Caged

The DFW Xpress started off the season with a bang, by caging the Lone Star Pitbulls. The Xpress started off fast with Nelson hooking up with Manning on a 45 yard completion and taking the ball down to the 7 yard line. 3 plays later Nelson hooked up with Chris Choice on a 4 yard T.D. pass, the extra point was good just like that 3 minutes into the game the Xpress were up 7-0. The defense forced a turnover and 5 plays and 36 yards later Fullback Eerick Brown took it in from the 2 yard line and at the end of the 1st quarter the Xpress were leading 14-0. The beginning of the 2ND quarter was just like the first quarter, an air show and a ground attack! Nelson hooked up with Manning again this time on a 65 yard T.D. that put the Xpress up 21-o, the Pitbulls tried to put a drive together,that was ended with a forced fumble by the Xpress defense that was lead by 2009 All star LB Sam Crawford, 2010 rookie sensation Stanley Sterns and the stingy secondary lead by All star CB Chris Hicks and veteran Wisner Derosier. The Xpress offense went back to work, with it's finesse running game lead by Guy Smith and James Roberts, and right before the half, Smith took it in from 2 yards out and putting the Xpress up 28-0 at the half. The 2ND half was a little different the Pitbulls made some adjustments and sustained a few offensive drives to keep the Xpress offense off the field, but could not get any scoring from those drives. In the 4Th quarter Fullback Mack Harris put the final nail in the coffin by scoring from 3 yards out and putting the cage over the Pitbulls by a final score of 35-0