Max's Los Angeles Pirates: A Madden '08 Production

RAIDERS DISBANDED; LOS ANGELES GETS A TEAM

Thanks to the miracle of Madden '08 for the Xbox, the Oakland Raiders are no more.

Instead, the Los Angeles Pirates will begin play in 2007 in the AFC West. They're a team ran by the Sports Talk Undergound Network message board, of all things, with head coach Max playing the games.

"The Raiders suck," said Max. "Obviously. And I wanted to have a team where we were in a division with a challenge. Thus, here we are in the AFC West. Chargers? Broncos? They worry me a bit. Chiefs, not so much."

The Pirates are a team made up of salty veterans, hard-working rookies and everyone in between. They're all free agents - no good Oakland defense here - so the team's not going to be very good.

"What I plan on doing is asking the STUN message board for help with decisions, like who to take with our #1 draft pick, who to start at QB, stuff like that. That'll help, hopefully. They know what they're doing."

LA's roster consists of a few notable players: bad boy and former San Francisco wide receiver Antonio Bryant, clock killin' Corey Dillon, who came out of retirement to play for the Pirates, infamous kicker Mike Vanderjagt and outside linebacker Lavar Arrington to name a few.

Here is the 2007 Los Angeles Pirates roster:

Quarterback:
1. Mike McMahon (77 OVR)
2. Drew Henson (72 OVR)
3. Kurt Kittner (64 OVR)

Halfback:
1. Corey Dillon (85 OVR)
2. Domanick Williams (80 OVR)
3. Darius Walker (Rookie) (77 OVR)

Fullback:
1. Fred McCrary (77 OVR)
2. Chris Fuamatu-Ma' (73 OVR)

Wide Receiver:
1. Antonio Bryant (86 OVR)
2. Freddie Mitchell (74 OVR)
3. Charles Rogers (74 OVR)
4. Marcus Vick (69 OVR)

Tight End:
1. Doug Jolley (75 OVR)
2. Lorenzo Diamond (65 OVR)

Left Tackle:
1. Makoa Freitas (76 OVR)
2. Dante Ellington (65 OVR)

Left Guard:
1. Kendyi Jacox (81 OVR)
2. Cameron Spikes (75 OVR)

Center:
1. Trey Darilek (73 OVR)
2. Mike Johnson (67 OVR)

Right Guard:
1. Bennie Anderson (79 OVR)
2. Chad Setterstrom (69 OVR)

Right Tackle:
1. Orlando Brown (81 OVR)
2. Joaquin Gonzalez (70 OVR)

Left Defensive End:
1. Courtney Brown (84 OVR)
2. Clifford Dukes (68 OVR)

Right Defensive End:
1. Carlos Hall (76 OVR)
2. R-Kal Truluck (73 OVR)

Defensive Tackle:
1. Cletidus Hunt (80 OVR)
2. Jerry DeLoach (75 OVR)
3. Dusty Dvoracek (71 OVR)

Left Outside Linebacker:
1. Lavar Arrington (84 OVR)
2. Rocky Calmus (79 OVR)
3. Marcus Reese (70 OVR)

Middle Linebacker:
1. Ronald McKinnon (81 OVR)
2. Isaiah Kacyvenski (78 OVR)
3. T.J. Slaughter (73 OVR)

Right Outside Linebacker:
1. Tommy Polley (81 OVR)
2. E.J. Kuale (66 OVR)

Cornerback:
1. Daylong McCutcheon (81 OVR)
2. DeMario Minter (73 OVR)
3. Chioi Iwuoma (68 OVR)
4. Alfonso Marshall (64 OVR)

Free Safety:
1. William Bartee (77 OVR)
2. Oliver Celestin (73 OVR)

Strong Safety:
1. Terrence Kiel (80 OVR)
2. Mel Mitchell (75 OVR)

Kicker:
1. Mike Vanderjagt (85 OVR)

Punter:
1. Filip Filipovic (67 OVR)

PIRATES 2007 SCHEDULE

Week 1: vs Lions
Week 2: at Broncos
Week 3: vs Browns
Week 4: at Dolphins
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: at Chargers
Week 7: vs Chiefs
Week 8: at Titans
Week 9: vs Texans
Week 10: vs Bears
Week 11: at Vikings
Week 12: at Chiefs
Week 13: vs Broncos
Week 14: at Packers
Week 15: vs Colts
Week 16: at Jaguars
Week 17: vs Chargers

Did you have to draft from only retired washed up players?

