YOUR New York Emperors sent the Destroyers back to SoCal with a loss as we pushed our record to 5-2. This week we'll be on the road, as we head to Louisville, Kentucky to take on the Stallions. They're in the thick of the playoff hunt, as they're only one game behind us and their division leading Scarecrows, and locked into a 4 way tie for the final two playoff spots. It's early, but every game matters. This week we're in our yellow helmets, white jerseys, and white pants. We've been relying on the defense for the last few weeks, and they responded, as our featured player this week is linebacker Ivan Pace Jr., who had 7 assisted tackles, 3 solo tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery he took back for a touchdown last week. If I had to make a bold prediction for week 8, I would say Ivan is in line for 6 assisted tackles and 7 solo tackles. #GothamKnights

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Utah gave us a scare late in the game, but we managed to stave off the comeback to move to 6-1 on the season. We'll look to keep the momentum up as we start off the second half of the season with a trip out to Boston. The Riders are sitting right on the playoff bubble at 4-3, but have been better than that record would indicate, so this'll definitely be a tough matchup. Leading the attack for Seattle is RB Tank Bigsby, who ran through the Raptors for 118 yards and found paydirt twice. #TipTheScales

Following last week's win over the Stallions, and the Bolts loss, we've moved to just a game back on Buffalo for the top spot in the East Division. We'll need some help along the way with our loss to them earlier this season, but all we can really do is handle our business. That continues this week as YOUR New York Emperors head to the West Coast to take on the Sabercats. The Emps got Jonathan Taylor and Rhamondre Stevenson back from injury last week, and we lead the league in scoring. We'll be in the yellow helmets, white jerseys, and yellow pants for this one, as we highlight star quarterback Jalen Hurts. #GothamKnights

We put up a fight against Boston, but couldn't finish the job, and dropped our second game of the season. As we try to rebound, we've got another East Coast team coming up, although we get to head back home to face the Brawlers. We've played better at home, where we're a perfect 4-0, but Philly is coming in hot, having strung together a couple of strong performances over the last few weeks. To get the job done, we turn to TE Trey McBride, who hauled in 124 yards, catching 9/11 targets through the air. #TipTheScales

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With the win over the Scarecrows and the Stallions also losing against the Emperors, we now find ourselves leading the Central division. We won't be able to celebrate at home for long, as we hit the road to Orlando to take on the Galactics. They're on the outside of the playoff race at the moment, so they won't go down without a fight. Featured for this week is DL George Karlaftis, who finished the day with 4 total tackles and a sack. #BlownAway #WAFC

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Our defense managed to pull ahead of the battle of offenses, and we managed to win against the Galactics and maintain our lead in the Central. Our roughest bit of the schedule starts this week, returning home to welcome the challenging Stallions for the division lead. If things turn out their way this week, they could potentially lead the division. Of course, we will do our best to prevent his from happening. Featured for this week is DB Dee Alford, who combined for 8 total tackles and 2 pass deflections to halt the Galactics' air attack. #BlownAway #WAFC