GSL 2021 Week 4

Week 4 starts tonight with the Royals headed to Norfolk to take on the Commanders.

Louisiana @ Norfolk 3/11 8:15PM
The Commanders hope to rebound after a disappointing loss at home last week. They open as huge favorites in tonight's matchup.
NOR -18
o/u 43

Pennsylvania @ Toronto 3/14 1:00PM
In one of the premier matchups of the week, the undefeated Keystones head to Toronto to take on the undefeated Terror. This matchup will determine who has control over the North division, and who could be looking up from second place in the division for a big part of the year. The Keystones again find themselves as favorites, but the Terror are no stranger to pulling out close games, and upset wins.
PEN -7
o/u 53

Cincinnati @ Wisconsin 3/14 1:00PM
In another North division matchup, we find two evenly matched teams. The Knights are slim road favorites. Each team needs a win to cement them selves as possible contenders for a playoff spot, and a division win would be big for either team, as they are in a tough division, with both the Keystones and Terror.
CIN -2
o/u 38

Jacksonville @ Miami 3/14 1:00PM
Both teams are coming off a win this week. Miami got their first win of the season last week, and is looking for more, and the team has a little more to play for this week.
MIA -10
o/u 35.5

Louisville @ Baltimore 3/14 1:00PM
The Lightning are coming off a big Thursday night win, and are trying to remain ahead in the South division. Baltimore needs a win to avoid falling further behind in the playoff race in the early going, especially with all East division teams coming into this weekend as favorites.
BAL -5.5
o/u 60.5

St. Louis @ San Antonio 3/14 4:30PM
The Brewers look to be in trouble of dropping their first four games of the season. The Texans are looking to get back to winning, and hope that their defense will take the field at some point this season.
SA -10.5
o/u 60.5

Memphis @ Dallas 3/14 4:30PM
The Comets are hoping to continue with success, in their rough open road stretch. This will be their 3rd of 4 games on the road to start the season, and they have another road game next week, starting 5 of 7 on the road. If the Comets can get the win, as they are expected to, over the Diesel, they can set themselves up for a good start, with many home games down the stretch in the second half of the season.
MEM -7
o/u 58

Arizona @ Seattle 3/14 4:30PM
The Eagles will find a good test on the road in Seattle this week. Arizona is one of four 3-0 teams in a game against a team with a winning record this week. Seattle had a strong outing last week, and they are looking for an upset at home, in what would be a big win for them.
ARZ -4.5
o/u 55.5

Colorado @ Oakland 3/14 4:30PM
In another big matchup in the western conference, the 3-0 Cabras head to Oakland, to face a strong Icons defense, which looks to be a huge factor in this game. The Icons are the slight favorites in this one.
OAK -3
o/u 33

Albuquerque @ Los Angeles 3/14 4:30PM
The Atoms are favorites in this game, as they are trying to get back to .500 on the season. The Express need a win to avoid putting themselves in too deep a hole to start this season.
ABQ -9.5
o/u 40.5

Las Vegas @ San Diego 3/14 8:15PM
The Sunday night matchup is a big game for both teams, who could be looking at a long season if they lose. The Outlaws are still looking for win number 1, and San Diego needs a win to keep pace with Seattle and Oakland in the Pacific division.
SD -5.5
o/u 65.5

Atlanta @ Washington 3/15 8:15PM
The Stars again look to depend on their defense Monday night, and want to continue a strong start to the 2021 season. Atlanta is yet another team looking for a first win, but it likely will not happen this week.
WAS -15.5
o/u 35.5

Score summary from last nights game.

Score Summary (LOU @ NOR):

Quarter 1
[0-7] 01:20 - NOR touchdown

Quarter 2
[0-10] 11:04 - NOR field goal
[0-17] 07:37 - NOR touchdown
[0-24] 02:37 - NOR touchdown
[3-24] 00:03 - LOU field goal

Quarter 3
[3-31] 07:31 - NOR touchdown

Quarter 4
[3-38] 12:20 - NOR touchdown
[10-38] 01:53 - LOU touchdown

FINAL
LOU - 10
NOR - 38

The Commanders lived up to their name, and were in complete command of this game from start to finish. They improve to 2-2 on the season, keeping them in the thick of the Wild Card race in the Eastern Conference. The Royals fall to 1-3, and have yet another disappointing performance.

The Cotton Bowl sunset brings the perfect atmosphere for a great game!

The 1:00 games have concluded, and we had some tight ones.

Pennsylvania @ Toronto
In this week's game of the week, the Keystones were the team to come out still without a loss, as they narrowly got by the Terror.
For more coverage of this game, follow the KDSF broadcast crew.

