2011 AFL Capsules - Week 2
March 15, 2011 - Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
WEEK 2 ¬" THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
TAMPA BAY STORM (1-0) AT UTAH BLAZE (0-0) 9:00 PM ET
SERIES
- STORM BLAZE
SERIES LEADER 2-0
STREAKS Won both previous meetings
COACHES VS. OPP Ewart: 0-0 James: 0-1
LAST WEEK W 46-40 at VooDoo DNP in Week 1
LAST GAME 6/19/10: Storm 65 at Blaze 40. Tampa Bay ¬â¢s Brett Dietz threw for 323 yards and 9 TDs, 5 of which went to WR Hank Edwards.
LAST GAME AT SITE The 6/19/10 game was the first home game for the Blaze in the series.
BROADCAST
STATS
PASSING Potts: 20-35-165-0-0-101.8 Grady: 363-597-4307-81-17-110.5 (2010)
RUSHING Gregory: 4-5-1.2-2 LeSue: 3-8-2.7-1
RECEIVING Whittaker: 10-80-8.0-0 Boone: 146-1448-9.9-46 (2010)
OFFENSE 168 234.3 (2010)
TAKE/GIVE 1/0 -
DEFENSE 224 315.1 (2010)
SACKS Dukes: 5 Rayford: 6 (2010)
INTs Bolden: 1 Mulder: 3 (2010)
KICKING Chilton: 8 (5/6 PAT; 1/3 FG) -
NOTES
STORM: Third meeting between Tampa Bay and Utah ¬Â¦ Storm lead the series 2-0 ¬Â¦ Storm defense recorded a league-high 6 sacks against New Orleans last week ¬Â¦ QB MIKE POTTS passed for 165 yards in last week ¬â¢s game against New Orleans ¬Â¦ QB GRANT GREGORY rushed for 2 touchdowns on 4 carries in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR MICHAEL LINDSEY scored 2 TDs on the ground and returned a kick for a TD last week ¬Â¦ He finished Week 1 with 137 all-purpose yards ¬Â¦ WR HUEY WHITTAKER caught 10 balls for 80 yards against the VooDoo ¬Â¦ FB/LB CLIFF DUKES set a new team record and became the league leader with 4.0 sacks in the 3/11/11 meeting against New Orleans ¬Â¦ He also collected 5 tackles and a safety in the game ¬Â¦ DB DEONTE BOLDEN recorded 6.5 tackles and 1 INT for 20 yards against New Orleans ¬Â¦ DB ERICK McINTOSH collected a team-high 7 tackles in Week 1 ¬Â¦ BLAZE: The Blaze finished 1-7 at home in 2010 ¬Â¦ QB TOMMY GRADY passed for 4,307 yards and 81 TDs with Oklahoma City last season ¬Â¦ WR AARON BOONE caught 146 balls for 1,448 yards and 46 TDs in 2010 ¬Â¦ WR/DB AARON LeSUE finished 2010 with 1 rushing TD and 19 catches for 233 yards and 5 receiving TDs ¬Â¦ OL/DL CAESAR RAYFORD led the team with 6 sacks in 2010 ¬Â¦ Also recorded 21 tackles, 2 INTs, 2 FF and 3 TDs ¬Â¦ DB WILLIAM MULDER recorded 82 tackles and 3 INTs with Spokane in 2010
WEEK 2 ¬" FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
PHILADELPHIA SOUL (1-0) AT CHICAGO RUSH (1-0) 8:00 PM ET
SERIES
- SOUL RUSH
SERIES LEADER 3-2
STREAKS Won last meeting in 2008 Won 2-of-3 at home
COACHES VS. OPP Hohensee: 0-0 McMillen: 0-0
LAST WEEK W 58-52 at Power W 49-41 at Mustangs
LAST GAME 3/9/08: Soul 60 at Rush 49. Larry Brackins caught 2 TDs for the Soul, while Damian Harrell had 10 receptions for 104 yards and 3 TDs for Chicago.
LAST GAME AT SITE The 3/9/08 meeting was the last meeting between the two teams. This will be the fourth time the teams square off in Chicago.
BROADCAST
STATS
PASSING Allgood: 25-36-300-5-0-151.6 Michna: 19-26-240-7-1-125.0
RUSHING Ross: 6-8-1.3-0 Waugh: 3-16-5.3-0
RECEIVING Morgan: 14-189-13.5-5 Dillon: 8-109-13.6-3
OFFENSE 307 265
TAKE/GIVE 4/3 2/2
DEFENSE 274 311
SACKS Evans: 1 Clermond: 1
INTs Varner: 2 Gray: 1
KICKING Paul: 8 (5/7 PAT; 1/1 FG) Gould: 7 (7/7 PAT; 0/2 FG)
NOTES
SOUL: Head Coach Mike Hohensee returns to Chicago for the first time after nine seasons with the Rush ¬Â¦ QB JUSTIN ALLGOOD passed for 300 yards and 5 TDs in Week 1 ¬Â¦ QB RYAN VENA recorded 4 rushes and 1 TD against Pittsburgh last week ¬Â¦ FB/LB DAN ROSS rushed 6 times against the Power ¬Â¦ WR DONOVAN MORGAN tied a team record for receptions in a single game with 14 ¬Â¦ He finished with 191 all-purpose yards and a league-high 6 total TDs ¬Â¦ He leads the league in scoring with 36 points ¬Â¦ He caught 8 passes for 88 yards as a member of the Rush the last time these teams met in 2008 ¬Â¦ WR/DB SYVELLE NEWTON caught 6 passes for 62 yards in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR LARRY BRACKINS finished with 5 catches and 49 yards against Pittsburgh ¬Â¦ He caught 5 passes for 66 yards and 2 TDs in the 2008 meeting between the two teams ¬Â¦ FB/LB WILLIE EVANS recorded 1 sack and 1.5 TFL in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR/DB ANTONIO MALONE collected a team-high 8 tackles last week ¬Â¦ DB TANNER VARNER picked off a league-high 2 passes and collected 6 tackles against Pittsburgh last week ¬Â¦ DB MIKE BROWN returned an INT for a touchdown to give Philadelphia the win in OT last week ¬Â¦ He also recorded 2 FF/FR and 2 INTs in the 2008 meeting ¬Â¦ RUSH: QB RUSS MICHNA passed for 7 TDs and 240 yards in Week 1 against Milwaukee ¬Â¦ WR/DB CHARLES DILLON caught 8 passes for 109 yards and 3 TDs last week ¬Â¦ WR/DB REGGIE GRAY caught 7 passes for 98 yards and 3 TDs against the Mustangs ¬Â¦ He also recorded the team ¬â¢s only INT in the game ¬Â¦ DL JOE CLERMOND recorded 1 sack against the Mustangs ¬Â¦ WR/DB JASON SIMPSON recorded 9 tackles, 1 FF and returned a missed field goal for 29 yards in Week 1
WEEK 2 ¬" FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
KANSAS CITY COMMAND (0-1) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (1-0) 10:30 PM ET
SERIES
- COMMAND SABERCATS
SERIES LEADER 1-0
STREAKS 1 of past 1
COACHES VS. OPP Barto: 0-0 Arbet: 1-0
LAST WEEK L 46-53 at Vigilante W 76-48 vs. Shock
LAST GAME 3/29/08: SaberCats 44 at Brigade 36. San Jose ¬â¢s Mark Grieb threw for 257, 165 of which were received by Rodney Wright.
LAST GAME AT SITE This will be the first home game for the SaberCats in the series.
BROADCAST
STATS
PASSING Raterink: 32-48-338-7-0-149.3 Grieb: 21-25-222-6-0-158.3
RUSHING Raterink: 1-0-0.0-0 Cook: 11-22-1.9-3
RECEIVING Smith: 11-133-12.1-3 Wright: 12-123-10.2-1
OFFENSE 327 247
TAKE/GIVE 2/1 3/0
DEFENSE 317 352
SACKS Robinson: 1 Nyenhuis: 1
INTs Fontenette: 1 3 with 1
KICKING Salerno: 4 (4/5 PAT; 0/3 FG) Gamboa: 10 (10/11 PAT; 0/0 FG)
NOTES
COMMAND: Kansas City ranks second overall in total offense with 327 yards in Week 1 ¬Â¦ QB J.J. RATERINK passed for 338 yards and 7 TDs, one shy of a single-game team record last week against Dallas ¬Â¦ WR BRET SMITH hauled in a team-high 11 catches for 133 yards and 3 TDs ¬Â¦ WR STEVEN SAVOY caught 10 balls for 108 yards and 1 TD against the Vigilantes ¬Â¦ WR/LB AARON HOSACK caught 8 passes, 3 of them for TDs, in Week 1 ¬Â¦ DL MICHAEL LANDRY finished Week 1 with 4.5 tackles including 1.5 TFL ¬Â¦ OL/DL BRYAN ROBINSON recorded 1 sack last week ¬Â¦DB KEN FONTENETTE is tied for the league-high in tackles (11.5) and recorded 1 INT, 1 FF and 1 FR against Dallas ¬Â¦ SABERCATS: San Jose scored a league-high 76 points and 11 TDs in Week 1 against defending ArenaBowl champions Spokane ¬Â¦ QB MARK GRIEB passed for 222 yards and 6 TDs against Spokane ¬Â¦ He leads the league in passing efficiency at 158.3 ¬Â¦ He threw for 257 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs against Kansas City in 2008 ¬Â¦ FB/LB CHAD COOK scored 3 rushing TDs in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR/DB RODNEY WRIGHT caught 12 passes for 123 yards and a TD against Dallas ¬Â¦ He caught 14 balls for 165 yards in the 2008 matchup with Kansas City ¬Â¦ WR NICHERIN FLOWERS caught 6 passes for 46 yards and 4 TDs in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR/DB SAMARA GOODSON caught 2 passes against the Vigilantes, including a 25 yard TD ¬Â¦ DL GABE NYENHUIS finished Week 1 with 1 sack ¬Â¦ DB DWIGHT McLEAN recorded a team-high 10 tackles and returned an INT 46 yards for a TD in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR/DB COURTNEY SMITH notched 3.5 tackles and returned an INT 16 yards for a TD against Spokane ¬Â¦ WR/DB MERVIN BROOKINS recorded 6.5 tackles and 1 INT last week
WEEK 2 ¬" SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
TULSA TALONS (0-1) AT DALLAS VIGILANTES (1-0) 1:00 PM ET
SERIES
- TALONS VIGILANTES
SERIES LEADER 2-0
STREAKS Won both games in 2010
COACHES VS. OPP Allner: 1-0 Dolezel: 0-0
LAST WEEK L 47-53 at Force W 53-46 vs. Command
LAST GAME 6/11/10: Talons 69 at Vigilantes 51. QB Justin Allgood threw for 384 yards and 8 TDs, 5 of which to WR Donovan Morgan for the Talons. Dallas DB Jason Harmon had 1 INT and 6 tackles.
