Chicago Rush game notes
March 27, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Chicago Rush News Release
The Quick Facts
TV: ESPN2 ... Merrill Hoge, Mark Schlereth
Radio: WCPT 850 AM...Tom Dore, James "Big Cat" Williams
Overall Series Record: Tied 3-3, (LA leads 3-2 in regular season, Rush leads 1-0 in postseason)
Series Streaks: Chicago has won two in a row
Last Meeting: February 18, 2006, Rush 65, LA 46
Coaches (regular season, postseason records):
Mike Hohensee (98-86, 11-9 - 14th season)
Ed Hodgkiss (45-36, 0-4 - 6th season)
Officials: Dave Cutaia (Referee), Doug Wilson (Umpire), Greg Shields (Head Linesman), Dave Chesney (Line Judge), James Cole (Back Judge)
2007 Chicago Rush Schedule
March 4 @ Kansas City* L, 54-41 13,600
March 9 San Jose W, 48-45 16,201
March 18 New York W, 61-40 16,128
March 24 @ Columbus W, 55-47 16,390
April 1 Los Angeles 12:30 p.m. ESPN 2
April 7 @ Nashville* 7 p.m.
April 15 Bye
April 21 @ Grand Rapids* 6 p.m. CSN
April 30 Philadelphia 7 p.m. ESPN 2
May 7 Colorado* 7 p.m. ESPN 2
May 11 @ Dallas 6:30 p.m.
May 19 Nashville* 7 p.m. CSN
May 26 @ Arizona 9 p.m. CSN
June 2 @ Los Angeles 9:30 p.m.
June 9 Grand Rapids* 7 p.m. CSN
June 18 @ Colorado* 9 p.m. ESPN 2
June 23 Kansas City 7 p.m. CSN
* Central Division game
American Conference - Central Division
W-L-T PF PA Division
RUSH 3-1-0 205 186 0-1
Colorado 2-2-0 189 209 1-1
Nashville 2-2-0 225 239 0-0
Kansas City 1-2-0 148 151 1-1
Grand Rapids 1-3-0 195 273 1-0
HOME, SWEET HOME: The Rush brings its three-game winning streak home to Allstate Arena this Sunday for an afternoon matchup with the Los Angeles Avengers. It is the first of two games with the Avengers in 2007, as the Rush will travel to LA to play at Staples Center on June 2. Both the Rush and Avengers earned tough road wins last week, with Chicago winning in Columbus 55-47 and Los Angeles winning in New Orleans 48-36.
ONE MORE, THEN A BREAK: After this week's game against Los Angeles, the Rush travels to Nashville to play the Kats on April 7. It is the team's last game before its bye week.
DEFENSE DOES IT AGAIN IN COLUMBUS: For the second straight week the Chicago defense controlled the line of scrimmage and the game, helping lead the Rush to a 55-47 win over the Columbus Destroyers at Nationwide Arena Saturday night.
Rush defensive end E.J. Burt turned in a Defensive Player of the Game type-performance for the second week in a row, again recording two sacks and two forced fumbles. And just like March 18 against New York, one of the fumbles was recovered by Rush linebacker DeJuan Alfonzo for a touchdown.
Alfonzo's recovery helped stem a Columbus comeback attempt, increasing the Rush lead to 55-40 with 6:22 remaining in the game.
Offensive Player of the Game Matt D'Orazio played his best game of the season, connecting on 23 of 36 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns. D'Orazio also rushed for 21 yards and a pair of TDs as well.
Wide receiver Bobby Sippio was D'Orazio's favorite target again Saturday night, catching 10 passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns.
RUSH-AVENGERS SERIES EVEN AT 3: The Rush and Avengers have met six times in their history, splitting the overall series three games a piece. After LA won three of the first four meetings, the Rush has come back to win the last two - including a 52-45 playoff win in 2005 and last season's 65-46 regular season win in LA. Sunday's game will be the first time the Avengers have played at Allstate Arena since April 25, 2004.
Here is a recap of last season's game:
February 18, 2006: After having its first three games of the 2006 season decided on the final play, the Rush finally put a game away early, blowing out the Avengers 65-46.
