XFL Week 8: Second Quarter Effort Propels Demons over Maniax

SAN FRANCISCO 21, MEMPHIS 12

SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Pawlawski threw two of his three touchdown passes in the second quarter when the San Francisco Demons scored 15 unanswered points en route to a 21-12 victory over the Memphis Maniax.

Pawlawski completed 26-of-44 passes for 215 yards as San Francisco (4-4) won for just the second time in five games and moved into a tie with Las Vegas for second place in the Western Division.

Pawlawski capped a nine-play, 62-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Travis Moore with 7:40 left in the second quarter that tied the score, 6-6. On San Francisco’s next possession, he directed a seven-play 52-yard drive that ended with Brian Robertson’s 12-yard reception to put the Demons ahead for good, 12-6, with 1:45 left before intermission.

Jim Druckenmiller, a former first-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers, was 14-of-30 for 203 yards and two TDs.

But Druckenmiller was intercepted by Terrell Sutton, who had a 12-yard return to the Demons 49. Eighth plays later, Mike Panasuk kicked a 35-yard field as time expired in the first half to give the Demons a 15-6 advantage.

Memphis (3-5) lost for the third time in four games.

SUMMARY

Memphis 12 San Francisco 21 – Final

1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 6 0 0 6 12
San Francisco 0 16 -1 6 21

Scoring Summary
First Quarter
Mem – Td, Daryl Hobbs 12 yd pass From Jim Druckenmiller (Pat Failed), 8:22. Drive: 6 Plays, 76 Yards In 3:16. Key Plays: 29-Yard pass Interference On Demons’ G Williams To San Francisco 47; Druckenmiller 14-Yard Plus 15-Yard Penalty On Demons’ Miles To San Francisco 18. Memphis 6-0

Second Quarter
San – Td, Travis Moore 7 yd pass From Mike Pawlawski (Pat Failed), 8:20. Drive: 9 Plays, 62 Yards In 4:01. Key Plays: Pawlawski 16-Yard pass To Moore To Memphis 46; Pawlawski 6-Yard pass To Cunningham On 3rd-And-5 To Memphis 35; Roberson 9-Yard run To Memphis 26; Anderson 15-Yard Run To Memphis 7. Memphis 6, San Francisco 6

San – Td, Brian Roberson 12 yd pass From Mike Pawlawski (Pat Failed), 13:15. Drive: 7 Plays, 58 Yards In 2:22. Key Plays: Pawlawski 13-Yard pass To Cunningham To Memphis 40; Pawlawski 9-Yard Pass To Moore To Memphis 26; Pawlawski 14-Yard Pass To Roberson To Memphis 12. San Francisco 12-6

San – Fg, Mike Panasuk 35 Yd, 15:00. Drive: 9 Plays, 34 Yards In 0:59. Key Plays: Sutton 12-Yard Interception Return To San Francisco 48; Anderson 13-Yard run To Memphis 39; Pawlawski 7-Yard pass To Winans To Memphis 32; Pawlawski 7-Yard pass To Roberson On 3rd-And-3 To Memphis 25. San Francisco 15-6

Third Quarter
None
Fourth Quarter
San – Td, Jimmy Cunningham 3 yd pass From Mike Pawlawski (Pat Failed), 11:45. Drive: 11 Plays, 55 Yards In 6:44. Key Plays: Anderson 13-Yard run To Memphis 42; Pawlawski 8-Yard pass To Hundon To Memphis 34; Pawlawski 15-Yard pass To Cunningham To Memphis 13; Anderson 2-Yard Run On 4th-And-1 To Memphis 2. San Francisco 21-6

Mem – Td, Beau Morgan 12 yd pass From Jim Druckenmiller (Pat Failed), 13:59. Drive: 8 Plays, 56 Yards In 1:45. Key Plays: Druckenmiller 11-Yard Pass To Morgan To Memphis 45; Druckenmiller 36-Yard pass To Jordan To Memphis 19; Druckenmiller 11-Yard pass To Jordan On 3rd-And-10 To Memphis 8. San Francisco 21-12Att: 35,209