And was Mike Vanderjerk the only kicker on the board? He's so not good, and way too cocky for how not good he is.

Do we get the opportunity to tell you to set some of those guys on fire?

I love how many bad, old, past their prime guys we have on this team. Keep this up Max as i tried this about 6 months back. I'll be in on it. Did the draft already happen or do you have to do that before the season starts? Let us know of a few free agents out there! Good stuff!

Keep it updated with Associated Press-like articles, too.

supermanox wrote:

Did you have to draft from only retired washed up players?

I chose to. It's more fun that way, with a challenge.

whodeygal wrote:

And was Mike Vanderjerk the only kicker on the board? He's so not good, and way too cocky for how not good he is.

Do we get the opportunity to tell you to set some of those guys on fire?

I had to take Vanderjerk, for comedic value! Plus, I can blame him when we lose games by 3.

When we get to cuts, I might ask you folks for help. No burning.

Ryan Simmons wrote:

I love how many bad, old, past their prime guys we have on this team. Keep this up Max as i tried this about 6 months back. I'll be in on it. Did the draft already happen or do you have to do that before the season starts? Let us know of a few free agents out there! Good stuff!

Thanks Simmons. No draft, the season starts with training camp and the pre-season. I don't want to pick up any free agents this season - I want to see how we go with this team, probably get the #1 pick, and look at maybe Brian Brohm out of Louisville for our QB of the future. Or something like that. Thanks again!

CardinalPackerHoosier wrote:

Keep it updated with Associated Press-like articles, too.

Well, I'll keep you guys updated with information, and do a recap of each game (maybe with pictures, too!).

Ok, CPH, let me translate what you typed here....


I oink green bunnies in the dark with my bright schlong schlong.

Kevin Jones rushes for 237 yards in LA home opener; Pirates lose, 42-17

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Not a great start for the Los Angeles Pirates franchise.

They went 0-4 in the pre-season, and still haven't won a game in their history as they lost to the Detroit Lions, 42-17. It's bad enough losing by that much to Indy, or Chicago - but not to the Lions. (Sorry, Robert.)

Mike McMahon faced his old team, and didn't play that horribly. He went 20 of 35 for 173 yards and 2 touchdowns - really not that horrible, surprisingly. The running game didn't go so well for the Pirates, with Corey Dillon rushing for 27 yards on 15 attempts. Eugh.

The wide receiver core was a pleasant surprise, with no drops, and 6 guys having multiple catches - Antonio Bryant led LA with 5 grabs, while tight end Doug Jolley and fullback Fred McCracy had touchdown receptions.

LA's rushing defense was less successful, allowing Kevin Jones to rush for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns on 28 carries. Yeah... I think I'm going to change the sliders around a bit. That's a bit unrealistic, even for us.

Los Angeles travels to Denver next week to face the Broncos. Oh dear.

DETROIT 42, LOS ANGELES 17
First quarter
LA: McMahon to Jolley 17 pass (Vanderjagt kick), 6:36
DET: Drummond 99 kick return (Hanson kick), 6:25
DET: Kitna to Williams 16 pass (Hanson kick), 2:28
Second quarter
DET: Kitna to McDonald 26 pass (Hanson kick), 6:57
LA: McMahon to McCrary 1 pass (Vanderjagt kick), 0:01
Third quarter
DET: Jones 41 run (Hanson kick), 8:04
LA: Vanderjagt 51 field goal, 3:19
DET: Jones 51 run (Hanson kick), 0:43
Fourth quarter
DET: Kitna to Williams 2 pass (Hanson kick), 8:01

