SaberCats at Rattlers
May 8, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SABERCATS (10-2) at Arizona Rattlers (8-5) Sunday, May 9, 2004, 12:00 p.m. (PT)
TV: The game will be shown regionally on NBC and can be seen in the Bay Area on KNTV (NBC11), in Sacramento on KCRA and in Salinas/Monterey on KSBW. Eli Gold will call the play-by-play with Charles Davis supplying the commentary.
RADIO: San Jose's flagship radio station KNBR 1050 AM will carry the game live. Bob Fitzgerald and George Atkinson bring all the action beginning at 11:30 a.m. with a half hour pre-game show.
THE GAME: The second-longest running rivalry in the Arena Football League continues when the SaberCats face the Arizona Rattlers for the 22nd time. Arizona leads the series 11-10 and holds a 10-8 advantage in regular season games. The Rattlers are 5-3 against San Jose at America West Arena but the SaberCats have won three of the last four played in the desert.
PLAYOFF PICTURE: The SaberCats can clinch their fifth consecutive playoff berth and eighth in the team's 1o-year history with a win over the Rattlers. San Jose can also clinch a spot with a Dallas loss OR a loss this week by New York AND Los Angeles.
THAT 70's SHOW: With a win at Arizona, San Jose would not only even the all-time series with the Rattlers at 11-11, but SaberCats head coach DARREN ARBET would also earn his 70th career win, making him the eighth head coach to reach the milestone.
TOP ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES COACH, CURRENT TEAM W L PCT Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 164 62 .726 Danny White, Arizona 136 64 .680 Perry Moss * 86 35 .711 Mike Hohensee, Chicago 81 75 .519 Michael Trigg, Philadelphia 78 80 .494 John Gregory * 73 56 .566 Mike Dailey, Colorado 72 50 .590 DARREN ARBET, San Jose 69 24 .742 Jay Gruden, Orlando 49 29 .628 Todd Shell, New York 45 38 .542 * Inactive
WAGNER WATCH: San Jose WR/DB Barry Wagner is closing in on the AFL's career record for receptions and receiving yards. With 27 receptions for 288 yards on the season, Wagner has upped his career totals to 920 and 12,650. Arizona's Hunkie Cooper also ranks in the top five in both career categories.
AFL CAREER LEADERS IN RECEPTIONS RK PLAYER NO. 1. Eddie Brown 949 2. Barry Wagner 920 3. Hunkie Cooper 763 4. Gary Compton 736 5. Darryl Hammond 715
AFL CAREER LEADERS IN RECEIVING YARDS RK PLAYER NO. 1. Eddie Brown 12,726 2. Barry Wagner 12,650 3. Gary Compton 10,158 4. George LaFrance 9,004 5. Hunkie Cooper 8,470
QUARTERBACK COMPARISON: Two of the finest QBs in the AFL square off on Sunday when San Jose's Mark Grieb opposes Arizona's Sherdrick Bonner. The two have started seven regular season games and two postseason contests against each other during their careers. Grieb owns a 5-2 record in regular season games against Bonner and they have split the postseason games. Here are the numbers for the two QBs in regular season games against each other.
Player Cmp Att Pct Yards TD INT Rating Grieb (5-2) 130 215 60.5 1,695 36 1 123.0
Bonner (2-5) 113 207 54.6 1,521 36 2 113.7
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