Breaking it Down – Week 18
Andy Lopusnak
Thursday August 5, 2010
In the league's first ever Week 18, the road teams won five of seven games. Arizona almost had a home playoff game despite not winning its division, but lost it with a loss. Jacksonville claimed the best record in the American Conference by beating the league’s top regular season team. This, some league records, interesting facts, one of the worst ArenaBowl logos and useless information that only a true AFL lover would love are in the regular season finale of Breaking it Down.
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WEEK 18 RESULTS
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JACKSONVILLE 64, Spokane 49
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Tulsa 74, OKLAHOMA CITY 61
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Iowa 67, ARIZONA 47
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Milwaukee 54, CLEVELAND 47
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Orlando 75, TAMPA BAY 60
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Dallas 62, BOSSIER-SHREVEPORT 56
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ALABAMA 68, Utah 64
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BYE: Chicago
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QUICK RECAPS
The Jacksonville Sharks wrapped up the South Division with a 15-point win over the league's overall top seed in the playoffs - Spokane. It ended the Shocks' AFL high 11-game win streak, but Spokane's 13 regular season wins is tied for third best in league history. However, only three of the previous half dozen teams to reach 13 regular season wins went on to win the ArenaBowl (San Jose in 2002 and 2007; Philadelphia in 2008). Sharks QB Aaron Garcia, back after resting and healing last week, tossed for 293 yards with seven TD and no picks. Spokane threw three interceptions. Some of the Shock starters were pulled in the second half as the Sharks started to pull away for the victory. Jacksonville 64, Spokane 49.
Two turnovers, a blocked field goal and a turnover on downs doomed the Rattlers' hope of a home playoff game despite not winning its division (more on that later) as Iowa prevailed. Barnstormers QB Ryan Vena added to his AFL record breaking rushing TDs by a QB and (sadly for him) his league season record in interceptions. On the other side, Rattlers rookie sensations QB Nick Davila and WR Rod Windsor continued to shine. Davila had 361 yards and became the first QB to go over 5,000 passing yards on the season - Saturday night three others passed him and his finished fourth in the league (Davila holds all AFL rookie QB records). Windsor dazzled for 15 catches, 234 yards and three scores (he has many records to be shared later). Iowa 67, Arizona 47.
Tulsa receiver Donovan Morgan caught five of Justin Allgood's ten TD passes as the Talons beat OKC and go undefeated in their division. It was Morgan's four game with five TDs this season. Yard Dawgz QB Tommy Grady surpassed the 4,000 passing yard threshold during the game and has a workout scheduled with the Miami Dolphins this week. The game was close early on but the Talons out paced the Yard Dawgz for their tenth win of the year. The two teams combined to go 11-of13 on third down. Tulsa 74, OKC 61.
Milwaukee trailed by 13 early in the fourth quarter before rattling off the game's final 20 points thanks to four takeaways in the final five Cleveland drives. Both QBs in this game surpassed the 5,000 passing yardage mark and finished #1 and #2 in the category. Milwaukee 54, Cleveland 47.
The Predators defense stopped Tampa Bay four times (three INTs, one turnover on downs); while the Orlando offense scored on every possession leading to a 15-point win in the league's great rivalry. The regular season series is now tied with both teams at 19-19. Including the post season, Orlando has the edge 23-22. Storm receiver DeAndrew Rubin set team records with 17 catches and 234 receiving yards (and three TD), but the bigger story was two Predators players going into the stands and getting involved in a ruckus (click here to learn all the details). Orlando 75, Tampa Bay 60.
Dallas started its fourth different QB and may have found a good base for the 2011 season in Daniel Raudabaugh (or backup for Shane Stafford if he's healed and re-signed), who completed 22-of-29 for 311 yards with eight touchdowns and an interception. For Bossier-Shreveport, the team as a whole ran for 101 yards and three touchdowns. Dallas overcame a 14-0 deficit to take a 42-35 lead early in the third quarter and never trailed or tied the rest of the way. Dallas 62, Bossier-Shreveport 56.
