Green Bay Blizzard game notes
June 7, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Manchester Wolves (8-1)
at Green Bay Blizzard (6-3)
Date: Saturday, June 11
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Site: The Resch Center (7,995)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: TBD
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: Manchester W2
Last Meeting: MANCHESTER 59, Green Bay 41
Streaks: Green Bay L2; Manchester W8; Series MAN W2
Coaches: Bob Landsee (6-3, first season)
Ben Bennett
THE STAKES: Green Bay's looking to split the series, after dropping two straight and hoping to stay in contention for a wild card spot. Manchester is looking to sweep the series and gain another advantage in the Eastern Division race.
THE SERIES: Manchester has won both bouts in New Hampshire; this is the first meeting in Green Bay.
THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats the Manchester, it would ...
⢠Give the Blizzard a 1-2 record with the Wolves
⢠Give Bob Landsee a 6-3 record as head coach
⢠Guaranty the best record in franchise history
⢠Keep the Blizzard at least in second place in the East Division
⢠Give the Blizzard the most victories in a season in franchise history (Previous Best: 6 in 2004)
⢠Break a 2-game losing streak
GREEN BAY (6-2, Lost 1)
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 L 55-26
6/3 WILKES-BARRE L 38-24
6/11 MANCHESTER 7:00 L2 MAN 2-0
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/18 @ Louisville 6:30 W1 LOU 3-2
6/24 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 L2 BIR 2-0
7/9 @ Quad City 8:30 W1 QCS 4-1
7/15 @ Albany 6:30 W2 GBB 2-1
7/23 FLORIDA 7:00 -- No History
7/30 @ South Georiga 6:30 -- No History
MANCHESTER (8-1, Won 8)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 FLORIDA LO 32-26
4/16 GREEN BAY W 59-41
4/23 @ Albany W 56-49
4/29 @ Macon W 56-32
5/6 LOUISVILLE W 46-37
5/14 @ Albany W 48-47
5/20 SOUTH GEORGIA W 46-21
5/27 @ Wilkes-Barre W 46-33
6/4 MACON W 74-49
6/11 @ Green Bay 7:00 W2 MAN 2-0
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/18 @ Florida 6:30 L1 FLO 1-0
6/24 QUAD CITY 6:30 L2 QCS 2-0
7/8 WILKES-BARRE 6:30 W1 WBS 6-4
7/16 @ Memphis 7:00 L1 MEM 1-0
7/23 @ Louisville 6:30 W2 MAN 2-0
7/29 ALBANY 6:30 W2 ALB 6-5
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: Manchester defeated Green Bay to give the Blizzard their first loss of the season.
SERIES NOTABLES:
FAMILIAR FACES:
LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Ryan Bowers T1 Interceptions 8
Matt Huebner T5 Rushing TDs 8
Brent Holmes 3 MFG Rtn Yds 108
MANCHESTER WOLVES
Player Rank Category Stat
Jake Eaton 5 Total Offense 2,338
J.J. McKelvey 3 Scoring 164
Jake Eaton 1 Pass Comp % 73.0
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Pioneers stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD WOLVES
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 16 42.8 5 50.8
Scoring Defense 6 42.7 2 37.9
Total Offense 18 235.6 5 275.0
Total Defense 14 269.1 13 268.7
Pass Offense 17 219.9 5 251.2
Pass Defense 14 251.6 13 249.9
Rushing Offense 13 15.7 9 23.8
Rushing Defense 8 17.1 10 19.2
Pass Rating 14 90.6 1 131.7
Pass Def. Rating 3 87.8 4 91.2
Kickoff Returns 14 18.0 19 13.8
MFG Returns 2 26.4 16 11.0
Turnover Margin 3 +1.22 2 +1.78
Field Goals T13 .200 19 .111
PAT Kicking 7 .815 14 .603
Sacks By 4 15 T12 9
Sacks Against 6 8 2 4
First Downs 17 141 T3 178
Opp. First Downs T18 171 T18 171
Penalties 7 50.1 16 69.9
Opp. Penalties 10 57.8 13 54.2
DROPBACK: GREEN BAY, Wis. â Wilkes-Barre defeated the Blizzard 38-24 in a very ugly game, which resembled a comedy of errors.
FORWARD MOTION: After dropping two games, the Blizzard are in a must-win situation in order to get a chance to win the Eastern Division and a first-week bye in the playoffs.
TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
QBs Struggling: The last few weeks have seen the fall of passer ratings for quarterbacks, not just Green Bay's Johnny Turman. The median has dropped to a mediocre 103.4, with eight teams below 100 (out of a possible 158.3)
STICK'EM ANYONE?: Last week, Johnny Turman was more on target than previous weeks, but his rating fell due to many dropped passes that were in many receivers' reaches.
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
9 @BIR BIR Detronn Harris
10 WBS WBS Kyle Rowley
U.S. ARMY IRONMAN (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
9 @BIR BIR Herman Bell
10 WBS WBS Rocco Forgoine
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
9 @BIR BIR Keon Mainor
10 WBS WBS Thomie Venisee
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