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Week 2: Buffalo 54 at New York 69
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Buffalo Destroyers Buffalo Destroyers 32816754
New York Dragons New York Dragons 720132969
Date: Sunday April 28, 2002, Game Time: 12:00 am ET
Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 8,762
MVP: Steve Papin (NYD)
Ironman of the Game: Mike Furrey (NYD)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
07:56New York DragonsTDPapin 19 yd pass from Nagy (Rush kick)New York Dragons 7-0
02:48Buffalo DestroyersFGMcLaughlin 27 yd field goalNew York Dragons 7-3
2nd Quarter
14:09New York DragonsFGRush 45 yd field goalNew York Dragons 10-3
09:32Buffalo DestroyersTDCooper 2 yd run (McLaughlin kick)Tied 10-10
08:36Buffalo DestroyersTDJohnson 6 yd net recovery (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 17-10
07:38New York DragonsTDPapin 52 yd kickoff return (Rush kick)Tied 17-17
05:01Buffalo DestroyersTDCooper 4 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 24-17
02:45New York DragonsTDDoxzon 11 yd pass from Nagy (Rush kick)Tied 24-24
00:35Buffalo DestroyersTDMcNair 2 yd run (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 31-24
00:00New York DragonsFGRush 32 yd field goalBuffalo Destroyers 31-27
3rd Quarter
11:32New York DragonsTDFurrey 13 yd pass from Nagy (Rush kick)New York Dragons 34-31
08:18Buffalo DestroyersTDCooper 8 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 38-34
04:51New York DragonsTDKing 15 yd pass from Nagy (Rush pass failed)New York Dragons 40-38
04:51Buffalo DestroyersDCMason missed PAT returnTied 40-40
03:40Buffalo DestroyersTDCooper 56 yd kickoff return (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 47-40
4th Quarter
14:54New York DragonsTDFiler 13 yd run (Rush kick)Tied 47-47
11:48Buffalo DestroyersTDJames 7 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 54-47
09:20New York DragonsTDFurrey 7 yd pass from Nagy (Rush kick)Tied 54-54
02:49New York DragonsTDFurrey 13 yd pass from Nagy (Rush kick)New York Dragons 61-54
00:18New York DragonsTDTurner 21 yd pass from Nagy (Rush pass to Furrey)New York Dragons 69-54
Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession.
Team Statistics
  BuffaloNew York
First Downs2321
Rushing Yards1114
Passing Yards326300
Fumbles/Lost3/12/1
Fumble Return Yards00
Penalties/Yards7/507/73
Time of Possession31:1428:46
3rd Down Conv.3/65/6
4th Down Conv.0/20/0
Individual Statistics
Buffalo Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Fred McNair264232630
New York Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Matt Nagy273730070
Clay Rush00000
Buffalo Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Lamart Cooper7701
Eddie Brown61330
Bret Cooper4501
Carlos James4271
Thomas Bailey2310
Kerwin Hairston290
Eric Miller160
New York Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Mike Furrey8903
Steve Papin8871
Shon King5471
Todd Doxzon4501
Geoff Turner1211
Glen Matthews150
Buffalo Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Lamart Cooper371
Fred McNair3-41
Juan Long160
John Motton120
New York Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Matt Nagy210
Rodney Filer1131
Buffalo Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Steve McLaughlin7/71/10/00/0
New York Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Clay Rush7/72/20/00/0
Buffalo Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Lamart Cooper7/145/10/0/0
New York Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Steve Papin6/164/10/0/0
Buffalo Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Corey Johnson8/410.0/00/1
Prentice Taylor5/010.0/00/0
Carlos James2/110.0/00/0
Kerwin Hairston2/000.0/00/0
Bret Cooper1/110.0/00/0
Steve McLaughlin1/000.0/00/0
David Caldwell1/000.0/00/0
Kevin Mason0/200.0/00/0
Jerry Sharp0/100.0/00/0
Eddie Brown0/100.0/00/0
New York Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Shea Showers7/210.0/00/0
Donvetis Franklin7/130.0/00/0
Mike Furrey5/110.0/01/0
Rodney Filer2/400.0/00/0
Carl Sacco2/200.0/00/0
Chris Morant1/100.0/00/0
Matt Steeple1/000.0/00/0
Glen Matthews1/000.0/00/1
Robert Stewart0/210.0/00/0
Geoff Turner0/100.0/00/0
Buffalo Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
New York Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD