Colorado Crush game notes
April 10, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Colorado Crush (3-3) at New York Dragons (1-4)
Date: April 15, 2007
Kickoff: 11:00 a.m. MT
Site: Nassau Coliseum (11,985)
Television: FSN Rocky Mountain (Tim Neverett: play-by-play, Joel Klatt: analyst, Tom Helmer, sidelines)
Radio: AM 760 (Mark Johnson: play-by-play, Andy Lindahl: analyst)
Coaches: Mike Dailey, Colorado (102-67, 11th Yr)
Weylan Harding, N.Y. (21-18, 3rd Yr)
Officials: Referee: Pat Garvey
Umpire: Paul King
Head Linesman: Wayne Mackie
Line Judge: Rusty Baynes
Back Judge: James DeBell
Series Record: New York leads the all-time series 3-0
Colorado 52, @ New York 61 (3/30/03)
Colorado 49, @ New York 52 (4/18/04)
Colorado 28, @ New York 62 (5/21/05)
THE GAME:
The Colorado Crush travel to New York for the second of back-to-back road games when they face the Dragons on Sunday, April 15 at 11:00 a.m. MT. Colorado has yet to find the win column against New York with all three games in the team's series history being played at Nassau Coliseum.
Following a 44-72 defeat at the hands of the San Jose SaberCats last Friday, the Crush will look to rebound from a loss with a win for the third time this season.
Since head coach Mike Dailey's arrival to Colorado in 2004, the Crush have only suffered two losing streaks, a three-game slide in 2005 and a two-game streak in 2006.
A bit of AFL history will also take place when Colorado takes the field on Sunday afternoon. Lineman and 13-year veteran Kyle Moore-Brown will be suiting up for his league record 200th consecutive Arena Football game. A true AFL Ironman, Moore-Brown has never missed a game. He has appeared in 180 regular season games and 19 playoff contests.
The New York Dragons are riding a two-game losing skid after falling to the Grand Rapids Rampage 53-66 last week. Colorado will be the third team hailing from the Central Division that New York has played this
season (also Grand Rapids and
Chicago), while the Dragons have gone 0-2 in those contests.
New York is led by WR Mike Horacek, who ranks in the AFL's top 6 in both receiving yards (654) and receiving touchdowns (14). Following an early season quarterback change, rookie Rohan Davey has assumed the starting position for the club's last four games. Davey, a former fourth round draft choice of the New England Patriots, has completed 110-of-173 passes for 1,375 yards with 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions on the year. Over his last two games, Davey has thrown for 300+ yards and 7+ touchdowns.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Tues, April 10- 3:00 p.m.
Player Meetings
Wed, April 11- 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Thurs, April 12- 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Fri, April 13- 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Sat, April 14- Travel to New York
Sun, April 15- Crush vs. New York Dragons
11:00 a.m. MT @ Nassau Coliseum
Mon, April 16- Players Off Day
THE SCHEDULE:
COLORADO CRUSH (3-3)
Date OPPONENT RESULT SCORE
Mar. 4 GRAND RAPIDS L 42-44
Mar. 10 KANSAS CITY W 44-40
Mar. 16 ARIZONA W 56-54
Mar. 22 @ Philadelphia L 47-71
Apr. 1 NASHVILLE W 55-48
Apr. 6 @ San Jose L 44-72
Apr. 15 @ New York
Apr. 20 LAS VEGAS
Apr. 27 @ Kansas City
May 7 @ Chicago
May 11 @ Nashville
May 18 COLUMBUS
May 26 @ Grand Rapids
June 4 @ Utah
June 18 CHICAGO
June 25 DALLAS
CRUSH NEXT WEEK:
The Crush return home to Denver for following a two-week road swing to host the Las Vegas Gladiators on Friday, April 20th at 7:00 p.m.
Colorado is 3-1 all-time versus the Gladiators, including wins in the last three straight meetings, which all have been in Pepsi Center.
