Wk 17: Buckets Escape Pitt With Heart-Stopping Finish, 34-33

Pitt- This game is killing me. Another thriller on the road for the Los Angeles Buckets ( 12-5 ) as they fell behind 21-0 to the host Pittsburgh Berserkers ( 9-8 ) yet rallied to take the lead in the 2nd half only to endure a heart-stopping finish to hold on for a narrow 34-33 win.

The Buckets had been fooled earlier in the game when Pitt went for it on 4th and 14 from their own 12 yard line and caught L.A. sleeping (actually former Fluffy Pink Bunny coach Alex K. called in and distracted Buckets coach Jay T. as he chose a regular Punt Return). The daring 4th down play for Pitt paid off as he converted and eventually tied the game with a FG to make it 27-27.

So with only 2 minutes to play and still tied at 27 the Buckets called a Fake Punt at the Pitt 35 yard line and this time it was the Berserkers caught with their pants down as Buckets WR Monty Williams slipped behind the Punt Return coverage and dodged a would-be tackler for a 35-yard TD catch from Punter Buford Renee to put L.A. up 34-27.

But it wasn't over as Pitt drove the field, converting a few more 4th down desperations and busting off a long screen with 18 seconds to play to set up one last gasp at L.A.'s 11 yard line with only 4 seconds to go. The throw into the Endzone was CAUGHT by WR Paul Frase and the Berzerkers trailed 33-34 with no time on the clock. They went for 2!

Pittsburgh's ball on Los Angeles's 2 yard line. First and goal. :00 left in the fourth quarter. The score is Los Angeles 34, Pittsburgh 33. The pass from Pittsburgh's QB1 #6 Shelby Dalliafor was incomplete. The pass was intended for WR2 #81 Paul Frase. The PAT failed!

And that was your ballgame!

"That was a real tummy-twister!" Buckets coach Jay T. said. "One hell of a game. Turnovers on both sides of the ball. Momentum swung big time each way. We got lucky to win this one that's for sure!"

Thank for the GREAT GAME, Pitt coach James T.!

Cheers,

Jay

 


                      Los Angeles 34 -- Pittsburgh 33                      
Three Rivers Stadium                                      21 degrees, sunny
Pittsburgh                                      wind SE 6 mph, humidity 60%
Los Angeles      0 20  7  7 -- 34
Pittsburgh      14 10  0  9 -- 33
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First Quarter
Pittsburgh - Wang 7 pass from Dalliafor (Zabel kick), 4:53
Pittsburgh - Cook 3 run (Zabel kick), 12:46
Second Quarter
Pittsburgh - Gaines 14 pass from Dalliafor (Zabel kick), 4:06
Los Angeles - Irvin 3 pass from Binder (Neat kick), 8:06
Los Angeles - Irvin 2 pass from Binder (Neat kick), 10:55
Pittsburgh - Zabel 50 FG, 13:04
Los Angeles - Irvin 2 pass from Binder (2-Point conversion failed), 14:19
Third Quarter
Los Angeles - Hargain 2 run (Neat kick), 8:35
Fourth Quarter
Pittsburgh - Zabel 19 FG, 4:21
Los Angeles - Williams 35 pass from Renee (Neat kick), 13:13
Pittsburgh - Frase 11 pass from Dalliafor (2-Point conversion failed), 15:00
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Drive Summary
First Half
Team        Plays-Yds  Time  Result                                 LAn-Pit
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Los Angeles            0:09  Kickoff                                    0-0
Pittsburgh     3   9   1:28  Punt                                       0-0
Los Angeles    1   0   0:09  Fumble                                     0-0
Pittsburgh     1   7   0:12  Wang 7 pass from Dalliafor                 0-7
                             (Zabel kick)
Los Angeles    7  43   2:44  54 yd FG attempt short                     0-7
Pittsburgh     4  42   1:29  31 yd FG attempt wide                      0-7
Los Angeles    2  16   0:36  Fumble                                     0-7
Pittsburgh    10  44   3:09  Cook 3 run                                0-14
                             (Zabel kick)
Los Angeles    4  15   1:31  Punt                                      0-14
Pittsburgh     5  88   4:49  Gaines 14 pass from Dalliafor             0-21
                             (Zabel kick)
Los Angeles   10  69   4:05  Irvin 3 pass from Binder                  7-21
                             (Neat kick)
Pittsburgh     2   3   0:40  Interception                              7-21
Los Angeles    6  47   1:59  Irvin 2 pass from Binder                 14-21
                             (Neat kick)
Pittsburgh     5  17   2:08  Zabel 50 FG                              14-24
Los Angeles    5  74   1:17  Irvin 2 pass from Binder                 20-24
                             (2-Point conversion failed)
Pittsburgh     3   0   0:35  Punt                                     20-24
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Second Half
Team        Plays-Yds  Time  Result                                 LAn-Pit
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Pittsburgh             0:09  Kickoff                                  20-24
Los Angeles   15  74   5:36  Hargain 2 run                            27-24
                             (Neat kick)
Pittsburgh     1   0   0:06  Interception                             27-24
Los Angeles    4  -9   1:22  Punt                                     27-24
Pittsburgh    16  81   9:18  Zabel 19 FG                              27-27
Los Angeles    4   7   1:59  Punt                                     27-27
Pittsburgh    10  50   3:46  Fumble                                   27-27
Los Angeles   10  76   2:57  Williams 35 pass from Renee              34-27
                             (Neat kick)
Pittsburgh     9  80   1:47  Frase 11 pass from Dalliafor             34-33
                             (2-Point conversion failed)
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    Game Stats
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        Los Angeles vs Pittsburgh
        Week 17
            
