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Crappy Birthday to You LAS VEGAS, NEVADA--
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA--Their three game road trip resembled the Bataan Death March, but the Grifters' return to Sin City proved rumors of their death were greatly exagerated. The Grifters won with the defense that garnered them a Bucco Bruce title last year. "It's all about turnovers," Shawn Springs told the press. "Top defenses are rated based on how much yardage they give up. We gave up over 300 yards, but got seven turnovers. We'd let them have another hundred yards if we could keep taking the ball away." Despite the loss, the Athenian Woodchucks remain in playoff contention with the third best record in the McKay Division, ahead of Bakersfield and Mayberry.
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MAYBERRY, NORTH CAROLINA--The Beijing Dissidents looked awful. With the exception of Emmitt Smith's running, there's not much else about this game that would fall into the "good" category. The Dissidents had no right to win this game. Well, maybe one right. The right to play the Fifes. "We made a few bad calls," Tom Landry admitted, downing his third "victory shot." "We figured we could get away with it considering who we were playing against, and we were right!" The victory was particularly nice for Landry who'd been dismissed as Fifes head coach last season. No explanation was offered, but only about half the Fifes showed up for the game. Joe Paterno didn't put in a lineup and wasn't present on the sidelines. The team was without a quarterback, a reciever, and a kicker as Kordell Stewart, Keyshawn Johnson, and John Hall were among the missing.
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 Cowboys Defense Toledo Neanderthal Can do little but stand by and watch Stephen Davis, Cris Carter, and Jeff George rack up points. Runners-up Billy Joe Tolliver - Last minute signee sucks it up for Bakersfield. Napolean Kaufman - Poor running accented by a fumble. Kordell Stewart, Keyshawn Johnson, John Hall, & Kris Brown - All take the week off... without telling their teammates. Ben Coates - Second week without a reception. |
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BAKERSFIELD, VERMONT--The best team in the BFL visited the worst team in the BFL. Can you guess what happened? Fred Taylor's return from a sore hamstring was overshadowed by the showing of rookie running back Edgerrin James. When these teams last met, the press jumped on comparing Jake Plummer to Steve Young and hailed that youth won out. This time, with both Plummer and Young out with injuries, it was James and Circus Bears' rusher Marshall Faulk who fell under the microscope. Faulk has been the BFL's top offensive player over the past three weeks, though Bakersfield is 1-2 during that run. James has drawn comparisons to Faulk because of their similar running style and pass catching ability out of the backfield. Unlike the Plummer/Young matchup, Faulk was able to hold his own against James, though James edged the veteran slightly with seven catches to Faulk's six and 113 rushing yards to Faulk's 90. Of Note: A Honolulu win next week or a Bakersfield and Mayberry loss will clinch the Headbangers' first ever playoff berth.
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