| It was a thrilling game of American football | | | | most valuable player award. |
| played at an out of control pace, as the | | | | |
| Hamburg Sea Devils went out to get an early | | | | The Sea Devils searched their strategy for |
| lead and with that they ended the cheering of | | | | offensive tricks, scoring on a 19 yard |
| a highly enthusiastic crowd of 48.125 at the | | | | flea-flicker from Bramlet to Marcus Maxwell, |
| Frankfurt's Commerzbank Arena. They beat the | | | | and a fake end-around that turned into a |
| Frankfurt Galaxy, 37-28, and captured World | | | | 51-yard touchdown pass to the faker, Josh |
| Bowl XV and the championship of NFL Europa. | | | | Davis. |
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| With the situation the NFL Europe is going | | | | Coach Martino, who took over the Hamburg Sea |
| through at the moment, the league's future | | | | Devils on the last day of pre-season when |
| management in doubt, this well-played | | | | Jack Bricknell was forced to retire by |
| struggle in front of an energized arena | | | | illness, for him, this victory in the NFL |
| filled with frantic public might have been | | | | Europe was especially sweet; a championship |
| the advertisement its brand of football | | | | in his first year as a head coach after 30 |
| needed. | | | | years as an assistant. |
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| Hamburg won by puzzling Frankfurt's defense, | | | | The key for Hamburg was playing with the |
| they succeeded at hitting consecutive big | | | | lead, because Frankfurt's offense was almost |
| plays. Quarterback Casey Bramlet was the | | | | equally as hard to stop. With no intention of |
| outstanding player. Sent by the Washington | | | | disqualifying a fighting team that helped |
| Redskins for his second go-round in Europe, | | | | make the game interesting, I have to admit |
| Bramlet passed for 347 yards and a World Bowl | | | | Frankfurt played catch-up most of the game. |
| record four touchdowns as he won the game's | | | | |