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| Dustin Nichols, QB, Denver Gold |
Oklahoma Outlaws WR Dusty Heckman caught eight passes for 355 yards (44.4 yards per catch) and four TDs (54, 86, 69, 66 yards) and returned a kickoff 107 yards for a TD during a wild 53-47 win over the Denver Gold.
The teams accumulated more than 1,300 yards total offense. Oklahoma's victory kept the Outlaws in the playoff hunt at 8-5.
Denver QB Dustin Nichols threw for 635 yards and five TDs, ranking No. 4 all-time in single-game passing yardage. David Judkins of the Orlando Renegades threw for 682 yards against the San Jose SaberCats earlier this season.
In other Week 13 games:
- The New Orleans VooDoo snapped Orlando's seven-game win streak by beating the Renegades, 18-12. New Orleans QB Ty Fleming was 19-for-23 passing and two TDs, including this one, where TE Henry Barrows carried a couple defenders on his back for most of 66 yards. WLB Ramon Boldt clinched the win with this interception.
- Baltimore Stars MLB Gregory Hubbard and CB Mark Murphy both had 11 tackles during a 22-3 loss to the Georgia Force, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Hubbard also recorded two sacks and Murphy intercepted a pass.
- Backup QB William Trombly made a start for the Los Angeles Express and made it a good one, completing 19 of 25 passes for 396 yards and six TDs during a 48-10 win over the Southern California Sun. Trombly led the Florida Blazers to a 1974 World Bowl victory before signing a free-agent contract with LAX.
- Cleveland QB Chester Dougherty was 17-for-22 passing for 431 yards and four TDs during a 50-10 win over the Michigan Panthers. Dougherty has a 108.08 QBR with the 'Bolts, nearly doubling his QBR with Houston (57.83) before being traded to Cleveland.
- The New Jersey Generals took a 40-6 halftime lead, then held on for a 40-29 win over the Boston Breakers. The Generals took over second place in the East Division behind five TD passes from Doug Fluty, including one on the first play from scrimmage.
- The Birmingham Stallions trailed the Charlotte Hornets, 30-20, in the fourth quarter before rallying to win, 37-30, on Agustin Cook's 26-yard TD pass to WR Matthew Morgan with 11 seconds to go.
- Maynard McLaughin's 50-yard field goal on the last play of the game gave the Jacksonville Bulls a 15-13 win over the Florida Blazers.
- The Detroit Wheels completed a season sweep of Midwest Division nemesis Chicago by beating the Blitz, 23-16 as Enrique Pacheco rushed for 111 yards and Mario Valencia threw for 271 yards and three TDs.
- The Arizona Wranglers rallied in the fourth quarter to edge the Oakland Invaders, 31-24, in a key West Division game. Arizona WLB Willie Garcia clinched the victory with a pickoff with 7 seconds to go.
