Week 9 Game Preview: SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS (4-4) @ LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS (4-4)

SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS (4-4) @ LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS (4-4)
Sunday, April 1, 2001 – 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Sam Boyd Stadium
TV: UPN

SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS TEAM NOTES
OUTLOOK
The San Francisco Demons travel to Sam Boyd Stadium with the playoffs on the line after keeping its post-season hopes alive by defeating the Memphis Maniax, 21-12, at Pac Bell.

GAMEPLAN
The Demons defense, led by DE’s Eric England (five sacks), Jermaine Miles (four sacks) and LB James Williams (38 tackles) will look to put the clamps down on Vegas’ Rod “He Hate Me” Smart, who rushed for 92 yards the last time the teams met. The Demons are cautious of the fact that Vegas’ QB Ryan Clement did not play in the first game and were beaten by QB Mark Grieb. Look for the Demons to put a strong rush on Clement and force him into making mistakes down field against the Demons’ third-ranked pass defense. On offense, the Demons are happy with the play of RB Kelvin Anderson, who is averaging 75 yards over the past two games. Look for the Demons to get Anderson going early to try and loosen up the Outlaws number-one rush defense and take chances with QB Mike Pawlawski throwing to targets Jimmy Cunningham (44 receptions), Brian Roberson (356 receiving yards), and Travis Moore.

NEWS AND NOTES
Travis Moore enjoyed his best game in the XFL last week, hauling down six passes for 56 yards, half of his 2001 total….Four members of San Francisco’s offensive line have started all eight games this season. But the veterans of the trenches posted a first for the Demons’ 2001 season, as Memphis’ outstanding defense was not able to sack quarterback Mike Pawlawski …. S Toby Wright earned a promotion to the starting lineup last week with his hard-hitting play at Chicago the week before. He finished with three tackles against Memphis after a seven-stop performance the week before in his San Francisco debut…..The Demons pushed their season average above the 35,000 mark with an announced crowd of 35,109 for the finale. The raucous crowd for the regular-season finale boosted San Francisco’s final total to 35,004 per game for five home games

OFF THE FIELD:
DE Eric England is a poet from Houston, TX with aspirations of one day having his poetry published.

LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS TEAMS NOTES
OUTLOOK
Vegas, who is tied for second place in the West with San Francisco, hosts the division foe with playoff implications on the line. The Outlaws defeated the Demons in week four at Pac Bell Park, 16-9.

GAMEPLAN
On defense, the “Dealers of Doom” want to focus on its pass rush to get to Demons QB Mike Pawlawski. The defense will also have its hands full with the unexpected performance of Demon RB Kelvin Anderson, who rushed for 80 yards last week. This may play into the Outlaws favor, as they are only allowing 61 yards on the ground. On offense, QB Ryan Clement, who did not play in the first meeting, will establish the run with Rod “He Hate Me” Smart. In their first meeting, Smart began to come into his own when he rushed for 92 yards. In the passing game, Clement will have an array of passing targets to throw downfield to with WR Yo Murphy, TE Rickey Brady and WR Eric Guliford. Murphy and Guliford did not play in the first contest.

NEWS AND NOTES
QB Ryan Clement threw for three TDs for the second game in a row as the Vegas offense set season highs in points (26), total TDs (4), first downs (17), passing first downs (10), average yards per play (5.4), and passing yards (190) against the Xtreme… RB Rod Smart ran for the longest TD in Outlaw history, a 21-yard scamper… The Outlaws’ defense allowed season-highs in points (35), TDs (4), passing TDs (4), first downs (20), passing first downs (13), third-down conversions (6), and total offense (304) against the potent Los Angeles attack… In Las Vegas’ four wins this season, the Dealers of Doom have created 13 turnovers, converting those picks and fumbles into 4 TDs. In the team’s four losses, the Outlaws have managed just three takeaways…. Once again, the Outlaws face a former teammate, as former Las Vegas S Toby Wright was traded to San Francisco back on March 5 in exchange for OL Tony Berti.

OFF THE FIELD
S Brandon Sanders, is co-owner of a Southern California record label, Break Bread Records. Sanders operates the business with his brother and expects a flurry of CDs to be released this summer.

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