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April 11, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Utah Blaze News Release


THE QUICK FACTS:
Game: Los Angeles Avengers (3-8) at Utah Blaze (3-8).
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2006.
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. (MT).
Site: Delta Center (15,577)
Officials: Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Jeff Carr;
Head Linesman: Kelly Saalfeld; Line Judge: Gary Cavaletto; Back Judge: Jimmy Buchanan
Television: KJZZ 14 will broadcast the game live with Steve Brown (play-by-play) and Alema Harrington (commentary) and Chris Harris (sidelines).
Radio: Utah's flagship station 1280 The Zone will broadcast the game live with Ryan Hatch (play-by-play) and Keith Embray (commentary).
Blaze Coaches' Show: Ryan Hatch hosts the Blaze Coaches' Show every Wednesday night on 1280 The Zone at 7-8 p.m.
Internet: Log on to www.1280thezone.com to hear a live webcast of Saturday's game.
Series Record: Utah leads 1-0.
Coaches: Utah, Danny White (14th season; 124-63 regular season, 144-73 overall). Los Angeles, Ed Hodgkiss (5th season; 41-32 regular season, 41-36 overall).
League Stats:
http://www.aflmedia.com/public/leaders/confstat.htm


OVERVIEW: Utah looks to snap a four-game losing skid and their first division home win. The Blaze lost at home to Arizona last weekend, 64-52. Utah snapped a three-game skid last time the teams met as the Blaze defeated Los Angeles at the Staples Center in Week 5, 68-66. Los Angeles lost its third consecutive road game at expansion Kansas City, 62-45, Sunday. The Avengers play their final road game before heading home for their final four games. This Saturday is a must win for Utah before taking the road for three straight games. San Jose and Las Vegas are each one spot ahead of the Blaze with a 5-6 record. The loser of Saturday's game will stand in last place in the Western Division at 3-9, virtually eliminated from the post season.

THE SERIES: This will mark the second meeting between the two teams with Utah holding a 1-0 edge. It will also be the 10th meeting between head coaches DANNY WHITE and ED HODGKISS. Coach White holds an 8-2 overall advantage in the coaching match up, going 5-2 in the regular season.

WHAT'S AHEAD: The Blaze will be on the road for the next three weeks beginning with a battle against 2005 AFL Champion Colorado Crush on April 21. The Blaze will play at conference foe Las Vegas on April 28. The Blaze then travel to Chicago on May 6, before returning to the Delta Center for the final game of the season against expansion Kansas City on May 12.

THE SCHEDULES:

2006 Utah Blaze (3-8)
Date Opponent Result Score
Jan. 28 @ San Jose Won 48-35
Feb. 4 DALLAS Lost 53-56
Feb. 11 NEW YORK Lost 81-84
Feb. 18 @ Arizona Lost 38-45
Feb. 25 @ Los Angeles Won 68-66
Mar. 4 SAN JOSE Lost 50-65
Mar. 10 NASHVILLE Won 63-34
Mar. 16 @ Grand Rapids Lost 49-59
Mar. 24 LAS VEGAS Lost 47-49
Apr. 1 @ Tampa Bay Lost 41-56
Apr. 7 ARIZONA Lost 52-64
Game Opponent Time (MT) TV
Apr. 15 LOS ANGELES 7:00 p.m. 1280/KJZZ
Apr. 21 @ Colorado 7:00 p.m. 1280
Apr. 28 @ Las Vegas 8:30 p.m. 1280
May 6 @ Chicago 6:00 p.m. 1280/FSN
May 12 KANSAS CITY 7:00 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

2006 Los Angeles Avengers (3-8)
Date Opponent Result Score
Jan. 29 ARIZONA Won 40-31
Feb. 5 @ Philadelphia Lost 33-47
Feb. 12 @ Grand Rapids Lost 41-66
Feb. 18 CHICAGO Lost 46-65
Feb. 25 UTAH Lost 66-68
Mar. 5 @ Orlando Lost 34-59
Mar. 12 @ San Jose Won 75-61
Mar. 19 COLORADO Won 60-57
Mar. 24 @ Arizona Lost 45-58
Apr. 2 @ Las Vegas Lost 49-63
Apr. 9 @ Kansas City Lost 45-62
Game Opponent Time (ET) TV
Apr. 15 @ Utah 7:00 p.m. KJZZ
Apr. 22 NEW YORK 8:30 p.m. FSN West2
Apr. 29 SAN JOSE 8:30 p.m.
May 6 NASHVILLE 8:30 p.m.
May 13 LAS VEGAS 8:30 p.m.

