Week 4 AFL Matchups: Philadelphia Heads to Baltimore for Early Season Rematch
Published on May 3, 2018 under Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
LAS VEGAS - The first game of the weekend is a rematch between the Philadelphia Soul (3-0) versus the Baltimore Brigade (2-1) on Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. ET at Royal Farms Arena on AFL Live and Arena Football League Watch Page on Facebook. The teams first faced off in Week 2, as the two-time defending ArenaBowl champion Soul swatted down the possible winning touchdown as time expired to win 54-49 over the Brigade. The Brigade are 1-1 against the Soul at Royals Farm Arena. Philadelphia lost to Baltimore 49-42 back on July 8, 2017 which turned out to be the Soul's only loss of the 2017 season.
The second game of the weekend features the Albany Empire (0-2) hosting the Washington Valor (0-2) on Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Times Union Center on CBS Sports Network. The Empire are coming off a close 52-49 loss to the Baltimore Brigade last week, that saw quarterback Tommy Grady and wide receiver Joe Hills connect for four touchdowns. Washington lost last week to Philadelphia 67-51, in the Valor's first road game of the season. The Valor will be without three-time AFL MVP quarterback Nick Davila who had successful surgery to stabilize a neck injury suffered in last week's game and will miss the remainder of the 2018 season. Both teams are looking for their first win of the season.
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WEEK 4 MATCHUPS
PHILADELPHIA SOUL (3-0) AT BALTIMORE BRIGADE (2-1)
Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. ET (AFL LIVE & FACEBOOK WATCH PAGE)
PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE
REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER Philadelphia leads 4-1
STREAKS W6 (2017) W1
LAST WEEK W 67-51 vs Valor W 52-49 vs Empire
LAST REG. SEASON MEETING 4/21/18 Soul 54 vs Brigade 49
TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) 276.7 (1) 271.3 (3)
TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) 249.7 (1) 274.3 (4)
POINTS SCORED (RANK) 59.0 (1) 54.0 (2)
POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) 45.0 (1) 53.0 (2)
TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) +2 (2) +3 (1)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: SOUL: In his first three games, Philadelphia QB Dan Raudabaugh has completed 67-of-93 passes for 764 yards and 17 TDs...Last game against the Brigade, Raudabaugh threw for 321 yards on 28-of-34 passes and six TDs...WR Aaron Wascha caught nine receptions for 105 yards and two TDs in his last outing...RB Adrian Ferns was a force on the ground last week with 10 rushes for 55 yards and three TDs...The Soul offense leads the League in rushing TDs (6)...The trio of DBs Dwayne Hollis, James Romain, and Torez Jones lead the Soul defense...The trio has recorded a combined 38 total tackles, 2 INTs, 12 pass breakups, 14 passes defended, and one fumble recovery so far in 2018...BRIGADE: Baltimore QB Randy Hippeard has thrown for 808 yards on 75-of-109 passes and 17 TDs along with two rushing TDs this season...Hippeard completed 25-of-37 passes for 278 yards and 5 TDs back in Week 2 against the Soul...Hippeard has an array of options in the receiving game...WR Milton Williams caught six receptions for 100 yards and 2 TDs in last week's game against Albany...WR Quentin Sims added an additional seven catches for 60 yards and two TDs...In his first three games back since last playing in 2015, DB Virgil Gray has recorded 22.5 total tackles, two pass breakups, three passes defended, and one interception...
WASHINGTON VALOR (0-2) AT ALBANY EMPIRE (0-2)
Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS SPORTS NETWORK)
WASHINGTON ALBANY
REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER First all-time meeting
STREAKS L2 L2
LAST WEEK L 67-51 at Soul L 52-49 at Brigade
LAST REG. SEASON MEETING First all-time meeting
TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) 208.5 (4) 275.5 (2)
TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) 266.0 (3) 254.0 (2)
POINTS SCORED (RANK) 53.5 (3) 42.0 (4)
POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) 64.0 (4) 54.0 (3)
TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) -2 (3) -3 (4)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: VALOR: Saturday will be the first game without QB Nick Davila...QB Warren Smith played the last drive of last week's game and completed 4-of-5 passes for 37 yards and one TD...WR Rod Windsor is one half of the Valor's dynamic receiving duo...Windsor has hauled in 13 receptions for 138 yards and five TDs this season...The other half of the duo is WR Josh Reese who has caught 15 passes for 161 yards and 4 TDs in two games...DB Dominic Addison leads the Valor with 11.5 total tackles, one pass breakup, and one pass defended...EMPIRE: QB Tommy Grady in his first two games has completed 47-of-71 passes for 512 yards and 11 TDs...Grady has been reconnected with his former teammate in WR Joe Hills...Hills showed how he is one of the top receivers in the game in his Albany debut...The Week 3 Offensive Player of the Week recorded 11 receptions for 108 yards and 4 TDs...DB Varmah Sonie leads the Albany defense...Sonie has 14.0 total tackles, two pass break ups, and two passes defended in two games...DB Joe Sykes has added 4.5 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks, and one forced fumble in 2018
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