STATISTICS:
A look at how Colorado and New York match-up based on 2007 regular season statistics:
Statistical COLORADO NEW YORK
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 15th 48.0 19th 43.8
Scoring Defense 9th 54.8 16th 60.8
Total Offense (yds/g) 14th 287.5 10th 295.6
Total Defense (yds/g) 12th 299.8 11th 297.2
Pass Offense 5th 285.8 11th 275.0
Pass Defense 13th 280.8 9th 271.6
Rushing Offense 19th 1.7 6th 20.6
Rushing Defense 12th 19.0 13th 25.6
Passer Rating 15th 98.0 17th 98.0
Def. Passer Rating 16th 121.4 11th 112.9
Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) 19th 18.4 7th 13.3
MFG Returns 1st 1-30 17th 3-15
Turnover Margin 16th -5 19th -12
Interceptions By T-12th 4 8th 6
Field Goals 4th 6-10 5th 3-5
PATs 4th 36-39 9th 24-27
First Downs 10th 115 18th 91
3rd Down Conversion 16th 14-36 12th 13-30
4th Down Conversion 15th 5-10 18th 2-9
Penalties (yds/g) 6th 38.0 9th 52.2
Sacks By 17th 4-12 19th 1-11
Sacks Against 4th 1-0 16th 10-64
Time of Possession 16th 28:22 14th 29:21
Red Zone Offense T-11th 25-30 19th 13-18
Red Zone Defense 12th 28-33 9th 15-18
CONNECTIONS:
Crush DB Chris Angel played for the Dragons in 2005 and attended training camp with New York in 2007. In 2005, Angel set a Dragons franchise record with 102.5 tackles playing in all 16 games on the season ... Colorado QB Coach Chris Boden played in New York from 2004-2005 appearing in 29 games for the Dragons and completing 7-of-20 passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 7, 2007- Signed DL Joe Massey, DL George Peterson, WR Brad Pyatt, LB Kelvin Robinson. Placed on Injured Reserve OL/DL Craig Heimburger. Placed on Physically Unable to Perform OL Brett Huyser. Placed on Refused to Report K Jason Ball, OL/DL Aaron Johnson.
Feb. 9, 2007- Signed QB Brandon Kirsch.
Feb. 13, 2007- Activated from Refused to Report K Jason Ball. Waived DB Bobby Antee.
Feb. 16, 2007- Placed on Injured Reserve WR/DB Robert Redd.
Feb. 19, 2007- Signed K Greg Kuehn.
Feb. 25, 2007- Activated from Injured Reserve WR/DB Robert Redd. Re-Signed WR Willie Quinnie and OL/DL Chris Watton. Placed on Injured Reserve OL Brett Huyser. Placed on Recallable Waivers WR Chauncey Stovall. Waived Injured FB/LB Lyonel Anderson, OL/DL Craig Heimburger and WR Jim Lukowiak. Waived FB Terrell Browden, FB/LB B.J. Dean, K Greg Kuehn, DB Jammal Lord, WR Triandos Luke, DL Joe Massey, DL Justin Parrish, DL George Peterson, LB Kelvin Robinson, DB James Taylor and DL Ed Wangler. Released QB Jose Davis and WR/DB Ahmad Hawkins.
Feb 26, 2007- Placed on Recallable DB Jason Harmon. Released WR/DB Willis Marshall and WR/LB Andy McCullough.
Feb, 27, 2007- Signed to the Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall.
Feb. 28, 2007- Recalled from Waivers DB Jason Harmon. Re-Signed OL/DL Kyle Moore-Brown and FB/LB Saul Patu. Placed on Recallable Waivers DL Quinn Dorsey.
March 2, 2007- Signed FB/LB Robert Thomas. Recalled from Waivers DL Quinn Dorsey. Placed on Injured Reserve DL Quinn Dorsey and DB Jason Harmon.
March 15- Signed DB Chris Angel. Placed DB Tony Scott on Injured Reserve.
March 27- Waived from Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall.
March 31, 2007- Activated from Injured Reserve DL Quinn Dorsey and DB Jason Harmon. Placed on Injured Reserve DB Delvin Hughley.
