Quick Hitters: Conference Championship
Published on July 12, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
ROAD WARRIORS: If the Chicago Rush and Columbus Destroyers record wins on Saturday, it would be the second time in postseason history that both Conference Championship road teams will appear in the ArenaBowl (Chicago, Orlando - 2006).
MOYER'S MOVEMENT: Chicago Rush LB JOHN MOYER needs one sack to become the career postseason sack leader with 10.0. The Rush travel to HP Pavilion to face the San Jose SaberCats on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Saturday, July 14, at 4 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN360.com).
CAREER POSTSEASON SACKS
Player Sacks
James Baron 9.5
John Moyer 9.0
B.J. Cohen 8.0
Sam Hernandez 6.5
Danny Lockett 6.0
Moyer can also move into second place on the career postseason tackles for loss list with two on Saturday.
CAREER POSTSEASON TACKLES FOR LOSS
Player TFL
James Baron 11.0
B.J. Cohen 9.0
John Moyer 8.0
Silas Demary 7.0
Ernest Allen 6.5
JUST SLING IT: San Jose SaberCats QB MARK GRIEB needs 309 yards to become the fourth quarterback in AFL history to throw for 4,000 postseason yards.
CAREER POSTSEASON PASSING YARDS
Player YDs
Sherdrick Bonner 6,761
Jay Gruden 4,778
Andy Kelly 4,023
Mark Grieb 3,691
John Dutton 3,167
UNERTL ON THE MOVE: Chicago Rush DB JEREMY UNERTL can become the second player in postseason history to return an interception for a touchdown in consecutive games. Unertl returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown in Chicago's 52-20 victory over Los Angeles on Monday. The only consecutive-game occurrence came in 1996 when STEVIE THOMAS of Tampa Bay recorded interceptions 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
MCMILLEN RUSHES: Chicago Rush FB/LB BOB MCMILLEN needs five yards to move into sixth place on the career postseason rushing yards list.
CAREER POSTSEASON RUSHING YARDS
Player YDs
Lynn Bradford 243
Andre Bowden 219
Barry Wagner 215
Bo Kelly 198
Les Barley 168
Rick Hamilton 134
Bob McMillen 130
ROE'S MOVIN ON UP: San Jose SaberCats WR JAMES ROE needs 10 receptions to become the sixth player in postseason history to record 100 receptions.
CAREER POSTSEASON RECEPTIONS
Player REC.
Barry Wagner 175
Hunkie Cooper 139
George LaFrance 130
Cory Fleming 119
Eddie Brown 115
Randy Gatewood 99
Stevie Thomas 95
James Roe 90
IT ALL STARTED IN ALBANY: Did you know that three of the final four remaining teams head coaches (MIKE HOHENSEE - Chicago, DOUG KAY - Columbus and DARREN ARBET - San Jose) were all coaches on the 1994 Albany Firebirds staff. Georgia Force offensive coordinator STEVE THONN rounds out the staff as the fourth member currently coaching in this weekend's Conference Championships.
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