Sign Up and be the first to comment on this article!The Amsterdam Admirals have won their first NFL Europe Title. They defeated the Berlin Thunder 27-21 in a barn burner of a championship. They game ended when the Admirals foiled the potential game-winning drive in the waning seconds of the contest.The Amsterdam Admirals jumped out to a lopsided early lead riding on the arm of starting quarterback Kurt Kittner. Voted MVP of the game, Kittner completed 15 of 28 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Kittner helped his team open up a 24-7 lead in the 3rd quarter despite the fact their league-leading rushing attack, led by Jarred Payton (son of Walter Payton), was stifled for most of the night.The game then turned in the Berlin Thunder's favor. The team, led by quarterback Dave Ragone, fought their way back into the contest. Ragone finished up with 328 yards and three touchdowns.The final two minutes of the game where as classic as they come. Up by only 6 points Amsterdam was forced to punt with 1:56 on the clock. Punter Ryan Dutton managed to get the ball to die at the Berlin 6-yard line, forcing Ragone to drive 94 yards in order to put his team in a position to win the game. The final drive began with Ragone completing passes of 7 yards to Little John Flowers, 17 yards to Michael Jennings, and 6 yards to Terrence Stubbs before the clocked ticked down to leave them with one minute remaining. He then got a huge play as he connected with Stubbs again for a 24-yard gain that took them down to the Amsterdam 28-yard line with 31 seconds on the clock. The Thunder moved closer with 12-yard hookup between Ragone and Robert Redd that got them down to the 16, but a sack by Admirals' defensive tackle Norman Heuer followed by a 5-yard false start penalty knocked them back to the 22. On third down defensive end Omari Hand tipped Ragone's pass so that it fell harmlessly to the ground, leaving the Berlin Thunder with one last play to win the game. Ragone looked for his former high school teammate Redd in the endzone but safety Norman LeJeune jumped up to knock the pass away. The comeback was denied and the Amsterdam Admirals were the champions. Now it's party time for the champions who are conveniently situated in one the biggest party cities in the world!
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