Nebraska Blizzards 2027: The Reckoning

[Grid Iron]

Dynasty Overview

The purpose of the Nebraska Blizzards Dynasty is to tell a compelling and intriguing story using FOF2 as the backdrop.

The Story So Far (Updated 8/18/03!!!)

It all began in January 2000. That year, Anthony Coriolanus, President and CEO of AgroGlobal Corporation, and a man known only as "The Executioner" agreed to a join forces in a business venture expected to generate billions of dollars. Using Coriolanus’ connections with the National Football League Commissioner’s Office, the two men set out to purchase an expansion franchise to generate large amounts of cash separate and apart from their own personal income. Then, using Executioner’s connections to the infamous Mexican Zopepe Drug Cartel, the money made by the team would be invested into drug trafficking to generate incredible profits. Since they decided that the team’s name would be the Nebraska Blizzards, it seemed appropriate that their criminal venture should be code-named Operation Snow Blind.

Their plan began with Coriolanus bribing NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and other league executives to obtain enough votes to win the bid for an expansion franchise in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Executioner, meanwhile, assassinated the most prominent competitors for the expansion franchise team, as well as those opposed to construction of the Blizzards’ stadium.

After Coriolanus was awarded the NFL's latest expansion franchise, he set out to hire the best General Manager in the league—Jack “Grid” Iron. Since Grid was under contract with the San Diego Chargers, Coriolanus framed Iron by paying a notorious bookie, Heather Diamond, to accuse the GM of gambling on NFL games. After Iron was fired by the Chargers due to the criminal charges, Coriolanus befriended him, and even paid for his lawyer throughout the ensuing jury trial. Iron was later acquitted after Diamond surprised prosecutors by testifying that she made up the accusations only to gain notoriety. Since Coriolanus had supported Grid Iron throughout the entire ordeal, Iron’s decision to be the Blizzards’ GM was an easy one.

After securing the franchise, stadium and general manager, Coriolanus and the Executioner began investing the team’s profits into the drug trade. Over several years, Coriolanus donated millions of dollars generated by the Blizzards to sham charities in South America and Mexico. These charities then laundered the money by transferring it to the cartel, where it was used to fund the drug smuggling operations. The drug profits were then deposited into several off-shore bank accounts, set up by the Executioner.

The enterprise was wildly successful, as both men made over one billion dollars within 10 years. Coriolanus was content to bask in the glory of his vast, new wealth. The Executioner, however, had different plans for his share of the profits.

Working with CIA Director Archie Bitzer, also known as “Silencer,” the Executioner used the money earned from the cartel’s drug activities to genetically engineer a virus that would kill anyone of Arab ancestry. In 2015, the virus was released into a small village in Saudi Arabia, and it spread quickly across the entire region, gaining its nickname, the “Arabian Flu.” By the end of 2016, it had reached every country in the Middle East and killed over 500,000 people. By 2017, the disease appeared for the first time in the United States when a businessman from Yemen died shortly after arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2018, the first case in the continental U.S. occurred when a Saudi immigrant, who had not been to the Middle East in several years, died in a Bronx, New York, hospital.

In 2019, Bitzer urged the Executioner to begin what is known only as “Phase 2,” which involved distributing a vaccine for the Arabian Flu. The Executioner refused, telling Bitzer that he could not provide him a vaccine because none existed - he had lied about it merely to secure Bitzer’s help. Wracked with guilt, Bitzer later took his own life. FBI Agent Alex Goldstein, however, discovered the Executioner’s plot while reviewing Bitzer’s computer files.

Also in 2019, the countries of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia began deploying large numbers of troops and missiles (suspected of carrying chemical weapons) to their borders with Israel, which they blamed for the disease. In response, Israel detonated a tactical nuclear device in an uninhabited area to deter any military attack by the Arabs.

The escalating violence in the Middle East convinced Goldstein to suggest to his superiors that the U.S. take responsibility for its role in creating the virus. The President of the United States ordered a cover-up of the incident. Goldstein, however, saved the computer records and planned to go public with the information.

Unfortunately, the National Security Agency caught wind of Goldstein’s plan and had him arrested to face charges of treason before a military tribunal. He is currently being held at a secret military base outside of the continental United States.

As for Coriolanus, he fled the U.S. in 2014 following an attempt on his life by one of the Executioner’s assassins and his indictment for drug trafficking. He re-appeared in 2016, however, in Germany. Holed up with a large cache of firearms in a small apartment in suburban Hamburg, Coriolanus told Interpol authorities that he killed his own wife and children mercifully because he feared that they would have suffered horrific and painful deaths if the Executioner got to them first. After several hours of negotiation, Coriolanus agreed to surrender and the authorities all about Operation Snow Blind. Unfortunately, as Coriolanus walked out of the apartment and towards the waiting police, he was shot and killed by an unknown assassin.

To date, the Arabian Flu has killed over three million people. Further, the Executioner’s purpose in creating the virus and releasing it upon the Middle East is currently unknown.

In addition, over the last decade several South Pacific villages, and all of their inhabitants, have been completely destroyed by missiles from Russian Mako helicopters. The Russian government has denied any involvement. The CIA believes that several Mako helicopters that vanished on a training mission in 2003 in Siberia were actually stolen by the squadron commander, Vladimir Maritczak, and his men. A worldwide search has begun for Maritczak, who was an outspoken Ukrainian and considered to be sympathetic toward the United States and NATO. Any connection between the Mako helicopters and Operation Snow Blind, if there is one, is unknown at this time.

On December 31, 2019, NORAD detected the launch of 35 missiles from various Arab nations directed at Israel. Shortly thereafter, Israel launched a counter-strike of 65 rockets, which satellites showed to be armed with nuclear warheads. The capitals of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria are among the cities targeted.

In 2020, the world learned of the horrifying destruction across the Middle East from the Arab-Israeli missile attacks. Millions died and cities were left in ruin. The U.N. sent peacekeepers to the area to maintain stability, but they weren't enough. U.N. Secretary General Jean-Paul Petain was removed from office when the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Jamir Al Sabah, called for his impeachment after his father was killed by a suicide bomber. Al Sabah, the newly crowned King of Kuwait, was elected to replace Petain, and has vowed to increase the U.N.'s military presence in the Middle East to eradicate the many terrorist groups attempting to seize power in the shattered land.

Also in 2020, Grid Iron received a cryptic e-mail from someone purporting to be Anthony Coriolanus. Coriolanus was believed to have been killed by an assassin in 2016 before he could reveal the secret of Operation Snow Blind to the authorities.

In 2021, Grid Iron learned that the e-mail was really an automated message written by Coriolanus several years ago before his death. Coriolanus instructed Grid Iron to access the AgroGlobal computer system in Kuala Lumpur for information that would unveil a horrifying conspiracy. In Kuala Lumpur, Coriolanus left a message for Grid saying the information had to be copied to a keychain hard drive and that it would be slipped to him by a guest at Le Petit Zinc, a restaurant in Paris, on New Year's Eve 2022.

