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March 20, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Utah Blaze News Release


THE QUICK FACTS:

Game: Grand Rapids Rampage (1-2) at Utah Blaze (2-1)

Date: Friday, March 23

Kickoff: 7 p.m. (MT)

Site: Energy Solutions Arena (15,336)

Officials: Referee: Barry Anderson, Umpire: Rick Lowe, Head Linesman: Brent Durbin, Line Judge: Art Lucky, Back Judge: Scott Helverson.

Television: KJZZ 14 (LIVE) Dave Fox (play-by-play) and Alema Harrington (commentary).

Radio: Utah's flagship station 1280 The Zone will broadcast the game live with Kevin Graham (play-by-play) and Scott Garrard (commentary).

Utah Blaze Show: Scott Garrard hosts the Utah Blaze Show every Wednesday night on 1280 The Zone from 7-8 p.m.

Internet: Log on to www.1280thezone.com to hear a live webcast of Saturday's game.

Series Record: Grand Rapids leads (1-0)

Coaches: Utah, Danny White (15th season; 130-65 regular season, 150-76 overall). Grand Rapids, Sparky McEwen (3rd season; 10-25 regular season, 10-25 overall).

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Utah, Tom Goodhines (work: 801.257.3483; cell: 801.633.7163; e-mail: tomg@utahblaze.com).

Utah, Andrea Krall (work: 801.257.3417; cell: 801.633.7184; email: andreak@utahblaze.com).

Utah, Terra Matthews (work: 801.257.3285; email: terram@utahblaze.com).

Grand Rapids, Alex Clark (work: 616.559.1871; cell: 616.322.1113; email: aclark@ramplagefootball.com )

OVERVIEW: The Blaze are looking to win their second consecutive home game in order to maintain a 3-1 regular season record and a 2-0 record in the EnergySolutions Arena. Grand Rapids looks to capture the victory in order to maintain a perfect record of 2-0 against the Blaze. A Blaze victory would also mark the first against the Rampage, as they fell to Grand Rapids last season with a score of 49-59. This marks the second of four Central Division opponents the Blaze will face during the 2007 regular season.

THE SERIES: This will mark the second meeting between the two teams. Blaze head coach DANNY WHITE is 3-2 against the Rampage in his head coaching career and 0-1 overall against Rampage head coach, Sparky McEwen.

WHAT'S AHEAD: The Blaze hit the road for two more games against the Las Vegas Gladiators on Sunday, April 1st and the Austin Wranglers on Friday, April 6t. They will return home to face the Los Angeles Avengers on Friday, April 13th.

THE SCHEDULES:

2007 Utah Blaze (2-1)

Date Opponent Result Score

Mar. 3 NEW ORLEANS Won 63-61

Mar. 10 @ Arizona Won 75-71

Mar. 18 @ Nashville Lost 69-55

Game Opponent Time (MT) Radio/TV

Mar. 23 GRAND RAPIDS 7 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

Apr. 1 @ Las Vegas 4 p.m. 1280/FSN

Apr. 6 @ Austin TBA 1280

Apr. 13 LOS ANGELES 7 p.m. 1280

Apr. 20 ARIZONA 7 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

Apr. 28 @ San Jose 8:30 p.m. 1280/FSN

May 4 DALLAS 7 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

May 12 @ Kansas City 6:30 p.m. 1280

May 18 LAS VEGAS 7 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

May 25 @ Orlando 5:30 p.m. 1280

June 4 COLORADO 8:30 p.m. 1280/ESPN2

June 9 SAN JOSE 7 p.m. 1280/KJZZ

BYE BYE BYE BYE

June 23 @ Los Angeles 8:30 p.m. 1280/FSN

2007 Grand Rapids Rampage (1-2 )

Game Opponent Result Score

Mar. 4 @Colorado Won 44-42

Mar. 8 LAS VEGAS Lost 69-79

Mar. 15 PHILADELPHIA Lost 69-40

Game Opponent Time (ET) TV

Mar. 23 @ Utah 9 p.m.

Apr. 7 NEW YORK 7 p.m.

