World Bowl ' 92 World Bowl ' 92 ( also referred to as World Bowl II ) was the second championship game of the World League of American Football ( WLAF ) , played on Saturday , June 6 , 1992 at Olympic Stadium in Montréal , Quebec , Canada . 43 , 789 witnessed the matchup between the Sacramento Surge and the Orlando Thunder . The Surge won the game , 21 – 17 , behind quarterback David Archer ' s MVP performance ( 22 completions of 33 attempts for 286 yards , two touchdowns and one interception ) . The game would be the only World Bowl involving two North American - based WLAF teams , as well as the only World Bowl played on North American soil . It would also be the last game either team would play , and the last WLAF game until 1995 as the league sought to restructure . Background . The Surge and Thunder finished with identical 8 – 2 records , the best win - loss record in the league . Orlando , the winner of the North American East division , easily handled the Birmingham Fire 45 – 7 in the playoff semifinal round , while North American West champion Sacramento defeated the Barcelona Dragons , 17 – 15 . Game summary . The Thunder struck first with a 12 - play , 98 - yard drive that was capped off when quarterback Scott Mitchell threw a 10 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chris Ford for the only score in the first quarter . In the second quarter , the Surge got into the game with Cary Blanchard ' s 32 - yard field goal . The Thunder ' s second drive wasn ' t as successful as the first , so the team had to punt . Fortunately for Orlando , the Surge ' s All - World wide receiver Eddie Brown fumbled the punt , allowing the Thunder to recover the ball at Sacramento ' s 9 - yard line . Two plays later , Mitchell threw an 8 - yard touchdown pass to Willie Davis in the back of the end zone to increase the lead to 14 – 3 . With the first half winding down and the Surge in a desperate attempt to cut the lead , Archer ' s pass was intercepted by Thunder cornerback Malcolm Frank at midfield and returned to the Sacramento 9 - yard line . However , the Surge defense held its ground and forced the Thunder to settle for a 20 - yard field goal by Tracy Bennett . Archer then piloted a quick Sacramento drive that resulted in a 24 - yard Blanchard field goal that reduced the Thunder lead to 17 – 6 at the halftime break . Both sides failed to score in the third quarter . In the fourth quarter , Archer was finally able to get the Surge offense going . He led a 10 - play , 85 - yard drive that ended with a 12 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Paul Green in the back of the end zone . After that score , Archer completed a two - point conversion pass to wide receiver Mark Stock , allowing the Surge to trail by three points ( 17 – 14 Thunder ) . Afterwards , both sides had missed opportunities . A good - looking Orlando drive fell apart as Mitchell fumbled the ball as he got hit in the backfield . The Surge couldn ' t capitalize on the fumble recovery as its possession ended with a missed field goal attempt . Afterwards , Orlando tried to put together a time - consuming drive that would drain some time and increase the lead , but thanks to the Surge pass rush , Mitchell was intercepted by linebacker Mike Jones , who returned the ball to Orlando ' s 34 - yard line . Sacramento capitalized on the opportunity as Archer completed a 31 - yard pass to running back Mike Pringle the start of a 4 - play , 34 - yard drive that ended with a game - winning 2 - yard touchdown pass from Archer to Eddie Brown . Afterwards , the Surge defense denied any chance of a Orlando comeback , assuring Sacramento a World Bowl victory and the WLAF championship , 21 – 17 .