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April 12, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
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QUICK FACTS
New Orleans VooDoo (6-4) vs. Columbus Destroyers (1-9)
Site: New Orleans Arena (16,021)
Radio: WWL (870-AM)
Play-by-Play: Chris Kenyon Analyst: Steve Gleason
Coaches: NO: Mike Neu (2nd Season in New Orleans, 3rd season overall, 23-17, regular season; 1-3 playoffs);
CLB: Chris Spielman (1st season in Columbus and overall, 1-9 record)
Series Record: New Orleans leads 1-0
Last Meeting: New Orleans 64, Columbus 46, 4/18/05

VooDoo LOOK TO REBOUND VS COLUMBUS DESTROYERS

Following the team's bye weekend, the New Orleans VooDoo will be looking to reverse a two game losing streak when they host the Columbus Destroyers on Saturday, April 16 at 7 p.m., at the New Orleans Arena. The VooDoo will be battling to stay in positioning for the postseason with their sole home contest in April. Columbus will be the third Eastern Division opponent that New Orleans will face this season. The VooDoo have beaten the first two Eastern Division opponents that they have played this season, the Dallas Desperados and Philadelphia Soul. Last season on April 18, in the inaugural season for both teams, New Orleans defeated the Destroyers 64-46 on April 18 at the New Orleans Arena as OS Aaron Bailey recorded five receptions for 94 yards with two touchdowns, DS Monty Montgomery recorded a career-high 12.5 tackles and one interception, while OL/DL Aaron Hamilton finished with 2.5 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble, adding a 14-yard touchdown reception on offense. The VooDoo, who feature the league's second ranked offense, will receive a stiff challenge by the Destroyers, who despite their 1-9 record, but have lost three games by seven points or less.

NEXT WEEK

Following this week's game, the VooDoo will go back on the road to face the Grand Rapids Rampage on Saturday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on Cox Sports Television. The Destroyers will will host the Dallas Desperados on Friday, April 22 at the Nationwide Arena.

2005 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

NEW ORLEANS VooDoo (6-4)
Date Opponent Time Result
Jan. 30 at Georgia 3 p.m. 44-46
Feb. 4 at Nashville 7:30 p.m. 59-34
Feb. 13 SAN JOSE 2 p.m. 62-61
Feb. 20 PHILADELPHIA 11 a.m. 61-47
Feb. 25 TAMPA BAY 7 p.m. 48-42
Mar. 5 at Dallas 7:30 p.m. 53-51
Mar. 13 ORLANDO 2 p.m. 52-63
Mar. 20 at Chicago 11 a.m. 46-40
Mar. 26 GEORGIA 7 p.m. 40-43
Apr. 1 at Austin 7:30 p.m. 55-56
Apr. 8-10 Bye Weekend
Apr. 16 COLUMBUS 7 p.m.
Apr. 23 at Grand Rapids 6:30 p.m.
Apr. 30 at Tampa Bay 6:30 p.m.
May 8 COLORADO 12 p.m.
May 14 AUSTIN 7 p.m.
May 20 at Orlando 6:30 p.m.

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THE COACHES

Mike Neu: The first coach of the New Orleans VooDoo, Mike Neu is a six-year Arena Football coaching veteran.

Since being named coach of the VooDoo on June 17, 2003, Neu worked has worked tirelessly to make New Orleans a winning team. In his first season at the helm, he successfully molded a 24-man roster comprised of a mix of AFL veterans and rookies, allowing the VooDoo to get off to a 7-1 start, one of the fastest starts for a first-year AFL entry. Neu led the VooDoo to an 11-5 record, making them the only team in league history to win 11 games in their first season. The VooDoo's Southern Division title marked only the fourth time in AFL history that an expansion franchise has won their division in their first year of play. Following the season, Neu was named the AFL Coach of the Year.

For his professional career, Neu has posted a 23-17 regular season record as an AFL head coach and has reached the playoffs every season as both a coach and a player in the Arena Football League.