Leading 27-24 with 45 seconds left to go in the first half, Chicago managed the clock perfectly, moving downfield to the LA 8-yard line before QB Matt D'Orazio found Cornelius White in the end zone with six seconds remaining, giving the Rush a 34-24 lead at the break.
The Rush extended its lead to 41-24 on the first drive of the second half, as Bob McMillen carried the ball around the right corner for a six-yard score, capping a four-play drive.
Then, on LA's first play from scrimmage of the second half, Rush lineman Khreem Smith sacked LA quarterback Brian Mann, forcing a fumble that was recovered by John Moyer at the Avengers' 15-yard line. Two plays later, McMillen dove in from the 1-yard line to put the Rush up 48-24.
After a Los Angeles 28-yard field goal by Remy Hamilton narrowed the score to 48-27, Rush kick returner Carlos Wright returned Hamilton's kickoff 55-yards for a TD, putting the Rush ahead 55-27.
Rush-Avengers All-Time Series Results:
2001: Los Angeles 55, Rush 47 (June 20 @ LA)
2003: Rush 54, Los Angeles 53 (February 23 @ Chicago)
2004: Los Angeles 71, Rush 35 (April 25 @ Chicago)
2005: Los Angeles 52, Rush 49 (April 23 @ LA)
Rush 52, Los Angeles 45 (May 29 @ LA)*
2006: Rush 65, Los Angeles 46 (February 18 @ LA)
*AFL playoffs
HOME COOKIN': The Rush owns a 34-16 all-time record at Allstate Arena (including postseason). The team is 2-0 at home this year and was 5-3 at home last season.
QUITE A HOME STREAK: With its win March 18 over New York, the Rush has won five games in a row at Allstate Arena. The franchise record for consecutive home wins is eight, set during the final two home games of the 2001 season and the first six home games in 2002.
SELLOUT STREAK: A sellout crowd of 16,128 at Allstate Arena witnessed the Rush win over New York on March 18. Dating back to last season, it was the team's fourth-consecutive sellout. Overall, the Rush is 6-1 when Allstate Arena is sold out.
CHICAGO CONNECTIONS: Los Angeles assistant head coach Brent Winter was a member of Mike Hohensee's staff in Chicago in 2001.
TWICE AS NICE?: Chicago's goal for the 2007 season is simple: become the first AFL team in more than a decade to repeat as champions. In fact, only two teams in the 20-year history of the Arena Football League - the Detroit Drive (1988-90) and the Tampa Bay Storm (1995-96) - have been able to accomplish the feat of repeating. Interestingly, both Detroit and Tampa Bay were coached by Tim Marcum.
PLAYOFF CONSISTENCY: Chicago has never missed the playoffs, qualifying for the postseason in each of its six seasons. Orlando and San Jose are the only two AFL teams which also have made the playoffs in each of the last six seasons.
HIGH FIVE: Rush receiver Bobby Sippio caught five touchdowns in the team's March 18 win over New York. It was Sippio's second five-TD performance of the season and the fourth time in his Rush regular season career that he scored five or more TDs. (Sippio also added a five-TD performance vs. San Jose in last season's American Conference Final.)
Since the start of the 2006 season only Colorado's Damian Harrell (6) has more five-TD games than Sippio.
Last week in Columbus, Sippio caught 10 passes for 118 yards and three TDs. He currently leads the AFL in scoring with 16 touchdowns and 96 points.
SIPPIO LOVES PLAYING AT HOME: Rush wide receiver Bobby Sippio can't explain it, but he loves playing at Allstate Arena. In his four home games as a member of the Rush, Sippio has caught 31 passes for 562 yards and 20 touchdowns, and set Rush single-game records for receiving yards (217) and touchdown receptions (6).
Sippio also played one game at Allstate Arena in 2004 as a member of the Dallas Desperados - catching five passes for 119 yards and two TDs.
THE SIPPIO FACTOR: Since acquiring wide receiver Bobby Sippio late in the 2006 season, the Rush is 10-3, including last season's championship run.
RECORD PACE: Four games into the season Bobby Sippio leads the league in touchdowns (16) and scoring (96) points and is on-pace to break Damian Harrell's league records for both.
