Colorado Crush (1-1) vs. Chicago Rush (2-1) - Game 3 Notes

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-RELEASE No. 4- MARCH 22, 2008. (WEEK 4)

FOR STARTERSThe Colorado Crush is amidst their first of three, two-game road trips on the season this week as they head to the Second City and take on the (2-1) Chicago Rush. Perhaps one of the more heated Central Division rivalries, the teams added an additional wrinkle to the storied 11-game series in the off-season. AFL record setting WR Damien Harrell was an original member of the Crush with the team’s inception in 2003 and holds all franchise single-game, season and career marks for scoring and receiving. The two-time AFL Offensive Player of the Year made the move to Chicago in the off-season via free agency and this will be the first time the two teams have met since the loss of Harrell. The Crush is coming off a 51-40 loss in the first leg of their road trip to the (3-0) Dallas Desperados on Monday night and will look regroup and close the series gap against the Rush. Chicago currently holds a 4-7 (3-6 regular season, 1-1 playoffs) series lead, including a three-game winning streak. The game will be picked up by Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain on Saturday and will be the second of the Colo-rado’s first three games carried either on regional or national television. Dan Bernstein (play-by-play) and Ray Bentley (analyst) will be commentating. Crush head coach Mike Dailey will go for his 100th career regular season win this week against one his better friends and colleague, Rush head coach Mike Hohensee. Dailey and would become just the fourth coach in AFL history to reach the century mark for wins.

2008 SEASON SCHEDULEDate Opponent TV Time/Result Sun, Mar. 2 Columbus Destroyers None 2:00 PM/W (50-47) 7-9 2-1Mon, Mar. 17 @ Dallas Desperados ESPN2 6:00 PM/L (51-40) 15-1 1-2Sat, Mar. 22 @ Chicago Rush FSN 6:00 PM/ 12-4 4-7Sun, Mar. 30 New Orleans VooDoo FSN 2:00 PM/ 5-11 2-0Fri, Apr. 4 Los Angeles Avengers None 7:00 PM/ 9-7 2-3Fri, Apr. 11 @ Cleveland Gladiators# None 8:30 PM/ 2-14 4-1Sat, Apr. 19 @ Kansas City Brigade FSN 4:00 PM/ 10-6 4-0Fri, Apr. 25 Chicago Rush None 7:00 PM/ 12-4 4-7Fri, May. 2 Grand Rapids Rampage None 7:00 PM/ 4-12 5-4Sat, May. 10 @ Utah Blaze FSN 7:00 PM/ 8-8 0-2Sat, May. 17 Cleveland Gladiators# FSN 6:00 PM/ 2-14 4-1Sat, May. 24 @ San Jose SaberCats FSN 8:30 PM/ 13-3 1-7Mon, Jun. 2 New York Dragons ESPN2 8:30 PM/ 5-11 1-3Sat, Jun. 7 @ Grand Rapids Rampage None 5:00 PM/ 4-12 5-4Mon, Jun. 16 @ Arizona Rattlers ESPN2 8:00 PM/ 4-12 4-3Sat, Jun. 21 Kansas City Brigade FSN RM 6:00 PM/ 10-6 4-0

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-BYE WEEK: Week 2; #: Spent last season as the Las Vegas Gladiators

‘07record Series

ON THIS DATE (3/22) IN CRUSH HISTORYThe last time the Crush played on this date was last season against the Philadelphia Soul. Colorado played on the road and lost their first ever game to the Soul in five tries 47-71. The game was held close until the fourth quarter as Philadelphia would close out the game with 17 consecutive points outscoring the Crush 44 to 20 in the second half. The Crush are 12-10 in the month of March and 9-9 overall on Saturdays in the AFL.

Saturday March 22, 2008. 6 p.m. (MST) Allstate Arena (16,000), Chicago, Illinois. TV-Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain; Radio-OFFICIALS - Referee: Riley Johnson, Umpire: Paul Frerking, Head Linesman: Julian Mapp, Line/Back Judge: RG Detillier/Bud McCleskey

Chicago Rush(2-1)

NEED TO KNOW...STATChicago Rush quarterback Sherdrick Bonner resides and coaches a youth football team in Colorado during the off-season. The AFL veteran quarterback missed the Rush’s last game against Grand Rapids to be with his wife and new born child last week.

