Excerpts from the Las Vegas Review-Journal recap of the game below:
The United Football League needed overtime to finally settle its first season, and it was decided by someone who didn’t know if he would be playing until he woke up Friday morning.
Isaiah Trufant’s interception of Brooks Bollinger a minute into OT gave the Las Vegas Locomotives great field position, and Graham Gano’s 33-yard field goal lifted them over the Florida Tuskers, 20-17, in the inaugural UFL Championship Game at Sam Boyd Stadium.
“This looks great,” Locos coach Jim Fassel said, staring at the Bill Hambrecht Trophy. “That was a fight. That was a fight to the finish.”
Trufant has been hobbled by two groin pulls and hadn’t practiced all week. But the defensive back told Fassel he was ready to go and made a great play at the pivotal moment, stepping in front of intended receiver Jayson Foster at the Florida 19 and picking off Bollinger’s pass.
Trufant fumbled, but Locos safety Tony Parrish was nearby and gathered in the loose ball to give Las Vegas possession at the Tuskers 14.
“It was somewhat of a gutsy play by me,” Trufant said. “I felt I could just jump the receiver and get the ball.”
Two plays later, Gano nailed the winning kick to the delight of the announced crowd of 14,801.
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