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Fury rides defense, Okoye to second straight win

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 07:33 PM.

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Something is brewing in Nashville. After a sluggish 1-6 start to its season, Nashville has won its last two games, including a 27-6 victory over the San Diego Stallions.
The Fury, once again, received a monster individual performance from running back Christian Okoye. The "Nigerian Nightmare" rumbled for 277 yards on 24 carries and three touchdowns.

"It all starts up front," Okoye said. "My offensive line has been dominating the line of scrimmage all season. I just run behind them."

Complimenting Okoye's production was a turnover-happy defense, which came away with four interceptions - two by safety Willie Wood.

"I think we did a good job of disguising our coverages," Wood said. "Len (Dawson, the Stallons quarterback) has a great arm and has a lot of weapons out there on the field. We knew as a defense we needed to make plays to keep us in the game and we were able to do that."

Fury quarterback Derrick Bly had his second consecutive solid game, completing 3-of-5 passes for 50 yards, including a 35-yarder to tight end Eric Green that set up a field goal just before halftime that gave the Fury a 20-0 lead.

Wood came away with an interception to open the second half and Okoye turned the turnover into points as he scored on a 27-yard run to open up the lead, 27-0.

After being shut out for three quarters, the Stallions found their footing in the fourth as Dawson made smart throws and Bo Jackson scored the team's lone points on a 16-yard run midway through the quarter.

The two teams will meet again later in the year, this time on the Fury's home field.

"We know we have to see these guys again," Wood said. "This game went our way but we can't expect all the breaks to go our way again, nor can we expect Len to have a sub-par game again. If we're going to come away with another victory, we have to play mistake-free football."