2007
Past Game Results
Postseason
29
Dec 07 – THE
LHFA CROWNS A NEW CHAMPION! CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE ERIC “NORM” BRIGHTBILL AND THE
DETROIT
WIZARDS, WHO WIN THE 2008 LHFA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 35-16 VICTORY OVER THE
OAKLAND ROAD
WARRIORS.
--- Game MVP:
Detroit
QB Peyton Manning, who completed 20-29 for 233 yards and 3 TDs.
Contrary to popular opinion, it now appears that
Detroit
got the best end of that 3-way trade.
--- Turning Point: At the start of the game Manning led the Wizards down the
field for a TD; then on the ensuing KO Oakland KR Terence Wilkens fumbles the
ball right back to
Detroit
. The Wizards would turn that into
3 point, for an early 10-0 lead before the Road Warriors offense even ran a
play.
Detroit
would later add a safety to end the 1st quarter, essentially causing
Oakland
’s plodding offense to work against them.
A special note to
Detroit
’s underrated but highly effective defense, which held
Oakland
to under 250 yards.
21 Dec 07 –
The BIG GAME IS SET! Sub-Shop Classic XI
will see the Detroit
Wizards face off against…the Oakland
Road Warriors!
Oakland advances with a hard-fought 20-16
victory over the San Diego
Chargers. This is Oakland
coach Chad
Cerrone’s first trip to the title game, and the 2nd
for Eric “Norm” Brightbill.
--- Game MVP: Even though Oakland K Jeff
Wilkins hit two 50 yard field goals, the MVP has to be given to Oakland's Defense. They
held the mighty San Diego
offense to 96 rushing yards, 182 passing yards, had 4 sacks, 1 INT, and held SD
to 1-16 on third down conversions.
--- Turning Point: This was a very
intense game. Both teams came prepared to play and it showed. In the fourth
quarter, Oakland
scored with a Bulger to Holt 8 yd TD to go up 17-16.
On SD’s 1st play of their next possession, McNabb dropped back to pass and was
picked off by the late Shaun Taylor.
This led to one of two Jeff Wilkins 50 yard field goals to go up 20-16.
18
Dec 07 – The Detroit Wizards magic-missile their
way over the Boston
Stranglers 48-37. They advance
to Sub-Shop Classic XI!!
--- Game MVP: Detroit QB Peyton Manning, who completed 23
of 35 passes for 307 yards and 5 TDs.
--- Turning Point: There was no real
turning point in this scorefest, as the game went
back-and-forth until Detroit hit a FG with 3:14 to play, which iced the game
for the Wiz.
18 Dec 07 –
The Tampa Bay
Captains win the 2007 1st-Choice game (for 2009) by defeating the Denver Highlanders 55-17
--- Game MVP: No data submitted.
--- Turning Point: No data submitted.
16 Dec 07 - Oakland keeps their streak alive with an amazing 28-7 win
over Chicago.
--- Game MVP: Oakland QB Marc Bulger
- 18 of 24 (75%)for 225 yds
and 4 TD, a 125.9 rating.
--- Turning Point: On Chicago's 1st possession, McNair was picked
off by Jammer which set up a Holt 14 yd TD. With Oakland up 14-0 in the second half, Chicago
took the kick off and was driving, but Utecht fumbled
on Oakland's 29
yard line and ended the drive. Oakland gave it
right back in two plays, but Oakland's
D was dominating. On Chicago's
next possesion McNair fumbled on his own 45 yard
line. On the next play, Holt caught a 44 yard TD to go up 21-0 and put the game
out of reach. Chicago
ended with 4 turnovers.
Week
14
12 Dec 07 – The San Diego
Chargers clinch the #1 seed by trouncing the Los Angeles Fredos
31-6.
--- Game MVP: San Diego QB Kyle Boller
(!???!!!!!) who went 6 for 6 for 150yds, 2 TDS, and a perfect 158.3 passer
rating
--- Turning Point: San Diego held LA to 3 points on their opening drive
and set the tone for the rest of the game.
10 Dec 07 – Minnesota
beat Jacksonville
27-23.
09 Dec 07 – The Tampa Bay
Captains finish the season on a high note with a 30-13 win over the Lindy
Hoppers.
--- Game MVP: Tampa
WR Terrell Owens 8 recs. 110 yards and 3 TD's.
--- Turning Point: With 13:16 to go in the second quarter the Lindy
Hoppers trailed 7-3 and were set up to punt. Dustin Colquitt received the snap
from Warren, G and then simply dropped the ball. The Captains pounced on the
ball. Damon Huard hit Jerrious
Norwood from 9 yards out to put the Captains up 13-3.
09 Dec 07 – Oakland
strangles Boston
27-10 to clinch the #4 seed. They will host the Wildcard Playoff game
against Chicago.
--- Game MVP: Oakland
QB Marc Bulger - 24 of 31 (77.4%) for 271 yards and 1
TD (113.8 rating).
--- Turning Point: The entire game Oakland's
Defense swarmed Palmer causing havoc in the backfield. Oakland'
D ended the game with 4 sacks, held Palmer to 45.8% completion and 123 yards, a
fumble recovery, held Boston's
running game to 61 yards, and only allowed a total of 153 yards. Oakland controlled the game by holding the ball an amazing
44:51 to Boston's
15:09.
09 Dec 07 – After starting the season 1-3, The Detroit
Wizards finish the collapse of the Denver Highlanders and claim the Halas Division with a 23-13 win in Denver.
--- Game MVP: The Detroit Defense which absolutely
destroyed the Denver O by claiming 4 Interceptions (one returned for a TD) and
4 sacks while keeping the Denver O under 200 total
yards for the game.
--- Turning Point: Detroit’s CB Ronde Barber’s 52 yard INT return for a TD with 7:59 left
in the 3rd to give Detroit
the 17-13 lead which their Defense staunchly defended.
07 Dec 07 - The Chicago
Warlords emphatically clinch a wildcard playoff spot with a 41-7 victory over
the Pittsburgh
Blitzkrieg.
--- Game MVP: Chicago
OLB Shawn Merriman, with 4 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.
--- Turning Point: With Chicago up 14-0 in
the 2nd, Warlords CB Ty Law picked off an
errant Kurt Warner pass inside the Pittsburgh
10 yard line, setting up a quick Chicago TD that pretty much put the game away.
Week
12
28 Nov 07 - Oakland
keeps the playoff dream alive with a close win over Tampa Bay
14-10.
