BOX Football - Game 5 at UTEP

Game 5 - We're headed to the Sun Bowl to take on undefeated UTEP. The pregame highlight focusing on the UTEP QB who have over 400 yards passing and 6 TDs last week. Gulp.

1st quarter-
UTEP wins the toss and elects to receive. They've played right into our hands!
The Sun Bowl is actually kind of intimidating.
Woodyard is back, I know this because a UTEP WR just broke his tackle attempt and picked up a first down.
Ray strings out their 1st run attempt of the game and forces a punt.
We immediately return the favor.
We have trouble with tight ends. Big game for UTEP.
Bill comes up with a key sack on 3rd down and pushes then out of FG range. They attempt a punt from the 34-yard line and punt the ball through the uprights.
Nick and Louie combine to beat the blitz for a 64-yard TD pass! Kaylor throws a key block that springs Louie, who was left uncovered by a blitzing LB. BOX 7 - UTEP 0.
First play of the next drive, we blitz and Pete knocks the ball out of the QB's hands. Ray catches it in the cruises in for the score. 14-0.
MRBaum forces a fumble with a huge hit on 3rd down, but UTEP recovers and falls forward with the ball to pick up the 1st down. Bad luck.
More bad luck, Ryno goes down with an injury on another UTEP completion to the TE.
Ryno has a bruised knee, but will return.

2nd quarter-
UTEP completes their drive with a dive over the pile. 14-7.
We go 3 and out, but Jay bombs a punt and drops it at the 3.
Agati blows up a play in the backfield leading Corso to comment that he is so big and strong that he's impossible to block with just one guy. Go Agati!
We're going for it on 4th and 6 at the UTEP 34. What could go wrong? Well an incompletion for one.
Our Defense is our best offense! Bill's pressure off the corner leads to a desperation pass which Shalvi intercepts and high-steps into the endzone. BOX 21 - UTEP 7.
Bill has his 2nd sack of the game and UTEP punts again.
Laura adds a FG as the clock runs out to end the 1st half. BOX 24 - UTEP 7

3rd quarter-
With a chance to really put the game away with a strong drive to start the 2nd half, instead we go 3 and out after a Kaylor drop.
I follow that up by whiffing on an INT and giving up a big gain.
Then we blitz on a 5 wide package, but Bob doesn't get to the QB fast enough and it's a UTEP TD. 24-14.
The BOX responds with a solid drive that would have been a TD except there's a UTEP safety who must run a 2.5 40 passed on how quickly he was able to close on a wide open Werley.
Laura hits a 34-yard FG. BOX 27-14.
Katy and Ryno both have sacks to stall out the next UTEP drivie.
They run a fake punt on 4th and 20. Sometimes the AI is dumb.
Werley makes a big catch to put in the red zone and then Jandy gets open in the slot for the TD. 34-14.

4th quarter-
Ryno's got his 2nd sack of the game. UTEP QB looks rattled.
The "rattled" UTEP qb immediately drops in a perfect pass for a long TD pass. 34-21 7:10 to go.
PJ gets hurt on a run up the middle. 4th quarter and PJ gets hurt? Shocking.
Oops. UTEP fakes a blitz, drops into a zone and drops right into Nick's passing lane. INT gives UTEP the ball at the BOX 43.
Ryno stuffs them on a big 3rd and 3 and then Bill stops the run on 4th and 2. Turnover on downs. Now we just need to not turn the ball over.
PJ is back in but now Dave is hurt picking up a 1st down as we continue to kill clock.
Jay comes in and nails a 50-yard FG to put this game to bed. 37-21.
And now it's really over. I come up with a pick and even break a tackle on the way to the endzone. It's our 3rd pick 6 of the game and it's 44-21.
Nick is named player of the game.
Did I say it was really over? I guess now it's super really over as I bring back my 2nd interception in the last 2 minutes. The game is held up for 3 minutes while I catch my breath in the endzone. 51-21.
UTEP finally gives up and stops passing.
Final score BOX 51 - UTEP 21

Nick is named player of the game.
My 2nd ridiculous TAINT is named play of the game.