Rugrat wrote:

Here are predictions
North
1. Ottawa Royals (playoffs)
2. Buffalo Blue Wings (playoffs)
3. Montreal Rouge (playoffs)
4. Ontario Tigers (no playoffs)
New England
1.Providence Gold Stars (playoffs)
2. Long Island Hawks (no playoffs)
3. Boston Independents (no playoffs)
4. Worcester Athletics (no playoffs)
Playoffs
Ottawa over Montreal
Providence over Buffalo
McAlister
Providence over Ottawa

Solid Predictions Overall, I like the bold pick of Hawks being better than the Independents.
I will point out to clear things up that in the Playoffs (based on your standings) that Buffalo would play Ottawa and Montreal would play Providence, as the 3rd place team crosses over. 

1954 Week 1

Montreal Rouge - 10, Ottawa Royals - 31 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 16, 1954 - 7 PM ET - CBC
The 1954 season kicked off with an all Canadian matchup, a first for the NAAF. The two rivals were ready for action to begin the journey to Lansdowne in October. Montreal would be the first to get the ball. After a short 3-yard run from RB Élisée Marchal, Ottawa would show a flash of their new might. QB Andrew Glover dropped back to pass but as he went to throw, DL Olaf Viktorsson would hit him. The ball would fly incomplete but the Rouge were shocked. The Royals would take the momentum onto the offensive side and score a touchdown to WR Allen Atkins not long after. The Royals would continue to control the game with TE Jervonte Howell adding his own TD not long after. Just before the half, DB Uzzia Hayes would pick off Glover and set up RB Alexei Volkov’s first of the season to go up 0-21. The Rouge would finally get on the board with a field goal, but WR Allen Atkins would strike once again to make the score 3-28. Montreal would find the endzone eventually with Marchal, but it was all they could get with Ottawa adding a field goal late to win 10-31.  

Boston Independents - 13, Ontario Tigers - 17 - Richardson Stadium - July 17, 1954 - 1 PM ET
The Independents opened up, what they hoped to be a redemption season against the Tigers who were hungry for success. Boston would start off pretty strong with a good opening drive. While they didn’t score, the Tigers were pinned deep. Tigers would have to give the ball back and the Independents would score a field goal to open it up. After Boston got their second field goal, the Tigers turned things on. QB Duane Logan started to get the team moving down the field. WR Wilbert Benjamin would make a play, catching the ball just 6 yards from scrimmage but turning it upfield for 27 yards. Former NYFL WR Daniel Hubbard would score the touchdown to give the Tigers the lead. Boston would get a touchdown back with RB Joel Bonner, who led most of the drive, but it came at the cost of young TE Richard Stewart. The TE would make a catch but was hit hard by LB Aengus Lynch. Stewart would be knocked out and could have to be taken off with a stretcher. Lynch felt terrible for the hit and took several plays off. The second half would begin with Boston up 13-7, but the Tigers would turn it around early with another touchdown and field goal. Logan would find Wilbert Benjamin for the touchdown and RB Laurent Brazeau would set up the field goal with a long run. Boston was struggling to move the ball and would be shut down by the Tigers defense. Ontario would hold on for the win to start the season 1-0. 

Buffalo Blue Wings - 23, Worcester Athletics - 14 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 17, 1954 - 4 PM - CBS
QB Angelo Medina returned to the field for the season opener and immediately made an impact. The QB would move the Blue Wings down the field twice in the opening frame to score a touchdown and a field goal. WR Joseph Barry would grab the touchdown after RB Arthur Conner had a 23-yard run. The Athletics wouldn’t back down as QB Riley Kiernan would get a touchdown back on the following drive. WR Christian Venegas would make the touchdown grab in the back of the endzone to make the score 10-7. The score would remain for the rest of the half as both defenses stepped it up. DL Sean Bowen would make his presence known to start the 3rd with 2 sacks on Kiernan. After Buffalo extended their lead with a field goal. DB Alexander Bradley would show up with his first career interception. Unfortunately, the ball would be lost after RB Jacque Montier fumbled it a couple of play later. Buffalo would add a second touchdown, this time to RB Arthur Conner. Worcester would find the endzone again as well with WR Clyde McIntosh, but it was all they had before Buffalo got a final field goal to seal the win.  

