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West Coast Experiences Golden Rush
ASBURY PARK, NJ--East Coast's proclaimed itself to have the best rushing tandem in the BFL this year and possibly of all time after naming retainees. However, while Ricky Williams and Shaun Alexander sat out Sunday's game, Mennonites LaDainian Tomlinson and
133
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West Coast Mennonites | Pts | |
Tommy Maddox |
25 | |
LaDainian Tomlinson |
42 | |
Stephen Davis |
27 | |
Tai Streets |
16 | |
Hines Ward |
14 | |
Robert Ferguson |
0 | |
Alge Crumpler |
8 | |
Adam Vinatieri |
5 | |
Redskins |
21 |
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84
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East Coast Killah Bees | Pts | |
Marc Bulger |
36 | |
Anthony Thomas |
21 | |
Ladell Betts |
9 | |
Jerry Rice |
14 | |
Terrell Owens |
8 | |
Antonio Bryant |
7 | |
Billy Miller |
2 | |
John Carney |
8 | |
Bills |
4 |
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Stephen Davis laid claim that that title.
Tomlinson rushed for nearly 200 yards and added a threw a touchdown pass to compliment his rushing score of 55 yards. Davis added a TD of his own to 153 yards on the ground.
"There was nothing we could do to stop them," admitted linebacker Takeo Spikes. "They were relentless. On the rare occasion I'd lay a good hit on Davis, I'd quickly realize Tomlinson was the one carrying the ball."
East Coast owner Terrell Davis warned a fire sale might be on the horizon. Though as he was speaking through the eight inch thick, bulletproof window of his owner's box making his muffled voice even harder to hear over the gunfire ricocheting off it. Fans misheard his assessment of the team and believed he was ordering them to set fire to sailboats, devastating marinas up to 75 miles away.
Peyton's Had Enough
CHARLESTON, WV--When Peyton Manning was drafted by the then-Texas Sexists, owner Rick Lord promised the rookie he'd be the team's franchise quarterback for years to come. A season later, Lord was gone--along with his promise--and so was Manning.
Since returning to the league after a year hiatus, Lord has often voiced frustration over Beijing Dissident owner Rob Hart's decision to let Manning test the free agent waters. In Lord's first season back, Manning was named MVP while in a Boston Lagers uniform, but the quarterback seems to save his best performances for Lord's team.
"This is the second time he's done this!" Lord shouted. Lord was referring to two years ago when Manning set a BFL quarterback scoring record, almost single-handedly leading the Circus Bears to a victory, the Woolfs only loss of 2001.
Yesterday, three games into a winless season and without franchise rusher Marshall Faulk, Manning raised the bar for BFL quarterbacks again, throwing six touchdowns on 20 for 25 passing. Manning is 5-1 against West Virginia and has averaged 50 points in his four games with Bakersfield.
Of note, this is also the third straight time a Circus Bear has set a record against the Woolfs. Last year, Shannon Sharpe set the tight end record with two TDs on 12 for 214 receiving. In that game, Faulk also fell two points shy of the running back record.
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Bakersfield
Circus Bears | Pts | |
Peyton Manning |
70 | |
Curtis Martin |
11 | |
Jerome Bettis |
0 | |
Eric Moulds |
15 | |
Isaac Bruce |
7 | |
Reggie Wayne |
4 | |
Shannon Sharpe |
17 | |
Bill Gramatica |
1 | |
Raiders |
5 |
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88
West Virginia
Woolfs | Pts | |
Donovan McNabb |
19 | |
Ahman Green |
35 | |
Priest Holmes |
13 | |
Laveranues Coles |
9 | |
Bryant Johnson |
5 | |
Donté Stallworth |
2 | |
Dallas Clark |
7 | |
Jay Feely |
3 | |
Panthers |
24 |
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Not Extinct Yet
CHAMBERSBURG, PA--Duce Staley and Warrick Dunn may not carry the Neanderthal to the playoffs, but with Brett Favre and Marvin Harrison, the Neanderthal just might not need a running game.
Getting just 24 yards rushing from the running backs, Favre and Harrison took to the air, connecting on three touchdown passes and edging the defending champs by just one point. "It was so close," official scorer Donovan Patten admitted, "we had to go back at the end of the game and read the entire play-by-play record and make sure we got it right. We thought we might have a tie on our hands."
The Neanderthal's second straight win moved the team out of the McKay cellar, but coach Sam Rutigliano knows more will be needed to make the jump from fourth place to a playoff berth.
"We didn't have the best draft," he explained, "so this game and next week will probably determine whether we're buyers or sellers on the trade market in the weeks to come."
Chambersburg will have a similar decision to make. Already having released the Bucco Bruce Bowl MVP Eagles defense and with the return of quarterback Michael Vick is still at least a month away, the Burrough is quickly becoming less enamored with the residents of its taxpayer-funded stadium. "I don't know what moves we can make," admitted Coach John Elway, "but it sure doesn't look like what we have is working."
Assistant coach Mick Foley watch Elway from behind while cleaning up the locker room, putting away metal folding chairs.
