Columbus Destroyers game notes

Published on April 25, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Columbus Destroyers News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Columbus Destroyers (6-7) at
Austin Wranglers (8-5)
Date: Saturday, Apr. 29, 2006
Kickoff: 8 p.m. (ET)
Site: Frank Erwin Center (14,866)
Officials: David Lambros (Referee), Rick Lowe (Umpire), Rod Pearson (Head Linesman), Art Lucky (Line Judge), Scott Helverson (Back Judge)
Radio: Columbus' flagship station, WAZU-107.1 FM "The Big Wazoo," will broadcast the game live with Marty Bannister (play-by-play) and Rob Blackman (color) will have the call.
Television: The game will broadcast live on AFL Net.
Series Record: The Destroyers and Wranglers have met once in history. Austin defeated Columbus, 58-55, on Apr. 30 in front of 14,064 fans at Nationwide Arena. Austin kicker Todd Sievers drilled a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give the Wranglers the win.
Series Streaks: The Destroyers rebounded from a three-game losing streak this past weekend against Philadelphia, while Austin continued with its 10th straight week of alternating between a win and a loss.
Coaches: Columbus, Doug Kay, first season in Columbus, fourth overall (6-7, 22-36 overall).
Austin, Skip Foster, third season (20-25, 20-25 overall).

OVERVIEW: The Columbus Destroyers and Austin Wranglers are both in search of victories as both teams are looking to move a step closer to the playoffs.

Austin has a better hold on a playoff spot, currently sitting in a tie for the third spot and a game behind Orlando for the Southern Division lead.

Columbus on the other hand is on the outside looking in. The Destroyers are a game out of the final playoff spot, tied with Tampa Bay.

The Destroyers halted a three-game losing streak with a 46-45 victory over the Philadelphia Soul this past Friday. Earlier this season, the Destroyers had a three-game losing streak, which they followed by winning four of their next five.

Austin has spent the past 10 weeks alternating between wins and losses, winning one week and losing the next.
COLUMBUS DESTROYERS (6-7) Road Game 7
Date Opponent Time Result Record
1/29 GRAND RAPIDS 3:00 W, 57-28 1-0
2/3 at Nashville 8:00 L, 53-27 1-1
2/11 DALLAS 7:00 L, 52-38 1-2
2/19 at Kansas City 2:00 L, 45-24 1-3
2/24 ARIZONA 7:00 W, 42-26 2-3
3/3 at New York 7:30 W, 65-54 3-3
3/10 GEORGIA 7:00 L, 68-50 3-4
3/18 PHILADELPHIA 7:00 W, 53-20 4-4
3/25 at Colorado 9:00 W, 65-21 5-4
4/1 at Dallas 7:30 L, 51-30 5-5
4/9 ORLANDO 3:00 L, 39-36 5-6
4/14 NEW YORK 7:00 L, 64-57 5-7
4/21 at Philadelphia 7:00 W, 46-45 6-7
4/29 at Austin 8:00 - -
5/6 TAMPA BAY 7:00 - -
5/13 at San Jose 10:30 - -
*All Times Eastern

AUSTIN WRANGLERS (8-5) Home Game 7
Date Opponent Time Result Record
1/27 LAS VEGAS 7:30 W, 64-46 1-0
2/3 at Arizona 8:00 W, 53-34 2-0
2/12 at Kansas City 1:00 W, 37-33 3-0
2/17 at Dallas 7:30 W, 56-49 4-0
2/25 at Tampa Bay 4:00 L, 58-48 4-1
3/4 at Georgia 11:00 W, 53-52 5-1
3/12 NEW YORK 2:00 L, 59-56 5-2
3/18 KANSAS CITY 7:00 W, 64-37 6-2
3/25 ORLANDO 7:00 L, 47-37 6-3
3/31 at Philadelphia 6:00 W, 43-38 7-3
4/9 GEORGIA 3:00 L, 61-29 7-4
4/15 TAMPA BAY 7:00 W, 60-59 8-4
4/22 at San Jose 9:30 L, 63-59 8-5
4/29 COLUMBUS 7:00 - -
5/7 GRAND RAPIDS 2:00 - -
5/12 at Orlando 6:30 - -
*All Times Eastern

A COLUMBUS WIN OVER AUSTIN WOULD...

