Friday night, Tampa and Vegas got a wild week 6 started with a shootout in Florida. That was one of 5 one score games this weekend, including a thrilling overtime win for the Gold at home in Denver and New Jersey beating fellow contender Los Angeles on Monday night.
The other games for the week went as expected with teams cruising to easy wins over clearly outmatched opponents. Week 7 promises to bring more exciting USFL action with several games between closely matched teams. Stay with us always for all your USFL action!
Transactions: Houston traded RB Jeremy Fowler to Oklahoma for a 1st and a 5th round pick in the 1987 draft.
Week 6 Games
Friday
Las Vegas Ace 41, Tampa Bay Bandits 45
Saturday
Chicago Blitz 21, Philadelphia Stars 17
Jacksonville Bulls 45, Oklahoma Outlaws 24
Sunday
Pittsburgh Maulers 10, Memphis Showboats 42
Michigan Panthers 33, New Orleans Brass 26
Washington Federals 24, Houston Gamblers 34
Birmingham Stallions 34, Denver Gold 37
Boston Breakers 45, Arizona Wranglers 24
San Antonio Gunslingers 25, Oakland Invaders 42
Monday
Los Angeles Express 28, New Jersey Generals 31
Standings
Players of the Week
Offense: Bill Happel, WR, New Orleans Brass. A tough week to pick a winner in this category. Many players had great weeks. But, Happel caught 13 passes for a staggering 232 yards and 2 touchdowns to help the Brass keep pace with a red hot Michigan team.
Defense: Nate Creer, DB, Arizona Wranglers. In a tough game against a tough Boston team, Creer did all he could in the Arizona sun. He recorded 13 tackles, and one interception returned 34 yards for a touchdown.
Special Teams: Bruce Hill, KR, Oakland Invaders. In his teams Sunday afternoon win over the Gunslingers, Hill returned 2 kicks, one of them 88 yards for a touchdown after a San Antonio field goal to pull within 11.