Crush Game Notes
Published on June 12, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
Colorado Crush (8-6) vs. Chicago Rush (10-4)
WEEK #16- June 18, 2007 8:00 p.m. MT
Pepsi Center (18,093) - Denver, CO.
QUICK FACTS:
Colorado Crush (8-6) vs. Chicago Rush (10-4)
Date: June 18, 2007
Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. MT
Site: Pepsi Center (18,093)
Television: ESPN2 (Trey Wingo: play-by-play, Ray Bentley: analyst).
Radio: AM 760 (Marc Stout: play-by-play, Andy
Lindahl: analyst)
Coaches: Mike Dailey, Colorado (107-69, 11th Yr) Mike Hohensee, Chi. (116-98, 13th Yr)
Officials: Referee: Dave Cutaia
Umpire: Doug Wilson
Head Linesman: Greg Shields
Line Judge: Dave Chesney
Back Judge: James Cole
Series Record: Chicago leads the all-time series 6-4
@ 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)*
Colorado 48, @ Chicago 59 (5/7/07)
* indicates postseason game
THE GAME:
The Colorado Crush return to the field on Monday, June 18th for their final Central Division game of the season when they host rival the Chicago Rush at 8:00 p.m. MT on ESPN2. Earlier this season, the Rush handed the Crush a 48-59 loss in a Week 10 showdown at Allstate Arena. The Crush enter Monday's contest following a Bye week that saw the team get some much needed rest. Colorado is 1-1 all-time in games following a Bye.
Colorado is coming off one of their worse losses in franchise history after suffering a 51-14 loss to the hands of the Utah Blaze on June 4th. The 14 points scored were a new club-low. Colorado's 14-point output was also the lowest offensive total of head coach Mike Dailey's 11-year career (previous 20 in Indiana vs. Tampa Bay 3/23/03).
To make matters even worse, in defeat Crush WR Damian Harrell's AFL record of 78 consecutive games with a touchdown came to a halt. The lone bright spot of the evening was Colorado DB Rashad Floyd added seven tackles giving him 142.0 on the season and breaking the AFL single-season record for most tackles in a season (a mark he has set in three of the last four seasons).
Colorado is currently riding two-game losing skids with losses to Grand Rapids and Utah. Since 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. The Crush are also 0-3 in games aired on ESPN2 this season.
Monday's game will go a long way in determining both Colorado and Chicago's postseason paths. Both the Crush and Rush have already secured playoff berths. Colorado and Chicago represent the AFL's last two ArenaBowl champions and both teams had to go through the other one to earn their respective championship.
With the Central Division the only one of the four divisional crowns still to be claimed, both the Crush and Rush, along with the Kansas City Brigade are all reaching to grab a hold of it. Chicago currently sits atop the division and are the American Conference's second seed, while Colorado is third in the Central and the Conference's fifth seed.
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