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2003RECORD: 2-14 PCT: .125 PLACE: 4TH, WESTERN DIVISION

DID NOT QUALIFY FOR PLAYOFFS

2004RECORD: 11-5 PCT: .688 PLACE: 2ND, CENTRAL DIVISION

Playoff Seed: 5th

AFL QUARTERFINALS

6/6/04 #5 Colorado 47, @ #4 New Orleans 44 New Orleans Arena (att. 14,369)

AFL SEMIFINALS

6/13/04 #5 Colorado 41, @ #1 Arizona 45 America West Arena (att. 13,151)

2005RECORD: 10-6 PCT: .625 PLACE: 1ST, CENTRAL DIVISION

Playoff Seed: 1st

AFL DIVISIONAL ROUND

5/29/05 #4 San Jose 48, @ #1 Colorado 56 Pepsi Center (att. 13,315)

AFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

6/5/05 #3 Chicago 43, @ #1 Colorado 49 OT Pepsi Center (att. 13,719)

ARENABOWL XIX

6/12/05 #1 Georgia 48 vs. #1 Colorado 51 Thomas & Mack Center (att. 10, 822)

2006RECORD: 11-5 PCT: .688 PLACE: 1ST, CENTRAL DIVISION

Playoff Seed: 1st

AFL DIVISIONAL ROUND

5/28/06 #5 Chicago 63, @ #1 Colorado 46 Pepsi Center (att. 13,258)

2007RECORD: 8-8 PCT:.500 PLACE: 3RD, CENTRAL DIVISION

Playoff Seed: 6th

AFL WILD CARD ROUND

6/30/07 #6 Colorado 49, @ #3Kansas City 42 Kemper Arena (att. 9,539)

AFL DIVISIONAL ROUND

7/7/07 #6 Colorado 67, @ #1San Jose 76 HP Pavilion (att. 12,719)

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CRUSHHIGH LOW

Points/Game 67 @ San Jose, 7/7/07 41 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Points (1st Half) 35 @ San Jose, 7/7/07 10 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Points (2nd Half) 32 (2) last: @ San Jose 7/7/07 10, vs. Chicago, 6/5/05Points (Quarter) 28 @ San Jose, 7/7/07 0 (4), last vs. Chicago (1st), 5/28/06Touchdowns 10 @ San Jose, 7/7/07 5 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Total Offense (Yards) 410, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 233 @ New Orleans, 6/6/04Total Plays 55 @ Arizona, 6/13/05 35, @ Kansas City 6/30/07Yards per Play 8.9, (2) last: @ San Jose, 7/7/07 5.4 @ New Orleans, 6/6/04First Downs 26, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 18 (2), Last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Passing Yards 406, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 231 @ New Orleans, 6/6/04Pass Attempts 52, @ Arizona, 6/13/04 29, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05Pass Completions 29, (2) last: @ San Jose, 7/7/07 19, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05Touchdowns, Passing 8, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 3 (2), last vs. Georgia, 6/12/05Rushing Yards 12, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 3, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05Rushing Attempts 9, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06 3 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Touchdowns, Rushing 3, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 1 (2), vs. San Jose, 5/29/05Yards per Rush 5.2, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 0.5, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05Kickoff Return Yards 161, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06 22, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05Interceptions By 1 (7), last vs. @ San Jose, 7/7/07 1 (6), last vs. Chicago, 5/28/06Sacks By 1 (5), last vs. @ San Jose, 7/7/07 0 (3), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Turnovers 5, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06 0 (2), last vs. Georgia, 6/12/05Penalties 8 (3), last @ San Jose, 7/7/07 4, (2), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Penalty Yards 57 @ Arizona, 6/13/04 25, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06Margin of Victory 8, vs. San Jose (56-48), 5/29/05

OPPONENTHIGH LOW

Points 76, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 42, @ Kansas City 6/30/07Points (1st Half) 34, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 16 @ New Orleans, 6/6/04Points (2nd Half) 42, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 14, @ Kansas City 6/30/07Points (Quarter) 28, @ New Orleans (4th), 6/6/04 0 (3), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Touchdowns 11, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 3, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05Total Offense (Yards) 396, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05 260 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Total Plays 62, @ Kansas City 6/30/07 37 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Yards per Play 7.0 @ Arizona, 6/13/04 5.1 @ New Orleans, 6/6/04First Downs 32 vs. San Jose, 5/29/05 17, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06Passing Yards 392 vs. San Jose, 5/29/05 247 (2), last vs. Chicago, 5/28/06Pass Attempts 55 vs. San Jose, 5/29/05 34 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Pass Completions 34 vs. San Jose, 5/29/05 20 (2), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Touchdowns, Passing 9, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 4 (2), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Rushing Yards 31, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 -2 @ New Orleans, 6/6/04Rushing Attempts 11, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06 3 @ Arizona, 6/13/04Touchdowns, Rushing 3, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 1 (6), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Yards per Rush 5.2, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 -0.3 @ New Orleans, 6/6/05Kickoff Return Yards 155, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 7, vs. Chicago, 5/28/06Interceptions By 2, (2) @ Kansas City 6/30/07 0 (3), vs. Georgia, 6/12/05Sacks By 2, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 0 (3), last @ Kansas City 6/30/07Turnovers 2, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 1 (5), last vs. Chicago, 5/28/06Penalties 13, vs. San Jose, 5/29/05 6, @ Arizona, 6/13/04Penalty Yards 76, @ San Jose, 7/7/07 29, vs. Georgia, 6/12/05 Margin of Victory 17, vs. Chicago (46-63), 5/28/06

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CATEGORY CRUSH OPPONENTSPass Attempts 52, John Dutton @ Ari., 6/13/04 55, Mark Grieb, SJ, 5/29/05Pass Completions 29, John Dutton @ Ari., 6/13/04 34, Mark Grieb, SJ, 5/29/05Completion Pct. 78.4% (29-37), John Dutton @ SJ, 7/7/07 73.5% (25-34), Shedrick Bonner @ Ari., 6/13/04Passing Yards 416, John Dutton @ SJ, 7/7/07 392, Mark Grieb, SJ, 5/29/05TD Passes 8, John Dutton @ SJ, 7/7/07 9, Mark Grieb, SJ, 7/7/07Longest Pass 45, John Dutton vs. Geo., 6/12/05 37, Mark Grieb, 5/29/05Passes Intercepted 2, John Dutton vs. Chi., 5/28/06 1 (5), last Matt D’Orazio, Chi., 5/28/06 Receptions 11, Brad Pyatt, @ SJ 7/7/07 14, James Roe, SJ, 7/7/07Receiving Yards 159, Damian Harrell vs. Chi., 5/28/06 164, Bobby Sippio, Chi., 5/28/06TD Receptions 4, Andy McCullough vs. Chi., 6/5/05 3 (3), last Derek Lee, Geo., 6/12/05Longest Reception 45, Willis Marshall vs. Geo., 6/12/05 37, James Roe, SJ, 5/29/05Rushing Attempts 4, Willis Marshall vs. Geo., 6/12/05 8, Matt D’Orazio, Chi., 5/28/06Rushing Yards 12, Willis Marshall vs. Geo., 6/12/05 30, Kevin Aldridge, Geo., 6/12/05TD Rushes 3, Willis Marshall vs. Geo., 6/12/05 1 (8), last Matt D’Orazio, Chi., 5/28/06Longest Rush 7, Anthony Dunn vs. Chi., 5/28/06 27, Kevin Aldridge, Geo., 6/12/05Most Yards from Scrimmage 195, Willis Marshall vs. Chi., 5/28/06 203, C.J. Johnson, Chi., 6/5/05Kickoff Returns 7, Willis Marshall vs. Chi., 5/28/06 5, Siaha Burley @ Ari., 6/13/04Kickoff Return Yards 141, Willis Marshall vs. Chi., 5/28/06 103, Siaha Burley @ Ari., 6/13/04Kickoff Return for TD 1, Kevin McKenzie vs. SJ, 5/29/05 Has never happenedLongest Kickoff Return 56, Kevin McKenzie vs. SJ, 5/29/05 29, Siaha Burley @ Ari., 6/13/04Most MFG Returns 1 (2), last Delvin Hughley vs. Chi., 5/28/06 1, Troy Bergeron, Geo., 6/12/05Longest MFG Return 17, Ahmad Hawkins vs. SJ, 5/29/05 0, Troy Bergeron, Geo., 6/12/05Combined Kick Return Yards 141, Willis Marshall, vs. Chi., 5/28/06 103, Siaha Burley @ Ari., 6/13/04Sacks 1.0 (3), last by Saul Patu vs. Chi., 5/28/06 1.0 (2), last John Moyer, Chi., 6/5/05Tackles 14.5, Rashad Floyd vs. SJ, 5/29/05 11.0, Tony Lukins, Chi., 6/5/05Interceptions 1 (6), last Rashad Floyd vs. Chi., 5/28/06 1 (4), last Jeremy Unertl, Chi., 5/28/06Interception Return Yards 14, Ahmad Hawkins @ NO, 6/6/04 45, Dennison Robinson, Chi., 5/28/06Interception Returned for TD 1, Ahmad Hawkins @ NO (14 yds), 6/6/04 1, Dennison Robinson, Chi., 5/28/06Longest Interception Return 14 (TD), Ahmad Hawkins @ NO, 6/6/04 45, Dennison Robinson, Chi., 5/28/06Pass Breakups 4 (4), last Rashad Floyd vs. Geo., 6/12/05 6, Kelvin Hunter @ Ari., 6/13/04Fumbles Forced 1 (2), last Delvin Hughley vs. Geo., 6/12/05 2, B.J. Cohen @ NO, 6/6/04Fumble Recoveries 1, Ahmad Hawkins vs. Geo., 6/12/05 2, DeJuan Alfonzo, Chi., 5/28/06Longest Fumble Return 0 20, DeJuan Alfonzo, 5/28/06 Field Goals Made 3, Clay Rush vs. Geo., 6/12/05 3, Keith Gispert, Chi., 5/28/06Field Goals Attempted 4, Clay Rush vs. Geo., 6/12/05 4, Keith Gispert, Chi., 5/28/06Longest FG Made 26 (2), last Clay Rush vs. Geo., 6/12/05 53, Keith Gispert, Chi., 5/28/06Longest FG Attempted 46, last Clay Rush vs. Geo., 6/12/05 57, Derek Schorejs, SJ, 5/29/05PATs Made 8, Clay Rush vs. SJ, 5/29/05 6 (2), last Keith Gispert, Chi., 5/28/06PATs Attempted 8, Clay Rush vs. SJ, 5/29/05 8, Keith Gispert, Chi., 5/28/06

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSCOLORADOPassing C-A-I Yds. TDDUTTON, John 23-35-1 239 3TEAM 0-0-0 -8 0Rushing Att Yds TDREDD, Robert 2 4 1MARSHALL, Willis 1 1 1PATU, Saul 2 0 0DUTTON, John 2 -3 0Receiving Att Yds TDHARRELL, Damian 10 134 3McKENZIE, Kevin 6 60 0MARSHALL, Willis 4 27 0REDD, Robert 3 18 0

NEW ORLEANSPassing C-A-I Yds. TDFITZGERALD, John 29-51-1 305 5Rushing Att Yd TDBRATTON, Jason 4 2 1FITZGERALD, John 4 -4 0Receiving Att Yd TDBAILEY, Aaron 11 140 1MOORE, Lamont 10 100 2RUMPH, Jacques 4 30 2GOOCH, Ira 2 16 0BRATTON, Jason 1 11 0HAMILTON, Aaron 1 8 0

Interceptions: COL - HAWKINS, Ahmad 1-14 (TD); NO - COLEMAN, Calvin 1-5.Sacks (Yds): COL - none; NO - COHEN, B.J. 1-8.

TEAM STATISTICSCOL NOV

First Downs 18 23Rushes-Yds 7-2 8--2Pass Yds 231 305Att-Comp-Int 35-23-1 51-29-1Plays-Total Yds 42-233 59-303Avg/Play 5.55 5.14Kick Ret-Yds 5-61 4-55INT-Ret 1-14 1-5Fumbles-Lost 2-3 0-1Penalties 7-32 8-45Possession 27:45 32:153rd Dn Eff 4-7 3-104th Dn Eff 0-0 3-5Sacks By 0-0 1-8

2004 AFL QUARTERFINALS – COLORADO 47, NEW ORLEANS 44

SUN, JUNE 6, 2004 • NEW ORLEANS ARENA, NEW ORLEANS, LA. • ATTENDANCE: 14,369

Player of Game AwardsOffensive - Damian Harrell (COL) Defensive - Ahmad Hawkins (COL) Ironman - Lamont Moore (NO)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreColorado Crush (12-5) 0 17 16 14 47NEW ORLEANS VOODOO (11-6) 6 10 0 28 44

NEW ORLEANS – The Crush’s defense scored nine points via aninterception return and a safety and held New Orleans scoreless on4 of their first eight possessions, allowing the Crush enough roomto overcome three turnovers and escape with a 47-44 victory in thequarterfinal round of the AFL playoffs at New Orleans Arena.

The defensive effort helped the Crush withstand a sluggish firsthalf from the usually potent offense, which turned the football overon two of its first three possessions and accounted for just 10 pointsbefore halftime. The offense awoke following intermission, scoringtouchdowns on four consecutive drives -- including three scoringpasses from John Dutton to Damian Harrell -- to grab a 17-point lead.

New Orleans trimmed the Crush’s lead to three points with twotouchdowns in the last 48 seconds, but an onside kick with six sec-onds left failed, allowing the Crush to drain the remaining time toclinch a win in their first-ever postseason game.

The VooDoo went 7-1 inside the New Orleans Arena in the reg-ular season, and roused the crowd of 14,369 several times during

the game, particularly late in the second quarter when they scored10 points in a 39-second span of the last minute before halftime totake a 16-14 lead. But the advantage was short-lived, as Duttoncompleted passes of 20 and 17 yards to Kevin McKenzie andHarrell, respectively, to set up a 19-yard field goal by AnthonyBrenner. The kick gave the Crush a 17-16 halftime lead, and theynever trailed after that.

