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Oakland Invaders (1-0) 7 7 10 0 3 -- 27 Denver Gold (0-1) 7 7 0 10 0 -- 24 First Quarter Denver - WR Nate Burleson 74 punt return (Janikowski kick), 8:10 Oakland - WR Jacquez Green 8 pass from QB Akili Smith (Feely kick), 13:09 Second Quarter Denver - HB Shawn Bryson 12 pass from QB Shaun King (Janikowski kick), 13:16 Oakland - WR Torry Holt 8 pass from QB Akili Smith (Feely kick), 14:45 Third Quarter Oakland - Feely 44 FG, 4:49 Oakland - WR Torry Holt 2 pass from QB Akili Smith (Feely kick), 10:19 Fourth Quarter Denver - Janikowski 39 FG, 6:33 Denver - WR Devery Henderson 35 pass from QB Shaun King (Janikowski kick), 13:17 Overtime Oakland - Feely 49 FG, 3:23 Having sent the game to overtime by scoring (10) 4th quarter points, Denver was able to force a 3 and out on Oakland's first overtime possession. On the ensuing punt, Denver WR Drew Bennett has the ball stripped away from him and Oakland recovers on the Denver 38 yard line. 3 plays later, Oakland kicks the game-winning field goal for the win to start the season in defense of their 2KFL title. Oakland QB Akili Smith, the regining league Most Outstanding Player, played very well (25/36 260 yards 3 TD 1 Int), despite being sacked 7 times and being supported by an anemic running game (46 yards, 1.5 yards per carry). Denver QB Shaun King was very efficient (22/29 229 yards 2 TD 2 Int), but 2 interceptions caused issues for his teams. Rookie WR Devery Henderson had a great debut (8 catches 119 yards 1 TD). Offensive Player of the Game - Oakland WR Torry Holt - 8 catches 88 yards 2 TD and a huge forced fumble on the punt return in overtime Defensive Player of the Game - Oakland LB E.J. Henderson - 2 TFLs, 2 run stops, 1 forced fumble

Michigan Panthers (0-1) 14 0 7 7 -- 28 Birmingham Stallions (1-0) 7 21 0 7 -- 35 First Quarter Michigan - HB Shaun Alexander 27 run (Lindell kick), 5:44 Birmingham - HB Rudi Johnson 2 run (Dawson kick), 11:39 Michigan - HB Shaun Alexander 3 run (Lindell kick), 12:05 Second Quarter Birmingham - WR Deion Branch 8 pass from QB Peyton Manning (Dawson kick), 1:14 Birmingham - HB Rudi Johnson 3 run (Dawson kick), 6:32 Birmingham - WR Deion Branch 87 punt return (Dawson kick), 10:10 Third Quarter Michigan - HB Fred Jackson 1 run (Lindell kick), 11:23 Fourth Quarter Michigan - WR Peerless Price 10 pass from WR Aaron Brooks (Lindell kick), 3:37 Birmingham - HB Steven Jackson 4 run (Dawson kick), 7:58 With 2:17 left in the 4th quarter and down to Birmingham 35-28, Michigan QB Aaron Brooks has gotten his team down to the Birmingham Birmingham 21 yard line. The Michigan QB takes the snap and sits in the poket a good 5 seconds waiting for someone to get open. Seeing rookie WR Michael Clayton, break towards the goal line in the middle of the field. QB Aaron Brooks did not see Birmingham CB Tod McBride sitting over the top of the route, so when the pass is thrown, CB Tod McBride intercepts the ball in the endzone, ending the scoring threat and Michigan's chance to tie the game. Birmingham QB Peyton Manning was very good (19/27 244 yards 1 TD) and the Birmingham rushing attack, led bu new acquired HB Rudi Johnson, who had 2 touchdowns, and rookie HB Steven Jackson, gained 131 yards on the ground. Michigan QB Aaron Brooks did not play well (16/36 272 yards 1 TD 1 Int), but rookie WR Michael Clayton was amazing (7 catches 150 yards) and HB Shaun Alexander did what he usually does (19 carries 104 yards 2 TD). The defenses did not really stand out although the Birmingham pass defense did not let Michigan receivers get deep for big games, and pretty much keep the pass catchers in front of them. Offensive Player of the Game - Birmingham QB Peyton Manning Defensive Player of the Game - Birmingham DE Osi Umenyiora (2 TFLs, 1 QB Hurry, 4 run stops)

Chicago Blitz (1-0) 14 3 3 3 -- 23 Tampa Bay Bandits (1-0) 10 10 0 0 -- 20 First Quarter Chicago - WR Donald Driver 44 pass from QB Eli Manning (Edinger kick), 2:53 Tampa Bay - HB Fred Taylor 1 run (Brown kick), 5:31 Tampa Bay - Brown 45 FG, 11:50 Chicago - WR Travis Taylor 61 pass from QB Eli Manning (Edinger kick), 13:07 Second Quarter Tampa Bay - WR Plaxico Burress 12 pass from QB Marc Bulger (Brown kick), 4:17 Tampa Bay - Brown 37 FG, 12:34 Chicago - Edinger 29 FG, 14:56 Third Quarter Chicago - Edinger 24 FG, 7:29 Fourth Quarter Chicago - Edinger 38 FG, 7:54 Welcome to the 2KFL, QB Eli Manning! Chicago rookie QB Eli Manning lit the Tampa Bay secondary ablaze with an aerial arsenal rarely seen in this league (31/48 405 yards 2 TD 1 INT). Three Chicago wide receivers went for over 80 yards catching apiece, WR Donald Driver (14 catches 175 yards 1 TD), WR Travis Taylor (5 catches 100 yards 1 TD), WR Cedric Wilson (6 catches 87 yards), and the hapless Tampa Bay secondary had no prayer of stop the Chicago passing attack. The Chiacgo offensive line, led by rookie T Jason Peters, was stout in pass protection allowing only 1 QB pressure and no sacks. Tampa Bay's offense scored 20 1st half points, but were shut out in the 2nd half. QB Marc Bulger played well enough (14/22 210 yards 1 TD 1 Int) but the Tampa Bay offense was carried by HB Fred Taylor, who was outstanding (29 carries 172 yards 1 TD). Neither team stood out on defense, though Chicago's defense did not allow a score to a very potent Tampa Bay offense in the 2nd half. Offensive Player of the Game - Chicago QB Eli Manning Defensive Player of the Game - Chicago LB Monty Beisel (1 interceptiom, 1 forced fumble)

