A CUT ABOVE

Scorpions QB Jay Cutler tossed four touchdown passes, tying him for second most in Iron Bowl history behind Baltimore's Steve Beurelein.

Monday, January 4, 2010
Hamilton, ON (CP) - Scorpions quarterback, Jay Cutler was the man with all the answers as he single-handedly led the Scorpions to their first-ever Iron Bowl appearance and win.

Cutler tossed for four touchdown passes in the win, tying him for second all-time in TD passes in an Iron Bowl game with Washington's Chad Pennington.  Pennington acheived this feat in Iron Bowl VII.  Their accomplishment is one touchdown shy of Baltimore's Steve Beuerlein's record of five set back in Iron Bowl IV, almost ten years ago.

Cutler was acquired back in June of 2008 from a trade with Arizona, in the hopes of finding a way to take the team to the next level.&nsbp; The Scorpions were struggling to get beyond mediocrity and bring themselves Division Championships and playoff wins.

Last season, the Scorpions won their first ever Division Championship with Cutler watching from the sidelines for most of the season as David Garrard led the team.  This season the Scorpions made a bold move in trading Garrard and giving the starting position to Cutler.  The Scorpions did well, but stuggled down the stretch and lost out on winning back-to-back Division Championships.  At that point, the fans questioned the move of letting Garrard go to another team.

Once the playoffs started, Cutler became a leader and rose to the challenge and the criticism of the fans.  Cutler threw four touchdowns in both the PFC Conference Championship and the Iron Bowl in much needed games.  He performed when it counted most and was ultimately named the Iron Man.

ROAD TO THE IRON BOWL

Conference Semi-Finals	Conference Championship	IRON BOWL
Philadelphia  27 MIAMI  24
	PHILADELPHIA  29
Oakland  33 WASHINGTON  21	Oakland  44	Oakland  10
			SAN DIEGO
Mississauga  27 DENVER  56			IRON BOWL CHAMPION
	DENVER  37	SAN DIEGO  27
San Diego  47 JACKSONVILLE  42	San Diego  54
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