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Dolemite73 · 10-27-2019, 04:45 PM

I am currently playing a Sierra FBPro98 12 team USFL league. We are in the 2001 season and the (2-0) Tampa Bay Bandits are playing the (0-2) Michigan Panthers in Detroit, MI. With 5:47 left in the 3rd quarter, Tampa Bay K Sebastian Janikowski kicks a chip shot 18 yard FG to put the Bandits ahead 34-6. What happens next is something I have never seen in 20+ years of playing this game.

1. Michigan executes a 6:19, 11 play 74 yard drive capped off with a 6yd TD scamper for HB Shaun Alexander. XP is good and the score is now 34-13 with 14:05 left in the 4th quarter.

2. Tampa Bay has a 3 and out and punts the ball away with 13:14 left on the clock in the 4th quarter.

3. Michigan goes 63 yards in just 4 plays ending with a 39 yard TD pass from QB Aaron Brooks to WR Dante Hall. XP is good and the score is now 34-20 Tampa Bay ahead.

4 Tampa Bay has another 3 and out and punts the ball away for 54 yards. Ball is fielded at the Tampa Bay 13 yard line by WR Craig Yeast who promptly takes the return 87 yards to the house. XP is good and with 8:36 left in the 4th quarter, Tampa Bay is now clinging to a 34-27 lead.

5. Tampa Bay has yet another 3 and out (Michigan defense is really stiffening) and punts the ball away to Michigan. 7:00 left on the clock.

6. With 5:49 left on the clock, Michigan has the ball 3rd and 3 on their own 33 yard line. QB Aaron Brooks takes the snap and surveys the field. Rookie WR Steve Smith gets behind Rookie CB Andre Dyson in the slot and goes up the right hash. QB Aaron Brooks throws a strike and S Dre Bly takes an awful angle to man and were off to the races! 66 yards later, WR Steve Smith is tackled at the Tampa Bay 1 yard line by S Dre Bly. 1st and Goal at the 1. HB Shaun Alexander immediately pokes it in and the score is now 34-33!

7. The Michigan coach decides to play for the lead instead of the tie! QB Aaron Brooks hands of to HB Shaun Alexander who has a big hole on the left side. Tampa Bay LB Eric Barton explodes through the hole and upends HB Shaun Alexander for no game. 2pt conversion no good! Score is still Tampa Bay 34 Michigan 33.

8. After the ensuing kickoff, the good news is Tampa Bay is able to take 2:52 seconds off the clock. The bad news is they only gained 19 yards on 6 plays and have to punt to Michigan. Can the Tampa Bandits hold them?

9. There is 1:48 left in the 4th quarter. Michigan has the ball on their own 24 yard line. 1st down pass was knocked away down field by S Dre Bly. Pass was intended for WR Dane Looker. On 2nd and 10, QB Aaron Brooks rolls out left and right before being hit by the blitzing S Dre Bly, Brooks throws a strike on a comebacker to HB Shaun Alexander for 16 yards, 1st down!

10. There is 1:27 left in the 4th quarter, 1st and 10, ball is on the Michigan 39 yard line. QB Aaron Brooks throws a 10 yard pass to WR Dane Looker. Clock stops for a measurement...ball is just short of the marker. With 1:09 left on the clock from their own 49 yard line on 2 and less than 1, QB Aaron Brooks throws in the flat to WR Larry Foster for 4 yards, inbounds. 1st down! Michigan calls a timeout.

11. There is :55 left in the 4th quarter, 1st and 10. WR Dante Hall runs a crossing route against zone defense. QB Aaron Brooks has good protection and fires a bullet to Hall who runs for 14 yards and a 1st down to the Tampa Bay 33 yard line! Michigan calls time out. Michigan is driving! Can they score 30 unanswered points for the win?!?

12. There is :43 left in the 4th quarter, 1st and 10. QB Aaron Brooks fakes a handoff and rolls left. Tampa Bay DE Leonard Little comes through the line unblocked and sacks QB Aaron Brooks for a 4 yard loss. Clock is ticking! QB Aaron Brooks spikes the ball to preserve the timeout.

13. There is :36 left in the 4th quarter, 3rd and 14. QB Aaron Brooks hands the ball off to HB Shaun Alexander who spins his way to the 34 yard line in the middle of the field. Michigan calls their final timeout. The field goal team runs on the field for the 51 yard FG attempt.

14. C Cory Withrow is the snapper. QB Joe Germaine is the holder and K Rian Lindell lines up for the game winning kick. Ball is snapped, hold is down and ball is kicked. The kick is up...........and falls JUST under the crossbar....NO GOOD! Tampa Bay wins 34-33!

Amazing final 20 minutes of game time. Never seen anything like this. Going for the 2pt conversion cost them the game!

This game still continues to surprise me all of these years later.

