Brigade Earns First Win against Gladiators
April 16, 2017 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Baltimore Brigade News Release
Cleveland, OH - The Baltimore Brigade won their first game 52-49 against the Cleveland Gladiators. QB Shane Carden threw 20 for 31 for 159 yards and six touchdowns. WR Reggie Gray caught three touchdowns for 92 yards including a catch of 21 yards. DL Dexter Davis made his presence known defensively, registering 3 sacks for a loss of 10 yards.
"I am happy to get our first win, I am happy for our players," said Head Coach Omarr Smith. "We made it hard on ourselves, made a few mistakes that we were lucky to rebound from but we have to do better."
Baltimore jumped out to a 21-7 lead before Cleveland tied the game at 21 in the third quarter. Both teams traded scores until the fourth quarter when DB Varmah Sonie scored on a 50-yard kick return and Carden followed with a touchdown pass to WR LaQuan Williams to give the Brigade a 49-35 lead.
"Shane played well for his first start," said Smith. "He made some good throws, had some good decisions."
Gray, who battled flu-like symptoms all week, was named the game's MVP.
"There was a good chance that he wasn't going to play," added Smith. "He made plays when we needed to, he showed courage and determination all weekend."
KEY STAT: 5 sacks for 22 yards (Baltimore) 1 sack for 3 yards (Cleveland)
KEY MOMENT: Baltimore challenged the Gladiators' first touchdown. The touchdown was overturned and ruled down by contact. The Brigade scored on the next possession, taking a 7-0 lead.
MVP: Reggie Gray - 3 TDs for 92 yards
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: Shane Carden - 20/31 passing, 159 yds, 6 TD
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME: Dexter Davis - 4.5 tackles, 3 sacks, 3.0-11 TFL, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
Baltimore has a bye week next but will travel to Philadelphia to face the Soul on April 29. Kickoff is at 7 pm.
Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 16, 2017 at Cleveland, Ohio) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Baltimore Brigade 7 14 14 17 52 Cleveland Gladiators 7 7 14 21 49 Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 06:36 BAL - GRAY, Reggie 5 yd pass from CARDEN, Shane (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 6-25 3:29 01:42 CLE - TAYLOR, Collin 18 yd pass from MARSH, Tanner (BASIL, Drew kick), 5-45 4:14 2nd 12:14 BAL - GRAY, Reggie 6 yd pass from CARDEN, Shane (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 6-46 3:37 00:29 BAL - JOSEPH, Ian 5 yd pass from CARDEN, Shane (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 1-5 0:05 00:00 CLE - BRACKINS, Larry 5 yd pass from MARSH, Tanner (BASIL, Drew kick), 4-33 0:26 3rd 11:00 CLE - SIMS, Quentin 9 yd pass from MARSH, Tanner (BASIL, Drew kick), 2-14 1:41 07:25 BAL - GRAY, Reggie 21 yd pass from CARDEN, Shane (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 5-42 3:10 05:16 CLE - MANLEY, P. 31 yd pass from MARSH, Tanner (BASIL, Drew kick), 3-38 1:43 03:12 BAL - WILLIAMS, L. 13 yd pass from CARDEN, Shane (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 2-13 1:20 4th 11:59 CLE - MANLEY, P. 1 yd run (BASIL, Drew kick), 9-47 5:23 11:10 BAL - SONIE, Varmah 50 yd kickoff return (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 05:55 BAL - WILLIAMS, L. 4 yd pass from CARDEN, Shane (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 3-4 1:55 02:43 CLE - SIMS, Quentin 12 yd pass from NELSON, Arvell (BASIL, Drew kick), 4-46 2:23 00:58 BAL - CLARKE, Patrick 20 yd field goal, 4-0 1:00 00:46 CLE - TAYLOR, Collin 45 yd pass from NELSON, Arvell (BASIL, Drew kick), 2-45 0:12 BAL CLE FIRST DOWNS 12 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 7-9 5-16 PASSING YDS (NET) 156 297 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-1 42-26-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 42-165 52-313 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-70 4-63 Interception Returns-Yards 1-13 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards 5-29 4-23 Possession Time 27:38 32:22 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 7 4 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-22 1-3 RUSHING: Baltimore Brigade-CARDEN, Shane 3-8; NIXON, Rory 2-2; GRAY, Reggie 1-2; WILLIAMS, L.
1-minus 3. Cleveland Gladiators-MARSH, Tanner 3-10; SIMS, Quentin 1-5; MANLEY, P. 1-1.
PASSING: Baltimore Brigade-CARDEN, Shane 20-34-1-159; TEAM 0-0-0-minus 3. Cleveland Gladiators-MARSH, Tanner 23-36-1-228; NELSON, Arvell 3-6-0-91; TEAM 0-0-0-minus 22.
RECEIVING: Baltimore Brigade-GRAY, Reggie 10-92; BROWNING, Paul 5-33; WILLIAMS, L. 3-19; TALLEY, Julian 1-10; JOSEPH, Ian 1-5. Cleveland Gladiators-SIMS, Quentin 12-122; TAYLOR, Collin 6-97; BRACKINS, Larry 4-27; PRESTON, M. 3-42; MANLEY, P. 1-31.
INTERCEPTIONS: Baltimore Brigade-BLACK, Qumian 1-13. Cleveland Gladiators-MOORE, Terence 1-0.
FUMBLES: Baltimore Brigade-None. Cleveland Gladiators-MARSH, Tanner 3-2.
Baltimore Brigade (1-1) vs. Cleveland Gladiators (0-2) Date: Apr 16, 2017 - Site: Cleveland, Ohio - Arena: Quicken Loans Arena Attendance: 5758 Kickoff time: 3:00 pm - End of Game: 5:47 - Total elapsed time: 2:47 Officials: Referee: Brad Brunet; Umpire: Rick Lowe,; Linesman: John Drayton; Line judge: RG Detillier; Back judge: Grantis Bell; Offensive Player: BAL #6 Defensive Player: BAL #11 MVP: BAL #1 SACKS (UA-A): Baltimore Brigade-DAVIS, Dexter 3-0; SMITH, Khreem 2-0. Cleveland Gladiators-SUMMERS, Derric 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Baltimore Brigade-SONIE, Varmah 6-3; VICTORIAN, Josh 5-0; BLACK, Qumian 4-1; DAVIS, Dexter 4-1; SMITH, Khreem 3-0; WOLFE, Trey 2-2; WILLIAMS, L. 1-1; BROWNING, Paul 1-1; OBI, KC 1-0; POLE, K. 1-0; GRAY, Reggie 1-0; HAYES, Robert 0-1. Cleveland Gladiators-VEAL, Kenny 7-0; NELSON, Arvell 4-1; CHATMAN, C.J. 3-2; SUMMERS, Derric 2-2; MOORE, Terence 2-0; TAYLOR, Collin 1-1; SEITHER, Nick 0-3; SOMSEL, Jesse 1-0; STERLING, Aslam 1-0; MCDANIEL, J. 0-1; MCGINNIS, W. 0-1; PRESTON, M.
0-1.
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