Green Bay Blizzard game notes
May 1, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Green Bay Blizzard News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Green Bay Blizzard (2-3)
vs (4-0) WB/Scranton Pioneers
Date: Friday, May 5, 2006
Kickoff: 6:00pm
Site: Wachovia Arena (7,950)
Officials: Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
Umpire: Michael Rattley
Head Linesman: James Smith
Line Judge: Jack O'Keefe
Back Judge: Gerald Hocker
Radio: None
TV: None
Series Record: 1-2 WB/Scranton
Last Meeting: WB/Scranton 38, Green Bay 24; June 3, 2005
Streaks: Blizzard L2, WB/Scranton W4
Coaches: Bob Landsee (11-10 overall record, 2nd Season)
Rich Ingold (4-0, overall record, 1st season)
THE STAKES: The Blizzard look to move back to .500 with a win over the undefeated WB/Scranton Pioneers.
THE SERIES: The Blizzard hope to tie up the series with WB/Scranton at 2-2.
THE IFs:
If Green Bay defeats WB/Scranton, it would ...
- Give Green Bay a 2-2 series record with WB/Scranton
- Give Green Bay a 3-1 road record
- Give Green Bay a 1 game winning streak
GREEN BAY (2-3, L2)
Date Opponent Time Result Score
3/31 ALBANY 7:30 LOSS 48-40
4/7 @ Manchester 6:30 WON 48-34
4/15 @ Quad City 7:16 WON 57-34
4/21 OKLAHOMA CITY 7:30 LOSS 44-32
4/29 @ Louisville 6:00 LOSS 45-39
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/6 @ WB/Scranton 6:00
5/13 MACON 7:30
5/19 QUAD CITY 7:30
5/27 @ Albany 6:00
6/10 STOCKTON 7:30
6/17 @ South Georgia 6:30
6/24 WB/Scranton 7:30
7/1 @ Florida 6:30
7/15 @ Everett 9:30
7/28 LOUISVILLE 7:30
WB/Scranton (4-0, W4)
Date Opponent Time Result Score
3/31 LOUISVILLE 7:00 WON 45-37
4/14 @ Albany 7:00 WON 55-48
4/21 SOUTH GEORGIA 7:00 WON 36-33
4/29 @ Manchester 7:30 WON 62-47
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
5/5 GREEN BAY 7:00
5/13 TULSA 7:00
5/20 @ Macon 7:30
5/27 MANCHESTER 7:00
6/3 @ Louisville 7:00
6/10 @ Albany 7:00
6/17 QUAD CITY 7:00
6/24 @ Green Bay 8:30
7/8 FLORIDA 7:00
7/14 @ Manchester 7:30
7/22 @ Quad City 8:15
7/29 ALBANY 7:00
HEAD COACHES: Bob Landsee returns to the Green Bay Blizzard as Head Coach after leading the team to its greatest season ever in 2005. Under Landsee, the Blizzard played to their first-ever winning record (9-7) and the franchise's first trip to the postseason. He originally took the helm of the Blizzard in 2005 after serving for one season as the line coach of the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League. Previously, he was with the Toronto Phantoms (2002), after spending the two previous years with the Milwaukee Mustangs (2000-01). Landsee entered the coaching ranks following a very successful playing career as an offensive lineman.
As a player, Landsee earned All-American and All-Big Ten honors as a guard while playing at University of Wisconsin. Drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1986, he spent four seasons on the line battling DE Reggie White every day in practice.
