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Fri, Jan 16 04 "A
great AFC & NFC Championship report from Neil at NFL Europe!
12 NFL Europe League
coaches to lead college all-star teams in the USA!" Myk Aussie
From Neil Reynolds
Public Relations Manager NFL Europe.
AFC and NFC
Championship Games live on European TV this weekend Many Thanks Neil Reynolds
Public Relations Manager NFL Europe Final four within touching distance of Super
Bowl; Conference Championship Games live on European TV ONE game - 60 minutes of
American football. That's all that stands between the four teams still alive in
what has been a thrilling NFL playoff race and a berth in Super Bowl XXXVIII in
Houston, Texas, on Sunday February 1. The AFC and NFC Championship Games will
air live on European television on Sunday January 18 as the Indianapolis Colts
visit the New England Patriots before the Philadelphia Eagles play host to the
Carolina Panthers.
The winners of those games will play for all the marbles in Houston so the
pressure will be almost unbearable at the weekend, although the final four have
impressive credentials indeed. * They're good: The four teams have compiled a
record of 55 wins and just 15 losses through the regular season and playoffs *
They're hot: All four teams are on hot streaks - New England 13-0, Philadelphia
11-1, Indianapolis 9-3 and Carolina 7-3, for a combined 'streak record' of 40-7
in their last 47 games * They're tough: Carolina has played 13 games this season
decided by six points or less and won 10 of them; Philadelphia (0-2) and New
England (2-2) recovered from slow starts to build two of the three longest
winning streaks of the season;
Indianapolis are 8-1 on the road this year - the best such mark in the NFL *
They're experienced: New England are seeking their second Super Bowl title in
the past three years; Philadelphia are in their third consecutive Championship
Game; Indianapolis are in the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five
seasons The action begins at 8:00 p.m. GMT/9:00 p.m. CET on Sunday with the
Colts travelling north to chilly Foxboro to face the top-ranked Patriots. The
game can be seen on Sky Sports Xtra in the UK, Premiere Sport in Germany and
Canal Plus Deporte 2 in Spain. Miami Dolphins kicker OLINDO MARE will serve as
studio guest for Sky's coverage of the Championship Games. The NFC Championship
Game kicks off at 11:45 p.m. GMT/12:45 a.m. CET and the action from Lincoln
Financial Field can be seen live on Sky Sports Xtra in the UK, Premiere Sport in
Germany and Sportmania in Spain.
UK terrestrial broadcaster five will show the Panthers-Eagles matchup at 1:10
a.m. in the early hours of Monday January 19. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (14-4) AT NEW
ENGLAND PATRIOTS (15-2) United Kingdom: Sky Sports Xtra (Live) 8:00 p.m. GMT,
Sunday January 18 Germany: Premiere Sport (Live) 9:00 p.m. CET, Sunday January
18 Spain: Canal Plus Deporte 2 (Live) 9:00 p.m. CET, Sun January 18 COLTS:
Had franchise postseason-record 41 points & 479 yards in Wild Card win over
Denver & followed with 38 points & 434 yards in Divisional win at KC.
Set franchise record with 447 points scored... QB PEYTON MANNING completed 22 of
26 (84.6 pct.) for 377 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 158.3 passer rating in
WC, 2nd perfect passer rating game in postseason history (min. 15 att.).
In 2003 playoffs, Manning has completed 44 of 56 (78.6 pct.) for 681 yards with
8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 156.9 rating. Passed for NFL-best 4,267 yards &
became 1st player in NFL history with 5 consecutive 4,000-yard seasons.
Has thrown 68 career TD passes to WR MARVIN HARRISON (10 in 2003), 3rd-most by
any NFL duo... RB EDGERRIN JAMES had 3rd career 1,000-yd season (1,259) &
became club's all-time leading rusher (6,172). Rushed for 125 yards & 2 TDs
last week... WR BRANDON STOKLEY has team-high 3 TDs in playoffs. Has 201 yards
on 8 catches (25.1 avg.) in playoffs. Colts had 4,000-yard passer
(Manning), 1,000-yard rusher (James) & 1,000-yard receiver (Harrison) for
4th time in 5 years... Pro Bowl DE DWIGHT FREENEY led team in sacks for 2nd
consecutive season (11.0). PATRIOTS: Have won 13 consecutive games &
are 3rd team in NFL history to win 12 in row to end regular season - 1934
Chicago Bears advanced to NFL Championship & 1972 Miami Dolphins won Super
Bowl VII.
