Week 13's MOTW saw Narann play host to Deflators. The 1st quarter was dominated by both defences as only 4 1st downs were allowed. The 2nd quarter saw the offences get a bit more movement and Narann took the lead with a |FG 5 minutes into the quarter. Deflators next drive finished with a TD after 5 minutes of possession, they followed this with a FG on a drive lasting over 4 minutes to lead at the half 10-3. The 3rd quarter started off with a Narann 5 minute drive which culminated with a missed FG. With 3:36 left in the quarter Narann got a pick 6 to tie up the scores. The 4th quarter started with Narann in possession and 5 minutes later they scored a TD to take the lead. Deflators next drive took 3:30 off the clock as they tied the game up with a TD. With no red zone action in the final 6 minutes the game went into OT. On Narann's 2nd possession in OT they got the winning FG. 20-17 to Narann.
In the AC East match up Wild Thangs invited the Crushers to Hawaii hoping to get their season back on track. The Crushers took the lead in the 1st quarter with a FG and a further FG early in the 2nd gave them a 6 point lead. The remainder of the 2nd quarter belonged to Wild Thangs as they knocked up 28 points by the half, including a 65 yard bomb and a 19 yard pick 6. Wild Thangs then hit another 10 points without reply in the 3rd quarter. A 3rd FG for the Crushers in the 4th made it 38-9 then Wild Thangs hit another TD before the Crushers got 2 TD's before the end of the match, 1 being a 16 yard pick 6 and the other a 86 yard bomb. Wild Thangs 45-23.
In the AC North match up the undefeated Machine went to Budapest to face the Wolves. Although the Machine's offence moved the ball better this week this was a match of defensive big plays. The Machine started with a 34 yard pick 6 and followed it with a FG in the 1st quarter. The Wolves had their own pick 6 for 60 yards before a Machine FG made the 1st half score 13-7. The 3rd quarter saw 2 FGs for the Wolves so it was tied up going into the 4th. The Machine got their 2nd pick 6 for 56 yards with 9:31 to go which ended up being the final scoring play as the Machine came away with a 20-13 victory to remained undefeated.
The AC South match up saw Xu Da beat the Bot Ravens 87-0.
It was divisional match up week in the AC West, firstly the Cardinals played host to Balenghiknowing they had to win big to cut the points differential with Cougars. The 1st quarter was a trade off on TD's before the Cardinals got ahead with a FG. A tying FG by Balenghi became meaningless on the Cardinals next play a 80 yard bomb. The Cardinals finished the half with their 2nd FG to lead 20-10. Balenghi closed the gap to 3 with a TD in the 3rd only to be hit for 31 yards and 58 yards as the Cardinals took a 17 point lead into the 4th. In the 4th the Cardinals strength came to the fore as they hit a 83 yard bomb, a 33 yard fumble return TD, a 73 yard bomb and 2 further FGs to win 61-17.
Cougars welcomed Juggernaut aiming to repeat their earlier meeting in the season. Cougars scored first only to see Juggernaut's next drive take the ball all the way to the end zone. The 2nd quarter scoring got underway with a Cougars FG followed by a Safety the an 18 yard TD pass and finish with Cougars 3rd FG. The 3rd quarter saw Cougars score another 20 points without reply to lead 38-7 going into the 4th. Juggernaut managed to reduce the difference with 2 TD's in the 4th. 38-21 Cougars.
The NC East match up saw Pamplona beat the Bot DV 96-0.
In the NC North match up the Bobble visited the Frogs aiming to continue their good form since their bye week. In the 1st quarter they scored 10 points without reply, including a 24 yard fumble return TD. Early in the 2nd they extended that to 17 with a 50 yard TD pass, the Frogs got onto the scoreboard with a FG only for the next Bobble play go for a 80 yard TD. The Bobble closed off the half with a FG to lead 27-3. A further TD with a missed PAT made the score 33-3 at the end of the 3rd. In the 4th the Frogs got their 2nd FG and followed it with a 69 yard bomb before the Bobble got their 3rd FG and a further TD to round off the score 43-13.
