Colorado Crush game notes
May 22, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Colorado Crush (8-4) at Grand Rapids (3-8)
Date: May 26, 2007
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. MT
Site: Van Andel Arena (10,594)
Radio: AM 760 (Mark Johnson: play-by-play, Andy Lindahl: analyst)
Coaches: Mike Dailey, Colorado (107-68, 11th Yr)
Sparky McEwen, G.R. (12-31, 3rd Yr)
Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe
Umpire: Jeff Carr
Head Linesman: Brent Durbin
Line Judge: Dirk Bell
Back Judge: Jim Buchanan
Series Record: Crush led the all-time series 5-3
@ Colorado 55, G.R. 57 (2/7/03)
Colorado 55, @ G.R. 37 (2/14/04)
@ Colorado 69, G.R. 30 (4/23/04)
@ Colorado 72, G.R. 56 (2/5/05)
Colorado 52, @ G.R. 58 (4/20/05)
@ Colorado 66, G.R. 54 (3/5/06)
Colorado 73, @ G.R. 48 (4/8/06)
@ Colorado 42, G.R. 44 (3/4/07)
THE GAME:
The Colorado Crush hit the road for their last Central Division away game of the season when they travel to Grand Rapids to face the Rampage on Saturday, May 26th at 5:00 p.m. MT. In the season opener this year, Grand Rapids handed the Crush a 44-42 loss, one of only three wins for the Rampage this season.
Colorado has been playing their best football of the season recently winning five of their last six games. The Crush's success can be attributed to the ability to create turnovers and not turn the ball over themselves.
Entering Week 7, the Crush had a -5 turnover margin (their lowest of the season). Since that point, Colorado has dramatically reserved that number to a +4 entering Week 13 play (their highest of the season).
In the first six games of the season, QB John Dutton had thrown eight interceptions. Over his last six games though, he has only thrown three picks.
The Crush secondary has also hauled in their share of interceptions with an astonishing 14 interceptions in the last six games. Colorado has registered 18 INTs on the year, which ties the club record for most interceptions in a single-season (18 in 2006).
The Grand Rapids Rampage have dropped five of their last six games, including two straight contests. Leading the Rampage's charge is WR/DB Timon Marshall, who is once again tearing up the League one yard at a time. Marshall
currently leads the AFL in kickoff returns (72), kickoff return yards (1,644) and kickoff return TDs (5). He also leads the League in all-purpose yards with 2,641- a category he led at the end of the 2006 season too. In his past three games against the Crush, Marshall has racked up 335 return yards on 18 kickoff returns.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Tues, May 22- 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Wed, May 23- 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Thurs, May 24- 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Practice at Mile High Racing
Fri, May 25- Travel to Grand Rapids
Sat, May 26- Crush at Grand Rapids Rampage
5:00 p.m. MT
Sun, May 27- Travel to Denver
Mon, May 28- Players Day Off
Tues, May 29- Players Day Off
THE SCHEDULE:
COLORADO CRUSH (8-4)
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 L 48-59
May 11 @ Nashville W 57-35
May 18 COLUMBUS W 58-40
May 26 @ Grand Rapids
June 4 @ Utah
June 18 CHICAGO
June 25 DALLAS
STATISTICS:
A look at how Colorado and Grand Rapids match-up based on 2007 regular season statistics:
Statistical COLORADO GRAND RAPIDS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 13th 50.7 8th 53.3
Scoring Defense 8th 50.5 19th 64.6
Total Offense (yds/g) 15th 278.2 17th 264.3
Total Defense (yds/g) 10th 290.3 18th 318.3
Pass Offense 10th 273.2 16th 250.8
Pass Defense 10th 272.6 18th 299.7
Rushing Offense 19th 4.9 15th 13.5
Rushing Defense 10th 17.8 12th 18.5
Passer Rating 10th 107.3 17th 100.6
Def. Passer Rating 5th 103.0 17th 126.6
Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) 18th 15.0 2nd 20.4
MFG Returns 1st 3-78 11th 2-21
Turnover Margin 6th +4 14th -7
Interceptions By 2nd 18 T-14th 7
Field Goals 6th 14-24 7th 11-19
PATs 14th 70-81 12th 67-77
First Downs T-11 231 T-11th 231
3rd Down Conversion 19th 30-74 15th 35-79
4th Down Conversion T-10th 9-17 T-10th 9-17
Penalties (yds/g) 4th 35.3 12th 48.3
Sacks By 5th 14-65 10th 11-45
Sacks Against 5th 6-21 10th 11-56
Time of Possession 16th 28:49 1st 31:56
Red Zone Offense 12th 43-52 T-4th 47-55
Red Zone Defense 10th 55-67 14th 52-60
CRUSH NEXT WEEK:
The Crush travel for their last regular season road game of the year when they head to Salt Lake City to play the Utah Blaze on Monday, June 4th at 8:30 p.m. MT. The Blaze took the club's only meeting last season with a 52-40 victory in Colorado on April 21, 2006. After starting the season at 4-1, Utah has six of their last seven game including five straight to move their record to 5-7.