Alabama led by 21 late into the third quarter before Utah made a late rally that fell short in the final minute. Three Brett Elliot interceptions extinguished the Blaze and the Vipers had two returns for touchdowns (one kickoff, one interception). Alabama 68, Utah 64.
2010 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE - DIVISIONAL ROUND
Friday, August 6
American Conference: #4 Orlando (8-8) at #1 Jacksonville (12-4; South Division champion)
National Conference: #4 Arizona (10-6) at #1 Spokane (13-3; West Division champion)
Saturday, August 7
American Conference: #3 Tampa Bay (11-5) at #2 Tulsa (10-6; Southwest Division champion)
National Conference: #3 Chicago (10-6) at #2 Milwaukee (11-5; Midwest Division champion)
WEEK 18, REALLY?
The regular season is over, but did we really need to go to an eighteenth week? I know that a majority of how things are run in this league mirror that of the af2 and many needed to be that way for the league to get a foothold (another reason is that most of the league staff and teams came from the af2), but there's no need for two bye weeks. I can get over the regionalizing of game officials and the flip-flopping of conferences for the six old AFL teams, but the extra bye has to go next year. There's more, but that'll be in an offseason article.
EIGHT IS GREAT
It's refreshing to see that all eight playoff teams have non-losing records. It marks the first time since 2005 that all the playoff teams didn't enter the postseason with at least one team having a losing record (the league had three of them in 2008 when 12 of the 17 made the playoffs - that's 70.6% of the teams). With the league expanding to at least three new teams in 2011, I hope that the playoffs stick with eight. The playoffs are a privilege. When you allow teams with losing records to get in, it doesn't legitimize your sport. In 2008, three 6-10 teams made it to the postseason in the American Conference, while two 8-8 National Conference teams didn't even get into the playoffs. One of those 6-10 teams advanced to the American Conference title game and in 2006 a 7-9 team actually won the ArenaBowl. This should never be allowed again. It cheapens the sport. Having over 70% of your teams qualify for the playoffs is a joke. If the league did that this season all teams aside from Dallas, Utah and Bossier-Shreveport would've made the playoffs.
LAME LOGO?
With no fanfare, the AFL released its pathetic excuse of an ArenaBowl XXIII logo with the game less than three weeks away. I got a copy of it late last week and thought it was a joke, but was told that there were plenty of others that were much worse (I truly cannot believe that the league had worse ones than this thing). It's horrible and something a fifth grader could do in ten minutes top. I know the league was re-assembled in a hurry this year, but apparently they forgot to hire a halfway decent graphic artist or a toddler. The message boards on this site, AFLFanZone.com and SportsLogos.net all agree that this thing is a mess.
If I were doing one, I think that I would've incorporated the ArenaBowl trophy and used a consistent font instead of what looks like three distinctive fonts (one of which someone told me reminded him of a fattened haunted house font). It needs to look grand and great on merchandise, not something out of the 1980s.The league has made some cheesy ArenaBowl logos in the past but this one is just bad. It's blah and is going to look horrible on merchandise. This one belongs next to all the crappy ones and the lame cop out that the af2 did from 2002-06 when it was the exact same logo (but that one is still a billion times better looking than this lame attempt).
You can look at all the ArenaBowl logos, as well as view box scores from the AFL title games by clicking here.
HOME SWEET HOME?
The Arizona Republic reported on Friday that Milwaukee wouldn't be hosting any playoff games, including the ArenaBowl because the Bradley Center, where the Iron plays its home games, is closed for renovations and the next alternative (U.S. Cellular Arena) was deemed too small by league commissioner Jerry Kurz. He told the newspaper "we need to maintain standards" and ruled the game was going to be played in Phoenix if the Arizona Rattlers won its final game to lock up the #3 seed. This would mean that if the Iron made it to the ArenaBowl and has a better record than its opponent that the title game would've been played in the arena of the team with the worse record.
Well, the Rattlers lost and became the #4 seed with a trip to Spokane. Logically, that would mean that the Milwaukee "home" game would be moved to Chicago, the #3 seed, right? Wrong, the league sent out a press release Saturday evening that the Iron would indeed host the game and it would be at the too small and not-up-to-standards U.S. Cellular Arena. Kurz said in the press release that the reason was that "the fans spoke and we listened."
