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00:00This time, well defended by Jordan Mosley, who came up from his safety spot, limiting that gain to just two.
00:07I would have loved it if Tom, once he comes off the fake, instead of trying to beat Mosley to
00:11the corner,
00:11put your foot in the ground and get up the field, it would have invited a little more contact.
00:16But he would have gotten more yardage as well.
00:18Now, this third down situation, how impressive Shannon Harris would be if they could get it to a third, a
00:25fourth and short.
00:26Remember, they've crossed the 50, they can't punt.
00:28But Tom, who checks it down at the 40, Jackson out of the backfield, brought down immediately at the 37
00:35by Ojemuda.
00:41Pretty good protection for Tom, who to be able to work through his progressions.
00:47And then a nice open field tackle by the corner.
00:51Sets up a long field goal, going to be a 55-yarder.
00:56A5 went through from 65 yards short of a four-pointer, but this one a long three.
01:04Matt McCrane.
01:07He's already connected from 60.
01:12And he dings it off the upright.
01:16In a game of inches, he could have been a little bit more to the left.
01:24One more look.
01:25We're being blessed by the special team's gods.
01:27We had a 60-yarder with four points.
01:30Now we get a long doink.
01:31Wow.
01:32Off the upright.
01:33Just barely doesn't sneak in inside that left upright.
01:37Had much, much distance on that.
01:41More than enough.
01:42And Ricky Pruill, just if you didn't already know, was no good.
01:47But it'd be first and 10 from the 45 for the Battle Hawks.
01:57And run the screen complete to Howard out of the backfield.
02:02Makes the catch down to the 48-yard line.
02:04If you didn't think that there was a little bit of a rivalry already between these two teams,
02:08the St. Louis media, social media, said, well, pardon me, it was the D.C. social media said,
02:17we're ready to reclaim what's ours tomorrow.
02:20This was yesterday.
02:21And it said, taking on the St. Louis Battle Chickens.
02:26It's very disrespectful.
02:28Chickens are flightless birds.
02:29Ready, ready, go.
02:30And you've got the Hawks, which are high-flying birds.
02:33Hey, it's not me saying this.
02:34Social media for the D.C. defenders.
02:37At the 48-yard line, it's Howard.
02:41Good for three.
02:43It's always good in those social media departments like the chirp.
02:46Hey, put the graphics up and run them out.
02:48They don't have to get out there and put the pads on.
02:50All right, let's go.
02:51Back it up.
02:52Let's go.
02:53Smoke right.
02:53Smoke right.
02:54That's a good point.
02:55Smoke right to roll.
02:56Smoke right to roll.
02:59Smoke, smoke, smoke.
03:00Right, all right, to roll.
03:02If you're D.C. here and you can create a negative play,
03:05St. Louis has to go for it because they've crossed the 50 even if you get a 7.
03:15Goodford, good for nine, and they move the chains.
03:19James Bostick with the catch.
03:21Look at the eyes of Silvers.
03:22It starts over here and then works back this way.
03:24Nice job of settling in the hole by James Bostick as well.
03:28You get the first down.
03:29Well, that's how the offensive line did a good job sort of sorting out a little bit of a late
03:34twist off the left edge as well.
03:36Ready, ready, go.
03:40The tool is in the backfield on the little counter, stopped up.
03:45His forward progress will take him to the 41-yard line.
03:49Curtis Jacobs making the tackle on the two-yard game.
03:55Jacobs and Brandon Smith, tandem of talented linebackers for the defenders.
04:00Here we go.
04:01You got it.
04:02X-2-3 over there.
04:04Hey, trips right up.
04:058-60.
04:06I want it.
04:072-3.
04:08Bender.
04:08Bender.
04:14St. Louis in an empty formation.
04:19Five receivers out on this play.
04:21Silvers got it there just in time to Blake Jackson, who hung on to it.
04:28Bryce Thompson closing quickly, though, Roddy.
04:30Closing very quickly.
04:32But Silvers sees the route.
04:35He just hooks up and drives this ball before Thompson's able to get there, fits it in in a very
04:41small window.
04:43Five, eight.
04:44Z. Howard.
04:45Oh, and ready.
04:45Z. Howard.
04:46Yeah.
04:49Z. Howard.
04:55Monday, Monday.
04:56Ready, ready.
04:56Blake Jackson in the backfield.
04:58Number eight.
05:01There he is.
05:03Latoulis.
05:05Stopped up by Curtis Jacobs.
05:13I think they're going to try to hurry this up.
05:15You guys can go for it.
05:15I saw Curtis Jones just getting the twirl it up.
05:18Let's go.
05:19We're going to do it quick from the 34.
05:24Ready, ready, go.
05:26Hot, hot.
05:28Oh, my God.
05:30Easy, easy.
05:33Or not.
05:36That's the end of the first 45 minutes of play.
05:40One quarter to go.
05:45The 3-1-4 crew surging ahead with a three-point lead in this period.
05:51We'll be right back with the fourth quarter.
06:00Back at the Battle Dome.
06:01Battle Hawks up 13-10.
06:03Head coach Ricky Pearl, you got a fourth and one here.
06:05Why are you deciding to go for it?
06:06Well, it's not a give me kick.
06:07It's a, what, a 50, 51, 52 yarder.
06:10And I just, it's a game of momentum, man.