Neu came to New Orleans after serving as head coach of the Carolina Cobras. In 2002, Neu guided the Cobras to a 5-2 record on the road and their second-straight playoff berth. Carolina posted the first playoff victory in club history in 2002 as the club featured the AFL's fourth-ranked defense. As offensive coordinator with the Cobras in 2001, before being promoted to head coach prior to the team's first round playoff game, the Cobras averaged over 56 points a game (fifth in the league) and finished 7-7 (improving from a 3-13 record the year before).

Prior to coming to Carolina, Neu served as head coach and director of football operations for the Augusta Stallions of af2 in 2000. In his only season, Neu led Augusta to a 14-4 record, the American Conference title and was named the league's Coach of the Year. Augusta finished in the top four in every major offensive and defensive category. Neu started his Arena Football League coaching career with Nashville in 1998, when he served as quarterbacks coach for the Kats and handled all play-calling responsibilities for the offense. The next year he was promoted to offensive coordinator and the Kats achieved their third consecutive playoff berth. The team also set franchise highs in six offensive categories, including scoring and total offense. Current New Orleans QB Andy Kelly, one of top quarterbacks in Arena Football League history, enjoyed a career-high passer rating of 116.4 under Neu's tutelage in 1999. Neu began his coaching career in 1994 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Ball State.

Neu's professional playing career started with a stint with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders in 1995 before joining the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators in 1996 and moving on to the Nashville Kats in 1997. The 1997 Nashville squad which Neu played on won an expansion record 10 games, a record which was broken by this VooDoo in 2004.

Neu played four seasons at Ball State, where he was named the MAC Most Valuable Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 1993. A four-year starter, Neu guided Ball State to the conference championship his final year and holds school career passing records in passing yardage, passing attempts, completions and touchdown passes. He was recently voted to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Neu and his wife, Charmin, have a daughter, Graycen and a son, Carson.

Chris Spielman: Chris Spielman begins his second season with the Destroyers and first as the club's Head Coach & General Manager. Spielman was named Columbus' second head coach in team history on August 4, 2004.

Spielman was a standout on the football field, starring at The Ohio State University after a stellar high school career at Massillon Washington High School, where he was featured on a Wheaties cereal box. Spielman was a two-time All-American (1986 & 1987), two-time Big Ten Champion (1984 & 1986) and three-time All-Big Ten selection (1985, 1986 & 1987) at linebacker for the Buckeyes under Bruce.

In 1987 he was named the "Top Defensive Player" of the Cotton Bowl with 11 tackles and a 24-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 28-12 win against Texas A&M.

He made 546 tackles in his OSU career (2nd most in school history), including a school record 283 solo stops. His best effort came in 1986 against the University of Michigan where he made an incredible 29 tackles. Spielman won the Lombardi award in 1987 as the nation's top linebacker and finished 6th in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Spielman was the 29th overall selection (2nd round) in the 1988 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. During the following eight seasons, he earned Pro Bowl honors four times (1989, 1990, 1991 & 1994) and was the first player to lead the Lions in tackles seven-straight seasons. In 1996, Spielman joined the Buffalo Bills where he eclipsed the 100 tackle plateau for the third time in his career. But in 1997, Spielman suffered a broken neck to end his 114 consecutive game streak. He had surgery to fuse vertebrae in his neck, which put his football career on hold.

His football career was put on hold for a different reason however. Prior to the 1998 season, Spielman's wife, Stefanie was diagnosed with breast cancer. This dramatic event would change the Spielmans' lives forever. Chris took off the 1998 season to help his wife with her fight. In addition to battling the cancer itself, the Spielmans threw themselves into the world of fundraising, helping use their public profile to raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research.

Stefanie won her battle and the Spielmans continue their effort through the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research.

The Canton, Ohio native returned to football with the expansion Cleveland Browns in 1999. Spielman's comeback attempt ended during the preseason when he announced his retirement from the NFL.

2005 AWARD WINNERS

Andy Kelly.....AFL Offensive Player of the Week (Week 2)
AFL Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
AFL Offensive Player of the Month (Feb.)
AFLWA Offensive Player of the Mid-Season
All AFLWA Mid-Season team
B.J. Cohen.....AFLWA Lineman of the Mid-Season
All-AFLWA Mid-Season team

IF THE VooDoo WIN

If the VooDoo win against the Destroyers, it would
* Give the VooDoo a 2-0 record vs. the Destroyers
* Give New Orleans a 7-4 overall record.
* Snap a two-game losing streak for New Orleans
* Snap a two-game losing streak at the New Orleans Arena for the VooDoo.
* Give New Orleans a 4-2 home record.
* Give New Orleans a 4-0 record against American Conference Opponents.