Posted franchise-record 14 regular-season wins & were 8-0 at Gillette
Stadium, 1st perfect season at home. Allowed 68 points at home, fewest by
team in 16-game schedule... QB TOM BRADY is 26-4 (.867) in career after Nov. 1
(including playoffs). Is 38-12 (.760) in career as starter including
playoffs, best among active QBs. Has never lost playoff game (4-0) &
was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI... RB ANTOWAIN SMITH led club in rushing for
3rd time in 3 seasons with NE. Had 2 rushing TDs in last home game vs.
Colts....WR DAVID GIVENS led team with 6 receiving TDs & had 3 in final 2
games. WR DEION BRANCH had career-best 803 receiving yards to lead Pats.
Defense allowed 14.9 points per game, lowest in team history, including
franchise-best 3 shutouts... DT RICHARD SEYMOUR selected to 2nd consecutive Pro
Bowl & CB TY LAW named AFC All Star for 4th time in career. Law &
CB TYRONE POOLE tied for team lead & ranked 4th in AFC with 6 INTs... LB
TEDY BRUSCHI had 3 INTs, including 2 INT-TDs. LB MIKE VRABEL led team with
career-best 9.5 sacks & tied career-high with 2 INTs. NFL EUROPE
LEAGUE NOTES COLTS: G TUPE PEKO (Amsterdam 2002) has started both playoff games
on the Colts' red-hot offense... QB CORY SAUTER (Barcelona 2000) provides depth
under center behind Peyton Manning.
PATRIOTS: K ADAM VINATIERI (Amsterdam 1996) booted the Patriots into the
Championship Game with a 46-yard field goal last weekend. Converted 25 of 34
field goals during the regular season... DE BOBBY HAMILTON (Amsterdam 1995-96)
started all 16 regular season contests and recorded 46 tackles... G JOE ANDRUZZI
(Scotland 1998) has started every game for the Patriots this year. CAROLINA
PANTHERS (13-5) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (13-4) United Kingdom: Sky Sports Xtra
(Live) 11:45 p.m. GMT, Sunday January 18 Germany: Premiere Sport (Live) 12:45
a.m. CET, Sunday January 18 (Mon Jan 19) Spain: Sportmania (Live) 12:45 a.m. CET,
Sunday January 18 (Mon Jan 19) PANTHERS: Club led NFL with 4 overtime
appearances in reg. season, winning league-record 3 on road. Continued OT
success last week, with road double-OT win vs. Rams......Won 7 reg-season games
by 3 points-or-less, equaling NFL single-season record (7, Ariz, 1998)... QB
JAKE DELHOMME posted passer rating of 95.0+ in consecutive playoff games. Had 7
4th-quarter TD passes in reg season, tied for 2nd-most in NFL & 88.2
4th quarter passer rating (77 of 131, 1,009 yards, 7 TDs & 4 INTs)... RB
STEPHEN DAVIS has club-record & career-high 1,444 rushing yards & 7
100-yard games in reg. season. His team has 21-6 record (.778), including
2-0 in playoffs, when he rushes for 100.
Second-year RB DESHAUN FOSTER has 636 yards from scrimmage in 2003 (429 rush,
207 rec). Came on for injured Davis vs. Rams & rushed for 95 yards....
WR STEVE SMITH posted career-highs with 88 receptions, 1,110 yards & 7 TD
catches. Posted 6 catches for 163 yards vs. Rams, including game-winning
69-yard OT TD catch. WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD avgs. 15.5 yards per catch (54 for
837). Had 5 catches for 70 yards vs. Rams & recovered fumble in end zone for
TD... DE MIKE RUCKER has career-high & team-leading 12.0 sacks while
2nd-year DE JULIUS PEPPERS added 7.0... Rookie 3rd-round CB RICKY MANNING, JR.
tied for club lead with 3 INTs. EAGLES: Club has won 12+ games,
including playoffs, for 4 consecutive seasons & earned 3rd NFC East
championship in row......Seek 1st Super Bowl trip since losing to Oakland,
27-10, in SB XV... QB DONOVAN MCNABB has 11 career playoff TD passes after
tossing 2 in win vs. Packers. Rushed for 107 yards on 11 carries vs. Pack,
most rushing yards by QB in playoff history & 1st 100-yard rushing game by
QB in NFL postseason annals. Club ranked No. 2 in NFL with 23 rushing TDs... RB
trio of CORRELL BUCKHALTER (542, 8), BRIAN WESTBROOK (613,
7) & DUCE STALEY (463, 5) combined for 1,618 rushing yards & 20 rushing
TDs... WR TODD PINKSTON had 7 catches for 95 yards & 1 TD vs. Pack... Team
has allowed 4 offensive TDs in past 5 home playoff games... DT COREY SIMON
posted 7.5 sacks, 2nd-most among NFL DTs... LB MARK SIMONEAU led club with 122
tackles in 1st season with team... LB NATE WAYNE started 16 games in 1st season
with Eagles & takes part in 3rd consecutive postseason... CB BOBBY TAYLOR
has played in 11 career playoff games with Eagles, most in franchise history...
CB BRIAN DAWKINS had INT vs. GB to set up game-winning OT FG. NFL EUROPE
LEAGUE NOTES PANTHERS: QB JAKE DELHOMME (Amsterdam 1998/Frankfurt 1999) is in
the form of his life and has Carolina one game from the Super Bowl in his first
season as an NFL starter. Won a World Bowl ring with the Frankfurt Galaxy.
EAGLES: K DAVID AKERS (Berlin 1999) sent Philadelphia to the NFC Championship
Game with a 31-yard field goal in overtime vs GB. Landed 24 of 29 field goals
during regular season... LB NATE WAYNE (Barcelona 1999) ranked second on team
with 89 tackles in regular season and added 9 tackles last week... LB KEITH
ADAMS (Berlin 2002) recorded 4 tackles vs GB... P DIRK JOHNSON
(Rhein 2002) played in
a World Bowl for the Fire in NFLEL. ends.
12
NFL Europe League coaches to lead college all-star teams in the USA
Many Thanks Neil Reynolds Public Relations Manager NFL Europe A Deutschland
Derby in January? Graber and Kuharchek to lead college all-star teams in USA THE
first Deutschland Derby of 2004 will take place in Florida on January 31, 2004
as Frankfurt Galaxy head coach DOUG GRABER (North team) and the Rhein Fire's
PETE KUHARCHEK (South team) face off in THE VILLAGES GRIDIRON CLASSIC - an
annual all-star game featuring the leading college seniors in the United States.
While the Galaxy and Fire will not meet in NFL Europe League action until
Saturday April 17, Kuharchek will be keen to exact revenge on Graber, whose team
defeated Rhein in last year's World Bowl in Glasgow, Scotland.
A total of 12 NFL Europe League coaches, including head coaches PETER VAAS
(Cologne Centurions) and JACK BICKNELL (Scottish Claymores) will offer their
expertise during the game which will take place in The Villages, just outside of
Orlando, Florida. Others participating in the all-star showdown are VINCE
MARTINO (Scottish Claymores), DWAIN PAINTER (Frankfurt Galaxy), BOB VALESENTE
(Frankfurt Galaxy) and RICHARD WOOD (Frankfurt Galaxy) for the North team; and
MIKE JONES (Rhein Fire), WHITEY JORDAN (Rhein Fire), ED O'NEIL (Rhein Fire) and
ADRIAN WHITE (Rhein Fire) for the South team. Vaas will join Graber's staff on
the North team, while Bicknell will work with the South. As well as serving as a
proving ground for some of the most talented players in college football, The
Villages Gridiron Classic will raise more than $750,000 for charitable causes,
including the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Florida Citrus Sports
Foundation. The game will be played at The Villages Polo Stadium and be screened
live on ESPN.
The Villages Gridiron Classic Director MATTHEW SIGN said: "The continued
involvement of the NFL Europe League coaching staffs not only brings credibility
with the players and professional scouts but also brings the added benefit of
being directly involved with the NFL and all it has to offer." NICK POLK,
Senior Director of Football Operations for the NFL Europe League, said:
"Our coaches are once again honoured and excited to be coaching in the
Gridiron Classic. It is a first class production and we look forward to being
part of the event. "This game affords NFL Europe League coaches the
opportunity to tutor some of America's most outstanding young players and it
will be interesting to see who wins the re-match between last year's World Bowl
head coaches." During the week of preparation for the all-star contest,
NFLEL coaches will be responsible for all drills, practice sessions, one-on-one
matchups and skill tests, which will all take place under the watchful eye of
professional scouts.
The Gridiron Classic will be the second college football all-star game to
feature NFL Europe League coaches this year. On Saturday January 10, six NFLEL
coaches - including head coaches BART ANDRUS (Amsterdam Admirals) and RICK LANTZ
(Berlin Thunder) passed on their experience to players competing in the annual
EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME, which took place at San Francisco's Pacific Bell Park.
Others coaching in the game - which the West won by a 28-7 scoreline - were JEFF
LEWIS (Amsterdam Admirals), KEN MARGERUM (Berlin Thunder), JIM TOMSULA (Berlin
Thunder) and DARYL SIMS (Amsterdam Admirals).