According the specs, the U.S. Cellular Arena can fit over 9,000 for Arena Football. Just so you know, the highest announced attendance for the Iron for any home game this season was less than 7,000. Only six of the 15 teams had average attendances of more than 9,000 and the Iron finished 13th out of the 15 teams (just 43 total more than OKC for 14th). How the heck is that too small?
IT’S ALLGOOD FOR RECORDS
Tulsa QB Justin Allgood tossed ten TD passes against OKC to propel his final season total to 109, which led the league this year. It also is the second most in league single-season history. In fact, before this season there were just eight 100 passing TD performances in the history – six more were added in 2010.
In addition, this year, Milwaukee QB Chris Greisen set the league mark for most passing yards in a single season. Two others finished right behind him. Greisen holds three of the top six passing yardage seasons in league history.
Here’s a list of the top passing yardage and passing TD seasons in league history.
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AFL SINGLE-SEASON PASSINGRECORDS
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PLAYER/RANK
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PASS YARDS
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PLAYER/RANKS
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PASS TD
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1. Chris Greisen, MIL (2010)
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5,139
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1. Chris Greisen, GEO (2007)
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117
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2. John Dutton, CLE (2010)
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5,104
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2. Justin Allgood, TUL (2010)
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109
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3. Brett Dietz, TB (2010)
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5,037
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3. Chris Greisen, MIL (2010)
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107
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4. Joe Germaine, UTAH (2007)
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5,033
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Joe Germaine, UTAH (2007)
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107
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5. Chris Greisen, GEO (2008)
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4,956
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Clint Dolezel, DAL (2007)
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107
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6. Chris Greisen, GEO (2007)
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4,871
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6. Brett Dietz, TB (2010)
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106
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WIND STORM
Windsor not only broke rookie records in numerous categories, he obliterated the previous records in: receptions by more than 70, receiving yards by nearly 800, receiving TDs by ten, total points scored by 40 and total TDs by six. If he doesn't get AFL Rookie of the Year, then the league shouldn't even award the award. Most of the records are now also league records or very close to them, which as suggested in these articles pretty much since the beginning of the season that Windsor should be a shoe-in for AFL Offensive Player of the Year. There is little doubt that he was the most explosive offensive threat in the league this year and his 2010 campaign is the best in league history.
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AFL SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING RECORDS
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PLAYER/RANK
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RECEPTIONS
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PLAYER/RANKS
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REC YARDS
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1. Rod Windsor, AZ (2010)
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193
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1. Rod Windsor, AZ (2010)
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2,372
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2. Siaha Burley, UT (2007)
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166
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2. Siaha Burley, UT (2007)
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2,129
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3. Marcus Nash, LV (2004)
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154
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3. C. Schexnayder, AZ (1998)
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1,982
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4. Damian Harrell, COL (2006)
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152
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4. Siaha Burley, UT (2006)
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1,934
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5. Ben Nelson, CLE (2010)
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151
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5. Damian Harrell, COL (2006)
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1,920
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ROD WINDSOR RANKS - SINGLE-SEASON AFL HISTORY
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CATEGORY
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2010 STAT
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AFL RANK
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Receptions
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193
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1st
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Receiving Yards
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2,372
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1st
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10+ catch games
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12
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1st
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15+ catch games
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6
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1st
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Multi-TD Games
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16
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T-1st
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Total TD
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54
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2nd
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Points Scored
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328
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2nd
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Receiving TD
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47
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T-6th
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AFL SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING RECORDS
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PLAYER/RANK
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PTS SCORED
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PLAYER/RANKS
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TOTAL TDs
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1. D. Harrell, Col (2006)
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366
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1. D. Harrell, Col (2006)
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61
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2. R. Windsor, AZ (2010)
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328
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2. R. Windsor, AZ (2010)*
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54
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3. B. Sippio, CHI (2007)
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318
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3. B. Sippio, CHI (2007)
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53
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3. D. Morgan, TUL (2010)
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318
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4. D. Morgan, TUL (2010)
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52
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5. B. Wagner, ORL (1997)
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310
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5. C. Jackson, GEO (2007)
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51
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6. E. Brown, ALB (1996)
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308
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5. E. Brown, ALB (1996)
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51
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7. C. Jackson, GEO (2007)
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306
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7. B. Wagner, ORL (1997)
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50
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8. O. Amey, CLE (2008)
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302
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7. O. Amey, CLE (2008)
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50
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9. M. Nash, LV (2004)
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300
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9. Multiple Players
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49
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LEAGUE RECORDS SET IN 2010
Since the league won't do its job and inform anyone on anything but weekly awards and meaningless polls, I've compiled a list of league records set this season. I'm sure there's more, but 1). Who knows if they're even right using the worthless stats program the league used this year and 2). Not all of the team and individual stats that were standard in the AFL's first 22 years were even kept this year (again because of the league's ineptness and the lack of a legitimate stats program). If anyone sees anything else, please email me.
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INDIVIDUAL AFL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS SET IN 2010
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CATEGORY
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STAT
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PLAYER, TEAM
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Receptions
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193
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Receiving Yards
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2,372
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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10+ Catch Games
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12
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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15+ Catch Games
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6
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Receptions by Rookie
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193
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Receiving Yards by Rookie
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2,372
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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10+ Catch Games by Rookie
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12
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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15+ Catch Games by Rookie
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6
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Receiving TDs by Rookie
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47
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Total TDs by Rookie
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52
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Points Scored by Rookie
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328
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Rod Windsor, Arizona
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Pass Completions by Rookie
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415
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Pass Attempts by Rookie
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617
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Pass Yards by Rookie
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4,858
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Pass TD by Rookie
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102
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Interceptions Thrown by Rookie
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18
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Total Offensive by Rookie
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4,891
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Highest Comp Pct by Rookie
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67.3
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Nick Davila, Arizona
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Highest Passer Rating by Rookie
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121.1
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Kyle Rowley, Spokane
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Kickoff Returns
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99
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Kenny Henderson, Dallas
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Kickoff Returns by Rookie
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90
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Jeff Hughley, Tulsa
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Combined Kick Returns
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UNKNOWN
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Kenny Henderson, Dallas*
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Combined Kick Returns by Rookie
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91
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Jeff Hughley, Tulsa
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All-Purpose Yards by Rookie
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2805
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Jeff Hughley, Tulsa
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Interceptions by Rookie (defensive)
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12
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Rayshawn Kizer, Orlando
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INT Return Yards by Rookie
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148
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Rayshawn Kizer, Orlando
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Forced Fumbles
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9
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Gabe Nyenhuis, Tulsa
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Sacks
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15.5
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Gabe Nyenhuis, Tulsa
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Interceptions Thrown
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22
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Ryan Vena, Iowa
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Rushing TD by a QB
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22
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Ryan Vena, Iowa
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Passing Yards
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5,146
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Chris Greisen, Milwaukee
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* The AFL's pathetic stats program doesn't list MFG returns, so it's unclear how many Henderson actually has (not all of Dallas' game books are online anymore). The previous record was 102, so he needs just three to at least tie it and is listed for 89 MFG return yards. An email was sent to the Vigilantes on Monday and when I hear back, I will update this number. At the very least Henderson tied the mark.
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TEAM AFL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS SET IN 2010
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CATEGORY
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STAT
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TEAM
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Penalties
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193
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Penalty Yards
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1,293
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Points Scored
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1,050
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Milwaukee Iron
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Total TDs Scored
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149
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Milwaukee Iron
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Most PATs Attempted
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144
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Milwaukee Iron
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Total Offensive Yards
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5,588
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Milwaukee Iron
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Passing Yards
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5,277
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Milwaukee Iron
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Fewest Times Sacked
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1
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Milwaukee Iron (tied record)
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Fewest Rush Yards (16-game season)
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57
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Total First Downs
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376
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Passing First Downs
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295
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Cleveland Gladiators
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Points Allowed
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1,040
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Utah Blaze
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Total TDs Allowed
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150
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Utah Blaze
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Pass TDs Allowed
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112
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Utah Blaze
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Total Yards Allowed
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5,168
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Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings
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Pass Yards Allowed
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4,895
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First Downs Allowed
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370
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Milwaukee Iron
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NO FORMER AFL TEAM DIVISION CHAMPIONS
All four divisions this season were won by teams that never played in the AFL prior to 2010. Spokane, Tulsa and Milwaukee were members of the af2 in 2009, while Jacksonville is considered an expansion team. That means that all four road teams are teams from the old AFL.
