English language news coverage of American football in Japan. 日本のアメリカンフットボールを英語で報道。
English language news coverage of American football in Japan. 日本のアメリカンフットボールを英語で報道。
FujiFilm notches their first win of 2024 and avoids relegation with a close 20-17 win over the Tainai Deers.
All Mitsubishi came prepared and played a solid four quarters in their defeat of a very good Dentsu team.
The Creators were definitely not the team we thought they were, as they fell to the Challengers and were shutout, 21-0.
Panasonic was not to be denied in their 24-0 shutout of the Elecom Finies.
In a rematch from the final week of the X League Super Season, the Frontiers again bludgeoned Big Blue, 49-14.
Nojima fought hard, but could not overcome interceptions and sacks as they fell to the Seagulls 20-14.
The Suns did not lay down in this game and led at halftime; however, Tokyo Gas in the second half turned on the pilot light and blew up the Suns, winning 37-17.
Much like the Suns, the Lions also did not give up without a fight to avoid a winless season as they fell to the Silver Star 19-7.
Panasonic rolled over the Rise in a statement win by the three time Rice Bowl runner ups, with a 38-6 victory.
In a preview of their opening playoff matchup, the Frontiers destroyed IBM 63-14 as they eye a 4 peat.
If Obic wants to challenge for a championship, then they will need to make more statements like did against Elecom in their 37-7 butt kicking of the Finies.
As the playoffs begin here in Japan do not write off the Challengers who have been impressive this season, including with their 22-0 win over FujiFilm.
The Tokyo Gas Creators gave it the old college try, but they were simply no match in their 27-13 loss to the Panasonic Impulse.
Had IBM lost this game, the Big Blue playoff hopes would have been in jeopardy. However a 17-17 tie keeps them alive in the hunt.
The Seagulls smothered their opponent in a decisive 45-7 victory that put the playoff hopes of the Silver Star on life support.
In what basically was a practice game for the victors, the Elecom Finies rolled over the All Mitsubishi Lions, 49-0.
The good news is that the Suns put up 21 points, while the bad news is that the Nojima Rise easily doubled that amount in a 42-21 victory.
The Challengers were definitely not up to the challenge as the Frontiers smacked them in the mouth and coasted to a 35-7 win.
IBM was unable to capitalize on the momentum from their week 3 upset of Obic, as the Challengers dominated and played sound football in a 30-13 victory.
David Pindell shined with his passing and running in leading Elecom to a decisive victory over the Silver Star, 37-14. The bright spot for OrientalBio was the sure hands of Devin Phelps.
In a game where the offenses and defenses of both teams seemed to mirror the other, Tokyo Gas rallied at the end to kick a field goal in order to avoid the loss, in a 24-24 tie game.
FujiFilm was completely out of their league as Panasonic held the Minerva to 65 yards passing and 63 yards rushing in a 55-0 beatdown.
All Mitsubushi was destroyed as the Frontiers held them to 2 yards rushing and 79 yards passing, in 59-0 pasting.
Even though the Suns were able to move the ball, the Seagulls manhandled them and fell to Obic 44-10.
Due to a typhoon during week 1 of the X League Super season, the game between Elecom and Sekisui was postponed to October 6. In this game, In this game, Boogie Knight caught three TDs as the Sekisui Challengers squeaked out a one point win over the Finies, 21-20.
In what was the biggest upset in the X-League this decade, the Big Blue won a stunner of the Seagulls, 24-21.
Led by star receiver Devin Phelps, the Silver Star fended off a challenge by the determined Minerva to win 24-17.
Behind the powerful legs of Tra'Shaun Nixon and the arm of Tsubasa Takagi, the Frontiers dismantled the Kurt Palandech led Rise, 31-13.
Behind the arm, legs and leadership of quarterback Jerod Evans, the Creators cruised to an easy win over the Lions, 38-7.
The Challengers won easy over the stuggling Sun, 42-7, as Garrett Safron and Boogie Knight led the powerful Sekisui offense.
Panasonic, in trying to prove to fans that they are more than just a team that can't win the big one, dominated in their 27-10 win over Elecom.
In what was the biggest upset in the X-League this decade, the Big Blue won a stunner of the Seagulls, 24-21.
Led by star receiver Devin Phelps, the Silver Star fended off a challenge by the determined Minerva to win 24-17.
Behind the powerful legs of Tra'Shaun Nixon and the arm of Tsubasa Takagi, the Frontiers dismantled the Kurt Palandech led Rise, 31-13.
Behind the arm, legs and leadership of quarterback Jerod Evans, the Creators cruised to an easy win over the Lions, 38-7.
The Challengers won easy over the stuggling Sun, 42-7, as Garrett Safron and Boogie Knight led the powerful Sekisui offense.
Panasonic, in trying to prove to fans that they are more than just a team that can't win the big one, dominated in their 27-10 win over Elecom.
The greatest franchise in international gridiron football didn’t even break a sweat in their 58-3 beat down of the Silver Star.
For all of their existence as a X1 Super team, the Suns have been completely dominated, which is what Elecom did in a 28-6 win.
A solid 48 minutes of football were played as the Challengers came close to conquering the Impulse in a heart breaking 14-13 loss.
If the X League played 15 minute quarters, the destruction of the All Mitsubishi Lions by the Obic Seagulls, 84-0, could have easily been a 100+ point Obic victory.
The Nojima Rise easily handled the FujiFilm Minerva 31-11, in which Nojima piled up 382 combined passing and russhing yards.
The X League showcase game took place in primetime on a Friday night, in which the Tokyo Gas Creators defeated IBM Big Blue 12-7.
Former NFL and CFL assistant coach made his debut as the head coach of IBM Big Blue, with Canadian player Dimitrios Sinodinos under center, won convincingly over All Mitsubishi Lions, 24-12.
Under the leadership of Kurt Palandech, the Rise won handily over the team formerly known as the Asahi Silverstar, whose QB, Darrius Sample had a miserable day passing (38 yards) and an even worse day rushing (-34 yards).
An X-League franchise on the rise, the Obic Seagulls outlasted another rising franchise, the Tokyo Gas Creators, 28-17, on a mud soaked field in the rain.
On the opening day of X-League Super action, the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers take down FUJIFILM Minerva 36-7.
The second best team in the X League Super squared off against the weakest team with the predictable result of a 63-7 victory by the Impulse, who intercepted the ball six times, over the Suns.