Memphis Ties Game Against Bowling Green With Ridiculous Double-Reverse

That was the case for Bowling Green as they were the victims of a brilliant flea flicker play courtesy of the Memphis Tigers. Amid all the offensive fireworks, the game was actually decided by the Memphis defense, which held the Falcons scoreless on their final three possessions of the game.

The game started out exactly as you would think, with Matt Johnson being on fire. The Tigers came right back with a long drive to tie the score at 27-27 on a Sam Craft three-yard run. On the fourth play from scrimmage, Johnson hit Lewis in stride with a 62-yard touchdown strike and it was 7-0 Falcons with just 1:16 gone.

Tiger quarterback Paxton Lynch threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns and that wasn’t even good enough for the second best stat line of the game, not that he cared. Johnson also ran for a 23-yard score. 3. With BGSU up 41-35 early in the fourth quarter, the Tigers drew up a double reverse flea flicker for a game-tying 50 yard touchdown pass. You’ll want to watch this one a few times.

– Roger Lewis caught seven passes for 261 yards and three scores. Junior cornerback Arthur Maulet deflected one final heave from Johnson toward Lewis to clinch the victory with just over a minute left to play. The Tigers have rushed for 10 scores, spreading the wealth around, a big problem for a shaky Bowling Green defense yielding more than six yards per carry. The Bowling Green Falcons passing attack has averaged 248.4 yards per game (No. 58) compared to the Memphis Tigers defence that ranks No. 54 give up through the air (224.8 yards per game on average). In this game, at the time, it seemed as if that could be a fatal mistake with the way Bowling Green was scoring.

– The Falcons amassed 579 yards of total offense and was penalized ten times for 92 yards.

Memphis now must prepare for a short week as conference rival Cincinnati heads to Memphis for a Thursday night showdown.