47 DUDE
This year, three players finished with at least 47 TD receptions (Morgan, Windsor and Nelson). In league history, there have been ten total times that a receiver has caught at least 47 scores and all ten have occurred since 2006. Morgan's 52 led the league and is the third most in AFL history behind Damian Harrell's 61 in 2006 and Bobby Sippio's 53 in 2007. Both Windsor and Nelson ended the year at 47 (though Windsor led the league in total TDs with 54 - second most ever).
GO FOR TWO
In the Storm's 15-point loss to the Orlando, Tampa Bay set an AFL record most successful two-point conversions. The Storm was a perfect five-of-five when going for two. The previous record was just three conversions. In the team's first 15 games, it had just a single two-point conversion.
OMG, KENNY SHOT TO FOURTH
Dallas WR/KR Kenny Henderson jumped up from tenth to finish fourth all-time in single-season all-purpose yards in league history. In the process, he also set a new league mark in kickoff returns and combined returns. Here's a look at all eleven players to reach 3,000 yards in a single season along with their team's record that year.
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AFL SINGLE-SEASON ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGE RECORD
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PLAYER/TEAM/YEAR
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ALL-PURPOSE YDS
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TEAM RECORD
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1. Antonio Chatman, CHI (2003)
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3,669
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8-8
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2. Lamont Cooper, OKC (2001)
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3,459
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5-9
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3. Timon Marshall, LA (2008)
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3,342
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5-11
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4. Kenny Henderson, DAL (2010)
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3,313
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3-13
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5. Steve Papin, SJ (1998)
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3,192
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7-7
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6. Steve Papin, NY (2002)
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3,147
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3-11
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7. Steve Papin, SJ (1999)
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3,135
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6-8
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8. T.T. Toliver, ORL (2008)
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3,137
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9-7
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9. Timon Marshall, GR (2007)
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3,050
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4-12
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10. Eddie Brown, ALB (1996)
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3,046
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10-4
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11. Will Pettis, DAL (2004)
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3,017
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6-10
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GOOD AT THE TOP?
History might not be on Spokane’s side after posting the best record in the league. In the AFL’s previous 22 seasons, the top overall seed in the playoffs has won the ArenaBowl just seven times. Most recently, the Philadelphia Soul won it all in 2008 after posting the best record in the league. The top seed didn’t win the title game in the previous five years (2003-07).
In the AFL’s first 12 years, the top seed advanced to the ArenaBowl, but had just four wins. In the next ten seasons, the top seed won three while advancing to the ArenaBowl five of ten possible years.
This is the first time since 2004 that the team with the best record left entering the ArenaBowl will get to host the game. Of the 18 times this occurred, the top seed hosted 14 games, but won just five times. This doesn’t bode well for Spokane in its own history. The Shock’s two ArenaCup wins were at neutral sites, while the only time it hosted the af2’s title game it lost (2008 Spokane lost 56-55 in overtime in the highest attended ArenaCup ever).
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE
Six of the eight teams in the postseason have previous AFL or af2 playoff experience and have a combined 14 championships (ten AFL, four af2). The four teams from the pre-hiatus AFL all have won ArenaBowls (TB, 5; AZ, 2; ORL, 2; CHI, 1), while Spokane and Tulsa each won two ArenaCup titles.
This is the first playoff appearance for both Jacksonville and Milwaukee. However, either a former AFL (Milwaukee Mustangs) or af2 team (Jacksonville Tomcats) did qualify for the postseason previously from these two markets. The pair had a combined 0-5 playoff record.
