Can’t complain about this 3-1 start, just hoping my Mariners can keep it up. Consistency is key

Great game by Buffalo, they absolutely killed the Steelheads. Oh, and Ottawa's back to being dominant so that's not good for the rest of the East, maybe even the league (except for Buffalo of course). Also, Minnesota is making waves in their first season which is great to see.

1969 Week 6

Long Island Raiders - 17, Halifax Mariners - 14 - Long Island Stadium - July 25, 1969 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Cloudy/Light Rain
1st Q
7-0 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
2nd Q
10-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-7 HFX - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Shane Steadman
3rd Q
4th Q
10-14 HFX - RTD RB Rashed Smith
17-14 LI - PTD QB Landon Ross -> WR Larry Mossholder

The Raiders came off of their bye week with QB Landon Ross leading the way after a tough 1-3 start, however, some believe it could also be because QB Ivan Sanchez had suffered an injury in Week 4, and made it worse during practice.
Either way, the Ross-led Raiders’ offence started off the game very well with RB Dareion Fields opening the scoring.
The Raiders would get up to a 10-0 lead before WR Shane Steadman would score a touchdown to pull Halifax back into the match.
In the 3rd, both defences would clamp down and shut out the opposing offence.
However, Halifax would take the lead in the 4th when RB Rashed Smith broke into the endzone.
The Raiders needed a clutch drive out of QB Landon Ross, and the QB delivered with a meticulous drive ending in a touchdown to WR Larry Mossholder to give the team their second win of the season.

Pittsburgh Blacksmiths - 44, Toronto Steelheads - 28 - Riverfront Stadium of Pittsburgh - July 26, 1969 - 12 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 PIT - FG K Al Highlander
10-0 PIT - RTD RB Tresean Jones
10-7 TOR - PTD QB Todd Baker -> WR Sterling Underhill
2nd Q
17-7 PIT - PTD QB Louis Vaughn -> WR Orlando Barrack
24-7 PIT - PTD QB Louis Vaughn -> WR Taylor Austin
3rd Q
31-7 PIT - PTD QB Louis Vaughn -> WR Taylor Austin
31-14 TOR - RTD RB Max Tracy
34-14 PIT - FG K Al Highlander
4th Q
34-21 TOR - RTD RB Max Tracy
41-21 PIT - PTD QB Louis Vaughn -> WR TE Bobby Clark
41-28 TOR - PTD QB Michael Benedict -> RB Max Tracy
44-28 PIT - FG K Al Highlander

After taking a horrendous beating in the previous week against the Blue Wings, the Steelheads were hoping to bounce back against their rival Blacksmiths. 
However, Pittsburgh would be the ones to get to a strong start, scoring on both of their first two drives.
Toronto would answer back with WR Sterling Underhill scoring on a 42-yard play.
Despite the score, Pittsburgh did not let up and QB Louis Vaughn would tear up the Steelheads’ defence for a pair of touchdown passes in the 2nd quarter.
To make matters worse for the Steelheads, QB Todd Baker would leave the game after taking a big hit in the 2nd quarter.
QB Michael Benedict came into the game and did get the Steelheads back to the endzone in the 3rd, but Pittsburgh still added 10 more points to their lead.
RB Max Tracy tried everything to help get the Steelheads over the hump, scoring a 2nd touchdown early in the 4th, but Louis Vaughn was fired up for this game and would throw his 4th TD of the game. 
Max Tracy would score a 3rd TD, but there was no use as Pittsburgh grabbed their 2nd straight win.

Louisville Thunder - 24, Indiana Victors - 31 - Thunder Stadium - July 26, 1969 - 3:30 PM ET - Weather: Clear - Game of the Week
1st Q
0-7 IND - PTD QB Tom Applewhite -> WR Jake Abbredezzi
7-7 LOU - PTD QB Buck Murphy -> WR Lloyd Lane
2nd Q
7-14 IND - RTD RB Raymond Green
3rd Q
7-17 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
7-24 IND - PTD QB Tom Applewhite -> WR Silas Peyton
14-24 LOU - RTD RB Niel Bradley
4th Q
21-24 LOU - PTD QB David Simmons -> WR Casey Coleman
24-24 LOU - FG K Frank Hughes
24-31 IND - RTD RB Raymond Green

The Thunder, in just their 2nd home game of the season, were hoping to finally get in the win column against their rivals in Indiana.
Everything seemed to be going well early with both teams scoring a touchdown in the opening quarter, however, tragedy struck for the Thunder when QB Buck Murphy fumbled the ball.
In the scramble to get the ball, Murphy would jump into the fray and an opposing player’s helmet would ram into his throwing hand, leaving the QB unable to hold a ball. 
Indy, who recovered the fumble, would score on the ensuing drive to go up by 7.
Former 1st-Round QB David Simmons would be the one to take the reins for the Thunder.
Simmons’ first couple of drives were slow, but he would eventually start to click and lead the Thunder to a pair of touchdowns in the 2nd half to pull back to within 3 points of the Victors, who had extended their lead earlier in the half.
Simmons continued his strong performance and tied the game late, but Indiana would have one last say in the matter, scoring the deciding touchdown at the end of the game.

