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Playoff game: Buffalo 27 at Orlando 32
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Buffalo Destroyers Buffalo Destroyers 71010027
Orlando Predators Orlando Predators 14612032
Date: Friday July 26, 2002, Game Time: 12:00 pm ET
Arena: Amway Arena
Attendance: 9,137
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
08:39Orlando PredatorsTDDell 13 yd pass from Gruden (Simonton kick)Orlando Predators 7-0
07:36Buffalo DestroyersTDCooper 30 yd pass from Loots (McLaughlin kick)Tied 7-7
02:52Orlando PredatorsTDMaynor 5 yd run (Simonton kick)Orlando Predators 14-7
2nd Quarter
11:51Buffalo DestroyersTDMotton 19 yd run (McLaughlin kick)Tied 14-14
02:02Buffalo DestroyersFGMcLaughlin 31 yd field goalBuffalo Destroyers 17-14
00:38Orlando PredatorsTDLord 5 yd pass from Gruden (Simonton kick failed)Orlando Predators 20-17
3rd Quarter
12:40Buffalo DestroyersTDCooper 57 yd missed field goal return (McLaughlin kick)Buffalo Destroyers 24-20
11:26Orlando PredatorsTDStanley 43 yd pass from Gruden (Simonton kick failed)Orlando Predators 26-24
07:27Buffalo DestroyersFGMcLaughlin 45 yd field goalBuffalo Destroyers 27-26
03:24Orlando PredatorsTDLord 14 yd pass from Gruden (Simonton drop kick failed)Orlando Predators 32-27
Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession.
Team Statistics
  BuffaloOrlando
First Downs1216
Rushing Yards218
Passing Yards215240
Fumbles/Lost4/21/1
Fumble Return Yards00
Penalties/Yards8/555/30
Time of Possession30:3529:25
3rd Down Conv.2/94/9
4th Down Conv.1/20/1
Individual Statistics
Buffalo Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Jeff Loots163021511
Fred McNair01000
Orlando Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Jay Gruden213524040
Connell Maynor00000
Buffalo Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Jarrail Jackson4590
Lamart Cooper3721
Bret Cooper3290
Thomas Bailey3290
Eddie Brown2190
John Motton170
Orlando Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Junior Lord7612
Siaha Burley6600
Antonio Stanley4811
Lamont Moore3250
Clif Dell1131
Buffalo Rushing
 RushYdsTD
John Motton2211
Derrick Chachere100
Jeff Loots100
Orlando Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Connell Maynor4-51
Tommy Dorsey2120
Duke Pettijohn230
Jay Gruden1-20
Buffalo Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Steve McLaughlin3/32/40/00/0
Orlando Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Matt Simonton3/40/30/10/1
Buffalo Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Lamart Cooper3/54/02/71/1
Bret Cooper0/0/01/21/0
Orlando Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Siaha Burley3/53/01/17/0
Antonio Stanley2/39/00/0/0
Buffalo Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Carlos James6/011.0/50/0
Juan Long5/100.0/00/0
Corey Johnson4/110.0/00/0
Bret Cooper4/030.0/00/0
Eric Miller3/101.0/50/0
Silas Demary2/111.0/50/0
Eddie Brown2/000.0/00/0
Derrick Chachere1/100.0/01/1
John Motton1/000.0/00/0
Kerwin Hairston1/000.0/00/0
Terry Grooms1/000.0/00/0
Thomas Bailey1/000.0/00/0
Jarrail Jackson0/100.0/00/0
Jerry Crafts0/010.0/00/0
Orlando Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Kenny McEntyre7/210.0/00/0
Rashad Floyd3/220.0/00/0
Lamont Moore2/030.0/00/0
BJ Cohen2/002.0/162/0
Duke Pettijohn2/010.0/00/0
Angel Rubio2/001.0/20/0
Junior Lord2/020.0/00/0
Clif Dell1/000.0/00/0
Ernest Allen1/011.0/40/1
Matt Simonton1/000.0/00/0
Tommy Dorsey1/001.0/100/1
Reggie Lee1/000.0/00/0
Reggie Doster1/010.0/00/0
Buffalo Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Orlando Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Lamont Moore140