Washington Federals (0-1) 7 7 10 3 -- 27 Philadelphia Stars (1-0) 0 7 7 14 -- 28 First Quarter Washington - WR Andre Johnson 9 pass from QB Matt Hasselbeck (McGuire kick), 10:57 Second Quarter Washington - WR Andre Johnson 52 pass from QB Matt Hasselbeck (McGuire kick), 7:16 Philadelphia - HB Aaron Stecker 36 run (Graham kick), 12:05 Third Quarter Washington - HB Edgerrin James 5 run (McGuire kick), 6:22 Philadelphia - HB Michael Turner 14 run (Graham kick), 10:30 Washington - McGuire 30 FG, 14:31 Fourth Quarter Philadelphia - WR Santana Moss 22 pass from QB Tom Brady (Graham kick), 8:18 Washington - McGuire 39 FG, 10:00 Philadelphia - HB Michael Turner 20 pass from QB Tom Brady (Graham kick), 13:58 With 1:02 left in the game, QB Tom Brady threw the game winning touchdown to rookie HB Michael Turner to cap a furious comeback. Washington had a 24-14 lead going into the 4th quarter, but their usually stout defense could not hold the Philadelphia offense down. Philadelphia QB Tom Brady did not play particularly well (16/29 196 yards 2 TD 0 Int), but his play in the 4th quarter was the difference in the game. Rookie HB Michael Turner was a dual threat all game, gaining 108 all purpose yards (69 rushing, 39 passing) with 2 TDs. Rookie LB Karlos Dansby paced the Philadelphia defense with his all around play (1 interception, 2 TFLs, 1 QB hurry, 2 run stops, 1 pass deflection). Washington QB Matt Hasselbeck was up and down with some good plays, but his 2 interception hurt badly (17/29 278 yards 2 TD 2 Int). HB Edgerrin James was steady as a rock (18 carries 93 yards 1 TD; 1 catch 22 yards) and newly acquired WR Andre Johnson (4 catches 73 yards 2 TD) caught two early touchdowns to help Washington to a big early lead. On defense, Washington's 4th quarter failures overshadowed a decent effort by the unit, led by rookie S Sean Taylor (1 TFL, 2 run stops, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass deflection), who was all over the field in his 2KFL debut. Offensive Player of the Game - Philadelphia HB Michael Turner Defensive Player of the Game - Philadelphia LB Karlos Dansby

2004 SEASON WEEK 1 Boston Breakers (0-1) 3 7 14 3 -- 27 New Jersey Generals (1-0) 0 9 3 16 -- 28 First Quarter Boston - Hall 33 FG, 4:57 Second Quarter New Jersey - Scobee 23 FG, 4:40 New Jersey - WR D'Wayne Bates 67 pass from QB Brian Griese (kick failed), 6:55 Boston - HB LaDainian Tomlinson 1 run (Hall kick), 12:08 Third Quarter Boston - HB LaDainian Tomlinson 5 run (Hall kick), 5:28 New Jersey - Scobee 49 FG, 9:17 Boston - TE Alge Crumpler 3 pass from QB Daunte Culpepper (Hall kick), 13:00 Fourth Quarter New Jersey - WR Lee Evans 30 pass from QB Brian Griese (Scobee kick), 2:55 New Jersey - Scobee 38 FG, 6:22 New Jersey - Scobee 25 FG, 9:08 Boston - Hall 41 FG, 12:44 New Jersey - Scobee 37 FG, 14:16 Boston P Shawn Chase had two punts blocked and fumbled another punt away that led to 9 New Jersey points. New Jersey QB Brian Griese hopes to shake off the funk of his miserable season last year and for this game, he was great (20/30 312 yards 2 TD 0 Int). He had to be great as the New Jersey running game was putrid (33 yards and 1.4 yards per carry). WR D'Wayne Bates (6 catches 177 yards 1 TD) and rookie WR Lee Evans (8 catches 86 yards 1 TD) torched the Boston secondary all game long. Boston QB Daunte Culpepper played very well (26/41 339 yards 1 TD 0 Int) and HB LaDainian Tomlinson had 2 rushing touchdowns in a losing effort. Offensive Player of the Game - New Jersey QB Brian Griese Defensive Player of the Game - New Jersey LB Bart Scott (1 sack, 1 TFL, 3 run stops, 1 forced fumble)

Here are some notable free agent signings (all starters for their former teams) : Arizona signed DE Gary Stills (formerly of Denver) Birmingham signed S Brian Kelly (formerly of Los Angeles) Boston signed LB Clark Haggans (formerly of Arizona) Chicago signed S Pat Dennis (formerly of Birmingham) Denver signed G Adrian Klemm (formerly of Boston) Los Angeles signed S Mike Brown (formerly of Oakland) and LB Greg Favors (formerly of Michigan) Michigan signed HB Ron Dayne (formerly of Birmingham) New Jersey signed DT Corey Simon (formerly of Washington) Oakland signed CB Deltha O'Neal (formerly of Denver) Philadelphia signed C Jeff Saturday (formerly of New Jersey) Tampa Bay signed CB Antoine Winfield (formerly of Oakland) Washington signed DT Cornelius Griffin (formerly of Chicago) and CB Samari Rolle (formerly of Birmingham)

2004 2KFL DRAFT Pick Team First Round 2nd Round 3rd Round 1 Ari WR Larry Fitzgerald S Madieu Williams DE Will Smith 2 Bir WR Wes Welker CB DeAngelo Hall HB Steven Jackson 3 NJ WR Lee Evans CB Jabari Greer QB Andy Hall 4 Mch DT Darnell Dockett WR Michael Clayton CB Nathan Vasher 5 Phi QB Philip Rivers LB Karlos Dansby HB Michael Turner 6 Chi QB Eli Manning T Jason Peters CB Gibril Wilson 7 Den WR Devery Henderson G Scott Wells TE Michael Gaines 8 Was S Sean Taylor QB Jonathan Losman WR Drew Carter 9 TB QB Ben Rothlisberger DE Bo Schobel G Rex Hadnot 10 LA S Dunta Robinson TE Kellen Winslow C Nick Hardwick 11 Bos S Mike Adams G Shawn Andrews HB Willie Parker 12 Oak DT Spencer Johnson G Stephen Peterman G Ryan Lilja

Oakland 33 -- Boston 9 Foxboro Stadium 40 degrees, rainy Boston wind SE 17 mph, humidity 100% Oakland 9 10 0 14 -- 33 Boston 6 3 0 0 -- 9 First Quarter Oakland - Safety (FB Brad Hoover tackled in endzone by DE John Engelberger), 2:45 Boston - Hall 25 FG, 9:13 Oakland - HB Reuben Droughns 49 pass from Smith (Feely kick), 10:22 Boston - Hall 30 FG, 14:22 Second Quarter Oakland - WR Andre Johnson 27 fumble return (Feely kick), 4:16 Boston - Hall 28 FG, 13:20 Oakland - Feely 48 FG, 14:52 Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter Oakland - HB Reuben Droughns 3 run (Feely kick), 1:26 Oakland - HB Ladell Betts 69 run (Feely kick), 13:12 2KFL Bowl MVP - Oakland HB Reuben Droughns (20 carries 143 yards 1 TD; 2 catches 53 yards 1 TD) KEY POINTS - Oakland goes on the road and dismantles Boston to win their first 2KFL title - The bigness of the game got to Oakland QB Akili Smith as he did not play well (11/24 150 Yards 1 TD 0 Int) but HB Reuben Droughns was able to carry the team and his primary back up HB Ladell Betts gave his team big plays when needed (1 carry 69 yards 1 TD; 2 catches 15 yards); These two running backs are quite the one-two punch and defenses had trouble holding these two down the latter part of the season (this bodes well for Oakland moving forward) - Boston QB Daunte Culpepper was pretty bad this game (12/33 203 yards 0 TD 0 Int) and he twisted his ankle late in the 4th quarter leaving the game. - Boston HB LaDainian Tomlinson was spectacular (10 carries 79 yards; 3 catches 42 yards), but could not carry the offense on his shoulders - Oakland's defense sack Boston quarterbacks (7) times and harassed them all game long Oakland is set up for long term success, but HB Rueben Droughns is a free agent, so they may have to open the vault for him, but they are set up ok with HB Ladell Betts if Droughns chooses to go elsewhere. As long as QB Akili SMith continues to play at an MVP level, they should be ok. Boston will need to prove this season was not a fluke, but they are also set up well for the future with no big free agents potentially leaving. On to 2004!

