Week 7: Buckets Shutout Vipers 31-0
Buckets Field, Los Angeles- The Orlando Vipers
came to town hoping for a bit of revenge after last year's close upset loss to the Buckets
but were turned away by a stellar effort by L.A., 31-0.
Former Viper QB Bruce Dassler now plays for L.A. and he had a fine game, opening with a
55-yard strike to WR Damon Weathers all the way to the Orlando 1-yard line. But 2 plays
later back-up QB2 Maitland fumbled away the ball at the 1-inch line. Dassler would later
toss a 40-yard TD to Weathers to make it 7-0 and the Buckets never looked back, rolling to
a big victory- including 3 picks off Orlando QB Winston Romberg.
L.A. Passing Dassler 5 comp/15 att for 162 yds, 1 TD; Maitland 6/8 for 56 yds, 1 TD
L.A. Rushing Thompson 21 att/95 yds, 1 TD; Lytle 13/57; Hawkins 3/5, 1 TD
L.A. Receiving Weathers 4 rec/109 yds, 1 TD; Tuttle 1/34; Thompson 3/26; Hennigan 1/25, 1
TD
L.A. Sacks Walker 2; Jackson 2; Bryant 1
L.A. Interceptions Wagoner 1; Singleton 1; Watkins 1
Thanx for the game, Brandon!
Cheers!
Week 7 Highlights
Former Viper and now starting Buckets QB Bruce Dassler's first pass was a 55-yard rocket to WR Damon Weathers all the way down to the Orlando 1-yard line. But 2 plays later back-up QB2 Maitland fumbled away the ball at the 1-inch line. Dassler would later toss a 40-yard TD to Weathers to make it 7-0.
Buckets CB3 Bobby Watkins comes back from several weeks of injury to make this pick late in the 1st Quarter, the first of 3 interceptions of Viper QB Winston Romberg.
L.A. QB2 Randy Maitland finds rookie WR Charlie Hennigan wide open on this rollout for a 25-yard TD to make it 17-0. The Buckets would roll on to a 31-0 victory.
Orlando 0 -- L.A. 31
Synergistic Stadium 81 degrees, sunny Los Angeles wind SW 1 mph, humidity 70%
Orlando 0 0 0 0 -- 0 L.A. 7 10 7 7 -- 31 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Quarter L.A. - Weathers 40 pass from Dassler (Clark kick), 11:21
Second Quarter L.A. - Clark 39 FG, 4:35 L.A. - Hennigan 25 pass from Maitland (Clark kick), 13:50
Third Quarter L.A. - Thompson 1 run (Clark kick), 10:10
Fourth Quarter
L.A. - Hawkins 4 run (Clark kick), 10:49
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Drive Summary
First Half
Team Plays-Yds Time Result Orl-L.A
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L.A. 0:05 Kickoff 0-0
Orlando 3 -5 1:22 Punt 0-0
L.A. 6 67 2:24 Fumble 0-0
Orlando 6 6 2:34 Punt 0-0
L.A. 6 69 2:05 Weathers 40 pass from Dassler 0-7
(Clark kick)
Orlando 3 0 0:38 Punt 0-7
L.A. 4 21 1:48 50 yd FG attempt short 0-7
Orlando 2 2 0:39 Interception 0-7
L.A. 5 7 5:09 Clark 39 FG 0-10
Orlando 3 0 1:16 Punt 0-10
L.A. 3 8 1:22 Punt 0-10
Orlando 5 2 2:10 Punt 0-10
L.A. 5 20 1:56 Punt 0-10
Orlando 3 -4 1:17 Punt 0-10
L.A. 5 71 1:13 Hennigan 25 pass from Maitland 0-17
(Clark kick)
Orlando 5 36 4:02 End of half 0-17
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Second Half
Team Plays-Yds Time Result Orl-L.A
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Orlando 0:10 Kickoff 0-17
L.A. 5 15 2:18 Punt 0-17
Orlando 6 23 2:32 Punt 0-17
L.A. 6 38 2:19 Thompson 1 run 0-24
(Clark kick)
Orlando 3 9 1:50 Punt 0-24
L.A. 5 17 2:21 Punt 0-24
Orlando 6 22 4:59 Interception 0-24
L.A. 11 50 6:33 Hawkins 4 run 0-31
(Clark kick)
Orlando 8 19 2:31 Interception 0-31
L.A. 3 0 1:27 End of game 0-31
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Game Stats
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L.A. vs Orlando
Week 7
L.A. 31
Orlando 0
L.A. ORLV L.A. ORLV
1st DOWNS 22 8 PASS YDS 218 95
rushing 12 1 comp/att 11/23 12/31
passing 9 7 yds/pass 9.5 2.6
penalty 1 0 sacks/yds 0/0 5/33
3rd DOWNS 4/12 3/13 ints 0 3
4th DOWNS 0/0 1/2 PUNTS/AVG 4/48 8/54
TOTAL YARDS 374 106 TOT RET YDS 180 138
total plays 64 53 punt returns 8/117 2/33
avg gain 5.8 2.0 kickoff returns 1/22 5/105
RUSH YDS 156 11 int returns 3/41 0/0
num rushes 41 17 PENALTY/YARDS 1/5 3/20
rush ave 3.8 0.6 FUMBLES/LOST 1/1 0/0
TIME POSS 28:00 20:00
2PT CONV 0/0 0/0
L.A. vs Orlando
Offense
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Week 7
P L A Y E R S
L.A. Rushing Thompson 21 att/95 yds, 1 TD; Lytle 13/57, 0 TD;
Hawkins 3/5, 1 TD; Maitland 2/1, 1 TD;
ORLV Rushing Tomlinson 12 att/8 yds, 0 TD;
Abercrombie 3/4, 0 TD; Romberg 2/(-1), 0 TD;
L.A. Passing Dassler 5 comp/15 att for 162 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT;
Maitland 6/8 for 56 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT;
ORLV Passing Romberg 12 comp/31 att for 128 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT;
L.A. Receiving Weathers 4 rec/109 yds, 1 TD; Tuttle 1/34, 0 TD;
Thompson 3/26, 0 TD; Hennigan 1/25, 1 TD;
ORLV Receiving Tomlinson 3 rec/30 yds, 0 TD;
McDaniel 1/29, 0 TD; Boat 2/19, 0 TD;
Field Goals Clark/L.A.: 1/2;
L.A. vs Orlando
Defense
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Week 7
P L A Y E R S
L.A. Tackles Sherwin 6; Wagoner 4; Watkins 4; Bryant 3;
Holland 3; Chaffey 3; Jackson 2; Walker 2;
Singleton 2; Daniels 2; Bradley 1; Tippett 1; Hull 1;
May 1; Ewing 1;
ORLV Tackles Williams 12; Burroughs 7; Brown 6; Queen 5;
Nuttman 5; Williard 3; Fain 2; Dean 2; Brim 2;
Fleck 2; Fryar 1; Pritchard 1; McElroy 1;
L.A. Sacks Walker 2; Jackson 2; Bryant 1;
ORLV Sacks None
L.A. Interceptions Wagoner 1; Singleton 1; Watkins 1;
ORLV Interceptions None