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| Steve McKenzie, Philadelphia |
Philadelphia (4-5) won via the ground game, which already makes this result unusual in the pass-happy MFN world. And here's something else—Steve McKenzie rushed for 198 yards. Steve who? He is the Bell's second-string running back behind Jose Medina, who was injured. McKenzie is a 61 by the commissioner's player weights, and a 55 by the default weights. Yet McKenzie averaged 7.6 yards per carry and Philadelphia rolled up 216 rushing yards against one of the league's toughest defenses.
Roy Rhyne passed for only 91 yards, but his 12-yard TD throw to Lucien Bowers with 9:44 remaining provided the go-ahead score. A Bandits fumble with 3:10 remaining led to the clinching field goal.
Michael Popa and Edward Conner combined for 225 yards receiving for the Bandits and Kevin Harvick returned two kickoffs for TDs. Philadelphia DBs Jason Hubbard and Dwayne Radcliffe combined for 16 tackles.
In other Week 9 games:
- New Memphis starting QB James Perry threw for 462 yards and five TDs during a 38-35 Showboats win over the Oakland Invaders. Memphis nearly gave away a 38-20 lead before recovering to finish off the victory.
- Honolulu MLB Douglas Oneal has five interceptions in the last two games after picking off three Birmingham passes in the Hawaiians' 49-10 defeat of the Stallions. Honolulu has won four in a row to pull into a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Express in the Pacific Division.
- Boston QB Eric Pierce passed for 602 yards and six TDs, but the Breakers still found a way to remain winless, falling 62-45 to the Florida Blazers.
- Pittsburgh Maulers QB Scott Deal has a 120.54 QBR in four games as a starter after passing for 442 yards and four TDs in a 48-17 defeat of Washington that snapped the Federals' franchise-record three-game win streak.
- The New Orleans VooDoo pulled within a game of Shreveport in the South Division by defeating the Steamer, 31-21. SS Troy Tomas recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass for New Orleans.
- Jessie Graves, who had missed a 24-yard field goal attempt earlier in overtime, kicked one from 33 yards away to give the Baltimore Stars a 30-27 win over the Georgia Force. Georgia QB Philip Anderson threw two TD passes in the final 10 minutes of regulation time as the Force rallied from a 27-12 deficit to a 27-27 tie.
- Allan Howard returned a kickoff for a TD for the fifth time in his career and all-world WR Dusty Heckman was held to a season-low 58 yards receiving as the New York Stars handed the previously unbeaten Oklahoma Outlaws their first loss, 27-13.
Week 10 Preview
The Portland Storm (5-4) and Oakland Invaders (5-4) will attempt to break their tie atop the West Division. The Honolulu Hawaiians (5-4) will put their four-game win streak on the line at home against the Detroit Wheels (7-2). The Memphis Showboats (7-2) will go on the road and attempt to knock off the undefeated Cleveland Thunderbolts (9-0).Coach's Profile
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| Crazy Razor, Washington Federals (left) |
Playing MFN Since: Oct. 10, 2016
Hometown (town, state): Elizabethtown, Ky.
Current residence (town, state): Elizabethtown, Ky.
Day job: Machine operator at printing company
Favorite teams (all sports): Kentucky Wildcats, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Penguins
A real-life sports experience: High school football and basketball
A fantasy sports experience: Fantasy football
Coach's Corner: (tip for a new MFN coach): Don't expect immediate results. Take a few seasons to learn the game. Try different plays to see what works. Man-to-man is a better defense than zone. Passing is better than rushing. Blitzing is hard to stop. Don't get stuck running the same plays over and over again.