06:12And I just feel like we've got it right now.
06:13And we've got to take advantage of the field position and convert, man.
06:16We've got to put more points on the board.
06:18Thanks, Coach.
06:19You got it.
06:20Got to love Coach Pearl's energy.
06:22Being aggressive.
06:24Here we go.
06:27Watch slow-mo, Denver Punch.
06:28Hang on, hang on.
06:29Denver Punch.
06:30Get it?
06:31Denver Punch.
06:31Yes.
06:32Okay.
06:36Straight to left.
06:37Watch slow-mo, Denver Punch.
06:38On one, right.
06:40From the lips of Brandon Silvers, the quarterback.
06:44Fourth and one.
06:49Ready, ready.
06:50Go.
06:52Go.
06:55Across the formation.
06:56That's going to be enough for the first down.
06:57And then some.
06:58Jarvie and Howard still on his feet inside the 20.
07:03An incredible effort to pick up 14 on the play.
07:08You can hear Brandon Silvers saying that he was changing the play.
07:11It's a little quick handoff.
07:12And then the effort of Jarvie and Howard was able to get this first down.
07:16Nice job by the right side of that offensive line.
07:19Spencer Rowland and Mike Panashuk who open up the hole.
07:22And then the running back out of Alcorn State to create a big play on that momentum that Ricky Pearl
07:29was talking about.
07:30It's all getting downhill.
07:32Marshawn Lynch, I'm going to run through your face.
07:35No patting my feet.
07:36Downhill, baby.
07:39There's Howard again.
07:42Down to the 13.
07:43Got a late flag on the play as well.
07:45Oh, it's a great sell.
07:48Hard line.
07:49Gain of six.
07:50You got a UNR defense number 50.
07:52Yeah.
07:53The head will go half the distance from the end of the run.
07:56Copy that.
07:57Personal foul.
07:58Unnecessary roughness.
07:59Defense number 50.
08:01Penalty is half the distance to the goal.
08:03Look at automatic.
08:04First down.
08:08You heard the penalty is going to move the ball all the way down to the seven.
08:15Well, you're going to see the run.
08:18Watch this interaction right in the middle of your screen.
08:22Tyler Neville gets close.
08:23And then the Oscar goes to.
08:25I mean, there's a little bit there.
08:27There's a little bit there from Darren Roberson.
08:29He does.
08:29He does have his hands up in the face of Tyler Neville and push.
08:32But as Cole said, Rick Flair would have been proud of that sell.
08:36It's a great sell.
08:37Michael B. Jordan would have had a little competition there for Bess Alvarez.
08:41No doubt.
08:43Darby and Howard again out of Alcorn State.
08:46Native of Columbia, Mississippi.
08:49Second year with St. Louis.
08:51Ran for 310 yards last night.
08:53Last year and three touchdowns.
08:55Got two.
08:57Second and goal coming up.
08:59E.J. Smith mentioned in that interview with Cole earlier,
09:03they set up that other touchdown
09:09by the overconfidence of D.C. thinking they could stop.
09:12Last time we got that Denver punch, little handoff to the right side.
09:17There it is between the tackles down at the two-yard line.
09:21That was Harris.
09:23Rajay Harris.
09:26I'm going to tell you guys, we've mentioned a lot about the backs,
09:28the O-line, short yardage situations for St. Louis on this drive.
09:31Tyler Neville has really become a big part of the split zone
09:35where you run the ball to the right, he comes across to the left.
09:38It was a big part of why they converted the fourth and one
09:40and why they've had success on a couple other runs on this drive.
09:43Keep an eye on 81 and what he does to the offense on this play.
09:46Yeah, an unsung hero.
09:47Can also slip the tight end out on that split zone, too,
09:50and it will play action.
09:51He goes in motion this time, and, boy, they blew it up in the backfield
09:54all the way back at the seven-yard line.
09:58Derek Roberson and Brandon Smith got Harris.
10:02Right up the middle.
10:03Brandon Smith's got a great time on the snap.
10:06The offensive line's not able to react.
10:10I think you're looking at that if you're St. Louis and saying,
10:12we've got to bury the snap count there because it felt like Brandon Smith
10:15had a bead on it, created the negative play.
10:17Once again, an inside-the-10-yard opportunity is going to end
10:21in a field goal attempt for St. Louis.
10:23Nice shot by Blake Williams' defense.
10:25Struggling again in the red zone if you're St. Louis.
10:2823-yard field goal attempt coming from Tucker McCann.
10:34Knocks it right between the pipes.
10:38Giving the home team a six-point lead.
10:41Just underway here in the final fourth quarter.
10:44Back after this.
10:51Just under 12 minutes to go.
10:53Battlehawks 16.
10:54D.C.
10:54Defenders 10.
10:55Defense coordinator Blake Williams.
10:57The second time of the day, your defense inside the five-yard line
11:00in the tight red zone was able to get stops.
11:02What led to those two stops?
11:04You know, I mean, that's just been our mentality all year long.
11:06We were a really, really good defense last year.
11:08And if you looked at the one kind of weakness on us,
11:11it was inside the five-yard line, inside the tight-yard line.
11:14So we practiced a ton of it all training camp.
11:16We talked about it all offseason.
11:18We got to defend every blade of grass down there.
11:20And so those guys have done that.
11:21They've aggressively defended every blade of grass
11:23and knocked the ball back and stopped these runs.
