President Bowl II
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| Event | President Bowl II | ||||||
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| Date | 2nd February 1681 AN | ||||||
| Venue | Northcliff Stadium, Northcliff | ||||||
| MVP Man of the Match | Tom Barnes (Westlake Patriots) | ||||||
| Referee | Adam Moss | ||||||
| Attendance | 120,875 | ||||||
| Weather | 5°, Windy | ||||||
President Bowl II, the second President Bowl decided the league champion for the league's 2019 and second season. The game was played on February 2, 2020 at Northcliff Stadium, in Northcliff city, Kingsland. The game was broadcast by Red Sports FFL, and the halftime show was headlined by DJ. Farrar. Due to the intense nature of the game and the Westlake Patriots incredible comeback victory in overtime from a fairly dominant display from the Las Andreas Redhawks, the match is considered one of the sport's biggest upsets.
Background
Host selection process
Teams
Westlake Patriots
After a disappointing campaign after a promising start in 2018. The Westlake Patriots looked to improve on its dismal regular season performances and reach the President Bowl for the first time. The 2019 FFL season would be a considerable improvement and the Patriots would finish as FFL North Champions with a record of 10-7. In the playoffs, the Patriots brushed aside the Stonehall Rams 31-7 in the FFL North Conference Semi-Final before beating the Havenbarrow Dolphins 23-13 in the Conference final to reach he President Bowl.
Las Andreas Redhawks
The 2019 FFL season was the Redhawk's first official season of play and they unexpectedly managed to finish as regular-season winners with a record of 12-5, the first FFL expansion team to do so. Because of their finish in the regular season, the team earned #1 seed in FFL South playoffs. They were given a bye to the Conference Semi-finals, in which they beat the Dragonmoor Chargers 28-16 to advance to the Conference Championship against Oldhaven Titans. In the Conference Championship game with a little number of seconds to go in the game, the Redhawks defied all the odds and scored the only touchdown of the game to win 16-15 booking their place to the President Bowl, becoming the first expansion team to do so in their inaugural season.
Broadcasting
Florian Republic
President Bowl II was televised by, Red Sports with Alexandrian and Florian commentary available on its Red button service.
International
The game was covered on the FFL Network for countries which did not have a television deal with the league.
Entertainment
Popular Florian disc jockey, DJ. Farrar was the featured act in the halftime show.
Game summary and statistics
Box score
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Scoring summary
| Quarter | Time | Team | Scoring information | Score |
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Statistical comparison
| Statistic | Las Andreas Redhawks | Westlake Patriots |
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| First downs | 20 | 18 |
| First downs rushing | 7 | 6 |
| First downs passing | 12 | 11 |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 8/18 | 4/15 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0/0 | 2/3 |
| Rushes - Yards | 37-189 | 35-122 |
| Average rush | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| Passing–completions/attempts/Interceptions | 17-33-0 | 19-32-0 |
| Times sacked–total yards | 3-19 | 2-7 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties–yards | 3-29 | 4-30 |
| Time of possession | 36:17 | 28:23 |
