Apollos vs Roughnecks Provides the Fireworks the Alliance Needed
Apollos and Roughnecks Put on Offensive Show
May 23, 2021
Mexico City, Mexico - The two teams wasted absolutely no time getting after it offensively on Sunday. QB Garrett Gilbert and the Orlando Apollos won the toss, took the ball and wasted very little time in going to the air. QB Gilbert finalized the opening drive with a 9 yard TD pass to WR Donte Moncrief but missed the extra point setting the score at 6-0.
QB PJ Walker quickly returned the favor as he led his team down near the red zone before RB D'Onta Foreman scored from 22 yards out. After a quick three and out, on three straight incompletions, QB Walker got the ball back and went right back to work. QB Walker hit WR Jaelen Strong across the middle for fifteen yards before going over the top to WR DaMarkus Lodge for 29 yards down the sideline to make the game 14-6.
QB Gilbert found his accuracy on his third drive of the game as he went 6/6 for 67 yards on the drive before having RB Akeem Hunt find the end zone from three yards out. Orlando K Younghoe Koo then missed another extra point to leave the score at 14-12 QB Walker wasn't done with the first quarter as he found WR Cam Phillips for a 20 yard score to make the score 21-12 at the end of the first.
After a 33 yards Field Goal from K Koo, QB Walker kept the offensive onslaught going when he found WR Sammie Coates on a 12 yard slant score. QB Gilbert then hit WR Charles Johnson for a 27 yard post to bring the score to 28-22. The defenses then finally settled into the game. Both teams would stay off the scoreboard for the rest of the 2nd quarter.
The third quarter saw the pace slow down drastically on the offensive side of the ball where both teams landed two Field Goals a piece making the score 34-28 going into the final stanza.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, one of the offenses made a mistake. QB Walker looking for WR Sammie Coates down the sideline on 3rd and 12 had his pass intercepted by Orlando DB Jalen Collins on a jump ball. Seizing the momentum and with the Houston defense being warn down, the Apollos turned to their run game. RBs Hunt and Antonio Andrew combined for 43 yards on the last drive on ten carries, that set up K Koo for the game winning 45 yard Field Goal.
Apollos - 35 Roughnecks - 34
(10-2)ORL: QB Garrett Gilbert - 30/48 355 yards, 2 TDs, RB Akeem Hunt - 17 carries, 85 yards, 2 TDs, WR Charles Johnson - 6 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD, WR Jalin Marshall - 9 catches, 103 yards, WR Donte Moncrief - 8 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD
(9-3)HOU: QB PJ Walker - 31/46 423 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, RB D'Onta Foreman - 21 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD, WR Cam Phillips - 4 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD, WR DaMarkus Lodge - 4 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD, WR Sammie Coates - 6 catches, 69 yards, 1 TD
Walker, Lawrence and Washington Honored
June 1, 2021
Stamford, CT - Houston Roughnecks QB PJ Walker was named the league's MVP after leading his team to the league's championship game by throwing for 3244 yards and 34 TDs against 7 interceptions. Birmingham Iron QB Trevor Lawrence was named as the league's Rookie of the Year despite leaving the team with two games to go in the regular season for the NFL. Birmingham Iron WR L'Damian Washington was named as the Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Passing Leaders -
Landry Jones, Dallas - 3274 yards, 34 TDs, 12 INTs
PJ Walker, Houston - 3244 yards, 34 TDs, 7 INTs
Trevor Lawrence, Birmingham - 3183 yards, 26 TDs, 2 INTs
Garrett Gilbert, Orlando - 3153 yards, 32 TDs, 4 INTs
Josh Freeman, New York - 3117 yards, 22 TDs, 5 INTs
EJ Manuel, Miami - 3105 yards, 26 TDs, 8 INTs
Colin Kaepernick, San Diego - 3067 yards, 29 TDs, 3 INTs
Josh Johnson, Los Angeles - 3038 yards, 27 TDs, 2 INTs
Ryan Mallett, Las Vegas - 2901 yards, 23 TDs, 11 INTs
Trey Lance, Memphis - 2772 yards, 19 TDs, 5 INTs
Brett Hundley, Baltimore - 2742 yards, 26 TDs, 6 INTs
Cardale Jones, Atlanta - 25 TDs, 10 INTs
Rushing Leaders -
Jacques Patrick, Chicago - 1683 yards, 15 TDs
Trent Richardson, Birmingham - 1596 yards, 14 TDs
Zac Stacy, Memphis - 1594 yards, 11 TDs
Kenneth Farrow, San Antonio - 1538 yards, 14 TDs
CJ Anderson, Baltimore - 1521 yards, 11 TDs
Orleans Darkwa, New York - 1335 yards, 10 TDs
Denard Robinson, Miami - 1252 yards, 7 TDs
Isaiah Crowell, Las Vegas - 1230 yards, 10 TDs
Lorenzo Taliaferro, Washington - 1210 yards, 7 TDs
Cameron Artis-Payne, Dallas - 1194 yards, 7 TDs
Jeremy Hill, Mexico City - 1194 yards, 7 TDs
Kapri Bibbs, San Diego - 1192 yards, 9 TDs
Spencer Ware, Los Angeles - 1155 yards, 6 TDs
CJ Prosise, Seattle - 1045 yards, 6 TDs
Karlos Williams, Houston - 1029 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Leaders -
L'Damian Washington, Birmingham - 1339 yards, 13 TDs
Cam Phillips, Houston - 1190 yards, 12 TDs
Corey Coleman, Las Vegas - 1136 yards, 9 TDs
Leonard Hankerson, Miami - 1095 yards, 14 TDs
Charles Johnson, Orlando - 1076 yards, 10 TDs
Shaq Evans, Memphis - 1075 yards, 9 TDs
Martavis Bryant, San Diego - 1074 yards, 16 TDs
Brice Butler, Dallas - 1062 yards, 7 TDs
DaVaris Daniels, Los Angeles - 1056 yards, 10 TDs
Devier Posey, Seattle - 1046 yards, 6 TDs
DeAnthony Thomas, Philadelphia - 945 yards, 8 TDs
Paul Richardson, Baltimore - 932 yards, 11 TDs
Justice Liggins, Atlanta - 921 yards, 14 TDs
Kevin White, St. Louis - 915 yards, 3 TDs
Rashod Ross, Washington - 883 yards, 5 TDs
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