Boston 0 13 0 9 -- 22 Los Angeles 0 6 3 12 -- 21 First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter Boston - Hall 40 FG, 1:04 Los Angeles - Brown 28 FG, 3:10 Los Angeles - Brown 27 FG, 10:01 Boston - Ward 9 pass from Culpepper (Hall kick), 14:09 Boston - Hall 30 FG, 15:00 Third Quarter Los Angeles - Brown 29 FG, 8:09 Fourth Quarter Los Angeles - Bennett 3 pass from Batch (kick failed), 5:41 Boston - Hall 31 FG, 8:16 Los Angeles - Kelly 6 pass from Batch (2-Point conversion failed), 11:56 Boston - Pittman 3 run (2-Point conversion failed), 14:51 KEY POINTS - Boston scores the game-winning touchdown with :09 left in the game to go to the 2KFL Bowl. - Los Angeles QB Charlie Batch heaved a 49 yard Hail Mary to WR Anquan Boldin to get them to the Boston 15 yard line, but had no timeouts or time on the clock to kick the game winning field goal. - Los Angeles QB Charlie Batch played amazingly (25/35 333 yards 2 TD 0 Int; 9 carries 45 yards), but the lack of a running game (HB Clinton Portis only gaines 25 yards on 8 carries) was a problem - Boston HB LaDainian Tomlinson was a force on the ground (19 carries 161 yards) and carried the offense for the mediocre play of QB Daunte Culpepper (18/31 234 yards 1 TD 1 Int). Culpepper has to play better in the Championship game - Boston DT John Henderson had 2 sacks; Los Angeles LB Julian Peterson had 2 sacks as well This will be the first 2KFL Bowl where either Michigan or Denver will not play. Gonna be interesting to see how these two new teams play with the championship on the line.

2003 Wildcard Playoffs Oakland 10 10 7 7 -- 34 Tampa Bay 7 7 3 8 -- 25 First Quarter Oakland - Betts 40 pass from Smith (Feely kick), 3:02 Tampa Bay - Burress 55 pass from Bulger (Brown kick), 4:08 Oakland - Feely 43 FG, 10:06 Second Quarter Tampa Bay - Moss 18 pass from Bulger (Brown kick), 1:33 Oakland - Feely 25 FG, 9:37 Oakland - Betts 44 pass from Smith (Feely kick), 14:56 Third Quarter Tampa Bay - Brown 28 FG, 6:18 Oakland - Baxter 88 interception return (Feely kick), 11:54 Fourth Quarter Oakland - Droughns 7 run (Feely kick), 9:01 Tampa Bay - Burress 7 pass from Bulger (Moss pass from Bulger), 14:18 KEY POINTS - Oakland QB Akili Smith played great (21/32 267 yards 2 TD 0 Int) despite being under pressure all game long (3 sacks, 11 QB hurries) - Oakland HB Reuben Droughns (17 car 111 yards 1 TD) and backup HB Ladell Betts (6 catches 90 yards 2 TD) paced the offense - Tampa Bay QB Marc Bulger did not play well (17/32 288 yards 3 TD 2 Int), throwing a 88 yard pick 6 interception to Oakland CB Gary Baxter - Tampa Bay WR Plaxico Burress (6 catches 140 yards 2 TD) did all he could to bring his team back, but could not do it alone - Oakland backup S Eric Brown had an interception and a sack Oakland goes to its first 2KFL Bowl. Tampa Bay, despite being tied for the best record in the league, is denied yet again.

2003 Stats Leaders QUARTERBACKS Lname Fname Team G GS Plays Comp Att YDS TD INT Smith Akili Oak 12 12 762 258 400 3086 22 8 King Shaun Den 12 12 727 242 398 2948 22 11 Manning Peyton Bir 12 12 792 245 442 2920 24 11 Batch Charlie LA 12 12 757 229 394 2567 15 11 Culpepper Daunte Bos 12 12 781 243 407 2742 24 15 HALFBACK Lname Fname Team G GS Plays Rush Yds TD Alexander Shaun Mch 12 12 463 199 1347 7 Portis Clinton LA 12 12 502 226 1316 12 Droughns Reuben Oak 12 12 461 186 991 8 Henry Travis NJ 12 12 481 203 918 10 Lewis Jamal Chi 11 11 435 181 1011 8 FULLBACKS Lname Fname Team G GS Plays Rush Yds TD Hoover Brad Bos 12 12 336 42 316 4 Thomas Robert Ari 12 11 301 27 187 1 Kreider Dan LA 12 12 265 21 152 1 WIDE RECEIVERS Lname Fname Team G GS Plays Rec Yds TD 1st Driver Donald Chi 12 12 706 67 858 5 40 Holt Torry Oak 12 12 700 62 831 7 36 Burress Plaxico TB 12 12 612 56 803 8 31 Branch Deion Bir 10 10 591 59 720 7 28 Moss Randy TB 12 12 682 54 738 2 33 TIGHT END Lname Fname Team G GS Plays Rec Yds TD 1st Clark Desmond Den 12 11 508 21 236 1 14 Ricks Mikhael LA 12 12 521 24 267 0 12 Martin David Bir 12 12 536 14 230 2 9 Clark Dallas Phi 12 12 508 19 256 1 9 Kleinsasser Jim Was 12 11 504 21 215 0 9 DEFENSIVE ENDS Lname Fname Team G GS Plays SACK TFL QB Hits Sfty Run Stops Force Fum Kearse Jevon Mch 12 12 750 8 8 26 0 14 2 Ogunleye Adewale Phi 12 12 702 6 9 26 0 14 2 Rucker Mike Was 12 12 730 6 8 25 1 14 0 Little Leonard TB 12 12 786 4 8 34 0 9 1 Fisher Bryce TB 12 12 753 6 8 22 0 9 1 DEFENSIVE TACKLES Lname Fname Team G GS Plays SACK TFL QB Hits Sfty Run Stops Force Fum Edwards Ron TB 12 12 775 6 8 20 0 15 3 Jenkins Kris Ari 12 12 772 6 3 19 0 17 1 McFarland Anthony Mch 12 12 741 7 0 20 0 14 2 Davis Russell Bir 12 12 703 6 1 24 0 6 1 McGrew Reggie Oak 12 12 700 2 1 20 0 11 1 LINEBACKERS Lname Fname Team G GS Plays SACK INT TFL QB Hits Run Stops Force Fum Fletcher London Bir 12 12 677 7 0 9 15 35 3 Colvin Rosevelt Den 12 12 503 2 2 8 20 24 1 Scott Bart NJ 12 12 619 10 2 3 18 17 2 Brooking Keith Chi 12 11 668 6 0 4 21 28 0 Claiborne Chris Bos 12 12 629 7 2 7 22 25 2 CORNERBACKS Lname Fname Team Plays SACK INT TFL QB Hit Run Stops For Fum Pass KD Def TD Williams Jimmy Mch 391 3 0 0 1 10 2 9 2 Butler Jerametrius TB 594 2 4 2 0 10 0 10 0 Dixon Tony Ari 335 1 1 2 1 10 0 4 0 Harper Nick Bir 367 1 2 1 3 4 3 4 0 Hill Renaldo Mch 509 1 1 2 2 11 0 7 1 SAFTIES Lname Fname Team Plays SACK INT TFL QB Hits Run Stops Force Fum Pass KD Def TD Wilson Adrian TB 645 1 3 4 4 3 1 11 0 Williams Roy Bos 676 4 2 4 4 9 0 9 1 Grant Deon NJ 567 2 1 7 4 13 2 10 0 Roman Mark Ari 657 1 3 1 7 2 0 12 0 Clark Ryan Chi 723 2 0 3 3 7 1 7 0