Sat, Jan 10 04 "All
four NFL Divisional Playoff Games to air live on European TV this week!" Myk Aussie
From Neil Reynolds
Public Relations Manager NFL Europe.
Eight
teams remain on road to Super Bowl XXXVIII; All four playoff contests to be
screened live in Europe THE pretenders have fallen out of the race for NFL glory
and just eight teams remain on the road to Super Bowl XXXVIII, which will be
played in Houston's Reliant Stadium on Sunday February 1. The contenders will be
whittled down to four this weekend when the Divisional Playoff games take place.
Saturday January 10 sees the Carolina Panthers visit the St. Louis Rams in NFC
action, while the New England Patriots host the Tennessee Titans in the AFC. The
following day will see the Kansas City Chiefs host the AFC South champion
Indianapolis Colts before the Green Bay Packers visit the Philadelphia Eagles in
the final NFC game of the weekend. The action begins at 9:30 p.m. GMT/10:30 p.m.
CET on Saturday January 10 as the Panthers - fresh from their Wild Card defeat
of the Dallas Cowboys - do battle with the NFC West champion Rams in the Edward
Jones Dome, where St. Louis have gone 8-0 during the regular season. The game
can be seen live on Sky Sports 3 in the United Kingdom, Premiere Sport in
Germany and Canal Plus Deporte 3 in Spain.
The second half of Saturday's action sees the number one-ranked team in the AFC
- the Patriots - play host to a Tennessee team lead by co-NFL Most Valuable
Player STEVE McNAIR, who was the highest-rated quarterback in the league this
season (100.4). The game kicks off at 1:15 a.m. GMT/2:15 a.m. CET in the early
hours of Sunday January 11 and will air live on Sky Sports 3 in the UK, Premiere
Sport in Germany and Canal Plus Deporte 3 in Spain. Sunday's action begins at
6:00 p.m. GMT/7:00 p.m. CET with a potential offensive shoot-out in store when
the Colts head to the chilly outdoors of Kansas City to face the AFC West
champion Chiefs. The game will air live on Sky Sports Xtra in the United
Kingdom, Premiere Sport in Germany and Canal Plus Deporte 2 in Spain.
The final playoff game of the weekend sees the Packers - led by future Hall of
Fame quarterback BRETT FAVRE - take on the top-ranked club in the NFC in the
Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles - led by quarterback
DONOVAN McNABB - made an 0-2 start to the year before winning 12 of their last
14 games to clinch a bye to the Divisional Playoff round. The game can be seen
live on Sky Sports Xtra in the UK, Premiere Sport in Germany and Sportmania in
Spain. Kickoff is at 9:45 p.m. GMT/10:45 p.m. CET. Five in the UK will show the
game in full when they air their playoffs roundup show at 1:20 a.m. GMT in the
early hours of Monday January 12. CAROLINA PANTHERS (12-5) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
(12-4) United Kingdom: Sky Sports 3 (Live) 9:30 p.m. GMT, Saturday January 10
Germany: Premiere Sport (Live) 10:30 p.m. CET, Saturday
January 10 Spain: Canal Plus Deporte 3 (Live) 10:30 p.m.
CET, Saturday Jan 10 PANTHERS: JOHN FOX has led club to playoffs in his 2nd
season as head coach......Club won 7 games by 3 points-or-less, equaling NFL
single-season record (7, Ariz, 1998)......QB JAKE DELHOMME made 1st playoff
start last week & posted 104.5 passer rating (18 of 29 for 273 yards, 1 TD,
0 INTs). Had 7 4th-quarter TD passes, tied for 2nd-most in NFL & 88.2
4th quarter passer rating (77 of 131, 1,009 yards, 7 TDs & 4 INTs).
Avgd. 7.17 yards per pass attempt (449 attempts, 3,219 yards), 4th-most in NFC...
RB STEPHEN DAVIS has club-record & career-high 1,444 rushing yards & 7
100-yard games in reg. season. His team has 21-6 record (.778), including
2-0 in playoffs, when he rushes for 100.
Second-year RB DE SHAUN FOSTER has 636 yards from scrimmage in 2003 (429 rush,
207 rec)......WR STEVE SMITH posted career-highs with 88 receptions, 1,110 yards
& 7 TD catches. Had 100-yard receiving game (135 yards, 5 catches, 1
TD) in 1st-career playoff game last week. WR MUHSIN MUHAMMAD avgs. 15.5
yards per catch (54 for 837). Has 20-career 100-yard games after totaling
103 yards on 4 receptions vs. Cowboys... DE MIKE RUCKER has career-high &
team-leading 12.0 sacks while 2nd-year DE JULIUS PEPPERS added 7.0.
