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San Jose SaberCats game notes

March 16, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release


THE QUICK FACTS:
Game: Las Vegas Gladiators (3-3) at SaberCats (4-1).
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2004.
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (PST).
Site: HP Pavilion at San Jose (14,041).
Officials: Pat Garvey (Referee), Paul King (Umpire), Bill Ward (Head Linesman), James Mello (Line Judge), Greg Steed (Back Judge).
Television: There is no local television.
Radio: Saturday's game will be broadcast live on both KNBR 1050, the SaberCats' flagship radio station, and KNBR 680 with Bob Fitzgerald handling play-by-play duties and former San Francisco 49er Keena Turner supplying the color commentary. The SaberCats' extended pre-game show also returns with hosts Tim Liotta and George Atkinson providing insight into the game live from HP Pavilion starting at 5:00 p.m.
Internet: Log on to www.KNBR.com to hear a live webcast of the game.
Series Record: SaberCats lead 1-0.
Last Meeting: San Jose 72, Las Vegas 37 (March 2, 2003 in Las Vegas).
Series Streaks: San Jose Won 1.
Season Streaks: San Jose Won 1; Las Vegas Won 1.
Coaches: San Jose, Darren Arbet (6th season; 57-20 regular season, 63-23 overall). Las Vegas, Frank Haege (3rd season; 20-16 regular season, 20-18 overall).

OVERVIEW: The SaberCats ended their losing streak at one game with a resounding defeat of the Central Division leading Colorado Crush on Mar. 14. QB Mark Grieb tossed six scoring passes and completed 18-of-22 attempts for 292 yards with no interceptions and Rashied Davis returned his league leading third kickoff for a touchdown as the SaberCats won 55-35. San Jose used a 21-0 run to close out the first half scoring, erasing an early 7-6 deficit, to enter halftime with a 27-7 lead. The teams traded scores in the second half as San Jose won its third straight game over the Crush. San Jose continues its season-long three game homestand on Saturday, March 20, when the Las Vegas Gladiators invade HP Pavilion for the first time. Now a member of the Western Division, the Gladiators are coming off an exciting 65-64 overtime win over the Arizona Rattlers on Mar. 14 to even their record at 3-3. Clint Dolezel threw for 334 yards and 8 TDs in the win. The only meeting between the SaberCats and Las Vegas resulted in a 72-37 San Jose win on Mar. 2, 2003 in Nevada. The Gladiators franchise was located in New Jersey prior to making the move west before the start of the 2003 season. The team played in the Eastern Division last year.
THE SCHEDULES:
2004 San Jose SaberCats (4-1)
Game Opponent Result Score
Feb. 5 @Detroit Won 58-43
Feb. 22 @Los Angeles Won 61-55
Feb. 28 GRAND RAPIDS Won 62-31
Mar. 7 @New York Lost 50-64
Mar. 14 COLORADO Won 55-35
Game Opponent Time Radio/TV
Mar. 20 LAS VEGAS 7:30 pm 1050
Mar. 26 LOS ANGELES 7:30 pm 1050
Apr. 4 @Tampa Bay 9:00 am 1050/NBC
Apr. 10 @Dallas 5:30 pm 1050/WB
Apr. 16 CHICAGO 7:30 pm 1050
Apr. 25 @Georgia 9:00 am 1050/NBC
May 1 NEW ORLEANS 7:30 pm 1050
May 9 @Arizona 12:00 pm 1050/NBC
May 16 @Las Vegas 12:00 pm 1050/NBC
May 22 PHILADELPHIA 7:30 pm 1050
May 30 ARIZONA 1:00 pm 1050/NBC

2004 Las Vegas Gladiators (3-3)
Game Opponent Result Score
Feb. 6 @Colorado Lost 42-43
Feb. 14 LOS ANGELES Lost 55-62
Feb. 22 @Grand Rapids Won 51-14
Feb. 29 NEW ORLEANS Won 50-30
Mar. 7 @Georgia Lost 40-55
Mar. 14 ARIZONA Won (ot) 65-64
Game Opponent Time (PT) TV
Mar. 20 @San Jose 7:30 pm
Mar. 27 @Orlando 4:30 pm
Apr. 4 CHICAGO 3:00 pm
Apr. 10 @Arizona 7:00 pm
Apr. 25 DETROIT 12:00 pm
May 2 INDIANA 12:00 pm
May 8 @Philadelphia 4:30 pm
May 16 SAN JOSE 12:00 pm NBC
May 22 @Los Angeles 7:30 pm
May 30 COLUMBUS 1:00 pm NBC

THE SERIES: The SaberCats won the only meeting between the teams, beating the Gladiators, 72-37, in Las Vegas on Mar. 2, 2003. The Las Vegas franchise was formally known as the New Jersey Gladiators and prior to that the New Jersey Red Dogs. San Jose won two of three games with the Red Dogs and never played the New Jersey Gladiators.

