AFL Week 10 Recap

We are in the middle of this 2013 Arena Football season, with the first half of the year coming to a wrap here in week ten. Seven games split between Friday and Saturday to fill our Memorial Day weekend plates of half the field, twice the fun action!

Spokane Shock 61, San Antonio Talons 48

The Talons where in search of their third striaght win as they welcomed the Shock to the Alamo on Friday night. Spokane was able to call upon their road-warrior ways en route to notching a second consecutive win.
Spokane got off to an explosive start when Terrance Sanders returned the opening kick 30 yards and a pair of Talon penalties set up Erik Meyer's 17-yard touchdown pass to Adron Tennell. Nick Hill got the Talons off to a good start by completing three straight passes to Sale Key, who made his San Antonio debut, and finished a six-play scoring drive with a nine-yard touchdown run. Erik Meyer quickly answered by completing his next three passes, the third of which to Tennell for a 33-yard score. The game changed on the next series when Nick Hill was sacked on first down by Diyral Briggs and suffered an injury to his left leg; he did not return. San Antonio's do-it-all man, Xavier Lee was forced to come in and play quarterback and tied the game five plays later with an elevan-yard touchdown pass to Jomo Wilson. Spokane carried a six-play, 45-yard drive into the second quarter that finished with Kamar Jorden's fifteen-yard touchdown grab. Xavier Lee, the X-man, showed off his dymanic ability with a sixteen-yard scramble to begin the drive and a 28-yard touchdown strike to Wilson on fourth-and-fifteen. Terrance Sanders made another 30-plus yard return and Meyer scored on a one-yard run to once again match a Talon score. Midway through the second period neither offense had been stopped, but that changed when the Shock defense turned away the Talons after an elevan-play drive that took off seven minutes. Duane Brooks was the recepiant of an eight-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the half to complete a perfect half for the Shock offense. San Antonio began the third quarter with the ball, but were unable to get back in the game when Pat Stoudamire ended an eight-play drive by making an interception inside the five and returning it to midfield. Erik Meyer kept his offense perfect by leading a five-play drive that he capped off with a ten-yard run to extend the lead to 40-21. The Talons finally cashed in on their third eight-plus play drive when Xavier Lee found Jomo Wilson for a five-yard touchdown on the third play of the fourth quarter. This one wasn't over just yet as Spokane recovered the ensuing onside kick, but Meyer made his only mistake of the night as his pass intended for Adron Tennell was intercepted by Carlton Brown and seven plays later Moqut Ruffins catch a one-yard score to quickly close the gap to five with 8:44 remaining. Spokane recovered the following onside kick again, but this time Erik Meyer tossed a five-yard touchdown to Kamar Jorden on the next play. Despite two kick return touchdowns by D.J. Stevens in the final eight minutes the Talons were unable to make a defensive stop or recover an onside kick, as Erik Meyer threw a pair of scores to Adron Tennell to secure a 61-48 road victory. Nick Hill completed three of his four passes for 37 yards, while adding ten yards and a touchdown rushing before being injured on the first play of the second quarter.

Stat Leaders:
Spokane (7-3)                                             San Antonio (4-5)  
Erik Meyer 23-29, 255 yds, 7TD, Int,         Xavier Lee 22-48, 237 yds, 4TD, Int,
                     2 Rush TD                                                    20 rush yds
Adron Tennell 12 rec, 177 yds, 4 TD          Jomo Wilson 8 rec, 105 yds, 3 TD
Brandon Thompkins 5 rec, 29 yds               D.J. Stephens 8 rec, 99 yds,
Kamar Jorden 3 rec, 29 yds, 2 TD                                         7 kick ret, 190 yds, 2 TD
Richard Dodd-Masters 10 tackles                Sale Key 8 rec, 69 yds
Pat Stoudamire FF, Int                                 Carlton Brown Int

