Ultimus Bowl XXI

Ultimus Bowl XXI

File:Ultimus Bowl XXI logo.svg
Yellowknife Wraiths (NSFC) New Orleans Second Line (ASFC) 13 33
1 2 3 4 Total YKW 0 0 3 10 13 NOLA 14 3 9 7 33
Stadium	The Meme Coliseum, New Orleans, Louisiana
Offensive MVP	Forrest Gump, Running Back (NOLA)
Defensive MVP	Maurice Virtanen, Linebacker (YKW)

Ultimus Bowl XXI was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Simulation Football League (NSFL) for 2036 (S21). The American Simulation Football Conference (ASFC) champion New Orleans Second Line defeated the National Simulation Football Conference (NSFC) champion Yellowknife Wraiths, 33–13, to win their third Ultimus Bowl in franchise history. The game was played at the The Meme Coliseum in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Yellowknife Wraiths lost their fourth straight Ultimus appearance, extending their previous record.

Game summary

First Quarter

Ultimus Bowl XXI started off with a tentative beginning as both teams exchanged sacks, miscues and punts. But the New Orleans Second Line were the first team to settle down as Francisco engineered their first touchdown drive of the night, featuring zero runs from their stacked backfield. Austin McCormick was on the receiving end of the 7 yard slant and the Second Line were officially up 7-0 in the first quarter. The Wraiths couldn't manage to get anything on offence yet again and went 3 and out. The Second Line proceeded to put together a dominate 13 play touchdown drive ending in another touchdown pass by Francisco, this time to [Bona'Beri Jones]. The Second Line were off to a great start as they dominated the quarter 14-0.

Second Quarter

The Wraiths continued to struggle on offence, just not being able to get anything through the ground nor the air as the frustration was palpable on the face of Cooter Bigsby. He was especially frustrated at the state of the offensive line as they were being absolute pummeled by the versatile New Orleans defensive line. Blake Faux and Bjorn Ironside both got in damaging sacks against the wily old gunslinger. The Second Line managed to get with the Wraiths 13 yard line before Mervin Leonard made a great defensive play and intercepted the pass. Unforuntaly the Wraiths just could not manage to get out of their side of the field and were forced to punt yet again.

Third Quarter

The 2nd half for the Second Line started off much like the end of the first half, with another long and time consuming field goal drive to make the score 20-0. The Wraiths finally managed to get on the board with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, scoring a short range FG from rookie Dougie Smalls to make the score 20-3. The Second Line didn't let their foot off the gas pedal as they went down the field in their next possession and scored a touchdown on just four plays. Running back Forrest Gump snuck behind Wraiths coverage and scored a long 49 yard receiving touchdown to mostly likely put the game away at. The score was 26-3 going into the last quarter of the season.

Fourth Quarter

The Wraiths managed to get a field goal at the top of the fourth quarter to make the score 26-6. The Wraiths showed some life after holding the Second Line to a punt. A few plays later, they were on the Second Line side of the field before Bjorn Ironside forced a fumble which was deftly recovered by linebacker Mack Arianlacher. The Second Line offence then went to work, dominating the line of scrimmage all the way down the on a more than 5 minute drive. Marcella Toriki ran it in from the one yard line to put the nail in the coffin. The Wraiths managed to finally score their first touchdown of the game but it was all for naught. The Second Line were officially crowned NSFL Ultimus Champions after a stifling 33-13 performance against the Wraiths. This was the Wraiths fourth straight Ultimus Bowl loss, while the Second Line celebrated their 3rd Ultimus Championship in franchise history.

Forrest Gump was named the Ultimus Bowl VIII Offensive Player of the Game after putting up 221 total yards from scrimmage, 291 all purpose yards and 1 touchdown. A small consolation prize for the Wraiths was their young linebacker Maurice Virtanen was named the Defensive Player of the game for his 10 tackle and 1 sack performance.

Game statistics

Statistical comparison

Statistic	Yellowknife Wraiths	New Orleans Second Line
First downs	13	25
Third down efficiency	6/15	11/19
Fourth down efficiency	0/0	1/2
Net yards rushing	59	225
Rushing attempts	18	50
Yards per rush	3.3	4.5
Passing – Completions-attempts	24/40	22/37
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Net yards passing	278	353
Total net yards	337	578
Fumbles-lost	1-1	0-0
Penalties-yards	3-25	5-30
Time of possession	23:10	36:50
Turnovers	1	1

Box score

Ultimus Bowl VIII: New Orleans Second Line 33, Yellowknife Wraiths 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wraiths (NSFC)	0	0	3	10	13
Second Line (ASFC)	14	3	9	7	33

at Burial Grounds, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

• Date: 25 January, 2037
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP YKW NOLA 1 6:19 9 54 3:48 NOLA Austin McCormick 7-yard touchdown reception from Stan Francisco, Herbert Prohaska kick good 0 7 1 0:14 13 84 4:42 NOLA Bona'Beri Jones 12-yard touchdown reception from Stan Francisco, Herbert Prohaska kick good 0 14 2 0:04 9 59 3:41 NOLA 42-yard field goal by Herbert Prohaska 0 17 3 11:03 11 40 3:57 NOLA 47-yard field goal by Herbert Prohaska 0 20 3 4:55 10 70 4:17 YKW 27-yard field goal by Dougie Smalls 3 20 3 2:18 4 78 2:30 NOLA Forrest Gump 49-yard touchdown reception from Stan Francisco, Herbert Prohaska kick no good 3 26 4 13:44 9 43 3:26 YKW 37-yard field goal by Dougie Smalls 6 26 4 5:44 12 71 4:49 NOLA Marcella Toriki 1-yard touchdown run, Herbert Prohaska kick good 6 33 4 2:15 8 67 3:22 YKW Orien Drake 25-yard touchdown reception from Cooter Bigsby, Dougie Smalls kick good 13 33 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see wp:Glossary of American football. 13 33