2003 AWARDS 2KFL MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER - Oakland QB Akili Smith (258/400 3086 yards 22 TD 8 Int) 2KFL Offensive Player of the Year - Chicago WR Donald Driver (58 cat 858 yards 5 TD 40 1st downs) 2KFL Defensive Player of the Year - Birmingham LB London Fletcher (7 sacks, 9 TFL, 15 QB hits, 35 run stops, 3 forced fumbles, 3 pass deflections) 2KFL Offensive Rookie of the Year - Denver WR Nate Burleson (47 cat 640 yards 5 TD 28 1st downs) 2KFL Defensive Rookie of the Year - Oakland LB E.J. Henderson (6 sacks, 3 interceptions, 6 TFL, 18 QB hits, 23 run stops, 1 forced fumble, 3 pass deflections) 2KFL Comback Player of the Year - Denver QB Shaun King (242/398 2948 yards 22 TD 11 Int) ALL PRO TEAM QB Smith Akili Oak HB Alexander Shaun Mch FB Hoover Brad Bos WR Driver Donald Chi WR Holt Torry Oak TE Clark Desmond Den C Hartwig Justin Den G Moore Brandon Mch G Moore Larry Oak T Weiner Todd LA T Turley Kyle Was DE Kearse Jevon Mch DE Ogunleye Adewale Phi DT Edwards Ron TB DT Jenkins Kris Ari LB Fletcher London Bir LB Colvin Rosevelt Den LB Scott Bart NJ CB Williams Jimmy Mch CB Butler Jerametrius TB S Wilson Adrian TB S Williams Roy Bos K Dawson Phil Bir P Zastudil Dave LA

Decided to fast forward the final two weeks: FINAL STANDINGS 2KFL Standings 2003 season November 23, 2003 Week 12 Atlantic Division W L T PF PA Stk Home Away vs Div Boston* 8 4 0 296 254 W1 5-1-0 3-3-0 4-2-0 Washington 7 5 0 307 263 L1 3-3-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 Philadelphia 5 7 0 272 305 L2 4-2-0 1-5-0 3-3-0 New Jersey 4 8 0 258 267 W1 2-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 Central Division W L T PF PA Stk Home Away vs Div Tampa Bay* 9 3 0 314 287 W2 5-1-0 4-2-0 5-1-0 Michigan 5 7 0 264 290 W2 2-4-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 Chicago 5 7 0 288 350 L1 2-4-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 Birmingham 4 8 0 320 327 L2 1-5-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 Pacific Division W L T PF PA Stk Home Away vs Div Los Angeles* 9 3 0 324 230 W2 5-1-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 Oakland* 7 5 0 349 316 L1 5-1-0 2-4-0 3-3-0 Denver 6 6 0 313 320 L3 4-2-0 2-4-0 3-3-0 Arizona 3 9 0 264 360 W1 3-3-0 0-6-0 2-4-0 *=Playoff Team - Washington being eliminated from the playoff in the last game of the season (first time in 4 seasons they have not been a playoff team) was not surprising as they lost HB Edgerrin James (their best player) during week 11 for the rest of the year - Defending 2KFL champion Michigan was very disappointing this year - The Pacific division continues to be a gauntlet for the top teams in that division - Tampa Bay's 6 game improvement from last season is the best I have seen and that improvement came from defensive players plahying better, not from free agents/rookie acquisitions - Birmingham's inability to win at home probably cost them a playoff berth; their point differential was better than Michigan and Chicago - Arizona is now on the clock for the 2004 2KFL draft and the following are the top 10 players available Rivers Philip Draft Pool QB Allen Jared Draft Pool DE Hall DeAngelo Draft Pool CB Rothlisberger Ben Draft Pool QB Manning Eli Draft Pool QB Fitzgerald Larry Draft Pool WR Dockett Darnell Draft Pool DT Taylor Sean Draft Pool S Adams Mike Draft Pool S

WEEK 9 REVIEW 2KFL League Standings Week 9 Atlantic W L T PF PA Str Boston 6 3 0 230 195 W3 Washington 5 4 0 263 218 W1 Philadelphia 4 5 0 227 226 L1 New Jersey 3 6 0 188 211 L4 Central W L T PF PA Str Tampa Bay 7 2 0 253 226 L1 Birmingham 3 6 0 224 238 L1 Chicago 3 6 0 190 267 L3 Michigan 3 6 0 179 227 L3 Pacific W L T PF PA Str Los Angeles 7 2 0 222 154 W5 Denver 6 3 0 242 219 W2 Oakland 5 4 0 263 231 W1 Arizona 2 7 0 195 264 W1 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive - Denver QB Shaun King Defensive - New Jersey S Deon Grant Rookie - Los Angeles HB Willis McGahee WEEK 10 SCHEDULE Week 10 Michigan Panthers (3-6) at Philadelphia Stars (4-5) New Jersey Generals (3-6) at Washington Federals (5-4) Tampa Bay Bandits (7-2) at Chicago Blitz (3-6) Arizona Wranglers (2-7) at Birmingham Stallions (3-6) Los Angeles Express (7-2) at Oakland Invaders (5-4) Boston Breakers (6-3) at Denver Gold (6-3) WEEK 9 INJURIES and SUSPENSIONS None WEEK 10 PREDICTIONS Michigan Panthers (3-6) at Philadelphia Stars (4-5) Prediction: MCH 23 PHI 28 New Jersey Generals (3-6) at Washington Federals (5-4) Prediction: NJ 23 WAS 29 Tampa Bay Bandits (7-2) at Chicago Blitz (3-6) Prediction: TB 29 CHI 26 Arizona Wranglers (2-7) at Birmingham Stallions (3-6) Prediction: ARI 24 BIR 30 Los Angeles Express (7-2) at Oakland Invaders (5-4) Prediction: LA 25 OAK 26 Boston Breakers (6-3) at Denver Gold (6-3) Prediction: BOS 25 DEN 27

