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Green Bay Blizzard game notes

Published on July 26, 2005 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Green Bay Blizzard (8-7) at
South Georgia Wildcats (3-12)
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2005
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Site: Albany Civic Center (8,034)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: TBD
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: No Previous Meetings
Last Meeting: First meeting 7/30/05
Streaks: Green Bay L3; South Georgia L2; Series None
Coaches: Bob Landsee (8-7, first season)
Chris Siegfried

THE STAKES: Green Bay is looking to keep the opening round of the playoffs in Wisconsin, while South Georgia is looking head into the 2006 season on a good note.

THE SERIES: This is the first meeting in the series.

THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats the Wildcats, it would ...
- Give the Blizzard a 1-0 record with the Wildcats
- Give Bob Landsee a 9-7 record as head coach
- Improve on the best record in franchise history
- Keep the Blizzard in at least third place in the East Division
- Be the first season above .500 in franchise history
- Break a three-game losing streak

GREEN BAY (8-7, Lost 3)
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 W 69-41
7/9 @ Quad City L 40-37
7/15 @ Albany OTL 88-82
7/23 FLORIDA L 48-47
7/30 @ South Georiga 6:30 -- No History

SOUTH GEORGIA (3-12, Lost 2)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/9 MACON L 52-41
4/15 @ Louisville L 48-46
4/23 @ Florida L 42-37
4/30 ALBANY L 48-39
5/7 @ Birmingham W 69-49
5/14 ARKANSAS W 62-48
5/20 @ Manchester L 46-21
5/28 RIO GRANDE L 39-37
6/4 @ Amarillo L 69-63
6/11 FLORIDA L 45-40
6/18 @ Arkansas L 59-28
6/25 WILKES-BARRE L 65-46
7/8 @ Albany W 58-57
7/16 BIRMINGHAM L 23-20
7/23 @ Macon L 72-47
7/30 @ Green Bay 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 season ever.

LAST SERIES MEETING: This is the first meeting in the series.

SERIES NOTABLES: None to note.

FAMILIAR FACES:

LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Henrik Juul-Nielsen 3 PAT % 86.2
Ryan Bowers T3 Interceptions 9
Brent Holmes T4 KO Rtn. Avg. 24.0
SOUTH GEORGIA WILDCATS
Player Rank Category Stat
Bobby Pesavento 7 Pass Avg/Gm 256.9
Voncell Allen T14 Sacks 4.0

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Firecats stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD WILDCATS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 14 45.1 17 43.6
Scoring Defense 5 44.3 11 50.8
Total Offense T18 230.7 7 275.9
Total Defense 14 268.5 1 229.4
Pass Offense 17 216.7 2 269.1
Pass Defense T13 247.1 1 198.1
Rushing Offense 16 13.9 20 6.8
Rushing Defense T11 21.3 18 31.3
Pass Rating 14 96.2 16 90.8
Pass Def. Rating 3 90.7 17 111.7
Kickoff Returns 8 20.2 20 14.7
MFG Returns 3 24.2 12 15.9
Turnover Margin 3 +0.67 19 -0.87
Field Goals 13 .261 18 .133
PAT Kicking 1 .862 18 .706
Sacks By 7 20 10 18
Sacks Against T2 10 6 15
First Downs 20 222 7 285
Opp. First Downs 4 256 17 291
Penalties 12 58.9 13 60.0
Opp. Penalties 17 50.1 13 52.5


DROPBACK: GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Blizzard held a 47-40 lead going into the last 30 seconds of the game, when the Florida Firecats drove to the winning scores and home-field advantage, winning 48-47 on a gutsy 2-point conversion with no time remaining.

FORWARD MOTION: The Blizzard is looking to host a playoff game, as they already have a playoff berth.

TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
Playoff Scenario: The seeding is becoming clearer in the American Conference playoffs. Florida has clinched the top seed with its win over Green Bay 7/23.

- There are many possibilities for opening round matchups which are dependant on four games.
ALB @ MAN QCS @ LOU GBB @ SGW MAC @ WBS
6MAC @ 3MAN ALB LOU WBS*
6MAC @ 3LOU MAN WBS*
6GBB @ 3MAN ALB LOU SGW MAC
6GBB @ 3LOU MAN SGW MAC
6WBS @ 3MAN ALB LOU GBB MAC
6WBS@ 3LOU MAN GBB MAC
5GBB @ 4WBS GBB WBS
5GBB @ 4MAC #IMPOSSIBLE OUTCOME
5WBS @ 4GBB GBB MAC
5WBS @ 4MAC SGW MAC
5MAC @ 4WBS SGW MAC
5MAC @ 4GBB GBB MAC

*MAC defeated WBS 53-41 6/18. With a WBS win of 13 or more, WBS will have the "head-to-head/points" tiebreaker (series 1-1). In the case that WBS defeats MAC by 12, WBS holds the "winning percentage of common opponents" tiebreaker (.556 vs. .250).

#GBB holds the "head-to-head" tiebreaker against MAC (GBB defeated MAC 28-18 on 4/23) and WBS holds the "head-to-head/points" tiebreaker against GBB (78-72, series 1-1).

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 MAN MAN J.J. McKelvey
12 @LOU LOU Rob Mager
13 BIR GBB Brent Holmes
15 @QCS QCS Tim Dodge
16 @ALB ALB D. Bryant
17 FLA GBB Johnny Turman

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 MAN GBB Lance Taylor
12 @LOU GBB Dontrell Jackson
13 BIR GBB Lance Taylor
15 @QCS QCS Tim Dodge
16 @ALB ALB Manwell Talbert
17 FLA GBB Lance Taylor

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 MAN GBB David Crocker
12 @LOU GBB David Crocker
13 BIR GBB David Crocker
15 @QCS QCS Jack Walker, Jr.
16 @ALB ALB Travis Coleman
17 FLA GBB Leo FenceRoy

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