Apr. 14 @Kansas City 8 p.m.

Apr. 21 CHICAGO 7 p.m.

Apr. 28 @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.

May 5 NASHVILLE 7 p.m.

May 11 @ Columbus 7 p.m.

May 19 @ San Jose 10:30 p.m.

May 26 COLORADO 7 p.m.

June 2 KANSAS CITY 7 p.m.

June 9 @ Chicago 8 p.m.

June 16 Tampa Bay 7 p.m.

June 23 @ Nashville 8 p.m.

LAST WEEK:

KATS END BLAZE WIN STREAK IN MUSIC CITY, 69-55

Utah Lose Early Lead; Nashville Earns First Win of 2007

NASHVILLE - The Utah Blaze jumped out to an 20-7 lead in the first quarter, but the defense was unable to hold the Nashville Kats offense in Sunday's 69-55 loss in front of 7,108 fans at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.

"We were out hustled tonight - plain and simple," said Blaze head coach/general manager DANNY WHITE. "The ball wasn't bouncing our way and we have to find a way to stop teams. You can't win in this league if you aren't able to come up with those stops."

Utah QB JOE GERMAINE finished the game 28-of-36 passing for 326 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions. WR ORSHAWANTE BRYANT led Blaze (2-1) receivers with 12 receptions for 127 yards and one touchdown, while WR SIAHA BURLEY added nine receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns.

The Blaze struck first when Germaine found Burley on a 19-yard scoring strike on the first drive and took a 20-7 lead after Germaine hooked up with WR/LB RYAN DENNARD on an 8-yard pass with 3:50 remaining in the first quarter.

Nashville countered with a pair scoring strikes from Offensive Player of the Game QB JEFF SMOKER to WR KENNY HIGGINS to give the Kats their first lead of the game at 21-20 at the end of the first quarter. A lead they would not relinquish.

Nashville outscored the Blaze 21-14 in the second quarter and 14-7 in the third quarter.

Smoker finished 19-of-30 passing for 273 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. The ADT Defensive Player of the Game, OL/DL JAMES BARON, had two tackles and including a sack and a pass breakup, while WR/DB MAURICE BROWN earned Ironman of the Game honors.

The story of the game was Nashville FB DAN ALEXANDER, who tied an AFL record with five rushing touchdowns.

THE IFS...

If the Blaze defeat Grand Rapids . . .

*Maintain Utah's winning record (3-1).

*Give Utah a 1-1 record versus the Rampage.

*Give Utah a 3-1 record for the 2007 season.

*Give Utah a 10-10 all-time regular-season record.

*Give Utah a 2-0 record at home in 2007.

THE COACHES:

Utah - Danny White, 15th season

130-65 (.670) reg. season; 150-76 (.670) overall

During his 15th season as an AFL head coach and second with the Blaze, White has compiled a record of 150-75 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 and officially became the head coach of the Blaze on April 21, 2005. White guided the Blaze to a 7-9 regular season record during the Blaze's inaugural season. The Blaze also made the postseason before falling to the rival Arizona Rattlers in 2006.

Grand Rapids - Sparky McEwen, 3rd season

10-25 (.286) reg. season; 10-25 (.286) overall

McEwen is in his third year as head coach and director of football operations for the Grand Rapids Rampage. In two seasons, he has led the team to a 9-23 record, including a 5-11 mark in 2006. By the end of the season, the Rampage were tops in the Arena Football League in passing yards allowed per game (243.1) and ranked fifth in the league in total yards allowed per game (274.9). With McEwen at the helm, the defense set several team records, including least passing yards allowed per game, most takeaways in a season (30), most interceptions in a season (19), and most forced fumbles in a season (13). The 2006 Rampage also controlled the ball on offense, leading the league in average time of possession (31:30). In 2000, McEwen joined the team as a pro-scout and assistant coach. His experienced scouting led to the signing of two future ArenaBowl MVPs, Terrill Shaw and Willis Marshall. A year later, McEwen was promoted to offensive coordinator and helped guide the Rampage to their ArenaBowl XV win. In his three seasons (2001-03) as the Rampage offensive coordinator, Grand Rapids' offense scored more points and gained more yards than any other team in the AFL. In 2004, McEwen served as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of arenafootball2.