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.
May 10, 2007- Activated from Injured Reserve OL Brett Huyser.
May 17, 2007- Activated from Injured reserve WR Willie Quinnie. Placed on Injured Reserve OL Joey Hollenbeck.
May 21, 2007- Waived from Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall.
THE CRUSH THIS SEASON ARE:
O H R
Overall Record 8-4 5-1 3-3
Overtime Games 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score first 7-4 4-1 3-3
Opponent scores first 1-0 1-0 0-0
Score 40+ points 8-4 5-1 3-3
Score less than 40 points 0-0 0-0 0-0
Games decided by 10+ pts 3-3 2-0 1-3
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 6-1 3-1 3-0
Trail at halftime 2-2 2-0 0-2
Are tied at halftime 0-1 0-0 0-1
Lead after 3rd quarter 6-0 3-0 3-0
Trail after 3rd quarter 1-4 1-1 0-3
Are tied after 3rd quarter 1-0 1-0 0-0
Lead time of possession 4-1 0-0 4-1
Trail time of possession 5-3 5-1 0-2
Positive turnover margin 6-0 3-0 3-0
Negative turnover margin 1-4 1-1 0-3
Even turnover margin 1-0 1-0 0-0
More total yards offense 3-2 1-1 2-1
Less total yards offense 5-2 4-0 1-2
On Thursday 0-1 0-0 0-1
On Fridays 5-1 3-0 2-1
On Saturdays 1-0 1-0 0-0
On Sundays 2-1 1-1 1-0
On Monday 0-1 0-0 0-1
vs. American Conference 6-1 4-1 2-0
vs. Central Division 4-2 2-1 2-1
vs. Western Division 2-1 2-0 0-1
vs. National Conference 2-1 1-0 1-1
vs. Eastern Division 2-1 1-0 1-1
vs. Southern Division 0-0 0-0 0-0
Wearing blue jerseys 3-1 3-1 0-0
Wearing white jerseys 3-3 0-0 3-3
Wearing orange jerseys 2-0 2-0 0-0
HEAD COACHES:
MIKE DAILIEY, Colorado (107-68, 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 106-68 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 186
2. Danny White- Utah 152
3. Mike Hohensee- Chicago 114
4. Mike Dailey- Colorado 107
5. Darren Arbet- San Jose 101
6. Perry Moss- not active 86
7. Jay Gruden- Orlando 83
SPARKY McEWEN, Grand Rapids (12-31, 3rd Year): Sparky McEwen is in his third year as head coach and director of football operations for the Grand Rapids Rampage. In two seasons, he has led the team to a 9-23 record, including a 5-11 mark in 2006.
Last season, the Rampage showed significant growth for the second straight year, however, boasting one of the league's stingiest defenses. Grand Rapids improved its win total in each of McEwen's first two seasons as head coach.
In 2006, McEwen led a Rampage squad that battled through injuries for much of the season, with 97 games missed due to injury. The team featured several bright spots, however, highlighted by its stellar defense. The Rampage were tops in the Arena Football League in passing yards allowed per game (243.1) and ranked fifth in the league in total yards allowed per game (274.9).