- Give the Destroyers a 7-7 record on the season
- Set a new franchise record (7) for wins in a season
- Set a new franchise record (4) for road wins in a season
- Give the Destroyers a 1-1 record against the Wranglers
- Give the Destroyers a 4-3 road record on the season

DESTROYERS Last Week
Columbus Destroyers 46
Philadelphia Soul 45
PHILADELPHIA - Nothing like having last second drama... twice.

Philadelphia Soul kicker Todd France missed a 42-yard field goal, twice, as time expired and the Columbus Destroyers held on to beat the Philadelphia Soul 46-45 in front of 14,918 fans at Wachovia Center on Friday night. The win is the sixth of the season for the Destroyers, which ties a franchise record. It also was the first season series sweep of the Soul, as Columbus defeated Philadelphia earlier this season, 53-20.

With less than a minute to go in the game, Destroyers quarterback John Kaleo rushed in from 1-yard out on third down to cut the Soul lead to 45-44. Rather than kick the extra point and tie the game up, Destroyers coach Doug Kay elected to go for two.

The move paid off, as Kaleo scrambled from pressure and found wide receiver/linebacker David Saunders in the front corner of the end zone to give the Destroyers a 46-45 lead with 40 seconds remaining.

The Soul tried to mount a comeback and marched to their 24-yard line with 0:04 left. France then attempted a 42-yard field goal, but Columbus called timeout right before the snap. France missed the first kick off the right net. His second attempt missed in almost the identical spot. B.J. Barre took the ball off the net and got outside of the end zone to seal the win.

Offensive specialist Darcey Levy took home Offensive Player of the Game honors after he caught seven passes for 88 yards and three scores. Defensive specialist Brandon Hefflin won ADT Defensive Player of the Game honors after he recorded a game-high 7.5 tackles (5UT-5AT) and recovered a fumble.

Kaleo arguably had his best game of the season as he completed 28-of-44 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns, while throwing no interceptions. He rushed for a score, as well.

The Soul started the game off right after Mike Brown took the opening kickoff and returned it 57 yards to give Philadelphia a 7-0 lead right off the bat. The teams fumbled a combined four times in the first quarter as Philadelphia led 14-0 after the first frame.

Brown finished the night with six kickoff returns for 196 yards, two touchdowns, added four pass receptions for 64 yards and a pair of scores, as well as four solo tackles on defense to take home Ironman of the Game honors.
THIS WEEK's OPPONENT

The Austin Wranglers are an up and coming football team in the Arena Football League. After going 6-10 in each of their first two seasons of play, the Wranglers started the 2006 season off with a bang, winning their first four games and five of their first six, which included a five-game road trip.

Austin was unanimously approved to play in the AFL on Sept. 5, 2003. A mere 10 days later, Austin announced that the team name would be the Wranglers and compete in the 2004 AFL season.

After hiring Skip Foster, one of the arenafootball2 league's winningest coaches including a 2003 ArenaCup championship, the team started to take shape.

The team hit the field for the first time in history on Feb. 13, 2004, in "The Jungle" against the Orlando Predators, which Austin won, 49-48 in overtime. A week later, the Wranglers won their first home game in history, a 56-48 win over the defending ArenaBowl champion Tampa Bay Storm at the Frank Erwin Center.

LAST MEETING WITH AUSTIN

COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a game that saw five ties and the Columbus Destroyers rally from a double-digit deficit three times, the Austin Wrangles escaped Nationwide Arena with a 58-55 victory in front of a crowd of 14,064 on Saturday, Apr. 30.

Wranglers' kicker Todd Sievers connected on a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give Austin the win. The Destroyers had tied the game at 55-55 when quarterback Ryan Vena found wide receiver/linebacker Cornelius White on a five-yard touchdown pass with 39 seconds remaining.

Austin led by scores of 20-7, 27-13 and 55-41, but Columbus battled back to tie the game, each time. The 55-41 lead came with 6:34 left after Dane Krager rushed in from 1-yard out. Offensive specialist Damien Groce returned the ensuing kickoff 56 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 55-48.

