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Postgame Coverage - Boxscore - Week 6: Buffalo 45 at Grand Rapids 47     1   2   3   4 Final  Buffalo Destroyers 7 14 7 17 45  Grand Rapids Rampage 7 14 12 14 47 Date: Saturday May 25, 2002, Game Time: 12:00 am ET Arena: Van Andel Arena Attendance: 9,782 MVP: Steve Smith (GRA) Ironman of the Game: Carlos James (Buf) Video Courtesy of (EMP)× ... Scoring Summary 1st Quarter 13:13 TD Marshall 11 yd pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick) 7-0 08:52 TD Brown 13 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick) Tied 7-7 2nd Quarter 12:42 TD Ryan 2 yd run (Gowins kick) 14-7 08:57 TD James 21 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick) Tied 14-14 05:27 TD Smith 4 yd pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick) 21-14 00:54 TD Mason 21 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick) Tied 21-21 3rd Quarter 13:00 TD McNair 1 yd run (McLaughlin kick) 28-21 09:35 TD Smith 8 yd pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick failed) 28-27 08:25 TD Compton 9 yd pass from Dolezel (Dolezel pass failed) 33-28 4th Quarter 14:56 FG McLaughlin 26 yd field goal 33-31 13:05 TD Smith 27 yd pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick) 40-31 08:44 TD Cooper 2 yd run (McLaughlin kick) 40-38 00:56 TD Smith 11 yd pass from Dolezel (Gowins kick) 47-38 00:15 TD Brown 3 yd pass from McNair (McLaughlin kick) 47-45 Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession. Team Statistics   Buffalo Grand Rapids First Downs 18 16 Rushing Yards 16 18 Passing Yards 280 281 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Fumble Return Yards 0 0 Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/46 Time of Possession 34:00 26:00 3rd Down Conv. 2/7 2/5 4th Down Conv. 2/2 2/2 Individual Statistics Buffalo Passing   Comp Att Yds TD Int Fred McNair 22 36 280 4 0 Grand Rapids Passing   Comp Att Yds TD Int Clint Dolezel 24 32 281 6 2 Buffalo Receiving   Rec Yds TD Carlos James 6 104 1 Lamart Cooper 4 27 0 Kevin Mason 4 66 1 Bret Cooper 3 42 0 Eddie Brown 3 31 2 Jason Bratton 1 1 0 Juan Long 1 9 0 Grand Rapids Receiving   Rec Yds TD Steve Smith 7 75 4 Willis Marshall 6 97 1 Gary Compton 6 62 1 Terrill Shaw 3 40 0 Ricky Ross 1 5 0 Terry Grooms 1 2 0 Buffalo Rushing   Rush Yds TD Lamart Cooper 4 9 1 Fred McNair 2 3 1 Jason Bratton 1 4 0 Juan Long 1 0 0 Grand Rapids Rushing   Rush Yds TD Chris Ryan 4 13 1 Travis McDonald 1 4 0 Clint Dolezel 1 1 0 Buffalo Kicking   1pt 3pt 2pt 4pt Steve McLaughlin 6/6 1/4 0/0 0/0 Grand Rapids Kicking   1pt 3pt 2pt 4pt Brian Gowins 5/6 0/0 0/0 0/0 Buffalo Returns   KORet MFGRet Lamart Cooper 5/101/0 0/0/0 Grand Rapids Returns   KORet MFGRet Willis Marshall 3/79/0 0/0/0 Jason Waters 1/22/0 1/11/0 Buffalo Defense   T/A PD Sacks F/R Thomas Bailey 2/4 0 0.0/0 0/0 Corey Johnson 2/3 3 0.0/0 0/0 Dwaine Carpenter 2/3 3 0.0/0 0/0 Carlos James 2/2 1 0.0/0 0/0 Kerwin Hairston 2/2 0 0.0/0 0/0 Juan Long 1/3 0 0.0/0 0/0 Kevin Mason 1/1 0 0.0/0 1/0 Bret Cooper 1/1 0 0.0/0 0/0 David Caldwell 1/0 0 0.0/0 0/0 Silas Demary 1/0 0 0.0/0 0/0 Eddie Brown 0/3 0 0.0/0 0/0 Jerry Sharp 0/2 0 0.0/0 0/0 Derrick Chachere 0/1 0 0.0/0 0/0 Jerry Crafts 0/1 0 0.0/0 0/0 Hardy Mitchell 0/0 0 0.0/0 0/1 Grand Rapids Defense   T/A PD Sacks F/R JoJo Polk 4/6 3 0.0/0 0/1 Willis Marshall 4/1 0 0.0/0 0/0 Jason Waters 2/4 6 0.0/0 0/0 Steve Smith 2/0 0 0.0/0 0/0 Joseph Todd 1/2 2 0.0/0 0/0 Gary Compton 1/2 0 0.0/0 0/0 Brian Gowins 1/2 0 0.0/0 0/0 Ricky Ross 0/6 0 0.0/0 0/0 Chris Ryan 0/3 0 0.0/0 0/0 Terry Grooms 0/2 0 0.0/0 0/0 Corey Mayfield 0/1 0 0.5/3 0/0 Harold Shaw 0/1 0 0.0/0 0/0 Travis McDonald 0/0 0 1.0/8 0/0 Israel Raybon 0/0 0 1.5/8 0/0 Buffalo Interceptions   Ints Yds TD Carlos James 1 24 0 Corey Johnson 1 0 0 Grand Rapids Interceptions   Ints Yds TD