New Jersey Generals (3-6) 0 7 0 0 -- 7 Arizona Wranglers (2-7) 0 7 10 0 -- 17 First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter Arizona - HB Deuce McAllister 1 run (Gramatica kick), 7:44 New Jersey - WR Quincy Morgan 32 pass from QB Brian Griese (Vanderjagt kick), 13:19 Third Quarter Arizona - Gramatica 20 FG, 3:21 Arizona - WR SNoop Minnis 6 pass from QB Donovan McNabb (Gramatica kick), 12:27 Fourth Quarter No scoring STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT ARI QB1 Donovan McNabb 17 30 140 56.7 1 0 NJ QB1 Brian Griese 19 41 225 46.3 1 2 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb ARI HB1 Deuce McAllister 26 92 3.5 1 0 ARI HB3 Troy Hambrick 3 10 3.3 0 0 ARI HB2 DeShaun Foster 5 1 0.2 0 0 NJ HB1 Travis Henry 10 39 3.9 0 0 NJ QB1 Brian Griese 3 14 4.7 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt ARI WR2 Joe Jurevicius 5 74 14.8 0 0 7 ARI WR3 Snoop Minnis 4 38 9.5 1 0 6 ARI HB1 Deuce McAllister 6 20 3.3 0 0 6 ARI WR1 Todd Pinkston 1 6 6.0 0 0 9 NJ WR2 Quincy Morgan 6 115 19.2 1 0 10 NJ WR3 Quentin McCord 4 54 13.5 0 0 7 NJ WR1 D'Wayne Bates 4 31 7.8 0 0 6 NJ HB1 Travis Henry 2 14 7.0 0 0 4 Offensive Players of the Game - Arizona HB Deuce McAllister New Jersey WR Quincy Morgan Defensive Player of the Game - New Jersey S Deon Grant (1 sack, 2 QB Hits, 2 tackles for loss, 4 run stops, 2 pass deflections) KEY POINTS - This was a defensive struggle, with each team holding the other to under 250 totals yard (Arizona gained 220 yards; New Jersey Gained 235 yards) - The game was decided by (4) New Jersey turnovers (2 fumbles, 2 interceptions) - Arizona DT Kris Jenkins (2 sacks, 2 QB Hits, 1 tackle for loss, 3 Run Stops), rookie DE Terrell Suggs (1 sack, 5 QB Hits, forced fumble, fumble recovery), LB Clark Haggans (4 QB Hits, 2 Run Stops, 3 pass deflections) and LB Larry Foote (2 sacks) stood out on the defensive side of the ball - New Jersey's defense was put in bad positions all game long by their offense, so allowing only 10 points off of those turnovers was a Herculean task - Arizona P Chris Hanson punted the ball 11 times (most I have seen in quite a long time), but only 2 of those punts pinned the New Jersey offense inside the 20 yard line, which is not good - Arizona CB David Barrett and CB Tod McBride each had interceptions

Philadelphia Stars (4-5) 0 10 0 3 -- 13 Los Angeles Express (6-3) 9 7 7 0 -- 23 First Quarter Los Angeles - Brown 32 FG, 5:21 Los Angeles - Brown 42 FG, 9:50 Los Angeles - Brown 46 FG, 14:50 Second Quarter Los Angeles - HB Clinton Portis 28 run (Brown kick), 10:09 Philadelphia - WR Kevin Johnson 30 pass from Brady (Graham kick), 13:42 Philadelphia - Graham 43 FG, 15:00 Third Quarter Los Angeles - FB Dan Kreider 2 pass from Batch (Brown kick), 11:48 Fourth Quarter Philadelphia - Graham 52 FG, 7:33 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT LA QB1 Charlie Batch 18 27 193 66.7 1 0 PHI QB1 Tom Brady 13 32 168 40.6 1 1 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb LA HB1 Clinton Portis 16 80 5.0 1 0 LA QB1 Charlie Batch 4 40 10.0 0 1 LA HB2 Michael Bennett 6 38 6.3 0 0 PHI HB1 Thomas Jones 10 27 2.7 0 0 PHI FB1 Joey Goodspeed 5 21 4.2 0 0 PHI HB2 Aaron Stecker 3 8 2.7 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt LA WR3 Anquan Boldin 2 48 24.0 0 0 3 LA WR2 Touraj Houshmanzada 3 46 15.3 0 0 4 LA WR1 Dennis Northcutt 5 42 8.4 0 0 8 LA HB1 Clinton Portis 5 32 6.4 0 1 6 PHI WR2 Kevin Johnson 4 89 22.3 1 0 6 PHI WR1 Santana Moss 4 47 11.8 0 0 11 PHI WR3 Gari Scott 1 14 14.0 0 0 3 PHI HB1 Thomas Jones 2 14 7.0 0 0 4 Offensive Player of the Game - Los Angeles QB1 Charlie Batch Defensive Players of the Game - Los Angeles DE Shaun Ellis (2 sacks, 3 QB Hits, 1 tackle for loss, 2 run stops) Los Angeles LB Keith Bulluck (2 sacks, 2 run stops, 1 pass deflection) KEY POINTS - Los Angeles' run game wore down the Philadelphia run defense in the 2nd half (189 totals rushing yards) - Los Angeles fumbled the ball (5) times, but only lost 1 of them - Philadelphia only gained 2.7 yards per rushing attempt - Los Angeles DE Richard Seymour had 2 sacks; S Rogers Beckett had an interception

Denver Gold (6-3) 10 17 7 7 -- 41 Tampa Bay Bandit (7-2) 7 7 0 10 -- 24 First Quarter Tampa Bay - LB Na'il Diggs 60 interception return (Brown kick), 3:48 Denver - Janikowski 52 FG, 5:43 Denver - HB WIllis McGahee 5 pass from QB Shaun King (Janikowski kick), 13:29 Second Quarter Tampa Bay - WR Dane Looker 26 pass from QB Marc Bulger (Brown kick), 1:26 Denver - HB Willis McGahee 2 pass from QB Shaun King (Janikowski kick), 5:17 Denver - Janikowski 40 FG, 13:23 Denver - HB WIllis McGahee 8 pass from QB Shaun King (Janikowski kick), 14:39 Third Quarter Denver - HB WIllis McGahee 8 run (Janikowski kick), 14:41 Fourth Quarter Denver - WR Nate Burleson 10 pass from QB Shaun King (Janikowski kick), 4:05 Tampa Bay - Brown 47 FG, 8:34 Tampa Bay - WR Troy Walters 17 pass from QB Marc Bulger (Brown kick), 14:27 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT DEN QB1 Shaun King 30 43 306 69.8 4 1 TB QB1 Marc Bulger 16 30 239 53.3 2 3 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb DEN HB2 Willis McGahee 7 80 11.4 1 0 DEN HB1 Kevin Faulk 15 58 3.9 0 0 DEN FB1 Rock Cartwright 1 2 2.0 0 0 TB HB1 Fred Taylor 11 37 3.4 0 0 TB WR1 Randy Moss 2 27 13.5 0 0 TB HB2 Olandis Gary 3 15 5.0 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt DEN WR2 Nate Burleson 7 90 12.9 1 0 8 DEN HB2 Willis McGahee 10 83 8.3 3 0 12 DEN WR1 Brandon Stokley 5 44 8.8 0 0 7 DEN WR3 Jerry Porter 3 36 12.0 0 0 6 TB WR1 Randy Moss 5 108 21.6 0 0 9 TB WR2 Plaxico Burress 4 63 15.8 0 0 9 TB WR3 Troy Walters 3 35 11.7 1 0 3 TB WR4 Dane Looker 1 26 26.0 1 0 1 Offensive Player of the Game - Denver HB Willis McGahee Defensive Player of the Game - Tampa Bay LB Na'il Diggs (1 interception TD, 1 run stop) KEY POINTS - (3) 2nd quarter interceptions by Tampa Bay QB Marc Bulger, including one from the Denver 1 yard line that would have given Tampa Bay the lead, were the story of the game - Denver QB Shaun King would be my nomination for comeback player of the year and he is also a 2KFL MVP candidate. Amazing year from him - Denver CB Artrell Hawkins had 2 interceptions, Denver CB Corey Chavous had and interception as well.

