As we near the middle of the AFL season the playoff picture is heating up. Entering the week, the bottom four teams in the American Conference all sported records of 1-5; gasp! one of these teams is guaranteed to make the playoffs. Philadelphia had an opportunity to create major distance in the east division, while Jacksonville and Tampa Bay continued their two-man battle a top the south. In the National Conference the wild west looked to be tightening up, with Utah having an opportunity to make it even tighter if they could snag a road win verse Arizona. On paper it looked as if Chicago had a great chance to stay in the lead of the central, but Cleveland had something to say about that; we play the game for a reason!
San Jose Sabercats 64, Tampa Bay Storm 34
Two of the hotter teams in the AFL squared off Friday night in HP Pavilion to begin week eight. San Jose looked to stay unbeaten with Russ Michna at quarterback, while the Storm were looking to keep pace with in-state rival Jacksonville in the south.
San Jose wasted no time getting off to a fast start by taking the opening kick going on a four-play drive that ended on Jamarko Simmons' three-yard touchdown run. The Sabercat defense was just as efficent on their first series by sacking Adrian McPherson on second and third downs, forcing a four-and-out. Russ Michna directed another four-play scoring drive which produced a eight-yard touchdown reception by Jason Willis. McPherson settled things down on his next series, throwing a four-yard touchdown to Greg Ellingson to conclude a seven-play scoring drive. To begin the second quarter Michna led a third four-play scoring drive which ended on Fred Williams' 27-yard touchdown catch. The Sabercat defensive line continued to flex their muscle with a pass rush that forced three straight incompletions by Adrian McPherson to setup a fourth down from his own five-yard line. On the play, Francis Maka and Jason Stewart combined for a strip-sack in the end zone that was recovered by Huey Whittaker for a touchdown to give San Jose a commanding 28-7 lead at the nine-minute mark of the second quarter. Adrian McPherson did what he does best by using his legs on the next possession to direct an eight-play, seven-and-half minute drive that he finished with a four-yard touchdown run. San Jose recovered the ensuing onside kick and Michna found Whittaker two plays later for a two-yard touchdown. Things looked like they were going to get out of control when Nich Pertuit recovered his own onside kick to give the ball right back to San Jose with 55 seconds left in the half, but the Storm quickly turned things in their favor when Craig Smith intercepted Michna's sideline pass on McPherson threw a 37-yard touchdown to Greg Ellingson on the next play to cut the margin to fourteen at the half. Tampa Bay began the third quarter with the ball and had a chance to get within one possession, but the San Jose's pass rush continued to have their way. Ken Fontenette intercepted McPherson's second pass of the second half and Jason Willis caught a ten-yard touchdown two plays later to get the lead back to 21. A four-out by the Storm followed by an elevan-yard touchdown reception by Fred Williams quickly gave San Jose a 48-21 lead that was too much for Tampa Bay to overcome. The Sabercat defensive line caused havoc the entire night, never allowing Adrian McPherson to feel comfortable and exposing the abscence of Joe Hills. Ken Fontenette returned his second interception for a touchdown in the beginning of the fourth quarter, a 50-yard pick-six, to formly put the defense's stamp on the victory. San Jose is now 3-0 with Russ Michna as the quarterback and improve to 5-2 on the season, while Tampa Bay's three-game win streak comes to an end.
Stat Leaders:
Tampa Bay (5-3) San Jose (5-2)
Adrian McPherson 13-29, 166 yds, 2TD, Russ Michna 16-23, 182 yds, 5TD, Int
2 Int; 5 rush yds, 2 TD Jamarko Simmons 3 rec, 37 yds, 2 Rush TD
Greg Ellingson 8 rec, 143 yds, 3 TD Huey Whittaker 7 rec, 84 yds, TD, Def TD
Craig Smith 2 Int Fred Williams 4 rec, 61 yds, 2 TD
Juan Bongarra 4-4 PAt, 0-1 FG Ken Fontenette 9 tackles, 2 Int, Int-ret TD
Sabercat defense: 6 sacks, 3 takeaways, 2 TD
Cleveland Gladiators 53, Chicago Rush 50
Chicago headed to Cleveland with a chance to bounce back from their week seven debacle, but the Gladiators were the ones who came away with a big result Saturday night.
