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Playoff Push Continues As Teams Face Must-Win Games

November 2, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1) News Release


JACKSONVILLE, FL - Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - The United Football League season heads into Week 8 with a playoff mentality and an extra buzz around the upcoming games. Every game is now critical to a team's title aspirations - a win can go a long way to advancing to the 2010 Championship Game in Omaha, NE, but a loss could be devastating, even fatal.

While there are no playoffs before the UFL grand finale, these final six regular season games sure have a playoff feel about them.

What's all the fuss about? Check out the new UFL sizzle reel to find out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDa2JFX21hY

With the Las Vegas Locomotives having clinched a spot in the Championship Game on Saturday, November 27 (11am PDT kickoff / 12pm EDT Versus, live) at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the rest of the league is fighting for that coveted second spot in the UFL title game. The Omaha Nighthawks (3-2), Florida Tuskers (2-3), Hartford Colonials (2-4) and Sacramento Mountain Lions (2-4) all are precariously separated by just one and a half games with three weeks to go.

Tickets for the UFL Championship Game will go on general sale on November 9 - visit www.UFL-Football.com for details.

The first postseason-type game in Week 8 will be on Friday at 8pm Eastern at the Florida Citrus Bowl, as the third placed Tuskers play host to the second placed Nighthawks. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two franchises, and the stakes are very high. A Nighthawks victory would put them in the driver's seat for the second and final spot in the Championship Game, while the Tuskers can do themselves a big favor by winning for the first time at home this season and putting themselves in a tie for second place.

HDNet will have the live broadcast of the crucial 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 7.30pm Eastern. The game, pregame show and post game press conference will all stream live on UFL-Football.com.

On Saturday at 8pm Pacific (11 p.m. Eastern), the Mountain Lions will look to beat the Las Vegas Locos for the first time in franchise history in a game that will make or break Sacramento's season. A win, and the Mountain Lions stay in contention for the second spot in the Championship Game. A loss, and the Mountain Lions will be going home for Thanksgiving. Playoff football!

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 and of course the game and post game press conference streamed live on UFL-Football.com.

The Hartford Colonials have the league's Week 8 bye.

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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 8? 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.

And now the enhanced streaming of UFL programming brings you the HDNet pregame show, the games themselves and the post game press conferences live on UFL-Football.com.

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UFL FINDING MORE LOVE IN THE MEDIA

There is no doubt the United Football League is finding its niche in the world of American professional sports. The latest proof of this is a quote from Sports Illustrated senior writer and 'Monday Morning Quarterback' author Peter King about the league on an ESPN Radio show in Hartford:

"I certainly hope that regardless of what happens either with the NFL next year, with the strike, with the lockout, with whatever you want to call it, I would love to see the UFL become a fixture," said King.

DeDe DORSEY STAR OF YOUTUBE.COM/theUFL

He's had his every move followed by HBO's Hard Knocks, starred in the 2009 UFL Championship Game, winning the MVP award as the Las Vegas Locos won the inaugural UFL crown and now Locos running back DeDe Dorsey has his own video journal on the UFL YouTube channel. Watch now as DeDe and the Locos travel to Omaha to take on the Nighthawks!

Part 1: [6]http://www.youtube.com/user/theUFL#p/u/14/1wckZeG0wCM

Part 2: [7]http://www.youtube.com/user/theUFL#p/u/13/EGsGRGWdAIE

Part 3: [8]http://www.youtube.com/user/theUFL#p/u/12/tYI84JucP4k

Part 4: [9]http://www.youtube.com/user/theUFL#p/u/17/rqyjlZFhjOI

Part 5: [10]http://www.youtube.com/user/theUFL#p/u/16/a7FB_x5V3A8

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UFL PLAYERS OF WEEK 7

Watch the UFL Week 7 recap and the plays that earned Player of the Week awards here: [11]http://www.ufl-football.com/UFLWeeklyHighlights

United Football League Players of Week 7

Offense - Lorenzo Booker, RB, Hartford Colonials

Defense - Kevin Hobbs, CB, Las Vegas Locomotives

Special Teams - Aaron Woods, RS, Sacramento Mountain Lions



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