MILWAUKEE-It wasn't pretty, but the Milwaukee Mustangs defense produced four turnovers in a 27-12 victory over the Dallas Desperados during Week 4 of the AFL season.
Milwaukee opened the game with a 10-play, 67-yard drive that ended with JC George score on a 5-yard QB keeper putting the Mustangs up 7-0 with 9:29 to go in the first. Dallas answered with a 12-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a 35-yard field goal by Greg Hall with 3:30 to go in the first to make it 7-3.
The Mustangs moved swiftly down the field on their next drive only to miss a 44-yard field goal attempt by Rock Philbrook. Two plays later, Dallas QB Heinie Voorhees fumbled on a scramble, and Travis Gargas recovered on the Despeardos' 40-yard line. Then the Mustangs went on a 6-play, 40-yard drive, highlighted with a fake punt pass by Dexter Gaither completed to Greg Yancey for a 23-yard gain to the Dallas 14. Heinie Clausen caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from George two plays later to go up 14-3 with 11:02 to go in the half. The Desperados punted and it went out of bounds at the Mustangs' 6-yard line. Two plays later, an ill-advised scramble by George resulted in a safety by Dallas' Golden Reinhart to make it 14-5 with 8:28 remaining in the second. The Desperados' were victimized by the fumble again as Helmut Briley coughed up the ball and Bren Urich returned it 29 yards to the Dallas 12-yard line. Philbrook would kick a 24-yard field goal with 5:28 left in the half to make it 17-5. After another Dallas punt, the Mustangs drove 64 yards on 10 plays, ending the half with another Philbrook field goal from 33 yards out with 3 seconds to go in the half, making it 20-5 in favor of the Mustangs.
The Desperados opened the second half with a punt, and then Guy Dodson intercepted a George pass and returned it 46 yards to the Mustangs 31-yard line. But on the next play, Conn Kriner intercepted a Voorhees pass and returned it to the Milwaukee 45. After Milwaukee punted, Dallas started a drive from their own 2-yard line, but Hall missed a 42-yard field goal. George was intercepted again, this time by Diron Imboden at the Mustangs' 29. Early in the fourth, Dallas faced fourth-and-4 at the Milwaukee 23, and failed to convert.
Jose Moore of the Desperados recovered a Mustangs fumble by Nigel McClain at the Milwaukee 31. Five plays later, Voorhees hit Elson Gregson for a 14-yard touchdown with 11:29 to go to close the gap to 20-12. The teams would trade punts through much of the fourth quarter, and Dallas had the ball at its own 20 with 1:50 left in the game. The Desperados couldn't move the ball whatsoever, and turned the ball over on downs at their own 19. Four plays later, McClain would plunge in from the 2 to make it 27-12 with 38 seconds to go. Dallas' Whitey Goldberry fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, and the Mustangs joined the Detroit Drive as the only two undefeated teams one-quarter of the way through the season.
Milwaukee (4-0) gained 335 yards of total offense. The Mustangs gained 105 yards rushing on 35 carries. Chester Brice led the Mustangs led the Mustangs with 48 yards on 11 carries. George ran 13 times for 19 yards and a TD. He was 20-for-33 passing for 207 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT and was not sacked. Clausen led the Mustangs receivers with 5 catches for 62 yards and a TD. Next week, the Mustangs will visit the Iowa Barnstormers.
Dallas (2-2) gained 229 yards of total offense. The Desperados gained 37 yards rushing on 19 carries. Briley was the leading rusher with 26 yards on 5 carries. Gregson was held to 9 yards on 12 carries. Voorhees was 20-for-34 passing with 211 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked three times, losing 19 yards. J.J. Hawes led Desperados receivers with 7 catches for 79 yards. Gregson caught 6 passes for 56 yards and a TD. Next week, the Desperados host the Chicago Rush.
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