Groce took home Offensive Player of the Game honors after he caught seven passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns. He also added three kickoff returns for a combined 92 yards and a touchdown.

Vena finished the night completing 20-of-35 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns. He did not throw an interception. Vena rushed five times for 15 yards and a pair of scores. Fullback/linebacker Wilmont Perry led the team in rushing with 19 yards and one touchdown.
ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS VS. AUSTIN
Date Score
Apr. 30, 2005 Austin 58, at Columbus 55
DESTROYERS NOTABLES

DROP BACK
The Columbus Destroyers trailed the Philadelphia Soul 28-7 with 4 minutes, 40 seconds to go in the second quarter, but rallied to pull within 45-44 when quarterback John Kaleo rushed in from 1-yard out on third down and 0:40 left in the game. Kaleo then hit wide receiver/linebacker David Saunders in the front corner of the end zone on the two-point conversion attempt to give the Destroyers a 46-45 lead. Philadelphia kicker Todd France had two chances at a game-winning, 42-yard field goal as time expired, but missed both attempts off the right net, and gave the Destroyers the win. The first attempt by France was negated by a Destroyers' timeout prior to the snap. The win tied a franchise record for wins in a season with six, and also was the first season series sweep of the Soul.

FORWARD MOTION
The Destroyers will return home for their final regular season home game on Saturday, May 6, when they host the Tampa Bay Storm (6-7). Kickoff on Huntington Field at Nationwide Arena is set for 7 p.m. (ET). The game will match former coaching mates, Destroyers head coach and former Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Doug Kay and Tampa Bay head coach Tim Marcum. The duo worked together in 1993 to help the Storm claim the ArenaBowl VII championship. The two have faced each other four times as opposing head coaches. The Destroyers and Storm have met four times in history with the Storm holding a 4-0 edge. The last time the teams met came on the final week of the 2005 season. The Destroyers led 20-7 after the first quarter of play, but were unable to hold on and fell 78-53 in front of 12,990 fans at Nationwide Arena.

HEAD COACHES
DOUG KAY: The Destroyers hired Doug Kay as head coach on July 14, 2005. Kay is in his first season in Columbus and brings 12 years of Arena Football coaching experience. In 10 of his 12 seasons, Kay's teams have qualified for the playoffs, including two ArenaBowl championships. Kay also has coached the Charlotte Rage (1995) and the Carolina Cobras (2000-01). Through 13 games of the 2006 season, Kay has guided the Destroyers to a 6-7 record.

SKIP FOSTER: In his third season as head coach, Skip Foster has been the only head coach in Austin Wranglers history. After guiding the Wranglers to identical 6-10 records his first two seasons, he started the 2006 season winning the first four and five of the first six, which included a five-game road trip. Foster is one of the af2's winningest coaches with a record of record of 44-10.
FRANCHISE RECORDS TIED
The Columbus Destroyers had one of the best weekends in franchise history this past Friday night at Philadelphia. The team tied a few franchise records in the 46-45 victory over the Soul. The Destroyers tied the franchise mark for wins in a season, with six. The 2001 and 2002 Buffalo Destroyers as well as the 2004 Columbus Destroyers all had six wins in a season. The win also was the third road win of the season for the Destroyers, which tied the franchise mark set by the 2004 Columbus Destroyers. The team still has two road games remaining on the schedule to break the record. The win over Philadelphia was the second win of the season over the Soul and is the first season series sweep of a team this year. It marks the fourth season series sweep of a team in franchise history. It was the first season series sweep since the 2002 season, when the Buffalo Destroyers swept the New Jersey Gladiators and Toronto Phantoms. The other season series sweep came in 2001, when Buffalo swept the New Jersey Red Dogs.

PLAYOFF PUSH ALIVE AND WELL
With this past weekend's 46-45 victory over the Philadelphia Soul, the Destroyers put themselves right back in the thick of the playoff hunt. At 6-7, Columbus is tied with Tampa Bay for the seventh spot in the National Conference, one game out of the playoffs. Both teams have three games left in the season, including a match-up against each other in Week 15. Tampa Bay currently holds the head-to-head match-up between the teams based on wins over common opponents, but the May 6th game will determine the tie-breaker. Two of the three games remaining on the club's schedule are against playoff teams.

