Demons 13, Maniax 6
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mike Pawlawski threw two second-half touchdown passes to Terry Battle as the San Francisco Demons beat the Memphis Maniax 13-6 in the XFL on Saturday night.
Pawlawski, the league’s leading passer, connected with Battle on passes of 9 and 24 yards as San Francisco (2-1) overcame a 6-0 halftime deficit.
The Maniax (1-2) had a chance to tie it, but Jim Druckenmiller’s fourth-down pass was intercepted by Wendell Davis at the San Francisco 11 with less than a minute to play.
Pawlawski, who completed 67.7 percent of his passes in the first two games, was 19-of-37 for 184 yards.
For the second consecutive game, the Memphis offense struggled, failing to reach the end zone and turning the ball over at key times. Memphis has not scored a touchdown since the first half of its opening win over Birmingham.
San Francisco’s first touchdown was set up by Emile Palmer’s interception that gave the Demons the ball at the Memphis 25. The drive was helped by a pass interference call.
Battle’s second score came after a short Memphis punt gave the Demons the ball at the Maniax 41.
Memphis’ Jeff Hall kicked 31- and 36-yard field goals in the first half.
Summary
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 6 7 13 MEMPHIS 3 3 0 0 6 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: MEM - FG, JEFF HALL 31 YD, 13:32. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 6:54. Key plays: Crandall 12-yard pass to Hobbs on 3rd-and-9 to San Francisco 41. MEMPHIS 3-0 2ND QUARTER: MEM - FG, JEFF HALL 36 YD, 13:41. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards in 6:12. Key plays: Druckenmiller 8-yard pass to Salaam to San Francisco 17. MEMPHIS 6-0 3RD QUARTER: SAN - TD, TERRY BATTLE 9 YD PASS FROM MIKE PAWLAWSKI (PAT FAILED), 11:53. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards in 0:50. Key plays: Palmer interception at Memphis 25. SAN FRANCISCO 6, MEMPHIS 6 4TH QUARTER: SAN - TD, TERRY BATTLE 24 YD PASS FROM MIKE PAWLAWSKI (MIKE PAWLAWSKI PASS TO JAMES HUNDON FOR CONVERISON), 6:51. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards in 2:38. Key plays: Pawlawski 11-yard pass to Hundon to the Memphis 19. SAN FRANCISCO 13-6 TEAM STATISTICS SAN MEM -------- -------- FIRST DOWNS 14 13 Rushing 2 3 Passing 9 8 Penalty 3 2 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-14 3-11 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 212 237 Total plays 56 55 Average gain 3.8 4.3 NET YARDS RUSHING 33 29 Rushes 18 20 Average per rush 1.8 1.5 NET YARDS PASSING 179 208 Completed-attempted 19-37 17-33 Yards per pass 4.7 5.9 Sacked-yards lost 1-5 2-18 Had intercepted 0 3 PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-40.8 4-29.3 RETURN YARDAGE 71 73 Punts-returns 3-13 4-16 Kickoffs-returns 2-56 3-57 Interceptions-returns 3-2 0-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 7-58 11-81 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 0-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 24:02 35:58 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: San Francisco (Mike Palanuk 47, 40); Memphis (Jeff Hall 42). San Francisco rushing: Terry Battle 6-35, Jimmy Cunningham 1-9, Juan Johnson 4-2, Vaughn Dunbar 4-minus 4, Mike Pawlawski 3-minus 9. Memphis rushing: Rashaan Salaam 16-42, Jim Druckenmiller 1-minus 5, Marcus Crandell 3-minus 8. San Francisco passing: Mike Pawlawski 19-37 for 184 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD. Memphis passing: Marcus Crandell 11-23 for 141 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD, Jim Druckenmiller 6-10 for 85 yards, 2 INT, 0 TD. San Francisco receiving: James Hundon 7-68, Terry Battle 5-54, Jimmy Cunningham 3-10, Brian Roberson 2-21, Richard Odonnell 1-27, Vaughn Dunbar 1-4. Memphis receiving: Charles Jordan 6-109, Daryl Hobbs 4-61, Rashaan Salaam 3-21, Kevin Prentiss 2-23, John Jennings 2-12. San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): James Williams 6-1-0, Pete Destefano 5-1-0, Jon Haskins 5-1-0, Kevin Kaesviharn 3-3-0, Wendell Davis 4-0-0, Otis Floyd 3-0-0, Dave Thomas 1-2-0, Jermaine Miles 2-0-0, Sam Manuel 2-0-0, Eric England 1-0-1. Memphis tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): John Williams 6-1-0, Richard Hogans 5-0-0, Cornell Menafee 4-1-0, Jack Kellogg 4-0-0, Shante Carver 3-0-1, Patrick Sapp 2-0-0, Rico Clark 2-0-0, Kevin Peoples 2-0-0, Tre Thomas 1-1-0, Jim Kitts 1-0-0, Tyrone Bell 1-0-0, Kevin Cobb 1-0-0, Beau Morgan 1-0-0, Tj Frier 0-1-0, Rafael Cooper 0-0-0. Interceptions: San Francisco (Kevin Kaesviharn 1 for 0 yards, Wendell Davis 1 for 2 yards, Emile Palmer 1 for 0 yards). Fumbles lost: None. Opponent's fumbles recovered: None. Officials: Referee-David Witvoet, Umpire-Roy Ellison, Head linesman-Dana Mckenzie, Line judge-Tom Hofmann, Back judge-Dino Paganelli, Side judge-David Chesney, Field judge-Paul Engelberts. A: 17,063.