June 2,2017
Baltimore at Tampa Bay in a rematch of a Week 5 thriller, Valor looks to earn victory over Gladiators
LAS VEGAS – The Baltimore Brigade (2-4) will make their first-trip to the Tampa Bay Storm (5-1) on Saturday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. ET at AMALIE Arena live on CBS Sports Network. The Brigade look to stay hot after their thrilling victory last week and will look to do so against one of the hottest teams in the Arena Football League in Tampa Bay. Coming off a bye, the Storm have won their last four games. Three of the four victories have come with five seconds or less. Reigning AFL Offensive Player of the Week, Baltimore quarterback Shane Carden, is coming off another six-touchdown performance. In his last five games, he has thrown for at least five touchdowns. Storm quarterback Randy Hippeard has been nearly flawless in Tampa Bay’s last four victories throwing for 27 touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Washington Valor (1-5) will play host to the Cleveland Gladiators (1-6) on Saturday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Verizon Center streaming live on Twitter and ArenaFootball.com. After notching early season wins, both the Gladiators and Valor are looking to turn the tide on their 2017 seasons’. Last week, the Gladiators traded WR Brandon Thompkins and QB Shane Boyd to Baltimore for future considerations. The Valor have been dealt with an injury bug of their own as QB Erik Meyer went down giving way to Sean Brackett. Last week Brackett came within an extra point of taking the defending ArenaBowl champion Philadelphia Soul into overtime. The Gladiators suffered many injuries to begin the 2017 campaign and one bright spot has been the play of quarterback Arvell Nelson. Nelson leads the league’s number one ranked offense into Washington.
For complete official statistics, game notes and media guides, go to: www.afldigital.com .
WEEK 9 MATCHUPS
| BALTIMORE BRIGADE (2-4) at TAMPA BAY STORM (5-1) |
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| Saturday, June 3 – 7:00 p.m. ET (Streaming on AFLNow) |
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| BALTIMORE |
TAMPA BAY |
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| REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER |
TB leads regular season series 1-0 |
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| STREAKS |
W1 |
W4 |
| LAST WEEK |
W, 63-60 vs CLE |
Bye |
| LAST REG SEASON MEETING |
5/7/17, TB 62 at BAL 55 |
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| TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) |
259.7 (5) |
278.8 (2) |
| TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) |
285.5 (4) |
300.2 (5) |
| POINTS SCORED (RANK) |
49.7 (4) |
52.7 (3) |
| POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) |
58.7 (5) |
48.7 (3) |
| TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) |
-8 (5) |
+6 (2) |
| PASSING |
Carden 126/198/1534, 31 TD, 8 INT |
Hippeard 149/213/1607, 39 TD, 2 INT |
| RUSHING |
Carden 18/40, 5 TD |
Hippeard 27/93, 4 TD |
| RECEIVING |
Talley 27/489, 9 TD |
Hills 60/590, 18 TD |
| TACKLES |
Victorian 26.0 (24/4) |
A.R. Jackson 29.5 (23/13) |
| SACKS |
Smith 6.0 |
Monte Lewis 3.0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
Victorian 2 |
4 Tied with an INT |
| KICKING |
Clarke 33/39 PAT, 1/2 FG |
Mark Lewis 20/33 PAT, 0/0 FG |
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
Thompkins 11/166, TD |
Ings 22/487, TD |
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: BRIGADE: QB Shane Carden is second in the AFL with 255.7 passing yards per contest and third in the league with 1,534 passing yards… The reigning AFL Offensive Player of the Week, completed 23-of-35 passes for 357 yards, six touchdowns and an interception in the teams’ first-meeting on 5/7… Last week, he tied a career-high with six touchdown passes vs CLE… WR Julian Talley has caught 27 passes for 489 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns this year… In the last three weeks has caught 24 passes for 465 yards and nine touchdowns… WR Paul Browning leads the team with 35 receptions for 344 yards and six touchdowns… In Week 5 against TB, he corralled a season-high 12 passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns… WR Milton Williams made his AFL debut last week with six receptions for 90 yards and three touchdowns… He is the first rookie to catch three TD’s in his debut since Joe Williams in 2016 (Arizona)… DL Khreem Smith leads the AFL with 6.0 sacks this season… He sacked TB QB Randy Hippeard once in their first-meeting this season on 5/7… STORM: QB Randy Hippeard leads the AFL in completions (149), passing yards (1,607) and is second in the league with 39 passing touchdowns… Has led the Storm to a 5-1 record, best start for a Tampa Bay team since 2001… Has not thrown an interception in his last 176 passing attempts (4/15 vs PHI), longest current streak in the AFL… Led the Storm to a last second victory as he found Lamark Brown with five seconds remaining for a TD vs BAL on 5/7… WR Joe Hills is tied for the league lead in receptions (60) and receiving touchdowns (18)… Has a league-leading consecutive touchdown reception streak of 74… Has three or more touchdowns in 5-of-6 games this season… Has caught three or more touchdowns in a game in 43 games in his career… WR Lamark Brown Is second on the team with 45 receptions and 11 touchdowns… Ranks fourth in the AFL with 532 receiving yards… Is one of six players with double digit touchdown receptions in 2017… Has a touchdown catch in all six games this season… WR Kendrick Ings has 33 receptions for 392 yards and eight touchdowns in 2017… Has caught a touchdown pass in five of six games this season… Has returned 22 kickoffs for 487 yards (3rd in the AFL), one touchdown and an average of 22.1 yards per kickoff return (1st in the AFL).
