ArenaBowl Quick Hitters
July 24, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
MAGIC TOUCH: San Jose SaberCats QB MARK GRIEB needs three passing touchdowns to pass Chicago Rush QB SHERDRICK BONNER and move into second place on the all-time ArenaBowl list with 15 career. He can pass all-time leader JAY GRUDEN (17) with six. Grieb has averaged six passing touchdowns per game in two ArenaBowl appearances. He also needs 198 yards passing yards to pass Colorado Crush QB JOHN DUTTON and former QBs KURT WARNER (641) and BEN BENNETT (738) to move into third place all time.
ARENABOWL PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Player TDs
Jay Gruden 17
Sherdrick Bonner 14
Mark Grieb 12
Connell Maynor 10
Ben Bennett 9
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ARENABOWL PASSING YARDS
Player YDs
Sherdrick Bonner 970
Jay Gruden 965
Ben Bennett 738
Kurt Warner 641
John Dutton 583
Mark Grieb 541
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ARBETS ARE OFF: San Jose SaberCats head coach DARREN ARBET can become the second head coach in AFL history to win four ArenaBowl Championships on Sunday. He can also become the first head coach to win his first four ArenaBowl appearances with a win.
BATTERING RAMS: Philadelphia Soul QB MATT D'ORAZIO and San Jose SaberCats FB BRIAN JOHNSON each need one rushing touchdown to move into a five-way tie for third place in ArenaBowl history with three career. Johnson also needs five rushing attempts to pass BO KELLY and move into a three-way tie for third with 14 career.
OVER THE TOP: Philadelphia Soul QB MATT D'ORAZIO stands two postseason passing touchdowns shy of passing KURT WARNER and moving into 10th place all-time with 41 career.
POSTSEASON PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
Player TDs
Sherdrick Bonner 127
Mark Grieb 104
Andy Kelly 81
Jay Gruden 77
John Dutton 67
Aaron Garcia 60
Clint Dolezel 59
Raymond Philyaw 56
Matt Nagy 47
Kurt Warner 40
Matt D'Orazio 39
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RETURN SPECIALIST: Philadelphia Soul DB MIKE BROWN needs 23 kickoff return yards to pass JARRICK HILLERY and move into 10th place all-time with 552 career.
ALL-AROUND DEFENDER: San Jose SaberCats DB OMARR SMITH needs one interception to tie BARRY WAGNER for most interceptions in ArenaBowl history with four. Smith would also become the third player in postseason history with 10 career. He also needs seven tackles to become the fourth player in AFL postseason history with 100 career and stands two passes defensed shy of passing Colorado Crush DB RASHAD FLOYD and Wagner to move into third place all-time with 24 career.
ARENABOWL INTERCEPTIONS
Player INTs
Barry Wagner 4
Omarr Smith 3
Kenny McEntyre 3
Chris Barber 3
Steve Trimble 3
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CLEVAN'S CORNER: San Jose SaberCats DB CLEVAN THOMAS needs five interception return yards to become the third player in postseason history with 100 career. Thomas and SaberCats DB OMARR SMITH each need one forced fumble to tie BARRY WAGNER for the all-time lead in ArenaBowl history with two. Each player also needs one defensive fumble recovery to tie STEVE GRIFFIN for the all-time lead in ArenaBowl history with two.
SOUL FOOD: Philadelphia Soul DB EDDIE MOTEN needs one interception to move into a three-way tie for fifth place all-time with six career postseason interceptions.
POSTSEASON INTERCEPTIONS
Player INTs
Kenny McEntyre 12
Barry Wagner 12
Omarr Smith 9
Clevan Thomas 7
Rod McSwain 6
Durwood Roquemore 6
Eddie Moten 5
5 Players tied with Moten
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ACTION JACKSON: Philadelphia Soul WR CHRIS JACKSON stands 117 postseason all-purpose yards shy of passing STEVIE THOMAS and moving into fifth place all-time with 1,847 career.
POSTSEASON ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Player YDs
George LaFrance 3,908
Hunkie Cooper 3,886
Barry Wagner 3,548
Eddie Brown 2,025
Stevie Thomas 1,846
Chris Jackson 1,730
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