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Fury Defeat Rush in Final Seconds at Chicago

March 29, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Detroit Fury News Release


ROSEMONT, IL – It was an offensive shoot-out, but in the end, the Detroit Fury used a trick play, allowing quarterback Andy Kelly to rush in for a three-yard, game-winning touchdown with three seconds left in the game for a 72-71 victory over the Chicago Rush. The Rush had one final play to win the game, but Fury linemen Curtis Eason and Dustin Keith sacked Rush quarterback Raymond Philyaw to seal Detroit's victory.

With the win, the Fury (3-4) snapped their three-game losing streak and a three-game losing streak against the Rush (5-2).

Fury quarterback Andy Kelly and receiver Thabiti Davis led the way for Detroit. Kelly completed 22-of-31 passes for 306 yards, seven touchdowns, one interception, and he ran three times for four yards and two touchdowns. Kelly has now thrown for over 300 yards in four straight contests.

Kelly's main target, receiver Thabiti Davis, led all receivers with 12 catches for 194 yards and five touchdowns. With his yardage total, Davis set a new Fury single-game receiving record for yards in a game, previously held by Robert Gordon (185).

For Chicago, quarterback Raymond Philyaw led the Rush completing 14-of-22 passes for 244 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. Philyaw has yet to throw an interception in 2004.

Philyaw used a trio of receivers for his offensive assault. Etu Molden led all Rush receivers with five catches for 70 yards and one touchdown. Receiver Lindsay Fleshman finished the game four catches for 81 yards and three touchdowns.

In the game, kickers had a rough time kicking the ball off. Chicago kicker Keith Gispert had five kickoffs in a row that hit a ceiling fixture (scoreboard and lights), allowing Detroit to take over possession of the ball at the 20-yard line each time. Detroit kicker Mark Lewis also hit a ceiling fixture once in the game.

Next week, Detroit returns to The Palace of Auburn Hills for a Thursday night matchup with the Georgia Force on April 1. Georgia has lost their last two games by 37 and 29 points.

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