LAST WEEK:

BLAZE LOSE TO RATTLERS, 64-52
Fourth Consecutive Loss Puts Blaze in Playoff Jeopardy.

SALT LAKE CITY - Facing the team he coached for 13 seasons, DANNY WHITE and the Utah Blaze (3-8) were unable to close out a 52-52 tie with five minutes to go that resulted in another home loss to the Arizona Rattlers, 64-52, at the Delta Center Friday in front of 14,651 fans. The Blaze are now three games out of the division lead with only five games remaining.

"This is a game tonight that we all thought we should have had," White said. "I felt like defensively tonight there was a huge improvement in our pass rush. That was great to see, but frankly our offense let us down."

Utah QB JASON GESSER, who is still searching for his first win as the starter, finished the game completing 15-of-24 passes for 160 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.

"It's plain and simple. I didn't come through in the clutch for my team," GESSER said. "I rushed a couple of throws and didn't come through when my team needed me. That's the bottom line."

OS SIAHA BURLEY extended his touchdown streak in all 11 games for the Blaze this season, finished with four catches for 41 yards and one touchdown while piling up a total of 138 all-purpose yards. WR/DB TOM PACE recorded a team-high six catches for 74 yards and two touchdown receptions, plus his first rushing touchdown of the season.

Arizona WR/DB RANDY GATEWOOD was named Offensive Player of the Game as he tied an AFL record with seven touchdown receptions in a single game along with 13 total catches for 149 yards. DS CLARENCE LAWSON was named ADT Defensive Player of the Game after recording an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery with four assisted tackles. WR/LB WILSON THOMAS was named Ironman of the Game with two receptions for 47 yards including a critical third down conversion and one special teams touchdown on a kickoff recovery.

LAST MEETING IN LOS ANGELES ON FEBRUARY 25:

BLAZE BURN AVENGERS ON LATE TD, 68-66
Germaine, Bryant Connection Lifts Blaze As Time Expires

LOS ANGELES - Utah Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE found WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT for a 12-yard touchdown as time expired to give the Blaze a 68-66 Western Division victory over the Los Angeles Avengers (1-4) at STAPLES Center in front of 12,314 fans.

The victory improved Utah head coach/general manager DANNY WHITE'S all-time record in Los Angeles to 10-0.

GERMAINE finished the night completing 31-of-40 passes for 387 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception, as well as adding a rushing touchdown. OS SIAHA BURLEY led the Blaze receivers with 13 receptions for 173 yards and three touchdowns.

BRYANT, who put in an Ironman performance, finished with seven receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns on offense and 4.5 total tackles and a pass breakup on defense.

Los Angeles QB SONNY CUMBIE completed 29-of-43 passes for 266 yards and seven touchdowns. WR/LB GREG HOPKINS had seven catches for 93 yards and three touchdowns and also recovered a fumble for a score. TONY LOCKE and KEVIN INGRAM had two scores each.

"We took it to another level tonight," White said. "We were able to execute in the final minute and got over the hump in a close game."

Reigning Lineman of the Year SILAS DEMARY got the scoring started by sacking and forcing Germaine to fumble and allowing former Ironman of the Year, WR/LB HOPKINS to scoop up the loose ball for a 6-yard touchdown return and an Avengers' 7-0 lead.

GERMAINE then got the Blaze on the board with a 1-yard touchdown run to knot the score at 7-7. The Blaze ended the first quarter with a 21-14 lead after WR/LB JUSTIN SKAGGS scored on a 5-yard run.

