1962 Week 6

The Athletics - 24, Long Island Raiders - 33 - Arnold H. Benson Park - July 27, 1962 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Light Rain
1st Q
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
7-3 ATH - RTD RB Stavros Black
2nd Q
10-3 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
10-10 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
10-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-20 LI - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Darryl Duke
3rd Q
11-20 Single K Elvis Franklin
11-23 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
11-26 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
14-26 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th Q
17-26 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
17-33 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
24-33 ATH - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Joshua Lafleur

The Raiders returned to Hartford for the first time since 1953 with a strong win against The Athletics.
QB Lyle Painter and WR Darryl Duke were the stars of the second quarter scoring a pair of touchdowns. 
The defence was still so-so with the Athletics managing to put up 24 points and a relatively strong second half for the winless squad.
DL Vernon Spears still made his mark with a forced fumble and LB Deon Wiggins joined him with one of his own.
DL Pat Butler had his first career forced fumble for The Athletics.

Louisville Thunder - 37, Indiana Victors - 18 - Thunder Stadium - July 28, 1962 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
6-0 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
13-0 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Clyde McIntosh
2nd Q
13-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
20-3 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
23-3 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
3rd Q
23-10 IND - RTD RB Don Gregson
30-10 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th Q
30-16 IND - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Ed Edwards
30-18 IND - 2PT RB Don Gregson
37-18 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark

The Thunder continued their hot streak with a big win over the Victors on rivalry week.
RB Rodney Clark had a big game with 3 touchdowns and 120 rushing yards.
The Thunder defence was suffocating outside of a couple of second-half drives from the Victors. 
DB Oliver Langstrom and S Johnny Berger had a pick each and DL Tyrone Affalo, LB Scotty Williams, and LB Silas O’Brien had a forced fumble each.
QB Stanley Troyer struggled in his return, but it's tough to really say when you are playing one of the best defences in the league.

Providence Gold Stars - 31, Boston Independents - 17 - New Providence Stadium - July 28, 1962 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
0-7 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
2nd Q
7-14 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
10-14 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd Q
17-14 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
24-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Benedict Spencer
4th Q
24-17 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
31-17 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire

The Gold Stars completed the sweep of the Independents for the first time since 1958 (overall 4th time in the NAAF’s history). 
QB Connor O’Rourke had another strong performance with a 2 touchdown game while RB Marcus Devonshire picked up a pair of TDs of his own.
Both teams would lose their top WR in the game, but the Gold Stars took advantage of the situation with rookie WR Owen Paisley having a strong performance coming in and secondary made it tough on the Boston WRs.
S Shawn Jensen had a pick in the game for the Gold Stars.
Boston drops their second straight game with the offence being shut down in the second half. 

Montreal Rouge - 14, Ottawa Royals - 21 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 29, 1962 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd Q
7-3 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Derek Cross
7-6 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd Q
7-12 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
7-14 OTT - 2PT QB Jean Matieau -> TE Jervonte Howell
4th Q
7-21 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
14-21 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Taylor Karis

The Rouge continued to struggle, losing their 3rd straight game falling further back from the rest of the East Division.
The first half was relatively close with both defences doing a good job of keeping the offence down. 
DL Dexter Barbarcos had a forced fumble for the Rouge while LB Douglas MacDougall had one for the Royals. 
The Royals took off behind QB Jean Matieau in the second half leading to the Royals taking a late 14 point lead.
QB Gene Bishop tried to get the team back into it with a late score, but it was not enough.

Buffalo Blue Wings - 17, London Tigers - 27 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 29, 1962 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
0-7 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
3-7 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
2nd Q
3-14 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
3rd Q
3-17 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
10-17 BUF - QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
4th Q
17-17 BUF - QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
17-24 LDN - QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Russell Wilcox
17-27 LDN - FG K Nimrod Hansworth

The Tigers kept rolling with their 4th straight win fending off a Buffalo comeback.
RB Clifford Russell continued his strong start with another pair of TDs.
The Lemieux-Pembroke duo put up another pair of TDs that got the team back into the game.
The duel between Kiernan and Lemieux is already looking like it could be one of the best battles over the next few years. 

Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - Day-to-Day
DB Dean Hawkins BUF - Day-to-Day
OL Elias McCarren IND - Day-to-Day
DL Olympus Heights LDN - Day-to-Day
WR Cedric Peteron PRO - 1 Week

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Rodney Clark LOU - 3 Rushing Touchdowns, 120 Rushing Yards

DEF: LB Douglas MacDougall OTT - 1 Forced Fumble, 9 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Louisville 5-1
London 5-1
Buffalo 2-3-1
Long Island 2-4
Indiana 1-4-1

EAST
Ottawa 5-1
Providence 4-2
Boston 3-3
Montreal 2-4
The Athletics 0-6

Power Rankings
1 - Louisville -
2 - London -
3 - Ottawa +1
4 - Providence +1
5 - Boston -2
6 - Buffalo +1
7 - Montreal -1
8 - Indiana -
9 - Long Island -
10 - The Athletics - 

Week 7 Games
LOU (5-1) @ LI (2-4) - AUG 2 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
PRO (4-2) @ OTT (5-1) - AUG 3 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
ATH (0-6) @ IND (1-4-1) - AUG 4 - 3 PM ET
MTL (2-4) @ BOS (3-3) - AUG 4 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BUF (2-3-1) @ LDN (5-1) - AUG 5 - 2 PM ET

Montreal has to stop losing, they might actually miss the playoffs at this rate

1962 Week 7

Long Island Raiders - 7, Louisville Thunder - 17 - Long Island Stadium - August 2, 1962 - 7 PM ET - TNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
2nd Q
0-7 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
3rd Q
0-10 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
0-17 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th Q
7-17 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields

The Thunder rolled to another win taking down the still struggling Raiders.
The defence did their part by shutting down the Raiders' offence on almost every chance with Dareion Fields getting the lone late touchdown.
The Raiders' defence wasn’t too bad either, having one of their better games of the season, but the offence was non-existent which continues to raise the concern for the team that has now slipped to 2-5.
LB Scotty Williams and S Johnny Berger had turnovers for the Thunder while LB Gene Benson and DL Vernon Spears had turnovers for the Raiders.