Also in 2021, Anthony Angelino gave up his stake in the Melbourne, Florida, Eagles to become the majority owner of the Nebraska Blizzards. The President of New York-based BuildCo Enterprises, Angelino announced shortly after buying the team that he would move it unless the public paid for a new $1 billion stadium.

At the close of 2021, King Jamir Al Sabah of Kuwait announced that doctors in his country discovered a cure for the Arabian Flu and would begin distributing it immediately.

In 2022, the U.S. government provided U.N. peacekeepers in the Middle East with 1,000 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, the most advanced military plane in the world. The planes were provided at the request of King Sabah, who pointed out the need to deter terrorist cells and rival governments from interfering with the rebuilding process.

Also in 2022, Grid Iron obtained the hard drive Anthony Coriolanus left for him in Paris. In it, Coriolanus included information from AgroGlobal's computer database which described a secret research facility in Paraguay. According to the disk, the place was created by the U.S. government to circumvent the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1975 and was responsible for creating the Arabian Flu. The disk also stated that it was the CIA that released the virus in the Middle East. The facility is hidden in the jungle and has gone undetected by local law enforcement for decades. Coriolanus did, however, give Grid Iron the GPS coordinates.

In 2023, Lincoln Police Officer Michael Phillips obtained a wiretap authorization to monitor the phone calls of a local drug dealer, Chu Nguyen. During on intercepted phone conversation, Nguyen explains to an associate that a new dealer named "Vinny" has opened shop in town and is significantly cutting into his business. Nguyen explained, however, that there was little he could do about Vinny since it is believed he is associated with organized crime ("OC").

2023 concluded when Grid Iron traveled to Paraguay to find the AgroGlobal research facility that manufactured the Arabian Flu. After he arrived, however, several unidentfied helicopters showed up and began firing missiles at Grid and the research facility, destroying the entire place, as well as Grid Iron’s companions.

In 2024, we learned that Grid Iron survived the attack on the research facility and began the long arduous journey home, travelling across the mountain of Paraguay, into Peru, a long trip aboard a fishing boat from Peru to Mexico, and then a bus ride from San Diego to Lincoln. With him, Grid brought two password-protected laptop computers that he recovered from the AgroGlobal research facility debris.

Just as Grid’s life seemed to be returning to normal, however, tragedy struck again. His son was kidnapped on New Year’s Eve, after which Grid received an e-mail from Vladimir Maritczak stating that they each had something the other one wanted.

In 2025, Grid Iron negotiated for the return of his kidnapped son. Vladimir Maritczak promised to return the boy in exchange for the laptop computer Grid took from the AgroGlobal lab in Paraguay. Iron agreed, and the exchange was made shortly after the Blizzards' Super Bowl victory. However, Maritczak's superior, The Executioner, discovered the former Russian Air Force Commander to be a traitor. He was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the head in a Lincoln hotel. The laptop was missing from its case.

Fortunately, both The Executioner and Maritczak were not aware of Grid Iron's second laptop. Also taken from the AgroGlobal lab in Paraguay, Grid Iron stashed the second computer away in his safety deposit box in Lincoln. Since the system is password protected, however, he has no idea what it contains.

In 2026, King Jamir Al Sabah arranged for the transition of U.N. Peacekeepers from European personnel to Arabs, and then announced the creation of the New Republic of Arabia, comprised of Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. After Sabah resigned his post as Secretary General of the U.N., the Arabian U.N. troops gave their allegiance to the King, and took over the only two U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

In a speech to the world, Sabah stated that his plan to return Arabia to it place as the greatest nation in the world was finally complete. He explained that he developed the Allah Virus, engineered to kill all people not of Arab descent, to deter any military action against the New Republic of Arabia, and that he would use his army of former peacekeepers to destroy anyone standing in his way. The identity of the Executioner was finally revealed. . .

To catch up on all the details of the story from 2000 - 2019, go to the following link at the old FOF Central Pub:

Nebraska Blizzards Decade Review: 2010-2019

Here are the most recent chapters located at the new FOF Central pub:

Nebraska Blizzards 2020: A Ghost From the Past
Nebraska Blizzards 2021: The Plot Thickens
Nebraska Blizzards 2022: A Secret Revealed
Nebraska Blizzards 2023: The Heart of Darkness
Nebraska Blizzards 2024: The Long Road Home
Nebraska Blizzards 2025: Ransom
Nebraska Blizzards 2026: Revelation

House Rules (Updated 3/5/03!)

I employ a fairly standard set of "house rules" (empty cupboard, no franchise tag, must maintain a 53-man roster, no renegotiating, can't make trade proposals, trades must pass "fairness test", no current NFL players, auto-sign rookies). During the 20-step free agent period, I may negotiate with any player who was on my team the previous season without restriction. As for free agents who did not play on my team the previous season, I may sign up to three of them during the 20-step process, but I may only bid on one player at a time and I cannot modify my original offer. After the 20-step free agency period, I can only sign undrafted rookie free agents and players who were on my roster the previous season. All contracts signed outside of the 20-step process must be for exactly what the player asks, or for one year. I have decided to allow renegotiating with “classy veterans" who have a loyalty of "high" or above.

[Grid Iron]

Arabian war machine rolls nn

Yemen, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates fall

January 1, 2027


Tehran, Iran (AP) - Sources report that the New Republic of Arabia has conquered the countries of Yemen, Oman, Qatar, and the U.A.E, giving the new nation complete control of the region. Utilizing American-built M1-D tanks and F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that were once utilitzed by U.N. Peacekeepers stationed in the Middle East, the attacks were swift and resistence weak.

"Finally, my dream has been realized," said Arab Republic President Jamir Al Sabah in a statement. "The West will tremble and shake and the mere mention of our grand nation."

[Grid Iron]

2027 Season Preview

In 2027, the Blizzards will be shooting for a their seventh consecutive Super Bowl title!


Team Movement

The New Orleans Saints announced that the team is moving to Davenport, Iowa, for the 2032 season.

Ticket Prices

Despite a Super Bowl victory and a 12% drop in profit to $245 million in 2026, the Blizzards did not raise ticket prices. “I think making a quarter-billion dollars is pretty darn good,” said team owner Anthony Angelino.

Scouts/Coaches

No changes were made in the scouting or coaching staff.

Retirements

None.

Trades

The Blizzards were not involved in any trades.

Free Agency

The Blizzards went into the free agency period $84.8 million under the $249.7million salary cap.

Key Players Re-Signed

• RB Jerome Sweeney signed a three-year, $35.56 million contract to stay with the Blizzards. Jerome, Nebraska’s second-round pick in 2017 out of Air Force, has been named Offensive Player of the Year five times in his career. He also won League MVP honors in 2021, and the Super Bowl MVP award in 2023.
  
• C Julio Moore will remain the team’s starting center after agreeing to a $22.13 million, three-year deal. Moore has been named All-League First Team five times since being drafted by Nebraska in the first round (28th overall) in 2016 out of Texas A&M.
  
