AFFL Monday Night Live: Bomba, Grabbers, HBK Look to Hold on for Wins
Raffi Lalazarian
After the slate of week 1 match-ups, a few remain in limbo. Prime Time, Hartan, Magnum all look to be set to record victories, while Bomba, Grabbers, and HBK enter Monday Night with a lead and hope to hold on for the victory. Here is a look at tonight's Monday Night Live Match-ups.
Atomic Bomba v Hangin' and Bangin
Score:
Bomba: 118.22
Hangin': 89.70
Players:
Bomba: Arizona Def
Hangin': Ryan Matthews & Nick Novak
Riding Matt Ryan's huge week 1 performance, the Bomba holds nearly a 30 point lead, heading into the MNF games. Hangin' & Bangin' hopes that Ryan Matthews and the Chargers light-up the scoreboard, dropping the Cardinal defense into the negative point total, while racking up FGs and scores for their Charger players. Should the Cardinals do absolutely nothing on defense, while at the same time allowing Matthews a few goal line scores, this could very well be a comeback that would rank as one of the best in Hangin's history. It isn't out of the realm of possibility that this could in fact happen being that the Cards defense has lost a lot of players on the Defensive side of the ball. Will it happen? That is left to be determined.
Prediction: Bomba holds on for a ten point victory.
HBK vs BDiddy
Score:
HBK: 105.64
BDiddy: 76.02
Players:
HBK: None
BDiddy: Keenan Allen
Is a big day for Keenan Allen on the horizon? BDiddy sure hopes so. Down nearly thirty points to HBK, Diddy will need Allen and the Chargers to air it out, and air it out often in order for him to complete an improbable win. The Cards are not nearly as strong on the defensive side of the football as they were in 2013, however, their corners are very strong. Peterson and Cromartie will be a tough duo to contend with for Allen. Either could limit his numbers. If the Chargers establish a ground game and produce a balanced attack, Allen could get loose for a few deep shots and really make things interesting. We know HBK won't be rooting for that to happen, even if he is a Charger fan.
Prediction: HBK holds on for a 7 point victory
Grabbers United vs Cobra Kai
Score:
Grabbers: 101.20
Cobra Kai: 85.94
Players:
Grabbers: Golden Tate
Cobra Kai: Michael Floyd, Ruben Randle, Det. Defense
The most interesting match-up on the MNF slate features Grabbers up on the Cobra Kai by fifteen points and both teams having players in both MNF games. Grabbers is hoping that Golden Tate can out duel Cobra's duo of Randle and Det defense. Most expect Tate to have a great game, as Megatron will leave him one-on-on opportunities galore. On the flip side, Randle is a redzone threat, and will be called upon when the Giants get in close. Cobra will have to deal with the Detriot defense losing points for ever Giant score, so it is very likely they go into the second MNF game still down in points. At that point, Michael Floyd will need to have himself a decent evening to pull off the victory. Grabbers should be on his fifth glass of whiskey by then.
Prediction: Cobra Kai nicks out a victory on a late Michael Floyd score.