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[b8af64ce]Tulsa[/b8af64ce] (6-5) was able to hang with [b8af64ce]Detroit[/b8af64ce] (9-2) right up until the very end. With Detroit leading 21-16 and 2:00 left on the clock, Tulsa had to punt. Unfortunately for them, Earle Cabral's punt was blocked and recovered in the end zone to provide Detroit with their final TD. Final Score: Detroit 28, Tulsa 16. Johnnie Titone did his part to keep Tulsa in the game, completing just over half of his passes and throwing 3 INTs, but Tulsa was not able to capitalize on Titone's off-game. Detroit held them to just 254 total yards.
The allegedly non-existent 4th quarter comeback routine allowed [b8af64ce]Honolulu[/b8af64ce] (9-1-1) to turn a 17-10 deficit against [b8af64ce]Boston[/b8af64ce] (7-4) into a 20-17 win. A Kranz-to-Mendes 43 yd TD bomb with 87 seconds left provided the final margin of victory. Dwayne Bridges appeared to have Boston on the way to at least a tying field goal after a 33-yd completion to the Honolulu 29, but an illegal use of the hands penalty nullified that great play. Bridges then had to suffer through the indignity of three straight dropped passes by his receivers. Poor slob.
[b8af64ce]Tucson[/b8af64ce] (7-4) authorities are considering pressing charges against several [b8af64ce]Hartford[/b8af64ce] (9-2) players upon vewing footage of the "game" played this last weekend. Charges under consideration include aggravated assault (3 "Out" injuries for Tucson, including all-world DT Harold Stoltzfus), physical and emotional abuse (final score: 37-10), and sexual misconduct. Evidence of the latter charge has not yet been revealed, but sources within the Tucson Police Department describe that footage as "hot man-on-man shower stall action." It is rumored that penises were involved.
[b8af64ce]Charleston[/b8af64ce] (9-2) had to work for it, but they were able to squeeze out a 14-10 win over up-and-coming [b8af64ce]Santa Cruz[/b8af64ce] (2-8-1). The Privateers actually held a 10-7 4th quarter lead, but Landon Hurst engineered a beautiful 92 yd TD drive for the final score with 2:02 left in the game. Look out for Santa Cruz though - they've got some great young talent and will be a force to be reckoned with, perhaps as soon as next year.
The erstwhile leader of the Ring of Ice, [b8af64ce]Seattle[/b8af64ce] (5-6) has now lost three in a row and sits a two full games behind Boise City. Their vanquisher this time was [b8af64ce]Shreveport[/b8af64ce] (8-2-1) who used a 59-yd fumble recovery for a TD (courtesy of Burt Liszkiewicz) to take the lead in the 4th quarter. And so arrives Seattle's annual, inexplicable collapse. How a team with such talent can continue to elude playoff contention is one of the universe's great mysteries.
[b8af64ce]Tampa Bay[/b8af64ce] (8-3) won every battle in their fight with [b8af64ce]Sacramento[/b8af64ce] (8-3), except for the one that matters: the final score. The Torpedoes outgained the Dragons (439-347), won ToP (32:44-27:05), won the turnover battle (3-1), gained more first downs (26-20), and won field position (Own 32 - Own 25). Yet, they succumbed when Seymore Barre engineered a 55-yd TD drive with 1:02 left on the clock. Trent Muir dropped two key passes on the Torpedoes' final desperation drive. Final score: Sacramento 27, Tampa Bay 24.
[b8af64ce]Fargo[/b8af64ce] (8-3) kept pace with division-leading Denver by blowing out the hapless [b8af64ce]Cleveland Flats[/b8af64ce] (1-10) by the score of 30-0. This was the Fargo franchise's first-ever shutout. They're about as healthy as an owner could hope and are positioned perfectly, and so look for them to give Denver a serious challenge down the stretch.
Elsewhere in Week 12:
[b8af64ce]San Antonio[/b8af64ce] (5-6) 27, [b8af64ce]Anchorage[/b8af64ce] (4-7) 20
[b8af64ce]Arizona[/b8af64ce] (5-6) 24, [b8af64ce]Atlantic City[/b8af64ce] (5-6) 20
[b8af64ce]Denver[/b8af64ce] (8-3) 26, [b8af64ce]Chicago[/b8af64ce] (2-9) 13
[b8af64ce]Durham[/b8af64ce] (4-6-1) 27, [b8af64ce]Huntington Beach[/b8af64ce] (4-6-1) 24
[b8af64ce]Albany[/b8af64ce] (6-5) 16, [b8af64ce]El Paso[/b8af64ce] (4-6-1) 13
[b8af64ce]Long Beach[/b8af64ce] (3-7-1) 16, [b8af64ce]Baltimore[/b8af64ce] (4-6-1) 10
[b8af64ce]Boise City[/b8af64ce] (7-4) 38, [b8af64ce]Memphis[/b8af64ce] (2-8-1) 17
[b8af64ce]New York[/b8af64ce] (4-7) 35, [b8af64ce]Las Vegas[/b8af64ce] (0-10-1) 20
[b8af64ce]New Orleans[/b8af64ce] (4-7) 24, [b8af64ce]Oregon[/b8af64ce] (4-7) 6
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