DES MOINES — In the Indoor Football League, the math of a touchdown is typically straightforward: six points for the score and one for the kick. But for Andrew Mevis, a touchdown often results in a nine-point swing.
On Saturday, Mevis put that unique arithmetic on display during a 65-21 victory against the Iowa Barnstormers.
By converting on deuces — an IFL rule where a kickoff sent through the uprights earns two points — Mevis added an extra layer of dominance to the Blizzard's approach to game day.
He recorded three deuces in the win, as well as eight PATs and an 18-yard field goal. "It's a lot of fun," Mevis said. "Every touchdown we do that, we get nine [points total], so it's pretty sweet."
The victory pushed the Green Bay Blizzard to a 13-2 record, officially locking them in as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs. It also solidified Mevis's position as the league's premier scoring threat; through 15 games, he leads the IFL with 153 total points, 92 successful PATs and 11 field goals. While Mevis is currently a focal point of the league's top-seeded team, his path to the professional ranks began a decade ago on the high school fields of Indiana.