Peppers had INT & 34-yard return vs. Dal. DT KRIS JENKINS is NFC
All-Star starter. RAMS: Have won franchise-record 14 consecutive home
games overall & 5 in row in playoffs......Scored 447 points, tied (Ind) for
2nd-most in NFL (KC, 484)...... QB MARC BULGER makes 1st-career playoff start.
Has 18-4 (.818) record as starter, including 5 wins after trailing in 4th.
Was 1 of 4 NFL QBs with 100+ passer rating on 3rd down, completing 91 of 145 for
1,141 yards, 13 TDs & 5 INTs for 102.7 rating....RB MARSHALL FAULK has 38
career 100-yard rushing games & Rams are 25-0 when he reaches 100, including
159-yard effort vs. Phil in 2001 NFC Champ......
WR TORRY HOLT has 27 career 100-yard receiving games... WR ISAAC BRUCE has 3
100-yard receiving games in 7 career playoff outings... DE GRANT WISTROM earned
NFC Def. Player of Month honors for Dec, notching 4.5 of his 7.5 sacks during
month. DE LEONARD LITTLE has 3 12.0-sack years in row...S AENEAS WILLIAMS
has 6 career playoff INTs, tied for 7th-most all-time ... K JEFF WILKINS
connected on 39 FGs, tying OLINDO MARE (1999) for most ever in single season.
NFL EUROPE LEAGUE NOTES PANTHERS: QB JAKE DELHOMME (Amsterdam 1998/Frankfurt
1999) backed up Kurt Warner at Amsterdam in 1998 and led Frankfurt to World Bowl
glory in 1999. Completed 18 of 29 attempts for 273 yards and a touchdown in last
week's defeat of Dallas (29-10). Threw for 3,219 yards and 19 touchdowns during
the regular season. RAMS: WR DANE LOOKER (Berlin 2002) was named MVP of World
Bowl X during the 2002 NFLEL season, catching 11 passes for 111 yards and 2
touchdowns v Rhein Fire. Has 47 catches for 495 yards and 3 touchdowns this
year... QB KURT WARNER (Amsterdam 1998) is a two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl
MVP. Has completed 38 of 65 passes for 365 yards and a touchdown this season...
G ANDY McCOLLUM (Barcelona 1995) started all 16 regular season games for the
Rams.
TENNESSEE TITANS (13-4) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (14-2) United Kingdom: Sky
Sports 3 (Live) 1:15 a.m. GMT, Saturday January 10 (Sun Jan 11) Germany:
Premiere Sport (Live) 2:15 a.m. CET, Saturday January 10 (Sun Jan 11)
Spain: Canal Plus Deporte 3 (Live) 2:15 a.m. CET,
Saturday January 10 (Sun Jan 11) TITANS: Head coach JEFF FISHER leads NFL
head coaches in wins (61) in past 5 years & aims to lead team to AFC
Championship Game for 3rd time in past 5 seasons. Under Fisher, club has
posted six consecutive seasons with non-losing road record (6-3, .667 in '03,
including playoffs)......Last week at Baltimore, Pro Bowl starter QB STEVE MC
NAIR completed passes to 8 receivers. Named AP co-MVP, McNair led NFL in
passer rating (100.4) & yards per attempt (8.04). Club is 56-29 in
regular season (.659) when McNair throws TD pass... Including playoffs, club is
29-2 (.935) when RB EDDIE GEORGE has 27+ carries. George averaging 91.0
rushing yards per game in 8 career playoff contests. Rushed for 1,000+
yards (1,031) for 7th time in 8-year career. George became 17th player in
NFL history to rush for more than 10,000 career yards (10,009) & 2nd to do
it without missing start (Pro Football HOFer JIM BROWN). Pro Bowl WR
DERRICK MASON led AFC with 35 3rd-down receptions in 2003. With 1,303
receiving yards, Mason became 1st player in club history to record 3 consecutive
seasons with 1,000 receiving yards. Led team with 8 TDs - all receiving.
Titans are NFL's best vs. run (80.9 yds/game). LB KEITH BULLUCK led team
in tackles for 2nd consecutive season & was named AFC All Star for 1st time.