Harrell led the Crush receiving corps by snagging 10 of Dutton’spasses for 134 yards. McKenzie added six grabs for 60 yards.Ahmad Hawkins led the defensive charge with nine unassistedtackles and scored on a 14-yard interception return 2:43 into thesecond quarter.

The victory puts the Crush in the AFL’s semifinals just one yearafter finishing their inaugural season with a 2-14 record. Coloradomoves on to face the No. 1 seed Arizona Rattlers at America WestArena in Phoenix. Colorado was the only lower seed to win in thefirst round.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreNOV 1 05:25 BAILEY, Aaron, 16 yard pass from FITZGERALD, John (SCHMITZ, Brian kick failed) 4-45 2:00 0-6COL 2 14:35 MARSHALL, Willis, 1 yard run (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 8-30 5:15 7-6COL 2 12:17 HAWKINS, Ahmad, 14 yard interception return (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 14-6NOV 2 00:55 MOORE, Lamont, 17 yard pass from FITZGERALD, John (SCHMITZ, Brian kick good) 5-29 3:09 14-13NOV 2 00:16 SCHMITZ, Brian, 23 yard field goal 8-24 0:39 14-16COL 2 00:00 BRENNER, Anthony, 19 yard field goal 3-37 0:16 17-16COL 3 11:52 HARRELL, Damian, 23 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 6-44 3:08 24-16COL 3 08:22 FITZGERALD, John intentional grounding in endzone, Crush Team Safety 26-16COL 3 04:31 HARRELL, Damian, 24 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 5-44 3:51 33-16NOV 4 14:54 BRATTON, Jason, 1 yard run (SCHMITZ, Brian kick good) 7-33 3:56 33-23COL 4 13:14 HARRELL, Damian, 10 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 2-12 1:18 40-23NOV 4 07:38 MOORE, Lamont, 9 yard pass from FITZGERALD, John (SCHMITZ, Brian kick good) 9-48 4:58 40-30COL 4 03:02 REDD, Robert, 3 yard run (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 6-25 4:15 47-30NOV 4 00:48 RUMPH, Jacques, 3 yard pass from FITZGERALD, John (SCHMITZ, Brian kick good) 4-38 1:36 47-37NOV 4 00:06 RUMPH, Jacques, 15 yard pass from FITZGERALD, John (SCHMITZ, Brian kick good) 4-31 0:23 47-44

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ARIZONAPassing C-A-I Yds. TDBONNER, Sherdrick 25-34-1 256 5Rushing Att Yd TDTRENTADUE, Frank 1 3 1KELLY, Bo 1 2 0PACE, Tom 1 -1 0Receiving Att Yd TDPACE, Tom 9 110 2BURLEY, Siaha 7 69 2GATEWOOD, Randy 4 48 1COOPER, Hunkie 2 15 0BRYANT, Orshawante 2 10 0KELLY, Bo 1 4 0

Interceptions: COL - FLOYD, Rashad 1-minus; 6; ARI - none.Sacks (Yds): none.

TEAM STATISTICSCOL AZ

First Downs 23 19Rushes-Yds 3-6 3-4Pass Yds 325 256Att-Comp-Int 52-29-0 34-25-1Plays-Total Yds 55-331 37-260Avg/Play 6.02 7.03Kick Ret-Yds 4-87 6-95INT-Ret 1--6 0-0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties 7-47 6-48Possession 25:28 29:573rd Dn Eff 5-9 1-54th Dn Eff 0-3 1-2Sacks By 0-0 0-0

2004 AFL SEMIFINALS – ARIZONA 45, COLORADO 41

SUN, JUNE 13, 2004 • AMERICA WEST ARENA, PHOENIX, AZ • ATTENDANCE: 13,151

Player of Game AwardsOffensive - Tom Pace (ARI) Defensive - Kelvin Hunter (ARI) Ironman - Hunkie Cooper (ARI)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreColorado Crush (12-6) 0 10 21 10 41ARIZONA RATTLERS (13-5) 14 3 14 14 45

PHOENIX -- The Crush rallied from a 17-point deficit to take a last-minute lead, but the team’s comeback fell short when Siaha Burleycaught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Sherdrick Bonner with 17seconds remaining, allowing the Arizona Rattlers to defeat theCrush 45-41 in front of 13,151 at the America West Arena.

Colorado’s season ends one game shy of ArenaBowl XVIII witha 12-6 record. Arizona moves on to its third consecutive ArenaBowlwith a 13-5 mark.

The Crush had a chance to win the game on the final play, asthree consecutive passes from John Dutton to Kevin McKenzieallowed the team to advance from its 5-yard-line to the Rattlers’ 9-yard-line in just 13 seconds. But a final end-zone pass from Duttonflew out of play, sealing the team’s first-ever playoff defeat.

The loss nullified a stirring comeback necessitated when theteam fell behind 17-0 early in the second quarter. The Crush went

scoreless on its first three possessions while Arizona notched twotouchdowns and a field goal on its first three drives, allowing theRattlers to build a commanding edge.

Matters began to turn when Colorado defensive specialistRashad Floyd intercepted a pass in the end zone with 4:11 left in thefirst half. The Crush promptly drove 45 yards in seven plays for itsfirst touchdown of the game, then tacked on a field goal at the endof the first half after Floyd successfully recovered an on-side kick 51seconds before intermission.

The Crush opened the second half’s scoring with a 1-yard JohnPeaua TD run that tied the game at 17-apiece, beginning a run of 7consecutive TD drives for both teams. The Crush finally broke therun by stopping Arizona on downs with 5:28 remaining, but couldonly respond with a 26-yd field goal by Anthony Brenner, setting thestage for the last-minute Bonner-to-Burley score.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreARI 1 13:24 PACE, Tom, 6 yard pass from BONNER, Sherdrick (GARNER, Nelson kick good) 2-41 1:36 0-7ARI 1 05:12 TRENTADUE, Frank, 3 yard run (GARNER, Nelson kick good) 5-39 3:58 0-14ARI 2 12:05 GARNER, Nelson, 31 yard field goal 6-17 3:34 0-17COL 2 00:53 HARRELL, Damian, 6 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 7-45 3:18 7-17COL 2 00:00 BRENNER, Anthony, 18 yard field goal 7-28 0:51 10-17COL 3 10:25 PEAUA, John, 1 yard run (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 7-45 0:00 17-17ARI 3 06:14 GATEWOOD, Randy, 7 yard pass from BONNER, Sherdrick (GARNER, Nelson kick good) 5-24 3:04 17-24COL 3 04:10 HARRELL, Damian, 39 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 2-44 0:41 24-24ARI 3 02:26 PACE, Tom, 19 yard pass from BONNER, Sherdrick (GARNER, Nelson kick good) 2-40 0:45 24-31COL 3 00:31 HARRELL, Damian, 11 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 2-11 0:58 31-31ARI 4 13:10 BURLEY, Siaha, 23 yard pass from BONNER, Sherdrick (GARNER, Nelson kick good) 2-33 1:36 31-38COL 4 10:00 MARSHALL, Willis, 4 yard pass from DUTTON, John (BRENNER, Anthony kick good) 2-11 1:34 38-38COL 4 00:56 BRENNER, Anthony, 26 yard field goal 8-18 4:32 41-38ARI 4 00:17 BURLEY, Siaha, 13 yard pass from BONNER, Sherdrick (GARNER, Nelson kick good) 5-38 0:34 41-45

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NEW ORLEANSPassing C-A-I Yds. TDGRIEB, Mark 34-55-1 392 6Rushing Att Yd TDWAGNER, Barry 2 4 1BUCK, Kevin 1 1 0DOZIER, Joey 1 -1 0Receiving Att Yd TDWAGNER, Barry 10 94 0ROE, James 9 120 3WRIGHT, Rodney 9 96 1DAVIS, Rashied 5 70 2

Interceptions: COL: HUGHLEY, Delvin 1-4; SJS: None.Sacks (Yds): SJS: JACOBS, Joe 0.5-4, HERNANDEZ, Sam 0.5-3; COL: None.