RECORD BROKEN
Columbus defensive specialist Jerald Brown set a Destroyers single-season record two weeks ago when he intercepted a pass in the first quarter against New York. It was Brown's ninth of the season, which breaks the previous record set by Dwaine Carpenter, who intercepted eight passes in the 2003 campaign. Brown was named ADT Defensive Player of the Game for his performance. He added to that total this past weekend, when he intercepted his tenth pass of the season, which ranks tops in the Arena Football League. He is on pace for 12, which would rank as second-best in AFL history. Brown also has been a force elsewhere, as he has recorded 51.0 tackles (42UT-18AT), nine pass breakups and a fumble recovery returned 40 yards for a touchdown.

GO FOR TWO
The Columbus Destroyers have had quite a bit of success on extra point attempts, not only with kicker Mark Lewis, but on two-point conversions as well. On the season, the Destroyers have gone 4-of-6 on two-point conversions, including this past weekend's conversion from John Kaleo to David Saunders for the game-winning score.
THE PLAYOFF RACE HAS STARTED
With three games remaining in the 2006 season, the final games of the season will impact the playoff picture more so each week, especially in the National Conference. Two of the nine teams have identical 8-5 records and two others are tied with records of 7-5. The two division winners receive a first-round bye with the third seed hosting the sixth seed and the fourth seed hosting the fifth seed in the Wild Card Round. If the playoffs were to start today, the Destroyers would miss the playoffs by one game. Below is the National Conference playoff picture through Week 12. The "y" indicates if the team has clinched a playoff spot.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Rank Team Record GB
1. y-Dallas 11-2 -
2. Orlando 9-4 2
3. New York 8-5 3
(win head-to-head vs. Austin)
4. Austin 8-5 3
5. Georgia 7-6 4
(win common opponents vs. Philadelphia)
6. Philadelphia 7-6 4
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7. Tampa Bay 6-7 5
(win common opponents vs. Columbus)
8. Columbus 6-7 5
9. Kansas City 3-10 8

NINE IS JUST FINE
Destroyers' wide receiver/linebacker David Saunders cannot be kept out of the end zone, even on two-point conversions. In his past nine consecutive games, Saunders has caught at least one touchdown pass. In this past Friday's win over Philadelphia, Saunders caught six passes for 63 yards and a touchdown. After the Destroyers pulled within 45-44, it was Saunders who worked his way open on the two-point conversion, which he caught in the front corner of the end zone to give the Destroyers a 46-45 lead. The Destroyers held on for the win. Saunders has jumped to the top of the Destroyers receiving chart, leading the team in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. For the season, Saunders has 58 receptions for 666 yards and 14 touchdowns.

KICKER GETS HIS KICKS
Even with a nagging injury to his kicking foot, kicker Mark Lewis has continued to be consistent lately. This past weekend against Philadelphia, Lewis drilled all five of his extra point attempts and added a 29-yard field goal. Lewis has now made 32 consecutive extra points, which ties his personal best. On the season, Lewis has made 45-of-48 extra points and 15-of-24 field goals. He leads the League in extra point kicking percentage (94.3 percent) and is second in field goals made. Lewis is third in field goal percentage (62.5 percent). All of this while playing in only 10-of-13 games.
TALK ABOUT A CLOSE "ONE"
In the game of Arena Football, a lot of times, games are decided by a narrow margin. For the first 10 games of the season, the Destroyers had not had a game decided by 10 points or less. The past three games have been the exact opposite, including this past weekend's win over Philadelphia. The 46-45 victory was the closest of the season, and fourth time in history a Destroyers game has been decided by a single point. It was the Destroyers first one-point contest decided on the road and first one-point win since the team moved to Columbus in 2004. In 2005, the Destroyers lost 56-55 to the New York Dragons on Mar. 26, and lost 54-53 to Carolina on Feb. 13, 2004. The win over Philadelphia was the second win for the Destroyers in a game decided by one point. The first came on Apr. 26, 2003, a 36-35 win over Indiana.

