Mississippi Valley State Erases 24-0 Hole to Edge Prairie View 28-27
Josh Brown accounted for four touchdowns, three on the ground and one through the air, and Mississippi Valley State needed every one of them. The Delta Devils trailed Prairie View A&M 24-0 and won 28-27, which means they outscored the Panthers 28-3 the rest of the way in a game that looked finished before halftime.
Prairie View A&M started hot. Tevin Carter threw a 2-yard touchdown to Rodny Ojo on the first score, Ethan Eddins kicked a 33-yard field goal and Carter ran in from 8 and 2 yards in the second quarter. Then it stopped. Brown ran for a 9-yard score at 1:43 of the second quarter, added a 13-yarder in the third and broke a 62-yard run at 10:20 of the fourth to make it 24-21. Eddins kicked a 30-yard field goal to put the Panthers back up by six, but at 2:11 Brown threw a 35-yard touchdown to Caleb Brownlow and the lead was gone. Mississippi Valley State led for the first time with 2:11 left, and nobody scored again.
The yardage hides how it happened. Prairie View A&M ran 41 times for 196 yards, but passed for only 62, and finished with 258 total and one interception. Mississippi Valley State had 308 (164 rushing, 144 passing) and lost a fumble. Brown ran 17 times for 101 yards and went 13 of 25 through the air. Flip that last throw and Prairie View A&M is the one winning 27-21.
The Delta Devils move to 1-2 and the Panthers drop to 2-3. A 24-0 lead is supposed to be a nice thing to have. It was not.
For fantasy, Brown was the best player on the field with 39.9 points, and Carter was good for 29.9 on the losing side.