The longest winning streak in league history belongs to the 1976-77 Detroit Wheels. The Wheels won their last 4 regular season games in 1976, won all 3 playoff games and followed that up with a 19-0 Championship season in 1977. They won their opener in 1978 before losing Week 2, ending their win streak at 27 games. The 1986-87 Memphis Showboats won 24 in a row for the second longest streak. The Portland Storm are currently 3rd on the list with their current 22 game winning streak. If the Storm continue winning, they will have a chance to tie the record of 27 in Week 15 @ Memphis, in a game already expected to be a fight for home field advantage in the playoffs.
Storm 34 Blitz 3
The beat rolls on for Portland, although the Storm might need to pull people from the stands to play OL next week as 6 of their 10 lineman are injured. Storm QB Oscar Willis threw 3 TD passes (0 INT again) and 302 yards with Fred Wink catching 7 for 179 yards and 2 TDs. Wink even added a TD run for good measure.
Showboats 20 Panthers 9
In a week we're discussing winning streaks, it's ironic that Memphis will face Portland Week 15 with a chance to snap their streak. Also ironic is Memphis played the Michigan Panthers, the team that snapped the long Memphis streak back in 1987. Michigan shut out Memphis in the first half as the Panthers defense intercepted David Allen 3 times, but they could only muster 6 points. Allen would toss a 4th INT early in the 3rd qtr before settling down and leading Memphis to a come from behind win. Mark Lambert ran for 105 yards with a TD and added 57 receiving yards to lead the way.
Stars 27 Renegades 10
Baltimore QB Jon Snow tossed 3 TD passes, 2 to Jeffrey Zimmer as the Stars remain undefeated in 1990. Mark Numbers rushed for 123 yards as the only player to top 100 this game. Baltimore's defense intercepted Orlando QB Elwood Savage twice and sacked him 5 times.
Gamblers 40 Express 16
Los Angeles hung around in the first half, trailing 24-13 but Tony Dean and Lloyd Ellis were just too much today. The Houston offense only had 3 drives they failed to score on, and one was the last drive of the first half when they let the clock run. Tony Dean threw for 333 yards with 3 TD passes, 2 to Lloyd Ellis. Ellis caught 10 passes for 203 yards, adding 69 rushing yards and a TD on 21 carries.
Generals 20 (NY) Stars 13
New York could have really tightened the East with a victory in Piscataway, NJ but the Generals prevailed as they look to take back the division from the Stars. The first half was back and forth, with New York taking the lead 7-3 on an Earnest Lynch 3 yard TD run in the first quarter. The teams traded FGs before Ric Flair fired a TD pass to Todd Christensen to give New Jersey a 13-10 halftime lead. The Stars would tie it at 13 in the 3rd qtr and we remained tied until the 2 minute warning. Ric Flair found Duncan Meyer for a 34 yard TD with 1:57 left to give the victory to the Generals.
Federals 20 Hawaiians 13
We only had 3 one score games this week, and these playoff hopefuls faced off in one of those games today. Honolulu started 1990 off winning their first 4 games but have since fallen to 2nd place, behind San Jose while Washington is in the thick of the playoff race as usual. Most of the action in this game took place in the first quarter, as the Federals had a 17-10 lead through 15 minutes. The rest of the game saw just one FG each as the defenses settled down. Washington WR/RB Robert Sullivan ran 8 times for 107 yards and caught 7 for 63 more to lead the Federals offense. Honolulu had 402 total offensive yards but Derek Henry's 2 INTs derailed any offensive momentum for the Hawaiians.
Thunderbolts 16 Wheels 12
Detroit got the scoring underway with a safety in the first qtr, as RB Samuel Draper was tackled in the end zone. The Wheels then marched for a FG for an early 5-0 lead. Cleveland would get a 3 run homer, I mean a FG to get within 5-3 before a Gabriel Flanagan TD pass to Thomas Mazzeo gave Detroit a 12-3 halftime lead. Cleveland stuck with their running game, and a couple more FGs got the Thunderbolts within 3 at 12-9 in the 4th qtr. For the game, Cleveland ran 37 times for 201 yards, with 75 of that coming on James Bull's lone carry of the game. Bull's 75 yard TD run gave Cleveland a 16-12 lead with 3:47 left to play, and the last two Wheels drives went nowhere.