LAST GAME AT SITE This will be the second meeting between the two teams in Dallas.
BROADCAST
STATS
PASSING Reid: 21-32-218-3-0-108.6 Raudabaugh: 21-34-250-2-1-105.6
RUSHING Reid: 6-94-15.5-4 Ross: 15-66-4.4-4
RECEIVING Shelton: 8-109-13.6-3 Fields: 8-74-9.2-1
OFFENSE 320 317
TAKE/GIVE 0/1 0/1
DEFENSE 289 327
SACKS 2 with 1 Bear: 1
INTs - -
KICKING Bongarra: 6 (6/7 PAT; 0/1 FG) Hamilton: 9 (6/7 PAT; 1/1 FG)
NOTES
TALONS: Tulsa boasts the league ¬â¢s top ranked rushing offense after a 7 rush, 94 yard performance against the Force in Week 1 ¬Â¦ Dallas ¬â¢ rushing offense is ranked second ¬Â¦ QB BOBBY REID accounted for 311 yards of total offense including a league-high 93 on the ground against Georgia ¬Â¦ He posted new team records in rushing yards (93) and TDs (4) ¬Â¦ WR TRENT SHELTON caught 8 balls for 109 yards and 3 TDs in Week 1 ¬Â¦ He also returned 5 kicks for 89 yards ¬Â¦ FB/LB VICTOR DeGRATE recorded 3 TFL and 1 sack against Georgia ¬Â¦ DB DARIEN WILLIAMS led the team in tackles in Week 1 with 8 ¬Â¦ VIGILANTES: Dallas ran a league-high 54 plays in Week 1 and ranks second in the league in rushing offense, recording 71 yards and 5 TDs against Kansas City ¬Â¦ QB DAN RAUDABAUGH passed for 250 yards and 2 TDs in Week 1 ¬Â¦ FB/LB DERRICK ROSS set single-game team records with 66 rushing yards and 4 rushing TDs against Kansas City ¬Â¦ WR/DB MATT FIELDS caught 8 passes for 74 yards and 1 TD last week ¬Â¦ WR ANTHONY JONES collected 76 yards and 1 TD on 7 receptions in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR DeANDREW RUBIN caught 6 balls for 100 yards against the Command ¬Â¦ FB/LB JAMES BEAR recorded 1 sack and 2 tackles last week ¬Â¦ DB CHRIS LeFLORE recorded a team-high 9 tackles and a league-high 3 pass breakups in Week 1 ¬Â¦ He also forced a fumble ¬Â¦ DB JASON HARMON recorded 4 tackles against Kansas City ¬Â¦ He caught 1 INT in the 6/11/10 matchup against Tulsa
WEEK 2 ¬" SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
CLEVELAND GLADIATORS (0-0) AT SPOKANE SHOCK (0-1) 10:00 PM ET
SERIES
- GLADIATORS SHOCK
SERIES LEADER 1-1
STREAKS 1-0 in Spokane Won last game in series
COACHES VS. OPP Thonn: 1-1 Keefe: 1-1
LAST WEEK DNP last week L 48-76 at SaberCats
LAST GAME 7/10/10: Shock 62 at Gladiators 56. Shock won in OT. Spokane QB Kyle Rowley passed for 298 yards and 7 TDs, while Cleveland ¬â¢s John Dutton threw 5 of his own.
LAST GAME AT SITE 5/1/10: Gladiators 72 at Shock 68. Kyle Rowley passed for 375 yards and 9 TDs for the Shock. John Dutton threw for 285 yards and 6 TDs for Cleveland.
