League Leaders After 5 Weeks

MIN/DEN knot it up

Minnesota stalls on their opening drive and Denver forces a punt that is returned 82 yards by Abner Haynes for an early 7-0 lead. Fred Cox continues his poor performance missing a 25 yard FG but did hit from 11 yards out to make it 7-3 at the half. Minnesota was able to move the ball in the 3rd and took their first lead on a Bill Brown 3 yard run.Abner scored his 2nd TD with 3:55 remaining in the game on a  John McCormick 22 TD pass. Denver added a 22 yard FG with 2:32 remaining for the 17-10 lead. Minnesota mounted a late drive moving the ball to the Denver 9 yard line. Kapp dropped back to pass as time expired. Unable to find a receiver, he tucked the ball and ran 9 yards to tie the game as the clock expired. Minnesota had 92 yards in penalties vs. 6 for Denver. The tie brings Minnesota to 1-2-2 and hosts Chicago next week. Denver is 2-2-1 and Host Houston.

Thank you to Cela for a great game.

--submitted by Marvin Sik--

Jints are dragon slayers 2 weeks in a row

FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW THE GIANTS KNOCKED OFF A PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED TEAM. Y.A TITTLE HAD A GREAT GAME GOING 20-29 FOR 312 YARDS. 2 TDs AND A 127.4 RATING. THE GIANTS WERE HELPED BY THE RAMS BEING PENALIZED 11 TIMES FOR 103 YARDS. THANKS TO BILL FOR THE GAME.

--MARC BECKER--

Bills 27, Pats 13

The Buffalo Bills invaded Alumni Stadium and came away with the win to put them in sole possession of first place in the American Football League. Boston jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead early in the first quarter on a Gino Cappelletti field goal and a 29-yard interception return for a TD by Safety John Charles, but from the second quarter on it was all Buffalo as they outscored the Pats 27-3. The Bills defense held the Patriots to their lowest point total of the season and league-leading passer Mike Taliaferro was held in check throughout most of the game, finishing with a 62.1 rating. While Jack Kemp didn't fare much better, throwing 3 picks and being held to his lowest passer rating of the season as well, he made plays when it counted, connecting on 17 of 31 attempts for 360 yards and 2 TDs. Wayne Patrick bounced back with another 100-yard day after being held to 27 yards previously by the Miami Dolphins and Marlin Briscoe grabbed game MVP honors with 2 scores on 4 receptions and a 33.8 YPC average. Haven Moses stood out with 6 catches of his own and OJ Simpson contributed with 6 receptions as well as a 5-yard touchdown run. Next week will see the Bills travel to the west coast to face the KOGFL's league-leading, undefeated powerhouse Los Angeles Rams while the Pats will attempt to bounce back against the Dolphins at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

--submitted by Mohammad Hadi-Abdullah--

League Leaders After Week #4

NYG 24, BOS 21

The Pats headed south down I-95 for a matchup with the Jints in the House that Ruth Built.  The lead exchanged hands a number of times with the Pats thinking they locked the game up with 6:10 remaining on a Taliaferro to Sellers 26 yard strike.  Alas, that was not to be as the hometown Jints rallied to go 80 yards in 13 plays culminating with a 1 Alex "the Chief" Webster TD plunge.  Athough sacked 4 times, Y.A. Tittle was able to turn the clock back with an incredible (20-36-373-2TD) performance.  Frank Gifford also sipped from the fountain of youth with a 7 grab day that amassed 152 yards and 1 TD.  Boston (3-1) falls from the ranks of the unbeatens as the G-men moved to 2-1-1.

64 Denver 42, 61 Oakland 38

64 Denver 42, 61 Oakland 38

What a wild game this was -- I needed a few hours to calm down when it was over.

Cela's high-octane Denver squad came to Cali to play Joe's Oakland group, with both teams known for offense and for an offensively bad defense. 

The game lived up to its billing, as both teams moved up and down the field like ants toward sugar, while the defense rested and looked to be on a tropical island somewhere other than at Candlestick Park. The game featured only five punts between the teams. Denver had 447 yards of net offense, while Oakland slightly trumped that with 452 years of offense.

Oakland asserted its game plan early, scoring a TD on the first drive with taking 7:13 to move up the field before star running back Wayne Crow (also the team punter) crossed the goal line. But Denver then matched it with a 6 minute, 12 play drive of its own, punctuated by a one yard run from its featured back, Cookie Gilchrist, at the end of the quarter.

Both teams again traded TDs in quarter two, Oakland's coming in unexpected fashion as Crow broke through the Denver line and ran for 70 yards. 14-14 at the half.