The Blaze and Avengers each posted 14 points in the second quarter, but Los Angeles outscored Utah 14-7 in the third quarter. But, the Avengers were unable to capitalize as they twice let 10-point leads slip away in the fourth quarter.

After Hopkins scored with 15 seconds remaining to give the Avengers a 66-62 lead, Germaine completed three passes - two to Bryant and one to Burley - for 35 yards and the game-winning touchdown pass as the clock hit zeros.

Los Angeles swept the Player of the Game honors despite the loss. Cumbie was named Offensive Player of the Game, while RICKY SHARPE got Defensive honors and Hopkins took home Ironman of the Game recognition.

THE IFS...:
If Utah defeats Los Angeles, it would...
*Give Utah its first home win against a Western Division Foe (1-3).
*Give Utah a 3-4 record in the Western Division.
*Give Utah 2-0 record vs. Los Angeles all-time
*Give Utah a 2-5 record at the Delta Center.
*Give Utah a 4-8 record all-time.
*Snap Utah's four-game losing streak.


THE COACHES:
Utah - Danny White, 14th season
124-63 (.663) reg. season; 144-73 (.663) overall
10-3 career vs. Los Angeles
White is currently in his 14th season as an AFL head coach and first with the Blaze. White has compiled a record of 144-73 and advanced to the AFL Playoffs in 12 of the previous 13 years (hasn't missed the postseason since 1992). Prior to joining the Blaze, White was the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers for 13 seasons (1992-2004). The AFL Hall of Fame coach has two titles (1994 and 1997) to his credit and has made five ArenaBowl appearances (1994, 97, 2002-04). During his last season in Arizona in 2004, White compiled a 13-6 record and made his third straight ArenaBowl appearance. White, won AFL "Coach of the Year" award in 1993. White officially became the head coach of the Blaze on April 21, 2005. He played quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys (1976-88) and helped lead the Cowboys to the postseason five times and won three NFC East titles during his tenure as starting QB. In his first year as a starter (1980), White set the club single-season record for touchdown passes (28) and then broke the record (29) in 1983. Those records still stand as the top two single-season marks in franchise history. He still owns eight Cowboy records and is the member of FOUR Halls of Fame (Arizona Sports, Arizona State, College Football and Arena Football).

Los Angeles - Ed Hodgkiss, 5th season
41-32 (.562) reg. season; 41-36 (.532) overall
0-1 career vs. Utah
One of the brightest offensive masterminds in the AFL, Ed Hodgkiss is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Avengers. In his four previous seasons, he compiled a record of 38-24 and advanced to the AFL Playoffs each year. In his first two seasons at the helm, he directed the Avengers to a 19-11 record. No head coach in league history has won more games in his first two seasons than Hodgkiss. Last season, the Avengers captured their first Western Division championship and compiled a 10-6 record. He finished second in the balloting for AFL "Coach of the Year" honors. In 2004, the Avengers went 9-7 and led the AFL in scoring, averaging 56.5 points per game. In 2003, the Avengers won a franchise-best 11 games and earned a first-round playoff bye. Hodgkiss, who was the runner-up for the 2003 AFL "Coach of the Year" award, oversaw the league's most efficient offense, which scored 122 touchdowns (most in the AFL) on only 619 total plays (least in the AFL). Hodgkiss became the head coach of the Avengers on Oct. 5, 2001. In his first season as a head coach at any level, the Avenger offense scored an average of 52.2 points per game. Prior to joining the Avengers, Hodgkiss was the Indiana Firebirds' offensive coordinator for three seasons (1999-2001) and was part of an ArenaBowl championship in 1999.


RECENT ROSTER MOVES:

UTAH BLAZE SIGN QB ANDY KELLY
AFL's All-Time Leading Passer Joins Utah Roster

The Utah Blaze announce the signing of QB ANDY KELLY (6-3, 220, Tennessee) for the remainder of the 2006 season. Kelly, who most recently played for the Kansas City Brigade this season.