11:26Moving forward to get this win, what must your defense do?
11:28You got to take the ball away.
11:29You got to take the ball away.
11:30Their defense has taken the ball away a couple times a day.
11:33We've got to take the ball away.
11:34Thanks, Coach.
11:35Thank you.
11:35I like that one better.
11:36Looking for a couple of plays on that side of the ball.
11:42Defenders' offense will have the ball here in a minute.
11:46Down by six.
11:50Defending champs were eager to get to St. Louis
11:52and stand on business.
11:54Defend their title.
11:58On the return, it's valid.
12:02Cuts back nicely.
12:04There's a flag down all the way back at the 26-yard line, though.
12:08Two flags.
12:10Y'all got a double-team block?
12:12What do we got?
12:17Holding number six during the return.
12:19During the return, holding, receiving team number six,
12:2110 yards from the 30 back to the 20.
12:23I mean, number six was the number?
12:25Number six, yes.
12:27During the return, holding, receiving team number six.
12:3110-yard penalty, first down.
12:33So, we're going to bring back that 45-yard return.
12:37Hey, coming up today, the women's Sweet 16 continues with Oklahoma facing number one seed,
12:44South Carolina, at 5 Eastern.
12:46We cap the day with Cinderella, Virginia, and TCU at 730.
12:51Don Staley looking for another national championship, the Hall of Famer.
12:56Man, best coach in the biz.
13:01Their South Carolina team has been an absolute wagon in this tournament so far.
13:06Feels like they're on a collision course with UConn.
13:08Yeah.
13:10That's the game we're all looking forward to, but they've got to get past Oklahoma first.
13:14On the run, out to the 24-yard line, that's Jackson.
13:18You know, I just turned on the TV to see what Don Staley, what kind of Balenciaga,
13:23or what kind of Gucci, or what kind of Louis Vuitton she's wearing.
13:26That's what it's all about for me.
13:28I hear you.
13:29Second and six.
13:29You got it.
13:30You feel me, right, Harry?
13:31Expensive taste, man.
13:32I understand.
13:33Expensive resume, too.
13:34Hey, Harry, Mark and Don Staley shop in the same store, so.
13:39Between the tackles, Jackson plowing forward for a few yards.
13:44Got about three.
13:45Sets a third down.
13:46How does this defender's offense get on track, Roddy?
13:50I mean, they had the opening drive, but outside of that, not much.
13:54I think finding ways to run the ball.
13:56You know, we've gone back to it consistently.
13:59And on this drive, a couple of nice runs get to the point where it's third and long.
14:05Now you can burn.
14:06Jordan Thomas' legs big here, too.
14:08They're going to keep it on the ground.
14:10It's going to be close.
14:12Jackson.
14:14They're going to mark it short of the first down.
14:17They're about the 29 and a half.
14:19A.J. Thomas making the tackle.
14:25Let's see how close he gets.
14:29Jackson puts his head down.
14:33It does appear.
14:34Yeah, that ball is short when it goes down.
14:36Let's go to our true line.
14:38Short by 14 inches.
14:40That's not even close.
14:43So in comes Paxton Brooks out of Tennessee.
14:46Punting from his own 15-yard line.
14:49The defender's down by six.
14:55Here on opening weekend in St. Louis.
15:01A spiral high down to the 33.
15:05Feels it cleanly by Fresh.
15:09It'll be first and ten from there on the 49-yard punt.
15:13Time out on the field.
15:14We'll be right back after this commercial break.
15:23All right, Battlehawk sighting Tyler Neville.
15:25First off, I've got to find out what is happening right here.
15:29Just having a little fun.
15:30Probably can't repeat what I'm saying, but.
15:32Okay, but hold on.
15:33You're walking in motion.
15:35You don't walk in motion.
15:36They're letting me look cool.
15:37Why slow-mo?
15:38I get to have fun with the defense.
15:40It's honestly one of my favorite plays.
15:42So the slow-mo is an actual call.
15:44Yeah, yeah, and I get to have some swag with it.
15:46I mix it up every time.
15:47Next week it'll be different.
15:49Maybe.
15:50I probably shouldn't say it on air, but it'll be different, yeah.
15:52Now, what about the personal foul, too, when you get touched and you go down?
15:55Oh, he actually really hit me.
15:57I mean, he did hit me.
15:58He was excited.
16:00You know, I think he's having some fun out there.
16:01Maybe a little too much.
16:03Cost them more, yeah.
16:04No future WWE for Tyler Neville, though.
16:06No, no.
16:07He definitely hit me.
16:08A little bit of a sell, but, yeah, he hit me.
16:10Thank you.
16:11Thank you.
16:12Appreciate you guys.
16:12You see, Cole worked him over good.
16:17He came clean at the end.
16:19He said it was a little bit of a sell.
16:20We know, Tyler.
16:22We know.
16:23We saw it.
16:25Well, he's been, Cole mentioned it, he's been a heck of a part of this offense.
16:29Here's the game's gone on.
16:30Caught the touchdown pass.
16:33Obviously, earlier in the game, I'd like to see him more involved in the pass game, as that weapon.
16:39But it's done a nice job blocking here in the second half.
16:42St. Louis up six.
16:46Ready, ready, go.
16:48Empty formation, five receivers.
16:51Defenders looking to take the ball away.
