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Every Game Counts As Battle For First Place And Potential Elimination Game Looms

October 26, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL - Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - The race for the two spots in the 2010 United Football League Championship Game is heating up, and more jockeying will take place in Week 7 with two key contests for four of the league's five teams.

On Thursday at 7 p.m. Central (8 p.m. Eastern), the top two teams in the UFL standings will go at it when the Las Vegas Locomotives (4-1) travel to Rosenblatt Stadium to take on the Omaha Nighthawks (3-1). This is a rematch of a Week 4 game at Sam Boyd Stadium, which the Locos won 22-10 after trailing 10-3.

HDNet will have the live broadcast of the game, with Kenny Rice (play-by-play), Paul Maguire (analyst), Ron Kruck and Paul Crane (sideline) bringing the action to a national audience beginning with the pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. Central (7:30 p.m. Eastern).

On Saturday at 8 p.m. Pacific (11 p.m. Eastern), two teams fighting to stay in contention for spots in The Championship - the Sacramento Mountain Lions (2-3) and the Hartford Colonials (1-4) - will take to the field at Hornet Stadium. The clash is another rematch after the Colonials topped the Mountain Lions 27-10 in the 2010 season-opener at Rentschler Field, recording their only victory of the campaign to date. Quite simply, the Colonials need to win to stay alive in the race.

Join Craig Minervini (play-by-play), Doug Flutie (analyst), Ryan Nece and Damon Hack (sideline) for the live broadcast of Saturday's key contest on Versus.

The Florida Tuskers are in a tie for third place in the UFL at 2-3 going into their second bye week in three weeks.

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EXPERIENCED HAND VERSUS A NEW ARM

Jeff Garcia is one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in professional football right now, and on Thursday at Rosenblatt Stadium comes up against a young quarterback fresh off the back of making his first professional start.

In college, Drew Willy was the most prolific passer in Buffalo football history. As a four-year starter he set school records for completions (849), attempts (1,322), passing yards (8,748), touchdowns (52), total offense (8,639) and completion percentage (64.2). In the final 20 games of his college career, threw 36 touchdown passes to just six interceptions.

But in the pro ranks, Garcia and Willy are poles apart, as the statistics show.

CATEGORY GARCIA WILLY

Professional seasons 17 2

Professional pass attempts 5,847 18

Professional completions 3,595 29

Professional passing yards 42,841 191

Professional touchdown passes 280 1

Professional interceptions thrown 139 0

Professional rushing yards 4,538 5

Professional championships 1 0

Pro Bowl selections 4 0

UFL victories as a starting quarterback 3 1

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OLD TEAMMATES AND RIVALS RESUME BATTLE

Mountain Lions quarterback DAUNTE CULPEPPER and Colonials signal caller JOSH McCOWN will be in opposition on Saturday when Hartford visits Sacramento. The pair has a history as teammates with the Oakland Raiders and also as opposing passers when McCown ended Culpepper's NFL playoff dreams back in 2003.

McCown's 2-13 Arizona Cardinals, with nothing to play for but pride, shocked Culpepper's 9-6 and seemingly post-season bound Minnesota Vikings with a game-winning touchdown pass on fourth and 5 as time expired.

"It was little thorn in my side, definitely, to lose a game like that, of that magnitude," admitted Culpepper, whose Vikings missed out on the playoffs. "Josh is a great competitor and I'm excited to be playing against him again."

At stake this time is a victory that if Culpepper succeeds in masterminding a revenge win over McCown, will eliminate the Colonials from the race for the UFL Championship Game.

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LIVE STREAMING

Can't get away from work to catch kickoff or get home to switch on the TV to watch the UFL in Week 7? Then take advantage of the live streaming options offered by the official UFL-Football.com website, Versus.com, Fanhouse.com and Boxee.TV to enjoy live online viewing. There are no excuses for missing all the UFL has to offer, even if it means sneaking on a pair of headphones while sitting at your workstation.

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IT'S ABOUT U WATCHING EXCITING GAMES

The games in the second season of the UFL have been exciting, and have given fans - ardent and casual like - some memorable finishes. Here are brief recaps of the five UFL games so far this season that have been decided in the last two minutes of regulation or overtime:

Week 6 - Las Vegas 24, Hartford 21 (OT) - The Colonials scored eight points with 1:04 left in regulation to force overtime, then Locos kicker Steven Hauschka hit a 53-yard field goal with 17 seconds left in overtime for the victory.

Week 6 - Sacramento 21, Florida 17 -Down 17-12 at the two-minute warning, Sacramento quarterback Daunte Culpepper, in his Orlando homecoming, scored on a 10-yard quarterback draw on the next play to put the Mountain Lions up for good.

Week 3 - Las Vegas 20, Florida 17 - Las Vegas kicker Parker Douglass hit a 21-yard field goal at the gun, finishing off a Locos comeback from 17-10 down in the fourth quarter.

Week 2 - Sacramento 24, Florida 20 - With 31 seconds left, Culpepper hit wide receiver Rod Windsor with a 33-yard touchdown pass, as the Mountain Lions complete a comeback from 17-7 down starting the final stanza.

Week 2 - Omaha 27, Hartford 26 - In the first-ever UFL game for the Nighthawks, and in front of the UFL's first-ever sellout crowd, Omaha quarterback Jeff Garcia hit wide receiver Robert Ferguson with a 12-yard touchdown pass with six seconds to go to complete the largest comeback in league history (down 13 points).

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UFL PLAYERS OF WEEK 6

Watch the UFL Week 6 recap and the plays that earned Player of the Week awards here: [2]http://www.ufl-football.com/UFLWeeklyHighlights

United Football League Players of Week 6

Offense - Daunte Culpepper, QB, Sacramento Mountain Lions

Defense - Derek Walker, DE, Hartford Colonials

Special Teams - Steven Hauschka, K, Las Vegas Locomotives



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