Sean Redmond – President of Communications, Virginia Beach Neptunes
redmonsr@dukes.jmu.edu
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The Week 2 matchup against the Harrisonburg Valley Bees will be the first time this season that the Virginia Beach Neptunes face off against the defending champs.
Rodgers Brings Neptunes to Nail Biting Win Against Chickadees
With most of the players for the Neptunes playing in the early 1 o’clock games on Sunday, we jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Although Aaron Rodgers started off a little slow, throwing no touchdowns and an interception in the first half, he rallied the Neptunes to lead all scorers. LeSean McCoy was our second highest scorer, rushing for over 100 yards and receiving for 50 yards. Demarco Murray our second round pick in the draft had a very disappointing week 1 for the Neptunes. He was held to only 40 rushing yards and 8 points.
The Virginia Beach Neptunes held a 40-point lead going into the Monday night games, with Hunter Henry left to play for the Neptunes and Sam Bradford left to play for the Chickadees. The comeback effort from the Chickadees quarterback Sam Bradford came close to taking the lead but the Neptunes held off with a 1 point win.
Our team was lead by quarterback Aaron Rodgers with 31 points. The Neptunes Tight End Hunter Henry was held to 0 points playing against one of the best defenses, the Denver Broncos of the Fresno Fuegos. The Neptunes also received The Week 1 Highest Scoring Bench Trophy.
Matchup Preview
- The early projections are giving the Bees a slight edge in this week 2 matchup.
- The Bees have Derek Carr and the Neptunes have his favorite receiver in Amari Cooper.
- The quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan are two MVP award winners and they are currently ranked 2 & 3 in the NFL in yards.
- LeSean McCoy is the number 2 rusher in the NFL.
- Tyreek Hill for the Neptunes sat out last game for the Neptunes but with rookie Kareem Hunt in the backfield this creates new opportunities for Hill.
- After a week 1 disappointment Kirk Cousins looks to come back strong and focus on his top wide receiver in Terrelle Pryor.
- The Bees look to play to the same lineup as in week 1, scoring over 127 points.
Virginia Beach Neptunes Season Notes
- Neptunes add Austin Hooper from free agency and dropped Hunter Henry. Hooper will make his first start for the Neptunes.
- Andrew Luck looks to sit out week 2 with his shoulder injury, no timetable for return.
- Hurricane Jose may be taking aim at Hampton Roads.
- The Navy’s 4 public shipyards are in bad shape, and it will take 19 years to restore their facilities.
- 17-year old charged with attempted robbery and shooting at Norfolk 7-Eleven.