AT TIMES IT APPEARED AS IF PHILLY WAS SIMPLY TOYING WITH NEW YORK IN ROUTE TO A CONVINCING SEASON -OPENING WIN. IN FRONT OF A PARTIALLY PHILLY CROWD AT SOVEREIGN CENTER IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA PASSION HEAD COACH AND OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR CHANDLER BROWN KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE GAS DESPITE HAVING A 40-6 LEAD LATE IN THE GAME, CALLING A FLAWLESS DOUBLE-REVERSE 40YD BOMB THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED ON THE DAY'S SEVENTH PHILADELPHIA TOUCHDOWN IF IT WERE NOT DROP BY WR KIM WHEAT.

EARLY IN THE GAME NEW YORK MATCHED PHILLY'S IMPRESSIVE OPENING DRIVE WITH THEIR OWN TOUCHDOWN DRIVE LED BY ALL-FANTASY QUARTERBACK KRYSTAL GRAY. DESPITE HAVING ONLY THREE WEEKS WITH THEIR NEW PLAYBOOK AND OFFENSIVE SCHEME THE MAJESTY SHOWED SIGNS OF PROMISE BEHIND GREAT INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES BY GRAY AND WIDE RECEIVER NICOLE STANLEY. "WE ARE A TEAM AND NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL, FOR US TO COMPETE WE HAVE TO COMMIT TO THIS SEASON AND EACH OTHER", SAID GRAY. AT TIMES, CONFUSION REIGNED WITH NEW YORK'S OFFENSE OFTEN TAKING THE PLAY CLOCK DOWN TO THE FINAL SECOND BEFORE SNAPPING THE FOOTBALL. HEAD COACH/OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR HENRY RACICH AND HIS FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK WILL NEED TO BUTTON UP COMMUNICATION GAPS PRIOR TO HEADING INTO THE HEART OF THE MAJESTY SCHEDULE COMING UP WITH MATCH-UPS AGAINST EASTERN CONFERENCE POWERHOUSES GOING TO MIAMI AND HOSTING THE CHICAGO BLISS. THE MAJESTY WILL NEED TO WIN OUT TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE FOR A PLAYOFF BERTH IN A TOUGH EASTERN CONFERENCE.

WHILE NEW YORK LOOKED LIKE A PROMISING YOUNG LFL FRANCHISE, THE PHILADELPHIA PASSION LOOKED LIKE A FRANCHISE PRIMED FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP RUN. LIVING UP TO THEIR PRE-SEASON HYPE, THE PASSION'S OFFENSE SCORED TOUCHDOWNS ON SIX OR THEIR SEVEN OFFENSIVE DRIVES WHILE THEIR DEFENSE LOOKED LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSE ALLOWING ONLY 6PTS. THE LEAGUE'S MOST EXPLOSIVE OFFENSIVE WEAPON PHILLY'S ALL-FANTASY RUNNING BACK TYRAH LUSBY PLAYED LIKE A WOMAN AMONGST GIRLS OFTEN CUTTING ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FIELD, TURNING A BUSTED PLAY INTO A TOUCHDOWN. GAME MVP LUSBY FINISHED WITH A LEAGUE-HIGH AND RECORD 5 TOUCHDOWNS AND NEARLY PASSING FOR ONE. "IT IS IMPORTANT TO PLACE THIS GAME INTO PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS ONE GAME OF A FOUR GAME SEASON", SAID CHANDLER BROWN.

THE PASSION WILL HOST THEIR HOME OPENER AGAINST A RESURGENT MIAMI CALIENTE TEAM IN A KEY EASTERN CONFERENCE MATCH-UP THAT SHOULD INCLUDE HIGH-SCORING AND SOME IMPRESSIVE OFFENSIVE STARS.