Code:

DETROIT          14    7  14    7    —  42
LOS ANGELES        7    7    3    0    —  17

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

LOS ANGELES

Mike McMahon - 20-35, 173 yds, 2 TD

DETROIT

Jon Kitna - 11-19, 207 yds, 3 TD, INT

Rushing:

LOS ANGELES

Corey Dillon - 15-27
Mike McMahon - 3-7
Fred McCrary - 2-3
Darius Walker - 2-1

DETROIT

Kevin Jones - 28-237, 2 TD
Shawn Bryson - 1-3
Jon Kitna - 2-(-2)

Receiving:

LOS ANGELES

Antonio Bryant - 5-43
Doug Jolley - 4-32, TD
Charles Rogers - 3-40
Corey Dillon - 3-12
Marcus Vick - 2-24
Fred McCrary - 2-12, TD
Freddie Mitchell - 1-10

DETROIT

Roy Williams - 4-62, 2 TD
Kevin Jones - 2-35
Calvin Johnson - 2-32
Dan Campbell - 1-32
Shaun McDonald - 1-26, TD
Mike Furrey - 1-20

Defense:

LOS ANGELES

INT: Daylon McCutcheon
Leading tackler: Ronald McKinnon - 7

DETROIT

Sacks: Kalimba Edwards, Fernando Bryant
Leading tackler: Fernando Bryant - 8

AFC WEST STANDINGS

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  1-0-0
2      Chargers  0-1-0
3      Pirates  0-1-0
4      Chiefs    0-1-0

Quote :

Kevin Jones rushes for 237 yards

HA! :)

(schlong schlong)

Ryan Simmons wrote:

I oink green bunnies in the dark with my bright schlong schlong.

Sounds good!

Pirates keep it close, two pick sixes give Denver 41-21 victory

DENVER (AP) -- On the plus side, we kept it close for the majority of the game.

But two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the fourth quarter gave Denver a 41-21 victory over Los Angeles in the Pirates' first divisional game. It was not surprising that LA lost - far from it. It was closer than coach Max expected.

"Much closer," said Max, continuing a sentence he didn't even know existed. "I mean, we were doing really well when it was 21-13 at the beginning of the fourth, but I'm happy with a 20 point loss to the Broncos. I was expecting a 40 point demolition, so the team's performing well above my expectations.

The loss puts Los Angeles at 0-2, as the Pirates host the Browns next week. Hey, a possible win!

DENVER 41, LOS ANGELES 21
First quarter
DEN: Elam 23 field goal, 1:40
Second quarter
DEN: Cutler to Stokley 2 pass (Elam kick), 8:17
DEN: Henry 93 run (Elam kick), 6:07
LA: Vanderjagt 35 field goal, 1:40
LA: Walker 8 run (Vanderjagt kick), 0:32
Third quarter
DEN: Henry 1 run (Elam kick), 6:18
LA: Vanderjagt 44 field goal, 1:16
Fourth quarter
DEN: Elam 49 field goal, 6:01
DEN: Bailey 62 INT return (Elam kick), 4:02
DEN: Holdman 47 INT return (Elam kick), 2:37
LA: McMahon to Vick 4 pass (McMahon to Rogers), 1:58

Code:

LOS ANGELES        0  10    3    8    —  21
DENVER            3  14    7  17    —  41

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

LOS ANGELES

Mike McMahon - 19-39, 171 yds, TD, 2 INT

DENVER

Jay Cutler - 11-17, 152 yds, TD, INT

Rushing:

LOS ANGELES

Corey Dillon - 12-36
Mike McMahon - 4-27
Darius Walker - 1-8, TD
Fred McCrary - 1-1

DENVER

Travis Henry - 20-168, 2 TD
Kyle Johnson - 2-13
Mike Bell - 2-1
Jay Cutler - 3-(-2)

Receiving:

LOS ANGELES

Antonio Bryant - 5-56
Marcus Vick - 3-14, TD
Doug Jolley - 3-43
Corey Dillon - 2-1
Charles Rogers - 2-14
Freddie Mitchell - 2-24
Fred McCrary - 2-19

DENVER

Daniel Graham - 6-85
Brandon Stokley - 2-17, TD
Javon Walker - 1-5
David Kircus - 1-14
Brandon Marshall - 1-31

Defense:

LOS ANGELES

Sacks: Ronald McKinnon (2), Cletidus Hunt, Jerry DeLoach
INT: Terrence Kiel
Leading tackler: Ronald McKinnon - 7

DENVER

Sacks: Dre' Bly
INT: Champ Bailey, Warrick Holdman
Leading tackler: Champ Bailey, D.J. Williams - 5

AFC WEST STANDINGS

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  2-0-0
2      Chiefs    1-1-0
3      Chargers  1-1-0
4      Pirates  0-2-0

Hitting rock bottom; Pirates give up 38 straight in loss to Browns

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hey, we were leading at one point!

The Pirates led 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, but 38 straight points from Cleveland gave the Browns a 38-3 victory in Week 3 of the 2007 NFL season. Jamal Lewis rushed for 3 touchdowns and rookie Brady Quinn had 2 touchdown passes in the win.

Mike McMahon performed horribly, having a 29.3 QB rating in going 14 of 35 for 149 yards and 2 interceptions. Corey Dillon had 24 yards on 18 attempts, although McMahon ran for 20 yards on 3 rushes, which isn't so horrible.

Los Angeles faces the Miami Dolphins next week, in Florida. Even with the lack of quality in the Dolphins team, I'm sure we'll get threashed. Stupid team.

CLEVELAND 38, LOS ANGELES 3
First quarter
LA: Vanderjagt 29 field goal, 2:17
Second quarter
CLE: Lewis 31 run (Dawson kick), 5:56
CLE: Dawson 42 field goal, 5:01
CLE: Lewis 1 run (Dawson kick), 1:35
Third quarter
CLE: Quinn to Edwards 7 pass (Dawson kick), 0:19
Fourth quarter
CLE: Quinn to Edwards 11 pass (Dawson kick), 5:50
CLE: Lewis 1 run (Dawson kick), 2:51

Code:

CLEVELAND          0  17    7  14    —  38
LOS ANGELES        3    0    0    0    —    3

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

LOS ANGELES

Mike McMahon - 14-35, 149 yds, 2 INT

CLEVELAND

Brady Quinn - 12-20, 188 yds, 2 TD, INT

Rushing:

LOS ANGELES

Corey Dillon - 18-24
Mike McMahon - 3-20
Darius Walker - 1-6
Fred McCrary - 1-2

CLEVELAND

Jamal Lewis - 27-140, 3 TD
Jason Wright - 2-11
Lawrence Vickers - 2-0
Brady Quinn - 3-(-3)

Receiving:

LOS ANGELES

Doug Jolley - 4-40
Charles Rogers - 3-27
Fred McCrary - 2-28
Freddie Mitchell - 2-24
Antonio Bryant - 1-9
Lorenzo Diamond - 1-14
Corey Dillon - 1-7

CLEVELAND

Joe Jurevicius - 4-86
Braylon Edwards - 3-27, 2 TD
Tim Carter - 2-32
Kellen Winslow - 1-18
Steve Heiden - 1-17
Jamal Lewis - 1-8

Defense:

LOS ANGELES

Sacks: William Bartee
INT: DeMario Minter
Leading tackler: Terrence Kiel - 7

CLEVELAND

Sacks: Willie McGinest
INT: Gary Baxter, Kamerion Wimbley
Leading tackler: D'Qwell Jackson - 8

AFC WEST STANDINGS

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  3-0-0
2      Chiefs    2-1-0
3      Chargers  2-1-0
4      Pirates  0-3-0

Quote :

"Much closer," said Max, continuing a sentence he didn't even know existed.

VICTORY!!!

MIAMI (AP) -- The roster changes had nothing to do with it.

