Final
for this game
Berlin rallies from 21-point deficit, beats Cologne
May 5, 2007 - 8:15 PM COLOGNE, Germany (Ticker) -- Damien Rhodes scored on an 11-yard run with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter to lead the Berlin Thunder to a come-from-behind 31-28 victory over the Cologne Centurions on Saturday.Travis Lulay completed passes of 11 yards to Rich Musinski and 14 yards to Carlton Brewster before Rhodes ran in for the winning score.
Cologne (2-2) built a 21-0 lead with three touchdowns in the first 15 1/2 minutes, including a pair of scoring passes from Erik Meyer to Jovon Bouknight
Chris Barclay started the comeback for Berlin (2-2) when he returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown with 14:21 left in the second quarter.
A little more than five minutes later, Lulay hit tight end Charles Davis with a 10-yard scoring pass to pull the Thunder within 21-14.
Derrick Ross scored on a one-yard run with 3:36 left in the second quarter to increase Cologne's lead to 28-14. But the Centurions failed to score in the second half.
Berlin's Andrew Jacas kicked a 43-yard field goal with 6:45 left in the third quarter and Berlin pulled within 28-24 when Lulay connected with Brewster on a 55-yard touchdown 3:49 into the fourth quarter.
- NFLE
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BERLIN 0 14 3 14 31
COLOGNE 14 14 0 0 28 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COL - TD, TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK
MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 2:46.
COLOGNE 7-0
COL - TD, JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM
ERIK MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 8:35.
COLOGNE 14-0
2ND QUARTER: C
May 5 3:44 PM - NFLE
TD BER
DAMIEN RHODES 11 YD RUN
(ANDREW JACAS KICK)
BERLIN 31
COLOGNE 28 1:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 3:44 PM
TD BER CARLTON BREWSTER 55 YD PASS FROM TRAVIS LULAY (ANDREW JACAS KICK)
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 3:43 PM- NFLE
TD BER
CARLTON BREWSTER 55 YD PASS FROM TRAVIS LULAY
(ANDREW JACAS KICK)
BERLIN 24
COLOGNE 28 11:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 3:43 PM - NFLE
FG BER
ANDREW JACAS 43 YD
BERLIN 17
COLOGNE 28 6:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 3:43 PM - NFLE
BERLIN 14
COLOGNE 28 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
May 5 3:42 PM - NFLE
TD COL
DERRICK ROSS 1 YD RUN
(NICK NOVAK KICK)
BERLIN 14
COLOGNE 28 FINAL
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 3:42 PM - NFLE
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BERLIN 0 14 3 14 31
COLOGNE 14 14 0 0 28 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COL - TD, TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK
MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 2:46.
COLOGNE 7-0
COL - TD, JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM
ERIK MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 8:35.
COLOGNE 14-0
2ND QUARTER: C
May 5 3:01 PM - NFLE
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BERLIN 0 14 3 14 31
COLOGNE 14 14 0 0 28 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COL - TD, TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK
MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 2:46.
COLOGNE 7-0
COL - TD, JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM
ERIK MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 8:35.
COLOGNE 14-0
2ND QUARTER: C
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 3:01 PM
TD BER CARLTON BREWSTER 55 YD PASS FROM TRAVIS LULAY (ANDREW JACAS KICK)
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 2:19 PM- NFLE
TD BER
CARLTON BREWSTER 55 YD PASS FROM TRAVIS LULAY
(ANDREW JACAS KICK)
BERLIN 24
COLOGNE 28 11:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 2:19 PM - NFLE
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BERLIN 0 14 3 17
COLOGNE 14 14 0 28 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COL - TD, TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK
MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 2:46.
COLOGNE 7-0
COL - TD, JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM
ERIK MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 8:35.
COLOGNE 14-0
2ND QUA
May 5 2:08 PM - NFLE
FG BER
ANDREW JACAS 45 YD
BERLIN 17
COLOGNE 28 6:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 1:57 PM - NFLE
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BERLIN 0 14 14
COLOGNE 14 14 28 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COL - TD, TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK
MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 2:46.
COLOGNE 7-0
COL - TD, JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM
ERIK MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 8:35.
COLOGNE 14-0
2ND QUARTER
May 5 1:27 PM - CORRECTION
NFLE TD BER
CHRIS BARCLAY 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(ANDREW JACAS KICK)
BERLIN 7
COLOGNE 21 12:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 12:51 PM - CORRECTION
NFLE TD BER
CHRIS BARCLAY 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(ANDREW JACAS KICK)
BERLIN 0
COLOGNE 14 6:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 12:50 PM - NFLE
TD BER
CHRIS BARCLAY 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(ANDREW JACAS KICK)
BERLIN 7
COLOGNE 21 14:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 12:48 PM - NFLE
TD COL
JOVON BOUKNIGHT 22 YD PASS FROM ERIK MEYER
(NICK NOVAK KICK)
BERLIN 0
COLOGNE 21 14:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 12:46 PM - NFLE
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BERLIN 0 0
COLOGNE 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: COL - TD, TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK
MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 2:46.
COLOGNE 7-0
COL - TD, JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM
ERIK MEYER (NICK NOVAK KICK), 8:35.
COLOGNE 14-0
May 5 12:43 PM - NFLE
TD COL
JOVON BOUKNIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM ERIK MEYER
(NICK NOVAK KICK)
BERLIN 0
COLOGNE 14 6:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 12:28 PM - NFLE
TD COL
TONY CURTIS 5 YD PASS FROM ERIK MEYER
(NICK NOVAK KICK)
BERLIN 0
COLOGNE 7 12:14 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Thunder vs. CenturionsMay 5 12:13 PM
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