BROADCAST
STATS
PASSING Dutton: 446-696-5104-100-19-114.3 (2010) Rowley: 30-47-364-5-3-107.4
RUSHING Monk: 31-58-1.9-9 (2010) Rowley: 1-1-1-1
RECEIVING Williams: 29-331-11.4-6 (2010) Vijil: 13-161-12.4-1
OFFENSE 328.9 (2010) 352
TAKE/GIVE - 0/3
DEFENSE 311.8 (2010) 247
SACKS Hoke: 7.5 (2010) -
INTs Mitchell: 5 (2010) -
KICKING Denny: 138 (117/129 PAT; 7/14 FG) (2010) Rowan: 6 (6/6 PAT; 0/0 FG)
NOTES
GLADIATORS: QB JOHN DUTTON passed for 579 yards and 11 TDs against Spokane in 2010 ¬Â¦ FB/LB RUSSELL MONK rushed for 9 TDs in 2010, including 4 against Spokane ¬Â¦ WR/LB VICTOR WILLIAMS caught 29 balls for 331 yards and 14 TDs in 2010 ¬Â¦ He also returned an INT for a TD against Spokane last year ¬Â¦ WR QUOREY PAYNE spent 2010 with the Shock, recording 207 yards and 2 TDs on the year ¬Â¦ DL ANTHONY HOKE recorded a team-high 7.5 sacks in 2010, 2 of which came against the Shock ¬Â¦DB DAVION MITCHELL led the team in INTs in 2010 with 5 ¬Â¦ He also recorded 74 total tackles and 3 FF ¬Â¦ WR/DB JOE PHINISEE recorded 12 tackles and 1 INT against Spokane last season ¬Â¦ He also recorded 3 catches for 38 yards and 1 TD against the Shock ¬Â¦ WR/DB MIKE BRAGG recorded 75 tackles and 3 INTs in 2010 ¬Â¦ SHOCK: STAT ¬Â¦ QB KYLE ROWLEY passed for a Week 1 league-high 364 yards and 5 TDs with 3 INTs against San Jose last week ¬Â¦ He also recorded 1 rushing TD ¬Â¦ He passed for 16 touchdowns last season against Cleveland ¬Â¦ WR RAUL VIJIL broke his own team record in Week 1 by recording 161 receiving yards in a single game ¬Â¦ He caught 13 passes in Week 1, tying a team record ¬Â¦ Against Cleveland in 2010, Vijil caught 7 passes for 96 yards and 2 TDs ¬Â¦ WR MARKEE WHITE caught 9 passes for 92 yards and 2 TDs against the SaberCats last week ¬Â¦ He caught 8 balls for 112 yards and 2 TDs against Cleveland last year ¬Â¦ WR GREG ORTON recorded 2 TDs off 7 catches for 103 yards last week ¬Â¦ WR/LB ANTWAN MARSH led the team with 6.5 tackles in Week 1 ¬Â¦ DB ALEX TEEMS recorded 4 tackles in Week 1 ¬Â¦ He led the team in tackles against Cleveland last season with a combined total of 8 ¬Â¦ WR/DB TERRANCE SANDERS returned 4 kicks for 107 yards and 1 TD last week
WEEK 2 ¬" SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
MILWAUKEE MUSTANGS (0-0) AT ARIZONA RATTLERS (0-0) 10:05 PM ET
SERIES
- MUSTANGS RATTLERS
SERIES LEADER 6-2 (1-0 in playoffs)
STREAKS 5-0 at home, including playoffs
COACHES VS. OPP Landsee: 0-1 Guy: 1-0
LAST WEEK L 41-49 vs. Rush W 55-52 vs. Sharks
LAST GAME 6/5/10 Iron 67 at Rattlers 68. Rattlers win in OT. Arizona QB Nick Davila threw for 420 yards and 8 TDs, while Milwaukee ¬â¢s Nate Forse and Damian Harrell combined for 241 receiving yards and 5 TDs.
LAST GAME AT SITE The 6/5/10 meeting was the fifth meeting in Arizona (including playoffs) between these teams.
BROADCAST
STATS
PASSING Ward: 25-44-396-5-1-96.4 Davila: 27-46-284-6-0-142.7
RUSHING Ward: 5-16-3.2-1 Armstrong: 2-12-6.0-0
RECEIVING Burns: 9-128-14.2-2 Harvey: 12-130-10.8-4
OFFENSE 311 299
TAKE/GIVE 2/2 2/2
DEFENSE 265 294
SACKS 2 with 0.5 -
INTs Rogers: 1 2 with 1
KICKING Lindholm: 5 (5/6 PAT; 0/1 FG) Schroeder: 3 (3/6 PAT; 0/0 FG)
NOTES
MUSTANGS: Mustang offense leads the league in time of possession (38:17) ¬Â¦ QB ERIC WARD threw for 5 TDs and rushed for 1 in Week 1 ¬Â¦ WR ANTOINE BURNS caught 9 passes for 128 yards and 2 TDs against Chicago ¬Â¦ WR DAMIEN HARRELL hauled in 9 catches for 90 yards and 1 TD in Week 1 ¬Â¦ In last year ¬â¢s matchup with Arizona, he had 6 catches for 114 yards and 1 TD ¬Â¦ WR BRENT HOLMES finished Week 1 with 5 catches for 64 yards and 2 TDs ¬Â¦ He also added 22 yards on 2 FG returns ¬Â¦ WR/DB KELVIN ROGERS had 3 tackles and 1 INT against Chicago ¬Â¦ WR/DB LeROY SMITH led the team with 5 tackles in Week 1 ¬Â¦ RATTLERS: Have never lost to Milwaukee at home ¬Â¦ Arizona leads the league in 3rd down conversions (6-for-9) ¬Â¦ QB NICK DAVILA passed for 420 yards and 8 touchdowns in last year ¬â¢s meeting with the Mustangs ¬Â¦ FB/LB ODIE ARMSTRONG rushed for 12 yards in last week ¬â¢s victory over Jacksonville ¬Â¦ WR/DB TRANDON HARVEY caught 12 balls for 130 yards and 4 TDs in Week 1 ¬Â¦ He had 6 catches for 51 yards and 1 tackle in last year ¬â¢s win over Milwaukee ¬Â¦ WR NATE FORSE caught 26 TDs and accounted for 1,386 yards with the Milwaukee Iron in 2010 ¬Â¦ He caught 5 passes for 46 yards and a TD against Jacksonville last week ¬Â¦ WR/LB JASON GEATHERS caught 9 passes for 100 yards and 1 TD in Week 1 ¬Â¦ FB/LB KEVIN McCULLOUGH had 2.5 tackles and 1 INT in Week 1 ¬Â¦ DB MARQUIS FLOYD recorded 4 tackles and 1 INT against Jacksonville ¬Â¦ DB VINCE HILL is tied for the league-high in tackles after recording 11.5 against Jacksonville last week ¬Â¦ DB RILEY SWANSON collected 5 tackles in Week 1 ¬Â¦ He had 6 tackles and 1 INT against Milwaukee in 2010