Cincinnati @ Wisconsin
The Knights jumped out to the lead early in this one, and held on to it until mid way through the fourth quarter, where the Stags scored the go ahead touchdown to get the division win at home, upsetting the Knights.

Score Summary (CIN @ WIS):

Quarter 1
[7-0] 02:57 - CIN touchdown
[7-3] 00:55 - WIS field goal

Quarter 2
[14-3] 05:42 - CIN touchdown
[14-10] 00:26 - WIS touchdown

Quarter 3

Quarter 4
[14-17] 06:56 - WIS touchdown

FINAL
CIN - 14
WIS - 17



Jacksonville @ Miami

The Sol are putting a win streak together, now that they have gotten two wins in a row. This win was a good one for the Sol, as their defense came up big in this one. The Captains seemed to struggle through most of this game.

Score Summary (JAX @ MIA):

Quarter 1
[7-0] 00:26 - JAX touchdown

Quarter 2
[7-7] 06:50 - MIA touchdown

Quarter 3
[7-13] 05:42 - MIA touchdown (extra point attempt failed)

Quarter 4
[7-21] 13:17 - MIA touchdown (two point conversion attempt successful)

FINAL
JAX - 7
MIA - 21



Louisville @ Baltimore

Baltimore stormed out in front in this game, building a 28 point lead just before the half. The Lightning tried to mount a comeback, but the deficit was too much. This was a much needed win for Baltimore for them to keep up in a tight East division race. With the loss, the Lightning still find themselves a half game back on the Captains.

Score Summary (LSV @ BAL):

Quarter 1
[0-7] 08:27 - BAL touchdown
[0-14] 02:23 - BAL touchdown

Quarter 2
[7-14] 12:01 - LSV touchdown
[7-21] 09:04 - BAL touchdown
[7-28] 03:42 - BAL touchdown
[7-35] 00:41 - BAL touchdown
[10-35] 00:04 - LSV field goal

Quarter 3
[16-35] 09:04 - LSV touchdown (extra point attempt failed)
[24-35] 02:48 - LSV touchdown (two point conversion attempt successful)

Quarter 4
[24-38] 13:51 - BAL field goal
[27-38] 05:21 - LSV field goal

FINAL
LSV - 27
BAL - 38

The Cotton Bowl magic works and the Dallas Diesel shocks the world!

The Sunday afternoon and night games have ended.
There were two big upsets on the afternoon, with the Diesel, 7 point underdogs, coming out with a big win.
The even bigger upset was the Los Angeles Express, 9.5 point underdogs shocking the Albuquerque Atoms.

St. Louis @ San Antonio

The Texans got back on track, and had their best day on defense yet to beat the winless Brewers.

Score Summary (STL @ SA):

Quarter 1
[0-3] 05:17 - SA field goal

Quarter 2
[0-10] 14:19 - SA touchdown
[0-17] 06:50 - SA touchdown
[0-24] 02:00 - SA touchdown
[7-24] 00:28 - STL touchdown

Quarter 3
[10-24] 01:34 - STL field goal

Quarter 4
[10-31] 10:02 - SA touchdown
[17-31] 07:57 - STL touchdown
[24-31] 03:32 - STL touchdown

FINAL
STL - 24
SA - 31



Memphis @ Dallas

In one of the big shocks of the afternoon, the Diesel upset the Comets. After the Diesel jumped out to a 14 point lead in the first, the Comets came back to tie things up at halftime. After a scoreless third, the Diesel opened the 4th with a touchdown, and later added a field goal with 3 minutes to go, to take an insurmountable 10 point lead late in the game.

Score Summary (MEM @ DAL):

Quarter 1
[0-7] 05:06 - DAL touchdown
[0-14] 02:49 - DAL touchdown

Quarter 2
[7-14] 11:04 - MEM touchdown
[14-14] 05:33 - MEM touchdown

Quarter 3

Quarter 4
[14-21] 14:51 - DAL touchdown
[14-24] 03:09 - DAL field goal
[21-24] 01:25 - MEM touchdown

FINAL
MEM - 21
DAL - 24



Arizona @ Seattle

The Eagles are one of two teams to remain unbeaten on the season, after a solid road win in Seattle. This back and forth game saw both teams tied in the 4th quarter, before the Eagles went on to score two consecutive touchdowns, taking a 14 point lead, which would be enough to put the game away.

