IN A BATTLE THAT WOULD RIVAL ANY NFL GAME’S INTENSITY, THE LINGERIE FOOTBALL LEAGUE’S FIRST-EVER GAME THRILLED THE THOUSANDS IN ATTENDANCE. 

CHICAGO FANS ARRIVED EARLY TO START THEIR LABOR DAY PARTY AT THE LFL TAILGATE VILLAGE WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY HALL OF FAME COACH AND FOOTBALL LEGEND MIKE DITKA HOSTING A PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING HIS EQUITY STAKE WITHIN THE LFL. 

FOLLOWING THE PRESS CONFERENCE, FANS FILED INTO SEARS CENTRE ARENA ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT ALL THE HYPE WAS ABOUT. THE GAME STARTED WITH OVER-THE-TOP PYROTECHNICS DEMONSTRATION AND A FIRED-UP CROWD WHICH INCLUDED EVERYONE FROM GRANDMOTHERS TO BACHERLOR PARTIES TO COLLEGE STUDENTS TO CELEBRITIES. 

CHICAGO DID NOT DISAPPOINT, WITH GAME OPENING TOUCHDOWN DRIVE THAT FEATURED THE POWER RUNNING OF #20 TASHA ‘TANK PRYOR WHO RAN THROUGH THE MIAMI DEFENSE MUCH LIKE A HOT KNIFE CUTS TROUGH BUTTER. THE 30 YARD DRIVE ENDED WITH A 10YD SWEEP LEFT ‘TANK’ 10YD TOUCHDOWN, THE FIRST-EVER IN LFL HISTORY. 

NOT TO BE OUT-DONE, MIAMI CALIENTE HEAD COACH AND FORMER COLLEGE STAR QUARTERBACK BOB HEWKO DECIDED TO AIRED IT OUT ON THEIR VERY FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE WHICH INCLUDED A 28YD TIGHT SPIRAL TOUCHDOWN BOMB FROM #12 ANONKA DIXON TO #11 TINA CACAVALE, ARGUABLE THE BEST QUARTERBACK/WIDE RECEIVER PAIRING IN THE LEAGUE. DIXON ALSO IMPRESSED WITH HER FEET WORK OFTEN ALLUDING THE PASS RUSH AND COMPLETING DARTS. MIAMI FAILED ON THEIR 2PT CONVERSION.

THE SCORE WAS CHICAGO 7 AND MIAMI 6 AFTER EACH TEAM’S FIRST DRIVE, IN WHAT SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE AND INTENSE GAME.

CHICAGO AND MIAMI BATTLED BACK AND FORTH WITH THE ANIMOSITY BUILDING WITH EACH PLAY WHICH LED TO AN ALTERCATION THAT INCLUDED FISTS FLYING BETWEEN CHICAGO’S BROOKE FINNEKE AND MIAMI’S TAIRA TURLEY. BOTH PLAYERS WERE EJECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF. THE FIGHT REALLY IGNITED THE CROWD AND THE CHICAGO DEFENSE WHICH TIGHTENED UP AND SACKED MIAMI QUARTERBACK DIXON AND FORCED HER OUT OF THE GAME. BACK-UP QUARTERBACK MORGAN McGRATH STEPPED IN AND LED HER TEAM RIGHT DOWN THE FIELD TO CAP AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST HALF.

DIXON AND THE HEAVY UNDERDOG CALIENTE RETURNED IN THE SECOND HALF WITH VENGENCE QUIETING THE CHICAGO CROWD BY TAKING THE LEAD 15-19 WITH A DIXON 1YD RUN. DIXON’S FAVORITE TARGET CACCAVALE COULD NOT BE CONTAINED EVEN WITH A HALFTIME DOUBLE-TEAM ADJUSTMENT, FINISHING WITH AN OUTSTANDING 5 RECEPTIONS FOR 104 YARDS AND 1 TOUCHDOWN. 

MIAMI HAD THEIR CHANCES TO SHOCK THE LFL WORLD WITH A WIN IN CHICAGO IF IT WERE NOT FOR A PAIR OF MISCUES AND DROPPED BALLS. STAR QUARTERBACK DIXON MISSED A WIDE OPEN CACCAVALE IN THE ENDZONE AND WIDE RECEIVER #9 ANNETTE MASCARO DROPPED A BEAUTIFUL 40YD BOMB FROM DIXON THAT WOULD HAVE PUT MIAMI ON TOP. 

CHICAGO SEALED THE DEAL WITH AN IMPRESSIVE CLOCK DRAINING DRIVE THAT FEATURED THE STELLAR RUNNING OF TASHA ‘ TANK’ PRYOR AND ENDED WITH A 7YD TOUCHDOWN RUN BY #9 MICHELLE SOTAK. THE CHICAGO DEFENSIVE CAPTAIN #7 DANIELLE MOINET SQUASHED ANY HOPES OF A MIAMI COMEBACK WITH A LAST MINUTE INTERCEPTION THAT CLOSED OUT THE GAME AS THE CONFETTI POURED INTO THE ARENA.