WHAT'S AHEAD: San Jose concludes its three-game homestand with another Western Division battle, this time with the Los Angeles Avengers on Friday, March 26. The SaberCats hit the road for two games; at Tampa Bay (April 4) and at Dallas (April 10) before returning to HP Pavilion on April 16 for a game with the Chicago Rush.

SERIES NOTABLES: San Jose QB Mark Grieb threw for 252 yards passing the 11,000 mark in career pass yards in the win at Las Vegas last season...The SaberCats scored a touchdown or a field goal on every possession except for the final possession of the game vs the Gladiators last season...DS Wendell Davis had a career high 9.5 tackles (9 solo) at Las Vegas last season...The SaberCats rushed for 3 touchdowns vs the Gladiators last season...James Roe had 8 catches for 95 yards including 2 TD grabs and also recovered a fumble, which he returned 7 yards for a TD at Las Vegas in 2003.

LAST SERIES MEETING: San Jose 72, LAS VEGAS 37 • Sunday, March 2, 2003 • Thomas & Mack Center – Mark Grieb threw four TD passes and the San Jose defense scored a pair of touchdowns to propel the SaberCats to a 72-37 win over the Las Vegas Gladiators. Grieb completed 18-of-27 attempts for 252 yards with no interceptions and was named the game's MVP. Following a 31-yard Steve Videtich field goal that gave Las Vegas a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter, Grieb connected twice with James Roe on scoring plays of 17 and 21 yards to give San Jose a 21-10 lead with just under six minutes to play in the half. San Jose's Clevan Thomas intercepted a Jay McDonagh pass on the Gladiators next possession and returned the ball 32 yards for a score to give San Jose a 28-10 lead with a minute to play. It was Thomas' league-leading seventh interception of the year and the third returned for a score. Veteran Todd Hammel replaced McDonagh on Las Vegas' next possession. After Las Vegas turned the ball over on downs, Daron Alcorn drilled a 22-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the SaberCats a 31-10 lead. Barry Wagner scored two second half TDs, one on a fumble recovery in the endzone and the other on a 3-yard run, for a 58-30 lead with 9:35 to play. James Hundon caught his second TD pass of the game, a 29-yard toss from Grieb with 3:17 remaining, to give him two or more TD grabs in all five games this season. Hundon finished with 7 catches for 118 yards. Roe scored his third TD of the game on the Gladiators next possession when he returned a fumble 7 yards to supply the SaberCats with their final margin of victory. San Jose rookie Rashied Davis was tabbed Ironman of the game after rushing for five yards and a TD, catching a 9-yard pass and collecting 4.0 tackles and his first career interception.

Score By Quarters
SaberCats................................ 7 24 20 21 – 72
Gladiators................................ 7 3 14 13 – 37

SCORING SUMMARY
Tm Scoring Play
LAS Horacek 11 pass from McDonagh (Videtich kick)
SAN R.Davis 3 run (Alcorn kick)
LAS FG Videtich 31
SAN Roe 17 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
SAN Roe 21 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
SAN Thomas 32 interception return (Alcorn kick)
SAN FG Alcorn 22
SAN Kinsinger 1 run (Alcorn kick failed)
LAS S.Robinson 45 pass from Hammel (Videtich kick)
SAN Hundon 33 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
LAS Williams 33 pass from Hammel (Videtich kick)
SAN Wagner 0 fumble recovery (Alcorn kick)
LAS Horacek 10 pass from Hammel (pass failed)
SAN Wagner 3 run (Alcorn kick)
LAS Younger 10 run (Videtich kick)
SAN Hundon 29 pass from Grieb (Alcorn kick)
SAN Roe 7 fumble recovery (Alcorn kick)

