Aug. 15,2015
AFL QUARTERFINALS – SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015NO. 3 Jacksonville Sharks (10-8) AT NO. 2 Orlando Predators (12-6) 7:30 PM ET
SERIES
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SHARKS
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PREDATORS
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SERIES LEADER
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9-7 overall; 1-1 in postseason
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STREAKS
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W1
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W4
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COACHES VS. OPP
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Moss: 8-6
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Keefe: 3-1
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LAST WEEK
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W 36-33 vs. VooDoo
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W 59-40 vs. Storm
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LAST MEETING
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8/1/2015: Sharks 50 at Predators 64. Orlando WR Brandon Thompkins scored touchdowns as a rusher, receiver, and return man. Jacksonville WR Joe Hills caught 13 balls for 176 yards and five of QB Tommy Grady’s seven touchdown passes.
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LAST POSTSEASON MEETING
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7/29/2011: AFL Quarterfinals: Predators 48 at Sharks 63. Jacksonville WR Jeron Harvey caught four passes for 31 yards and three touchdowns. Orlando QB Nick Hill passed for 311 yards and six touchdowns with two interceptions to go along with a rushing score. |
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BROADCAST
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ESPN3; WatchESPN; “AFL Live” on ArenaFootball.com
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STATS
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PASSING
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Grady: 402-597-4660-95-11
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Hippeard: 247-332-2997-61-6-133.75
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RUSHING
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Ross: 148-586-4.0-33
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Morris: 54-273-5.1-15
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RECEIVING
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Hills: 150-1597-10.6-42
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B. Thompkins: 100-1266-12.7-23
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OFFENSE
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53.9 PPG
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56.8 PPG
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TURNOVER MARGIN
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+18
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+0
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DEFENSE
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50.1 PPG
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52.8 PPG
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SACKS
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Sykes: 18.5
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Williams: 5.5
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INTERCEPTIONS
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Reid: 9
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Moore: 5
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KICKING
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Rauch: 119 (7/15 FG; 98/118 PAT)
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Lewis: 136 (6/8 FG; 118/129 PAT)
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NOTES
SHARKS: The Jacksonville Sharks defeated the New Orleans VooDoo, 36-33, in Week 20… The Sharks were edged 2-1 in the regular season series against the Orlando Predators,
most recently falling 50-64 in Week 19… Jacksonville won four
consecutive division titles from 2010-2013 but the Predators have won
the South Division each of the last two seasons… The Sharks and
Predators have not met in the playoffs since 2011 when Jacksonville
defeated Orlando en route to their first and only ArenaBowl
championship…
HC Les Moss served as defensive coordinator for the Orlando Predators from 1991-2003… His father, Arena Football Hall of Famer Perry Moss, was head coach of the Predators from 1991-1997…
QB Tommy Grady passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns in limited action last week… He threw for a season-high 393 yards and seven touchdowns against the Predators two weeks ago… He ranks 10th in AFL history in career passing yards (27,489) and eighth in career passing touchdowns (607)… He has passed for 867 yards and 19 touchdowns with four interceptions in three games against the Predators this season…
