Jonas Lewis wanted to prove he could still play. Mission accomplished.

　　Lewis rushed for a World Bowl record 126 yards and a touchdown on Saturday to lead the Frankfurt Galaxy to a 35-16 win over the Rhein Fire in the National Football League Europe's championship game at Hampden Park, Glasgow.

　　Lewis spent two years with the San Francisco 49ers but was waived before the start of the 2002 season. In college, he ran for 2,900 yards at San Diego State, second only to former NFL MVP Marshall Faulk.

　　"NFL Europe let me showcase my talent and show that I can still play football," Lewis said. "And it gave me a chance to show that I can play in a big-time atmosphere, like we did (on Saturday)."

　　Lewis - the game's MVP - ran for 87 yards on eight carries in the first half as the Galaxy took a 25-9 lead in front of 28,138 fans.

　　Teammate Robert Gillespie, allocated to NFL Europe by the Washington Redskins, rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on five carries.

　　As a team, the Galaxy rushed for a total of 246 yards on 30 carries.

　　"The key was our ability to run the ball," said Galaxy head coach Doug Graber, a former defensive secondary coach with the Kansas City Chiefs. "That was the difference."

　　The Galaxy - who had 418 total yards - won the World Bowl for a record third time, while the Fire lost the championship game for the second straight season.

　　The Fire gained 371 yards but struggled in the red zone, kicking two short field goals in the first half and turning the ball over early in the third quarter on a fourth and goal.