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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 Fifteen Offensive MFLA Week Fifteen Defensive 4 Interceptions
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MFLA Week Fifteen St. Louis 34, Denver 31 OT
Broncos score 17 points in the 4th to send game into Overtime, but Wilkins' FG is the difference Packers, Patriots, Titans, Lions, and Buccaneers also win |
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April 7, 2001 - Los Angeles There's only three more weeks remaining in the MFLA 2001 Regular Season, and the playoffs are now right around the corner. Probably the two most highly contested races are the battles for the #1 and #2 Seeds in the NFC playoffs, and the #2 and #3 Seeds in the AFC playoffs. In the NFC, Jason Lewis and his Defending Super Bowl Champion MFLA Green Bay Packers are in the lead for the #1 Seed, and they strengthened their chances of locking up home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 27-7 Inter-Conference victory over Craig DeGraff's MFLA New York Jets. Paul "Sweetness" Neve's MFLA Detroit Lions still maintained their hopes for the #1 Seed in the NFC with a 22-14 victory over Jeremy "Jerm Dog" Gardner's MFLA Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars are now a half-game behind the AFC North leading MFLA Denver Broncos, coached by Fred "King Mur" Castillo. Without question, the Week 15 contest that had probably the most playoff implications attached to it was the game between Castillo's Broncos and Min "Slayer" Robertson's MFLA St. Louis Rams. Both teams needed to win, but it was SlayerMin's Rams that came out on top in an Overtime thriller, 34-31. This Inter-Conference contest is the MFLA Week Fifteen "Game Of The Week." In other contests, Brian Smith's MFLA Tampa Bay Buccaneers surprised Oscar Torres' MFLA Oakland Raiders 41-9; Kevin "K-Ham" Ham's MFLA New England Patriots defeated Tim "Bigg Badd Bevv" Beverly's MFLA Baltimore Ravens 45-7; and Eric "Skew" Askew's MFLA Tennessee Titans earned an automatic 2-0 forfeited victory over Tom Bout's MFLA Washington Redskins, due to Bout's resignation after Week Nine. King Mur's Broncos jumped out on top first in the 1st Quarter. QB Jeff George led his offensive teammates downfield on an early drive in the quarter, and it was George hitting WR Eric Moulds on a 32 yard touchdown strike. Kicker Jason Elam's PAT made it 7-0 in favor of Denver. SlayerMin's Rams came right back. QB Kurt Warner mixed it up well, with some good running by HB Marshall Faulk, and good passing to his speedy receivers. But it was backup QB Dante Culpepper that came in and threw a 33 yard pass to WR Torry Holt to get the Rams on the scoreboard. Kicker Jeff Wilkins successful extra point attempt tied the score at 7-7. After the St. Louis defense was able to stop the Denver offense, Warner got going again. This time, it was Warner's 4 yard pass to WR Az-Zahir Hakim that gave the Rams the go-ahead score. Wilkins' PAT made it 14-7 in favor of the Rams after one. |
In the 2nd Quarter, St. Louis was able to extend their lead by playing great defense, and producing just enough offense to add points on the board. LB London Fletcher had an outstanding defensive game, tying an MFLA Single Game record for most interceptions by one player. Backup QB Culpepper was able to get in the endzone on a 4-yard scamper, and Wilkins' PAT made it 21-7. The Rams took this lead into the Halftime break. The 3rd Quarter saw both defenses play well, but both teams exchanged touchdowns. SlayerMin's Rams moved further ahead, with Warner and Culpepper taking turns directing the offense. Their most successful drive of the quarter concluded when Faulk evaded would-be tacklers to run 11 yards into the endzone. Wilkins' extra point attempt made it 28-7 in favor of the Rams. The Broncos did not fold though. Denver has their own superstar HB in Terrell Davis, and it was Davis two-yard run into the endzone that helped cut the Rams' lead to 28-14 at the end of the quarter. In the 4th Quarter, King Mur's Broncos came alive. Backup QB Trent Green got going, and led his offensive teammates on a fairly quick drive downfield. Green found a wide open Moulds for a 25 yard touchdown strike, and Elam's PAT made the score 28-21 in favor of St. Louis. The Rams ace Kicker Wilkins, who could arguably called the MVP of the game, booted a 25-yard field goal to extend the St. Louis lead to 31-21. After Denver was stopped, the Rams offense took over, but on 4th Down, the Rams punter got sacked in the endzone for a safety. The score was now 31-23. The Rams had to punt the ball to Denver, and Denver responded. Green again found Moulds, this time on a 9-yard strike, and after a successful two-point conversion, the score was tied at 31-31, and headed towards an Overtime period. In the Overtime Period, it was Wilkins' foot that saved the day. The St. Louis offense moved into field goal position, and Wilkins' kicked a 24-yard field goal to win the game for SlayerMin's Rams, and improve their chances of securing the #1 Seed in the NFC playoffs. "I needed this win pretty bad" said Robertson after his victory. SlayerMin's Rams have an Open Date / "BYE" during Week 16 competition, while King Mur's Broncos have a huge contest hosting Oscar Torres' MFLA Oakland Raiders, a team that defeated them 31-28 after Denver led 28-0 early in the 3rd Quarter. Whoever wins this game will surely take control of the AFC North Division.
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In Other MFLA Action. . . Detroit 22, Jacksonville 14
Lions Kicker Jason Hanson booted five field goals, the most in a recent game this season, leading the MFLA Detroit Lions to victory. QB Troy Aikman threw for 183 yards, and HB Rickey Williams ran for 68 yards and one touchdown. LB Chris Claiborne had two sacks, and SS Kurt Schulz tied an MFLA record for most interceptions by one player in a game (four). Jaguars QB Mark Brunell threw for 254 yards and one touchdown, but was intercepted five times and sacked three times. WR R. Jay Soward had 140 yards receiving and one touchdown. FS Carnell Lake had three interceptions.
Green Bay 27, NY Jets 7
Packers QB Brett Favre threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns to lead the MFLA Green Bay Packers to victory. HB Dorsey Levens rushed for 15 yards and one touchdown, while WR Tony Martin had six receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown. DE James Thierry had three sacks, and CB James Hasty had two interceptions. Jets QB Vinny Testaverde threw for 31 yards, but was intercepted three times and sacked six times. He was later replaced by QB Ray Lucas, who passed for 57 yards and one touchdown to WR Raghib "Rocket" Ismail.
Tampa Bay 41, Oakland 9
The MFLA Tampa Bay Buccaneers set a new MFLA Single Game Team Rushing Record with 189 total yards rushing in their victory over the MFLA Oakland Raiders. HB Warrick Dunn carried the ball 27 times for 150 yards, which his season high. QB Donovan McNabb also ran for 48 yards, in addition to throwing for 234 passing yards and two touchdowns. For the defense, DT Warren Sapp had two sacks, and DE Chidi Ahanotu had two sacks. Raiders QB Rich Gannon threw for 213 yards, but was intercepted three times and sacked six times. TE Rickey Dudley scored one touchdown.
New England 45, Baltimore 7
Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe threw for 380 yards and four touchdowns to lead the MFLA New England Patriots to victory. HB Corey Dillon had 86 yards rushing and two touchdowns, while WR Terrell Owens had seven receptions for 201 yards and one touchdown. WR Terry Glenn also had six receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown. TE Eric Bjornson had 45 yards receiving and two touchdowns. DE Willie McGinest had four sacks. For Baltimore, QB Peyton Manning threw for 324 yards and one touchdown, but was intercepted five times and sacked five times. WR Jermaine Lewis had three receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown. LB Pete Boulware recorded five sacks.
Tennessee 2, Washington 0
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