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Old 01-15-2006, 06:58 PM   #368
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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We are going to have to deal with some elements today - it is 32 degrees for our home game. Yuck.

17 yard run for HB Bryant Barnett.
23 yard run for Jim Boso.
DT Jared Burford leaves the game with a shoulder injury - as if our run D wasn't bad enough to start the game.
And the QB finds Summerall in the end zone - 28 yard TD pass. 7-0, 11:44 left in the quarter.

We are whistled for offensive pass interference on a successful screen on 3rd and 1.
Rattay goes to work, finding Voight, who shakes his man. 39 yard gain.
But our drive is halted at the Fresno 48. Punt.

19 yard run for Boso - what the hell is going on here? We go against elite runners every week, but these guys are killing us!
13 yard pickup through the air to Boso on 3rd and 12.
22 yards to Kilmer, down to our 16.
Drive stops at the 15, Moe Saxton comes in to convert a 33 yard field goal. 10-0, 3:28 left in the quarter.

Another first down off the books, illegal motion on Fortunato.
We punt - frustrating 3 and out there.

21 more yards for Boso on 3rd and 1. This is unreal. He has 79 yards on 7 carries.
31 yard TD pass to Kilmer as he hurdles a safety. These guys are making us look like a JV team. 17-0, 14:14 left in the half.

J.R. Jackson takes the kick back to the 40.
11 yard run to Morris moves us into Fresno territory.
Another 3rd down is called back. Ugh!
And Olsen drops the pass on 3rd and 9 from the 41. Punt.
Fresno will start at the 6. Not that it matters with Superman in the backfield ...

29 yard pass to Nomellini - Chip Johnson is abusing us as well.
We knock Johnson out of the game with an eye injury.
They punt from their 47.

29 yard gain out to Voight, who is the only receiver doing anything today.
Martin responds to the criticism, gaining 27 thanks in a large part to a good stiffarm.
And Morris runs it in from the 24. 4 plays, 80 yards. 17-7, 6:49 left in the half.
Welcome to the party, guys.

SS Taz Simms sacks the QB and the ball is loose! We recover, start at their 24.

Morris runs for 10.
11 yard TD pass to Olsen. 17-14, 3:46 left in the half.

We force a 3 and out. We'll have about two minutes to work with on offense.

11 yard run for Morris, who is up to 77 yards now.
Back to back passes to Martin result in 19 more yards. Timeout!
22 yard gain to Olsen. Timeout!
Holding on Perryman - I hate that guy so much
12 yards to Martin, last timeout.
18 yard TD pass to Thelwell! 21-17, 0:29 left in the half.

We drill Boso for -2 to end the half.


Halftime Notes:
We were so bad at the start of the game, but responded well.
The injury to the QB seems like a pretty big aid for us, as the starter was lighting us up.
We just need to avoid turnovers and slow down their running game a little bit and this game is ours.


11 yard gain for Morris.
15 yard pass to Martin - offense appears to have picked up where it left off.
But Rattay can't hit Thelwell on the comeback (why do we call this play?). Punt.

Sack by DE Phil Patten.
Another sack be DE Ronald Smith. Punt.

Rattay is sacked. We have to punt again. Fresno appears to have caught their 2nd wind defensively.

14 yard run for Bryant Barnett.
10 yards to Kirk Kilmer, who is emerging as the #1 threat at wideout.
4th and 1 at our 33. And they pick up one on the ground.
Another 16 yards for Barnett on the next carry.
QB Reggie Breaux throws a 15 yard TD pass to Kilmer, Fresno is back on top. 24-21, 4:57 left in the 3rd.

Wow, short kick taken by DT Jack Farmer. And he returns it 23 yards to the 45, but some comes back on a penalty.
20 yard pass by Rattay to Fortunato.
42 yard TD pass to Voight - he does seem to get his share of long TDs. 28-24, 3:39 left in the quarter.
I'm waiting for the patented Rattay blowup - so far he is 16-21 for 274 yards and 3 TDs with 0 INTs.

We are whistled for our 6th penalty of the day on a facemask. Fresno has zero.
44 yard streak to TE Walter Hood! Down to our 19.
Boso is over 100 yards as he gains 9, down to the 9.
And Barnett is in the end zone. 31-28, 0:40 left in the quarter.
The defense has got to get some stops - they are putting a lot of pressure on the offense.

WR Thelwell gets 10 yards on a reverse on 3rd and 5.
OG Perryman is again whistled for holding - this guy is a disaster.
Morris hits 100 yards on his 20th carry.
We only get 9 on 3rd and 14 - thanks Perryman. Punt.

DE Phil Patten leaves with a finger injury.
We give them another shot on 3rd down after being whistled for offsides.
But Hank Swilling intercepts a pass! Offense will start at the 30.

We have to kick - 4th and 6 on the 15. Ellis makes a clutch 33 yard field goal to tie the game. 31 all, 9:15 to play.

11 more yards for Boso. I hate this guy, but I hate our defense more right now.
Sack for Smith.
15 yard completion to Nomellini on 3rd and 11. Great work to hold on after a big hit.
Fresno punts from the 50.

19 yards to Olsen, who avoids a big hit.
4th and 1 at our 46, 4:47 to play.
We punt.

We stuff Boso on 3rd and 3 to force a punt after 3 plays.

Our ball at our 17, less than 3 to play.
Morris gets 20 on a run from 3rd and 10.
Then we go deep to Voight for 48 yards! Down at the 15.
Morris on a draw, into the secondary - down at the 2.
Morris dives in from the 2. 38-31, 0:47 to play.

Kickoff and coverage are great, Fresno starts at their 10.
And FS Keith Thomas intercepts a pass to seal the win.

That was a tough one. The defense didn't play very well, but John Rattay and company kept putting up points over the last 40 minutes. Survive and advance.
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