April 2, 2020
By Daniel Cohen and Adam Ruffner
The 2020 regular season opening pull was scheduled to go up this Saturday, but quite obviously that is not the case anymore. So in lieu of a new slate of games, we went back to last season and gave you a reason to watch every game. Every single one is available in full on AUDL.TV, and for those of you without a subscription, we recommend watching the shortened game highlights available for free on YouTube.
QUICK GUIDE:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10 (All-Star Game)
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16 (Playoffs)
Week 17 (Playoffs)
Week 18 (Championship Weekend)
WEEK 1
- Raleigh at Dallas
- Henry Fisher’s highlight packed debut; DAL clutch defense
- Atlanta at Tampa Bay
- Best all-around performance of the season for Andrew Roney
- Los Angeles at San Diego
- First look at Goose Helton in a Growlers jersey
- Raleigh at Austin - Game of the Week
- Flyers extremely efficient, huck happy offense
- San Jose at Seattle
- Game of scoring runs leads to closest game of Week 1
WEEK 2
- San Jose at Los Angeles
- LA Sean McDougall’s all-around performance
- DC at New York - Game of the Week
- First look at new Empire superteam, featuring Jack Williams and Grant Lindsley
- Dallas at Austin
- Most down-to-the-wire Texas rivalry matchup to date
- San Jose at San Diego
- Game-winning, walk-off huck
- Raleigh at Atlanta
- Flawless throwing performance by RAL Noah Saul
- Madison at Indianapolis
- Clutch, highlight plays in closing minutes of divisional rivalry
WEEK 3
- Atlanta at Tampa Bay
- TB combination of patient offense and team defense
- Austin at Dallas - Game of the Week
- Multiple huge layout catches from both teams
- Chicago at Minnesota
- Pawel Janas vs. Josh Klane power throwing matchup
- Detroit at Indianapolis
- Divisional shootout as Detroit goes toe-to-toe with upstart ‘Cats
- Los Angeles at Seattle
- LA shows consistency early in the season
- Philadelphia at DC
- Breeze smallball and quick disc movement in the wind
- Pittsburgh at Madison
- Madison offense plays a perfect game
- San Diego at San Jose
- Growlers generate turns with great team defense and layout blocks
WEEK 4
- Seattle at San Diego
- Two insane Will Turner blocks as SD defense makes multiple big plays
- Raleigh at Atlanta - Game of the Week
- RAL rookies shine in primetime
- Indianapolis at Detroit
- Forced vs. unforced turnovers
- New York at Philadelphia
- NY shows they’re more than stars, defense shines in tough road matchup
- Pittsburgh at Minnesota
- PIT shows big-play potential on road
- Seattle at Los Angeles
- 18-year-old Danny Landesman debut
- Toronto at Ottawa
- Consistency in adverse weather conditions
- Montreal at New York
- NY impressive at home, MTL Quentin Roger ambidexterity in debut
WEEK 5
- Austin at Atlanta
- ATL offense clicks after struggling through four games
- Indianapolis at Pittsburgh
- IND defense suffocates PIT offense on the road
- Los Angeles at San Jose - Game of the Week
- LA asserts themselves as a top team in the West with big plays from rookies
- Minnesota at Chicago
- CHI showcases efficient offense in first ever home game at new stadium
- Montreal at Toronto
- Quentin Bonnaud begins goal-scoring tear
- Ottawa at DC
- Reigning MVP Rowan McDonnell puts on an all-around showcase
- San Diego at Seattle
- SD laser precise redzone offense; Mark Burton 9-assist huck fest
- Austin at Raleigh
- Jonathan Nethercutt and Eric Taylor lead potent RAL offensive throwing attack
- Minnesota at Detroit
- Quick scores; MIN becomes first team of the season to score 30-plus
- Ottawa at Philadelphia
WEEK 6
- Atlanta at Indianapolis
- ATL smallball, run-and-gun offense flourishes indoors
- Chicago at Pittsburgh
- PIT establishes themselves as a divisional title contender
- Dallas at Austin
- Abe Coffin leads DAL offense on the road
- DC at New York
- Rowan McDonnell vs Ben Jagt superstar matchup that concludes in sudden death, double overtime
- Minnesota at Madison - Game of the Week
- MIN tries for first-ever road win in MAD with amazing defensive plays in clutch
- Ottawa at Toronto