The NC West match up had the Sultans visiting the Llamas in a game where the Sultans defence was willing to give up yards in exchange for big scoring plays. It started in the 1st quarter with a 36 yard pick 6 followed by an offensive TD. The 2nd quarter the Sultans offence got 2 more TD's before the Llamas got on the board with a FG at the end of the half. In the 3rd quarter the Llamas got their only TD of the game before the Sultans had a 100 yard pick 6 to round off the quarter. The 4th saw a Sultans FG before the finished off the game with a 48 yard pick 6. Sultans 42-13.
In the other games the Jockstraps maintained their lead in the AC East with a 45-13 win over epics. They took a 14 point lead in the 1st quarter, including a 66 yarder and they had the only score in the 2nd quarter with another TD to lead 21-0 at the half. epics got themselves into the game with a FG followed by a 29 yard TD pass before the Jockstraps got their 4th TD of the game. In the 4th the Jockstraps scored on a 10 yard run followed by a 74 yard punt return TD, epics managed another FG before the Jockstraps finished the scoring with a FG of their own.
The Whitings hosted the Whalers and won 31-17 to keep up the pressure on the Jockstraps. The Whalers, who are trying to keep up with the Bobble, scored first with a TD only for the Whitings tie up the scored with their own TD. In the 2nd quarter the Whalers scored their 2nd TD and managed to hold the Whitings to a FG to lead 14-10 at the half. Midway through the 3rd the Whitings got a TD to take the lead only for the Whalers to tie it up with a FG going into the 4th. The 4th saw the Whitings score 2 TD's to claim the win.
The Pirates visited the Miners and won 24-17 to keep the race for the NC West open. They opened the score with a TD before the Miners hit 17 unanswered points before the Pirates converted a fumble recovery with a TD drive going into half time. The 2nd half saw a further Pirates TD and FG in the win that was helped by a missed Miners FG and 2 4th quarter interceptions.
The Hedgehogs played host to the Knuckleheads and basically went to town on them. 2 TD's in the 1st quarter were followed by 4 TD's in the 2nd quarter that included a 75 yard pick 6, a 20 yard pick 6 and a 45 yard pick 6.In the 4th quarter the Knuckleheads scored there 1st TD while the Hedgehogs notch up their 10th before the Knukleheads got their 2nd TD in a Hedgehogs win 70-14.
The Alligators visited the Mantis needing a win to keep their nose in front in AC South. Little did they know that they would be thankful to the Mantis' kicker. The Alligators moved the ball well enough during the game, but found the Mantis defence tough to breech inside the 20 and this showed with the scoring. A FG for Alligators in the 1st quarter, a FG each in the 2nd quarter, a 3rd FG for the Alligators in the 4th for them to lead 9-3, then their QB threw his 2nd interception of the game which the Mantis took in for a TD as time ran out only for their kicker to miss the extra point for the win and so the match went into OT. In OT the Alligators QB redeemed himself with a 49 yard TD pass 6:31 into OT for the Alligators to win 15-9.
The Bolts beat the Bot P.G.I. 122-0.
The Patriots welcomed Jinonice to Rosario. The only scoring in the game came by FGs, 6 to the Patriots and 2 to Jinonice. The only other significant stats from the game was the Patriots had 2 interceptions, a fumble recovery and 3 sacks to Jinonice getting 1 interception.


Undefeated The Green Machine face another divisional match against San Francisco Miners to see if they can continue their run.

Transfer News
Jockstraps - 1 out for 100k
Whitings - 2 in for 400k 4 out for 5.6M
Alligators - 1 in for 2.5M
Cougars - 1 in for 7M
Bolts - 3 out for 800k
Whalers - 5 in for 15.4M
Sultans - 1 out for 150k

Another Week under the bridge see you all next week.