• QB Moran Sweeney, who has won Super Bowl MVP honors twice and NFL MVP once in his 10-year career, decided to re-sign with Nebraska as a “classy veteran” and will earn $64.32 million over his three-year contract. His deal makes him the fourth-highest player in the NFL. Moran was drafted by the Blizzards in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2017 draft out of Southwest Louisiana and is the brother of Nebraska RB Jerome Sweeney.
  

Key Players Lost

None.

Key Players Gained

None.

Amateur Draft

With the 36th overall pick, Grid Iron chose 6’3, 224 pound, North Carolina LB Wes Lane. “Wes is a franchise player, and I expect him to be flying around the field for many years to come,” said Iron. Iron added that he sees the leadership skills in Lane that would eventually allow him to take over for aging LB Kyle Schwartz, who is now in his 12th year. “He’s got ‘field general’ written all over him.”

Rnd 1 - Wes Lane, LB, North Carolina
Rnd 2 - Kenny Vos, DT, Sul Ross State
Rnd 3 - Lonnie Franz, T, Maine
Rnd 4 - Desmond Matthews, QB, Alabama
Rnd 5 - Bernard Ballard, CB, Stanford
Rnd 6 - Mickey Sims, T, Houston
Rnd 7 - Louie Panahi, WR, Kutztown

Training Camp/Exhibition Season

The team finished the exhibition season with a disappointing 0-4 record.

QB Moran Sweeney is healthy again and will try to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2026 campaign that limited him to just 10 games.

Schedule

The Blizzards have a tough schedule this year, playing nine of their 16 games against teams that finished the 2026 season with a winning record. Nebraska begins the year with a re-match of the 2026 AFC Championship game, which the Blizzards won 27-20, when the Denver Broncos travel to Lincoln.

Week      Opponent
Week 1    DENVER BRONCOS                    
Week 2    Kansas City Chiefs                
Week 3    OAKLAND RAIDERS                   
Week 4    GREENVILLE (SC) BOBCATS                               
Week 5    OPEN                              
Week 6    SAN FRANCISCO NINERS              
Week 7    San Diego Chargers                
Week 8    Oakland Raiders                   
Week 9    Miami Dolphins                                        
Week 10   KANSAS CITY CHIEFS                
Week 11   ATLANTA FALCONS                                       
Week 12   Denver Broncos                                        
Week 13   SAN DIEGO CHARGERS                
Week 14   Seattle Seahawks                                      
Week 15   Baltimore Ravens                                      
Week 16   Carolina Panthers                                     
Week 17   SEATTLE SEAHAWKS                    

Bold = team had winning record in 2026

[Grid Iron]

OPEC dissolved

Oil prices skyrocket to all-time highs

January 23, 2027


Kuwait City, Arabia (AP) - The New Republic of Arabia's Minister of Finance announced today that OPEC, which sets worldwide prices for oil, has been dissolved. "Arabia now controls 75% of the earth's oil reserves," the Minister said in a prepared statement. "Consequently, there is no need for OPEC."

Immediately after dissolving OPEC, the Minister of Finance announced that Arabian oil prices would be set at $500 per barrel--an all-time high. "The West should consider the price adjustment as merely reparations for hundreds of years of exploiting the people of Arabia," he said.

Experts agree that the move will devastate the economies of virtually every country in the world, and put the strongest nations into deep recessions, at best. "What else can we do?" asked Harvard economist Edgar Dershowitz. "We can't take it by force because they have the Allah Virus, and we can't have a successful economy paying $500 per barrel of oil."

[Grid Iron]

Nebraska Blizzards 2027 Roster

  Name                  #  Pos HT    WT    Exp Stat  College
Sweeney, Moran *        15 QB  6-4   238   11  ----- Southwest Louisiana       
Roye, Ainsley           18 QB  6-1   204   3   ----- Miami, Florida            
Matthews, Desmond       6  QB  6-3   218   R   ----- Alabama                   

Moran Sweeney is looking to come back from an injury plagued 2026 campaign.

Sweeney, Jerome         43 RB  5-11  205   11  ----- Air Force                 
Woodard, Donny          49 RB  5-7   193   6   ----- Virginia                  
Morris, Buddy           22 RB  6-1   186   3   Inact St. Francis (Ill.)        
Roberts, Erik           31 RB  5-9   215   1   ----- Texas Tech                
Reid, Shaun             45 FB  5-10  237   4   ----- Central (Ia.)             
Erickson, Gaylon        32 FB  6-1   230   1   ----- Arizona State             

Jerome Sweeney won his fifth Offensive Player of the Year Award last season.

Donovan, Courtney       80 TE  6-2   261   14  ----- Rice                      
Hanson, Brock           86 TE  6-5   249   5   ----- Purdue                    
Clinton, Vince          83 WR  5-10  207   10  ----- Colorado State            
Thomason, Buddy +       88 WR  5-10  214   6   ----- Washington                
Clemons, Morion         82 WR  6-1   181   6   ----- Purdue                    
Franz, Richard          84 WR  6-0   193   4   ----- Minnesota                 
Peyton, Joseph          87 WR  5-9   199   2   ----- East Carolina             

Courtney Donovan and Vince Clinton are potential Hall of Famers.

Moore, Julio +          67 C   6-2   288   12  ----- Texas A&M                 
McCarthy, Ken-Yon +     51 C   6-4   298   8   ----- Texas Tech                
Villanueva, Daniel      54 C   6-2   265   7   Inact Northern Illinois         
Jefferson, Hardy +      69 G   6-7   330   5   ----- Wisconsin                 
Parker, Jay             78 G   6-6   322   4   ----- New Haven                 
Bishop, Maurice         76 G   6-4   318   3   ----- Southern Methodist        
Libero, Hunter          71 G   6-1   339   1   ----- Oregon                    
Thacker, Ainsley +      64 T   6-5   277   14  Inact SE Missouri St.           
Rubisch, Roderick       61 T   6-4   346   13  ----- West Virginia             
Doyle, William          60 T   6-7   344   2   ----- Wyoming                   
Franz, Lonnie           70 T   6-4   338   R   ----- Maine                     

Julio Moore is the best center in the game.

Bunyan, Kenny           12 P   6-1   204   7   ----- Florida                   
Rhodes, Eugene          8  K   5-9   209   5   ----- South Dakota State        

Eugene Rhodes is one of the most accurate kickers in the NFL.

Norris, Willie          94 DE  6-0   255   5   ----- Grambling                 
Phipps, Phillip         93 DE  5-11  243   5   ----- Northeast Louisiana       
Wagoner, Scottie        91 DE  6-3   273   2   Inact North Carolina State      
Bond, Antonio           92 DE  6-3   278   1   ----- Virginia Tech             
Yiu, Nate               90 DT  6-3   289   9   ----- Iowa State                
Clayton, Donovan        96 DT  6-3   289   3   ----- Louisville                
Kirchner, Nick          98 DT  5-11  298   2   ----- Florida                   
Vos, Kenny              73 DT  6-3   288   R   ----- Sul Ross State            

The Blizzards' "Snow Storm" defense starts with a great pass rush.

