Week 10 Fantasy Rewind
by Paul Celmer
PHILADELPHIA (67) AT CLEVELAND (55)
In a game that proves the maxim "never underestimate the power of home field advantage," the previously undeafeated Soul were knocked off in large part due to the 4 rushing TDs by the Gladiators. Gladiator QB Raymond Philyaw was brutally efficient, although he relied heavily upon wide receiver Otis Amey for 4 of his 5 strikes beneath the yellow iron. Surging Soul QB Matt D'Orazio was injured and replaced by the healing Tony Graziani. Both Soul QBs were fairly effective despite the loss.
Key Stats:
Philadelphia Soul
Tony Graziani: 15 of 23 for 150 yards, 3 TDs, sack
Matt D’Orazio: 16 of 21 for 141 yards, 3 TDs, sack, 5 rushes for 45, TD
Chris Jackson: 8 catches for 65 yards, 3 TDs
Larry Brackins: 14 catches for 146 yards, 2 TDs
Darius Watts: 7 catches for 68 yards, TD
Rob Keefe: 9 tackles, 2 assists:
Eddie Moten: 5 tackles, assist
Webb: 2 tackles, 2 assists, Net recovery TD
Connor Hughes: 7 of 8 xp
Cleveland Gladiators
Raymond Philyaw: 25 of 30 for 290 yards, 5 TDs, sack, INT
Robert Redd: 9 catches for 109 yards, Net recovery TD
Marlion Jackson: 11 rushes for 49 yards, 4 TDs
Otis Amey: 7 catches for 107 yards, 4 TDs
Brandon Hefflin: 7 tackles for 4 assists, 2 breakup
Alex Teems: 4 tackles, 4 assists
Jason Ball: 5 of 7 xp
GRAND RAPIDS (28) AT COLORADO (63)
The Crush completely shut down the Rampage in this lopsided blowout. The Crush defense turned Rampage QB James MacPherson into a punching bag on their way to sacking him 5 times and forcing two fumbles for TDs.
Key Stats:
Grand Rapids Rampage
James MacPherson: 17 of 31 for 230 yards, 3 TDs, 5 sacks
Kenny Higgins: 7 catches for 122 yards, 2 TDs
Chris Johnson: 3 catches for 39 yards, TD
Terrell Browden: 1 rush for 6 yards, TD
Roc Haith: 9 tackles
Chris Martin: 10 tackles, 130 return yards
Brian Gowins: 4 of 4 xp
Colorado Crush
John Dutton: 34 for 46 yards for 219 yards, 5 TDs
Aaron Hosack: 10 catches for 88 yards, 4 TDs
Brad Pyatt: 6 catches for 45 yards, TD
Willie Quinnie: 10 catches for 118 yards
Chris Watton: 4 rushes for 8 yards, TD
Rashad Floyd: 5 tackles, 2 assists, 3 breakups
Lauvale Sape: tackle, fumble recovery for TD
Nick Rogers: 3 tackles, fumble recovery for TD
Deric Yaussi: 9 of 9 xp
DALLAS (48) AT COLUMBUS (45)
Dallas barely squeeked by the stumbling Destroyers in the last minute after trailing for most of the game. QB Clint Dolezel was productive, yet he also threw two picks and appears to be suffering the lingering effects of a neck injury.
Key Stats:
Dallas Desperados
Clint Dolezel: 24 of 37 for 291 yards and 7 TDs, 2 INT
Will Pettis: 8 catches for 98 yards, 3 TDs, 152 return yards
Marcus Nash: 10 catches for 130 yards, 4 TDs
Josh White: 3 catches for 14 yards
Pete Hunter: 10 tackles, 2 assists
Winfield Garnett: 5 tackles
Remy Hamilton: 6 of 7 xp
Columbus Destroyers
Matt Nagy: 21 of 28 for 267 yards, 4 TDs, 3 rushes for 2 yards, 2 rushing TDs, 2 sacks
Derek Lee: 12 catches for 160 yards, 2 TDs
C.J. Johnson: 3 catches for 42 yards, TD
Peter Lazare: 1 catch for 1 yard, TD
Harold Wells: 13 rushes for 34 yards, TD
B. J. Barre: 5 tackles, 2 assists
Nate Coggins: 4 tackles, 2 assists
Mark Lewis: 3 of 6 xp
NEW ORLEANS (66) AT GEORGIA (39)
It took 10 weeks, but Georgia finally looked like the powerhouse team they were last year. The Force were helped in large part by the return of a healthy star wide receiver Troy Bergeron. The Force defense also contributed by making VooDoo Danny Wimmprine's life miserable, including hitting him with 2 picks and 2 sacks.