PLAYER TIES

DB TERRANCE JOSEPH played in six games for the Rampage in 2002 totaling 4.5 tackles and five pass breakups. He has also totaled 10.5 tackles in his four career games against Grand Rapids.

FB/LB FRANK CARTER has rushed for 56 yards and three touchdowns in his career against the Rampage. Offensively, he also boasts 28 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. On defense, Carter has totaled 8.5 tackles and 2.0 sacks against Grand Rapids.

WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT has 160 receiving yards and five touchdowns in his career against the Rampage. On defense, he has totaled 11.5 tackles in his three contests.

DB CLARENCE LAWSON has totaled an impressive 33.0 tackles in his six games against Grand Rapids. Teammate, DB TERRANCE JOSEPH also adds 11.5 tackles on his career versus the Rampage.

WR/LB TOM PACE also has experience against the Rampage. In his three meetings with the team, pace has totaled 4.0 tackles, 120 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

ROSTER MOVES - The Blaze reached their season opening roster by waiving eight players, placing one player on the other league exempt list and re-signing 13 players. The team began the 2007 season with 22 players on their active roster. Each team can have up to 24 players on their rosters, but must designate only 20 as being active on game nights.

RECENT ROSTER MOVES

Date Action

Mar. 16 Signed DB Kevin Moffett from practice squad. Signed OL Tyshaun Whitson. Placed OL Rob Gatrell on the injured reserve list. Released DL Garrett Smith.

Mar. 1 Signed Siaha Burley. Signed DB Kevin Moffett to the practice squad.

Feb. 28 Signed DL Manaia Brown, QB Travis Cole and OL/DL Lewis Powell to the practice squad. Released WR Siaha Burley.

Feb. 27 Re-signed WR Aaron Boone, WR Orshawante Bryant, FB/LB Kevin Clemens, WR Siaha Burley, QB Joe Germaine, C/DL Chris Janek, OL/DL Steve Konopka, DB Clarence Lawson, C/DL Hans Olsen, WR/LB Tom Pace, WR/LB Justin Skaggs and K Steve Videtich.

Feb. 27 Placed DB Michael Davis, OL/DL Ernest Grant, WR/DB J'Sharlon Jones and FB/LB Chris Robinson on the injured reserve list. Placed OL Jesse Boone on the other league exempt list.

Feb. 26 Waived DL Bruce Blue, DL Manaia Brown, QB Travis Cole and OL/DL Lewis Powell.

Feb. 24 Waived DB Kevin Adams, OL Brandon Eaton, DB Brandon Everage, LB Don Expose, DB Kevin Moffett and OL/DL Richard Seals.

Feb. 19 Signed DB Terrance Joseph

Feb. 16 Waived QB Tali Ena. Activated K Steve Videtich from the Refused to Report list.

Feb. 10 Signed QB Travis Cole. Activated WR/DB Orshawante Bryant, WR Siaha Burley and WR Tom Pace from the injured reserve list. Activated QB Joe Germaine and FB/LB Kevin Clemens from the refused to report list.

INJURY REPORT: The Blaze began the season by placing four players on the injured reserve list. All players are not eligible to return to play until Week 5. WR SIAHA BURLEY, WR AARON BOONE and WR TOM PACE are dealing with injuries heading into Week 3.

Player Injury Status

Siaha Burley Foot sprain Probable

Aaron Boone High ankle sprain Probable

Tom Pace Ankle sprain Questionable

Kevin Moffett Knee Doubtful

Rob Gatrell Hand OUT (IR)

Chris Robinson Shoulder OUT (IR)

J'Sharlon Jones Left ankle sprain OUT (IR)

Michael Davis Ankle sprain OUT (IR)

Ernest Grant Ankle sprain OUT (IR)

2007 LEAGUE TEAM RANKINGS

Category Blaze (Rank) Rampage (Rank)

Scoring Offense 64.3 (2) 51.0 (t-10)