Pittsburgh Power 55, Cleveland Gladiators 44

Despite both teams holding 2-6 records this east divisional tilt held huge postseason implications. The winner of this game not only would earn a third win, but also had the opportunity to claim sole possession of the second wild card spot at the middle of the season. Julian Talley and Kenny Stafford each made their AFL debuts for the Power and played a pivetal role in deciding this chapter of the Cleveland-Pittsburgh rivalry.
This matchup started out as a defensive battle that limited Brian Zbydniewski to only complete three of his first nine passes and forced each kicker into missing a long field goal try; also known as the AFL's version of a punt. The Power only needed one play on their second drive to score the first points of the night when Steven Sheffield hit Mike Washington in-stride for a sixteen-yard touchdown. It looked as if the Power defense was in line for a third stop in the first quarter, but Zbydniewski completed a fourteen-yard pass to Thyron Lewis on fourth-and-ten to keep the drive alive. He then made a ten-yard pass to Carlesse Franklin and finsihed a six-play drive with a nineteen-yard strike to Lewis to tie the game at seven. The scoring picked up fast in a second quarter that featured each side trading blows. Sheffield completed two of his first three passes of the period, finding Kenny Stafford on a 32-yard deep ball to put the Power back in the lead. Brian Zbydniewski completed all three of his passes on the ensuing five-play drive that resulted in Terril Byrd's three-yard run. Steven Sheffield answered by completing back-to-back passes on the next series, which setup his six-yard scamper to cap off a five-play, 47-yard drive. Zbydniewski matched his counterpart's efficiency by completing all three of his passes on the following four-play, 46-yard drive that resulted in Jamar Howard's twelve-yard score. The Power regrabbed the lead when Sheffield completed back-to-back passes to Julian Talley and followed it with a 17-yard strike to Stafford to give Pittsburgh a 28-21 advantage with fourteen seconds in the half. Thyron Lewis had quick six-yard return and Howard brought in a twelve-yard catch to setup Aaron Pettrey for a 36-yard field goal on the final play of the half to cut the deficit to 28-24. Pittsburgh began the third quarter with a four-point lead and the ball, but failed to score when the Gladiator stepped up to force three straight incompletions and got a missed field goal from Julian Rauch. The stop opened the door for Cleveland to take their first lead of the night and they did when Brian Zbydniewski came out firing with two straight completions and handed a receiver-sweep to Carlesse Franklin who dashed into the end zone on a three-yard run. The period became more frustrating for the Power when their next series ended on a turnover-on-downs after a five-yard catch by Mike Washington was erased because of a personal foul and Sheffield was sacked on fourth down. Zbydniewski continued his excellant play on the ensuing series and completed the five-play drive with a six-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Goodman, who made a spectacular catch on his back after the ball was tipped twice. Steven Sheffield's next pass was intercepted, but the Power defense made a game-saving stand by forcing three straight incompletions. The momentum appeared to be moving back in Pittsburgh's direction when they were on th move to begin th fourth but it flipped when Joe Phinisee, who made his return-debut with Cleveland, interepted an under-thrown ball and returned it 49-yards for the "pick-six" to push Cleveland's lead to 44-28 with 13:58 left. Just when it looked like the Power were done, momentum once again flipped when Chris LeFlore returned the ensuing kickoff 56 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead back to ten. Pittsburgh's defense made a marquee stop which featured a second-down sack by Neil Purvis that caused the turnover-on-downs at the Gladiator-15. Sheffield connected with Mike Washington for a ten-yard score two plays later to quickly cut the margin to three with 8:52 remaining. The Power made another quick defensive stop and took over at their own twenty-yard line with six-and-half minutes left. Steven Sheffield directed a four-play drive that he finished with a seventeen-yard touchdown to Washington to reclaim the lead for Pittsburgh with 2:39 left. The Power defense owned the fourth quarter and fittingly ended the game when Brandon Freeman intercepted an overthrow by Zbydniewski and Julian Talley had a 34-yard catch-and-run touchdown to complete 27 unanswered points in the fourth quarter for the Power in notching their first home victory since April 2012. The Power move to 3-6, while Cleveland suffered another tough loss to fall to 2-7.