2008 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. POS. Last Name First Name HGT WGT EXP DOB College 28 DB Angel Chris 6.00 205 4 7/5/1979 Western Oregon 90 OL/DL Barno Dustin 6.02 263 4 4/15/1980 East Stroudsburg 8 QB Dutton John 6.04 225 8 9/20/1975 Nevada 4 DB Floyd Rashad 5.09 180 6 4/7/1978 Portland St 25 DB Harmon Jason 5.11 209 1 4/3/1982 Michigan St 66 OL Hollenbeck Joey 6.04 320 1 2/26/1980 Washington St 13 WR Hosack Aaron 6.05 210 R 11/28/1981 Minnesota 2 DB Hughley Delvin 5.11 215 5 4/18/1978 Jacksonville St 52 OL Huyser Brett 6.04 310 1 2/11/1980 Air Force 5 QB Kirsch Brandon 6.02 213 1 10/13/1983 Purdue 91 DL McConnell Aaron 6.03 295 3 7/8/1980 Pittsburg St KS 96 OL Moore-Brown Kyle 6.04 310 13 2/26/1971 Kansas 11 FB/LB Nagle Kevin 6.01 255 3 4/30/1975 East Stroudsburg 81 WR Nelson Ben 6.03 191 2 8/21/1979 St. Cloud St 6 WR Pyatt Brad 5.11 187 1 4/16/1980 Northern Colorado 80 WR Quinnie Willie 6.02 176 1 10/3/1980 UAB 3 K Rush Clay 6.03 220 9 10/27/1973 Missouri Western St 98 DL Taylor Charrod 6.02 286 R 5/20/1980 Georgia Southern 44 FB/LB Thomas Robert 6.01 252 4 12/1/1974 Henderson St 67 OL/DL Watton Chris 6.03 291 2 10/6/1977 Baylor ------INJURED RESERVE------- 29 DB Norton Zach 6.00 185 R 11/19/1981 Cincinnati------PRACTICE ROSTER------- 20 DB Malone Antonio 5.11 200 R 1/24/1984 Toledo

COACHESHead Coach – Mike DaileyDefensive Coordinator – Ernesto PurnsleyOffensive Coordinator –Chris BodenDefensive Line/Strength Coach – Tony FedericoSpecial Teams/Wide Receivers – Matt GardnerCoaching Intern – Joe ZawistowskiHead Athletic Trainer – Kyle BlackmonEquipment Manager – Artie VerdiVideo Coordinator – Steve Boxer

CRUSH PRONUNCIATION Brett Huyser (HIGH-ser)Delvin Hughley (HYOOG-lee)Willie Quinnie (KWIN-ee)Charrod Taylor (sha-RAWD)Brad Pyatt (PIE-at)

ROSTER MOVES

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Final Rosters for the 2008 season were set on Monday February, 25 ... The maximum a team can carry going into the season is 24 on the active roster ... In Training Camp, the Crush made one roster change by releasing (6-0, 200, LA-Monroe) rookie DB Chaz Williams ... Going into the final week of camp, the Crush carried 15 athletes making their debut as rookies in the AFL ... 18 players from last season return on the training camp roster as well, making for one of the more veteran groups in the AFL ... The off-season also saw the Crush add several free agents in (3’3, 191, St. Cloud St.) WR Ben Nelson from San Jose ... Nelson was the 2006 AFL Rookie of the Year at San Jose ... (6-3, 295, Pittsburg St) DL Aaron McConnell and (6-0, 195, Cincinnati) DB Zach Norton round out the trio of players with AFL experience ... The now defunct NFL-Europe will certainly add to the talent pool that the AFL will be able to pull players from and the Crush have one of the best receivers from that league in (6-5, 210, Minnesota) WR Aaron Hosack ... When the Crush announced thier final season roster they retained the rights to 21 athletes ... Coach Dailey was also able to retain the rights to DB Antonio Malone, who was signed to the practice roster moving the number of total available players to 22 going into the 2008 season ... The Crush have yet to make any roster changes since the start of the season.

KEY DATESFebruary 25 - Rosters cut down to maximum of 24 players.February 29 - Regular season beginsApril 30 - Trading deadline, 5 p.m. ETJune 22 - Regular season endsJune 27-29 - Wild Card RoundJuly 4–6 - Divisional RoundJuly 12 - Conference ChampionshipsJuly 27 - ArenaBowl XXII

IN UNIFORM; ROSTER BREAKOUTROOKIES

#13-Aaron Hosack #29-Zach Norton #20-Antonio Malone #98-Charrod Taylor

VETERANS (on team last year)#28 Chirs Angel, #90 Dustin Barno, #8 John Dutton,#4 Rashad Floyd, #25 Jason Harmon, #66 Joey Hollen-beck #2 Delvin Hughley, #52 Bret Huyser, #5 Brandon Kirsch#96 K. Moore-Brown,, #6 Brad Pyatt, 80 Willie Quinnie, #44 Robert Thomas, #67 Chris Watton

#91 Aaron McConnell, (Nash.) #11 Kevin Nagle, (Orlando)#81 Ben Nelson (S.J.)

FREE AGENTS

DAY IN DAY OUTMIKE DAILIEY, Colorado (108-73, 12th Year): Dailey enters his fifth season in Colorado and 12th as head coach in the AFL, after becoming the Crush’s second head coach on June 26, 2003 ... Dailey joined the Crush following 13 seasons in the Albany/Indiana Firebirds organization, including the final seven as head coach ... One of the most successful and well-respected coaches in AFL history, Dailey’s teams have compiled an overall record of 108-73 record, a winning percentage of 59.6% ... His teams have also made nine postseason appear-ances and he has won five division titles and two championships ... Following the Crush’s 44-40 victory over Kansas City on March 10, 2007, Dailey became only the fourth head coach in AFL history to surpass the 100 win mark ... He currently stands tied as the league’s fourth all-time winningest coach. * CHI COACH BIO: PG 12

In his first season in Colorado, Dailey helped guide the Crush to the largest turnaround in AFL history, in-heriting a 2-14 team and leading them to an 11-5 record in 2004 ... The Crush tied for third in the league for most wins over the last four years since Dailey’s arrival.

