Week 2 Preview: SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS (1-0) @ ORLANDO RAGE (1-0)

SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS (1-0) @ ORLANDO RAGE (1-0)
Saturday, February 10, 2001 – 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Citrus Bowl
TV: NBC Secondary Game (NBC will provide cut-ins during the LA-Chicago game)

SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS NOTES

- San Francisco travels to Orlando Saturday night on the heels of a 15-13, last-second win in the “Hell Hole,” otherwise known as Pac Bell Park. As the crowd chanted “Beat LA, Beat LA,” the Demons won the game on a 33-yard field goal by K Mike Panasuk as time expired, sending more than 38,000 fans at Pac Bell into hysterics.

- The Demons will look for another big day out of QB Mike Pawlawski, who escaped a seemingly constant pass rush and completed an impressive 31 of 47 passes for 288 yards and two scores – as well as leading the game-winning drive.

- The Rage defense will have its hands full with the Demons’ talented wideouts, led by Brian Roberson, who tore up the Xtreme secondary for 12 catches and 127 yards. But Orlando better not forget about WR Calvin Schexnayder, who made the play of the game with a spectacular, 32-yard, diving touchdown grab in the fourth quarter to put the Demons back ahead.

- Mike Panasuk was called out of his drama class at Lebanon (Ind.) High School and he flew to the Bay Area to discuss giving his football career one more try. Panasuk was selected from among the candidates and he gained final league approval Saturday and kicked Sunday, admitting he didn’t even know all of his teammates’ names. He missed a 42-yard attempt earlier in the game, but took advantage of the hurried conditions in the closing seconds to not have to ponder the situation long and banged home a game-winning 33-yard field goal.

- Wide receiver Brian Roberson and halfback Brandin Young are head coach Jim Skipper’s nephews. San Francisco’s head coach wanted both Brandin and Brian to make the Demons’ squad on their own merits before he introduced that information to even his coaches and certainly members of the news media.

- During his collegiate career, Guard Pita Elisara was called by one publication as the “Sportsmayne of the Year” because of his following black Samoan hair that is readily visibly outside his helmet of the same color.

ORLANDO RAGE NOTES

- Orlando hosts San Francisco Saturday night at the Citrus Bowl, and one of the two undefeated teams is leaving with a loss. The Rage opened the season with a thrilling 33-29 win over the Chicago Enforcers in front of 36,503 at the Citrus Bowl.

- QB Jeff Brohm will look to continue his hot XFL start after torching the Chicago defense for four touchdowns and completing 64% of his passes (14 of 22 for 217 yards) last Saturday night.

- When Brohm puts it up, the Demons’ defense better go find WR Dialleo Burks, who caught three touchdowns on Saturday in Orlando’s win.

- On the other side of the ball, Shawn Banks is making it happen. The linebacker had five solo tackles, two for losses, added a fumble recovery and an interception – and don’t leave out preserving the win by recovering a Chicago on-sides kick in the final minute of the game.

- When the XFL said that PAT’s are no longer a given, the Orlando Rage took it to heart, as they were unable to convert any of their five conversion attempts after touchdowns in the opener. Four of the attempts were runs by big running back Derrick Clark. - No word yet on attendance plans for game two, but list Robin Martin from Kent, England as the XFL season ticket holder who has to travel the longest distance to see his team play. Martin made the 9-hour flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to see the Rage take on the Chicago Enforcers. He holds a Rage season ticket to Section 109, Row M, Seat 8 and says he plans to take in at least three Rage home games this season.

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