LIVESTREAM Germany PPV: Kiel Baltic Hurricanes @ New Yorker Lions, July 20, 16:00 CET (4 pm, 10 am EDT)

| American Football | 07/20/2024

In German Football League action, the New Yorker Lions (3-3) will host the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (2-4) in the second game of the year between the two.

Kiel defeated the Lions 28-14 to open the season.

The Lions are coming off their third straight win after dropping three in a row to open the GFL season. In their last outing they defeated the Paderborn Dolphins 35-7 following  their first win June 8 when they beat  the Kirchdorf Wildcats 24-3 and win #2 against the Saarland Hurricanes 37-20. They had lost to the Dolphins 10-7 , 28-14 to the Hurricanes and then 21-7 to the Dresden Monarchs.

Kiel opened the season by matching their win total from 2023 by beating the Braunschweig New Yorker Lions in their opening game doubling up on them 28-14. They then were beaten 21-19 by the Dolphins and by Potsdam 56-23 before dropping a tough one to the Dresden Monarchs, 22-11. They rebounded with a dominant 56-24 win over the Berlin Rebels but were brought back down to earth in a 42-34 loss to the Hildesheim Invaders.

For Braunschweig, quarterback Donovan Ismo has started the last three games, all wins. He has thrown for 493 yards and five touchdowns. Lamar Jordan started the first game against Kiel throwing for only 131 yards. He was replaced in the matchup with Paderborn by wide receiver Leon Dirmeier. David Shafir started at quarterback in the loss to Dresden before Ismo stepped in. The leading receiver for the Lions so far has been Luc Meacham who has 16 catches for 218 yards and three scores.

Hurricanes quarterback Nate Hayden has thrown for 1,249 yards and 14 touchdowns in the six games with Isaiah Harris as his main target. Harris has  hauled in 38 passes for 562 yards and three touchdowns. The Kiel ground game has been solid with Lorenz Rotermund rushing for 533 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 7.1 yards a carry.

The momentum has shifted for Braunschweig so expect a confident Lions team when the Hurricanes come to town.

Watch live PPV: Kiel Baltic Hurricanes @ New Yorker Lions, July 20, 16:00 CET (4 pm, 10 am EDT)

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