McEwen's ties to the Rampage go back to the team's inaugural season in 1998. He appeared in five games and had a 2-1 record as the starting quarterback with 477 passing yards, four passing touchdowns and six rushing scores.
In 2000, McEwen joined the team as a pro scout and assistant coach. His experienced scouting led to the signing of two future ArenaBowl MVPs, Terrill Shaw and Willis Marshall. A year later, McEwen was promoted to offensive coordinator and helped guide the Rampage to their ArenaBowl XV win. In his three seasons (2001-03) as the Rampage offensive coordinator, Grand Rapids' offense scored more points and gained more yards than any other team in the AFL.
In 2004, McEwen served as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of arenafootball2.
McEwen also spent eight years as head coach of Creston High School in Grand Rapids, compiling a 43-30 record for his alma mater. He led Creston to its first winning season in 21 years in 1999, and delivered back-to-back City League titles in 2000 and 2001. In all, he helped over 50 players receive collegiate football scholarships.
McEwen attended Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., from 1987-90, where he played quarterback, receiver, cornerback, safety and kick/punt returner during his four-year career.
LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET:
DENVER (3/4/07)- The Grand Rapids Rampage snapped an eight-game road losing streak handing the Colorado Crush a 44-42 loss in the season opener in front of 14,950 fans. The Rampage's last road win came on May 15 in the 2005 season finale against Chicago.
Colorado could not overcome three turnovers, two interceptions and a fumble, as Grand Rapids outscored the Crush 34-7 in the second and third quarters.
On Colorado's first series of the game, quarterback John Dutton completed a perfect 5-for-5 passing as he found wide receiver Damian Harrell for a six-yard touchdown strike. With the score, Harrell broke the AFL record for consecutive games with a touchdown (66). The Crush would build a 21-7 lead by the end of the first quarter, as Dutton completed his third TD pass to rookie receiver Willie Quinnie with seven seconds left in the period.
The Crush took a 28-20 lead into the half, as Grand Rapids chipped at the Colorado lead with two field goals by Brian Gowins and a 13-yard touchdown from Chad Salisbury to Timon Marshall.
Salisbury would leave the game on the second play of the third quarter when he suffered a concussion on a quarterback scramble. Back-up Matt Sauk did not take long to make an impact, stepping in on a fourth down play and connecting with Jerome Riley on a 43-yard touchdown pass to cut the Colorado lead to 28-27.
Dutton would fumble on the Crush's ensuing drive setting up the Rampage to lead, their first lead of the game, which they would not relinquish. Troy Edwards' three-yard touchdown reception with 2:25 left in the third quarter gave Grand Rapids a 34-28 advantage.
The Crush made a late surge as wide receiver Brad Pyatt's 14-yard touchdown with 22 seconds remaining in the game trimmed the Rampage lead to 42-44, but an unsuccessful on-side kick by Colorado helped secure the win for Grand Rapids.
CRUSH LAST WEEK:
DENVER (5/18/07) - Quarterback John Dutton threw for a season-high eight touchdowns as the Colorado Crush (8-4) defeated the Columbus Destroyers (6-5) 58-40 Friday night in front of 15,326 at Pepsi Center. Colorado, winners of five of their last six games, used a strong performance by their defense to force four turnovers on the night, while the Crush offense scored on nine of 11 possessions.
Dutton, who was named Offensive Player of the Game, completed 28-of-40 passes for 293 yards and eight scores with one interception. Colorado WR Damian Harrell also turned in a big night with four touchdown receptions on 13 receptions for 117 yards. Defensively for the Crush, DB Rashad Floyd hauled in two interceptions and made a game-high 14 tackles being named the contest's Defensive Player of the Game.
Colorado jumped out to an early 14-6 lead after the first quarter of play following two touchdowns by WR Willie Quinnie. Just before the end of the first session, Columbus QB Matt Nagy threw an interception to DB Jason Harmon and in the process injured his left elbow. Nagy would not return to the game and would be replaced by Scott Dreisbach.
The Crush took a 15-point advantage into the half, 35-20, as Harrell scored two of his touchdowns in the second quarter on 5-yard and 11-yard catches respectively, the final one coming with just four seconds left before the break.
