For more than 30 minutes, the Kajima Deers offense resembled . . . well a deer in headlights.

What a difference a half makes.

The Deers exploded for 21 unanswered points in the second half and benefited from a strong defensive showing to capture the X League title with a 21-14 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers in the Japan X Bowl on Monday in front of a crowd of 22,059 at Tokyo Dome.