OT Michigan Panthers win; QB sets completion pct. record
The Panthers beat the Houston Gamblers today 29-13. Michigan was helped by 4 Houston turnovers, but the big story was Panthers QB Josh Love completing 19 of 21 pass attempts for 216 yards and 3TDs.
Love's 90.5% completion percentage beat the USFL record (including the original 2 years) by about 7 percentage points.
Might be worth a trip down to Ford Field to catch a game. Tickets are cheap enough....
We're going to have two championship games at Ford Field this year!
April 16th, 2023 at 11:13 PM ^
Guaranteed 9 between MHSAA and MAC championship games.
Shades of Bobby Hebert to AC..
How'd Anthony Carter look?
Watch AC’s highlights at Minnesota upsetting the SF 49’ers in playoff game vs Rice and Montana
AC 10 receptions for 227 yards
Rice: 3 receptions for 28 yards
Great watch. Besides AC career day what strikes me the most is what a Beast Ronnie Lott was. It took extreme courage running those routes and not know if you're going to get slammed into unconsciousness in an instant.
Yah, Lott was a mother f#*%er.
Honestly kind of surprised Lott still gets the love he does with the modern understanding of the game. He was basically Vontaze Burfict out there trying his best to end peoples careers and permanently damage their brains.
April 17th, 2023 at 10:18 AM ^
You're comparing Lott to Burfict? Yikes. While we're at it, might as well throw Butkus, Sean Taylor, and anyone else who hit hard into the same category.
Yup, that works for me.
April 17th, 2023 at 10:02 AM ^
He was my go to defender on Tecmo Bowl.
Nobody tracked and caught more tipped balls than AC.
NOBODY!!!!
Youtube AC highlights. His last catch in the Big House is a classic!!!!
I was there, still gives me goosebumps.
The Niners DBs and LBs were repeatedly taking cheap shots at Carter when he was already on the ground.
White socks pulled up as high as ever - looked awesome!
April 17th, 2023 at 11:40 AM ^
A lot more healthy than the one cheerleader showcased after the score.
Holy cow.
I haven’t watched either the USFL or XFL games yet. Is their any difference in the quality of players/games between the two leagues?
I think a couple of the XFL QBs are probably a cut above anyone in the USFL. But thats about it. There aren’t 32 good starting-quality QB in the entire country, let alone enuf for another 16 minor league teams too. These are very generic games between two so-so Power 5 or two good Group of 5 colleges with a sprinkle of “oh yeah, I remember him” names.
These leagues seem destined to merge bc in my mind they are indistinguishable anyway.
Best description I have seen. Well done.
It would be absolutely fucking hilarious if the Panthers won the championship again 40 years after their first one, while the Lions are still trying to figure things out.
April 16th, 2023 at 10:20 PM ^
The Michigan Panthers have as many playoff losses (damn you Mel Gray) as the Detroit Lions have playoff wins in the 1983-2023 era.
April 17th, 2023 at 12:04 AM ^
I actually went to a few Panthers games in '83, including the semi final playoff game against the Oakland Invaders. The silverdome was packed.
We were watching the game, and talking about going to watch the Panthers at Ford Field. Might be fun, and tickets are certainly a lot cheaper. Yeah, it might be football's minor-leagues, but that's never stopped me from driving to Toledo and catching the Mud Hens.
And Josh Love turned in a great performance. Many of his 19 completions were right on the money - the receiver didn't have to make a heroic effort to make the catch, because the ball was right there. The kid looked damn good.
If I don't have any other plans, I'm sure I will catch a couple games.