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May 3, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


STREAKING: With a win this Monday against division rival Colorado, the Chicago Rush (7-1) can tie the 1996 Tampa Bay Storm for the longest-winning streak for a defending ArenaBowl Champion at eight games. Chicago is currently tied with the 1993 Detroit Drive for the second-longest winning streak at seven games. The Rush hosts the visiting Crush (6-3) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, May 7, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com. The 1996 Tampa Bay Storm was the last team to repeat as champions.

LONGEST WINNING-STREAKS BY DEFENDING ARENABOWL CHAMPIONS

Team Year Games

Tampa Bay Storm 1996 8

Chicago Rush 2007 7

Detroit Drive 1993 7

Tampa Bay Storm 2004 6

San Jose SaberCats 2003 6

Orlando Predators 2001 6

'JUANNY ON THE SPOT: Chicago Rush WR/DB DEJUAN ALFONZO can set the all-time single-season record for most defensive returns (fumble, interception) for touchdowns in a season with one when the Rush (7-1) face the Colorado Crush (6-3) on Monday night. He is currently tied with four other players for first. Alfonzo, the AFL Ironman of the Week for Week 9, can also tie the all-time single-season record for fumble recoveries in a season with one.

MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN A SEASON

Player Team Year TDs

DeJuan Alfonzo Chicago Rush 2007 4

Rashad Floyd Colorado Crush 2004 4

Greg Hopkins Los Angeles Avengers 2002 4

Sedrick Robinson Houston Thunderbears 2001 4

Kenny McEntyre Orlando Predators 1999 4

ALL-TIME FUMBLE RECOVERIES IN A SEASON

Player Team Year Recoveries

Andre Bowden Tampa Bay 1999 6

Antoine Worthman Tampa Bay 2000 6

DeJuan Alfonzo* Chicago 2007 5

*Most Recent Player to Record 5

100-YARDS AND CATCHING: Colorado Crush WR DAMIAN HARRELL and Georgia Force WR CHRIS JACKSON can each tie BARRY WAGNER for second all-time on the career 100-yard receiving games list with 55. The all-time record is 59, held by EDDIE BROWN.

ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Player Games

Eddie Brown 59

Barry Wagner 55

Damian Harrell 54

Chris Jackson 54

Mike Horacek 42

Calvin Schexnayder 40

Bold- Active

IN THE ZONE: Colorado Crush WR DAMIAN HARRELL can become the third player in AFL history to record five consecutive seasons of at least 25 touchdown receptions or more with two scores when the Crush (6-3) travel to Allstate Arena to take on the Chicago Rush (7-1) on Monday night. San Jose SaberCats WR/LB JAMES ROE can also tie the mark this week with three touchdown receptions when the SaberCats face the Arizona Rattlers on Saturday, May 5, at 10 p.m. ET (FSN - Bay Area - Live, AFL NET). BARRY WAGNER currently holds the record with seven consecutive seasons while Georgia Force WR CHRIS JACKSON is second with six.

CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH 25+ TD RECEPTIONS

Player Seasons Years

Barry Wagner 7 1993-98

Chris Jackson 6 2002-07

Damian Harrell 4 2003-06

James Roe 4 2003-06

Eddie Brown 4 1996-99

Marcus Nash 3 2004-06

Siaha Burley 3 2005-07

Bold- Active Streak

CARRYING THE LOAD: Nashville Kats FB/LB DAN ALEXANDER needs seven rushing attempts to break the all-time single-season rushing attempts record with 102. Alexander averages 11 carries per game and is currently projected to end his season with 169 rushing attempts.

ALL-TIME RUSHING ATTEMPTS IN A SEASON

Player Team Year Rushing ATT

Bernard Hall St. Louis 1996 101

Dan Alexander* Nashville 2007 95

Major Harris Columbus 1991 88

Dan Curran New Orleans 2004 85

Michael Bishop Grand Rapids 2005 82

*Through nine games

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