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Even without its start RB Todd Gurley, Lightning
put on a dominant performance to secure the 2017
Prestige Championship, easily defeating A II P 135-78.
The win is the second Prestige Championship title
for Lightning who last won in 2008. Wr Golden Tate
scored 26 points and qb Philip Rivers added 58 points
to lead the victory. Rb Dion Lewis scored over 20
pts for the second consecutive week to earn Postseason
MVP honor. Lewis did not start all season but was
used effectively and timely in the postseason by
Lightning. For A II P its the third consecutive
trip to the Finals with a lose and and sixth overall
(they are 6-6 alltime in the Prestige Championship
game). Lightning is the eighth team in league history
to finish the regular season as the best team and
also win the Prestige Championship in the same season.
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