2025 WEEK 9 PREVIEW

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2025 WEEK 9 PREVIEW

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FIFL, 2025 Season, Week 9 Preview

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Portland (1-7) at Reno (3-4-1) at The Meadowlands… nearest city San Francisco

REN pulls away in 2nd half. CB Armagedon Draughn aptly named harbringer of doom again. POR needs to cling to “But the spirit is something that no one destroys” [Steve Winwood]

POR offense 8th 81.5 rush - [13th] / 242.6 pass - [7th]
defense 17th 97.4 rush - [12th] / 265.4 pass - [18th]
scoring 16.7 for - [16th] / 24.6 against - [18th]
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REN offense 4th 75.7 rush - [16th] / 262.7 pass - [1st]
defense 9th 118.1 rush - [17th] / 205.0 pass - [4th]
scoring 17.0 for - [15th] / 19.5 against - [11th]

key matchups:
QB Timmy Chang (8 TDs/2450 yds) vs. Portland pass D
WR Yo Murphy (51 rec/592 yds/2 TDs) vs. CB James Romain
WR Arlan Bruce (58 rec/726 yds/1 TDs) vs. CB Armagedon Draughn (1 INT)

prediction:
Portland 18, Reno 24 HIBC sez REN -5.5
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Colorado (3-5) at Honolulu (5-3) at Legion Field… nearest city Birmingham

Top 2 OFF teams go at it. Hurricanes back that up with #2 ranked defense. Not much to see here. Coyotes swamped by the Hurricanes.

COL offense 2nd 113.9 rush - [4th] / 252.4 pass - [2nd]
defense 15th 92.2 rush - [9th] / 250.7 pass - [16th]
scoring 19.4 for - [7th] / 20.4 against - [13th]
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HON offense 1st 137.2 rush - [1st] / 244.5 pass - [5th]
defense 2nd 85.5 rush - [4th] / 199.6 pass - [2nd]
scoring 21.6 for - [4th] / 18.3 against - [7th]

key matchups:
QB Sherdrick Bonner (9 TDs/2132 yds) vs. Colorado pass D
HB Kenny Irons (869 yds/7 TDs) vs. LB Dan Cody (46 Tackles)
WR Rob Mager (42 rec/566 yds/3 TDs) vs. CB Jerome Carter
QB Nick Davila (7 TDs/2117 yds) vs. Honolulu pass D
HB Danny Woodhead (645 yds/6 TDs) vs. Honolulu run D (4.0 rush avg)
WR Donovan Morgan (54 rec/699 yds/1 TDs) vs. CB Tracy Belton
TE Johnny Mitchel (38 rec/596 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Anthony Schlegel

prediction:
Colorado 19, Honolulu 24 HIBC sez HON -13
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Minnesota (3-5) at Wichita (4-4) at Tampa Stadium… nearest city Tampa

MIN cloaking devise rides out into the sunset. Another episode of Ripley’s Believe it or Not. The Fighting Pike beat down the Warlords.

MIN offense 15th 87.7 rush - [11th] / 214.4 pass - [12th]
defense 3rd 86.5 rush - [7th] / 200.6 pass - [3rd]
scoring 17.1 for - [14th] / 16.0 against - [3rd]
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WCH offense 3rd 114.4 rush - [2nd] / 226.3 pass - [10th]
defense 18th 99.9 rush - [13th] / 265.1 pass - [17th]
scoring 23.6 for - [1st] / 20.6 against - [14th]

key matchups:
QB James McNear (12 TDs/2057 yds) vs. Minnesota pass D
WR Billy McMullen (61 rec/736 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB Atcheson Conway (1 INT)

prediction:
Minnesota 19, Wichita 23 HIBC sez MIN wins outright.
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Bismarck (2-5-1) at Springfield (4-4) at Carver Arena.. nearest city Cleveland

SPR edges past .500 in its’ latest push for a berth in play offs.

BIS offense 13th 76.6 rush - [15th] / 231.5 pass - [9th]
defense 13th 103.4 rush - [14th] / 236.0 pass - [13th]
scoring 16.6 for - [17th] / 21.3 against - [15th]
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SPR offense 7th 102.2 rush - [7th] / 222.1 pass - [11th]
defense 8th 81.1 rush - [2nd] / 233.5 pass - [11th]
scoring 18.1 for - [9th] / 17.6 against - [6th]

key matchups:
HB Jamar J Day (568 yds/3 TDs) vs. LB Ronnie Palmer (61 Tackles)
DT Rob Schroeder (11 sacks) vs. G Artis Hicks
QB Chris Dixon (7 TDs/2094 yds) vs. Springfield pass D
WR B.J. Sams (57 rec/749 yds/3 TDs) vs. CB Dennison Robinson

prediction:
Bismarck 17, Springfield 23 HIBC sez SPR -5
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Lexington (4-4) at Green Bay (6-2) at Green Bay Civic Center

Bombers use rushing game to carpet bomb the Horsemen.