Providence Gold Stars - 14, Boston Independents - 24 - New Providence Stadium - July 26, 1969 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
0-7 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Spencer Griepentrog
2nd Q
0-10 BOS - FG K Woody Woodstock
3rd Q
7-10 PRO - PTD QB Ulysses Lawyer -> WR Justin Palmer
7-17 BOS - RTD RB Reggie Whitehead
4th Q
14-17 PRO - PTD QB Ulysses Lawyer -> WR Owen Paisley
14-24 BOS - RTD RB Reggie Whitehead

Boston rolled into Providence looking for the season sweep against their hated rivals.
Much like their first meeting, Boston would control the first half with the offence getting a 0-10 lead and their defence shutting down Providence’s offence.
Providence would show some signs of life in the 3rd with a touchdown drive, but Boston had an answer later on to regain their 10-point lead.
The 4th quarter would feel like deja vu, with Providence getting an early TD and then Boston answering back with a RB Reggie Whitehead touchdown.
Boston would hold off the Gold Stars to claim their 2nd win of the season.

Ottawa Royals - 33, Montreal Rouge - 21 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 27, 1969 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
7-0 OTT - RTD RB Corbyn Knight
7-3 MTL - FG K Athur Kettinger
10-3 OTT - FG K Ira Foster
2nd Q
17-3 OTT - PTD QB Drake Young -> WR Marshall Leonard
17-4 MTL - Single K Arthur Kettinger
3rd Q
17-11 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> TE John Schall
20-11 OTT - FG K Ira Foster
20-14 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th Q
20-21 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Taylor Karis
26-21 OTT - PTD QB Drake Young -> WR Colby Bancana
33-21 OTT - DTD INT S Marc Bellecourt

The classic Canadian rivalry would see the 4-1 Royals get out to a 10-3 lead in the opening quarter.
In the second quarter, the Royals would continue to build their lead with QB Drake Young throwing a touchdown to WR Marshall Leonard, while Montreal only managed a single point.
Luckily for Montreal, the second half would flip in their favour as QB Gene Bishop would find rookie TE John Schall for his first career touchdown.
As the 4th quarter began, Montreal was on the move down by 6.
They would score early in the final quarter and take the 1-point lead, however, Ottawa was able to answer back, but was only up by 5 after a missed 2-point try.
Montreal was looking to drive once again, but S Marc Bellecourt would anticipate a throw from QB Gene Bishop and would intercept the pass and take it to the house to clinch the Royals’ 5th win of the year.

Buffalo Blue Wings - 23, London Tigers - 12 - Milton Charles Stadium - July 27, 1969 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
0-3 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
0-6 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
2nd Q
7-6 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Nick Nacker
7-9 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
14-9 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Tracy Driscoll
3rd Q
17-9 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
20-9 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
4th Q
20-12 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
23-12 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
Buffalo and London got together for their classic mid-season home-and-home, and in the first half the Tigers showed that they were here to fight, shutting down the Blue Wings’ offence in the opening quarter while jumping out to a 0-6 lead.
Buffalo did finally find a rhythm in the 2nd, scoring a pair of touchdowns to take a 5-point lead into the half.
In the second half, Buffalo continued to slowly grow their lead with a couple of field goals, however, they were still struggling to get into the endzone.
Luckily for Buffalo, their defence was also keeping the Tigers out of the endzone, just not out of range for K Nimrod Handsworth who had 4 field goals on the day.
Buffalo would still hold off their rivals to give them a 6-0 record.
*Fun Fact: This is actually Buffalo’s best-ever start to a season. In fact, they have never started better than 2-0 in a season. They have made it 4 games as an unbeaten team starting 3-0-1 in 1954, but never be perfect for more than 2 games.

Injury Report
WR Jav Kerrigan HFX - 5 Weeks
DB Cameron Taylor IND - Day-to-Day
QB Buck Murphy LOU - 10 Weeks
S Tom McDougall LOU - Day-to-Day
QB Ivan Sanchez LI - 3 Weeks
OL Elliot Barrett MTL - 3 Weeks
DL Tournel Guay MTL - Day-to-Day
LB Kenneth Mercer MTL - 11 Weeks
OL Peter Kingsley OTT - 2 Weeks
RB Ronnie Byers PRO - 2 Weeks
WR Doug Piva PRO - 6 Weeks
QB Todd Baker TOR - 1 Week

Players of the Week

OFF: QB Louis Vaughn PIT - 4 Passing Touchdowns, 265 Passing Yards

DEF: S Marc Bellecourt OTT - 1 Defensive Touchdown, 1 Interception, 9 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 6-0
Minnesota 4-1
Indiana 4-2
Pittsburgh 3-3
London 2-3
Toronto 2-4
Louisville 0-5

EAST
Ottawa 5-1
Halifax 4-2
Long Island 2-3
Boston 2-4
Montreal 1-4
Providence 1-4

Power Rankings
1 - Buffalo -
2 - Ottawa - 
3 - Minnesota +1
4 - Halifax -1
5 - Indiana -
6 - Pittsburgh -
7 - Long Island +2
8 - Boston +2
9 - London -1
10 - Toronto -3
11 - Providence -
12 - Montreal -
13 - Louisville -

Week 7 Games
LOU (0-5) @ PRO (1-4) - JUL 31 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
IND (4-2) @ MIN (4-1) - AUG 1 - 8 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LI (2-3) @ HFX (4-2) - AUG 2 - 3 PM ET
PIT (3-3) @ MTL (1-4) - AUG 2 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
TOR (2-4) @ BOS (2-4) - AUG 3 - 1 PM ET
BUF (6-0) @ LDN (2-3) - AUG 3 - 4 PM ET
BYE: OTT (5-1)

Last edited by Wallflower (10/13/2022 5:17 pm)

QCS wrote:

Hate to see Buck go down. Hopefully he'll be ok. Is there any reason you swapped Long Island's background color from maroon to green?

It was to show they were wearing their alternate throwbacks.

We lost HUGE this week… losing to the Raiders AND losing Jav for the next 5…. So much for keeping pace…