SINCE 2004

Team ‘04 ‘05 ’06 ‘07 TotalSan Jose 11 9 10 13 43Dallas 6 8 13 15 42Colorado 11 10 11 8 40Georgia 7 11 8 14 40Orlando 10 10 10 8 38New York 9 10 10 5 34

RECORDS SINCE 2004

HE KEEPS GOING AND GOINGA true AFL Ironman, Kyle Moore-Brown is in his 14th season in the league and has never missed a game ... ArenaBowl XIX marked his AFL record 176th consecutive start ... The first 139 all came with the Firebirds organization before he signed with the Crush prior to the 2004 season. Kyle’s career milestone of 200 came against the New York Dragons on April 15, 2007.

Player Reg. Season Playoffs TotalKyle Moore-Brown (Col) 192 21 213

AFL CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHAfter finishing their inaugural season 0-8 at home, the Crush are now 27-8 under Mike Dailey (2-1 in the post-season) at Pepsi Center. Two of the eight losses consist of a field goal in overtime (42-45) vs. Indiana in 2004 and a 51-48 Chicago loss in 2005 on a field goal with three seconds remaining.LOCAL TIES

This season the Crush have found a lot of good-young talent right in their back yard. Here is a list of players that have Colorado ties on the current roster:-OL BRETT HUYSER played his collegiate football at the Air Force Academy. -WR BRAD PYATT has played football at all three levels of his career in Colorado (Arvada West High School, Northern Colorado and the Crush)-CHI - QB SHERDRICK BONNER resides and coaches a youth football team in Colorado in the off-season.

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COACHING CONNECTIONS RUN DEEPColorado head coach Mike Dailey and Chicago head coach Mike Hohensee are two of the AFL’s best. In fact the two are best friends, having spent a great deal of time on several of the same coaching staffs. Dailey was Hohensee’s best man in his wedding and is the godfather to his children. They both began as assistants at Mont-gomery Junior College in Rockville, Md … Former Crush WR Damian Harrell played two seasons under Ho-hensee for the New England in 1999 and 2000 and now back in Chicago … Chicago WR/LB DeJuan Alfonzo played for Mike Dailey in Indiana during the 2002 season.

AGAINST THE RUSH - SERIES HISTORY

DENVER, Colo. - The Colorado Crush dropped their third straight game falling to the Chicago Rush 57-66 on Monday night, June 18th, 2007. The loss extended the Crush’s losing streak and was the team’s worst since the 2005 season. The victory gave the Rush a season sweep of Colorado and kept them atop the Central Division. Former Chicago QB Matt D’Orazio, who was named Offensive Player of the Game, threw for five touchdowns on 23-of-32 passing for 242 yards on the night. Rush WR Bobby Sippio registered a game-high 114 receiving yards on 10 catches with three scores. For Colorado, QB John Dutton completed six touchdowns on 26-of-43 throws for 246 yards but recorded two interceptions. Crush WR Damian Harrell hauled in a game-high four touchdown passes on 10 receptions for 93 yards. Colorado took an early 10-7 after the first quarter of play as Crush FB Robert Thomas rushed in from one-yard out. The rushing score was Thomas’ eighth on the season moving him ahead of Willis Marshall to set a new team single-season rushing touch-down mark. Both teams traded scores throughout most of the second period, before the Chicago defense stepped up with two interceptions in the final two minutes of play. The Rush capitalized on Jeremy Unertl’s interception, when four plays later D’Orazio rushed in the endzone from 18 yards out to put Chicago up 35-24. Rush DB DeJuan Alfonzo hauled in the second interception as the second quarter ended to secure the 11-point Chicago lead at the break. Chicago would start the third quarter capping a 21 point run when Alfonzo made a 38-yard run to the endzone to push the Rush lead to 24-42. Colorado stopped the bleeding when Harrell caught his first of four second half touchdowns from 10-yards out. The Crush would cut the Chicago lead to one possession, 51-59, with 3:37 left in the game when Thomas added a second rushing touchdown, this time from four-yards. The Rush answered however in two plays with a 12-yard pass to Etu Molden, as Chicago held on for their second straight divisional win.

SERIES QUICK FACTS Crush Largest Margin of Victory - 9 last (1/29/06)Rush Largest Margin of Victory - 30 (2/22/04)Current Series Streak - Chi - 3W Crush Most Points - 65 (1/29/06)Crush Fewest Points - 35 (2/22/04)

Rush Most Points - 76 (4/13/03)Rush Fewest Points - 42 (3/10/06)Most Points, Both Teams - 134 (4/13/03)Fewest Points, Both Team - 91 (3/10/06)

THE LAST TIME OUTSCORE 1 2 3 4 Final RecordsChicago 7 28 10 21 66 (11-4)Colorado 10 14 7 26 57 (8-7)

A look at how Colorado and Chicago match-up through week three:----Colorado had their bye week in week two; have only played two games----

