 Photo By: smirfittsspeech.ca Da Boot Sports 5/16/2022 Article courtesy of nola.com By: nola.com staff The New Orleans Breakers dropped their second game of the USFL season, falling to the North Division-leading New Jersey Generals 27-17 on Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, Alabama.The Breakers (3-2) grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Generals responded with a six-play, 50-yard touchdown drive to take the lead on quarterback De'Andre Johnson's 2-yard run with 4:57 remaining in the first half. New Orleans gained just 4 yards on their next two drives before the Generals (4-1) increased their edge. Once again, Johnson scored on a 2-yard run to cap a nine-play, 86-yard drive for a 14-3 lead. The Breakers finally found the end zone later in the second quarter. On third-and-15, quarterback Kyle Sloter found receiver Jonathan Adams for a 20-yard touchdown connection to cut the deficit to 14-10 with 1:16 left in the first half. The Generals managed a field goal before intermission for a 17-10 edge. New Orleans tied the game on the first drive of the second half when Sloter found Johnnie Dixon for a 10-yard score on the 11th play of the drive. The tie was short-lived as the Generals responded with an eight-play, 73-yard touchdown drive capped by Darius Victor's 7-yard scoring run for a 24-17 edge. On their final four drives, the Breakers punted twice, turned the ball over on downs once and were intercepted. Sloter finished 15-of-36 passing for 155 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Breakers. Adams led the team in receiving with four catches for 60 yards and the touchdown. The Generals outgained New Orleans 401-270, and they held a 34:19 to 25:41 advantage on time of possession.
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 Photo By: smirfittsspeach.ca Da Boot Sports 5/9/2022 Article courtesy of nola.com By: Charles Salzer The New Orleans Breakers scored 10 points in the final two minutes of the game as they came from behind to defeat the Houston Gamblers 23-16 at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.New Orleans’ defense held Houston (1-3) to 155 yards, but struggled to overcome four turnovers by the Breakers offense. Kyle Sloter completed 26 of 42 passes for 397 yards, but was intercepted three times. He threw one touchdown pass, a 29-yarder to Jonathan Dixon with 10 seconds left. The winning drive started at the New Orleans 44 with 42 seconds left. Sloter’s 25-yard completion to tight end Sal Cannella helped the Breakers move to the Houston 29 setting up the game-winning touchdown pass. The Breakers (3-1) turned the ball over three times in the first half and trailed 13-10 at the break. They got a 28-yard field goal by Taylor Bertolet with 5:49 left in the third quarter to tie the score 13-13. Midway through the fourth quarter, Houston held New Orleans on downs at the Gamblers 39, and drove 27 yards to set up a field goal. Nick Vogel’s 53-yarder gave Houston a 16-13 lead with 3:07 left. Following the kickoff, New Orleans moved into field goal range setting up Bertolet’s 45-yarder to tie the score again. Jordan Ellis had 104 yards rushing on 19 carries, and leads the league with 347 yards. Sloter’s 1,054 yards passing is also a league-best as New Orleans leads the USFL in yards per game (383.8). New Orleans returns to action on Saturday when it faces the New Jersey Generals (3-1) at 2 p.m.  Photo By: flipboard.com Da Boot Sports 5/1/2022 Article courtesy of Crescent City Sports By: Ken Trahan Dreams of an unbeaten season ended Saturday night for the New Orleans Breakers. The Birmingham Stallions downed New Orleans 22-13 at Protective Field in Birmingham in a battle of unbeaten USFL teams. The Stallions (3-0) rallied from a 13-10 deficit in the fourth quarter, outscoring New Orleans 12-0 in the final stanza to get the win. Johnnie Dixon III was the star for New Orleans with seven catches for 86 yards and a pair of 10-yard touchdown receptions. Kyle Sloter completed 26 of 47 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns with an interception and he lost a fumble. Under constant pressure, Sloter was sacked four times, including once in his own end zone, resulting in a fumble and a safety. Tight end Sal Canella had six catches for 64 yards. Jordan Ellis led the rushing attack with 20 carries for 95 yards. The Breakers were held to 305 yards of total offense. Aashari Croswell had a brilliant one-handed interception while linebacker Jerod Fernandez led the team with 12 tackles. Defensive end Shareef Miller had the only sack for the Breakers (2-1). New Orleans returns to action next Sunday, May 8 at 3 p.m. against the Houston Gamblers with the game set to be televised by Fox Network. All games are played in Birmingham.  