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AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

Quick hitters: week six

March 3, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


WELCOME TO NEU ORLEANS: Through their first 21 regular-season games under head coach MIKE NEU, the New Orleans VooDoo are tied for the second best start in AFL history. The best start belongs to the Detroit Drive, which was established in 1988, and went 16-5 in their first 21 games. Entering Week 6, the VooDoo are 4-1 on the season and 15-6 in their first 21 games as a franchise. The only other team to go 15-6 in their first 21 games is the Nashville Kats who did it from 1997-98.

THE ROAD TO LAS VEGAS STARTS AT 4-1: Entering Week 6, four teams have a 4-1 record (Dallas, Georgia, Orlando, New Orleans), and New York can improve to 4-1 with a win Sunday. In 2004, five teams began the season 4-1 and four went on to win their sixth game. Of the five teams who started last season at 4-1, four finished the season with an 11-5 record and advanced to the postseason. Three of those four teams made it to the semifinal round of the playoffs including San Jose, who went on to win ArenaBowl XVIII.

WINNING WAYS: Since the start of the 2000 season, only three teams in the AFL have recorded 50-or-more regular-season wins. Two of those teams meet this Sunday when the defending ArenaBowl champion San Jose SaberCats (1-3) travel to TD Waterhouse Centre to take on the Orlando Predators (4-1) at noon ET on NBC. Over the last six seasons, the SaberCats have won 59 games while the Predators have won 52. Arizona is the only other team to crack the 50-win mark over the last six seasons (53).

MOST WINS (2000-2005)
TEAM RECORD PERCENT
SAN JOSE 59-19 .756
Arizona 53-26 .671
ORLANDO 52-27 .658

KAT BURGLER: Nashville WR/LB DARRYL HAMMOND (6-3, 220, Virginia) needs one interception and 10 receiving yards to become the second player in AFL history to record 30 interceptions and 8,000 receiving yards in a career. San Jose WR/DB BARRY WAGNER (6-3, 225, Alabama A&M) is the only player to reach that milestone. Hammond also needs .5 tackle to become the third player in AFL history to record 600 tackles. Orlando DS DAMON MASON (5-9, 175, Southwest Louisiana) became the second player to reach the 600-tackle plateau earlier this season. Wagner is the all-time tackle leader with 688.

CAREER TACKLES
PLAYER CURRENT TEAM TACKLES
Barry Wagner San Jose 688.0
Damon Mason Orlando 629.0
DARRYL HAMMOND NASHVILLE 599.5
Cedric Walker Austin 564.0
Mark Ricks - 472.5

GIVE HIM A PAT ON THE BACK: Columbus K STEVE VIDETICH (6-2, 215, North Carolina State) needs four extra points and five extra point attempts to become the AFL's all-time leader in both PATs and PAT attempts. Currently MIKE BLACK holds the record for both extra points made (720) and extra points attempted (789). Videtich is a perfect 23-23 so far this season on extra point attempts.

CAREER PAT LEADERS
PLAYER ATTEMPTS MADE
Mike Black 789 720
STEVE VIDETICH 785 717
Remy Hamilton 550 593

STILL NO. 1: Entering Week 6 of the AFL season, former Heisman Trophy runner-up and Grand Rapids QB MICHAEL BISHOP (6-2, 220, Kansas State) remains the top overall player in AFL Fantasy, averaging 57.0 fantasy points per game. Last week, Bishop totaled 41 fantasy points. He completed 12-of-21 pass attempts for 171 yards and five touchdowns in Grand Rapids' 66-57 victory over Columbus. He added two more rushing touchdowns (11 rushes for 19 yards) in the win.

This Sunday on NBC at noon ET, the No. 2 fantasy-point leader, New York OS KEVIN SWAYNE (39.5 fantasy point average), and the Dragons (3-1) face Eastern Division rival Philadelphia Soul (2-3) at Wachovia Center. In Orlando, also this Sunday at noon ET on NBC, the Orlando Predators (4-1) host fantasy leader WR/DB JAMES ROE and the defending ArenaBowl Champion San Jose SaberCats (1-3) at TD Waterhouse. Roe, coming off a bye week, is No. 3 among all fantasy leaders, averaging 37.0 fantasy points each game.

TOP AFL FANTASY PLAYERS
(Minimum two games)
RANK PLAYER, POSITION TEAM FP/G
1 Michael Bishop, QB Grand Rapids 57.0
2 Kevin Swayne, OS New York 39.5
3 James Roe WR/LB San Jose 37.0
4 Damian Harrell, OS Colorado 34.4
5 Troy Bergeron, OS Georgia 33.4
6 Andy Kelly, QB New Orleans 33.2
7 John Fitzgerald, QB Austin 32.3
8t Etu Molden, WR/LB Chicago 32.0
8t Sean Scott, WR/DB Philadelphia 32.0
10 Aaron Bailey, OS New Orleans 31.4



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