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| David Judkins, QB, Orlando Renegades |
David Judkins fired a 3-yard TD pass to Elliot Lowe with 2:18 remaining, giving the Orlando Renegades a 16-13 victory over the previously undefeated Bolts. Cleveland (12-1) was trying to become only the second team in USFL/WFL history to complete an undefeated regular season. The 1977 Detroit Wheels were 16-0 and went on to beat the Tampa Bay Bandits in World Bowl IV.
Orlando (7-6) has recorded back-to-back victories over division leaders New York and Cleveland. CB Homer Watson had seven tackles and a sack. Thunderbolts LDE Jim Zarate had eight tackles and a sack, as did teammate MLB Corey Zelaya.
In other Week 13 games:
- The Denver Gold and Portland Storm pulled into a first-place tie atop the West Division with Week 13 victories. Portland outlasted the Washington Federals, 40-35, and Denver outscored the Oakland Invaders, 39-20.
- The Pittsburgh Maulers clinched their sixth consecutive Atlantic Division title by edging the Shreveport Steamer, 27-23. Scott Deal's 52-yard TD pass to Vito Moffat with 6:05 to play on a Shreveport defensive overuse penalty provided the go-ahead score for Pittsburgh.
- Patrick Hiebert rushed for 149 yards and two TDs as the Oklahoma Outlaws outlasted the Detroit Wheels, 41-24, to wrap up a playoff spot.
- The New Jersey Generals extended their win streak to seven games by defeating the Memphis Showboats, 25-18, as Stephen Labelle found Clarence Collins for a 63-yard go-ahead TD pass on a Memphis defensive overuse penalty with 6:12 to play. Memphis still holds a one-game lead for the final American Conference playoff spot.
- Tampa Bay QB Luis Gero passed for 534 yards and seven TDs in a 65-33 victory over the Florida Blazers, clinching the Southeast Division title for the Bandits.