Scoring Defense 67.0 (19) 63.3 (17)

Total Offense 366.7 (1) 273.7 (14)

Total Defense 319.0 (17) 308.0 (16)

Pass Offense 361.7 (1) 264.3 (t-10)

Pass Defense 286.3 (15) 293.0 (17)

Rushing Offense 5.0 (18) 9.3 (t-15)

Rushing Defense 32.7 (18) 15.0 (6)

Interceptions 1 (t-14) 2 (t-9)

Kickoff Return Avg. 20.5 (2) 18.8 (8)

Def. KO Return Avg. 16.4 (9) 15.2 (5)

Turnover Margin -3 (17) -1 (11)

3rd Down Conversions 53.3% (6) 44.8% (12)

4th Down Conversions 75.0% (t-5) 83.3% (3)

Sacks By 2 (t-14) 3 (t-5)

Sacks Against 2 (t-9) 4 (t-13)

BLAZE LEADERS IN 2007

Player Category No.

Germaine, Joe Total Offense 1,092

Germaine Completion Pct. 71.7

Germaine Pass TDs 21

Germaine Passer Rating 128.78

Germaine Passing Yards 1,089

Germaine Pass Completions 86

Germaine Pass Yards/Game 363.0

Dennard, Ryan Scoring 60

Dennard Touchdowns 10

Bryant, Orshawante Receptions 24

Bryant, Orshawante Receiving Yards 333

Dennard TD Receptions 9

Dennard & Carter, Frank Rush Yards 5

Germaine & Carter Rush TDs 2

Lawson, Clarence KO Returns 10

Lawson KOR Yards 149

Bryant All-Purpose Yards 333

Joseph, Terrance Tackles 17.5

Dennard & Janek, Chris Tackles for Loss 2.0

Dennard Interceptions 1

Janek Sacks 2

MILESTONES:

*K STEVE VIDETICH needs seven field goals to pass Mike Black on the AFL's All-Time Field Goals Made list.

*WR SIAHA BURLEY needs 30 receiving TDs for 200 career; 2 rushing TDs for 10 career, 478 receiving yards for 7,000 career and 24 receptions for 600 career.

*QB JOE GERMAINE needs 397 passing yards to reach 6,000 career.

*WR/DB ORSHAWANTE BRYANT needs 5 touchdowns for 60 career, 432 receiving yards for 4,000 career and 2.0 more tackles for 150 career.

*WR TOM PACE needs 29 receptions to reach 250 career and 11.0 tackles to reach 100 career.

LAST MEETING:

GRAND RAPIDS PICKS OFF UTAH IN MICHIGAN,

59-49

Five Interceptions Downfall For Blaze on Road

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Rampage recorded five interceptions and scored 24 unanswered points in the first half as the Utah Blaze lost, 59-49, in front of 4,848 fans at Van Andel Arena.

"We need to do a better job of protecting the football," said Utah head coach/general manager Danny White. "But, this wasn't just one player for us. This loss goes to the entire team. We need to play better, collectively, if we expect to win."

The Rampage were led by Offensive Player of the Game QB Chad Salisbury, who connected on 19-of-30 passes for 231 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. Two-way standout, WR/DB Josh Bush, earned both Ironman and ADT Defensive Player of the Game honors by collecting three receptions for 36 yards, three touchdowns, while adding 7.5 total tackles and an interception.

The Blaze (3-5) started off the scoring when OL/DL Bryan Henderson hauled in a 10-yard reception from QB Jason Gesser to take an early 7-0 lead.

The Rampage (3-5) answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Chad Salisbury to Josh Bush to knot the score at 7-7. A Marvin Taylor interception was followed by a 24-yard field goal by Peter Martinez to give the Rampage a 10-7 lead to end the first quarter.

After an interception by OL/DL Colin Bryant, OS Anthony Hines scored from a yard out to give Grand Rapids a 17-7 lead to start the second quarter.

Gesser threw his third interception of the half when Bush stepped in front of OS Siaha Burley at the goal line to prevent a sure Blaze touchdown. Salisbury then found WR/LB Jerome Riley on the very next play for a 19-yard touchdown to extend the Rampage lead to 24-7.