WEEK 2- FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
GEORGIA FORCE (1-0) AT JACKSONVILLE SHARKS (0-1) 8:00 PM ET
SERIES
- FORCE SHARKS
SERIES LEADER -- --
STREAKS -- --
COACHES VS. OPP 1-1 0-0
LAST WEEK W 53-48 vs. Talons L 55-52 at Rattlers
LAST GAME --
LAST GAME AT SITE --
BROADCAST --
STATS
PASSING Elliot: 23-33-280-3-0-118.24 Garcia:24-39-259-5-2-105.45
RUSHING McDowell: 4-2-0.5-2 Griffin:6-26-4.3-0
RECEIVING Johnson: 10-107-10.7-0 Harvey:9-110-12.2-2
OFFENSE 304 294
TAKE/GIVE +1 0
DEFENSE 320 299
SACKS Burgess & Turner: 0.5 0
INTs 0 0
KICKING Martinez: 5 (5/8 PAT; 0/1 FG) Capozzoli:10 (4/6 PAT; 2/2 FG)
NOTES
FORCE: Club will take on Jacksonville for first time in history ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦.Georgia beat Tulsa last week by 5 points ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Last time Force started 1-0 was in 2007....Coach DEAN COKINOS finished 1-1 against Jacksonville last season ¬Â¦..Cokinos was 0-1 to start last season ¬Â¦.Cokinos lost last season at Jacksonville 62-47 in Week 12 while with Alabama ¬Â¦..QB BRETT ELLIOT threw for 280 yards and 3 TDs in home opener versus Talons ¬Â¦..Elliot threw for 2,674 yards and 59 TDs in his rookie AFL season with Utah last season ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Elliot needs 46 passing yards to reach 3,000 career passing yards ¬Â¦Elliot threw for 318 yards, 7 TDs and 2 INTs in loss to Jacksonville last season ¬Â¦.FB/LB BEN MCDOWELL rushed for 2 TDs in win over Tulsa last week ¬Â¦.WR CJ JOHNSON had 10 receptions and 107 yards in season opener against Tulsa ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Johnson had 1,246 yards and 21 TDs last season in Alabama ¬Â¦.Johnson needs 114 receiving yards to reach 4,000 yards in AFL career ¬Â¦.Johnson had 209 receiving yards and 5 TDs in 2 games against Jacksonville last season ¬Â¦..Johnson also had a rushing TD against Jacksonville in second meeting ¬Â¦..WR LARRY SHIPP had 1,215 receiving yards and 24 TDs last season in Alabama ¬Â¦Shipp had 104 yards and a touchdown in season opener last week against Tulsa ¬Â¦.Shipp also has 2 rushing TDs in AFL career ¬Â¦..Shipp had 12 receptions, 135 receiving yards and 3 TDs in 2 meetings with Jacksonville last season ¬Â¦.Shipp also played for Alabama in 2010 ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦WR MIKE JOHNSON recorded 27 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD against Tulsa last week ¬Â¦..Johnson also threw a TD to Kevin McAlmont against Tulsa ¬Â¦.Johnson had 966 yards and 10 TDs with Alabama last season ¬Â¦.Johnson needs 7 yards to reach 1,000 AFL receiving yards in career ¬Â¦.Johnson had 198 yards and 1 TD against Jacksonville in 2010 ¬Â¦..DB AHMAD HAWKINS led Georgia in tackles with 6 against Tulsa ¬Â¦..Hawkins had 1 INT last season and returned it for a touchdown while playing for Alabama ¬Â¦.Hawkins has 35 career interceptions in the AFL ¬Â¦.Hawkins has returned 5 interceptions for touchdowns in his AFL career ¬Â¦.He also has 97 receptions and 18 receiving touchdowns in his AFL career ¬Â¦.WR/DB ROBERT DURHAM recorded 5.5 tackles and 1 TFL in season debut ¬Â¦..DL JERRY TURNER had a blocked kick and half a sack in win over Tulsa last week ¬Â¦.Turner recorded 5 sacks last season in Spokane ¬Â¦.Turner has 8.5 career AFL sacks ¬Â¦Turner now has 4 block kicks in his AFL career ¬Â¦Turner had 1 sack against Jacksonville last season while with Spokane ¬Â¦..DL LEROY BURGESS had a half a sack and 1 fumble recovery in season opener against Tulsa ¬Â¦.Burgess had 1 sack and 1 TFL in 2 games with Milwaukee last season ¬Â¦..K CARLOS MARTINEZ had 5 XPs against Tulsa in season opener ¬Â¦..Martinez enters his 7th season in the AFL ¬Â¦.Martinez has made 526 XPs