The Dolphins had Daunte Culpepper, because I didn't change it on the original roster - although EA really should have. And Ronnie Brown was out with a torn groin so rookie Lorenzo Booker was playing. Obviously, this had nothing to do with Los Angeles winning their first game never. Nothing. Obviously.

But, yes, we won! Holy cow! It was 29-24, with the Fins making things respectable at the end with a Culpepper rushing TD with 8 seconds left. But apart from that, it was all Pirates, as a defensive touchdown by DeMario Minter and a 36 yard run by Darius Walker were the big plays LA needed to get the win.

Marcus Vick was injured for 3 weeks, as a dog pulled his groin.

We have a bye next week, before facing the Super Chargers.

LOS ANGELES 29, MIAMI 24
First quarter
LA: Vanderjagt 48 field goal, 4:21
Second quarter
LA: Vanderjagt 22 field goal, 8:55
MIA: Booker 73 run (Feely kick), 8:42
LA: Vanderjagt 48 field goal, 5:53
LA: Minter 37 INT return (Vanderjagt kick), 0:27
MIA: Feely 51 field goal, 0:04
Third quarter
LA: McMahon to Bryant 7 pass (Vanderjagt kick), 6:41
Fourth quarter
MIA: Culpepper to Ginn Jr. 74 pass (Feely kick), 8:10
LA: Walker 36 run (2pt conv fail), 1:47
MIA: Culpepper 3 run (Feely kick), 0:08

Code:

LOS ANGELES        3  13    7    6    —  29
MIAMI              0  10    0  14    —  24

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

LOS ANGELES

Mike McMahon - 12-26, 153 yds, TD, 2 INT

MIAMI

Daunte Culpepper - 19-36, 288 yds, TD, INT

Rushing:

LOS ANGELES

Corey Dillon - 21-46
Darius Walker - 2-37, TD
Mike McMahon - 2-4
Antonio Bryant - 1-0
Fred McCrary - 1-0

MIAMI

Lorenzo Booker - 15-104, TD
Daunte Culpepper - 5-21, TD

Receiving:

LOS ANGELES

Antonio Bryant - 4-61, TD
Corey Dillon - 2-11
Fred McCrary - 2-32
Marcus Vick - 2-18
Lorenzo Diamond - 1-18
Doug Jolley - 1-13

MIAMI

Chris Chambers - 6-80
Marty Booker - 4-57
David Martin - 3-43
Derek Hagan - 3-19
Cory Schlesinger - 1-12
Ted Ginn Jr. - 1-74, TD
Justin Peelle - 1-3

Defense:

LOS ANGELES

Sacks: Cletidus Hunt (3), Courtney Brown (2), Lavar Arrington
INT: DeMario Minter
Leading tackler: Tommy Polley - 6

MIAMI

Sacks: Matt Roth
INT: Will Allen, Travis Daniels
Leading tackler: Zach Thomas, Yeremiah Bell, Jason Taylor - 6

AFC WEST STANDINGS

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  3-1-0
2      Chargers  3-1-0
3      Chiefs    2-2-0
4      Pirates  1-3-0

BYE WEEK UPDATE

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

Mike McMahon - 65-135, 646 yds, 4 TD, 6 INT

Rushing:

Corey Dillon - 66-133
Mike McMahon - 12-58
Darius Walker - 6-52, 2 TD
Fred McCrary - 5-6
Antonio Bryant - 1-0

Receiving:

Antonio Bryant - 15-169, TD
Doug Jolley - 12-128, TD
Corey Dillon - 8-31
Charles Rogers - 8-81
Fred McCrary - 8-91, TD
Marcus Vick - 7-56, TD
Freddie Mitchell - 5-58
Lorenzo Diamond - 2-32

Defense:

Sacks: Cletidus Hunt (4), Courtney Brown (2), Ronald McKinnon (2), Lavar Arrington, Jerry DeLoach, William Bartee
INT: DeMario Minter (2), Daylon McCutcheon, Terrence Kiel
Leading tackler: Ronald McKinnon, Terrence Kiel - 22