--- Game MVP: Oakland
DE Aaron Kampman 10 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 hurry, 1 stuff, and 2 forced fumbles.
--- Turning Point: On TB second possession, the
Captains had a 3rd and 2 on their own 13 yard line. Huard dropped back to pass and was sacked by Cole
and caused a fumble which Oakland
recovered. On the next play, Bulger
hit Winslow for a 10 yard TD to go up 7-0. On Oakland's next possession,
the Road Warriors had a 1st and goal on the 4. Bulger dropped back to pass and was picked off by Vasher in the end zone. But it
was disregarded when the ref threw a flag for
defensive pass interference and Oakland's Brandon Jacobs plunged in from 1
yard out to go up 14-0.
28 Nov 07 – The Boston Stranglers apply a chokehold to
a top-2 seed with a 33-20 victory over the Denver Highlanders.
--- Game MVP: Boston
QB Carson Palmer - 18/28 for 219 yards and 2 TDs.
--- Turning Point: Early in the 1st quarter, Palmer engineered
a 7 play 80 yard drive to take a 13-3 lead. Denver’s kick returner Drummond fumbled the ensuing kickoff. On the
next play, Palmer fired a 24 yard slant to Houshmandzadeh for a touchdown. Boston never looked back.
27 Nov 07 - The Chicago Warlords continue their
winning ways with a 30-7 victory over the St. Louis Lindyhoppers.
--- Game MVP: Chicago
CB Asante Samuel, who forced a fumble and intercepted
a pass. This was part of 6 forced turnovers by the Chicago defense.
--- Turning Point: Up 13-0 to being the 2nd half, Chicago forced a 3-and-out. On the
ensuing punt, Warlords PR Antwan Randle-El returned
the kick 39 yards, to the Lindyhopper 21. Chicago scored 4 plays
later to take a 20-0 lead, and basically sealed the victory.
25 Nov 07 - San Diego
locks up the Lombardi Division with a sloppy seesaw 27-24 victory in the Minnesota snow.
--- Game MVP: Donovan McNabb completed 22 of 34 for 196 yards and 2 TDs.
--- Turning Point: The snow made for a sloppy game full of turning points.
The Wrecking Crew scored the first 10 points of the game, aided by a
Reggie Bush fumble on a punt return and a 4th and Goal conversion
from 2 yards out. San Diego scored the
next 24 points, aided by 3 Minnesota
turnovers. A botched snap and another fumbled punt allowed the Crew to
tie the score at 24 with 13:57 left in the game (points of turnovers: SD 17 MIN
21). The Bolts took the ball at their own 21 and McNabb methodically
drove the Chargers down the field allowing Matt Stover to kick what turned out
to be the game-winning field goal with about 4 minutes left. Minnesota fumbled the
ensuing kickoff back to the Chargers, which allowed them to run more time off
the clock, but Stover hooked a 34 yard attempt. Mark Brunell, in for the benched Drew Brees, drove the Crew to the San Diego 40, but on a
3rd and 10, he took a sack for an 8 yard loss. On the 4th
and 18, Brunell completed a
pass underneath the Charger secondary to Laveranues
Coles, but the DBs
closed on him just in time to stop him 2 yards short of the marker to cement
the San Diego
victory and division title.
Detroit beats the Dons 34-14 to stay right in the chase and
setting up big matchup with Chicago.
--- Game MVP- QB Peyton Manning- 20 for 28 265 yards and 4 TDs.
--- Turning Point- LA scores with 5:45 left in the 3rd to cut the score to
17-14. However Peyton Manning responded with a 3 play drive for 67 yards and a td
in 1:31 making it 24-14 and largely putting the game away.
Jacksonville defeated Pittsburgh
24-13.
--- Game MVP: No Data Submitted.
--- Turning Point: No Data Submitted.
Week
11
22 Nov 07 - The Chicago Warlords strangle the
powerful Denver
offense in a 27-3 victory.
--- Game MVP: The Chicago OL, which paved the way for 161 rushing
yards on 40 attempts against Denver’s
all-star front 4.
--- Turning Point: With Chicago holding a
10-3 lead in the 3rd quarter, Denver QB was intercepted by Chicago S
Troy Polamalu, setting up Chicago on the Denver
40. The Warlords ultimately pushed it in to take a 17-3 lead, which
seemed to sap the Highlanders’ confidence.
22 Nov 07 – The Captains are not dead yet,
and stay alive in the playoff chase with a 45-21 victory over the dilapidated
Los Angeles Dons.
--- Game MVP: Tampa
WR Terrell Owens, who caught 9 passes for 146 yards and 3 TDs
--- Turning Point: Early in the 1st and already trailing 7-0,
LA QB J.P. Losman was
picked by Charles Woodson, setting up a TB TD on the very next play – the rout
was on.
22 Nov 07 - The San Diego Chargers remain
super with a 35-7 victory over St.
Louis.
--- Game MVP: Before being pulled late in the 3rd quarter, Donovan
McNabb went 9-10 for 3 TDs.
--- Turning Point: With 8:16 left in the third, McNabb hit Marvin
Harrison for a 34-yard TD, Harrison’s 2nd of the day, McNabb’s 3rd, to make the
score 21-7.
20 Nov 07 - The Boston Stranglers Wreck Minnesota's Crew with a 21-6 win in Boston.
--- Game MVP: Boston
LB Adalius Thomas who had 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF,
and 1 Fumble Recovery.
--- Turning Point: At 8:20, Coach Cattie emailed the Minnesota Front
Office to inform them that the Stranglers were stuck in traffic and would be a
little late. Coach Simon, citing his teams recent performance, told the
Stranglers that the front office was in shambles since the GM was chasing the
Coach with a "boogie woogie"
stick yelling "Whoa...mercy daddy...my boy will be coaching this team next
year after I boogie woogie
all over you" Needless to say the league offices immediately dispatched
Coach HAL to coach a confused Road Warrior team.
19 Nov 07 - The Detroit Wizards stay in
playoff contention with a 40-13 beatdown
of the Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg.
--- Game MVP: Detroit's
Defense- Only gave up
238 yards of offense. Had 6 sacks, 3 INTs, 4 turnovers overall and scored the deciding
TD.
--- Turning Point: With 7:27 to go in the 4th quarter LB EJ Henderson
intercepts Phillip Rivers for
a td just 20 seconds after Detroit
had already scored a td to go up by 13. This interception sealed the game for Detroit.
