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Some of the key games from Week 5:
[b7890bfc]Arizona (4-1) 21, Santa Cruz (1-4) 17[/b7890bfc] - Curses! Arizona pulled off yet another win in a game they probably should have lost. Santa Cruz outgained them 371-246, held an enormous ToP advantage (35:47-24:13), gained more 1st downs (21-11) and converted more 3rd downs (11/21 - 3/13), yet still managed to lose. Field position was the key in this one, with Santa Cruz starting half of their 14 posessions inside their own 20. Santa Cruz also harrassed newly acquired Freddie Matthias all day, resulting in a terrible 7/23 for 56 yard performance. Matthias was sacked 3 times and hurried 8, the poor slob. Rough way to start, but at least his running game got him the win in his Arizona debut (they put up 206 yards rushing).
[b7890bfc]Charleston (3-2) 3, Detroit (5-0) 17[/b7890bfc] - Detroit remains undefeated after a convincing win over last year's CFL champions. Detroit's defense was the story here, as they badgered poor Landon Hurst into a 12/32, 111yd, 0 TD 2 INT performance. Johnny Titone on the other hand is settling nicely into the starter's role, and is perhaps relieved to not have Freddie Matthias looking over his shoulder. His 15/28, 236 yd, 1 TD performance was efficient and all Detroit really needed of him.
[b7890bfc]Denver (2-3) 17, Boise (4-1) 31[/b7890bfc] - Boise had Lin and Lang in full throttle mode today as they propelled their team to 478 total yards and a nifty 14 point win over last year's Western Conference champs. Boise ran the ball 47 times and gobbled up 37+ minutes of the clock in their convincing win. If not for an 87 yd kickoff return by David Godbey this one would've been even worse for Denver.
[b7890bfc]Hartford (0-4) 14, San Antonio (3-1) 20[/b7890bfc] - Surely a sign of the apocalypse, Hartford's winless start to the season has taken every CFL pundit by surprise. Oberg is playing hurt, Spearman's been out of the lineup for 2+ games, and every opponent seems to come up with [i7890bfc]just[/i7890bfc] enough of an effort to beat them. San Antonio had good fortune on their side, as QB Eddie Crawford put up one of the best games of his career, going 18/19 for 200 yds, 2 TDs, and 1 INT. Hartford, meanwhile, had to rely excessively on old-man Oberg, who was counted on to heave 51 pass attempts, 31 of which were complete for 357 yards and 2 TDs. His 3 INTs, however, did not help the cause. Spearman is expected back this week, and the Hartford faithfull will no doubt be relieved to see him. But is it too late for Hartford? (I say no.)
[b7890bfc]Memphis (3-2) 28, Shreveport (3-2) 31[/b7890bfc] - With Douglas "Doug" Hartman on the sidelines nursing a sore elbow, the Pride trotted out little-used backup Roman Grigg to guide them against a surprising Memphis Express squad. Grigg's numbers weren't pretty (18/33, 200 yds) but he did toss 3 TD passes in edging out Memphis in this tight game. Blaine Hoffman also threw 3 TDs for the Express, but tossed an ugly 4 INTs to Pride defenders. That was enough to prod a sputtering Shreveport offense (288 total yards) into their highest point total of the season.
[b7890bfc] Seattle (3-2) 23, El Paso (3-2) 27[/b7890bfc] - Many GMs tend to overlook special teams when crafting their rosters, but games like this illustrate the importance of having the right skill sets out there on kickoff return teams. Coming on the heels' of a Dever TD pass to give Seattle a 20-17 lead, El Paso's starting WR Tom Sonkin took the kickoff 89 yards for a TD. Just like that, El Paso was back ahead by four, and that would be the final difference in this game. El Paso's shortstaffed squad has surprised many folks this year with their solid play. They definitely have some talent, but they have no depth whatsoever. If they get hit with an injury or two their season will likely be over.
That's it for this week, so just shut up already.
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