The Bongos Can’t Find the Rhythm So Far This Season!

by Chester Curlybush

September 21, 2023

NPL Week 2 – Results!

The BB Cannons polish the NPL Title Belt again this week! The Reremice cruise to an easy W! The Zeroes dish out a zero to Ethan! Axell barely outlasts the Jellyfish! And the Tichorrhines and Labeorphiles spend some extra time together in priiiiiiime tiiiiiiime! It’s the NPL, Week 2!

ESPN Experts vs The NPL

The ESPN experts were better than the NPL players this week. The ESPN experts lead the series 40-27-33

Winner determined by ESPN-NPL accuracy tiebreaker!
Correct
Incorrect
Accuracy
ESPN
4
6
52.22%
NPL
4
6
51.25%

Josh vs Berkenbile

The Javelineers continue their tradition of being hot out of the gate, like a runway model leaving the airport. They outlast the Baboons in this one.

JOSH WINS, 35-23

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Josh
7
3
5
35
Berkenbile
6
4
6
23
Michael vs Ryan

The Minotaurs dominate the Time of Possession stat in this one, with nearly double the plays of the home team Reremice. In a likely unrelated note, they also set a team record for turnovers with eleven.

RYAN WINS, 29-0

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Michael
3
7
5
0
Ryan
6
4
16
29
Matt vs Erik

The new guys, the Eruption, kick a little ash in this one (that’s a volcano joke), taking down their division rivals with the shutout.

ERIK WINS, 19-0

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Matt
3
7
3
0
Erik
5
5
12
19
Samuel vs Vince

The Samuel Sackbuts hit all the right notes in overtime, shutting out the home Vapulaters in the bonus period. The Vapulaters offense, in comparison, just couldn’t carry a tune.

SAMUEL WINS, 27-16

Game decided by the Monday Madness Tiebreaker!
Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Samuel
5
5
1
27
Vince
5
5
12
16
Jerry vs Ricky

With chants of “Fuck Jerry!” ringing out between plays, this division rivalry reached a new property damage record with over $53.9 million dollars in damage thanks to Ricky fans celebrating this absolute blowout.

RICKY WINS, 37-0

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Jerry
3
7
1
0
Ricky
7
3
22
37
Brent vs Cari

NPL Title Belt Match!

The BB Cannons didn’t need to play particularly well to hang on to the NPL Title Belt in this match. They took to the top rope a few times in the shutout victory, which is to say they passed the ball really well.

BRENT WINS, 19-0

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Brent
5
5
5
19
Cari
3
7
6
0
Bette vs Adam

The Blue Tits weren’t worried about an explosive offense with the Adam Bombs in this match-up. The home team was without Adam Ademma, the all-pro future Hall of Fame runningback, who missed the game because the water park opened a new slide.

BETTE WINS, 44-6

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Bette
8
2
9
44
Adam
4
6
2
6
LeScoot vs Brandon

Brandon gets a big victory over a division rival, thanks to a change in strategy for the LeScavengers. The visitors went for it on 4th down, to the tune of 1-for-13, because some numbers nerd in their front office said it was good strategy. Nerds.

BRANDON WINS, 26-6

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
LeScoot
4
6
7
6
Brandon
6
4
2
26
Ethan vs Kelly

The Zeroes defense dished out a zero to the visiting Evil Entities offense here, confusing the opponents by wearing those light up rave gloves and slipping ecstasy into their water bottles. Ethan lost, but they had a GREAT time.

KELLY WINS, 18-0

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Ethan
3
7
5
0
Kelly
5
5
32
18
Rachel vs Miranda

The Martians played well, for the most part, but couldn’t hang with the visiting Rachel Wrecking Balls, scoring at ease like an overly competitive father playing driveway basketball with their child.

RACHEL WINS, 36-22

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Rachel
7
3
13
36
Miranda
6
4
18
22
Corey vs Andrew

The Cutthroats would like a do-over to the start of the season. They fall to 0-2 after getting shutout by the Androids in the sloppiest game of the season, in terms of drunk, nude fans storming the field.

ANDREW WINS, 11-0

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Corey
3
7
1
0
Andrew
4
6
34
11
Brian vs Chris

The Cannibals take a bite out of their division rival here, tasting sweet victory. The defending conference champion Bongos find themselves at 0-2 to kick off the 2023 campaign.

CHRIS WINS, 29-13

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Brian
5
5
5
13
Chris
6
4
6
29
Joel vs Steven

Legendary kicker Joel Michael Jowell-Jollsberg had to miss this one due to a scheduling conflict with his babysitter, who was starting at linebacker for the Steven Sausages. Y’know, writing that out, I’m starting to suspect this was just shenanigans from the home team.

STEVEN WINS, 36-13

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Joel
5
5
9
13
Steven
7
3
12
36
Kevin vs DaVena

DaVena had no trouble handling the visiting Killcows in this blowout victory. The home team game planned around the visiting team’s primary weakness: not having functional knee caps. Those legs were being bent at unnatural angles, just like the L they received.

DAVENA WINS, 37-6

Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Kevin
4
6
5
6
DaVena
7
3
0
37
Axell vs Jennifer

Heartbreaker for the Jellyfish in this division match-up. The home team lost a large lead in regulation, found themselves down two scores in overtime, and scored the potential game-tying touchdown with 0:09 left on the clock. Axell, in an act of desperation, moved the goal posts eighteen inches to the left, which was enough for Jim Jenniboot to narrowly miss the tying extra point kick.

AXELL WINS, 38-37

Game decided by the Monday Madness Tiebreaker!
Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Axell
6
4
13
38
Jennifer
6
4
14
37
Laci vs Travis
Game of the Week

The Tichorrhines-Labeorphiles rivalry gets another instant classic in this PRIIIIIIIME TIIIIIIIME overtime slugfest. That’s a lot of buzz words, which is fitting, because both teams have a rule that the players take shots before kickoff to get a good buzz going. Helps with pain, or something.

The Labeorphiles best the home team in overtime here, which is possibly due to their team running out of alcohol by the end of the 3rd quarter.

LACI WINS, 25-20

Game decided by the Monday Madness Tiebreaker!
Correct
Incorrect
MM Off By
Score
Laci
5
5
5
25
Travis
5
5
10
20

Jason’s Player of the Week

Bette Blue Tits

Bette Blue Tits

Correct: 8, Incorrect: 2, MM off by: 9

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