and 45 FGs in his AFL career ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Martinez had 13 FGs and 104 XPs last season in Orlando ¬Â¦..Martinez connected on a 54-yard FG last season in Orlando ¬Â¦..Martinez went 10/10 XPs and 1/1 FGs against Jacksonville in 2010 playoffs ¬Â¦.Martinez made 12 XPS and 3 FGs in 2 regular season meetings against Jacksonville in 2010 ¬Â¦..SHARKS: Jacksonville lost at Arizona by 3 points in Week 1 ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Sharks will play for first time against Georgia ¬Â¦.LES MOSS went 1-1 against Dean Cokinos and Alabama last season for Jacksonville ¬Â¦..He finished 12-4 last season in first year with team ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦QB AARON GARCIA now has the second most passes attempted in AFL history with 5,712 passing Clint Dolezel ¬Â¦..Garcia is still third in passes completed with 3,652 ¬Â¦He needs 99 completions to pass Clint Dolezel for second All-Time ¬Â¦.. He holds the AFL record for most career passing yards with 45,302 ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Garcia also holds the AFL record for most career passing touchdowns with 967 ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Garcia has 152 career interceptions ¬Â¦Needs 1 more to tie Clint Dolezel for second All-Time career interceptions thrown ¬Â¦Garcia last played Georgia in 2008 where he had 389 yards and 10 TDs in a loss ¬Â¦.WR JERON HARVEY recorded 9 receptions for 110 yards and 2 TDs ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦.Harvey played in 8 games for Jacksonville last season including 1 postseason game ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Harvey has 474 career receiving yards and has 15 receiving TDs ¬Â¦..He needs 26 yards to reach 500 receiving yards in AFL career ¬Â¦.He also needs 14 receptions to reach 50 career receptions in AFL ¬Â¦..Harvey has 1 career kickoff return TD ¬Â¦.Harvey recorded 83 yards and TD in only career AFL playoff game against Orlando ¬Â¦..WR/DB JOMO WILSON recorded 7 receptions for 86 yards and 2 TDs against Arizona last week ¬Â¦..Wilson needs 12 receptions to reach 100 career AFL receptions ¬Â¦.Wilson has 1,050 and 21 touchdowns in the 2 seasons of the Jacksonville Shark franchise ¬Â¦.Wilson needs 79 kickoff return yards to reach 1,000 career return yards ¬Â¦.Wilson also rushed for a touchdown in the loss against Arizona last week moving career rushing touchdowns to 5 ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦WR/LB SALE KEY had 51 yards and a touchdown in loss to Arizona ¬Â¦.Key needs 15 receptions to reach 100 career AFL receptions ¬Â¦He also needs 105 yards to reach 1,000 career receiving yards in AFL ¬Â¦.Key is also 1 shy of reaching 15 career AFL TDs ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Key has 2 rushing TDs in career in 2 seasons with Jacksonville and New Orleans ¬Â¦.DB LAROCHE JACKSON recorded a team high 8 unassisted tackles in first game with Jacksonville ¬Â¦DB MICHEAUX ROBINSON recorded 7 unassisted tackles and 1 pass break up in loss to Arizona ¬Â¦.Robinson now has 106 career AFL tackles and still sits on 7 career interceptions in third season in AFL ¬Â¦.DB BILL ALFORD recorded 5 tackles against Arizona in opener.....Alford now has 47 career tackles and 9 pass break ups in seasons with Jacksonville franchise.
WEEK 2- FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
ORLANDO PREDATORS (0-0) AT NEW ORLEANS VOODOO (0-1) 8:00 PM ET
SERIES
- PREDATORS VOODOO
SERIES LEADER 6-2
STREAKS Split 2-2 in last 4 meetings
COACHES VS. OPP 0-0 0-0
LAST WEEK -- L 46-40 vs. Storm
LAST GAME 6/13/08: VooDoo 49 at Predaotrs 51. Orlando QB Shane Stafford had 219 yards and 4 TDs, while Orlando WR Levon Thomas recorded 139 yards and 2 TDs. VooDoo QB Danny Wimprine recorded 5 passing TDs while also rushing for 2 TDs as well. Wimprine had 300 total yards in the game. Orlando FB Odie Armstrong ran for 2 TDs and 35 yards.
LAST GAME AT SITE 3/9/08: VooDoo 54, Predators 53. VooDoo QB Danny Wimprine threw for 311 yards and 6 TDs. VooDoo WR James Jordan had 91 yards and 3 TDs. Predators QB Shane Stafford recorded 321 yards and 4 TDs. Predators WR T.T. Toliver had 153 yards and 3 TDs. Toliver recorded touchdown with 0:00 on clock but conversion was failed.
