Quick Hitters: ArenaBowl XXI
Published on July 19, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
TAKE 'EM DOWN: Columbus Destroyers DB BRANDON HEFFLIN needs three tackles to set the record for most tackles in a single-postseason.
SINGLE-POSTSEASON TACKLES
Player Team Year Tackles
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2005 36.5
Brandon Hefflin Columbus 2007 34.0
Mike Clark Detroit 1993 29.0
Barry Wagner Orlando 1992 26.0
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2007 25.0
ARBET'S ARE OFF: San Jose SaberCats head coach DARREN ARBET can become the second head coach in AFL history to win three ArenaBowl championships with a victory.
CAREER ARENABOWL VICTORIES
Coach Wins
Tim Marcum 7
Darren Arbet 2
Mike Dailey 2
Jay Gruden 2
Danny White 2
JUST SLING IT: San Jose SaberCats QB MARK GRIEB needs 17 yards to become the fourth quarterback in AFL history to throw for 4,000 career postseason yards. With 41 yards, he will move past ANDY KELLY for third.
CAREER POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS
Player YDs
Sherdrick Bonner 6,761
Jay Gruden 4,778
Andy Kelly 4,023
Mark Grieb 3,983
John Dutton 3,167
BROWN RETURNS: Columbus Destroyers DB JERALD BROWN can become the second player in postseason history to return an interception for a touchdown in consecutive games. Brown returned the longest interception for touchdown in postseason history with his 54-yard return in Columbus' 66-56 victory over Georgia on Saturday. The only consecutive-game occurrence came in 1996 when STEVIE THOMAS of Tampa Bay recorded INT - TD returns in the Semifinals against Arizona and in ArenaBowl X versus Iowa.
I GOT IT: San Jose SaberCats DB OMARR SMITH needs one interception to move into a tie for third place all-time on the career postseason interceptions list.
CAREER POSTSEASON INTERCEPTIONS
Player INTs
Kenny McEntyre 12
Barry Wagner 12
Rod McSwain 6
Durwood Roquemore 6
Omarr Smith 5
GO-TO GUYS: San Jose SaberCats WR JAMES ROE and Columbus Destroyers WR DAMIEN GROCE stand 11 and 12 receptions, respectively, shy of setting the single-postseason record for receptions.
SINGLE-POSTSEASON RECEPTIONS
Player REC.
Eddie Brown 34
Bobby Sippio 33
Calvin Schexnayder 26
Barry Wagner 26
James Roe 24
Damien Groce 23
ROE'S MOVING UP: Roe also needs 16 receptions to move into fifth place all-time on the career postseason receptions list.
CAREER POSTSEASON RECEPTIONS
Player REC.
Barry Wagner 175
Hunkie Cooper 139
George LaFrance 130
Cory Fleming 119
Eddie Brown 115
James Roe 100
Roe also stands three touchdowns from moving into fourth place for career ArenaBowl touchdowns.
CAREER ARENABOWL TOUCHDOWNS
Player TDs
George Lafrance 12
Stevie Thomas 11
Barry Wagner 9
Gary Mullen 8
James Roe 6
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