News Item: KRFL Superbowl: Manning vs Manning
(Category: KRFL Commissioner Announcement)
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Sunday 31 January 2010 - 17:09:11

The two Manning brothers will once again face off, this time for the Superbowl.

In the NFC Championship game, Penn St. and Crown City traded scores for much of the game, the difference was the Cougars were putting up touchdowns and the Nittany Lions were putting up field goals as Crown City wins, 38-19. Statistically, both teams put up very similar numbers for yards, first downs, time of possession, and turnovers, but it was the Cougars ability to capitalize on the red zone opportunities that ultimately made the difference. For the Nittany Lions, WR Reggie Wayne and Plaxico Buress combined for over 200 yds and Philip Buchanon scored on a pick-six. For the Cougars, Pierre Thomas scored 2 TDs and averaged an impressive 6.3 YPC while LB Calvin Pace recorded 3 sacks and a forced fumble.

In the AFC Championship, the visiting Hitmen put the hurt on the Commodores, shooting them down, 38-14. Peyton Manning once again threw for over 300 yards and finished with a rating of 138.4 to earn the MVP honors. Manning completed 84% of his passes and threw 4 touchdowns as the Hitmen defense kept Philip Rivers and the high-flying Vancouver offense grounded for most of the day. The 14 points for the Commodores was their second lowest point total of the year as Rivers couldn't quite complete even 50% of hiss tosses.

New York advances to the Superbowl for the third time, having won it last year, blanking NFC champ So Cal, 24-0. Crown City wins it's first NFC Championship and thus advances to the Superbowl for the first time in their history. Both teams met up in week 8 with Crown City winning that match up as Peyton Manning couldn't connect on 4 consecutive passes from first and goal at the six as time ran down.

This year's Superbowl will be held in Raymond James stadium with the winner taking home the Steve Maljian Cup.


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