Madison upsets DaGints

Both number 1 and 2 seeds of the NFC have been knocked off by NFC Central playoff teams. First, Memphis upset the #1 seed Chatham and now Madison defeats the #2 seed DaGints. Madison does it with an impressive defensive performance and another breakaway run from Jamaal Charles. After both teams trading early field goals, the DaGints scored the first touchdown when Felix Jones ran 46 yds for a TD. Madison would put up one more field goal before the half to trim the DaGints lead to 10-6. It was late in the 3rd qtr when the play of the game happened. Madison's Jamaal Charles broke loose and raced 48 yds for the touchdown score to give Madison a 13-10 advantage. The Dagints would move the football (406 yds of offense) but could not capitalize with any points. Their final attempt came with 3:18 left when Rob Bironas missed a 50 yd field goal. DaGints ran the football well (248 yards on 30 carries) but Madison had Tom Brady bottled up for most of the game. For the most part, Jamaal Charles was held in check by the DaGints defense except for one big run which made the difference in the game. Congratulations to John Croyts on another impressive season. The Dagints like Orange County have never missed the playoffs or not won the NFC East division!

Madison King Cobras now hosts the NFC Championship game versus division rival Memphis Mafia. This sets up a game between two 1st year coaches in our league - congratulations to Jeff Smith and Mike Capriotti.

2009 Madison 13, 2009 DaGints 10

Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 9:18 2009 DaGints R.Bironas 29 yd. field goal 3-0 DAG
2 12:36 2009 Madison M.Crosby 38 yd. field goal 3-3 DAG
2 11:24 2009 DaGints F.Jones 46 yd. run (R.Bironas kick) 10-3 DAG
2 1:22 2009 Madison M.Crosby 43 yd. field goal 10-6 DAG
3 5:06 2009 Madison J.Charles 48 yd. run (M.Crosby kick) 13-10 MAD