Score Summary (ARZ @ SEA):

Quarter 1

Quarter 2
[3-0] 12:01 - ARZ field goal
[3-7] 07:54 - SEA touchdown
[10-7] 04:51 - ARZ touchdown
[13-7] 00:40 - ARZ field goal

Quarter 3
[13-14] 11:24 - SEA touchdown
[21-14] 03:50 - ARZ touchdown (two point conversion attempt successful)

Quarter 4
[21-21] 12:03 - SEA touchdown
[28-21] 09:35 - ARZ touchdown
[35-21] 04:41 - ARZ touchdown
[35-28] 02:20 - SEA touchdown

FINAL
ARZ - 35
SEA - 28



Colorado @ Oakland

Oakland came away with a bog Western conference win, defeating the previously unbeaten Colorado Cabras. The Oakland defense again showed that they are the strength of this Icons team, while the Oakland offense was able to do just enough to pull out a win.

Score Summary (COL @ OAK):

Quarter 1
[0-7] 09:56 - OAK touchdown
[7-7] 08:24 - COL touchdown

Quarter 2
[7-14] 10:45 - OAK touchdown
[10-14] 06:24 - COL field goal
[10-17] 00:09 - OAK field goal

Quarter 3
[10-20] 09:46 - OAK field goal
[13-20] 05:19 - COL field goal
[20-20] 00:52 - COL touchdown

Quarter 4
[20-23] 03:30 - OAK field goal

FINAL
COL - 20
OAK - 23



Albuquerque @ Los Angeles

In the biggest shock of the day, the Los Angeles Express pulled out a huge upset win over the Atoms. The Atoms struggled early in this game, but found their footing in the third, going up by 11 points. It seemed the Atoms had taken control over the game, and were headed for their expected victory. However, in the fourth, the Express were able to take their first drive of the quarter into the endzone. Another good drive for the Express ended in a touchdown late in the fourth, giving them the one point lead. The Los Angeles defense was able to hold the Atoms out of field goal range, getting a game ending fourth down stop, finalizing the biggest upset of the season so far.

Score Summary (ABQ @ LA):

Quarter 1

Quarter 2
[0-3] 12:47 - LA field goal
[3-3] 06:05 - ABQ field goal
[3-6] 00:04 - LA field goal

Quarter 3
[10-6] 11:43 - ABQ touchdown
[17-6] 05:33 - ABQ touchdown

Quarter 4
[17-12] 12:38 - LA touchdown (two point conversion attempt failed)
[17-18] 02:32 - LA touchdown (two point conversion attempt failed)

FINAL
ABQ - 17
LA - 18



Las Vegas @ SanDiego

A high scoring game in San Diego capped off the Sunday slate of games. The Breakers two defensive scores were the biggest difference in this game. The Outlaws train wreck of a season continues, as they fall to 0-4 on the year.

Score Summary (LV @ SD):

Quarter 1
[0-6] 10:07 - SD touchdown (extra point attempt missed)
[0-9] 04:15 - SD field goal

Quarter 2
[0-16] 14:22 - SD touchdown
[7-16] 11:21 - LV touchdown
[7-19] 01:35 - SD field goal
[14-19] 00:19 - LV touchdown

Quarter 3
[21-19] 12:28 - LV touchdown
[21-26] 05:35 - SD touchdown
[21-32] 02:44 - SD touchdown (extra point attempt blocked)

Quarter 4
[28-32] 09:55 - LV touchdown
[28-35] 06:10 - SD field goal
[28-41] 05:01 - SD touchdown (extra point attempt aborted)
[35-41] 02:53 - LV touchdown

FINAL
LV - 35
SD - 41



Week 4 concludes tonight, as the Flying Fleet head to Washington to take on the Stars.

I've been working on improving the score summaries, now that I have more data to work with, in an effort to get the GSL to live scoring later in the season.
So, now, I finally have the score summary for last nights game.

Atlanta @ Washington
Much of the same form these two teams. Atlanta struggled on all sides of the ball, while Washington's defense had complete control of this game.

Score Summary (ATL @ WAS):

Quarter 1
[3-0] 5:25 - (ATL) FIELD GOAL: 21 yard field goal attempt good.
Quarter 2
[3-6] 8:11 - (WAS) TOUCHDOWN: Run right tackle for a 1 yard touchdown.
[3-7] 8:11 - (WAS) EXTRA POINT: Extra point attempt successful.
[3-13] 0:03 - (WAS) TOUCHDOWN: Pass complete short middle for a 6 yard touchdown.
[3-14] 0:03 - (WAS) EXTRA POINT: Extra point attempt successful.
Quarter 3
[3-20] 2:46 - (WAS) TOUCHDOWN: Run left tackle for a 48 yard touchdown.
[3-21] 2:46 - (WAS) EXTRA POINT: Extra point attempt successful.
Quater 4
FINAL
ATL - 3
WAS - 21