Colorado Crush game notes
May 1, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Colorado Crush (6-3) at Chicago Rush (7-1)
Date: May 7, 2007
Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. MT
Site: Allstate Arena (16,000)
Television: ESPN2 (Mark Jones: play-by-play, Merril Hoge: analyst).
Radio: AM 760 (Marc Stout: play-by-play, Andy Lindahl: analyst)
Coaches: Mike Dailey, Colorado (105-67, 11th Yr)
Mike Hohensee, Chi. (113-95, 13th Yr)
Officials: Referee: Bill LeMonnier
Umpire: Rick Podraza
Head Linesman: Brent Durbin
Line Judge: Dana McKinzie
Back Judge: Billy Beckett
Series Record: Chicago leads the all-time series 4-5
@ Colorado 58, Chicago 76 (4/13/03)
Colorado 35, @ Chicago 65 (2/22/04)
@ Colorado 56, Chicago 47 (5/30/04)
@ Colorado 48, Chicago 51 (2/13/05)
Colorado 51, @ Chicago 75 (4/17/05)
@ Colorado 49, Chicago 43 OT (6/5/05)*
@ Colorado 65, Chicago 56 (1/29/06)
Colorado 49, @ Chicago 42 (3/10/06)
@ Colorado 46, Chicago 63 (5/28/06)*
* indicates postseason game
THE GAME:
The Colorado Crush travel to Chicago for the second of a three game road swing to face the defending ArenaBowl champion Rush on Monday, May 7th at 6:00 p.m. With the win over Kansas City last Friday, Colorado moved their overall record to 6-3 for the third time in the last four seasons.
Chicago currently leads the Central Division by a game and a half over Colorado, so this version of one of the AFL's best rivalries and the league's last two ArenaBowl champions has a lot at stake. These teams will also meet again in Week 16 in Denver on Monday, June 18th. Last season, Colorado sweep the regular season series for the first time in club history and captured their first-ever victory in Chicago on March 10th.
While the Rush enter the contest as the AFL's hottest team, the Crush are riding a three-game winning steak of their own. Last season, Colorado put together three separate 3-game win streaks, but could never get that fourth win.
Colorado recent success can be attributed to their stellar defensive play. In their last three games, the Crush defense has hauled in eight interceptions resulting in a +7 turnover margin in those contests.
The Chicago Rush carry a league-best and team-record seven game win streak into Monday night's game. The Rush have also strung together seven consecutive wins at Allstate Arena.
Chicago's incredible play through eight games can be linked to one of the league's best defenses. The Rush defensive unit ranks second scoring defense (46 points per game), third in total defense (279 yards per game) and first in turnover margin (+16). Offensively, WR Bobby Sippio is putting together one of the best seasons in league history. This season, Sippio has amassed 35 touchdowns (1st) on 79 receptions (4th) for 1,188 yards (2nd), while also leading the AFL in scoring.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Tues, May 1- Players Off Day
Wed, May 2- 3:00 p.m.
Player Meetings
Thurs, May 3- 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Fri, May 4- 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Sat, May 5- 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Sun, May 6- Travel to Chicago
Mon, May 7- Crush vs. Chicago Rush
6:00 p.m. at Allstate Arena
Tues, May 8- Travel to Denver
THE SCHEDULE:
COLORADO CRUSH (6-3)
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 W 49-48
Apr. 20 LAS VEGAS W 63-53
Apr. 27 @ Kansas City W 45-42
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 have their shortest turnaround in team history between games as they travel to Nashville to play the Kats on Friday, May 11 at 6:00 p.n. MT. Playing just four days later following a Monday night contest at Chicago, the Crush will be concluding a three-game road swing against Nashville. Earlier this season, Colorado defeated Nashville 55-48 at Pepsi Center in a dramatic fourth quarter comeback.