Category Rank Stat/game Rank Stat/gameScoring Offense 17th 45.0 4th 61.0Scoring Defense 4th 49.0 3rd 47.3Total Offense (yds/g) 16th 252.0 5th 293.3Total Defense (yds/g) 4th 263.0 16th 324.0 Pass Offense 15th 247.0 5th 275.7Pass Defense 3rd 243.5 16th 309.7Rushing Offense 15th 5.0 6th 17.7Rushing Defense 12th 19.5 11th 14.3Passer Rating 12th 104.4 6th 115.6Def. Passer Rating 2nd 93.1 10th 107.0Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) 12th 14.6 11th 14.7MFG Returns (y/rtn) 3rd 20.5 10th 7.0Turnover Margin 14th -3 7th +2Field Goals T-6th 1-2 T-14th 0-3PATs 17th 7-12 2nd 25-26First Downs (total) T-15th 43 11th 57Opp. First Downs 3rd 43 13th 663rd Down Conv. 11th 44.4% 5th 60.0%4th Down Conv. 13th 50.0% 4th 75.0%Penalties (yds/g) 1st 27.5 10th 40.7Sacks By T-12th 1-11 5th 4-14Time of Possession 17th 25:56 16th 26:27Red Zone Offense 11th 9-11 4th 11-12Red Zone Defense 5th 11-14 6th 15-19

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

COLORADO CHICAGO

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JUST LIKE KYLEWhile teammate OL Kyle Moore-Brown continues his AFL record for consecutive games played, QB John Dutton has strung together an impressive streak of his own. Since the 2004 season, Dutton along with San Jose QB Mark Grieb have started the most consecutive regular season games under center in the AFL.

CONSECUTIVE STARTS FOR A QB SINCE 2004 (REGULAR SEASON)

John Dutton Colorado 66*Mark Grieb San Jose 67

Last season the Crush secondary made a huge impact in the team’s overall success. The Colorado defense set a new club single-season record for interceptions with 20, which ranked tied-fifth in the AFL in that category. DB Rashad Floyd hauled in nine picks, while DB Chris Angel had seven interceptions, which ranked tied third and tied-seventh in the AFL respectively (the team’s individual single-season record is 10- Floyd in 2006). Floyd hauled in his first of the season last week in Dallas off backup quarterback Chris Sanders.

UP FOR GRABS:

YEAR NUMBER 2003 10 2004 3 2005 17 2006 18 2007 20 *new team single-season record

INT’s PER SEASON

Last season FB/LB Robert Thomas made a huge impact in the Crush’s ground attack. Against the Chicago Rush (6/18/07), Thomas set a new single-season rushing touchdown mark with nine on the season. Thomas also moved in front of John Dutton and Rich Young for sole possession of second all-time in Colorado career rushing scores. Last week he got his 10th from one-yard out in the first quarter and is on nine back of the all-time mark set by Willis Marshall in three seasons in Colorado.

WHAT A RUSH

CRUSH SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TD RECORDRobert Thomas (2007) 9

Willis Marshall (2006) 7

CRUSH CAREER RUSHING TD RECORDWillis Marshall (2004-2006) 19Robert Thomas (2007-present) 10John Dutton (2003-present) 9Rich Young (2004-2006) 9Saul Patu (2003-2007) 8John Peaua (2004-2007) 7

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CENTURY CLUBCrush head coach Mike Dailey, now coaching in his 12th AFL season, has compiled a regular-season record of 99-66, which ranks fourth among active head coaches. He is 6-8 all-time against the Rush (3-5 with the Crush). He will join his good friend, Mike Hohensee as an elite few of active head coaches to reach the century mark if he is able to win this week.

Coach Record Pct.Tim Marcum 168-74 .693Danny White 136-74 .648Mike Hohensee 108-90 .555Mike Dailey 99-66 .600

CAREER REGULAR SEASON VICTORIES

*Bye Week in week 2

Pulling a page out of Crush co-owner John Elway’s book, head coach Mike Dailey has claimed victory in the final minute of the game in seven contests since 2004.

- vs. Las Vegas (2/6)- QB John Dutton tosses two touchdown passes to WR Damian Harrell in the final 12 sec-onds to give Colorado a stunning 43-42 victory.- at Detroit (5/23)- QB John Dutton found WR/DB Willis Marshall for a 10-yard touchdown pass with one sec-ond on the clock as the Crush won 45-42.

- vs. Nashville (5/13)- K Clay Rush splits the uprights on a 31-yard field goal as time expires to give Colorado a 52-49 win.- vs. Georgia (6/12)- K Clay Rush connects on a 20-yard field goal as time expires to give the Crush a 56-48 victory in ArenaBowl XIX.

- vs. Chicago (1/29)- QB John Dutton hits WR Damian Harrell for a touchdown with one second remaining as the Crush go on to win 65-56. - at Georgia (2/5)- QB John Dutton finds WR Damian Harrell for a 13-yard touchdown with 45 seconds left to lift Colorado to a 61-59 victory.

- vs. Nashville (4/1)- Down by seven points (41-48) with 50 seconds left, Crush FB/LB Robert Thomas blocks a Kats 30-yard field goal attempt as Colorado scores four plays later to tie the game 48-48. Then Crush DB Chris Angel intercepts a Nashville pass with 32 seconds left and returns it to the Kats one-yard line. Thomas rushes in with six seconds remaining to lift Colorado to a 55-48 victory.

