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Game 1 Buffalo vs New England
Buffalo vs New England (Episode 101): Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports hosts the USA Wheelchair Football League Tournament in Buffalo, NY. With eight teams on the bracket, the Buffalo Bills begin their run against the newest team to join the league--the New England Patriots. Originally aired September 30, 2023.
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USAWFL Buffalo Tournament 2023 Game 1
1/9/2024 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Buffalo vs New England (Episode 101): Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports hosts the USA Wheelchair Football League Tournament in Buffalo, NY. With eight teams on the bracket, the Buffalo Bills begin their run against the newest team to join the league--the New England Patriots. Originally aired September 30, 2023.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBUFFALO TORONTO PUBLIC MEDIA PRESENTS THE USA WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT IN BUFFALO NEW YORK BROUGHT TO YOU BY MOVE UNITED, GREATER BUFFALO ADAPTIVE SPORTS AND ALLIED MOTION.
TODAY, THE BUFFALO BILLS BATTLE IT OUT AGAINST THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS.
HELLO EVERYBODY AND WELCOME TO BUFFALO NEW YORK IT IS A PICTURE ESQ.
72° DAY HERE IN BUFFALO WHERE EIGHT TEAMS HAVE TRAVELED TO TAKE ON AMERICA'S FASTEST GROWING ADAPTIVE SPORT.
HI EVERYONE, I'M STEVE WARZALA ALONGSIDE HUNTER LOBUR CUMMIN.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
BUFFALO'S FIRST GAME TODAY FEATURES THE BILLS TAKING ON THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS.
THE PATRIOTS, THE NEWEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE, AND THEY'RE RANKED 12th IN THEIR INAUGURAL SEASON.
>> THE PATRIOTS FEATURE SOME REALLY TALENTED MEMBERS ON THEIR ROSTER SUCH AS NUMBER 4 JOSEPH LeMAR.
>> AS WE TURN OUR SIGHTS TO THE BILLS, THE BILLS RANKED 11TH IN THE LEAGUE AND WE EXPECT A VERY CLOSE MATCHUP TODAY.
>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE BILLS ROSTER, ADAM PAGE, THREE TIME PARALYMPIC SLED CHAMPION IN PARALYMPIC SLED HOCKEY CHAMPION IN 2010, 14 AND 18.
>> A LOT OF REALLY COOL STORIES COMING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE BROADCAST.
SHOULD BE AN EXCELLENT GAME AHEAD OF US BETWEEN THE BILLS AND THE PATRIOTS.
WE ARE BACK HERE IN BUFFALO, THE CAMPUS OF ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK, A STONE'S THROW FROM DOWNTOWN BUFFALO.
AS WE GET SET, BUFFALO AND NEW ENGLAND AND A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND HERE IN BUFFALO.
BUFFALO GETS A BAD RAP SOMETIMES FOR THE SNOW BELT BUT YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER DAY, HUNTER.
>> YOU REALLY COULDN'T.
NICE DIVISIONAL MATCHUP HERE.
TWO TEAMS THAT ARE REALLY EAGER TO PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS THING KICKOFF.
>> AS NEW ENGLAND WILL THROW DOWN THE FIELD, SHORT BALL IS LIVE.
STILL ON THE GROUND.
(WHISTLE) LOOKS LIKE BUFFALO HAS RECOVERED AND THEY'LL TAKE OVER.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE RULE DIFFERENCES HERE, HUNTD ERR.
HUNTER, FIRST TIME WATCHING WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL.
>> IT'S REAL INTERESTING BECAUSE SOME THINGS ARE SIMILAR AND SOME THINGS ARE DIFFERENT AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT.
FIRST TO TOUCH ON IS THE YARDAGE IN DOWNS.
>> IF SEE A 15-YARD, 30-YARD AND GOAL LINE MARKER.
FOUR FIRST DOWNS TO GAIN.
THERE ISN'T A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF YARDS YOU HAVE TO GET.
YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE LINE TO GET A FIRST DOWN.
YOUR QUARTERBACK, DAVE CROSS, FOR BUFFALO IS SET TO RECEIVE THE SNAP.
MOTION COMING ACROSS THE FORMATION FROM JOHN WILLIS.
