Game Thread: St. Louis BattleHawks @ DC Defenders Sun 8-Mar-20 3PM ET on FS1

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Re: Game Thread: St. Louis BattleHawks @ DC Defenders Sun 8-Mar-20 3PM ET on FS1

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16,342, second attendance bump of the week
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BengalErnst wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:57 pm No one must be watching this game. Board is absolutely dead
It's a beautiful day where I'm at. Plus with DST kicking in, plenty of sunshine and later into the evening.

Smart move by the league to put the Wildcats game at 9.
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Still watching, but there's not a ton to say about it. The Defenders should be up by two scores but are constantly shooting themselves in the foot. It's maddening. I wish I was there in person, then at least I would be drunk and enjoying myself more.
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It has been great defence
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Well, it's over. The Battlehawks are still for real; not quite sure about the Defenders yet. They were too inconsistent to inspire much confidence, but they did manage to win.

Marquette King took a bad hit to his punting leg in the fourth quarter. I hope he's all right.
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Re: Game Thread: St. Louis BattleHawks @ DC Defenders Sun 8-Mar-20 3PM ET on FS1

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That was a Defensive battle. DC really turned it on when the QB changed. Wasn't expect the Battlehawk struggle so much with penalties and feel short on 4 and inches. Not with that run game.
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You have to give the Defenders fanbase credit. There is a reason they're 3-0 at home and 0-2 on the road, and the Audi Field environment is part of that.
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johnnyangryfuzzball wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:22 pm You have to give the Defenders fanbase credit. There is a reason they're 3-0 at home and 0-2 on the road, and the Audi Field environment is part of that.
The cup snake was pretty cool and did set themselves apart from others.
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Good defensive battle, but it was frustrating to watch. Both teams had a lot of missed opportunities.
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Re: Game Thread: St. Louis BattleHawks @ DC Defenders Sun 8-Mar-20 3PM ET on FS1

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Ratings for this game are going to be terrible. Combine:
1) a boring game
2) a beautiful day weather wise in the north east
3) FS1

And you have a recipe for very low tv ratings. Hope I am wrong but social media engagement seems to back me up.
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