BOXSCORE
Team Statistics MEM SAN
FIRST DOWNS 14 20

Rushing 4 6

Passing 8 14

Penalty 2 0
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 7-13 8-17
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS 248 304

Total plays 50 71

Average gain 5.0 4.3
NET YARDS RUSHING 61 89

Rushes 17 27

Average per rush 3.6 3.3
NET YARDS PASSING 187 215

Completed-attempted 14-30 26-44

Yards per pass 5.7 4.9

Sacked-yards lost 3-16 0-0

Had intercepted 1 0
PUNTS-AVERAGE 5-41.0 5-39.6
RETURN YARDAGE 122 114

Punts-returns 5-32 5-75

Kickoffs-returns 4-90 3-27

Interceptions-returns 0-0 1-12
PENALTIES-YARDS 4-30 7-84
FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 2-0
TIME OF POSSESSION 26:56 33:04

Player Statistics
Missed field goals :
Memphis (Jeff Hall 23); San Francisco (Mike Panasuk 34).

Memphis rushing :
Brent Moss 9-25, Jim Druckenmiller 4-23, Charles Jordan 1-12, Beau Morgan 1-1, Ketric Sanford 2-0.

San Francisco rushing :
Kelvin Anderson 19-80, Brian Roberson 1-9, Mike Pawlawski 7-0.

Memphis passing :
Jim Druckenmiller 14-30 for 203 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD.

San Francisco passing :
Mike Pawlawski 26-44 for 215 yards, 0 INT, 3 TD.

Memphis receiving :
Charles Jordan 6-111, Beau Morgan 4-48, Daryl Hobbs 3-28, Mark Thomas 1-16.

San Francisco receiving :
Jimmy Cunningham 9-74, Travis Moore 6-56, Brian Roberson 5-48, Tydus Winans 3-22, Kelvin Anderson 2-7, James Hundon 1-8.

Memphis tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial) :
Paris Lenon 9-0-0, John Williams 5-0-0, Jack Kellogg 5-0-0, Richard Hogans 3-2-0, Kevin Cobb 4-0-0, Marcus Wimberly 4-0-0, Shante Carver 3-0-0, Caspor Stiles 3-0-0, Marvin Thomas 2-1-0, Rico Clark 2-1-0, Cornell Menafee 1-2-0, Dj Cooper 2-0-0, Corey Sawyer 2-0-0, Leonta Rheams 2-0-0, Tyrone Bell 2-0-0, Beau Morgan 1-0-0, Patrick Sapp 1-0-0.

San Francisco tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial) :
James Williams 4-4-0, Kevin Kaesviharn 6-1-0, Jermaine Miles 4-1-1, Greg Williams 4-0-0, Eric England 2-1-1, Albrey Battle 2-0-0, Toby Wright 2-0-0, Terrell Sutton 2-0-0, Jon Haskins 1-1-1, Wendell Davis 1-1-0, Sam Manuel 1-0-0, Pene Talamaivao 1-0-0, John Dewitt 1-0-0, Lee Cole 1-0-0, Terrance Joseph 1-0-0, Abdul-salam Noah 1-0-0, Vaughn Dunbar 0-1-0, Carl Hansen 0-1-0, Craig Powell 0-1-0.

Interceptions :
San Francisco (Terrell Sutton 1 for 12 yards).

Fumbles lost :
Memphis (Jahine Arnold).

Opponent’s fumbles recovered :
San Francisco (Sean Manuel).

Officials :
Referee-David Witvoet, Umpire-Roy Ellison, Head linesman-Dana Mckenzie, Line judge-Tom Hofmann, Back judge-Dino Paganelli, Side judge-Michael Banks, Field judge-Paul Engelberts.

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