Week 11: New Jersey Clinches East Division

Week 11 Roundup

Herschel Walker, New Jersey

New Jersey became the first team to clinch a postseason berth when the Generals edged the Philadelphia Bell, 30-24. The Generals (8-3) are five games ahead of Philadelphia and the Boston Breakers, both 3-8, in the East Division.

Herschel Walker's 3-yard TD run with 6:03 to go gave New Jersey a 28-24 lead and James Lockette concluded the scoring by sacking Bell QB Leo Brixey in the end zone for a safety with 5 seconds to play. New Jersey WR Tom McConnaughey caught four passes for 117 yards, including a 75-yard TD from Doug Fluty.


In other Week 11 games:

• Cleveland (5-6) may not make the playoffs, but they may have a say in who does. The rapidly improving Thunderbolts surprised Southeast Division leader Jacksonville, 16-13, as QB Jerry Montalvo completed passes to eight different receivers.
• Tampa Bay (6-5) won its fifth in a row, edging Orlando, 20-14. The only catch of the day for Bandits RB Paul Joyce was a 79-yard TD from QB Luis Gero.
• The complete collapse of the Boston Breakers is one of the real head-scratchers of the USFL/WFL's second season. Pittsburgh mauled Boston, 61-21, rolling up 702 net yards as Cliff Thomas rushed for 209 yards and John Murray 110 yards and Michael White threw four TD passes.
• Los Angeles Express QB Gene Nowlin threw only six interceptions during the entire 1974 season. Nowlin was intercepted eight times Thursday during a 55-10 loss to the Georgia Force. After the game, coach wayne110 fired himself and was replaced by Jake-Attack03.
• The Chicago Blitz (11-0) won another close one, edging the San Antonio Gunslingers, 23-19, on John Alexander's 4-yard run with 1:36 to go. Chicago drove 91 yards in 10 plays to win. Seven of Chicago's 11 wins are by 6 points or fewer.
• The Birmingham Stallions won their ninth in a row, rallying to edge the Honolulu Hawaiians, 26-19, on Agustin Cook's 87-yard pass to Darius Mace with 1:47 remaining on a defensive overuse penalty.
• The Oklahoma Outlaws (8-3) won their fifth in a row to pull into a first-place tie with San Antonio in the Southwest Division, edging Houston, 23-20. DT Theodore Zeng racked up 11 tackles for Oklahoma.

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Playing MFN Since: 5/18/16
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A real-life sports experience: Hit a game-winning home run for my high school team.
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