Schwartz, Kyle          95 LB  6-4   218   12  ----- Michigan State            
Dishman, Dominic        50 LB  5-11  230   6   Inact Michigan State            
Shaw, Harold            58 LB  6-4   273   4   ----- Virginia                  
Villarreal, Bennie      59 LB  6-1   257   4   ----- Louisiana State           
Donovan, Walter         56 LB  6-5   262   3   ----- San Diego State           
Lane, Wes               53 LB  6-3   224   R   ----- North Carolina            

Kyle Schwartz is the grizzled veteran tutoring this young and talented group.

Long, Travis            42 CB  5-10  181   11  ----- Nebraska                  
Blackwood, Everett      37 CB  5-7   165   7   ----- Arizona                   
Chavarria, Wade         44 CB  5-11  185   3   ----- Western Kentucky          
Jeffery, D.J.           20 CB  5-9   170   2   ----- Columbia                  
Minkel, Leland          21 CB  5-10  182   2   Inact East Carolina             
Ballard, Bernard        33 CB  6-2   198   R   ----- Stanford                  
Mangum, Charles         27 S   6-0   191   14  ----- Portland State            
Butler, Riall           29 S   5-10  210   8   ----- Notre Dame                
O'Neil, Britt           46 S   5-9   196   4   ----- Indiana                   
Peters, Deon            48 S   5-11  222   3   Inact Kansas                    

The Nebraska secondary is the best in the league.

Key: Pos - Position, HT - Height, WT - Weight,
OnTm - When joined team, Ctrc - Last year of contract,
(UFA - free agent, ---- - no contract), Exp - Experience,
Stat - Status (InjR - injured reserve, Inact - Inactive)
  
Salary Cap: $249.7 million  
Room Under Cap: $18,580,000

[Grid Iron]

Former FBI agent released

Military brass indicted for virus conspiracy

September 1, 2027


Washington, DC (Reuters) - Former FBI agent Alex Goldstein was released today after being held in a secret U.S. army brig in Panama for seven years. "The American government apologizes to Mr. Goldstein for this tragedy," said U.S. Attorney General George Kearney. "Unfortunately, he became the victim of some very evil men."

Kearney explained that Goldstein was imprisoned without a trial after the National Security Agency and top military officials discovered he was investigating the death of CIA Director Archie Bitzer. "Mr. Bitzer was a liaison between a small group of U.S. military men and Arabian President Jamir Al Sabah in developing the Arabian Flu," he said. Goldstein had discovered evidence of this, but was captured and imprisoned before he could make the information public. "Perhaps this entire Middle East incident could have been avoided had the truth come out seven years ago."

Kearney added that the government and military officials involved in the virus development and subsequent cover-up have been indicted in Federal Court on charges of conspiracy to commit murder. "One five-star general, three four-star generals, and their respective senior staffs are being held without bail pending court martial proceedings." Those charged could face the death penalty if convicted.

[Grid Iron]

Week 1: Blizzards (0-0) vs. Broncos (0-0)

Nebraska LB Kyle Schwartz had 20 tackles and QB Moran Sweeney threw three touchdowns as the Blizzards beat the Broncos 31-24.

Moran left the game with a hyperextended elbow, but is listed as probable for next week’s game.

Week 2: Blizzards (1-0) at Chiefs (1-0)

The Nebraska offense racked up 309 rushing yards on the day and the defense allowed just 110 total yards, as the Blizzards cruised to a 38-6 victory over the Chiefs.

Week 3: Blizzards (2-0) vs. Raiders (1-1)

Nebraska WR Buddy Thomason caught seven passes for 81 yards and three touchdowns as the Blizzards routed the Raiders 35-17.

Moran Sweeney aggravated his elbow injury and will miss next week’s start.

Week 4: Blizzards (3-0) at Bobcats (2-0)

Nebraska CB Wade Chavarria was named Defensive Player of the Week after making three interceptions and returning two for touchdowns in the Blizzards’ 34-18 victory over the Bobcats.

1/4 Season Review

At 4-0, the Blizzards are alone in first place, one game ahead of the Denver Broncos (3-1).

The team’s success is due in large part to its high-octane offense, which is averaging 34.5 points per game—tops in the league. The centerpiece of the Blizzards scoring machine is RB Jerome Sweeney, who leads the NFL with 369 rush yards and has scored one touchdown.

The Nebraska defense is also formidable, allowing just 16.25 points per game. Third-year CB Wade Chavarria, drafted by Nebraska in the third round in 2025 out of Western Kentucky, is off to a great start after returning three of his four interceptions for touchdowns.

[Grid Iron]

To: [email protected]
Subject: Allah Virus
Date: September 15, 2027
From: [email protected]

Given what the government did to you, I'm sure I can trust you.

I have something in my safety deposit box that just might save us all . . .

[WussGawd]

Grid,

I just wanted to let you know every time I've read this, it's become better. Great stuff!

[Grid Iron]

Originally posted by WussGawd
I just wanted to let you know every time I've read this, it's become better. Great stuff!

Thanks for the compliment!

[Grid Iron]

Week 5: OPEN

Starting QB Moran Sweeney expects to be fully recovered from his nagging hyperextended elbow injury by next week.

Week 6: Blizzards (4-0) vs. 49ers (1-2-1)

RB Jerome Sweeney rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown as the Blizzards overcame a 16-0 fourth quarter deficit to beat the 49ers 20-16.

Week 7: Blizzards (5-0) at Chargers (0-6)

LB Kyle Schwartz had 30 solo tackles to break his own NFL single-game record as Nebraska beat the Chargers 21-7. Schwartz set the previous record with 27 solo tackles in 2023.

Week 8: Blizzards (6-0) at Raiders (2-5)

Although the Raiders out-gained the Blizzards by a margin of 414 yards to 194 on the day, Nebraska walked away with a 13-7 victory when RB Jerome Sweeney ran 9 yards around left end in overtime for the game-winning touchdown.

WR Vince Clinton suffered a stretched knee ligament and will miss 3-5 weeks.

Week 9: Blizzards (7-0) at Dolphins (5-2)

QB Moran Sweeney threw two interceptions and Miami rushed for a total of 295 yards on the day as the Blizzards fell 20-13.

1/2 Season Review

At 7-1, the Blizzards are alone in first place and two games ahead of the Denver Broncos (5-3). Nebraska also have the best record in the AFC.

The Blizzards boast several of the league’s offensive and defensive leaders. QB Moran Sweeney leads the league with a 105.1 quarterback rating. Moran’s brother, RB Jerome Sweeney, leads the league with 767 rushing yards. LB Kyle Schwartz leads the NFL with 95 solo tackles.

