AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP – SUNDAY, AUGUST 23,2015
NO. 3 Jacksonville Sharks (10-8) AT NO. 1 Philadelphia Soul (15-3) 5:00 PM ET
SERIES
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SHARKS
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SOUL
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SERIES LEADER
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6-4 overall; 2-0 in postseason
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STREAKS
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W2
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W3
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COACHES VS. OPP
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Moss: 4-4
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Dolezel: 3-3
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LAST WEEK
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W 55-33 at Predators
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W 47-35 vs. Gladiators
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LAST MEETING
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7/18/2015: Soul 67 at Sharks 74. Jacksonville QB Tommy Grady passed for 301 yards and seven touchdowns. Philadelphia QB Dan Raudabaugh threw for 305 yards and seven touchdowns with a pair of interceptions.
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LAST POSTSEASON MEETING
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8/10/2013: American Conference Championship: Soul 75 at Sharks 59. Philadelphia QB Dan Raudabaugh passed for 220 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions. Jacksonville QB Bernard Morris threw for 380 yards and eight touchdowns with two picks. |
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BROADCAST
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Arena Football on CBS Sports Network
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STATS
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PASSING
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Grady: 402-597-4660-95-11-122.63
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Raudabaugh: 411-620-4992-119-12-122.39
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RUSHING
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Ross: 148-586-4.0-33
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Taggart: 103-301-2.9-16
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RECEIVING
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Hills: 150-1597-10.6-42
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Thomas: 155-1772-11.4-40
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OFFENSE
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53.9 PPG
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58.9 PPG
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TURNOVER MARGIN
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+18
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+14
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DEFENSE
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50.1 PPG
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45.7 PPG
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SACKS
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Sykes: 18.5
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Robinson: 9
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INTERCEPTIONS
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Reid: 9
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Romain: 10
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KICKING
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Rauch: 119 (7/15 FG; 98/118 PAT)
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Frevert: 136 (4/8 FG; 124/137 PAT)
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NOTES
SHARKS: The Jacksonville Sharks upset the Orlando Predators
last weekend with a 55-33 win that sent them to their fourth Conference
Championship appearance in the last five seasons… The Sharks edged out
the Philadelphia Soul
in the regular season, 2-1, handing them two of their three regular
season losses in 2015 but have never beaten Philadelphia in the
playoffs, losing in the conference title game to the Soul in 2012 and
2013…
QB Tommy Grady completed 29-of-37 passes for 291 yards receiving and threw five touchdowns without an interception last week… He also rushed for a score against the Predators… He ranks 10th in AFL history in career passing yards (27,489) and eighth in career passing touchdowns (607)… Grady has passed for 834 yards, 21 touchdowns and has thrown two picks in three games combined against the Soul this year…
FB Derrick Ross rushed for 19 yards on nine carries and scored twice last week… He broke a streak of two consecutive games without a rushing touchdown in the quarterfinal… He earned First Team All-Arena honors after this season upon setting new single-season Jacksonville records with 586 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns – both AFL-highs – this year… He is the Soul’s all-time leading rusher with 1,660 yards and 103 touchdowns during his three-year tenure with the team (2012-14)… He is the League’s all-time leading rusher with 2,868 yards and 175 touchdowns on 764 carries… Ross has rushed for 61 yards and four rushing touchdowns against Philadelphia in 2015…
WR Anthony Jones caught six passes for 68 yards receiving and a touchdown against Orlando… He was named All-Arena for the fifth time in his seven-year career in 2015… His franchise record 2,087 receiving yards in 2015 represents the seventh-highest single-season total in AFL history… He ranks seventh in AFL history in career receptions (937), fifth in career receiving yards (13,085), and sixth in career receiving touchdowns (268)… He is the Soul’s all-time leading receiver with 397 receptions, 5,742 receiving yards, and 117 touchdowns during his tenure in Philadelphia (2012-14)… Jones has totaled 403 yards receiving and nine touchdown catches on 24 receptions against his former team this season…
WR Joe Hills caught 10 passes for 88 yards receiving and four scores in last week’s win… He has caught a touchdown pass in 53 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the AFL and 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, earning him Second Team All-Arena honors… Hills has 290 yards receiving and eight touchdown catches against the Soul this year…