Oakland Invaders (5-4) 14 3 7 7 -- 31 Chicago Blitz (3-6) 7 7 0 8 -- 22 First Quarter Chicago - HB Jamal Lewis 16 run (Edinger kick), 3:05 Oakland - WR Jacquez Green 75 punt return (Feely kick), 9:47 Oakland - HB Ladell Betts 8 run (Feely kick), 14:16 Second Quarter Chicago - HB Jamal Lewis 70 pass from QB Joe Hamilton (Edinger kick), 10:37 Oakland - Feely 53 FG, 14:29 Third Quarter Oakland - HB Ladell Betts 68 pass from QB Akili Smith (Feely kick), 1:05 Fourth Quarter Oakland - HB Rueben Droughns 4 run (Feely kick), 10:16 Chicago - WR Donald Driver 9 pass from Hamilton (Lewis run), 14:50 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT OAK QB1 Akili Smith 17 32 193 53.1 1 0 CHI QB1 Joe Hamilton 21 38 332 55.3 2 2 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb OAK HB1 Reuben Droughns 13 51 3.9 1 0 OAK HB2 Ladell Betts 8 24 3.0 1 0 OAK FB1 Ryan Neufeld 2 11 5.5 0 0 CHI HB1 Jamal Lewis 18 115 6.4 1 3 CHI FB1 Fred Beasley 4 14 3.5 0 0 CHI HB3 Robert Edwards 1 6 6.0 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt OAK HB2 Ladell Betts 4 75 18.8 1 0 4 OAK WR3 Jacquez Green 2 29 14.5 0 0 2 OAK WR1 Torry Holt 4 28 7.0 0 0 7 OAK WR4 Andre Johnson 2 21 10.5 0 0 4 CHI WR1 Donald Driver 8 105 13.1 1 0 14 CHI HB1 Jamal Lewis 2 76 38.0 1 0 2 CHI WR2 Travis Taylor 3 74 24.7 0 0 6 CHI WR4 Chris Chambers 3 34 11.3 0 0 3 Offensive Player of the Year - Oakland HB Ladell Betts Defensive Player of the Game - Oakland S Mike Brown (2 forced fumble, 1 sack, 1 run stop, 2 pass deflections) KEY POINTS - (3) second half turnovers doomed Chicago effort to stay in the game - Chicago's offense gained 426 total yards on offense (Oakland gained 269 yards) - Oakland CB Gary Baxter and S Lance Schulters had interceptions

Michigan Panthers (3-6) 3 17 0 14 -- 34 Washington Federals (5-4) 21 3 17 3 -- 44 First Quarter Washington - HB Edgerrin James 8 run (McGuire kick), 4:32 Michigan - Lindell 51 FG, 9:48 Washington - WR Jason Tucker 68 pass from QB Matt Hasselbeck (McGuire kick), 10:47 Washington - WR Peter Warrick 1 pass from QB Matt Hasselbeck (McGuire kick), 12:29 Second Quarter Michigan - Lindell 21 FG, 0:05 Michigan - FB Joel Makovicka 12 run (Lindell kick), 7:35 Michigan - CB Renaldo Hill 87 interception return (Lindell kick), 11:02 Washington - McGuire 35 FG, 13:53 Third Quarter Washington - WR Peter Warrick 1 pass from QB Matt Hasselbeck (McGuire kick), 4:50 Washington - HB Edgerrin James 4 run (McGuire kick), 8:32 Washington - McGuire 36 FG, 13:25 Fourth Quarter Michigan - WR Kevin Curtis 3 pass from WR Aaron Brooks (Lindell kick), 7:29 Michigan - CB Jimmy Williams 4 fumble return (Lindell kick), 13:06 Washington - McGuire 45 FG, 13:33 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT WAS QB1 Matt Hasselbeck 16 26 244 61.5 3 1 MCH QB1 Aaron Brooks 22 34 289 64.7 1 1 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb WAS HB1 Edgerrin James 15 79 5.3 2 2 WAS HB2 Amos Zereoue 7 65 9.3 0 0 WAS QB1 Matt Hasselbeck 7 17 2.4 0 0 MCH HB1 Shaun Alexander 20 74 3.7 0 0 MCH FB1 Joel Makovicka 1 12 12.0 1 0 MCH QB1 Aaron Brooks 3 8 2.7 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt WAS WR1 Peter Warrick 6 78 13.0 2 0 8 WAS WR3 Jason Tucker 1 68 68.0 1 0 3 WAS WR4 Kevin Walter 3 43 14.3 0 0 3 WAS TE1 Jim Kleinsasser 2 23 11.5 0 0 2 MCH HB1 Shaun Alexander 2 78 39.0 0 0 2 MCH HB2 Shawn Bryson 6 61 10.2 0 0 6 MCH WR2 Antwaan Randle-El 3 44 14.7 0 0 7 MCH WR3 Kevin Curtis 4 24 6.0 1 0 8 Offensive Player of the Game - Washington WR Peter Warrick Defensive Player of the Game - Washington LB Takeo Spikes (2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 6 Run stops) KEY POINTS - Washington scored 20 unanswered points between the 2nd and 3rd quarter which proved decisive - Washington CB Pierson Prioleau had an interception - Michigan LB Joey Porter, DE Brandon Whiting and DT Booger McFarland each forced fumbles