DIVISIONAL STANDINGS

AFC NORTH

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Steelers  3-2-0
2      Browns    3-2-0
3      Ravens    3-2-0
4      Bengals  1-3-0

AFC SOUTH

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Colts    4-1-0
2      Titans    2-2-0
3      Texans    2-3-0
4      Jaguars  0-4-0

AFC EAST

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Jets      3-2-0
2      Patriots  3-2-0
3      Bills    1-4-0
4      Dolphins  1-4-0

AFC WEST

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  4-1-0
2      Chargers  3-2-0
3      Chiefs    3-2-0
4      Pirates  1-3-0

NFC NORTH

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Lions    3-2-0
2      Bears    3-2-0
3      Packers  2-3-0
4      Vikings  1-3-0

NFC SOUTH

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Falcons  4-1-0
2      Bucs      3-2-0
3      Saints    2-2-0
4      Panthers  2-3-0

NFC EAST

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Eagles    3-1-0
2      Redskins  3-1-0
3      Cowboys  2-3-0
4      Giants    0-5-0

NFC WEST

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Rams      5-0-0
2      Seahawks  3-2-0
3      Cardinals 2-3-0
4      49ers    1-4-0

Wow, every game is like a hilarious trip to the woodshed.

whodeygal wrote:

Wow, every game is like a hilarious trip to the woodshed.

Good to be hilarious.

At least in the most recent game it was Miami being taken out to the woodshed.

A bit of a change from last week - Super Chargers crush Pirates, 56-7

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Suffice to say that having a 149.3 QB rating gives you a reasonable chance of winning.

Philip Rivers went 10 of 15 for 199 yards and 4 touchdowns as San Diego crushed Los Angeles, 56-7. The Chargers scored 42 straight points in the first half, while it took the Pirates until there was 30 seconds left in the third quarter to score.

LaDainian Tomlinson didn't do as well as some players have against LA, if you look at it in one way, at least. He only (only?!?) had a 5.8 ypc, rushing 33 times for 192 yards and 3 tocuhdowns. So that was nice.

The Pirates host the Chiefs next week. Hey, they're not that great... maybe we'll only lose by 20.

SAN DIEGO 56, LOS ANGELES 7
First quarter
SD: Rivers to Neal 4 pass (Kaeding kick), 5:36
SD: Tomlinson 1 run (Kaeding kick), 4:42
SD: Tomlinson 5 run (Kaeding kick), 0:25
Second quarter
SD: Rivers to Parker 21 pass (Kaeding kick), 7:45
SD: Rivers to Floyd 7 pass (Kaeding kick), 3:14
SD: Rivers to Parker 64 pass (Kaeding kick), 1:03
Third quarter
SD: Tomlinson 37 run (Kaeding kick), 7:05
LA: McMahon to Bryant 9 pass (Vanderjagt kick), 0:30
Fourth quarter
SD: Cromartie 34 INT return (Kaeding kick), 6:56

Code:

LOS ANGELES        0    0    7    0    —    7
SAN DIEGO        21  21    7    7    —  56

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

LOS ANGELES

Mike McMahon - 18-31, 149 yds, TD, 3 INT

SAN DIEGO

Philip Rivers - 10-15, 199 yds, 4 TD

Rushing:

LOS ANGELES

Corey Dillon - 14-19
Fred McCrary - 3-7
Darius Walker - 3-6
Mike McMahon - 2-1

SAN DIEGO

LaDainian Tomlinson - 33-192, 3 TD
Lorenzo Neal - 2-7
Philip Rivers - 2-(-2)

Receiving:

LOS ANGELES

Antonio Bryant - 6-44, TD
Corey Dillon - 4-33
Darius Walker - 4-29
Doug Jolley - 2-22
Lorenzo Diamond - 1-11
Fred McCrary - 1-10

