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| All Games | 4-3 | +0.7 | 5-2 | 3-4 | 55.6 | 34.9 | 280.1 | (5.5) | 1.4 | 46.6 | 23.4 | 243.0 | (6.6) | 3.0 | | Road Games | 1-2 | -1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 55.7 | 35.0 | 319.7 | (6.2) | 0.7 | 48.3 | 29.3 | 241.3 | (7.3) | 2.3 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 54.0 | 33.7 | 313.3 | (6) | 1.0 | 61.7 | 35.3 | 281.0 | (9) | 0.3 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 55.6 | 34.9 | 20.6 | 33:53 | 8-18 | (2.3) | 25-43 | 58.9% | 262 | (6.1) | 51-280 | (5.5) | (5) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 49.6 | 27.1 | 19.9 | 32:39 | 8-20 | (2.4) | 23-39 | 59.0% | 261 | (6.8) | 47-281 | (6) | (5.7) | | Offense Road Games | 55.7 | 35.0 | 21.7 | 35:03 | 8-19 | (2.5) | 27-44 | 61.4% | 301 | (6.8) | 52-320 | (6.2) | (5.7) | | Defense (All Games) | 46.6 | 23.4 | 15.6 | 26:07 | 5-10 | (2.1) | 20-32 | 62.6% | 233 | (7.3) | 37-243 | (6.6) | (5.2) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 51.7 | 24.9 | 19.2 | 29:07 | 8-22 | (2.8) | 21-35 | 61.3% | 251 | (7.3) | 42-273 | (6.5) | (5.3) | | Defense Road Games | 48.3 | 29.3 | 14.7 | 24:57 | 3-9 | (3.1) | 19-30 | 62.2% | 232 | (7.7) | 33-241 | (7.3) | (5) |
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| All Games | 5-2 | -0.7 | 5-2 | 1-6 | 59.1 | 30.7 | 236.6 | (5.8) | 1.4 | 43.7 | 21.1 | 250.7 | (5.7) | 2.7 | | Home Games | 2-1 | -3 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 56.3 | 25.7 | 199.7 | (4.8) | 2.0 | 38.0 | 15.3 | 226.3 | (5.3) | 2.7 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | -2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 57.7 | 32.0 | 236.7 | (6) | 1.0 | 38.0 | 19.3 | 231.0 | (4.9) | 2.7 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 59.1 | 30.7 | 19.1 | 31:09 | 9-17 | (2) | 21-32 | 64.6% | 220 | (6.8) | 41-237 | (5.8) | (4) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 48.4 | 25.4 | 19.8 | 31:07 | 8-19 | (2.5) | 23-38 | 59.4% | 261 | (6.8) | 46-280 | (6.1) | (5.8) | | Offense Home Games | 56.3 | 25.7 | 20.7 | 31:05 | 8-10 | (1.2) | 22-33 | 65.7% | 190 | (5.8) | 41-200 | (4.8) | (3.5) | | Defense (All Games) | 43.7 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 28:51 | 7-20 | (3) | 21-38 | 56.8% | 231 | (6.1) | 44-251 | (5.7) | (5.7) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 49.8 | 25.3 | 19.1 | 29:24 | 6-16 | (2.4) | 22-37 | 59.7% | 256 | (6.9) | 43-272 | (6.3) | (5.5) | | Defense Home Games | 38.0 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 28:55 | 4-11 | (2.5) | 21-38 | 55.3% | 216 | (5.7) | 42-226 | (5.3) | (6) |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 50.9, SPOKANE 49 |
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| 3/15/2014 | CLEVELAND | 53-63 | L | -6.5 | L | 103 | O | 3-3 | 28-45-265 | 3 | 9-25 | 24-37-243 | 2 | | 3/29/2014 | SAN JOSE | 48-47 | W | 7 | W | 107.5 | U | 11-23 | 20-41-172 | 1 | 6-7 | 26-40-250 | 4 | | 4/4/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 70-17 | W | -5 | W | 88 | U | 14-49 | 26-37-303 | 0 | 3-11 | 16-32-180 | 7 | | 4/11/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | 56-14 | W | -6.5 | W | 103.5 | U | 9-24 | 17-39-182 | 3 | 5-3 | 16-30-139 | 7 | | 4/19/2014 | @ ARIZONA | 69-73 | L | 11 | W | 107 | O | 4-5 | 26-44-326 | 0 | 4-9 | 24-31-325 | 0 | | 4/26/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 28-55 | L | 3 | L | 99 | U | 5-3 | 29-51-273 | 2 | 2-8 | 16-27-191 | 0 | | 5/3/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | 65-57 | W | 1 | W | 108 | O | 7-17 | 32-45-316 | 1 | 5-10 | 17-25-300 | 1 | | 5/9/2014 | @ SPOKANE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/17/2014 | LA KISS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/24/2014 | @ ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/31/2014 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/7/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 3/15/2014 | IOWA | 64-35 | W | -14.5 | W | 105 | U | 10-8 | 21-28-171 | 2 | 2-9 | 21-40-172 | 2 | | 3/23/2014 | @ ARIZONA | 49-68 | L | 6 | L | 122.5 | U | 3-5 | 27-44-346 | 3 | 16-51 | 22-27-219 | 1 | | 4/4/2014 | @ SAN JOSE | 73-62 | W | 3 | W | 109 | O | 13-30 | 19-28-234 | 1 | 4-9 | 28-43-352 | 4 | | 4/12/2014 | PORTLAND | 55-27 | W | -19 | W | 96.5 | U | 6-0 | 20-37-152 | 1 | 3--6 | 21-35-256 | 4 | | 4/19/2014 | CLEVELAND | 50-52 | L | -9 | L | 106 | U | 9-21 | 24-34-247 | 3 | 8-29 | 21-39-219 | 2 | | 4/26/2014 | @ TAMPA BAY | 53-41 | W | -11.5 | W | 113 | U | 4-4 | 21-31-236 | 0 | 9-24 | 25-43-287 | 1 | | 5/4/2014 | @ LA KISS | 70-21 | W | -12 | W | 96 | U | 16-51 | 14-24-151 | 0 | 4-22 | 12-37-112 | 5 | | 5/9/2014 | PITTSBURGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/17/2014 | @ ARIZONA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/23/2014 | SAN JOSE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/30/2014 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/7/2014 | @ JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | PITTSBURGH: In three years of existence, the Power have yet to achieve a playoff berth or even a winning record. In hopes of changing the franchise's fortunes, the Power front office spent the entire offseason revamping their roster, including a near complete overhaul of both players and coaches. Head coach Derek Stingley brought in Kyle Moore-Brown to coach the offensive line, Leroy Thompson to handle the defensive line, and AFL all-time receiving leader Damian Harrell to work with the receivers. In terms of players, the Power added a great deal of veteran talent on both sides of the ball. They started at quarterback, which has been a position constantly in flux for the Power. The lack of a franchise quarterback has been detrimental to the team sustaining any long term success. They hope to have found their guy in Tommy Grady. The four-year veteran has spent the last three seasons with the Utah Blaze. In 2012, he was named the League MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. The Power also brought in veteran receivers Prechae Rodriguez and Aaron Lesue to help Grady on the perimeter. Rodriguez has hauled in more than 3,200 yards and 73 touchdowns in his two-year AFL career. Lesue and Grady are very familiar with each other from their days in Utah. During Grady's MVP season, Lesue caught 56 touchdown passes. Last season, the Power were last in the League in points scored, a stat very likely to change in 2014. It will be a change for Power fans to be without fan favorites in Mike Washington and PJ Berry; however, the team believes this could be the most talented roster in franchise history. Defense is one area that has never been a concern for Pittsburgh. Defensive back Sergio Gilliam, who led the team in interceptions last season, will be returning and the Power brought in First Team All-Arena defensive back Virgil Gray to team with him. Gray has been to three consecutive ArenaBowls while playing with Arizona and won an ArenaCup alongside Gilliam with the Spokane Shock in 2009. The Power also acquired Mac linebacker James Bryant from New Orleans and defensive end Anthony Hoke from Chicago. This should soften the blows of losing defensive stars Dominie Pittman and Alvin Ray Jackson in the offseason. | | SPOKANE: Erik Meyer was the straw that stirred the Spokane Shock's drink in 2013. En route to earning his first AFL MVP award, Meyer led the League in total touchdowns (127), passing efficiency (123.6), completion percentage (68.2%), completions (403), and passing touchdowns (112). Receiver Adron Tennell was on the receiving end of 1,792 of those passing yards while also leading the League in receptions. The Shock also traded for veteran receivers Mike Washington and Hank Edwards. Washington has led the Pittsburgh Power in receiving in all three of his AFL seasons, despite having a multitude of different quarterbacks throwing him the ball. Edwards will look to bring his veteran leadership and playmaking ability to alleviate some of the stress of losing Kamar Jorden to the NFL. Last season, Meyer's heroics helped mask a lot of Spokane's shortcomings especially on defense. Statistically speaking, Spokane had the worst overall defense in the League in 2013 as well as ranking last in pass defense. However, the team cannot rely on Meyer to bail them out if the defense proves to be ineffective. During the offseason, the Shock brought in former player Ruschard Dodd-Masters to coach the defensive backs as well as some rookie secondary talent, most notably Jimmy Williams. Williams was a unanimous All-American at Virginia Tech and was a second round draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons. Williams joins veteran defensive back Terrance Sanders, who was the Shock's best corner last season. |
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 9:17:18 PM EST. |
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