            Los Angeles    34    
            Pittsburgh     33    
                               LA       PITT                           LA       PITT     
            1st DOWNS          24       22      PASS YDS               302      387      
                rushing        7        1           comp/att           27/35    30/52    
                passing        17       21          yds/pass           7.2      7.2      
                penalty        0        0           sacks/yds          7/38     2/8      
            3rd DOWNS          11/17    3/13        ints               0        2        
            4th DOWNS          2/2      5/5     PUNTS/AVG              3/38     2/47     
            TOTAL YARDS        425      422     TOT RET YDS            147      115      
                total plays    67       68          punt returns       1/13     1/6      
                avg gain       6.3      6.2         kickoff returns    6/100    6/109    
            RUSH YDS           123      35          int returns        2/34     0/0      
                num rushes     25       14      PENALTY/YARDS          1/10     1/5      
                rush ave       4.9      2.5     FUMBLES/LOST           2/2      1/1      
                                                TIME POSS              24:24    23:36    
                                                2PT CONV               0/1      0/1      

 

    Los Angeles vs Pittsburgh
        Offense
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        Week 17
                                   P L A Y E R S                                          
            LA      Rushing        Myles 9 att/37 yds, 0 TD; Hargain 6/31, 1 TD;          
                                   Hobbs 4/29, 0 TD; Irvin 5/22, 0 TD;                    
            PITT    Rushing        Cook 10 att/29 yds, 1 TD; Dalliafor 2/8, 0 TD;         
                                   Clink 1/3, 0 TD; Shaft 1/(-5), 0 TD;                   
            LA      Passing        Binder 26 comp/34 att for 305 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT;        
                                   Renee 1/1 for 35 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT;                     
            PITT    Passing        Dalliafor 24 comp/46 att for 328 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT;     
                                   Shaft 5/5 for 66 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT;                     
            LA      Receiving      Williams 3 rec/93 yds, 1 TD; Irvin 12/62, 3 TD;        
                                   Harlow 1/58, 0 TD; Myles 6/53, 0 TD;                   
            PITT    Receiving      Frase 10 rec/101 yds, 1 TD; Clink 8/92, 0 TD;          
                                   Wang 3/75, 1 TD; Gaines 4/74, 1 TD;                    
                    Field Goals    Neat/LA: 0/1; Zabel/PITT: 2/3;                         

 

    Los Angeles vs Pittsburgh
        Defense
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        Week 17
                                     P L A Y E R S                                     
            LA      Tackles          Collins 8; Porter 6; Reynolds 5; Rucker 5;        
                                     Sweeney 4; Centers 4; Heart 4; Workman 3;         
                                     Thompson 2; Delay 1; Henderson 1;                 
            PITT    Tackles          Lowdermilk 11; Cline 6; Beaman 6; McKenzie 4;     
                                     Wendtland 4; Eisen 4; Markus 3; Mueller 3;        
                                     Wright 3; Sumner 3; Saxon 2; Klingbeil 2;         
                                     Stanton 2; Arbuckle 1; Johnson 1;                 
            LA      Sacks            Heart 1; Reynolds 1;                              
            PITT    Sacks            Cline 3; Mueller 2; Stanton 1; Arbuckle 1;        
            LA      Interceptions    Sweeney 1; Centers 1;                             
            PITT    Interceptions     None