FB Derrick Ross carried the ball six times for 17 yards last week… After scoring a rushing touchdown in 13 consecutive games, Ross has now failed to find the end zone in two straight contests… He has set new single-season Jacksonville records with 586 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns – both AFL-highs – this year… His 147 rushing attempts this season are fifth-most in AFL history, while his 586 rushing yards represents the third-highest single-season total in League history and his 33 rushing touchdowns this season are the fifth-highest single-season total in AFL history… He is the League’s all-time leading rusher with 2,868 yards and 175 touchdowns on 764 carries… He has carried the ball 28 times for 76 yards and five touchdowns in three games against Orlando this season…
WR Joe Hills caught passes for 97 yards and a touchdown last week… He has caught a touchdown pass in 52 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the AFL, tying him with Chris Jackson for the second-longest streak in AFL history… Arena Football Hall of Famer Damian Harrell holds the AFL record for most consecutive games with a touchdown reception with 78… Hills set a new single-season franchise record with 150 receptions in 2015… He has caught 24 passes for 276 yards and eight touchdowns in three games against Orlando this season…
WR Anthony Jones caught seven passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a pair of rushing scores in Week 20… He now ranks seventh in AFL history in career receptions (937), fifth in career receiving yards (13,085), and sixth in career receiving touchdowns (268)… His franchise record 2,087 receiving yards in 2015 represents the seventh-highest single-season total in AFL history… He has caught 32 passes for 360 yards and nine touchdowns against Orlando this season…
WR London Crawford caught three passes for 24 yards last week… He registered a team-high 16 receptions for 112 yards and a score in the last matchup with Orlando…
DE Joe Sykes registered 1.5 sacks in Week 20, extending his single-season AFL record to 18.5 in 2015… He ranks third in AFL history with 53.5 career sacks… He has also forced a single-season League-high 10 fumbles this year… He has collected six tackles, three sacks, and two forced fumbles in three games against the Predators this season…
DE Jerry Turner recorded 5.5 tackles and a sack last week… He was inactive for the Sharks’ Week 19 game against Orlando…
NG Nicolas Jean-Baptiste collected 2.5 tackles, half-a-sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in Week 20… He has a tackle for loss in each of the last three games… He had 1.5 tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, in his last matchup with Orlando…
JLB Alvin Ray Jackson recorded 2.5 tackles and an interception last week… He has seven interceptions on the season… He has logged 13 tackles and three pass breakups against Orlando this season…
DB Greg Reid tallied 2.5 tackles in Week 20… He leads the Sharks and all AFL rookies with nine interceptions in 2015… He has recorded 13.5 tackles, three pass breakups, an interception, and a fumble recovery against Orlando this year…
DB Chris Smith tallied half-a-tackle last week… He notched three tackles against the Predators in Week 19…
DB Terrance Smith logged 1.5 tackles in Week 20… He leads the Sharks with 80.5 tackles this season… He is 10.5 tackles shy of tying DB Micheaux Robinson (293) for the most tackles in Jacksonville franchise history… He has recorded 10 tackles, an interception, and three pass breakups against the Predators this year…
DB LaRoche Jackson notched 8.5 tackles last week… He has 10.5 tackles and an interception against Orlando this season…
PREDATORS: The Orlando Predators defeated the Tampa Bay Storm, 59-40, to complete the season sweep of their “War on I-4” rivals in Week 20… Orlando clinched its second consecutive South Division championship with a 64-50 victory over the Jacksonville Sharks in Week 19… Orlando has now made the playoffs in 22-of-24 seasons… The Predators only playoff win against the Sharks came in the 2010 AFL Quarterfinals… This is the first time Orlando has hosted Jacksonville in the postseason…
QB Randy Hippeard passed for 255 yards and six touchdowns in Week 20… He broke CHRIS GREISEN’s single-season AFL record for completion percentage with a clip of 74.4 in 2015, while his passer rating of 133.8 represents the second-highest in League history… He has passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns in two games against the Sharks this year…
WR Brandon Thompkins caught four passes for 65 yards and a touchdown last week… He has hauled in a touchdown reception in 15 consecutive games… He has recorded triple-digit all-purpose yards in all but one contest this season… He set a new single-season franchise record for all-purpose yards with 3,342 in 2015, the fourth-highest single-season total in AFL history… He also set a new Orlando high for kickoff return yards with 1,854 this season… He scored touchdowns as a rusher, receiver, and return man in his last matchup with the Sharks… He has caught 18 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns in three games against Jacksonville this year…