DE JEVON KEARSE has totaled 9.5 sacks or more in 4 of 5 seasons. Club was
only team in NFL with 1.0+ sack in every game. CB SAMARI ROLLE led club
with 6 INTs. In past 3 games, Rolle has recorded 6 passes defensed,
including 3 INTs & 61-yd FR-TD. PATRIOTS: Have won 12 consecutive
games & 3rd team in NFL history to win 12 in row to end season - 1934
Chicago Bears advanced to NFL Championship & 1972 Miami Dolphins won Super
Bowl VII. Are 17-3 (.850) in past 20 at home. QB TOM BRADY is 25-4 (.862)
in career after Nov. 1 (including playoffs). Is 33-12 (.733) in career as
starter, best among active QBs. Has never lost playoff game (3-0) &
was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI... RB ANTOWAIN SMITH led club in rushing for
3rd time in 3 seasons with NE. When Smith rushes for TD, Pats are 16-2
(.889).......WR DAVID GIVENS led team with 6 receiving TDs & had 3 in final
2 games. WR DEION BRANCH had career-best 803 receiving yards to lead Pats.
Patriots led NFL with 29 INTs, most by team since 1964 (31). DT RICHARD
SEYMOUR selected to 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl & CB TY LAW named AFC All Star
for 4th time in career. Law & CB TYRONE POOLE tied for team lead &
ranked 4th in AFC with 6 INTs. Law had 65-yard INT-TD in last meeting.
LB TEDY BRUSCHI had 3 INTs, including 2 INT-TDs. LB MIKE VRABEL led
team with career-best 9.5 sacks & tied career-high with 2 INTs. NFL EUROPE
LEAGUE NOTES TITANS: The Titans do not currently have any NFL Europe League
veterans on their roster. PATRIOTS: K ADAM VINATIERI (Amsterdam 1996) converted
25 of 34 field goals and 37 of 38 PATs for a total of 112 points during the
regular season... DE BOBBY HAMILTON (Amsterdam 1995-96) started all 16 games
this season and recorded 46 tackles... G JOE ANDRUZZI (Scotland 1998) started
every regular season contest... DB CHRIS AKINS (Rhein 2000) made 20 tackles
during the regular season and was a World Bowl winner in Europe. I
NDIANAPOLIS COLTS (13-4) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (13-3) United Kingdom: Sky Sports
Xtra (Live) 6:00 p.m. GMT, Sunday January 11 Germany: Premiere Sport (Live) 7:00
p.m. CET, Sunday January 11 Spain: Canal Plus Deporte 2 (Live) 7:00 p.m. CET,
Sunday Jan 11 COLTS: Head coach TONY DUNGY is 3rd coach in franchise
history to reach 10+ wins in each of 1st 2 seasons (DON MC CAFFERTY, 1970-71
& TED MARCHIBRODA, 1975-76). Dungy has taken his team to playoffs in 6
of past 8 seasons......QB PEYTON MANNING, who was named co-MVP by AP (STEVE MC
NAIR), completed 22 of 26 (84.6 pct.) for 377 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for
158.3 passer rating, 2nd perfect passer rating game in postseason history (min.
15 att.). Set Colts playoff records for comp. pct., yards, TDs &
rating. Tied NFL postseason record with 4 TDs in 1st half. Passed
for NFL-best 4,267 yards & became 1st player in NFL history with 5
consecutive 4,000-yard seasons. Had AFC-high 29 TD passes & has thrown
25+ TD passes in each of past 6 seasons, only player in NFL history to
accomplish feat. Has thrown 68 career TD passes to WR MARVIN HARRISON (10
in 2003), 3rd-most by any NFL duo......RB EDGERRIN JAMES had 3rd career 1,000-yd
season (1,259) & became club's all-time leading rusher (6,172). Colts
are 27-5 (.844) when James scores TD... WR BRANDON STOKLEY had career-best 144
yards & 2 TDs in WC win. Colts had 4,000-yard passer (Manning), 1,000-yard
rusher (James) & 1,000-yard receiver (Harrison) for 4th time in 5
years...
Pro Bowl DE DWIGHT FREENEY led team in sacks for 2nd consec. season (11.0) &
recorded 8th double-digit sack season in Colts history (Freeney has 2).
CHIEFS: Won 5th AFC West title & 1st since 1997. Had perfect season at
home (8-0). Team has won 13 consecutive games at home, longest streak in
franchise history & 2nd-longest active NFL streak (St. Louis, 14).
Head coach DICK VERMEIL is 1 of 4 coaches to take 3 different teams to playoffs
& aims to lead 3rd team to Super Bowl (1980 Philadelphia, 1999 St.
