Colorado Crush game notes
Published on April 11, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
e 2005 ArenaBowl Champion Colorado Crush travel to Kansas City for a second straight road contest when they take on the expansion Brigade on Sunday, April 16th at 11:00 a.m.
Colorado enters the contest playing some of their best football of the season. Over the past two weeks, the Crush have scored 70+ points in each game, created nine turnovers and won by an average of almost 28 points.
The Crush also have an opportunity to be one of the first teams to clinch a playoff spot this week along with Dallas and Nashville. Colorado can clinch their third consecutive playoff berth in four ways (1) a victory over Kansas City (2) a Chicago loss (3) a Las Vegas loss and (4) a San Jose loss + Los Angeles victory.
Last week against Grand Rapids, the Crush scored in all three phrases of the game with five touchdown receptions and three rushing scores, a 54-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 23-yard fumble return for a TD, the team's first defensive score of the season. Colorado also established a new franchise record with 69 yards rushing besting their 50 yard mark set back in 2004. DS Rashad Floyd hauled in a career-high three interceptions against the Rampage en route to claiming his second straight AFL Defensive Player of the Week honor.
The Kansas City Brigade are coming off their second victory of the season as they defeated the Los Angeles Avengers 62-45 last week. In the win, the Brigade offense had their best performance of the year scoring on nine of their 11 possessions and registering a season-high 62 points. Quarterback Chris Sanders tossed a season-high seven touchdown passes against L.A., while WR/LB Aaron Boone set a club records with 13 receptions for 157 receiving yards and five receiving scores.
While their record may not indicate it, Kansas City has been playing some tough defense throughout this season. The Brigade rank second in the AFL in total defense (258.1 yards per game), first in passing defense (233.5 yards per game and ninth in scoring defense (50.8 points per game).
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