18 Nov 07 - The Oakland Road Warriors stay in
the thick of the Playoff chase with a 35-19 win over the Jacksonville
Giant-Jaguars.
--- Game MVP: Oakland
QB Marc Bulger who went 19
of 23 for 234 yds, 2 TDs and a 117.3 rating.
--- Turning Point: Oakland
takes the opening possession 90 yards to go up 7-0. On Jax's first possession, Jerrico Cotchery
fumbles on Oak 23 yard line. Oakland
drives 80 yards to go up 14-0. After a Jax
field goal to make it 14-3 (and gaining a little momentum), Jax QB Jake Delhomme
drops back on his own 32 yard line and throws a key interception to Marshall
who takes it to the house to go up 21- 3 and blow the game wide open.
--- Game Notes: Oakland
RB Steven Jackson had 100 yards and a TD on 23 carries, Torry Holt had a 100 yard receiving day on 6
receptions, and the Oakland Defense forced three turnovers, including one that
was returned for a TD.
Bye
Week 2
17 Nov 07 - The Tampa Bay Captains continue
to cling to the playoff branch with a 47-33 victory over the Jacksonville Giant
Jaguars.
--- Game MVP: Tamp Bay WR Terry Glenn – 5 receptions for 103 yards
and a TD.
--- Turning Point: In a back-and-forth game, Tampa did not seal the win until a late 2-yd
scoring run from Deuce McAlister put them up by the final margin.
14 Nov 07 - The Boston Stranglers stay on
pace for a possible #1 seed with a 34-10 win over the Los Angeles Dons.
--- Game MVP: Boston
QB Carson Palmer who went 20 of 30 for 296 yards and 2 TDs.
--- Turning Point: While watching The Office, LA took a brief 10-3 lead
when Al Wilson picked off a palmer pass and ran it in for a touchdown.
Coach Cattie then pictured the von Trapp Family
from the Sound of Music and remembered he hadn’t beat Coach Milito
in about 4 years. 31 unanswered points, seven sacks, and an episode of
Scrubs later the streak was over.
12 Nov 07 - Oakland
stays alive in the playoff race with a big win over Chicago 16-6.
--- Game MVP: Oakland
Kicker Jeff Wilkins who connected on attempts at 37,52
and 24 yards.
--- Turning Point: With Oakland
leading 3-0 in the second, Oakland punts to Chicago's Randel El who fumbles the ball. Incognito (Oak T) recovers
the ball which sets up the only TD of the game (Bulger
to Winlsow for a 7yd TD). Near the end of the first
half gets two quick turnovers but could only manage two field goals to get
within 10-6 at half. In the second half, Oakland
managed to get two more field goals to seal the win. Oakland's
Defense held Chicago
to only 145 yards and McNair to only 9 completions for 77yds, 3 sacks and 1
INT. When asked about McNair's play, Coach Simon replied "McNair played
like an asshole!"
Week
10
11 Nov 07 - The Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg program
their way to their first win of the season over the less talented programming
group of St. Louis, 19-14.
--- Game MVP: Blitzkrieg WR Larry Fitzgerald, who caught 7 passes for 123 yards and 4 first
downs.
--- Turning Point: When this game came up on the schedule for Pittsburgh
05 Nov 07 - The Tampa Bay Captains get
Strangled by Boston
20-13.
--- Game MVP: Newly acquired OLB Demarcus
Ware of Boston
who had 3 Tackles, 3 hurries, 1 sack, 1 FF, and a fumble recovery for a 75 yard
TD.
--- Turning Point: In the 4th quarter with Boston
up by a touchdown, Tampa
was driving down the field, when TB QB Huard threw an
interception to Lt Governor London Flecter-Katharine-Baker-Knowle.
Boston limped into FG range and watched Vinatieri
kick a 44 yard FG to ice the game in all honesty they shouldn't have won but a
holding call negated the kick. The re-kick, a 49 yarder,
was shanked breathing new life into Tampa. With 1:39 left in the game and 1
timeout left, Huard started marching down the field
until he threw a pick to Boston FS Whitner ending the
game.
The Denver Highlanders defeated the Los
Angeles Dons 43-3.
--- Game MVP: The Denver Defense which held the Dons to less than
140 yards of total O, had 7 sacks and 2 Interceptions.
--- Turning Point: After the Dons kicked a 42 yard FG with 5 minutes left
in the 3rd quarter, they never found their groove again as the Highlanders
Defense kept stopping the Dons.
04 Nov 07 - The Detroit Wizards win their
third straight with a 38-24 win in Minnesota.
--- Game MVP: Detroit QB Peyton
Manning who went 25 of 33 for 287 yards and 5 TDs
--- Turning Point: After going up 31-14 Detroit
kicks off to Minnesota,
whom then fumbled the kick off. Allowing Detroit to easily score 4 plays later and go
up 38-14..
The San Diego Chargers take a hard fought
41-31 home win over the Jacksonville Giant-Jaguars.
--- Game MVP: In the losing cause, Jax
QB AJ Feely tallied 339 yards and 4 TDs
(161 yards and 2 TDs
against San Diego’s
JV team).
--- Turning Point: After an 80 yard Feely to Boldin TD made the score 17-7, the Chargers and Donovan
McNabb, who after starting 1-5 ended up 13-19 for 179 yards and 3 TDs, got the ball on their own 41
with 4:04 left in the first half after a good return by Justin Miller (4
returns, 152 yards, 1 TD). McNabb marched the Bolts down the field and
connected with TE Jason Witten
for the TD with :08 remaining
in the half to give the Chargers a 21-point lead. Jacksonville made it close, scoring a TD to
make it 24-34 with 1:44 remaining. After failing to recover the onside
kick, Kyle Boller went out
in the victory formation, but Jacksonville
had other ideas, calling a timeout after the
kneel down. Boller
promptly responded by hitting Braylon
Edwards for a 41 yard TD. Though Jacksonville
went on to score another TD, this sealed the game for the Chargers and moved
them to 8-2.
Week
9
02 Nov 07 – Chicago
forces 7 turnovers, and use
them to defeat the Minnesota
33-12
--- Game MVP: Warlords DT Tommie Harris, with 2 sacks, 3 hurries
and a forced fumble. Chicago MLB Larry Foote, in his 1st
start, also has two forced fumbles.
--- Turning Point: When Chicago Coach Simon realized there are other
things in life besides football.
30 Oct 07 - The Dons hold off a late
Blitzkrieg charge to improve to 3-5 and snap a 5 game losing streak, by beating
Pittsburgh 21-16.