16:53Dropped again.
16:54This one from Gary Jennings.
17:00Well, let's bring in Tyler right now.
17:02Yeah, guys, I want to jump in here.
17:04A couple things.
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17:06Roddy, our over is on life support, mostly due to the fact that St. Louis has really struggled to punch
17:11the ball in when they've been near the goal line.
17:12We were talking to Coach Blake Williams about the stops they've gotten there.
17:15But when Matt McCrane missed that field goal down 13-10 and St. Louis got the ball back, they became
17:21a favorite on the live line for the first time.
17:23That's now jumped up to a five-and-a-half-point favorite.
17:25Remember, before this game started, the Battle Hawks were a four-and-a-half-point underdog.
17:30But in this second half, they flipped the script, and right now the defenders are on life support as St.
17:35Louis is driving yet again.
17:38All right.
17:38Tyler, nine-yard gain on the play by St. Louis.
17:41Tyler, I'm not giving up hope on our over.
17:44I'm not giving up hope.
17:45St. Louis has been able to move the ball, kind of punch it in the end zone when they get
17:50down there.
17:51Maybe we get a response from D.C.
17:54Not giving up yet.
18:01Third and one.
18:04And they're going to pick up the first down.
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18:27Here we go.
18:28Tampa.
18:28Lizard.
18:29I want right to Tampa.
18:35I did it.
18:36Ready, ready, go.
18:38All right.
18:41This is going to be Howard again, stomped up right near the line of scrimmage.
18:48Tackled by Anderson.
18:53They can't do that.
18:54They can't do that.
18:57That's illegal.
18:58They can't do that.
19:00They can't do that.
19:01That's illegal.
19:02That's illegal.
19:04That's illegal.
19:05What is illegal?
19:07Tush push is illegal.
19:08They can't do quarterback.
19:09Thank you.
19:11Shannon Harris.
19:13Shannon Harris really passionate about something down there.
19:18Shot down field.
19:20And incomplete at the 15-yard line.
19:22So Shannon Harris was upset saying that the conversion on third down was a tush push.
19:28I thought it was a regular quarterback sneak.
19:30There's no one pushing Brandon Silvers forward.
19:32That's just a quarterback sneak.
19:33That's not a tush push.
19:34There's nobody behind him.
19:36The left tackle is a little slow off the ball.
19:38But it's illegal to aid a runner in going forward.
19:42But a quarterback sneak?
19:43Yeah.
19:44No, you can do that.
19:45Richard Garaz, that left tackle is the only thing he could have seen, Ronnie.
19:48I'm with you.
19:49Maybe it looked like he kind of piggybacked on the guard to get an extra push.
19:52But otherwise, nothing nefarious at all there.
19:56I didn't see anybody touch his tush there.
19:58Time out.
20:00D.C.
20:01Third and ten.
20:01They're first.
20:02There's no tush touching.
20:03No, no.
20:04Quarterback center.
20:06Yeah, and that's one of the rules this year in UFL.
20:09No tush push allowed.
20:11Well, tomorrow night, the final UFL kickoff weekend matchup.
20:14It's the debut of the Columbus Aviators taking on the Orlando Storm at 8 Eastern time right here
20:20on ESPN and the ESPN app.
20:24Orlando, one of the new franchises.
20:28Mark, again, we're in this situation.
20:30We're in this area.
20:31It's third and ten from the minus 47.
20:35If you gain four yards, you're now fourth and six from the plus 49, and you can't punt.
20:42Fourth and six is not a high percentage down when it comes to conversions.
20:47So if you're the Battle Hawks, the worst thing you can do is gain just over four yards.
20:53You want to either get the first down or get close to the first down
20:58or have something that keeps you on the backside of the 50s so you can punt.
21:10Coach Ricky Pearl having a conversation with the official.
21:36Coach Ricky Pearl threw the challenge flag for only one challenge per game for these teams.
21:41whether you win it or not.
21:44And so sets up the third and ten.
21:47Here we go.
21:487-0-4 to go.
21:50Defenders need a stop.
21:52On the quick out pass incomplete.
21:55So the defender's defense will get off the field.
21:59Fourth down coming up.
22:00Casey Rogers deflected that pass.
22:03Sounded like some of the confusion, guys, was it because the Battle Hawks won the previous challenge
22:07that they would have another between the staff down here on the sideline.
22:11And honestly, that incompletion was maybe a better outcome than catching the ball where the receiver was.
22:19He was on about the plus 48-yard line, which would have set up a fourth and five without the
22:24ability to punt.
22:26And over in punt by Sanborn.
22:30Comes down to Coutinho.
22:31And brought down inside the 15-yard line.
22:34Let's listen in to head coach Ricky Pearl after this announcement.
22:40So we're going to go from the end of the kick.
22:43Right?
22:43So during the kick.
22:44That's fine.
22:45Joe, Joe, Joe, hold your spot.
22:47And then we're going to go half the distance to the goal from the end of the kick, correct?
22:50That's correct, Adam.
22:51During the kick, personal foul.
22:53Face mask.
22:54Receiving team number 20.
22:56That penalty was, of course, half the distance to the goal from the end of the kick.
23:02Let's listen in to head coach Ricky Pearl.
23:08Let's go.
23:09We need you.
23:09Let's go.
23:10Yeah, we got to get it in.
23:11God, come on now.
