{"id":5719,"date":"2024-12-20T14:13:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2guysgaming.net\/usfldr\/?p=5719"},"modified":"2024-12-20T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:13:50","slug":"washington-federals-30-pittsburgh-maulers-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/2024\/12\/20\/washington-federals-30-pittsburgh-maulers-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Federals 30, Pittsburgh Maulers 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/score-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/score-15.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/score-15-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington Edges Pittsburgh in Overtime Thriller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Federals secured a thrilling 30-27 overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Maulers in a pivotal Week 13 clash at Three Rivers Stadium. Running back Steve Sewell was the star of the night, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown while contributing in key moments. Washington&#8217;s kicker, Dan Brockhaus, sealed the game with a 32-yard field goal in overtime, capping a resilient comeback that saw the Federals overcome a 10-point halftime deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pittsburgh came out strong, highlighted by Greg Walls\u2019 first-quarter interception return for a touchdown and Brian Sipe\u2019s sharp passing. Sipe connected with wideout Flowers for a 20-yard second-quarter score, helping the Maulers establish a 20-10 halftime lead. However, costly turnovers and penalties in the second half opened the door for Washington. The Federals capitalized with a nine-play, 72-yard drive capped by Sewell\u2019s five-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to close the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a dramatic fourth quarter, Washington tied the game with a clutch Brockhaus field goal before Sipe led a seven-minute scoring drive to reclaim the lead with a five-yard touchdown pass to Kirk Pendleton. Undeterred, Washington quarterback Honensee responded with a quick 37-yard drive, finding Bledsoe in the end zone to force overtime. Washington&#8217;s defense held firm in the extra frame, setting up Brockhaus&#8217; game-winner and lifting the Federals to an 8-5 record, strengthening their playoff position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/summary-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/summary-16-1024x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/summary-16-1024x210.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/summary-16-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/summary-16-768x157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/summary-16.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Edges Pittsburgh in Overtime Thriller The Washington Federals secured a thrilling 30-27 overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Maulers in a pivotal Week 13 clash at Three Rivers Stadium. Running back Steve Sewell was the star of the night, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown while contributing in key moments. Washington&#8217;s kicker, Dan Brockhaus, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[32,8],"class_list":["post-5719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-box-scores-and-recaps","tag-pittsburgh-maulers","tag-washington-federals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.distantreplaysports.com\/usfldr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}