INIDVIDUAL STATISTICS
Passing: SAN - Grieb 18-27-0-251. LAS - Hammel 13-23-0-222; McDonagh 9-21-2-86.
Rushing: SAN - Kinsinger 2-6; R.Davis 3-5; Wagner 1-3; Buck 3-2; Keanaaina 2-2; Grieb 1-(-4). LAS - Younger 2-16; S.Robinson 1-7; Ward 1-1; Carter 1-0; Hammel 1-(-9).
Receiving: SAN - Roe 8-95; Hundon 7-118; Williams 1-16; Wagner 1-13; R.Davis 1-9. LAS - Horacek 11-150; S.Robinson 6-77; Williams 3-64; D.Robinson 1-12; Younger 1-5.
KICK RETURNS: SAN - Thomas 1-16; Hundon 1-9. LAS - S.Robinson 5-84; Williams 2-33.

ALL-TIME SERIES SCORES
Date Score
Mar. 2, 2003 San Jose 72, @Las Vegas 37

THE IFS...:
If the SaberCats defeat Las Vegas it would...
*Give them a 2-game winning streak.
*Give them a 5-1 season record.
*Be their 6th straight regular season home win.
*Be their 2nd straight win over the Gladiators.
*Give them a 2-0 series lead over Las Vegas.
*Give San Jose an 87-45 all-time regular season record.
*Give San Jose a 47-19 all-time regular season home record.

THE COACHES:
San Jose – Darren Arbet, 6th season
57-20 (.740) reg. season; 63-23 (.733) overall
1-0 (1.000) career vs. Las Vegas
Now in his sixth season at the helm of the SaberCats, Darren Arbet owns the highest regular season winning percentage (.740) in league history among coaches with at least 20 victories and his 63 career wins rank him 8th in league annals. Named AFL Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002, Arbet has guided the SaberCats to four straight double-digit win seasons – the longest current streak in league history – and his teams have compiled a 51-12 (.810) regular season record since the start of the 2000 campaign. Under his direction the SaberCats have set league records for most regular season wins (13 – 2002), most wins in a season (16- 2002), most consecutive wins in a regular season (12 – 2002), most wins to end a season (11 – 2000) and the longest regular season win streak (15 – 2000-01).

Las Vegas – Frank Haege, 3rd season
20-16 (.556) reg. season; 20-18 (.526) overall
0-1 (.000) career vs. San Jose
The Las Vegas Gladiators third-year head coach can look back upon his first two seasons in the AFL and boast about his wide array of accomplishments. Haege led the Gladiators to the fourth-best record in the AFL and their first-ever playoff berth in franchise history in 2002. The 2003 season was the first for the Gladiators in Las Vegas and Haege led them to a second consecutive playoff appearance and an 8-8 record. In 2002 the Gladiators 9-5 record and first place finish in the Eastern Division of the National Conference was the biggest turnaround in AFL history. The Gladiators finished the 2002 regular season with seven more victories than the previous season. Haege was named the second head coach of the New Jersey Gladiators on August 23, 2001. Haege brought with him six players and an assistant coach from the Steamwheelers. Previously, he spent two years as the head coach and director of football operations with the Quad City Steamwheelers (af2) in 2000 and 2001. Haege posted a remarkable 37-1 record, including an undefeated 2000 season. Haege is in his tenth season in the Arena Football League.

RECENT RESULTS: SAN JOSE 55, Colorado 35 – Mark Grieb completed 18-of-22 passes for 292 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions as San Jose ended its one-game losing streak by topping the Colorado Crush 55-35 Sunday at HP Pavilion. Grieb, who was named the Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player of the Game, had a near perfect first half going 10-for-11 for 149-yards with four touchdowns. A failed extra kick by San Jose's Dan Frantz early in the first quarter allowed the Crush to get their first-ever lead over the SaberCats with a 1-yard run by Chad Dukes and a 7-6 lead midway through the first quarter. The SaberCats, fueled by three Grieb scoring tosses, went on a 21-0 run to close out the first half with a 27-7 advantage. Barry Wagner prevented the Crush from scoring late in the half with a crushing hit on Colorado's Kevin McKenzie at the San Jose 2-yard line as time expired in the half. Colorado's scoreless second quarter marked the first time this season the Crush failed to put up points in any quarter. McKenzie, who played last season with San Jose, scored on an 18-yard pass from John Dutton to open the second half slicing San Jose's lead to 27-14. Colorado would get no closer as the teams traded touchdowns the rest of the second half. San Jose's Fred Coleman playing in his first AFL game scored on a 30-yard pass play late in the third quarter and Rashied Davis returned his league leading third kickoff for a touchdown going 58 yards early in the fourth quarter. Dutton, who in 2002 led the SaberCats to their only league championship, took advantage of San Jose's secondary minus Clevan Thomas to complete 25-of-39 passes for 329 yards. McKenzie caught six passes for a game-high 133 yards. Colorado matched a season low with 35 points scored and dropped to 4-2. The SaberCats upped their record to 4-1.

