ROSEMONT, IL-Heinie Voorhees accounted for three touchdowns and helped the Dallas Desperados come back to defeat the Chicago Rush 31-27 in a Week 8 AFL game.
Chicago started out the game in fine fashion with a 7-play, 54-yard drive. Arman Drummond put the finishing touches on a drive with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Keith Headrick to give the Rush a 7-0 lead with 10:45 remaining in the first quarter. Voorhees' first pass was intercepted by Lin Atlas at the Rush 42-yard line. Chicago then drove 58 yards on 6 plays, with Drummond throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Marty Margerum to go up 14-0 with 7:06 to go in the first. The Desperados would punt on their next drive, but Zach Allen would fumble the return, and Maury Dancy would recover for Dallas and go 15 yards to the Chicago 2-yard line. Voorhees would then toss a 2-yard touchdown pass to Elson Gregson with 3:03 left in the first to make it 14-7.
After that, the Rush would move the ball 35 yards on 9 plays, and Dete Justen would kick a 46-yard field goal with 14:04 left in the second quarter to put Chicago up 17-7. The Desperados would punt on their next drive, and Chicago drove 88 yards on 7 plays. Drummond completed the drive with a 43-yard touchdown pass to Orrin Davenport to give the Rush a 24-7 lead with 8:09 to go in the half. Dallas would begin its comeback with a 13-play, 84-yard drive. Voorhees would keep the ball and run for a 5-yard touchdown with 1:53 remaining in the second, and the Desperados trailed 24-14 at the half.
Horace Evers took the second half kickoff and returned it 64 yards to the Chicago 27-yard line, but a disastrous sack of Voorhees by Loren Wilkerson would result in Greg Hall missing a 54-yard field goal attempt. The Rush would punt, but Voorhees would be victimized again by Atlas at the Desperados' 45-yard line. Justen would miss a 47-yard field goal attempt. The Desperados would punt, and Drummond would fumble the snap, and it was recovered by Dallas' Otto Scholl at the Chicago 36-yard line. Five plays later, Helmut Briley would score on a 5-yard touchdown run with 4:46 remaining in the third quarter to make it 24-21. After the Rush went three-and-out, Dallas drove 23 yards on 4 plays, and Hall kicked a 50-yard field goal with 23 seconds left in the third to tie it at 24.
The Rush would punt on their next drive, but Gregson's fumble would be recovered by MacArthur Fagan of the Rush at the Dallas 41-yard line. After a 5-play, 27-yard drive, Justen kicked a 31-yard field goal with 9:53 remaining to give Chicago a 27-24 lead. Both teams traded punts twice, and then Dallas would quickly move 68 yards on 5 plays. Voorhees threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Briley with 1:13 left to give the Desperados a 31-27 lead. Chicago managed to drive to the Dallas 43-yard line with 1 second left but could not score.
Dallas (5-3) gained 345 yards of total offense. The Desperados ran for 56 yards on 23 carries. Gregson led the team with 26 yards on 14 carries, and caught 5 passes for 61 yards and a TD. Voorhees went 22-of-40 passing for 315 yards, 2 TD and 2 INT. He was sacked four times, losing 26 yards. J.J. Hawes was the Desperados' leading receiver with 11 catches for 166 yards. The Desperados will host the New York Dragons next week.
Chicago (2-6) gained 380 yards of total offense. The Rush gained 54 yards rushing on 24 carries. Lonnie Clements led the team with 21 yards on 7 carries. Drummond went 26-of-41 passing for 336 yards and 3 TD. He was sacked twice, losing 10 yards. Margerum led the receivers with 9 catches for 63 yards and a TD. Next week, the Rush will host the Detroit Drive.
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