The AFL's Single Season Touchdown leaders
Player Season Team TDs
Bobby Sippio 2007 (projected) Chicago 64
Damian Harrell 2006 Colorado 61
Eddie Brown 1996 Albany 51
Barry Wagner 1997 Orlando 51
The AFL's Single Season Scoring Leaders
Player Season Team Points
Bobby Sippio 2007 (projected) Chicago 384
Damian Harrell 2006 Colorado 366
Barry Wagner 1997 Orlando 310
Eddie Brown 1996 Albany 308
BURT DOES IT AGAIN: Rush lineman E.J. Burt continues to make life difficult for opposing quarterbacks. Last week in Columbus, Burt recorded two sacks and two forced fumbles - the second-consecutive week he achieved the feat. And, for the second-consecutive week, Rush linebacker DeJuan Alfonzo recovered one of the fumbles for a Rush touchdown. Burt now has four sacks and four forced fumbles on the season, and leads the AFL in both categories.
Just four games into his fifth season, Burt already has recorded 32 career sacks, and has moved past Hugh Hunter into 11th place in AFL history. He also has forced 20 fumbles in his career.
D'ORAZIO FINDING A GROOVE: QB Matt D'Orazio played his best game of the season last week in Columbus, completing 23 of 36 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns, without throwing and interception. D'Orazio also rushed for 21 yards and two TDs as well.
For the season, D'Orazio has completed 76 of 123 passes for 817 yards and 20 touchdowns, while only throwing four interceptions.
D'Orazio enjoyed a career year in 2006, completing 305 of 443 passes for 3,546 yards and 63 touchdowns, while throwing just five interceptions. He also rushed for 162 yards and 10 touchdowns during the regular season.
He played his best football of the season down the stretch, when he led the team to four-consecutive playoff wins culminating in a 69-61 victory over Orlando in ArenaBowl XX last June. D'Orazio passed for six touchdowns and rushed for two more in the title game, earning Offensive Player of the Game honors for his efforts.
Earlier this season, the Rush rewarded D'Orazio with a two-year contract extension through the 2009 season.
ALFONZO ALWAYS AROUND THE BALL: Rush linebacker DeJuan Alfonzo, who always seems to be around the ball, was at it again Saturday night in Columbus. Alfonzo recorded 6.5 tackles and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. It was Alfonzo's second fumble recovery for a TD in as many weeks and his third defensive touchdown of the season.
Through four games, Alfonzo leads the AFL with three fumbles recovered and ranks fifth with 28.5 tackles. He also has intercepted two passes.
McCULLOUGH ADJUSTING: When an ankle injury suffered Week 1 in Kansas City landed Buchie Ibeh on Injured Reserve, the Rush needed to add a receiver. Prior to the team's game against San Jose in Week 2, the Rush signed free agent Andy McCullough to fill the opening.
A member of the league's All-Rookie team in 2002 with Dallas, McCullough spent the past two seasons playing for John Elway's Colorado Crush, catching 163 passes for 1,833 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was released by Colorado for salary cap reasons at the end of camp.
McCullough might best be remembered by Rush fans as the Crush player who caught the game-winning touchdown in overtime of the "Confetti Bowl" - the 2005 American Conference Championship game between Chicago and Colorado.
In his first five seasons, McCullough played in 74 games, catching 381 passes for 4,336 yards and 82 touchdowns.
In three games in a Rush uniform, McCullough has caught 20 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
MERRITT SHOWING BIG PLAY ABILITY: Rookie wide receiver Ahmad Merritt continues to become a bigger and bigger part of the Rush offense as the season evolves. Last week in Columbus, Merritt caught five passes for 48 yards, including making two great moves to turn a short pass into a 33-yard touchdown. He also returned a missed field goal 32 yards to set up another Rush TD.
For the season, Merritt has caught 17 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns.
A Chicago native, Merritt was a high school All-American at St. Rita before playing his college football at the University of Wisconsin.
Signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in May 2000, Merritt spent the 2000 season and the first 14 games of the 2001 season on the Bears practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in December 2001 and played for the Bears through the 2003 season. He is known for scoring the Bears last offensive touchdown in old Soldier Field - a 47-yard TD run in the playoffs against Philadelphia in January 2002.
