Geen Bay Blizzard game notes
May 3, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Geen Bay Blizzard (3-1)
at Arkansas Twisters (0-4)
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2005
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Site: ALLTEL Arena
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: Drew Myers (Referee); Ben Young (Umpire); Dick Wittenberg (Head Linesman); Chris Jamison (Line Judge); Brad Freeman (Back Judge)
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: No History
Last Meeting: Not Applicable
Streaks: No History
Coaches: Bob Landsee (3-1, first season)
John Gregory (Interim)
THE STAKES: This is the first meeting between the two teams. Green Bay is looking to win its third-straight game and second on the road. Arkansas is looking to earn its first victory of the year.
THE SERIES: This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats Arkansas, it would ...
· Give the Blizzard a 1-0 record with Arkansas
· Give Green Bay a 2-game winning streak on the road in 2005
· Give Bob Landsee a 4-1 record as head coach
· Improve on the best start ever by the Blizzard
· Keep the Blizzard at least in second place in the East Division.
· Give the Blizzard their first-ever three-game winning streak.
GREEN BAY (3-1, Won 2)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 ALBANY 7:00 W 49-41
4/16 @ Manchester 6:30 L 59-41
4/23 MACON 7:00 W 28-18
4/30 @ Wilkes-Barre 6:00 W 48-40
5/7 @ Arkansas 7:00 -- No History
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
4/304 LOUISVILLE 7:00 L3 LOU 3-1
5/21 QUAD CITY 7:00 L4 QC 4-0
5/28 @ Birmingham 7:00 L1 BIR 1-0
6/3 WILKES-BARRE 7:00 L1 WBS 1-0
6/11 MANCHESTER 7:00 L2 MAN 2-0
6/18 @ Louisville 6:30 L3 LOU 3-1
6/24 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 L1 BIR 1-0
7/9 @ Quad City 8:30 L4 QC 4-0
7/15 @ ALB 6:30 W2 GBB 2-1
7/23 FLORIDA 7:00 -- No History
7/30 @ South Georiga 6:30 -- No History
ARKANSAS (0-4, Lost 4)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/9 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:00 L 71-48
4/15 @ Memphis 7:30 L 54-13
4/23 @ Central Valley 9:30 L 71-41
4/30 FLORIDA 7:00 L 68-50
5/7 GREEN BAY 7:00 -- No History
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
4/304 @ South Georgia 7:30 -- No History
5/21 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 L1 Tied 3-3
5/28 @ Macon 6:30 L2 MAC 2-0
6/4 MEMPHIS 7:00 L2 ARK 6-2
6/10 @ Bakersfield 9:00 L1 BAK 1-0
6/18 SOUTH GEORGIA 7:00 -- No History
6/25 @ Tulsa 7:00 L2 TUL 7-3
7/9 @ Florida 6:30 -- No History
7/16 MACON 7:00 L2 MAC 2-0
7/23 @ Birmingham 7:00 L1 Tied 3-3
7/30 AMARILLO 7:00 -- No History
HEAD COACHES: Green Bay's Bob Landsee starts his first season in af2 with the Blizzard. Landsee had been an assistant coach in the AFL for five years, most recently with the Indiana Firebirds, last year, and he has led the Blizzard to their best start ever.
LAST SERIES MEETING: No previous Meeting
SERIES NOTABLES: None to note.
FAMILIAR FACES: None to note.
LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Troy Mason 4 All Purp. Yds. 679
Ryan Bowers 3 Interceptions 4
ARKANSAS TWISTERS
Player Rank Category Stat
Travis Motley 2 Pass Yds./Rec. 15.3
Coy Nance T3 PAT Pct. 88.9
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Pioneers stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD TWISTERS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 14 41.5 17 38.0
Scoring Defense 6 39.5 20 66.0
Total Offense 15 225.5 7 261.0
Total Defense 18 264.8 13 245.2
Pass Offense 12 215.8 7 245.8
Pass Defense 18 264.8 13 245.2
Rushing Offense 17 9.8 11 15.2
Rushing Defense 10 17.2 8 13.2
Pass Rating 12 105.6 15 96.1
Pass Def. Rating 4 97.5 19 124.2
Kickoff Returns 16 16.2 10 18.3
MFG Returns 3 25.0 T16 0.0
Turnover Margin 5 +4 T17 -5
Field Goals T16 .143 11 .286
PAT Kicking 10 .792 T1 .889
Sacks By T7 7 T13 4
Sacks Against T6 4 T11 7
First Downs T17 54 T11 65
Opp. First Downs T15 82 9 65
Penalties 18 85.5 T14 67.8
Opp. Penalties 3 81.8 20 33.2
BLIZZARD INJURY REPORT:
Pos. Name Injury Status
DROPBACK: WILKES-BARRE, Pa. â The Blizzard launched themselves into second place of the Eastern Division with a 48-40 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. A 49-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Robert Garth put the Blizzard ahead for good.
FORWARD MOTION: With a victory, the Blizzard could be looking to a matchup with the Louisville Fire on May 14 with first place on the line.
TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
Takeaways, takeaways: Last week, the Blizzard whisked the ball away from the Pioneers five times (3 INT, 2 FUM). They are moving their way up the charts in turnover margin with a +4.
Garth returning to the stat sheets: Robert Garth has again found ways to contribute, last week scoring twice, once on offence and the other as a defensive fumble recovery.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GB QB Johhny Turman
3 @MAN MAN QB Jake Eaton
4 MAC GB OS Troy Mason
5 @WBS WBS WR/DB Rocco Forgione
ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GB OL/DL Nick Anderson
3 @MAN MAN DS Alli Sebastian
4 MAC GB Team Defense
5 @WBS GB FB/LB Matt Huebner
U.S. IRONMAN AWARD (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GB WR/DB Torrey Day
3 @MAN MAN WR/LB J.J. McKelvey
4 MAC GB OL/DL Chris Eggleston
5 @WBS GB WR/LB Robert Garth
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