23:12Let's go.
23:15Let's go.
23:16Move.
23:18No good.
23:19No good.
23:21We're damn down.
23:23Let's go.
23:23We're damn down.
23:27We're damn down.
23:32Energy from Ricky Pearl you've seen throughout this game and his first game as a head coach.
23:38It's kind of emblematic of the passion, the energy that everyone in this league plays,
23:42but then the passion and the energy around this league right now.
23:46He's a hero in this town.
23:47Has one of the biggest catches in St. Louis Rams football history.
23:57Defenders 96 yards away.
24:00Tom, who no one to pass it to, and it's brought down for a gain of about two on the
24:05play.
24:06He's talking about Ricky Pearl and where he lives in St. Louis football history.
24:11The result of this catch in the NFC Championship game in 1999 down the sidelines, Roddy, for the score.
24:19Look at that.
24:19That's just a great one-on-one.
24:21Kurt Warner to Ricky Pearl.
24:22The old school jerseys.
24:25Football doesn't get any better than that.
24:27What a play in that NFC Championship game.
24:30And what a team that team had.
24:34That really underscores just what a great sports town St. Louis is, and the UFL well-positioned here.
24:42Second and eight coming up.
24:44We have a player down in the field for the defenders.
24:51Looks like Michael Maieri out of Missouri, the starting center.
24:58And if he's got to come out of the game for a player, too, Roddy, that's a delicate position to
25:05have to sub somebody in at, right?
25:06Very delicate.
25:08The interior of that offensive line has struggled in the first half.
25:12He's going to get rolled up on very aggressively.
25:16That is a terrible feeling for an offensive lineman.
25:19He's walking off the field.
25:20You hope he's going to be okay.
25:21But this offensive line has been much better in the second half, containing the pressure.
25:27Now the receivers have got to go out there and make plays.
25:29They can find a way to get something going on the ground.
25:33But saying that all half is still paramount, even as we're under seven minutes left in the game.
25:39You get a new center, you're going to be undergun going into the St. Louis Battle Hawks.
25:44Maybe the loudest part of this crowd as well.
25:46Now, Steven Lasoya, out of Vanderbilt, is in to snap the football.
25:54Clean exchange.
25:56Tomu, under duress.
25:58Tried to make a move, but couldn't get away.
26:00Brought down at the eight-yard line by A.J. Thomas.
26:05So third down coming up on the gain of two.
26:09Well, it's a max protect.
26:10It's just a two-man route.
26:11Everybody else is blocking.
26:13There's absolutely nobody open.
26:14Cover four, you've got both safeties deep.
26:17You've got both corners back there.
26:18Tomu tries to get something, but he's not able to.
26:22The question's going to be, where is Peter Damoi-Penu?
26:27It looks like he's lined up in the interior of that offensive.
26:29Right over that new center.
26:31Why not?
26:32Defenders getting lined up late.
26:34Peter right in the middle, over the center.
26:38They just got the playoff in time, or maybe they didn't.
26:42I got a delay game.
26:43The block ran dangerously low on them.
26:45Delay of game.
26:47Offense.
26:48It's just after this is to go.
26:50He's third down.
26:52Now, Shannon Harris was so excited about his receivers room going into the game,
26:58but to be honest, they haven't come up with the requisite plays yet.
27:02It was seven first downs in the first quarter from this D.C. offense, only two in the last two
27:10-and-a-half quarters.
27:13See what they do with Damoi-Penu once again lined up in the interior of that offensive line.
27:17You said it, Cole.
27:18Why not challenge the new center?
27:27Damoi just gets it off and way off target, uncatchable.
27:31It'll be fourth down.
27:33They'll have to punt from the shadows of their own goalposts.
27:36Harris with pressure off the edge.
27:38He had to throw right away.
27:41If he throws it right now, the receiver's coming out of his break, but there's a window there.
27:47Once he hesitated on that, everything was gone.
27:50Just has to throw it out of bounds.
27:52And again, St. Louis should get pretty good field position.
27:55And this Battlehawks defense, I feel like they might be the MVPs of the game so far
27:59with their ability to get after Tamu and then settle down in the second half.
28:06Maxon Brooks kicking nine yards deep in his end zone.
28:11Gets off a good punt out to midfield at about the 48.
28:15Fresh on the return.
28:17Runs it all the way back to the 35.
28:20We have 10 players on the field, correct?
28:23There was only 10 players.
28:24I've got it.
28:24And we need seven on the line.
28:2636.
28:27This guy over here moved up, though.
28:28He did move up.
28:29Well, I don't know.
28:29You tell me.
28:30I was back here.
28:31Max, did your guy move up or was he in the backfield?
28:34You had your end on.
28:36Okay.
28:36Okay.
28:36No flash.
28:37No flag.
28:38First down, St. Louis.
28:40After discussion, there is no foul on the play.
28:43First down, St. Louis.
28:45Love that kind of access.
28:47Pretty generous.
28:48Yeah.
28:48Because it did look like that guy was off the line.
28:51Hey, this is our NBA Saturday matchup.
28:53Eastern Conference leading Pistons in Minneapolis taking on Julius Randle and the Timberwolves
28:58at 530 Eastern time.
29:00The NBA Countdown crew tips off coverage at 5.
29:03And, boy, the Pistons under J.B. Bickerstaff playing great basketball.