WR London Crawford led the Sharks with 13 catches for 135 yards receiving last week in his playoff debut… He caught four passes for 38 yards receiving and a score against the Soul in Week 17…
OL Moqut Ruffins was selected First Team All-Arena for the first time in his career this season…
DE Joe Sykes did not record a statistic last week… He was named First Team All-Arena after notching AFL records with 18.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles in 2015… He ranks third in AFL history with 53.5 career sacks… Sykes has collected five tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass break ups against Philadelphia this year…
DE Richard Berry tallied 1.5 tackles and half-a-sack last week… He last opposed the Soul in Week 17 when he logged two tackles in the win…
NG Nicolas Jean-Baptiste registered 1.5 sacks against the Predators… He has a tackle for loss in each of the last four games, going back to the regular season… He has one sack and a forced fumble in three games against the Soul in 2015…
JLB Alvin Ray Jackson made 1.5 tackles and intercepted a pass last week… He was named First Team All-Arena after totaling 11 takeaways this year… He has 14 tackles against Philadelphia this season…
DB Greg Reid recorded six tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass against Orlando… He was named First Team All-Arena after finishing the regular season leading the Sharks and all AFL rookies with nine interceptions in 2015… Reid logged 13.5 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery in two games against the Soul this season…
DB Terrance Smith broke up three passes and collected 4.5 tackles against the Predators… He finished the season as the Sharks’ leading tackler with 80.5 in 2015… He is 10.5 tackles shy of tying DB Micheaux Robinson (293) for the most tackles in Jacksonville franchise history… Smith made 15 tackles and intercepted a pass against the Soul this year…
DB LaRoche Jackson led the Sharks with 10 tackles last week… He has 14 tackles and an interception in two meetings with Philadelphia in 2015…
SOUL: The Philadelphia Soul will head to their third conference championship game in four seasons after defeating the Cleveland Gladiators, 47-35, in the AFL Quarterfinals… The Soul have represented the American Conference at the ArenaBowl in three of the last four years… The Soul suffered three losses in 2015, with two coming on the road in Jacksonville… Philadelphia won their most recent postseason meeting with the Sharks, 75-59, in 2013…
QB Dan Raudabaugh completed 16-of-28 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns with one interception in last week’s win… His passer rating in the win was 98.81; he failed to put together a triple-digit passer rating once in 18 regular-season starts… He earned First Team All-Arena accolades for the first time in his career after setting single-season franchise records with 4,992 passing yards and 119 passing touchdowns in 2015… His 119 passing touchdowns are the third-most ever by an AFL quarterback in a single season… Raudabaugh ranks 10th in AFL history with 515 career passing scores… He has played in 92 consecutive regular season games, the longest active streak in the AFL… He has thrown 860 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and tossed four interceptions in three games against the Sharks…
FB Tommy Taggart rushed for 26 yards and a score on eight carries last week… He also caught two passes for 22 yards in the win… His 103 rushing attempts in the regular season were the 10th-highest single-season total in AFL history…
WR Marco Thomas hauled in a pair of passes for 36 yards and a touchdown against the Gladiators… He was named Second Team All-Arena upon setting a new single-season franchise record with 155 catches in 2015, the 10th-highest single-season total in AFL history… Thomas has racked up 291 yards receiving and five scores against Jacksonville in 2015…
WR Shaun Kauleinamoku led the Soul with 108 yards receiving and three touchdowns on eight catches against Cleveland… He has compiled 139 receiving yards and three scores in two games against the Sharks this season…
WR Ryan McDaniel caught four passes for 24 yards last week… He has caught a touchdown pass in each of his last nine games going back to the regular season… McDaniel has totaled 293 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches against Jacksonville…
DE Bryan Robinson collected two tackles, broke up a pass and tallied a quarterback hurry against the Gladiators… He was named Second Team All-Arena after leading the Soul with nine sacks in 2015… He ranks 10th in AFL history with 42.5 career sacks… Robinson has 5.5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, against the Sharks…
DE Teddy Jennings notched a sack last week… He has collected six sacks in the final six games of the regular season… Jennings forced a fumble and recorded a tackle in Week 17 against the Sharks…
MLB Beau Bell recorded a pair of sacks, broke up two passes and forced a fumble in the win last weekend… He has a sack in four straight games played, going back to the regular season… Bell has collected 6.5 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in two games against Jacksonville – he missed the teams’ most recent contest…
JLB Joe Goosby broke up a pass and made one tackle in the quarterfinals win… He forced a team-high five fumbles in 2015… Goosby tallied 4.5 tackles and three pass break ups against the Sharks this year…
DB James Romain made five tackles and broke up a pass against Cleveland… He was named First Team All-Arena for the first time in his career after finishing the regular as the Soul’s leader with 10 interceptions and 29 pass breakups… Romain recorded 11 tackles and broke up three passes against the Sharks in 2015…
DB Kent Richardson made two tackles and broke up a pass against the Gladiators… He was placed on injured reserve on 8/1/15… He collected eight tackles, a fumble recovery and a pair of pass break ups in two games against Jacksonville this year…
DB LaRico Stevenson led Philadelphia with eight tackles, including one for a loss, and two interceptions last week… He finished the regular season as the Soul’s leading tackler, logging 82 this year… In three games this season, Stevenson recorded 14.5 tackles and two pass break ups against the Sharks.