--- Game MVP: In what may be their swan songs in LA, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 146yds and 2 TDs (eclipsing the 1000yd mark for the season), while Tom
Brady was 20 for 26 for 296yds and 1 TD.
--- Turning Point: With LA trailing 16-14 and the ball on their own 20,
the Dons put together an 18-play, 80yd drive that took 11:00min off of the
clock and culminated with Tomlinson taking it in from 7yds out. LA then
had to weather a Pitt drive that would see them fall short at the Dons 1yd line
with no time left on the clock. For their efforts, Tomlinson and Brady
were applauded by the Dons faithful.
29 Oct 07 - A 48-yard Matt Stover field goal
with 2 seconds left in the game gets the Chargers out of Boston with a 19-16
win.
--- Game MVP: A baffled Coach Kehm was
asked about who he thought was the game MVP in his press conference. “I
guess it has to be Stover since the rest of the team sucked.” Stover
kicked 4 FGs in the Bolts
win.
--- Turning Point: Late in the 4th quarter, Boston kicker Adam
Vinatieri lined up for a
43-yard field goal that would have given the Stranglers a 19-13 lead, but San
Diego linebacker Al Wilson leapt high over the line and knocked it down.
Horrible Charger QB Donovan McNabb (25 of 47, 275 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) took the
team on a short drive that ended in a Stover FG to tie the game. After
the putrid Charger defense (482 total yards given up) showed up for once and
held Boston to
a three-and out, McNabb came back out and after taking a potentially
devastating sack, he managed to hit Marvin Harrison for a 33-yard gain with :35 left on the clock to set
up the game-winning score.
--- Game Notes: San Diego’s
Coach Kehm was quoted as saying that his team “had no
business winning this game.” Aside from the yardage given up by the
usually stingy defense, the offense only managed to rush for 44 yards.
Also, when was the last time Adam Vinatieri
missed a field goal and had one blocked in the same game? Four Boston turnovers kept
this game close.
26 Oct 07 - The Detroit Wizards send the Oakland
Road Warriors to their second straight loss with a 41-7 win.
--- Game MVP: Detroit QB Peyton Manning who went 21 of 27 for 268
yards and 4 TDs.
--- Turning Point: Manning threw 2 TD passes with 2:54 left in the first
half then Detroit added a FG with 2 minutes and 50 seconds later too take a
17-7 lead into half and never looked back.
The Denver Highlanders charged out of Denver and into St.
Louis to overwhelm the Lindyhoppers
56-0.
--- Game MVP: Denver
WR Mike Furrey who had 11 receptions for 157 yards
(14.3 average) and 4 TDs.
--- Turning Point: The Highlanders drove down the field on their opening
possession for a TD. St. Louis
started to drive down the field giving the impression that this would be
another "Chuck-n-Duck" match. However, the Lindyhopper
drive stalled on the Denver 17 yard line when St. Louis kicker Jeff
Reed shanked a 33 yard field goal. Coach Liddick was so charged up that he told his team to
"Bring the Rain" and Denver
didn't have a single possession that they didn't score.
--- Game Note: This is Denver's
2nd game of the season where they had 500+ yards of total offense and 6th game
this season where they held their opponent to under 200 yards of total offense.
Week 8
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Week
7
20 Oct 07 – The Boston Stranglers extend St. Louis’ misery with a
34-10 victory.
--- Game MVP: Stranglers’ RB Clinton Portis,
who toted the rock 26 times for 121 yards.
--- Turning Point: Boston
went up 14-3 in the 1st quarter, and never looked back.
20 Oct 07 - In a game that featured 1,000 yards of
total offense, the Denver Highlanders squeak by the Minnesota Wrecking Crew
37-34 in OT.
--- Game MVP: Denver
QB Tony Romo who went 35 of 41 for 420 yards and 3 TDs for a 133.7 QB rating.
--- Turning Point: Denver
Kicker Jason Hansen's 24 yard FG with 6:37 left in Overtime.
--- Game Note: Minnesota
QB Drew Brees went 31 of 43 for 418 yards and 3TDs
for a 125.9 QB rating. Denver
doubled up on the Wrecking Crew on Time of Possession (44 minutes to 22
minutes).
17 Oct 07 - The San Diego Chargers plaster the Chicago
Warlords 26-13.
--- Game MVP: Tim Rattay and Marvin
Harrison. Rattay, in his swansong with the
Chargers, went 13 of 21 for 2 TDs and a QB rating of
131.1. Harrison only caught two balls,
but both were bombs for TDs (65 and 62 yards).
--- Turning Point: Rattay’s second bomb to
Harrison with 13:03 left in the 2nd quarter put San Diego ahead for good. Matt Stover
added 4 FGs to complete the scoring for the Bolts.
15 Oct 07 - The Jacksonville Giant Jaguars improve to
2-5 with a 25-22 win over the Los Angeles Dons.
--- Game MVP: No Data Submitted
--- Turning Point: No Data Submitted
14 Oct 07 - In a mud fest, Oakland
slips past the winless Blitzkrieg 16-7.
---
Game MVP – Oakland RB Steven Jackson - 27 carries for 126 yards. Jeff
Wilkins added 3 Field Goals (36, 28, 25).
--- Turning Point - With Oakland
leading 6-0 going into the second half, Pitt begins the 2nd half by going 3 and
out. On Oakland’s
first possession of the 2nd half, they drive 76 yards, taking 8 minutes off the
clock, and extending the lead to 13-0.
12 Oct 07 - The Tampa Bay Captains and coach Andy
McCall continue their dominance over coach Brightbill
and the Detroit Wizards scoring a 24-17 victory.
--- Game MVP: Damon Huard was 14-23 for 231 yards and
2 TD's in his first start with the Captains.
--- Turning Point: After the Wizards scored to tie the game at 17-17 the
Captains started from the 40. Huard had 4:25 left to
engineer a scoring drive. He completed a 14 yard hitch to L. J. Smith followed
by a 25 yard out to Terrell Owens. The passes put the Captains at the Detroit 18. Two runs and
a penalty later Huard hit Muhsin
Muhammad from 4 yards out for the winning score.
Game Note: John Carney missed his fourth FG in 13 attempts this season when he shanked a 36 yard FG in the third quarter.
Week
6
11 Oct 07 – The San Diego Chargers control
the Lombardi Division by improving to 5-1 with a 27-9 win over the Los Angeles
Dons.