THE CRUSH THIS SEASON ARE:
O H R
Overall Record 3-3 3-1 0-2
Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score first 3-3 3-1 0-2
Opponent scores first 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score 40+ points 2-3 2-1 0-2
Score less than 40 points 0-0 0-0 0-0
Games decided by 10+ pts 0-2 0-0 0-2
Games decided by 7 pts or less 3-1 3-1 0-0
Games decided by 3 pts or less 1-1 1-1 0-0
Lead at halftime 2-1 2-1 0-0
Trail at halftime 1-1 1-0 0-1
Are tied at halftime 0-1 0-0 0-1
Lead after 3rd quarter 1-0 1-0 0-0
Trail after 3rd quarter 1-3 1-1 0-2
Are tied after 3rd quarter 1-0 1-0 0-0
Lead time of possession 0-1 0-0 0-1
Trail time of possession 3-2 3-1 0-1
Positive turnover margin 1-0 1-0 0-0
Negative turnover margin 1-3 1-1 0-2
Even turnover margin 1-0 1-0 0-0
More total yards offense 1-1 1-1 0-0
Less total yards offense 2-2 2-0 0-2
On Thursday 0-1 0-0 0-1
On Fridays 1-1 1-0 0-1
On Saturdays 1-0 1-0 0-0
On Sundays 1-1 1-1 0-0
On Monday 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs. American Conference 3-1 3-1 0-0
vs. Central Division 2-1 2-1 0-0
vs. Western Division 1-1 1-0 0-1
vs. National Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs. Eastern Division 0-1 0-0 0-1
vs. Southern Division 0-0 0-0 0-0
Wearing blue jerseys 2-1 2-1 0-0
Wearing white jerseys 0-2 0-0 0-2
Wearing orange jerseys 1-0 1-0 0-0
HEAD COACHES:
MIKE DAILIEY, Colorado (102-67, 11th Year): Mike Dailey enters his fourth season in Colorado and 11th as head coach in the AFL, after becoming the Crush's second head coach on June 26, 2003. Dailey joined the Crush following 13 seasons in the Albany/Indiana Firebirds organization, including the final seven as head coach.
One of the most successful and well-respected coaches in AFL history, Dailey's teams have compiled an overall record of 102-67 record, a winning percentage of 60.4. His teams have also made eight postseason appearances and he has won five division titles and two championships. Following the Crush's 44-40 victory over Kansas City on March 10, 2007, Dailey became only the fourth head coach in AFL history to surpass the 100 win mark. He currently stands as the league fourth all-time winningest coach.
In his first season in Colorado, Dailey helped guide the Crush to the largest turnaround in AFL history, inheriting a 2-14 team and leading them to an 11-5 record in 2004. In 1999, Dailey led the Albany Firebirds to their only ArenaBowl championship and was named AFL Coach of the Year. Before being named head coach of the Firebirds in 1997, Dailey served as an assistant in Albany for five seasons.
Dailey began his AFL coaching career with the Washington Commandos where he served as offensive/defensive line coach in 1990. He joined the Firebirds organization in the same capacity in 1991.
Prior to the AFL, Dailey worked as an assistant coach at Towson State University and was the offensive coordinator at Montgomery College-Rockville (Md.). Dailey got his start in coaching in 1981 as a 22-year-old assistant at Georgetown Prep High School in Rockville, Md. The move to coaching followed a semi-pro football career in the Washington D.C. area.
All-Time Winningest AFL Coaches
Including Postseason
Rank Name-Team Wins
1. Tim Marcum- Tampa Bay 182
2. Danny White- Utah 152
3. Mike Hohensee- Chicago 111
4. Mike Dailey- Colorado 102
5. Darren Arbet- San Jose 96
6. Perry Moss- not active 86
7. Michael Trigg- not active 80
8. Jay Gruden- Orlando 78
WEYLAN HARDING, New York (21-18, 3rd Year): Weylan Harding is in his third season as the head coach of the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. As Dragons head coach, Harding oversees all aspects of the franchise's football operations.
Last season, Harding led the Dragons to their second consecutive 10-6 record and a berth in the Arena Football League playoffs. The 20 wins compiled by Harding in his first two seasons as a head coach set a new standard for the AFL, which is in its 21st season.
After missing the playoffs in 2004 under a previous coaching regime, the Dragons have been revitalized under Harding and his staff, qualifying for the postseason in 2005 and 2006.
In his rookie season in 2005, Harding took the Dragons to the Eastern Division Championship with a 10-6 record. He was also a runner up for Coach of the Year honors and mentored All-Arena and All-Rookie sensation DS Billy Parker. Running the Dragons' defense, Harding's defensive backs led the league in interceptions with 28.
