OMAHA, Neb. -- A monster game from a late-season pickup and a 50-yard plus field goal from veteran PK Vinatieri IND helped lead Boom Town Blue Jays owner Anthony Quagliano to his first Finger Bowl championship in Week 17.
The Jays held off the Lockport Distillers 51-47 to win Finger Bowl 25 at Morrison Stadium.
QB Allen BUF scored 27 Finks points for the Jays (14-3) to capture Finger Bowl MVP honors. Allen became the first BUF player to become a Finger Bowl MVP in the 25-year history of the Jim Finks Memorial Football League. Allen was a free-agent pickup in Week 15 for the Jays.
Allen rushed for two touchdowns, threw three TD passes and earned three bonus points each for rushing and passing.
"I picked him up exactly for this week and he showed out (sic) when I needed it," Quagliano said. "Good to see (RB) Miller come up big when I needed him too."
The Distillers (10-7) had a chance to win but a holding penalty nullified a second possible rushing touchdown for RB Mack IND in the Sunday night game at TEN. The six points would have put the Distillers over the top. Vinatieri also missed an extra point. Entering the Sunday night game, the Jays led 39-36.
The four-point victory for the Jays was the third smallest margin of victory in a Finger Bowl. Finger Bowl 5 was decided by tiebreaker and FB 8 was decided by two points.
The Jays tied a Finks League regular season record for wins in a season and Quagliano, who is in his fourth season, will possess the Abe Gibron Trophy for the upcoming year.
For the victory, Quagliano receives $376.50 and the Distillers' Cassidy earns $125.50 as runner-up.
Finger Bowl 25 boxscore:
Distillers (47)
Manning NYG 14
Carson SEA 11
Mack IND 11
Jeffery PHI 6
Thielen MIN zero
Butker KC 5
Jays (51)
Allen BUF 27
Conner PIT zero
Miller HOU 6
Smith-Schuster PIT 6
Kelce KC zero
Vinatieri IND 12
No comments:
Post a Comment