EPICANTHUS

After his astounding game against Detroit Sunday, Washington coach Joe Gibbs might have to figure out a way to get his 6-3, 285-pound Samoan fullback Mike Sellers the ball more often. Sellers scored two TDs—one rushing, one receiving—as the Redskins mauled the Lions 34-3. It was also a coming out party for Stanford Univ. freshman quarterback Tavita Pritchard, the nephew of former Washington State QB Jack “The Throwin’ Samoan” Thompson. The Cardinal were 41-point underdogs to No. 1-ranked USC, but Pritchard rallied his team from nine down and won the game with a 1o-yard TD toss to Mark Bradford with 49 clicks left to hand the Trojans their first loss 24-23. Meanwhile, Louie Sakoda iced the win for the Univ. of Utah with a 45-yard field goal in the final quarter as the Utes beat Louisville 44-35. In other NFL action: Polynesians continued to make their presence felt. New England’s veteran linebacking duo of Tedy Bruschi and Junior Seau throttled Cleveland’s offense in Foxborough. Bruschi had five tackles and two sacks, while Seau had six tackles and two interceptions—one for a TD—in the Patriots’ 34-17 win. Keep current statistically with API NFLers throughout the season here.