29:07He's my vote for coach of the year.
29:10Playing without Kate Cunningham, their best player right now.
29:13And more than just treading water, surviving.
29:15Yeah, he's done a great job.
29:17Lost in that discussion, though, with the referees.
29:19D.C. only had 10 guys on the field on a crucial backed-up punt.
29:23They got the punt off.
29:24Yeah.
29:25But big miss.
29:27And the Hawks trying to seal the deal right now.
29:29And a spirited run by Latoulis.
29:33Picked up six.
29:36D.C. with two timeouts remaining.
29:39Down by six.
29:45Blake Williams.
29:46Blake Williams.
29:47All right.
29:47The Celtics pop.
29:48On one.
29:48Ready.
29:49Blake Williams, the D.C. defensive coordinator, would love that takeaway he's been begging for
29:53to happen right about now.
29:58Ready, ready, go.
30:00Neville in motion.
30:02No slow-mo by him this time.
30:04They run it into the boundary.
30:07And Latoulis broke a couple of tackles.
30:10Made it inside the 30.
30:11Picked up one on the play, so it'll be third down.
30:14Defenders need to get off the field here.
30:17It's just off the left side of the offensive line.
30:21Joe Wallace is able to get pressure.
30:23Just can't bring the runner down.
30:26And those were two runs that are not super glamorous, but it's got you in a third and short.
30:35Being able to run the football doesn't necessarily mean getting chunk yardage every play.
30:39It just means keeping you on schedule, which is where they are.
30:43A very manageable third and two.
30:47And St. Louis going to call a timeout with 3.16 to go.
30:51Let's go downstairs to Cole and get more.
30:53Guys, I got Battle Hawks defensive lineman Damone Harris.
30:55You have been to the backfield the entire day.
30:57You told me before the game.
30:58Peter told me, watch my guys inside.
31:00What's been the secret today?
31:01Hey, man, first off, I want to give all the glory to God.
31:03But the secret is just us working together, man.
31:06One play at a time.
31:07And, you know, keeping the team first.
31:09We're a selfless group.
31:10We just want to show and display what we can do.
31:12And work together.
31:14You know, we got a lot of vets in our room.
31:15And we got Coach Corey calling a great game plan.
31:18Great D-line coach, Coach Jeff.
31:20And we just want to display what we can do.
31:22And keep the team first.
31:25Really?
31:26Yes, sir.
31:27All that trash talk that I've been hearing in between every other play.
31:30Running our mouth.
31:31Cussing at these guys.
31:32And you're going to give me that G-rated answer right there?
31:36It's all about the team, man.
31:36It's all about the team.
31:37Seriously.
31:38And honestly, when we step across the lines, you know, we see red.
31:40And it's about the Battle Hawks.
31:41But it's all about the team.
31:43Team first.
31:43Nice shot today.
31:44Thank you.
31:44Yes, thank you.
31:45Hey, man.
31:45He got to keep it a buck, Cole.
31:48They've run it with Latulis again.
31:50But, yeah, that defensive line has done a great job for the home team tonight.
31:55Battle Hawks really holding it down.
31:57Yes, they have.
31:57With three minutes to go.
32:01The Ricky Cole's team with possession.
32:04Battle Hawks pitching a shutout the last two quarters and 13 minutes.
32:10Approaching three quarters.
32:11But if this defense is able to come up with a stop, and D.C. has two timeouts, the two
32:16-minute
32:17timeout coming up, even if St. Louis were to make a field goal, it's still a one-score
32:22game with a touchdown and a three-point conversion.
32:26Running around the corner, Howard made a nice move and pushed out of bounds finally at
32:31the 13-yard line.
32:35Gain of 11 on the play.
32:37Another first down.
32:40One of the things you can't do.
32:42And there's no way the defenders can give up a touchdown on this drive.
32:44Well, you can't lose contain, neither, if you're the corner giving up the edge.
32:48You have to follow everything back inside.
32:51That's what led to that big run by the Battle Hawks.
32:54Exactly right, Howard.
32:56Bronco goes on one, right?
32:58Oh, Bronco.
32:59Get one.
33:00Hey, Turbo!
33:03Turbo!
33:04Ready, ready, go!
33:07We'll keep it on the ground again, LaToulis.
33:16Picked up two on the play, and we hit the two-minute warning on some of the images.
33:22Nelly got the crowd turned up even more at halftime.
33:26And the Battle Hawks responded in the third quarter with some timely plays.
33:31They lead with less than two minutes to go.
33:41Back here at the Battle Dome, look at the game summary.
33:44Started quickly for the defenders, but, man, the game really swung in the third quarter
33:50in favor of St. Louis, who lead with the ball right now with under two minutes to go.
33:56Ricky Prolin, his coaching debut.
33:58Here's head coach of the Battle Hawks.
34:03St. Louis has outscored D.C. 10-0 since Nelly performed.
34:08So I think the home guy from St. Louis turned the tide.
34:12But look, if D.C. is able to hold St. Louis to a field goal, down nine points,
34:17it's still a one-score game in the UFL because there is the option for a three-point conversion
34:22attempt from the eight-yard line.
34:24So the next two plays are huge for this D.C. defense.
34:33Ready, ready, go!
34:35A little pressure coming, flagged down on the field.
34:38They handed off nowhere to go that time for Latoulas.
34:43Let's see.