Gesser found WR/DB Orshawante Bryant on a 21-yard touchdown to narrow the lead to 24-14 in the second quarter.

The Rampage would go on to hold a 38-21 halftime lead after touchdowns by Hines and Timon Marshall.

The Blaze would rebound to outscore the Rampage 28-21 in the second half, but fell to 1-1 against Central Division teams and failed to win back-to-back games for the first time in franchise history.

Gesser finished 24-of-42 passing for 293 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Burley finished with seven receptions for 94 yards and two touchdowns and 232 all-purpose yards. WR/LB Tom Pace finished with seven receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown.

STORYLINES & FUN FACTS:

HEY COACH! Blaze head coach DANNY WHITE is currently in four Halls of Fame (Arizona Sports, Arizona State University, College Football and Arena Football). He has 13 years of experience in the AFL and owns two ArenaBowl titles (1994 and 1997). But, did you know that the assistant coaching staff has a combined total of 26 years of Arena Football experience?

Assistant Coach, RON JAMES enters his first season with the Blaze and brings nine years of AFL experience. James has coached with the Albany Firebirds, the Houston ThunderBears, and most recently, the Las Vegas Gladiators (two seasons as head coach, three seasons as assistant coach). Defensive coordinator and future AFL Hall of Famer, HUNKIE COOPER, is the AFL's No. 2 all-time all-purpose yards (20,587), two-time Ironman of the Year (1999-2000) and AFL MVP (1993) during his 13 years in the AFL. Assistant Offensive/Defensive Line coach, LINDSAY HASSELL, played four years with the Oklahoma Wranglers (2000-01) and Arizona Rattlers (2002-03).

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE: QB JOE GERMAINE entered the record books two weeks ago after completing 22 consecutive passes. His streak began during the Blaze's 75-71 victory over the Arizona Rattlers on March 10 and ended after three completitions in the first quarter of the Blaze's loss to the Nashville Kats on March 18.

Consecutive Pass Attempts Completed

(2004 Season to date)

No. Dates Player

28 4/15/2005:4/29/2005 Mark Grieb

25 3/10/2007:3/18/2007 Joe Germaine

25 4/15/2006:4/22/2006 John Fitzgerald

20 4/10/2004:4/18/2004 Glen Gauntt

SACK MASTER: Newly-acquired FB/LB FRANK CARTER had FOUR sacks in one game last season (against the New York Dragons, while he was a member of the Nashville Kats.) The Blaze had a total of EIGHT sacks as a team in 2006.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Head coach DANNY WHITE picks up where he left off as his second season with the Blaze is underway. 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 in AFL history.

ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES

Coach, Team Wins This Week

Tim Marcum, Tampa Bay 181 NEW YORK

Danny White, Utah 150 GRAND RAPIDS

Mike Hohensee, Chicago 108 @ Columbus

Mike Dailey, Colorado 101 @ Philadelphia

Darren Arbet, San Jose 94 @ Georgia

Perry Moss 86 --

A LEG UP ON THE COMPETITION: Blaze K STEVE VIDETICH is the AFL's all time leading scorer and looks to move up on another milestone in his career in field goals made. He is only seven field goals away from breaking Mike Black's all-time record.

ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS

Rank Player Field Goals

1. Mike Black 175

2. *Steve Videtich, Utah 169

3. *Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles 164

T-4. Kenny Stucker 118

T-4. *Clay Rush, Kansas City 118

*Active

ALL-TIME CAREER SCORING (KICKING)

Rank Player Points

1. Steve Videtich, Utah 1,411

2. Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles 1,354

3. Mike Black 1,253

4. Clay Rush, Kansas City 1,212

5. Steve McLaughlin 792

GRAND RAPIDS PLAYERS TO WATCH:

WR/DB TIMON MARSHALL - As a member of the Rampage in 2006, Marshall led the AFL and set a Rampage team record with 2,734 all-purpose. In 2006, was the first player in AFL history to record 1,300 receiving and return yards in the same season. He added 22 touchdowns recorded 39.0 tackles on the season. Marshall was named to the 2006 AFL U.S. Army All-Ironman Team and was named the Rampage's Ironman of the Year. Marshall was named AFL Ironman of the Week following the team's impressive 45-42 victory over the Arizona Rattlers on April 23, 2006. He spent five weeks on the Rampage practice squad prior to joining the team in 2005.

