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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 Three Offensive MFLA Week Three Defensive Returned 100 Yards for a TD (New MFLA Record)
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MFLA Week Three New York Jets 24, Minnesota 14
Springs, Jets defense, help DeGraff earn first victory in MFLA league play St. Louis, Detroit, Oakland, and New England notch victories also |
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February 10, 2001 - Los Angeles MFLA Week Three saw two of the three new MFLA members earn their first victory of the season, and one of them managed to break yet another MFLA record. Oscar Torres, Owner-Coach of the MFLA Oakland Raiders earned his first victory with a decisive 47-28 AFC Conference win over Eric "Skew" Askew's Tennessee Titans. Also, Craig DeGraff, Owner-Coach of the MFLA New York Jets got his first MFLA victory under his belt by virtue of a 24-14 win over DeMarrio "DMAN" Gray's Minnesota Vikings. Jets CB Shawn Springs broke the MFLA record for an interception returned the most yards for a touchdown when he took one back 100 yards. The Jets-Vikings contest earned "Game Of The Week" honors. In other contests, the Detroit Lions, coached by Paul "Sweetness" Neve, continue to dominate defensively as they handed Tom Bout's Washington Redskins a 27-10 defeat; Min "Slayer" Robertson's St. Louis Rams remained undefeated with a close 30-28 victory over Tim "The Bevv" Beverly's Baltimore Ravens; and Kevin "K-Ham" Ham's New England Patriots knocked Fred "King Mur" Castillo's Denver Broncos from the unbeaten ranks with a decisive 45-18 victory. In that game, Broncos WR Joey Galloway had a Kickoff returned 104 yards for a touchdown to set a new MFLA record. The Tampa Bay - Green Bay contest was rescheduled for later in the week. It was Gray's Vikings that looked as though they would score first. The Minnesota offense drove all the way down to within the 5-yard line, but Vikings QB Troy Aikman threw an errant pass, intended for one of his receivers in the endzone, right into the hands of Jets CB Shawn Springs. Springs proceeded to return the stolen pass 100 yards for a touchdown and a new MFLA record (DT Keith Traylor of the MFLA Denver Broncos held the old record of 92 yards). The Jets led 7-0. |
In the 2nd Quarter, the Jets were able to increase their lead when HB Curtis Martin, who finished with 28 yards rushing and 39 yards receiving, caught a 6-yard pass from QB Vinny Testaverde to make the score 14-0 in favor of the Jets. This time though, Minnesota was able to answer. Before the Quarter ended, Aikman led the Minnesota offense downfield again, but this time, he avoided any risky passes. Vikings HB Robert Smith caught a 10-yard pass to cut the Jets lead to 14-7 before the Halftime break. For the most part, the 3rd Quarter was a defensive battle, but Minnesota did manage to get on the scoreboard. After an exchange of possessions, Aikman again led the Minnesota offense downfield. Mixing up his plays, he finally found WR Cris Carter open in the endzone for a 9-yard reception. Carter's touchdown tied the score at 14-14. In the 4th and final Quarter, New York was able to put the game away. Jets Kicker John Hall booted a 46-yard field goal to increase the Jets lead to 17-14. And then, on the ensuing kickoff, Vikings CB and Special Teams player Ray Buchanan had the ball stripped by the Jets Blake Spence, and Jets LB Marvin Jones recovered the loose ball. A few plays later, Testaverde hit WR Raghib "Rocket" Ismail on a 27-yard strike to put the game away with under two minutes remaining. Testaverde finished with 172 yards passing, while the defense had five sacks and four interceptions. The Jets improve to 1-2, while the Vikings drop to 0-3. The Jets will visit Paul "Sweetness" Neve's Detroit Lions next week, a team they played twice in the MFLA Preseason Tourney. The Vikings play host to Eric "Skew" Askew's Tennessee Titans.
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In Other MFLA Action. . . St. Louis 30, Baltimore 28
Rams QB Kurt Warner threw for 160 yards and one touchdown, and RB Marshall Faulk had 58 yards rushing and one touchdown, to lead St. Louis to their third consecutive victory. WR Torry Holt had 61 yards receiving and one touchdown. Ravens QB Peyton Manning threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns, and TE Shannon Sharpe had 201 yards receiving and one touchdown. The Rams defense recorded six sacks.
Detroit 27, Washington 10
The Lions came out on top of this NFC North defensive battle which saw the two teams combine for 19 sacks and 11 interceptions. Lions DE Tracy Scroggins had four sacks to lead the defense while SS Kurt Schulz had two interceptions. QB Charlie Batch threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another 33 yards with one rushing touchdown. Both WR Herman Moore and WR Marvin Harrison had 73 yards receiving each and one touchdown. Redskins QB Brad Johnson threw for 116 yards, but was intercepted six times and sacked nine times before being replaced by Jeff George.
Oakland 47, Tennessee 28
Raiders QB Rich Gannon threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns to lead Oakland to their first victory of the season. WRs Tim Brown and Jerry Porter each had one touchdown each. The Raiders defense had six sacks and two interceptions. DE Phil Hansen had two sacks. Titans QB Steve McNair threw for 504 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort. DE Javon Kearse had two sacks to lead the Titans defense.
New England 45, Denver 18
Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe threw for 421 yards and five touchdowns to lead New England to their 19th consecutive Regular Season victory. HB Corey Dillon had 21 yards rushing and one touchdown. WRs Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn had 184 yards receiving and 170 yards receiving respectively; they both had two receiving TDs apiece. CB Aaron Beasley had 2 interceptions. Broncos QB Trent Green had 168 yards passing, but was intercepted four times and sacked twice. HB Terrell Davis was held to 7 yards rushing and one touchdown. WR Joey Galloway had 76 yards receiving, and a 104 yard Kickoff Return for a touchdown (New MFLA Record). CB Sam Madison had two sacks and one interception to lead the Broncos defense.
Green Bay 42, Tampa Bay 7
Packers QB Brett Favre threw for 243 yards and five touchdowns to lead Green Bay to their first victory of the season. WR Tim Dwight had 124 yards receiving and two touchdowns, and WR Tony Martin had one receiving touchdown and a 77-yard Kickoff returned for a touchdown. CB Tyrone Williams had two interceptions to lead the defense. Buccaneers QB Donovan McNabb had 160 yards passing, but was intercepted four times. TE Tony Gonzalez had 129 yards receiving in a losing effort.
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