Players of the Week
National Conference
Offense: Roy Weeks, RB, Birmingham Stallions. Seven receptions, 168 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 24 yard average per catch.
Honorable Mention: Leonard Ricks, WR, Florida Blazers; William Clemente, RB, Jacksonville Bulls; Thomas Canale, WR, New Orleans Voodoo.
Defense: Martin Wolf, WLB, New York Stars. Made 14 tackles and recovered a fumble.
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| Martin Wolf, WLB, N.Y. Stars (45) |
Honorable Mention: Harvey Miller, SS, New Orleans Voodoo; Jim Byrne, DT, New Jersey Generals; Shawn Arzola, SS, Tampa Bay Bandits.
American Conference
Offense: Curtis Scott, RB, Arizona Wranglers. Scott had nine runs of 10 yards or more in the Wranglers' 41-20 win over the Invaders of Oakland. Scott was the one doing the invading, punishing the Oakland defense with 171 yards on 26 carries. He was also quite the receiver out of the backfield, adding 108 yards with 2 TDs on four catches. The most important stat this week when comparing the stat fillers were Scott's ZERO fumbles.
Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Graham, RB, San Antonio Gunslingers; Daniel McKee, QB, Chicago Blitz; Christopher Gray, RB, San Jose SaberCats; William Hill, QB, Portland Storm; Russell Clausen, WR, San Jose SaberCats; Chester Landes, WR, Chicago Blitz; Michael Black, WR, Portland Storm.
Defense: Samuel Kelly, WLB, Denver Gold. While Kelley didn't dominate any one phase, he was a jack of all trades, a swiss army knife if you will. Kelley's stat line in a 20-14 win over the New Jersey Generals was 3 tackles, 1 sack, 3 hurries, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, and just 1 catch allowed in 4 thrown at him.
Honorable Mention: Ryan Welch, DT, Arizona Wranglers; Mike Harmon, SLB, Arizona Wranglers; Kenneth Flowers, MLB, Chicago Blitz.
Notes
- This week's national TV games will include the showdown of Midwest Division powerhouses when the Detroit Wheels travel to Soldier Field to face the Chicago Blitz on Monday Night Football. Two of the league's youngest, and fastest improving, teams meet in a Sunday Night Football matchup when the Oklahoma Outlaws take on the Houston Gamblers.
- Week 2 was a real heart-breaker for the Birmingham Stallions. Birmingham led the Cleveland Thuderbolts, 31-29, in the final minute but fumbled the ball away at the Cleveland 7-yard line with 44 seconds to play. Thunderbolts QB Eddie Hudgins completed a 14-yard pass to WR William Dolloff. Then, with 20 seconds to go, Birmingham used one of its defenses "a bit too frequently" and Hudgins hit Dolloff with a 79-yard TD for a 35-31 win.
- The Philadelphia Bell led the Boston Breakers, 23-17, in the fourth quarter but Boston K Timothy Riley kicked three field goals with 9:39, 1:44, and 0:20 to play, lifting the Breakers to a 26-23 win.
- A missed extra point in the second quarter came back to haunt the Jacksonville Bulls in a 22-16 overtime loss to the Orlando Renegades. Orlando kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter to erase a 16-10 deficit, then Renegades WR Robert Zapata, playing RB, scored from15 yards out in OT when the Bulls "seemed to be calling that play a lot."
- The Memphis Showboats drove 75 yards and scored with 1:15 to go, edging the Houston Gamblers, 20-17, on Brandon Rocha's 5-yard pass to WR Robert Herrera. One play earlier, Memphis gained 24 yards because its offense "was starting to get familiar with that (Houston) defensive play."
