Gold 30 Invaders 8
WR Richard Huff had 159 receiving yards and a TD to lead Denver to their 5th win of the season. The Gold also had 161 combined yards from Jake Peralta. Oakland got out to an early 5-0 lead thanks to a safety and a FG, and they had the halftime lead, 8-7, but Denver exploded for 20 3rd qtr points to take the game.
Blazers 32 Bandits 10
Florida continues to win in an effort not to have their playoff fate decided in Week 16. The Blazers intercepted rookie QB Thomas Lawson 4 times and limited Tampa Bay to less than 17 minutes of possession. Sidney Maggard tossed 3 TD passes for Florida, 2 to Freddy Jones as the Blazers scored 25 unanswered points to turn a 7-7 game into a laugher.
Storm 20 SaberCats 14
The defending champs broke their 2 game losing streak in exciting fashion, needing a late 4th qtr comeback to get back over .500 on the year. Portland kicked 2 first half FGs for a 6-0 lead at the break before Mark Hsu took over the game. Hsu burns almost everyone, and today he burned the champs for 199 yards and 2 TDs on 9 catches, the 2nd score coming with 5:18 left to give San Jose a 14-6 lead. Melvin Driggers got the Storm on the board quickly with a 73 yard catch and run TD to Fred Wink, who had 111 receiving yards on the day. The 2 point try failed, making the score 14-12. Portland would force a punt, then Driggers would throw another TD pass, this one 34 yards to Richard Robinson. Jeffrey Frost caught a Driggers pass for 2 points and San Jose was not able to score.
Maulers 21 Stars 6
Some results are just surprising, like last week's Pittsburgh loss to Oklahoma. Given that, almost nobody gave the Maulers a chance against red hot Baltimore, but the defense shut down the high powered Stars offense. They didn't force any turnovers but they held Baltimore to just 216 yards on the day and the Pittsburgh offense kept racking up first downs, getting 39 and a half minutes of possession. QB Will Allison threw for 2 TDs and found 10 different receivers and they converted 11/17 3rd downs.
Panthers 17 (NY) Stars 6
Michigan continues to struggle on offense but their defense bounced back today. The Panthers didn't force any turnovers but they sacked Willie Bust twice and held New York to 186 total yards. Michigan got a TD run from Walter Simmons and a TD pass from William Mauriello to John Tingle, with a FG to round out their scoring.
VooDoo 24 Stallions 17
Bruno Wilson tossed a pair of 1st qtr TD passes to give New Orleans an early 14-0 lead. Ric Flair matched that in the 2nd qtr as Birmingham tied the score at 14 before Bruno Wilson's 3rd TD of the half gave the VooDoo a 21-14 lead at halftime. The second half saw just a FG for each side and Birmingham's last 3 drives ended on downs, an INT, and the clock ran out.
Gamblers 41 Hornets 0
Tony Dean threw for 305 yards and fired TD passes to 4 different receivers as Houston shutout Charlotte. Lloyd Ellis nearly had a double triple, rushing for 98 yards, adding 107 yards and a TD on 9 catches. The Gamblers won the yardage 483-74, allowing the Hornets just 21 minutes of possession.
Federals 52 Gunslingers 27
San Antonio had one of their best offensive games in a long time, but unfortunately, Scott Bieber was on fire and he led Washington to TDs on their first 5 drives as they built first half leads of 28-0 and 35-7. Bieber threw for 6 TDs total, amassing 467 yards on 26/30 passing. Matthew Cuevas caught 2 passes for 140 yards, both TD catches and Robert Trammell nearly had a double triple. Trammell caught 9 passes for 168 yards and ran for 91 more to lead the Federals to victory.
Wheels 27 Showboats 10
Gabriel Flanagan completed 31/36 for 321 yards and TD passes to 3 different receivers to lead Detroit to their 4th straight victory. The Wheels held the ball for nearly 38 minutes as their defense limited Memphis to 228 yards. Detroit also intercepted 2 passes, recovered a fumble and the only TD they gave up came in the 4th qtr when they had a 27-3 lead.
Steamer 24 Renegades 23
Orlando was in control for much of the game as Emory Howard tossed a pair of 1st qtr TD passes for an early 14-7 lead. Howard is one of several rookie starting QBs in the league this season, and they all have their ups and downs. Howard served up a Pick 6 to Eugene Gonzalez to allow Shreveport to tie the game at 14 late in the 2nd qtr. Orlando would then kick 3 FGs between now and the 2 minute warning, giving the Renegades a 23-14 lead. The Orlando defense allowed Orville Barker little room to run (23 carries 21 yards) but he had receiving success (7-106-2) and his 2nd TD reception of the game came just inside the 2 minute warning to pull the Steamer within 2 points. Shreveport would recover the onsides kick and march into FG range for a game winning 51 yard FG by William Neal at the gun as the Steamer steal a win from the Renegades.
Generals 25 Breakers 20
Backup QB turned replacement RB James Wright ran for 142 yards and a TD as New Jersey built a 22-7 lead on Boston. The Breakers made life rough for now former starter Ernest Simmon, sacking him twice to go with a pair of INTs and the Generals settled for 5 Al Borland FGs up to this point of the game. Boston would have a comeback attempt in the 4th qtr, scoring a pair of touchdowns to pull within 22-20, but the onside kick failed which allowed New Jersey to tack on a 6th Borland FG and the Breakers turned it over on downs on their final drive.
Sun 27 Bulls 14
Southern California racked up 435 yards of offense and the Sun defense forced 4 Jacksonville turnovers as they get their first win of the season today. QB Wilmer Kimble threw for 324 yards and 3 TDs as the Sun broke open a 14-14 game by outscoring the Bulls 13-0 in the second half. RB Gene Ingram ran for 64 yards and added 43 receiving yards and a TD, giving him 107 combined yards while TE James Brough caught 8 for 96 and a TD.
Force 16 Wranglers 9
Georgia had 416 offensive yards yet nobody had a combined 100 yard game as the Force spread the ball around. Three different ball carriers had at least 8 touches and 8 different receivers caught a pass from Milton People. Arizona only had 235 offensive yards but they didn't turn the ball over, which is a step in the right direction. The Wranglers also got 117 rushing yards from John Gates but Arizona could not get in the end zone all game. Both teams had 3 FG on the day, but Georgia also had a 75 yard TD pass from People to John Hyunh, which turned out to be the difference in the game.
Hawaiians 16 Outlaws 3
One week after stunning Pittsburgh, it's back to normal in Oklahoma. Honolulu allowed the Outlaws just 147 offensive yards, and Hawaiians RB Scott Stillings nearly topped that with his rushing yards. Stillings had a combined 223 yards, 142 on the ground with a TD as Honolulu improves to 4-1.
Thunderbolts 6 Bell 0
Neither team's offense got much done today as Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 6-0.
Blitz 6 Express 3
At least Cleveland and Philadelphia could run the ball a little bit. Chicago ran for 31 yards on 22 carries while Los Angeles had negative 4 yards for their 25 rushing attempts as the Blitz win the FG kicking contest.