THE VooDoo's RECORD WHEN?

3-2 at home
3-2 on the road
Scoring Allowing
0-9 points 0-0 0-0
10-19 points 0-0 0-0
20-29 points 0-0 0-0
30-39 points 0-0 1-0
40-49 points 2-2 3-2
50-59 points 2-2 1-1
60-69 points 2-0 1-1
70-79 points 0-0 0-0
80+ points 0-0 0-0
2-0 vs. Central Division
2-0 vs. Eastern Division
1-4 vs. Southern Division
1-0 vs. Western Division
0-0 on Thursdays
2-1 on Fridays
1-1 on Saturdays
3-2 on Sundays
0-1 in January
4-0 in February
2-2 in March
0-1 in April
0-0 in May
3-0 in games televised on NBC
2-2 in games televised on Cox Sports Television
1-1 in games televised on Fox Sports Net
0-1 in games not televised
3-1 when leading after the first quarter
3-1 when tied after the first quarter
0-2 when trailing after the first quarter
5-1 when leading at the half
1-0 when tied at the half
0-3 when trailing at the half
2-1 when leading after three quarters
1-0 when tied after three quarters
3-3 when trailing after three quarters
4-3 outcome 7 points or less
2-3 outcome 3 points or less
2-0 overtime games
4-1 when the VooDoo scores first
2-3 when the opponent scores first
5-3 when the VooDoo has more total offense
1-1 when the VooDoo's opponent has more total offense
5-3 when the VooDoo has more yards passing than opp.
1-1 when the VooDoo has less yards passing than opp.
0-0 when the VooDoo has same passing yards as opp.
1-1 when the VooDoo has more yards rushing than opp.
5-3 when the opp. has more yards rushing than VooDoo

2005 WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

A listing of the weekly game award winners for 2005 VooDoo games

Offensive Player of the Game
Week 1: (at GEO): Troy Bergeron (GEO)
Week 2: (at NASH): Andy Kelly (NO)
Week 3: (SJS): Andy Kelly (NO)
Week 4: (PHI): Andy Kelly (NO)
Week 5: (TB): Jacques Rumph (NO)
Week 6: (at DAL): Jason Shelley (DAL)
Week 7: (ORL): Joe Hamilton (ORL)
Week 8: (at CHI): Carl Bond (NO)
Week 9: (GEO): Troy Bergeron (GEO)
Week 10: (at AUS): Aaron Bailey (NO)

ADT Defensive Player of the Game
Week 1: (at GEO): Dialleo Burks (GEO)
Week 2: (at NASH): B.J. Cohen (NO)
Week 3: (SJS): B.J. Cohen (NO)
Week 4: (PHI): Monty Montgomery (NO)
Week 5: (TB): Chris Pointer (NO)
Week 6: (at DAL): Alvin Porter (NO)
Week 7: (ORL): Kenny McEntyre (ORL)
Week 8: (at CHI): Jeroid Johnson (CHI)
Week 9: (GEO): Kevin Gaines (GEO)
Week 10: (at AUS): Darrin Chiaverini (AUS)

U.S. Army Ironman of the Game
Week 1: (at GEO): Robert Thomas (GEO)
Week 2: (at NASH): Thabiti Davis (NO)
Week 3: (SJS): Thabiti Davis (NO)
Week 4: (PHI): Lamont Moore (NO)
Week 5: (TB): B.J. Cohen (NO)
Week 6: (at DAL): Bobby Perry (DAL)
Week 7: (ORL): Cory Fleming (ORL)
Week 8: (at CHI): Bob McMillen (CHI)
Week 9: (GEO): Derek Lee (GEO)
Week 10: (at AUS): Ira Gooch (AUS)

TOPS AT HOME

A contributing factor for the VooDoo's early success is their cumulative 10-3 regular season record at the New Orleans Arena. After finishing tied for first in the league with a 7-1 home record in 2004, The VooDoo have kept pace this current season, compiling a 3-2 record at "The Graveyard".