STATISTICS:
A look at how Colorado and Chicago match-up based on 2007 regular season statistics:
Statistical COLORADO CHICAGO
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 16th 49.4 6th 58.2
Scoring Defense 8th 52.4 2nd 46.0
Total Offense (yds/g) 16th 274.3 18th 259.2
Total Defense (yds/g) 10th 295.2 3rd 279.0
Pass Offense 9th 268.9 18th 241.0
Pass Defense 11th 275.2 2nd 251.9
Rushing Offense 19th 5.4 10th 18.2
Rushing Defense 11th 20.0 18th 27.1
Passer Rating 16th 101.0 7th 117.5
Def. Passer Rating 8th 108.6 1st 87.3
Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) 17th 15.6 9th 17.5
MFG Returns 2nd 25.3 1st 28.0
Turnover Margin T-10th +0 1st +16
Interceptions By 4th 12-106 2nd 15-190
Field Goals 9th 10-18 15th 6-15
PATs 8th 53-60 5th 56-62
First Downs 9th 172 17th 147
3rd Down Conversion 19th 22-57 16th 21-48
4th Down Conversion 14th 6-14 1st 8-11
Penalties (yds/g) 6th 36.9 10th 50.4
Sacks By 11th 8-31 10th 8-46
Sacks Against 6th 4-10 18th 17-56
Time of Possession 14th 29:06 15th 29:04
Red Zone Offense 9th 35-42 8th 32-38
Red Zone Defense 7th 42-52 9th 31-38
CONNECTIONS:
Crush Head Coach Mike Dailey and Rush Head Coach Mike Hohensee are best friends, having spent a great deal of time on the same coaching staffs. Dailey was Hohensee's best man in his wedding and is the godfather to his children. They both began as assistants at Montgomery Junior College in Rockville, Md ... Crush OS Damian Harrell played two seasons under Hohensee in New England ... Chicago WR/DB Andy McCullough played for Colorado during the 2005 and 2006 seasons with his career highlight coming with the Crush against the Rush when he hauled in a touchdown in overtime of the American Conference championship game in 2005 to send Colorado to their first ArenaBowl.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
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.
April 18, 2007- Signed DL Joe Massey. Placed on Injured Reserve FB/LB John Peaua and WR Willie Quinnie. Signed to the Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall.
April 19, 2007- Activated from Injured Reserve DB Tony Scott.
April 23, 2007- Signed from Practice Squad- Nashville WR Alonzo Nix. Released DB Tony Scott.
April 24, 2007- Signed to the Practice Squad DB Tony Scott.
April 30, 2007- Waived DL Joe Massey.
THE CRUSH THIS SEASON ARE:
O H R
Overall Record 6-3 4-1 2-2
Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score first 5-3 3-1 2-2
Opponent scores first 1-0 1-0 0-0
Score 40+ points 6-3 4-1 2-2
Score less than 40 points 0-0 0-0 0-0
Games decided by 10+ pts 1-2 1-0 0-2
Games decided by 7 pts or less 5-1 3-1 2-0
Games decided by 3 pts or less 3-1 1-1 2-0
Lead at halftime 4-1 2-1 2-0
Trail at halftime 2-1 2-0 0-1
Are tied at halftime 0-1 0-0 0-1
Lead after 3rd quarter 4-0 2-0 2-0
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 2-1 0-0 2-1
Trail time of possession 4-2 4-1 0-1
Positive turnover margin 4-0 2-0 2-0
Negative turnover margin 1-3 1-1 0-2
Even turnover margin 1-0 1-0 0-0
More total yards offense 2-1 1-1 1-0
Less total yards offense 4-2 3-0 1-2
On Thursday 0-1 0-0 0-1
On Fridays 3-1 2-0 1-1
On Saturdays 1-0 1-0 0-0
On Sundays 2-1 1-1 1-0
On Monday 0-0 0-0 0-0
vs. American Conference 5-1 4-1 1-0
vs. Central Division 3-1 2-1 1-0
vs. Western Division 2-1 2-0 0-1
vs. National Conference 1-1 0-0 1-1
vs. Eastern Division 1-1 0-0 1-1
vs. Southern Division 0-0 0-0 0-0
Wearing blue jerseys 2-1 2-1 0-0
Wearing white jerseys 2-2 0-0 2-2
Wearing orange jerseys 2-0 2-0 0-0
HEAD COACHES:
MIKE DAILIEY, Colorado (105-67, 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 105-67 record, a winning percentage of 61.0. 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 183
2. Danny White- Utah 152
3. Mike Hohensee- Chicago 113
4. Mike Dailey- Colorado 105
5. Darren Arbet- San Jose 98
