2006 NFA (3-21) Super Bowl League News Update

The Super Bowl went down this week and it was a pretty fantastic game.

Yukon Yeti vs. Kentucky Stallions
45 to 6

Don't let the score fool you, this was a very tight game until the second half. The Yukon Yeti may be the Super Bowl champions, but they didn't play like it until the end of the second quarter. Kentucky opened up the game and they had a 6 point lead with 2 minutes left to play in the second quarter. Yukon is fantastic at the two minute drill and it really showed in this case as they delivered 17 points in under 2 minutes to finish halftime with a score of 17 to 6. The rest of the game was a complete blowout as Yukon dominated every aspect of the game. Torry Mathis was named Super Bowl MVP once again as he went 19 for 31 (completion percentage of 61%) with 371 passing yards and 5 touchdowns. He constantly delivered on long passes and his excellent awareness allowed his short passes to turn into huge gains. Overall Mathis had a QB rating of 142.6 and an average of 11.9 yards per pass play. He wasn't sacked a single time and he never turned the ball over. His favorite target was once again Mack Pleasant, as he amassed 213 receiving yards on 6 receptions (average of 35.5 yards per catch). Pleasant accounted for 3 of Mathis' passing touchdowns and he had 60 yards after the catch. Mathis also rushed for 40 yards on 3 attempts with an average of 13.3 yards per run. On the other end of the spectrum Jon Austin was shut down from doing anything productive. He amassed an atrocious passer rating of 14 as he went 11 for 30 (completion percentage of 36%) with a total of 151 yards. Austin also threw 3 interceptions and only averaged 5 yards per pass play. Austin's favorite target was Rocco Carter, who had 4 receptions for 71 yards (average of 17.7 yards per catch). However, the Stallions were at least able to rush the ball better than they had against Boston as Doug Malone picked up 65 yards on the ground with 22 attempts. He averaged 2.9 yards per rushing play and fumbled once, but it was recovered by his own team. On the other hand, Tim Peterson faired pretty well with 50 rushing yards on 12 attempts (average of 4.1 yards per rushing play). Defensively the driving forces of the Yeti were their two safeties. Free safety Jon Baker had 7 tackles and an interception and strong safety Antwaan Mason had 6 tackles and one interception. Middle linebacker Lionel Nipper also had a great game with 6 tackles; five of those tackles were for a loss. Yukon really delivered when it mattered and once again they are the Super Bowl Champions.