CROSS, UNDER PRESSURE, HERE IT COMES, HE WILL THROW AND ADAM PAGE AND ADAM RACES ACROSS FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
>> TAGGED BY THE BARS LOANA PARALYMPIC CHAMPION JOSEPH LeMAR BUT A LOT OF YARDS TO GAIN RIGHT THERE ON THE FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE.
>> HEAD COACH TIM WADE FOR BUFFALO, NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR WESTERN NEW YORK SPENT 12 YEARS WINNING A NUMBER OF DIVISION AND HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR ON THAT SIDELINE.
HUNTER, TWO SONS EDDIE AND ANDY HAVE JOINED HIM IN THE WINDCHILL FOOTBALL SIDE OF THINGS.
>> IT'S JUST THE WASH AWAITS.
>> CARPENTER RUNS THE DEFENSE FOR THE BILLS SIDELINE.
CROSS AGAIN.
LETS IT GO DEEP.
AND THIS TIMITE JUST OFF THE FINGER TIPS OF MATT DANIELS.
>> ALMOST REELED IN THERE, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT FOR SIX.
GREAT EFFORT FROM DANIELS.
>> SNAPPED AGAIN TO CROSS.
QUICK PASS.
CAUGHT BY WILLIS.
AND THIS TOUCHDOWN QUICKLY BRINGING UP THIRD DOWN.
>> BROTHER TANDEM ON THE BUFFALO BILLS.
>> FIRST DOWN MARKED HERE.
TIM WADE AND EDDIE AND ANDY, EDDIE IN THE REDDISH CAP THERE AND ANDY RIGHT BEHIND HIM.
IN THE RED IS NATHANIEL STARLING.
FIRST DOWN FOR BUFFALO.
MOTION COMING ACROSS THE FORMATION OF DANIELS, CROSS TAKES THE SNAP.
PRESSURE COMING, GOOD BLOCK SET.
DANIELS RACING... AND A GOOD GAME BY BUFFALO.
BUT IT WILL BRING UP SECOND DOWN.
CROSS AGAIN.
GREAT SOUND HEARING THE WHEELCHAIRS CRASHING.
THAT PASS IS INCOMPLETE INTNDED FOR PAGE.
>> ADAM PAGE, A THREE-TIME GOLD MEDAL PARALYMPICKIAN WON THREE 2K3W78DS FOR TEAM USA IN SLED HOCKEY AND THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR ADAPTIVE SPORT IN WESTERN NEW YORK FOR THE THE LONGEST TIME IN A WM NUMBER OF ATHLETES IN THE AREA PLAYING SLED HOCKEY UNTIL OTHER PROGRAMS HAVE GOTTEN INTO A FEW MORE SPORTS.
LACROSSE, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, TENNIS, A NUMBER OF SPORTS COMING YOUR WAY.
KLOSS AGAIN.
LOOKS THAT PASS JUST SHORT.
INTENDED FOR WILLIS.
CROSS AGAIN.
HE DECIDES TO KEEP IT.
RUSHES LEFT, QUICK TOSS AND HE COMMITS TO BEN RICHARD.
RICHARD ROLLING!
AND HE'S DOWN JUST SHORT OF THE GOAL LINE.
GREAT LITTLE FAKE THERE FROM BUFFALO.
SO FIRST DOWN AND GOAL FOR BUFFALO.
CROSS, THROW, INCOMPLETE.
THROWS INTO THE END ZONE AND IT'S CAUGHT!
AND IT IS HALLED IN BY NUMBER 22 JOHN WILLIS.
HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE SEASON.
>> FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME.
6-0 BILSZ AS IT STANDS.
EXTRA KICK HAS THOB-- EXTRA POINT HAS TO BE THROWN.
>> WHAT A GRAB THERE.
>> SAM OTT, THE TIGHT END WILL MAKE THE CATCH AND HAUL IN THE EXTRA POINT.
>> TIM WADE LONG TIME WESTERN HEAD COACH AND RUNS THE WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS.
HE SAID HE COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER TO BE ABLE TO COACH WITH HIS SONS THAT HE IS RIGHT NOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
QUICK PASS.