ABOUT THE GLADIATORS: The Las Vegas Gladiators started in the AFL in 1997 as the New Jersey Red Dogs. In 2001 they became the New Jersey Gladiators and moved to Las Vegas before the 2003 season. The team also moved to the Western Division prior to the start of 2004...The team's 7-game improvement, from two wins in 2001 to nine in 2002, is tied for the largest single-season turnaround in AFL history...WR/LB Marcus Nash set Gladiator team records for receptions (16) and receiving yards (192) in Las Vegas' 65-64 overtime win over Arizona on Mar. 14.

ROSTER MOVES: The SaberCats placed DS Clevan Thomas on injured reserve with a season-ending knee injury on Mar. 13. Thomas sustained a torn ACL in his right knee in San Jose's loss at New York on Mar. 7. The SaberCats activated DS Wendell Davis and signed former San Jose State star Charles Pauley from the practice squad. Signed to the practice squad recently were WR/DB DeVon Banks and DS Art Smith.

RECENT ROSTER MOVES
Date Action
Mar. 4 Activated and waived WR/DB Vaughn Jarrett from IR
Mar. 5 Signed WR/LB Jerry Reese from practice squad. Placed FB/LB Kevin Buck on IR
Mar. 9 Placed WR/LB Jerry Reese and WR/LB Calvin Schexnayder on IR.
Mar. 11 Signed WR/DB Charles Pauley from practice squad. Signed WR/DB DeVon Banks to practice squad.
Mar. 12 Signed DS Art Smith to practice squad.
Mar. 13 Placed DS Clevan Thomas on IR. Activated DS Wendell Davis from IR.

INJURY REPORT: San Jose's FB/LB corps took a hit in the team's win over Colorado on Mar. 14. Brian Johnson sustained a knee sprain and Keala Keanaaina sprained his wrist. Both are listed as probable for this week.

INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Brian Johnson Knee sprain Probable
Keala Keanaaina Wrist sprain Probable

MILESTONES:
*The SaberCats need 8 wins for 100 overall in franchise history.
*OL/DL Joe Jacobs needs 1.5 sacks for 30 career.
*WR/DB Barry Wagner needs 20 receiving yards for 12,500 career and 10 for 3,000 in San Jose career. Needs 1 rush TD to tie Steve Papin (43) as team's all-time leader.
*OL/DL Chuck Reed needs 2.5 sacks for 25 career.
*QB Mark Grieb needs 5 TD passes for 300 AFL career.
*WR/LB James Roe needs 12 TDs for 100 career.
*OS James Hundon needs 147 receiving yards for 4,000 and 12 TD receptions for 100 career.
*FB/LB Matt Kinsinger needs 10 rush yards for 300 career and 23 for 300 in San Jose career.
*FB/LB Keala Keanaaina needs 27 rush yards for 300 career.

TRENDS:
HOME SWEET HOME – San Jose won its fifth straight regular season home game with a 55-35 win over Colorado on Mar. 14 and has won 19 of its last 20 and 27 of of its last 29 regular season games played in HP Pavilion. Since the start of the 2000 season the SaberCats own a 28-3 (.903) record in regular season games and are 34-5 (.872) overall in that span. The team's all-time record in regular season home games stands at 46-19 (.708).

AND COUNTING – OS James Hundon caught a 16-yard scoring pass in San Jose's win over Colorado on Mar. 14 to extend his streak of consecutive regular season games with at least one TD catch to 22. During his streak JHun has caught 54 TD passes, including a team-high 10 in five games this year.