Stat Leaders:
Cleveland (2-7)                                              Pittsburgh (3-6)
Brian Zbydniewski 19-38, 204 yds, 3TD,      Steven Sheffield 18-30, 286 yds, 6TD, 2 Int,
                                   Int, 11 rush yds                                           19 rush yds, TD
Thyron Lewis 5 rec, 107 yds, TD                   Kenny Stafford 6 rec, 119 yds, 2 TD
Carlese Franklin 4 rec, 40 yds, Rush TD        Julian Talley 6 rec, 99 yds, TD
Jamar Howard 5 rec, 32 yds, TD                    Mike Washington 6 rec, 68 yds, 3 TD
Dominic Goodman 5 rec, 25 yds, TD            Neil Purvis 2 sacks
Mario Norman 8 tackles, Int                          Brandon Freeman Int
Joe Phinisee Int-ret TD                                  Chris Leflore 56-yd Kick-ret TD
Aaron Pettrey 1-4 FG (36), 5-6 PAT             Julian Rauch 7-7 PAt, 0-2 FG

Jacksonville Sharks 44, Orlando Predators 41
Bitter in-state rivals met in "The Jungle" for this week ten battle. The Sharks began the season with a franchise-record six straight wins, but have followed it up with a franchise-high three-game losing streak. The Predators were trying to avoid a second straight loss while fighting for jocking position in the american conference wild card chase.
The fans in the Jungle were in a frenzy and Dominic Jones quenched their hunger by returning the opening kickoff 57 yards for a touchdown. Jacksonville took the ball and marched down the field in five plays to tie the game on Bernard Morris' sixteen-yard touchdown pass to Markee White. When Aaron Garcia and the rest of the Predator offense finally got to take the field, he made a 35-yard completion to T.T. Toliver on his first pass and found Prechae Rodriguez for a ten-yard score two plays later. After the teams traded strip-sacks, Bernard Morris directed a nine-play, 35-yard drive that concluded with Jeff Hughley's three-yard touchdown run on  a receiver sweep. On their next possession, Orlando put together a nine-play drive that featured two touchdowns being erased via holding penalties and as a result failed to score on the series. The Sharks took their first lead four plays later when Morris connected with Hughley for a 21-yard touchdown. The mistakes continued to be costly for the Predators when Dominic Jones fumbled at his own 20-yard line trying to gain extra yards on the ensuing kickoff. Even though the Sharks failed to score on the immediate possession, Jamaal Fudge forced and recovered a fumble which setup Marco Capozzoli for a 34-yard field goal to end the first half. Bernard Morris came out firing in the second half, completing all three of his passes for 34 yards and capping of a four-play scoring drive with a one-yard touchdown scamper to extend Jacksonville's lead to 30-14 early in the third. The game looked like it was going to get ugly when Fudge forced his second fumble on Orlando's first play of the quarter, but the Preds chances were salvaged when Dominic Jones interecepted Morris three plays later to get the ball right back. Aaron Garcia led the Predators right back into the game with two straight completions to Prechae Rodriguez that went for 29 yards and a touchdown. A second straight stop made by the Orlando defense and back-to-back thirteen-yard receptions by Rodriguez created a first and goal at the Shark-six for the Preds at the beginning of the fourth quarter. On the second play of the period Garcia floated a two-yard touchdown to Marcus Everett to close the gap to 30-28 with 14:05 left to play. Bernard Morris led the Sharks on a five-play drive that ended on a 21-yard touchdown strike to Jeron Harvey to end the scoring drought and extend the lead to nine. Aaron Garcia quickly answered with a four-play drive of their own that ended on Prechae Rodriguez's third touchdown grab of the night to cut the margin back to two. Jamaal Fudge stepped up to make another key play by recovering the ensuing onside kick which setup Morris for a nine-yard touchdown scamper, and with Capozzoli's extra point push the lead back to nine with under three minutes remaining. Down by nine the Predators needed a quick score and did so when Garcia threw a four-yard touchdown to T.T. Toliver to make it a 44-41 game with two minutes left. Doug Plank and Aaron Garcia decided to go for two, but the attempt failed when Garcia's pass was knocked away by Terrance Smith. The Sharks recovered the following onside kick and ran out the remaining 97 seconds with three positive runs by Bernard Morris. With the win, Jacksonville ends a franchise-long three-game losing streak; while Orlando has now lost two in a row and falls to 2-7.            

