This past Saturday’s road game against the Iowa Barnstormers is one to forget as the Danger offense got shut out in the second half en route to a 41-25 loss, but as with any team or any game, there’s always a bright spot – even in defeat.

In the second match-up between the Nebraska Danger and Iowa Barnstormers, both teams will be looking to separate themselves from the middle of the pack in the IFL, and to keep up with Arizona and Sioux Falls, who are both 4-1 entering Week 8 of the season.

Korey Ringer doesn’t show up on the end of the game stat sheet often for his given position of running back. At 5’10” and 205 pounds, however, the Nebraska Danger have seen him pay off in a big way as a return specialist.

While the IFL doesn’t have a league-santionced “Rivalry Week,” there was no love lost between Sioux Falls and the Danger on Saturday. Sioux Falls held on for a 45-37 road win, despite multiple comeback attempts from the Danger.

The Nebraska Danger and Sioux Falls Storm enter this Saturday’s match-up with one glaring similarity. They both have one loss on the year, and the loss happened on the road at Arizona. Otherwise, both teams have clipped along. Both have wins over Iowa and Cedar Rapids in the early season, which makes this Saturday’s showdown a big swing game for both teams when it comes to the league standings.

Receivers who haul in three catches in a game usually don’t receive a weekly honor, but that’s exactly what Eric Thomas did this week for the Nebraska Danger. In just three receptions, Thomas led the team in receiving yards and in receiving touchdowns in the Danger’s 43-32 win over the Iowa Barnstormers Friday night.

The Iowa Barnstormers and the Nebraska Danger both came into their 5th game of the season with a 3-1 record and looking to gain some momentum in the IFL standings. The surging Danger defense led the team to a victory for Nebraska, 43-32.

Friday night football will fill the Heartland Events Center, as two of the top teams in the IFL square off to see which one can hold onto first place in the standings.

The Nebraska Danger and Cedar Rapids Titans couldn’t come in on more opposite paths for Monday night’s game. The Danger are fresh off a 2-0 start, which already includes a win over the Titans in Week 1. Cedar Rapids, however, just suffered their biggest loss of the season, falling to IFL power Sioux Falls 70-33 on March 12th.

Defensive lineman Xzavie Jackson didn’t lead the team in tackles, but he was head and shoulders above his peers when it came to impact in Sunday’s 59-23 win over the Green Bay Blizzard.