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First Downs 20 32Rushes-Yds 6-3 4-4Pass Yds 308 392Att-Comp-Int 19-29-0 34-55-1Plays-Total Yds 36-311 59-396Avg/Play 8.6 6.7Kick Ret-Yds 6-135 1-22INT-Ret 1-4 0-0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties 6-36 13-76Possession 24:51 35:093rd Dn Eff 4-5 2-74th Dn Eff 0-1 1-3Sacks By 0-0 1-7

2005 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF – COLORADO 56, SAN JOSE 48

SUN, MAY 29, 2005 • FRONTIER AIRLINES FIELD AT PEPSI CENTER • DENVER, CO • ATTENDANCE: 13,315

Player of Game AwardsOffense - John Dutton (COL) Defense - Delvin Hughley (COL) Ironman - Kevin McKenzie (COL)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCOLORADO CRUSH (11-6, 1-0) 21 14 7 14 56San Jose SaberCats (9-8, 0-1) 14 14 14 6 48

DENVER -- The Colorado Crush defense came up with a pair offourth-quarter stops -- including one with 42 seconds remaining --to preserve a 56-48 first-round Arena Football League playoff winover the San Jose SaberCats in front of 13,315 at Pepsi Center onSunday afternoon.

With the win, the Crush (11-6) advances to the AmericanConference championship game, where the team will face theChicago Rush, who defeated the Los Angeles Avengers in a concur-rent game Sunday afternoon. The SaberCats saw their bid for back-to-back ArenaBowl titles end with the loss; their season concludesat 9-8.

Colorado turned back three years of frustration in the win -- theteam’s first in five tries against the SaberCats. The SaberCats wonthe previous four meetings in the series by an average of 31 points,and had throttled Colorado 89-41 just 37 days earlier at Pepsi Center.

The Crush served notice early that the shellacking of Aprilwould not be repeated. Wide receiver/linebacker Kevin McKenzie

opened the contest with a 56-yard kickoff return for a touchdown,and Colorado’s defense subsequently notched the first of four stopsby holding San Jose to three yards on a 5-play opening drive. TheCrush then scored on a 37-yard touchdown pass from John Duttonto Andy McCullough to take a 14-0 lead just 4:55 into the game -- afar cry from the teams’ last meeting, when the SaberCats scored 35straight points en route to a 56-14 halftime lead.

Colorado would not trail until the 4:27 mark of the third quarter,when San Jose’s Barry Wagner scored on a 1-yard run to put theSaberCats in front 42-35. But that lead lasted just one minute and47 seconds, as the Crush responded by tying the score on a Duttonpass to Willis Marshall. San Jose would never lead again.

McCullough and Damian Harrell each broke the century mark inreceiving yardage with 122 and 102 yards through the air, respec-tively. Each scored twice. San Jose‘s Mark Grieb three for 392 yardsand six touchdowns in the loss.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreCOL 1 14:46 McKENZIE, Kevin, 56 yards kickoff return (RUSH, Clay kick) 7-0COL 1 10:05 McCULLOUGH, Andy, 37 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 1-37 0:21 14-0SJS 1 08:10 DAVIS, Rashied, 21 yard pass from GRIEB, Mark (SCHOREJS, Derek kick) 3-45 1:45 14-7COL 1 04:27 McCULLOUGH, Andy, 3 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 4-41 3:08 21-7SJS 1 03:04 ROE, James, 37 yard pass from GRIEB, Mark (SCHOREJS, Derek kick) 2-45 1:12 21-14COL 2 13:00 McKENZIE, Kevin, 1 yard run (RUSH, Clay kick) 7-43 4:28 28-14SJS 2 06:37 DAVIS, Rashied, 12 yard pass from GRIEB, Mark (SCHOREJS, Derek kick) 9-45 5:47 28-21COL 2 03:30 HAWKINS, Ahmad, 32 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 4-45 2:33 35-21SJS 2 00:50 WRIGHT, Rodney, 6 yard pass from GRIEB, Mark (SCHOREJS, Derek kick) 5-45 2:00 35-28SJS 3 12:31 ROE, James, 4 yard pass from GRIEB, Mark (SCHOREJS, Derek kick) 4-45 2:29 35-35SJS 3 04:27 WAGNER, 1 yard run (SCHOREJS, Derek kick) 5-41 3:01 35-42COL 3 02:40 MARSHALL, Willis, 9 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 2-19 1:10 42-42COL 4 13:39 HARRELL, Damian, 38 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 1-43 0:39 49-42SJS 4 09:15 ROE, James, 14 yard pass from GRIEB, Mark (SCHOREJS, Derek kick failed) 6-45 3:38 49-48COL 4 06:08 HARRELL, Damian, 17 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 3-44 2:31 56-48

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSCOLORADOPassing C-A-I Yds. TDDUTTON, John 19-29-0 315 6Rushing Att Yds TDMARSHALL, Willis 2 5 0McKENZIE, Kevin 2 1 1Receiving Att Yds TDMcCULLOUGH, Andy 7 122 2HARRELL, Damian 5 102 2McKENZIE, Kevin 4 46 0MARSHALL, Willis 2 13 1

CHICAGOPassing C-A-I Yds. TDPHILYAW, Raymond 29-51-1 350 5Rushing Att Yd TDCOOK, Charlie 2 6 1JOHNSON, C.J. 1 3 0PHILYAW, Raymond 1 1 0Receiving Att Yd TDJOHNSON, C.J. 11 162 3MOLDEN, Etu 10 124 1McDANIEL, Jeremy 5 43 0SHAW, Russell 2 16 0

Interceptions: COL: MARSHALL, Willis 1-0; CHI: HOWARD, Todd 1-0Sacks (Yds): COL: WATTON, Chris 1.0-9; CHI: MOYER, John 1.0-0

TEAM STATISTICSCOL CHI

First Downs 22 26Rushes-Yds 5-9 5-10Pass Yds 299 341Att-Comp-Int 28-43-1 29-51-1Plays-Total Yds 49-308 57-351Avg/Play 6.3 6.2Kick Ret-Yds 3-51 2-38INT-Ret 1-0 1-0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties 8-41 10-64Possession 33:22 36:223rd Dn Eff 3-6 4-94th Dn Eff 1-2 0-1Sacks By 1-9 1-0

2005 AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP – COLORADO 49, CHICAGO 43

SUN, JUNE 5, 2005 • FRONTIER AIRLINES FIELD AT PEPSI CENTER • DENVER, CO • ATTENDANCE: 13,719

Player of Game AwardsOffense - Andy McCullough (COL) Defense - John Moyer (CHI) Ironman - Willis Marshall (COL)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT ScoreCOLORADO CRUSH (12-6, 2-0) 13 20 0 10 6 49Chicago Rush (10-8, 1-1) 0 20 13 10 0 43

DENVER -- Andy McCullough’s leaping, 22-yard touchdown grab indouble coverage 9:44 into overtime sent the Colorado Crush toArenaBowl XIX via a 49-43 win over the Chicago Rush.

