The "Rice Bowl", which decides the number one American football player in Japan, was held at the Tokyo Dome, and Fujitsu beat Panasonic 29-21 to win the championship for the second year in a row and for the seventh time.
The ``Rice Bowl'' has been changed to a match between working people since last year, and in the 76th year, Fujitsu and Panasonic, who both won all the games this season in the top league of working people, played for the second year in a row.
Fujitsu lost the lead by 14 points at one point in the first half, but in the 2nd quarter, Trashawn Nixon, who won the MVP in the adult league this season, scored a touchdown with a strong breakthrough. and returned the game with a 4-point difference.
And in the second half, in the final stages of the 3rd quarter, which was 16 to 21 with a 5-point difference, quarterback Tsubasa Takagi scored a pass to turn the game around, and in the final 4th quarter, Nixon scored his third touchdown of the game. to extend the lead.
Fujitsu won 29 to 21 and won the championship for the second year in a row and for the 7th time.
Fujitsu head coach Yamamoto "The players are calm without being rushed"
Hiroshi Yamamoto, the head coach of Fujitsu, praised the team, saying, ``The players played well in each situation, which led to the victory.
Nixon also expressed his joy, saying, "The members of the offensive line played well, which led to my own play. I'm very happy that I was able to win the second consecutive title and win against the powerhouse Panasonic."