BLEISATH BACK IN LINEUP: After missing two games with an ankle injury sustained Week 1 in Kansas City, D.J. Bleisath returned to the lineup in Columbus and made an immediate impact. With the game tied 7-7, Bleisath flew downfield to cover a kickoff, hit Destroyers return man Josh Bush and forced a fumble that the Rush recovered on the 4-yard line. Two plays later, the Rush scored to go up 14-7.
MOYER TO MACK: With linebacker D.J. Bleisath nursing an ankle injury sustained in Week 1 at Kansas City, the Rush turned to veteran lineman John Moyer to play the Mack linebacker position. In his three games at Mack, Moyer has played well, recording 4.5 tackles and providing constant pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
PETERS GETS AN OPPORTUNITY: With the move of lineman John Moyer to linebacker, the door was opened for Joe Peters to start on the defensive line. Peters, in his second season with the Rush, has made the most of his opportunity, recording 8.0 tackles and a pass broken up in three games. He also placed a hit on New York QB Rohan Davey March 18 that led to a Rush interception.
SACK MACHINES: The Rush has two players - John Moyer and E.J. Burt - who rank in the top 11 in AFL history in sacks. Moyer has 34.5 career sacks - including 29.5 as a member of the Rush - and currently is in ninth place on the AFL's all-time list for career sacks. His teammate E.J. Burt is just 2.5 sacks behind, in 11th place with 32. Moyer also is the team's all-time leader with 6.0 playoff sacks.
Here are Chicago's regular season & career sack leaders:
Player Season Player Career
John Moyer 10.0 (2004) John Moyer 30.5
John Moyer 9.0 (2003) James Baron 10.0
Khreem Smith 8.0 (2006) Khreem Smith 8.0
John Moyer 6.0 (2005) Anthony Hutch 6.5
Anthony Hutch 5.5 (2001) Riley Kleinhesselink 5.0
John Moyer 4.0 (2002) Jamie McGourty 5.5
James Baron 4.0 (2003) D.J. Bleisath 5.0
Tony Henderson 4.0 (2001) Bob McMillen 4.5
D.J. Bleisath 4.0 (2006) Tony Henderson 4.0
E.J. Burt 4.0 (2007) E.J. Burt 4.0
NEW LOOK OFFENSIVE LINE: The Rush offensive line has a very different look to it at the start of the 2007 season. Center Frank Moore, who had started 72 of 73 games since joining the Rush in 2003, had off-season surgery on his knee and opened the season on Injured Reserve, forcing veteran John Sikora to move to center. Sikora is flanked by two rookies - Jason Thomas at guard and Robert Boss at tight end.
LAST LINE OF DEFENSE: The Rush secondary of Jeremy Unertl, Dennison Robinson and Jonathan Ordway might be the strongest in the team's history. In four games, the trio has combined for 64 tackles, three interceptions and 14 passes broken up.
As a unit - working in conjunction with the great pressure the Rush line continues to put on opposing quarterbacks - the secondary looks like it is on its way to being considered one of the AFL's best. Through four games the Rush ranks first in the league in pass defense and fifth in scoring defense, giving up just 46.5 points per game.
Individually, each of the members on the Rush secondary ranks among the top five in the AFL in at least one key category - Unertl is tied for third in interceptions with two; Robinson ranks fourth in the league with 30 tackles; and Ordway is tied for third in passes broken up with five.
Last season Unertl and Robinson were the team's two top tacklers, combining for 145.5 tackles to go along with 13 interceptions and 21 PBUs.
Ordway, who spent the first four years of his AFL career with the Tampa Bay Storm, had signed in the off-season with the Grand Rapids Rampage, but was released at the end of training camp.
Prior to coming to Chicago, Ordway played in 45 games, recording 226.5 tackles, seven interceptions and 69 passes broken up. He was the Storm's leading tackler in 2006 and finished tied for fourth in the league with 19 passes broken up.
ORDWAY MAKING TD RETURNS A HABIT: In three games as the team's main kick returner, Jonathan Ordway has proven to be the man for the job - returning 14 kicks for 276 yards and two touchdowns - one each against San Jose and New York. He is currently tied for the league lead in kickoff return TDs and ranks sixth in kick return yards.
