The Cardiac Kids Are Heading To Detroit

It could not possibly happen. Buffalo won 12 games between 1999-2006. The last two seasons Buffalo has won 12 games. The Bulls were the laughing stock of Division 1A and the MAC. Now they are MAC East Champions. The Bulls had to work for it but when the dust settled Buffalo had won another OT game, this time a 40-34 victory over Bowling Green.

Bowling Green started red hot scoring 21 points in the first 32 minutes of the game. The Falcons ran for all three touchdowns, two by Tyler Sheehan and one by Anthony Turner. The Bulls responded with a Drew Willy one yard sneak to cut the lead to 21-7. Bowling Green then answered with another Turner run but the Falcons to miss the extra point and they led by 20 with about 11 minutes left in the game. Yet, the Bulls are not nicknamed the Cardiac Kids for nothing. The Bulls responded two minutes later with a James Starks 12 yard run but A.J. Principe missed the extra point and Bowling Green still led 27-13. After Buffalo forced Bowling Green to punt, Buffalo turned the ball over on downs. The Falcons then did something quite odd, they faked a field goal. When Buffalo stopped the fake attempt they then marched down the field and scored a touchdown on a Willy 4 yard pass. Buffalo then recovered an onside kick and scored a touchdown with 37 seconds left in regulation.

In overtime Buffalo scored a touchdown on their second play and led 34-27. Buffalo's defense then held the Falcons to two yards on two plays before Sheehan found Corey Partridge to tie the game. In the second overtime Bowling Green got inside the 10 on their first play but Davonte Shannon broke up a screen pass on fourth and goal from the two to give the Bulls a chance to win. Once Buffalo got the ball in the overtime it took one play to clinch the Bulls first trip to Detroit. Starks ran for a 25 yard touchdown and the Bulls were heading to the MAC Championship Game in Detroit.

When the plays counted the most Buffalo dominated the game. Buffalo score five of the last six touchdowns in the game including OT. Willy went 29/41 for 297 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Starks got the ball 14 times rushing but only accumulated 62 yards. Naaman Roosevelt caught 10 balls for 118 yards and a touchdown. For the Falcons Sheehan went 24/32 for 240 yards with a touchdown and interception. Turner got eight carries for 22 yards and two touchdowns.

The Bulls with the victory clinch the MAC East title. They are 7-4 (5-2 MAC) with the only remaining regular season game being at home on Nov. 28 against Kent State. The Falcons are 5-6 (3-4 MAC) with their last regular season game at Toledo on Nov. 28.