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| Dale Brown, QB, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, 5-11 last season, edged the Memphis Showboats, 30-23, in Week 1 before surprising the San Jose SaberCats, 24-16, to highlight Week 2.
The SaberCats, a playoff team last season, led, 16-14, until Dale Brown's 80-yard TD pass to WR Dusty Heckman in the third quarter. San Jose never got closer than the Oklahoma 47-yard line the rest of the way. The Outlaws won despite rushing for only 14 yards. Brown had a nice day (152 QBR), completing 24 of 30 passes and throwing three TDs. All-Pro DB Allen Herrera had nine tackles.
Oh, and it only gets better for Oklahoma. Of the Outlaws' next nine opponents, exactly ZERO of them qualified for the 1974 playoffs.
Week 2 Roundup
- The Orlando Renegades, under new coach taylorman88ca, are also 2-0 after a 28-7 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Orlando's Rick Edwards returned an interception 40 yards for a TD on the third play from scrimmage and intercepted another pass two plays later!
- Last week's Upset Special winner, the Philadelphia Bell, fell 45-10 to Shreveport. Steamer QB Fred Murphy was 16-for-19 for 392 yards and six TDs (a 158 QBR), including TDs of 79, 15, and 75 yards to WR Cleo Davis, all in a span of less than 7 1/2 minutes.
- Last week's Upset Special loser, the Boston Breakers, survived a scare from the New York Stars to win, 27-17. The Stars were within 24-17 before giving the ball up on downs with 55 seconds remaining.
- The Arizona Wranglers were almost the Week 2 Upset Special winners, but the Chicago Blitz ended the final drive of the game with a 22-yard Roland Ellis field goal as time expired to win, 30-27.
- The New Orleans VooDoo edged the Honolulu Hawaiians, 27-24, on Christopher Rivera's 41-yard field goal at the end of a nine-play drive that started on the New Orleans 17.
- The Portland Storm kicked a field goal with 4:07 remaining to pull within 26-20 of the San Antonio Gunslingers, but San Antonio took the ensuing kickoff and ran out the clock with a nine-play drive.
- Denver scored with 5:32 remaining on Dustin Nichols' 87-yard TD pass to Michael Sonneberg to pull within 23-22 of Washington, but Federals SLB John Hughes made the tackle on the Gold's 2-point conversion attempt and Washington kicked a late field goal to escape with a 26-22 win.
- The Oakland Invaders shut down Detroit, 20-8. Wheels QB Henry Prieto is not the player on the Detroit roster with an 18 default rating, but he might as well have been Thursday: 12-for-47, 160 yards, 30.63 QBR. FS Anthony Dickey and CB Edward Alston both picked off Prieto, while Alston, DT Steven Martinez and SS Shawn Arzola all recovered Detroit fumbles.