Stat Leaders:
Jacksonville (7-3)                                            Orlando (2-7)
Bernard Morris 23-39, 161 yds, 3TD, Int,        Aaron Garcia 20-27, 251 yds, 5TD
                           10 rush, 39 rush yds, 2 TD     T.T. Toliver 8 rec, 124 yds, TD
Jeron Harvey 9 rec, 101 yds, TD                       Prechae Rodriguez 8 rec, 97 yds, 3 TD
Markee White 6 rec, 44 yds, TD                       Dominic Jones Int, 57-yd kick-ret TD
Jeff Hughley 4 rec, 40 yds, 2 Total TD             Prentice Purnell sack, fumb rec
Shark Defense: 4 fumble rec, 2 sacks
Marco Capozzoli 1-2 FG (34), 5-6 PAT

Philadelphia Soul 73, Tampa Bay Storm 55

This week on CBS Sports Network the Soul and Storm squared off at Tampa Times Forum. Both teams wanted to keep position in their respective divisions, but it was the inconsistent Soul who made the bigger statement on Saturday night.  
Dan Raudabaugh got off to a hot start by completing all five of his passes on Philadelphia's first two possessions, which resulted in a six-yard touchdown run by Derrick Ross and a sixteen-yard touchdown recpetion by Ryan McDaniel. Raudabaugh's counterpart, Adrian McPherson got off to a opposite start by completing just two of six passes and getting sacked two times on Tampa Bay's first two possessions; his first completion was a 29-yard strike to Greg Ellingson. The Soul took a 14-6 lead into the second quarter and had a chance to add to it, but a misexchanged snap on fourth and goal ended the opportunity. McPherson completed back-to-back passes and scored on a one-yard run four plays later to pull the Storm back within one. Over the course of an elevan minute-span in the second quarter both sides traded lenghthy scoring drives to keep the margin at one by the one-minute warning. Dan Raudabaugh dished a seven-yard pass to Derrick Ross who ran it in for a score on the first play inside the warning, but Joe Hills recovered the ensuing onside kick and returned it fifteen yards for a touchdown to quickly answer Philadelphia. The Storm would get another good bounce on a kickoff when Michael Lindsey jarred the ball free from LaRico Stevenson on the next kickoff and Vance Cuff made the recovery. Adrian McPherson found Joe Hills for a six-yard touchdown three plays later to give Tampa bay their first lead of the night with 21 seconds left before halftime. Raudabaugh made a couple quick completions to setup Carlos Martinez for a 33-yard field goal that he drilled down th middle to cut the deficit to three at the half. The Storm began the second half with the ball but failed to score when Bryan Robinson made a huge fourth-down sack to earn the defensive stop. Derrick Ross gave the lead back to the Soul when he took his third straight carry into the end zone for a three-yard score. The Soul defense came away with consecutive stops when McPherson misfired on three of four passes, failing to pickup a first down. Dan Raudabaugh completed back-to-back passes, the second of which a fourteen-yard touchdown to Andrae Thurman to extend the lead to 45-34 with 3:50 left in the third. The Soul broke the game open in the final minutes of the period despite giving up a 31-yard touchdown catch by Greg Ellingson by recovering the ensuing onside kick which led to Tiger Jones' ten-yard touchdown reception and an onside kick recovery of their own. Raudabaugh went deep and found Ryan McDaniel for a 44-yard touchdown to give the Soul a 59-41 lead on the second play of the fourth quarter. Both offenses exchanged touchdowns on their next series and Adrian McPherson capped off a nine-play, six-plus minute drive with a three-yard touchdown run, also completed a two-point conversition, to make it an elevan-point game with 2:26 remaining. Philadelphia recovered the ensuing onside kick and Tiger Jones caught a thirteen-yard score two plays later to ice the win for Philadelphia.