AND IT'S NEARLY CAUGHT IN THE FINGER TIPS OF ADAM PAGE.
SOME OF THE PLAYERS, YOU SEE THEY PLAYED ORGANIZED SPORTS IN A STANDUP POSITION AND PLAYING ADAPTIVE SPORTS NOW.
ADAM WAS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA, ONE OF THE THINGS HE ALWAYS WATCHED THE BUFFALO BILLS AND EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PLAY TODAY.
>> INVASION SEPARATIONAL TO WATCH YOUR HEROS AND EMULATE THEM ON.
>> HE GETS UP, FLAG COMING OUT OF THE HANDS THIS TIME FLAG ON THE FIELD.
WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM REFEREE MIKE.
>> DEFENSE 35, FIVE YARDS FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT, AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN.
>> BENITEZ IS TRYING TO GET OUT TO THE FLAT.
AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN FOR BUFFALO.
MATT DANIELS PLAYED, FULL BACK AND MIDDLE LINEBACKER, JUST WANTS TO GET OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN BUT HE LOVES MAKING THE CONTACT ON DEFENSE.
QUICK THROW CAUGHT ACROSS THE MIDDLE BY WILLIS, SECURES THE BALL BEFORE HE IS TAGGED QUICKLY BY RYAN OWENS.
MOTION FROM PAGE CROSS UNLEASHES, TRYING TO GET DOWNFIELD, TOO FAR.
THAT WILL BE INCOMPLETE.
SNAP BALL.
CROSS WILL THROW.
CAUGHT BY DANIELS, AND HE'S STILL GOING.
NO, HE'S TOUCHED OUT.
DANIELS AGAIN IN MOTION.
CROSS WAITS.
THROWS INCOMPLETE INTENDED FOR PAGE, JOSEPH LeMAR WAS IN THE AREA TO KNOCK IT DOWN.
HE WHEELS TO THE OUTSIDE HERE.
TO CROSS.
CROSS WILL ROLL.
PRESSURE COMES.
HE THROWS.
AND IT'S CAUGHT AND COMPLETE!
[ APPLAUSE ] TO ADAM PAGE OVER THE MIDDLE FOR FIRST DOWN.
SO FIRST AND GOAL FOR BUFFALO.
WILLIS ACROSS THE FORMATION.
WILLIS HAS SOME SPACE AND HE CATCHES IT.
TURNS BACK UPFIELD BEFORE HE IS TOUCHED UP BY TWO PATRIOT DEFENDERS FOR A DOWN.
CROSS TAKES THE SNAP INITIALLY SHAKES IT OFF.
DIDN'T LIKE WHAT HE SAW.
POINTING DIRECTING PAGE INTO THE END ZONE.
THROWN, DEFLECTED AND INTERCEPTED IN THE END ZONE BY JOSEPH LeMAR AND IT WILL BE A TOUCH BACK AS NEW ENGLAND TAKES OVER VAUGHN PFEFFER TAKES THE SNAP.
THROW IS COMPLETE TO STEWART POOLE AND THEY MOVE QUICKLY TO GET THIS NEXT SNAP.
60 SECONDS TO GO IN THE OPENING HALF.
PFEFFER FLOATS IT.
IT IS INCOMPLETE IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF BRIAN BARDELL.
THIRD DOWN FOR PFEFFER.
PRESSURE COMES.
HE LAUNCHES THAT ONE DEEP AND IT'S INCOMPLETE.
MOTION FROM WILLIS.
CROSS TAKES THE BALL.
HEAL THROW HE WILL THROW.
COMPLETE TO PAGE AND HE HAS TOUCHED DOWN QUICKLY.
DANIELS DRIVING DOWN.
CROSS PUMP FAKES THROWS, HE'S GOT HIM!
THEY WILL STOP THE CLOCK.
HE WENT OUT OF BOUNDS.
CROSS AGAIN.
GOING DEEP IS WILLIS.
HE WILL LOOK FOR HIM.
TRY TO FIND HIM AND HE DOES!
DOES HE GET IN!
HE'S JUST SHORT!
>> HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A SECOND REMAINING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE SNAP OFF.
SOME DRAMA HERE LATE IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
THEY SNAP IT WITH ONE SECOND TO GO.