[Grid Iron]

Official: Terrorists buy smallpox virus

CDC, Red Cross begin worldwide vaccination effort

October 15, 2027


Washington, DC (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Kendrell Piedmont announced today that a muslim extremist group in the Phillipines has obtained a vial of smallpox virus on the black market. "Our sources indicate that the Islamiya Liberation Front (ILF) acquired the virus through a biological weapons dealer from the former Soviet Republic of Ukraine," Piedmont said at a news conference. "We have every reason to believe the ILF will use this virus as a weapon of terror in the near future."

In response to the report, the Centers for Disease Control and International Red Cross have begun widespread vaccinations for smallpox. "Unfortunately, it will take a long time to produce enough vaccine for this particular strain of smallpox to protect everyone," said CDC Director Katie Ridwell. "Russia and Ukraine are the only countries capable of producing the vaccine quickly, since they have the specifications of this genetically engineered virus strain readily available."

Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kasyanov said that his country and Ukraine are working closely to produce as much vaccine as possible. "We expect that within two months, most of the world's population will have been vaccinated."

When asked if two months would be too late, Kasyanov stated, "I hope not. . ."

[Grid Iron]

Week 10: Blizzards (7-1) vs. Chiefs (3-5)

Nebraska tied the game on a 56-yard pass from QB Moran Sweeney to WR Morion Clemons with 3:13 left in the game and K Eugene Rhodes nailed the game-winning field goal from 30 yards out with six seconds on the clock as the Blizzards edged the Chiefs 20-17.

Week 11: Blizzards (8-1) vs. Falcons (7-1-1)

The Blizzards’ defense had three interceptions and QB Moran Sweeney threw two touchdown passes as Nebraska defeated Atlanta 33-20.

Week 12: Blizzards (9-1) at Broncos (7-3)

QB Moran Sweeney was 23 of 38 for 335 yards, two touchdowns and an interception as the Blizzards beat the Broncos 31-24.

Week 13: Blizzards (10-1) vs. Chargers (2-9)

The Blizzards defense, playing without CB Everett Blackwood (sprained knee) and CB Travis Long (sprained neck), struggled all day and lost to the Chargers by a score of 21-20.

3/4 Season Review

At 10-2, the Blizzards are alone in first place with a three-game lead on the Denver Broncos (7-5). Nebraska is tied with Green Bay for best record in the NFL.

LB Kyle Schwartz continues to dominate on defense with his league-leading 146 solo tackles.

[Grid Iron]

Grid Iron Jr. sets record

Southeast Lincoln High Sophomore playing like a pro

November 2, 2027


Lincoln, Neb. (Ticker) - Jack "Grid" Iron, Jr., son of the Nebraska Blizzards GM, set a national high school passing record when he threw for 725 yards in the Knights' 63-10 victory over Prairie Grove. He also threw eight touchdowns with no interceptions in the victory.

"The record is great, but I'm happier that we won the game," said a humble Iron after the game. "We've got a great shot at winning a championship."

Iron won the varsity starting quarterback job after a stellar freshman season on the JV squad in 2026 when he threw for 3,556 yards, 30 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

[Grid Iron]

Week 14: Blizzards (10-2) at Seahawks (5-7)

Nebraska QB Moran Sweeney threw an incomplete pass to TE Courtney Donovan with one second on the clock from the Seattle 5-yard-line, sending the Blizzards to their second loss in a row, 24-20.

Week 15: Blizzards (10-3) at Ravens (6-7)

Nebraska QB Moran Sweeney was 17 of 24 for 295 yards, four touchdowns and one interception as the Blizzards clinched their fifth consecutive AFC West title in a 31-15 victory over the Ravens.

RB Jerome Sweeney broke the 15,000 yard career rushing mark on a 12-yard run off right tackle late in the fourth quarter.

Week 16: Blizzards (11-3) at Panthers (5-9)

Blizzards QB Moran Sweeney was 21 of 33 for 301 yards, five touchdowns and one interception as Nebraska routed Carolina 38-10.

Week 17: Blizzards (12-3) vs. Seahawks (6-9)

Nebraska QB Moran Sweeney was 19 of 26 for 295 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions as the Blizzards crushed Seattle 31-3, and clinched the NFL’s best record.

Full Season Review

A 13-3, the Blizzards won their fifth consecutive AFC West title and finished with the best record in NFL.

The Blizzards offense was the best in the league, scoring an average of 26.8 points per game, and putting up more than 30 points in nine contests. QB Moran Sweeney led the league in touchdowns (31) and quarterback rating (105.1). RB Jerome Sweeney turned in another great season, rushing for 1,314 yards (6th) and six touchdowns.

Nebraska’s “Snow Storm” defense was awesome, allowing only 16.2 points per game and holding opponents to less than 20 points in 10 contests. LB Kyle Schwartz led the defensive unit with a league-high 165 solo tackles. CB Wade Chavarria returned four of his six interceptions for touchdowns.

With a high-octane offense, a rock solid defense, a first-round bye and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, it seems like nothing will be able to stop Nebraksa from winning a seventh consecutive Super Bowl title.

[Grid Iron]

Explosions rock Kuwait City

Fate of Arab President Jamir Al Sabah unknown

December 1, 2027


Washington, DC (AP) - In what U.S. President Michael Brandt called an "attack of opportunity," NATO launched a massive aerial assault on various targets across the New Republic of Arabia. "An opportunity to cut off the head of the evil Arabian empire presented itself, and we jumped at it," said Brandt. "We should know within hours if we were successful."

The risky attack, experts say, could turn out to be a huge mistake. "We still don't have a cure for the Allah Virus," said Marcus Friedgen of the Brookings Institute. "This attack will probably just provoke Al Sabah into releasing the disease upon the world, killing billions."

The President urged members of Arabian President Jamir Al Sabah's terrorist sleeper cells to withhold releasing the deadly virus. "You will be held accountable for your actions," he said in a worldwide announcement. "It is no defense to say, 'I was just following orders.'"

[Grid Iron]

Wild Card Playoffs

In an effort to allow FOFCers to follow their favorite teams through the playoffs, I will be posting short summaries of each game.

Game 1: Atlanta Falcons (9-6-1) at New York Giants (9-6-1)

RB Chuck Holliday had 223 total yards (156 rush, 67, rec) and scored two touchdowns (1 rush, 1 rec) as the Giants crushed the Falcons 38-10.

Game 2: Denver Broncos (10-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5)

Jaguars CB Kywin Boyle had three interceptions and the Broncos’ late comeback fell one point short as Denver fell to Jacksonville 31-30.

Game 3: Greenville Bobcats (9-7) at New York Jets (11-5)

New York RB Harris Matthews rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns as the Jets beat the Bobcats 27-7.

Game 4: Augusta Hurricanes (9-6-1) at Omaha Raptors (11-5)

Omaha RB Robert Barlow rushed for 111 yards and had two touchdowns (1 rush, 1 rec) as the Raptors beat the Hurricanes 34-9.