WHAT A CROWD

Through the regular season in 2004, the VooDoo attracted an average of 15,240 fans per game to the Graveyard. New Orleans' average crowd ranked third in the Arena Football League, led attendance figures for teams in the Southern Division and was above the league average of 12,019. This season, the VooDoo's attendance has once again remained third in the AFL, above the league average of 12,917 and possessed the highest figures in the Southern Division, fueled by three consecutive sellout crowds. Below are the league's top average attendance figures.

Team Average Attendance
1. Columbus Destroyers 16,204
2. Philadelphia Soul 16,157
3. New Orleans VooDoo 15,244
4. Chicago Rush 14,904
5. Tampa Bay Storm 14,900
6. San Jose SaberCats 13,874
7. Nashville Kats 13,672
8. Orlando Predators 13,197
9. Georgia Force 13,008
10. Colorado Crush 12,991

GETTING DEFENSIVE

An important reason for the New Orleans VooDoo's 11-5 inaugural season was the team's ability to keep the opposition out of the end zone on the defensive end. Through 16 regular season games, New Orleans surrendered an average of only 45.1 points per game, putting them in second place in the Arena Football League in scoring defense. The New Orleans defense has kept a similar pace in 2005, surrendering an average of only 48.3 points per game, tying them for sixth place in the league in scoring defense. After surrendering 257.1 yards per game in 2004, the VooDoo have surrendered only 266.7 yards per game for the fifth ranked defense in the league.

RECEIVING OPTION

New Orleans WR/LB Thabiti Davis was signed from the Detroit Fury in the offseason to fill the void of a tall receiver in the VooDoo offense and improve the team's red zone production. After enjoying career-highs in 2004 and finishing among league leaders with 127 receptions for 1557 yards and 26 touchdowns, Davis has aided the the offense, recording 78 receptions for 668 yards and 13 touchdowns. Currently, Davis is ranked sixth in the Arena Football League and tied for 13th in third down receptions (11). He has also been a steady defender at "Jill" linebacker, recording 17.5 tackles, one half sack and one pass defense and is tied for second in the Arena Football League with ten special teams tackles.

IMPACT PLAYER

New Orleans VooDoo OS Aaron Bailey has been an important part of the VooDoo offense and one of the AFL's leading receivers since signing with the team prior to their inaugural season. In 2004, Bailey recorded 91 receptions for 1364 yards with 32 touchdowns and finished among league leaders in all major receiving categories, while setting career-highs. This season, Bailey is once again ranked among AFL leaders with 89 receptions for 1105 yards and 22 touchdown catches, while returning 15 kickoffs for 238 yards with one touchdown. Bailey is currently ranked seventh in the AFL in scoring among nonkickers (144) and touchdown receptions, third in receptions, receiving yardage and total yards from scrimmage (1106), ninth in allpurpose yards (1348), third in first downs (68) and tied for fifth in third down receptions (12).

ANDY KELLY

QB Andy Kelly, one of the AFL's premier quarterbacks and all-time passing leaders, was signed by the VooDoo in the team's objective to improve their passing offense. He currently holds the AFL career passing records for completions (3184), attempts (5107) and passing yards (35, 055) and is second all-time in touchdown passes (680). Kelly helped engineer squads in Nashville, Dallas and Detroit to playoff berths in seven consecutive seasons from 1997-2003 and helped lead the Kats to consecutive ArenaBowl berths from 2000-01. Kelly has started 128 consecutive games, the alltime record for consecutive starts by a QB. Kelly currently trails New York's Aaron Garcia (688) for the league's all-time lead in touchdown passes by eight scores, as he is currently one of the top ranked quarterbacks in the Arena Football League in 2005 and is at or near the top of the league leaders in most categories, completing 303-of-454 passes for 3022 yards with 60 touchdown passes and seven interceptions. The 12-year AFL veteran is currently leading the league in attempts and completions, is ranked second in passing yardage and touchdown passes and is ranked fourth in completion percentage (66.7).