CLOSING IN ON THE RECORD
As the Destroyers hit the final three regular season games of the 2006 campaign, different players are closing in on or have set a Destroyers' single-season or career record. John Kaleo is within reach of a few passing records. He is on pace to crush the record for passes attempted in a season. Jim Kubiak set the record in 2001 with 484 attempts, but Kaleo is on pace to attempt 521 passes, one shy of the career record of 522 set by Ryan Vena (2004-05). Kaleo also is on pace to set the season record for pass completions. Kubiak holds the current mark of 295, but Kaleo has completed 255 passes already this season. He is on pace to complete 314 passes, 12 shy of the career mark set by Vena.

Flipping to the defensive side of the ball, fumbles forced and fumbles recovered is a popular record that has fell or is falling this season. Brandon Hefflin forced three fumbles in 2005, only to have that mark tied this season by Ken Jones. The record is not that safe, however. B.J. Barre and Kelvin Kinney both have two forced fumbles to their credit. If that record isn't jumbled enough, fumbles recovered is even more jumbled. Hefflin and Chris Pope recovered two fumbles in 2005, and five players have recovered two fumbles this season, but Hefflin broke the record this past weekend when he recovered his third.

The record for sacks in a season is 5.5, set by Kerwin Hairston in 2001. Kinney and Jones are both hot on the trail of Hairston. Jones currently has 4.0 sacks while Kinney has 3.5. Jerald Brown set the interception record for the season, but also has broken the interception return yards record with 133 return yards this season.

FAMILIAR FACES
Five former Destroyers are now a part of the Austin organization. Offensive/defensive lineman Donovan Arp (2003-04) and Marcus McKenzie (2004), as well as defensive specialist Donvetis Franklin (2005), wide receiver/defensive back Sedrick Robinson (2004-05) and wide receiver/linebacker Sir Mawn Wilson (2006 Training Camp) are now members of the Wranglers.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
WEEK GAME RECIPIENT (TEAM)
Week 1 1/28 vs. GRR Thabiti Davis (CMB)
Week 2 2/3 at NSH Clint Stoerner (NSH)
Week 3 2/11 vs. DAL Clint Dolezel (DAL)
Week 4 2/19 at KCB Jerel Myers (KCB)
Week 5 2/24 vs. ARI Damien Groce (ARI)
Week 6 3/3 at NYD Carl Bond (CMB)
Week 7 3/10 vs. GEO Chris Jackson (GEO)
Week 8 3/18 vs. PHI Mike Brown (PHI)
Week 9 3/25 at COL John Kaleo (CMB)
Week 10 4/1 at DAL Clint Dolezel (DAL)
Week 11 4/9 vs. ORL Javarus Dudley (ORL)
Week 12 4/14 vs. NYD Mike Horacek (NYD)
Week 13 4/21 at PHI Darcey Levy (CMB)
Week 14 4/29 at AUS
Week 15 5/6 vs. TBS
Week 16 5/13 at SJS

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
WEEK GAME RECIPIENT (TEAM)
Week 1 1/28 vs. GRR Cecil Doggette (CMB)
Week 2 2/3 at NSH Monty Montgomery (NSH)
Week 3 2/11 vs. DAL Cecil Doggette (CMB)
Week 4 2/19 at KCB Denario Smalls (KCB)
Week 5 2/24 vs. ARI Jerald Brown (CMB)
Week 6 3/3 at NYD B.J. Barre (CMB)
Week 7 3/10 vs. GEO Adam Metts (GEO)
Week 8 3/18 vs. PHI Jerald Brown (CMB)
Week 9 3/25 at COL Brandon Hefflin (CMB)
Week 10 4/1 at DAL Duke Pettijohn (DAL)
Week 11 4/9 vs. ORL Kenny McEntyre (ORL)
Week 12 4/14 vs. NYD Jerald Brown (CMB)
Week 13 4/21 at PHI Brandon Hefflin (CMB)
Week 14 4/29 at AUS
Week 15 5/6 vs. TBS
Week 16 5/13 at SJS