[Grid Iron]

Arabian President survives attack

Cities around world brace for virus outbreak

December 3, 2027


Kuwait City, Arabia (AP) – Arabia President Jamir Al Sabah addressed the world today on television, quashing rumors that he was killed in a NATO missile attack three days ago. “NATO and its allies will rue the day they attempted to assassinate me and harm the good people of Arabia,” he said. “As I speak, my Arab brothers are allowing the great Allah Virus to work its way through your cities and towns like a great serpent. . . There is no hope, for the end of the West has arrived, and Arabia shall conquer the world!”

In Washington, DC, the Centers for Disease Control have begun preparing for a crush of Allah Virus victims across the U.S. “This will probably be the worst plague known to man,” said CDC Director Katie Ridwell.

Meanwhile, the President of the United States has reportedly taken refuge in Air Force One and is flying around-the-clock. “The President will be airborne until this crisis has been resolved,” said a White House spokesperson.

[Grid Iron]

Divisional Playoffs

In an effort to allow FOFCers to follow their favorite teams through the playoffs, I will be posting short summaries of each game.

Game 1: New York Jets (12-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)

Cincinnati QB Harold Ledesma was 23 of 34 for 332 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions as the Bengals beat the Jets 24-13.

Game 2: Omaha Raptors (12-5) at Green Bay Packers (12-4)

Green Bay QB Joe Canidate was 23 of 33 for 296 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Packers in a 27-17 victory over the Raptors.

Game 3: New York Giants (10-6-1) at New Orleans Saints (10-6)

New York RB Chuck Holliday rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns as the Giants crushed the Saints 44-20.

Game 4: Jacksonville Jaguars (12-5) at Nebraska Blizzards (13-3)

The game is coming up!

[Grid Iron]

NATO forces roll into Arabia

Bombing of Kuwait City continues

December 9, 2027


Ankara, Turkey (Reuters) – Sources report that thousands of NATO M1-D tanks and Apache gunships have crossed the border from Turkey into Arabia in what has been described as a “massive military strike.” “Hundreds of thousands of NATO troops are pouring into Arabia every hour,” said Josh Gamble of CNN News. “It seems that NATO is trying to do as much damage as possible before the Allah Virus takes hold.”

Al Jazeera is reporting that American long-range F-35 Joint Strike Fighters stationed on aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean are repeatedly bombing military installations across the New Republic of Arabia. Al Jazeera has also indicated that over 200,000 U.S. troops have landed in Yemen, and are racing quickly into Saudi Arabia.

[Grid Iron]

Snow Blind!

23-8 upset ends Nebraska’s 19-game playoff win streak

December 14, 2027

Lincoln, Neb. (Ticker) – Nebraska QB Moran Sweeney was just 1 of 11 for 16 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions before being knocked out of the game early in the third quarter, and RB Jerome Sweeney was held to just 37 yards on 12 carries with no touchdowns, as the Jacksonville Jaguars shocked the Blizzards 23-8 in their AFC Divisional Playoff.

“We beat the best in their house,” said Jacksonville DT Jerald Cote, who won MVP honors after recording four of his team’s five sacks. “We have the best pass defense in the league, and today it showed!”

The first half began in disastrous fashion as Jerome Sweeney fumbled on the second play of the game, giving the Jaguars a first down at the Nebraska 21. On the very next play, QB Kent Bruce found WR Vernon Thompson for a 21-yard touchdown pass, giving the visitors an early 7-0 lead. The teams exchanged punts over the next five possessions, but Jacksonville broke the deadlock at the end of the first quarter when K Mitch Cole hit a 47-yard field goal to give the Jaguars a 10-0 lead. Cole added field goals of 52 and 26 yards in the second quarter, and the Jacksonville defense continued to stump the Nebraska offense, putting the home team in a 16-0 hole at halftime.

The second half didn’t begin much better for the Blizzards than the first half as Moran Sweeney was sacked for a loss of six yards on the first play, and then sprained his knee two plays later, forcing him out of the game. The Jaguars pounced, upping the score to 23-0 on a 12-yard run around right end by RB Jeffrey Somers at the end of the third quarter.

The Blizzards pulled to 23-8 with 3:55 to go when backup QB Ainsley Roye completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to TE Courtney Donovan and Jerome Sweeney ran up the middle for a two-point conversion. The Jaguars, however, recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock to win the game.

Box Score: Jacksonville Jaguars at Nebraska Blizzards.  

Attendance: 75,000 (75,000), No-Shows: 0.  
  
Weather: 42 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:52 JAX - Vernon Thompson 21 pass from Kent Bruce.  
1Q: 13:52 JAX - Mitch Cole extra point.  
1Q: 01:44 JAX - Mitch Cole 47 field goal.  
2Q: 05:39 JAX - Mitch Cole 52 field goal.  
2Q: 01:00 JAX - Mitch Cole 26 field goal.  
3Q: 00:24 JAX - Jeffrey Somers 12 run.  
3Q: 00:24 JAX - Mitch Cole extra point.  
4Q: 03:55 NEB - Courtney Donovan 15 pass from Ainsley Roye.  
4Q: 03:55 NEB - Jerome Sweeney run for conversion.  
  
Game MVP: JAX 95 Jerald Cote  
  
Jacksonville      10     6      7      0      -      23  
Nebraska          0      0      0      8      -      8  
  
Team Statistics          JAX           NEB  
  
First Downs              22            11  
  
Rushes                   44            22  
Rushing Yards            178           77  
Yards Per Carry          4.0           3.5  
  
Pass Attempts            33            25  
Completions              20            7  
Passing Yards            189           179  
Yards Per Attempt        5.7           7.1  
Sacked                   1             5  
Yards Lost               7             28  
Net Passing Yards        182           151  
  
Interceptions            0             1  
Fumbles/Lost             0/0           1/1  
  
Total Plays              78            52  
Total Yards              360           228  
Yards Per Play           4.6           4.3  
  
3rd Down Plays           8/20          0/11  
  
Penalties                3             5  
Penalty Yards            14            35  
  
Time Of Possession       38:33         21:27  
  
Jacksonville Jaguars Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD  
45 Somers                26     138    5.3    31     1  
46 Irons                 8      13     1.6    7      0  
24 Kennedy               5      20     4.0    11     0  
11 Long                  3      -2     -0.6   0      0  
4 Bruce                  2      9      4.5    5      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
4 Bruce                  29     19     180    6.2    29     1      0  
11 Long                  4      1      9      2.2    9      0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    Long   TD  
88 Fabrizio              5      30     6.0    8      0  
83 Thompson              5      53     10.6   21     1  
81 Aldridge              4      40     10.0   14     0  
85 Morris                4      52     13.0   29     0  
46 Irons                 1      7      7.0    7      0  
86 Close                 1      7      7.0    7      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
29 Loomis                3      22     7.3    0  
23 Boyle                 2      10     5.0    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
None

Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
5 Lowman                 7      249    35.5   44     1  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
17 Cole                  3      4      52     2      2  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
50 Dewitt                5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
98 Brenner               4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
57 Gaddis                3      0      1.0    0      0      0  
29 Loomis                3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
23 Boyle                 3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
54 Sheffield             2      1      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Lyle                  2      0      0.0    1      0      0  
20 Salpala               2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Flynn                 2      0      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Cote                  1      3      4.0    0      0      0  
35 Reed                  1      1      0.0    0      0      0  
63 Crase                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
24 Kennedy               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
96 Reese                 1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
88 Fabrizio              1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
85 Morris                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Boynton               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
74 Clemons               0      0      0      4      0  
46 Irons                 0      0      0      2      1  
63 Crase                 0      0      0      3      0  
55 Osborne               0      0      0      3      0  
61 Powell                0      0      0      2      0  
66 Picard                0      0      0      2      0  
57 Gaddis                0      1      0      0      0  
  
Nebraska Blizzards Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD  
43 Sweeney               12     37     3.0    11     0  
45 Reid                  5      13     2.6    10     0  
15 Sweeney               2      10     5.0    5      0  
18 Roye                  2      5      2.5    4      0  
49 Woodard               1      12     12.0   12     0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
18 Roye                  14     6      163    11.6   45     1      1  
15 Sweeney               11     1      16     1.4    16     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    Long   TD  
83 Clinton               2      71     35.5   45     0  
82 Clemons               2      70     35.0   45     0  
80 Donovan               1      15     15.0   15     1  
88 Thomason              1      16     16.0   16     0  
45 Reid                  1      7      7.0    7      0  
  
Punt Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
84 Franz                 2      17     8.5    0  
  
Kick Returns             Att    Yards  Avg    TD  
49 Woodard               2      29     14.5   0  
84 Franz                 2      51     25.5   0  
29 Butler                1      18     18.0   0  
  
Punting                  Punts  Yards  Avg    Long   In20  
12 Bunyan                9      382    42.4   59     4  
  
Kicking                  FG     FGA    Long   PAT    Att  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
37 Blackwood             9      2      0.0    0      0      0  
46 O'Neil                8      1      0.0    0      0      0  
50 Dishman               7      3      0.0    0      0      0  
94 Norris                7      2      0.0    0      0      0  
90 Yiu                   4      3      1.0    0      0      0  
29 Butler                4      2      0.0    0      0      0  
93 Phipps                4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
91 Wagoner               4      1      0.0    0      0      0  
59 Villarreal            4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
96 Clayton               4      0      0.0    0      0      0  
42 Long                  3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Reid                  3      0      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Schwartz              2      5      0.0    0      0      0  
27 Mangum                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
83 Clinton               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
78 Parker                1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
18 Roye                  1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
73 Vos                   1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
33 Ballard               1      0      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Chavarria             0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
20 Jeffery               0      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Miscellaneous            Fumb   Recov  MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd  
60 Doyle                 0      0      0      1      2  
76 Bishop                0      0      0      2      1  
61 Rubisch               0      0      0      1      2  
67 Moore                 0      0      0      2      0  
43 Sweeney               1      0      0      0      0  
45 Reid                  0      0      0      1      0  
78 Parker                0      0      0      1      0

[Grid Iron]

Denver reports first case of Allah Virus

NATO closes in on Kuwait City

December 17, 2027


Denver, CO (AP) – CDC Director Katie Ridwell stated today that the first identified case of the Allah Virus was discovered in a patient who checked into a Denver hospital. He died within one hour of contracting the disease, she said. “This is going to become a major catastrophe very soon.”

In Arabia, NATO tanks, troops and gunships have moved within days of Kuwait City. “Once there, we will begin our siege of the Arabian capitol,” said a Pentagon spokesperson. “If we’re gonna die from some genetically engineered virus, we’re going to take out as many of them as possible.”

[StanGunner]

You are the king of suspense on this board.

[illinifan999]

/drool

[Grid Iron]

Conference Championships

In an effort to allow FOFCers to follow their favorite teams through the playoffs, I will be posting short summaries of each game.

NFC Championship: New York Giants (11-6-1) at Green Bay (13-4)

The Packers’ defense had two sacks and four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, as Green Bay won its first NFC Championship in 20 years, defeating the Giants by a score of 20-3.

AFC Championship: Jacksonville Jaguars (13-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (12-5)

The Bengals defense had four sacks, an interception, and held the Jaguars to 191 total yards (97 rush, 94 pass), as Cincinnati clinched the fourth AFC Championship in franchise history with a 30-10 victory over Jacksonville.

[Grid Iron]

U.S. hits Arabia with nukes

Arabian President still defiant

December 20, 2027


Washington, DC (AP) – The White House announced today that it has initiated the use of tactical neutron weapons in the Arabian War. “We have obtained excellent kill ratios with our Enhanced Radiation Weapons, what many people refer to as the neutron bomb,” said Luke Duvenek, the President’s White House press secretary. “The tactical weapons are extremely effective in penetrating armor, killing their targets instantly.”

Arabian President Jamir Al Sabah exhorted his followers after the latest NATO attack. “Our time of victory is here,” he said in a televised statement from an unknown location. “Once the virus kills them off, their rotting corpses will be food for the vultures.”

[Grid Iron]

Super Bowl

Cincinnati Bengals (13-5) at Green Bay (14-4)

Green Bay WR Marvin Strong scored on a 17-yard reverse with 1:16 on the clock to lift the Packers over the Bengals in a 20-16 Super Bowl victory.

[Grid Iron]

Moran Sweeney named MVP!

QB wins award for second time in three years

December 29, 2027


New York, NY (Ticker) – The NFL announced today that Nebraska QB Moran Sweeney was named the league’s Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career. "Now my brother has to catch up," said Sweeney, referring to Nebraska RB Jerome Sweeney who won MVP honors in 2021.

In just 14 games, Sweeney threw for 2,870 yards, and a league-leading 31 touchdowns against only 10 interceptions. His quarterback rating of 105.1 led the league and was also a career high. A virtual lock for the Hall of Fame, Sweeney has led the Blizzards to seven Super Bowl victories since being named Nebraska’s first round pick (4th overall) out of Southwest Louisiana in 2017. Moran last won league MVP honors following the 2025 season.

[Grid Iron]

President declares victory

Allah Virus vaccine secretly distributed in smallpox shots

December 30, 2027

Washington, DC (AP) – U.S. President Michael Brandt announced today that a NATO victory over Arabia is all but assured. “The Allah Virus will be a distant memory soon,” he explained. “Working with NATO, Russia and Ukraine, we added an Allah Virus vaccine to the smallpox shots that were given out over the past three months.”

When asked how the vaccine was discovered, the President stated that Jack “Grid” Iron, GM of the NFL’s Nebraska Blizzards, obtained a laptop in Paraguay four years ago that contained the genetic code for a cure and vaccine. According to the President, Iron turned over the laptop to former FBI agent Alex Goldstein in September of this year, and Goldstein provided the computer to the Centers for Disease Control.

After mass production of the vaccine began, the U.S. government fabricated a report that terrorists had obtained a vial of smallpox virus on the black market. “It was necessary to maintain the illusion that we were treating a different virus when distributing the Allah Virus vaccinne,” said CDC Director Katie Ridwell. “Otherwise, the Arabian government might have released it before we had treated a sufficient number of people.”