Key Stats:
New Orleans VooDoo
Danny Wimprine: 22 of 44 for 297 yards, 5 TDs, 2 sacks, 2 INT
James Lynch: 1 rush for 2 yards, TD
James Jordan: 3 catches for 43 yards
DeAndrew Rubin: 7 catches for 107 yards, 2 TDs
Wendell Williams: 4 catches for 69 yards, TD
Sale Key: 7 catches for 70 yards, 2 TDs
Calvin Spears: 7 tackles
Lin-J Shell: 9 tackles, breakup
Todd France: 3 of 5 xp
Georgia Force
Chris Greisen: 23 of 31 for 290 yards, 6 TDs
Matt Huebner: 6 rushes for 30 yards, TD
Damien Groce: 1 rush for 4 yards, TD
Troy Bergeron: 9 catches for 137 yards, 4 TDs
Tiger Jones: 7 catches for 72 yards, TD
Willis Marshall:
Cornelius Bonner: 6 tackles
Chris Royal: INT
Hamin Milligan: 1 catch for 3 yards, TD, 4 tackles, assist, INT, breakup
Carlos Martinez: 9 of 9 xp
KANSAS CITY (50) AT UTAH (67)
Brigade head coach Danny White saves his job as Utah picks up their first win of the season. Brigade rookie quarterback D. Bryant had good fantasy numbers that included 2 rushes for TDs, but never really got the offense into high gear. But the real problem was the Brigade defense that was unable to stop the Blaze's QB Joe Germaine. On the other hand, the Blaze defense seems to have jelled with the addition of Eddie Canonico finally starting to produce results. Kansas City won the time of possesion battle but the Blaze had more total offensive yards (287 vs. 363).
Key Stats:
Kansas City Brigade
D. Bryant: 30 of 37 for 266 yards, 5 TDs, Sack, 5 rushes for 4 yards, 2 TDs
Ces'are Manning: 13 catches for 128 yards, 2 TDs
Jerel Myers: 8 catches for 76 yards, 2 TDs
Mike Horacek: 8 catches for 57 yards, TD
Travis Coleman: 6 tackles, INT
Will Holder: 5 tackles, assist
Peter Martinez: 5 of 6 xp
Utah Blaze
Joe Germaine: 24 of 30 for 337 yards, 8 TDs, sack, INT, 1 rush for 9, rushing TD
Kautai Olevao: 5 rushes for 20 yards, TD
JJ McKelvey: 6 catches for 88 yards, 2 TDs
Rodney Filer: 1 catch for 15 yards, TD
Aaron Boone: 5 catches for 110 yards, TD
Huey Whittaker: 11 catches for 117 yards, 4 TDs
Eddie Canonico: 8 tackles, 4 assists
Reggie Doster: 8 tackles, assist
Steve Azar: 7 of 9 xp
SAN JOSE (35) AT ORLANDO (61)
San Jose continues an uneven season with a loss to the Predators. The loss is even more surprising because the Predators starting QB Shane Stafford was pulled in favor of backup Jake Eaton.Nothing went right for Sabercat QB Mark Greib, including a bizzare ricochet off of James Roe in the endzone that was popped up 20 feet in the air and caught by the Predators for an interception.
