Another week through in the inagural UFL season, we’ll dive into what happened in the two games of action. Also, be sure to check our player tracker to see how the notable names performed in the league thus far.
Florida Tuskers vs. Las Vegas Locomotives
A match-up of the two top quarterbacks in this league was probably the thought of top game of the season thus far. While it wasn’t a Brees-Peyton Manning-like shootout, both quarterbacks had solid passing days.
Brooks Bollinger started hot and struck first in the game, leading an 80 yard drive to start the game, ending on a 5-yard toss to Frank Murphy. JP Losman had a chance to redeem his team after the Bollinger opening drive, but was unable to get anything going for his offense. The Tuskers tacked on 3 more field goals by former Tampa Bay Buc kicker Matt Bryant, and lead at half-time with a 16-0 lead.
The 3rd quarter wasn’t much better for the Locos, as Losman didn’t lead his team to a scoring drive the entire quarter, and Bollinger again tossed a TD pass to Charlie Gessner towards the end of the quarterback, giving the Tuskers a 22-0 lead after the failed 2 point attempt.
Finally, in the 4th, the Locos got some points on the board…a safety. Losman finally threw 2 TD passes in the 4th that didn’t affect the actually chance of winning, while Bollinger also threw another TD. This game was lead by the defenses, with a total of 8 sacks in the game. Still, these teams will be known for their passing offenses, as they boast the best in the league.
Florida 29-15 Las Vegas
Stars of the Game
Brooks Bollinger, Florida – 24-32, 310 yards, 3 TDs
Odell Thurman, Florida – 5 tckls, 6.5 TOT, 1 Sack for 11 yards
W Dada, Las Vegas – 6 tckls, 9 TOT
California Redwoods vs. New York Sentinels
A new quarterback debuted for the UFL, former NFL player Mike McMahon. And while he didn’t play too well in this game, he did pull out a win in front of the home California crowd.
McMahon and the Redwoods struck first with a 2 yard touchdown to his tight end, Kai Brown, in the 1st quarter. Sentinels QB Quinn Gray answered back to start the 2nd quarter with a TD pass of his own. As the Redwoods were in the red-zone late in the 1st half, Tony Tiller picked off McMahon to keep the game tied at 7-7 going into the 2nd half.
Towards the middle of the 3rd quarter, the Redwoods took advantage of the short field from a solid punt return and McMahon threw a strike to Doug Gabriel to the one yard line. Cory Ross then punched in and gave them a 14-7 lead to which would be all they’d need. Ross would finish the game with over 100 yards, the first 100 yard rusher in league history, and boasts this team as having the best rush offense in the UFL.
California 24-7 New York
Stars of the Game
Cory Ross, California – 22 rushes, 121 yards, 1 TD, 27 rec. yards
Doug Gabriel, California – 6 rec., 70 yards, 11.7 YPC
Chris Barclay, New York – 88 total yards, 1 TD
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