LEX offense 17th 63.4 rush - [18th] / 232.1 pass - [8th]
defense 11th 104.9 rush - [15th] / 220.5 pass - [7th]
scoring 17.7 for - [10th] / 22.4 against - [17th]
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GBY offense 10th 74.9 rush - [17th] / 244.1 pass - [6th]
defense 7th 85.6 rush - [5th] / 222.9 pass - [8th]
scoring 17.6 for - [11th] / 14.5 against - [2nd]

key matchups:
QB Russ Michna (9 TDs/2135 yds) vs. Lexington pass D
WR Rod Miller (51 rec/746 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB DeJuan Tribble (1 INT)
TE Kori Dickerson (38 rec/493 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Bryant Cornell
WR Darius Watts (67 rec/765 yds/3 TDs) vs. CB Adam Austin

prediction:
Lexington 16, Green Bay 23 HIBC sez GBY -6
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Marion (4-4) at Fort Wayne (4-4) at Target Center… nearest city Kansas City

The Safari kick enough FGs to keep play off hopes trending in the right direction and overcome the Mayhem.

MAR offense 6th 80.0 rush - [14th] / 249.9 pass - [3rd]
defense 10th 89.5 rush - [8th] / 234.6 pass - [12th]
scoring 17.5 for - [12th] / 19.2 against - [10th]
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FWS offense 14th 99.4 rush - [9th] / 208.5 pass - [15th]
defense 4th 93.5 rush - [10th] / 205.4 pass - [5th]
scoring 17.1 for - [13th] / 19.0 against - [9th]

key matchups:
QB David Greene (10 TDs/2161 yds) vs. Fort Wayne pass D
DE Erasmus James (10 sacks) vs. T J.D. Sheldon
WR Raul Vijil (63 rec/806 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB Brandon Foster

prediction:
Marion 18, Fort Wayne 21 HIBC sez FWS -1.5
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Connecticut (6-2) at Tennessee (5-3) at Madison Civic Center… nearest city Indianapolis GAME OF THE WEEK!

Riverhawks swooping defense too much at home for the Coyotes. TEN sack attack dominates.

CON offense 11th 102.5 rush - [6th] / 209.4 pass - [13th]
defense 12th 106.4 rush - [16th] / 231.8 pass - [10th]
scoring 22.1 for - [2nd] / 19.9 against - [12th]
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TEN offense 16th 110.8 rush - [5th] / 188.0 pass - [18th]
defense 1st 82.1 rush - [3rd] / 194.0 pass - [1st]
scoring 18.8 for - [8th] / 14.2 against - [1st]

key matchups:
HB LaBrandon Toefield (656 yds/4 TDs) vs. LB Frank Strong (54 Tackles)

prediction:
Connecticut 18, Tennessee 22 HIBC sez TEN -2.5
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Rochester (5-3) at Pittsburgh (3-5) at Melton Arena… nearest city Pittsburgh

The Gladiators pound it on the ground sneak past the Raiders.

ROC offense 12th 101.0 rush - [8th] / 207.7 pass - [16th]
defense 14th 96.1 rush - [11th] / 243.8 pass - [15th]
scoring 22.0 for - [3rd] / 17.1 against - [5th]
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PIT offense 18th 91.5 rush - [10th] / 194.4 pass - [17th]
defense 6th 78.3 rush - [1st] / 226.8 pass - [9th]
scoring 15.9 for - [18th] / 18.8 against - [8th]

key matchups:
DE Lauvale Sape (10 sacks) vs. T Cecil Sapp
HB Mell Holliday (561 yds/5 TDs) vs. LB Beau Bell (47 Tackles)
WR Bethel B Johnson (56 rec/767 yds/2 TDs) vs. CB James Temple (1 INT)

prediction:
Rochester 20, Pittsburgh 21 HIBC sez Pick ‘em
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Nashville (3-5) at Chesapeake (6-2) at McNutt… nearest city Raleigh

Rainey and the Tide swell in and the Kats don’t like the waters.

NAS offense 5th 82.4 rush - [12th] / 248.5 pass - [4th]
defense 16th 122.5 rush - [18th] / 237.6 pass - [14th]
scoring 21.4 for - [5th] / 21.5 against - [16th]
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CHE offense 9th 114.2 rush - [3rd] / 208.9 pass - [14th]
defense 5th 86.4 rush - [6th] / 214.7 pass - [6th]
scoring 20.8 for - [6th] / 16.3 against - [4th]

key matchups:
HB Chris Rainey (602 yds/3 TDs) vs. LB Steven Watson (46 Tackles)
WR Mike Hass (45 rec/585 yds/2 TDs) vs. CB Stanley Wilson
HB Eric McCoo (475 yds/6 TDs) vs. Chesapeake run D (3.8 rush avg)

prediction:
Nashville 19, Chesapeake 24 HIBC sez CHE -2.5
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Re: 2025 WEEK 9 PREVIEW

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nice details love it
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Re: 2025 WEEK 9 PREVIEW

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Agreed on the game of the week... should be a good one.

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