To start the game, Aaron Pettrey's kickoff hit the bar and bounced into the arms of Todd Storm to steal the opening possession for Cleveland. Brian Zbydniewski completed two of his first three passes, finding Jonathan Wilson for a nine-yard touchdown on third and goal. Todd Storm made his mark on Chicago's next possession when he recovered a fumble at inside the Cleveland five-yard line, ending a ten-play, 6-and-half minute drive without points. The Rush defense stepped up and forced a four-and-out, which was followed by Reggie Gray's 30-yard touchdown reception on the next play to tie the game at seven. The Rush defense forced their second consecutive four-and-out when J.J. Payne sacked Zbydniewski on his own three-yard line. Kelvin Morris scored on a three-yard touchdown run on the following play to give the Rush a 14-7 lead going into the second quarter. Brian Zbydniewski heated up on the next series by completing all five of his passes, including a 15-yard touchdown to Thyron Lewis. Danny Southwick entered the game for Chicago and instantly led a six-play scoring drive to extend the lead to eight. The teams traded stops and Chris Dieker entered the game for the Glads to direct an eight-play, 62-second that resulted in Dominic Goodman's five-yard touchdown reception. Rodney Wright returned the ensuing kickoff 54 yards for a touchdown, giving the Rush a 27-20 halftime lead. The Rush defense forced another four-and-out to begin the third quarter, but the Gladiator defense stepped up bigger by forcing a safety. Chris Dieker would use his versatility to confuse the Rush defense and gave Cleveland its first lead on a one-yard touchdown run at the middle of the period. Chicago's ensuing drive lasted twelve plays, but it became the second double digit drive to produce no points when the Gladiator defense made a huge goal line stand. Dieker threw an elevan-yard touchdown to Dominc Goodman on the first play of the fourth, starting a back-and-forth shootout for the last 15 minutes. Jared Jenkins caught a 15-yard touchdown and Reggie Gray scored the two-point conversion to tie the game at 50 with one minute left to play. Cleveland took the following kickoff and Chris Dieker directed a five-play drive that set up Aaron Pettrey for the game-winning 19-yard field goal as time expired. Cleveland gets their first home win of the season, while the Rush have lost back-to-back games to fall to 4-4. Both teams used two quarterbacks in this matchup, with Chris Dieker making the biggest difference.
Stat Leaders:
Chicago (4-4) Cleveland (2-5)
Danny Southwick 15-23, 155 yds, 2TD, Int Chris Dieker 19-26 206 yds, 3TD;
Carson Coffman 5-10, 81 yds, 2TD 47 rush yds, 2 TD
J.J. Payne/Kelvin Morris rush TD Brian Zbydniewski 10-16, 83 yds, 2TD
Reggie Gray 9 rec, 130 yds, 3 TD Jamar Howard 9 rec, 114 yds, TD
Jared Jenkins 6 rec, 60 yds, TD Dominic Goodman 12 rec, 89 yds, 2 TD
Joe Phinisee 12 tackles Aaron Pettrey 1-2 FG (19), 6-7 PAT
Rush defense: 3 sacks Todd Storm 2 FR, blocked-Pat
Rodney Wright Kick-ret TD Marrio Norman Int
Pittsburgh Power 53, Philadelphia Soul 48
The first edition of the Keystone State battle took place Saturday night in the east side of the state. The Soul entered as heavy favorites, but the Power pulled off the biggest upset of the week. Stephen Sheffield, James Robinson, and Julian Rauch all made the Power debuts.
