Week 12: quick hitters
April 14, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
TWO-YEAR PLAN: No quarterback has been more successful over the last two seasons than Philadelphia QB TONY GRAZIANI. Over the last two years, Graziani has led the League in passing yards (7,209) and touchdowns (167). This Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC, Graziani and the Soul (5-6) host the Las Vegas Gladiators (6-4) and the AFL's two-year receiving leader, OS MARCUS NASH. Nash has led the League over the past two seasons in points (480), touchdowns (79), receptions (247), receiving yards (3,106) and receiving touchdowns (74).
TWO-YEAR LEADERS
PASSING
PLAYER COMP. ATT. TDS YARDS
TONY GRAZIANI 555 876 167 7,209
Andy Kelly 663 1,042 133 7,206
Mark Grieb 574 812 126 7,179
John Dutton 564 898 135 6,728
John Kaleo 566 926 125 6,584
RECEIVING
PLAYER REC. TDS YARDS
MARCUS NASH 247 74 3,106
Damian Harrell 182 70 2,620
Chris Jackson 186 58 2,587
Aaron Bailey 180 54 2,469
Siaha Burley 195 55 2,425
TACKLING THE RECORD: Through ten games this season, Colorado DS RASHAD FLOYD is on pace to break the single-season tackle record that he set last year (123.0). Despite missing almost the entire game vs. Columbus in Week 8, Floyd is on pace to finish the season with 140.5 tackles. Floyd, who is averaging 8.8 tackles per game, set an AFL single-game record earlier this season with 17.5 tackles against Los Angeles in Week 5. Floyd will look to continue his record-setting pace when the Crush (8-2) travel Allstate Arena to take on the Central Division rival Chicago Rush (6-4) this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC.
SINGLE-SEASON TACKLES
PLAYER TEAM YEAR TACKLES
RASHAD FLOYD COLORADO 2005 140.5*
Rashad Floyd Colorado 2004 123.0
Cornelius Coe Indiana 2001 121.5
Damon Mason Orlando 2000 108.0
Damon Mason Orlando 1999 103.0
*-projected total
QUICK OUT OF THE GATES: The Los Angeles Avengers have wasted no time putting points on the board this season. Of the Avengers' 61 touchdowns, more than half (31) have taken fewer than three plays and seven were scored on one-play drives. Over the past three seasons, 169-of-306 offensive possessions have resulted in a touchdown in three-or-fewer plays and 50 possessions have required only one play. The Western Division-leading Avengers lead the League in offensive productivity (75.2 percent), 8.7 percent higher than the League average and have converted a League-high 24 field goals. The Avengers (6-4) travel to Gaylord Entertainment Center to take on the Nashville Kats (2-7-1) this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
CENTURY CATS: The Western Division-leading San Jose SaberCats (6-3) look to become the fourth franchise in AFL history to post 100 victories during the regular season when they host the Eastern Division-leading Dallas Desperados (6-3-1) this Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET on FSN Bay Area, FSN Southwest and NASN (Europe). The SaberCats won their 99th regular-season game, 48-27, against rival Arizona two weeks ago. Only Tampa Bay, Orlando and Arizona have more wins than San Jose. Tampa Bay and Orlando both came into existence in 1991, while Arizona joined the League in 1992. San Jose didn't join the AFL until 1995.
MOST VICTORIES, FRANCHISE
TEAMS WINS
Tampa Bay Storm 136
Orlando Predators 129
Arizona Rattlers 123
SAN JOSE SABERCATS 99
HOME SWEET HOME: Since the League extended its regular-season schedule from 14 games to 16 games prior to the start of the 2003 season, no team has gone undefeated at home. Entering Week 12, Tampa Bay, Georgia and San Jose remain undefeated at home. The Force (8-3) look to remain unbeaten at home when they host the Grand Rapids Rampage (1-9) this Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The SaberCats (6-4) will also try to remain perfect at home when they host the Dallas Desperados (6-3-1) this Friday at 10:30 p.m. ET on FSN Bay Area, FSN Southwest and NASN (Europe).
2005 BEST HOME RECORDS
TEAM HOME AWAY OVERALL
Tampa Bay 6-0 0-4 6-4
Georgia 5-0 3-3 8-3
San Jose 4-0 2-4 6-4
Colorado 5-1 3-1 8-2
Orlando 4-1 3-3 7-4
New York 4-1 2-3 6-4
Los Angeles 4-1 2-3 6-4
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