OFFENSE
Kansas City:
Ladies and gents, it's not pretty. This is the worst passing offense in the league, and it shows. The Command have been held to under 30 points twice already in this season.
This offense stayed step to step with Chicago for the whole game. Had it not been for a costly safety, the Barnstormers stood a good chance of making the upset. Are they going to be elite? Maybe not. But Iowa definitely has a potent offense.
ADVANTAGE - Iowa
DEFENSE
Kansas City:
Welcome to Arena Football - the winless Kansas City Command feature one of the best pass defenses in the league. Unfortunately, that's not going to get you far in this league if your offense can't produce.
Iowa:The hapless Barnstormer D had another tough week in Chicago. They didn't come up with a single stop until after the Marco Thomas safety in what was essentially garbage time - the game had been lost by that point.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kansas City:
The Command have a plethora of kick returners that are absolutely mediocre, as well as only being 26-33 on PATs on the season. That's right, 33 attempts.
Iowa:Jason Simpson made huge gains for the offense on kick returns last week. Unfortunately, Marco Thomas also couldn't find his way out of the endzone (but did manage to find his way into it), giving up a safety for the first stop of the game, and kind of making the special teams a moot point. Special teams have been rough for the Barnstormers this year.
OVERALL
The Barnstormers are in a tough spot. The only way they could make it tougher is by giving the Command their first win this week. The Kansas City Command have had no solution all year for any team, having only come within 10 points of winning a game to this point. There's no reason the Barnstormers should drop this one, and if they do...well, we'll cross that bridge if we come to it.
ADVANTAGE - Iowa
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