--- Game MVP: Trevor Pryce- SD Pryce
sacked newly acquired Dons QB Tom Brady 4 times, forcing a fumble. During
the post-game handshake, Pryce came over to hug Brady, who promplty
fell into the fetal position for fear that Pryce was going to sack him again.
--- Turning Point: San Diego was able to
stymie Los Angeles
in the red zone early in the game, allowing them to stay in the game
early. 13 Dons penalties for 119yds didn't hurt the cause either.
10 Oct 07 – The Chicago Warlords improve to
5-1 with a sloppy 16-6 win over Pittsburgh.
--- Game MVP: Chicago
ILB James Farrior, 8 tackles, a sack, a defended
pass, a hurry and a forced fumble.
--- Turning Point: Chicago
coach Rob Simon met his opponent, Hal, at midfield and said “Hal, I have a lot
to do this week, can you coach my team too?”
08 Oct 07 – Boston takes sole possession of first place
in the Rozelle Division by defeating the Oakland Road
Warriors 24-9.
--- Game MVP: Boston QB Carson
Palmer, completing 14 of 20 passes for 217 yards and 3 TDs.
--- Turning Point: Late in the 3rd quarter, Boston
was up 10-9 facing a critical 3rd and 5 on the Oakland 23 yard line. Palmer steps back
with max protect and throws a 23 yard TD pass to TJ "Take it to the" Houshmandzadeh.
07 Oct 07 – The Tampa Bay Captains even the
slate for the second time this year with a victory over the St. Louis Lindyhoppers 41-10.
--- Game MVP: Tampa
Bay CB Adam 'Pacman' Jones had three total TD's as he returned two punts and an INT for scores. Jones
had two picks on the day.
--- Turning Point: Jones took an errant Chad Pennington pass 19 yards for a TD with 14:50 to go in the second
quarter. The Captains would force a three and out on the next possession. Jones
ran the ensuing punt back 75 yards to make the score 28-0.
07 Oct 07 – The Jacksonville Giant Jaguars
garner their 1st win of 2007 with a 30-27 victory over the Minnesota
Wrecking Crew.
--- Game MVP: Jaguars QB Jake Delhomme,
who completed 22 of 31 passes for 292 yards and 2 TDs
(one pick).
--- Turning Point: Late in the 1st half, Minnesota trailed 10-6. Facing a 3rd
and 10, the Crew simply wished to end the half and get ready for the 2nd
half, so they called a conservative draw to Maurice Jones-Drew.
Unfortunately, Jones-Drew fumbled, and Jacksonville
recovered in Minnesota
territory. The Giant Jaguars were able to
add a TD at the end of the half, and the resulting two-score differential was
one that Minnesota
was never able to overcome.
05 Oct 07 – The Detroit Wizards hand the
Denver Highlanders their first loss of the year in an offense-dominated game,
30-24.
--- Game MVP: Detroit
QB Peyton Manning, who completed 30 of 40 passes for
385 yards and 2 TDs (one pick).
--- Turning Point: Down by 6 with just over two minutes to play, Denver
QB Tony Romo threw his 2nd INT of the game
on a 4th and 4, thus effectively ending the Highlanders’ comeback
bid.
--- Game Note: Detroit also had a goal
line stand, stopping Denver
on 4th and goal from the 1.
Week
5
29 Sept 07 – The Denver Highlanders upset the
heavily favored San Diego Chargers in San
Diego 31-13. This knocks SD from the ranks of
the unbeaten this season.
--- Game MVP: Highlanders QB Tony Romo
who went 26 of 36 for 333 yards and 4 TDs.
--- Turning Point: Denver
scored to take the lead at 17-13 with six minutes left in the 3rd
quarter. San Diego took the ensuing
kickoff and drive into Denver
Territory where they were
stopped cold on four consecutive passes. Controlling the game, the
Highlanders slowed the game down and scored on their next possession with a
minute left in the 3rd quarter. The Denver D then held the
Chargers offense to 3 and outs for the rest of the game.
28 Sept 07 – The Minnesota Wrecking Crew are
on a two-game winning streak, as they snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
over St. Louis 24-23.
--- Game MVP: Minnesota
QB Drew Brees, completing 26 of 40 passes for 318
yards and 3 scores.
--- Turning Point: In a battle of wits, Coach Simon proved that he has
more than a computer. Well, at least a computer coached team organized by
GM Knisely. After the game, Coach Simon wanted to
only focus on the upcoming game against Coach Buxom. "I'M A
MAN!! I'M 40!!!" Is what coach Simon was quoted as saying. When pointed out that he was only 25, Coach
Simon threw the podium across the room and walked off stage. Also, Minnesota kicked a late
FG to win.
24 Sept 07 – The Chicago Warlords hand Boston their 1st loss of
2007, outscoring the Stranglers 23-10.
--- Game MVP: The Warlords' OL, who paved the way for 224 yards rushing
on 44 attempts.
--- Turning Point: With Chicago leading
16-10 after a Chicago FG, Chicago was able to
contain Boston returner extraordinaire Devon Hester on the ensuing return, pinning him inside the 20. Following a false
start penalty, Chicago
forced a 3 and out, and took over at midfield. The Warlords scored 5 plays
later to go up 23-10.
24 Sept 07 – The Tampa Bay Captains even up
the win and loss column by pitching a 17-0 shutout against the computer guided
Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg. The win moves the Captains a half-game ahead of the Los
Angeles Dons for second place in the Lombardi Division.
--- Game MVP: Captains’ RB Frank Gore, who had 26
carries for 206 yards.
--- Turning Point: Tampa
Bay controlled the tempo
throughout the contest. The game was put away when the Captain's Laurence Maroney scored from 1 yard out with 7:42 to go. The TD run
capped a 16 play 10:01 drive that covered 90 yards.
22 Sept 07 - The Detroit Wizards snap a 3
game losing streak defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 23-10 at home.
--- Game MVP: Detriot CB Drayton Florence- 2 key INTs on back to
back Jacksonville
drives in the 3rd Quarter.
--- Turning Point: At the start of the 2nd half Jacksonville Onside kicks
and makes the recovery. Then the Wizards hold Jaguar-giants to 3 plays and
punt. On the punt return Detroit's
Roscoe Parrish returns the ball 81 yards to the 10 yard line setting up an easy
go ahead score.
--- Special note: Jacksonville's
DE Tamba Hali who had an
outstanding game. 9 tackles 2 sacks and 1 int. He
almost single handedly held Detroit's
offense down in the 1st half.