B.J. COHEN

OL/DL B.J. Cohen's presence on the line has played a key role for the VooDoo. Starting 16 games in 2004, Cohen recorded 26 tackles, four sacks and finished third in the AFL with a career-high four forced fumbles. In 2005, Cohen is currently among the Arena Football League's defensive leaders with 15.5 tackles, five sacks, one interception and a career-high five passes defensed. He is tied for fourth in the AFL in sacks and eighth in combined tackles for a loss.

VooDoo ON THE AIRWAVES

VooDoo fans will have plenty of chances to catch them live and on various radio and TV programs throughout 2005.

Every VooDoo game will be heard on WWL-AM 870 or WSMB-AM 1350. Chris Kenyon will handle play-by-play, selected Saints players and coaches and local media personalities will serve as guest color analysts and Kenny Wilkerson will handle sideline duties for home games. New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason will serve as guest color analyst for the Columbus game. This week's game will be broadcast on WWL. WWL will also broadcast a weekly coaches show with Mike Neu on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m., with Wilkerson and Kenyon as the show's hosts.

Four of the VooDoo's regular season games are scheduled to be broadcast by NBC and will be seen locally on WDSU Channel 6. Cox Sports Television is scheduled to broadcast six games and Fox Sports Net will broadcast two. This week's game will not be televised. Saints players and coaches will serve as guest color analysts throughout the season on Cox Sports Television broadcasts. Cox Sports TV will air "Inside VooDoo with Mike Neu" on a weekly basis, featuring a review of the last week's game, preview of the upcoming game and player and coach features. The halfhour show can be seen on Friday, April 15 from 6:00-6:30 p.m. Kenyon will serve as the host.

VooDoo- COLUMBUS CONNECTIONS

DS Alvin Porter went to training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2004...WR/DB Calvin Spears went to training camp with the Cleveland Browns in 2002...Line Coach Junior Ili played for Columbus Vice President of Football Operations Earl Bruce with the St. Louis Stampede from 1995-96...Destroyers Defensive Backs Coach Vinnie Clark played for the New Orleans Saints in 1994...DS Chris Pointer and Columbus QB Matt D'Orazio, OL/DL Chris Janek, K Steve Videtich and WR/DB Sedrick Robinson were teammates with the New Jersey Gladiators in 2002...FB/LB Leroy Thompson and Destroyers WR/LB Cornelius White were teammates with the Albany Firebirds from 1998-99. Thompson and Janek were teammates with the Indiana Firebirds in 2004. Janek and OL/DL Aaron Hamilton were teammates in Colorado in 2003. White played for VooDoo coach Mike Neu in Carolina in 2001, where he played with VooDoo OS Aaron Bailey, WR/DB Carl Bond and K Brian Schmitz. QB Billy Dicken and White were teammates in Chicago in 2002...Defensive Coordinator Kevin Porter and Columbus OS Bobby Olive were teammates with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1991. Bailey and Olive were teammates with the Indianapolis Colts from 1995-96...FB/LB Dawan Moss and Destroyers DS Donvetis Franklin were teammates at Michigan State...Columbus FB/LB Wilmont Perry was a fifth round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints in 1998 and played for the Saints from 1998-99, gaining 302 yards on 78 carries in 13 games...WR/LB Thabiti Davis, QB Andy Kelly and FB/LB Dawan Moss played with Destroyers FB/LB Juan Long in Detroit in 2004. Long prepped at Tupelo (Mississippi) High School and played linebacker at Mississippi State...Columbus OL/DL Bryan Ray went to training camp with the Saints in 2001. Davis and Ray were also college teammates at Wake Forest in 1997...Destroyers OL/DL Jason Berger played for the VooDoo in 2004. Berger also played under Porter with the af2 Macon Knights from 2002-2003, where he was teammates with WR/LB Tremaine Neal, WR/DB Jacques Rumph and DS Denario Smalls.

Coach Neu Says

Excerpts from VooDoo Head Coach Mike Neu's comments from the team's weekly press conference on Monday, April 11.