Louis).......Offense scored team-record 484 points & Chiefs became 1st team
since 1981-82 (SD) to lead NFL in scoring in back-to-back seasons. QB
TRENT GREEN had career-best 4,039 passing yards & ranked 2nd in NFL. Makes
1st career postseason start... Pro Bowl RB PRIEST HOLMES set NFL single-season
records in rushing & total TDs (27). In 3 seasons with KC, Holmes has
franchise-record 61 TDs... FB TONY RICHARDSON named AFC All Star for 1st
time......Pro Bowl TE TONY GONZALEZ led NFL TEs in catches (71), yards (916)
& TDs (10). Has 468 receptions in career, most in Chiefs history...
All Star WR-KR-PR DANTE HALL had franchise record 2,446 combined net yards &
tied NFL record with 4 kick return TDs (2 PR, 2 KR). Led NFL with 16.3 PR
avg. & was 2nd in AFC with 25.9 KR avg... S JEROME WOODS selected to 1st Pro
Bowl. NFL EUROPE LEAGUE NOTES COLTS: C TUPE PEKO (Amsterdam 2002) started last
week's w/c game against Denver... QB COREY SAUTER (Barcelona 2000) provides
depth behind Peyton Manning. CHIEFS: KR/WR DANTE HALL (Scotland 2001) was
voted to a second straight Pro Bowl... G BRIAN WATERS (Berlin 2000) has started
every game on KC's offensive line this season... LB MIKE MASLOWSKI (Barcelona
1999) has 59 tackles to his name but has missed the last six games through
injury... LB GARY STILLS (Frankfurt 2001) has registered 35 tackles, 3 sacks and
2 fumble recoveries this season.
GREEN BAY PACKERS (11-6) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (12-4) United Kingdom: Sky
Sports Xtra (Live) 9:45 p.m. GMT, Sunday January 11 Germany: Premiere Sport
(Live) 10:45 p.m. GMT, Sunday January 11 Spain: Sportmania (Live) 10:45 p.m.
GMT, Sunday January 11 PACKERS: Head coach MIKE SHERMAN is 45-23 (.662),
including playoffs, as Packers' head coach & is 1st coach in club history to
top 40 wins in 1st 4 reg. seasons (43-21)... QB BRETT FAVRE tossed NFL-best 32
TD passes. Favre has now led league 4 times in his career, tying LEN
DAWSON, JOHNNY UNITAS & STEVE YOUNG for most seasons leading league in TD
passes all-time. Has TD pass in club-record 25 games in row, longest
current streak in NFL. Has TD pass in 14 consecutive playoff games,
longest such streak in NFL history...RB AHMAN GREEN had career-best 20 TDs,
passing JIM TAYLOR (19, 1962) for single-season club record. Has 25 career
100-yard games & his club is 23-2 (.920) in those contests. Led NFC
& ranked 3rd in NFL with 2,250 yards from scrimmage (1,883 rush, 367 rec)...WR
JAVON WALKER had 5 catches for 111 yards vs. Sea. & seeks to become 1st
player in NFL history with 3 consecutive 100-yard receiving games in 1st 3
career playoff games... WR ROBERT FERGUSON has career-highs with 38 catches
& 520 receiving yards... DE KABEER GBAJA-BIAMILA had 10 sacks & is 1st
player in franchise history with 3 consecutive 10-sack seasons... CB AL HARRIS
had game-winning 52-yard INT TD in overtime, marking 1st time in NFL history
playoff game decided by defensive TD in OT... S DARREN SHARPER led club in INTs
(5) for 4th consecutive season. EAGLES: Club has won 3rd NFC East
championship in row... Head coach ANDY REID has 4 playoff wins with Eagles, most
in franchise history...
QB DONOVAN MC NABB has 9 career playoff TD passes & needs 1 to pass RON
JAWORSKI (9) for most in team history. Ranked 2nd among NFL QBs this
season with 355 yards rushing (3 TDs)... Club ranked No. 2 in NFL with 23
rushing TDs. RB trio of CORRELL BUCKHALTER, BRIAN WESTBROOK & DUCE STALEY
combined for 1,618 rushing yards & 20 rushing TDs... WR TODD PINKSTON had
game-winning 6-yard TD catch with 27 seconds remaining in last game vs.
