REVENGE FOR AVENGERS GET PAYBACK FOR SEASON'S WORST LOSS.Byline: JAHMAL CORNER Special to the Daily News If only for its namesake, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. had to avenge its worst loss of the season when it got a second crack at the Chicago Rush The Chicago Rush are a team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 2001 expansion team. History The team began play in 2001 and is based in Rosemont, Illinois, northwest of Chicago and near O'Hare International Airport. on Saturday night. That doesn't mean it came easy. Remy Hamilton kicked a 29-yard winning field goal as time expired to lift the Avengers to a 50-47 victory over the Rush in front of 13,142 at the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . The dramatic win put to rest the Avengers' 66-31 loss at Chicago on April 1, and kept it in strong position for a playoff spot. In a game full of offensive monotony, it was the Avengers' defensive unit that decided the contest. With the game tied at 47, safety Damen Wheeler Damen Wheeler (born September 3, 1977) is a former XFL cornerback for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen and a current Arena Football League defensive specialist for the Los Angeles Avengers. XFL Career Wheeler played one year in the XFL for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen. came up with consecutive deflections on third and fourth down to give the Avengers (7-6) the ball at the Rush's 13-yard line with 19 seconds left. Wheeler's plays came against Chicago (9-4) receiver Rob Mager, who had terrorized the Avengers during the second half. Mager caught a 20-yard touchdown pass along the left sideline to put the Rush within 47-45 with a little more than two minutes left. Chicago closed the gap with a two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown. that saw Mager take a handoff and throw back to quarterback Matt D'Orazio Matthew Louis D’Orazio (born October 1, 1976 in Elyria, Ohio) is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Chicago Rush in the Arena Football League. High School Years for the score. Both teams had traded touchdowns during the second half until the Avengers opened the door by settling for a field goal from Hamilton with a few minutes remaining in the game. The kick put the Avengers up 47-39, but made it a one-possession affair. The Avengers took initial control of the game just before halftime. With Chicago trying to convert a 30-second drill and add a score before the break, Rush quarterback Matt D'Orazio lost the ball in the end zone amidst pressure, and his fumble was picked up for a score by Avengers linebacker Robert Quiroga. The play gave put the Avengers up 30-20, and broke a string of seven straight scoring possessions by both teams. Up to that point, both teams had been a little too comfortable offensively, completing short timing routes without so much as a rush to worry about, and methodically marching downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" for scores. After that, everything returned to normal, until Wheeler disrupted the shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Avengers' Remy Hamilton, center, celebrates his winning 29-yard field goal with his teammates Saturday night. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion