“I felt pretty good. My O-line did a great job with protecting me, my receivers did a great job of being on the same page with me, and we were taking some shots up the field. All around, we just played such a great game, and it’s definitely an exciting feeling.”

Jefferson called it a “great atmosphere” under the TD Ameritrade lights. Omaha coach Sandy Buda said the crowd did a good job of making itself heard.

Now the former UNO and Omaha Beef coach just hopes to see a few more people next week.

“I appreciate the people that came, and they were vocal,” Buda said. “The ones that weren’t here missed a pretty good football game. And I hope they read in the paper that they need to come here next Wednesday night.”

Woods said the Mammoths and Brawlers did their part. Although both teams held abbreviated training camps, they went until midway through the second quarter before either was penalized and there was only one turnover in the game.

The overall production got a thumbs-up from Woods, too.

“For our first game here, and first game with the inaugural FXFL season, I think everything ran relatively smoothly,” he said. “It’s definitely a good test run for the remainder of games that we’ll have this season.