Sports stats

AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

AFL Wild Card Award Winners

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


NEW YORK - Columbus Destroyers QB MATT NAGY, Colorado Crush DB DELVIN HUGHLEY, and Los Angeles Avengers FB/LB JOSH JEFFRIES have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, and Ironman of the Week, respectively, for the Wild Card Round of the 2007 AFL playoffs.

OFFENSIVE: Nagy (6-2, 220, Delaware) completed 19-of-26 passes for 260 yards with five passing touchdowns and a game-winning one-yard rushing touchdown with seven seconds remaining in the game to give Columbus a 56-55 victory over the Tampa Bay Storm, earning the franchise its first playoff victory in team history. Nagy led the Destroyers offense to scores on seven of the team's nine possessions, accounting for six of the scores on his way to compiling the highest passer rating of the Wild Card Round (144.5). Nagy completed three-of-four passes for 43 yards on a 59-second, 44-yard drive culminating with his one-yard touchdown plunge. Columbus travels to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Desperados (15-1) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Saturday, July 7, at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN360.com).

ADT DEFENSIVE: Hughley (5-11, 195, Jacksonville St.) registered nine tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception as the Colorado Crush defeated the Kansas City Brigade, 49-42, on Saturday. Hughley intercepted Brigade QB RAYMOND PHILYAW on the fifth play of Kansas City's first possession, setting up a Crush touchdown to take an early 13-0 lead. Hughley's fumble recovery in the fourth quarter stopped the Brigade's second drive of the quarter, keeping Colorado's lead to seven points. The Crush travel to HP Pavilion to face the San Jose SaberCats (13-3) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Saturday, July 7, at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN360.com).

IRONMAN: Jeffries (6-3, 260, Appalachian St.) rushed five times for 18 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 56 yards and two touchdowns on offense. On defense, Jeffries second quarter interception off Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE ignited the Avengers' 37-0 run propelling Los Angeles to a 51-14 lead midway through the third quarter. Los Angeles next travels to Allstate Arena to face the defending ArenaBowl Champion Chicago Rush (12-4) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, July 9, at 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2, ESPN360.com).

Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Colorado WR Damian Harrell, Los Angeles QB Sonny Cumbie and Philadelphia QB Tony Graziani.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Colorado DB Rashad Floyd, Columbus DB Brandon Hefflin, Los Angeles DB Terrance Joseph and OL/DL Silas Demary, and Philadelphia DB Eddie Moten and OL/DL Gabe Nyenhuis.

Ironman of the Week candidates included: Columbus WR/DB BJ Barre, Los Angeles WR/DB Robert Quiroga, and Philadelphia WR/DB Jerrian James.

PREVIOUS 2007 WINNERS:

Week 1: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas City's Kenny McEntyre (Defensive), Utah's Ryan Dennard (Ironman)

Week 2: Las Vegas' Kevin Prentiss (Offensive), Philadelphia's Eddie Moten (Defensive), Utah's Ryan Dennard (Ironman)

Week 3: Dallas' Josh White (Offensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Defensive), Colorado's Robert Thomas (Ironman)

Week 4: Philadelphia's Tony Graziani (Offensive), Nashville's Ahmad Hawkins (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 5: Chicago's Bobby Sippio (Offensive), Philadelphia's Eddie Moten (Defensive), Colorado's Robert Thomas (Ironman)

Week 6: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas City's Isaiah Trufant (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 7: Utah's Joe Germaine (Offensive), Colorado's Chris Angel (Defensive), New Orleans' Tremaine Neal (Ironman)

Week 8: Nashville's Dan Alexander (Offensive), Colorado's Rashad Floyd (Defensive), Austin's Sakeen Wright (Ironman)

Week 9: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), San Jose's Ronald Jones (Defensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Ironman)

Week 10: Chicago's Bobby Sippio (Offensive), Los Angeles' Jason Stewart (Defensive), Kansas City's Boo Williams (Ironman)

Week 11: New York's Aaron Garcia (Offensive), Orlando's Greg White (Defensive), Columbus' BJ Barre (Ironman)

Week 12: New York's Aaron Garcia (Offensive), Philadelphia's Dwayne Missouri (Defensive), Tampa Bay's Lawrence Samuels (Ironman)

Week 13: Utah's Siaha Burley (Offensive), Georgia's Reggie Doster (Defensive), Philadelphia's J.J. McKelvey (Ironman)

Week 14: Tampa Bay's Brett Dietz (Offensive), Utah's Dahnel Singfield (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 15: Dallas' Clint Dolezel (Offensive), Orlando's Greg White (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 16: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Dallas' Jermaine Jones (Defensive), Tampa Bay's Torrance Marshall (Ironman)

Week 17: Philadelphia's Tony Graziani (Offensive), Tampa Bay's Jeroid Johnson (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

About ADT

Celebrating its 132nd anniversary, ADT Security Services is the largest single provider of electronic security services to more than six million commercial, federal and residential customers throughout the United States. ADT's total security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, closed circuit television, access control, critical condition monitoring, electronic article surveillance and integrated systems. ADT's Web site address is www.adt.com.



Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from July 3, 2007


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.


Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central