San Francisco Clips Orlando
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike Panasuk broke a fourth-quarter tie with a 40-yard field goal as San Francisco overcame a 16-point deficit and defeated Orlando, 26-25, in the XFL semifinals Saturday night.
San Francisco will play at the winner of today’s Xtreme/Chicago semifinal contest in the Million Dollar Game next Saturday.
Attendance was 14,849, far less than the Rage’s season average of 25,563.
On the first play from scrimmage after Panasuk’s kick, Dwayne Harper intercepted a pass by Jim Arellanes and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown.
Orlando closed within a point with 3:32 remaining. Arellanes hooked up with Dialleo Burks for a 55-yard touchdown pass, then found Mario Bailey from 10 yards out on the XFL’s first three-point conversion, which the league instituted for the playoffs.
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