Week 3

Opening week was a scoring bonanza for teams in the NAFL. But the scoring has gone down ever since. The 166.02 points represent the lowest scoring total for the league. The P.E.I. Skin Pigs did not have a scoring problem. They led the league in scoring with 19.87 points. They are winners of two in a row. Team Squizard is also in that camp of two straight wins. But their 20 point streak came to an end. BYE WEEK is no longer a pushover in league play. The franchise changed their name to KERMIT HAS DOWNS. KHD moved up in the standings to 6th place with their 2nd win in a row. Nobody is as hot as 1st place Kickers Rule. Kickers Rule remain in first place with their third straight win. They can set a franchise record for consecutive wins to start a season against Team Squizard in the Week 4 Snickers Game of the Week. The Scorpions moved back above .500 last week. Nakobe Dean led the defensive side of the ball with 1.37 points.

Snickers Game of the Week
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Team Squizard vs Fireball

A share of 1st place was on the line in the Week 3 Snickers Game of the Week between Team Squizard and Fireball. The game did not start until the 2nd quarter. T-Squizzy put on a scoring display posting a league high 12.80 points. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a day scoring 3.33 points for Team Squizard. He led all receivers in points scored. Fireball trailed by 8.14 points going into the next quarter. That was the most in the league. Fireball would chip away at the league for the next three quarters starting with the 3rd. Fireball’s most productive quarter in their attempt at a comeback was the 4th quarter. They led the league in scoring with 5.70 points. Matthew Stafford led Fireball in 4th quarter scoring with 3.23 points. They trimmed the lead down to 3.62 points. Fireball would win the 5th quarter scoring, but they could not overcome the 8.14 point 2nd quarter deficit against Team Squizard.

G.E.T. S.O.M.E. vs P.E.I. Skin Pigs

The defending Champion had another subpar performance in their match-up against the P.E.I. Skin Pigs. They increased their scoring from last week, but they only managed to improve their scoring by a field goal. Their star receiver, Justin Jefferson, suffered an injury in the game. But no worries for the Champ. They have Luther Burden III sitting on the bench. The P.E.I. Skin Pigs had a great game plan against G.E.T. S.O.M.E. They kept applying pressure on the scoreboard forcing G.E.T. S.O.M.E. to play from behind all game. The Skin Pigs outscored G.E.T. S.O.M.E. in every quarter except the 5th quarter. But the Skin Pigs never trailed in the game as they would coast to an easy wire-to-wire victory. The P.E.I. Skin Pigs pick-up a lot of hardware last week. They won the DirectTV High Score Award for the first time this season. They are ranked first in the league with 31 High Score Awards. They passed Team Squizard for the league lead. They also won the Week 3 Toyota Tundra Biggest Blowout Award with a margin of 7.40 points. The Skin Pigs are tied for first place with Team Squizard with 31 Blowout Awards. Well Down CI!

KERMIT HAS DOWNS vs Goch_Deep

KERMIT HAS DOWNS is 1-0 with the name change. They took on Goch_Deep in Week 3. Goch_Deep could not get their offense in gear against KHD. Their scoring has gone down each week. KERMIT HAS DOWNS is the exact opposite of Goch_Deep. They have increased their scoring each week. They never trailed in this game versus Goch_Deep. KHD put a game high 9.86 points in the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach. The 9.86 points rank 10th in points scored for a single quarter this season. Goch_Deep can look on the bright side. Goch_Deep will have some momentum going into Sunday. They won the last quarter 1.07 to 0.00. KHD recorded their first wire-to-wire win of the season in the victory.

Hog’s Hawgs vs Kickers Rule

Kickers Rule continues to roll out Ws on a consistent basis. The Hog’s Hawgs was the latest to fall to Kickers Rule. But their margin of victory was closer than the previous two games. They were averaging an eye popping 5.51 points a game. But Kickers Rule did tally 0.00 between Nico Collins and T.J. Watts last week. They helped lower Kickers Rule margin of victory. The game was a tale of two halves. Hog’s Hawgs controlled the first 2 quarters of game action while Kickers Rule outplayed the Hawgs in the 2nd half. The turned in the 3rd quarter. Kickers Rule tallied 8.83 points to overtake the Hog’s Hawgs. The Hawgs had a shot at the comeback victory outscoring Kickers Rule 3.59 to 0.31. The Hawgs needed a little more firepower from Jalen Hurts in the 5th quarter. They fell short in their comeback attempt giving Kickers Rule the win. Kickers Rule’s margin of victory was 1.36. They are the winners of the Week 3 Gillette ProGlide Razor Thin Award. They passed Hail to the Skins for 7th place all-time with 15 Razor Thin Awards. Congrats John!

Scorpions vs Uncrowned Champ

The Scorpions pushed their record to 2-1 last week. They experienced little resistance from the Uncrowned Champ. The Uncrowned Champ could not find their offensive flow. They tallied 10.63 points in last week’s game. It was a franchise low in a Week 3 game for UC. The Scorpions had their best day as a franchise. They posted 16.76 points which is a franchise best in a Week 3 match-up. The Scorpions dominated play as they never trailed the Uncrowned Champ. UC had a flash of brilliance in the 3rd quarter, but they could not sustain their 3rd quarter effort giving the Scorpions a wire-to-wire win.