McCullough’s score came after both the Crush and Rush hadgone scoreless on their opening overtime possessions, sending thealready memorable contest into sudden death. It marked the firsttime that an AFL semifinal game had ever gone to that point; onlytwo semifinals before had ever gone into overtime.

Colorado’s initial overtime chance had gone astray whenChicago’s Todd Howard intercepted a John Dutton pass in the endzone. Five plays later, Chicago’s Bob McMillen rambled around leftend for a 15-yard touchdown that could have ended the game, butan offsides penalty on the Rush nullified the score. Two plays later,Rush kicker Keith Gispert was wide right on a 36-yard field-goalattempt, sending the contest into sudden death and setting thestage for McCullough’s heroics.

The events in the final moments of regulation that set up theovertime bordered on the bizarre. The Crush thought it had the gamewon when Rashad Floyd intercepted a pass on the last play of reg-ulation. But a flag flew, signaling pass interference against Floydthat nullified the play.

As the flag sailed to the turf, so too did a blizzard of confetti, asthe worker responsible was not aware of the flag amidst the cele-

bratory ruckus among the 13,719 on hand at Pepsi Center. The gamepaused as Rush players brushed the confetti aside as if it was snowto give Gispert space with which to attempt a 17-yard field goal,which he nailed to force overtime.

Even without the rare sudden-death overtime and the prematuredispensing of celebratory paper, the game was one of the mostmemorable in Arena Football history. Colorado sprinted to a 20-0second-quarter lead and had possession of the football with achance to push the lead to four scores midway through the period,but John Moyer sacked Dutton, forcing a fumble that Rush widereceiver/linebacker Etu Molden recovered. Two plays later, the Rushscored its first touchdown of the game, and its rally was under way.

Colorado managed to work its lead back to 20 points in the finalseconds of the half, but Chicago narrowed the Crush edge to 33-20at intermission after Philyaw found Molden for a 26-yard, “HailMary” completion off the right rebound net as time expired beforehalftime. The score sent the Rush on a 27-3 run that eventually gavethem a 40-36 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

McCullough made a leaping, 8-yard reception in the back of theend zone to put the Crush back in front 43-40 with 2:52 remaining.

Chicago got possession once again and drove to the brink of theend zone before the wild confluence of circumstances at the end ofregulation.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreCOL 1 13:27 HARRELL, Damian, 14 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick failed) 2-19 1:33 6-0COL 1 07:52 McCULLOUGH, Andy, 26 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 1-26 0:18 13-0COL 2 14:56 DUTTON, John, 2 yard run (RUSH, Clay kick) 7-45 4:02 20-0CHI 2 10:22 JOHNSON, C.J., 36 yard pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (GISPERT, Keith kick) 2-31 1:19 20-7COL 2 05:22 McCULLOUGH, Andy, 8 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick failed) 7-45 4:21 26-7CHI 2 00:40 MOYER, John, 5 yard pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (GISPERT, Keith kick failed) 7-45 4:02 26-13COL 2 00:17 PEAUA, John, 1 yard run (RUSH, Clay kick) 3-5 0:23 33-13CHI 2 00:00 MOLDEN, Etu, 26 yard pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (GISPERT, Keith kick) 4-45 0:17 33-20CHI 3 10:27 JOHNSON, C.J., 10 yard pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (GISPERT, Keith kick) 6-45 4:33 33-27CHI 3 02:21 JOHNSON, C.J., 17 yard pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (ALFONZO, DeJuan rush failed) 5-29 3:54 33-33COL 4 11:31 RUSH, Clay, 18 yard field goal 6-39 4:58 36-33CHI 4 07:37 COOK, Charlie, 1 yard run (GISPERT, Keith kick) 6-45 3:54 36-40COL 4 02:52 McCULLOUGH, Andy, 8 yard pass from DUTTON, John (RUSH, Clay kick) 6-45 4:03 43-40CHI 4 00:00 GISPERT, Keith, 17 yard field goal 10-43 2:09 43-43COL OT 05:16 McCULLOUGH, Andy, 22 yard pass from DUTTON, John 5-45 2:59 49-43

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GEORGIAPassing C-A-I Yds. TDNAGY, Matt 24-36-1 247 4Rushing Att Yd TDALDRIDGE, Kevin 2 30 1THOMAS, Robert 1 2 1NAGY, Matt 1 1 1Receiving Att Yd TDLEE, Derek 12 133 3JACKSON, Chris 7 84 1BERGERON, Troy 3 25 0CAREY, Rob 1 8 0WILSON, Gillis 1 -3 0

Interceptions: COL: HAWKINS, Ahmad 1- (-3); GEO: None.Sacks (Yds): COL: McKENZIE, Kevin 1.0-5; GEO: THOMAS, Robert 0.5-3, SETZER, Bobby 0.5-3

TEAM STATISTICSCOL GEO

First Downs 23 20Rushes-Yds 5-12 3-31Pass Yds 341 242Att-Comp-Int 23-41-0 24-36-1Plays-Total Yds 49-353 43-273Avg/Play 7.2 6.3Kick Ret-Yds 8-451 8-461INT-Ret 1-(-3) 0-0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties 7-34 7-29Possession 31:15 28:453rd Dn Eff 3-8 2-44th Dn Eff 1-2 1-2Sacks By 1-5 1-6

2005 ARENABOWL XIX – COLORADO 51, GEORGIA 48

SUN, JUNE 12, 2005 • THOMAS & MACK CENTER • LAS VEGAS, NV • ATTENDANCE: 10,822

Player of Game AwardsOffense - Willis Marshall (COL) Defense - Ahmad Hawkins (COL) Ironman - Willis Marshall (COL)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCOLORADO CRUSH (13-6, 3-0) 21 14 7 14 56Georgia Force (13-6, 2-1) 7 13 7 21 48

LAS VEGAS -- Clay Rush drilled a 20-yard field goal as time expiredto give the Colorado Crush a 51-48 ArenaBowl XIX win over theGeorgia Force at the Thomas & Mack Center on Sunday afternoon,giving the Crush its first-ever Arena Football League championshipin just its third year of existence.

Rush’s connection gave the Crush its final lead of a game inwhich the team never trailed, building an 11-point lead in the sec-ond and third quarters before withstanding a rally in which theForce forged three tie scores in the final period -- at 34-, 41- and 48-apiece. The final deadlock came with 18 seconds remaining afterMatt Nagy found Chris Jackson for a 20-yard score, but it left justenough time for the Crush to strike back.

