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Week 10
Al Coble RB Cincinnati 6-2 @ Pittsburgh 3-5
Al scored the first points of the game with a 4 yard TD run in the first, and helped the Bengals to a 13-3 lead. But in the final 4:37, the Stealers were able to put up 10 more points to send the game into OT. The Bengals second possession of OT took 10 plays to move the ball 58 yards to set up the game winning 24 yard field goal. Final 16-13. Al Coble was named MVP in spite of only have 57 yards rushing on 23 carries. It was, though, the first game all season where he was able to put up half way respectable numbers receiving, with 57 yards.

Marty Gage RB Las Angeles BYE


Antoine Preston DE Las Vegas 4-4 @ Cleveland 5-3
Antoine had a decent performance against the Browns. But things fell apart for Las Vegas in the fourth quarter. After playing close football for three quarters the Browns took over in the fourth and scored 13 unanswered points to win 27-17. Preston had 4 tackles, an assist and .5 sacks in the loss.

Carlton Gomez DE Hartford BYE
Hartford can use the time off to lick their wounds after the embarrassing loss to the Saints last week.

Percy Buchanan QB Washington 6-2 vs. Philadelphia 4-4
This is a key game for the Redskins. A win against the Eagles and Washington will be tied for the division title against the inactive Blackwings.
Washington win this won 24-17 in a game that was not as close as the score makes it appear. They key to this victory was the MVP performance by Percy Buchanan, who completed 23 of 37 for 280 yards and 2 TDs with 0 INT, and a great performance by Washington’s DBs, with each of the four starters picking up one INT.


Week 11
Al Coble RB Cincinnati 7-2 vs. Denver 5-4
Al is again held under 100 yards, but he is still the star of the game. In the closing moments of the first half, he ran for a 2 yard TD to send the Bengals into the locker room with a 17-14 lead. In the second half, Coble caught his first TD reception of the season, a 5 yard pass, to retake the lead, 24-21. After the Bengal’s defense again forfeited the lead, Al sealed the victory with a 9 yard TD run with just over two minutes left in the game. The Bengals were able to hold on for the 31-28 win. Al was naturally name MVP, and the last TD was his 200th rushing TD of his career. In addition to the 3 TDs, Al finished with 22 carries for 93 yards, and 4 receptions for 30 yards.

Marty Gage RB Los Angeles 7-2 @ Percy Buchanan QB Washington 7-2
Washington was expected to have a good season. But LA was supposed to be in the bottom half of the division standings. But here they are facing each other in a crucial battle that could determine the division championship. In a very short time LA has become a cohesive unit and a force to be reckoned with in the NFL. In an earlier meeting between these two, the Blackwings came out on top. But this game will be held in the nation’s capital, and Washington is determined to win.
Percy wanted to win this game, and he made sure that he did. In the first he threw two TDs, then added a third in the second quarter and then had his fourth TD pass early in the third quarter. With the game well in hand he even too the last few drives off. With LA trailing for most of the game, they chose not to go to the air often giving Marty just 9 carries, with which he was only able to amass 12 yards rushing, easily his worst performance of the season. Final score: 34-14. Percy’s final stats were 27 of 38 for 279 yards 4 TD and 1 INT.

Antoine Preston DE Las Vegas 4-5 vs. Oakland 4-5
Las Vegas and Oakland are both just 1 game back in the wild card chase, and the winner here will put themselves in a much better situation for earning that place.
Antoine added another sack to his collection as the Bombers blew past the Raiders, 35-7. Oakland couldn’t even get a first down until the second half of the game, as both the defense and the Las Vegas offense came out with all cylinders firing.

Carlton Gomez DE Hartford 1-8 vs. Detroit 6-3
Coming off of the Bye week, Hartford feels like that have figured out what the team has been doing wrong, and they believe that they will now be a team that will upset many teams in the final 7 games of the season.
After this game was over, the Lions could only look around in shock at what had happened. With 2:00 left in the game the Lions were sitting comfortable with a 36-16 lead and Harford had the ball at their own 7. One 97 yard pass later and Harford had 24, but that is still nothing to worry about. But on Detroit’s ensuing possession, the ball was fumbled, and returned for a TD. It was now a 6 point game with just over 1 minute to play. Detroit couldn’t move the ball on their next drive and were forced to punt after forcing Hartford to use all of their time outs. With 38 seconds left, Hartford was able to move the ball 62 yards for the game winning TD with just :03 left. Detroit was stunned as they went down to defeat 36-37. Gomez made just two tackles and an assist in the game.