Photo Provided by: ustimesnow.com Da Boot Sports 4/24/2022 By: Terrill J. Weil BIRMINGHAM, AL - The New Orleans Breakers improved their record to 2-0 on the season with a dominating 34-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Bandits (1-1) at Protective Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The big story of the game was the play of the New Orleans defense that held Tampa to three points and only 194 yards of total offense. The Breakers harrassed both Bandit quarterbacks, Jordan Ta'amu and Brady White all game long collecting four sacks while allowing only 64 yards passing. New Orleans also forced three turnovers (a fumble & two interceptions) and totalled ten TFL. The Breakers defense was led by linebacker Vontae Diggs for the second week in a row as he finished with 10 tackles on the day. Jerod Fernandez is proving to be a pretty good linebacker himself as he totaled seven tackles, two of them for a loss. Defensive tackle Kamilo Tongamoa was a force in the trenches as he registered two sacks along with three tackles, two of them for a loss. Defensive tackle Connor Christian and defensive end Davin Bellamy both finished with a sack each. Breakers quarterback Kyle Sloter finished the game going 25 of 39 for 266 yards, two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown as he led an impressive New Orleans offensive attack that racked up 374 total yards on the day. Sloter spread the wealth as he completed passes to eight different receivers. Jonathan Adams led the Breakers with 92 yards receiving on five catches including an incredible catch in the back of the end zone on a successful two point conversion. Taywan Taylor stepped up grabbing five passes for 43 yards. Johnny Dixon finished with five catches for 42 yards with a touchdown and Shawn Poindexter caught two passes for 26 yards with a touchdown grab. The two headed running back monster of Jordan Ellis (64 yards on 21 carries) and T.J. Logan Jr. (43 yards on 10 rushes with a touchdown) combined for 108 total rushing yards for the Breakers to help give Coach Larry Fedora an impressive balanced offensive attack that kept the Bandits defense back on their heels for most of the contest. **New Orleans scored on their first two possessions to take a 14-0 lead and never looked back. **The Breakers lead 21-3 at halftime, then scored 13 points in the 4th quarter. **The 34-3 win is the largest margin of victory so far this season in the USFL **The Breakers kicking woes continue as kicker Austin MacGinnis showed struggles for the second week in a row missing another extra point and having a field goal attempt blocked. **New Orleans (2-0) will face the Birmingham Stallions (2-0) next week on Saturday, April 30th at 6:00pm CST on FOX. Game Highlights  Photo By: theusfl.com Da Boot Sports 4/17/2022 Article courtesy of nola.com By: nola.com Staff BIRMINGHAM, AL - Led by a sturdy defense, including a pick-six from linebacker Vontae Diggs, and a steady two-headed rushing attack, the New Orleans Breakers won their first game of the USFL's return, beating the Philadelphia Stars 23-17 on Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama. Diggs' interception return opened the scoring. The linebacker from Connecticut picked off Philadelphia's Bryan Scott at the Stars' 37-yard line and trotted into the end zone untouched with 5:36 remaining in the first quarter. The Breakers' special teams then got in on the action when former Grambling player Chad Williams burst off the outside edge to block a punt out of the back of the end zone for a safety to make it 9-0 with 8:54 left in the first half. Scott connected with receiver Bug Howard and Matt Mengal added an extra point to pull Philadelphia to within two at the half. After a Stars field goal opened the scoring in the second half, Breakers running back T.J. Logan Jr. punctuated a 58-yard drive with a touchdown to put New Orleans up 17-10 with 2:30 left in the third quarter. Following a Stars touchdown, Breakers running back Jordan Ellis punched in a 2-yard touchdown run to put New Orleans ahead for good. Ellis (89 yards) and Logan (56) combined for 145 yards rushing. New Orleans is scheduled to return to action April 24 against the Tampa Bay Bandits. All USFL games this season are being played in Birmingham. |