QB Tommy Grady completed 29-of-37 passes for 291 yards receiving and threw five touchdowns without an interception last week… He also rushed for a score against the Predators… He ranks 10th in AFL history in career passing yards (27,489) and eighth in career passing touchdowns (607)… Grady has passed for 834 yards, 21 touchdowns and has thrown two picks in three games combined against the Soul this year…
FB Derrick Ross rushed for 19 yards on nine carries and scored twice last week… He broke a streak of two consecutive games without a rushing touchdown in the quarterfinal… He earned First Team All-Arena honors after this season upon setting new single-season Jacksonville records with 586 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns – both AFL-highs – this year… He is the Soul’s all-time leading rusher with 1,660 yards and 103 touchdowns during his three-year tenure with the team (2012-14)… He is the League’s all-time leading rusher with 2,868 yards and 175 touchdowns on 764 carries… Ross has rushed for 61 yards and four rushing touchdowns against Philadelphia in 2015…
WR Anthony Jones caught six passes for 68 yards receiving and a touchdown against Orlando… He was named All-Arena for the fifth time in his seven-year career in 2015… His franchise record 2,087 receiving yards in 2015 represents the seventh-highest single-season total in AFL history… He ranks seventh in AFL history in career receptions (937), fifth in career receiving yards (13,085), and sixth in career receiving touchdowns (268)… He is the Soul’s all-time leading receiver with 397 receptions, 5,742 receiving yards, and 117 touchdowns during his tenure in Philadelphia (2012-14)… Jones has totaled 403 yards receiving and nine touchdown catches on 24 receptions against his former team this season…
WR Joe Hills caught 10 passes for 88 yards receiving and four scores in last week’s win… He has caught a touchdown pass in 53 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the AFL and 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, earning him Second Team All-Arena honors… Hills has 290 yards receiving and eight touchdown catches against the Soul this year…
WR London Crawford led the Sharks with 13 catches for 135 yards receiving last week in his playoff debut… He caught four passes for 38 yards receiving and a score against the Soul in Week 17…
OL Moqut Ruffins was selected First Team All-Arena for the first time in his career this season…
DE Joe Sykes did not record a statistic last week… He was named First Team All-Arena after notching AFL records with 18.5 sacks and 10 forced fumbles in 2015… He ranks third in AFL history with 53.5 career sacks… Sykes has collected five tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass break ups against Philadelphia this year…
DE Richard Berry tallied 1.5 tackles and half-a-sack last week… He last opposed the Soul in Week 17 when he logged two tackles in the win…
NG Nicolas Jean-Baptiste registered 1.5 sacks against the Predators… He has a tackle for loss in each of the last four games, going back to the regular season… He has one sack and a forced fumble in three games against the Soul in 2015…
JLB Alvin Ray Jackson made 1.5 tackles and intercepted a pass last week… He was named First Team All-Arena after totaling 11 takeaways this year… He has 14 tackles against Philadelphia this season…
DB Greg Reid recorded six tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass against Orlando… He was named First Team All-Arena after finishing the regular season leading the Sharks and all AFL rookies with nine interceptions in 2015… Reid logged 13.5 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery in two games against the Soul this season…
DB Terrance Smith broke up three passes and collected 4.5 tackles against the Predators… He finished the season as the Sharks’ leading tackler with 80.5 in 2015… He is 10.5 tackles shy of tying DB Micheaux Robinson (293) for the most tackles in Jacksonville franchise history… Smith made 15 tackles and intercepted a pass against the Soul this year…
DB LaRoche Jackson led the Sharks with 10 tackles last week… He has 14 tackles and an interception in two meetings with Philadelphia in 2015…