LIKE OWNER; LIKE COACH

2004

2005

2006

2007

TACKLE HAPPY

For the third time in the last four seasons, DB Rashad Floyd yet again broke his AFL single-season record for tackles in 2007. Floyd lead the AFL with 156.0 tackles last season (43.0 tackles ahead of the second place player Arizona’s Keyuo Craver) and was just shy of averaging 10 tackles per game.

* After being released by Orlando at the midway of the point of the season, Mason joined Grand Rapids for the team’s final nine games. Mason missed both teams’ bye week, therefore, he played in 17 games. Typically, regular season statistics are based on a 16-game season.

Player Team Year Total Gms Avg.Rashad Floyd Colorado 2007 156.0 16 9.75Rashad Floyd Colorado 2006 136.5 16 8.53Damon Mason Orl/GRR 2005 133.5* 17 7.85Rashad Floyd Colorado 2005 129.5 15 8.63Rashad Floyd Colorado 2004 122.0 16 7.63Cornelius Coe Indiana 2001 121.5 14 8.68

AFL RECORD - MOST TACKLES IN A SEASON

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After allowing 13 sacks in 2003 (12 on Dutton), the Crush pass protection has been stellar under head coach Mike Dailey ... The team allowed just four sacks in 2004, and none after Week 6. In 2005, Colorado allowed just six sacks, while holding 10 opponents sackless on the year ... Since 2004, the Crush have allowed just 27 sacks in their last 65 regular season games (total of 2,871 plays; including game one against Columbus).

STEEL CURTAIN

QUICK TURN AROUND

After playing two games seperated by 15 days, due to the Crush’s earliest ever bye week in week two, the Crush will have only two days of practice this week in preparation for their game in Chicago on Saturday. They will play two games in a six-day span. In their history the Crush are 5-5 overall in games of six-day spans (1-0 of games in five-day spans).

AMERICAN CONFERENCECentral Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut StreakCHICAGO 2 1 0 183 142 .667 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Won 1COLORADO 1 1 0 90 98 .500 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 1KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 96 101 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 2GRAND RAPIDS 0 2 0 93 130 .000 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Lost 2

Western Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut StreakSAN JOSE 2 1 0 176 171 .667 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Won 2LOS ANGELES 2 1 0 158 133 .667 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 1ARIZONA 1 2 0 139 190 .333 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 2UTAH 0 3 0 186 198 .000 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Lost 3

NATIONAL CONFERENCESouthern Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut StreakTAMPA BAY 2 1 0 175 173 .667 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 Lost 1NEW ORLEANS 2 1 0 172 167 .667 2-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Won 2ORLANDO 1 2 0 178 192 .333 1-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Won 1GEORGIA 1 2 0 147 154 .333 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Won 1

Eastern Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak PHILADELPHIA 3 0 0 200 147 1.000 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Won 3CLEVELAND 3 0 0 186 169 1.000 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Won 3DALLAS 3 0 0 148 117 1.000 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Won 3NEW YORK 1 2 0 141 171 .333 1-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Lost 1COLUMBUS 0 3 0 140 155 .000 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Lost 3

2008 CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS

2008 Colorado Crush Depth Chart (As of 3/19/08)

WRNelson

G1)Huyser2)Hollen-

beck

C1) Moore-

Brown2)Watton

QB1) Dutton2) Kirsch

TEWattonBarno

FBThomasNagle

WRQuinnie

WRPyatt

Hosack

DL1) McConnell2)Hollenbeck

DL1) Taylor

2) Thomas

DL1)Barno

2)Watton

MAC1) Nagle2) Taylor

JACK1) Harmon2) Thomas

S1) Floyd

C1) Angel

C1) Hughley

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OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTSK 3 RUSH, Clay H 5 KIRSCH, Brandon LS 91 McCONNELL, Aaron 67 WATTON, Chris

KR 25 HARMON, Jason 3 PYATT, Brad

2008 PLAYER CAPUSLES

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#28, DB, Chris Angel - 6-0, 205, 7/5/79, Western Oregon, 4 EXP-Led team with 10.5 tackles in home opener vs. Columbus (3/2)-Second on the team in total tackles (3/17) and first in pass breakups with 2 DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/17 @ Dallas 1 6 1 6.5 0.0-0 0-0 2 0 0-03/2 vs. Columbus 1 9 3 10.5 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 15 4 17.0 0.0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0#90, DL, Dustin Barno 6-2, 263, 4/15/80, East Stroudsburg (PA) State, 5 EXP-Contributed 1 total tackle and assisted in a tackle for loss in home opener vs. Columbus (3/2)-Assisted on two tackles in Dallas (3/17) DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 2 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 0 2 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 0 4 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0#8, QB, John Dutton 6-4, 224, 9/20/75, Nevada, 9 EXP300+ PASS YDS: 19 times (18 with Colorado).6+ PASS TDS: 42 times (41 with Colorado).40+ PASS ATT: 27 times (26 with Colorado).25+ PASS CMP: 29 times (29 with Colorado).2008 Highlights: - In the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2), threw for 259 yards and 6 touchdowns on 25-of-38 passing with one interception and was named the Offensive Player of the Game.-Went 11-of-11 in the first half against Dallas (3/17) before throwing three interceptions and finished 21-of-30 for 207 yards and 4 TDS. PASSINGYr. Team GP/S Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. Yd/Att. TD INT LG Sack Yds./G3/2 vs.Columbus 1/1 25 38 .658 259 6.6 6 1 25 0 2593/17 @Dallas 1/1 21 30 .700 207 6.9 4 3 21 1 2072008 TOTALS 2/2 46 68 .679 466 6.75 10 4 25 1 233 #4, DB, Rashad Floyd 5-10, 180, 4/7/79, Portland State, 6 EXP2008 Highlights: - Was named the Defensive Player of the Game with 6.0 total tackles and 4 pass break-ups in the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2).- Led the team in total tackles against Dallas (3/17) with 7.0 total tackles and recorded his firs INT of the season; his 34th of his career. DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 5 2 6.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 6 2 7.0 0.0-0 1-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 11 4 13.0 0.0-0 1-0 1 0 0-0