WR Larry Brackins caught four passes for 42 yards and three receiving touchdowns to go along with a fourth score on the ground last week… He has caught a touchdown pass in eight straight games… He leads the Predators with 29 receiving touchdowns this season… He has caught seven passes for 80 yards and three touchdowns against the Sharks this season…
WR Greg Carr caught a season-high 10 passes for 109 yards and two scores in Week 20… He has 12 catches for 162 yards and one touchdown in three games against the Sharks this season…
DE Jeremy Geathers tallied 2.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks in Week 20… He has three tackles and a blocked kick against Jacksonville this season…
DE Meshak Williams did not play last week… He leads the Predators with 5.5 sacks this season… He has 5.5 tackles against Jacksonville this season…
NG Austin Brown was credited with a batted pass last week… He has notched 4.5 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one pass breakup, and two blocked kicks against the Sharks this season…
JLB Terence Moore tallied three tackles, an interception, and a pass breakup in Week 20… He has intercepted a pass in three of the last four games… He has collected 15.5 tackles and a pick-six in three games against Jacksonville this year…
DB Emanuel Cook led the Predators with 11 tackles, one interception, and one pass breakup last week… He leads the team with 87 tackles this season… He recorded a team-high 10.5 tackles and a forced fumble in his last meeting with the Sharks…
DB Nick Taylor logged half-a-tackle in Week 20… He has a team-high 20 pass breakups this season… He has 14.5 tackles, two pass breakups, and two interceptions against the Sharks this year…
DB Rod Issac did not play last week… He has 14 tackles, four pass breakups, and an interception against Jacksonville this season…
K Garrett Lindholm was assigned to the Predators on 8/11/15… The 2013 AFL Kicker of the Year played in 11 games for the New Orleans VooDoo earlier this season, connecting on 55-of-51 PAT tries and 6-of-11 field goals before being placed on recallable reassignment.
HC Les Moss served as defensive coordinator for the Orlando Predators from 1991-2003… His father, Arena Football Hall of Famer Perry Moss, was head coach of the Predators from 1991-1997…
QB Tommy Grady passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns in limited action last week… He threw for a season-high 393 yards and seven touchdowns against the Predators two weeks ago… He ranks 10th in AFL history in career passing yards (27,489) and eighth in career passing touchdowns (607)… He has passed for 867 yards and 19 touchdowns with four interceptions in three games against the Predators this season…
FB Derrick Ross carried the ball six times for 17 yards last week… After scoring a rushing touchdown in 13 consecutive games, Ross has now failed to find the end zone in two straight contests… He has set new single-season Jacksonville records with 586 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns – both AFL-highs – this year… His 147 rushing attempts this season are fifth-most in AFL history, while his 586 rushing yards represents the third-highest single-season total in League history and his 33 rushing touchdowns this season are the fifth-highest single-season total in AFL history… He is the League’s all-time leading rusher with 2,868 yards and 175 touchdowns on 764 carries… He has carried the ball 28 times for 76 yards and five touchdowns in three games against Orlando this season…
WR Joe Hills caught passes for 97 yards and a touchdown last week… He has caught a touchdown pass in 52 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the AFL, tying him with Chris Jackson for the second-longest streak in AFL history… Arena Football Hall of Famer Damian Harrell holds the AFL record for most consecutive games with a touchdown reception with 78… Hills set a new single-season franchise record with 150 receptions in 2015… He has caught 24 passes for 276 yards and eight touchdowns in three games against Orlando this season…
WR Anthony Jones caught seven passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a pair of rushing scores in Week 20… He now ranks seventh in AFL history in career receptions (937), fifth in career receiving yards (13,085), and sixth in career receiving touchdowns (268)… His franchise record 2,087 receiving yards in 2015 represents the seventh-highest single-season total in AFL history… He has caught 32 passes for 360 yards and nine touchdowns against Orlando this season…
WR London Crawford caught three passes for 24 yards last week… He registered a team-high 16 receptions for 112 yards and a score in the last matchup with Orlando…
DE Joe Sykes registered 1.5 sacks in Week 20, extending his single-season AFL record to 18.5 in 2015… He ranks third in AFL history with 53.5 career sacks… He has also forced a single-season League-high 10 fumbles this year… He has collected six tackles, three sacks, and two forced fumbles in three games against the Predators this season…
