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The Dragons and Bulldogs both scored over 100 points on a hot day. The two teams set several records in the process.

Bulldogs Win Shootout at Battlefield

By Jason D
June 16, 2005- Coming into Monday's show down between the Congress Bulldogs (1-1) and the Jernee Dragons (0-2) both teams knew their playoffs hopes depended on the outcome of this game but no one expected this.

On what was a blistering hot day with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees the offense was just as hot making this a game of historical firsts. For the first time ever a BFL game was played without Commissioner Ken Goldstein in attendance and for that matter without anyone in attendance. For the first time ever the seats at the Battlefield were completely empty making it a surreal atmosphere for such a pivotal game.

The battle started out with each team scoring on their first possession and continuing the trend through the entire first quarter.

The turning point was an interception on a tipped Jason D. pass that Andy was able to catch and take for a touchdown. The Dragons continued to play tough but a turnover on downs put the Dragons down by 23, 58-35 at the Half.

Then the craziness began, barn burners, throw off returns, and quick scoring led to a record offensive display by both teams. Both the Bulldogs and Dragons had a good connection with Jason D, who would go on to throw for 27 touchdowns, 2nd all time.

As the game wore on it became quite obvious it was going to be a shoot out, with both teams really struggling on the defensive end due to the blazing sun and heat. That’s when it got interesting. The strategy was to keep scoring because each player knew they would not be able to get the defensive stop they would need, which led to quick scores and at most 2 play drives. These factors brought on the highest scoring 2nd halves in the history of the BFL.

The final outcome of this battle would have the Congress Bulldogs out shooting the Jernee Dragons 121- 105.

Notes:
-For the first time ever commissioner Ken was not at the game
-The 27 touchdown passes by Jason D. ranks 2nd behind Howie Gogo (28)
-The 121 points scored by the Congress Bulldogs, broke the previous record of 109 held by the Sand Storm
-The combined 226 points was the most ever in a BFL game.
-In the 4th Quarter, the two teams did intentionally miss a handfull of yakles, and allowed some touchdowns to increase the score resulting in new records, which is illegal by BFL Rules. All records set in this game will have and * next to it.

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