Record Setting Week 3

Week 3 kicked off on Thursday night in Arizona. The Wranglers kept it close all game, but couldn't overcome the Panthers in their home opener. Here Joe Ganz sneaks one up the middle to put the game away for Michigan, 21-17.


On Sunday the Federals visited the Breakers, and Rookie RB Knowshon Moreno tied the pro football record for TD's in a single game with 6 scores. Boston was never in this one, and falls to 2-1 on the season. The Feds finally win one, 47-28.


While Moreno was scoring 6 TD's in Boston, Dominic Rhodes was doing the same in Pittsburgh. Rhodes even added a 2 point conversion as his Maulers wiped the field with the Bulls 52-7. The plan wasn't to run the score up, but Jacksonville's Jeff Garcia threw 4 INT's in the 4th quarter deep in Bulls territory, and when the Maulers' coach saw the what Moreno was doing on the scoreboard, he decided to give his RB a shot at the record. Getting lost in all the scoring hype was an incredible, 15 MPH wind-aided, 71 yard field goal by Maulers kicker Bobby Jones. With the ball placed at his own 39 yard line, Jones launched into the ball, and 71 yards later, the ball bouced off the crossbar and over for a new pro football record. You can watch the highlight below.





In Chicago, the Blitz fell to the Gunslingers 35-27. In a weekend of broken records, something else was broken..... the silence by Terrell Owens. It was only a matter of time. With the Blitz falling to 0-3 in a 10 game season, Owens decided to let it be known what it will take to get back on track in time for a playoff run. "I tell you what," said Owens, "I know there ain't no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in win, and if this team is going to win, "I" need the ball in my hands." Chicago seeks their first win next week at Michigan..... stay tuned.


Sunday night's game in Oakland was a scorefest. The visiting Gold put up 35 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Invaders' 42. Deshaun Foster rushed for 200 yards and 4 TD's as the Invaders improved to 2-1.


Monday night's showdown between the Stallions and the Generals was expected to be an offensive barnburner, and the Generals didn't disappoint, scoring 40 points..... but the Stallions did, scoring only 9. The sparse crowd watched as their team fell to 0-3 on the season, while New Jersey got their first win.


Dominic Rhodes picks up the MVP hardware this week with his record setting performance. Bobby Jones has got to be pissed..... the guy kicks a 71 yard field goal, and it happens to be the same week 2 guys score 6 TD's in a single game.... what's a kicker got to do to get an MVP award around here?


See you next week.....

Gene Sanny
USFL Commissioner