Commas Roll, 52-14

Oxford faced a rematch with the newly named Girlz II Men, a team they played in the soggy preseason game. Despite being undermanned, G2M kept the game close with two early scores, one of which came on a long touchdown play that caught the Commas' defense off guard. Oxford's offense didn't fare much better, surrendering two turnovers. But later, two methodical drives ended in touchdowns, the second of which included a screen pass to Max followed by Taylor toeing the line for the conversion. Leading 16-14, the Commas went back on defense with less than a minute to go. G2M pushed their luck and sent a deep pass down the sideline that Max intercepted at midfield. On the next play, with the clock running to zero, Max scored again. What followed was a blizzard of points for the Commas. On the first play of the half, Taylor caught a touchdown on yet another amazing play designed by Iain--he tells me that he drew these up during his youth in Scotland, but I think he's lying. Max would go on to score three more times with increasingly acrobatic catches, while Gonzo would add three conversion receptions. Ash, Elyse, and Kari played every snap, each having a multiple-reception performance. By the time the smoke had cleared, the Commas had won 52-14.

In honor of Taylor's punt return, which I believe was the longest in the history of the team, take a look at the Inspirational Football Clip of the Week.

This week, the Commas face a 3-0 team with the alarmingly unironic nickname of the Maulers. Yikes. Stay tuned.

Here are some highlights of the defense, which regrouped after the first half to shut down G2M's attack completely:

Gonzo bats down a pass at the line of scrimmage:



The defense rattles G2M's quarterback so badly that he leaves the pocket too early, drawing a penalty flag.