TAKE THAT BALL: Chicago is tied with Philadelphia for the AFL lead in takeaways, forcing 11 turnovers in four games. The Rush also is tied with the Soul for second in the league in turnover margin, with a +5 rating. After turning the ball over four times in its opener in Kansas City, the Rush is protecting it much better of late, only committing two turnovers during its current three-game winning streak.
MAKING HALFTIME KICKS A HABIT: Kicker Dan Frantz is making a habit of booting a field goal on the final play of the first half. Frantz did it again last week in Columbus, kicking a 40-yard field goal with no time remaining to give the Rush a 31-21 halftime lead. It was the second time this year and the seventh time in the team's last 10 games (including last year's postseason) that Frantz has kicked a field goal on the final play of the first half.
For the 2007 season, Frantz has converted 23 of 27 extra points and four of seven field goals - including a team record 56-yarder vs. San Jose. Frantz is cuurently tied for third in the league in scoring among kickers with 35 points and also is tied for third in field goals made with four.
WORKING ON HIS SECOND 100: Chicago Rush head coach Mike Hohensee is the third-winningest coach in AFL history with 109 career victories. He is one of four coaches in AFL history with 100 or more wins, joining Tampa Bay coach Tim Marcum, Utah coach Danny White and Colorado coach Mike Dailey in the 100-win club.
The only head coach in Rush history, Hohensee has guided Chicago to a 62-47 overall record and playoff appearances in each of the team's six seasons. In addition to winning ArenaBowl XX under Hohensee, the Rush has won two Central Division titles (2002, 2004) and advanced to the AFL semifinals four times (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006), including each of the past three seasons.
One of only four men to be involved in the Arena Football League in each of the league's 21 seasons, Hohensee:
8 has a regular season record of 98-86 (including a
54-42 mark with the Rush).
8 has a career 11-9 mark in the postseason.
8 has led the Rush to six-consecutive playoff berths and two Central Division titles (2002 and 2004).
8 is 3-3 all-time vs. Los Angeles, 2-3 in the regular season and 1-0 in the postseason.
All-Time Winningest AFL Coaches
Including Postseason
Coach Team Wins This Week
Tim Marcum Tampa Bay 180 @ San Jose
Danny White Utah 151 @ Las Vegas
Mike Hohensee Rush 109 vs. Los Angeles
Mike Dailey Colorado 101 vs. Nashville
Darren Arbet San Jose 94 vs. Tampa Bay
CHASING 1,500: Rush FB Bob McMillen, who announced he is retiring at the end of the 2007 season, became the AFL's all-time leading rusher March 17, 2006 when he rushed for four yards in the team's game at Nashville. He finished the 2006 season with 1,417 career yards, needing just 83 yards to reach the 1,500 mark. So far this year, McMillen has carried the ball eight times for nine yards, bringing him to 1,426 for his career.
McMillen, however, is no longer the AFL's all-time leading rusher, having been passed earlier this season by Arizona's Bo Kelly, who already has racked up 142 rushing yards in the season's first four weeks.
Last year, as part of the league's celebration of its 20th season, McMillen was named one of the AFL's 20 Greatest Players of all-time. Now in his 13th season, he ranks second on the AFL's all-time rushing list, second all-time in rushing attempts and fourth in rushing touchdowns. He is one of only two players (Darrin Kenny) who has won ArenaBowl championships with three different teams (1997 with Arizona, 2002 with San Jose and 2006 with Chicago).