IRONMAN OF THE GAME
WEEK GAME RECIPIENT (TEAM)
Week 1 1/28 vs. GRR David Saunders (CMB)
Week 2 2/3 at NSH Cornelius Bonner (NSH)
Week 3 2/11 vs. DAL Will Pettis (DAL)
Week 4 2/19 at KCB Jacques Rumph (KCB)
Week 5 2/24 vs. ARI Leroy Thompson (CMB)
Week 6 3/3 at NYD DaShane Dennis (NYD)
Week 7 3/10 vs. GEO Jamin Elliot (GEO)
Week 8 3/18 vs. PHI David Saunders (CMB)
Week 9 3/25 at COL Thabiti Davis (CMB)
Week 10 4/1 at DAL Dialleo Burks (DAL)
Week 11 4/9 vs. ORL B.J. Barre (CMB)
Week 12 4/14 vs. NYD Chris Anthony (NYD)
Week 13 4/21 at PHI Mike Brown (PHI)
Week 14 4/29 at AUS
Week 15 5/6 vs. TBS
Week 16 5/13 at SJS

Bold indicates player won League award as well.

ROOSTER'S WING BASH &
DISPATCH/MIX 97.1 FAMILY NIGHT
When the Destroyers return home on Saturday, May 6 to face the Tampa Bay Storm, it will be Rooster's Wing Bash & Dispatch/Mix 97.1 Family Night. Rooster's presents a pre-game party featuring live entertainment, Rooster's wings and Bud Light on the McConnell Street Plaza for the final regular-season game.

DESTROYERS TACKLE HUNGER
When the Columbus Destroyers kicked off the 2005 AFL season, the team also kicked off a new community initiative in conjunction with the Mid-Ohio FoodBank to "Tackle Hunger" in Central Ohio. Continuing in 2006, fans are asked to bring non-perishable food items to each home game at Nationwide Arena for donation to the Mid-Ohio FoodBank. In turn, fans will receive one raffle ticket per donated food item for a chance to win a team-autographed, authentic AFL football. One winner will be announced during the fourth quarter of each game.

LEAGUE LEADERS: Columbus players from this week's match up who rank among the league leaders:

DESTROYERS' LEADERS
Player Rank Category Stat
John Kaleo 10 Total Off. Yards 2,988
John Kaleo 7 Total Off. Plays 443
John Kaleo 10 Total Off. TDs 54
Harold Wells 7 Rushing Yards 120
Harold Wells 8 Yards Per Rush 3.2
John Kaleo 10 Passing TDs 48
John Kaleo 10 Passing Yards 2,970
John Kaleo 9 Pass Completions 255
Carl Bond 7 Yards Per Catch 15.5
Mark Lewis 2 Field Goals 15
Mark Lewis 3 Field Goal Pct. 62.5
Mark Lewis 1 PAT Kicking Pct. 94.3
Jerald Brown 1 Interceptions 10
B.J. Barre 6 Kick Return Avg. 21.2
Jerald Brown 1 Int. Return Yards 133
Jerald Brown 5 Int. Return TDs 1
Brandon Hefflin 15 Tackles 60.5
Jerald Brown 27 Tackles 51.0
Cecil Doggette 34 Tackles 47.5
B.J. Barre 44 Tackles 41.0
Ken Jones 9 Sacks 4.0
Kelvin Kinney 17 Sacks 3.5
Ken Jones 7 Fumbles Forced 3
Brandon Hefflin 3 Fumbles Recovered 3
David Saunders 3 Fumbles Recovered 3
B.J. Barre 14 Fumbles Recovered 2
Ken Jones 4 Tackles For Loss 7.0
Jerald Brown 8 Passes Defended 19

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Destroyers and Wranglers match up:

