dignity. Way to not crack under pressure.
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 20, 2019 21:58:11 GMT -5
Up next, the Dakota Dynamo travel from Sioux Falls to Missoula to face the Missoula Renegades!
The first quarter is a defensive struggle, but the Renegades are able to break through first, scoring a touchdown. Those would be the only points scored in the quarter, and after one, Missoula leads Dakota, 7-0. The Dynamo respond in the second quarter, but can only get 3, pulling within 4. It's another defensive struggle, but the Dynamo then start to build momentum, as they drive down the field. With a little over a minute left, the Dynamo find the endzone and take the lead, 10-7! Both teams cinch down on defense, and at the half the Dynamo lead, 10-7!
The third quarter opens with more defensive struggle, as both teams look to gain momentum. The Dynamo again start to charge up their offense, moving down field and finding the end zone again!! The Renegades start another drive, and the quarter ends with them on 4th down, the Dakota Dynamo on top, 17-7. Missoula trots out their kicker for a 53 yarder, and he nails it! Dakota moves down the field again, but are stopped short of the first down, and kick another field goal to go up by 10 again. The Renegades try to get something going, but are stopped on 4th down, and the Dynamo take over again! Dakota melts a little more clock away, and kick another field goal to go up 23-10. The Renegades try to get a drive going late, but are stopped again on fourth down! The Dynamo run the clock out, and that's all she wrote.
Dakota Dynamo 23 Missoula Renegades 10
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Post by Lupin the Third on Feb 20, 2019 23:22:41 GMT -5
And our final matchup of Week 1 is here, as the LA Stars travel northeast to the Sin City, and face the Las Vegas Cardsharks.
Los Angeles showing a different idea with unis, as their away jerseys are mainly black with baby blue helmets, numbers, stripes, and shoulders. Fortunately, the Las Vegas Cardsharks' jerseys are mainly gold with a bit of black.
The first half is a very low scoring affair, as both defenses are rock solid again. LA is able to hit 2 field goals throughout the half, and lead 6-0 at halftime.
The Stars get the ball to start the 2nd half, and move it down field. But as they look to score, the Cardsharks come up with a pick! But Las Vegas does nothing with it, and they punt it back to the Stars. LA moves it down the field again, but as they get into scoring range, they are PICKED OFF AGAIN!! The Cardsharks move the ball downfield, but are stalled on fourth down. They go to punt on 4th and 6, but IT'S A FAKE!! Unfortunately, the Stars had it covered, and they don't get the 1st. The Stars punt it back at the beginning of the fourth. On first down, Las Vegas goes for the big play, but it's PICKED OFF!! LA tries to get something going with the great field position, but can only muster 3. However, now they lead 9-0. Vegas moves down the field, and are close to getting in the endzone. But they're stopped, and have to settle for 3. LA moves to midfield, but have to punt it away. Vegas moves all the way down the field, but on 4th and Goal at the 2, they are STOPPED!! The Stars run out most of the clock, but the Cardsharks get it back with 22 seconds left. They go with the Hail Mary, but are STOPPED 3 YARDS SHORT!!
Los Angeles Stars 9 Las Vegas Cardsharks 3
In all honesty, Las Vegas was lucky that the game was as close as it was. If not for those two picks, LA would've had 14 more points.
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