I was planning on doing the Week 2 blog last night before the game sim but I fell asleep. Seems kind of pointless now that Week 3 is in the books.
Through 3 weeks:
3-0 (8 teams)
2-1 (9 teams)
1-2 (6 teams)
0-3 (9 teams)
That's the league breakdown but the best football so far is being played in the Southwest Division. Nobody is surprised Houston and Memphis are 3-0 but not many would figure San Antonio would also be 3-0 or Oklahoma would be 2-1. The only loss for the Outlaws was to division rival Memphis, which means the Southwest is undefeated vs the rest of the league.
Gamblers 51 Wheels 0
Reigning MVP Tony Dean continued his roll, throwing 5 TD passes for the second time in 3 weeks. Two of those went to Willie Nelson and two went to Mark Lambert. Houston nearly quadrupled Detroit's yardage 635-160. The Gamblers had 393 yards in the air, and thanks to the icing on the cake, an 84 yard TD run, they also had 242 yards on the ground. Houston looks like a team that wants a Three-Peat.
Showboats 24 Blazers 3
Memphis is keeping pace with Houston in large part due to the running of Tim Horton. He's not putting up any doughnuts in the stat column as he is the leagues leading rusher with 367 yards. His 30 yard TD sealed Memphis's 3rd win in as many games.
Gunslingers 27 Invaders 6
The stats were pretty even in this game except the scoreboard and turnovers. San Antonio intercepted 3 Les Lacy passes in the second half, including this one which set up the Gunslingers for a TD on the next play. That made the score 20-3 and it was pretty much over then.
Outlaws 22 Bulls 13
Roger Ruzich made 5 FG's and the Oklahoma defense picked off 4 Jacksonville passes en route to the victory. It wasn't pretty as Jacksonville amassed more yards, 372-247 but losing the turnover battle 5-2 doomed the Bulls. Oklahoma fans simply do not care how it looked, their 2 wins are already more than they had all of 1985.
Stallions 17 VooDoo 11
New Orleans had finally reached the #1 spot in the commish rankings after shooting up the ranks like a bullet upon taking over last season. How did they respond? By putting up a bunch of empty yards, outgaining Birmingham 363-215. A big part of that is likely due to players shuffling in and out of the lineup with nagging injuries. The New Orleans defense stymied the Stallions most of the day, but 1/3 of their yards came on this 71 yard TD pass from David Schmitt to Leonard Robles early in the 4th qtr. That proved to be the difference in the game.
Express 23 Gold 14
In a battle of 1985 playoff teams Los Angeles held the ball for 42 minutes and won the turnover battle 5-1. Los Angeles scored the first 10 points of the game, fell behind 14-10, then scored 13 4th qtr points for the victory.
Generals 16 Stars 3
Another battle of 1985 playoff teams, another ball hog team. New Jersey held the ball for nearly 39 minutes, rushing for 178 yards and throwing for 180. New Jersey also won the turnover battle 2-0.
Bandits 27 Renegades 10
Thunderbolts 17 Blitz 6
Federals 35 Hornets 9
Sun 32 Storm 13
Panthers 21 Hawaiians 3
Wranglers 38 SaberCats 19
Force 31 Maulers 19
Steamer 26 Bell 7
(NY) Stars 32 Breakers 20
