The Green Bay Blizzard come off their third and final bye week traveling to Bismarck North Dakota to play the Bucks on Saturday. It’s a rematch of the game on May 4 at the Reach Center where the Blizzard won 48 to 39. The Bucks are coming off a tough road game in Des Moines against the Iowa Barnstormers where they lost 65 to 35.
The Blizzard are (6-5) this season and hold the 4th seed in the IFL playoffs. The Bucks are in 9th place at (2-9). With the IFL Playoffs starting the weekend of June 21 and the top 6 teams making the playoffs, the Blizzard control their own destiny for securing the 4th seed and hosting a first-round game. The top 2 seeds earn a first-round bye with the 3rd seed, currently the Sioux Falls Storm hosting the 6th seed and the 4th seed, currently the Blizzard, hosting the 5th seed. With 3 games remaining against the 2 last place teams in the league, the Blizzard can get on a roll with momentum going into the playoffs.
The Blizzard are led offensively by quarterback Lenorris Footman and wide receiver Keshaun Tayler. Keshaun was the IFL offensive player of the week last week after catching a record tying 5 touchdown passes in the loss to the Iowa Barnstormers on May 19. Defensively, the team is led by linebacker Dayshawn Taylor who leads the team with 68 tackles and defensive back Bakari Triggs who has 4 interceptions.
Kickoff is Saturday Night at 6:05pm and the Blizzard will be hosting a viewing party at Replay Sports Bar and Grill in De Pere. The game will also be available for free on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPZ7gyz4QbA