Birmingham Stallions (3-6) 14 0 3 3 -- 20 Boston Breakers (6-3) 10 0 7 13 -- 30 First Quarter Birmingham - WR Marty Booker 43 pass from QB Peyton Manning (Dawson kick), 2:56 Boston - Hall 39 FG, 8:08 Boston -HB Michael Pittman 8 pass from QB Daunte Culpepper (Hall kick), 14:13 Birmingham - WR James Williams 78 pass from QB Peyton Manning (Dawson kick), 14:38 Second Quarter No scoring Third Quarter Boston - WR JuJuan Dawson 80 pass from QB Daunte Culpepper (Hall kick), 4:10 Birmingham - Dawson 49 FG, 7:04 Fourth Quarter Birmingham - Dawson 19 FG, 2:18 Boston - WR Justin Gage 87 kickoff return (kick failed), 2:40 Boston - HB Ricky Williams 2 pass from QB Daunte Culpepper (Hall kick), 13:15 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT Bos QB1 Daunte Culpepper 22 37 260 59.5 3 0 Bir QB1 Peyton Manning 15 34 343 44.1 2 3 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb Bos HB1 LaDainian Tomlinson 20 120 6.0 0 0 Bos HB3 Michael Pittman 1 22 22.0 0 0 Bos HB2 Ricky Williams 2 19 9.5 0 0 Bir QB1 Peyton Manning 3 36 12.0 0 0 Bir HB1 Ron Dayne 12 32 2.7 0 1 Bir HB3 Domanick Williams 2 16 8.0 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt Bos WR3 JaJuan Dawson 7 126 18.0 1 0 12 Bos TE1 Alge Crumpler 2 35 17.5 0 0 3 Bos WR2 Brian Finneran 3 32 10.7 0 0 3 Bos WR4 Justin Gage 2 22 11.0 0 0 3 Bir WR2 Marty Booker 6 119 19.8 1 0 9 Bir WR4 James Williams 1 78 78.0 1 0 1 Bir WR1 Tim Dwight 3 70 23.3 0 0 7 Bir TE1 David Martin 3 59 19.7 0 0 4 Offensive Player of the Game - Boston WR JuJuan Dawson Defensive Player of the Game - Birmingham LB London Fletcher (2 sacks, 4 QB hits, forced fumble, fumble recovery, pass deflection, run stop) KEY POINTS - Birmingham was leading into the 4th quarter despite 2 turnovers, but the kickoff return for a TD was a back breaker - Boston Linebackers Chris Claiborne (interception, forced fumble, 2 QB hits) and rookie Nick Barnett (sack, 2 tackles for losses, 1 QB Hit, 3 run stops, 2 pass deflects) were all over the field and controlled the Birmingham running game - Birmingham had 8 penalties for 52 yards, which also hampered their ability to sustain drives - Boston was 11/18 on 3rd downs while Birmingham was 4/13 on 3rd downs

WEEK 8 REVIEW 2KFL League Standings Week 8 Atlantic W L T PF PA Str Boston 5 3 0 200 175 W2 Washington 4 4 0 219 184 L3 Philadelphia 4 4 0 214 203 W3 New Jersey 3 5 0 181 194 L3 Central W L T PF PA Str Tampa Bay 7 1 0 229 185 W4 Birmingham 3 5 0 204 208 W2 Chicago 3 5 0 168 236 L2 Michigan 3 5 0 145 183 L2 Pacific W L T PF PA Str Los Angeles 6 2 0 199 141 W4 Denver 5 3 0 201 195 W1 Oakland 4 4 0 232 209 L1 Arizona 1 7 0 178 257 L4 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offensive - Tampa Bay WR Randy Moss (7 catches 110 yards 1 TD) Defensive - Oakland DE John Engelberger (1 fumble recovery touchdown, 2 sacks, 2 QB hits, 1 forced fumble) Rookie - Oakland LB E. J. Henderson (1 sack, 2 QB hits, 1 tackle for loss, 5 run stops, 1 pass deflection) WEEK 9 SCHEDULE Birmingham Stallions (3-5) at Boston Breakers (5-3) Michigan Panthers (3-5) at Washington Federals (4-4) Oakland Invaders (4-4) at Chicago Blitz (3-5) Denver Gold (5-3) at Tampa Bay Bandits (5-3) Philadelphia Stars (4-4) at Los Angeles Express (6-2) New Jersey Generals (3-5) at Arizona Wranglers (1-7) WEEK 9 INJURIES and SUSPENSIONS Chicago starting T Jeff Backus tore his meniscus and is out for 5 weeks. Chicago will not sign anyone to replace him on the roster. WEEK 9 PREDICTIONS Birmingham Stallions (3-5) at Boston Breakers (5-3) Prediction: BOS 29 BIR 24 Michigan Panthers (3-5) at Washington Federals (4-4) Prediction: WAS 28 MCH 21 Oakland Invaders (4-4) at Chicago Blitz (3-5) Prediction: OAK 29 CHI 27 Denver Gold (5-3) at Tampa Bay Bandits (5-3) Prediction: TB 30 DEN 24 Philadelphia Stars (4-4) at Los Angeles Express (6-2) Prediction: LA 28 PHI 22 New Jersey Generals (3-5) at Arizona Wranglers (1-7) Prediction: NJ 27 ARI 26

Oakland Invaders (4-4) 7 3 3 0 -- 13 Denver Gold (5-3) 7 3 7 3 -- 20 First Quarter Oakland - DE John Engelberger 53 fumble return (Feely kick), 4:38 Denver - HB Kevin Faulk 2 run (Janikowski kick), 11:08 Second Quarter Oakland - Feely 54 FG, 1:04 Denver - Janikowski 50 FG, 11:22 Third Quarter Oakland - Feely 54 FG, 5:13 Denver - FB Rocky Cartwright 4 run (Janikowski kick), 12:27 Fourth Quarter Denver - Janikowski 32 FG, 5:15 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT DEN QB1 Shaun King 8 15 103 53.3 0 0 DEN QB2 Giovanni Carmazzi 11 17 109 64.7 0 0 OAK QB1 Akili Smith 13 19 156 68.4 0 0 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb DEN HB1 Kevin Faulk 20 82 4.1 1 1 DEN FB1 Rock Cartwright 7 27 3.9 1 0 DEN HB2 Willis McGahee 5 27 5.4 0 0 OAK HB1 Reuben Droughns 21 69 3.3 0 0 OAK HB2 Ladell Betts 3 28 9.3 0 1 OAK FB1 Ryan Neufeld 1 14 14.0 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt DEN WR2 Nate Burleson 7 96 13.7 0 0 10 DEN WR3 Jerry Porter 3 39 13.0 0 0 7 DEN HB1 Kevin Faulk 4 31 7.8 0 0 4 DEN WR1 Brandon Stokley 2 27 13.5 0 0 2 OAK WR2 Jabar Gaffney 4 58 14.5 0 0 5 OAK WR3 Jacquez Green 5 33 6.6 0 0 6 OAK WR1 Torry Holt 2 28 14.0 0 0 3 OAK TE2 Terry Hardy 1 22 22.0 0 0 1 Offensive Player of the Game - Denver HB Kevin Faulk Defensive Players of the Game - Oakland DE John Engelberger (1 fumble recovery touchdown, 2 sacks, 2 QB hits, 1 forced fumble) Oakland LB E.J. Henderson (1 sack, 2 QB hits, 1 tackle for loss, 5 run stops, 1 pass deflection) KEY POINTS - Very sloppy game, but Denver's defense (249 total yards allowed) was the difference in the game - Denver QBs were battered all game long (Oakland got 6 sacks) and QB Shaun King had to leave the game with an ankle injury, though he was able to come back in later in the game - Denver was 10/17 3rd down conversions; Oakland was 1/12 (another key to the game) - Oakland K Jay Feeley hit 2 field goals from 54 yards, but missed 2 field goals from 47 yards, which could have cost Oakland the game considering Denver scored 3 points off of one of those misses

