For Jordan Bouah, their Championship winning season last year did not come by surprise. "We were destined to win", the 28-year-old told Nick Alfieri of the Official European League of Football podcast. In a season filled with injuries, Chris Calaycay and his team went on to play a dominant final against the Sea Devils. "There were so many things that kept happening, injuries and weird dynamics, that we kept overcoming. At the beginning of the season, it was just us and Barcelona – the big undefeated thing", referring to the undefeated matchup in Week 6, where the Vikings won with a walk-off 90-yard touchdown by Bouah.

A deep dive into the 2022 season

"You start watching our opponents and there was actually nobody that was better than we were. If we play our good and sound football, we can win against everybody." The narrative was clear: Who can stop who in the Championship Game? "Coming into the Hamburg game, the confidence was super high. We had bets with our defense: Are they able to stop Toonga?" And they were, holding the talented British running back of the Sea Devils to just 37 yards rushing. Dive deep into a winning season with the official podcast.