Green Bay Blizzard game notes
June 21, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Birmingham Steeldogs (1-10)
at Green Bay Blizzard (7-4)
Date: Saturday, June 24
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Site: The Resch Center (7,995)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: Pat Miles (Referee); Fred Bryan (Umpire); Rick Kruger (Head Linesman); Matt Kukar (Line Judge); Tom Wohlleber (Back Judge)
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: Birmingham W2
Last Meeting: BIRMINGHAM 55, Green Bay 26
Streaks: Green Bay W1; Birmingham L3; Series BIR W2
Coaches: Bob Landsee (7-4, first season)
Bobby Humphrey
THE STAKES: Green Bay is looking to lock a playoff berth up. In addition, the Blizzard is looking to get their first win against Birmingham and to even the season series.
THE SERIES: The Steeldogs have won both previous contests in Birmingham. This is the first meeting in Green Bay. The last meeting, on 5/28 allowed the Steeldogs to improve to 1-7,
THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats the Birmingham, it would ...
- Give the Blizzard a 1-2 record with the Steeldogs
- Give Bob Landsee a 8-4 record as head coach
- Improve on the best record in franchise history
- Keep the Blizzard at in second place in the East Division
- Break a 1-game losing streak at home
- Give the Blizzard a 2-game winning streak
GREEN BAY (7-4, Won 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 L 62-48
6/18 @ Louisville W 56-49
6/24 BIRMINGHAM 7:00 L2 BIR 2-0
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
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
BIRMINGHAM (1-10, Lost 3)
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 W 55-26
6/4 @ Florida L 56-40
6/11 LOUISVILLE L 69-61
6/18 @ Memphis L 62-32
6/24 @ Green Bay 7:00 W2 BIR 2-0
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
7/9 MACON 7:00 L1 BIR 4-3
7/16 @ South Georgia 6:30 L2 SGO 2-0
7/23 ARKANSAS 7:00 L1 Tied 4-4
7/30 FLORIDA 7:00 L1 Tied 3-3
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 season ever.
LAST SERIES MEETING: Birmingham shut the Blizzard out in the second half in a 55-26 victory for the Steeldogs.
SERIES NOTABLES:
FAMILIAR FACES:
LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Henrik Juul-Nielsen 4 PAT Kick Pct. 84.1
Matt Huebner T8 Rushing TDs 8
Johnny Turman 7 Pass Attempts 218
BIRMINGHAM STEELDOGS
Player Rank Category Stat
Devlon Holmes 3 Yards/Catch 16.6
Detronn Harris 5 Receptions 81
Detronn Harris 2 Kick Retn Yds 991
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Pioneers stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD STEELDOGS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 16 44.5 13 47.1
Scoring Defense 6 45.0 20 59.4
Total Offense 15 251.5 10 262.5
Total Defense 18 285.3 6 251.4
Pass Offense 12 236.5 13 235.4
Pass Defense 18 267.2 7 235.8
Rushing Offense 16 15.0 4 27.1
Rushing Defense 8 18.1 4 15.5
Pass Rating 12 96.8 19 79.9
Pass Def. Rating 5 94.6 17 110.8
Kickoff Returns T10 18.9 15 17.7
MFG Returns 1 25.6 9 17.5
Turnover Margin 3 +1.00 20 -1.55
Field Goals 17 .176 T11 .231
PAT Kicking 1 .841 18 .694
Sacks By 5 16 10 13
Sacks Against 4 8 T19 24
First Downs 17 177 13 202
Opp. First Downs 20 231 5 190
Penalties 17 68.4 9 53.9
Opp. Penalties T13 53.1 5 62.5
DROPBACK: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Blizzard ended their 3-game losing streak with the help of a late touchdown.
FORWARD MOTION: Green Bay's looking to make a big step into the playoffs, their first in franchise history.
TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
PAT's Still Good: Henrik Juul-Nielsen is one of the most accurate PAT kickers in af2, and has the highest conversion percentage among the top 15 kickers in PAT Attempts.
Everybody Scores: Every receiver who caught a pass scored at least one touchdown last week.
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
11 @LOU LOU Rob Mager
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
11 @LOU GBB Dontrell Jackson
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
11 @LOU GBB David Crocker
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