Los Angeles Express (6-2) 7 17 7 3 -- 34 Arizona Wranglers (1-7) 3 0 3 10 -- 16 First Quarter Arizona - Gramatica 42 FG, 10:31 Los Angeles - QB Charlie Batch 1 run (Brown kick), 13:04 Second Quarter Los Angeles - HB Michael Bennett 16 run (Brown kick), 8:27 Los Angeles - WR Dennis Northcutt 1 pass from QB Charlie Batch (Brown kick), 12:31 Los Angeles - Brown 51 FG, 14:59 Third Quarter Los Angeles - FB Dan Kreider 4 run (Brown kick), 7:55 Arizona - Gramatica 21 FG, 14:36 Fourth Quarter Arizona - Gramatica 40 FG, 8:46 Los Angeles - Brown 34 FG, 11:25 Arizona - WR Joe Jurevicius 7 pass from QB Donovan McNabb (Gramatica kick), 14:06 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT LA QB1 Charlie Batch 15 28 170 53.6 1 2 ARI QB1 Donovan McNabb 17 33 208 51.5 1 1 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb LA HB1 Clinton Portis 25 164 6.6 0 2 LA HB2 Michael Bennett 4 55 13.8 1 0 LA FB1 Dan Kreider 2 15 7.5 1 0 ARI HB1 Deuce McAllister 12 80 6.8 0 1 ARI FB1 Robert Thomas 7 39 5.6 0 0 ARI HB2 Troy Hambrick 6 22 3.7 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt LA WR3 Anquan Boldin 5 48 9.6 0 0 9 LA WR5 Javon Walker 1 34 34.0 0 0 1 LA HB1 Clinton Portis 2 29 14.5 0 0 2 LA WR4 Mike Furrey 2 19 9.5 0 0 5 ARI WR1 Todd Pinkston 5 70 14.0 0 0 9 ARI WR2 Joe Jurevicius 5 47 9.4 1 0 9 ARI WR3 Darnerien McCants 2 26 13.0 0 0 5 ARI WR4 Snoop Minnis 1 23 23.0 0 0 2 Offensive Player of the Game - Los Angeles HB Clinton Portis Defensive Player of the Game - Arizona CB Tod McBride (1 interception, 1 tackle for loss, 2 run stops, 1 pass deflection) KEY POINTS - Arizona committed 7 penalties for 35 yards (Los Angeles committed no penalties) - Arizona CB David Barrett and CB Tod McBride had interceptions; Los Angeles CB Izell Reese had an interception - Los Angeles DT John Thornton has 2 sacks - Arizona WR Darnerian McCants hyper-extended his knee and will be out 3 weeks

Chicago Blitz (3-5) 7 7 7 3 -- 24 Tampa Bay Bandits (7-1) 14 14 7 10 -- 45 First Quarter Chicago - HB Jamal Lewis 5 run (Edinger kick), 5:39 Tampa Bay - HB Fred Taylor 1 run (Brown kick), 7:18 Tampa Bay - HB Olandis Gary 52 run (Brown kick), 15:00 Second Quarter Tampa Bay - HB Olandis Gary 8 run (Brown kick), 8:42 Chicago - WR DOnald Driver 36 pass from QB Joe Hamilton (Edinger kick), 11:50 Tampa Bay - WR Randy Moss 12 pass from QB Marc Bulger (Brown kick), 14:37 Third Quarter Chicago - HB Jamal Lewis 9 pass from QB Joe Hamilton (Edinger kick), 4:44 Tampa Bay - HB Fred Taylor 16 run (Brown kick), 8:07 Fourth Quarter Tampa Bay - FB Terrelle Smith 2 run (Brown kick), 1:28 Chicago - Edinger 45 FG, 9:07 Tampa Bay - Brown 26 FG, 13:09 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT TB QB1 Marc Bulger 18 26 274 69.2 1 0 ChI QB1 Joe Hamilton 15 29 169 51.7 2 0 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb TB HB1 Fred Taylor 14 138 9.9 2 1 TB HB2 Olandis Gary 5 75 15.0 2 0 TB FB1 Terrelle Smith 6 28 4.7 1 0 CHI HB1 Jamal Lewis 18 83 4.6 1 0 CHI HB2 Sammy Morris 8 52 6.5 0 0 CHI FB1 Fred Beasley 2 14 7.0 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt TB WR1 Randy Moss 7 110 15.7 1 0 8 TB WR3 Troy Walters 3 62 20.7 0 0 4 TB TE1 Eric Johnson 4 53 13.3 0 0 4 TB WR2 Plaxico Burress 3 43 14.3 0 0 5 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt CHI WR3 Cedrick Wilson 6 69 11.5 0 0 8 CHI WR1 Donald Driver 4 58 14.5 1 0 8 CHI WR2 Travis Taylor 2 21 10.5 0 0 5 CHI HB1 Jamal Lewis 1 9 9.0 1 0 1 Offensive Player of the Game - Tampa Bay HB Fred Taylor Defensive Player of the Game - Chicago S Cory Hall (1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery) KEY POINTS - Tampa Bay's rushing attack steamrolled the Chicago defense for 259 yards - Tampa Bay finished with a 3-9 record last season; their 7-1 record this year is a huge turnaround

Birmingham Stallions (3-5) 7 9 0 13 -- 29 Michigan Panthers (3-5) 7 3 0 0 -- 10 First Quarter Michigan - TE Daniel Graham 12 pass from QB Aaron Brooks (Lindell kick), 5:28 Birmingham - HB Domanick Williams 1 run (Dawson kick), 10:03 Second Quarter Birmingham - Dawson 48 FG, 1:02 Birmingham - Dawson 44 FG, 4:52 Michigan - Lindell 46 FG, 10:43 Birmingham - Dawson 38 FG, 13:24 Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter Birmingham - Dawson 27 FG, 1:25 Birmingham - WR Marty Booker 4 pass from QB Peyton Manning (Dawson kick), 5:53 Birmingham - Dawson 21 FG, 13:31 STATS Team Passing Cmp Att Yds %% TD INT BIR QB1 Peyton Manning 18 31 245 58.1 1 0 MCH QB1 Aaron Brooks 27 50 249 54.0 1 2 Team Rushing Att Yds Avg TD Fmb BIR HB1 Ron Dayne 14 88 6.3 0 0 BIR FB1 Jim Finn 4 27 6.8 0 0 BIR HB3 Domanick Williams 4 17 4.3 1 0 MCH HB1 Shaun Alexander 13 103 7.9 0 0 MCH FB1 Joel Makovicka 1 9 9.0 0 0 MCH HB2 Shawn Bryson 2 9 4.5 0 0 Team Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Fmb Trgt BIR WR1 Tim Dwight 7 84 12.0 0 0 13 BIR WR3 Reggie Wayne 5 79 15.8 0 0 9 BIR WR2 Marty Booker 3 36 12.0 1 0 4 BIR TE1 David Martin 1 23 23.0 0 0 1 MCH WR1 Peerless Price 8 97 12.1 0 0 13 MCH WR2 Antwaan Randle-El 8 77 9.6 0 0 11 MCH TE2 Daniel Graham 2 24 12.0 1 0 2 MCH HB2 Shawn Bryson 3 23 7.7 0 0 3 Offensive Player of the Game - Birmingham K Phil Dawson (5/5 Field Goals) Defensive Player of the Game - Michigan LB Joey Porter (1 tackle for a loss, 1 QB Hit, 4 Run stops) KEY POINTS - Michigan was down 13-10 late in the second quarter, but would not score again as Birmingham reeled off 16 unanswered points to put the game away. - Birmingham CB Samari Rolle and S Pat Dennis both had interceptions - Though only able to sack Michigan QB Aaron Brooks once, the Birmingham pass defense was able to hit him 14 times, which led to the accuracy issue he had during the game; he had very little tome in the pocket