| CLEVELAND GLADIATORS (1-6) at WASHINGTON VALOR (1-5) |
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| Saturday, June 3 at 7:00 p.m. ET (LIVE on CBS Sports Network) |
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| CLEVELAND |
WASHINGTON |
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| REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER |
CLE leads regular season series 1-0 |
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| STREAKS |
L3 |
L5 |
| LAST WEEK |
L, 63-60 at BAL |
L, 48-47 vs PHI |
| LAST REG SEASON MEETING |
4/28/17 WSH 34 at CLE 48 |
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| TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) |
312.6 (1) |
242.5 (4) |
| TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) |
241.6 (2) |
227.8 (1) |
| POINTS SCORED (RANK) |
53.0 (2) |
40.5 (5) |
| POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) |
55.7 (4) |
46.2 (1) |
| TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) |
-4 (T-3) |
-4 (T-3) |
| PASSING |
Nelson 112/174/1507, 31 TD, 6 INT |
Meyer 99/168/1132, 20 TD, 5 INT |
| RUSHING |
Nelson 23/162, 7 TD |
Meyer 11/50, TD |
| RECEIVING |
Sims 60/775, 17 TD |
Carr 34/429, 7 TD |
| TACKLES |
Moore 28.0 (22/12) |
Belton 26.5 (21/11) |
| SACKS |
3 Tied with 3.0 |
Gordon 4.5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
Obi & Kizer 2 |
Belton 3 |
| KICKING |
Basil 11/11 PAT, 0/0 FG |
Stevens 27/35 PAT, 2/3 FG |
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
Thompkins 25/524, 2 TD |
McGlenn 16/231 |
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: GLADIATORS: QB Arvell Nelson is 4th in the AFL with 1,507 passing yards and leads the league in rushing with 162 yards… Second in the league with seven rushing touchdowns… Leads the AFL in yards per rushing attempt at 7.0… In Cleveland’s lone victory this year, he completed 20-of-34 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns against the Valor on 4/28… He also rushed for 60 yards on five attempts and scored two rushing TD’s in that meeting… WR Quentin Sims is tied for the league lead with 60 receptions and leads the league with 775 yards receiving… Is third in the AFL with 17 touchdown receptions… Caught four passes for 56 yards and a touchdown in Week 4 vs WSH… WR Collin Taylor has caught 32 passes for 484 yards and eight touchdowns, all marks good for second on the Gladiators… Has caught a touchdown in five of seven games this season… WR Larry Brackins caught four passes in Week 7 all went for touchdowns… VALOR: QB Sean Brackett completed 26-of-44 passes for 231 yards, five touchdowns in his first action of 2017… Those marks were good to set career highs, he also stayed clean with no interceptions last week… WR Greg Carr hauled season highs; 12 passes for 131 yards and four touchdowns a week ago against Philadelphia… The four touchdown receptions in a game sets a Valor single-game record… Leads the team with 34 receptions for 429 yards and seven touchdowns this season… WR T.T. Toliver Has caught 16 passes for 181 yards and four touchdowns and added two touchdowns rushing in 2017… Is now at 2,002 points scored for his career, he is 5th all-time in the AFL (#4 Chris Jackson – 2,052)… Was placed on injured reserve on 6/1… WR Roger Jackson is second on the team with 29 receptions for 282 yards and four touchdowns in four games played this season… DB Tracy Belton the reigning AFL Defensive Player of the Year is 9th in the AFL with 26.5 tackles and tied for the league lead with three interceptions... DL James Gordon is tied for second in the AFL with 4.5 sacks… DL Brandon Sesay is tied for fifth in the AFL with 3.5 sacks.
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