Philadelphia received the opening kick and Dan Raudabaugh completed all three of his passes on a five-play scoring drive to provide the game's first points on Ryan McDaniel's 17-yard touchdown catch. Stephen Sheffield's first action of 2013 got off to a slow start, missing on two of his first three passes to result in a four-and-out by the Power. Raudabaugh threw a 15-yard touchdown to Larry Brackins on the next play and just like that the Soul had a two-score lead. Pittsburgh's next drive was also four plays, but had a better result which was Mike Washington's six-yard touchdown grab. Both sides traded rushing touchdowns and the Power defense made a stop of their own to setup a quick three-play scoring drive that ended on James Robinson's 15-yard touchdown to make it a one-point game. Both offenses continued their back-and-forth battle for the rest of the first half, with Derrick Ross's second rushing touchdown being the difference at the break. Stephen Sheffield began the third quarter by leading a four-play, 38-yard drive that resulted in another 15-yard touchdown catch by Robinson. James Romain provided the Soul's response by returning the ensuing kickoff 55 yards for a touchdown to keep it an eight-point lead. It finally looked like the Soul would pull away when LaRico Stevenson intercepted a Sheffield pass in the end zone and three plays later Dan Raudabaugh found Ryan McDaniel for an eight-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 48-34 with under three minutes in the third. Pittsburgh quickly closed the gap when in two plays Sheffield threw a 38-yard bomb to Mike Washington for a touchdown and Julian Rauch's kickoff took a favorable bounce of the iron and was recovered by Kirby Griffin, which setup Washington's threee-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter to make it 48-46. Trouble continued to brew for the powder blue when Dan Raudabaugh misfired on four of five passes to result in a turnover on downs, giving the Power their first chance at taking a lead. Stephen Sheffield made sure to take advantage by finding Shamar Graves for ten yards on first down and two plays later throwing an eight-yard touchdown to James Robinson to give Pittsburgh a 53-48 lead with nine minutes remaining. The Soul looked poised to answer during a nine-play, five-plus minute drive but were unable to when the Power defense stood strong to make a huge goal-line stand from their three-yard line. Philadelphia got the ball back with 39 seconds, needing a touchdown but the late-game dramatics were served by Sergio Gilliam when he made an incredible interception over the back wall in the end zone to preserve a surprising road win for the black and gold.
Stat Leaders:
Pittsburgh (2-5) Philadelphia (3-3)
Stephen Sheffield 19-35, 272 yds, 6TD, Int Dan Raudabaugh 23-41, 288 yds, 4 TD, Int
Mike Washington 8 rec, 141 yds, 2 TD, Derrick Ross 6 rush, 25 yds, 2 TD
2 rush TD Tiger Jones 8 rec, 124 yds, TD
James Robinson 6 rec, 84 yds, 4 TD Ryan McDaniel 7 rec, 90 yds, 2 TD
Sergio Gilliam 6 tackles, Int Bryan Robinson 2 sacks
LaRico Stevenson Int
James Romain Kick-ret TD
Iowa Barnstormers 62, New Orleans VooDoo 16
The Barnstormers and VooDoo squared off while both in desparate search of a win, but for different reasons. Iowa needs to keep pace with Chicago in the central, while the VooDoo were trying to end a five-game losing streak.
Iowa made it clear early that it was going to be a long night for the visitors when J.J. Raterink completed three of his four passes on a five-play drive that was highlighted by Michael Garrity's 15-yard, screen-pass touchdown and Rodney Gnat forced and recovered a fumble that he returned for a touchdown after sacking Bill Stull on his first play of the night. Already in a 14-point hole, the VooDoo were in trouble but responded when Stull directed a five-play drive that ended on Chris Duvalt's 23-yard touchdown reception. Both offenses went quiet to end the first, but the scoring resumed when Brian Reader briefly came in to direct the Iowa offense and found Jesse Schmidt on his third pass for a 26-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. Four plays later, Bill Stull was injured on a two-yard scramble and replaced by Zack Eskridge; Stull did not return. Eskridge inherited a fourth down and five to only have his pass fall incomplete to end a five-play drive. J.J. Raterink returned and need only two plays to throw his third touchdown of the game, fourteen-yards to Schmidt, to extend Iowa's lead to 28-7. The Barnstormers capped off a 21-0 second period with another defensive stop and an elevan-play, four-and-half minute drive that saw Matangi Tonga scored on a one-yard run to end the half. Things even got uglier in the third quarter when the Stormers earned another stop on defense and Raterink threw a 14-yard touchdown to Marcus Harris on the fifth play of the half to make it 42-7. The VooDoo offense had an embarrassing show on the road, while the beneficiaries were the Barnstormers who earned a 62-16 dominating win.
Stat Leaders:
New Orleans (1-6) Iowa (4-4)
Zack Eskridge 16-31, 116 yds, 3 Int J.J. Raterink 12-20, 111 yds, 4TD
Bill Stull 6-11, 72 yds, TD Brian Reader 5-7, 67 yds, 2TD
Donovan Morgan 9 rec, 69 yds Marco Thomas 6 rush, 27 yds, TD; 5 rec, 35 yds
Courntey Smith 5 rec, 49 yds, Rush TD Marcus Harris 4 rec, 46 yds, 2 TD
Chris Duvalt 4 rec, 46 yds, TD Jesse Schmidt 6 rec, 67 yds, 3 TD
Marlon Favorite sack De'Mon Glanton 10 tackles, Int
Jason Simpson/Matangi Tonga Int
Fabrizio Scaccia 8-8 PAT, 0-1 FG
Arizona Rattlers 65, Utah Blaze 48
These wild west foes met for the second time this season in the Snake Pit. The Rattlers were looking to keep rolling while the Blaze tried to make it two straight division wins.