2006 LEAGUE TEAM RANKINGS
Statistical Destroyers Wranglers
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 16 45.1 8 50.7
Touchdowns Scored 18 76 8 91
Total Offense 17 249.8 16 257.7
Yards Per Play 17 5.7 15 5.9
Scoring Defense 1 43.7 8 48.9
Total Defense 5 269.6 16 300.4
Rushing Offense 7 19.9 5 27.0
Rushing Avg./Carry 10 2.3 6 2.6
Rushing Touchdowns 7 21 1 31
Rushing Defense 6 17.5 5 17.3
Passing Offense 17 229.9 16 230.7
Pass Attempts 12 454 16 431
Passing Yards 17 2,989 16 2,999
Passing Yards/Catch 13 11.3 16 10.6
Had Intercepted 4 18 10 12
Pass Completions 16 265 13 284
Pass Comp. Pct. 15 58.4 6 65.9
Passing TDs 18 49 17 51
Passing Defense 6 252.2 17 283.1
Pass Rating 18 89.3 10 104.1
Pass Def. Rating 2 96.5 7 102.9
Field Goal Percentage 4 .567 6 .522
Field Goals Made 2 17 6 12
FG Attempted 1 30 9 23
PAT Kicking Pct. 3 .929 9 .880
PAT's Made 15 65 9 73
PAT's Attempted 17 70 9 83
MFG Return Attempts 11 4 2 9
MFG Return Yards 12 62 9 84
MFG Returns Avg. 10 15.5 17 9.3
Kickoff Returns 15 70 10 76
Kickoff Ret. Yards 5 1,414 3 1,530
Kickoff Return Avg. 1 20.2 2 20.1
Kickoff Return TDs 13 0 1 5
Interceptions 5 17 15 10
Interception Ret. Yds. 4 197 14 123
Interception Ret. TDs 7 2 15 0
Fumbles Recovered 1 19 6 14
Turnover Margin 2 +8 12 -1
First Downs 17 222 15 238
Opponent First Downs 5 243 18 287
Third Down Conv. 16 37.6 8 47.8
Fourth Down Conv. 18 23.8 1 69.6
Penalties 5 81-479 9 89-550
Opponent Penalties 14 81-496 11 98-532
Red Zone Offense 13 76.6 6 81.7
Red Zone Defense 2 70.5 11 81.2
Sacks By 15 9-31 12 12-56
Sacks Against 14 17-79 1 2-18
Time of Possession 9 30:29 16 28:44
How The 2006 DESTROYERS WERE BUILT:

10/11/04: Signed offensive/defensive lineman Chris Janek.

10/14/04: Signed offensive/defensive lineman Ken Jones.

4/11/05: Claimed wide receiver/defensive back Jeremy Unertl off waivers from Las Vegas.

10/4/05: Signed quarterback John Kaleo, offensive specialist Thabiti Davis, defensive specialist Cecil Doggette and offensive/defensive linemen Juan Porter and Mike Sutton. Released wide receiver/linebacker Cornelius White.

10/5/05: Signed wide receiver/linebacker David Saunders, offensive/defensive lineman Howard Duncan and defensive specialist Rickie Davis.

10/6/05: Signed defensive specialist Jerald Brown, fullback/linebacker Harold Wells and wide receiver/linebacker Sir Mawn Wilson.

10/7/05: Re-signed offensive/defensive lineman Chris Janek. Signed quarterback Billy Dicken, wide receiver/defensive back B.J. Barre and offensive/defensive lineman John Culp. Waived wide receiver/linebacker Chris Curd and offensive/defensive lineman Bryan Ray.

10/10/05: Traded defensive specialist Art Smith to Kansas City in exchange for offensive/defensive lineman Dan Rumishek.

10/11/05: Waived wide receiver/defensive back Bobby Britton.

10/13/05: Signed wide receiver/linebacker Eddie Galles.

10/17/05: Signed offensive/defensive lineman Kelvin Kinney and wide receiver/defensive back Lincoln Dupree.

10/21/05: Signed fullback/linebackers Leroy Thompson and Chris Browning.

11/2/05: Signed offensive/defensive lineman Brad Greetis.

11/3/05: Signed wide receiver/linebacker Mike Nizzi.

11/7/05: Signed wide receiver/defensive back Hugh Smith.

11/10/05: Signed offensive/defensive lineman Ken Kocher.

11/18/05: Singed offensive/defensive lineman Elliott Harris. Placed offensive/defensive lineman Elliott Harris on Other League Exempt (Green Bay-NFL).

11/28/05: Signed quarterback Josh Harris.

11/29/05: Traded defensive specialist Dwaine Carpenter and future considerations to Arizona in exchange for offensive/defensive linemen Norman Heuer and Shane Jones.

12/2/05: Signed wide receiver/defensive back Ira Gooch. Waived offensive specialist Randall Lane.

12/6/05: Singed offensive/defensive lineman Hardy Mitchell. Waived fullback/linebacker Sedrick Irvin.