HEADS OR TAILS – The SaberCats have lost the coin toss in each of the last three games and were on the receiving end of the opening kickoff. San Jose has made the most of the game's first possession by scoring a TD on each opening drive. Rashied Davis had his 1st TD reception of the season at 11:50 of the first quarter to open the scoring in San Jose's win over Colorado on Mar. 14.

JUST WIN – San Jose's win over Colorado on Mar. 14 gave Mark Grieb a career record of 45-9 (.833) in 54 regular season starts as the SaberCats' QB.

HE SCORES – Barry Wagner has four rushing TDs on the season with one each coming in San Jose victories. Wags scored on a 2-yard run in the win over Colorado on Mar. 14. He failed to score on the ground in San Jose's only loss this season at New York on Mar. 7.

OFFENSIVE – After running a team single-game record 62 plays in a loss at New York on Mar. 7, San Jose's offense was much more efficient against Colorado on Mar. 14. The SaberCats executed just 29 offensive plays and gained 292 yards, an average of 10.1 yards per play, in their 55-35 over the Crush. At New York, the SaberCats amassed a season-high 335 yards but averaged just 5.4 yards per play.

ON THE MONEY – QB Mark Grieb has completed over 70 percent of his passes in each of the SaberCats five games this season and leads the league with a completion percentage of 76.4 (94-of-123). Grieb has twice completed over 80 percent of his passes in a game and set a team record by completing 85.7% (18-of-21) at Los Angeles on Feb. 22. Grieb was 18-of-22 (81.8%) against Colorado on Mar. 14. No QB in league history, with a minimum of 200 attempts, has completed over 70 percent for a season.

NOTES:
CLEVAN GONE – Two-time Defensive Player of the Year Clevan Thomas was lost to the SaberCats with a season ending knee injury sustained at New York on Mar. 7. Thomas, who set an AFL record with 13 INTs last season tore the ACL in his right knee on a fourth quarter kickoff return. Taking his place in the defensive backfield will be Wendell Davis, who was activated from IR on Mar. 13. Davis started against Colorado and posted 6.5 tackles in his first action of the season.

RETURN THREAT – Rashied Davis returned his league leading third kickoff return for a touchdown when he went 58 yards on his only attempt against Colorado on Mar. 14. Davis tied the team record for longest KO return which was set by Titus Dixon against St. Louis on June 14, 1996 and matched by Clevan Thomas at Tampa Bay on April 27, 2002. The 58-yard run also ties a league record held by 21 other players. Davis also leads the league with a 31.4 kickoff return average.

ROE, ROE, ROE – James Roe had a team-high tying 5 catches for 83 and 3 TDs in San Jose's win over Colorado on Mar. 14 to reach two milestones in his career. He upped his career TD reception total to 82, making him just the 2nd player in team history to get that many (Hundon 88) and surpassed the 3,500 mark in receiving yards (3,508) becoming the 3rd player to top that mark (Papin 4,282; Hundon 3,853).

WAGNER WATCH – Barry Wagner is chasing yet another record in his illustrious career. Wagner scored on a 2-yard run against Colorado on Mar. 14 raising his San Jose career total to 42, one behind leader Steve Papin. It was also the 111th in his entire AFL career, which is a record.

CAREER RUSHING TD LEADERS
Rank Player Recpts
1. Steve Papin 43
2. Barry Wagner 42
3. Derrick Chachere 34
4. Tom Petithomme 16
Matt Kinsinger 16

PASS EFFICIENT – QB Mark Grieb had a perfect passer rating of 158.33 in San Jose's 55-35 win over Colorado on Mar. 14. Grieb completed 18-of-22 attempts for 292 yards and six TDs with no interceptions to top his own team game pass efficiency record of 158.15, which was set against Houston on July 21, 2001. Grieb also reached the 15,000 mark in career passing yards (15,063) and surpassed the 14,000 mark in his San Jose career (14,060) with his effort against Colorado.

THE JAMES GANG – The James Gang (Hundon and Roe) are battling for the top spot on San Jose's career chart for receptions, receiving yards and TD receptions. The two were at it again against Colorado on Mar. 14. They tied for the team lead in receptions with five with Hundon gaining 84 yards and a TD and Roe 83 yards and three TDs. JHun is now just two catches behind Barry Wagner for 3rd place in career receptions and eight behind Roe for 2nd place. They trail Steve Papin, who caught 326 balls in his career. With his three TD grabs, Roe joined Hundon as the only San Jose players to reach the 80 mark in that category.