When your playing in a hostile road environment a good start is crucial, and the Blaze couldn't have asked for a much better start when Tommy Grady began the game with a nine-play, five-and-half minute drive that he ended with a elevan-yard touchdown pass to Aaron LeSue and the defense forced a four-and-out. Mario Urrutia made a spectacular one-handed catch in the end zone for a 39-yard touchdown on the next play to put Utah up 14-0. All of Utah's early work was quickly outdone when Virgil Gray returned the ensuing kickoff 56 yards for a score to get the Rattlers on the board. The tide continued to turn in Arizona's favor when Arkeith Brown intercepted Grady and Virgil Gray took away what appeared to be a catch-and-run touchdown by Urrutia by knocking the ball loose from behind that Brown recovered on Utah's next two possessions. A pair of Odie Armstrong touchdowns followed each turnover to give the Rattlers a 21-14 lead midway through the second quarter. Tommy Grady and Nick Davila traded touchdown passes on their next series to keep the game within a seven-point margin. Arizona would widen the gap by forcing Grady to throw three straight incompletions, earning the stops on downs, and Davila threw a twelve-yard score to Jared Perry inside the final minute of the first half. Tommy Grady efficently moved the Blaze down the field and found Chase Deadder for a five-yard touchdown to keep it a seven-point game at the intermission. Arizona dominated and broke the game open in the third quarter of their first meeting and did the same in this one. Nick Davila led a pair of three-play scoring drives to match his defense's effort that held Tommy Grady to completing just three of elevan passes for 22 yards in the period. The Rattlers carried a 48-28 lead into the fourth, but unlike the first meeting Utah would burn a hole in the lead. To begin the final period Garrett Lindholm missed on a 21-yard field goal and Grady led an eight-play drive that resulted in Ben Stallings one-yard touchdown run to pull the Blaze back within two scores. Arizona recovered Kyle Brotzman's onside kick and Nick Davila threw a seven-yard touchdown to Rod Windsor in two plays. Tommy Grady answered back with a six-play, 35-yard drive that finished with Chase Deadder's three-yard touchdown grab. Arizona again recovered Brotzman's onside kick, but on second down Davila was sacked by Caesar Rayford and fumbled to give the Blaze the ball with 2:49 left. Tommy Grady quickly found Mario Urrutia for a 23-yard touchdown to cut the defecit down to seven. The Rattlers recovered their third striaght onside kick and ran the clock down to 56 seconds when Lindholm connected on a 20-yard field goal to secure the lead. The hope of a wild finish ended when their was a fumble between Grady and Ben Stallings that resulted in a turnover and Odie Armstrong's second touchdown run on the next play to seal the victory for the Rattlers.
Stat Leaders:
Utah (3-4) Arizona (7-1)
Tommy Grady 25-50, 302 yds, 6TD, 2 Int Nick Davila 19-31, 208 yds, 5TD
Mario Urrutia 9 rec, 174 yds, 3 TD Odie Armstrong 15 total yds, 3 total TD
Chase Deadder 8 rec, 61 yds, 2 TD Rod Windsor 6 rec, 66 yds, 2 TD
Caesar Rayford sack, FF Kerry Reed 5 rec, 41 yds, TD
Arkeith Brown 2 Int, FR
Virgil Gray FF, Kick-ret TD
Garrett Lindholm 8-9 PAT, 1-3 FG (20)
San Antonio Talons 34, Jacksonville Sharks 30
CBS Sports Network's game of the week featured the Talons and Sharks in the Alamodome. Nick Hill returned for San Antonio, as well did Jeff Hughley for Jacksonville.
