ΧFL

[Week 1] Los Angeles Xtreme @ San Francisco Demons (UPN) (1x4)

Air date: Feb 04, 2001

San Francisco Demons 15 Los Angeles Xtreme 13 Mike Panasuk kicked a controversial 33-yard field goal with no time left to give San Francisco a 15-13 victory over Los Angeles as the XFL made its Bay Area debut in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday. Mike Pawlawski was 31-of-47 for 288 yards and threw two touchdowns passes for the Demons in the first professional football game at Pac Bell Park. Pawlawski's 3-yard pass to Vaughn Dunbar gave the Demons a 6-0 lead with 3:31 left in the first quarter. That touchdown was set up when Eric Englund recovered an Xtreme fumble. Terrance Joseph knocked the ball loose from Maddox's hands on a pass attempt. Darnell McDonald caught a 28-yard scoring toss from Maddox late in the second quarter, and Rashaan Sheshe's run put the Xtreme in front at halftime, 7-6. Jose Cortez added a 36-yard field goal with 12:23 left to play. Pawlawski's 32-yard scoring pass to Calvin Schexnayder early in the fourth quarter erased a 10-6 deficit. San Francisco's Kevin Kaes