- Regional rivalry ends in a walkoff huck score
- Raleigh at Tampa Bay
- Mischa Freystaetter dominant against his former team
- San Diego at Los Angeles
- Clear frontrunner in the West emerges
- Seattle at San Jose
- 19-year-old rookie SJ Keenan Laurence puts on a show in San Jose
WEEK 7
- San Jose at San Diego
- SD limits turnovers in their first 30-plus point scoring performance of the year
- Atlanta at Raleigh
- Bobby Ley seamlessly integrates into Flyers offense in season debut
- DC at Ottawa
- Game-winning hammer score
- Detroit at Pittsburgh
- Largest score differential in the league over first half of season
- Indianapolis at Minnesota
- IND offensive efficiency in one of the windiest games of the season
- Madison at Chicago
- Kevin Brown’s big throwing performance for MAD
- San Jose at Los Angeles
- Rookie Joc Jimenez leads way for LA in his best performance of 2019
- Tampa Bay at Austin
- Bradley Seuntjens has a career day on the road
- Toronto at New York - Game of the Week
- NY defense shuts down multiple big plays
- DC at Montreal
- Late surge by MTL puts pressure on DC’s O-line
- Tampa Bay at Dallas
- Takeaways prove key in generating scoring opportunities
- Toronto at Philadelphia
- PHI shows they have the talent to compete in the East
WEEK 8
- Austin at Dallas
- Dalton Smith sets season-high with eight scores
- Indianapolis at Chicago
- Defense prevails with critical blocks down the stretch
- Madison at Toronto - Game of the Week
- TOR team defense and pinpoint long throws
- Minnesota at Pittsburgh
- Max Sheppard 8-score performance launches campaign for MVP
- Montreal at Philadelphia
- MTL plays best offensive game of the season
- Ottawa at New York
- Beau Kittredge records season-high four blocks
- Tampa Bay at Atlanta
- ATL offense plays most efficient game of the season
- Madison at Detroit
- DET possession-based approach vs. MAD quick scores off turnovers
- Montreal at DC
- Rowan leads highest DC scoring output of the season
WEEK 9
- Austin at Tampa Bay
- TB defense proves strong at home
- Chicago at Minnesota - Game of the Week
- Matt Rehder and Quinn Snider each score 10+ goals in divisional rivalry shootout
- Indianapolis at Madison
- Momentum swings early as IND looks to defeat MAD in Madison for first time ever
- Montreal at Ottawa
- OTT rallies in the second half on strength of Nick Boucher
- New York at DC
- Rowan vs. Beau layout, amazing offensive execution from both rivals
- Pittsburgh at Detroit
- Shortened game (weather) places emphasis on early scoring
- San Diego at Los Angeles
- Precision throwing from SD and LA in SoCal between two top teams in West
- San Jose at Seattle
- Munis Thahir plays 40 points for SJ
- Austin at Atlanta
- Overtime thriller between two teams fighting for playoff relevancy
- Montreal at Toronto
WEEK 10
- 2019 AUDL All-Star Game
- Team Rowan rallies from seven down against Team KPS in the second half to force sudden death overtime
WEEK 11
- Dallas at Tampa Bay
- DAL scores quickly and efficiently under Friday night lights
- Dallas at Raleigh
- Jacob Fairfax puts on a clinic in season-best 10-score game
- Los Angeles at San Diego
- Rookies pave way for LA offense
- Madison at Minnesota
- Big buzzer beaters at end of second and third quarters
- Ottawa at Montreal
- Two OTT Callahans provide spark in tough road battle
- Philadelphia at New York
- NY defensive depth on display as 13 players record at least one block
- Seattle at San Jose
- Turnover-free Jay Boychuk leads SEA offense
- Toronto at DC - Game of the Week
- DC Max Cassell explodes for nine goals
- DC at Philadelphia
- Fluid DC offense controls time of possession
- Detroit at Chicago
- Rookie standout Drew Swanson records four goals and five blocks
WEEK 12
- Chicago at Detroit
- CHI defense swarms DET on the road
- Los Angeles at San Jose
- Offense, offense and more offense; LA and SJ battle in highest scoring game of season
- Madison at Pittsburgh
- 4th quarter hucks push a critical divisional showdown into overtime
- Minnesota at Indianapolis
- Fast-paced, big-play offenses go back and forth indoors
