ORLANDO STUNS, ELIMINATES ROLLERS

ORLANDO — With two minutes to go in the second quarter, Orlando didn't have a first down. They finished with eight of them and 34 points - stunning the Grand Rapids Rollers 34-30, who were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season.

The Intimidators were outgained 427-316 and had -9 yards of rushing offense in the absence of Zach Parker, who fractured his arm the week before in New York. Grand Rapids had the ball for 35:23 to Orlando's 15:38 and Orlando lost the turnover battle in the victory, 3-1. Quarterback Kevin Walker threw three interceptions after not throwing a pick in his previous two games.

David Badha kept the Rollers in the game with 185 yards on 41 carries, the first time the Rollers lost this season when he rushed for 125 yards or more. Too much Lorenzo Allen, however. The Orlando star put up 192 yards on 9 grabs for 2 touchdowns while Thomas Gunner poored in 117 yards on 5 grabs. Walker averaged over 10 yards per completion. Steven Lambert followed up a league-record 17 tackles in New York with 16 against the Rollers and defended 4 passes as well.

Orlando will host New York Saturday at noon CT in a rematch of the Summer 2013 semi-final (New York won 38-17).

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