Inching forward with recording the Iron's brief existence, this partial summary is again by Dudley. The full version with quotes can be accessed through this link.
The photography was taken from the team's Instagram account and uncredited.
(Trent) Richardson scored three rushing touchdowns while the defense forced four turnovers and allowed two field goals – in four trips to the red zone – to lift the Birmingham Iron (3-0) to a 28-12 victory today over the Atlanta Legends at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta.
Richardson finished with 46 rushing yards but scored three touchdowns – two in the second half – to give the former Alabama standout six rushing scores this season. He also scored a 2-point conversion attempt after his second touchdown.
Trent Richardson
Atlanta took a 3-0 lead off a 21-yard field goal from Younghoe Koo to start the second quarter, but the Iron answered with a 39-yard kick from Nick Novak and a 5-yard rushing touchdown from Richardson with 2:39 to go in the half.
The Legends managed to score on another field goal attempt near the end of the first half but was shut out in the second half until 1:41 remaining. Birmingham allowed 346 total yards but picked off Matt Simms three times– one each by Jack Tocho, Matt Redfield and Jamar Summers – while sacking the former Tennessee quarterback three times.
Casey Sayles
Simms finished 27-of-46 passing for 280 yards and connected with 10 different receivers. He threw a a 23-yard touchdown pass to Keith Towbridge late in the fourth quarter.
Richardson scored twice in the second half, and Novak nailed another long field goal in the third quarter to push the lead to 26-6 before the final Atlanta score cut the final margin to 28-12.
(Luis) Perez finished 17-of-31 passing for 160 yards and looked far more comfortable in the second half despite throwing his first interception of the season. He was sacked only once.
The appropriately named Highlight Heaven has an almost 12-minute video package for this game which I've embedded below.
No comments:
Post a Comment