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AFL Week 16 Injury Report

May 16, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK – Never before have the top two AFL teams faced each other in the final week of the regular season with the No. 1 seed on the line. This Saturday the No. 2-seed San Jose SaberCats (11-4) host the No. 1-seed Los Angeles Avengers (11-4) at 10:30 p.m. ET (Fox Sports West 2, WB-20 San Jose) with the winner earning the top position heading into next weekend's playoffs.

In the AFL's previous 16 seasons, the No. 1 seed has hosted the ArenaBowl 14 times and won the championship game six times. The top seed owns home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, including the right to host ArenaBowl XVII. The site of the AFL's title game is awarded to the highest remaining seed.

ALL-TIME NO. 1 PLAYOFF SEEDS
YEAR NO. 1 SEED RESULT
1987 Pittsburgh Lost ArenaBowl
1988 Chicago Lost ArenaBowl
1989 Detroit Won ArenaBowl
1990 Detroit Won ArenaBowl
1991 Detroit Lost ArenaBowl
1992 Orlando Lost ArenaBowl
1993 Detroit Lost ArenaBowl
1994 Orlando Lost ArenaBowl
1995 Tampa Bay Won ArenaBowl
1996 Iowa Lost ArenaBowl
1997 Arizona Won ArenaBowl
1998 Tampa Bay Lost ArenaBowl
1999 Tampa Bay Lost in Quarterfinals
2000 San Jose Lost in Semifinals
2001 Grand Rapids Won ArenaBowl
2002 San Jose Won ArenaBowl

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WEEK 16 INURY REPORT

***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON FRIDAY, MAY 16***

NEW YORK DRAGONS (7-8) AT CAROLINA COBRAS (0-15) – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET

New York Dragons OUT FB/LB Chin Achebe (right ankle) PROBABLE DS Chris Clopton (right hamstring); WR/LB Carl Sacco (right shoulder)

Carolina Cobras OUT OL/DL Ethan Banning (elbow); DS Buddy Crutchfield (quad); QB Ron Lopez (low back); QB Stewart Patridge (back); WR/DB Robert Williams (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE OS Bernard Holmes (left knee); OL/DL Tim McGill (knee) PROBABLE QB Robert Hall (ankle)

ORLANDO PREDATORS (11-4) AT DETROIT FURY (8-7) – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET

Orlando Predators OUT OL/DL Rich McKenzie (right ankle); OL/DL Doug Miller (right foot fracture); OL/DL Matt Sweeney (right knee) DOUBTFUL OL/DL Fred Ray (left knee) PROBABLE DS Robert Davis (right hamstring strain); FB/LB Duke Pettijohn (left knee); FB/LB Ricky Wood (right shoulder)

Detroit Fury OUT K Todd Latourette (right knee MCL tear); WR/LB Junior Lord (right Achilles tendon rupture) QUESTIONABLE FB/LB Errick Herrin (right hamstring strain); FB/LB Frank Leatherwood (low back sprain)

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (11-4) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (11-4) – Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox Sports West 2; WB 20-San Jose

Los Angeles Avengers OUT OL/DL Brandon Dyson; QB Ryan Helming (foot); WR/DB Kevin Ingram (leg); OL/DL Sean McNamara (ankle); J.J. Washington (neck); OL/DL La'Zerius White DOUBTFUL DS Derrick Gardner (ankle) QUESTIONABLE DS Wasswa Serwanga (hamstring)

San Jose SaberCats PROBABLE WR/LB Aaron Bailey (ankle sprain); FB/LB Kevin Buck (ankle sprain); OL/DL Chuck Reed (ankle sprain)

INDIANA FIREBIRDS (6-9) AT CHICAGO RUSH (7-8) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET TV: NBC

Indiana Firebirds OUT WR/DB Brian Alford (hand); WR/LB Brett Bech (shoulder); DS Del Lee (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Terrence Blackwell (groin); WR/DB Donnie Caldwell (groin); OL/DL Bill Duff (ankle); DS Del Lee (hamstring); WR/LB Drew O' Connor (hamstring); OL/DL Van Tuinei (shoulder)

Chicago Rush PROBABLE OL/DL Riley Kleinhesselink (arm); Jamie McGourty (hand)

ARIZONA RATTLERS (9-6) AT COLORADO CRUSH (2-13) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET

Arizona Rattlers QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Sebastian Barrie (left quad); WR/LB Tom Pace (left ankle); FB/LB John Peaua (left ankle) PROBABLE OS Orshawante Bryant (left ankle)

Colorado Crush QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Jeff Chase (ankle) PROBABLE K Geoff Groshelle (lower leg)

TAMPA BAY STORM (11-4) AT GEORGIA FORCE (8-7) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET TV: NBC

Tampa Bay Storm OUT K David Cool (groin); WR/LB David Saunders (hand); OL/DL Rod Williams (knee MCL sprain)

Georgia Force DOUBTFUL FB/LB Tommy Dorsey (left knee patella partial rupture); OL/DL Stacy Evans (left shoulder – rotator cuff – tear); DS Cliff Green (left Achilles tendon rupture); OL/DL Kerwin Hairston (right thumb fracture); QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Scott Thomas (left ankle sprain)

DALLAS DESPERADOS (9-6) AT GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (8-7) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET TV: NBC

Dallas Desperados OUT OL/DL Doug Lytle (knee) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Will Pettis (shoulder); WR/LB Jason Shelley (shoulder) PROBABLE FB/LB Patrise Alexander (knee); OL/DL Patrick Scott (ankle); Ja' Mar Toombs (quad)

Grand Rapids Rampage QUESTIONABLE DS Cecil Doggette (knee); OL/DL Corey Mayfield (knee) PROBABLE OL/DL Eric Gohlstin (knee); WR/LB Ricky Ross (low back); DS Shea Showers (knee)

BUFFALO DESTROYERS (5-10) AT LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (7-8) – Sunday, 6 p.m. ET TV: Empire Sports

Buffalo Destroyers OUT OS James Bowden (left ankle chondromalacia); QB Tim Carey (left groin strain); FB/LB Mike Guazzo (right scapula fracture); QB Jeff Loots (right thumb ligament tear); WR/LB Kevin Mason (neck sprain); OS Gunnard Twyner (right SC joint subluxation) OL/DL Jose White (left knee ACL sprain) DOUBTFUL OL/DL Ken Bouie (left MCL sprain) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Donovan Arp (left elbow dislocation); OL/DL Jeremy Johnson (left knee ACL sprain); FB/LB Richard McCleskey (left hamstring strain); OL/DL Mark Valvo (right hamstring strain) PROBABLE OL/DL Alex Houston (concussion); FB/LB Juan Long (right foot strain); WR/DB Sir Mawn Wilson (left ring finger dislocation)

Las Vegas Gladiators OUT OL/DL Jerry Crafts (knee sprain) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Wilky Bazile (ankle sprain); FB/LB Frank Carter (quad strain); OL/DL Steve Konopka (ankle sprain); OL/DL Jerry Turner (ankle sprain); WR/LB Jeremy Wilkinson (low leg contusion); OL/DL Mitchell Hardy (elbow sprain) PROBABLE DS Jeroid Johnson (ribs contusion); DS T.J. Hill (leg contusion)

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