NSFL Playoffs

First round of Playoffs for Season 2 are in. Eight teams made it originally... Representing the Cheesey Conference, there's the Toronto Assassins (9-5), East Carolina Pirates (8-6), Baltimore Ravens (8-6) and Kansas City Knights (8-6). For the Salsa Conference comes the former-Champion Las Vegas Casinos (10-4), Rhode Island Majors (10-4), Alaska Popsicles (9-5) and the Seattle Seahawks (7-7). The road to the Taco Bowl's first step is in the Divisional Playoffs. And this weak was not without a surprise or two:

Kansas City Knights (8-6) @ Toronto Assassins (9-5): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCOw5xTScT0
Baltimore Ravens (8-6) @ East Carolina Pirates (8-6): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StLWVo_JaE8
Seattle Seahawks (7-7) @ Las Vegas Casinos (10-4): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SpAhJa2Vo8
Alaska Popsicles (9-5) @ Rhode Island Majors (10-4): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIt_EhHE4w4

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Don't feel like watching each game? Here's the scores:

Kansas City Knights 26 @ Toronto Assassins 31
Baltimore Ravens 28 @ East Carolina Pirates 30
Seattle Seahawks 27 @ Las Vegas Casinos 25
Alaska Popsicles 24 @ Rhode Island Majors 27

The huge surprise was Seattle (7-7) over the former champion Casinos (10-4).

Kansas City could not stop Toronto's Jones-Drew.

Players of the Week:
Maurice Jones-Drew (TOR): 24 rushes for 170 yards (7.08 YPC, 18 LNG). 2 touchdowns. 2 receptions for 19 yards (9.50 YPR, 10 LNG). 0 touchdowns.
LaRon Landry (EC): 7 tackles, 1 coverage, 1 forced fumble, 1 recovered fumble, 1 touchdown.

Sean Weatherspoon (RI): 6 tackles, 0 coverages, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, 1 recovered fumble.
Ahmad Bradshaw (SEA): 17 rushes for 59 yards (3.47 YPC, 11 LNG). 1 touchdown. 2 receptions for 31 yards (15.50 YPR, 22 LNG). 0 touchdowns.

UPDATE: The Conference championships are in... which teams will go on to play in the Taco Bowl? Find out in the links below!

East Carolina Pirates (9-6) @ Toronto Assassins (10-5): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m1uR5FSi64
Seattle Seahawks (8-7) @ Rhode Island Majors (11-4): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcKNjdebUTc

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Final scores:
East Carolina Pirates 17 @ Toronto Assassins 26
Seattle Seahawks 13 @ Rhode Island Majors 9 

Players of the Week:
Jay Cutler (TOR): 20/27 (74.07%, 149.31 Rating) for 314 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles.
DeMarcus Ware (SEA): 11 tackles, 0 coverages, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 recovered fumble.

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Who will win the Taco Bowl? Stay tuned.

UPDATE:

The Taco Bowl is here!! I won't bore you with flavor text... here's the link!:
Toronto Assassins (11-5) vs Seattle Seahawks (9-7) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhI7maq7zaw

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And the final score is ...:
Toronto Assassins 20 vs Seattle Seahawks 17


Congratulations to Toronto and Game MVP Maurice Jones-Drew for his impressive statline of 24 rushes for 135 yards (5.62 YPC, 28 LNG). 2 touchdowns! Thanks for everyone playing the NSFL this season, it's been fun. See you after the next NFL Super Bowl!