- New York at Raleigh - Game of the Week
- Championship favorite emerges in a series of late-game heroics
- Philadelphia at DC
- PHI defense locks down Rowan McDonnell
- San Diego at Seattle
- Travis Dunn makes case for league MVP in 12-score performance
- Tampa Bay at Dallas
- DAL offense remains consistent, defense takes charge late in first half
- Toronto at Montreal
- Kevin Quinlan finds Bonnaud seven times in the end zone
- Tampa Bay at Austin
- ATX defense capitalizes on turnovers
- Toronto at Ottawa
- TOR converts breaks in a game of struggling offenses
WEEK 13
- Chicago at Madison
- Rehder has strongest defensive outing of season as CHI bests MAD in takeaways
- Atlanta at Dallas
- Big blocks by both teams in defensive battle
- Detroit at Minnesota
- Jimmy Kittlesen records most single-game blocks (6) of his career
- Indianapolis at Pittsburgh
- Two MVP candidates face off, lead their respective teams in points played
- New York at Montreal - Game of the Week
- Bald Babbitt
- Philadelphia at Toronto
- Ryan Weaver leads PHI offense with 10 scores
- Raleigh at Tampa Bay
- Bobby Ley goes to battle with former teammate Roney in revenge game
- Seattle at San Diego
- Khalif El-Salaam goes off for 13 scores as Growlers look to clinch West Division
- Atlanta at Austin
- Efficient offenses trade points throughout
- Detroit at Chicago
- CHI D-line gets early breaks, game called at half due to weather
- New York at Ottawa
- OTT stays competitive despite NY putting up highest point total of 2019
- Seattle at Los Angeles
- LA defense proves impenetrable at home
WEEK 14
- Ottawa at Montreal
- Big hucks lead to big individual performances for both teams
- Dallas at Raleigh
- DAL O struggles to score points in windy road game
- Chicago at Indianapolis - Game of the Week
- Cameron Brock becomes first player ever to score 500 career goals
- Dallas at Atlanta
- Jay Froude plays primarily on defense for first time of the season
- DC at Toronto
- TOR limits turnovers with smooth offense at home
- Los Angeles at Seattle
- LA offense plays nearly perfect in final regular season game
- Minnsota at Madison
- Kevin Pettit-Scantling records season-high 5 blocks in strong MAD defensive effort
- New York at Philadelphia
- Jagt makes his presence known on both sides of the ball
- Pittsburgh at Detroit
- Double overtime thriller as DET looks for first win since 2017
- San Diego at San Jose
- Scott Radlauer falls one block shy of tying single-game AUDL block record
WEEK 15
- Philadelphia at Ottawa
- Sean Mott vs. Nick Boucher: Lefties put up points for respective offenses
- Pittsburgh at Chicago - Game of the Week
- Thomas Edmonds and Max Sheppard put on two-man show in primetime
- Tampa Bay at Raleigh
- Near-even offenses trade points in highlight packed rivalry matchup
- Detroit at Madison
- MAD rookies shine in home finale
- Philadelphia at Montreal
- Quentin Bonnaud reaches 10 goals in a game for the second time of the season
- Pittsburgh at Indianapolis
- PIT offense looking to keep red-hot momentum heading into playoffs
WEEK 16 - PLAYOFFS
- Chicago at Pittsburgh
- Both teams opt for the longball in a neck-and-neck game down to the wire
- DC at Toronto
- Rowan McDonnell, Isaiah Masek-Kelly, and other veterans from both teams excel in playoff atmosphere
- Los Angeles at San Diego - Game of the Week
- LA defense tries slowing league-best SD offense with short pulls and double team traps
- Toronto at New York
- Jibran Mieser sparks the NY defense
WEEK 17 - PLAYOFFS
- Dallas at Raleigh - Game of the Week
- Abe Coffin perfect throwing performance in divisional title game
- Pittsburgh at Indianapolis
- Travis Carpenter, IND defense shine in first divisional title appearance since 2014
WEEK 18 - CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
- Indianapolis at New York - Semifinals
- NY team defense coverage; Jagt takes over downfield for Empire
- Dallas at San Diego - Semifinals
- SD high scoring offense vs. playmaking DAL defense
- Dallas at New York - Championship
- NY tries to become third undefeated franchise since 2016 DAL
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