LIVESTREAM Germany PPV: Berlin Rebels @ Hildesheim Invaders, Aug. 31, 16:00 CET (4 pm, 10 am EDT)
The Hildesheim Invaders (7-3) will host the Berlin Rebels (5-6) in a German Football League game that Hildesheim needs to win to stay in third place in the GFL North standings with the playoffs looming.
A loss to Berlin would put the Invaders third place in jeopardy as the New Yorker Lions sit fourth with a 6-5 record and the two teams meet in the final game of the regular season next weekend. A loss today and then to Braunschweig would bump Hildesheim down to fourth and a date with the GFL South leading Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns in the quarterfinals.
Hildesheim is coming off a two-game losing streak after getting pounded 69-14 last week and 45-16 by the Dresden Monarchs the week before. Prior to the two losses, the Invaders had won seven straight. They beat the Berlin Adler 49-42, the Berlin Rebels 36-19, Paderborn Dolphins 50-31 and the Ravensburg Razorbacks in overtime 31-30. They then downed the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 43-34 before whipping the Kirchdorf Wildcats 56-7. They were pushed by the Berlin Adler but came away with a narrow 38-36 victory on July 27. They opened the season with a 56-21 loss to Potsdam.
Watch live. Berlin Rebels @ Hildesheim Invaders, Aug. 31, 16:00 CET (4 pm, 10 am EDT)
The Rebels had opened the season with a thrilling come from behind 39-38 win over the Saarland Hurricanes but were brought down to earth by the Hildesheim Invaders who beat them 36-19 in Game #2. They then beat the Kirchdorf Wildcats 33-17 before being downed by crosstown rivals the Berlin Adler 27-18 and then the Royals 74-20. They suffered a 56-24 loss to the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes before the debacle with the Royals. Then the Lions beat them 28-14 and the Paderborn Dolphins edged them 2017 before they stunned the GFL with a 19-16 victory over the second place Dresden Monarchs.
Hildesheim quarterback Nelson Hughes has thrown for 2,163 yards and 22 touchdowns in the 10 games with Lennart Stukenborg being his leading receiver with 31 receptions for 378 yards and three scores and running back Jordan Grant who has 35 receptions for 329 yards. Grant has rushed for 849 yards and nine scores, good for third in overall yardage and average yards per game (84.9) while Rayshon Mills has rushed for 496 yards and Hughes 487 yards and nine touchdowns.
The story for the Rebels season has been their starting quarterback Tyquel Fields. In his first season, he has thrown for 1,524 yards and 10 touchdowns in 10 games but has tossed 10 interceptions as well. However, he is the sixth leading rusher in the league with 113 carries for 665 yards and 11 scores. His leading target in the air is Austin Osborne with 62 catches for 910 yards which places him third overall in the GFL.
Watch live. Berlin Rebels @ Hildesheim Invaders, Aug. 31, 16:00 CET (4 pm, 10 am EDT)
