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Week 3 at Dallas
We start off the game in Dallas playing as poor defense as we did last week, giving up big plays in the air and on the ground. What's more they're stifling our offense as well, and they take an early 9-0 lead. Nichols finally hits two big passes toward the end of the 2nd quarter, but Earl Bratton goes down on the play. Not good news.
We get three points out of the drive, but even bigger recover a fumble on the kickoff. Sampson takes it right into the redzone and Davidson plunges in from 8 yards out to make it 10-9 before the half. But our defense gives us another big break, intercepting a pass with 39 seconds left. The next play we're in 1st and goal. We only manage a field goal before time runs out but that gives us a 13-9 lead.
Hiscock continues to make plays in the passing game, keeping us moving down the field on a drive in the 3rd. We only manage a field goal on the drive though. They manage another field goal, and we just about do the same, but it's blocked. A waste of a very powerful drive. We come right back though with a nice punt return by Burton and a big pass play to Fulton. Machen catches a TD pass and we're up 23-12.
Rookie Sigman makes a big interception next drive, and Perrin does the same on the drive after that. That allows us to run out the clock on a 23-12 victory.
Bratton is out for five weeks. Not good, I need someone to step up there. Sigman is doing great manning the corner as a rookie, another good game. But our defense in general is just giving up big plays. It's hard to overestimate how big our special teams has been for us though, returns saving us game after game.
Omaha Tornadoes 23, Dallas Ranger2 12
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