CROSS WILL LOOK, ROLLS TO HIS WHITE, PRESSURE COMES, END ZONE AND IT IS COMPLETE!
AND HONED IN BY BEN RICHARD FOR THE LAST SECOND TOUCHDOWN AT THE HALF.
>> HOW ABOUT THE EXECUTION ON THAT ONE!
YOU COULDN'T DRAW THAT UP ANY BETTER!
CROSS WILL THROW IT OFF.
FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN THAT AND IT BOUNCES INTO THE CORNER.
AND IT WILL GO FOR A 2U67 BACK.
KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE NO FUMBLES IN WINDCHILL FOOTBALL; HOWEVER, IT IS A LIVE BALL ON A KICKOFF SO THE TEAM DOES NOT RECOVER.
THE KICKING TEAM CAN RECOVER AND TAKE OVER THE BALL.
BARDELL WAITS THE SNAP TO PFEFFER AND HE DOES.
QUICK FLOAT AND CAUGHT BY CAMACHO.
PRESSURE COMING AND FLOATED AGAIN, ANOTHER PITCH AND CATCH TO CABRERA CAMACHO.
IN ADDITION, VAUGHN PFEFFER TO PLAYING ADAPTIVE FOOTBALL PLAYS ADAPTIVE BASKETBALL FOR THE BOSTON ROLLING CELTICS.
HE IS USED TO THE PICK AND ROLLS.
THAT ONE IS CAUGHT OVER THE MIDDLE BUT QUICKLY ON TOP OF THEM IS JOHN WILLIS.
PFEFFER PRESSURE COMES.
QUICK THROW.
IT'S CAUGHT.
AND ENOUGH FOR A FIRST DOWN IS DERRICK STEWART POOLE.
>> YOU MIGHT HAVE TO APPLY THE DON'T FIX WHAT ISN'T BROKEN STATEMENT HERE.
KEEP THE CHUNK PLAYS COMING.
>> ONE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THEY'VE MADE.
ANOTHER THROW AND THAT IS CAUGHT.
PFEFFER AGAIN.
QUICK THROW IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS.
IT HIT ADAM PAGE.
HE WAS IN COVERAGE.
LOOK AT THE BUFFALO BILLS COACHING STAFF, BUD CARPENTER.
VAUGHN PFEFFER AGAIN.
IT IS CAUGHT QUICKLY BY BER REMEMBER CAMACHO BRINGING UP FOURTH DOWN.
>> SEE WHAT THE PATRIOTS HAVE IN MIND.
ADJUSTMENT, QUICK PASS, QUICK PASS, QUICK PASS.
>> THAT WOULD WORK IN THE INSTANCE FOR THE LINE TO GAIN.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND.
>> SMART MOVE BY NAH THAT WILL NATHANIEL STRLG.
STURLG.
HERE IS WHERE HE HAS TO GET TO.
THROWN.
COMPLETE, IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF A ROLLING OMAR BENITEZ.
WILLIS WILL COME IN MOTION FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
CROSS THROWS, COMPLETE TO WILLIS A SHORT GAIN FOR BUFFALO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT HERE IS THE QUARTERBACK'S ABILITY TO THROW THE BALL AND TRADITIONALLY YOU WOULD ROTATE YOUR HIPS AND GET YOUR LEGS THROUGH IT.
IT'S ALL SHOULDER UPPER BODY AND A LOT OF POWER AND A LOT OF SHOULDER STRAIN AND CROSS HAS DONE A GREAT JOB COMPLETING A NUMBER OF PASSES TO HIS RECEIVERS.
BALL COMES BACK INTO THE HANDS OF CROSS.
PRESSURE COMES.
HE LAUNCHES THIS ONE DEEP AND WAY OVER THE HEAD OF ADAM PAGE WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE AREA.
PAGE ON THE GO.
CROSS HAS PAGE OPEN.
THROWS IT, WILL HE GET HIM?
PAGE COMES BACK AND CONNECTS.
TOUCHED UP BY JOSEPH LeMAR, A HUGE CONNECTION DOWN THE FIELD FROM CROSS TO PAGE.
FIRST DOWN OPPORTUNITY FOR BUFFALO.
