Mar 1, 2008 - 3:03 AM
7 shoutsLOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Sonny Cumbie completed 23-of-38 passes for 368 yards and seven touchdowns to lead the Los Angeles Avengers to a 59-42 comeback victory over the New Orleans Voodoo in the opening game of the Arena Football League season.
Timon Marshall had nine catches for 116 yards and three touchdowns while Kevin Ingram made eight catches for 79 yards and a TD for the Avengers (1-0), who won their first playoff game in team history last season.
Wendell Williams had four catches for 65 yards and one touchdown and returned the opening kickoff for another score as the Voodoo (0-1) took a 33-28 lead into the locker rooms.
However, Los Angeles rallied by outscoring New Orleans, 31-9, in the second half en route to the decisive victory.
From the Bleachers
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VooDoo 42, Avengers 59 Final
senorpepr
There we go... VooDoo scored that 42nd point in the last minute.
Mar 1 1:17 AM -
NEW ORLEANS: 42
LOS ANGELES: 59
Final
Mar 1 1:05 AM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 42
LOS ANGELES 59 FINAL
Mar 1 1:05 AM -
VooDoo 42, Avengers 36 End of 3rd
senorpepr
Huh? The score is 52-36, Los Angeles. The VooDoo never scored 42 points.
Mar 1 12:46 AM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 42
LOS ANGELES 36 END, 3RD QTR
Mar 1 12:24 AM -
NEW ORLEANS: 33
LOS ANGELES: 28
Halftime
Feb 29 11:46 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 33
LOS ANGELES 28 HALFTIME
Feb 29 11:46 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 30
LOS ANGELES 28 2:13 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Feb 29 11:32 PM -
VooDoo 23, Avengers 14 2nd Quarter - 9:35
senorpepr
Holy cow... LA's in the lead 28-23!
Feb 29 11:31 PM -
VooDoo 23, Avengers 14 2nd Quarter - 9:35
senorpepr
Nice this is becoming a nice game. NO 23, LA 21
Feb 29 11:28 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 23
LOS ANGELES 14 9:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Feb 29 11:14 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 16
LOS ANGELES 14 11:13 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Feb 29 11:10 PM -
NEW ORLEANS: 16
LOS ANGELES: 7
End of 1st
Feb 29 11:09 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 16
LOS ANGELES 7 END, 1ST QTR
Feb 29 11:09 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 13
LOS ANGELES 7 2:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Feb 29 10:58 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 6
LOS ANGELES 7 4:27 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Feb 29 10:55 PM -
ARENA
NEW ORLEANS 6
LOS ANGELES 0 14:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Feb 29 10:39 PM -
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