6. Perry Moss- not active 86
7. Jay Gruden- Orlando 81
MIKE HOHENSEE, Chicago (113-95, 14th Year): With Chicago's 51-48 win in Colorado February 13th, Rush head coach Mike Hohensee moved into sole possession of third place on the AFL's all-time wins list. Hohensee, in his 14th season as a head coach in the AFL, was hired as the first coach in Rush history on September 26, 2000. He has a regular season record of 112-95. He has a career 11-9 mark in the postseason. He has led the Rush to six-consecutive playoff berths and two Central Division titles (2002 and 2004) and the ArenaBowl XX title.
Hohensee joined the Rush after spending the previous two seasons as head coach and director of player personnel for the New England Sea Wolves. He has spent a total of 12 seasons coaching in the Arena Football League, including prior head coaching stints with the Washington Commandos (1990), the Albany Firebirds (1994-96), the Anaheim Piranhas (1997) and the New England Sea Wolves (1999-2000).
He began his coaching career as an assistant for the Chicago Bruisers in 1989 before becoming the youngest head coach in league history for the Washington Commandos in 1990.
Hohensee played professional football for the Washington Federals of the USFL, the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Argonauts and the Pittsburgh Gladiators of the AFL- where he is credited with throwing the first touchdown pass in AFL history. He also saw action with the Chicago Bears during the 1987 season.
Hohensee was an all-America quarterback at San Antonio Junior College before transferring to the University of Minnesota.
LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET:
DENVER (5/28/06) - Four turnovers -- including an interception returned 45 yards for a touchdown -- proved fatal for the Colorado Crush as its bid to become the Arena Football League's first back-to-back champions since the 1995-96 Tampa Bay Storm ended in a 63-46 loss to the Chicago Rush at Pepsi Center on Sunday afternoon.
The loss was the Crush's first-ever home postseason defeat, and ends its season at 11-6. Chicago, which closed the regular season with a modest 7-9 record, moves on to the American Conference championship game at San Jose next Saturday following its second consecutive road playoff win.
Chicago led the game start to finish, consuming exactly half of the first quarter on its game-opening touchdown drive and then pushing the edge to 13 points after Dennison Robinson returned an interception 45 yards for a score with 4:12 left in the first quarter. However, the Crush scratched back to within two points before the game turned against the defending champions for good, when Chicago scored 17 points in the last 3:28 of the first half to turn a two-point lead into a 33-14 halftime advantage.
Colorado had possession at its 5-yard-line after Rashad Floyd made an end-zone interception on a pass tipped by Delvin Hughley to snuff out a Chicago drive. However, Dutton fumbled a snap two plays later, giving the ball back to Chicago and setting up a DeJuan Alfonzo touchdown that put the Rush up 23-14.
The ensuing kickoff bounced off the iron at the bottom of the right rebound net and beyond the grasp of Willis Marshall, allowing Jeremy Unertl to recover the football at the goal line to increase Chicago's lead to 16 points. Chicago stopped the Crush at the 1-yard-line on the game's next drive, and Dan Frantz kicked a 26-yard field goal as time expired.
Colorado would narrow the deficit to single digits twice in the secnd half, pulling within 36-27 in the third quarter and 49-40 in the fourth. However, miscures continued to hinder the Crush, as two missed extra points and another fumbled center-snap exchange was returned 20 yards for a third-quarter touchdown by Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo.