GB......DT COREY SIMON posted 7.5 sacks, 2nd-most among NFL DTs, while DT DARWIN
WALKER added 6.0, tied for 3rd-most in conference... LB MARK SIMONEAU led club
with 122 tackles in 1st season with team... LB NATE WAYNE started 40 games for
Packers from 2000-02. Started 16 games in 1st season with Eagles... CB BOBBY
TAYLOR has played in 10 playoff games with Eagles. NFL EUROPE LEAGUE NOTES
PACKERS: G MARCO RIVERA (Scotland 1997) has made Pro Bowl for second year in a
row... LB PARIS LENON (Amsterdam 2002) recorded 21 tackles during the regular
season... QBs DOUG PEDERSON (New York/New Jersey 1992/Rhein 1995) and CRAIG NALL
(Scotland 2003) provide depth behind Brett Favre. EAGLES: K DAVID AKERS (Berlin
1999) landed 24 of 29 field goals and all 42 extra point attempts for a total of
114 points during the regular season... LB NATE WAYNE (Barcelona 1999) ranked
second on the team with 89 tackles and 3 sacks... P DIRK JOHNSON (Rhein 2002)
kicked 79 times and placed 27 of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line...
WR SEAN MOREY (Barcelona 2000-01 & 2003) was named the club's Special Teams
MVP this season.
Tues, Jan
6 04 "NFL
Europe NFLEL veterans make their mark in NFL 2003!" Myk Aussie
From
Neil Reynolds Public
Relations Manager; Trio head to Pro Bowl; Kitna rewarded in Cincinnati THE 2003
NFL season will go down as one of the most exciting in recent history and
veterans of the NFL Europe League have played prominent roles each and every
weekend in stadiums across America. Three former NFLEL players heading to the
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl following outstanding performances this year are Dallas Cowboys
defensive tackle LA'ROI GLOVER (Barcelona 1997), Green Bay Packers offensive
guard MARCO RIVERA (Scotland 1997) and Kansas City Chiefs return specialist
DANTE HALL (Scotland 2001). Also receiving a prestigious honour in 2003 was
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback JON KITNA, who was named the NFL's Comeback
Player of the Year by members of the Associated Press.
Kitna, who won a World Bowl ring with the Dragons in 1997, was the only starting
quarterback in the NFL to take every snap for his team this season. Ignoring the
presence of overall first round draft pick CARSON PALMER, Kitna completed 324 of
520 passes for 3,591 yards and a career-high 26 touchdowns. The Bengals went
8-24 in their previous two seasons before Kitna sparked a turnaround, guiding
the club to an 8-8 record, which saw them remain in playoff contention until the
final weekend of the regular season. Bengals offensive coordinator BOB
BRATKOWSKI paid tribute to Kitna by saying: "Ever since he came out of
college, he's overcome the odds. Being an undrafted free agent - those guys very
rarely make it. He made it. "He went to the NFL Europe League and was the
Most Valuable Player of the World Bowl over there in 1997. He came back to the
NFL and had the persistence to stay here, learn and get better."
Here are some of the other highlights featuring NFL Europe League veterans in
the 2003 NFL season: * 232 players with NFL Europe League experience appeared on
NFL rosters during the 2003 season * a total of eight NFLEL veterans started at
quarterback during the 2003 campaign - JAKE DELHOMME (Carolina Panthers &
Amsterdam 1998/Frankfurt 1999), JAY FIEDLER (Miami Dolphins & Amsterdam
1997), TIM HASSELBECK (Washington Redskins & Berlin 2002), KELLY HOLCOMB
(Cleveland Browns & Barcelona 1996), JARIOUS JACKSON (Denver Broncos &
Barcelona 2001), BRAD JOHNSON (Tampa Bay Buccaneers & London 1995), JON
KITNA (Cincinnati Bengals & Barcelona 1997) and KURT WARNER (St. Louis Rams
& Amsterdam 1998) * TIM HASSELBECK (Berlin 2002) and JARIOUS JACKSON
(Barcelona 2001) became the 25th and 26th quarterbacks respectively to go from
the NFL Europe League to starting in the NFL * DANTE HALL (Scotland 2001) tied
an NFL record with 4 kick or punt returns for touchdowns during a single season
and was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September * JON KITNA
(Barcelona 1997) was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November.
A total of 12 NFLEL veterans have won the award on 15 occasions. Kitna
previously won the award in October, 1999, as a member of the Seattle Seahawks *
The selection of LA'ROI GLOVER, MARCO RIVERA and DANTE HALL to the Pro Bowl
means a total of 14 NFLEL veterans have been selected to the all-star game in
Hawaii on 26 occasions NICK POLK, Senior Director of Football Operations for the
NFL Europe League, said: "It has been another outstanding season for NFL
Europe League players in the NFL. "Graduates of our league continue to make
an impact in the NFL in every phase of the game - offense, defense and special
teams. We are very proud of their accomplishments this season and these
performances prove the NFL Europe League continues to go from strength to
strength and is a valuable player development tool for all 32 clubs in the
NFL."
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