Wildcard Week

We have what appears to be 4 good matchups for Wildcard Week!

In the AFC we have:
Pecatonica (7-9) at Waunakee (11-5)
This is a rematch of an earlier game this year. It was a low scoring affair with Waunakee winning 13-3. Neither team did alot on offense but that was early in the year. Expect this game to be much higher scoring. Waunakee has put up over 480 points this season, averaging 30 a game under first year head coach Dale Ripley. Waunakee (last year's Apex) won last year's wild card game vs. New York before losing a close divisional playoff game to the Mashers. Pecatonica surprisingly beat Vegas in week 16 to earn the final playoff spot. Pecatonica (last year's Antioch) did not make the playoffs a year ago.

Eau Claire (7-9) at Wisconsin (10-6)
This is also a rematch between two division teams. They just played each other in week 14 and Wisconsin won a low scoring game. Earlier this season Wisconsin won their other matchup. Wisconsin won both games by 7 points. Wisconsin has also put up approximately 30 points per game. Both Wisconsin and Eau Claire make the playoffs for the third straight year. Eau Claire and Wisconsin also played in last year's wildcard game with Wisconsin winning that game as well. Should be a good game between 2 division opponent coaches (Bob Stooges and Steve Brandvold) who know each other well.

In the NFC we have:
Rochester (9-7) at Chatham (9-7)
This is also a rematch from a game earlier this season. Rochester won that shootout over Chatham 36-30. Rochester, coached by Kenny Oberg, turned their season around after a 1-5 start. Last year Rochester won their wild-card game against Ann Arbor before losing a heartbreaker in the divisional playoff round to Bloomington. Chatham (last year's Seaside) had double digit losses and didnt come close to making the playoffs. This has been a good, quick turnaround by first year coach Sean Crawford. Should be another exciting high scoring affair.

Norfolk (9-7) at Darien (9-7)
This is the only game of the week that isnt a rematch from earlier in the season. Both teams finished 2nd in their divisions with a 9-7 record. Darien did not make the playoffs one year ago and have comeback nicely under head coach Ed Freimuth. Norfolk (last year's Guinness) missed last year's playoffs even though they had a solid 10-6 record. Both teams have the ability to put up alot of points and yet have solid defenses. Norfolk's coach George Torres has done a nice job in his first year. This should be another exciting game!

Good luck guys and looking forward to hearing the results!