LAST SERIES MEETING:
Score by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Score
WB/Scranton Pioneers 7 14 3 14 38
Green Bay Blizzard 7 3 7 7 24
LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from this week's matchup who rank among af2's statistical leaders:
BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
Lane, Randall 10 Scoring (TDs) 60 pts
Tydlacka, Wade 9 Scoring (Kick) 24 pts
Pagel, Matt 4 Tot Off Avg/P 8.0
Leverson, Luke 5 All Purpose 125.8
Gordon, Ronnie 5 Rushing TDs 5
Pagel, Matt 2 Yards Per Rush 16.0
Gordon, Ronnie 8 Pass Yds/Catch 12.6
Lane, Randall 8 Receptions 6.20
Lane, Randall 9 Reception TDs 9
Tydlacka, Wade 4 Field Goals 60.0
Tydlacka, Wade 8 Field Goal Att 60.0
Leverson, Luke 7 MFG Returns 20.5
Leverson, Luke 7 MFG Return Yd 41 yds
Leverson, Luke 7 MFG Return TD 0
Leverson, Luke 8 Kick Ret Avg 22.0
Leverson, Luke 2 Kick Ret Yds 461 yds
Crocker, David 5 Tackles 30.0
Kaymore, Ronnie 8 Fumbles Forced 2
PIONEERS
Player Rank Category Stat
Granieri, Mike 8 Tot Off TDs 20
Davis, David 8 Scoring (kick) 26 pts
Jefferson, Paul 7 Rush Attempts 7.8
Jefferson, Paul 10 Rushing TDs 3
Granieri, Mike 10 Pass Yds/Catch 12.3
Granieri, Mike 9 Pass Intercept 240.5
Davis, David 9 Field Goals 33.3
Davis, David 6 Field Goal Att 33.3
Davis, David 5 PAT Kick Att 74.1
Davis, David 8 PAT Kick Made 74.1
Thomas, JR 10 MFG Returns 10.0
Forbes, Matt 7 Interceptions 3
Thomas, JR 9 Kick Ret Yds 240 yds
Yisrael, Yaacov 8 Tackles 25.5
Hattley, Jamie 9 Tackles 25
TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Blizzard and Pioneers stack up:
Statistical BLIZZARD PIONEERS
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 16 43.2 10 49.5
Scoring Defense 7 41.0 8 41.2
Total Offense 18 234.0 14 249.2
Total Defense 6 243.0 14 266.2
Pass Offense 20 195.6 12 234.8
Pass Defense 9 229.6 14 253.0
Rushing Offense 1 38.4 15 14.5
Rushing Defense 7 13.4 6 13.2
Scoring (Non-Kick) 7 216 pts 12 198 pts
Scoring (Kicking) 8 26 pts 9 26 pts
Pass Rating 18 90.4 12 98.8
Pass Def. Rating 10 95.0 11 95.6
Kickoff Returns 2 21.1 23 11.9
MFG Returns 4 22.5 15 10.0
Turnover Margin 5 +4 8 +2
Field Goals 7 .375 9 .333
PAT Kicking 21 .607 12 .741
Sacks By 4 10 11 5
Sacks Against 8 4 9 4
First Downs 6 88 18 61
Opp. First Downs 21 95 15 75
Penalties 20 70.6 16 63.5
Opp. Penalties 12 48.6 21 41.2
DROPBACK: The Blizzard lost their first road game last week against the Louisville Fire. A late flurry of scoring was not enough to tally a win as they fell to their division rivals 45-39 at Freedom Hall in Louisville.
FORWARD MOTION: Next week the Blizzard comes back home to face the Macon Knights in hopes of winning their first home game of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 ALB QB Ryan Vena (ALB)
2 MAN QB James MacPherson (GBB)
3 QCS QB Ronnie Gordon (GBB)
4 OKC QB Craig Strickland (OKC)
5 LOU OS Rob Mager (LOU)
IRONMAN OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 ALB FB/LB Peter Lazare (GBB)
2 MAN WR/LB Robert Garth (GBB)
3 QCS WR/DB Luke Leverson (GBB)
4 OKC LS Whitney Bell (GBB)
5 LOU FB/LB Peter Lazare (GBB)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
(selected by media)
Week Opp. Player
1 ALB DS Edward Kwaku (GBB)
2 MAN DS Ronnie Kaymore (GBB)
3 QCS WR/DB Dontrell Jackson (GBB)
4 OKC DT Terrence Taylor (GBB)
5 LOU DE Shelton Connor (LOU)
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