12/30/05: Waived offensive/defensive lineman Jason Berger. Released offensive/defensive lineman Jamarr Ward.

1/4/06: Waived-Non-Claimable quarterback Josh Harris.

1/6/06: Signed quarterback Tim Hicks, offensive specialist Carlos Johnson and kicker Miro Kesic.

1/9/06: Waived defensive specialist Rick Sherrod.

1/10/06: Placed offensive/defensive lineman Hardy Mitchell on Injured Reserve. Waived quarterback Tim Hicks.

1/16/06: Waived-Injured offensive/defensive lineman Norman Heuer and Shane Jones.

1/19/06: Signed kicker Luis Berlanga. Waived-Injured wide receiver/linebacker Mike Nizzi. Waived fullback/linebacker Deon Dyer, defensive specialist Rickie Davis and kicker Miro Kesic. Released wide receiver/linebacker Sir Mawn Wilson.

1/21/06: Traded future considerations to Las Vegas in exchange for kicker Mark Lewis. Waived wide receiver/defensive back B.J. Barre, Ira Gooch and Hugh Smith as well as kicker Luis Berlanga.

1/23/06: Re-signed kicker Mark Lewis. Signed kicker Luis Berlanga and wide receiver/defensive backs B.J. Barre, Carl Bond and Ira Gooch to Practice Squad. Placed fullback/linebacker Chris Browning, offensive/defensive linemen John Culp and Brad Greetis, and offensive specialist Carlos Johnson on Injured Reserve.

1/31/06: Signed wide receiver/defensive back Lance Taylor. Waived wide receiver/defensive back Carl Bond.

2/1/06: Signed wide receiver/defensive back Ira Gooch from practice squad. Placed defensive specialist Brandon Hefflin on Injured Reserve.

2/7/06: Traded WR/DB Jeremy Unertl to Chicago in exchange for OS Henry Douglas.

2/10/06: Signed WR/DB B.J. Barre from Practice Squad. Re-signed OL/DL Howard Duncan. Placed FB/LB Harold Wells on Injured Reserve. Activated FB/LB Chris Browning from Injured Reserve.

2/17/06: Signed WR/DB Carl Bond. Activated OL/DL John Culp off of Injured Reserve. Waived OL/DL John Culp. Placed WR/LB Eddie Galles on Injured Reserve. Activated WR/DB Brandon Hefflin off of Injured Reserve.

2/18/06: Signed Emergency K Danny Kight. Placed K Mark Lewis on Emergency Hold.

2/20/06: Waived - Emergency K Danny Kight. Activated K Mark Lewis from Emergency Hold.

2/23/06: Signed Emergency K Danny Kight. Placed K Mark Lewis on Emergency Hold. Activated FB/LB Harold Wells from Injured Reserve. Placed FB/LB Chris Browning on Injured Reserve.

2/27/06: Waived Emergency K Danny Kight. Recalled K Mark Lewis from Emergency Hold.

3/1/06: Activated OS Carlos Johnson from Injured Reserve. Released OS Carlos Johnson.

3/2/06: Signed Emergency K Danny Kight. Placed K Mark Lewis from Emergency Hold.

3/6/06: Waived Emergency K Danny Kight. Recalled K Mark Lewis from Emergency Hold.

3/9/06: Signed WR/DB Lance Taylor from the Practice Squad. Activated FB/LB Chris Browning and OL/DL Brad Greetis from Injured Reserve. Placed FB/LB Leroy Thompson on Injured Reserve. Waived WR/DB Lincoln Dupree.

3/13/06: Signed OS Marcus Knight. Waived WR/DB Lance Taylor and WR/LB Eddie Galles.

3/16/06: Activated OS Henry Douglas from Injured Reserve. Placed DS Cecil Doggette on Injured Reserve.

3/23/06: Activated FB/LB Leroy Thompson from Injured Reserve. Placed FB/LB Chris Browning on Injured Reserve.

3/29/06: Placed WR/DB Henry Douglas on Injured Reserve.

3/30/06: Activated DS Cecil Doggette from Injured Reserve.

4/8/06: Signed OS Darcey Levy from the Practice Squad.

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Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from April 25, 2006


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