Key Stats:
San Jose Sabercats
Mark Grieb: 20 of 39 for 231 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INT
Cleannord Saintil: 2 catches for 8 yards, TD
Rodney Wright: 8 catches for 111 yards, TD, 218 return yards
James Roe: 8 catches for 97 yards, 3 TDs
Omarr Smith: 7 tackles, assist, INT
Marquis Floyd: 5 tackles, 2 assists, 2 INT
A. J. Haglund: 5 of 5 xp
Orlando Predators
Jake Eaton: 6 of 11 for 75 yards, TD, 3 rushes for 21 yards, 2 TDs
Shane Stafford: 12 of 24 for 145 yards, TD, sack, INT
T.T. Toliver: 7 catches for 125 yards, TD
Ron Johnson: 8 catches for 65 yards, TD
Jason Perry: 3 tackles, fumble recovery for TD
Kenny McEntyre: 2 tackles, 2 INT for 2 TDs
John Vaughn: 7 of 7 xp
ARIZONA (59) AT LOS ANGELES (66)
This game was a classic AFL shootout, with 11 lead changes before the end. Predator QB Tim Hicks was less than impressive, but his wide receiver Timon Marshall proved the difference with a spectacular performance that included 190 all-purpose yards.
Key Stats:
Arizona Rattlers
Lang Campbell: 22 of 34 for 277 yards, 7 TDs
Todd Devoe: 8 catches for 74 yards, 2 TDs
Siaha Burley: 6 catches for 95 yards, 3 TDs
Trandon Harvey: 7 catches for 99 yards, 2 TDs
Chris McKenzie: 7 tackles
Issia Trufant: 3 tackles, 2 assists
Eric Houle: 8 of 8 xp
Los Angeles Avengers
Tim Hicks: 19 of 36 for 328 yards, 6 TDs, Sack
Timon Marshall: 9 catches for 120 yards, 2 TDs
Kevin Ingram: 3 catches for 50 yards, 2 TDs, net recovery TD
Josh Jeffries: 6 rushes for 9 yards, 2 TDs
LaShaun Ward: 4 catches for 111 yards, 2 TDs, tackle
Damen Wheeler: 3 tackles, assist
Clarence Lawson: 7 tackles, 3 assists
Tyler Fredrickson: 9 of 9 xp, field goal
CHICAGO (51) AT TAMPA BAY (41)
Russ Michna completely took over this game in the second half. The Rush offensive line gave Michna all the time in the world to pass. And when he wasn't tossing the rock beneath the yellow iron, Michna was running it in, including an incredible power scramble for 25 yards and the TD. While superstar Damian Harrell was the focus of the Storm defense, Rush wide receiver Travis LaTendresse was left open and stepped up bigtime. The Rush were clearly hitting on all cylinders as evidenced by kicker Dan Frantz forcing a Storm fumble on the return. The Storm were hampered by nearly twice as many penalties as the Rush, including an unacceptable number of false starts.
Chicago Rush
Russ Michna: 18 of 32 for 184 yards, 4 TDs, INT, sack, 4 rushes for 35 yards, 2 TDs
Dan Alexander: 4 rushes for 23 yards, TD
Damian Harrell: 3 catches for 27 yards, TD
Donovan Morgan: 5 catches for 51 yards
Travis LaTendresse: 9 catches for 98 yards, 3 TDs
Dennison Robinson: 4 tackles, 2 assists, INT
DeJuan Alfonso: 5 tackles, 5 assists, breakup
Dan Frantz: 6 of 7 xp, field goal
Tampa Bay Storm
Brett Dietz: 21 of 36 for 290 yards, 3 TDs, INT
Torrance Marshall: 4 rushes for 6 yards, 2 TDs
Lawrence Samuels: 9 catches for 100 yards, 2 TDs
Sedrick Robinson: 1 catch for 5 yards, TD
Traco Rachal: 4 tackles, 2 assists
Jeroid Johnson: 5 tackles, assist, 2 breakups
Seth Marler: 4 of 6 xp, 2 field goals
Paul Celmer, aka The Philosopher of Arena Football is a member of the Arena Football League Writers Association and a founding member of Arena Football Online. Contact Paul at pcelmer@arenafootballonline.com
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