[Grid Iron]

2027 Season Review

Although the Blizzards season ended with a disappointing 23-8 loss in
the Divisional Playoff to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 2027 was a season
to remember. The Blizzards finished with the best record in the NFL,
and quarterback Moran Sweeney came back from an injury-plagued
2026 campaign to win the league MVP award.

Final Division Standings

 AFC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Div     Conf  
Nebraska                13  3   0   .813  429   259   8-2-0   10-3-0    
Denver                  10  6   0   .625  335   287   6-4-0   9-4-0     
Oakland                 8   8   0   .500  347   375   5-5-0   5-8-0     
Kansas City             7   9   0   .438  286   365   4-6-0   5-8-0     
Seattle                 6   10  0   .375  310   334   4-6-0   6-7-0     
San Diego               5   11  0   .313  292   349   3-7-0   4-9-0                 
  
Schedule

Week      Opponent                        Result    Attend    No-Shows 
Week 1    DENVER BRONCOS                  W, 31-24  75,000    2,200       
Week 2    Kansas City Chiefs              W, 38-6   45,300    6,900       
Week 3    OAKLAND RAIDERS                 W, 35-17  75,000    0           
Week 4    GREENVILLE (SC) BOBCATS         W, 34-18  75,000    0           
Week 5    OPEN                              
Week 6    SAN FRANCISCO NINERS            W, 20-16  75,000    2,200       
Week 7    San Diego Chargers              W, 21-17  53,300    5,900       
Week 8    Oakland Raiders                 W, 13-7   38,800    2,700       
Week 9    Miami Dolphins                  L, 13-20  59,500    1,700       
Week 10   KANSAS CITY CHIEFS              W, 20-17  75,000    3,000       
Week 11   ATLANTA FALCONS                 W, 33-20  75,000    2,200       
Week 12   Denver Broncos                  W, 31-24  93,700    11,200      
Week 13   SAN DIEGO CHARGERS              L, 20-21  75,000    5,200       
Week 14   Seattle Seahawks                L, 20-24  49,400    4,000       
Week 15   Baltimore Ravens                W, 31-15  59,200    5,600       
Week 16   Carolina Panthers               W, 38-10  52,400    6,200       
Week 17   SEATTLE SEAHAWKS                W, 31-3   75,000    3,000
Division  JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS            L, 8-23   75,000    0  

Avg. Home Attendance: 75,000 of 75,000 (100.0%)

Team Stats
  
Record: 13-3-0
Winning Pct.: .813
   
Offensive Totals        Stat    Rank
Rushes                  580     1
Rushing Yards           2390    2         
Yards Per Carry         4.1     5 (T)     
Pass Attempts           416     34     
Completions             246     29      
Passing Yards           2307    27       
Yards Per Attempt       7.9     3         
3rd Down Conversion %   35.4    17(T)
Points For              26.8    1
Giveaways               21      8 (T)
Turnover Margin         +15     1
   
Defensive Totals        Stat    Rank 
Rushes                  464     14(T)
Rushing Yards           1981    27      
Yards Per Carry         4.2     31(T) 
Pass Attempts           510     27  
Completions             251     3
Passing Yards           2978    2  
Yards Per Attempt       5.8     1        
3rd Down Conversion %   32.7    7
Points Against          16.2    3
Takeaways               36      1

Statistical Leaders

Passing               GP  GS  Pos  Att  Cmp  Yds  TD  Int  Rate
Sweeney, Moran        14  14  QB   343  207  2870 31  10   105.1

Rushing               GP  GS  Pos  Att  Yds  Avg  Lg  TD  
Sweeney, Jerome       16  16  RB   342  1314 3.8  61  6
   
Receiving             GP  GS  Pos  Ctch Yds  Avg  Lg  TD
Clemons, Morion       16  12  WR   56   883  15.7 56  5
Clinton, Vince        10  10  WR   44   642  14.5 76  9
Donovan, Courtney     16  15  TE   45   502  11.1 35  8

Punt Returns          GP  GS  Pos  PR   Yds  Avg  TD
Franz, Richard        16  0   WR   39   264  6.7  0

Kick Returns          GP  GS  Pos  KR   Yds  Avg  TD
Franz, Richard        16  0   WR   23   616  26.7 0

Punting               GP  GS  Pos  Punt Yds  Avg  Lg  In20
Bunyan, Kenny         16  0   P    90   3772 41.9 59  37

Kicking               GP  GS  Pos  FG   FGA  Long PAT Att
Rhodes, Eugene        16  0   K    29   22   49   47  48

Defense               GP  GS  Pos  Tckl Asst Sack Int IRYd TD 
Schwartz, Kyle        16  16  LB   165  17   0.0  0   0    0
Mangum, Charles       16  16  S    42   16   0.0  6   60   0
Blackwood, Everett    14  14  CB   31   8    0.0  5   10   0
Chavarria, Wade       14  10  CB   29   5    0.0  6   246  4
Norris, Willie        16  16  DE   25   4    13.0 0   0    0

Blocking              GP  GS  Pos  KRB  KRO  BPct SkA
Moore, Julio          16  16  T    45   131  34.3 3

* = Rookie

Awards

QB Moran Sweeney (League MVP)
C Julio Moore (First Team)
G Maurice Bishop (Second Team)
LB Kyle Schwartz (First Team)
CB Wade Chavarria (Second Team)

Finances

                 2025       2026    Chng
Revenue         $576.4      $603.9  + 4%
Cost            $330.6      $345.8  + 4%
Profit          $245.9      $258.1  + 5%

[Grid Iron]

NATO captures Kuwait City

Arabia President Jamir Al Sabah vanishes with $1 trillion fortune

December 31, 2027


Kuwait City, Arabia (Reuters) – NATO announced today that the City of Kuwait is now in the hands of the allies. “Our siege of the city was successful and it is now secure,” said a NATO spokesperson. “Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the Arabian President Jamir Al Sabah are unknown at this time.”

Reuters has also learned that Sabah’s family fortune, estimated at $1 trillion, has vanished. According to confidential sources, the night before Kuwait City fell, Sabah’s entire fortune was transferred electronically out of the country and into untraceable off-shore bank accounts. “It simply vanished,” said a U.S. military official who asked to remain anonymous. “Our concern, of course, is that with all of that money there’s no telling what he is capable of. . .”

[Grid Iron]

Here ends the 2027 season of the Nebraska Blizzards Dynasty.

Just two more seasons to go until the Dynasty finale!

Stay tuned for 2028, coming up sometime within the next few days!

Again, thanks to all the readers who have enjoyed it. I've really had fun writing it.

[illinifan999]

NATO!NATO!NATO!USA!USA!USA!NEBRASKA!NEBRASKA!

[Grid Iron]

Well, due to all of the great fan support, I'm stepping up the timetable for the 2028 season. It starts tonight, 9/20.

This 2028 season may possibly have the best ending of the entire dynasty, so stay tuned!