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Toledo
Neanderthal | Pts | |
Brett Favre |
36 | |
Duce Staley |
4 | |
Warrick Dunn |
3 | |
Marvin Harrison |
37 | |
Anquan Boldin |
9 | |
Plaxico Burress |
8 | |
Chad Lewis |
0 | |
David Akers |
11 | |
Steelers |
12 |
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99
Chambersburg
Chameleons | Pts | |
Rich Gannon |
43 | |
Lamar Gordon |
15 | |
Mike Anderson |
6 | |
Todd Pinkston |
10 | |
Rod Smith |
9 | |
Eddie Kennison |
3 | |
Doug Jolley |
16 | |
Jason Elam |
9 | |
Broncos |
8 |
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Edge-less in Carolina
MAYBERRY, NC--Edgerrin James carries around the tag "injury-threat" every year and apparently it weighs enough to put a strain on his back. Edge say out Sunday's game, giving T.J. Duckett his chance to shine in his first career start. "Deuce [McAllister] took all the pressure off me," Duckett smiled after his hundred yard effort, "all I had to do was get out there and run. The defense was watching him all day and I just slipped through the cracks."
The win gives Fun City the first 4-0 start in franchise history and opened a three game lead on the rest of the division, which is admittedly struggling.
"It's a little early to start printing playoff tickets," dismissed Marv Levy. "We have our biggest rival next week and a talented Boston team that's going to be like an animal backed in a corner after that. Let's not get ahead of ourselves."
The Fifes found little consolation in the loss, but learned they still ranked second in the division by virtue of points in a four way tie with the rest of the 1-3 teams.
"Wa-hoo," snapped reciever Torry Holt sarcastically, "we're the tallest damn midget on the block."
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Fun City
Grift-Os | Pts | |
Steve McNair |
41 | |
Deuce McAllister |
21 | |
T.J. Duckett |
11 | |
Chad Johnson |
21 | |
Charles Rogers |
15 | |
Donald Driver |
7 | |
Todd Heap |
7 | |
Jeff Wilkins |
15 | |
Ravens |
14 |
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Mayberry
Fifes | Pts | |
Jake Plummer |
43 | |
Olandis Gary |
5 | |
Eddie George |
3 | |
Torry Holt |
26 | |
Wayne Chrebet |
6 | |
Rod Gardner |
3 | |
Bubba Franks |
11 | |
Billy Cundiff |
5 | |
Colts |
29 |
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Boston: No Más, Moss!
BOSTON--"With all due respect to Moose River," sighed Lagers receiver Peerless Price, "they killed us, but it's hard to tell if they're that good or if we're just that bad."
Without leading rusher Jamal Lewis in the lineup, many predicted the Mounties would have trouble with their running game, but Randy Moss negated those concerns. Just as he did when Lewis sat out the season opener, Moss dominated the game, catching eight passes for 172 yards and taking three in for scores.
"Every week, it seems like somebody on that team is going off for ungodly numbers," Lagers coach Bill Cowher shrugged. "You can shut down everyone else, but someone's going to kill you."
New Mounties coach Jim Mora has led the team to its first best start ever. "So far, I think we've just caught people by surprise," Mora admitted, "but once you're 4-0 it's hard to slip under the radar anymore. We're not worried though because as far as we're concerned, coaches Dale and Landry have been coming up with the perfect gameplans every week and there's no reason to assume they won't in the future."
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Moose River
Mounties | Pts | |
Trent Green |
19 | |
Fred Taylor |
14 | |
Moe Williams |
7 | |
Randy Moss |
40 | |
Joey Galloway |
11 | |
Josh Reed |
1 | |
Freddie Jones |
0 | |
Morton Andersen |
6 | |
Chiefs |
33 |
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Boston
Lagers | Pts | |
Jeff Garcia |
0* | |
keVum baro |
7 | |
Corey Dillon |
2 | |
Joe Horn |
9 | |
Peerless Price |
7 | |
Derrick Mason |
1 | |
Tony Gonzalez |
9 | |
Sebastian Janikowski |
11 | |
Falcons |
4 |
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*BFL rules do not allow for negative scoring. Jeff Garcia's total would have been -3. |
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Peyton Manning
Bakersfield Circus Bears
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Week Four Team |
Pts | |
Peyton Manning, BAK |
70 | |
LaDainian Tomlinson, WC |
40 | |
Ahman Green, WV |
35 | |
Randy Moss, MOOS |
40 | |
Marvin Harrison, TOL |
37 | |
Torry Holt, MAY |
26 | |
Shannon Sharpe, BAK |
17 | |
Jeff Wilkins, FUN |
15 | |
Chiefs, MOOS |
33 |
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Disappointment of the Week |
Any Lager Not Named
Sebastian Janikowski
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All-Dissappointment Team |
Pts | |
Jeff Garcia, BOS |
-3 | |
Jerome Bettis, BAK |
0 | |
Corey Dillon, BOS |
2 | |
Robert Ferguson, WC |
0 | |
Derrick Mason, BOS |
1 | |
Josh Reed, MOOS |
1 | |
Freddie Jones, MOOS |
0 | |
Bill Gramatica, BAK |
1 |
Bills, EAST
Falcons, BOS |
4 |
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