The former Volunteer signal-caller played for six teams during his career. Kelly owns a number of AFL records including: passing yards (38,468), completions (3,520) and attempts (5,648). He is No. 2 in career touchdown passes (741) behind New York's AARON GARCIA (757), but was the first quarterback in professional football history to throw for more than 500 touchdowns (NFL record, DAN MARINO, 420).

The 13-year veteran is 84-72 as a starting quarterback during his AFL career. His 84 victories are the second most in AFL history behind Arizona's SHERDRICK BONNER (100).

Date Action
Feb. 10 Placed OL/DL Jason Andersen on the IR.
Feb. 16 Signed DS Sullivan Beard. Awarded FB/LB Josh White (Austin) from waivers. Activated OL/DL Ernest Grant from the Refused to Report List. Activated and waived OL/DL Patrick Hughes. Placed DS Kevin Moffett on the IR.
Feb. 17 Traded FB/LB Josh White to Dallas for past considerations.
Feb. 20 Awarded OL/DL John Culp (Columbus) from waivers. Activated OL/DL Jason Andersen and placed him on recallable waivers.
Feb. 21 Released FB/LB Jermaine Younger.
Mar. 15 Placed QB Joe Germaine on the IR. Activated QB Tali Ena from the practice squad.
Mar. 22 Traded OL/DL Bryan Henderson to Kansas City for OL/DL Aaron Hamilton and OL/DL Matt Walls. Released OL/DL Bernard Holsey and DS Sullivan Beard.
Mar. 23 Signed DS DaQu'an Davis to the practice squad.
April 10 Released QB Dennis Gile.
April 11 Signed QB Andy Kelly. Waived QB Tai Ena.

INJURY REPORT - League rules stipulate that players on IR must be inactive for at least two weeks. QB JOE GERMAINE, S KEVIN MOFFETT and OL/DL GARRETT SMITH are eligible to come off for the Los Angeles game on April 15.

Player Injury Status
Joe Germaine Right middle finger OUT (IR)
Garrett Smith Right ankle OUT (IR)
Kevin Moffett Hamstring OUT (IR)
Matt Walls Right ankle sprain OUT (IR)


MILESTONES:

CLIMBING THE CHARTS - Head coach DANNY WHITE picks up where he left off after a year absence from the AFL coaching ranks. The AFL Hall of Fame coach is currently No. 2 on the league's all-time coaches win list. Below is a list of the all-time winningest coaches:

ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES
Coach, Team
Wins This Week
Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 180 @ Austin
Danny White, Utah 144 LOS ANGELES
Mike Hohensee, Chicago 99 @ Arizona
Mike Dailey, Colorado 97 @ Kansas City
Perry Moss 86 --

* WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT needs 5 more touchdowns to reach 50 for his career. He only needs 64 more receiving yards to reach 3,000 in his career and 12 more receptions to reach 250 catches. Bryant also needs 4.0 more tackles to reach 150 in his career.

* OS SIAHA BURLEY only needs 51 kickoff return yards to reach 5,000 career return yards. Burley only needs 1 more touchdown for 30 on the season.

*QB JOE GERMAINE only needs 636 yards to reach 5,000 passing yards in his career. He only needs 18 more TDs to reach 100 in his career.

*WR/DB TOM PACE only needs 5 more TD receptions for 50 career total and 10 more receptions to total 200 for his career.

NOTABLES:
SIAHA RELIEF: OS SIAHA BURLEY leads the team with 87 catches for 1,253 yards and 29 TD receptions. Siaha also has 34 kickoff returns for 614 yards and 1,902 all-purpose yards (No. 3 in AFL). The 2005 AFLWA Offensive Player of the Year is still hoping to establish some new expansion records in 2006. Burley, who had 117 receptions for 1,542 yards and a league-leading 45 touchdowns in 2005, is looking to re-write the books. The expansion records Burley is currently chasing are held by former Detroit Fury OS ROBERT GORDON who tallied 125 receptions for 1,630 yards and 42 touchdowns in 2001. Burley is currently 2nd in the AFL (behind Colorado's DAMIEN HARRELL) with 1,253 yards, and 29 touchdowns for 174 points. Burley is currently attempting to break several AFL single-season receiving records and is on pace for 127 receptions (MARCUS NASH, Las Vegas, 2004 holds the record at 154), 1,823 yards (CALVIN SCHEXNAYDER, Arizona, 1998 holds the AFL record at 1,982 yards) and 42 touchdowns (five players are currently tied with 46). Burley set the single-game expansion record for receiving yards with 259 yards, the second highest ever in any game, and tied the expansion single-game touchdown mark with 6 in Week 3 against New York at the Delta Center. He has also scored a TD in every game this season.


