"Always have to be ready": Galaxy survives last-second drama
Florian Puth
© Kevin ReussNailbiter alarm at Frankfurt Galaxy. Together with the Paris Musketeers, the German team delivered a real highlight in week 3.
Galaxy had its opponent firmly under control for three quarters. The running game worked, the defense only allowed three points, and top performer Matthew McKay showed his strengths in the passing game. However, things went quiet around the quarterback in the fourth quarter.
Musketeers chose the right adjustments
Musketeers Head Coach Jack del Rio made the right adjustments. His squad looked like a different team and completely turned the momentum to their side. The stadium on Bieberer Berg was a world apart. The Musketeers scored 24 unanswered points.
Musketeers quarterback Jaylon Henderson gained over 340 total yards and found his free receivers. The running game suddenly started to work and the defense also got into the game much better.
With 22 seconds left, Henderson scored his final touchdown and with 19 seconds left, he completed the 2-point conversion to receiver Austin Mitchell - the Musketeers led. What a comeback.
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Frankfurt Galaxy turns the tables again
But that still wasn't the final score of a thrilling game. Galaxy QB McKay scored 27 yards with a run and was tackled late by Souleymane Karamoko. Too late, the referees thought, and gave the safety and his team a 15-yard penalty. So with just seven seconds on the clock, kicker Ryan Rimmler was given the chance to secure an already expected victory. And Rimmler scored. Galaxy regained the lead and won a dramatic game thanks to a strong Musketeers comeback.
After his team's second victory, head coach Bart Andrus said he was "very, very proud of the boys, but especially of the young man sitting next to me," pointing to his smiling player Rimmler, who gladly accepted the compliment.
“It's just my job, I always have to be ready for it,” Rimmler waved off, praising his teammates, who had done a first-class job for at least 45 minutes.
Galaxy therefore go 2-1 and face a 0-2 Cologne Centurions in week 4. The Paris Muskeeters will face the current champions Rhein Fire, who suffered a painful defeat against the Vienna Vikings.