Green Bay Blizzard game notes
August 2, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Green Bay Blizzard (9-7, 0-0)
at W-B/Scranton (9-7, 0-0)
Date: August 6, 2005
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Site: Wachovia Arena (7,950)
National Anthem: TBD
Coin Toss: TBD
Officials: TBD
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: WBS Leads 2-1 (2005: Tied 1-1)
Last Meeting: Wilkes-Barre 38 - GREEN BAY 24 (6/3/05)
Streaks: Green Bay W1; Wilkes-Barre W2; Series WBS W1
Coaches: Bob Landsee (9-7, 0-0, first season)
Les Cook (9-7, 0-0)
THE STAKES: Green Bay is looking to win in their af2 playoff debut.
THE SERIES: The series is tied after Green Bay won 48-40 in Pennsylvania.
THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats the Pioneers, it would ...
- Give the Blizzard a 2-2 record with the Pioneers
- Be the first playoff victory in the franchise history
- Give Bob Landsee a 7-2 record as head coach
- Improve on the best season in franchise history
- Give Bob Landsee his first playoff win as a head coach
- Move the Blizzard into the second round of the playoffs for the first time in team history
- Give the Blizzard its first season with double-digits in the win column
GREEN BAY (9-7, 0-0, 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 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 W 78-44
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
8/6 @ Wilkes-Barre 6:30 L1 WBS 2-1
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON (9-7, 0-0, Won 2)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/1 OKLAHOMA CITY W 59-47
4/10 QUAD CITY W 64-28
4/15 @ Albany W 55-37
4/22 LOUISVILLE L 58-50
4/30 GREEN BAY L 48-40
5/14 @ Quad City W 63-55
5/21 @ Rio Grande L 52-49
5/27 MANCHESTER L 46-33
6/3 @ Green Bay W 38-24
6/11 ALBANY W 43-34
6/18 @ Macon L 53-41
6/25 @ South Georgia W 65-46
7/8 @ Manchester L 63-36
7/16 @ Florida OTL 48-47
7/23 ALBANY W 54-47
7/30 MACON W 53-52
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
8/6 GREEN BAY 6:30 W1 WBS 2-1
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 the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
LAST SERIES MEETING: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton evened the 2005 season series against the Blizzard at one game each with a 38-24 victory in a sloppy game.
FAMILIAR FACES: None to note.
LEAGUE TOP 10s:
GREEN BAY BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Henrik Juul-Nielsen 5 Scoring (Kick) 110
Henrik Juul-Nielsen 4 PAT Kicking % 85.1
Ryan Bowers T3 Interceptions 9
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PIONEERS
Player Rank Category Stat
Rocco Forgione 11 Scoring 200
Kyle Rowley 5 Pass Comp. % 63.1
Kyle Rowley 7 Pass Rating 109.5
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and the Pioneers stack up (Regular Season Stats):
Statistical BLIZZARD PIONEERS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 14 45.2 11 49.4
Scoring Defense 5 44.5 6 46.1
Total Offense 20 230.4 16 243.8
Total Defense 15 269.0 4 250.9
Pass Offense 16 216.5 12 234.2
Pass Defense 14 247.1 6 234.6
Rushing Offense 16 13.9 19 9.6
Rushing Defense 14 21.9 7 16.4
Pass Rating 13 96.7 7 108.9
Pass Def. Rating 3 91.4 8 99.2
Kickoff Returns 5 20.6 6 20.4
MFG Returns 1 25.1 3 20.8
Turnover Margin 3 +0.69 12 -0.12
Field Goals T11 .296 9 .321
PAT Kicking 2 .851 12 .765
Sacks By T7 21 10 19
Sacks Against 2 10 T6 13
First Downs 19 238 7 299
Opp. First Downs 20 318 T17 309
Penalties 13 60.7 7 51.2
Opp. Penalties T14 49.3 2 71.1
DROPBACK: ALBANY, Ga. - Green Bay stormed into the playoffs by defeating the South Georgia Wildcats, 78-44.
FORWARD MOTION: With a victory, Green Bay will travel to one of the two division champions. The lower advancing seed will travel to No. 1 Florida, and the higher advancing seed will travel to No. 2 Manchester.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS:
No. 1 Florida (14-2): Bye
No. 2 Manchester (12-4): Bye
No. 3 Louisville (11-5): at No. 6 Macon (8-8) (due to prior commitments of Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky.)
No. 4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-7): hosts No. 5 Green Bay (9-7) due to tiebreaking procedures.
TEAM NOTES/TRENDS:
SPLIT ON ROAD: Green Bay went 4-4 away from The Resch Center in 2005, including a 48-40 victory at Wilkes-Barre earlier this season.
BACK TO THE WINNING WAYS: Green Bay returned to their winning ways at South Georgia by doing what was successful in the beginning of the season, picking off two Wildcat passes, getting three sacks, and forcing and recovering fumbles (five and four, respectively).
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
18 SGW
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
18 SGW
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
18 SGW
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