Before joining the Dragons in August 2005, Harding spent the previous three seasons as the Columbus/Buffalo franchise's defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. After his career as an AFL player concluded, Harding took his first coaching assignment with the Destroyers as their defensive backs coach for the 2000 season. The following season he mentored the defensive backs for the Rochester Brigade of arenafootball2. The Destroyers brought Harding back as their defensive coordinator in 2002. In 2003 the Destroyers' defense finished as the top-ranked unit in the AFL, allowing only 219.1 yards per game. His unit also finished second in the league in total defense with 238.5 yards per game, four in scoring defense with 46.9 yards per game and fourth in team interceptions with 21. He made the move with the franchise to Columbus for the 2004 season.
As a player, Harding was a defensive specialist for the Iowa Barnstormers - now the Dragons - Nashville and Portland before retiring as a player with Buffalo in 2000.
Harding had a standout collegiate career at Iowa State University where he was a key component to their defensive unit in the early '90s. At Iowa State, Harding majored in English.
LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET:
UNIONDALE (5/21/05) - New York outscored the Crush 35-0 in a span extending from the second quarter to the fourth, pulling away for a 62-28 regular-season ending rout of Colorado at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday Night.
Both the Crush and Dragons had clinched division championships, and they end the regular season with identical 10-6 records. Colorado lost a chance to claim the American Conference's No. 1 seed in the postseason, but clinched a first-round home play-off game last week.
The Crush 28-point total was the team's lowest of the season. Colorado used a first play recovery of an Aaron Garcia Fumble to take an early 7-0 lead, and then maintained the upper hand throughout the first half as the teams exchanged scores. But after Colorado claimed a 21-14 lead on a Kevin McKenzie touchdown, things fell rapidly apart for the Crush.
After New York's Sir Mawn Wilson - a former member of the Denver Broncos-scored to knot the contest at 21- apiece, the Dragons stopped the Crush on three consecutive plays inside the New York 5-yard-line, forcing Colorado to settle for a 21- yard field goal that missed wide left. Two plays later Garcia found Will Holder for a 31- yard touchdown pass to give the Dragons the lead for good; it was the first of five straight touchdowns before the Crush finally scored again.
CRUSH LAST WEEK:
SAN JOSE (4/6/07) - San Jose QB Mark Grieb and the SaberCats were the picture of efficiency in handing the Colorado Crush their third lost of the season with a 72-44 victory Friday night. Greib, who was named the contest's Offensive Player of the Game, completed 33-of-40 passes (83%) for 352 yards and seven touchdowns with one interception. Offensively, the SaberCats scored on 11 of their 14 possessions, including ten straight drives to open the game.
For Colorado, WR Brad Pyatt had his best game of the season recording a game-high 188 receiving yards and three touchdowns on seven catches. The Crush defense was paced by DB Rashad Floyd, who entered the game as the AFL's leading tackler, collared 14.5 stops and an interception.
Colorado scored on a 20-yard Jason Ball field goal on the Crush's opening drive to take an early 3-0 lead. San Jose would answer scoring the next 28 straight points to take control of the game and never look back.
The SaberCat defense would do their part as well forcing two Crush interceptions and causing two fumbles as well as two turnovers on downs. QB John Dutton was replaced by rookie Brandon Kirsch to being the fourth quarter for Colorado. Kirsch, in his first AFL action under center, finished the game tossing two touchdowns for 91 yards on 3-of-5 passing with an interception.
THINGS TO WATCH:
YOUNG BLOOD:
The Colorado Crush took the field in Week 1 with four rookies on their active roster. Not since head coach Mike Dailey's arrival to Colorado in 2004 has he had that many first-year players on his Crush active roster to begin a season.
The Crush currently have six rookies on their active roster with four of those players starting.
LOCAL TIES:
This season the Crush have found a lot of good-young talent right in their back yard. Here is a list of players that have Colorado ties:
- DL QUINN DORSEY attended Manual High School in Denver.
- FB/LB ANTHONY DUNN attended Centauri High School in Manassa, CO and later played at the University of Northern Colorado.