HAS HIM AGAIN BUT HE THROWS IT A LITTLE SHORT FOR PAGE.
FRANK THE SNAP, DANIELS WALKING HIS WAY THROUGH, A LOT OF ROOM FOR CROSS.
HE FIRES THIS ONE DEEP AND IT'S JUST MISSED BY JOHN WILLIS!
LeMAR BACK IN COVERAGE AGAIN FOR NEW ENGLAND.
AND HUNTER TOUCHED ON HE WAS A PARALYMPIC CHAMPION IN BARCELONA IN 1992.
PRESSURE COMES AND THROWN, CONNECTED AND REELED IN BY SAM OTT.
FIRST DOWN AFTER A TOUCHDOWN FOR BUFFALO.
CROSS PUMP FAKES, LOTS OF TIME.
WAIT.
LODGES IT DEEP.
AND HE CONNECTS!
TOUCHDOWN NUMBER 2 FOR BEN RICHARD!
>> ONCE AGAIN BEN RICHARD CATCHING A BALL RIGHT ALREADY IN THE END ZONE.
19-0 BILLS.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO GAMES TODAY FOR BUFFALO AS CROSS WILL KICK OFF AGAIN IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS AND JUST GOES INSIDE JUST OUTSIDE THE GOAL LINE.
IT WILL BE FIRST DOWN FOR NEW ENGLAND, BUT AT LIKE THE ONE YARD LINE.
SET FOR THE QUARTERBACK ONE OF HIS BIG BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HE WORKS FOR A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT CALLED GOOD SPORTS AND THEY DISTRIBUTE BRAND NEW SPORTS EQUIPMENT TO YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
HE LOVES THE JOB BECAUSE HE LOVES TRAVELING TO SEE THE PEOPLE'S FACE WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE EQUIPMENT HE PROVIDES THROUGH HIS PROGRAM.
QUICK PASS OVER THE MIDDLE.
CAUGHT BY CAMACHO, OPENING COMPLETION TO GIVE NEW ENGLAND A LITTLE SPACE OFF THE GOAL LINE.
>> WE'LL HEAD RIGHT BACK DOWN FOR SECOND DOWN.
PRESSURE COMES ON PFEFFER, UNLEASHES ONE, IS CAUGHT BY BRIAN BARDELL PFEFFER AGAIN, LOBS IT UP IN THE MIDDLE.
LAMAR WILL HAUL IT IN BEFORE HE IS TOUCHED DOWN BY TYLER BALL, THE SAFETY.
>> NICE CATCH IN DOUBLE COVERAGE FROM JOSEPH LeMAR.
HE CAN DO IT ALL FROM SPAIN TO CATCHING THE BALL HERE.
>> FOURTH DOWN FOURTH PLAY IN THE SERIES AND IT'S INCOMPLETE.
MOST LIKELY THE LAST PLAY OF THIS QUARTER.
QUICK FLIP CAUGHT BY BARDELL BUT HE DROPS IT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY INCOMPLETE AS THAT WILL END THE THIRD QUARTER.
PFEFFER AWAITING THE SNAP.
AND WE GET A FLAG ON THE PLAY.
>> BLOWN DEAD.
SOMETHING TO NOTE.
>> MIKE ZIGLES THE REFEREE.
SUBSTITUTION, OFFENSE EIGHT PLAYERS ON THE FIELD.
FIVE YARDS FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT, STILL THIRD DOWN.
>> SOME PERSONNEL MISHAPS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND, ONE TOO MANY PLAYERS.
>> NEW ENGLAND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO GO NOW.
PFEFFER TAKES THE SNAP.
GOOD PRESSURE.
GOOD BLOCKING RATHER FROM NEW ENGLAND.
AND THAT BALL IS INTERCEPTED!
FROM BUFFALO!
[ CHEERING ] IT'S DAWSON BROAD WHO PICKED IT OFF.
>> SET FOR THE SNAP.
CROSS POINTING TO THE END ZONE.
ADAM PAGE AND JUST COULDN'T CONNECT WITH HIM.
JOHN WILL NIS MOTION.
HE TAKES UP THE SIDELINE, CROSS WILL ROLL, THROW, LOOKING FOR WILLIS.
IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS.
ALMOST A TIP BALL.
SETS IT BACK, SETS THE RUSH, CROSS WILL THROW, IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF BEN RICHARD.
SECURED TWO TOUCHDOWNS SO FAR BUT THIS TIME HE COULDN'T HANG ON.
CROSS WILL THROW.
HE ROLLS TO HIS RIGHT, LOBS IT AND IT'S COMPLETE BUT IT'S SHORT OF THE LINE TO GAIN.
WILL BE TURNED OVER AS DEREK LINDY MADE THE CATCH BUT A YARD SHORT FOR THE FIRST DOWN.
PFEFFER THROWS AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF JOHN WILLIS.
THERE IT IS AGAIN.
JUST OVER THE HEAD AND OUT OF THE HANDS.
PRESSURE COMING.
FLOATED THIS ONE CAUGHT BY JONES.
HE HAS TOUCHED DOWN QUICKLY.
BRINGS UP THIRD DOWN.
PFEFFER WILL THROW, LONG, DEEP.
IT'S OUT OF THE HANDS AND COULDN'T CONNECT TO OMAR BENITEZ DOWN THE FIELD.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOR IT FOURTH DOWN.
DOWN 19 POINTS AND IT'S GO FOR IT TERRITORY.
>> HAVE NO CHOICE.
THREE SCORES DOWN HERE PFEFFER, HE HAS GUYS GOING.
HE THROWS IT UP!
IT IS JUST OUT OF THE HANDS OF DEREK STEWART, HE WAS OPEN BUT COULDN'T CONNECT.
WILLIS IN MOTION FOR THE BILLS.
CROSS.
HE IS GOING TO GO WITH IT.
CROSS HE'LL GET THE FIRST DOWN AND MORE, TACKLED JUST BEFORE OR JUST AFTER GAINING THE FIRST DOWN.
CROSS LOOKING THROWS IT OVER THE MIDDLE.
INCOMPLETE.
INTENDED FOR ADAM PAGE.
PAGE WILL GO IN MOTION.
SNAP AGAIN TO CROSS.
CROSS UNLOADS AND IT'S CAUGHT!
NICELY DONE BY CAROLYN FRANK WHO WAS BACKING UP.
CAROLYN FRANK, MILITARY VETERAN FOR THIS COUNTRY.
DAVE CROSS AND MAT DANIELS ARE THE OTHER MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE NOW PLAYING FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS TEAM.
QUICK PASS DEFLECTED, INCOMPLETE.
BILLS IN A COMMANDING 19-0 LEAD.
FOURTH DOWN AND GOAL FOR BUFFALO.
CROSS LOOKING.
PRESSURE COMES, FIRST DOWN BY JONES.
PFEFFER PUTS IT UP IN THE AIR!
IT IS CAUGHT NICELY!
ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE FIELD AND JUST SHORT OF THE FIRST DOWN.
SO THE PATRIOTS COME IN I.
WAS JOE WALSH WHO WAS THE FOUNDER ON NEW ENGLAND THAT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW ENGLAND WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL TEAM TO PLAY.
JOE WALSH IS A FORMER CROSS-COUNTRY PARLYMPIAN SO HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERTISE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS STUFF AND IT'S AT DAPTIVE SPORTS NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM THAT HE IS APART OF AND ALSO ON THE USA PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE SO GREAT PERSON TO BE AROUND IN THE ORGANIZATION.
PFEFFER LOOKING TO THROW AND FINDS THE SECURITY BLANKET CAMACHO AGAIN.
COACH STARLING TRYING TO GET HIS TEAM IN MOTION.
1:45 TO GO.
PFEFFER, PRESSURE NOW COMES, LOBS IT AGAIN TO CAB CAMACHO.
HE HAS TO HAVE AT LEAST 10 CATCHES TODAY.
PFEFFER DEFENSE BACKING UP GIVING HIM LOTS-- HE WILL THROW IT IN THE AIR, INCOMPLETE.
TALKED ABOUT NEW ENGLAND AND THEIR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM.
HERE IN BUFFALO, THE GREATER BUFFALO ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAM, 2340R78 PAGE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TEAM HERE BUFFALO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB PUTTING THIS ENTIRE EVENT ON FROM EVERYTHING.
IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
THEY WERE OUT HERE ALL WEEK GETTING THINGS PREPARED FOR THIS TOURNAMENT.
>> HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT PFEFFER AGAIN, PLENTY OF TIME.
AND HE IS JUST GOING TO WAIT, THROW IT.
HE THROWS IT AND IT'S CAUGHT.
AND REELED IN BY BRIAN BARDELL.
HE IS TOUCHED UP.
FOURTH AND SHORT FOR THE PATRIOTS.
PFEFFER TAKES THE SNAP.
LOOKING LOBS IT IT'S CAUGHT AGAIN BY BER REMEMBER-- CAMACHO.
FIRST TIMEOUT BY THE PATRIOTS.
LOBBED AND OFF THE HANDS AND JUST OUT OF REACH OF OMAR BENITEZ.
PRESSURE COMING NOW.
PFEFFER HAS TO LOB IT UP.
AND THAT IS INCOMPLETE.
>> OUT OF REACH OF EVERYBODY THERE, SO THIRD DOWN NOW WITH 29 SECONDS REMAINING.
ON THE SIDELINES RILING UP THE DEFENSE.
>> PFEFFER WILL THROW!
IN AND OUT OF THE HANDS OF DERRICK STEWART POOLE.
FOURTH DOWN AND GOAL.
PFEFFER, NO PRESSURE WHATSOEVER.
EVERYBODY IN COVERAGE.
PFEFFER IS GOING TO ROLL UP WITH HANDS UP GOING DEEP!
IT'S CAUGHT!
>> THERE IS A FLAG ON THE PLAY THOUGH.
>> DERRICK STEWART POOLE MAKES THE CATCH.
WE'LL WAIT FOR THE MARKER.
I BELIEVE IT GOES AGAINST THE BILLS AND THEY WILL SAY THE TOUCHDOWN WILL COUNT.
>> ILLEGAL CONTACT, DEFENSE NUMBER 20, PENALTY IS DECLINED.
RESULT OF THE PLAY IS A TOUCHDOWN.
>> ANDY WADE WHO PLAYED FOR HIS FATHER FOR THREE YEARS WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AS THIS GETS SENT AWAY.
BALL IS BOUNCING.
IT'S SCOOPED UP AND HELD BY DAVE CROSS.
TOUCHDOWN AND THAT ENDS THE BALL GAME.
THE BUFFALO BILLS WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATS THE NEW ENGLAND PETITIONS BY A SCORE OF 19-6 IN THEIR OPENING GAME WE'LL SEND IT DOWN TO HUNTER WHO IS STANDING BY WITH OUR PLAYER OF THE GAME.
>> THANKS, STEVE.
WE ARE HERE WITH RECEIVER BEN RICHARD AFTER THE BUFFALO BILLS 19-6 WIN IN THEIR OPENING GAME OF THIS WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.
BEN, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A REALLY BIG CONTRIBUTOR ON THE STAT SHEET WITH TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR YOUR BUFFALO BILLS WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL TEAM?
>> I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE QUARTERBACK AND THE BEAUTIFUL BALLS HE TOSSED ME.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK HARD FOR THEM AND I'M GLAD WE COULD PUT IT ALL TOGETHER THIS GAME AND GET DOWN THE FIELD AND KEPT MARCHING ALONG.
SO IT WAS BIG.
>> I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER THAT EDDIE WADE WAS INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE PLAY CALLING.
CAN YOU TAKE US THROUGH WHAT HE MENTIONED AND WHAT HE SAID TO HELP DRAW THE SPECTACULAR PLAYS UP?
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, HE HAD A LONG FOOTBALL CAREER, AND HE HAS GOT A GREAT FOOTBALL MIND AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE COMES UP WITH AND JUST TELLS ME TO DO, JUST NOT EVEN PART OF ALL THE PLAYS BUT JUST LIKE HEY, JUST TRY THIS AND IT JUST WORKS SO OFTEN.
HE IS, YOU KNOW, A GREAT COACH.
COULDN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT HIM.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BEN AND GOOD LUCK VERSUS DALLAS LATER TODAY AT 3:00.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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