34:44As my partner just mentioned, if they can hold St. Louis to a field goal,
34:47it's still, by rules and math, a one-score game.
34:53It's going to be a loss of two on the field.
34:55Number five, lined up in the neutral zone, number 5-0-2.
34:57Offside defense, number 50.
34:59We're going five yards, second down.
35:00Got it.
35:03Offside defense, number 50, lined up in the neutral zone.
35:06Five-yard penalty, second down.
35:08That's unacceptable in this scenario.
35:11You had him stop for a two-yard loss.
35:14It was going to be third and long.
35:19Now it's second and short after the five-yard due to an alignment error
35:23from a guy who was all UFL last year in Derrick Roberson.
35:31D.C. defenders calling a timeout.
35:35Let's listen in to Blake Williams here.
35:37Get him out.
35:37Get him out.
35:37I'm tired of seeing him.
35:38Get B.T. out of the game.
35:39Out.
35:40B.T.'s gone.
35:40He's on.
35:41Out.
35:41No.
35:42No, we're not.
35:42Listen.
35:43I'm the bomb.
35:44All right?
35:44I'm the bomb.
35:44You all are acting like children.
35:46B.T.'s out of the game.
35:47All right?
35:47Because you guys are stressing out and grown men
35:49because you can't handle yourself.
35:50And we're walking.
35:57Hey.
35:58Green.
36:03Let's go.
36:04Let's go.
36:05Win.
36:05Let's go.
36:12Not sure how much of that you heard from Blake Williams,
36:16but it was laced with invective.
36:21D.C.
36:22Reefensively, they have to keep their composure.
36:28Ready, ready, go.
36:29Second and three.
36:30Silvers hands it off to the Toulis.
36:34It's going to be short of the first down.
36:37Defenders must hold St. Louis to a field goal.
36:40Gain of one.
36:40And because of that, because of the penalty,
36:44D.C. just had to spend its last time out,
36:46its final time out.
36:48So St. Louis, is it going to be able,
36:51with a run here, whether they get the first down or not,
36:53if they get the first down, the game's over.
36:56But if they don't get the first down,
36:57they're going to be able to run the clock down
36:59pretty close to a minute
37:01and make it very tough on D.C.
37:03after a field goal return.
37:05With no timeouts remaining.
37:08Or if you're Ricky Prohl.
37:10You guys on this D.C. defense
37:13are absolutely going at it right now.
37:15Bryce Thompson
37:16and Derek Roberson
37:18going at each other
37:20in the back of the huddle
37:21to the point where the D coordinator
37:22had to come all the way out onto the field
37:24to try to separate it from each other.
37:26That's what Blake Williams was referring to.
37:27You guys are acting
37:30unprofessionally, so to speak.
37:31I wonder if you're Ricky Prohl here.
37:33Third and short.
37:34Are you considering this
37:36four-down territory?
37:37You just go for it on fourth down.
37:39One-score game either way.
37:41If you were to have to,
37:42if you were to get stopped here on third down,
37:44but getting the first down
37:45is going to be the number one priority.
37:47Here we go.
37:49Third and two.
37:54Wow, defenders jumping off sides.
37:58Well, we're still to that first down.
38:01Defense, number one.
38:03Pinnitus has to fix this as a goal
38:05and results in the first down.
38:07Imploding, as Cole alluded to a moment ago.
38:09It's one of the guys Cole was just talking about.
38:11And it's one of the guys, Blake Williams,
38:14had to separate.
38:15And honestly, it sounded like in the break
38:18when we were listening to him,
38:21said he wanted him out of the game.
38:22He said BT's out of the game.
38:24I didn't know if it was BT or GT, but...
38:28There's no GT.
38:29There's a BT.
38:30I'll tell you all this.
38:30It's just outside.
38:31It wasn't just that last play.
38:33It's been the last three or four plays
38:35for Bryce Thompson.
38:37Now the game's effectively over.
38:45Defenders losing their composure down the stretch.
38:48Well, think about this, the sequence.
38:50You had the second down and long
38:52where they stopped St. Louis
38:54for a negative two yard,
38:56for negative two yards.
38:58But Derek Roberson was lined up
38:59in the neutral zone.
39:01That gave St. Louis an extra play.
39:03It gave him five yards.
39:05And then, a neutral zone infraction
39:08ends up being the deciding factor.
39:11This on the backs of an earlier punt
39:13where they had ten guys on the field.
39:15Shannon Harris has got to clean up
39:17the controllable mistakes.
39:20It became unraveled at the end
39:22for the reigning champions.
39:26No timeouts remaining
39:27for the D.C. defenders.
39:30And head coach Shannon Harris.
39:32Clock running with under a minute to go.
39:41Crowd of 32,000
39:44showing up this afternoon
39:45here in St. Louis
39:46at the Battle Dome.
39:49Ready, ready, go!
39:53And more flags down in the field.
39:56100% for slapping the ball.
39:58So it ends the outside.
39:59All the initials on a fraction of defense.
40:01We're going to have to do this.
40:02We're going to start the clock, right?
40:04Yes.
40:05We're still going to snap.
40:10There are 36 seconds.
40:12It's 30 seconds on the clock.
40:1336.
40:15We had a running clock.
40:17Neutral zone infraction.
40:19Defense, number seven.
40:20What else is after this is for the goal?
