Soul defeat the Rush

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, March, 2008 | by Shannon Ryan For The Inquirer

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Soul made all the minor mistakes, which in the down-to-the-last-play style of the Arena Football League usually make the difference. The Soul missed two extra points and amassed four defensive penalties in the second quarter alone, including a slew of pass-interference calls.

Their attitude? Yeah, so what? Instead of holding back, or getting called for holding again, the Soul responded with a second-half punch for a 60-49 victory against the Chicago Rush yesterday at the sold-out Allstate Arena to remain undefeated. No one slugged harder than cornerback Mike Brown, who picked off Rush quarterback Sherdrick Bonner on back-to-back third-quarter plays. "You've got to keep doing what you do," said Brown, who had six interceptions last season. "Our head...