The Predators have played the most playoff games in AFL history (37) and they have the most wins as well (22-15 record). Right on Orlando’s heels is the Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay franchise with a 21-15 record and 36 playoff games. At third most is Arizona (33 playoff games and 21-12 record). Chicago has the sixth most playoff experience in league history (17 games and 10-7 record).
AMERICAN MADE
In the previous eight AFL seasons, six of the champions were from the American Conference. During those seasons, the American Conference had Arizona and Chicago, but now those teams are in the National Conference because the AFL adopted the af2 conferences. If the trend continues this could be good news for Tampa Bay or Orlando (as well as Jacksonville and Tulsa), which are now members of the American Conference. If any of these teams win their respective conferences, they will be the first AFL team(s) to win both conferences in league history.
NOT "TALON" THE TRUTH?
Tulsa lineman Gabe Nyenhuis hasn't had a sack since I named him my Breaking it Down MVP of the Week after tallying two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery against Alabama three weeks ago. According to the league's stats, he had 12.5 sacks after the game (also confirmed in the Tulsa newspapers and Talons website). But magically, he now has 15.5 (3.0 more than he had Friday morning but again none in the last two games since playing the Vipers), which conveniently is a new league single-season record.
This is worse than Brett Favre allegedly falling down to give Michael Strahan the NFL sack record. Seems shady to me, especially when I hear from numerous PR directors in the league that stat corrections that have been sent into the league office haven't been changed or even acknowledged. Why are Tulsa's stats getting changed and other stats aren't being updates. Maybe Nyenhuis truly has 15.5, but unless all the corrections are reviewed and corrected, if they need to be, then no extra sacks should count (I mean there's a 50-yard TD catch and numerous drives that still start inside the end zone - both are IMPOSSIBLE in this league).
So, how did Nyenhuis get these phantom sacks? I looked at the Talons website to see if I could find answers in their press releases. According to a Tulsa press release after its Week Eight win over OKC, Nyenhuis had a league-leading seven sacks (he won one of the league's inflated weekly awards). However, according to Nyenhuis' new numbers, he had 11.0 after that game not 7.0 that the Tulsa release stated. The same release says that he had four sacks in the OKC game, but the new stats only claim three sacks.
Two weeks earlier on May 8 at Alabama, he wasn't even mentioned in the Talons press release even though the new stats have him getting an AFL record-tying 4.0 sacks in the contest. If he actually had four sacks, there's no doubt it would be mentioned (by the Talons, the league or even the Tulsa newspaper but nothing).
I went to the online game reports that have all the stats plus the play-by-play and for the May 8 game, Nyenhuis posted one sack, not the four that the new stats claim. So, I looked even further and glanced at team sacks for that game. The game report has Tulsa posting three sacks and the new stats have them with nine, but the sack yardage for both is exactly the same (sounds fishy). Yes, you can have a sack for no yards, but to post six new ones is highly unlikely. Moreover, the Vipers still had the same amount of rushing plays and passing plays for the same amount of rushing and passing yards. So, where are you going to get the extra plays to get these half dozen sacks?
Is there something afoot? I do cry foul. So, I challenge the league and the Talons to post video of all 15.5 sacks online, because I don't believe it. I don't think he legitimately has the numbers. I still think he's the best defensive lineman this year, but without the inflated numbers. If I'm proven wrong, then let's give him the credit he deserves. If the Talons are secretly changing stats to pad numbers without telling the local paper, the league or even pumping it up on their own website (he has a league record and apparently I'm the only one that knows it) looks like a sham to me.
