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