BROADCAST --
STATS
PASSING Hill: 380-578-4,289-79-18-114.4 Wimprine: 20-29-230-3-1
RUSHING Schule: 5-32-6.4-1
RECEIVING Toliver: 116-1,423-12.3-29 Gonzales: 9-108-12.0-1
OFFENSE 291.9 264
TAKE/GIVE +15 -1
DEFENSE 303.8 174
SACKS Robinson & Dixon: 3 Scott: 1
INTs Kizer: 12 0
KICKING Lewis: 128 (101/107 PAT; 9/20 FG) Ruffin: 4 (4/4 PAT; 0/2 FG)
NOTES
PREDATORS: Coach PAT O ¬â¢HARA enters his second season as head coach of the Predators ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦O ¬â¢Hara led the Predators to an 8-8 record and a berth in the American Conference Championship in 2010 ¬Â¦.O ¬â¢Hara helped Nick Hill beat team passing record in 2010 ¬Â¦.QB NICK HILL passed for 4,289 and 79 TDs in first season in AFL ¬Â¦Hill also rushed for 15 TDs and 284 yards in rookie season with Orlando ¬Â¦Hill led Predators to 8-8 record and trip to American Conference Championship in rookie season with Orlando ¬Â¦.WR ANTOINE T.T. TOLIVER recorded a team high 1423 receiving yards and 29 TDs with Orlando last season ¬Â¦.Toliver has 557 career receptions and 7,381 career receiving yards ¬Â¦He needs 8 receiving TDs to reach 150 receiving TDs for career ¬Â¦.Toliver also has 209 career rushing yards and 8 rushing TDs ¬Â¦This will be Toliver ¬â¢s eleventh season in the AFL while playing for Orlando, Tampa Bay and Nashville ¬Â¦.Toliver had 14 catches, 200 yards and 3 TDs in 2 meetings against New Orleans in 2008 ¬Â¦.WR/DB TRAVIS COLEMAN recorded 7 interceptions and 193 tackles in 4 seasons with Kansas City and Alabama ¬Â¦.Coleman had 56 tackles and 18 pass breakups last season in Alabama ¬Â¦He needs 1 fumble forced to reach 5 for career ¬Â¦.LB JOHNNIE BALOUS recorded three tackles in debut last season against Iowa ¬Â¦. Recorded his season high three tackles in debut ¬Â¦ Began Arena Football career with the Tulsa Talons playing from 2001-2003 with the Talons ¬Â¦.Balous has 4 sacks and 1 INT in 4 seasons in the AFL ¬Â¦.He had 1 sack and only INT last season with Orlando ¬Â¦DB RAYSHAUN KIZER enters his second season with the Predators after leading the league in INTs with 12 ¬Â¦..He totaled 57 tackles and 10 pass breakups ¬Â¦.Kizer returned one of the INTs for a TD and had 1 fumble forced in rookie season with Orlando last season ¬Â¦FB/LB MARLON MOYE-MOORE enters his 7th season with Orlando ¬Â¦. ¬Â¦He needs 11 rushing yards to reach 500 rushing mark for career ¬Â¦.Moye-Moore also has 51 rushing TDs and 5 career INTs ¬Â¦.He needs 7 rushing carries to reach 200 for career ¬Â¦DB KENNY MCENTYRE enters his 13th season in the AFL ¬Â¦.McEntyre had 10 INTs and 2 INT touchdowns last season in Orlando ¬Â¦.He has an AFL record 91 career INTs and 18 career INT touchdowns ¬Â¦.He also has the record for most interception return yards with 1,127 ¬Â¦.FB/LB JAMES LYNCH recorded 106 rushing yards and 6 TDs on the ground ¬Â¦.Lynch needs 1 rushing TD to reach 20 career rushing TDs ¬Â¦.Lynch needs 19 rushing yards to reach 300 for career ¬Â¦OL/DL ARRION DIXON recorded 3 sacks and 9 tackles last season with Orlando ¬Â¦Dixon needs 2 sacks to reach 10 career milestone ¬Â¦Dixon has 2 fumbles forced and 21 tackles in 3 seasons in the AFL ¬Â¦WR/LB ROBERT QUIROGA recorded 635 receiving yards and 13 TDs last season in Orlando ¬Â¦He needs 20 receptions to reach 100 career mark ¬Â¦He also needs 130 yards to reach 1,000 receiving yards in AFL career ¬Â¦Quiroga has 24 receiving TDs in AFL career ¬Â¦.K MARK LEWIS enters his 7th year in the AFL ¬Â¦Lewis spent 2010 in Dallas while accounting for 128 points ¬Â¦Lewis needs 10 XPA to reach 600 XPA in career ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦VOODOO: Coach DEREK STINGLEY lost season opener last week to Tampa Bay at home...QB DANNY WIMPRINE recorded 230 yards and 3 TDs last week against Tampa Bay ¬Â¦Wimprine has 4,311 career passing yards and needs 689 to reach 5,000 career AFL passing yards ¬Â¦.He also has 88 career passing TDs and 12 INTs in career ¬Â¦Wimprine also has 7 career rushing TDs ¬Â¦.Wimprine had 606 passing yards and 11 TDs in 2 games against Orlando in 2008 ¬Â¦..WR PJ BERRY totaled 73 yards and 2 TDs in loss to Tampa ¬Â¦.Berry needs 75 yards to reach 1,500 career receiving yards mark ¬Â¦.He also has 125 career receptions and 35 receiving TDs ¬Â¦Berry also rushed for a TD in game against Tampa last week....Berry had a huge return game against Tampa Bay with a 57-yard kickoff return TD and 159 total return yards ¬Â¦..Berry had 14 receptions, 201 yards and 6 TDs against Orlando in 2010. ¬Â¦WR HUTCH GONZALES recorded a team high 9 receptions, 108 yards and a TD in rookie debut ¬Â¦....DB JERRON WISHOM recorded 3 tackles and 2 pass breakups against Tampa Bay last week ¬Â¦Wishom now has 27 career AFL tackles and 11 pass breakups ¬Â¦ OL/DL ERIC SCOTT recorded only sack in loss against Tampa Bay last week ¬Â¦..Scott had 1.5 sacks and 1 fumble forced with Alabama last season ¬Â¦.DB MARCUS BROWN recorded 6 tackles and 1 pass breakup in rookie debut with New Orleans ¬Â¦.FB/LB JASON SCHULE rushed for 32 yards and a TD in game against Tampa Bay ¬Â¦Schule now has 109 yards and 6 TDs on the ground for AFL career ¬Â¦..K JONATHAN RUFFIN has now made 108 XPs and 9 FGM in AFL career with New Orleans....Ruffin went 4/4 in XP against Tampa Bay last week
