Players of the Week
National Conference
Offense: Michael White, QB, Pittsburgh Maulers. White passed for 177 yards and two TDs, did not throw an interception and accumulated a 149.31 passer rating during a 32-10 mauling of the Philadelphia Bell that gave Pittsburgh a 6-2 record at the halfway point.Honorable Mention: Michael Brinkley, RB, Boston Breakers; Cliff Thomas, RB, Pittsburgh Maulers; Darryl Green, WR, Philadelphia Bell; Joseph Baker, WR, Washington Federals.
Defense: Shawn Arzola, SS, Tampa Bay Bandits. The No. 1 overall pick in the allocation draft earned that huge contract during a Monday Night Football loss to the Memphis Showboats, making 15 tackles and forcing a fumble.
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Honorable Mention: Donald Sullivan, SS, New York Stars; Mike Williams, CB, New Jersey Generals; Anthony Munoz, MLB, New Orleans Voodoo; Justin Armstrong, CB, Jacksonville Bulls; Jesse Amos, MLB, Georgia Force.
American Conference
Offense: Robert Herrera, WR, Memphis. Herrera caught nine passes for 260 yards and three TDs as the Showboats sailed to an easy 62-10 victory over Tampa Bay on Monday Night Football.Honorable Mention: Robert Costello, RB, Detroit Wheels; Augustin Crook, QB, Denver Gold; Gregory Shea, RB, Memphis Showboats; Thomas Dayton, WR, Southern California Sun; William Delatorre, WR, Denver; Randall Stern, WR, Honolulu Hawaiians.
Defense: Guillermo Cooper, MLB, Portland Storm. Cooper had seven tackles and a sack, intercepted a pass and returned a fumble for a TD during a 48-27 victory over the Southern California Sun.
Honorable Mention: Douglas Banda, WLB, Memphis Showboats; Frank Wakefield, DT, San Jose SaberCats; Mike Harmon, SLB, Arizona Wranglers; Thomas Erwin, FS, Houston Gamblers; Allen Herrera, SS, Oklahoma Outlaws.
Notes
- The last few weeks have been filled with teams earning their first win or taking their first loss. The Week 8 victim was the previously unbeaten Chicago Blitz, which fell, 24-12, to the New Orleans VooDoo. Yes, that is the same VooDoo team that lost to previously winless Birmingham just a week earlier. MLB Anthony Munoz made 11 tackles for New Orleans. VooDoo QB Vincent Goode threw four interceptions and Chicago QB Daniel McKee was 20-for-24 ... but, yes, New Orleans won the game.
- With Chicago's loss, the San Jose SaberCats have now become the team to beat in the USFL/WFL. Antonio Wilson threw TD passes of 54 and 58 yards as San Jose (8-0) defeated the Los Angeles Express, 23-13. The SaberCats open the second half of the season with a run of five consecutive games against teams below .500. San Jose and Chicago lead the league with a turnover margin of plus-14.
- San Jose's Christopher Gray (1,061) and Chicago's Bruce Fine (1,067) are the first two RBs to pass 1,000 yards rushing. Gray is averaging a league-high 7.7 yards per carry, but now is sidelined eight weeks with a leg injury.
- Tony Smith's 48-yard TD pass to Steven Hooper with just under 5 minutes to play lifted the San Antonio Gunslingers to a 24-20 victory over Michigan, ending the Panthers' two-game win streak.
- The Washington Federals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 36-14 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Federals RBs John Horn and Gary Munch both topped 100 yards rushing.
- Denver QB Agustin Cook hit WR William Delatorre with a 26-yard TD pass with 6:23 to play, lifting the Gold to a 24-20 win over the Oakland Invaders.
- The Georgia Force limited Orlando to 160 net yards and forced three turnovers during its 16-0 shutout win over the Renegades MLB Jesse Amos had 13 tackles for the Force.
- One week after being shut out by Chicago, the Cleveland Thunderbolts rolled up 475 net yards in a 34-13 victory over the Houston Gamblers.
- The Portland Storm (7-1) hosts the unbeaten Boston Breakers (7-0-1) in a battle of division leaders this week on Monday Night Football. The Georgia Force, coming off a shutout win over Orlando, travel to New Jersey to face the Generals on Sunday Night Football.