Colorado got the ball back with 18 seconds left at its 5-yard-line, and quarterback John Dutton capitalized on man-to-man cov-erage to find wide receiver/linebacker Kevin McKenzie for a 37-yardreception that moved the Crush to the Georgia 8-yard-line. An ille-gal-hands-to-the-face infraction against Georgia moved Colorado tothe Georgia 4, setting up Rush’s final-play kick.

The last-minute heroics wouldn’t have been possible without athird consecutive strong start by the Crush. The Crush bolted to a 10-0 lead over Georgia after a touchdown run and a 20-yard field goal that

was set up by an Ahmad Hawkins interception on the Force’s first playfrom scrimmage.

Colorado’s defense kept the Force in check early, recording stopson two of Georgia’s first three drives. The Crush opened the secondhalf with another defensive stand when Rashad Floyd swatted awaya fourth-down pass at the goal line 5:33 into the third quarter.

In a rare reversal of Arena Football form, it was the groundattacks that dominated throughout the first half, as all six of thetouchdowns in the game’s first 30 minutes came on runs.

Colorado’s Willis Marshall ran for three scores in the first half,the most for one player in an ArenaBowl since Detroit’s Art Schlichterran for four touchdowns in ArenaBowl IV. He also snared six passesfor 111 yards and a score, and added four total tackles as he tookaway Ironman of the Game and Offensive Player of the Game honors.

Colorado’s win was also a milestone for co-owners Pat Bowlenand Stan Kroenke, as each pulled off an NFL-AFL double for theircareers. The Denver Broncos have won two Super Bowls underBowlen’s stewardship, while Kroenke is a minority owner of the St.Louis Rams, who won Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000. CrushCEO and co-owner John Elway also won his first ArenaBowl afterearning a pair of Super Bowls as a Broncos player.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreCOL 1 12:18 MARSHALL, WILLIS, 1 yard run (RUSH, Clay kick) 5-45 2:42 7-0COL 1 04:42 RUSH, CLAY 20 yd field goal 9-34 6:21 10-0GEO 1 00:42 NAGY, MATT 1 yd run (GARNER, Nelson kick) 6-35 4:00 10-7COL 2 11:56 MARSHALL, WILLIS 4 yd run (RUSH, Clay kick) 6-42 3:25 17-7GEO 2 05:42 ALDRIDGE, KEVIN 27 yd run (GARNER, Nelson kick failed) 4-40 2:14 17-13COL 2 00:52 MARSHALL, WILLIS 3 yd run (RUSH, Clay kick) 7-45 4:03 24-13GEO 2 00:29 THOMAS, ROBERT 2 yd run (GARNER, Nelson kick) 3-10 0:23 24-20COL 3 07:53 HARRELL, DAMIAN 12 yd pass from DUTTON, JOHN (RUSH, Clay kick) 3-37 1:34 31-20GEO 3 03:01 LEE, DEREK 2 yd pass from NAGY, MATT (GARNER, NELSON kick) 6-37 4:11 31-27COL 4 12:03 RUSH, CLAY 26 yd field goal 8-36 5:19 34-27GEO 4 09:19 LEE, DEREK 34 yd pass from NAGY, MATT (GARNER, Nelson kick) 4-29 2:44 34-34COL 4 07:57 MARSHALL, WILLIS 45 yd pass from DUTTON, JOHN (RUSH, Clay kick) 2-45 1:09 41-34GEO 4 04:47 LEE, DEREK 27 yd pass from NAGY, MATT (GARNER, Nelson kick) 4-39 2:28 41-41COL 4 03:35 HARRELL, DAMIAN 30 yd pass from DUTTON, JOHN (RUSH, Clay kick) 1-3 0:29 48-41GEO 4 00:18 JACKSON, CHRIS 20 yd pass from NAGY, MATT (GARNER, Nelson kick) 5-45 3:18 48-48COL 4 00:00 RUSH, CLAY 20 yd field goal 3-42 0:18 51-48

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CHICAGOPassing C-A-I Yds. TDD’ORAZIO, Matt 35-20-1 247 4Rushing Att Yd TDD’ORAZIO, Matt 8 9 1SIPPIO, Bobby 1 6 0COOL, Charlie 1 1 0SUMP, Brian 1 0 0Receiving Att Yd TDSIPPIO, Bobby 10 164 1ALFONZO, DeJuan 7 63 2ROBINSON, Den. 2 8 1SUMP, Brian 1 12 0

Interceptions: COL: FLOYD, RASHAD 1-0; CHI: ROBINSON, Dennison 1-45 (TD), UNERTL, Jeremy 1-0.Sacks (Yds): COL: PATU, Saul 1-4.

TEAM STATISTICSCOL CHI

First Downs 21 17Rushes-Yds 9-6 11-16Pass Yds 337 247Att-Comp-Int 25-37-2 20-35-1Plays-Total Yds 46-343 46-263Avg./Play 7.5 5.7Kick-Ret-Yds 6-303 11-582INT-Ret 1-0 2-45Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0Penalties 4-25 8-56Possession 26:02 33:583rd Dn Eff 5-6 5-104th Dn Eff 0-1 2-2Sacks By 1-4 0-0

2006 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF – COLORADO 46, CHICAGO 63

SUN, MAY 28, 2006 • FRONTIER AIRLINES FIELD AT PEPSI CENTER • DENVER, CO • ATTENDANCE: 13,258

Player of Game AwardsOffense - Dan Frantz (CHI) Defense - Dennison Robinson (CHI) Ironman - DeJuan Alfonzo (CHI)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCHICAGO RUSH (7-9, 1-0) 13 20 10 20 63Colorado Crush (11-5, 0-1) 0 14 20 12 46

DENVER -- Four turnovers -- including an interception returned 45yards for a touchdown -- proved fatal for the Colorado Crush as itsbid to become the Arena Football League’s first back-to-back cham-pions since the 1995-96 Tampa Bay Storm ended in a 63-46 loss tothe Chicago Rush at Pepsi Center on Sunday afternoon.

The loss was the Crush’s first-ever home postseason defeat,and ends its season at 11-6.

Chicago led the game start to finish, consuming exactly half ofthe first quarter on its game-opening touchdown drive and thenpushing the edge to 13 points after Dennison Robinson returned aninterception 45 yards for a score with 4:12 left in the first quarter.However, the Crush scratched back to within two points before thegame turned against the defending champions for good, whenChicago scored 17 points in the last 3:28 of the first half to turn atwo-point lead into a 33-14 halftime advantage.

Colorado had possession at its 5-yard-line after Rashad Floydmade an end-zone interception on a pass tipped by Delvin Hughley

to snuff out a Chicago drive. However, Dutton fumbled a snap twoplays later, giving the ball back to Chicago and setting up a DeJuanAlfonzo touchdown that put the Rush up 23-14.

The ensuing kickoff bounced off the iron at the bottom of theright rebound net and beyond the grasp of Willis Marshall, allowingJeremy Unertl to recover the football at the goal line to increaseChicago's lead to 16 points. Chicago stopped the Crush at the 1-yard-line on the game's next drive, and Dan Frantz kicked a 26-yardfield goal as time expired.