Stat Leaders:
Philadelphia (5-4)                                        Tampa Bay (6-4) 
Dan Raudabaugh 20-23, 297 yds, 7TD         Adrian McPherson 19-35, 258 yds, 5TD,
Derrick Ross 22 total yds, 4 Total TD                                              11 rush, 48 yds, 2 TD
Tiger Jones 8 rec, 122 yds 2 TD                    Joe Hills 9 rec, 131 yds, 3 TD, kick-ret TD
Ryan McDaniel 7 rec, 108 yds 3 TD             Greg Ellingson 9 rec, 123 yds, 2 TD
Bryan Robinson 2 sacks                                 Pernell Phillips sack
Carlos Martinez 10-10 PAT, 1-1 FG (33)

Arizona Rattlers 70, Iowa Barnstormers 26

The hottest team in the AFL, the Arizona Rattlers kept on rolling in week ten with a dismantling of the Barnstormers.
Trandon Harvey fielded the opening kick and got the faithful at the Snake Pit on their feet with a 37-yard return, which setup a four-yard touchdown reception by Kerry Reed three plays later. Iowa's first possession wasn't as exciting as J.J. Raternik started with back-to-back completions for 23 yards, but was incomplete on his next three attempts that forced a field goal try by Fabriz Scaccia, which went wide left. Two plays later, Nick Davila and Kerry Reed hooked up for the third time on a 39-yard touchdown to bolster the lead to fourteen. Raternik bounced back on the following drive with four straight completions that was highlighted with Jesse Schmidt's eight-yard touchdown to get Iowa on the board. Davila and company continued to unstoppable when on the back end of consecutive completions Jared Perry hauled in a 33-yard touchdown. Iowa was already in an uphill battle, but things got more complicated when J.J. Raternik was injured on the final play of the first quarter and was unable to return. Brian Reader entered the game and threw three straight incompletions, which setup Jared Perry for an eight-yard touchdown on the next play. Reader settled in on the next series with a few completions, but the result didn't change as his fourth down pass was intercepted by Marquis Floyd. Nick Davila directed a ten-play, six-half minute drive that he ended with a sneaky one-yard touchdown pass to Rod Windsor for a 35-6 lead to break the game wide open. If things couldn't get any worse for Iowa they did when Floyd made a net recovery on the ensuing kickoff and Davial went back to Windsor three plays later for a 21-yard score. A 49-yard touchdown reception by Marco Thomas on the next play was the lone highlight of the night for the Stormers who trailed 49-13 at halftime and scored a total of thirteen points in the second half en route getting blown out. The Rattlers cruised to their sixth straight win by scoring 21 points in each of the first three quarters and by holding their opponent to a measley 26 points.