Ottawa Royals - 16, Providence Gold Stars - 24 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 3, 1962 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
3-0 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
2nd Q
10-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
3rd Q
13-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
13-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Benedict Spencer
4th Q
16-14 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
16-21 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
16-24 PRO - FG K Ira Foster

Providence continued to ride their win streak, winning their 3rd in a row over the division-leading Royals.
QB Connor O’Rourke had another two-touchdown game to pass QB Jean Matieau at the top of the league.
Ottawa has looked a little troublesome over the last couple of weeks against solid teams which could spell trouble for the team down the stretch. 
DB Neville Falkner was able to add to his interception total as well. 

Indiana Victors - 19, The Athletics - 9 - Victory Stadium - August 4, 1962 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
3-3 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
2nd Q
10-3 IND - RTD RB Cody Barnes
3rd Q
13-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
13-6 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
16-6 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
4th Q
19-6 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
19-9 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin

The Victors and Athletics game was impressively dull, as both teams really could not move the ball well. 
Mistakes and incompletions were common on both teams leading to a lot of punts and a lot of field goals.
The Victors got a couple of turnovers on defence with DL William Sanderson and LB Harrison Bennett getting fumbles. 

Boston Independents - 27, Montreal Rouge - 26 - Richardson Stadium - August 4, 1962 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-7 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
0-14 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Derek Cross
2nd Q
3-14 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-17 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
3rd Q
10-20 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
13-20 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-23 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th Q
13-26 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
20-26 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Paul Franklin
27-26 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Tanner Tint

Montreal finally showed that they had a chance in this one, however, they collapsed in the final quarter with QB Nathaniel Braddock making a stellar comeback. 
The Independents were slow out of the gate, but Braddock took charge in the second half leading the team on the comeback to keep up with Providence and Ottawa. 
Montreal’s defence had some strong play with DB Quentin Xavier grabbing a pick, and Boston had some success with LB Brent Harper and DL Robin Hill getting fumbles. 

London Tigers - 23, Buffalo Blue Wings - 13 - Western Fair Stadium - August 5, 1962 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-3 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
2nd Q
7-3 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
7-6 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
10-6 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
3rd Q
13-6 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
16-6 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
4th Q
16-13 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
23-13 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Jack Duncan

The Tigers continued to roll onto their 5th straight win taking down the Blue Wings for the second straight game. 
Kiernan had his best game of the season with a pair of touchdowns in the win. 
Buffalo’s offence struggled against the tough Tigers’ D-line, with QB Charles Lemieux getting sacked 4 times. 
DL Olympus Heights had a fumble and DB Jackson Miles took in a pick for the Tigers. 

Injury Report
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - Day-to-Day
WR Daniel Irons BUF - Day-to-Day
DB Lou Lake BUF - Day-to-Day
TE Emmanual Hines IND - 3 Weeks
TE Andrew Mathias LI - 2 Weeks
WR Ben Roland LOU - 2 Weeks
LB Alister Henry OTT - Day-to-Day
DB Henderson Durant OTT - Day-to-Day
DL Calias McDonough PRO - 1 Week
LB Phillip Murphy ATH - 1 Week

Players of the Week

OFF: QB Nathaniel Braddock BOS - 2 Passing Touchdowns, 306 Passing Yards

DEF: DL Olympus Heights LDN - 1 Forced Fumble, 2 Sacks, 8 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Louisville 6-1
London 6-1
Buffalo 2-4-1
Indiana 2-4-1
Long Island 2-5

EAST
Providence 5-2
Ottawa 5-2
Boston 4-3
Montreal 2-5
The Athletics 0-7

Power Rankings
1 - Louisville -
2 - London -
3 - Providence +1
4 - Ottawa -1
5 - Boston -
6 - Buffalo -
7 - Indiana +1
8 - Montreal -1
9 - Long Island -
10 - The Athletics - 

Week 8 Games
BUF (2-4-1) @ PRO (5-2) - AUG. 10 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
BOS (4-3) @ MTL (2-5) - AUG. 11 - 3 PM ET
LI (2-5) @ LDN (6-1) - AUG. 11 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
*LDN Clinches a playoff spot with a win + BUF or IND Loss
ATH (0-7) @ LOU (6-1) - AUG. 12 - 1 PM ET
*LOU Clinches a playoff spot with a win + BUF or IND Loss + LI Loss
IND (2-4-1) @ OTT (5-2) - AUG. 12 - 4 PM ET

Last edited by Wallflower (4/15/2021 8:13 pm)

I'm cautiously optimistic about Providence's chances this year...

Great win by the Rouge, it does suck for Boston to lose Braddock for the rest of the season though. Buffalo also did a great job with a big win over Providence