Week 19 - KC beats Jacksonville, Iowa Loses Big, Chicago beats Dallas

KC Wins in Overtime

Jacksonville comes into KC on a two game losing streak, and critics are calling the play by Jacksonville of late, ridiculous.  Kansas City, on the other hand, is starting to impress people, even getting pointed out as a team to make a major turnaround in 2012.  Wasil is really starting to show some promise, the only problem is that the change came too late.  The other problem is in the question of how the previous Quarterback managed to go from bum to winning by transferring from KC to Chicago?

All we can do is start looking at 2012.  We can hope that the team will find themselves.  We can hope that all of the things that past Brigade fans dislike about the Sprint Center Arena will be taken care of, (yeah, right), and 2012 will not only show us a better team, but an increase in fan and media support.

So, what about next week?  Tulsa could be another win for KC.  The team is just one slot ahead of them in the standings, and they have a weaker record within the conference and while being on the road.  So, if Wasil is the hope of a KC turnaround in 2012, he needs to stand up and get another Win to end the teams 2011 season.

Mustangs Destroy Barnstormers

Iowa maintains full possession of last place in the National Conference of the AFL, and their win to the Milwaukee Mustangs only ads to this season's disappointments.  The only thing that can be said about Iowa at this point is that they at least have Fan Support.  The game was actually close for three quarters.  The Barnstormers led the first quarter 14-13, then again at the half, 35-29.  Milwaukee stepped up and tied the game in the third quarter, but exploded ahead of the Barnstormers with a 41 point fourth quarter, versus 7 by Iowa, to give them a commanding 83 - 49 win.

So, what about next week?  The Barnstormers are home against the Georgia Force, and frankly, I'm afraid that Iowa is going to end their season with a loss at home.  The only thing that could save Iowa is if Georgia decides to rest their key people in week 20, looking to be fresh for the first round of the playoffs.  Georgia can afford a loss, as they have clinched their playoff birth.

Chicago Beats Dallas

After a slow start, Chicago came back in the second half and clinched the division title in their win over Dallas.  J.J. Raterink had an excellent game, no interceptions, and the fans in Kansas City may be, (should be) wondering why he couldn't pull it together in KC.

Now comes the fun part.  Chicago has one more regular season game.  They will host the Milwaukee Mustangs, and then, if nothing changes on the Playoff line up, Chicago will face Dallas again in the first round of the AFL post season.  Can Chicago defeat Dallas a second time?  It could come down to who has the home field advantage.  Chicago managed to beat Dallas at home, but anyone who knows how that works would probably lay odds against it happening twice if Dallas had the home field advantage.  Right now, it appears that the game will be played in Chicago, and I am going to put my money on Chicago, as long as Raterink doesn't come unglued next week as he looked at entering the play offs for a second year in a row with Chicago.