Final
Lloyd ties NFL Europa record with 56-yard field goal
Apr 21, 2007 - 10:04 PM COLOGNE, Germany (Ticker) -- Rhys Lloyd tied an NFL Europa record with a 56-yard field goal and Shirdonya Mitchell returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown to lead the Frankfurt Galaxy to an 18-13 victory over the Cologne Centurions.The defending champion Galaxy (2-0) were coming off a 30-14 win over Amsterdam in a World Bowl rematch in their season opener.
Mitchell, who was allocated by the Miami Dolphins, got Frankfurt off to a fast start when he intercepted a pass by Quinton Porter and raced 80 yards for a touchdown 4:20 into the game.
Cologne (1-1) scored the next 10 points as Porter fired an eight-yard touchdown pass to tight end Bobby Blizzard with 4:35 left in the first quarter and Nick Novak kicked a 26-yard field goal with 5:44 remaining in the second quarter.
But Frankfurt took the lead with three seconds left in the first half when Lloyd, a British kicker, converted a four-point field goal tied the league record set by Danny Kight of the Rhein Fire against Barcelona on May 6, 2000.
J.T. O'Sullivan hit Felton Huggins with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 7:23 left in the third quarter to increase Frankfurt's lead to 18-10.
Lloyd missed a 47-yard field goal with 12:41 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Novak made a 35-yard field goal with 6:14 left.
- NFLE
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FRANKFURT 7 4 7 0 18
COLOGNE 7 3 3 0 13 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: FRA - TD, SHIRDONYA MITCHELL 77 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (RHYS LLOYD
KICK), 4:20. FRANKFURT 7-0
COL - TD, BOBBY BLIZZARD 6 YD PASS FROM
QUINTON PORTER (NICK NOVAK KICK),
10:26. FRANKFURT 7-7
Apr 21 2:52 PM - CORRECTION
NFLE FG COL
NICK NOVAK 39 YD
FRANKFURT 18
COLOGNE 13 6:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 2:37 PM - NFLE
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FRANKFURT 7 4 7 18
COLOGNE 7 3 0 10 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: FRA - TD, SHIRDONYA MITCHELL 77 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (RHYS LLOYD
KICK), 4:20. FRANKFURT 7-0
COL - TD, BOBBY BLIZZARD 6 YD PASS FROM
QUINTON PORTER (NICK NOVAK KICK),
10:26. FRANKFU
Apr 21 2:06 PM - NFLE
TD FRA
FELTON HUGGINS 30 YD PASS FROM J.T. O'SULLIVAN
(RHYS LLOYD KICK)
FRANKFURT 18
COLOGNE 10 7:16 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 1:52 PM - NFLE
FG FRA
RHYS LLOYD 56 YD
FRANKFURT 11
COLOGNE 10 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Apr 21 1:21 PM - NFLE
FG FRA
RHYS LLOYD 56 YD
FRANKFURT 11
COLOGNE 10 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 1:21 PM - NFLE
FG COL
NICK NOVAK 23 YD
FRANKFURT 7
COLOGNE 10 5:44 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 1:00 PM
TD COL BOBBY BLIZZARD 6 YD PASS FROM QUINTON PORTER (NICK NOVAK KICK)
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 12:43 PM- NFLE
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FRANKFURT 7 7
COLOGNE 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: FRA - TD, SHIRDONYA MITCHELL 77 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (RHYS LLOYD
KICK), 4:20. FRANKFURT 7-0
COL - TD, BOBBY BLIZZARD 6 YD PASS FROM
QUINTON PORTER (NICK NOVAK KICK),
10:26. FRANKFU
Apr 21 12:43 PM - NFLE
TD COL
BOBBY BLIZZARD 6 YD PASS FROM QUINTON PORTER
(NICK NOVAK KICK)
FRANKFURT 7
COLOGNE 7 4:34 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 12:43 PM
TD FRA SHIRDONYA MITCHELL 77 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (RHYS LLOYD KICK)
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 12:23 PM- NFLE
TD FRA
SHIRDONYA MITCHELL 77 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(RHYS LLOYD KICK)
FRANKFURT 7
COLOGNE 0 10:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Galaxy vs. CenturionsApr 21 12:23 PM
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