While Tennessee Valley's bye week may not have come at an opportune time during a five game winning streak, the Vipers expect to pick up right where they left off after a dominating performance at home against the Florida Firecats two weeks ago.
The bye week allowed for players to heal and rest for a week before beginning the last half of the regular season. Sitting at 5-3 and 6th in the playoff standings due to three-way tiebreakers, Tennessee Valley hits the road to Boomer Sooner country.
Oklahoma City and Bricktown is the destination for the Vipers in week 9. Tennessee Valley will try and bring their proverbial "A-game" to the Yard Dawgz, whose record stands at 2-6.
The Yard Dawgz are not to be taken lightly. Quarterback Evan Gray is a league veteran who has thrown for over 100 touchdowns in a season before.
But this season, the Yard Dawgz are ranking among the bottom feeders in the league in almost every single major statistic.
The Dawgz scoring defense is 27th of 29 af2 teams, giving up about 58 points a game. The scoring offense ranks just 25th scoring just 38.1 points a contest.
On the flip side, Tennessee Valley ranks 10th in both scoring offense and scoring defense.
Newly anointed quarterback Kevin Eakin has quickly become the talk of the town. Eakin is sixth in the league in pass completion percentage and has thrown 11 touchdowns to just 1 interception in just 4 games.
Travis Blanchard, who earned af2 Ironman of the Week awards in week 8 for his three touchdown, eight tackle performance against the Firecats, has rushed for 11 scores on the year and has a score on the ground in all but one game this season.
Eric Scott is just one-half sack away from leading the af2 in sacks, and is only one tackle for loss away from the league lead.
Demetrius Derico is fifth in the league with 6 picks on the season.
Tennessee Valley can not overlook anyone on their schedule for the rest of the season. Oklahoma City provides a daunting and scary task. But expect the Vipers to win this one at the Ford Center.
Vipers 54 Yard Dawgz 39
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