SOUL: The Philadelphia Soul will head to their third conference championship game in four seasons after defeating the Cleveland Gladiators, 47-35, in the AFL Quarterfinals… The Soul have represented the American Conference at the ArenaBowl in three of the last four years… The Soul suffered three losses in 2015, with two coming on the road in Jacksonville… Philadelphia won their most recent postseason meeting with the Sharks, 75-59, in 2013…
QB Dan Raudabaugh completed 16-of-28 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns with one interception in last week’s win… His passer rating in the win was 98.81; he failed to put together a triple-digit passer rating once in 18 regular-season starts… He earned First Team All-Arena accolades for the first time in his career after setting single-season franchise records with 4,992 passing yards and 119 passing touchdowns in 2015… His 119 passing touchdowns are the third-most ever by an AFL quarterback in a single season… Raudabaugh ranks 10th in AFL history with 515 career passing scores… He has played in 92 consecutive regular season games, the longest active streak in the AFL… He has thrown 860 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and tossed four interceptions in three games against the Sharks…
FB Tommy Taggart rushed for 26 yards and a score on eight carries last week… He also caught two passes for 22 yards in the win… His 103 rushing attempts in the regular season were the 10th-highest single-season total in AFL history…
WR Marco Thomas hauled in a pair of passes for 36 yards and a touchdown against the Gladiators… He was named Second Team All-Arena upon setting a new single-season franchise record with 155 catches in 2015, the 10th-highest single-season total in AFL history… Thomas has racked up 291 yards receiving and five scores against Jacksonville in 2015…
WR Shaun Kauleinamoku led the Soul with 108 yards receiving and three touchdowns on eight catches against Cleveland… He has compiled 139 receiving yards and three scores in two games against the Sharks this season…
WR Ryan McDaniel caught four passes for 24 yards last week… He has caught a touchdown pass in each of his last nine games going back to the regular season… McDaniel has totaled 293 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches against Jacksonville…
DE Bryan Robinson collected two tackles, broke up a pass and tallied a quarterback hurry against the Gladiators… He was named Second Team All-Arena after leading the Soul with nine sacks in 2015… He ranks 10th in AFL history with 42.5 career sacks… Robinson has 5.5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, against the Sharks…
DE Teddy Jennings notched a sack last week… He has collected six sacks in the final six games of the regular season… Jennings forced a fumble and recorded a tackle in Week 17 against the Sharks…
MLB Beau Bell recorded a pair of sacks, broke up two passes and forced a fumble in the win last weekend… He has a sack in four straight games played, going back to the regular season… Bell has collected 6.5 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in two games against Jacksonville – he missed the teams’ most recent contest…
JLB Joe Goosby broke up a pass and made one tackle in the quarterfinals win… He forced a team-high five fumbles in 2015… Goosby tallied 4.5 tackles and three pass break ups against the Sharks this year…
DB James Romain made five tackles and broke up a pass against Cleveland… He was named First Team All-Arena for the first time in his career after finishing the regular as the Soul’s leader with 10 interceptions and 29 pass breakups… Romain recorded 11 tackles and broke up three passes against the Sharks in 2015…
DB Kent Richardson made two tackles and broke up a pass against the Gladiators… He was placed on injured reserve on 8/1/15… He collected eight tackles, a fumble recovery and a pair of pass break ups in two games against Jacksonville this year…
DB LaRico Stevenson led Philadelphia with eight tackles, including one for a loss, and two interceptions last week… He finished the regular season as the Soul’s leading tackler, logging 82 this year… In three games this season, Stevenson recorded 14.5 tackles and two pass break ups against the Sharks.
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