2009

Salem League Champions

The NSFFL ran the NFL flag football program in Salem for the first time this past spring and what a season it was. All the games were played on Saturday afternoons at Mansell Park in Salem in great conditions all season long. For a first season program the 8 teams that were in the league provided just the right amount of kids for everyone to play and have fun.

In the younger division the teams were split up into a 5-8 age category as there were not enough children the first time around to field a 5-6 and 7-8 division. Despite the expanding of the age group the games were great, the top 2 teams both won 3 games and the bottom two teams won 2 games, so during the season any team could beat any team which was evident In the play-offs as the # 4 seed beat the #1 seed and the #3 beat the #2. In the Championship game the #3 Bills defeated the #4 Browns to be crowned the first ever NFL youth flag football champions.

Similar to the younger division the 9-11 division was expanded to 9-12 to accommodate some of the slightly older kids that still wanted to play. During the season it was the Cowboys that went undefeated as they beat every team by a comfortable margin, the Bengals only lost 2 games all season and both losses were to the Cowboys. In the play-offs the Cowboys defeated the Broncos and the Bengals beat out the Ravens to set up a third meeting between the Cowboys and Bengals.

Heading into the Superbowl the #1 Cowboys had the league’s best offense and the #1 defense but that didn’t stop the Bengals as they played their best game of the season and shut out the Cowboys 14-0 to claim the Championship.

Re-live the season through the photos and movies that are posted from each week of play. 

Pictures HERE