August 4,2017
Raudabaugh Could Join 700 Touchdown Club
Raudabaugh Approaching 700 TD Club – Dan Raudabaugh's list of career milestones continues to grow. The "Red Rocket" has tossed 697 touchdown passes in his illustrious career, the ninth most in AFL history. He has a chance to wrap up the 2017 season by not only becoming the ninth to reach the amazing 700 touchdown club, but he can also move into eighth place all-time on the career passing touchdowns list. If Raudabaugh does hit 700 career touchdowns, he'll become the youngest in AFL history (30 years, 129 days) to reach the milestone, surpassing Nick Davila (30 years, 357 days).
Most Touchdown Passes in AFL History
Aaron Garcia: 1,336
Clint Dolezel: 931
Mark Grieb: 922
Sherdrick Bonner: 855
Andy Kelly: 809
Nick Davila: 766
John Dutton: 752
Tommy Grady: 701
Dan Raudabaugh: 697
Bell's Sack Attack – Beau Bell returned from a one-game absence in Week 17, and though he didn't record a sack, that doesn't take anything away from the season that he's had. He remains one of the top contenders for Defensive Player of the Year honors with his league-leading 10 sacks. That said, Bell only has one more shot in Week 18 against the Tampa Bay Storm to tie or break the franchise record for sacks in a season currently held by Bryan Robinson (11, 2013). With a huge game in this one, Bell could wrap up 2017 by moving into the top five in AFL history in the sack department.
Most Sacks in AFL History
Sam Hernandez: 60
Mike Lewis: 59
Joe Sykes: 53.5
Jermaine Smith: 51
James Baron: 50
Tom Briggs: 49
Beau Bell: 46.5
Francis Maka: 46.5
Derrick Summers: 46.5
Benson Edging Closer to 3rd on Rushing List – Just a handful of days ago, it looked for the world that Mykel Benson was going to finish this season just barely on one side or the other of Bob McMillen on the all-time rushing list. That said, in Week 17 against the Baltimore Brigade, Benson rumbled for 44 yards, blowing him past McMillen and putting him within clear sight of Bo Kelly for the third most rushing yards ever in the AFL. With 37 yards, Benson will have run down Kelly, perhaps getting him the chance to move past four legends in AFL history this season.
Most Rushing Yards in AFL History
Derrick Ross: 3,245
Bernard Morris: 1,705
Bo Kelly: 1,571
Mykel Benson: 1,534
Bob McMillen: 1,514
Toliver, Lewis Each Seek Scoring Marks – T.T. Toliver and Mark Lewis were teammates for three seasons with the Orlando Predators. In that time, both helped carve the path for their careers, helping them become two of the 15 men in the history of the AFL to score 1,500 career points. They're on different teams now, Toliver with the Washington Valor and Lewis with the Storm, but they both have an opportunity to move up the charts on the career scoring list to wrap up the 2017 season. Toliver (2,050) is two points shy of catching Chris Jackson (2,052) for the fourth most points in AFL history, while Lewis' first point in Week 18 will break a tie with Mike Horacek and move him into 13th place by himself on the all-time scoring list.
Most Points Scored in AFL History
1: Barry Wagner: 2,490
2: Damian Harrell: 2,172
3: Eddie Brown: 2,076
4: Chris Jackson: 2,052
5: T.T. Toliver: 2,050
6: Donovan Morgan: 1,782
7: Tiger Jones: 1,774
8: James Roe: 1,728
9: Remy Hamilton: 1,655
10: Rod Windsor: 1,624
11: Steve Videtich: 1,597
12: Siaha Burley: 1,584
T-13: Mike Horacek: 1,558
T-13: Mark Lewis: 1,558
15: Reggie Gray: 1,514
Soul Turn 200 – When you start talking about the storied franchises in the history of the AFL, the Soul surely are carving their spot out on that list. Philadelphia still has a long way to go to play as many games as some of the other traditional powerhouse franchises in AFL history, but the team that was brought to the City of Brotherly Love by Ron Jaworski and his connections will turn 200 regular season games old in Week 18. There are a total of six other franchises who have played in at least 200 games, and there are only four other cities who have ever had one franchise represent it for 200 or more games. The Soul enter their 200th game with 123 all-time victories. It's only fitting that the Soul play their 200th all-time game against the only franchise that has never missed a single game in AFL history.
Most Franchise Regular Season Games Played in AFL History
Tampa Bay Storm/Pittsburgh Gladiators: 415
Orlando Predators: 372
Arizona Rattlers: 362
New Jersey Red Dogs/New Jersey, Las Vegas, Cleveland Gladiators: 316
San Jose SaberCats: 296
Iowa Barnstormers/New York Dragons: 206
Philadelphia Soul: 199
Most Franchise Regular Season Wins in AFL History
Arizona Rattlers: 244
Tampa Bay Storm/Pittsburgh Gladiators: 241
Orlando Predators: 225
San Jose SaberCats: 198
New Jersey Red Dogs/New Jersey, Las Vegas, Cleveland Gladiators: 144
Philadelphia Soul: 123
Hills, Ings Hope for Storm Franchise Records – Joe Hills will finish this year with just 13 games played, but he's looking to accomplish something that no one else has ever been able to do in the illustrious history of the Storm franchise. Hills currently holds the record for the most receptions in a single season in Storm history with 133, but that was done in the 18-game season of 2013. Hills needs 11 catches to match his own mark. Meanwhile, Kendrick Ings can take down one of the all-time greats in this league with one more kick return for a touchdown. Ings has nine kick-sixes in his career, the same number the great George LaFrance had while playing for the Storm. Ings can become the first to get to double-digits in kick return touchdowns in Week 18 against Philadelphia.
Gray's Anatomy – Reggie Gray hasn't had many stretches in his career in which he's been kept out of the end zone in back-to-back games, but he hasn't scored since Week 15 against Tampa Bay. The Baltimore Brigade receiver is still stuck on 235 career touchdowns, tied for the 12th most in AFL history. Gray also needs 10 catches to run down Hunkie Cooper for the 16th most ever in the AFL. Hills also has accolades he's hunting in his career, as he could move perhaps as high as 17th on the career yardage list.
Most Receiving Touchdowns in AFL History
10: Mike Horacek: 252
11: Siaha Burley: 247
T-12: Cory Fleming: 235
T-12: Reggie Gray: 235
14: Joe Hills: 229
Most Receptions in AFL History
15: Darryl Hammond: 792
16: Hunkie Cooper: 776
17: Reggie Gray: 766
18: Dominick Goodman: 751
19: Gary Compton: 750
20: Joe Hills: 719
Most Receiving Yards in AFL History
16: Reggie Gray: 9,647
17: Randy Gatewood: 9,029
18: George LaFrance: 8,888
19: Calvin Schexnayder: 8,796
20: Joe Hills: 8,785
Thompkins Moving Towards 7,000 Yards – Brandon Thompkins enters the final week of the regular season in second place in all-purpose yards in spite of the fact that he has only played in 11 games. He's one of the three active players with at least 12,000 all-purpose yards in his career (T.T. Toliver, Reggie Gray) and could become the fifth active player to amass over 7,000 career receiving yards this week. Thompkins needs 48 yards in Week 18 to get to 7,000, and if he does get there, he'll join Toliver, Gray, Hills and Mike Washington as the only active players to do so.
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