Stat Leaders:
Iowa (4-6)                                                      Arizona (9-1)
Brian Reader 14-29, 168 yds, 3TD, 2 Int      Nick Davila 19-23, 241 yds, 8TD, Int
J.J. Raternik 8-11, 73 yds, TD                       Rod Windsor 7 rec, 90 yds, 2 TD
Marco Thomas 5 rec, 92 yds, 2 TD               Kerry Reed 7 rec, 70 yds, 2 TD
Jesse Schmidt 10 rec, 84 yds, TD                  Jared Perry 4 rec, 57 yds, 4 TD
Marcus Harris 7 rec, 65 yds, TD                   Marquis Floyd 8 tackles, FF, FR, Int
De'Mon Glanton Int                                      Arkeith Brown Int
                                                                      Marcus Pittman 2 sacks

Chicago Rush 84, New Orleans VooDoo 48

Just when it looked like the Rush were a ship on the verge of capsizing, they go into the Graveyard and put up their best performance of the season that led to an amazing box score.
Things started out good for New Orleans when Kurt Rocco connected with Donovan Morgan for a 45-yard touchdown on the the first play of night for the early 7-0 lead. The Rush responded by pounding out a seven-play, 39-yard drive that concluded with J.J. Payne's one-yard touchdown run. Each team's second possession produced seven, but things changed on the second play of the VooDoo's third drive when Tyus Jackson forced and recovered a fumble after sacking Rocco to earn the first stop of the game. Luke Drone scored on a one-yard to give Chicago the lead at the begining of the second quarter. Kurt Rocco answered with a five-play, 45-yard drive of his own that he finished with a 22-yard touchdown to Quorey Payne. Chicago quickly created distance when Reggie Gray returned the ensuing kick 57 yards for a touchdown, Vic Hall made an inerception, and Rodney Wright scored on a four-yard run over a sequence of four plays to build a fourteen-point lead. After both offenses traded touchdowns the Rush defense made another stop when Kelvin Morris forced a fumble while sacking Rocco and made a 37-yard return to setup a one-yard touchdown run by Carson Coffman to make it a 49-28 lead in favor of Chicago at the break. Coffman began the third quarter with four straight completions, which were highlighted by Reggie Gray's two-yard touchdown that extended the lead to an insurmountable 28 points for New Orleans. New Orleans scored fourteen points in each of the first three quarters, but committed six turnovers that aided a 35-point second quarter and a 21-point fourth quarter for Chicago. With the dominating performance Chicago moves to 5-5 and reclaims sole possession of first in the central division. For Chicago, four different receivers caught one touchdown, Reggie Gray and Jared Jenkins each added a kick-return touchdown, Rodney Wright had an additional rushing score, Payne and Drone each had two rushing touchdowns, and Coffman even added a rushing score.

Stat Leaders:
Chicago (5-5)                                                   New Orleans (1-8)
Carson Coffman 13-18, 154 yds, 3TD,             Kurt Rocco 10-17, 227 yds, 4TD, 2 Int
                             Rush TD                               Bill Stull 11-17, 132 ysd, 3TD, Int
Luke Drone 3-3 48 yds, TD, 2 Rush TD           Quorey Payne 8 rec, 165 yds, 2 TD
J.J. Payne 9 rush 28 yds, 2 TD, 23-yd TD rec   Donovan Morgan 7 rec, 142 yds, 3 TD
Rodney Wright 6 rec, 75 yds, 2 total TD           Courtney Smith 5 rec, 49 yds, 2 TD
Reggie Gray 4 rec, 52 yds, TD, kick-ret TD      Eddie Moten 7 tackles
Jorrick Calvin 12 tackles, Int, 0.5 sack
Rush Defense: 4 sacks, 6 turnovers
Jose Martinez 12-12 PAt, 0-1 FG