Long Island Hawks - 21, Providence Gold Stars - 29 - Long Island Stadium - July 18, 1954 - 3 PM ET - CBS
The first game on Long Island was surprisingly high scoring. QB Lee Rogers entered his second season and caught the Gold Stars sleeping. Rogers would find WR Robert Lang up the sideline where he would take it in for the score on just the third play of the game. Providence would retaliate with a touchdown of their own to WR Peter Brooks and a field goal not long after. The Hawks kept their early momentum and moved the ball down the field again. This time led by former Gold Star RB Gene Fischer. Fischer would get the Hawks to the endzone and would give them the 14-10 lead. Providence would add a field goal just before the half. QB Bruce Woodard would try to get things going to start the second, but he would be picked off by DB Amyre Rouleau who would take it back deep into Providence territory. Once again the Hawks would find the endzone with WR Robert Lang. The crowd on Long Island was on their feet for their new team. However, Woodard would silence the crowd. He would lead the Gold Stars back the other way to score a touchdown with WR John Osborn. After the missed 2-point try, they would get the ball back with DB Lee Wolfe and take the ball in for yet another touchdown. This time former Hawk RB Johnnie Stafford scored. The score was now 21-26, and the Hawks were still able to move the ball, but they would lose both TE Johnny Mantle IV and rookie WR Darryl Duke to injury on the drive. It would stall and the Gold Stars would take over. They would cap off the win with another field goal.  

Players of the Week

OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 287 Passing Yards 

DEF: DL Sean Bowen BUF - 2 Sacks, 1 Forced Fumble, 8 Tackles

Injury Report
TE Richard Stewart - BOS - Season
WR Darryl Duke - LI - 1 Week
TE Johnny Mantle IV - LI - Day-to-Day
S Mason Parker - ON - Day-to-Day
LB Willie Baxter - OTT - 3 Weeks
OL Ethan Watson - PRO - Day-to-Day
OL Cliff Strauztenberger - WOR - Day-to-Day 

Standings
NORTH
Ottawa 1-0
Buffalo 1-0
Ontario 1-0
Montreal 0-1

NEW ENGLAND
Providence 1-0
Boston 0-1
Long Island 0-1
Worcester 0-1

Power Rankings
1 - Buffalo -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Providence -
4 - Montreal -
5 - Ontario -
6 - Boston -
7 - Long Island -
8 - Worcester

Week 2 Games
MTL (0-1) @ WOR (0-1) - JUL 23 - 7 PM ET
LI (0-1) @ ON (1-0) - JUL 24 - 1 PM ET
BOS (0-1) @ BUF (1-0) - JUL 24 - 4 PM ET
PRO (1-0) @ OTT (1-0) - JUL 25 - 3 PM ET

First win is always the toughest one to get. Let’s do this Ottawa!

1954 Week 2

Worcester Athletics - 20, Montreal Rouge - 24 - Worcester Stadium - July 23, 1954 - 7 PM ET - CBS
The Athletics came home to face off with the Rouge. QB Riley Kiernan was continuing to show his growth with another quick start. The offense got rolling in the first with a field goal and then followed it up with WR Clyde McIntosh’s second touchdown of the season. Montreal did counter with a field goal, but once again the offense was struggling. Following a second Athletics field goal, Montreal would start to turn the tide with a forced fumble from LB Rusty McVee. Montreal would not score, but momentum seemed to be tipping back into their favour. The Rouge would start the second half strong with another turnover. This time it was LB Quinton Brewer with a forced fumble. RB Élisée Marchal would get into the endzone to cut the lead to 3. The Athletics would get back to the endzone again with WR Christian Venegas to make it a 10 point lead. The Rouge would get their offense going with Marchal returning to the endzone. Worcester would not get very far on their next drive before DB Jontray Cox would nab an interception to set Montreal for a go-ahead score. QB Andrew Glover would find WR Ray Lopez in the endzone for the score and the win.  