(on the departure of Monty Montgomery) "It's a tough situation, because Monty's meant a lot to this organization. He had a great year last year, but I have fined him on several occasions this year on being late for meetings, being late for walk through, for being late for treatment, for being late for a weightlifting session and you establish rules as a coach. The worst case scenario that you want to see happen, is that you can't eliminate anybody from that list. If one of your star players or somebody violates the team rules, then you have to take the appropriate action. I think the world of Monty. I appreciate everything he's done. There just came a point in time where I felt as a coach I needed to waive Monty and let him move on and maybe a change of scenery will do him good. It's tough, because he is a great player."

(on if Montgomery got stale from having his taste in the NFL) "It's hard to say because everybody is motivated by different things. Some guys use money to motivate themselves and a lot of guys in the Arena Football League don't have a ton of money to fall back on and they're trying each and every day, they're fighting to get noticed or to become one of the top players in the Arena Football League so they can be compensated for that. Monty's made his share of money in the National Football League. Maybe for whatever reason, the fines are much smaller fines in the Arena League. They're much more severe in the NFL. It is what it is. I hate to do it, but at the same time, it's part of the punishment. You establish guidelines as a coach and you can't bend your guidelines for certain players. They apply to all guys, whether it's a rookie or a ten-year vet and that's the deal."

(on if he ever coached against Al Lucas) "I did not. The 2003 season was his rookie year, when I was really out of football that year and I had a chance to watch him. I've never really coached against Al."

(on if he saw the play Lucas got hurt on and if it was a play exclusive to the Arena Football League or something that could happen in either the AFL, NFL or any football league) "I have not seen it. I have only heard some of the guys talking this morning. I can't really comment. I have not seen the play, so I'm not even sure."

(on if it is something he thinks about as a former player) "No matter what you do, you're at risk, whether it's outdoor football or Arena Football. Unfortunately when you drive down the road in your car, you're at risk and that's part of the game. It's happened in the past. It's the certain amount of risk that you take when you put the shoulder pads on and like I said, it's a tragic loss. My sympathies go out to his family and the L.A. organization."

(on if he thought about trying to trade Montgomery after his second ejection from a game) "No, because I stood by his side on that. He told me that he did not in any way touch the official. He was upset about the call that was made in that game, but he didn't touch the official at all. There was never any view on film, whether it was sideline or end zone film. There wasn't any TV copy to look at from that game, but I looked at the sideline and end zone copy of our game films very closely and there's never a shot up close of him with the official. I stood by his side. It didn't have anything to do with that. He showed up late for the walk through heading to Austin that morning."

(on if Montgomery's actions were starting to rub off on other players) "I can't see. I can only do what I feel as a coach is good for our football team and again. Monty's a great player, a great person. I'm sure if he decides to continue to play in the Arena Football League, one day he will be back to that same type of player that he was a year ago. I felt that the guy violated some rules that I set out at the beginning of the year. I was certainly more than fair in giving him opportunities to be on time and to do the right thing. I made the decision to waive him."

(on how ready he is for the six game stretch following the bye week) "I'm ready. I was encouraged. We had a nice meeting as a team at 6:00. We had a nice, spirited practice this morning and I asked the veterans last night in our team meeting that, I'm going to lean on you guys more than ever. This is your football team and I want to see you guys step up and the leadership really take over on this team. Guys like B.J. Cohen and Leroy Thompson and Andy Kelly and Bruce McClure. Those guys have been to ArenaBowls. Those guys understand what it takes not only on the field, but they understand what it takes in the locker room. I want to see our ship get a little tighter and eliminate the small problems that can bring your team apart or create dissension if you will in the locker room and that's the biggest thing. I think that those veterans will step up. I noticed a different group of guys today. The energy of practice was good. They held a players only team meeting after practice today and all the guys know that this league is wild. Different things happen every single week. Colorado is playing awfully good ball right now with only two losses. It's up for grabs and they know that it's about us right now. We need to take care of us and play the type of football that we're capable of that's going to put wins on the board."

(on how he would respond if something similar to the Al Lucas tragedy happened to his team) "I don't have any comment on that. I don't want to speculate on that."

(on if the playoff push will come down to three of the last four games where the team will be playing division opponents) "Yes, we know. It's going to come down to the last week of the regular season. It's the just the way the league's going right now with everyone bunched together. There's a lot of big games down the stretch. It's going to come down to the last week of the season to sort out the playoff picture.



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