San Jose Sabercats 35, Utah Blaze 34

The Sabercats and Blaze squared off in a pivital week ten wild western showdown. San Jose looked to extend their four-game winning streak, while the Blaze were in desparate need of a road win to keep themselve in the western race.
Utah grabbed an early 7-0 lead after Josh Ferguson intercepted Russ Michna's second pass and Tommy Grady marched the Blaze down the field on a six-play drive that resulted in AJ Jackson's nine-yard touchdown reception. Russ Michna responded on the next series by completing five of six passes, which featured a five-yard scoring catch by Huey Whittaker to tie the game. Tommy Grady led an eight-play scoring drive into the second quarter that he finished with an elevan-yard touchdown to Aaron LeSue to get the lead back. San Jose tied the game for the second time just two plays later when Fred Williams was on the receiving end of a 28-yard strike. The Sabercat defense matched the early stop made by Utah when Clevan Thomas made a spectacular end-zone interception to foil an elevan-play drive that lasted six minutes and 43 seconds. Russ Michna quickly answered with three straight completions, the third of a which a 41-yard touchdown to Jason Willis, giving the 'Cats their first lead. Inside the final minute of the first half Utah recovered an onside kick and scored three plays later when Grady thre a seven-yard touchdown to Chase Deadder; but the Blaze still trailed as a result of the missed point after attempt. Michna moved San Jose into scoring position in a timely seven plays, but a stout Blaze defense forced an incompletion of fourth-and-six to keep it a 21-20 game at the intermission. The Blaze had a prime opportunity to reclaim the lead on the opening possession of the third quarter but after a 27-yard completion to Mario Urrutia to get the ball to San Jose's four-yard line, Clevan Thomas made his second interception of the night and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown to extend the Sabercats' lead to 28-20. Tommy Grady battled back by engineering an eight-play, 45-yard drive that concluded on Aaron LeSue's fourteen-yard touchdown catch. Utah blew their opportunity to retake the lead on the opening drive of the third, but earned another chance when Keenan Mace recorded a second-down sack of Michna to couple with a pair of incompletions that forced a turnover on downs. This opportunity was also short-lived as on the next play AJ Jackson fumbled after making a three-yard reception and Francis Maka made the recovery for San Jose. Four plays later, Russ Michna hit Jason Willis on a crossing pattern for a seven-yard touchdown to get the lead back to eight. The Blaze opened the fourth quarter with a five-play, 36-yard drive that ended on LeSue's seventeen-yard touchdown catch; which turned out to be the final points that either team would score on the night. San Jose hung onto a 35-34 lead for the final elevan minutes of the game thanks to the eight straight incompletions that their secondary forced from Tommy Grady.

Stat Leaders:
Utah (4-5)                                                       San Jose (7-2)
Tommy Grady 24-48, 291 yds, 4TD, 2 Int     Russ Michna 22-38, 246 yds, 4TD, 2 Int
Aaron LeSue 10 rec, 117 yds, 3 TD,               Fred Williams 10 rec, 124 yds, TD
                         7-yd TD pass                          Jason Willis 5 rec, 67 yds, 2 TD
Mario Urrutia 7 rec, 126 yds                           Huey Whittaker 6 rec, 46 yds, TD
David Hyland/Josh Ferguson Int                     Clevan Thomas 2 Int, Int-ret TD
                                                                         Francis Maka/Terrance Carter sack                                                                           Nich Pertuit 5-5 PAT


Week 10 Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week: Dan Raudabaugh, Philadelphia QB
- Dan Raudabaugh arguably had his best game of 2013 in week ten, completing 20 of 23 passes for 297 yards and seven touchdowns to lead the Soul to a crucial 73-55 road win over Tampa Bay. As the second half of the season approaches it will be interesting to see if Raudabaugh and this bunch can play at a consistent level.       

Defensive Player of the Week: Clevan Thomas, San Jose DB
- Clevan Thomas has been a thorn in the side of opposing quarterbacks all season and continued this week. Thomas intercepted Tommy Grady two times which helped the Sabercats pull out a 35-34 win to stay perfect with Russ Michna at quarterback. 

Playmaker of the Week: D.J. Stephens, San Antonio  WR
- Despite the defeat, D.J. Stephens was fun to watch this past week. Stephens caught eight passes for 99 yards, but, made a bigger impact on special teams by returning seven kicks for a total of 190 yards a two touchdowns; both coming in the fourth quarter. Stephens definately had a performance to remember, but the only thing missing was a win. 
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