1997 Week 6 Pregame Discussion Thread

[GEFL NEWS]

GAME OF THE WEEKBirmingham (4-1-0, PR 85) at Buffalo (4-1-0, PR 80)Buffalo is favored by 0.5 points.57 degrees, 1mph, Rain.

MARQUEE MATCHUPDallas (3-2-0, PR 74) at Washington (5-0-0, PR 98)Washington is favored by 13 points.75 degrees, 15mph, Rain.

MARQUEE MATCHUPMinnesota (3-1-0, PR 83) at Atlanta (3-2-0, PR 74)Minnesota is favored by 1.5 points.74 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

WORTH WATCHINGDetroit (2-2-0, PR 82) at Green Bay (2-3-0, PR 74)Detroit is favored by 1 points.40 degrees, 5mph, Rain.

WORTH WATCHINGSan Diego (2-2-0, PR 76) at Houston (3-2-0, PR 81)Houston is favored by 5.5 points.51 degrees, 1mph, Fair.

WORTH WATCHINGPittsburgh (2-3-0, PR 73) at Denver (2-2-0, PR 82)Denver is favored by 7.5 points.61 degrees, 8mph, Fair.

WORTH WATCHINGChicago (2-3-0, PR 73) at New Orleans (3-2-0, PR 79)New Orleans is favored by 6 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDMemphis (2-3-0, PR 75) at Miami (2-3-0, PR 70)Miami is favored by 0.5 points.77 degrees, 3mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDPhiladelphia (4-1-0, PR 82) at Oklahoma (1-4-0, PR 66)Philadelphia is favored by 5 points.46 degrees, 11mph, Rain.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDOakland (0-5-0, PR 62) at Cleveland (3-1-0, PR 81)Cleveland is favored by 11.5 points.72 degrees, 10mph, Fair.

REGIONALLY TELEVISEDCincinnati (5-0-0, PR 93) at Kansas City (0-4-0, PR 55)Cincinnati is favored by 7 points.57 degrees, 4mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERBaltimore (3-2-0, PR 79) at Baltimore (0-5-0, PR 63)Baltimore is favored by 4.5 points.68 degrees, 0mph, Fair.

DON'T BOTHERSan Francisco (2-2-0, PR 66) at Los Angeles (0-4-0, PR 61)Los Angeles is favored by 0.5 points.54 degrees, 13mph, Rain.

DON'T BOTHERSt. Louis (1-4-0, PR 66) at Tampa Bay (0-5-0, PR 58)St. Louis is favored by 0.5 points.63 degrees, 3mph, Fair.

[GEFL NEWS]

GAME OF THE WEEK
	AT

Birmingham Stallions (AVAILABLE)

Buffalo Bills (Steel)

28-7-0 (PR: 85.03)

28-7-0 (PR: 68.24)

WEATHER: Rain. 57 degrees, 1mph. Birmingham is favored by 5.5 points.

CURRENT STATISTICS

Dan Marino : 89 for 136, 923 YDs, 8 TDs, 0 INTs, 104.5 RTG.

Jeff George: 71 for 111, 658 YDs, 5 TDs, 3 INTs, 83.8 RTG.

Barry Foster: 76 carries for 290 yards, 3.82 ypc, 0 TDs.

Chris Samuels: 105 carries for 444 yards, 4.23 ypc, 3 TDs.

Anthony 'Always Open' Miller: 31 catches for 332 yards, 10.71 ypc, 6.78 ypt, 2 TDs.

O.J. McDuffie: 17 catches for 173 yards, 10.18 ypc, 6.65 ypt, 1 TDs.

WLB Gerald Dixon: 12 tkl, 2 ast, 3.5 sk, 5 hur, 10 kckdn. SILB Marvin Jones: 32 tkl, 13 ast, 1 sk, 0 hur, 0 kckdn. SS Robert Blackmon: 1 int, 3 psdef, 5 ctch, 86.4 PDPct, 30 tkl, 11 ast.

SLB Jason Gildon: 15 tkl, 2 ast, 6 sk, 4 hur, 5 kckdn. RCB Deon Lambert: 1 int, 6 psdef, 7 ctch, 89.6 PDPct, 9 tkl, 3 ast. SILB Renaldo Turnbull: 21 tkl, 5 ast, 3.5 sk, 3 hur, 0 kckdn.

1997 TEAM STATISTICS

When Birmingham has the ball...

#15 SCORING OFFENSE (22.0 ppg)			#8 SCORING DEFENSE (17.4 ppg)
#16 TOTAL OFFENSE (337.8 ypg)			#11 TOTAL DEFENSE (314.6 ypg)
#15 PASSING OFFENSE (251.6 ypg)			#24 PASS DEFENSE (262.2 ypg)
#22 RUSHING OFFENSE (95.8 ypg)			#5 RUSH DEFENSE (85.0 ypg)

When Buffalo has the ball...