Jacksonville got the first possession and drove down the field in six plays, but Bernard Morris' pass on first and goal was intercepted by Jamar Ransom in the middle of the end zone. Nick Hill led a four-play drive that concluded on a 28-yard deep ball to D.J. Stephens to give the Talons an early lead. The San Antonio defense stepped up and earned other stop with forcing incompletions by Morris on third and fourth downs and on the following play Hill threw a 27-yard touchdown to Xavier Lee. Bernard Morris got things going on his third series, directing a five-play, 45-yard drive that ended on Justin Parrish's four-yard touchdown run. The Sharks turned the game around at the beginning of the second quarter when Justin Parrish and Aaron Robbins combined for a third down sack that forced a missed field goal. Morris led another five-play scoring drive that ended on Matt Marcorelle's three-yard touchdown run to cut an early fourteen-point lead down to one. The Talons were beginning to move the ball, until Terrence Smith jumped in front of Nick Hill's pass at midfield. Bernard Morris completed all three of his passes on the ensuing series, throwing a five-yard touchdown to Jeron Harvey to give Jacksonville its first lead of the game. The Talons would have another long drive spoiled when Marcorelle sacked Nick Hill on second and goal; forcing a fumble. Jacksonville was also unable to score because Jamar Ransom recorded his second interception of the game in his end zone to keep it 20-14, Jacksonivllle at the break. San Antonio avoided disaster twice on the opening possession of the third quarter. On the opening kick, D.J. Stephens recovered his own fumble on the return, on the sixth play of the drive Tracy Belton intercepted Hill but fumbled it to Xavier Lee who recovered to keep the ball with the Talons. They escaped disaster twice, but not three times as Nick Hill was sacked by Jerry Turner and fumbled on first and goal. Four plays later Bernard Morris scored on a sixteen-yard run to extend the lead to 27-14 with six minutes in the third. The Talons scored their first points since the first quarter when Hill concluded an eight-play, 45-yard drive with his fourteen-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Stephens. The Sharks began the fourth quarter with a six-play drive that produced Marco Capozzoli's 24-yard field goal to bring the lead to 30-20 with 10:44 left to play. Nick Hill to Stephens to pull the Talons within three. Things completely went back in-favor of the Talons when Morris misfired on three straight passes and a long field goal by Capozzoli missed to open the door for a comeback with 6:23 remaining. Hill was beginning to lead the offense into scoring position until he was sacked by Aaron Robbins on second down, creating a third-and-17. He would be sacked again, but a personal foul against the Sharks erased the play and San Antonio a first and goal at the ten. A pass interference against Terrence Smith and four-yard run by Chad Cook setup Xavier Lee's one-yard touchdown run on second and goal to give the Talons their first lead since the middle of the first quarter. Jeff Hughley had a 25-yard return on the ensuing kickoff to place the ball at the Shark-18 with one minute to work. Bernard Morris completed three pass in a row to move the offense to San Antonio's ten-yard line with eight seconds remaining. Morris's pass intended for Jeron Harvey fell incomplete and left two seconds for one, final play. With the game on the line Morris took the snap and faced immediate pressure from Joe Sykes, which forced a quick throw in the direction of Harvey that fell incomplete. The Sharks have lost two straight games, while with the win San Antonio improves to 3-4; 3-1 with Nick Hill as the starter.
Stat Leaders:
Jacksonville (6-2) San Antonio (3-4)
Bernard Morris 22-37, 219 yds, TD, Nick Hill 23-35, 264 yds, 4TD, 2 Int
2 Int; 28 rush yds, TD Xavier Lee 8 rec, 89 yds, 2 total TD
Justin Parrish/Matt Marcorelle rush TD D.J. Stephens 9 rec, 128 yds, 3 TD
Jeff Hughley 9 rec, 105 yds Andre Jones 9 tackles
Jeron Harvey 6 rec, 60 yds, TD Jamar ransom 2 Int
Jamaal Fudge 12 tackles, FF, FR
Sharks defense: 5 sacks, 2 Int, 2 fumb
Orlando Predators 83, Spokane Shock 82
The Predators and Shock put on an offensive clinic in Deaf Valley to conclude week eight. The Shock were trying to avoid a third straight loss following a 5-0 start, while the Predators were looking for a second straight win under Aaron Garcia's leadership.