The action was revved up to racing speed in quarter three, with TDs apparently falling from trees. Oakland and Denver each had two touchdowns in the quarter, moving down the field like a marching band at halftime.  Oakland QB Tom Flores tossed two TD passes, Denver QB Jacky Lee had one of his own, and Gilchrist again smashed through the line to score. But at the end of the third quarter, Denver went ahead for the first time on its third touchdown of  the quarter, with Lee's seven yard pass to star receiver Lionel Taylor as time wound down.

Denver held the 35-28 lead until halfway through quarter four, with Flores tossed his third TD pass of the afternoon, finding Alan MIller in the end zone. With the game tied at 35, Oakland again moved downfield but had to settle for a field goal to take a 38-35 lead with 2:32 left in the game. But Denver proved its Rocky Mountain grit, as Cela's team went 83 yards in eight plays, before Lee hit Wendell Hayes in the back of the end zone to take at 42-38 lead with a little over a minute left.

Flores did his best to bring his troops downfield again, moving to Denver's 15 yard line with 30 seconds left. But then, disappointment hit as Flores throw his second INT of the day, as Griffin picked off the end zone pass. Denver wins an exhausting battle.

--submitted by Joe Pryweller--

Bills cash in in OT vs Fish

The Bills rely on the passing arm of Jack Kemp to eek out a 14-17 overtime win against the visiting Miami Dolphins and overtake them for the second place spot in the AFL. TE Larry Seiple had his usual great game, hooking up with Bob Griese for both of the Dolphin's scores. But it was Haven Moses who received game MVP honors with 2 TDs of his own while running wild through the Dolphin's secondary with 100 RAC yards. This game could've easily ended up in a tie but Bruce Alford was able to kick the game winner in OT with 1:16 left on the clock, redeeming himself from an earlier miss from 34 yards out. Both teams will meet again in Week 8 of the season.

--submitted by Mohammad--

League Leaders After 3 Weeks

Bills 38, Oilers 14

KOG Leading Rusher after 3 wks

The Bills return to War Memorial Stadium and get their second win of the season behind the running of Heisman Trophy winner OJ Simpson and KOGFL league leading rusher Wayne Patrick. The normally explosive Bills passing game was kept in check for most of the game by an Oiler secondary that pressured Jack Kemp into 2 interceptions and sacked him twice. Fortunately, for the Bills the running game came through as the team compiled 251 yards on 46 carries. OJ Simpson showed flashes of what has been expected of him all season, coming up just shy of 100 yards on the ground, while compiling a 41.5-yard average on 2 catches and scoring twice. Wayne Patrick added 134 yards on 19 attempts and ran for 2 touchdowns. "Houston may be 0-3 now, but they are not a team to be counted out. They're a very competitive bunch of guys and not to be slept on," said Coach Mohammad Hadi-Abdullah. Next week will see the Bills once again at War Memorial Stadium as host to Bob Griese and the Miami Dolphins while the Oilers will play host to the NFL division Chicago Bears.

--submitted by Mohammad Hadi-Abdullah--

21-17 late comeback win for Rams over Vikes

Los Angeles traveled to Minnesota to meet the Vikings in a battle of unbeaten teams. After each team was stopped on their opening drive, Zeke Bratkowski hit Ollie Matson for a 25 yard TD and a 7-0 lead. The Rams held the Vikings scoreless until the end of the 2nd quarter, Fred Cox put Minnesota on the board 7-3. LA topped off their opening drive of the 2nd half with a 46 yard Bratkowski to Arnett TD to extend the lead to 14-3. Minnesota came back on their next drive with Joe Kapp hitting Phillips for a 33 yard TD. After holding LA, Minnesota again drove down the field with a 3 yard Osborn TD to take their 1st lead of the game 17-14. Bratkowski brought out the offense on their own 11 with 5:53 left in the game and drove 89 yards with a 24 yard pass to Matson to take back the lead 21-17 with 48 seconds remaining for the win. Congratulations to Bill & the Rams on their 3-0 start.

--submitted by Marvin Sik--

Week #3: '69-BOS 45, '65-DEN 28

03-07-2016 Alumni Stadium  Temp:62 Wind:10-20 
MVP: Mike Taliaferro 
                                                                                                   
                  1   2   3   4   Tot
65 Denver (1-2)  14  14   0   0   28
69 Boston (3-0)   7   7   7  24   45
                                                                                                   