10-27-2019, 04:45 PM	#155
Dolemite73 High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2006	I am currently playing a Sierra FBPro98 12 team USFL league. We are in the 2001 season and the (2-0) Tampa Bay Bandits are playing the (0-2) Michigan Panthers in Detroit, MI. With 5:47 left in the 3rd quarter, Tampa Bay K Sebastian Janikowski kicks a chip shot 18 yard FG to put the Bandits ahead 34-6. What happens next is something I have never seen in 20+ years of playing this game. 1. Michigan executes a 6:19, 11 play 74 yard drive capped off with a 6yd TD scamper for HB Shaun Alexander. XP is good and the score is now 34-13 with 14:05 left in the 4th quarter. 2. Tampa Bay has a 3 and out and punts the ball away with 13:14 left on the clock in the 4th quarter. 3. Michigan goes 63 yards in just 4 plays ending with a 39 yard TD pass from QB Aaron Brooks to WR Dante Hall. XP is good and the score is now 34-20 Tampa Bay ahead. 4 Tampa Bay has another 3 and out and punts the ball away for 54 yards. Ball is fielded at the Tampa Bay 13 yard line by WR Craig Yeast who promptly takes the return 87 yards to the house. XP is good and with 8:36 left in the 4th quarter, Tampa Bay is now clinging to a 34-27 lead. 5. Tampa Bay has yet another 3 and out (Michigan defense is really stiffening) and punts the ball away to Michigan. 7:00 left on the clock. 6. With 5:49 left on the clock, Michigan has the ball 3rd and 3 on their own 33 yard line. QB Aaron Brooks takes the snap and surveys the field. Rookie WR Steve Smith gets behind Rookie CB Andre Dyson in the slot and goes up the right hash. QB Aaron Brooks throws a strike and S Dre Bly takes an awful angle to man and were off to the races! 66 yards later, WR Steve Smith is tackled at the Tampa Bay 1 yard line by S Dre Bly. 1st and Goal at the 1. HB Shaun Alexander immediately pokes it in and the score is now 34-33! 7. The Michigan coach decides to play for the lead instead of the tie! QB Aaron Brooks hands of to HB Shaun Alexander who has a big hole on the left side. Tampa Bay LB Eric Barton explodes through the hole and upends HB Shaun Alexander for no game. 2pt conversion no good! Score is still Tampa Bay 34 Michigan 33. 8. After the ensuing kickoff, the good news is Tampa Bay is able to take 2:52 seconds off the clock. The bad news is they only gained 19 yards on 6 plays and have to punt to Michigan. Can the Tampa Bandits hold them? 9. There is 1:48 left in the 4th quarter. Michigan has the ball on their own 24 yard line. 1st down pass was knocked away down field by S Dre Bly. Pass was intended for WR Dane Looker. On 2nd and 10, QB Aaron Brooks rolls out left and right before being hit by the blitzing S Dre Bly, Brooks throws a strike on a comebacker to HB Shaun Alexander for 16 yards, 1st down! 10. There is 1:27 left in the 4th quarter, 1st and 10, ball is on the Michigan 39 yard line. QB Aaron Brooks throws a 10 yard pass to WR Dane Looker. Clock stops for a measurement...ball is just short of the marker. With 1:09 left on the clock from their own 49 yard line on 2 and less than 1, QB Aaron Brooks throws in the flat to WR Larry Foster for 4 yards, inbounds. 1st down! Michigan calls a timeout. 11. There is :55 left in the 4th quarter, 1st and 10. WR Dante Hall runs a crossing route against zone defense. QB Aaron Brooks has good protection and fires a bullet to Hall who runs for 14 yards and a 1st down to the Tampa Bay 33 yard line! Michigan calls time out. Michigan is driving! Can they score 30 unanswered points for the win?!? 12. There is :43 left in the 4th quarter, 1st and 10. QB Aaron Brooks fakes a handoff and rolls left. Tampa Bay DE Leonard Little comes through the line unblocked and sacks QB Aaron Brooks for a 4 yard loss. Clock is ticking! QB Aaron Brooks spikes the ball to preserve the timeout. 13. There is :36 left in the 4th quarter, 3rd and 14. QB Aaron Brooks hands the ball off to HB Shaun Alexander who spins his way to the 34 yard line in the middle of the field. Michigan calls their final timeout. The field goal team runs on the field for the 51 yard FG attempt. 14. C Cory Withrow is the snapper. QB Joe Germaine is the holder and K Rian Lindell lines up for the game winning kick. Ball is snapped, hold is down and ball is kicked. The kick is up...........and falls JUST under the crossbar....NO GOOD! Tampa Bay wins 34-33! Amazing final 20 minutes of game time. Never seen anything like this. Going for the 2pt conversion cost them the game! This game still continues to surprise me all of these years later. Last edited by Dolemite73 : 10-28-2019 at 12:04 PM.