2008 Highlights: -Was a Swiss Army knife in the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2), contributing 6.0 total tackles on defense along with a pass break-up, had one rush for 3 yards and what proved to be the game-winning touchdown, as well as contributing six returns, one on a missed field goal, for 77 yards. Also scored on a 3-yard run late in the fourth quarter putting DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 5 2 6.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 10 2 11.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 RETURNS MFGs Kickoffs InterceptYr. Team GP No. Yds. Lg No. Yds. Lg No. Yds. Lg TOTAL3/17 @ Dallas 1 1 26 26 6 99 29 0 0 0 126

#25, DB, Jason Harmon 6-0, 204, 4/3/82, Michigan State, 2 EXP

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2008 Highlights: -Had 5 tackles and 2 pass break-ups in season opener vs. Columbus (3/2) DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 6 0 6.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#2, DS, Delvin Hughley 5-11, 215, 4/18/78, Jacksonville State, 6 EXP

#52, OL, Brett Huyser 6-4, 310, 2/11/80, Air Force, 1 EXP2008 Highlights: OFFENSEYr. Team GP/S3/2 vs. Columbus 1/S3/17 @ Dallas 1/S2008 TOTALS 2/S#5, QB, Brandon Kirsch 6-2, 213, 10/13/83, Purdue, 2 EXP

2008 PLAYER CAPUSLES

2008 Highlights: - Completed his first passes of season going 3-3 in the fourth quarter at Dallas (3/17). PASSINGYr. Team GP/S Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. Yd/Att. TD INT LG Sack Yds./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1/0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 03/17 @ Dallas 1/0 3 3 1.000 37 12.3 1 0 16 1 372008 TOTALS 2/0 3 3 1.000 37 12.3 1 0 16 1

#13, WR, Aaron Hosack 6-5, 210, 11/28/1981, Minnesota, R EXP2008 Highlights: - Hauled in the first three receptions of his AFL career for 12 yards against Columbus (3/2). RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 3 12 4.0 0 5 123/17 @ Dallas - - - - - - -2008 TOTALS 1 3 12 4.0 0 5 12

#66, OL, Joey Hollenbeck 6-4, 320, 2/26/80, Washington State, 2 EXP2008 Highlights: OFFENSEYr. Team GP3/2 vs. Columbus 13/17 @ Dallas 12008 TOTALS 2

#91, DL, Aaron McConnell 6-3, 295, 7/8/80, Pittsbug St. (KS), 3 EXP2008 Highlight:-Contributed first total tackle in a Crush uniform in home opener vs. Columbus (3/2)- Recorded his first sack in a Crush uniform at Dallas which resulted in an 11-yard loss DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 2 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 1 0 1.0 1.0-11 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 1 2 2.0 1.0-11 0-0 0 0 0-0

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#81, WR, Ben Nelson 6-3, 191, 8/21/79, St. Cloud St., 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Played his first game for the Crush (3/2). Hauled in a game high 9 passes for a game-high 98 yards and a game-high 3 scores in the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2). His fifth catch of the game was the 200th catch of his career.- Led the team in receiving for the second week in a row compiling the same numbers in yards and touchdowns. RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg./Rec TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 9 98 10.8 3 22 983/17 @ Dallas 1 11 98 8.9 3 16 982008 TOTALS 2 20 196 9.85 6 22 98#6, WR, Brad Pyatt 5-11, 187, 4/16/80, Northern Colorado, 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Hauled in 4 passes for 64 yards in season opener vs. Columbus RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg./Rec. TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 4 64 16.0 1 25 643/17 @ Dallas 1 7 84 12.0 1 21 842008 TOTALS 2 11 148 13.45 2 25 74#80, WR, Willie Quinnie 6-2, 176, 10/3/80, Alabama-Birmingham, 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Tied for a game-high 9 catches for 85 yards and 3 touchdowns in season opener vs. Columbus. RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 9 85 9.5 3 23 853/17 @ Dallas 1 5 52 10.4 1 10 522008 TOTALS 2 14 137 9.8 4 23 68.5

