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May 24, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Green Bay Blizzard (6-1)
at Birmingham Steeldogs (0-7)
Date: Saturday, May 28, 2005
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Site: Birmingham Jefferson Civic
Complex (16,000)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: TBD
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: Birmingham leads 1-0
Last Meeting: BIRMINGHAM 56 – Green Bay 54 (6/2004)
Streaks: Birmingham L7; Green Bay W5; Series – Birmingham W1
Coaches: Bob Landsee (6-1, first season)
Bobby Humphrey (0-7)

THE STAKES: Birmingham is looking for their first win of the season after dropping a heart breaker to Arkansas 61-60 last week. Green Bay is still tied with Manchester at the top of the Eastern Division, and looking for an opportunity take sole possession of first place.

THE SERIES: Birmingham leads the series 1-0 with a 56-54 home victory over the Blizzard on June 12, 2004.

THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats Birmingham, it would ...
· Give the Blizzard a 1-1 record with the Steeldogs
· Continue the franchise best road winning streak at three straight.
· Give Bob Landsee a 7-1 record as head coach
· Improve on the best start in franchise history
· Keep the Blizzard at least tied in first place in the East Division
· Give the Blizzard their longest winning streak ever (at six games)
· Give the Blizzard the most victories in a season in franchise history (Previous Best: 6 in 2004)


GREEN BAY (6-1, Won 5)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 ALBANY W 49-41
4/16 @ Manchester L 59-41
4/23 MACON W 28-18
4/30 @ Wilkes-Barre W 48-40
5/7 @ Arkansas W 48-35
5/14 LOUISVILLE W 65-49
5/21 QUAD CITY W 56-49
5/28 @ Birmingham 7:00 L1 BIR 1-0
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/3 WILKES-BARRE 7:00 W1 WBS 1-1
6/11 MANCHESTER 7:00 L2 MAN 2-0
6/18 @ Louisville 6:30 W1 LOU 3-2
6/24 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 L1 BIR 1-0
7/9 @ Quad City 8:30 W1 QCS 4-1
7/15 @ ALB 6:30 W2 GBB 2-1
7/23 FLORIDA 7:00 -- No History
7/30 @ South Georiga 6:30 -- No History

BIRMINGHAM (0-7, Lost 7)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/9 SAN DIEGO L 58-57
4/14 @ Macon L 67-50
4/23 MEMPHIS L 60-24
4/30 @ Louisville L 48-46
5/7 SOUTH GEORGIA L 69-49
5/14 @ San Diego L 77-44
5/21 @ Arkansas L 61-60
5/28 GREEN BAY 7:00 W1 BIR 1-0
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/4 @ Florida 6:30 L1 BIR 3-2
6/11 LOUISVILLE 7:00 L2 BIR 3-2
6/18 @ Memphis 7:00 L1 BIR 3-1
6/24 @ Green Bay 7:00 W1 BIR 1-0
7/9 MACON 7:00 L1 BIR 4-3
7/16 @ South Georgia 6:30 L1 SGW 1-0
7/23 ARKANSAS 7:00 L1 Tied 4-4
7/30 FLORIDA 7:00 L1 BIR 3-2

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: Birmingham led 40-33 going into the fourth quarter en route to a 56-54 Steeldogs victory.

SERIES NOTABLES: Chris Greisen threw for 375 yards and seven touchdowns. DeRonn Finley had 158 yards receiving and four touchdowns. Robert Garth had 10 receptions for 140 yards and three touchdowns.

FAMILIAR FACES: None to note.

LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Matt Huebner T3 Rushing TDs 7
Brent Holmes 5 Yards/Catch 15.7
Troy Mason T6 Yards/Catch 15.5
BIRMINGHAM STEELDOGS
Player Rank Category Stat
Detronn Harris 4 All Purp. Yds. 173.7
Detronn Harris T3 Kick Return TD 2

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Pioneers stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD STEAMWHEELERS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 9 47.9 11 47.1
Scoring Defense 5 41.6 20 62.9
Total Offense 17 239.0 8 266.3
Total Defense 19 287.0 7 248.0
Pass Offense 16 221.0 11 235.4
Pass Defense 18 271.7 9 236.0
Rushing Offense 12 18.0 4 30.9
Rushing Defense 8 15.3 2 12.0
Pass Rating 11 105.4 16 100.8
Pass Def. Rating 3 98.1 18 117.1
Kickoff Returns 11 18.7 14 18.0
MFG Returns 3 26.3 15 12.0
Turnover Margin 2 +1.71 20 -1.86
Field Goals 10 3 13 2
PAT Kicking 4 .830 19 .675
Sacks By 3 12 12 8
Sacks Against 4 4 20 16
First Downs 19 111 7 134
Opp. First Downs 19 151 12 125
Penalties 18 71.7 13 61.7
Opp. Penalties 7 62.9 5 68.9
DROPBACK: GREEN BAY, Wis. – Johnny Turman found Robert Garth in the back of the end zone with 14.0 seconds remaining to jump ahead of the Quad City Steamwheelers 56-49, in the Blizzard's first victory against the Steamwheelers.

FORWARD MOTION: After a trip to Birmingham, Green Bay hosts three of the next four games. The next three games are crucial, as they are against division opponents.

TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
RED ZONE = STOP ZONE: The Blizzard defense is still one of the top ranked defenses inside the red zone.

OPPOSING QBs STRUGGLE: Though Green Bay has faced some decent quarterbacks lately, the Blizzard is holding quarterbacks to under 100 Passer Rating for the season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GBB QB Johhny Turman
3 @MAN MAN QB Jake Eaton
4 MAC GBB OS Troy Mason
5 @WBS WBS WR/DB Rocco Forgione
6 @ARK GBB WR/LB Robert Garth
7 LOU GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
8 QCS GBB OS Troy Mason

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GBB OL/DL Nick Anderson
3 @MAN MAN DS Alli Sebastian
4 MAC GBB Team Defense
5 @WBS GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
6 @ARK GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
7 LOU GBB DS Ryan Bowers
8 QCS GBB OL/DL Tito Hannah

U.S. IRONMAN AWARD (selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
2 ALB GBB WR/DB Torrey Day
3 @MAN MAN WR/LB J.J. McKelvey
4 MAC GBB OL/DL Chris Eggleston
5 @WBS GBB WR/LB Robert Garth
6 @ARK GBB WR/LB Robert Garth
7 LOU GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner
8 QCS GBB FB/LB Matt Huebner

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