BURLEY VS. HISTORY REC YARDS TDS
2006 Current 87 1,253 29
AFL Rank T-5th 2nd 2nd
2006 Pace 127 1,823 42
Expansion Record 125 1,630 42
AFL Record 154 1,982 46

BURLEY's best defensive season came in 2003, his only season in Los Angeles, when he recorded 34 tackles and six pass breakups as a member of the Los Angeles Avengers. He also recorded 34 receptions for 494 yards and nine touchdowns before moving to offensive specialist with Arizona in 2004. Burley sizzled in his last game against his former team when he recorded 13 receptions for 173 yards and three touchdowns.

OH MY DARLING ‘CLEMEN'TIME: RB/LB KEVIN CLEMENS leads the team with seven rushing touchdowns, which also ties him for fourth place in the AFL. Clemens also leads the Blaze with 33 attempts and 51 yards. CLEMENS spent two seasons with the Los Angeles Avengers from 2003-2004. His best season came in 2003 when he rushed for 38 yards. CLEMENS only needs 3 more rushing touchdowns to reach 15 in his career

THE ‘O' SHOW: WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT recorded his first multiple touchdown game on April 27th 2002 against the Los Angeles Avengers. The five receptions he recorded in the game were a season high in his rookie year. On June 6th 2004, Bryant recorded 13 receptions for 126 yards in a first-round playoff battle with the Los Angeles Avengers. Bryant also scored the winning touchdown as time expired at the Staples Center with the teams met in Week 5 and finished the game with seven receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns. He has been named Ironman of the Game for the Blaze twice this season.

IN THE HUNT: DS KELVIN HUNTER's best career game came against the Los Angeles Avengers on May 1st, 2004 when he recorded 12 tackles in the game. In their last meeting on Feb. 25, Hunter led the team with 8.5 tackles and two pass breakups. Hunter currently leads the Blaze with 4 interceptions on the season.

WR/DB RYAN DENNARD's first career touchdown came against the Los Angeles Avengers when he had his best game of his rookie season with three catches for 54 yards. Dennard needs 33 yards to break 200 for the year.

HOW THE WEST IS WON - Up until last season, the Western Division was won by either the DANNY WHITE-led Arizona Rattlers or the San Jose SaberCats. Last season, the Los Angeles Avengers captured their first division title. White's all-time regular season record against the Western Division is 42-23.


LOS ANGELES PLAYER TO WATCH:

WR/DB KEVIN INGRAM - Kevin Ingram won last seasons "U.S. Army Ironman of the Year" after having and outstanding season in all phases of the game. He led the team with 86 receptions and 1,052 years with 23 touchdowns. Defensively, he led the Avengers with 6 interceptions and was second on the club with 68 tackles. On special teams, he led the team in kick off returns and averaged a team-high 104.1 all-purposed yards per game.

