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Week 1: Grand Rapids 30 at Chicago 50
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Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage 1467330
Chicago Rush Chicago Rush 13237750
Date: Sunday February 8, 2004, Game Time: 3:00 pm ET
Arena: Allstate Arena
Attendance: 15,082
Off. Player of the Game: Ray Philyaw (CHI)
Def. Player of the Game: Corey Sawyer (CHI)
Ironman of the Game: Lindsay Fleshman (CHI)
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
11:40Chicago RushTD2 yd run from McDaniel (Gispert kick)Chicago Rush 7-0
10:23Grand Rapids RampageTDSmith 54 yd kickoff return (Gatto kick)Tied 7-7
05:14Chicago RushTDPhilyaw 1 yd run (Gispert kick failed)Chicago Rush 13-7
00:29Grand Rapids RampageTDSmith 13 yd pass from Loots (Gatto kick)Grand Rapids Rampage 14-13
2nd Quarter
11:41Chicago RushTDFleshman 10 yd interception return (Gispert kick)Chicago Rush 20-14
07:32Grand Rapids RampageTDAvery 1 yd run (Gatto kick failed)Tied 20-20
05:54Chicago RushTDAlfonzo 39 yd pass from Philyaw (Gispert kick)Chicago Rush 27-20
00:11Chicago RushFGGispert 27 yd field goalChicago Rush 30-20
3rd Quarter
06:40Chicago RushTDPhilyaw 3 yd run (Gispert kick)Chicago Rush 37-20
01:26Grand Rapids RampageTDPerry 1 yd run (Gatto kick)Chicago Rush 37-27
4th Quarter
04:42Grand Rapids RampageFGGatto 47 yd field goalChicago Rush 37-30
00:51Chicago RushTDPhilyaw 1 yd run (Gispert kick)Chicago Rush 44-30
Note: scores in red indicate lead of more than one possession.
Team Statistics
  Grand RapidsChicago
First Downs1419
Rushing Yards1544
Passing Yards103235
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
Fumble Return Yards00
Penalties/Yards6/329/65
Time of Possession31:1728:43
3rd Down Conv.2/62/3
4th Down Conv.1/10/0
Individual Statistics
Grand Rapids Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Jeff Loots11198711
Robert Hall281601
Chicago Passing
 CompAttYdsTDInt
Ray Philyaw162423520
Grand Rapids Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Thomas Bailey5330
Damon Hodge3300
Steve Smith2251
Alvin Ashley290
Josh Bush160
Chicago Receiving
 RecYdsTD
Lindsay Fleshman61101
Jeremy McDaniel5550
DeJuan Alfonzo2491
Bob McMillen190
Jamie McGourty190
Etu Molden130
Grand Rapids Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Chris Avery481
Josh Bush160
Ron Perry111
Jeff Loots100
Chicago Rushing
 RushYdsTD
Ray Philyaw7133
Bob McMillen5260
Jamie McGourty230
Jeremy McDaniel121
Grand Rapids Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Nick Gatto3/41/20/00/0
Chicago Kicking
 1pt3pt2pt4pt
Keith Gispert5/61/10/00/0
Grand Rapids Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Steve Smith7/168/10/0/0
Alvin Ashley1/20/00/0/0
Chicago Returns
 KORetMFGRet
Kareem Larrimore2/33/00/0/0
Etu Molden1/29/00/0/0
Donnie Caldwell1/29/00/0/0
Corey Sawyer0/0/01/0/0
Grand Rapids Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Cecil Doggette4/300.0/00/0
Mark Ricks2/100.0/00/0
Damon Hodge1/300.0/00/0
Teto Simpson1/200.0/00/0
Jermaine Benoit1/200.0/00/0
Will Sullivan1/100.0/00/0
Paul LaQuerre1/100.0/00/0
Josh Bush0/700.0/00/0
Chris Avery0/200.0/00/0
Nick Gatto0/200.0/00/0
Israel Raybon0/220.0/00/0
Rod Manuel0/200.0/00/1
Thomas Bailey0/100.0/00/0
Jason Gamble0/100.0/00/0
Chicago Defense
 T/APDSacksF/R
Corey Sawyer6/410.0/00/0
Donnie Caldwell2/110.0/00/0
Greg Williams1/210.0/00/0
Riley Kleinhesselink1/101.0/20/0
Jamie McGourty1/101.0/30/0
Lindsay Fleshman1/000.0/00/0
James Baron1/011.0/60/0
Johnny Thomas1/000.0/00/0
DeJuan Alfonzo0/500.0/01/0
John Sikora0/200.0/00/0
Etu Molden0/200.0/00/0
John Moyer0/000.0/00/1
Grand Rapids Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Chicago Interceptions
 IntsYdsTD
Lindsay Fleshman1101
Greg Williams100