ScoringSummary                                                                                    
1 13:27  65 DEN TD Lee 12 pass to Hayes (Kroner) (3-8-1:12)                7-0            
1  9:59  69 BOS TD Taliaferro 37 pass to Rademacher (Cappellett) (6-64-3:  7-7            
1  2:14  65 DEN TD Gilchrist 1 run (Kroner) (12-81-7:36)                  14-7            
2  5:08  65 DEN TD Gilchrist 1 run (Kroner) (7-64-4:55)                   21-7            
2  1:31  65 DEN TD Lee 4 pass to Hayes (Kroner) (4-39-1:17)               28-7            
2  0:04  69 BOS TD Nance 1 run (Cappellett) (4-72-1:19)                   28-14           
3  5:12  69 BOS TD Taliaferro 35 pass to Sellers (Cappellett) (5-80-3:16) 28-21           
4  8:33  69 BOS FG Cappelletti 24 (7-48-3:54)                             28-24           
4  6:15  69 BOS TD Taliaferro 32 pass to Rademacher (Cappellett) (2-32-0: 28-31           
4  2:41  69 BOS TD Taliaferro 30 pass to Sellers (Cappellett) (1-30-0:11) 28-38           
4  2:10  69 BOS TD Nance 1 run (Cappellett) (1-0-0:06)                    28-45

Down 28-7 with 90 seconds to go in the first half, the Pats got the wake up call.  Driving 72 yards in 4 plays the Pats cut Denver's lead in half with a Jim Nance 1 yard plunge.  The second half was all Boston, as the Pats scored 31 unanswered points win big.  Don't let the final score fool you.  This was a 4 point game with 6:35 left until Mike Taliaferro struck deep for two 30 yard TD passes.  The first to Rademacher and the second one to sellers.  Nance applied the coup de grace with a second 1 yard plunge at the end of regulation (no kneel downs in the 60's).  Boston picked off Jack Lee twice with a big one coming late in the game to setup one of Taliaferro deep ball strikes.  Houston Antwine's star shined bright on defense as the big defensive lineman recorded 3 solo tackles and 3 huge sacks late in the game.

League Leaders after 2 Weeks of Play

Rams 21, Bears 7

This game was tied 7 to 7 at halftime...then it was all Rams. Bratkowski hit Phillips for a 49 yard TD on the third play of the second half.  Then on the Rams next possession Bratkowski found Dale for 17 yard TD.  Zeke Bratkowski had a 154.3 rating connecting on 17 of 21 for 242 yards and 3 TD's.  Phillips snagged 8 passes for 148 yards.  No really any highlights for the Bears outside of one drive and a TD reception by Gordon.

69 Chicago 7 61 Los Angeles 21

--submitted by Kurt Schaden--

'69-BOS 31, '64-OAK 24

Candlestick Park  Temp:69 Wind:5-15
MVP: Ron Sellers

                          1   2   3   4       Tot
69 Boston (2-0)           7   7  10   7        31
61 Oakland (0-2)          7   0   3  14        24

Scoring Summary                                                                                     
1  8:53  61 Oak  TD Crow 4 run (Fleming) (6-96-4:06)                        0-7             
1  3:37  69 Bos  TD Nance 10 run (Cappellett) (8-52-5:08)                   7-7             
2 12:23  69 Bos  TD Taliaferro 38 pass to Sellers (Cappellett) (5-67-2:26) 14-7             
3 11:59  69 Bos  TD Taliaferro 34 pass to Sellers (Cappellett) (3-45-1:40) 21-7             
3  7:30  69 Bos  FG Cappelletti 19 (5-46-2:18)                             24-7             
3  0:00  61 Oak  FG Fleming 30 (13-51-7:19)                                24-10            
4 12:17  61 Oak  TD Flores 19 pass to Coolbaugh (Fleming) (2-15-0:53)      24-17            
4  7:01  69 Bos  TD Garrett 9 run (Cappellett) (8-68-5:07)                 31-17            
4  1:30  61 Oak  TD Flores 16 pass to Smith (Fleming) (15-85-5:25)         31-24

'Da Raidas took just 6 plays to go 96 yards on their opening drive.  Tom Flores flipped the ball to Miller in the flat and watched the defense breakdown on a 72 yard play.  Crow would run it in from the 4 to give Oakland a 7-0 lead.  The Pats would then run off 24 unanswered points and look to put the game away, but their cautious play calling almost came back to bite them as Oakland rallied back to make it 24-17.  Carl Garrett's 9 yard run with 7 minutes left to play put the Pats back up by 2 TD's.  Boston once again was content to play conservatively.  With 1:30 left Tom Flores hit Smith for a 16 yard TD toss to make it a 7 point game.  The Pats recovered the ensuing onside kick, but had to punt.  Oakland had one last chance, but Flores, who had the ball on his own 15 threw an INT and the Patriots were able to run out the clock.  Patriots wide out Ron Seller s caught 4 balls for 131 yards and 2 TD's.  RB Jim Nance (20-99, 5.0ypc) was one yard shy of 100 on the ground.  Mike Taliaferro (10-17, 229, 2TD) had another outstanding game.  Tom Flores, who was playing from behind most of the day, was rock solid.  He distributed the ball to 8 different receivers.  The injury bug hit the Pats hard.  Jacobs and Outlaw are both out for 4 weeks and Witt is gone for 6.