Things got off to a rocket-fast start when Erik Meyer opened the game with a three-play, 45-yard drive that resulted in Duane Brooks' seven-yard touchdown catch. Both sides traded kick-return touchdowns: Maurice Williams made a 56-yard return and Jeff Soloman recovered an onside kick and ran it in for an elevan-yard score. After all the explosiveness Aaron Garcia finally took the field and was leveled by Beau Bell on a 37-yard completion to T.T. Toliver. Two plays later, Garcia fumbled the exchange to give Spokane possession. Meyer continued his hot start on a five-play drive that resulted in Jeff Soloman's five-yard touchdown reception. Aaron Garcia bounced back on the next series by completing both of his passess to T.T. Toliver for 21 yards and a touchdown. This high-paced first quarter continued when Terrance Sanders fielded the ensuing kick and returned it 56 yards to the Orlando-one, where Arvell Nelson pounded in a one-yard touchdown run. Orlando took a five-play drive into the second quarter that ended on Jason Geathers 20-yard touchdown catch. Terrance Sanders had his second 56-yard kick return, but this time it was good for a touchdown to give the Shock a 34-20 lead at the fourteen minute mark. T.T. Toliver and Jeff Soloman exchanged touchdown grabs on the following series to keep the margin at fourteen. Spokane created some space when Terrance Taylor recovered another Garcia fumble for a score, pushing the lead to 21. Aaron Garcia quickly redeemed himself with a 43-yard bomb to Prechae Rodriguez on the next play to cut the deficit back down. Both quarterbacks traded touchdown passes over a four minute span. Erik Meyer scored the final points of the half on a four-yard run to give the Shock a 62-41 lead at the break. Orlando continued the rapid pace with a four-play, 44-yard drive that led to Toliver's 28-yard touchdown catch to begin the third quarter. The Predator defense made their first stop of the game when on a seven play drive they came up with a goal-line stand and forced a missed field goal. The wiley veteran, Aaron Garcia jumped on the opportunity and directed a nine-play drive that conlcuded with Jason Geathers' seven-yard touchdown. Spokane stopped the bleeding with four-play drive of their own that ended on Adron Tennell's four-yard touchdown run. Orlando immediately answered when Maurice Williams walked into the end zone on a 41-yard touchdown reception to make it 69-61 with 11:45 remaining. Each quarterback through a touchdown on their next series to get the margin at seven midway through the fourth. The Shock recovered an onside kick and Meyer found Tennell for a fourteen-yard score. It appeared as if Spokane had one the game when Garcia misfired on four consecutive passes to turn the ball over on downs, but life way quickly put back into Orlando when Jeff Soloman bobbled Erik Meyer's two-yard pass and the ball landed into Travis Coleman's arms for a Pred turnover. Garcia would march the offense down the filed in four plays and threw a 15-yard touchdown to Geathers to cut the lead to six with 28 seconds left. The Predators recoverd their first onside kick of the season and it only took four plays for Garcia to find T.T. Toliver for a five-yard touchdown; Mark Lewis' extra point gave Orlando its first and only lead of the game with five seconds to spare. Terrance Sanders returned the ensuing kick to midfield and Kenny Spencer's 44-yard field goal ended up going wide right to end the game and complete a wild comeback by Orlando. Spokane outscored Orlando 35-28 in the second and had 62 first-half points. Despite the success Spokane only managed 20 points in the second half; while Orlando was more balanced, scoring 41 in the first and 42 in the second halves.
Stat Leaders:
Orlando (2-5) Spokane (5-3)
Aaron Garcia 30-48, 442 yds, 11TD Erik Meyer 22-31, 263 yds, 7TD, Int, Rush TD
T.T. Toliver 18 rec, 251 yds, 6 TD Jeff Soloman 9 rec, 101 yds, 2 TD, Kick-ret TD
Jason Geathers 6 rec, 85 yds, 3 TD Adron Tennell 7 rec, 76 yds, 4 TD
Levi Brown 12 tackles Beau Bell 9 tackles
Travis Coleman 8 tackles Int Terrance Sanders Kick-ret TD
Maurice Williams kick-ret TD, rec TD
Week 8 Players of
the Week
Offensive Player of the Week: Aaron Garcia, Orlando QB
- Aaron Garcia showed he can still sling the rock in week eight. He completed 30 of 48 passes for 442 yards and 11 touchdowns; all after taking a huge hit on the first play of the game. Garcia directed a 21-point comeback to move Orlando to 2-5 on the year.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Bryan Robinson, Philadelphia
DL
- Bryan Robinson did all he could to try and lead the Soul to their first home in 2013. Robinson was a one-man wrecking crew, recording five tackles for a loss and two sacks in the 53-48 defeat.
Playmaker of the Week: T.T. Toliver, Orlando WR
- T.T. Toliver has been revived with Aaron Garcia as his quarterback. Toliver had a career night, catching 18 passes for 251 yards and six touchdowns. The Garcia-Toliver connection has been fantastic in their two games, leading to two Predator wins.
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