The AFL's All-Time Rushing Yards list
Player Seasons Team Yards
Bo Kelly 1996-present Arizona 1,491
Bob McMillen 1995-present Chicago 1,426
Les Barley 1992-2001 - 1,382
Andre Bowden 1991-2004 - 1,241
The AFL's All-Time Rushing Attempts list
Player Seasons Team Attempts
Bo Kelly 1996-present Arizona 496
Bob McMillen 1995-present Chicago 457
Andre Bowden 1991-2004 - 438
Les Barley 1992-2001 - 425
The AFL's All-Time Rushing Touchdowns list
Player Seasons Team Rushing TDs
Barry Wagner 1992-2006 - 126
Andre Bowden 1991-2004 - 93
Bo Kelly 1996-present Arizona 84
Bob McMillen 1995-present Chicago 80
Les Barley 1992-2001 - 71
2007 RUSH BY THE NUMBERS: Here is a breakdown of the 2007 Rush:
Site: Home 2-0 Road 1-1
Time: Day 1-1 Night 2-0
Opponents: vs. American Conf. 1-1
vs. Central 0-1
vs. West 1-0
vs. National Conf. 2-0
vs. East 2-0
vs. South 0-0
INJURY REPORT: The following players appeared on this week's injury report to the AFL:
Injured Reserve - Frank Moore (knee), Demetrios Walker (hamstring), Kevin Beard (Knee), Russell Shaw (ankle), Buchie Ibeh (right ankle)
Probable - Joe Peters (groin)
RUSH GAME AWARD WINNERS: The following Rush players won individual game awards for their play this season:
Offensive Player of the Game:
Bobby Sippio - 3/9 vs. San Jose, 3/18 vs. New York
Matt D'Orazio - 3/24 @ Columbus
ADT Defensive Player of the Game:
Jeremy Unertl - 3/9 vs. San Jose
EJ Burt - 3/18 vs. New York
DeJuan Alfonzo - 3/24 @ Columbus
AFL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS: The following Rush players won AFL weekly awards for their play this season:
ADT Defensive Player of the Week:
DeJuan Alfonzo - Week 3 (3/18 vs. New York)
TALE OF THE TAPE - Regular Season Numbers
Chicago Category Los Angeles
4 Games 3
51.2 (9) Scoring Offense 50.0 (11)
46.5 (5) Scoring Defense 46.3 (4)
216.0 (19) Total Offense 300.3 (6)
265.8 (3) Total Defense 286.0 (10)
12-15 80% Red Zone Offense 13-17, 76.5%
20-23 87% Red Zone Defense 12-16, 75%
199.0 (19) Pass Offense 287.7 (6)
226.2 (1) Pass Defense 277.3 (15)
17.0 (12) Rushing Offense 12.7 (14)
39.5 (18) Rushing Defense 8.7 (4)
205 Scoring 150
35 (3) Scoring (Kicking) 30 (14)
22-385-2 Kickoff Returns 16-223-0
17.5 (8) Kick Return Average 13.9 (18)
2-55-0 Missed Field Goal Returns 1-19-0
27.5 (3) Missed FG Return Avg. 19.0 (6)
+5 (2t) Turnover Margin +4 (3t)
4-7, 57.1% Field Goals 4-8, 50%
23-27, 85.2% PAT Kicking 18-20, 90%
5-30 (3t) Sacks By 1-4 (19)
5-22 (13) Sacks Against 3-15 (10)
13-27, 48.1% Third Down Conversion 14-25, 56%
2-4, 50% Fourth Down Conversion 1-3, 33%
27-157 (8) Penalties (#-Yards) 27-137 (4)
37-214 (3) Opp. Penalties (#-Yards) 25-174 (10)
INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE LEADERS: The following Rush players rank among the 2007 AFL league leaders:
Matt D'Orazio: quarterback rating (9th - 107.4), rushing yards (10th - 42 yards)
DeJuan Alfonzo: interceptions (T-8th - 2), tackles (6th - 28.5), fumble recoveries (1st - 3)
Dennison Robinson: tackles (4th - 30.0), passes defensed (T-4th - 5)
Bobby Sippio: scoring (1st - 96 points), touchdowns (1st - 16), receptions (T-10th - 31), receiving yards (6th - 414), third-down receiving (T-1st - 7 receptions for 97 yards and 6 TDs), first downs (T-6th - 24)
Dan Frantz: touchbacks on kickoffs (T-6th - 10), scoring (T-3rd - 35 points)
Jonathan Ordway: kickoff return average (11th - 19.7), kickoff return TDs (T-1st - 2), passes defensed (T-4th - 5)
Jeremy Unertl: interceptions (T-8th - 2)
EJ Burt: sacks (T-1st - 4), tackles for loss (T-3rd - 4.0), forced fumbles (1st - 4)
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