Storm 38 Blazers 3
The 1989 Defensive MVP (yes I'm calling it now, as if it hasn't been obvious for weeks) Mark McKeon had 8 more sacks today, giving him 38 for the season. With 7 games left, McKeon has already crushed the previous record of 33, and now has his sights on the career sack record, which is currently held by current free agent/former New Jersey General James Lockette (140). If future Portland opponents don't stop this sack Storm, that record will fall sometime next season.
It's not just sacks for Portland either, as they held Florida to only 6 offensive yards. This is the 4th time in the last 5 games their opponent has gained less than 50 yards. Offensively, it was the Timothy Roquemore show. Roquemore didn't actually score any TDs but he ran 30 times for 168 yards and caught 11 for 118.
Showboats 24 Gamblers 18
Memphis wins round 1 of The Clash of the Champions as the Showboats overcame 4 David Allen interceptions to defeat the Gamblers. It wasn't all bad for Allen as he found Willie Howland for 2 TD passes and Howland finished with 174 yards on 8 receptions. Tony Dean failed to crack 200 yards as the Showboats defense kept the Houston offense in check.
Gold 25 SaberCats 24
Denver has the league's #1 offense thanks to Andrew Brewer and Jake Peralta but today, Southern California jumped out to a 14-0 lead and held that lead until the final 2 minutes of the game. QB Michael Temples tossed 2 TD passes for the SaberCats and Graham Peterson had a combined 145 yards and a TD. Denver had trouble getting their running game going, but the Gold scored 3 second half TDs, the last coming with 1:32 left. Richard Huff caught the game winning TD from Andrew Brewer and Jake Peralta had 186 combined yards, 166 receiving, and 2 TDs.
Stars 31 Hornets 27
Charlotte gave Baltimore all they wanted as there were seven lead changes in this game. The Hornets had 517 yards of offense, 416 of that through the air. Charlotte QB Robert Ament tossed 2 TD passes to Steve Tarry and two Henrys got the most yards. WR Harry Henry caught 6 for 116 while teammate Henry Young had a combined 109. Baltimore's defense struggled all day and QB Jon Snow tossed 2 first half interceptions, but also had 4 TDs, leading the Stars to a 10-0 4th qtr for the come from behind win.
(NY) Stars 18 Breakers 13
Boston's defense hung tough, intercepting Stars QB Willie Bust 4 times, but their run defense continues to be their downfall. New York ran for 227 yards, 136 by Cam Dalton and K Daniel Hall booted 3 FGs to lead the Stars to victory. The Breakers offense has looked better since signing Rudi Johnson (98 combined yards today), but it has yet to translate into points and wins.
VooDoo 28 Steamer 19
Shreveport could have had a huge divisional advantage with a win against New Orleans and VooDoo QB Bruno Wilson did his best to help the Steamer out. Wilson threw 2 interceptions today, giving him 22 so far which is one more than David Allen for most in the league. Wilson was also sacked twice, once for a safety and once with a lost fumble which was scooped up by Jim Sigler who took it 8 yards for a TD. The VooDoo defense played just well enough to keep the offense in the game and 255 rushing yards helped to overcome Wilson's mistakes for victory.Billy Brink had 126 rushing yards and a TD.
Panthers 29 Maulers 24
Michigan WR Nicholas Dorey had 2 first quarter TDs, one rushing, one receiving as the Panthers got out to a 20-7 lead. Pittsburgh stormed back to take a 21-20 halftime lead thanks to the second and third TD passes from Will Allison. The second half was a FG contest which Michigan won 3-1 for the final score of 29-24. For the Maulers, William Cox caught 11 for 107 and a TD while Michigan's Nicholas Dorey had 166 combined yards (140 rushing) and 2 TDs.
Thunderbolts 31 Outlaws 6
Cleveland ran for 217 yards and rookie QB Michael McGowan threw 3 TD passes to Wayne Boutwell as the Thunderbolts defeated Oklahoma. The win keeps Cleveland in a first place tie with Michigan in the Midwest.
Wranglers 41 Hawaiians 16
There were a lot of 200+ yard rushing games this week, and Arizona had 203, 151 and a TD from Desmond Kirkland. The star of the game was WR Eric Duncan, who caught 5 passes, 4 for TDs to go with 225 yards. Scott Stillings had 152 combined yards for Honolulu.
Bandits 21 Renegades 3
Orlando RB Ben Dehaven had a combined 189 yards but the Renegades could not cross the goal line, scoring only 3 points today. Tampa Bay QB Melvin Driggers has seemingly remedied his INT problem from past years with only 6 through 9 games. Driggers threw 2 TD passes and Thomas Whitley caught one of those as part of his 4-116-1 day.
Federals 34 Bell 16
Philadelphia hung tough in the first half, down just 14-13, but the Washington aerial attack was just too much. The Bell were led by Richard Brown's 107 rushing yards. For Washington, Scott Bieber threw for 3 TDs and 419 yards and his favorite target was Robert Sullivan (14-213-2).
Generals 30 Stallions 3
Speaking of Robert Sullivan, the Washington WR has to be salivating looking at next week's opponent New Jersey. The Generals gave up yet another big game to a WR despite winning by 27 points. Larry Ceasar caught 6 for 135, but the Generals defense held everyone else in check, forcing 4 turnovers (2 INT, 2 fumbles) while QB Ric Flair played turnover free football. New Jersey P Clark W. Griswold nailed all 5 punts inside the 20 yard line and rookie RB Sam Beckett had 130 combined yards.
Blitz 26 Wheels 8
Chicago took an early 7-0 lead on a Jason Rambo 7 yard run in the 1st qtr before QB Ronald Brown was sacked in the end zone for a Detroit safety. The Wheels added 2 more FGs, one in the 2nd qtr and one in the 3rd to take an 8-7 lead. Chicago would take the lead back just before the start of the 4th on a FG, and add 16 unanswered 4th qtr points to pull away from Detroit and seal the win.
Gunslingers 15 Force 10
San Antonio held Georgia to 202 total yards and RB Charlie Shanks ran for 144 yards and a TD to lead the Gunslingers to victory. San Antonio K Brian Johnson missed the XP after Shanks' TD but he made all 3 FG tries while P A.J. Winehouse nailed 5 of 8 punts inside the 20.
Express 20 Sun 6
Southern California scored the first 6 points of the game on a pair of 52 yard FGs by K William Ferguson, but the Sun only gained 206 total yards and those 6 points did not hold up. Los Angeles had a missed FG, fumble and interception among their first 4 drives but the Express settled down after that to score 20 unanswered points for the victory. Los Angeles converted 9/16 3rd downs and defensively they held the Sun to 2/15.
Bulls 9 Invaders 6
The defenses of both teams shined today as neither team cracked 200 yards and both teams committed 3 turnovers. Jacksonville got 99 combined yards from Calvin Sipe and Paul Sidwell nailed all 3 FG tries to lead the Bulls to victory despite losing 3 fumbles. Oakland kept injured RB Oliver Thomas in the lineup despite him being one legged, and he struggled again. QB Andrew Moreno also struggled for the Invaders, completing 28/52 for an underwhelming 138 yards with 3 INTs.
