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Old 01-12-2008, 10:18 PM
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Default BMEFA 2007-08: The Fifth and Final Race to the Wire ...

Hello fans and friends, another day of play in the BMEFA is in the books, and Baltimore's league has now decided its 8 playoff teams, its statistical leaders, and look forward to the playoffs and championship in February.

Left on the card today were a few make-up games. As any season should, the drama came down to the very last game, as the majority of the league looked on to see who would grab a playoff spot in a loser-is-out scenario. In addition, the league's two unbeatens clashed in Dallas.

OAKLAND (Travers) 21, BUFFALO (Carter) 0
* In the Raiders' first kickoff the day, it was the passing of Vince Evans (6-of-8, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns) and the speed of receivers Willie Gault and Cliff Branch that proved too much for Buffalo to handle. Oakland scored on passes of 65 and 70 yards, keeping its playoff dreams alive. OJ Simpson ran for 40 yards for the Bills.

NEW ORLEANS (Martin) 14, HOUSTON (Sharpe) 7
* A New Orleans team that had its struggles all year offensively came to life in a big way in a win over Houston that gave the Saints the Walsh Division championship. Drew Brees ran 12 times for 40 yards, while going 7-of-8 through the air for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns. It's proof our coaches are getting better and "hitting the books" to study, as Brees had 1 completion for the season coming in. Reggie Bush caught the two scores, including one on the next-to-last play, as the Saints go marching into the playoffs as the #3 seed at 5-3.

DALLAS (Baxter) 14, PITTSBURGH (Morgans) 7
* Folks, this was the most lopsided 14-7 game in EF history. Dallas scored on a Troy Aikman run from 15 yards, then an Aikman pass to Butch Johnson for 20 yards. Jim Jeffcoat forced and recovered a fumble, and Cliff Harris had 4 tackles. Dallas finished 8-0 with the win, toning down the offense in the second half. Pittsburgh's lone score came on the game's next-to-last play, a 68-yard hookup from Ben Roethlisberger to Matt Kranchick, the only Steeler player whose base seemed prepared to handle the field at the home of the Silver Surfers. Pittsburgh finished 7-1. Congrats to Adrian on an undefeated regular season!

That left one last game between Oakland and Houston. The loser would miss the playoffs. A Houston win would put the Texans in as the 8th seed, with Cincinnati 7th. An Oakland win would put the Raiders at the 7 seed, with Cincinnati 8th.

OAKLAND 21, HOUSTON 0
* The Raiders rolled into the playoffs on the back of a 36-yard touchdown from Evans to Branch, and an interception return for a touchdown by Rod Martin. A late score provided the final margin, but the key play was turned in on the next-to-last play of the first half, when Houston hit a pass and had a receiver strolling to the end zone. However, he was tracked down at the 4 by Rod Martin, and Houston couldn't score on the last play, leaving the game at 7-0. Martin's interception ended the Texans' first drive of the second half, making it 14-0, and that was that. Houston finished 3-5.

Regular-season wrap up, standings, stat leaders, and playoff matchups in subsequent posts.

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