The Destroyers were held scoreless in the third quarter as the Colorado defense held with a forced fumble and an interception. The Crush however only managed six points in the quarter themselves as they pushed their lead to 41-20.
Dreisbach would complete three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, but his interception to Floyd with 21 seconds remaining secured the victory for Colorado.
THINGS TO WATCH:
UP FOR GRABS:
This season the Crush secondary has made a huge impact in the team's overall success. Through 12 games, the Colorado defense has already tied the club's single-season record for interceptions with 18. Both Rashad Floyd and Chris Angel are tied with seven interceptions apiece, which stands tied for third most in the AFL this season (the team's individual single-season record is 10- Floyd in 2006).
INTERCEPTIONS PER SEASON
2003 10
2004 13
2005 17
2006 18
2007 18
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 all five 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 8 40
San Jose 11 9 10 8 38
Dallas 6 8 13 10 37
Orlando 10 10 10 7 37
Chicago 11 9 7 8 35
Georgia 7 11 8 9 35
New York 9 10 10 4 33
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH:
After finishing their inaugural season 0-8 at home, the Crush are now 26-6 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) 185 19 205
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 77 straight regular season games, including all 74 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) --- 77
Eddie Brown (Albany) 1997 (Wk 3) 2000 (Wk 1) 41
Chris Jackson (Georgia) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 37
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) --- 77
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) --- 37
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) --- 77
Chris Jackson (LA/GR/Geo) 2005 (Wk 2) --- 37
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 22 sacks in their last 50 regular season games (total of 2,413 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-3rd
Tackles 8th
K- Jason Ball
Scoring (Kickers) 1st
Field Goals Made 1st
Field Goals Attempt 1st
Field Goal % 5th
PATs made T-7th
PATs attempts T-6th
QB- John Dutton
Completions 3rd
Attempts 2nd
Passing TDs 6th
Passing Yards 5th
Interceptions T-4th
Total Offense 5th
DB- Rashad Floyd
Tackles 1st
MFG Returns T-3rd
MFG Return Yards T-2nd
MFG Return Avg. 4th
Interceptions T-7th
WR- Damian Harrell
Receiving TDs 3rd
Receptions T-6th
Receiving Yards 10th
Scoring T-3rd
MOVING UP THE CHARTS:
Crush WR Damian Harrell entered this season third all-time in career 100-yard receiving games with 52.
AFL ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
PLAYER TEAM GAMES
Eddie Brown Albany/Indiana 59
Damian Harrell Colorado 56
Barry Wagner San Jose 55
Chris Jackson Georgia 54
Mike Horacek New York 43
Calvin Schexnayder Arizona 40
HIGH FIVE:
For his career, WR Damian Harrell has racked up 12 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)
12 Damian Harrell (Col)
AFL's active players career 5-TD games
14 Chris Jackson (GA)
12 Damian Harrell (Col)
9 Siaha Burley (Utah)
8 Marcus Nash (Dal)
7 Mike Horacek (NY) & Kevin Swayne (NY)
WHEN ONE EQUALS SIX:
Since the start of the 2003 season and joining the Colorado Crush WR Damian Harrell has scored more touchdowns than any other player in the AFL. In 2006, Harrell shattered the League's single-season touchdown mark scoring 60 receiving TDs on the year en route to claiming his second straight AFL Offensive Player of the Year honor.
Players with the most receiving touchdowns since 2003:
Damian Harrell (COL) 217
Chris Jackson (GA) 187
Siaha Burley (Utah) 159
Marcus Nash (DAL) 159
James Roe (SJ) 146
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 127.0 tackles this season (48 tackles ahead of the second place player Orlando's Lin-J Shell)
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.
AFL ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH
APRIL DB Rashad Floyd
AFL KICKER OF THE MONTH
APRIL K Jason Ball
AFL IRONMAN OF THE WEEK
WEEK 3 FB/LB Robert Thomas
WEEK 5 FB/LB Robert Thomas
AFL ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WEEK 7 DB Chris Angel
WEEK 8 DB Rashad Floyd
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