- OL BRETT HUYSER played his collegiate football at the Air Force Academy.
- WR BRAD PYATT has played football at all three levels of his career in Colorado (Arvada West High School, Northern Colorado and the Crush).
BUILDING A WINNING TRADITION:
The Crush are the winningest team in the AFL regular season since head coach Mike Dailey's arrival, having tied for the league's best record in 2004 (11-5) and finishing with the American Conference's top seed in 2005 (10-6) and 2006 (11-5).
Team '04 '05 '06 '07 Total
Colorado 11 10 11 3 35
Dallas 6 8 13 6 33
San Jose 11 9 10 3 33
Chicago 11 9 7 5 32
Orlando 10 10 10 2 32
Georgia 7 11 8 5 31
New York 9 10 10 1 30
HIGH FIVE:
For his career, WR Damian Harrell has racked up 11 games in which he has hauled in five touchdown receptions. Below is the AFL's all-time career 5-TD game list and the active players with 5-TD career games.
AFL's all-time career 5-TD games
21 Eddie Brown (not active)
20 Barry Wagner (not active)
12 Chris Jackson (GA)
11 Damian Harrell (Col)
AFL's active players career 5-TD games
12 Chris Jackson (GA)
11 Damian Harrell (Col)
8 Siaha Burley (Utah)
7 Marcus Nash (Dal) & Mike Horacek (NY)
6 Kevin Swayne (NY)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH:
After finishing their inaugural season 0-8 at home, the Crush are now 24-6 under Mike Dailey (2-1 in the postseason) at Pepsi Center. Two of the six losses consist of a field goal in overtime (42-45) vs. Indiana in 2004 and a 51-48 Chicago win in 2005 on a field goal with three seconds remaining.
LET'S MAKE IT THREE:
Last season, Colorado was the only team to repeat as a division champion. This year, they'll look to become the first team since the New York Dragons (2003-2005) to repeat as divisional champions in three consecutive seasons.
2005 2006
Central Division Colorado Colorado
Western Division Los Angeles San Jose
Southern Division Georgia Orlando
Eastern Division New York Dallas
HE KEEPS GOING & GOING & GOING....:
A true AFL Ironman, Kyle Moore-Brown is in his 13th season in the league and has never missed a game. ArenaBowl XIX marked his AFL record 176th consecutive start. The first 139 all came with the Firebirds organization before he signed with the Crush prior to the 2004 season.
AFL Record for Consecutive Games
Player (current team) Reg. Season Playoffs Total
Kyle Moore-Brown (Col) 180 19 199
AMONG THE BEST:
Here is a break-down on where some of the Crush players rank in the AFL in various categories this season:
PLAYER CATEGORY AFL RANK
K- Jason Ball
PAT % 6th
PATs made 7th
PATs attempts 9th
Field Goals 3rd
Field Goal % 3rd
Scoring (Kickers) 4th
QB- John Dutton
Completions 5th
Attempts 1st
Passing TDs 7th
Passing Yards 6th
Interceptions 3rd
Total Offense 7th
DB- Rashad Floyd
Tackles 1st
WR- Damian Harrell
Receiving TDs 7th
Scoring 9th
FB/LB- Robert Thomas
Rushing TDs 5th
A BROKEN RECORD:
WR Damian Harrell has caught a touchdown pass in an AFL record 71 straight regular season games, including all 68 games as a member of the Crush. That streak is also the longest active streak of consecutive games scoring a TD. He broke the record for consecutive games with a receiving touchdown on 4/3/05 in the win over Las Vegas and set the mark consecutive games with a TD on 3/4/07 vs. Grand Rapids. Harrell's streak began with the Toronto Phantoms vs. Carolina on 7/4/02.
AFL Consecutive Games with a TD Reception
Year (Week)
Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games
Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) --- 71
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1997 (Wk 3) 2000 (Wk 1) 41
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1994 (Wk 1) 1996 (Wk 14) 33
AFL Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown
Year (Week)
Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games
Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) --- 71
Eddie Brown (Alb/Ind) 1997 (Wk 3) 2002 (Wk 3) 65
Chris Jackson (LA) 2000 (Wk 1) 2003 (Wk 14) 47
Barry Wagner (Orlando) 1992 (Wk 10) 1996 (Wk 11) 43
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1994 (Wk 1) 1996 (Wk 14) 33
AFL Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown (Active)
Year (Week)
Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games
Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) --- 71
Chris Jackson (LA/GR/Geo) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 32
STEEL CURTAIN:
After allowing 14 sacks in 2003 (12 on Dutton), the Crush pass protection has been stellar under head coach Mike Dailey.