Colorado would narrow the deficit to single digits twice in thesecnd half, pulling within 36-27 in the third quarter and 49-40 in thefourth. However, miscures continued to hinder the Crush, as twomissed extra points and another fumbled center-snap exchange wasreturned 20 yards for a third-quarter touchdown by Chicago'sDeJuan Alfonzo.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreCHI 1 8:05 D’ORAZIO, Matt 5 yd run (FANTZ, Dan kick failed) 10-48 6:55 0-6CHI 1 4:12 ROBINSON, Dennison 45 yd interception return (FRANTZ, Dan kick) 0-13COL 2 14:55 MARSHALL, Willis 4 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) 5-25 3:41 7-13CHI 2 10:46 FRANTZ, Dan 53 yd field goal 5-7 3:31 7-16COL 2 8:52 MCCULLOUGH, Andy 28 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) 3-36 1:54 14-16CHI 2 3:28 ALFONZO, DeJuan 4 yd pass from Matt D’Orazio (FRANTZ, Dan kick) 2-5 1:48 14-23CHI 2 1:59 UNERTL, Jeremy 0 yd net recovery (FRANTZ, Dan kick) 14-30CHI 2 0:00 FRANTZ, Dan 26 yd field goal 5-37 0:34 14-33COL 3 13:13 MARSHALL, Willis 2 yd run (Clay Rush kick) 3-35 1:48 21-33CHI 3 10:23 FRANTZ, Dan 52 yd field goal 4-9 2:21 21-36COL 3 9:17 MCCULLOUGH, Andy 32 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick failed) 2-37 1:06 27-36CHI 3 3:48 ALFONZO, DeJuan 20 yd fumble recovery (FRANTZ, Dan kick) 27-43COL 3 0:49 HARRELL, Damian 32 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick) 4-44 2:11 34-43CHI 4 9:55 ROBINSON, D. 6 yd pass from Matt D’Orazio (FRANTZ, Dan kick blocked) 8-48 5:15 34-49 COL 4 6:45 HARRELL, Damian 14 yd pass from John Dutton (Clay Rush kick failed) 4-45 2:24 40-49CHI 4 4:26 ALFONZO, DeJuan 3 yd pass from Matt D’Orazio (FRANTZ, Dan kick) 3-12 1:46 40-56COL 4 2:06 MARSHALL, Willis 2 yd run (John Dutton pass failed) 4-36 1:48 46-56CHI 4 0:16 SIPPIO, Bobby 36 yd pass from Matt D’Orazio (FRANTZ, Dan kick) 4-45 0:31 46-63

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KANSAS CITYPassing C-A-I Yds. TDPHILYAW, Raymond 36-52-1 320 4Rushing Att Yd TDMOSS, Dawan 7 12 1FREDERICK, Charles 1 0 0PHILYAW, Raymond 2 -6 0Receiving Att Yd TDHINES, Anthony 15 119 3FREDERICK, Charles 11 119 0MYERS, Jerel 8 68 1MOSS, Dawan 1 9 0WARD, Jamarr 1 5 0

Interceptions: COL: HUGHLEY, Delvin 1-12; KC: TRUFANT, Isaiah 1-0, MCENTYRE, Kenny 1-38.Sacks (Yds): COL: None; KC: None.

TEAM STATISTICSCOL KC

First Downs 18 25Rushes-Yds 5-7 10-6Pass Yds 253 320Att-Comp-Int 30-20-2 52-36-1Plays-Total Yds 35-260 62-326Avg./Play 7.4 5.3Kick-Ret-Yds 5-82 6-118INT-Ret-TDs 1-12-0 2-38-1Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties 4-22 9-54Possession 25:21 34:393rd Dn Eff 4-5 5-104th Dn Eff 0-0 1-2Sacks By 0-0 0-0

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreCOL 1st 14:22 PYATT, Brad 38 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick failed) 1-38 :38 6-0COL 1st 8:34 THOMAS, Robert 1 yd run (Jason Ball kick) 4-22 3:04 13-0KC 1ST 5:05 MYERS, Jerel 7 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond (KRAL, Gary kick) 6-39 3:04 13-7COL 1ST :53 BALL, Jason 19 yd field goal 5-42 3:30 16-7KC 2nd 12:51 MOSS, Dawan 2 yd run (KRAL, Gary kick) 5-44 3:02 16-14COL 2nd 10:07 KIRSCH, Brandon 5 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) 3-40 2:04 23-14KC 2nd 7:12 HINES 7 yd pass from PHILYAW, Raymond 4-30 (KRAL, Gary kick) 2:17 23-21KC 2nd 3:18 HINES 3 yd pass from Raymond Philyaw (KRAL, Gary kick) 5-37 2:34 23-28COL 3rd 8:40 HARRELL,Damian 21 yd pass from John Dutton (BALL, Jason kick) 5-43 2:34 30-38COL 4th 13:11 QUINNIE, Willie 4 yd pass from John Dutton (BALL, Jason kick failed) 7-43 4:27 36-28KC 4th 8:05 HINES 6 yd pass from Philyaw (KRAL, Gary kick) 8-35 4:27 36-35COL 4th 7:11 HARRELL 4 yd pass from Dutton (BALL, Jason kick failed) 1-4 :17 42-35KC 4th 4:57 MCENTYRE, Kenny 38 yd interception return (KRAL, Gary kick) -- -- 42-42COL 4th 2:12 HARRELL 4 yd pass from John Dutton (BALL, Jason kick) 3-19 1:57 49-42

2007 WILD CARD PLAYOFF – COLORADO 49, KANSAS CITY 42

SAT, JUNE 30, 2007 • KEMPER ARENA • KANSAS CITY, KS • ATTENDANCE: 9,539

Player of Game AwardsOffense - Damian Harrell (COL) Defense - Rashad Floyd (COL) Ironman - Robert Thomas (COL)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCOLORADO CRUSH (9-8, 1-0) 16 7 7 19 49Kansas City Brigade (10-7, 0-1) 7 21 0 14 42

KANSAS CITY -- The sixth seeded Colorado Crush and their defense,which played strong the entire game, came up with a huge play astime expired to hold the third seeded Kansas City Brigade out of theend zone and capture a 49-42 victory in the Wild Card Round of theAFL playoffs. The Crush entered the game on a four-game losing skidto end the regular season, but with renewed postseason hopesColorado will travel to San Jose next Saturday to face the SaberCatsin the Divisional Round. The win was also the Crush’s third over theBrigade this season.

Crush DB Rashad Floyd finished with a game-high 14 tackles,while DB Delvin Hughley contributed with nine tackles and one inter-ception. On offense for Colorado, WR Damian Harrell ended with agame-high tying three touchdown on eight receptions for 106 yards.Kansas City QB Raymond Philyaw threw for 321 yards on 36-of-52passes with four touchdowns and one interception. Brigade WRAnthony Hines chipped in 15 catches for 120 yards and three scores.

Colorado jumped out to an early 13-0 lead after WR Brad Pyatthauled in a 38-yard touchdown strike on the game’s first play andfollowing a Hughley interception. The turnover was capitalized bythe Crush as FB Robert Thomas rushed in from one-yard out.