Crush offensive specialist Damian Harrell had 10 catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns, while wide receiver/linebacker Andy McCullough snagged seven passes for 106 yards and two scores.
CRUSH LAST WEEK:
KANSAS CITY (4/27/07) - The Colorado Crush won their third straight game with a 45-42 road victory over the Kansas City Brigade Friday night. With the win, Colorado moves their overall record to 6-3 for the third time in the last four seasons and takes the season series from the Brigade.
Crush QB John Dutton threw five touchdowns on 25-of-46 passes for 270 yards to pace Colorado, while WR Brad Pyatt hauled in a career-high nine receptions for a game-high 120 yards and a score. Crush WR Damian Harrell also added three first half touchdowns, but played sparingly in the second half due to a toe sprain. For Kansas City, FB Dawan Moss rushed for three touchdowns on nine carries for 20 yards.
The first half was characterized with both teams trading scores and stops. Colorado was able to take a three-point 24-21 lead into the break following a 32-yard Jason Ball field goal.
Kansas City took their first lead of the game early in the third quarter when Moss broke in for a five-yard rushing score to put the Brigade up 28-24. The Crush responded scoring the contest's next 14 points on touchdowns by WR Alonzo Nix and DB Jason Harmon to build their biggest advantage of the game 38-28. Colorado's scores were set-up by the defense holding Kansas City on a four-and-out inside the five-yard line and an interception by LB Anthony Dunn.
Brigade WR Boo Williams would contribute with two four quarter touchdowns, the final one coming with 17 seconds left in the game, but it would prove to not be enough as the Crush hung on for the three-point win and control of second place in the Central Division.
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 five 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 6 38
Dallas 6 8 13 8 35
Orlando 10 10 10 5 35
San Jose 11 9 10 5 35
Chicago 11 9 7 7 34
Georgia 7 11 8 8 34
New York 9 10 10 2 31
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)
14 Chris Jackson (GA)
11 Damian Harrell (Col)
AFL's active players career 5-TD games
14 Chris Jackson (GA)
11 Damian Harrell (Col)
9 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 25-6 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. Kyle's career milestone of 200 came against the New York Dragons on April 15, 2007.
AFL Record for Consecutive Games
Player (current team) Reg. Season Playoffs Total
Kyle Moore-Brown (Col) 183 19 202
WHAT A RUSH:
Through nine 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
A BROKEN RECORD:
WR Damian Harrell has caught a touchdown pass in an AFL record 74 straight regular season games, including all 71 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) --- 74
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1997 (Wk 3) 2000 (Wk 1) 41
Chris Jackson (Georgia) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 35
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) --- 74
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
Chris Jackson (Georgia) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 35
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) --- 74
Chris Jackson (LA/GR/Geo) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 35
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 20 sacks in their last 47 regular season games (total of 2,283 plays).
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.
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
DB- Chris Angel
Interceptions T-4th
Tackles 11th
K- Jason Ball
PATs made 9th
PATs attempts 7th
PAT % 10th
Field Goals 1st
Field Goal % 5th
Scoring (Kickers) 2nd
QB- John Dutton
Completions 5th
Attempts 1st
Passing TDs 6th
Passing Yards 6th
Interceptions T-2nd
Total Offense 6th
DB- Rashad Floyd
Tackles 1st
MFG Return Avg. 4th
Interceptions T-7th
DB- Jason Harmon
Kickoff Return Avg. 6th
WR- Damian Harrell
Receiving TDs T-5th
Receptions 7th
Scoring 9th
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 54
Mike Horacek New York 42
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 91.0 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.
AND THE AWARD GOES TO:
This season Crush players have etched their names up and down the AFL's weekly awards.
IRONMAN OF THE WEEK
WEEK 3 FB/LB Robert Thomas
WEEK 5 FB/LB Robert Thomas
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WEEK 7 DB Chris Angel
WEEK 8 DB Rashad Floyd
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