#96, OL, Kyle Moore-Brown 6-4, 310, 2/26/71, Kansas, 14 EXP2008 Highlights: - Continued his AFL-record for consecutive starts with 212 against Columbus (3/2).OFFENSEYr. Team GP/S3/2 vs. Columbus 1/S3/17 @ Dallas 1/S2008 TOTALS 2/S#11, LB/FB, Kevin Nagle 6-1, 255, 4/30/75, East Stroudsburg, 3 EXP2008 Highlights: - Highly visible on defense, Nagle recorded his first half tackle for a loss against Dallas (3/17). RUSHINGYr. Team GP Att. Yds Avg. TD LG3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 0 0.0 0 02008 TOTALS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 3 2 4.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 1 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 3 2 4.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 6 4 8.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 1 0-0

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#3, K, Clay Rush 6-3, 220, 10/27/1973, Missouri Western St., 9 EXP

#67, OL/DL, Chris Watton 6-3, 291, 10/6/77, Baylor, 3 EXP2008 Highlights: OFFENSEYr. Team GP/S3/2 vs. Columbus 1/S3/17 @ Dallas 1/S2008 TOTALS 1/S

#44, FB/LB, Robert Thomas 6-1, 252, 12/1/74, Henderson State, 5 EXP 2008 Highlights: - Moved into second place in all-time rushing touchdowns with 10 with his one-yard TD run against Dallas (3/17). Also recorded his first reception of the season. RUSHINGYr. Team GP Att. Yds Avg. TD LG3/2 vs. Columbus 1 1 1 1.0 0 13/17 @ Dallas 1 1 1 1.0 1 12008 TOTALS 2 2 2 1.0 1 1 RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Avg./G3/17 @ Dallas 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.02008 TOTALS 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.0 DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 3 0 3.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

2008 Highlights:-Was 1-2 on field goals agianst Columbus (3/2). Made a 54-yard field goal; the fifth 50+ field goal of his career. FIELD GOALS EXTRA POINTS ALLYr. Team GP FGM FGA Pct. LG BLK PATM PATA Pct. TOT Pts.3/2 vs. Columbus 1 1 2 .500 54 0 5 7 .714 5 83/17 @ Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .400 2 22008 TOTALS 1 1 2 .500 54 0 7 12 .583 7 10FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN DISTANCE (Yds) Yr. Team 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Pct. LG BLK3/5 vs. Columbus 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 50.0 54 03/17 @ Dallas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00.0 -- 02008 TOTALS 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 50.0 54 0#98, DL, Charrod Taylor 6-2, 286, 5/20/80, Georgia Southern, R EXP 2008 Highlight:-Contributed first assited tackle in Crush debut in home opener vs. Columbus (3/2)- Saw increased production in just his second professional game with 2.5 total tackles against Dallas (3/17) DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 1 .5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 2 1 2.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 2 2 3.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

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TEAM STATSTEAM STATISTICS COL OPP--------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 90 98 Points Per Game............. 45.0 49.0FIRST DOWNS................... 43 43 Rushing..................... 2 6 Passing..................... 34 30 Penalty..................... 7 7RUSHING YARDAGE............... 10 39 Yards gained rushing........ 10 43 Yards lost rushing.......... 0 4 Rushing Attempts............ 5 19 Average Per Rush............ 2.0 2.1 Average Per Game............ 5.0 19.5 TDs Rushing................. 2 6PASSING YARDAGE............... 494 487 Att-Comp-Int................ 71-49-4 86-50-1 Average Per Pass............ 7.0 5.7 Average Per Catch........... 10.1 9.7 Average Per Game............ 247.0 243.5 TDs Passing................. 11 8TOTAL OFFENSE................. 504 526 Total Plays................. 78 106 Average Per Play............ 6.5 5.0 Average Per Game............ 252.0 263.0KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 11-161 13-301FG RETURNS: #-YARDS........... 2-41 1-6INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 1-0 4-47KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 14.6 23.2FG RETURN AVERAGE............. 20.5 6.0INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 0.0 11.8FUMBLES-LOST.................. 0-0 2-0PENALTIES-YARDS............... 11-55 12-70 Average Per Game............ 27.5 35.0TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 25:56 34:043RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 4/9 10/19 3rd-Down Pct................ 44% 53%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 1/2 1/1 4th-Down Pct................ 50% 100%SACKS BY-YARDS................ 1-11 2-9MISC YARDS.................... 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 13 14FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 1-2 1-6 4-point drop-kick FGs....... 0-0 0-0PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 7-12 11-14 2-point drop-kick PATs...... 0-0 0-0ATTENDANCE.................... 9265 12576 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 1/9265 1/12576 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total-------------------- --- --- --- --- ---COLORADO............ 28 16 19 27 - 90Opponents........... 21 17 39 21 - 98

