Last time I wrote the blog, Michigan was the last undefeated team standing, and while the Panthers still have yet to lose, they are no longer perfect after playing a 10-10 tie with Honolulu in Week 6. Speaking of Week 6, we scored 437 points, or about 27 per game. We had 4 games with a total of 40 or more and 14 teams scored less than 10 points. The lack of scoring and stats has really dampened my enthusiasm for writing the blog, as there are only so many ways to describe FG kicking contests with 400 combined yards.
As a league, we are all trying to find our way with inconsistent results, and some weeks it looks like we all made the proper adjustments. Week 7 saw our 32 teams score 552 points, 34.5 points per game and we had 3 teams score 40 or more including a season high 52 by Memphis. Still, we had just 7 games with 40 or more points and 9 teams scored single digits.
Week 6 Scores
Michigan tied the game with a late FG while Honolulu missed a potential game winning FG at the gun, sending the game to overtime. Nobody had a scoring opportunity in OT and they ended in a tie, ruining the Panther's perfect season. Detroit and Washington played to a 7-7 offensive tie but the Wheels got the win thanks to an INT return for a TD and a sack for a safety. San Jose held Southern California to 150 yards and forced 3 turnovers, while they had a pair of 100 yard rushers. Frank Huber ran for 119 and a TD while Rodney Richardson ran for 106. Jake Plummer threw for 2 TDs, both to Harold Marshall who had 136 receiving yards on 8 catches. Charlotte and Baltimore had a kicking contest, with the Hornets getting 6 FGs from former longtime Stars kicker Fred Boyce as they improve to 4-2. Cleveland got an early TD pass from John Crisp and the Thunderbolts defense held Chicago to 147 yards. New York continues to ignore the running game, throwing every down and the points just aren't coming. The Stars got 3 FGs and had just 125 total yards, but they won the game thanks to a kickoff return for a TD after a Boston score. Philadelphia scored 12 the hard way, with a TD, FG and a safety, but that was enough to beat Pittsburgh. In true 4.6 fashion, both QBs combined to complete 43/53 for just 270 yards with 6 sacks. Houston got 3 rushing TDs and intercepted 3 passes to win big over New Orleans. Tony Dean also threw 3 INTs, but had a pair of TDs to go with it. Georgia got 2 rushing TDs from Henry Young and the Force defense held the San Antonio offense scoreless, allowing just a safety. Memphis and Portland had a FG kicking contest that the Showboats won 5-3. Steve Ransome ran for 109 yards for Memphis. Jacksonville got a pair of FGs from Salvador Denison and the Bulls defense shut Florida out en route to the win. Shreveport got a 3rd qtr TD pass from George Marcil to take the lead for good after Birmingham scored the game's first 6 points. Oklahoma continues to be the anti New York out of necessity as rookie QB Raymond Settles finds his way. The Outlaws basically look like the Patriots did Monday Night, always running. The defense forced 4 turnovers, but Los Angeles was able to overcome those and win their 5th straight. New Jersey produced a box score that looks straight out of 4.5. Orlando turned the ball over twice and the Generals had 100 yard rushing games from David Koresh (112 yards and a TD) and Kurt Cobain (114 yards). Koresh also caught 10 passes for 145 yards, giving him 257 total. Franklin Cherry had exactly 100 receiving yards and Don Ferguson completed 39/54, 498 yards, 3 TD and 1 INT. Denver was without QB Andrew Brewer but backup Hassan Hullinger completed 23/30, 309 yards and 4 TDs. Steven Riley caught 2 of the TDs among his 10-173 and Brian Turner ran for 140 yards to lead the Gold over Oakland. Arizona and Tampa Bay played a turnover free game despite throwing 95 combined passes. The Wranglers kicked a FG inside the 2 minute warning to take a 13-6 lead, but Dwayne Byrd led the Bandits down the field for the tying TD, sending the game to OT. With the clock winding down, Roy Walter had a walk off 27 yard TD run as the Wranglers get the OT win, avoiding the 2nd tie of the week.
