The Pittsburgh Maulers had handed the Breakers a 24-22 setback in Week 14 by stuffing a 2-point conversation attempt with 40 seconds to go. This time around, the Breakers rolled to a 34-7 halftime lead and went on to defeat the Maulers, 44-14.
Boston QB Jonathan Keefe fired three TD passes, including one of 58 yards to WR Robert Jeffers, and RB Nicholas Wingfield returned a kickoff 101 yards for another score.
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| Nicholas Wingfield, RB, Boston Breakers |
The Chicago defense shut down Denver Gold star QB Agustin Cook during a 31-6 Blitz victory on a 19-degree day at Soldier Field. Cook has certainly seen his share of cold weather in Denver, but apparently nothing like the Blitz secondary. Cook was 17-for-40, was sacked six times and was picked off three times, a 41.88 QB rating. He was also sacked in the end zone by Chicago MLB Bruce Flowers for the game's first score. Chicago RBs Bruce Fine (180) and Charles Alexander (144) both topped 100 yards rushing and Fine scored twice.
The Portland Storm fed off its momentum from a wild card victory over San Jose and beat San Antonio, 30-19. Portland led, 23-19, late in the third quarter when QB William Hill hit WR Chad Ouzts for a 62-yard score. Hill threw for 411 yards and three TDs.
Florida Blazers WR Carlos Harley caught three TD passes from QB William Trombly in a 39-10 win over the New Orleans VooDoo. The TDs covered 18, 20 and 68 yards. Vincent Goode, New Orleans' star QB, was sacked eight times and picked off three times.
The conference championship games are Tuesday. Chicago is a 7-point favorite over Portland and Florida is a 6-point favorite over Boston (according to MFN) (which is quite often wrong).
