New Jersey Generals Fend Off Pittsburgh Maulers

From the desk: FIVE STAR PIGSKIN

WEEK FOUR

New Jersey Generals  21

Pittsburgh Maulers     13

FINAL

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After Dropping Season Opener, the First-Place New Jersey Generals March to Their Third Straight Victory  

De'Andre Johnson started behind center.  Johnson connected with Alonso Moore on a 62-yard touchdown reception with just over three minutes left in the first quarter.  It was De'Andre's first TD pass this season.  

Pittsburgh opened the second quarter with a field goal.  New Jersey then extended their lead before the half.  Wide receiver KaVontae Turpin scored on a reverse from the seven-yard line.  But with less than a minute left in the second quarter, the Maulers found the end-zone to make it a 14-10 game.

Darius Victor rushed for his fourth touchdown this season in the third quarter, giving the Generals a 21-10 lead.  New Jersey kept Pittsburgh off the scoreboard in the first quarter and again in the third.  Afterwhich, the Generals' defense limited the Maulers to just a field goal in the fourth quarter en route to a 21-13 victory.

Johnson and Luis Perez joined together on 20/24 for 200 yards, no turnovers, and a touchdown.  The ground game rushed 32 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns.  Alonso Moore caught three passes for 104 yards.  

The offense averages a league-leading 358 yards per game and is second in rushing behind the Michigan Panthers.

After New Jersey's week one defeat in which they yielded 28 points against the Birmingham Stallions, the Generals have now held their last three opponents under twenty points.