CAREER LEADERS IN RECEPTIONS
Rank Player Recpts
1. Steve Papin 326
2. James Roe 259
3. Barry Wagner 253
4. James Hundon 251
5. Jerry Reese 243

CAREER LEADERS IN RECEIVING YARDS
Rank Player Rcv Yards
1. Steve Papin 4,282
2. James Hundon 3,853
3. James Roe 3,508
4. Jerry Reese 3,485
5. Shalon Baker 3,058

CAREER LEADERS IN TD RECEPTIONS
Rank Player Rcv TDs
1. James Hundon 88
2. James Roe 82
3. Jerry Reese 76
4. Steve Papin 65
5. Shalon Baker 55

NO CATCH FOR YOU – Barry Wagner went without a reception for the first time in his San Jose career when he was kept off the stat sheet against Colorado on Mar. 14. Wagner had caught at least one pass in all 62 games he's played in since joining the team in 2000. In fact, Wagner had at least one reception in his final 49 games with Orlando prior to signing with the SaberCats giving him a streak of 111 consecutive games with a catch prior to the Mar. 14 contest. Despite having his consecutive games streak with a catch snapped, Wagner is still the 2nd player in AFL history to reach THE 900 CLUB. Wags reached the 900 plateau (904) in career catches when he hauled in a season-high six at New York on Mar. 7. Former Albany/Indiana Firebird Eddie Brown remains as the league's career leader with Wags close behind.

AFL CAREER RECEPTION LEADERS
Rak Player Career Recpts
1. Eddie Brown 949
2. Barry Wagner 904
3. Gary Compton 736
4. Hunkie Cooper 733
5. Daryl Hammond 698

WHAT A DEBUT! – Fred Coleman made his AFL debut on Mar. 14 against Colorado and what a debut it was. The former New England Patriot caught three passes for 59 yards, including his 1st career TD on a 30-yard pass from Mark Grieb, and posted 2.5 tackles and a fumble recovery. Coleman was inserted into the lineup following an injury to Calvin Schexnayder in New York on Mar. 7.

TOUCHDOWN MAKERS – Three of the top five TD scorers in team history are battling for position in 2004. James Roe scored three times against Colorado on Mar. 14 to leapfrog James Hundon for 3rd place on the list while Barry Wagner remained in 2nd with 94 scores after tallying once. Hundon had one TD to remain one behind Roe and six behind Wagner. They all trail Steve Papin, who scored 126 times in his SaberCats career, for the top spot on the chart.

CAREER LEADERS IN TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
Rank Player TDs Scored
1. Steve Papin 126
2. Barry Wagner 94
3. James Roe 89
4. James Hundon 88
5. Jerry Reese 79

LAS VEGAS PLAYERS TO WATCH:
QB CLINT DOLEZEL – Dolezel tossed his 500th career TD pass on Feb. 29 in a 50-30 Gladiators win over New Orleans to become just the 4th quarterback in AFL history to reach that mark. He currently has 515 career TD passes and has twice thrown for eight in a game this season. He tossed eight scoring strikes in Las Vegas' 65-64 OT win over Arizona on Mar. 14. In four career games against San Jose, Dolezel has completed 99-of-158 attempts (62.7%) for 1,169 yards with 25 TDs. He has also thrown at least one INT in each of the four games with a total of eight. San Jose DS Tommy Jones tied a team record when he intercepted three Dolezel offerings in a 65-55 SaberCats win over Houston on July 31, 1998.

WR/LB MARCUS NASH – The league leader in receptions with 56 also leads the team with 542 receiving yards and 11 TDs. He set Gladiator team records with 16 catches for a league season-high 192 yards in Las Vegas' OT win over Arizona on Mar. 14. As a member of the Detroit Fury in his rookie season last year, Nash helped his team upset San Jose snapping the SaberCats' 18-game home winning streak with a 45-42 win on April 11, 2003. Nash had five catches for 64 yards, including TD receptions of 17 and 20 yards.


