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June 14, 2005 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Louisville Fire News Release


QUICK FACTS:
Louisville Fire (6-4) vs.
Green Bay Blizzard (6-4)
Date: Saturday, June 18, 2005
Kickoff: 7:30 P.M. ET
Site: Freedom Hall
Officials:
Series Record: Fire leads 3-2
Streaks: Fire Won 1; Blizzard Lost 3
Coaches: Tommy Johnson - Fire (20-22; 1-1 playoffs, Third Season)

THE STAKES: The Fire is looking for revenge against the Blizzard after losing 65-49 at Green Bay in May. The Fire can stay at least tied for second place in the East Division with a victory over the Blizzard.

THE SERIES: This will be the sixth meeting between the two teams. The Fire currently holds the edge over Green Bay 3-2. The Blizzard did win the last meeting between the two teams, but the Fire has never lost to the Blizzard in Freedom Hall.

THE IFs:
If Louisville defeats Green Bay, it would ...
· Make the Fire 7-4
· Keep the Fire at least tied with W-B/Scranton for second in the East
· Make the Fire 4-2 against Green Bay
· Give the Fire a 8-13 all-time in record in June.
· Give the Fire a 19-18 record all-time in Freedom Hall

LOUISVILLE (6 – 4)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/9 @ Rio Grande Valley W 56 – 42
4/15 SOUTH GEORGIA W 48 – 46
4/22 @WB/Scranton W 58 – 50
4/30 BIRMINGHAM W 48 – 46
5/6 @ Manchester L 46-37
5/14 @ Green Bay L 49-65
5/21 FLORIDA L 43-47
5/27 ALBANY W 62-55 (OT)
6/4 @ Quad City L 47-41
6/11 @ Birmingham W 69-61
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/18 GREEN BAY 7:30 L 1 FIRE 3 – 2
6/24 @ Albany 7:30 L 1 FIRE 2 – 1
7/9 SAN DIEGO 7:30 L 1 SAN 1 – 0
7/16 @ Oklahoma City 8:30 -- 1st Meeting
7/23 MANCHESTER 7:30 L 2 MAN 2 – 0
7/30 QUAD CITY 7:30 L 1 QC 6 -2

Green Bay Blizzard (6 – 4)
Date Opponent Result Score
4/8 ALBANY W 49-41
4/16 @ Manchester L 59-47
4/23 MACON W 28-18
4/30 @ WB/Scranton 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 WB/SCRANTON L 38-24
6/11 MANCHESTER L 62-48
Date Opponent Time Streak Series
6/18 @ Louisville 7:30 W 1 Fire 3 – 1
6/24 BIRMINGHAM 8:00 L 1 BIR 2 – 0
7/9 @ Quad City 8:30 L 4 QC 4 – 1
7/15 @ Albany 7:30 W 2 GB 2 – 1
7/23 FLORIDA 8:00 -- 1st Meeting
7/30 @ South Georgia 7:30 -- 1st Meeting

LAST SERIES MEETING: The two teams last met on May 14 in Green Bay. The Blizzard jumped out to a 21-0 lead and the Fire fought back to within seven but were unable to complete the comeback falling 65-42.

SERIES BY THE NUMBERS:
Record vs. Green Bay: 3 – 2
Last regular season game: Blizzard 65 Fire 49 in Green Bay on May 14, 2005
Current streak: Blizzard won one.
Fire longest win streak vs. Blizzard: 3 (7/12/03 – Present)
Blizzard longest win streak vs. Fire: 1 (6/28/03 – 7/12/03; 5-14-05 - present)
Most points, Fire: 59 (FIRE 59 – 54 at GB, 5/22/04)
Most points, Blizzard: 68 (GB 68 – 34 at GB, 6/28/03)
Most points, both teams: 113 (FIRE 59 – 54 at GB, 5/22/04)
Fewest points, Fire: 34 (GB 68 – 34 at GB 6/28/03)
Fewest points, Blizzard: 18 (FIRE 36-18 at LOU 7/12/03)
Fewest points, both teams: 54 (FIRE 36-18 at LOU 7/12/03)