WEEK 18’S STATS LEADERS
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100-YARD RECEIVERS
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PLAYER, TEAM
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RECEIVING YARDS
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RECEPTIONS
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TOUCHDOWNS
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DeAndrew Rubin, TB
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245
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17
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3
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Rod Windsor, AZ
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234
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15
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3
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Huey Whittaker, SPO
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175
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11
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2
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Markee White, SPO
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174
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10
|
5
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|
Kenny Henderson, DAL
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146
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9
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2
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Derek Lee, DAL
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131
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7
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3
|
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T.T. Toliver, ORL
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123
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9
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6
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Aaron LeSue, UTAH
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121
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7
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3
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James Jordan, B-S
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140
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10
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4
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|
CJ Johnson, BAMA
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114
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7
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3
|
|
Wendall Williams, UTAH
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107
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8
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0
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Jeff Hughley, TUL
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105
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10
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2
|
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Jesse Schmidt, IOWA
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103
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7
|
3
|
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Brent Holmes, CLE
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103
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10
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1
|
|
Jomo Willis, JAX
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102
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9
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3
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Tiger Jones, MIL
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100
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8
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2
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300-YARD PASSERS
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PLAYER, TEAM
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PASSING YARDS
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PASS TDs
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INTERCEPTIONS
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Brett Dietz, TB
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398
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6
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3
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Tommy Grady, OKC
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372
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7
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2
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|
Nick Davila, AZ
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361
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7
|
1
|
|
Daniel Raudabaugh, DAL
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311
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8
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1
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BREAKING IT DOWN MVP OF THE WEEK: T.T. Toliver, Orlando receiver
As much as I’d love to give this to Windsor like the AFL did, I cannot allow T.T. Toliver’s dominating performance over Tampa Bay as the regular season finale Breaking it Down MVP of the Week. Toliver had six touchdowns on just nine grabs for 123 yards. He snagged scores from 14, 17, 21, eight and 25 yards.
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2010 BREAKING IT DOWN MVP OF THE WEEK
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WK
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PLAYER, TEAM
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STAT NOTE
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1
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Chris Greisen, Milwaukee QB
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83 comp. pct, 327 pass yds, 9 TD, 0 INT
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2
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PJ Berry, Bossier-Shreveport WR/KR
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357 all-purpose yards, 201 rec yds, 7 total TD
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3
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Kyle Rowley, Spokane QB
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75.7 comp. pct, 316 pass yards, 8 TD, 1 INT, 1 rush TD
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4
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Rod Windsor, Arizona WR
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16 receptions, 230 rec. yards 6 rec TD, 2 rush TD
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5
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Tanner Varner, Iowa DB
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15.0 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PBU, 1 TD
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6
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Tommy Grady, Oklahoma City QB
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81 comp. pct, 430 pass yards, 10 TD, 1 INT
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7
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Ben Nelson, Cleveland WR
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13 receptions, 202 yards, 6 TD
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8
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Nick Hill, Orlando QB
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314 yards, 5 pass TD, 1 INT, 21 rushing yards, 3 rush TD
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9
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Caesar Rayford, Utah lineman
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3 defensive TD (2 INT, 1 fumble), 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 FF
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10
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Rod Windsor, Arizona WR
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16 rec, 162 yards, 3 rec TD, 2 rush TD, GW 2pt conv.
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11
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Tiger Jones, Milwaukee WR
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11 rec. 138 yards, 5 TD
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12
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Nick Davila, Arizona QB
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77 comp pct, 319 yards, 9 TD, 0 INT
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13
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Ryan Vena, Iowa QB
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90.9% (20/22), 245 yards, 7 TD, 0 INT, 38 rush yds (1 TD)
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14
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Chris Greisen, Milwaukee QB
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91.3% (21/23), 330 yards, 8 TD, 0 INT, 158.33 rating
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15
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Donovan Morgan, Tulsa WR
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9 receptions, 180 receiving yards, 5 TD, 1 tackle
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16
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Gabe Nyenhuis, Tulsa DL
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2 sacks, 2 FF, 1 fumble recovery
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17
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Damian Harrell, Milwaukee WR
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11 catches for 156 yards and four TD
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18
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T.T. Toliver, Orlando WR
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9 receptions for 123 yards and six TD
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Andy Lopusnak is an 11-year AFL front office veteran, spending time with the Tampa Bay Storm, San Diego Riptide and Grand Rapids Rampage. He works as a statistician for NFL and college sports for CBS Sports and is a freelance photographer. Lopusnak received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of South Florida and has been a fan of ArenaBall since its inception.