SAN DIEGO

Malcolm Floyd - 5-94, TD
Lorenzo Neal - 2-14, TD
Eric Parker - 2-85, 2 TD
LaDainian Tomlinson - 1-6

Defense:

LOS ANGELES

Leading tackler: Tommy Polley, Ronald McKinnon - 6

SAN DIEGO

Sacks: Luis Castillo
INT: Al Wilson, Antonio Cromartie, Marlon McCree
Leading tackler: Shawne Merriman - 8

AFC WEST STANDINGS

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  4-1-0
2      Chargers  4-1-0
3      Chiefs    3-3-0
4      Pirates  1-4-0

Pirates to start Henson vs Chiefs

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In an attempt to kick-start their troubled offense, the Los Angeles Pirates are replacing their starting quarterback Mike McMahon with backup Drew Henson for their Week 7 contest, where they will host the Kansas City Chiefs.

"I thought it was a good time for Henson to get his chance at the starting job," said coach Max. "Of course, the poll results had something to do with it, but I'm also sick of [Mike] McMahon throwing picks."

McMahon has 73 SPD while Henson has 60, but Henson has 91 THP compared to McMahon's 86 (they both have the same THA, at 77).

How do I get rid of the poll, by the way?

So much for the Henson experiment; 3 picks cause 31-10 KC victory

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Once again, we led early.

Once again, they scored late.

A 28 point second half gave Kansas City a 31-10 victory over Los Angeles. The Pirates started backup quarterback Drew Henson, in an attempt to jump-start their poor offense. It worked early, but Henson threw 3 picks in the last 3 minutes of the game, including one returned for a TD, to ruin it.

Corey Dillon finally got things going alright, having a 5.0 ypc in rushing 17 times for 86 yards. Although, the majority of those yards were gained on a 54 yard gallop in the second quarter. His counterpart, Larry Johnson, had 21 carries for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Los Angeles travels to Tennessee to face the Titans next week.

KANSAS CITY 31, LOS ANGELES 10
First quarter
LA: Henson to Jolley 22 pass (Vanderjagt kick), 5:48
Second quarter
KC: Medlock 24 field goal, 2:13
Third quarter
KC: Johnson 72 run (Medlock kick), 9:46
KC: Medlock 40 field goal, 5:24
LA: Vanderjagt 21 field goal, 1:07
Fourth quarter
KC: Medlock 30 field goal, 5:21
KC: Johnson 2 run (Johnson run), 1:25
KC: Johnson 41 INT return (Medlock kick), 0:57

Code:

KANSAS CITY        0    3  10  18    —  31
LOS ANGELES        7    0    3    0    —  10

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing:

LOS ANGELES

Drew Henson - 13-27, 95 yds, TD, 3 INT

KANSAS CITY

Trent Green - 17-25, 187 yds

Rushing:

LOS ANGELES

Corey Dillon - 17-86
Fred McCrary - 3-10
Charles Rogers - 1-3

KANSAS CITY

Larry Johnson - 21-169, 2 TD
Greg Hanoian - 2-12
Priest Holmes - 4-(-6)

Receiving:

LOS ANGELES

Darius Walker - 4-7
Antonio Bryant - 3-22
Charles Rogers - 2-18
Corey Dillon - 1-3
Domanick Williams - 1-11
Doug Jolley - 1-22, TD
Freddie Mitchell - 1-12

KANSAS CITY

Tony Gonzalez - 5-50
Eddie Kennison - 4-41
Jeff Webb - 4-61
Jason Dunn - 2-8
Samie Parker - 2-27

Defense:

LOS ANGELES

Sacks: Lavar Arrington
Leading tackler: Terrence Kiel, Ronald McKinnon - 6

KANSAS CITY

Sacks: Jared Allen
INT: Derrick Johnson, Greg Wesley, Ty Law
Leading tackler: Ty Law - 5

AFC WEST STANDINGS

Code:

PLACE  TEAM      W-L-T
1      Broncos  5-1-0
2      Chargers  4-2-0
3      Chiefs    4-3-0
4      Pirates  1-5-0

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