2006 LEAGUE TEAM RANKINGS
Category Blaze (Rank) Avengers (Rank)
Scoring Offense 53.6 (4) 48.5 (13)
Scoring Defense 55.7 (17) 57.9 (18)
Total Offense 300.4 (4) 282.4 (9)
Total Defense 288.8 (10) 274.4 (6)
Pass Offense 287.7 (4) 263.3 (11)
Pass Defense 277.3 (13) 252.3 (7)
Rushing Offense 12.6 (15) 19.1 (7)
Rushing Defense 11.5 (2) 22.1 (13)
Interceptions 9 (t-16) 10 (t-9)
Kickoff Return Avg. 16.0 (t-13) 15.9 (15)
Def. KO Return Avg. 14.8 (2) 18.4 (15)
Turnover Margin -4 (t-14) -1 (12)
3rd Down Conversions 45.6% (9) 45.7% (8)
4th Down Conversions 50.0% (6) 52.2% (5)
Sacks By 8 (t-14) 4 (18)
Sacks Against 23 (16) 28 (17)

BLAZE LEADERS IN 2006
Player Category No.
Germaine, Joe Total Offense 2183
Germaine Completion Pct. 67.7
Germaine Pass TDs 37
Germaine Passer Rating 122.5
Germaine Passing Yards 2180
Germaine Pass Completions 172
Germaine Pass Yards/Game 311.4
Burley, Siaha Scoring 174
Burley Touchdowns 29
Burley Receptions 87
Burley Receiving Yards 1,253
Burley TD Receptions 29
Clemens, Kevin Rush TDs 7
Burley KO Returns 34
Burley KOR Yards 614
Burley All-Purpose Yards 1,902
Hunter, Kelvin Tackles 38.0
Pospisil, Scott Tackles for Loss 3.5
Hunter, Kelvin Interceptions 4
Clemens, Hans Olsen Sacks 2

HOME HEATS UP: The Utah Blaze currently are No. 3 in the Arena Football League in average attendance (15,248) and have drawn 91,488 fans in just six games. The Philadelphia Soul (15,714 average) and Kansas City (15,558) are the two teams ahead of the Blaze. The Blaze have recorded two sellouts (Dallas on Feb. 4 and San Jose on March 4.)
ARENA QB RATING: The debate has gone on for years in the AFL... Does the outdoor QB Rating really translate to the indoor game? In a game where possessions and completion percentage dictates whether you win or lose, we decided to come up with a different formula that puts more weight on "TD-INT ratio" and completion percentage and no emphasis on yardage. Here's how it works:

TD% = TDs divided by TDs + INT

ARENA QB FORMULA: Multiply the TD% by 2 and add the completion % and divide it all by 3.

Since the AFL is a different game, below is the current ranking of the top 10 QBs based on the rating system for AFL QBs:

QUARTERBACK COM% TDs INT TD % ARENA RATING*
Matt Nagy, GEO 71.4% 58 6 90.6% 84.2%
Clint Dolezel, DAL 65.7% 71 6 92.2% 83.4%
Matt D'Orazio, CHI 68.7% 42 5 89.4% 82.5%
Joe Germaine, UTA 67.7% 37 5 88.1% 81.3%
Sonny Cumbie, LAA 58.5% 36 3 92.3% 81.0%
Mark Grieb, SJS 65.0% 54 9 85.7% 78.8%
Shane Stafford, TBS 63.6% 63 11 85.1% 78.0%
John Dutton, COL 62.5% 64 11 85.3% 77.7%
John Fitzgerald, AUS 64.7% 40 10 80.0% 74.9%
Joe Hamilton, ORL 65.1% 46 12 79.3% 74.6%
*minimum of 200 attempts

STORYLINES:

BLAZE TEAM UP WITH GUNS & HOSES FOR CHARITY
Proceeds Benefit the Huntsman Children's Cancer Treatment Center

The Utah Blaze announce a partnership with "Guns & Hoses of Utah" to raise money for the Huntsman Children's Cancer Treatment Center. Local fire departments and police agencies will participate in a charity flag football game that will be played prior to the Blaze game against the Los Angeles Avengers on Saturday, April 15 at the Delta Center. The flag football game will start at 1 p.m.

The tickets, which will be good for admittance to both games, are being sold at a discounted price and proceeds will be donated to the Treatment Center. Tickets for this Guns & Hoses event are available exclusively by calling Jay Stevens 801-403-6166 or Jess Davis at the Blaze 801-257-3485.