WEEK 2- SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
IOWA BARNSTORMERS (0-0) AT PITTSBURGH POWER (0-1) 7:30 PM ET
SERIES
- BARNSTROMERS POWER
SERIES LEADER -- --
STREAKS -- --
COACHES VS. OPP 0-0 0-0
LAST WEEK -- L 58-52 vs. Soul
LAST GAME --
LAST GAME AT SITE --
BROADCAST --
STATS
PASSING Banks: 0-0-0-0-0-0 Morris: 24-37-264-5-3-108.2
RUSHING Filer: 51-187-3.6-8 Rue: 3-8-2.7-2
RECEIVING Schmidt: 116-1,621-14.0-28 Washington: 9-111-12.3-1
OFFENSE 279.1 275
TAKE/GIVE -8 -6
DEFENSE 315.6 314
SACKS Curvey: 3 Carter: 1
INTs -- 0
KICKING -- Edinger: (5-6 PAT; 1-1 FG)
NOTES
BARNSTORMERS: The Barnstormers enter the 2011 season after going 7-9 in 2010 ¬Â¦..Coach JOHN GREGORY returns for his fourth year in Des Moines ¬Â¦.Gregory coached the Barnstormers to five division titles in six years ¬Â¦Gregory earned AFL Coach of the Year honors in ¬â¢95 and ¬â¢96 ¬Â¦.QB BRAD BANKS will make his AFL debut against Pittsburgh ¬Â¦Banks played his college ball at the University of Florida ¬Â¦Played for CFL team Montreal Alouettes. ¬Â¦.WR TODD BLYTHE enters his second season with Iowa ¬Â¦He recorded 826 receiving yards and 22 TDs in rookie season with Iowa ¬Â¦.He needs 174 receiving yards to reach 1,000 yards in AFL career ¬Â¦WR/DB TOMMY ELLINGWORTH had 277 receiving yards and 7 TDs with Iowa last season ¬Â¦.WR LARRY BEAVERS signed with the New Orleans Saints and played in 2 preseason games ¬Â¦.WR/LB JESSE SCHMIDT enters his second season in the AFL and Iowa ¬Â¦Schmidt recorded 1,621 receiving yards and 28 TDs in rookie season with Iowa..He also had 1 kickoff return for a TD ¬Â¦He needs 2 receiving TDs to reach 30 for career ¬Â¦FB/LB RODNEY FILER enters his twelfth season in the AFL and fourth with Iowa ¬Â¦Filer recorded 181 rushing yards and 8 rushing TDs in 2010 with Iowa ¬Â¦.Filer needs 55 rushing yards to reach 1,000 rushing yard career mark ¬Â¦.Filer also has 9 receiving TDs and 8.5 sacks in AFL career ¬Â¦.Filer had 1 kickoff return for a TD last season with Iowa ¬Â¦..Filer has 51 career rushing TDs..DL/LB BRENT CURVEY recorded 3 sacks and 18.5 tackles last season for Iowa. ¬Â¦K PIOTR CZECH will enter the AFL after being released by the Pittsburgh Steelers in training camp..... POWER: Coach CHRIS SIEFRIED lost in his AFL head coaching debut last week against the Philadelphia Soul ¬Â¦..Siegfried was the Offensive Coordinator for Jacksonville in 2010 and helped them reach a 12-4 record ¬Â¦..QB BERNARD MORRIS recorded 264 passing yards and 5 TDs in Friday ¬â¢s loss to Philadelphia ¬Â¦..Morris needs 169 passing yards to reach 1,000 career passing yards ¬Â¦..Morris has 99 rushing yards and 6 TDs on the ground in his AFL career ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦Morris has thirteen passing TDs and 3 INTs in AFL career ¬Â¦.OL/DL JOSHUA RUE recorded 2 rushing TDs against Philadelphia last week ¬Â¦Rue has 136 rushing yards and 6 rushing TDs in his third season in the AFL ¬Â¦.He also has 80 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs in his career ¬Â¦.WR MICHAEL WASHINGTON recorded 9 receptions, 111 yards and a TD in his AFL debut last week against Philadelphia ¬Â¦..WR JASON WILLIS had 79 yards and 2 receiving TDs against Philadelphia ¬Â¦.Willis has 272 receptions and 3,080 yards in his AFL career ¬Â¦.He needs 1 TD to reach 60 receiving TDs in AFL career ¬Â¦.Willis also has 607 kickoff return yards in career ¬Â¦WR/DB LONNELL DEWALT had 41 receiving yards and 2 TDs in AFL debut ¬Â¦.DB LENNY WICKS recorded 7 tackles and 1 pass breakup against Philadelphia last week ¬Â¦.DB CARLOS CAMPBELL had 4 tackles and 1 pass breakup last week ¬Â¦.Campbell needs 1 pass breakup to reach 15 for career.. DB LARICO STEVENSON has 58 career tackles and had 1 tackle in loss to Tampa Bay while playing in New Orleans. ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦.OL/DL TERRANCE CARTER had 1 sack and 2 tackles in Week 1 against Philadelphia ¬Â¦.Carter now has 5.5 career sacks and 3 forced fumbles ¬Â¦..K PAUL EDINGER returns to AFL for third season ¬Â¦Edinger needs 2 XPA to reach 100 career XPA ¬Â¦..He needs 4 FGs to reach 10 in AFL career
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