The Oakland Road Warriors send the LA Dons to
their 3rd straight loss with a 27-7 win in Los Angeles.
--- Game MVP: Marc Bulger (QB-Oak) 20-26
for 239 yards and 2TD (130.1 rating).
--- Turning Point: With 3:40 left in the 1st quarter, and the score 0-0,
LA punted from its own 23 yard line. Oakland's
DE Trent Cole blocked the punt and PR Alvin Pearman
scooped it up for a TD. This deflated the LA Dons and they could not recover.
--- As Jake Delhomme and David Carr made their way
toward the Dons locker room after their third straight loss, GM Milito met them outside the door of their locker room with
their bags and plane tickets in hand.....destination: Jacksonville. When
they looked at their plane tickets, they noticed that they were sitting in
seats A and C......Carr then responded, "I hope no one sits in the middle
seat". Unfortunately, Tony Gonzalez came hobbling out of the
trainer’s room along with his bag and said...."No, I am in the middle
seat." All three are being sent to Jacksonville for QB Tom Brady and TE Ben
Watson.
Week
4
17
Sept 07 – The Minnesota Wrecking Crew live up to their nickname and also earn
their first win of the season by defeating the Los Angeles Dons 13-10.
The Crew also knocked 4 Dons out of the game, and sent LA DE Michael Strahan to the hospital.
--- Game MVP: Minnesota
LB Will Witherspoon, who had 8 tackles, 2 hurries, a sack and a stuff.
--- Turning Point: At the end of the half, Minnesota lead 7-0. Brees dropped back and heaved the ball down the
field, which was picked off by Dons’ CB David Macklin. Macklin was
promptly tackled at the LA 25, but oddly enough the hometown scoreboard
operator put a TD on the board. The Dons quickly lined up and kicked the
extra point. Minnesota HC Mike Simon vehemently protested, but was told
by the officials that since he did not challenge the play it could not be
reviewed. “Review what???!!” Simon cried, “the scoreboard
operator??!!” Simon then immediately phones the Crew GM, who also happens
to be the League Commissioner. The LC informed him that, instead of
nixing the results, that he should still go out and whoop the Dons, using the
Ghostbusters line: “You have the tools…you have the talent!”
After
the game, Coach Milito
promptly walked across the field and punched Coach Mike Simon in the
mouth. An on the field brawl ensued............the reason for the brawl
was due to 4 Dons players being injured during the game (Michael Strahan- 6, Tony Gonzalez- 1,
Dallas Clark- 1, and Mike Wahle-
1). After the dust settled, Coach Milito
headed to his office and placed a call to Daniel Graham and told him to get off
of his couch and meet the Dons in Oakland
for next week's game. That being said, Michael Strahan has been placed on IR.
17 Sept 07 – The San Diego Chargers advance to their
first 4-0 start in LHFA history by manhandling the hapless Pittsburgh
Blitzkrieg, 20-3.
--- Game MVPs: Reggie Bush was the workhorse for the Chargers, carrying
the ball 19 times for 85 yards and catching 6 passes for 57 yards. New
Bolts QB Tim Rattay went 18
of 24 for 197 yards and a TD (112.7 rating). Champ Bailey hurt Larry
Fitzgerald early in the game, held Anquan
Boldin to 3 catches for 31
yards, and intercepted a pass and returned it for a TD.
--- Turning Point: Pittsburgh drove off the
opening kickoff to the San Diego
3, when a scrambling Phillip Rivers fumbled the ball over to the Chargers.
The Chargers did not score on the ensuing drive, but the Blitzkrieg
turned the ball over on the following two drives as well, resulting in 10 San Diego points.
16 Sept 07 - The Chicago Warlords survive
another encounter with the Jacksonville Giant Jaguars, who always give the
Warlords a tough outing. Chicago
pulls out a 17-7 victory.
--- Game MVP: Chicago
CB Dre' Bly, who picked off
two Tom Brady passes. The first INT gave Chicago great field position inside the Jax 30, leading to a TD. The 2nd essentially sealed
the victory for Chicago.
--- Turning Point: With 10:47 remaining in the game and protecting a 10-7
lead, Chicago
forced a Jax punt and took over starting at their own 20. With a 35-yard gain on a reverse by Sanatan Moss included in the mix, Chicago drove 80 yards in
5 plays, culminating with a 4-yd scoring run by Marion Barber III.
The Boston Stranglers double up the Detroit
Wizards 34-17, sending the Wizards to their third straight loss while
maintaining their perfect record this season.
--- Game MVP: Boston
QB Carson Palmer who went 16 of 26 for 253 yards and 3 TDs,
and a 132.4 rating.
--- Turning Point: Detroit
was down 20-10 with 11:02 left in the 3rd quarter and facing a 4th and 1 from
their own 20 yard line. Detroit attempting to
take any momentum from Boston
goes for it but Manning throws an incomplete pass to Burress,
turning the ball over on downs. 5 plays later Palmer finds the future Hall of Famer Chad Johnson in the end zone to ice the game.
15 Sept 07 - The Oakland Road Warriors open
Week 4 with a 20-14 win of the St. Louis Lindyhoppers.
--- Game MVP: Mark Bulger (QB Oak) went
20 of 29 for 241 yards and 2 TDs and a 117.2
rating. Steven Jackson added 156 yards on 28 carries for
a 5.6 yards per carry average.
--- Turning Point: With Oakland leading
20-14 late in the 4th, St. Louis
was driving. On 2nd and 10, with 1:27 left, and the ball on Oakland's 41 yard
line, St. Louis QB Chad Pennington dropped back to pass and found Sean Taylor,
too bad he plays for Oakland. Taylor's INT
sealed the win for Oakland.
Week
3
10 Sept 07 - Chicago has never been a safe haven for the
gangster underworld. The Chicago Warlords assassinate the Los Angeles
Dons 40-21.
--- Game MVP: Chicago QB Steve McNair, who
completed 16 of 24 passes for 299 yards and 3 TDs.
--- Turning Point: After a tight first half, Chicago lead 13-7. On the first play of
the 2nd half, McNair hit a streaking Glenn down the right sideline en route to
an 81-yd TD. Even though Los
Angeles would answer with a big scoring play moments
later, this was the beginning of a 27-point explosion by the Warlords in the
2nd half that the Dons could not contain.
The Tampa Bay Captains get win number one of the 2007
season with a convincing 20-7 win over the Wrecking Crew.
--- Game MVP: Frank Gore carried the rock 24 times for 169 yards 1 TD and had
four catches for 32 yards.
--- Turning Point: With :48 on the first half clock
the Captains were trying to add a FG to the 3-0 lead they had. From the Minnesota 32 Coach McCall called a draw and caught Minnesota in a blitz.
Gore scampered 32 yards for the score and 10-0 halftime lead.
--- Game Notes: JP Losman was effective in his debut
going 14-22 for 161 yards. 1 INT and 3 sacks. Kevin
Williams was a monster with two sacks and a FF.
09 Sept 07 - The Boston Stranglers double up
the Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 40-20.
--- Game MVP: Boston QB Carson
Palmer - who went 23 of 30 for 269 yards and 2 TDs.
--- Turning Point: Early in the 2nd quarter Pittsburgh jumped out to a 17-3 lead while
Coach Cattie was too busy watching Big Brother 8. Luckily for Coach
Cattie he read the spoilers on Morty' TV Blog, and upon realizing he was losing, he thought it in
his best interest to coach the rest of the game.
The Denver Highlanders defeated the
Jacksonville Jaguars 31-17 in Jacksonville.
--- Game MVP: The Denver
Defense. The Highlanders Defense had 6 sacks (2 by Jason Taylor), 6
forced fumbles, a blocked punt returned for a TD and a
36 yard INT return for a TD by DE Jason Taylor.
--- Turning Point: With 4:38 left in the 2nd quarter, the Highlanders D
blocked a Jacksonville Punt and Derrick Brooks returned it 39 yards for a TD to
make the score 21-0. That was the game winning score.
08 Sept 07 - Computer? Hello, computer? Deep Blue has a new
champion, as the St. Louis Lindyhoppers (or is it
Lindy Hoppers? Is this the CFL?) defeat the
Detroit Wizards 23-21.
--- Game MVP: St. Louis
OLB DeMarcus Ware, who returned a Peyton Manning
INT 27 yards for a TD.
--- Turning Point: With St.
Louis leading 10-7 late in the 2nd, Ware stepped in
front of an errant Manning throw and returned it 28 yards for the TD, giving
them a 17-7 lead. It seemed to set the tone for the entire afternoon for
Manning, who was making his first start since being sent to Autoland.
The San Diego Chargers stake an early season
claim to the Lombardi Division by defeating the previously unbeaten Oakland
Road Warriors 30-10.
--- Game MVP: Before being injured, QB Donovan McNabb completed 14
of 19 for 254 yards and 2 TDs (150.7 rating).
--- Turning Point: With 6:!8 remaining in the
first half and the score 17-3, Oakland lined up
to go for a 4th and 5 on the San
Diego 43. While trying to complete a short
crossing pattern, Oakland QB Marc Bulger was
blindsided by DL Trevor Pryce. The Chargers would add a field goal before
halftime, and on the opening kick of the second half, newly-acquired return man
Justin Miller took it 103 yards for the TD and an insurmountable 27-3 lead.
Week
2
07 Sept 07 - The Boston Stranglers send the
Wrecking Crew to their second straight loss with a 30-22 win in Minnesota.
--- Game MVP: Richard Seymour 5 tackles 2 sacks 1 stuff and 1
forced fumble.
--- Turning Point: At the start of the 4th quarter, Boston takes a 30-7
lead only to watch Minnesota come back with a 93 yard kickoff return TD by
Jones-Drew, and a Rudi "I will now be benched in the 4th Quarter"
Johnson fumble converted on the ensuing drive for a TD and a 2pt conversion to
get the game to 30-22. Instead of Stick-um, Rudi grabbed WD-40 to fumble
for the 3rd time in the 4th quarter. Minnesota
drove down to Boston's 28 yard line where Game
MVP Richard Seymour nails Drew Brees causing a fumble
to seal the win for Boston.
03 Sept 07 - On a Labor Day LHFA Special, the Los Angeles take home the Bowl of Mac&Cheese
with a 24-14 win over Tampa
Bay.
--- Game MVP: For the 2nd week in a row, the game MVP goes to LA
RB LaDainian Tomlinson. He have
28 carries for 165yds and 2 TDs. He also had
6 receptions for 48yds and 1 TD.
--- Turning Point: With the score 14-7 at the half, LA received the
2nd half kickoff and drove 50yds on 10 plays taking up 7min and 20sec on
the clock. Unfortunately, LA had to settle for a 34yd Jon Kasey FG to enlarge the lead to 17-7. On Tampa Bay's
ensuing drive, LA's defense held TB to a 3 and out, forcing TB to
punt. The next play would be our call of the game: "Split backs, Tomlinson to
the left, strong to the right of Delhomme.
Here's the snap, Delhomme pitches left to
Tomlinson. Tomlinson across the
25, 30.....35....40...45...midfield....Tomlinson cuts back.....at the
40....he's gonna go.....25...20...15...10....5.....TD
LaDainian Tomlinson......a 78yd pitch taken to the
house." Los Angeles'
defense would then go on to hold the TB offense, letting up a late TD
to make the final score 24-14.
02 Sept 07 - The Denver Highlanders upset the
Chicago Warlords 34-14.
--- Game MVP: The Denver
Defense. Held the Chicago Offense to less than 200 yards of total O, 3
for 14 on 3rd down and forced 3 turnovers, including a 98 yard INT return for a
TD by DE Jason Taylor.
--- Turning Point: After Chicago PR Antwan Randel-El returned a Denver
punt 83 yards for a TD to make the score 14-7 early in the 2nd quarter, the
game went back and forth throughout the rest of the 2nd quarter until Denver
Kicker Jason Hanson hit a 22 yard FG to end the half at 17-7. Chicago made the score
17-14 early in the 3rd Quarter but never scored after that.
01 Sept 07 - The Oakland Road Warriors slip
past the Jacksonville Giant-Jaguars 17-15 at home in the 2nd half of today's
doubleheader.
--- Game MVP: Oakland
RB Steven Jackson with 25 carries for 91 yards (1 TD) and 7 receptions for 75
yards.
--- Turning Point: With Oakland
winning most of the game, Jax kept inching closer by
kicking field goals. In the 4th quarter, Jax went
ahead 15-14 and went for a 2 point conversion. Oakland's Defense stood strong and stopped Jax. With 2:08 remaining in the game, Jackson
lead Oakland
into field goal position for Wilkins game winning 39 yarder.
In St.
Louis, Matt Stover defeats Jeff Reed 9-3.
