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This signing is a winner for Orlando

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Published May 31, 2004

LOS ANGELES - Jason Wells kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired just hours after being signed Sunday to give Orlando a 52-50 victory over Los Angeles. Former Buc Joe Hamilton threw for five touchdowns for Orlando.

Both teams clinched playoff spots; L.A. is the eighth and final team in.

COLORADO 56, CHICAGO 47: John Dutton threw for 266 yards and six touchdowns to lead the host Crush.

ARIZONA 50, SAN JOSE 43: Sherdrick Bonner threw three second-half TDs for the visiting Rattlers, who erased a 20-point deficit to clinch the top seed.

NEW YORK 69, PHILADELPHIA 54: Aaron Garcia threw for 203 yards and six touchdowns to lead host New York, which won the Eastern Division but, at 9-7, missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker.

NEW ORLEANS 38, AUSTIN 21: John Fitzgerald threw three TDs for the host VooDoo, which won the Southern title.

LAS VEGAS 64, COLUMBUS 51: Clint Dolezel threw for seven touchdowns, five to Coco Blalock, for the host Gladiators.

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