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Week 9

vs Moscow Red Army

Final

L 17-22

Game Summary

In a hostile "black-out" prime-time game, the Devils' offense sputtered in the second half, leading to a 22-17 loss to the Red Army.

Moscow Survives the Purgatory Pit!

The Devils hosted the Red Army in a highly anticipated prime-time matchup featuring a complete stadium black-out and an intentionally botched Russian national anthem. Moscow played aggressively early on, jumping out to a 9-3 lead on four field goals. Just before halftime, Marcus Boone connected with Casey Jackson on a quick hitch-and-go that completely fooled Moscow safety Raskov Skorov, giving LA a 10-9 lead at the break.

In the second half, Moscow leaned on fullback Evgeny Karpov, who rumbled for a touchdown to retake the lead. The turning point occurred when Boone tried to force a pass that was intercepted by Skorov and returned for a back-breaking pick-six. Following the 22-17 Moscow victory, Skorov shockingly announced his retirement due to concussion concerns, praising the intense LA fans in his farewell press conference.

Around the League

The New York Towers defeated the Seoul White Tigers 34-31 in overtime thanks to a historic 71-yard game-winning field goal by Jeremy “King Kick” Kingery.

The Dublin Shamrocks pulled off another massive prime-time upset, utilizing a heavy Cover Zero defensive scheme to completely suffocate the top-ranked Oslo Vikings 21-13.