Ontario Tigers - 38, Long Island Hawks - 6 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - July 24, 1954 - 7 PM ET
The Long Island Hawks were hoping to build on the momentum they gained in the season opener against the Gold Stars, but the Tigers had other plans. QB Duane Logan has seemingly found his All-Star level of play from his Ottawa days. He would lead the Tigers down the field early in the first for a touchdown with WR Marqués Gardner, which he would then follow up with another great drive ending in RB Laurent Brazeau’s first of the season. The Tigers took a quick 14-0 lead. The Hawks would come back with some strong plays but Lee Rogers would be hit hard by former Hawk LB Roland Hensley and would have to leave the game. The Hawks would settle for a field goal. The Tigers added a field goal before another touchdown to WR Wilbert Benjamin. QB Andrew Sexton made his return to the field for the Hawks and would get the Hawks into scoring range, but DB Louie White would pick him off and take it back to the Hawks 24-yard line where Brazeau would nab his second of the game. Logan would add one last touchdown to Benjamin to seal the win at 38-6.  

Buffalo Blue Wings - 17, Boston Independents - 17 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 24, 1954 - 4 PM ET - CBS
Boston was looking to bounce back from yet another loss last week to Ontario. QB Larry Larson was able to get going early on with a touchdown to WR Ethan Walters. Buffalo was able to grab a field goal and then a touchdown back with RB Arthur Conner. The defenses traded a couple of turnovers over the remainder of the half, but no one was able to capitalize. At the half, WR Samuel Floyd had to leave the game due to the birth of his second son thus leaving Boston without their second receiver. Boston’s gameplan shifted to a heavier load of RB Joel Bonner. The plan seemed to work as Boston started to take over the field position battle. Buffalo would end up scoring a touchdown with RB Arthur Conner breaking free for a huge run. The Independents would not back down and Bonner would lead the team to score a field goal before a DB Lester Murphy interception would set up a Bonner touchdown to tie the game up. Buffalo would not be able to score and the Independents would manage to get close to scoring but the game would end before they could score.  

Ottawa Royals - 24, Providence Gold Stars - 11 - Lansdowne Park - July 25, 1954 - 3 PM ET - CBC
The Royals continued to show their dominance in their home opener against the Gold Stars. It was RB Alexei Volkov that exploded right off the start of the game. He took home a 74-yard touchdown run that the Gold Stars were not prepared for. The Gold Stars would recover well with a field goal and kept Ottawa to only a field goal in the second quarter. The Royals however would get a huge break in the third when DL Olaf Viktorsson would hit QB Bruce Woodard who would fumble the ball. DL Stephan Kendall would recover it and Ottawa would score another touchdown. WR Eugene Burns would catch the touchdown to give Ottawa the 17-3. Providence would get a touchdown with WR John Osborn on the next drive, but RB Alexei Volkov would get another huge run setting up his second touchdown of the game. Providence would be able to get back to Midfield but TE Marion Warren would drop a first down pass that would end in an injury that would leave him out for up to 7 weeks. K Bernard Barnett would end up missing the long field goal attempt, and the Royals would sacrifice the single while holding on to another win.  

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Duane Logan ON - 3 Passing Touchdown, 246 Passing Yards 

DEF: LB Rusty McVee MTL - 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Fumble Recovery, 8 Tackles 

Injury Report
QB Lee Rogers LI - Day-to-Day
TE Darrell Hubbard MTL - Day-to-day
OL Richard French ON - 4 Weeks *Rookie OL Kazmir Smirnov will be called to the active roster
OL Jumondville Isabelle OTT - Day-to-Day
TE Marion Warren PRO - 7 Weeks
DB Clifton Powers WOR - Day-to-Day 

Standings
NORTH
Ontario 2-0
Ottawa 2-0
Buffalo 1-0-1
Montreal 1-1

NEW ENGLAND
Providence 1-1
Boston 0-1-1
Worcester 0-2
Long Island 0-2

Power Rankings
1 - Ottawa +1
2 - Buffalo -1
3 - Ontario +2
4 - Montreal -
5 - Providence -2
6 - Boston -
7 - Worcester +1
8 - Long Island -1

Week 3 Games
OTT (2-0) @ LI (0-2) - JUL. 30 - 7 PM ET - CBS
BUF (1-0-1) @ PRO (1-1) - JUL. 31 - 1 PM ET - CBS
WOR (0-2) @ BOS (0-1-1) - JUL 31 - 4 PM ET
ON (2-0) @ MTL (1-1) - AUG. 1 - 3 PM ET - CBC

Rugrat wrote:

2-0 ladies and gentlemen! Could this be the year?

You said that last year