“Well, this was very unexpected.

In Icy Black Hand of Death's darkest hour, the players would come through with a big win. Coach Ryce had all but written off the norse and was already preparing the team's post-season walking papers, but all of that may have changed last night on the field.

Down to only 8 starters, INBoD took to the field against the full Ministry of Defense roster. Without two of their blitzer, the wounded norse stepped up for their beating. Within seconds of kicking off, the norse were down to just 7 players. Somehow, though their flimsy armor held and they slowed down the human advance. Though the humans broke through and eventually scored, the norse made them work for it!

So even though the hairy ones started the second half at 0-1, they were inspired by the valiant struggle of the first half. Prez managed to get the ball to Sleet, who avoided the humans' tackles and scored the 1-1 point!

The norse were now really fired with battle songs and grog! Magnus killed a human as he opened up a line through the MoD line and Prez streaked through, picking up the ball and heading in. Though he was taken down, that put the ball deep in the MoD zone and the norse pounded the humans unmercifully. They did manage to hurt Sleet, but in a risky call, the team doc brought him back into play. In the end, the permanently injuried Olaf would pick up a loose ball and score the winning TD, bringing home the MVP.

What a game! Though it didn't have the overwhelming domination of the dwarven beatdown of two seasons ago, this may go down as the norse's finest hour. Down men and down spirit these warriors did Odin proud!

Thanks for the game, Gorjo. Trust me, I've been on the bad end of rolls with this team many, MANY times too. Good luck with the rest of the season. ”