40:22It's third down.
40:26And now Joe Wallace exits the game.
40:43Victory formation coming up
40:45for the Battle Hawks.
40:46We're good.
40:46Easy.
40:52With the clock,
40:54the play clock and the game clock,
40:55they don't have to snap it again.
40:57You can start making your way off the field.
41:02Ready, ready, go!
41:09And Ricky Prol
41:11earns his first victory
41:12as head coach
41:13at the St. Louis Battle Hawks.
41:15and they seek a measure of atonement
41:18and redemption against the team
41:20that eliminated them a season ago
41:22in the UFL semifinals.
41:30Takeaway for this game
41:31for the Battle Hawks,
41:32that defensive line was ferocious.
41:35and the secondary really performed well.
41:38Felt like D.C.
41:39wasn't able to get open very much on the back end,
41:41which allowed the defensive line
41:43to get even more pressure.
41:45Let's go down to Cole with Coach Ricky Prol.
41:48Coach Prol, I just want to know how you're feeling right now.
41:50Oh, my God.
41:51I'm so proud of my guys, man.
41:52They just fought.
41:53Talk about finishing.
41:55Halftime, we just talked about this.
41:56This is what we worked for
41:57just to finish the ballgame.
41:59And they came out
42:00and just were resilient, relentless,
42:03and I'm just so proud of them.
42:05So many great moments in this city for you
42:07to be able to get this win.
42:08You're first as a head coach.
42:10What does it mean doing it here?
42:12Feel pressure, man.
42:13I tell you what,
42:14this is the most nervous
42:15I've been in a long time
42:16in this stadium,
42:17and it just feels good to get that dug.
42:20And like I said, man,
42:21I can't say enough about my guys
42:23and how proud I am of them.
42:24Well, if it wasn't emotional enough,
42:26I'm going to show this picture right here.
42:28Well, Hadley and Kovac,
42:30your granddaughters,
42:32both here for the game.
42:33I showed you this before the game,
42:35to be able to have your family here
42:36and do it in front of them,
42:37do it with them in presence.
42:39How much more does it mean?
42:40Family's everything.
42:42Love my family.
42:43So proud to be a grandfather, father.
42:47Just this is a memorable moment again
42:49here in St. Louis,
42:50and I love these people.
42:52I love this city.
42:52The fans were just behind us
42:54the whole game,
42:54and I wouldn't be,
42:57no better place I'd rather be
42:59than right here, right now.
43:00Congrats.
43:00Thanks, Coach.
43:01Thank you.
43:02Ricky Pruhl.
43:04Let's go down to Harry.
43:05Guys, I'm here with the player of the game,
43:07Pita Damapuno.
43:09Two and a half sacks.
43:11You guys had seven sacks overall
43:13as a defense.
43:14What was the mindset today
43:16coming into this ballgame
43:17versus a D.C. defenders team
43:18that won the championship a year ago?
43:20Hey, like our coach said, man,
43:21it's all about us.
43:22We come out here,
43:23execute our defense, play,
43:25basically keep everything we got,
43:26stick with our fundamental techniques
43:28and, you know, do our assignment,
43:30everything's going to be fine.
43:31So that was it.
43:32You gave a lot of credit
43:33to Cole Kubelik.
43:35Talking about your interior defense line,
43:37how did those guys set you up
43:39to be able to have those
43:40two and a half sacks?
43:40Hey, football is a team sport
43:43and they take every single one of us
43:44to make plays.
43:45So they show up today, you know,
43:47so I was just, you know,
43:49I do my job as a leader, you know,
43:50so I lit and then I told him,
43:52hey, if you don't know how to play hard,
43:55watch me.
43:56Just follow me
43:56and I'm going to show you how to do it.
43:58So we have a great coach
44:00like Coach Kanina
44:01in the D-line room.
44:03He put us in a good situation
44:05to make plays.
44:05So, yeah, I'm grateful.
44:07I see you line up inside.
44:09You was at a zero technique
44:10right over the center.
44:12Talk about the movement
44:13on the defensive line
44:14that you're able to do this year,
44:15something you probably
44:16haven't done in your past.
44:17Oh, yeah.
44:17So basically, like,
44:19when you start beating offensive line,
44:20now they start sliding hard
44:22to my side with the chip.
44:23So now we came out
44:25with a way to, like,
44:26try to make them 5-0 protection
44:27by putting me on a zero.
44:29Now I can go either way, you know?
44:31So it keep the playing field, like, even.
44:34So, yeah.
44:35Congrats, man.
44:36Good win, too.
44:37Hey, thank you so much, man.
44:38Go better hockey.
44:39Girl!
44:40Ha, ha, ha, ha.
44:42How do the victors go the spoils?
44:45Peta was running stuff up front
44:48on the line of scrimmage.
44:49The victory shower
44:50for head coach Ricky Prohl.
44:52His first as head coach
44:53of the Battle Hawks.
44:55They win it.
44:56Faradi Jones,
44:58Cole Kubelix,
44:59Harry Douglas,
45:00and our entire talented crew
45:02behind the camera
45:02you never get a chance to see.
45:04I'm Mark Jones.
45:05The final score.
45:07St. Louis wins it.
45:0816-10.
45:09So long, everybody,
45:10from St. Louis.
45:11He was going,
45:11He was going,
45:12He was going,
45:12He was going,
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