DE Jerry Turner recorded 5.5 tackles and a sack last week… He was inactive for the Sharks’ Week 19 game against Orlando…
NG Nicolas Jean-Baptiste collected 2.5 tackles, half-a-sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in Week 20… He has a tackle for loss in each of the last three games… He had 1.5 tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, in his last matchup with Orlando…
JLB Alvin Ray Jackson recorded 2.5 tackles and an interception last week… He has seven interceptions on the season… He has logged 13 tackles and three pass breakups against Orlando this season…
DB Greg Reid tallied 2.5 tackles in Week 20… He leads the Sharks and all AFL rookies with nine interceptions in 2015… He has recorded 13.5 tackles, three pass breakups, an interception, and a fumble recovery against Orlando this year…
DB Chris Smith tallied half-a-tackle last week… He notched three tackles against the Predators in Week 19…
DB Terrance Smith logged 1.5 tackles in Week 20… He leads the Sharks with 80.5 tackles this season… He is 10.5 tackles shy of tying DB Micheaux Robinson (293) for the most tackles in Jacksonville franchise history… He has recorded 10 tackles, an interception, and three pass breakups against the Predators this year…
DB LaRoche Jackson notched 8.5 tackles last week… He has 10.5 tackles and an interception against Orlando this season…
PREDATORS: The Orlando Predators defeated the Tampa Bay Storm, 59-40, to complete the season sweep of their “War on I-4” rivals in Week 20… Orlando clinched its second consecutive South Division championship with a 64-50 victory over the Jacksonville Sharks in Week 19… Orlando has now made the playoffs in 22-of-24 seasons… The Predators only playoff win against the Sharks came in the 2010 AFL Quarterfinals… This is the first time Orlando has hosted Jacksonville in the postseason…
QB Randy Hippeard passed for 255 yards and six touchdowns in Week 20… He broke CHRIS GREISEN’s single-season AFL record for completion percentage with a clip of 74.4 in 2015, while his passer rating of 133.8 represents the second-highest in League history… He has passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns in two games against the Sharks this year…
WR Brandon Thompkins caught four passes for 65 yards and a touchdown last week… He has hauled in a touchdown reception in 15 consecutive games… He has recorded triple-digit all-purpose yards in all but one contest this season… He set a new single-season franchise record for all-purpose yards with 3,342 in 2015, the fourth-highest single-season total in AFL history… He also set a new Orlando high for kickoff return yards with 1,854 this season… He scored touchdowns as a rusher, receiver, and return man in his last matchup with the Sharks… He has caught 18 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns in three games against Jacksonville this year…
WR Larry Brackins caught four passes for 42 yards and three receiving touchdowns to go along with a fourth score on the ground last week… He has caught a touchdown pass in eight straight games… He leads the Predators with 29 receiving touchdowns this season… He has caught seven passes for 80 yards and three touchdowns against the Sharks this season…
WR Greg Carr caught a season-high 10 passes for 109 yards and two scores in Week 20… He has 12 catches for 162 yards and one touchdown in three games against the Sharks this season…
DE Jeremy Geathers tallied 2.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks in Week 20… He has three tackles and a blocked kick against Jacksonville this season…
DE Meshak Williams did not play last week… He leads the Predators with 5.5 sacks this season… He has 5.5 tackles against Jacksonville this season…
NG Austin Brown was credited with a batted pass last week… He has notched 4.5 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one pass breakup, and two blocked kicks against the Sharks this season…
JLB Terence Moore tallied three tackles, an interception, and a pass breakup in Week 20… He has intercepted a pass in three of the last four games… He has collected 15.5 tackles and a pick-six in three games against Jacksonville this year…
DB Emanuel Cook led the Predators with 11 tackles, one interception, and one pass breakup last week… He leads the team with 87 tackles this season… He recorded a team-high 10.5 tackles and a forced fumble in his last meeting with the Sharks…
DB Nick Taylor logged half-a-tackle in Week 20… He has a team-high 20 pass breakups this season… He has 14.5 tackles, two pass breakups, and two interceptions against the Sharks this year…
DB Rod Issac did not play last week… He has 14 tackles, four pass breakups, and an interception against Jacksonville this season…
K Garrett Lindholm was assigned to the Predators on 8/11/15… The 2013 AFL Kicker of the Year played in 11 games for the New Orleans VooDoo earlier this season, connecting on 55-of-51 PAT tries and 6-of-11 field goals before being placed on recallable reassignment.
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