June 23,2017
Brigade host Valor for the first-time ever, Soul try to stay undefeated when they face the Gladiators
LAS VEGAS – The Washington Valor (1-7) travel to take on the Baltimore Brigade (2-6) tonight, Friday, June 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Royal Farms Arena streaming on AFLNow. In their first meeting on Week 1, the Valor were able to jump out to a huge first half lead en route to a 51-38 victory. Since then, the two teams have seen their fair share of injuries in vying for playoff positioning. Valor quarterback Sean Brackett has yet to lead his team to a win, but in two of three games started, has brought Washington to within one-point of victory. Rookie quarterback Shane Carden has had some of the same injury problems, as the Baltimore receiving corps has taken on a different look in every game played in 2017. The Brigade welcome back Reggie Grey who caught 12 passes for 139 yards and a TD in Week 1 versus Washington.
The undefeated Philadelphia Soul (9-0) visit the Cleveland Gladiators (3-7) tomorrow, Saturday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Quicken Loans Arena LIVE on CBS Sports Network. The Soul have won the previous three meetings in 2017, but the high-powered Gladiators offense leads the league in Total Offense and is second in Offensive Points per game. Coming off their huge victory over the Tampa Bay Storm last week, the Soul are looking to extend their win streak to 17 games, including the 2016 regular season and playoffs, which would give the team the second most consecutive wins (including playoffs) in AFL history. Coming off a victory over the Brigade in Week 11, the Gladiators are looking to go streaking for the first time this season as they make their playoff push. The Soul are forcing two turnovers in their last 23 consecutive games. Gladiators quarterback Arvell Nelson, has the longest current consecutive completions streak without an interception at 73.
For complete official statistics, game notes and media guides, go to: www.afldigital.com .
WEEK 12 MATCHUPS
| WASHINGTON VALOR (1-7) at BALTIMORE BRIGADE (2-6) |
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| Friday, June 23 – 7:00 p.m. ET (Streaming on AFLNow) |
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| WASHINGTON |
BALTIMORE |
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| REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER |
WSH leads regular season series 1-0 |
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| STREAKS |
L7 |
L2 |
| LAST WEEK |
Bye |
L, 48-59 at CLE |
| LAST REG SEASON MEETING |
4/7/17, BAL 38 at WSH 51 |
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| TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) |
259.2 (4) |
270.9 (3) |
| TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) |
245.0 (1) |
284.6 (4) |
| POINTS SCORED (RANK) |
41.9 (5) |
47.6 (4) |
| POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) |
49.2 (2) |
57.2 (5) |
| TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) |
-6 (4) |
-12 (5) |
| PASSING |
Meyer 99/168/1132, 20 TD, 5 INT |
Carden 175/269/2161, 43 TD, 11 INT |
| RUSHING |
Meyer 11/50, 1 TD |
Carden 18/40, 5 TD |
| RECEIVING |
Carr 46/573, 12 TD |
Browning 40/407, 7 TD |
| TACKLES |
Belton 38.5 (32/13) |
Victorian 38.5 (36/5) |
| SACKS |
Gordon 4.5 |
Smith 7.0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
Belton 3 INT |
Victorian & Black 2 |
| KICKING |
Stevens 27/35 PAT, 2/3 FG |
Clarke 42/49 PAT, 1-2 FG |
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
McGlenn 16/231, 0 TD |
Thompkins 11/166, 1 TD |
BRIGADE: QB Shane Carden is second in the AFL with 270.1 passing yards per contest and third in the league with 2,161 passing yards… Threw for a career-high seven touchdowns, 27 completions and 359 passing yards at CLE a week ago… In one game vs WSH this season, he completed 21-of-33 passes for 197 yards, 3 TD’s and an INT… WR Julian Talley has caught 39 passes for 669 (5 th in the AFL) and a team-high 13 touchdowns (T-6 in the AFL) this season… He leads the league in yards per catch, 17.2… Against WSH he has two receptions for 14 yards… WR Paul Browning leads the team with 40 receptions for 407 yards and seven touchdowns… WR Reggie Gray is third on the team with 30 receptions for 309 yards and five TD’s this season… Coming back from injury, he was activated last week at CLE… In Week 1 vs WSH, he hauled in 12 passes for 139 yards and a TD… WR Brandon Thompkins has 12 receptions for 211 yards and three TD’s in two games with the Brigade this season… He also returned 10 kickoffs for 209 yards as he assumes duties off the net for BAL… DL Khreem Smith is tied for the AFL lead with 7.0 sacks this season… He 2.0 sacks against WSH in 2017…
| PHILADELPHIA SOUL (9-0) at CLEVELAND GLADIATORS (3-7) |
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| Saturday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network) |
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| PHILADELPHIA |
CLEVELAND |
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| REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER |
PHI leads regular season series 12-7 |
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| STREAKS |
W9 |
W1 |
| LAST WEEK |
W, 62-42 vs BAY |
W, 59-48 vs BAL |
| LAST REG SEASON MEETING |
6/10/17 PHI 59 at CLE 49 |
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| TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) |
246.6 (5) |
309.1 (1) |
| TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) |
288.4 (4) |
266.4 (2) |
| POINTS SCORED (RANK) |
59.7 (1) |
53.8 (2) |
| POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) |
47.0 (1) |
53.2 (4) |
| TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) |
+12 (1) |
+1 (3) |
| PASSING |
Raudabaugh 159/245/2060, 56 TD, 5 INT |
Nelson 179/270/2330, 48 TD, 6 INT |
| RUSHING |
Benson 73/168, 15 TD |
Nelson 36/183, 10 TD |
| RECEIVING |
Reynolds 54/819, 27 TD |
Sims 79/1071, 24 TD |
| TACKLES |
Hollis 48.5 (45/7) |
Obi 41.5 (35/13) |
| SACKS |
Bell 7.0 |
Seither 5.0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
Hollis, Romain, Goosby - 3 |
Obi, Moore, Kizer – 3 |
| KICKING |
Trevino 67/74 PAT, 0/1 FG |
Solomon 16/28 PAT |
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
Duvalt 36/653, 1 TD |
Thompkins 25/524, 2 TD |
GLADIATORS: QB Arvell Nelson is 2nd in the AFL with 2,330 passing yards and 179 completions… Leads the league in rushing with 183 yards and 2nd in the league with 10 rushing touchdowns… In three meetings against the Soul in 2017, he has completed 66-of-103 passes for 810 yards, 17 TD’s and four INT’s… WR Quentin Sims leads the league with 1,071 receiving yards and is 2nd in the AFL with 79 receptions… Is 3rd in the AFL with 24 touchdown receptions… Has torched Soul DB’s for 27 receptions for 299 yards and seven TD’s in 2017… WR Michael Preston has caught 50 passes for 529 yards and nine TD’s in 2017… Caught 12 passes for 129 yards and two scores against PHI on 6/10… WR Collin Taylor has caught 33 passes for 503 yards and eight touchdowns… Is 2nd in the AFL in yards per reception (15.2)… Has caught nine passes for 130 yards and a TD vs PHI this season…
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