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What the Faulk

Posted on November 21, 2008 at 02:14 PM.

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Marshall Faulk broke free on a 33-yard run in overtime to propel to the Seattle Storm (8-3)to a 20-14 victory over the Nashville Fury (3-7) Nov. 21 in an Armchair QB's League game.

Faulk, who had 185 yards on 19 carries and five receptions for 40 yards, appeared to be stopped short of first down yardage on the third-down play, but broke free of a Dick Butkus tackle and then cruised to the end zone to end the game.

"I've got to make that play," said a dejected Butkus after the game. "I was brought to this team to help stop the run and when I get a good look at a tackle, like I had, I need to wrap up and bring the ball carrier down."

The Fury forced overtime when Chrisitan Okoye - who was largely held in check by the Seattle defense - scored on a 14-yard run with just over a minute to play in regulation. The Storm drove inside field goal range, but the kick fell short, setting up the extra session.

Okoye, who had been terrorizing opponents the past few weeks, managed just 118 yards on 24 carries - not shabby numbers by any means, but well below his recent production.

"Seattle did a good job of closing up the holes," Okoye said. "I just couldn't get any space to run out there."

Nashville's defense did a good job of keeping Storm QB Steve Bartkowski in check, allowing just 8 completions on 18 attempts for 73 yards. Tarence Sanford sacked Bartkowski twice.