The team allowed just four sacks in 2004, and none after Week 6. In 2005, Colorado allowed just six sacks, while holding 10 opponents sackless on the year.
Since 2004, the Crush have allowed just 17 sacks in their last 45 regular season games (total of 2,145 plays).
WHAT A RUSH:
Through five weeks of the 2007 season, FB/LB Robert Thomas has made a huge impact in the Crush's ground attack.
Thomas is currently tied with Willis Marshall for the Crush single-season rushing touchdown record with seven. Thomas is also tied with John Peaua for fifth all-time in Colorado career rushing scores.
CRUSH SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TD RECORD
Willis Marshall (2006) 7
Robert Thomas (2007) 7
CRUSH CAREER RUSHING TD RECORD
Willis Marshall (2004-2006) 19
John Dutton (2003-present) 9
Rich Young (2004-2006) 9
Saul Patu (2003-present) 8
John Peaua (2004-present) 7
Robert Thomas (2007) 7
MOVING UP THE CHARTS:
Crush WR Damian Harrell entered this season third all-time in career 100-yard receiving games with 52. He currently is set to tie Barry Wagner for second place with 55 on the AFL's all-time list.
AFL ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
PLAYER TEAM GAMES
Eddie Brown Albany/Indiana 59
Barry Wagner San Jose 55
Damian Harrell Colorado 54
Chris Jackson Georgia 52
Mike Horacek New York 40
Calvin Schexnayder Arizona 40
TACKLING MACHINE:
DB Rashad Floyd is on pace to yet again break the AFL single-season record for tackles, a mark he has set in each of the last three seasons. Floyd currently leads the AFL with 62.5 tackles this season
AFL Record - Most Tackle in a Season
Player Team Year Total Gms Avg.
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2006 136.5 16 8.53
Damon Mason Orl/GRR 2005 133.5* 17 7.85
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2005 129.5 15 8.63
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2004 122.0 16 7.63
Cornelius Coe Indiana 2001 121.5 14 8.68
* After being released by Orlando at the midway of the point of the season, Mason joined Grand Rapids for the team's final nine games. Mason missed both teams' bye week, therefore, he played in 17 games. Typically, regular season statistics are based on a 16-game season.
IT'S NOT OVER TILL IT'S OVER:
Since head coach Mike Dailey has arrived in Colorado in 2004, the Crush have claimed victory in the final minute of the game in seven contests.
2004
- vs. Las Vegas (2/6)- QB John Dutton tosses two touchdown passes to WR Damian Harrell in the final 12 seconds to give Colorado a stunning 43-42 victory.
- at Detroit (5/23)- QB John Dutton found WR/DB Willis Marshall for a 10-yard touchdown pass with one second on the clock as the Crush won 45-42.
2005
- vs. Nashville (5/13)- K Clay Rush splits the uprights on a 31-yard field goal as time expires to give Colorado a 52-49 win.
- vs. Georgia (6/12)- K Clay Rush connects on a 20-yard field goal as time expires to give the Crush a 56-48 victory in ArenaBowl XIX.
2006
- vs. Chicago (1/29)- QB John Dutton hits WR Damian Harrell for a touchdown with one second remaining as the Crush go on to win 65-56.
- at Georgia (2/5)- QB John Dutton finds WR Damian Harrell for a 13-yard touchdown with 45 seconds left to lift Colorado to a 61-59 victory.
2007
- vs. Nashville (4/1)- Down by seven points (41-48) with 50 seconds left, Crush FB/LB Robert Thomas blocks a Kats 30-yard field goal attempt as Colorado scores four plays later to tie the game 48-48. Then Crush DB Chris Angel intercepts a Nashville pass with 32 seconds left and returns it to the Kats one-yard line. Thomas rushes in with six seconds remaining to lift Colorado to a 55-48 victory.
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