DB CHUCK WESLEY - Wesley played four seasons (2003-06) in the AFL with the Buffalo Destroyers, the New York Dragons and the Grand Rapids Rampage. On March 4, 2007, Wesley was named Defensive Player of the Game and recorded a career-high 11.5 tackles in their game against the Colorado Crush. In 2006, he ranked sixth on the Rampage in tackles (27.5) and fourth in pass breakups (4) despite playing in only 10 games. He was signed by the Rampage off of the Dragons' practice squad in 2005. While with Buffalo, Wesley ranked thirdon the Destroyers in tackles (43) and second in interceptions (4) as a rookie in 2003. He was also runner-up for AFL Rookie of the Year in 2003.

QB MICHAEL BISHOP - Grand Rapids recently acquired the former Heisman Trophy runner-up (Kansas State, 1998) in a trade with the Kansas City Brigade. Bishop played for the Rampage in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, he set the league record with 459 rushing yards, including an AFL record 100 yard effort at Colorado on February 5, 2005. In his first game with Grand Rapids since returning to the club, Bishop didn't expect to see much playing time. He had, after all, only participated in 15 minutes of practice and a non-contact walkthrough with the club prior to the contest between the Rampage and Philadelphia last week. After a rough start by quarterback Matthew Sauk, however, head coach Sparky McEwen sent Bishop out for one drive against the Soul late in the fourth quarter. Bishop didn't disappoint, going 5-of-8 for 51 yards and connecting with wide receiver Scotty Anderson for a touchdown.

WEEKLY PLAYERS OF THE GAME:

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:

Opponent Player

NEW ORLEANS QB Joe Germaine, Utah

@ Arizona QB Joe Germaine, Utah

@ Nashville QB Jeff Smoker, Nashville

GRAND RAPIDS

@ Las Vegas

@ Austin

LOS ANGELES

ARIZONA

@ San Jose

DALLAS

@ Kansas City

LAS VEGAS

@ Orlando

COLORADO

SAN JOSE

@ Los Angeles

ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME:

Opponent Player

NEW ORLEANS OL/DL Chris Janek, Utah

@ Arizona DS Joe Todd, Arizona

@ Nashville OL/DL James Baron

GRAND RAPIDS

@ Las Vegas

@ Austin

LOS ANGELES

ARIZONA

@ San Jose

DALLAS

@ Kansas City

LAS VEGAS

@ Orlando

COLORADO

SAN JOSE

@ Los Angeles

IRONMAN OF THE GAME:

Opponent Player

NEW ORLEANS **WR/LB Ryan Dennard, Utah

@ Arizona **WR/LB Ryan Dennard, Utah

@ Nashville WR/DB Maurice Brown

GRAND RAPIDS

@ Las Vegas

@ Austin

LOS ANGELES

ARIZONA

@ San Jose

DALLAS

@ Kansas City

LAS VEGAS

@ Orlando

COLORADO

SAN JOSE

@ Los Angeles

** - League Weekly Award Winner

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 1-4 1-2

50-59 points 2-3 2-3

60-69 points 5-0 3-2

70-79 points 1-0 1-0

80+ points 0-1 0-2

GAMES DECIDED BLAZE COACH WHITE

by 7 or fewer points 6-4 48-26

by 3 or fewer points 5-3 23-13

Leading/Tied after the 1st 5-3 88-24

Trailing after the 1st 3-6 41-40

Leading/Tied at Half 7-3 102-23

Trailing at Half 2-6 27-41

Leading/Tied after the 3rd 8-1 113-17

Trailing after the 3rd 1-8 16-47

Lead/Tied Turnover Ratio 6-5 98-27

Trailed Turnover Ratio 3-4 32-37

Scoring More Than 10 9-9 130-64

Scoring More Than 20 9-9 130-63

Scoring More Than 30 9-9 128-56

Scoring More Than 40 9-9 122-36

Scoring More Than 50 8-4 94-18

Scoring More Than 60 6-1 40-4

Scoring More Than 70 1-1 12-1

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 3-2 34-15

Saturday games 6-6 68-33

Sunday games 0-1 18-13

vs. West 5-4 45-23

vs. Central 2-3 28-12

vs. South 2-1 21-10

vs. East 0-2 21-10

2007 STANDINGS

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Western Division

Team W L Pct PF PA

Utah 2 1 .667 193 201

Las Vegas 1 1 .500 146 185

Los Angeles 1 1 .500 102 103

San Jose 1 2 .333 111 106

Arizona 0 3 .000 190 200

Central Division

Team W L Pct PF PA

Grand Rapids 2 1 .667 153 192

Colorado 2 1 .667 142 138

Kansas City 1 2 .333 148 151

Chicago 1 2 .333 150 156

Nashville 1 2 .333 155 176

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Eastern Division

Team W L Pct PF PA

Dallas 3 0 1.000 185 101

Philadelphia 2 0 1.000 132 70

Columbus 1 1 .500 103 108

New York 0 2 .000 54 121

Southern Division

Team W L Pct PF PA

Georgia 3 0 1.000 190 163

Austin 2 1 .667 138 141

New Orleans 2 1 .667 172 139

Orlando 1 2 .333 134 101

Tampa Bay 0 3 .000 114 172

WEEK ONE RESULTS

(Home Team in Caps)

Columbus 58, NASHVILLE 56

Orlando 52, TAMPA BAY 27

UTAH 63, New Orleans 61

Georgia 69, ARIZONA 65

KANSAS CITY 54, Chicago 41

Dallas 60, NEW YORK 7

Grand Rapids 44, COLORADO 42

AUSTIN 57, Las Vegas 36

San Jose 66, LOS ANGELES 58

WEEK TWO RESULTS

Philadelphia 63, NASHVILLE 30

GEORGIA 60, Austin 51

Utah 75, ARIZONA 71

NEW ORLEANS 52, Columbus 45

CHICAGO 48, San Jose 45

Las Vegas 79, GRAND RAPIDS 69

COLORADO 44, Kansas City 40

DALLAS 59, Tampa Bay 40

Los Angeles 44, ORLANDO 37

WEEK THREE RESULTS

Philadelphia 69, GRAND RAPIDS 40

ORLANDO 45, Austin 30

Dallas 66, KANSAS CITY 54

COLORADO 56, Arizona 54

Georgia 61, TAMPA BAY 47

CHICAGO 61, New York 47

NASHVILLE 69, Utah 55

New Orleans 59, LAS VEGAS 31

WEEK FOUR SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 22

Colorado at Philadelphia 5 p.m.

Friday, March 23

New York at Tampa Bay 5:30 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Utah 7 p.m. (KJZZ)

Las Vegas at Arizona 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 24

Chicago at Columbus 5 p.m.

San Jose at Georgia 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at New Orleans 6 p.m.

Nashville at Austin 6:30 p.m.

Monday, March 26

Dallas at Orlando 5 p.m.

Bye: Kansas City

WEEK FIVE SCHEDULE

Friday, March 30

Georgia at Columbus 5 p.m.

Arizona at Kansas City 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 31

Orlando at New Orleans 6 p.m.

Austin at Dallas 6:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 1

Philadelphia at New York 11 a.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago 11:30 a.m.

Nashville at Colorado 1 p.m.

Utah at Las Vegas 4 p.m. (FSN)

Bye: Grand Rapids

WEEK SIX SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 5

Columbus at Dallas 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 6

Utah at Austin 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Los Angeles 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 7

New York at Grand Rapids 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville 6 p.m.

Kansas City at Las Vegas 7 p.m.

Monday, April 9

Georgia at Philadelphia 5:30 p.m.

Bye: Orlando

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