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The Falcons defeated the Pirates 13-10 in a close football game, with the Falcons' defense making several interceptions that led to points, while the Pirates quarterback struggled with turnovers. The game statistics showed the Falcons had an edge in total offense and time of possession. The Falcons won their 10th game of the season to secure the number 3 seed in the playoffs.
The summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
The Falcons defeated the Pirates 13-10 in a close football game, with the Falcons' defense making several interceptions that led to points, while the Pirates quarterback struggled with turnovers. The game statistics showed the Falcons had an edge in total offense and time of possession. The Falcons won their 10th game of the season to secure the number 3 seed in the playoffs.
The summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
The Falcons defeated the Pirates 13-10 in a close football game, with the Falcons' defense making several interceptions that led to points, while the Pirates quarterback struggled with turnovers. The game statistics showed the Falcons had an edge in total offense and time of possession. The Falcons won their 10th game of the season to secure the number 3 seed in the playoffs.
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL Falcons 0 6 7 0 0 13 Pirates 0 3 0 7 0 10
Game Statistics: Falcons Pirates First Downs 20 14 Third Down Conversions 5 5 Third Downs 13 13 Third Down Percentage 38.5% 38.5% Fourth Down Conversions 1 1 Fourth Downs 3 1 Fourth Down Percentage 33.3% 100.0% Two Pt Conversions Made 0 0 Two Pt Conversions Attempted 0 0 Two Pt Conversion Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Offense Redzone Num 5 2 Offense Redzone TDs 1 1 Offense Redzone FGs 1 1 Offense Redzone Percentage 40.0% 100.0% Rushing Attempts 36 25 Rushing Yards 141 50 Rushing Average 3.9 2.0 Rushing TDs 1 0 Passing Yards 183 182 Passing Completions 15 19 Passing Attempts 32 29 Completion Percentage 46.9% 65.5% Passing Average 5.7 6.3 Passing TDs 0 1 Offensive Pass Interceptions 0 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 324 232 Defensive Pass Interceptions 3 0 Punt Return Yards 14 0 Kick Return Yards 27 108 Punts 3 3 Punt Avg 48.7 46.0 Fumbles 0 1 Fumbles Lost 0 0 Penalties 1 1 Penalty Yds 10 5 Turnovers 0 3 TIME OF POSSESSION 33:04 26:56
Match Report;
Falcons win 10 as they win close one against Pirates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aukland,NZ- The Adelaide Falcons won their 10th game of the year to become the surprise number three seed in the Play Offs. The 13-10 score line was unconvincing but in reality flattered the Pirates as Adelaide cruised along for most of the game. The difference being the improved play of the Falcons secondary and the errors committed by Jharal Lelei who made some poor decisions and even worse throws.
The Falcons opened up the game right on top and two long drives should have resulted in points. "I thought the team played hard today. I was pretty pleased with the commitment. The coaching was a bit sub- standard and I blame myself" said Coach Wayne Sing. He was talking about the decision to go for it twice on 4th down and both times coming up empty. "I wanted to take them out of the game early but instead made it so much harder for ourselves".
The Falcons still scored first when Lelei threw a horrible ball down the right and it was easily intercepted by Josh Wright. It lead to both sides trading field goals and a 6-3 half time lead.
The Falcons increased that margin to 13-3 when Lelei was picked again and by the time he threw his third interception Coach Shayne Boyd said enough was enough and benched him for fan favourite Larry Keating. Keating was proficient and showed his experience as he guided the Pirates down the field. An 8 yard pass over the middle found Tight End Matthew Marketo for the score and it seemed like game on.
But Adelaide showed what they do best and that is execute under pressure. Andrew Mano completed a couple of three third downs and ran out the game.
Injury Report; n/a
Individual Stats: Pirates PASSING CMP ATT YDS PCT YPA SACK TD INT LONG RATING Larry Keating 8 10 81 80 8.0 0 1 0 20 133.7 Jharal Lelei 11 19 109 57 5.7 2 0 3 23 34.6
RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LONG TD FUM Zach Clarke 14 17 1.2 10 0 1 Jharal Lelei 5 16 3.1 10 0 0 Corey So'Oalo 3 11 3.6 7 0 0 Ben Jones 2 7 3.5 5 0 0 Rohan Hala 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0