"We are thrilled to be associated with Guns and Hoses," said Blaze president, JASON JONES. "One of our main objectives that we had from the beginning was to be involved in the community. This is a great cause and we are happy to lend our support."




WEEKLY PLAYERS OF THE GAME:

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent Player
@ San Jose QB Joe Germaine, Utah
DALLAS OS Terrill Shaw, Dallas
NEW YORK QB Aaron Garcia, New York
@ Arizona OS Damien Groce, Arizona
@ Los Angeles QB Sonny Cumbie, Los Angeles
SAN JOSE QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
NASHVILLE FB/LB Chris Robinson, Utah
@ Grand Rapids QB Chad Salisbury, Grand Rapids
LAS VEGAS FB/LB Marlion Jackson, Las Vegas
@ Tampa Bay QB Shane Stafford, Tampa Bay
ARIZONA WR/DB Randy Gatewood, Arizona
LOS ANGELES
@ Colorado
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago
KANSAS CITY


ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Opponent Player
@ San Jose DS Kelvin Hunter, Utah
DALLAS DS Jermaine Jones, Dallas
NEW YORK DS DaShane Dennis, New York
@ Arizona DS Joe Todd, Arizona
@ Los Angeles DS Ricky Sharpe, Los Angeles
SAN JOSE DS Clevan Thomas, San Jose
NASHVILLE OL/DL Bryan Henderson, Utah
@ Grand Rapids WR/DB Josh Bush, Grand Rapids
LAS VEGAS DS T.J. Hill, Las Vegas
@ Tampa Bay DS Tramain Jones, Tampa Bay
ARIZONA DS Clarence Thomas, Arizona
LOS ANGELES
@ Colorado
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago
KANSAS CITY

IRONMAN OF THE GAME:
Opponent Player
@ San Jose WR/DB Orshawante Bryant, Utah
DALLAS WR/DB Will Pettis, Dallas
NEW YORK WR/LB Mike Horacek, New York
@ Arizona WR/DB Randy Gatewood, Arizona
@ Los Angeles WR/LB Greg Hopkins, LA
SAN JOSE WR/LB James Roe, San Jose
NASHVILLE WR/DB Orshawante Bryant, Utah
@ Grand Rapids WR/DB Josh Bush, Grand Rapids
LAS VEGAS WR/DB Aleric Clark, Las Vegas
@ Tampa Bay OL/DL Jerrod Penright, Tampa Bay
ARIZONA WR/LB Wilson Thomas, Arizona
LOS ANGELES
@ Colorado
@ Las Vegas
@ Chicago
KANSAS CITY


THE BLAZE 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 0-1 2-0
40-49 points 1-3 0-2
50-59 points 0-3 0-3
60-69 points 2-0 1-2
70-79 points 0-0 0-0
80+ points 0-1 0-1

GAMES DECIDED BLAZE COACH WHITE
by 7 or fewer points 2-4 44-26
by 3 or fewer points 2-3 20-13

Leading/Tied after the 1st 2-3 85-24
Trailing after the 1st 0-5 38-39

Leading/Tied at Half 2-3 98-23
Trailing at Half 0-5 25-40

Leading/Tied after the 3rd 3-1 108-17
Trailing after the 3rd 0-7 15-46

Lead/Tied Turnover Ratio 2-5 94-27
Trailed Turnover Ratio 1-3 30-36

Scoring More Than 10 3-8 124-63
Scoring More Than 20 3-8 124-62
Scoring More Than 30 3-8 122-55
Scoring More Than 40 3-8 116-35
Scoring More Than 50 2-4 88-18
Scoring More Than 60 2-1 36-4
Scoring More Than 70 0-1 11-1
Scoring More Than 80 0-1 3-1
Scoring More Than 90 0-0 0-0

Monday games 0-0 3-1
Wednesday games 0-0 1-0
Thursday games 0-1 6-3
Friday games 1-2 32-15
Saturday games 2-5 64-32
Sunday games 0-0 18-12

vs. West 2-4 42-23
vs. Central 1-1 27-10
vs. South 0-1 19-10
vs. East 0-2 21-10



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