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Columbus 36 at Dallas 46
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Columbus Destroyers Columbus Destroyers 71071236
Dallas Desperados Dallas Desperados 14196746

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Columbus Destroyers open the season 0-2, lose to Dallas Desperados 46-36
Columbus Destroyers Press Release

The Columbus Destroyers, presented by Germain, lost their second consecutive game of the season to the Dallas Desperados 46-36 in front of 12,432 fans at American Airlines Center Friday night. This marks the first time the Destroyers have opened a season 0-2 in Columbus since 2005.

Former Flower Mound Marcus QB happy to find a home with Dallas Desperados
Dallas Morning News

When the Orlando Predators came to visit the Dallas Desperados in 2005, the Sanders clan was perched in Ross Perot's suite, set by happenstance adjacent to Jerry Jones' box at American Airlines Center. Debbie Sanders' eldest son, Chris, an Orlando backup quarterback and Flower Mound Marcus alum, played in a mop-up role.

Columbus Pay
DallasDesperados.com

Call Columbus the AFL's version of the New York Giants. The similarities in postseason misfortune between the Dallas Desperados and their NFL counterpart, the Cowboys, are striking.

 
Between the Pads
Most Passing Yards
268 yards, Sanders, Dallas
Most Receiving Yards
131 yards, Lee, Columbus
Most Rushing Yards
25 yards, White, Dallas
Most Passing TDs
5 TDs, Sanders, Dallas
Most Receiving TDs
4 TDs, Lee, Columbus
Most Rushing TDs
1 TDs, Wells, Columbus
Longest TD Pass
42 yards, Nagy to Lee, Columbus
Longest TD Run
9 yards, Wells, Columbus
Most INTs Thrown
1 INTs, Nagy, Columbus