--- Game MVP: San Diego’s
three kickers. While Stover did all of the scoring, punter Hunter Smith
and kickoff specialist Paul Ernster (4 kickoffs, 4
touchbacks) put St. Louis in poor field position for most of the game.
--- Turning Point: With 8:29 left in the game, St.
Louis lined up for a 23-yard field goal that would have trimmed the
San Diego lead
to 3. The chip-shot was good, but a penalty nullified the score.
Backed up 10 yards, Reed missed.
31 Aug 07 - The Detroit Wizards open up Week 2
of the 2007 LHFA season by racking up their first win defeating the Pittsburg
Blitzkrieg 30-7.
--- Game MVP: Detriot RB Tiki Barber who had 22 carries for 122 yards and 1 TD plus
3 receptions for 14 yards and another TD.
--- Turning Point: The beginning of the game as Detroit used 16:30 of the first 21 mins on 4 drives building a 24 -0 lead that was the game
right there.
Week
1
28 Aug 07 - The Boston Stranglers end the first week
of the 2007 LHFA season collaring the Giant-Jaguars 35-6.
--- Game MVP: Boston RB Rudi Johnson - 23 rushes for 96
yards and 2 4th and goal touchdowns.
--- Turning Point: Midway through the 2nd
quarter, Jax was trailing 14-3. Former Boston
QB Tom Brady leads Jax to his usual 2 yards in 3
plays forcing Jax to punt to Mr. Hester. Hester
kindly wraps the ball and hands it to Bridget Moynahan
and new born Jet Brady 78 yards later.
27 Aug 07 - The San Diego Chargers win their 2007 Home
Opener with a tough 35-24 win over the Tampa Bay Captains.
--- Game MVP: SD QB Donovan McNabb started off 8 for 8 and ended up an
efficient 11 for 15 for 180 yards, 2 TDs, and a
passer rating of 125.0. He was so good, he even
managed to pick up a first down on a kneel-down in the game’s closing
moments. Honorable mentions go to RB Larry Johnson who had 35 carries for
110 yards and 2 TDs, and the entire Charger defense
for holding the high-powered Captains’ offense in check (Frank Gore-13 carries,
48 yards, Peyton Manning 12 of 23 for 99 yards, 1 TD, 2
INTs).
--- Turning Point: After a Tampa Bay field goal cut the Charger lead to 21-10 with
8:49 left in the 1st half, Donovan McNabb led the San Diego offense on an 11-play 80-yard
drive. McNabb completed all 4 of his passes for 63 yards and the drive
was capped off by a 4 yard run by LJ. Defense and special teams dominated
the second half as the two teams traded interception returns for
touchdowns. Pacman Jones returned a punt 72
yards for a touchdown late in the 4th quarter, but it was too little
too late for the RumRunners.
26 Aug 07 - The Oakland Road Warriors slip past the
Minnesota Wrecking Crew 24-19 in an early season Rozelle
division matchup.
--- Game MVP: Marc Bulger (QB Oak) 23-26 for 249 yds,
2TD, with a 132.2 rating. Steven Jackson added 107 yds
on 26 carries and 1 TD.
--- Turning Point: After a back and forth
battle, Minn
was leading 19-17 with 6:13 left in the game. Oakland had a 4th and 1 on Minn 29 yard line. Coach Cerrone
was deciding between a 46 yard field goal and leaving Minn with 6:00 or
to go for it and put the nail in the coffin. Coach Cerrone
went for it and Bulger hit Jackson on a 12 yard flat which led to a Bulger/Holt 3 yard TD to seal the win.
Los Angeles opens the 2007 campaign with a thrilling 33-27
overtime win over the St Louis Lindyhoppers.
--- Game MVP: LA RB LaDainian Tomlinson who had 28 carries for 148yards and 2 TDs plus 6 receptions for 57 yards and 1 TD.
--- Turning Point: With St Louis cruising with a 24-6 lead midway
through the 3rd quarter, Jake "My Homie" Delhomme hit Tomlinson on a 4yd strike to bring LA within
11. On the 1st play from scrimmage following the Tomlinson TD, Willie
Parker fumbled the ball which was recovered by Dons OLB Marcus
Washington. 4 plays later, Tomlinson scampered 10yds to make the
score 24-20. After a Jeff Reed FG with 4:14 left in the game and St Louis leading 27-20,
LA would drive the length of the field, culminating in a 47yd TD pass from
Delhomme to Donald Driver, tying the game at
27-27. LA would get the ball back before the end of regulation,
however, Jon Kasey could not connect on a 59yd FG
attempt. Both teams would then come out for the overtime coin-toss
and suddenly the video scoreboard went fuzzy and an image started to
appear...........Coach Knisely was able to patch into
the Dons video system and appear on the video board. All you could hear
him say was "HEADS!". Sure
enough, St Louis
won the coin toss. As the screen started to go fuzzy again, the only
thing heard over the loudspeaker was "BALL!" and with that Coach Knisely was gone. Unfortunately, the Lindyhoppers danced their way 3 and out and punted to
LA. With the ball on their own 43, the Dons would drive
57yds, culminating in a 5yd TD run by game MVP LaDainian Tomlinson
to send the Dons sellout crowd home happy.
25 Aug 07 – The LHFA is HERE, Mr. Burton. Mr. Burton,
watching from the Warlords' sidelines, witnesses the two-time defending champs open up defense of the Trophy at home by walloping their
arch-rival Detroit Wizards 27-10.
--- Game MVP: Chicago
WR Terry Glenn caught 4 passes for 69 yards and two TDs.
--- Turning Point: In a tight affair, Chicago held a 10-3 lead mid-2nd. Chicago punter Sam Koch was able to pin a punt OB inside
the Detroit
10. The Chicago D then forced a 3-and-out, and took over field position
on the Detroit
side of the field. The very next play, QB Steve McNair hit Glenn,
streaking down the sideline, for a 39-yd TD. This broke the game open
for Chicago, whose D
was able to clamp down on Detroit
until the very end of the game.
Finishing off the opening night double header,
the Denver Highlanders defeated the Pittsburgh Blitzkrieg 42-27.
--- Game MVP: Denver RB Chester Taylor ran for 172 yards
and 4 TDs on 20 carries for an 8.6 yard average and
also had 6 receptions for 37 yards.
--- Turning Point: Taylor scored the game winner with only 5:48
left in the 2nd half when he scored on a 28 yard run to make the score 28-14.