#7 SCORING DEFENSE (16.6 ppg)			#8 SCORING OFFENSE (27.0 ppg)
#6 TOTAL DEFENSE (299.4 ypg)			#26 TOTAL OFFENSE (294.6000 ypg)
#4 PASSING DEFENSE (193.4 ypg)			#31 PASS OFFENSE (139.2 ypg)
#23 RUSHING DEFENSE (122.2 ypg)			#1 RUSH OFFENSE (165.2 ypg)

MATCHUP HISTORY

Dan Marino lifetime vs. BUF: 476 for 758, 5997 YDs, 41 TDs, 24 INTs, 92.2 RTG

Jeff George lifetime vs. BIR: 64 for 130, 765 YDs, 5 TDs, 3 INTs, 70.8 RTG

Barry Foster lifetime vs. BUF: 57 carries for 253 yards, 4.44 ypc, 2 TDs.

Chris Samuels lifetime vs. BIR: 24 carries for 138 yards, 5.75 ypc, 1 TDs.

Anthony 'Always Open' Miller lifetime vs. BUF: 13 catches for 171 yards, 13.15 ypc, 9.50 ypt, 1 TDs.

Ernest Givins lifetime vs. BIR: 9 catches for 198 yards, 22.00 ypc, 18.00 ypt, 0 TDs.

Birmingham leads the series 6-2-0.

YEAR	WEEK	WINNER	SCORE	ATT	BOX	LOG
1985	6		27-24	62,400	BOX	LOG
1986	13		29-26	68,600	BOX	LOG
1987	13		27-23	60,900	BOX	LOG
1988	6		34-31	55,500	BOX	LOG
1989	3		40-34	59,900	BOX	LOG
1991	6		24-7	57,100	BOX	LOG
1994	6		30-24	51,100	BOX	LOG
1994	18		20-16	54,000	BOX	LOG

[GEFL NEWS]

GEFL 1997 STANDINGS

AMERICAN CONFERENCE	NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Northern Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Cincinnati 5 0 0 165 61 4-0-0 2-0-0 Cleveland 3 1 0 93 97 2-1-0 0-1-0 Houston 3 2 0 141 73 2-2-0 0-1-0 Pittsburgh 2 3 0 133 135 2-2-0 1-1-0 Southern Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Birmingham 4 1 0 110 83 3-1-0 2-0-0 Baltimore 3 2 0 125 90 3-1-0 1-0-0 Memphis 2 3 0 93 115 1-3-0 0-1-0 Baltimore 0 5 0 69 125 0-4-0 0-2-0 Eastern Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV New England 4 1 0 107 82 3-1-0 1-1-0 Buffalo 4 1 0 135 87 3-1-0 0-1-0 New York 2 3 0 102 117 2-2-0 1-0-0 Miami 2 3 0 96 125 1-3-0 1-1-0 Western Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Denver 2 2 0 115 84 2-1-0 1-0-0 San Diego 2 2 0 78 71 2-1-0 1-0-0 Kansas City 0 4 0 34 133 0-3-0 0-1-0 Oakland 0 5 0 37 165 0-4-0 0-1-0

Northern Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Minnesota 3 1 0 153 66 3-0-0 1-0-0 Detroit 2 2 0 136 91 1-2-0 1-0-0 Chicago 2 3 0 103 130 2-2-0 0-1-0 Green Bay 2 3 0 99 174 2-2-0 0-1-0 Southern Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Seattle 3 2 0 102 94 3-1-0 1-0-0 Oklahoma 1 4 0 87 113 1-3-0 1-0-0 St. Louis 1 4 0 64 113 0-4-0 0-1-0 Tampa Bay 0 5 0 43 133 0-4-0 0-1-0 Eastern Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Washington 5 0 0 184 61 4-0-0 1-0-0 New York 4 1 0 122 81 3-1-0 1-0-0 Philadelphia 4 1 0 119 91 3-1-0 0-1-0 Dallas 3 2 0 102 91 2-2-0 0-1-0 Western Division W L T PF PA CONF DIV Atlanta 3 2 0 134 132 2-2-0 1-0-0 New Orleans 3 2 0 137 98 2-2-0 0-1-0 San Francisco 2 2 0 71 105 2-1-0 1-0-0 Los Angeles 0 4 0 53 126 0-3-0 0-1-0

Full Previews Of This Week's Games

[Steel]

OoO. Game of the week. I always struggle with AI controlled teams.

[DeepPost]

Originally Posted by Steel

OoO. Game of the week. I always struggle with AI controlled teams.

I think I may even watch this game as you take on the team I left in shambles...

[Yoda]

I need a week off after losing to an AI team.

I will be...unhappy if an AI team wins the bowl game.