Both team traded scores throughout the rest of the first quarterand beginning of the second period before Brigade DB Isaiah Trufantintercepted a John Dutton pass leading to Kansas City’s first lead of

the game on a Hines 7-yard touchdown reception to put the Brigadeup 28-23. Following another Colorado turnover on a fumble, KansasCity looked to end the first half up by double digits and wouldreceive the ball to start the second half and in great position. K GaryKral missed a 19-yard field goal as time expired at the break withthe Brigade only up five points.

Kansas City squandered another opportunity as Kral missedanother field goal, this time again from 19-yards out, on theBrigade’s first possession of the third quarter. Colorado jumped onthe chance and answered as Harrell scored on a 21-yard pass fromDutton. The Crush defense came away with their third straight stop,this time forcing a four-and-out of Kansas City to hold them score-less in the third session.

The Brigade slowly chipped away at the Crush lead in the fourthquarter as each team would trade scores, but Colorado K Jason Ballmissed two PATs to bring the game within a one possession contest.Colorado looked again to have a hold on the game after a K.C. fum-ble but DB Kenny McEntyre intercepted Dutton and returned it 38yards for a touchdown to knot the score at 42-42 with 4:57 remain-ing. Harrell’s 4-yard touchdown reception with 2:12 proved to beenough as the Crush defense stood strong again to lift the team tothe next round of the playoffs.

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SAN JOSEPassing C-A-I Yds. TDGRIEB, Mark 41-30-0 315 9Rushing Att Yd TDGLOVER, Phil 4 1 2GRIEB, Mark 1 0 0Receiving Att Yd TDROE, James 14 135 5WRIGHT, Rodney 7 82 0NELSON, Ben 7 79 3KINSINGER, Matt 1 14 0GLOVER, Phil 1 5 1

Interceptions: COL: None; SJS: None.Sacks (Yds): COL: BARNO, Dustin 1.0-4; SJS: GLOVER, Phil 2.0-10.

TEAM STATISTICSCOL SJS

First Downs 26 26Rushes-Yds 7-4 5-1Pass Yds 406 311Att-Comp-Int 37-29-0 41-30-0Plays-Total Yds 46-410 47Avg./Play 8.9 6.6Kick-Ret-Yds 9-499 11-609INT-Ret-TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties 8-55 11-76Possession 26:10 33:503rd Dn Eff 2- 4 2-44th Dn Eff 1-2 2- 2Sacks By 1-4 2-10

2007 DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF – COLORADO 67, SAN JOSE 76

MON, JULY 7, 2007 • HP PAVILION AT SAN JOSE • SAN JOSE, CA • ATTENDANCE: 12,719

Player of Game AwardsOffense - Mark Grieb (SJ) Defense - Steve Watson (SJ) Ironman - Phil Glover (SJ)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreColorado Crush (9-9, 1-1) 7 28 13 19 67SAN JOSE (14-3, 1-0) 7 27 21 21 76

SAN JOSE -- The sixth seeded Colorado Crush put up their bestshowing in five trips to HP Pavilion this afternoon, but time was noton their side as the Crush fell to the top seeded San Jose SaberCats67-76 in the Divisional Round of the AFL playoffs. The 67 pointsscored by the Crush were most in team history in a playoff contest.

San Jose quarterback Mark Grieb threw for nine touchdowns on30-of-41 passes for 316 yards to lead the SaberCats, while WRJames Roe hauled in five scores on 14 catches with 135 yards. ForColorado, QB John Dutton amassed 416 yards on 29-37 passes witheight touchdowns and WR Brad Pyatt racked up 208 receiving yards(third most in AFL playoff history) on 11 receptions with three scores.

Following a red-zone fumble by Colorado on their first drive ofthe game, each team traded touchdowns as the first quarter endedknotted at 7-7. The second period proved to be an offensive explo-sion as the two teams combined for 55 points with the Crush takinga on-point 35-34 lead at the break.

Both San Jose and Colorado went back and fourth in the secondquarter equaling touchdown for touchdown, then SaberCats’ K A.J.Haglund missed a PAT following a FB Phil Glover one-yard touchdownrun to put San Jose up 34-28 with 43 seconds left on the clock. TheCrush responded when Dutton hit Pyatt on a 16-yard touchdown strikewith four ticks showing to give Colorado the advantage at the half.

The third and fourth quarters were more back and fourth as nei-ther team could pull away in a game that featured six ties. TheSaberCats special teams started to make the difference coming upwith two blocked PAT attempts on the Crush in the second half.

Dutton, who played one of his best games of the season, onlyneeded four plays in the fourth quarter to come away with 19points. Grieb, however, had the final say finding WR Ben Nelson ona 25-yard score with 1:12 remaining to give San Jose a nine-pointcushion at 76-67. Colorado’s last efforts fell short as they could notfind the endzone as time expired.

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play Drive TOP ScoreSJS 1st 07:02 ROE, James 8 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 7-45, 3:49, 0-7COL 1st 02:32 QUINNIE, Willie 4 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick) 5-40 3:52 7-7SJS 2nd 13:16 NELSON, Ben 7 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 6-47 3:42 7-14COL 2nd 9:13 HARRELL, Damian 5 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick) 5-46 3:27 14-14SJS 2nd 04:41 GLOVER, Phil 5 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 6-45 4:00 14-21COL 2nd 02:12 THOMAS, Robert 1 yd run (BALL, Jason kick) 3-41 1:54 21-21SJS 2nd 00:56 ROE, James 16 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 2-23 :50 21-28COL 2nd :50 HARRELL, Damian 12 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick) 1-12 :06 28-28SJS 2nd 00:43 GLOVER, Phil 1 yd run (HAGLUND, A.J. kick failed) 1-1 :07 28-34COL 2nd 00:04 PYATT, Brad 16 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick) 6-44 :39 35-34SJS 3rd 12:34 GLOVER, Phil 2 yd run (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 4-12 2:26 35-41COL 3rd 09:21 HARMON, Jason 1 yd run (BALL, Jason kick blocked) 4-40 2:37 41-41SJS 3rd 05:53 ROE, James 8 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 5-28 2:52 41-48COL 3rd 04:16 HARRELL, Damian 25 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick) 2-29 1:02 48-48SJS 3rd 01:01 ROE, James 7 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 4-27 2:45 48-55COL 4th 14:18 PYATT, Brad 44 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick blocked) 2-44 1:07 54-55SJS 4th 10:41 NELSON, Ben 3 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 4-8 2:48 54-62COL 4th 09:38 PYATT, Brad 30 yd pass from DUTTON, John (BALL, Jason kick failed) 1-30 :28 60-62SJS 4th 06:24 ROE, James 7 yd pass from GRIEB, Mark (HAGLUND, A.J. kick) 4-45 2:37 60-69COL 4th 04:47 QUINNIE, Willie 36 yd pass from John Dutton (Jason Ball kick) 2-45 1:03 67-69SJS 4th 01:12 NELSON, Ben 25 yd pass from Mark Grieb (A.J. Haglund kick) 4-45 2:53 67-76