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**REGULAR SEASON** **MFLA 2001 PLAYOFFS** AFC Wild Card Game NFC Wild Card Game AFC Conference Playoffs NFC Conference Playoffs AFC Conference Championship NFC Conference Championship MFLA SUPER BOWL III
MFLA Week Twelve Offensive MFLA Week Twelve Defensive 1 Interception Game Saving Tackle
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MFLA Week Twelve Denver 24, NY Jets 16
CB Madison makes game saving tackle with no time remaining to preserve victory for Broncos Ravens, Patriots, Lions, Jaguars, and Packers also notch wins |
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March 24, 2001 - Los Angeles MFLA Week Twelve was the first week that adverse weather could be used by teams with home-field advantage, but all of the games ended up being played in fair weather. Kevin "K-Ham" Ham's MFLA New England Patriots remained undefeated with a 38-26 victory over Oscar Torres' MFLA Oakland Raiders. The Raiders had given K-Ham's Patriots their closest win earlier in the season, losing 28-23 in Week Two. Speaking of close, the most hard fought contest of the weekend was the game between Fred "King Mur" Castillo's MFLA Denver Broncos, and Craig DeGraff's MFLA New York Jets. The Broncos pulled out the victory, 24-16, when CB Sam Madison ran down Jets WR Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, and tackled him at the one-yard line to preserve the victory. That exciting win is our MFLA Week Twelve "Game Of The Week." In other games, Tim "Bigg Badd Bevv" Beverly's MFLA Baltimore Ravens outgunned DeMarrio "DMAN" Gray's MFLA Minnesota Vikings 35-23; Paul "Sweetness" Neve's MFLA Detroit Lions got the best of Min "Slayer" Robertson's MFLA St. Louis Rams 45-20; Jeremy "Jerm Dog" Gardner's MFLA Jacksonville Jaguars earned an unexpected forfeited win by virtue of Brian Smith's "No Show" with his MFLA Tampa Bay Buccaneers; and finally, Jason Lewis' MFLA Green Bay Packers also won by forfeit as a result of Tom Bout's resignation from the league after Week Nine. If there is one coach that has had quite a few closely contested games this season, it's Denver coach "King Mur." He has had probably more "Games Of The Week" than just about any other coach in the league, and this contest was another closely fought battle. In the 1st Quarter, Denver got things going when QB Jeff George led his team on a five play, 75-yard drive. That drive culminated when ace Wide Receiver Joey Galloway scored on a 19-yard catch from George. Kicker Jason Elam's extra point made it 7-0 in favor of the Broncos. Later on in the quarter, DeGraff's Jets drove downfield, but the Broncos defense clamped down on them, and they had to settle for a John Hall field goal which cut Denver's lead to 7-3. In the 2nd Quarter, Denver extended their lead when George got his offense going quick. And I mean QUICK. On the very first play from scrimmage, George threw a bomb to a wide open Galloway for a 68-yard, catch-and-run touchdown. The Broncos now led 14-3. But New York answered back. After a turnover, Jets QB |
Vinny Testaverde led his offensive teammates on an effective drive downfield. The drive was concluded when Testaverde found WR Raghib "Rocket" Ismail on a seven play, 45-yard drive. After Hall's extra point attempt was successful, the Broncos were now ahead 14-10 at the Halftime break. In the 3rd Quarter, Denver scored the touchdown that would put them up for good. George led them on an eight-play, 91-yard drive, that ended when HB Terrell Davis ran in the endzone from the one-yard line. Elam's PAT made it 21-10 about halfway through the 3rd. New York did not just give up though. They came back after Testaverde led them downfield using a good mixture of running plays and passing plays, and after a seven-play, 68-yard drive, Testaverded found a wide open WR Dedric Ward for a 7-yard touchdown reception. Hall's extra point attempt was blocked though, so the score was 21-16 just before the end of the 3rd Quarter. There was very little scoring in the fourth and final quarter, but that's not to say that there wasn't any excitement. After an interception, George led the Denver offense downfield for one last, successful scoring drive. Passing plays were favored over running plays, but unfortunately for Denver, the Jets defense rose to the occasion, and forced them to settle for a field goal. Elam's 45-yard field goal concluded a five-play, 35-yard drive that put the Broncos up 24-16. But the game was not quite over just yet. The Jets got the ball back with :24 remaining on the clock, and Testaverde tried his best to work some last-minute magic. He found Rocket Ismail wide open, and Ismail began to use his speed to make his way towards the endzone for a touchdown, and possibly game-tying two-point conversion. But Ismail proved not to be the only grass burner on the field. Amazingly, CB Sam Madison caught up to Ismail at the one-yard line . . . THE ONE-YARD LINE . . . and tackled him to prevent the touchdown. There was no time remaining after the game-saving tackle. "This game was not for the weak hearted" joked King Mur after his win. "Once again, Galloway performed like a champ, but it was Madison who saved the day." added King Mur. Next up, King Mur's Broncos visit Adelphi Stadium for a rematch with Eric "Skew" Askew's MFLA Tennessee Titans, and DeGraff's Jets have an Open Date/"BYE" during Week Thirteen competition.
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In Other MFLA Action. . . Baltimore 35, Minnesota 23
Ravens QB Peyton Manning threw for 437 yards and five touchdowns, and WR Jermaine Lewis caught six passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, to lead the MFLA Baltimore Ravens to their fifth victory of the season. TE Shannon Sharpe had 93 yards receiving and two touchdowns also. LB Peter Boulware had four sacks, and CB Marty Carter had two interceptions to lead the Ravens defense. Vikings QB Brad Johnson threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted four times, and sacked five times. WR Cris Carter had 91 yards receiving and two touchdowns. DT John Randle recorded four sacks for the Minnesota defense.
New England 38, Oakland 26
Patriots QB Michael Bishop replaced starting QB Drew Bledsoe due to an injury to Bledsoe, and threw for 54 yards and ran for 45 yards, and scored one touchdown. HB Corey Dillon ran for 91 yards and scored two touchdowns. WR Terry Glenn had 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns. DE Willie McGinest recorded ten sacks for New England. Raiders QB Rich Gannon threw for 426 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted four times, and sacked thirteen times. WR Jerry Rice had 120 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Detroit 45, St. Louis 20
Lions QB Troy Aikman threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns to lead Detroit to a rematch victory over the MFLA St. Louis Rams. HB Rickey Williams rushed for 67 yards and one touchdown, while WR Herman Moore had 7 receptions and 203 yards receiving and two touchdowns, and WR Matthew Hatchette had 59 yards receiving and one touchdown. DE Tracy Scroggins and DE Robert Porcher had one sack each, and CB Kevin Abrams and LB Chris Claiborne had one interception each. Rams QB Kurt Warner threw for 154 yards. WR Az-Zahir Hakim had 70 yards receiving.
Jacksonville 2, Tampa Bay 0
Green Bay 2, Washington 0
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