Three field goals were enough to see the Panasonic Impulse past the Obic Seagulls in the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Saturday in the last championship game before the X League reorganizes in a bid to grow the game. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/04/more-sports/panasonic-rice-bowl-x-league/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #xleague #panasonicimpulse #obicseagulls
Panasonic Impulse repeat as champions in the last Rice Bowl before X League reorganizes

Despite widespread expectations of a shootout, the 79th edition of Japanese gridiron’s showpiece event quickly became a defensive slugfest.

The Japan Times

パナソニック 70-0 #ハカタネクスト福岡SUNS
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う~ん、格が段違いな感じでした

第3Q残り 135 パナソニック 56-0 #ハカタネクスト福岡SUNS
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第3Q残り 4:39 パナソニック 49-0 #ハカタネクスト福岡SUNS
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第2Q終了 パナソニック 28-0 #ハカタネクスト福岡SUNS
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流れ的にパナソニック寄りだけど、スコアは広がらず。
なかなか面白い、#アメフト #xleague
むー、 #ハカタネクスト福岡SUN 失点...第1Q残り 7:46
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IBM head coach Mike Phair may be new to the X League but the veteran NFL coach has connections to Japanese football that go back over three decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/08/30/more-sports/mike-phair-x-league-big-blue/ #moresports #xleague #ibmbigblue #mikephair
Japan ties guide veteran NFL coach Mike Phair to Big Blue in X League

The Arizona native had long been thinking about rekindling his involvement with Japanese football.

The Japan Times
There was an explosion of elation and relief when the clock hit zero on Sunday at National Stadium in Tokyo: After numerous failed attempts, Japan beat its Ivy League opposition in the Dream Japan Bowl. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/01/21/more-sports/dream-bowl-japan-wins/?utm_content=buffer2af1c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #dreambowl #xleague #ivyleague #us #samajiegrant
Dreams come true as Japan downs Ivy League squad for the first time

After 10 failed attempts — in games stretching back to 1989 — a Japanese All-Star team finally managed to overcome the Ivy League’s best on the gridiron.

The Japan Times