Hornets 30 Sun 6
Charlotte RB Henry Young ran 31 times for 117 yards and a TD while QB Robert Ament fired 2 TD passes to James Lombardo as the Hornets defeat the Sun. Lombardo only caught 2 passes all day and those 2 TD receptions covered 105 yards. The Hornets defense limited Southern California to just 160 total yards.
Steamer 23 Stallions 3
Shreveport RB Orville Barker ran for 115 yards to lead the Steamer offense but it was the defense that shined today. Birmingham has had offensive struggles all season and today was no different. Shreveport forced 2 interceptions and 2 lost fumbles, holding the Stallions to 119 total yards. Shreveport held the ball for 40 minutes and only a last minute Gerald Hinton FG prevented a shutout.
Maulers 34 Blazers 17
Pittsburgh QB Will Allison looks like a different player these last 2 weeks as he seems to have gotten over his INT woes. Allison fired 4 TD passes on 20/28 for 356 yards and the well traveled Corey True burned one of his former teams. True had his most productive years in Denver, before briefly joining the Georgia Force. True then spent 2 seasons in New Jersey before being a Florida Blazer in 1989. True lit up Georgia last season, and today he lit up Florida to the tune of 5 catches, 155 yards and 2 TDs.
Bandits 37 Bulls 17
Tampa Bay QB Melvin Driggers tossed 4 TD passes on 22/29 passing for 340 yards to lead the Bandits to the win over division rival Jacksonville. Driggers found Thomas Whitley for 2 of those TD passes and the other 2 went to Darren Cotton, who caught 8 for 133 yards.The Bandits defense forced Bulls QB Joseph Serio into 2 first half INTs as they built a halftime lead of 27-7.
Invaders 28 Gunslingers 14
San Antonio QB Willie Benge passed for 376 yards and 2 TDs as the Gunslingers out gained Oakland 381-233. That still wasn't enough for the win as a 4th qtr kickoff return for a TD by Oakland's Oliver Thomas after San Antonio had cut the lead to 13-7 was a momentum killer. Gunslingers mistakes proved fateful, as Benge threw 2 INTs in the 4th qtr, they turned the ball over on downs in their own territory and missed a FG.
VooDoo 32 Bell 13
New Orleans QB Bruno Wilson threw for 248 yards with 3 TD passes (0 INT) to lead the VooDoo to victory. Nicholas Dorey had a TD rushing and a TD receiving to lead the balanced attack of the VooDoo. New Orleans built a 26-3 halftime lead and played run out the clock in the second half.
Breakers 42 Force 0
Boston's defense has been awful in recent years, as has their offense, but they are improved across the board in 1990. This is Boston's 4th win of the season, the first time they've won that many games since 1986. Georgia is having an awful season as they are allowing rookie QB Bobby Morris to play despite being clearly overmatched. If this were real life, there would be questions about Morris's future confidence, but in a SIM game, there are no such worries. Morris finished 5/37 with 4 INTs and the Force offense had just 78 total yards. Boston didn't throw for many yards but they didn't need to as their running game churned out 319 yards on 55 carries. Surprisingly, the Breakers did not have a 100 yard rusher, as they got 94 from Ralph Harris, 80 from James Wise, and 70 from Robert Torres.
Gold 31 Wranglers 3
Denver WR/RB Richard Huff ran for 3 TDs and 116 yards, adding 82 receiving to lead the Gold offense today. Denver's defense made life miserable for Arizona QBs, as Robert Palmer was 6/21 with 3 INTs and Stanley Snyder was 0/7. Denver finished with 421 total yards to only 108 for the Wranglers.
SaberCats 42 Outlaws 3
San Jose took over the Pacific Division lead with their blowout victory in Oklahoma today. Presumed offensive ROY Mark Hsu had "only" 103 yards and a TD as other receivers got involved today. Donut Mogul Tim Horton led the way with 5 catches for 128 yards and a TD as part of Jake Plummer's 367 yard, 2 TD day. The San Jose defense forced 4 Shane Falco INTs as they hold Oklahoma to 153 total offensive yards.