2008 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

The only head coach in team history, Mike has guided the Rush to a 72-51 overall record, six playoff appearances and the ArenaBowl XX title. In his 14 seasons as an AFL head coach, he has a 119-99 overall record. The 2008 season will be his seventh as head coach of the Rush, his 22nd in the Arena Football League, his 15th as a head coach in the league and his 20th as a member of an AFL coaching staff. Hohensee has signed a contract extension through the 2009 season on February 21, 2006. He is one of only four men to be involved in the Arena Football League in each of its 22 seasons.In addition to the ArenaBowl XX victory in 2006, has led the Rush to two Central Division titles (2002, 2004) and four trips to the AFL semifinals (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). He ranks third all-time in AFL career coaching victories (behind Tim Marcum and Danny White) with 106. He recorded the 100th win of his career April 23, 2006 vs. Las Vegas. During his 14 seasons as a head coach, his teams have reached the playoffs 11 times and won a divi-sion title five times. His streak of taking his teams to the playoffs for eight straight years (including his time in New England) is tied with Darren Arbet for the second-longest active streak in the AFL behind Danny White (13). He has amazingly coached against 44 different franchises during his AFL career and was hired as the first head coach in Rush history on September 26, 2000 ... joined the Rush after spending the previous two seasons as head coach and director of player personnel for the AFL’s New England Sea Wolves. He was also was the head coach of the Washington Commandos (1990), the Albany Firebirds (1994-96), the Anaheim Piranhas (1997) and the New Eng-land Sea Wolves (1999-2000). The Washington and Anaheim franchises ceased operations following the season that Hohensee was head coach. Hebegan his coaching career as an assistant for the Chicago Bruisers in 1989, becoming the first former AFL player to join the league as a coach ...

CHICAGOHead Coach Mike Hohensee119-99 All-time Re-cord in 15th Season

COLORADO CRUSH TEAM STATS

2008 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G----------------------------------------------------------------Jason Harmon 2 2 4 0 4 2.0 1 3 2.0John Dutton 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 2.0Robert Thomas 2 2 2 0 2 1.0 1 1 1.0Total.......... 2 5 10 0 10 2.0 2 4 5.0Opponents...... 2 19 43 4 39 2.1 6 8 19.5

PASSING GP Rating Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G--------------------------------------------------------------------John Dutton 2 99.26 68-46-4 67.6 466 10 25 233.0Brandon Kirsch 2 157.64 3-3-0 100.0 37 1 16 18.5TEAM 2 39.58 0-0-0 0.0 -9 0 0 -4.5Total.......... 2 103.84 71-49-4 69.0 494 11 25 247.0Opponents...... 2 92.54 86-50-1 58.1 487 8 37 243.5

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G------------------------------------------------------Ben Nelson 2 20 196 9.8 6 22 98.0Willie Quinnie 2 14 137 9.8 4 23 68.5Brad Pyatt 2 11 148 13.5 1 25 74.0Aaron Hosack 1 3 12 4.0 0 5 12.0Robert Thomas 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0Total.......... 2 49 503 10.3 11 25 251.5Opponents...... 2 50 498 10.0 8 37 249.0

FG RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------Jason Harmon 2 41 20.5 0 26Total.......... 2 41 20.5 0 26Opponents...... 1 6 6.0 0 6

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec FG KOR IR Tot Avg/G-----------------------------------------------------------Jason Harmon 2 4 0 41 161 0 206 103.0Ben Nelson 2 0 196 0 0 0 196 98.0Brad Pyatt 2 0 148 0 0 0 148 74.0Willie Quinnie 2 0 137 0 0 0 137 68.5Aaron Hosack 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0Robert Thomas 2 2 10 0 0 0 12 6.0John Dutton 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0Total.......... 2 10 503 41 161 0 715 357.5Opponents...... 2 39 498 6 301 47 891 445.5

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk-----------------------------------------------------------------RUSH 1-2 50.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 54 0

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|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| BlkdDEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28 Chris Angel 2 15 4 17.0 . . . 3 . . . . .4 Rashad Floyd 2 11 4 13.0 . . 1-0 4 . . . . .25 Jason Harmon 2 10 2 11.0 . . . 1 . . . . .11 Kevin Nagle 2 6 4 8.0 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . .2 Delvin Hughley 2 6 . 6.0 . . . 2 . . . . .44 Robert Thomas 2 5 . 5.0 . . . . . . . . .98 Charrod Taylor 2 2 2 3.0 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .90 Dustin Barno 2 . 4 2.0 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .80 Willie Quinnie 2 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .52 Brett Huyser 2 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .96 Kyle Moore-Brown 2 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .8 John Dutton 2 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .66 Joey Hollenbeck 2 1 . 1.0 . . . 1 . . . . .91 Aaron McConnell 2 1 . 1.0 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . . . . 1 . Total.......... 2 61 20 71.0 3-15 1-11 1-0 12 . . . 1 . Opponents...... 2 53 4 55.0 2-9 2-9 4-47 6 2 . . . .

2008 REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICSKICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn-------------------------------------------------------------Clay Rush 16 800 50.0 2 1Total.......... 16 800 50.0 2 1 311 30.6 19Opponents...... 15 764 50.9 4 0 181 38.9 11

FG SEQUENCE COLORADO OPPONENTS----------------------------------------------------COLUMBUS 27,(54) 50,25,33DALLAS - (25),29,20CHICAGO - -NEW ORLEANS - -LOS ANGELES - -CLEVELAND - -KANSAS CITY - -CHICAGO - -GRAND RAPIDS - -UTAH - -CLEVELAND - -SAN JOSE - -NEW YORK - -GRAND RAPIDS - -ARIZONA - -KANSAS CITY - -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

2008 DEFENSIVE STATS