HEAD COACH:
Tommy Johnson
Louisville Fire head coach Tommy Johnson, was born in Rome, Ga., and raised in Niceville, Fla. He began his football career as a player at DeFuniak Springs (Fla.) High School. He later transferred to Niceville High School. Johnson then attended the University of Alabama, where he played defensive back. His senior class at U of A was known for having the most wins in a four-year time period (45-5-1). In 1992, he played on the Crimson Tide squad that defeated the University of Miami for the National Championship. Johnson then continued his football career with the Jacksonville Jaguars for a year. He also was given the opportunity to compete in NFL Europe. He started his Arena football career with the Albany Firebirds, and moved on to the Carolina Cobras. Johnson presently holds the record for the longest interception return for a touchdown in AFL history. In 2001, Johnson began his coaching career with the Fire as defensive coordinator. After two seasons as defensive coordinator Johnson was named head coach three games into the 2003 season, when the Fire made the late run winning two of those three games. In 2004, Johnson led the Fire to its first winning season (9-7), first af2 play-offs appearance and first play-off victory over Quad City 52-47.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
Week Opp. Player Team
2 @ Rio Grande Cesare Manning FIRE
3 South Georgia Adrian Cockfield SGW
4 @ WB/S Matthew Sauk FIRE
5 Birmingham James Scott FIRE
6 @Manchester Jake Eaton MAN
7 @ Green Bay Matt Huebner GBB
8 Florida Rob Mager FIRE
9 Albany D. Bryant ALB
10 @ Quad City Jeff Hewitt QC
11 @Birmingham Rob Mager FIRE

U.S. ARMY IRONMAN OF THE GAME AWARD
Week Opp. Player Team
2 @ Rio Grande Marquis Floyd RGV
3 South Georgia Tony Stallings FIRE
4 @ WB/S Ameer Riley WB/S
5 Birmingham Demetrius Forney FIRE
6 @Manchester Marc Bacote MAN
7 @ Green Bay Matt Huebner GBB
8 Florida Cainon Lamb FLO
9 Albany Demetrius Forney FIRE
10 @ Quad City Jack Walker QC
11 @Birmingham Dennis Fryzel FIRE

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME AWARD
Week Opp. Player Team
2 @ Rio Grande Tony Stallings FIRE
3 South Georgia Rob Green FIRE
4 @WB/S Rob Green FIRE
5 Birmingham Terrance Harris BIR
6 @Manchester Williams Haith MAN
7 @ Green Bay Ryan Bowers GBB
8 Florida Kelly Snell FLO
9 Albany Rob Green FIRE
10 @ Quad City Tim Dodge QC
11 @Birmingham George Williams BIR

DROPBACK: The Fire held off the pesky Steeldogs last weekend 69-61. QB Matthew Sauk threw for a season high nine touchdown passes, the ninth was number 300 for Sauk's career.

FORWARD MOTION: The Fire will head back to the Northeast to Albany for rematch with the Conquest on Saturday at 7:30.

300:
MATTHEW SAUK... Sauk threw for nine touchdown passes at Birmingham putting him exactly at 300 for his career. Sauk became the fastest player in af2 history to throw 300 touchdown passes. Oklahoma City's Craig Strickland accomplished the feat earlier this year, but has played one more season in af2 than Sauk.

TEAM TRENDS:
SPREADING THE BALL AROUND: Fire QB Matthew Sauk has gotten all of his receivers involved this season. So far this season Sauk has thrown at least one touchdown pass to eight different receivers.

PUNCHING IT IN: Once the Fire gets close to the end zone they have had success running the ball in for the touchdown. The Fire is tied for seventh in af2 with 16 rushing touchdowns and five different people have scored at least one rushing touchdown this season.

