Michigan Panthers 7 6 0 7 -- 20
Los Angeles Express 7 14 6 7 -- 34
First Quarter
Los Angeles - Furrey 53 pass from Batch (Rackers kick), 9:25
Michigan - Price 18 pass from Brooks (Lindell kick), 12:38
Second Quarter
Los Angeles - Bennett 38 run (Rackers kick), 2:37
Michigan - Lindell 48 FG, 5:24
Los Angeles - Kreider 2 run (Rackers kick), 12:15
Michigan - Lindell 29 FG, 14:17
Third Quarter
Los Angeles - Rackers 26 FG, 6:15
Los Angeles - Rackers 37 FG, 14:03
Fourth Quarter
Los Angeles - Furrey 7 pass from Batch (Rackers kick), 10:12
Michigan - Kleinsasser 4 pass from Brooks (Lindell kick), 12:18
Los Angeles dominated this game by controlling the time of possession (34:08 to 25:52), extending drives (9/14 third down conversion rate to 3/11) and by running the ball down the teeth of the Michigan defense (244 total yards rushing). Los Angeles rookie HB Clinton Portis was the lynchpin of the Los Angeles offense and his success set up the play action passing game allowing an efficient QB Charlie Batch to pick the Michigan defense apart. On defense Los Angeles LB Keith Bulluck played a complete all around game with 2 tackles for losses, 3 run stops (tackles that results in run plays not being successful based on specific criteria) and 3 passes deflected. For Michigan, although QB Aaron Brooks played very well, he could not make up for an anemic rushing offense and a lethargic defense.
LOS ANGELES EXPRESS
Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT
QB1 Charlie Batch 13 21 218 61.9 2 0
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb
HB1 Clinton Portis 24 133 5.5 0 0
HB3 Michael Bennett 4 45 11.3 1 0
HB2 Brian Westbrook 4 34 8.5 0 0
FB1 Dan Kreider 7 28 4.0 1 0
TE1 Mikhael Ricks 2 3 1.5 0 0
QB1 Charlie Batch 3 1 0.3 0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt
WR2 Mike Furrey 2 60 30.0 2 0 5
WR1 Dennis Northcutt 2 37 18.5 0 0 2
WR5 Javon Walker 2 35 17.5 0 0 2
HB1 Clinton Portis 2 28 14.0 0 0 2
WR3 Touraj Houshmanzada 2 26 13.0 0 1 4
TE1 Mikhael Ricks 1 22 22.0 0 0 1
TE2 Reggie Kelly 1 7 7.0 0 0 1
HB2 Brian Westbrook 1 3 3.0 0 0 2
Defense Tck Sck Int Fmb TD Knk Saf
S1 Brian Kelly 10 1 0 0 0 1 0
CB4 Andre' Goodman 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
CB2 Izell Reese 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
S2 Rogers Beckett 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB1 Chris McAlister 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
LB2 Keith Bulluck 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
CB3 Kenny Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
S3 Ifeanyi Ohalete 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LB3 Kendrell Bell 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
DT1 Marcus Stroud 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LB1 Julian Peterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
LB5 Darren Hambrick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DE1 Shaun Ellis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DT2 Fred Robbins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MICHIGAN PANTHERS
Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT
QB1 Aaron Brooks 25 41 311 61.0 2 1
Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb
FB1 Cecil Martin 5 19 3.8 0 0
HB1 Shaun Alexander 8 13 1.6 0 0
HB2 Shawn Bryson 3 12 4.0 0 0
QB1 Aaron Brooks 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt
WR2 Antwaan Randle El 7 80 11.4 0 0 7
WR1 Peerless Price 4 65 16.3 1 0 6
HB2 Shawn Bryson 4 63 15.8 0 0 5
WR3 Dane Looker 3 48 16.0 0 0 4
HB1 Shaun Alexander 3 23 7.7 0 0 3
TE1 Jim Kleinsasser 3 16 5.3 1 0 3
WR4 Steve Smith 1 16 16.0 0 0 2
Defense Tck Sck Int Fmb TD Knk Saf
S1 Will Allen 10 0 0 0 0 1 0
LB1 Joey Porter 8 0 0 0 0 1 0
LB2 Sam Cowart 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB3 Jimmy Williams 6 1 0 0 0 1 0
S2 Earl Little 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
CB1 David Macklin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB4 Phillip Buchanon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
DE2 Andre Wadsworth 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
DT2 Roderick Coleman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
DT1 Anthony McFarland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
DE3 Jason Peter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB2 Renaldo Hill 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
LB3 Greg Favors 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S4 David Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LB4 Warrick Holdman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PLAYS OF THE GAME
Los Angles WR Mike Furrey 53yd TD Catch
Michigan WR Peerless Price 18yd TD Catch
Los Angeles HB Michael Bennett 38yd TD Run