AFL STANDINGS THROUGH WEEK 6

Western Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
San Jose 4 1 0 .800 286 228
Los Angeles 3 2 0 .600 268 234
Arizona 3 3 0 .500 290 285
Las Vegas 3 3 0 .500 303 268

Central Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 4 1 0 .800 267 218
Colorado 4 2 0 .667 267 295
Detroit 2 3 0 .400 217 221
Indiana 1 5 0 .167 261 269
Grand Rapids 0 6 0 .000 195 332

Southern Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 268 250
Georgia 4 2 0 .667 310 307
Austin 3 2 0 .600 237 252
Orlando 2 3 0 .400 242 234
Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 280 299

Eastern Division
Team W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 5 1 0 .833 342 295
New York 3 3 0 .500 297 278
Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 270 255
Carolina 2 4 0 .333 309 331
Columbus 1 5 0 .167 259 317


Week 7 Schedule

Thursday, March 18
Austin at Detroit, 4:30 pm
New Orleans at Arizona, 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 20
Georgia at Indiana, 4:00 pm
Columbus at New York, 4:00 pm
Las Vegas at San Jose, 7:30 pm

Sunday, March 21
Orlando at Chicago, 9:00 am
Colorado at Philadelphia, 9:00 am
Tampa Bay at Carolina, 12:00 pm
Los Angeles at Dallas, 1:00 pm

WEEKLY PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
BABY RUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent (Date) Player
@Detroit (Feb. 5) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
@Los Angeles (Feb. 22) OS Joe Douglass, Los Angeles
GRND RAPIDS (Feb. 28) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
@New York (Mar. 7) QB Aaron Garcia, New York
COLORADO (Mar. 14) QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 20)
LOS ANGELES (Mar. 26)
@Tampa Bay (Apr. 4)
@Dallas (Apr. 10)
CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
@Georgia (Apr. 25)
NEW ORLEANS (May 1)
@Arizona (May 9)
@Las Vegas (May 16)
PHILADELPHIA (May 22)
ARIZONA (May 30)

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent (Date) Player
@Detroit (Feb. 5) DS Omarr Smith, San Jose
@Los Angeles (Feb. 22) OL/DL Sam Hernandez, San Jose
GRND RAPIDS (Feb. 28) DS Clevan Thomas, San Jose
@New York (Mar. 7) DS Terrance Joseph, New York
COLORADO (Mar. 14) DL Joe Jacobs, San Jose
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 20)
LOS ANGELES (Mar. 26)
@Tampa Bay (Apr. 4)
@Dallas (Apr. 10)
CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
@Georgia (Apr. 25)
NEW ORLEANS (May 1)
@Arizona (May 9)
@Las Vegas (May 16)
PHILADELPHIA (May 22)
ARIZONA (May 30)

ARMY IRONMAN OF THE GAME:
Opponent (Date) Player
@Detroit (Feb. 5) FB/LB Cameron Chance, Detroit
@Los Angeles (Feb. 22) WR/DB Rashied Davis, San Jose
GRND RAPIDS (Feb. 28) WR/DB Barry Wagner, San Jose
@New York (Mar. 7) WR/DB Lincoln Dupree, New York
COLORADO (Mar. 14) WR/DB Rashied Davis, San Jose
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 20)
LOS ANGELES (Mar. 26)
@Tampa Bay (Apr. 4)
@Dallas (Apr. 10)
CHICAGO (Apr. 16)
@Georgia (Apr. 25)
NEW ORLEANS (May 1)
@Arizona (May 9)
@Las Vegas (May 16)
PHILADELPHIA (May 22)
ARIZONA (May 30)


THE SABERCATS RECORD WHEN...:

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 2-0
40-49 points 0-0 1-0
50-59 points 2-1 1-0
60-69 points 2-0 0-1
70-79 points 0-0 0-0
80+ points 0-0 0-0

Games decided
by 7 or fewer points 1-0

Leading after the 1st 2-0
Trailing after the 1st 1-1
Tied after the 1st 1-0

Leading at Half 3-1
Trailing at Half 0-0
Tied at Half 1-0

Leading after the 3rd 4-1
Trailing after the 3rd 0-0
Tied after the 3rd 0-0

Scoring First 2-1
Opp. Score First 2-0

More Total Offense 1-1
Less Total Offense 3-0

More Pass Yards 1-1
Less Pass Yards 3-0

More Rushing Yards 4-1
Less Rushing Yards 0-0

Thursday games 1-0
Friday games 0-0
Saturday games 1-0
Sunday games 2-1

On NBC 1-1
WB20 1-0

Outscoring Opponent 4-0
Being Outscored 0-1

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