“Despite the Lizardsssssss killing a linerat Turn 3, the HotRats controlled the field for most of the game. The Saurus coaching staff expected the ROgre to be on fire, but the only Lizard(...) casualty all game was a surf (altho' credited to the ROgre).

The Lizards(...) broke out past serious Turn 1 pressure with some fancy skink ballhandling (2 GFI's, a 5+ pass and 3+ catch, all without RR) for the first score Turn 2.

Then good pressure led to a Pass that was intercepted by a skink (6+) to prevent the walk-in score end Turn 3. More fancy ballhandling changed sides of the field and swung the ball up to the 5 yard line, but the Rats stopped them there, pinning the ballcarrier on the sideline which led to a failed skink dodge and a rat breakaway. No stalling, tie score to end Turn 6 1-1.

Turn 7 a skink tip-toed the sideline up to the 8, with a lone Saurus screening, and a crazy-luck pass landed in his hands - 2 GFi's for the skink passer, a failed 6+ pass that slipped thru the hands of the Saurus and straight into the hands of the skink! A quick surf sent the ball straight(!) into the hands of the Rat Thrower, and the rats had their own ballcarrier half-caged on the far sideline midfield, with a GR nearby on the 9. Rather than blitz the only rat in scoring range with a free saurus, the Lizards chose to dodge a skink in to -2d surf the ballcarrier - which worked! But the ball was thrown in to midfield, but where there were enough rats to salvage the Turn 8 score, 2-1.

2nd half, the rats received, and again the lizards were able to apply pressure. But a change of field side left most lizards behind a soft screen, where they were not able to catch up with the speeding GR's - 3-1.

Rats kicked off Turn 4, and an LoS kick was caught (6+) by their Break Tackle Saurus. Rats broke the screen and pressured, Break Tackle got him away. Turn 7 Rats snaked a Wrestler 2d Blitz - and Break Tackle failed for the walk in score. Rats hadn't set up to score Turn 7, and when another snake-magic pass play failed, that was the game.


Special note re GR Zomby Woof, who made all 3 scores plus got MVP, 14 of the 'Rats' 15 spp, for +MA!”