LIVESTREAM: Portugal – Paredes Lumberjacks @Lisboa Navigators, Sunday, April 14, 4p CEDT (10a EDT)
The final playoff berth is up for grabs Sunday, April 14 in the Portuguese League of American Football as the Paredes Lumberjacks (2-2) head to Lisbon to take on the 2-3 Lisboa Navigators.
After opening the season with two straight wins against the Braga Warriors (42-12) and Algarve Sharks (36-6), Lisboa dropped three in a row. First, they were unceremoniously dumped by the Porto Mutts 33-8 and then lost a tough one to crosstown rivals, the Lisboa Devils 28-20. In their last game before their break, the Navigators were downed 33-21 by the Cascais Crusaders.
Paredes suffered a lopsided loss to the Lisboa Devils, 53-14 but bounced back to beat the Braga Warriors 16-6. The Porto Mutts proved too much for the Lumberjacks beating them 25-12 but again Paredes responded the week after, earning a 28-10 victory over the Algarve Sharks.
Although Paredes has a game in hand over the Navigators, they need to win today to be assured of a playoff spot. The same goes for Lisboa. They need to beat the Lumberjacks to get the fourth and final playoff berth.