LEAGUE TOP 10s: Players from the Fire and Blizzard who rank among af2's statistical leaders:
FIRE
Player Rank Category Stat
FORNEY, Demetrius T-9 Rushing TD's 7
GREEN, Rob T-4 Fumbles Rcvd. 2
KIGHT, Danny T-3 Scoring (Kick) 73 pts.
KIGHT, Danny 10 FG Pct. 40%
KIGHT, Danny T-6 FG Attempt 15
KIGHT, Danny 6 FG Made 6
KIGHT, Danny 2 PAT Attempt 68
KIGHT, Danny 2 PAT's Made 55
MAGER, Rob 5 Scoring 152 pts
MAGER, Rob T-5 Scoring (TD's) 150 pts
MAGER, Rob 9 Reception Yrds. 916
MAGER, Rob 4 Receptions 76
MAGER, Rob 5 Reception TD's 25
SAUK, Matt 3 Total Offense 2733
SAUK, Matt 4 Total Off. Plays 389
SAUK, Matt T-9 Tot. Off. TD's 54
SAUK, Matt 3 Tot. Off. Yrds. 2733
SAUK, Matt 1 Pass Avg/Game 275.2
SAUK, Matt 3 Pass Comp. % 68.4
SAUK, Matt 1 Pass Attempts 380
SAUK, Matt T-3 Passing TD's 54
SAUK, Matt 5 Pass Rating 111.6
SAUK, Matt 1 Passing Yrds. 2752
SAUK, Matt 1 Passes Complete 260
SAUK, Matt T-4 Passes Intercepted 12

BLIZZARD
Player Rank Category Stat
BOWERS, Ryan T-2 Interceptions 8
BOWERS, Ryan 9 Int. Return Yrds. 54
BOWERS, Ryan 5 Tackles 63
DAVIS, DaQuan
EGGLESTON, Chris T-9 Sacks 3
GARTH, Robert T-2 Int. Return TD's 2
HUEBNER, Matt 8 Rushing Attempts 36
HUEBNER, Matt T-5 Rushing TD's 8
HUEBNER, Matt
JUUL-NIELSEN, Henrik 9 Scoring (Kick) 59
JUUL-NIELSEN, Henrik T-6 FG Attempts 15
JUUL-NIELSEN, Henrik 9 PAT Kicking Pct. 82%
JUUL-NIELSEN, Henrik 7 PAT Kick Att. 61
JUUL-NIELSEN, Henrik T-6 PAT's Made 50
HOLMES, Brent T-4 MFG Returns 4
HOLMES, Brent 2 MFG Return Yrds. 108
HOLMES, Brent 9 Kick Return Avg. 23.3
MASON, Troy 8 MFG Return Yrds. 58
MASON, Troy 6 Kick Return Avg. 23.5
TURMAN, Johnny 8 Tot. Off. Plays 360
TURMAN, Johnny T-6 Pass Attempts 351
TURMAN, Johnny T-10 Pass Complete 194
TURMAN, Johnny T-2 Passes Intercepted 13

TALE OF THE TAPE: Here's how the Fire and Blizzard stack up:
Statistical Louisville Green Bay
Category Rank Stat Rank Stat
Scoring Offense 7 51.1 17 43.3
Scoring Defense 11 50.5 6 44.6
Total Offense 2 289.4 16 244.4
Total Defense 16 276.1 13 273.3
Pass Offense 2 274.0 16 229.7
Pass Defense 11 251.7 12 254.3
Rushing Offense 14 15.4 15 14.7
Rushing Defense 16 24.4 11 19.0
Pass Rating 4 111.5 T – 13 92.0
Pass Def. Rating 8 97.8 3 91.8
Kickoff Returns 17 16.8 11 19.1
MFG Returns 18 8.2 2 25.6
Turnover Margin 7 +3 3 +11
Field Goals 7 .400 T – 13 .200
PAT Kicking 8 .809 5 .820
Sacks By 19 6 4 16
Sacks Against T – 1 4 T – 5 8
First Downs 1 222 17 159
Opp. First Downs T-16 197 19 203
Penalties 4 48.5 16 68.2
Opp. Penalties 17 51.4 13 55.5

FIRE ALL-TIME RECORDS

All-Time Record 29-47

All-Time Home Record 18-18

All-Time Road Record 11-29

All-Time March Record 1-0

All-Time April Record 9-9

All-Time May Record 8-14

All-Time June Record 6-13

All-Time July Record 4-10

All-Time August Record 1-1

All-Time In Playoffs 1-1

All-Time Record in Openers 3-2

All-Time Record on Fridays 10-7

All-Time Record on Saturdays 19-40

All-Time Against 2005 Opponents 14-18

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